Show notes
Originally aired Monday, February 5th, from 8:30 until 9:30 AM. This special news broadcast covers protests that occurred outside Columbia University's campus on Friday, February 2nd, 2024. We are presenting an account of events from a student perspective including context leading up to the protests, interviews from protesters and counter-protesters, and a chronology of events from the WKCR field team. The views presented in this program do not reflect the beliefs of WKCR, nor the programmers of WKCR. We have attempted to present a fair and balanced depiction of what happened, from the perspective of ourselves and other students. As a disclaimer, the following program will contain sensitive and potentially upsetting content that may not be suitable for all listeners. Please listen at your own discretion.The broadcast includes: WKCR's broadcast mission statement and intentions (0:19) The context to the Barnard Inauguration protest, including university administration outreach and student response, followed by interviews with protestors conducted by the WKCR field team (1:56) The context to the city-wide protest outside Columbia university followed by interviews with protestors conducted by the WKCR field team (36:26) A chronology of the events of the city-wide protest/march (47:58) The aftermath of the protests and conclusion of the broadcast (57:07)WKCR-FM, is a non-commercial student-run radio station, dedicated to presenting a spectrum of alternative programming—traditional and art music, spoken arts, and original journalism. In the New York area, the station can be heard at 89.9 megacycles in FM; worldwide, it streams online.
