The QC, Vol. 76, No. 02 • September 21, 1989

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Volume LXXVI, Number 2
September 21, 1989
Station KWTR Back
Now Has New Format
By Anita Rafferty
QC Assistant News Editor
According to Bedford Mcintosh
and Kevin Doody, advisors to
Whittier College's radio station,
KWTR 5 30 AM, last year's station
was not fulfilling all the possible
functions of a campus radio
station. Therefore, they have
redesigned the station to help
expand its function and make the
station a better resource on
campus.
The station, which first went on
the air in May of 1987. has had a
turbulent history. The death of
one of its founders, thefts from the
station, controversy surrounding
student station managers, alleged
profanity and racial epithets
expressed over the air and
frequent breakdowns have
contributed to irregular broadcasting and questions from the
campus community about the-
worth of the station.
Mcintosh and Doody are the
first advisors the station has had.
Recruited late last semester, they
available, including engineers,
office managers. DJs. and news
reporters.
Doody, who is also director of
Corporate Foundations and
Relations, and Mcintosh both
want the radio station to be a force
on campus. Mcintosh said that in
order to compete with the larger
stations in the Los Angeles market
they will borrow some of their
format but will target it to the
Whittier College student.
Included in the renovations is
some new equipment. Circuit City
donated two CD players. The
station also got a new microphone
mixer. Mcintosh said that
although they did spend conservatively they got equipment that
would last for a long time.
According to Doody, the
station's final budget will be
decided at a future BOG meeting.
Darrell Nabors, Communications
Officerfor BOG, saidthathe thinks
they will receive close to $3000.
immediately instituted changes,
including a new format and an
estimated $3,000 worth of station
improvements.
Mcintosh, also director of
development, said that part of the
reason the station wasn't being
listened to last year was because
of the music the DJs played. A new
format incorporating heavy
rotation of current pop hits as well
as college radio oriented music
has been designed to make the
station more appealing to a
broader group of students.
One effect of the new format has
been to decrease the role of the
DJs in programming the music
that is played on their show.
STUDENT RUN
"We want the students to run
| KWTR |. Just because the students
haven't attended a meeting yet
doesn't mean that they can't be
involved with the station." said
Mcintosh. He said that anyone
who wants to work for the station
can.
Recently they appointed Jim
Hart as Station Manager, Rob
Kessler as Music Director, lohn
Morgan as Promotions Director,
Lani Suzuki, as News Director, and
Leslie Sewell as Office Manager.
Mcintosh said that there are
about 4 5 DJs on staff; however he
emphasized that there are both
on- and  off-the-air  positions.
So far. they have gotten
donations from Bank of America
to help defray the cost of the
KWTR bumper stickers which
students received in their
mailboxes at the start of the year.
According to Mcintosh, during a
special lunch time show on
Tuesday, Sept. 12 the station gave
awaytwo 12-inch singles from The
Cure and The Sugarcubes which
were donated from the record
companies.
Mcintosh said that they have
received public service
announcements from the Career
Planning Center and
Assemblyman Bob Epple.
The station kicked off its full-
time format on Monday. The
station will broadcast on
weekdays, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.,
and on Saturday and Sunday from
6 p.m. to 12 p.m.
Mcintosh said that although
they have been having some
problems with the transmitters
everything should be in working
orderwithina week. Healsosaid
that in order to get the best
reception, listeners mighthaveto
move their radio antennae to
different positions.
The main function of the
upgraded station, says Doody, is
to publicize on- and off-campus
events, play music, and give
students thechance to learn how
a radio station is run.
NASA Summer
See Page 4.
IS IT READY?: The Performing Arts Center has been delayed for the third time.
Third Time Is The Charm Theater
Opening Delayed Until Fall of 90
By Bryan Kumamoto
QC Staff Writer
Originally scheduled for
December of 1987, the completion date for the Performing Arts
Center has been delayed for the
third time.
It is now scheduled to open
"sometimeinthespringof 1990,"
said Joe Cardoza" vice president
of Finance and Administration.
Cardoza was quoted in the Sept.
22, 1988 Quaker Campus as
saying that the completion time
was set for the Fall of 1989, barring
any mishaps.
According to Sandra Sarr, the
director of Public Relations, there
was a major lag period between
the ground breaking ceremony
and the start of construction
because the necessary funds had
not been raised. Sarr said that
construction and the raising of
funds run concurrently.
To date. $8 million has been
raised of the total ^9.9 million
needed. According to Cardoza,
the other setbacks were caused by
"ov tracts h MciTi rrrfcrthcPct.
1, 1987 Whittier earthquake. After
the earthquake, there had to be
some modifications made to the
structural design in orderto meet
all of the earthquake building
regulations, said Cardoza.
Cardoza. who coordinates the
scheduling of construction with
fundraising, said construction on
the $9.9 million Center for the
most part has been on schedule.
The exterior of the building is
complete. What remains to be
built istheinterior, which includes
two theaters, a small studio with
an approximate seating capacity
of 75, and a larger theater seating
approximately 450. The interior
also includes theater classrooms
and faculty offices. ^^
^sTnaentsnaasaTcrThey had
heard rumors that the small
theater would possibly open
before the entire project was
completed, allowingpartial useof
the center. But according to
Cardoza, It wouldn't be cost-
efficient to open one theater
before the completion of the rest."
At the next Board of Trustees
meeting, to be held on Oct. 1 and
2, the completion date of the
Performing Arts Center will be
discussed.
This year, as in the past, productions will be held at the Whittier
Community Center Theater.
Bergerson the Councilman? OH MY!
Prof Plans To Run In '90 Election
By Deborah A. Paul
QC Staff Writer
Fred Bergerson, professor of
political science, is in the midst of
campaigning for one of the two
seats on Whittier'sCity Council up
for election in April. Bergerson
filed his papers in August to
publicly declare that he is running in the nonpartisan election.
No other candidates are known as
of now.
Bergerson, 47. said that civic
obligation and a lot of fun are the
driving forces behind his
campaign. The campaign began
in |une and has been using the
expertise of both current and
former students and faculty, said
Bergerson.
In 1980, Bergerson ran for the
same seat, but did not win.
According to Bergerson, the
difference between this election
Fred Bergerson
and the 1980 election revolves
aroundthecampaign.lnthe 1980
election,   Bergerson  came  in
fourth place while the top three
vote-getters took office.
The April election in 1990 will
follow a ten month campaign as
opposed to the five month campaign before the 1980 election.
The job itself entailsthe making
of ordinances for city life, working
with the city government and the
city police, redevelopment of the
city, and working to solve the
housing and property problem
that exists in Whittier, said
Bergerson.,
Bergerson claims that no one
item is to be emphasized on the
platform. He feels that there are
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