The SpringHillian

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THE

SPRINGHILLIAN

February 27, 2014

Volume 98 Issue 4

Comm. Arts Has

Some New Digs

By ChelseaWALLACE Assistant Editor The SHC radio show Top of the Hill has expanded to include its very own television channel run by students here on the Hill. Often seen doing live broadcasts in the caf or in McKinney’s, Top of the Hill is the student-run radio station at Spring Hill. Currently located in the Integrated Media Center in the LAC, the station hopes to spend the next several years getting a television broadcast produced and delivered to the campus. Catt Sirten, an adjunct instructor in the communication arts department, explained that students are taught to create and edit podcasts, which are then available on the web. “There are dozens of posts. There’s funny ones, there are serious ones, live stuff, remote broadcasts,” Sirten says. “We just recorded a simulation of the Supreme Court and that’s also up.” Currently in its third year, the media department hopes to eventually provide a full-time broadcast on Badger TV, currently channel 16.1 on cable, says Sirten. For now, there is a still logo for Top of the Hill as well as the radio content. “This is a collection of 22 hours that’s always up,” Sirten explains, “but as soon as they get

the content from the multimedia center, that will go on there, too.” What is keeping the department from producing that full-time broadcast? Simply put: there aren’t enough. Sirten says, “The challenge with having a video channel is the monster that has to be fed. It’s a lot of content and the content takes a long time to make.” Because of this, an academic class would be the best bet to secure both the manpower and the material to film. “It takes an ongoing effort and right now, we don’t have an academic class to create the content. We need the man hours and the courses to justify the man hours,” Sirten explains. Bill Rowan, who teaches the broadcast class and donated some of equipment, stresses the importance of knowing how to create and produce film content. “This is the fastest growing commercial industry in the world,” Rowan states. “All of these little shows, product demonstrations...who does all that stuff? Someone has to.” Rowan also believes in the importance of the class in helping students bring all aspects of their communications training together into one all-encompassing experience.

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WHAT’S INSIDE: Lifestyle: Check the middle spread for a Mardi Gras Ball 2014 recap and get a chance to check in with the Badgers overseas! Pg. 6-7 Sports: The baseball team had two thrilling wins against rival University of Mobile this past weekend. Pg. 11


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