WIUX Alumni Newsletter February 2015Keeping up with your favorite college radio station

WIUX Culture Shock 2015 WIUX has announced the lineup for its annual Culture Shock festival! This year, WIUX, with as-sistance from the Indiana Univer-sity Memorial Union Board, has put together an unbelieveable lineup for the April 11th festival, to be held at IU’s Dunn Meadow. Foxygen, Twin Peaks, and TOPS are featured as the headlin-ers for this year’s Culture Shock festival. Foxygen released the critcally acclaimed double album “...And Star Power” in 2014, and is coming off a showstopping ap-pearance on the Late Show with David Letterman. Chicago-based Twin Peaks are riding the wave of 2014’s well-received “Wild Onion”, a rollicking collection of garage rock and power pop. Canada’s own TOPS, meanwhile, are touring in support of 2014’s “Picture You Staring”, a terrific collection of lo-fi indie rock. While WIUX is undeniably excited to bring you such won-derful headliners, Culture Shock has always held a decidedly local identity. This year is no exception. Culture Shock 2015 fea-tures five local and regional acts. Bloomington lays claim to four of those acts. Vista Kid Cruiser, Diet-rich Jon, Thee Tsunamis, and Mike Adams At His Honest Weight com-

prise the Bloomington contingent of Culture Shock, with Indy-based rappers Oreo Jones and Sirius Black rounding out the lineup. While this year’s lineup could be the best yet, Culture Shock isn’t simply about the mu-sic. Culture Shock also serves as an opportunity for WIUX to connect with the local arts and business community. Many local businesses and organizations set up tables to promote their prod-ucts and missions. It’s a great way for WIUX to stay engaged with the greater Bloomington commu-nity and all it has to offer. Dating back to 1986, Cul-ture Shock is historically WIUX’s largest on-campus event. It show-cases everything Pure Student Radio has to offer, highlighting all the hard work and enthusiasm our student volunteers put into the station. Past Culture Shock festi-vals have featured many notable indie acts. Mac DeMarco, War on Drugs, Maps & Atlases, Ty Segall, and Beach House have all graced the Culture Shock stage in past years. WIUX encourages every-one to attend Culture Shock 2015. We’re beyond excited for what Aprill 11th will hold!

The crowd gets down at Culture Shock 2014(Photo courtesy of Abigail Kaeser)

2014 headliner Mac DeMarco(Photo courtesy of Abigail Kaeser)

WIUX Alumni Newsletter Fall 2014

Historical houses on 8th Street relocatedMany homes on 8th Street –

including the previous station house, located at 815 - have been moved a block west to make space for the construction of the new Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI) fraternity house.

Houses were excavat-ed, rolled down the street on platforms, and then placed into new plots on the 700 block of 8th street. The previous WIUX house, 815, now sits across the street from our new location, a block west of where they were originally.

Indiana University pur-chased the land from FIJI in or-der to expand the Maurer School of Law.

Additionally, according to the IDS, the purchase is also part of the University’s larger

WIUX Alumni Spotlight: Alyson Hanus What years were you involved?Sophomore and junior year, so 2004-2006.

How did you get involved with WIUX?During freshman year, two of my good friends, David and Andy, had a radio show at 6 a.m. on Monday mornings. I would wake up super early to make sure I could hear them. I thought it was super cool, so the following year I signed up after going to a call-out meet-ing. I had two different radio shows over the two years and I was heavily involved with several committees.

What was your role in WIUX?I had two different shows at WIUS (WI-UX’s previous call letters). I also was on several committees, but I can’t for the life of me remember what they were called or what we did. My memory is fading! I do know that I applied and was interviewed to be the music director, but obviously didn’t get chosen!

What is your fondest memory?We threw a lot of shows at the old radio house. Mostly on Fri-days. They were super fun!

How did WIUX help you grow as a person? I met a ton of my current friends through working at WIUS. Being at WIUX was the first time I was a part of something bigger at college, and it introduced me to working hard to support organi-zations and causes that I loved!

DJ of the WeekName: Peter Doyle & Nate LasleyYear: Senior (both)Hometown:Cincinnati, OH & South Bend, INShow: Time Travelin’ Tuesdays on Satur-days, Saturday, 4-6 p.m., 99.1FM

Name: Brian Mc-MahonYear: JuniorHometown: Lemont, ILShow: Potluck Breakfast, Fridays, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m., B-Side

Name: Joel Ratajack & Sarah YoungYear: SeniorsHometown:Munster, INShow: Live & Alive, Mondays, 8-10 a.m., 99.1FM

Name: Christine BrackenhoffYear: JuniorHometown: Fishers, INShow: The Down Under Hour, Mon-days, 10-11 p.m., B-Side

Want to support your favorite college radio station? Buy a WIUX bumper sticker! Put it on your car, or your refridgerator, or any num-ber of solid objects! The stickers measure 11.5” x 3.75” and cost $2. To purchase, please mail in a self-addressed envelope with cash or a check (cash is preferred) to 715 E. 8th Street, Bloomington, IN, 47408. We will return the en-velope with a sticker in it. Support WIUX wherever you may be!

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plan to renovate the Old Crescent, the oldest part of campus. FIJIs property was one of the few lots in the Old Crescent that the University did not already own.

There is no date set to break ground on the fra-ternity’s new home, which will be located at 8th and Woodlawn, now empty due to the moves.

In conjunction with the Bloomington His-torical Preservation Committee, it was decided that the homes should be moved rather than demol-ished.

“We understand that people care deeply about the architecture,” IU Spokesman Mark Land said. “That’s one of the beautiful things about Bloomington, that people do care so much.”