Canada, Justin Bieber, and Fund-raising

by **BigBallinStalin** on Sat Dec 17, 2011 4:07 pm

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/15/school-plays-bieber_n_1150920.html

Evanston Township High School seniors Charlotte Runzel and Jesse Chatz convinced school administrators to let them play the popstar's biggest hit over the loudspeakers for one week, or until they'd raised $1,000, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. Within three days, students had coughed up enough cash to silence the Canadian singer's repetitive single.

Between Monday and Wednesday, the pop song, which features tween idol Justin Bieber singing the word "baby" 54 times, played through around 20 times in between classes, NBC Chicago reports. The school reportedly rebuffed student complaints, encouraging ETHS kids to play along and donate money to make the music stop.

Originally found from http://marginalrevolution.com/

Funds used to prop up a community arts center.

by **Timminz** on Sat Dec 17, 2011 5:03 pm

Hilarious!

by **Baron Von PWN** on Sat Dec 17, 2011 6:54 pm

This seems cruel. I would sue for crimes against music.

by **BigBallinStalin** on Sat Dec 17, 2011 7:09 pm

Since the students of the high school will be using the arts center, then it seems to be a better alternative to gather funding compared to taxing everyone, who may not even use the facility (proportionally so, i.e. sure, not all the students of the HS will use that art center, but proportionally more would benefit compared to taxing the entire province or country).

Besides, the Justin Bieber song could serve as a reminder: "this is what happens when local arts centers are foregone. Mass-produced music will be the only option left."

by **Baron Von PWN** on Sat Dec 17, 2011 7:34 pm

BigBallinStalin wrote:Since the students of the high school will be using the arts center, then it seems to be a better alternative to gather funding compared to taxing everyone, who may not even use the facility (proportionally so, i.e. sure, not all the students of the HS will use that art center, but proportionally more would benefit compared to taxing the entire province or country).

Besides, the Justin Bieber song could serve as a reminder: "this is what happens when local arts centers are foregone. Mass-produced music will be the only option left."

good point. Still seems cruel.