The best way to visualize the Dance Dance Revolution (Sundays at 8:00 P.M.) is to use an analogy Kyle mentioned when describing his show: If indie rock were fire and electro were ice, DDR would be the lukewarm water between the two. The official show tagline reads:

Start your Sunday nights off right by listening to all the best in synth-rock, dance-punk, electro-pop, electro-indie, and various other hyphenated genres.

Kyle isn’t just a DJ, he’s also the General Manager of the station. Whereas most DJs may have a one or two hour slot once a week, Kyle puts in around 30 or so hours a week running the place. This means WKNC is a student run operation at all levels–something that is not common amongst college radio stations.
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[ UPDATE 11/18: All Star Bike Shop is offering discounts to readers of Goodnight, Raleigh! on all lights in stock. Please check the end of the article for more information. ]

More specifically, this is an open letter to cyclists who ride on the road at night with no lights.

If you ride a bike at night with no lights, what is the reason?

Anyone who has ridden a bike on a public road knows the dangers and risks, and these become more acute at night. Eight of the ten most common bicycle accidents involving motor vehicles are caused by the driver of the automobile not seeing the cyclist or not giving due circumspection to the area around them. Over at bicyclesafe.com, the very first piece of advice on how to avoid the most common type of accident involving vehicles is to get a headlight.
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