I am a Rice grad, biochemistry Jones ’80.  I was not a KTRU radio announcer, did not hold a job there or know anybody on staff at the radio station when I was there years ago.  I did listen to KTRU when I was an undergrad…to support the arts.  I enjoyed it to stay in touch with the Rice community, to hear about issues and to enjoy the music.  Supporting the arts and being involved in my community have always had great importance to me, which I attribute in part to my undergraduate education at Rice.    I have always been glad to have KTRU in the Houston community, as a means to communicate with the surrounding radio public audience about Rice.

This debate is not about the type of music which KTRU currently plays or the quality of their DJ announcers.  KTRU serves both the surrounding radio audience in the Houston area and the Rice community itself.  The impending sale of this priceless commodity is short-sighted in my opinion, and does not resonate with my idea of the Rice community.   I am very proud of my undergraduate education at Rice, and I am sickened by this decision.

Susan (Lopez) Mulligan MD

Jones ‘80