It's hard to pick something that I "hate" about Wittenberg, for two reasons. First, I've been generally satisfied with my experience at Witt; I feel that most schools have their fair share of problems, so I don't think anywhere else would offer much more satisfaction than this school. And second, the problems Witt DOES have are ground to death by students. We've heard all the complaints about how annoying secret societies are, how superficial the administration is, or how bad the cafeteria food is. We get it, they suck.
So, these things aside, my least favorite thing about Wittenberg is unquestionably the staircase in from of Zimmerman Hall.
Seriously!
It sucks. The stairs are unevenly separated, so, when I walk down them from Hollenbeck to Reci, I always feel like one of my legs is working harder than the other. It's really frustrating.
If anyone shares my feelings toward this apparent flaw in Witt's campus design, please humor me. Comment and share your thoughts about this cruel bit of concrete.
Monday, March 28, 2011
Monday, March 14, 2011
My Favorite Thing: WUSO
My favorite thing about Wittenberg is also the most underutilized and unappreciated resource on campus: the radio station.
Maybe I'm biased; I've been WUSO's Head Music Director for over a year now, and I've DJed since my first semester at Witt. But from my very first encounters with the station, I have seen a huge amount of untapped potential.
WUSO has the ability to be great on campus. The possibilities are endless: news, music, sports, talk, etc. But due to YEARS of poor structure virtually no promotion (besides T-Shirts, which at least inform students that we HAVE a radio station), WUSO has fallen from Wittenberg's radar. WUSO has become, to most, an outlet for students to give shoutouts to friends and play mainstream pop and hip-hop music (and, for some, a bed of CDs fresh for stealing, but that's another rant).
Part of my reason for coming to Witt was the radio station. I had some idea that radio was a field I wanted to explore, and WUSO seemed like a fountain of opportunity. When I came to Witt and experienced WUSO firsthand, I found that it did offer much opportunity: the station was structured so poorly that I could play practically whatever I wanted.
The station seems to currently be in an upward swing in terms of popularity and enthusiasm, but what will it take to reach the level of professionalism occupied by other schools? In my last year at Witt, I would like to see major leaps forward for WUSO. Not just for personal gain, but out of love for the medium and the station.
Maybe I'm biased; I've been WUSO's Head Music Director for over a year now, and I've DJed since my first semester at Witt. But from my very first encounters with the station, I have seen a huge amount of untapped potential.
WUSO has the ability to be great on campus. The possibilities are endless: news, music, sports, talk, etc. But due to YEARS of poor structure virtually no promotion (besides T-Shirts, which at least inform students that we HAVE a radio station), WUSO has fallen from Wittenberg's radar. WUSO has become, to most, an outlet for students to give shoutouts to friends and play mainstream pop and hip-hop music (and, for some, a bed of CDs fresh for stealing, but that's another rant).
Part of my reason for coming to Witt was the radio station. I had some idea that radio was a field I wanted to explore, and WUSO seemed like a fountain of opportunity. When I came to Witt and experienced WUSO firsthand, I found that it did offer much opportunity: the station was structured so poorly that I could play practically whatever I wanted.
The station seems to currently be in an upward swing in terms of popularity and enthusiasm, but what will it take to reach the level of professionalism occupied by other schools? In my last year at Witt, I would like to see major leaps forward for WUSO. Not just for personal gain, but out of love for the medium and the station.
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