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College radio serves lively musical mixture * — . jk_ k .klj.iktn nrn nni<) tn nnPn Q llH HfKP jason LevKuncn/LNN Paige Lewis and Jessica Kennedy, hosts of KRNU’s “The Alternative Morning Show,” break to a news report during the production of their show. The two DJs enjoy throwing in disco to catch their listeners off guard. Relax, you made it... The aimless wanderings of these students have finally ended. The mission to find happiness has been successful. You will soon have friends, fortune and fame that was promised to you. You still can join this elite group. Find your place at the... Nebraskan ♦ | The Daily Nebraskan is accepting applications for news, sports and arts & entertainment reporting dons for the fall. Freshmen are encouraged to apply. Pick up an application today at the Daily Nebraskan office — 34 Nebraska Union. UNL does not discriminate in its academic, admissions or employment programs and abides by all Federal regulations pertaining to the same. oy «nn aiacn Staff Reporter ._«_ In 1970, UNL’s first and only radio station, KRNU, 90.3 FM, hit the air waves. KRNU is operated by the Universi ty Ncbraska-Lincoln’s broadcasting department. Students majoring in broadcasting get practical experience while supplementing their regular coursework. The station is managed by the broad casting department’s faculty, who determines the format, but otherwise it is run by the students. Station Man ager Rick Alloway said. KRNU’s musical format is prima rily alternative rock, w ith several spe cialty shows, Alloway said. “We have an alternative or pro gressive format with quite a bit of news, public affairs and sports,” Alloway said. “During late nights, around 11 p.m., we switch to-a different format by allowing upper class students to draw proposals for their own shows. We’ve had complete R&B shows, metal, rap, even progressive country,” he said. Most students are not paid for the work they do at KRNU, as it is part of their broadcasting curriculum, Alloway said, al though there is a small staff that is hired and paid. “That includes four student music directors that arc paid to go through music and do quite a bit of program ming and a few specialty shows,” he said. j “We have four sports producers— a couple of the guys have a Monday 1 night sports call-in show and other I 91UUVIUJ M'V — down the station.” Music Director and junior broad casting major Andy Fairbairn began working for KRNU in January of 1992. As Music Director, he helps decide what bands to add to the format. “We get 50 to 100 CD’s in a week, ind more than 70 percent of it ends up lust taking up space. We add 10 to 20 lew bands a week,” Fairbairn said. ‘We listen to everything that comes in, and sometimes you can tell from he first five seconds if it’s right for KRNU.” Fairbairn said that local acts re ceive a great deal of air time at K RNU; it least one song from a local band plays every hour. In fact, Fairbairn hosts a local show on Sundays from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. called “The Scene.” Jessica Kennedy, a sophomore broadcasting major, began working at KRNU as a Student Assistant in De cember of 1993. She co-hosts a show called “The Morning Pals” from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. She says the format of her show is slightly different from what the sta [ion generally plays. “We have a lighter side; a mix of Top 40 and alternative, plus it’s more lalk-orientcd,” Kennedy said. “We slay music like the B52’s, KMFDM, London Suede and Grccnday.” Kennedy got her start in radio as an ntem at the Top 40 radio station <.FRX. She is now a part-time disc ockcy there as well. Kennedy says she plans to continue ler show throughout the summer and he school year. Culture Center helps minorities By Chris DeKalb Staff Reporter Students must leam to coordi nate a lot of events in a short amount of time, and minority stu dents may have additional needs on campus. For those needs there arc organizations to assist minor ity students. According to the UNL Guide to Student Organizations for 1993-94 there arc nine groups devoted to ethnic and minority issues and 14 groups devoted to international student needs. To find these groups a student can look in the Guide to Student Organizations—available in the Office of Student Involvement— or talk to Reshell Ray, coordina tor of Ethnic Minority Programs. Ray can be reached through the Office of Student Involvement. Besides the Office of Student Involvement, there is another place to find minority organiza tions. The Culture Center, locat ed at 333 N St., is a meeting place for several groups including the Univiersity of Nebraska Inter Tribal Exchange (UNITE), the Afrikan People’s Union, the Mex ican American Student Associa tion (MASA) and the Vietnam ese Student Association (VSA) as well as others. The Culture Center also offers a lounge, study areas and computer labs. The Culture Center helps stu dents to get active on campus, Ray said. The groups hold their meetings in the Culture Center and do community service and other activities to get involved. SONY MUSIC ■jB BBBPB B