its 19 year history, KWUR Week has striven to bring upcoming artists to WashU’s campus, peaking 5 years ago when concert organizers brought Of Montreal to The Gargoyle’s stage before the band made it big.

Situated in the basement of the Women’s Building, the KWUR studio is one of the most frequently visited, yet least known sites on the Washington University campus. Every day, dozens of students file into the space to broadcast their own shows to the campus community via web and 90.3 FM.

While acclimating to the geography of Wash. U., freshmen should know that there is more to each building than bricks, windows, and—in the case of Elliot Hall—a more modern approach of concrete. Here are the less obvious places within those buildings that will help us adapt to our home for the next four years.

Hey, guys! KWUR Week 2010 starts Wednesday, so I hope you’re ready for four nights of underground and local bands in the Gargoyle. Every night, the doors open at 8 p.m. and the show starts at 8:30 p.m. Make sure to go­—after all, not every week is KWUR Week (man, wouldn’t that be crazy).

Washington University’s student-run radio station KWUR is working to diversify its music offerings with live in-studio performances and its first ever DJ showcase.

After preparing student groups for a budgeting change with an information session Monday night, Student Union postponed plans to vote on executive committee restructuring during the Treasury meeting on Tuesday. In an e-mail sent out to executive committee members, Student Union (SU) Vice President of Administration junior Jeff Nelson stated that he wanted to ensure [...]

Next semester, KWUR will feature three radio theater serials written, performed, edited, produced and scored by Washington University students in an ambitious throwback to popular 1940s radio programs.