Friday, September 26, 1997
Speaks Out
During summer orientation, front desk employees in the residence
halls were prohibited from playing hip-hop music. Does it bother
you that this particicular type of music was singled out to be
banned?
Shane Waarboek
First-year
undeclared student
It’s a bad idea. They have hip-hop music that has clean lyrics.
It’s what I listen to, it’s part of life.
Jamaal Tucker
First-year
biochemistry student
I think it’s discrimination. Hip-hop’s not the only form of
music that’s inappropriate to some or has cuss words in it.
Jaclyn Cohen
First-year
physiological sciences student
It doesn’t bother me because I don’t like that music, but I
don’t think it’s fair if people like that stuff. They shouldn’t ban
music – what’s the point? It’s censorship. I don’t think there’s a
reason to do it.
Kasper Szuba
First-year
undeclared student
I think it’s a little unfair. They’re singling out a certain
type of music. If they’re going to block out anything they should
play classical music, you know, or ’20s swing bands, something
universal. I’m not a big fan of hip-hop, but there are some violent
KROQ songs, too. I think most people would agree with that unless
they’re extremely biased.
Maureen Moore
First-year
communication studies student
I don’t agree with that. Parents hear that when their kids are
at home anyways. We have all the freedom in the world here so I
don’t know why they’d bother banning it.