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Carroll DJ breaks world record on WCCX
Jessica A. Bauer Editorial Assistant
A world record was broken at Carroll College last weekend when WCCX 104.5 FM disc jockey and station general manager Rey Monis, senior, stayed awake for 104.5 hours - to match WCCX’s call number - breaking the record for longest radio show ever, worldwide. Monis, who went on the air at 7:30 a.m. on Friday and finished at 4:01 p.m. on Tuesday, broke the previous record of a 103.5-hour show, made in Sweden in 2001. He said he first came up with the idea his sophomore year when he did an all-night show from midnight to 10 a.m. Last spring Monis contacted the Guinness Book of World Records to inform them of his desire to make the attempt. The station personnel agreed that the record attempt would be a “good way to launch another year of broadcasting,” said program director Phill Mineff, senior. The primary requirement from Guinness was that Monis must introduce every song, either
Photo by Nate Brunner
Carroll College senior Rey Monis (a.k.a. Dr. Worm) addresses his listeners as he passes the 104.5 hour mark and sets the new world consecutive hours deejayed record. Tired, but triumphant, the upbeat station manager thanks everyone who tuned in, helped out, or donated items to make the event possible.
before or after it was played. Songs could range from two to six minutes, so the longest time between announcements could
be 12 minutes. Stewards had to be on hand at all times, taking rotating four-hour shifts to keep Monis awake and watch him.
The stewards were not allowed to work two shifts in a row. Friends and fellow WCCX DJs supported Monis’ efforts.
Asked of his opinion, close friend senior Frank Adams said, “I think he’s a bloody nut. But it’s also to be expected.” “People ask why I’m doing this,” Monis said. He explained it was for the attention, though he claims breaking the record will not be his 15 minutes of fame. He said it is simply a personal challenge he set for himself. “After I know I can do this, the bar gets set higher and I’ll come up with some other crazy challenge,” he said. On Friday, Monis felt confident in his abilities, saying he planned to go beyond the 104.5 hours and continue for as long as he could. By Sunday night, however, he was beginning to look haggard. His eyes bloodshot, he began to lose sense of space and distance. He would misjudge the distance to the station desk and fall, thinking it was an inch closer than it really was. To prepare for the experience, Monis made sure to get his normal seven to eight hours of sleep per night for the past two See WCCX Page 3
Tenure battle for professors still raging Jessica A. Bauer Editoral Assistant
9/11 Remembrance
Photo by Sarah Lasee
Sophomore Jenny Bruss gets her candle lit at the 9/11 candlelight vigil held for the two-year anniversary of the tragedy that forever changed our nation.
Last spring, four Carroll professors were denied tenure despite being recommended by the Tenure and Promotion Committee. Tenure is a means of granting teachers academic freedom and job security and is usually considered after a person has taught for six years. While each of the professors, Dr. Joel Heim and Dr. Nelia Beth Scovil of the Religion and Philosophy Department, Dr. Penny Johnson of the Graphic Communication Department and Dr. Charlene McMahon of the Chemistry Department, were given indication at their two and four year reviews that they would be granted tenure, the Board of Trustees voted on the contrary. Since last spring, each professor filed a complaint with the Faculty Board of Inquiry. Due to a change in the governance system that President Frank Falcone implemented this summer, the new FBI has not yet been created and no response has been made to the complaints. At the Board of Trustees meeting this past May, the Board announced that the tenure decisions were final and they would
not consider reversing their decision. Scovil, speaking for herself and husband, Heim, said that “unless the college is willing to reconsider and enter into meaningful conversation” they will go to court “very soon”. She was not able to give any sort of time frame to any legal action though. If the tenure decision is not reversed by the end of the school year, the professors will not be allowed to return to teach at Carroll next fall. There are three possible outcomes if the professors take their case to court. One is that the judge would uphold the Board’s decision and agree that tenure was rightfully denied. Another would be that the judge force the Trustees to reverse their decision and reinstate the four professors as tenured. The third would be for the judge to grant damages and the professors receive monetary compensation. The professors have been pursuing other jobs at differing rates. Johnson recently took a position as an instructor in computer science at Moraine Park Technical College in Fond du Lac. She will begin instructing there after
she finishes her maternity leave but has yet to submit her official resignation to Carroll. Her last official day with Carroll will be November 1. However, if the tenure decision is reversed she will return to Carroll. Scovil and Heim are less optimistic in their search. Since religion and philosophy teaching positions are rare, it is likely that one or both of them will never teach again, they said. Being denied tenure may also be a bar against any of the four from teaching again as it is a “stigma on a record,” said Scovil. “It’s clear they’ve damaged us, they have probably ruined our careers,” she said. McMahon requested to be considered for the non-tenure track position in the chemistry department but the school declined her request. McMahon’s case is slightly more advanced than her three colleagues. She believes the school practiced gender discrimination and denied her tenure because she was a woman, married and pregnant. “I am at least as qualified as my two male colleagues who See Tenure Page 3