Rock around the clock
While students boogied, bopped and twisted the night away last Saturday at Dance Marathon, the University's radio station, WTJU (91.1 FM), held its own 24-hour rock-a-thon.
The station began its annual Rock Marathon on Friday, and will continue it through the wee hours of next Saturday morning. The weeklong event features special programming and live in-studio performances by local rock bands Ostinata, Engine Down and Last Days of May.
"It's a celebration of this sort of [rock] music, and we fundraise at the same time to support the station," said Chuck Taylor, WTJU's general manager.
Like many college radio stations, WTJU-FM caters to a wide variety of musical tastes. The station plays jazz, blues, rock, hip-hop, R&B, international and classical music.
Engine Down will perform in-studio on Tuesday at 7 p.m., and Last Days of May will perform at 8 p.m. Friday.
The marathon is one of four such fundraising events that will occur annually.
The station hopes to earn at least $18,000 by the end of the marathon Friday and has a yearly fundraising goal of $80,000.
The timing of the Rock Marathon is important, Taylor said.
"We try to do it before Spring Break, when everyone goes away and spends their money," he added.
Compiled by Sam Bresnahan
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