by Jillian Knight

Montclair State University’s campus radio station, WMSC, pleaded for a bill to pass during this week’s SGA meeting that would entail the SGA paying $4,730 to their broadcasting company, DSI. The invoices are from April 2009 until now.

Though this is not the first time the radio station has run into problems, the SGA passed the bill to allow WMSC to repay the outstanding bills to DSI out of their budget from last year, as it was technically not their fault and they should not suffer.

In previous years, WMSC has suffered many mishaps, including getting shut down by the SGA in 2007 after a housekeeping employee came across urine in a trashcan in the station’s control room. The female worker did not know there was urine in the bag until it tore and spilled all over her. Her supervisor then informed former SGA President Ron Chicken who, in turn, shut down the station. There was also another incident in April 2008 that involved a DJ, Randy “Rogers” Griesan, hosting the “Kinky Olympics.”

The Olympics consisted of lap dances and eating whipped cream, leading to a parental complaint against the station. The DJ was suspended for a year. Lastly, after these issues, the WMSC made a decision to try to separate from the SGA in 2008, but it is still an ongoing battle.

Though repercussions have not been decided, the SGA will meet with WMSC and set up sanctions in order to keep problems like this from happening again.

“I am disappointed in the organization. As a Class One organization and huge provider on campus as a whole, they should be on top of themselves and should not have let this slip,” said SGA President John Preciado.

Broadcasting majors and some students who work with the station attended the meeting in support. WMSC is disappointed in the situation and concerned about their reputation, “it was an unfortunate mistake, but hopefully now since the e-board is aware the problem exists something like this will not happen again,” said WSMC’s general manager Jay-Rey Rivera.