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06/25/2024

Our final author of Pride Month is none other than Emily Dickinson, who is regarded as one of the most influential and essential authors and poets who challenged the notion of standard poetry and the definition of poetry itself.

Her work sees the poems from a different perspective, one of an inescapable narrative in which they live and dwell within the confines of society. Much like Dickinson herself, a bisexual woman, her poetry points to a future she believed was possible, one where gay men and women can live openly and proudly about who they are without having to make themselves feel in prison when they want to make a home.

As we end this Pride Month, know that we all love who we love; it is not a choice we make per se, but it is ingrained in us, in our nature as humans, something beyond us and understanding. We are born to love whom we choose; when we find that love, the earth’s ground may crumble beneath us, but we will not be stirred. Love yourself, Love each other, Love Love Love.

Thanks for joining me on this journey and I look forward to continuing to navigate the river on Riverside Readings.

See y’all on the airwaves.

Fun fact: Emily & her brother loved the same woman (his wife)!

06/18/2024

Our Fourth Author of Pride Month has yet to be normalized in America. He hails from Kvikne, Norway, and his name is Bjornstjerne Bjornson. He also won a Nobel Prize for Literature in 1903 “as a tribute to his noble, magnificent and versatile poetry, which has always been distinguished by both the freshness of its inspiration and the rare purity of its spirit.”

In a letter to his lover, Hans Christen Anderson (author of Thumbelina, The Ugly Duckling, and the Little Mermaid), Bjornstjerene wrote, “Here inside myself, You are blossoming despite the winter, and I have sunshine and warmth from You despite the distance.”

He was a prolific character and a pioneer in decriminalizing gay relationships in his home country of Norway. Not only does his work and artistry touch on poetry, speeches, and books, but he is also the lyricist behind Norway’s national anthem, Ja, vi elsker dette landet or Yes, We Love This Country.

Fun Fact: though he wrote the national anthem, he was charged with treason (between 1865 and 1875) exiling him to Germany and could not return to Norway until 1882.

06/15/2024

Our third author of Pride Month is Katherine Mansfield, who has connections with other LGBTQ icons, such as last week’s Oscar Wilde and prolific author Virginia Wolf.

Hailing from New Zealand, though her life was short, it was certainly not viewed as “wasted.” She was bisexual, and she described one of her relationships with a Maori woman (natives of New Zealand) as “unclean, I know but true. What an extraordinary thing - I feel savagely crude”. However, this did not stop her from living her truth and bringing the difficulties and tribulations of her sexuality and the outside perception of it in her stories and prose.

Fun Fact: Virginia Wolf was jealous of her writing style but did not like her that much as a character.

06/10/2024

Good Evening!

To be transparent to you listeners,

Over the next several weeks I will be in England, so that means that our IG dm replies will be slower or on hiatus until I return when July begins!

There still will be things releasing between now & then so if some of the posts are at a wonky time that is why! The station will continue running without me while I am gone but I shall return with maybe a little difrint of an accent innit?

See y’all on the waves when I return :)

06/10/2024

Our second Author of Pride Month is none other than Oscar Wilde!

Traveling around the world from Ireland and self-proclaiming that he kissed another famous poet named Walt Whitman, Oscar Wilde was persecuted, jailed, and sentenced to two years of hard labor for being gay. Oscar Wilde used his artistry to continue the narrative that there is more to love than the singular, heterosexual man-and-woman relationship. Love knows no bounds and, many times brings us our biggest strengths. Famous for his book, “The Portrait of Dorian Gray” (1891), we will be reading from his list of poems that he might not be more attributed with.

“Be yourself; Everyone else has already been taken.”
“The only people I would care to be with now are writers and people who have suffered: those who know what beauty is, and those who know what sorrow is: nobody else interests me.”

Fun fact: People left lipstick kiss marks on his grave in the famous Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, France. However, continuous cleanings & the grease from the lipstick made the Irish & French government encase it in glass due to erosion so no more kissing!

Fun fact 2: The song featured is Wilde Love by King Charles. It is a rendition of The Ballad of Reading Gaol by Oscar Wilde & my personal favorite bands of the past decade of my life.

06/01/2024

To begin Pride Month, we will read some of the works of the Ancient Greek Lyricist Sappho. Unlike many stories I have done in the past, these selected works will have an undertone of music, as is Sappho’s style!

She was given nicknames such as the “Tenth Muse” (in Greek mythology, there are nine) and whose work highly spoke about her reverence, love, and desire for women, and who today is known as the symbol of love and desire between women with Sapphic and Le***an deriving from her name and homeland in Greece called Lesbos.

Fun Fact: Centuries after her death, statues, pottery, and even coins were made in her likeness and admiration!

(This episode can be found where you find your podcasts! Simply type in Riverside Readings and you will find it)

06/01/2024

Happy Pride Month!

In honor of this month I am putting out episodes of authors that used their works to navigate their true feelings during a time when they could not openly be so.

The authors pictured here are some of the most influential authors, poets, and literary minds of the 20th century & they all belonged to the LGBTQ community!

I look forward to sharing with you all their stories in prose, respective posts for a small bio with fun facts about them, and honoring them the best I can during this month :)

See y’all on the Radio Waves!

04/08/2024

Happy Solar Eclipse Day!

Though we here at WCUG are not in the Path of Totality, we have something TOTALLY awesome as you walk the PATH to your seat!

If you cannot tell by this photo, we now have a sign that lets all you Cougars know where to find us in your area!

Be sure to drop on by as the semester comes to an end, and as always, we look forward to the new volunteers that next semester will bring!

03/30/2024

They say the walls listen, so why not give them some of our tunes? Our music wall is coming together nicely :)

03/09/2024

I ❤️ WCUG !

You can too when you volunteer here!

12/20/2023

From us to you, Happy Holidays and Happy New Year! Safe travels to all during the holidays and we look forward to what next year brings us :)

Thank you to all of this year’s volunteers and to all the new ones next year!

11/23/2023

Without any of you, staff and volunteers, we would not exist at the level we do now. Wherever thanksgiving is for you, we wish you safe travels and full tummies!

Hope you have a day full of love and sweet dreams from all the post-thanksgiving’s naps

11/07/2023

For today’s LET THE RECORD PLAY we are listening to an album by called “The Song Companion of a Lone Star Cowboy”

10/28/2023

Cougar Feud. Soon

10/11/2023

HEY YOU KUL KATZ AND DAWWWGZZ!

JUKEBOX IS BACK! Yes that’s right! We back babyyy!

Come join us at our regular times of Tuesday and Thursdays 12:30-1:30pm.

Make sure to get your music thinking brains ready and as always RESPECT THE PICK!

09/25/2023

For LET THE RECORD PLAY we are playing and their album “Beat!”

Make sure to give it a listen :)

09/25/2023

Attention Volunteers!

Community Jukebox will not be happening this week. If you have any questions or concerns reach out to our WCUG DM’s.

09/16/2023

Da boyzzz at event “Unstuck in Time”

09/13/2023

A HUGE thank you to for being .official first artist for our Artist Interview Series. A lot of great thoughts were shared around snippets of two of his new songs from his new album TIME.

Feel free to listen.

03/04/2023

Let me introduce myself! My name is Dany and I’m a new employee, Digital Story Manager, here at WCUG! I’m so excited to work and create in this amazing environment!

03/02/2023

WCUG Cougar Radio is proud to announce that one of our own, Rae Palmer, has been chosen to receive the Georgia Association of Broadcasters (GAB) Lanier E. Finch Scholarship. Rae is a senior Communication Major pursuing the Film Production Track. This scholarship is given to Georgia residents who are studying to enter the broadcasting industry and are chosen from a pool of applicants across the state. As a volunteer and now a Marketing Manager for WCUG, Rae has worked with organizations, departments, and the community to build positive relationships with WCUG’s audience and help cement the kinds of community approach WCUG strives for. Rae Palmer receiving this scholarship marks the fourth consecutive year WCUG, the Department of Communication, and CSU has had a student qualify for this award. Rae will be awarded the scholarship at the GAB Hall of Fame luncheon March 15th.

02/03/2023

Artist Interview is out now (thanks for the delay, ha!) - search for WCUG Artist Interview Series to listen to the episode and meet new host Rae Palmer and The Norma’s () as they discuss the band and their upcoming show at The Masquerade

12/06/2022

Recording new content for the Election Day Broadcast! Thanks to everyone who dropped in for this round table and special thanks to for dropping in and being part of the conversation!

Don’t forget to go vote! The polls close at 7pm.

08/23/2022

Join us at WCUG Studios this Wednesday for Community Jukebox. Students and staff are welcome to be a part of our “live” recording from 12-1pm.

Come share your favorite songs and let us know why you love it.

08/01/2022

Check out a new radio show from WCUG, Let the Record Play 🎧. Every new episode brings a favorite album to play from front to back. No stops. No breaks.

This episode we are celebrating the release of The Normas () first studio album, Sweet Nothings.

Listen from 7-8pm weekly Mondays on 88.5 WCUG or stream the show online.

Thanks y’all

07/28/2022

WCUG is hiring! Check out details and apply through CSU Involve. Thanks

04/24/2022

Riding a courtesy Tesla to the Las Vegas Convention Center and riding through some Boring Company () tunnels. Super interesting and nice conversation with the driver about the updates on this underground system in the Las Vegas Strip.

04/19/2022

Thanks to everyone that came out for the event! We were able to give and Tie Dye almost 100 shirts! We hope everyone had fun and enjoyed making your custom WCUG Shirt. Be sure to let it sit for 8-24 hours and be sure to rinse rinse rinse that shirt before you wash it. When you do wash it, the first few times should be alone 🕺

Thanks to the WCUG volunteers and staff for helping with the event. Your help was key to making this event work. Special shout out to Laura McKenna () for putting this event together.

04/18/2022

Hey, y’all! The weather seems to be holding up so don’t forget to find us at the CSU Clocktower for a free WCUG t- shirt and some Tie Dye.

04/17/2022

and Chew both brought killer sets to Pasafest this year! Make sure to check them out and go visit !

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Riding a courtesy Tesla to the Las Vegas Convention Center and riding through some Boring Company (@boringcompany) tunnels. Super interesting and nice conversation with the driver about the updates on this underground system in the Las Vegas Strip. #columbusstateuniversity #students #beavegas #lasvegas

Hey all! I had the pleasure of interviewing Charles Fowler, the care taker of Pasaquan. To hear us chat about Pasafest, #music, and more check out the interview! Thanks to Charles Fowler (@friendsofpasaquan) for their time and this interview. Thanks to Logan Swaim (@loganswaim) for conducting the interview. #interview #podcast #studentmade #columbusstateuniversity #colga #community

Thursdays 10-11AM. The Brass House. this song is "Warriors" by Too Many Zooz (@toomanyzooz). #radio #studentproduction #colga #columbusstateuniversity #music #brasshouse

Listen to the first #interview from #WCUG's Artist Interview Series hosted by @loganswaim today at 11AM and again at 5PM. This interview is with @nathanjacobsonmusic who is a #CSU Alumni and joined us in the studio to talk before heading back to Nashville. Thanks to Nathan for the conversation and for playing some original music! If you would like to be a part of WCUG's Artist Interview Series, send us a DM. Thanks. #student #columbusstate #forthestudentsbythestudents #colga

Electric City Cafe: Volume II

Tonight at 7pm, we're bringing you three great performers: The Normas, Kids With Matches, and Ria706! It's going to be electric!

This week, #ECC is coming to you virtually with three amazing performances by #artists from right here in #columbusga ! The night is going to be electric, so stay tuned! Watch the #livestream Friday, April 30th @7pm EST!

Hey everyone! The WCUG Staff and Student Volunteers are super excited to announce Volume 2 of Electric City Cafe! This has been a project of passion from the visionary mind of @matthewmoon the operations director for WCUG. #ECC will be a livestream event closing out the Spring 2021 semester available to watch live on YouTube, IGTV, and Facebook Live. Volume II: The Normas (@theenormas) Kids with Matches (@kids_with_matches_) Ria706 (@_ria706) Stick with us as more updates come out!

Kristal from June's Diary clearing up some misconceptions... tune in to our interview with these lovely ladies tomorrow morning @7 am on The Exchange!

“It’s not about winning, It’s about never giving up!” -Lady Gaga. Congratulations on your win ! 😭🥳

Janelle Monáe was presented with Billboard's Rising Star Award and became one of the few black women who run their own independent record label in conjunction with a major record label. #wcug #885 #blackhistorymonth #janellemonae #music #college #collegelife #student #february #mood #artist #viral #followtrain

“Soul is about authenticity. Soul is about finding the things in your life that are real and pure.” -John Legend #blackhistorymonth #february #college #collegelife #collegeradio #johnlegend #viral

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