THE CAMPUS PRESS
SPOTLIGHT
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February 21 - 27, 2006
Balancing the costs of construction
New building costs cause
pricey student fee increases
Thomas Ivory
Staff Writer
The construction of the Leeds
School of Business expansion has
recently been under heavy scruti-
ny, and the University of Colorado
Student Union executives are con-
cerned with the proper use of the
constructionʼs funding.
The University of Colorado
resigned a contract with Pinkard
Construction, breaching UCSU
requirements for the selection of
qualified construction companies.
The original bill passed by UCSU
illustrated their involvement in
selecting a contractor.
“We urge the administration to
work with our original bill,” wrote
UCSU Tri-executive and School of
Education graduate student Jeremy
Jimenez in an e-mail.
The original bill, proposed on
Radio 1190 showcases the best in Boulder's music scene
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Special guest DJ Serve 1
throws down some drum and
bass beats Thursday Feb. 9th
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For the students, by the students.
April 15, 2004, stated that UCSU
would hold the authority to select
a company that provides train-
ing, a safe-staffing plan, adequate
health care benefits, fair wages
and a union status for all of the
contractorʼs employees.
In 2000, under state fund-
ing, CU engaged in a contract
with Pinkard Construction for the
business school expansion. Upon
the loss of state funding, CU was
forced to withdraw from the con-
tract and suspend the project until
funding was secured.
In 2004, UCSU Legislative
Council passed legislation
enabling a student fee increase
of $400 per year per student to
fund the construction of not only
the Leeds expansion, but the Wolf
Law Building, ATLAS Center, IT
Infrastructure and a new Visual
Arts Complex as well.
Niki Spaeth
Staff Writer
Itʼs all about cultivation—nur-
turing and setting free. University
of Coloradoʼs radio station, Radio
1190 KVCU, has a music philoso-
phy that roots for the little guys.
By presenting shows and
shuffling through hundreds of CDs
of independent bands sent by pro-
moter distributions, Radio 1190
goes the extra mile to help launch
the careers of those bands that only
appear to be specks on the music
scene radar.
“Weʼre trying to cultivate a
scene,” said Shervin Rezaie, gen-
eral manager of Radio 1190 and a
senior marketing major.
Their mission is to give local
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A worker does construction on the ATLAS building on Sunday, Jan. 14. The Capital Construction Fee,
approved in 2004, dramatically increases student fees to put money toward construction on campus.
Fifty percent of the funds
covering the different construction
projects on campus come from
student fees. The other 50 percent
are private donations.
As of 2005, CU resigned their
and independent bands a spotlight
that they will not easily find any-
where else.
“We allow that platform (for
bands) to get heard,” said Brook
Cole, promotions director for
Radio 1190 and senior chemical
engineering major.
At this radio station, listeners
are not bludgeoned with continu-
ous play of the Top 40 Billboard
hits. Radio 1190 gets a delivery
of a couple hundred CDs of new
music from promoter distributions
every week. When sorting through
the new music, they look for genres
that do not have another outlet and
have not found popularity, such as
jam bands and punk.
“They are part of a scene that
doesnʼt need enriching,” Rezaie
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original contract with Pinkard
Construction for the business
school expansion without the noti-
fication or approval of UCSU. This
move overlooked the proper selec-
tion process of contractors man-
said.
Bands such as Modest Mouse
and the White Stripes had their
start on Radio 1190, but once they
made it big, their albums went on
the back burner. However, this
does not mean that the station no
longer supports their new endeav-
ors.
“We still give a lot of respect
to bands who are pushing the enve-
lope,” said Rezaie.
To give these bands the boost
they intend to, Radio 1190ʼs plat-
form must be seen and recog-
nized.
“It is important to be visible in
the community,” Rezaie said.
This is where the whole idea of
presenting shows comes in. While
“presenting” a show may insinuate
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dated by UCSU.
CU resigned their contract
with Pinkard Construction because
they were legally committed to the
contractor.
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doing everything from getting the
band to come to setting up a venue,
it is really about publicity.
The station promotes the artist
on the radio and the artistʼs show
promotes the station by giving the
band a chance to advertise at the
show. According to Rezaie, Radio
1190 presents anywhere from three
to 10 shows a week, depending on
the season.
“If itʼs an artist we support,
weʼll contact the promoter,” Cole
said.
Presenting a show is more of
a partnership deal than a one-man
effort.
“We work mostly in trade,”
said Cole. “It works out really nice-
ly; we donʼt pay, and they don't
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