WALF walks on water

A frozen pipe burst in the WALF radio station on Jan. 11, and though half of the ceiling fell and toolboxes were filled to the rim with water, none of the station’s electronic equipment was damaged in the flood.

“We cut off the power to the equipment rack in the room, but we were still able to broadcast,” said General Manager Thomas Fleming.

The water pipe was not close enough to the equipment to cause damage. However, the station did lose some documents and some tools were rusted from the overflow.

The current mess in the station is not due to the flood; WALF is undergoing a rewiring project made possible with the support of President Edmondson and Vice President of Student Affairs Kathy Woughter.

Fleming presented the project in hopes of a better WALF before he takes his leave as station manager.

“I want to see WALF work really well technically before I graduate,” explained Fleming. “I don't want anyone after me have to worry so much about working equipment.”

The Princeton Review did rank WALF as the 13th best college radio station in the country for their 2010 listing. And while applications for DJs have passed, the station is looking for new executive board members for anyone interested.

“We should be more concerned about whether we're doing cool things on the air,” said Fleming. “It is a radio station, after all, and one of the highest ranked radio stations in the country,” he added.