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College Disc Jockey Catches Heat

By Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock

Fairbanks, AK – A local DJ going by the call name "Spider Bui" celebrated Ronald Reagan's death on a KSUA radio show, specifically criticizing Reagan's foreign policies and his "homophobic" stance on the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Friday the student was fired from his job at KSUA, but college officials later rescinded that decision, saying it was too hasty.