WCLK--Clark Can’T Take That Jazz

\ ^P*r we<iia is the means of itbeisition, an instrument of The Clark College clarification. information, education and mobilization." Kwame Nkrumah VOL. XXXVIII NO. 6 RNiHERCLARK COLLEGE March, 1975 WCLK--Clark Can’t Take That Jazz picking up the station on his “I like the station because radio. broadcast hours and in they play a variety of music crease power. “The reception is terrible and don’t have too many _ “We’d love to increase our 1 where I live,” the freshman commercials,” Joe Sulli power,” said Quo Vadis » said. “I prefer rhythm and van of Morris Brown said. Gex program director for » >. blues to jazz anyway,” he “They don’t play the same WCLK. “Our lawyers are added echoeing Ms. Gwinn’s songs over and over again working on a power increase sentiments. like too many other right now.” “They don’t play as many stations,” the 18 year old It is very unlikely that soul records as I would like freshman added. “That keeps WCLK will extend it’s broad to hear,” said Althea Hick the audience more attentive cast hours in the very near son, a freshman journalism F and always tuned in.” future, Ms. Gex said. 1 major. “If they played more “I get so tired of Kung “We have to use the studio soul records I would listen Fu fighting and all that other for production work during more often.” Cheryle Lamar, a Clark mess they play on AM radio the hours we’re not on the that WCLK is like an oasis Special Education major said air,” she said. “You also she listens to WCLK in them middle of a musical have to remember that stu “sometimes.” desert to me,” Walter dents are running the station Topps said. “When I do listen,” the 20 when it’s on the air and we year-old junior said, “it’s According to Ron Jenkins, have to work around their mainly because nothing is on production manager at WC schedules.” WAOK.” LK, the station’s average I “I have listened to WCLK listener is between the ages pn occasion,” Cynthia Smith of 21 and 27, a college I Debaters { said, “but I’m not an avid graduate or graduate student jazz listener. I do not listen and likes to listen to jazz. I anymore frequently than I A number of students in WCKL, 91.9 on your FM dial, “will soon celebrate it’s terviewed compared WCLK I Sponsor { first birthday. do because I tend to forget that the station exists.” with Howard University’s FM radio station, WHUR. I Ron Harris “On the few occasions Although both stations are I On April 8 WCLK, Clark much about it or simply that I have listened to WCLK Tovrney * however, I found it to be an college owned and have pre College’s FM radio station, don’t like it. dominately jazz formats, I will celebrate its first year Nancy Gwinn, typical of relaxing educational ex The Clark College De- I perience,” she said. the similarities stop there. of broadcasting, but to most many students querried Recent reports from stu I baters are sponsoring a j On the otherside of the Debate and Forensic ’ students in the Atlanta Uni about WCLK, said she coin, jazz enthusiasts say I versity Center, it’s as if the doesn’t listen to the station dents at Howard University Tournament March 7 and 8| WCLK is the best thing that revealed that the station is in the Haven - Warren« station didn’t exist. because she doesn’t like the happened to Atlanta radio. I A Clark College Panther predominately jazz format. run predominately by pro Building. Registration Be- I “They play what I wanna fessional or semi-profes I gins Friday, March 7 at| survey of about 150 students “I prefer soul,” Ms. hear,” said Larry Starks, a in the A. U. Center revealed sional personnel. Clark’s 2:00 p.m. All UNCF’ Gwinn said, “for example, 22 year old senior at Morris I that most students don’t Jerry Butler’s style.” station however is run most colleges and other predo -1 Brown. “There’s plenty of ly by student staff. minantly black colleges« listen to WCLK because they William Green, a Busi jazz music and it is very I either can’t pick it up on- Many students who listen across the country have’ ness major who lives off significant to the Black stu to WCLK said they think the their radio, haven’t heard campus, said he has trouble I been invited to participate. | dents and community.” station should extend its For further details contact’ I Marsha Stanback at 681-1 I 3080 ext. 313. « SGA Investigates Rights of Dorm-dwellers By Carolyn M. Wade students were sneaked into out of proportion, by charg the dorm by two residents. ing the dorm directors of The Student Government When the resident director random room raids, and Association recently con heard of this, he then pro unannounced the room ducted an investigation at ceeded to check the rooms searches. “We do not the request of some domi- of the alleged violators. tory residents and charged search the rooms of this The residents and the two dorm (BrawleyHall) unless the dormitory officials with female students were con we have some reason to violations of student’s fronted. They admitted to suspect that the students rights in the dormitories. having being in the room are violating school According to Andrew and apoligized. Horsey said rights,” said Horsey. He Stephens, SGA president, he drop the issue at that point. However, supposed continued that Stephens was there have been complaints wrong in not having come of random room raids, un ly, one student who was announced room searches, not involved in the incident to him with the compliant and threats that students disliked Horsey’s proce first. dure of investigating the opposing the policies of the John Washington Jr., a situation and became of individual domitory di sophomore of Brawley Hall fended. He made a com rectors will be expelled believes that his rights from that dormitory. plaint to the SGA office; Apparently the investi - and then Stephens proceed gation stemmed from an ed to make an investigation event that happened in of alleged student right’s See p. 3 Brawley Hall. According violation by dorm officials. to the dorm director, Ber Horsey stated that Dean of Women, Mrs. Edith Thomas nard Horsey, two female Stephens blew the situation PANTHER March ,1975 Study Abroad Offered A seminar is being plan ranged through Clark Col ned in England which in lege and Atlanta University. cludes workshops on infor mal education and the open The total cost for these classroom, as well as visits items is $700. to British schools. The study For further information tour includes sightseeing, contact: Dr. Janice Hale, plus visits and tours of Department of Education, Paris, Rome and Madrid. 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