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Student-run station finds web success
RadlO: KSCR experiencing overwhelming response on internet broadcast after FCC shutdown
By SHARON STELLO
Staff Writer
If a traveler drove from Los Angeles to New York, the music he would hear on all the radio stations in between would be pretty much the same, said Mark McNeill, general manager of KSCR, USCs student-run internet radio station.
This lack of variety has continued since the Federal Communications Commission decided to shut dcvn hundreds of low-power radio stations, such as KSCR, McNeill said. To change this, KSCR, which was recently moved to the internet, is currently working with the Annenberg School for Communication to convince the FCC to bring back microbroadcasting licenses.
“We definitely need to get back on the radio because more people are inclined to get involved if it's on radio,” said DJ Jason Schaiy, whose show, “Electro Shock Treatment,” runs from 2 to 4 p.m. on Mondays. “They might be scared off by all the technology involved with the internet. The managers and the advisory committee are really trying and pushing for a license for us. The station’s getting better, slowly and surely."
Many small, noncommercial stations were shut down after large radio conglomerates in the 1980s successfully lobbied for more airspace. Currently, the FCC shuts down any low-wattage stations that are operating; it told KSCR and more than 200 low-power stations across the countiy to cease and desist during the summer, McNeill said.
Now only accessible at http://kscr.usc.edu, the station is working with its new advocacy and advisory committee of professors, technicians and the Online Journalism Program to get back on a radio frequency as well as make further advancements on the internet.
“1 think the FCC realizes that its action toward these small university stations across the country had a negative impact and they will want to redress that," said Larry Pryor, director of the Online Journalism Program. "The FCC act was supposed to increase the number of radio stations and increase competition and these restrictions are not allowing that to happen."
For seven years, KSCR, like many other small stations, transmitted on the low-wattage 104.7 FM frequency that only reached listeners within a few blocks of its office in Marks Hall. On the internet, KSCR’s web
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job wall done. PJ. Lutz, student program adviser from the Office of Student Activities, receives an award for Administrator of the Semester from Mortar Board members Tuesday.
Services on campus change for holidays
Schedule: Long overdue paid Christmas leave granted to employees; business hours to change
President Steven B. Sample announced last month that Dec. 28 to 31 will be university holidays, allowing employees to take paid leave for the first time in years.
“Ever since the early ’90s the employees have not seen any breaks, so we thought we would turn around and recognize their hard work,” said Dennis Dougherty, vice president of administra-
tion.
Even though most employees will have the days off, others, such as food and maintenance workers and security officers, will still work to keep some services running.
“We can’t leave the students that are here for the holidays without any services," Dougherty said.
The following services will be available during the holiday recess. All services will be closed on Dec. 25 and Jan. 1.
The university’s housing maintenance line will be operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The number is (213) 740-4646.
■ Clinton Lukens / Staff Writer
Hours during Monday, Dec. 28 to Thursday, Dec. 31:
Residential:
All housing customer service centers are closed except for Fluor Tower, Century and Founders customer service centers, which will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Food Services:
Mainstreet Commons: 7 a.m. to
5 p.m.
Betty Crocker: 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Cafe ’84:10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Libraries:
Leavey Library will be closed from Dec. 25 through Jan. 3.
Doheny Library will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Former USC student awaits murder trial
Crime: Linda Chu, who allegedly killed newborn, pleaded not guilty last fall
By RACHEL CAMPBELL
Staff Writer
A year and a half after allegedly killing her newborn baby, former USC student Linda Chu is scheduled to appear in court for trial Dec. 16.
During the pretrial hearing held last fall, Chu, who was a
sophomore majoring in business at the time of the incident, stipulated that she was the biological mother of the baby found in a trash receptacle in Century Apartments on May 7, according to then-prosecuting Deputy District Attorney Cheryl Newman-Gaines.
Chu, who has been out on bail for more than a year, is pleading not guilty to the charges.
“It is standard procedure to plead not guilty in a trial like this," said Deputy District Attorney Steven Slavitt. Slavitt took over as prosecuting attorney four months ago after Gaines transferred to another office.
There is strong evidence in the case against Chu, according to Los Angeles Police Department Detective Larry Judd of the Child Abuse Unit.
Evidence presented in the pretrial included testimony from Chu’s former roommate who identified several items in a plastic bag as belonging to Chu, including underwear found wrapped around the baby’s throat.
Results from blood and DNA samples that were taken from both Chu and the baby were not released at press time.
Chu is being represented by Shawn Snider-Chapman.
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