—The Daily Collegian Friday, Nov. 10, 1995 Radio days: By ANNE BOYD Collegian Ms Writer Hand signals. Exaggerated eye contact. Body language. The typical WPSU-FM (91.5) lis tener probably doesn't think about these regular elements of radio work. But the body language, ciga rette breaks, ringing phones and excessive amounts of food from Subway create part of the atmos phere at the University's public radio station. "It's either drums or machine guns, I'm not sure," said fund-rais ing volunteer Jerry Sawyer sarcas tically as Tchaikovsky's "March Slav" climaxed and the announcers prepared to go back on the air. As the piece concluded, Mark Laskowski, assistant director of station development at WPSU, bopped his head and tapped his fin gers a bit. Their off-air chat about the music flowed into an on-air conversation about the finale of the piece. From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday WPSU plays classi cal music, among a variety of other programs. This involves several DJs who all bring in a little bit of their own style. Classical Music Director Dou glas Meyer said he tries to provide a variety of music by playing pieces from a wide range of eras. "You have diverse opinions and experiences out there," said Meyer. The program's mission is to educate and expose all forms of classical music. Dick Rolands, a weekly on-air host, uses a different strategy to fit in a little bit of everything. "I try to use most of the musical instruments," he said. Rolands added that because of the wide range of listeners, he thinks more about creating a bal Nittany Lion Inn, Fires', ' 'oom Saturday, Nov. 11, 1995 • 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m Big Two Year Anniversar Sale! Top Quality All Other Arnold Palmer Suits Top Quality Suits now s99°° now sll9°° (Reg. $120.00 to $129.50) (Reg. $134.00 to $149.50) Stanley Blacker & Arnold Palmer Wool and Woolblend Sportcoats now ss9°° to $80 25 (Reg. $69.50 to $94. 50) Slightly Irregular Sale! 2pc. 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In between the" music, announc- Public radio expansion difficult Local public radio has been expanding since WPSU changed its frequency from 91.1 FM to 91.5 FM in July 1994. Since then it has obtained 106.7 FM in Altoona and 90.1 FM in Kane. Although most of the nation received public radio around 1970, Central Pennsylvania did not get it until 1992. This fact shows how difficult it is to bring a new radio station into the area, said Dave Dzikowski, WPSU station-man- ager. What would cover four states in the Midwest only five counties here because of the area's mountains, he added. "It's not as though people were dragging their feet," Dzikowski said. "It was an VISA & MASTERCARD ACCEPTED Inside WPSU Now $59 50 Now s26°° to s33°° Now sl2°° Now s32°° to s36°° ,4 gip"- in , the ers emphasized that 51 percent of WPSU's budget comes from listen er support. In addition to the bian nual fund-raising drive, listener donations are taken throughout the year by mail and telephone. "In individual giving there is retention and acquisition," said Laskowski, referring to the diffi culty of fund raising. Nonetheless, volunteer Rose Schwarcinger said the process does not exhaust her. "It's rejuve nating," she said. extraordinarily laborious and complicated activity," he said about bringing radio into State College and surrounding areas. Dzikowski said that the sta tion hopes to move into Clearfield, Lewistown and Dußois in the future. The average public radio lis tener is older that the typical college student, said Dzikowski, but he added that the Universi ty student represents great potential for public radio. "Public radio has always been interactive media," said volun teer Charlie Gudeman. "The more people listen to public radio, the more they want to," Dzikowski said. —by Anne Boyd JERRY GONZALEZ AND THE FORT APACHE BAND Madonna strikes a pose in her y• g - • perh = • A" • • y Madonna compilation shines light on music By TODD RITTER Collegian Arts Writer There's no doubt that Madonna is one of the most controversial women in popular music. She wel comes it, embraces it and makes it her friend. Yet her songs, usually lost in a stormy sea of publicity, brought her to the spotlight in the first place. Madonna's latest release, Some thing to Remember, compiles new and old ballads, seeming like a sub tle attempt to shift the public's focus back to her real profession making music. As the title promises, the album gives listeners plenty to remem ber. A few early hits ("Crazy for You," "Live to Tell") ate included, and it's surprising to discover that Just try to sit still! Catch a riff of a jazz sextet that's as hip to Afro-Cuban rhythms as it is to bebop and the blues. 8 pm Saturday, November I I Eisenhower Auditorium 863-02 SS (800) ARTS-TIX Penn State Students! $9 buys a ticket 30 minutes before the concert. . Student ID required. Cash only. they still hold up after almost a decade. Pulled out after years of disuse and dusted off, they shine again and sound as good as they used to. Some newer entries also appear ("Rain," "I'll Remember," "Take a Bow") and although still recent, they are pleasant additions. "I'll Remember," despite its sim ple synthesized beat and even sim pler lyrics, still manages to be heartfelt, and "Rain" impresses with its two seamlessly blended vocal tracks backed up with vio lins. Yet two new tracks hold the album together. Remember begins and ends with a cover of Marvin Gaye's "I Want You." With Madonna's soft vocals backed ably by synth group Mas- Columbia Artists Presents • Andrew S. Grossman. producer the of rentralallet 4 East meets West in a program featu act II of Msefie an The Red Detachmo of Women. 8 pm Friday, Nov Eisenhower Audi 863-0255 (800) ARTS-TIX le ° I le* THE CENTERi , ill nt lIIMIIIII . IIII Irs Penn State Sesuknut a ticket . 30 minutes before the performance: Student 113 required - Cub only.— • 110 University Park Campus Music VIOW Something to Remombor Madonna sive Attack, the song becomes a restless meditation of unrequited love. "You'll See," a figurative sequel to "Take a Bow," is about self empowerment in the aftermath of heartbreak. The lyrics are strong and the music is lush but Madonna makes the song great. She has never sounded more powerful than when she sings "I have truth on my side, you only have deceit" with the perfect blend of conviction and vulnerability. Mixed together with the older songs, these two tracks prove Madonna's growth as a vocalist, revealing her as stronger and more confident than in the "Material Girl" days. The third new track, a love song titled "One More Chance," is sim plistic, pedantic and covers no new musical ground. Consequently, it's the weakest song on the album. Overall, however, Something to Remember reveals a vulnerable side of Madonna that has gone unnoticed. Perhaps the most impor tant part of the collection is that it shows Madonna in a different light. On all her other albums the bal lads are mixed together with a variety of songs, stuck between dance tracks and pop tunes. And next to a song like "Express Your self," a ballad can get easily lost in the shuffle. Put together in one collection, separate from the dancier fare, the music really takes shape. It's about restless longing, painful memories, heartache things that Madonna is never associated with but has been singing about all along. • Direct from Beijing • • Company of 55 • ~. ~~: ~' 1/ • k;Rt/CKa WRSC= hina Mid-Statc Banl\4
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