Fall 2004
Danielle Ramsay
The Radio Club is working
diligently to re-establish the
campus radio station that was
a thriving program until last
year, when the license expired.
Students are now faced with
the challenge of applying for a
new license with the FCC.
Dr. Al Mueller, the advisor
of the Radio Club, 1s
optimistic about the future of
the radio station. Don’t preset
your dial yet, though; Mueller
is unable to predict when the
campus will be able to
broadcast. He says, “It’s not
uncommon for a smaller
station like the university to
wait years to hear back from
them [the FCC].” Mueller does
not expect to hear anything from
the FCC anytime this academic
year. The Mont Alto radio
station will also need to find a
new home on the dial and a
new call sign.
In addition to a license, the
Radio Club would like to
purchase new equipment. Most
needed is a bigger antenna. The
current antenna will only
broadcast on the campus.
Students will not be able to tune
in to the campus radio station
Sherille Nelson
According to many Mont
Alto students, the Millstream
Café hours and food quality on
the weekends “sucks.” The
students here are sick, (literally
for some!) of the hours on
Fridays, Saturdays, and
Sundays, as well as with the
food choices served. It hasbeen
said repeatedly by the students
* that the food quality could be
better.
Mont Alto students are not
afraid to tell it like it is.
According to one student, who
wishes to remain anonymous,
“This food is quite boring. I'd
rather eat the ladybugs here in
my window.” Another student
protested that, “I'm afraid to fall
asleep on Fridays after my last
class, because I might miss the
time limit for the MSC. It’s
ludicrous and I don’t mean the
rapper.” These students are
clearly not happy.
¢“ Sometimes it’s like either I
have to eat the food or DIE.
And believe you me; I’d rather
die... sometimes.”
Anonymous
A third anonymous student,
when asked about the food
quality, states “Horrible! It’s like
leftovers put together to make a
See Millstream page 8
while driving to and from the
ss<chool.
Bry an
Minich, the
Radio Club
president,
expects a new
antenna to
cover all of
Quincy and
Mont Alto,
and possibly
reach to
Chambersburg,
Minich is
The Radio Club has
proposed some
new ideas to make
the radio station
successful. They
: hope. to: get
el involved with the
bh Intercollegiate
I Broadcasting
System to
broadcast over the
internet, making
the radio station
more accessible to
students. Minich
also hoping
to buy a new amplifier, mixing
board, and a computer. The
purchasing of this equipment
is a necessary step toward
upgrading the quality of the
broadcast.
says that we could
be broadcasting over the
internet as soon as February
and = ‘hopes ‘fo “begin
broadcasting over the radio
some time next year.
Vanessa Lugo
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Specific programs are only
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apartments with other students.
The Radio Club faces other
obstacles once broadcasting
has begun. The FCC requires
all radio stations to use their
call sign once every hour. This
means that a summer
broadcasting program has to
be established. Minich suggests
that commuters may be
interested in running live
programs over the summer, or
they could loop programs with
minimum maintenance.
Perhaps the most innovative
idea is to move the equipment
out of the basement of Conklin
to broadcast from Wiestling.
Wiestling is not open to
see Radio page 4
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