Progressive radio -
new approach to a
traditional medium
Perhaps the greatest
new idea in radio today is the
progressive music radio station.
Instead of playing Top Forties
and other familiar tunes, the
progressive stations rely on a
musical program that is
profoundly different than
traditional radio stations.
Progressive music is not all
hard rock, just as all bachelors
are not homosexuals. For an
in-depth study of the
progressive music phenomenon
two members of the Collegian
staff, Kris Karchner and Alan
Leininger, interviewed recently
the members of Shadowbox, a
progressive music show aired
over WAZL's FM affiliate,
WVCD every Monday through
Friday from 7 to 9 p.m.
Members of the
Shadowbox staff present at the
time of the interview were
George Bayless, Arch Kracum,
Dave George and Joe Havrilla.
Following is the
content:
Q: Why did you choose
progressive music over
contemporary for your show?
BAYLESS:WeII, we chose
progressive music radio because
of the fact that progressive
music radio is the radio of the
future. Progressive music is not
normally played on AM
stations
And a lot of people are
really interested in hearing
things that don't come out
over AM, so therefore this type
of radio can work."
HAVRILLA:"It's not only
that it's progressive, it's music
for being music. It's not going
out and buying a '45 for the
sake that it's number one on
the Top Pop survey.
It's accepting music for
what it is. The artists,
themselves, and why they do
what they do in their music
makes progressive music."
Q:ln other words, you're not
out to just...plat' thf,.top,, tunes.
BAYLESS:"Right, We're not
out to give khe pople what
they want. We're out to give
them what they need."
Q:How do you mean 'need?'
BAYLESS:"There is a great
need for understanding of
progressive music. People get
into a rut by listening to the
same songs over and over again.
Nothing new, and nothing is
changed until the Jackson Five
may release a new album or a
new record. And even then it's
the same thing anyway."
"People need to
understand what's going on
because of the fact that a lot of
what the artists are saying is
really meaningful to society."
"But with our progressive
programming, we can get into
just about anything we want."
HAVRILLA:"Jazz, blues,
anything."
B A YLESS:"If somebody on
AM facilities wanted to play a
really progressive jazz cut, they
couldn't do it because it would
break up the continuity of
their show."
"We can do that because
the continuity of our show is
built around this."
Q: What kind of listening
audience do you attract?
K RACUM:" Fourteen to
twenty-two, I'd say. And also
around sixty-four to
sixty-nine."
Q:Do you get many bad
comments about your show?
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KRACUM:"We don't get too
much of that. Most of the stuff
we get is complementary."
BAYLESS:"There are a lot of
people who don't understand
what we're doing. It's not that
they don't like it. It's that they
don't truly understand it."
"We may put on
something like Black Sabbath,
and people will call up and say
it sounds like a bunch of cats
in a bag!" "But they say that
because they don't understand
it. And that's where it gets
back to what I said before
about understanding."
KRACUM:"It's not only the
older people. In fact it's a lot
more the younger people.
When they go for Zeppelin, I
feel that they're wasting
themselves on a group that
isn't really that good."
"We've had them call up
and ask for the 'lmmigrant
Song' maybe three, four times
an hour. Now these kind of
people have to be taught a
little lesson."
BAYLESS:"Yeah, so we throw
on somebody like Chris
Hamilton. This guy is one of
the greatest jazz drummers,
and he has one of the greates
groups behind him. Now his
stuff is really rare, but it's
beautiful to listen to."
"That's why we say, when
people call up and request the
`lmmigrant Song', we tell them
to turn on WABC and they'll
here it within the next hour."
KRACUM:"They just have to
be exposed to it. A couple of
albums we played, like Don
Ellis or C-train, they would
probably never here anywhere
else."
Q:ls there censorship of the
material you'd like to play?
BAYLESS:"Yes, there is. But
we try our best to get around
"When you're talking
about censorship you're also
talking about taste. If we feel it
has tede,e-ming social
importance, we'll play it. But
we don't play something just
to get satisfaction out of
hearing obscenities or
something like that."
Q:What kind of reactions do
you get when you play
controversial material, such as
`JChrist, Superstar?'
KRACUM:"We got a lot of
fSvorable comments about that
album."
BAYLESS:"We got one
comment from a person in our
own sales department that was
very ironic. The guy said,`lt's a
good album.'
"They even played it
in his church at a service. But
when we asked him what he
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in church, but it's distasteful to
play it over the air.' "
Q: What is the future of
progressive music, David?
GEORGE :"When something
good comes out, it seems that
everything for the next couple
of months is the same thing.
When Blood, Sweat and Tears
caught on we were deluged by
groups that cut records
sounded just like BS&T."
"The same thing happened
with Crosby, Stills and Nash.
As soon as something
successful starts, the groups
just beat it to death."
"They keep doing it until
right now, I think rock music is
in the doldrums. But I think it
is showing signs of coming
out."
"As long as groups are
satisfied to imitate something
that has caught on, I think
modern music will be going
downhill."
Unless progressive music
catches on in the Hazleton
area, Shadowbox may soon
join music in its plunge to the
bottom. Internal problems and
external misunderstandings
have plagued Shadowbox since
its inception.
But like many new
changes in our
tradition-oriented society,
fresh and different concepts
take quite a while to find favor
with the people. The quest for
new music is a challenging one,
and WVCD and Shadowbox are
trying to achieve that goal.
Why not tune in some night
and listen.
You may just be
impressed
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Commonwealth Campus men
who might be interested in
joining a fraternity when they
transfer to University Park.
Students participating in
this program may live in the
Zeta Psi house for one term
without obligation. These
students will have the options
of rushing Zeta Psi or any
other fraternity during the
term.
Peter A. Sopko,
Commonwealth Campus rush
chairman, announced the
special program this week.
"The fraternity system at
Penn State is undergoing a
progression away from the
traditional fraternity concept,"
Spolo said, "Zeta Psi in
particular has been a strong
advocate of this progression
and has accordingly updated all
of its policies."
Sopki said that Zeta Psi
began a new pldeging program
six months before a similar
plan was approved by the
Interfraternity Council.
Pledging permits a prospective
fraternity member to become
familiar with the house
functions and to meet the
brothers,
A student indicates his
interest in joining a fraternfty
by participating "in 'the
fraternity's rush program. If a
reshee is accepted by the
fraternity, he begins the pledge
p eroid which leads to
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If you have ever been
outdoors in the late evening
hours, you have probably
heard the eerie sounds
produced by Bubo Virginiaus
Virginianus, better known as
the great horned owl. This
great horned owl, unlike other
winged predators, mates in the
dead of winter. Eggs are laid in
either late January or early
February and, after an
incubation period of about
twenty-eight days, the young
owlets emerge from their frail,
two and one-half by two inch
shelters.
Usually the great horned
owl will seek the nest of a red
tailed hawk in which to lay its
eggs. This is done because of
the owl's inability to construct
a satisfactory nest, and because
the nest of the red tailed hawk
is just the right size for an owl
that our new liberal pledge
program is a good reflection of
the progressive attitudes of the
house members."
Cleaning duties and general
harassment are being phased
out of the pladge routines.
The Zeta Psi house is one of
the newest fraternity houses at
Penn State. It is located two
blocks from campus, and it
includes a heated swimming
pool.
Zeta Psi is one of 62
fraternities at University Par.
There are 24 sororities, all
located in residence halls.
Students at University Park
have the options of living in a
dormitory, and off-campus
apartment or a fraternity
house.
"Next term we'd like to
send out representatives to
Commonwealth Campuses
during a class day," Spoko
said. "We'll set up an
information desk to tell
(students) about Zeta Psi and
answer their questions about
fraternity life."
More information about the
Zeta Psi program is available
from Zeta Psi Fraternity, 225
E. Foster Ave., State College,
Pa. 16801.
Information is also available
from the Interfraternity
Council, Panhellenic Council
(for sororities) and
Organization of Town
Independent Students (for
students living in off-campus
apartments). Correspondence
to these organizations can be
addressed to 202 Hetzel Union
Building, University Park, Pa.
16802.
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family. (There are usually one
to three eggs laid per female.)
Once an owl family is
established, the main duty of
the female is to care for her
young while the male (
relentlessly searches in the dark
of night for food. A period of
six weeks passes until the
owlets are well feathered, and
about four additional weeks
are required before they
become mature enough to fly
and leave their nest.
The size of the female and
male great horned owl differ
slightly as the female is
somewhat larger than the male.
A female's length will reach
about twenty-one inches while
that of the male only about
nineteen inches. The wingspan
of the female will reach lengths
of fifty-five or fifty-six inches
with the males reaching only
about fifty-three or fifty-four
inches.
The great horned owl, on
occasion has been known to
attack man. This is done either
in protection of the young, or
in mistake of a man's hair or
hat for edible prey.
This owl will feed on just
about any small to medium
sized creature of fur or feather.
Mostly the owl will feed on
animals such as the mouse, rat,
shrew, and squirrel. Its
feathered prey includes small
thrushes and sparrows.
The most unique thing
about the great horned owl is
his digestive tract. He will
swallow his prey whole after
which the enzymes take over
to break down the food
content of the prey. The
remaining bones and fur (or
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The time estimated for this
complete process is about eight
hours.
Another unique thing
about the great horned owl is
its large, oversize eyes. These
eyes permit him to see in the
poorest light conditions. Also,
contrary to popular belief, the
owl can rotate its head only
one hundred and eighty
degrees, not three hundred and
sixty degrees as often believed.
There is still much more to
be learned about the great
horned owl and the mysteries
of his being continue to be the
target of intensive biological
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