Talk Radio voted off the UL Buses

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&nbsp; <b> UL poll rejects talk radio </b>

UL students have spoken, and those voices have been heard.

However, conversations aired on the radios on buses transporting students to campus from Cajun Field are another matter.

The university has informed its student bus drivers that music is an acceptable choice, while talk radio programs are not, after recent complaints about program selection prompted a student survey by Dr. Simon Broussard, head of Parking and Transit.

"There were complaints, so Parking and Transit decided to conduct a poll of students, asking them what they would most like to listen to," said Public Relations and News Services Director Julie Dronet. "It came up music."

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Bruce Brown • bbrown@theadvertiser.com • September 25, 2008
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Dronet said Broussard conducted the polling himself, both at Cajun Field and at Rex Street, last Thursday.

"The majority of those polled were most interested in music, so that's what he instructed the drivers to choose," Dronet said.

The decision was greeted with protest by at least one driver, and a nationwide talk radio program took up the cause.

"The issue has been blown way out of proportion," said Dronet. "It's about how best to serve the students. It's not about allowing drivers to pick the station. The university was looking out for its students after receiving complaints."

Dronet noted that the buses are university property, and that drivers are employees of the school. She also noted that drivers do have the choice of what they listen to when they do not have passengers.

"At times when there are no passengers, more commonly when they are in line at Cajun Field waiting to load students, they have the right to listen to what they like," she said. "The university thought it was responding to the needs of its students."

Dronet said that, other than being directed what radio format to play while passengers are aboard, no action was taken against the drivers.


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Originally Posted by NewsCopy

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I was listening to the Walton & Johnson radio show the other morning when a UL student called in and said UL was banning W & J! Of course, they jumped all over that. Then the young lady said it was all talk radio not just W&J that was banned. But they still ran with it. It made the school look pretty petty and small-time (kind of like high school). Very disappointing. I may not agree with many of the talking heads but I thought universities were all about free speech. I guess I was wrong about my alma mater.

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Originally Posted by RaginFan2

_ I was listening to the Walton & Johnson radio show the other morning when a UL student called in and said UL was banning W & J! Of course, they jumped all over that. Then the young lady said it was all talk radio not just W&J that was banned. But they still ran with it. It made the school look pretty petty and small-time (kind of like high school). Very disappointing. I may not agree with many of the talking heads but I thought universities were all about free speech. I guess I was wrong about my alma mater. _

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W & J say some pretty offensive stuff. Prolly didn't go ever too well with a lot of people on the bus b/c of that. I also think you are incorrect. UL did promote free speech in this. The students spoke and the majority of the students decided not to allow the racey comments made on the show. I honestly agree with it.

Now if they can only vote on how may should attend the football games. Let's see, 16,000 plus students and only 10% attend. Now that would be a start.

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Originally Posted by CajunCanaille

W & J say some pretty offensive stuff. Prolly didn't go ever too well with a lot of people on the bus b/c of that. I also think you are incorrect. UL did promote free speech in this. The students spoke and the majority of the students decided not to allow the racey comments made on the show. I honestly agree with it.

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I find it awfully funny when people say Walton and Johnson is offensive, and maybe they are to some, but do you listen to music nowadays? The majority of today's music is just as offensive. As for the free speech thing -- allowing students to vote isn't necessarily free speech. Free speech to me would be allowing the driver to put the radio on whatever station they please.

What the university should do is say the radio must stay on one station, KRVS for example, and if you dont like it then bring your own music to listen to. Problem solved.

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Originally Posted by Cover2

What the university should do is say the radio must stay on one station, KRVS for example, and if you dont like it then bring your own music to listen to. Problem solved. _

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Tyren Johnson was actually interviewed on the news and said he does exactly that. I think the busses should just play the fight song over and over, or put it on 1420!!!

Well then, I predict these Walton & Johnson fellers might make it big someday.

I'm mean look what getting banned from UL did for the Pine Leaf Boys. ;)

really, this is what they are spending time on?

turn the damn things off and move on to more important topics....

I'm saddened by this. A college campus is the last place you'd expect censorship. This was my reply to the blog on the bottom of the article on theadvertiser.com:

I'm a student at UL, and I think this is just ridiculous! A college campus is the last place you would expect to see censorship! You gotta realize, the bus ride from Cajun Field to campus, or vice versa is what, maybe 5 or 10 minutes? Talk to the person next to you, listen to your iPod, or just block out the radio! You're on the bus for 10 MINUTES, while these bus drivers are on the bus for 8 HOURS!

Furthermore, this is COLLEGE, I hear things from professors every day I don't necissarily agree with, but I'm not going to go complain to the Dean about them! College is the time where you learn that there are different opinions out there, and you won't agree with most of them. Its where you learn to disregard things you don't agree with and don't let them get to you. Its where you learn that EVERYBODY has the right to say WHATEVER they want, and if you don't agree, oh well, grow up. These TWO students, yes TWO, not a bus load, not a group, but TWO students were so narrowminded that they couldn't handle hearing sombody else's view and had to start an Obama chant, then complain so that NOBODY can listen to talk radio anymore.

I'm a moderate, so I kinda fall right in the middle of left and right, but I think its funny that these two students came from the left, liberal side, the side that preaches tolerance for things like this!

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Originally Posted by charliek

_ really, this is what they are spending time on?

turn the damn things off and move on to more important topics.... _

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Excellent suggestion!! ..O...~...O...~...O...~.