1. WIUX Alumni Newsletter February 2015
Keeping up with your favorite college radio station
WIUX Culture Shock 2015
WIUX has announced
the lineup for its annual Culture
Shock festival!
This year, WIUX, with as-
sistance from the Indiana Univer-
sity Memorial Union Board, has
put together an unbelieveable
lineup for the April 11th festival,
to be held at IU’s Dunn Meadow.
Foxygen, Twin Peaks, and
TOPS are featured as the headlin-
ers for this year’s Culture Shock
festival. Foxygen released the
critcally acclaimed double album
“...And Star Power” in 2014, and
is coming off a showstopping ap-
pearance on the Late Show with
David Letterman. Chicago-based
Twin Peaks are riding the wave
of 2014’s well-received “Wild
Onion”, a rollicking collection
of garage rock and power pop.
Canada’s own TOPS, meanwhile,
are touring in support of 2014’s
“Picture You Staring”, a terrific
collection of lo-fi indie rock.
While WIUX is undeniably
excited to bring you such won-
derful headliners, Culture Shock
has always held a decidedly local
identity. This year is no exception.
Culture Shock 2015 fea-
tures five local and regional acts.
Bloomington lays claim to four of
those acts. Vista Kid Cruiser, Diet-
rich Jon, Thee Tsunamis, and Mike
Adams At His Honest Weight com-
prise the Bloomington contingent
of Culture Shock, with Indy-based
rappers Oreo Jones and Sirius
Black rounding out the lineup.
While this year’s lineup
could be the best yet, Culture
Shock isn’t simply about the mu-
sic.
Culture Shock also serves
as an opportunity for WIUX to
connect with the local arts and
business community. Many local
businesses and organizations set
up tables to promote their prod-
ucts and missions. It’s a great way
for WIUX to stay engaged with
the greater Bloomington commu-
nity and all it has to offer.
Dating back to 1986, Cul-
ture Shock is historically WIUX’s
largest on-campus event. It show-
cases everything Pure Student
Radio has to offer, highlighting all
the hard work and enthusiasm
our student volunteers put into
the station.
Past Culture Shock festi-
vals have featured many notable
indie acts. Mac DeMarco, War on
Drugs, Maps & Atlases, Ty Segall,
and Beach House have all graced
the Culture Shock stage in past
years.
WIUX encourages every-
one to attend Culture Shock 2015.
We’re beyond excited for what
Aprill 11th will hold!
The crowd gets down at Culture Shock 2014
(Photo courtesy of Abigail Kaeser)
2014 headliner Mac DeMarco
(Photo courtesy of Abigail Kaeser)

2. WIUX Alumni Newsletter Fall 2014
Historical houses on 8th Street relocated
Many homes on 8th Street –
including the previous station
house, located at 815 - have
been moved a block west to
make space for the construction
of the new Phi Gamma Delta
(FIJI) fraternity house.
Houses were excavat-
ed, rolled down the street on
platforms, and then placed into
new plots on the 700 block of
8th street. The previous WIUX
house, 815, now sits across the
street from our new location, a
block west of where they were
originally.
Indiana University pur-
chased the land from FIJI in or-
der to expand the Maurer School
of Law.
Additionally, according
to the IDS, the purchase is also
part of the University’s larger
WIUX Alumni Spotlight: Alyson Hanus
What years were you involved?
Sophomore and junior year, so 2004-
2006.
How did you get involved with WIUX?
During freshman year, two of my good
friends, David and Andy, had a radio
show at 6 a.m. on Monday mornings.
I would wake up super early to make
sure I could hear them. I thought it
was super cool, so the following year I
signed up after going to a call-out meet-
ing. I had two different radio shows
over the two years and I was heavily
involved with several committees.
What was your role in WIUX?
I had two different shows at WIUS (WI-
UX’s previous call letters). I also was on
several committees, but I can’t for the
life of me remember what they were
called or what we did. My memory is
fading! I do know that I applied and was
interviewed to be the music director,
but obviously didn’t get chosen!
What is your fondest memory?
We threw a lot of shows at the
old radio house. Mostly on Fri-
days. They were super fun!
How did WIUX help you grow as
a person?
I met a ton of my current friends
through working at WIUS. Being
at WIUX was the first time I was
a part of something bigger at
college, and it introduced me to
working hard to support organi-
zations and causes that I loved!
DJ of the Week
Name: Peter Doyle
& Nate Lasley
Year: Senior (both)
Hometown:
Cincinnati, OH &
South Bend, IN
Show: Time Travelin’
Tuesdays on Satur-
days, Saturday, 4-6
p.m., 99.1FM
Name: Brian Mc-
Mahon
Year: Junior
Hometown: Lemont,
IL
Show: Potluck
Breakfast, Fridays,
11 a.m. - 12 p.m.,
B-Side
Name: Joel Ratajack
& Sarah Young
Year: Seniors
Hometown:
Munster, IN
Show: Live & Alive,
Mondays, 8-10 a.m.,
99.1FM
Name: Christine
Brackenhoff
Year: Junior
Hometown: Fishers,
IN
Show: The Down
Under Hour, Mon-
days, 10-11 p.m.,
B-Side
Want to support your favorite
college radio station? Buy a WIUX
bumper sticker! Put it on your car,
or your refridgerator, or any num-
ber of solid objects! The stickers
measure 11.5” x 3.75” and cost
$2. To purchase, please mail in a
self-addressed envelope with cash
or a check (cash is preferred) to
715 E. 8th Street, Bloomington,
IN, 47408. We will return the en-
velope with a sticker in it. Support
WIUX wherever you may be!
Buy a WIUX bumper
sticker!
plan to renovate the Old Crescent, the oldest part
of campus. FIJIs property was one of the few lots in
the Old Crescent that the University did not already
own.
There is no date set to break ground on the fra-
ternity’s new home, which will be located at 8th
and Woodlawn, now empty due to the moves.
In conjunction with the Bloomington His-
torical Preservation Committee, it was decided that
the homes should be moved rather than demol-
ished.
“We understand that people care deeply
about the architecture,” IU Spokesman Mark Land
said. “That’s one of the beautiful things about
Bloomington, that people do care so much.”