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              THE MAROON VOL. 85, NO. 8 WWW.LOYOLAMAROON.COM FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2006 Long-silent WLDC awaits new signal Music Industry Studies hopes to revive campus radio station By MICHAEL NISSMAN THE MAROON The time stopped long ago. The wall clock's hands sit frozen with the last stroke landing on 6:40. The room is silent — void even of the ticking of the clock. Next to the browned analog clock reads a sign of a past that one man is hoping to revive. The sign reads WLDC 640 am, signaling a time many ticks ago. Sitting in the corner of fourth floor of the Communications/Music Complex is a room locked and cut off from the Loyola community for the past 10 years. Music Industry Studies Director John Snyder is hoping to open that door. Snyder has proposed a radio station at Loyola that would use the already-existing radio facility in that room. The proposal is awaiting approval by University President the Rev. Kevin Wildes, S.J. Wildes wrote in an e-mail Wednesday that he has not yet been able to assess the proposal.The proposal, co-written by marketing senior Nick Thomas, was first sent to the Board of Communications in the spring. The board approved the proposal, after a decade without a campus radio station. Snyder said the idea came to him in the spring when he was looking for ways to facilitate and serve the community in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. "It's my idea to start companies that would be advantages to the community," Snyder said. "I'm very into the community. I thought, 'We gotta get into the game'." According to the 25-page proposal, projected start-up costs are $5,325. Equipment to purchase includes microphones, a mixing board, compact disc players, various software, a computer, an external hard drive, tape decks and a telephone switch. The projected annual income based on advertisement is $10,615. Other than broadcasting music and live performances, the radio program will include on-campus music events, interviews with bands and will serve as an outlet for professors, students, sports and general campus news. Loyola's Music Industry Studies has already secured pledges of donations from Web Antics, an Internet development firm specializing in streaming audio and visual media that would provide equipment and expertise to make the station operational. Loyola's Information Technology has also pledged equipment valued at $1,400. Space for a studio and administrative offices have already been identified in the basement of the Danna Center, in the old office of Parking Services, according to the proposal. The last campus radio program at Loyola WLDC 640 was headed by former professor Mary Blue. Blue, who served as faculty ALETHIA PICCIOLA / THE MAROON The unused studio for Loyola's former radio station, WLDC, sits idle on the fourth floor of the Communications/Music Complex. Plans to revive it are underway. Maroon staff, editors set the pace in St. Louis Paper judged one of 20 best college newspapers From Staff Reports After a semester in exile, editors of The Maroon returned to Loyola last spring with their eyes on one prize: regrouping and covering post- Katrina Loyola as best they could. Last Saturday in St. Louis they were honored with another prize when the Associated Collegiate Press presented the paper with the Pacemaker Award, the collegiate equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize. "It's a real honor to be nominated and even more of an honor to win," said Editor in Chief Daniel Monteverde, mass communication junior. "We only had half a year to put out a paper, and last semester's staff was really dedicated to coming back strong and making sure we PHOTO COURTESY OF MICHAEL GIUSTI Four Maroon editors display their Pacemaker award under the Gateway Arch. Welcome back, Voodoo ALETHIA PICCIOLA / THE MAROON Voodoo Fest, which was held at City Park over the weekend, spanned two days and featured several stages with a variety of artists. For more, see Life & Times, page 5. see RADIO, page 2 see AWARD, page 3 A LOYOLA TRADITION SINCE 1923 • "FOR A GREATER LOYOLA"  Women's basketball falls LSU in exhibition game, page 8 MAROON DIRECTORY: CALENDAR, page 2 | LIFE & TIMES, page 5 | SPORTS, page 8 | EDITORIAL, page 10 | NEWS TIPS: 865 3535