The Daily Orange - November 17, 1983
Eggers says WAER serves SU, community
By Joseph D'Agnese
Syracuse University has never intended WAER-FM88 to broadcast the programs of students just to students said Chancellor Melvin A. Eggers at a University Senate meeting Wednesday.
Eggers said the purpose of WAER is two-fold.
"The station is intended to provide the community with a window to the world of the University," Eggers said, "and also to provide an opportunity for students to get experience in broadcasting under professional supervision."
Station manager David Anderson said 70 to 80 percent of programming could be considered of an SU or local nature. Former fundraiser for WCNY-FM91.3 Wendy Harris said WAER would not be competing with WCNY for the same market audience since both formats were different.
Responding to questions of whether WAER is applying for National Public Radio programming, duplicating programming that may exist on other area stations, Vice President of Student Affairs Paul Eickmann said stations often receive similar programming from NPR but are also able to have their programs accepted for syndication by NPR.
In his statement to the Senate, Egged said WAER can be heard within a 50-mile radius and broadcasts as much to the Syracuse community as well as the University. The station has eight student department managers and employs 125 students, Eggers said.
Anthropology Professor Michael Freedman asked whether the station was not on a collision course with other public radio stations. Eggers said, however, the station was not on a collision course, although it may be closer in format to NPR stations than in the past.
"I suppose it could be a rival for sponsorship, but the funds in that case are not too roust," Eggers said.
In other business, Computer and Information Science Professor Otway Pardee presented the report of the Commit tee on Budget and Fiscal Affairs. Parde' said the University is in the black for the 1982-83 year. He said that in the University's operating budget of $230.3 million revenues exceeded expenditures by $162,026. Pardee said next year's budget would be $248.2 million, with half of the amount going to academic expenses, the rest being divided among auxiliary enterprises, University sponsored programs and Utica College, Pardee said.
Student Government Association Vice President for Administrative Operations Eric Leventhal presented a student honor code to the Senate that was formulated by the members of the executive staff of SGA. Leventhal said SGA was seeking to get the code "stamped on the books" and used as a tool to prevent dishonest academic practices and to foster pride in the University.
Leventhal said the code had received the general encouragement of the Senate Committee on Students and now SGA wished to have the code considered by the Committees on Academics and Instruction. Richard Phillips, dean of Hendricks Chapel, motioned that the Senate accept Leventhal's recommendation.
Earlier in the meeting nine new courses were approved by the Senate. The new courses are in the architecture, fine arts, philosophy and religion and psychology departments. Chairman of Agenda Committee Samuel V. Kennedy presented to the Senate an amendment to the Senate bylaws that would allow the president of the Law Student Senate to be a student member ex officio of the Senate. This would bring the total number of ex officio members in the Senate to 43.
The next meeting of the Senate will be on December 14, 1983.
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