[Editorials
Friendly Talk
WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO
YOU?
Kris Beeler: My Mom.
Carl Caudle: My family, my
girlfriend, my relationship with
God, what I do with my life.
Lindsey Nicklas: Fresh water.
Beverly Madison: Living a
happy wholesome life.
Michael Gatton: Learning to
speak German so I can get a job
in Germany with a major U.S.
company (or with foreign ser
vices) or a major German com
pany.
Sue Rosen: Humanity, social
issues (knowledge of, devotion
for).
James Bell: Finding out and
approximately a life that is pro
ductive (in a full sense) and that
brings as little harm to the world
as possible.
Curtis Marshall: Survival.
Uncertain Future
for Progressive Radio
by Peter A. West
"The radio is in the hands of such
a lot of fools trying to anesthetize
the way that you feel."
Elvis Costello
from "Radio, Radio"
WHFS, the best, most pro
gressive, radio voice on the east
coast is being bought out.
Located in Bethesda, Maryland,
a suburb of Washington, D.C.,
WHFS has for many years pro
vided listeners with a place
where new music, which has been
ignored by other stations, can be
heard. They are not however a
"New Wave" station (pardon the
expression). Although this music
is an integral part of their pro
gramming they also play Reg
gae, Blues and older rock which
has been passed over by other
stations. All of this variety will
come to an end within the next
few weeks if 102.3 FM is sold.
The buyer of WHFS is a cor
poration in Rhode Island which
intends to transform the station's
format from progressive to all
news. Anyone who is familiar
with D.C. radio can see that this
is a bad move. There are at least
two, if not three news stations ex
isting in Washington already. It is
a big city, but is there really a
need for another news station?
No, of course not. WHFS,
however, is one of a kind. It is the
only professional station in the
area which is not locked in the ar
chaic mind-set that rock n' roll
ended with "Stairway to
Heaven" and they dare to be dif
ferent. The sound which 102.3
puts out is needed more today
than it ever has been. Currently
commercial radio is in a
catatonic, conservative
wasteland. It is a medium which
will not take a chance on
anything new unless it follows a
tried and true formula or unless
the band in question has garnered
a lot of support through concerts
Claudine Daniel: My family,
world peace, feeding the starv
ing.
Susan Baker: Honesty.
NAME THE BEST MOVIE YOU
SAW IN 1982.
Sue Rosen, Beverly Madison,
Carl Caudle: E.T.
Emily Ballus, Claudine Daniel,
Michael Perlis: Tootsie.
Wayne Barney, Michael
Perlis: 48 Hours.
Susan Baker: An Officer and a
Gentleman.
Susan Manes: It's a toss up bet
ween E.T. and The Best Little
Whorehouse in Texas.
Eric Locklear: Rocky 111.
Vance: World According to
Garp.
Michael Gatton: TRON.
Curtis Marshall: Das Boot.
Carl Caudle: Raiders of the
Lost Ark.
and overwhelming col
lege/progressive radio airplay.
Witness the fact that bands like
The Go-Go's and A Flock of
Seagulls broke on stations like
WHFS months before they ap
peared on the mainstream com
mercial charts. WHFS
represents what radio should be;
dynamic, exciting and always
eager to explore new musical
directions.
We can make a difference with
regard to the future of WHFS.
There is currently a massive let
ter writing campaign going on in
an effort to preserve the station
as is. I urge all of you to write,
especially if you are from the
Washington area (see the
adresses at the end of this arti
cle). In addition there is a large
rally for WHFS being planned for
February 12th in D.C. Time is
very short since a decision on the
station's future will be reached
within the next month; therefore,
it is crucial that you write now. I
want to stress that these
organizations listed below are
NOT in search of financial sup
port so if you write you aren't ex
pected to donate money. Don't let
progressive, homegrown radio
die in the nation's capitol! Write
these people and let them know
how you feel!
THE ADDRESSES:
WHFS Listeners Alliance
2402 20th Street N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20009
Ph.: (202) 265-6135
-This is the most important
address-
WHFS
7853 Cordell Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
Bruce Sundlem
Outlet Corporation
111 Westminster Street
Providence, Rhode Island 02903
-This is the company which is
buying WHFS-
Maryann Povell: Eraserhead.
Linda Harrison: Outlaw Josey
Wales.
Kris Beeler: Harold and
Maude.
James Bell: Tommy at Guilco.
Lindsey Nicklas: Zorba the
Greek.
WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUR
CHANCES ARE OF FINDING A
JOB THIS SUMMER?
James Bell: The same as those
of a celluloid dog chasing an
asbestos cat into hell.
Steve Linvill: Unavoidable.
Nadine Suissa: I'm not looking
for one.
Vance: .000004 +- Ixlo-6 (A
Physics major, apparently - ed).
Eric Locklear: The chances of
my finding a job this summer are
rather slim due primarily to
Reaganomics.
Michael Perlis: Great!
Already have one. Climbing in-
Letters to the Editor
Thanksgiving
Dear Editor:
Last Fall a fast was held to
raise awareness of the the world
hunger problem and to raise
money for a well in a resettle
ment village in Africa. Our goal
was S6OO. Thanks to personal con
tributions from students, faculty,
staff and friends along with the
money Epicure saved by our
abstention (of meals), we sent
the American Friends Service
Committee exactly that amount.
Thanks, gang!
I recently received a letter
from Nzadi Keita, the Ad
ministrative Assistant in the
AFCS Africa Program. I want to
share it with all of you who had a
part in that effort.
"This brief but sincere note
comes to you and all the people
who contributed to our project in
Mugayo, Ethiopia, from us and
the field staff. It is that kind of
personal involvement by in
dividual people that keeps us feel
ing positive in the midst of fun
draising, deficits, and the like
"Thanks again from the Africa
Program staff and the Interna
tional Division."
It was heartening for me, also
to help organize such a caring
event. Keep it up!
Thank you again!
Laura Collins
structor at the Senecca Rocks
Climbing Schoo, W.V.
Wayne Barney: The chances
are good because I will be work
ing with my Dad.
Emily Ballus: Good, all of my
relatives like free help.
Beverly Madison, Susan Baker,
Curtis Marshall: Slim, Slim,
Slim.
Maryann Povell, Kris Beeler,
Lindsey Nicklas: Good, Good,
Good.
Susan Manes: 100%. Finding a
job is easy; finding one you enjoy
and get paid well at is another
story.
WHAT ORGANIZATION ON
CAMPUS WOULD YOU MOST
LIKE TO LEAD?
Michael Perlis: None really.
Although had time permitted I
would have liked to have worked
on the radio.
Curtis Marshall: Movie Com
mittee.
Linda Harrison: Not really in
terested in leading any campus
organization at the moment.
Squeezed Out
Dear Editor:
WQFS has resumed it's normal
operational schedule for the spr
ing semester with only one major
alteration. For those of you who
crawled in and out of the shower
and subsequently had all excess
water droplets wrenched from
your outer epidermal layer as
you ever so gently increased the
volume on you stereo, Tuesday
Mornings will never be the same.
No more CHRON GEN, no more
Lords of the New Church, or Anit
nowhere league to make your old
spice dry up!
Why? Well, it seems that our
Guacamole Queen disc jockey
was forced to resign after being
placed on something called
"Restrictive Probation."
Evidently, Restrictive Probation
is constrictive probation as it
squeezes all the life from your
body. Why is it that offending
students are prohibited from par
ticipating in any student
organizations?
If a student breaks some
nebulous rule, the school ought to
either make them suck lemons,
eat flaming death or even throw
them out, but to exclude them
from organizational member
ship is to beat the drum of
mediocrity with the carrot and
the stick to create the sound of
counter-productivity. Well,
thanks to this of excellence
Beverly Madison: Women's
Group/Peace Movement.
Eric Locklear: I would most
enjoy leading the publication of
the Guilford College Yearbook.
This is a very important part of
any student's life and should be
handled as such. Memories are
our most prized possessions and
in the end, they are the only
lasting momentos of our ex
istence.
Steve Linvill: Christian
Fellowship.
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE
WHEN YOU GRADUATE?
Wayne Barney: I would like to
be an Engineer.
Emily Ballus: Rich, in
dependently wealthy.
Kris Beeler: Happy.
Maryann Povell: A lot of
things.
Susan Manes: Go on to
graduate school and then work
for the E.P.A. or National Parks
Services.
James Bell: Someone who is
beyond wanting their college
career to be a method for
economic security. A liberally
educated person.
Sue Rosen: From Guilford?
Travel, Peace Corps. From grad
school? Work. From life? Dead.
Nadine Suissa: Sports Lawyer.
Susan Baker: Under 40.
Lindsey Nicklas: Younger than
30.
Michael Perlis: An adult!
Carl Caudle: A medical doctor -
preferably an eye surgeon.
we now have a disc jockey who
has an additional 8 hours a week
to do something really productive
with, like float around inside a
vodka bottle, or practice poison
penmanship!
ROLF DAMMANN
WQFS STATION MANAGER
Way to Go Guys!
Dear Editor:
It was 8:00 a.m., Saturday mor
ning when the alarm clock sound
ed. Slowly, we got out of our beds.
After a late night for everyone,
getting others to help us paint
didn't look possible.
We went door to door waking
people up. By 8:30, Don Williams,
the school's painter arrived and
our crews were ready. The trim
and door jams on Milner's 2nd
South were finally finished by
3:15 that afternoon.
John and I want to especially
thank everyone who helped. Tom
Shahady, Mike Reardon, Bob
Scholem, Nyle Wadford, Ashley
Hassard, Mike Ronco, Dave
Hood, Paul Wilson, Willie Flash
Dave Zimmerman, a football
recruit; Matt Gautsch, several
other from other halls, and Don
Williams.
We also want to thank the
House Council for their help in
setting up Sternberger for the
Senate's auction and the entire
dorm for their help in keeping
Milner in good shape.
Gene Mirkin
John Denßieyker
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