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What's on campus television?
John-Paul Paonessa
Issue date: 10/16/06 Section: News
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Media Credit: John-Paul PaonessaGrowing numbers of residents tune in to the new Campus Housing channel recently launched in August to watch entertaining shows produced and released by students and professional staff.
The new Campus Housing television station is keeping residents entertained and making everyday students famous. Programming varies from UIC student and faculty productions to Hollywood movies.
UIC's very own closed-circuit cable channel officially launched on Friday, Aug. 25 at 9 p.m. The idea for Campus Housing to have its own television station came a few years ago. Members of the RHA (Residence Hall Association) produced RHA-TV and used it to promote events throughout the residence halls, as well as highlighting residents' own productions.
However, the plan was dropped as a result of technical constraints. Eventually, the idea for a Housing television station would resurface into what is showing today, HTV33.
Anthony Martin, Director of Campus Housing, placed all production duties into the hands of Housing's Cable TV department. The Resident Director for Cable TV, Mariana Perin, has been working side-by-side with residents and professional staff in producing quality shows that are now broadcast campus-wide.
Martin and Perin are anxious to get residents involved with the project.
"The station's main purpose is to have student productions on the air, anything showcasing the creative minds at UIC. Housing prides itself in giving its residents an educational advantage over UIC students that live off campus. It's a chance to take control of a project and take on the real world responsibilities of organization, hard work, and deadlines. Not to mention, when you work on something you enjoy and believe in, you can have fun while you learn," said Perin.
Production teams put together shows based on the interests of residents as well as the happenings around the residence halls and campus. The housing department provides the station with three separate 'head ends,' or banks of DVD players, which stream through the cable television system and broadcast up to 16 hours of student productions throughout the east, west and south campus residence halls.
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UIC's very own closed-circuit cable channel officially launched on Friday, Aug. 25 at 9 p.m. The idea for Campus Housing to have its own television station came a few years ago. Members of the RHA (Residence Hall Association) produced RHA-TV and used it to promote events throughout the residence halls, as well as highlighting residents' own productions.
However, the plan was dropped as a result of technical constraints. Eventually, the idea for a Housing television station would resurface into what is showing today, HTV33.
Anthony Martin, Director of Campus Housing, placed all production duties into the hands of Housing's Cable TV department. The Resident Director for Cable TV, Mariana Perin, has been working side-by-side with residents and professional staff in producing quality shows that are now broadcast campus-wide.
Martin and Perin are anxious to get residents involved with the project.
"The station's main purpose is to have student productions on the air, anything showcasing the creative minds at UIC. Housing prides itself in giving its residents an educational advantage over UIC students that live off campus. It's a chance to take control of a project and take on the real world responsibilities of organization, hard work, and deadlines. Not to mention, when you work on something you enjoy and believe in, you can have fun while you learn," said Perin.
Production teams put together shows based on the interests of residents as well as the happenings around the residence halls and campus. The housing department provides the station with three separate 'head ends,' or banks of DVD players, which stream through the cable television system and broadcast up to 16 hours of student productions throughout the east, west and south campus residence halls.
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