The results are in: Students like "sewage."

After distributing surveys to determine students' musical preferences in the dining commons, many dining hall managers say students wish to keep the rock music.

About two weeks ago, the Residence Hall Advisory Board received complaints from four students in North and South halls about rock music lyrics played in the dining commons.

Bob Bowen, president of the local chapter of the American Family Association, said the music's lyrics offended some dining hall patrons by promoting ideas inconsistent with Judeo-Christian values.

Last week, Bowen characterized images of the popular media as "visual and audio sewage." AFA's local chapter is a five-member Christian organization.

Bowen was not available for comment yesterday.

Dining commons managers distributed surveys during the last two weeks in response to the overwhelming reaction of students to a perceived threat to the dining hall music. The managers report that a majority of students want to continue hearing rock music.

"We play whatever the kids want to hear played," said Diane Byron, manager of McElwain Dining Commons.

Byron said her commons distributed a survey yesterday. Out of 195 respondents, only three students indicated they did not want any music played in the commons -- the rest were split between 97 WQWK and 103 WBHV, she said. The commons will alternate between the two stations each day, she added.

Byron said she finds the reaction a little overwhelming, especially since the the most common complaint has been country music.

Jim Hopey, manager of Pollock Dining Commons, said the commons offered a poll Feb. 15 and 16. Although requests ranged from 93.3 WMMR in Philadelphia to 96.1 WKLS in Atlanta, the majority of students requested 103 WBHV and 97 WQWK, he said.

The commons will play both stations as soon as Office of Physical Plant workers fix a mechanical problem with the radio, Hopey said.

"We need to create an environment that our students will enjoy," he said. "We examine the weight of the request and try to respond to the students' needs."

Although almost 50 percent of South Halls students polled indicated no preference in music, other respondents requested 103 WBHV and 97 WQWK, said Staci Robbins, assistant manager of Redifer Dining Commons.

Redifer Commons, which has three cafeterias, will play 103 WBHV and 97 WQWK for equal amounts of time in two cafeterias and no music in the third, she said.

Mary Anne Vespa, manager of Warnock Dining Commons, said her area distributed surveys this week but has not yet tallied the results. In the meantime, North commons has continued to play 95.3 WZWW and 103 WBHV, she said.