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Show The Daily Utah Chronicle, Monday, May 8, 1978 Page Five LETTERS LETTERS LETTERS continued from page 4 Ben said that he can't read or write Chinese and doesn't care to learn but that could be due to other factors like lack of time, availability of classes and difficulty of the language, and not because he's denying his heritage. There's more to heritage than language (such as music, art). I don't understand why Hirano is so upset with Ben's attitude. I have known Ben his entire life and can absolutely affirm that he is not representative of any group or anything (normal). Hirano shouldn't be concerned that Ben thinks his own race is strange, he thinks everything's strange. June Ling the banana's sister is versatile KUER Editor: In response to Alexander Lupinski's letter to the editor you published on Wednesday dealing with the University's public radio station, KUER 90.1 FM (What Alternative?). Though KUER is far from perfect in its programming policies, it does present both public service and music programming that cannot be heard anywhere else on the radio dial here in the Salt Lake City area. For example: as music director of KUER for the past two years, I believe that I'm qualified to say that almost all of the music, both classical and jazz, cannot, and is not heard on any of the other public or commercial broadcasters here in Salt Lake City. If that's not alternative programming then I don't know what is. KUER's programming policy has been to offer as much alternative music as possible, including the funky contemporary jazz music that's flooding the marketplace today because it's not heard anywhere else except on KUER. Are we to program mainstream and avant-gard- e jazz .... . only some of the people some of the time. Jerry Hankinson Music Director, KUER 90.1 FM BCHR0N1CLE '' Jonathan Clark Rick Hall Business Manager Sieve Johnaon Advertising Manager Nancy Elheridge News Editor Editor-in-Oii- Jeff Howrey Associate Editor Kirk Johnaon Editorial Editor Molly Fowlrr Entertainment Editor Joseph Brocluneyer Copy Editor Diane Martha Wickelhaus Assistant News Editor Jim Smedley Sports Editor n Jill Cook Assistant Copy Editors Colleen Reichert Feature Editor TIME"prop;ram. Another problem that KUER has is that all the disc jockeys are volunteers who, in the majority of cases, have no background or knowledge of jazz music when they began working at KUER. So why are all those jazz fanatics who complain about KUER's programming not volunteering their time to help change this situation? As a last note, I would like to extend an invitation to Mr. Lupinski to contact Reverend Willis, KUER's resident alternative music freak who has indicated a desire to allow him to program an hour of any music he would like to hear on his "REVEREND WILLIS REVIEW", heard on KUER every Saturday evening at 7:30 p.m. Someday KUER will convince Lupinski and all our listeners that you cannot satisfy everybody all the time, but Hu Lit Gardner Senior Repon: Lisa Michel Julie Harmon Layout Editor Bob Bauer Photography Editor i The opinions expressed on the editorial page of the Daily Utah Chronicle do not necessarily represent the views of the studentbody or the University administration. Published daily during (all. winter and spring quarters (not including test week or quarter breaks) by Publications Council of the University of Utah. Subscriptions 20 a year (including summer quarter), $6 an academic quarter. All subscriptions must be prepaid. Two weeks notice for change of address. Forward all subscription correspondence to: Subscription Manager, Daily Utah Chronicle. Union Building, University of Utah. Letters to the editor must be typed and doublespaced on a 74 space line. Letters of 200 words or less will be given priority. Address letters to "Letters to the Editor." The Chronicle has typewriters available for your use. We reserve the right to edit for libel, priority and space. We're not saying that a Chronicle job V. t exclusively while completely foresaking all other aspects of the jazz music spectrum? What is jazz anyhow? There's never been a precise definition of exactly what jazz music is because it can take so many different directions, including the funky sound so prevalent in contemporary jazz music today. I would also like to point out that on all of KUER's jazz programs, the disc jockies are not told exactly what to play but are free to choose any music that fits their particular programs policy. Programming policy is set by the station manager and the program director who are influenced from a variety of sources. What this means is that in the majority of cases the disc jockeys are more than willing to play requests phoned in by our listeners. So if there's something that you think is missing from a program that should be represented, please feel free to phone and let us know. Because KUER is a public radio we are very responsive to listener feedback. As a matter-of-fac- t, listener feedback has been very important in developing KUER's programming pohYies. Listeneer feedback was instrumental in deciding to feature jazz and blues music on KUER's "NIGHT COULD ims BE THE will make you rich and famous... START OF SOMETHING BIG And we're not claiming that you'll suddenly find health, happiness, true love and a solution to your body odor problems if you come to work at the Chrony. To be honest, we can't even say for sure that a stint at the Chronicle will help you find a job on that dark and dismal day when you're finally forced to deal with the real world. Take that down-and-ochap to the left, for example. short Believe it or not, just two years ago that downtrodden of the Daily soul was the proud and dignified Editor-in-Chidoes he have to show for it now? Utah Chronicle. And what Nothing. Unless you count a nickname which has no apparent relation to anything and a nervous penchant for mumbling Andy Welch's name over and over again in a decidedly bitter tone of voice. (Incidentally, this picture of Sam is a bit dated but it's the latest we could get a hold of. We received it in the mail a few months back in a dirty manila envelope bearing a Mexican border town postmark. Inside we d also found a note crayoned in Sam's distinctively child-lik- e scrawl which read simply: "Send Money." We didn't and haven't heard from him since... 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