The Orbis

Issue date: 1/27/10 Section: Opinion

In response to the initial decision to impose a cap on community DJs, many involved with WRVU attempted to expose to the VSC Board the errors of its decision. A meeting between board members and the WRVU staff in which questions, concerns and suggestions were posed to the board members in attendance was held. During this meeting a plethora of problems with the cap which had not been considered by the board were brought to light, to which the board members in attendance can attest.

An alternative proposal, which I personally feel addressed the issue of community DJ presence far more constructively and effectively than the cap, was produced and submitted by the WRVU staff and Executive Staff and with the support of hundreds of WRVU listeners. Yet, in the face of all of this new information, the VSC Board refused to alter their initial decision in any way. In a final affirmation of the disconnect between the board and WRVU, Board Chairman Kevin Leander neglected to notify the WRVU Executive Staff of the board's decision until two days after it had been made.

For a body which aims to educate those who participate in student media, the VSC Board set a very poor example of management when it instituted the community DJ cap. Even if it the cap had been a good policy, which I believe it was not, the board, like the VSC divisions it oversees, is meant to serve as an educational body for its student members. Alas, the board has, in this instance, failed both this task as well as its executive duty.

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