The longtime student run concert event and pep rally Orange Peel has been canceled this year.
Since 1996, the event has attracted the talents of artists such as Ben Folds, Alan Jackson and Motion City Soundtrack and comedians Bill Engvall, Bill Cosby and Jimmy Fallon.
Allied Arts & Special Events coordinator Joe Ray said the event has lost thousands of dollars in past few years, which is why sustaining the concert is not possible this year.
About 6,000 patrons attended Orange Peel in 2009 when country singer Jason Aldean headlined the event.
Orange Peel was also canceled in the 2007-2008 term.
The Daily O'Collegian is investigating further details about the future of the concert series.
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