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makes WXYC unique
By L.D. CURLE
Staff Writer
WXYC on 89.3 FM, UNC's
campus radio station, could best
be described as a station with
remarkable diversity which con
centrates on rock.
We do a lot of different stuff,
from jazz to new music, said
Cheryl Parker, station manager.
Most of what WXYC plays
depends on the taste of the disc
jockey, except when the station is
featuring a specific type of music,
according to Parker.
"We do try to encourage our
DJs to play a variety of styles of
music," said Jeff Robins, the
station's producer.
On Sundays the station has a
jazz show, and on Saturdays it
features new music.
"Five nights a week the station
features an album in its entirety,
and on Fridays we have a special
feature for three hours," said
Robins. The feature has ranged
from accordian rock music to rare
Beatles songs.
The station also hosts Northern
Hemisphere Live, WXYCs own
phone-in talk show. One previous
guest was Dean Smith, and pro
spective guests for fall include Phil
Ford and Jesse Helms, Robins
said.
In addition, the station carries
broadcasts of UNC sports, includ
ing women's basketball and
lacrosse, as well as the latest
election returns during student
elections to keep students updated.
WXYCs programming is not
littered with advertising because
the station is student-funded.
The station turns away about
90 percent of its DJ applicants.
"When we hire DJs, we make sure
we hire people who have a sound
music background and will come
across well on the air," said
program director Steve Balcom.
In 1986, WXYC was named as
one of the six best alternative radio
stations in the country by the
Gavin Report, a music industry
trade magazine. Rolling Stone has
spotlighted the station along with
four others in a feature article on
college radio stations.
Outside of its programming,
WXYC sponsors social events
every year. The station's annual
'60s dance is held in late January
in the Student Union. "It's a very
big social event," said Parker. "We
get a lot of attention from the
media about it."
Since the station is a non-profit
organization, it also holds fund
raisers such as last year's Cat's
Cradle-WXYC benefit
The station has all new equip
ment in the control room, Parker
said.
"People have told us that they
could really tell a difference," she
said. Another new item at the
station come August will be a new
music director, Glenn Boothe.
"Glenn brings with him a lot of
enthusiasm about the local music
scene," Parker said.
When asked to describe the
station's style, Robins said: "The
word diverse definitely comes to
mind. We don't try to limit our
selves. There are definitely some
types of music that we play more
than others, but we don have any
music that we don't play. We never
take it upon ourselves to determine
which types of music are
inappropriate."
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Spanky's and Four Corners, which
are both across from the University
on Franklin Street, and Ham's, which
is just down from Fowler's, offer a
wide assortment of sandwiches and
entrees, and you can have a drink
while you wait. Spanky's is the place
to take your parents when they come
to visit (or have them take you),
especially for Sunday brunch.
At Colonel Chutney's on Rose
mary Street, you can sit inside or at
a table in their courtyard. Try the
tandoori chicken one-half of a
chicken, marinated in lime and garlic,
and then grilled. They also have one
of the best salads around not just
a bowlful of lettuce, but a variety of
greens and vegetables, with a choice
of one of their unusual dressings like
Dijon and Curry. Good hamburgers,
too, especially when topped with
guacamole.
Crook's Corner, on Franklin Street
near Carrboro, is a former barbecue
hut that went upscale. It now is only
open for dinner, and specializes in
new Southern cuisine such as the
delicious sauteed shrimp over cheese
grits (no kidding). The roof outside
is decorated with a freakish assort
ment of animals made out of
driftwood.
North Carolina is famed for having
the best barbecue in the United
States, but there isn't any place in
downtown Chapel Hill to get it. Allen
and Son's, five miles down Airport
Road, serves a tangy and tasty plate
of pig, if you don't mind the drive.
For the vegetarians, and those in
sympathy with them, Pyewacket
Restaurant and Bar and the Sunshine
Cafe are good, places to go. Pye
wacket is very popular and has
gourmet-type food, with especially
good seafood. Inside, it's spacious
and relaxing, but pricey. The Sun
shine Cafe across the street is a little
less expensive and features whole
wheat pizza with the lightest crust
imaginable it's especially good
topped with huge fresh mushrooms
as well as vegetarian lasagna that
can fill up most anyone, large salads
and fish. ,
On the other end of the spectrum
is Western Sizzlin on Rosemary
Street for an inexpensive, juicy steak.
They also offer a huge salad bar at
a great price.
Onward to other nationalities.
Magdalena's on West Franklin has
the best Mexican food around and
emphasizes healthful ingredients. A
selection of vegetable side dishes and
scrumptious soups round out filling
menu choices such as tostadas,
enchiladas, excellent taco salads and
other less-known Mexican special
ties. Vegetarian selections are starred
and their beef comes from grain-fed
cows. Whole wheat tortillas are
available on request. Muted Mexican
art on the walls and a nice atmosphere
mark Magdalena's, with the night
club La Terazza upstairs, where
guests wait if tables are unavailable
for dinner.
Papagayo's, inside the NCNB
Plaza across from campus, also serves
good Mexican food, as does Tijuana
Fat's on Rosemary Street.
The Golden Dragon and Four-Five-Six
are practically next door to
each other on Franklin and serve
you guessed it Chinese food. Both
serve cafeteria style and nearly
identical fare. The consensus is that
the Golden Dragon's food is tastier,
but Four-Five-Six gives larger
portions.
If you have Mom or Dad's credit
card, or a fat wallet, dress up and
take the limo to La Residence, a
private Rosemary Street home con
verted into a French restaurant. It's
very expensive, except for the out
door tapas menu, and gives you
shivers just walking by the place.
A lot of fine eateries have been left
off this list, but that can't be helped.
Remember, don't study so hard that
you end up eating all your meals on
campus and thus forget to treat your
palate properly.
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