wzlyarcheologicaldig2019
streamers on ceiling left from a party
polaroid people dancing above speaker next to lamp
Above stairs. Unknown date and origin.
rubber duck on filing cabinet appears decorative uniformed
circa tri co 2018 On the filing cabinet borrow from the pub never returned
3/12/19 Above the stairs leading to the studios Stickers posted on wall use appears decorative, one figure bears resemblance of Miranda Hardy ‘19 Ixchel Lopez ‘19
coloring page decoration asserting hipsterdom, perhaps a critique? corner wall above the shelves
remote controller cd tuner
On shelves On the lower level on the east wall next to the back door. A stencil image of ?? could be old but the paint is fairly vibrant so couldn’t be terribly old. Anyone know who this is depicting? Is is political?
In the center of the station: a round table with a red top that is covered in stickers.
above the central part of the meeting area it’s a bumper sticker that says “genitortures sodomized my honor student” Beyoncé light switch 2006-2007 era Beyoncé Hidden behind the KA-KY shelves The eternal paradigm of beauty and resentment, protest and aesthetics A decade old, used for the obvious reason that Beyoncé powers all energy on earth but especially in this station
ladder with decoration and inscription “sharpies are DANGEROUS WEAPONS in the hands of DJs” also “WORD BITCH”. Located on the landing (platform) by the studios.
On stairs down to studio. Promo poster for a compilation release 4/20/2019 in protest of George Bush’s presidency.
2002-2006: a shoe nailed to the ceiling by a wellesley alum who now stars in the popular TV show broad city. Purely decorative?
A light switch at the bottom of the stairs at the entrance of the station. The top of the light switch has the message ‘The lights will never go out.’ written in sharpie. Located on the lower level, facing the front door. It appears to be protocol for station closing. Must have been from before 2017 (when we started using a lockbox). We used to have to pick up the keys from campus po.
diorama : a creative challenge with the prompt of a simple word “lighthouse”. Located on top of the eastern CD wall.
picture of people people, celerbrating “WZLY + FIERY FURNACES 4EVER� behind the shelves on the leftward wall
pole in station a threat unable to date above the shelves
wall inscription celebrating 2018 near the shelves corner wall above the shelves
above a filing cabinet by the door a plaque that honors wzly in 82/83 stolen?
IMAGE: Graffiti reading “Even Non-Wellesley Girls Rock Out With WZLY!!!” plus their signatures, which has been further vandalized so the message reads “Even Wellesley Boys Rock Out With WZLY!!!” A fascinating interaction that speaks to the evolving notions of gender diversity on campus. DATE: Original graffiti dates Summer 2005; additions in 2012
LOCATION IN STATION: other messages writUnder the alcove, slightly ten on station walls to dedicate people’s obscured by the carpet presence in WZLY. DESCRIPTION OF THE However, the addition seems more like ARTIFACT AGE? USE? Ap- a statement on the proximately 14 years old; presence of the transthe altered state is 7 years gender community at old Wellesley rather than specific individuals. SIMILAR TO CURRENTLY USE OBJECTS? There are
DESCRIPTION OF THE ARTIFACT It is a poster to commemorate the launch of an IMAGE: Café Tacvba album from one of the most poster for their album popular Mexican rock acts of all time. Reves/Yosoy AGE? USE? Approximately 20 years old; used as station decoration LOCATION IN STATION: Above the “T” section of SIMILAR TO CURRENTLY the record library shelves. USE OBJECTS? Yesshelves DATE: ca. 1999