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THE RED AND BLACK
An independent student newspaper serving the University of Georgia community
Athens, Ga. Volume 94, No. 45
Wednesday, January 14, 1987
News 543-1809 Advertising 543-1 791
Aderhold cleanup nearing approval
By Mike Krensavage
and Christy Richards
Red and Black Staff Writers
Two Board of Regents commit
tees approved moves Tuesday con
cerning. the removal of asbestos
from Aderhold Hall and changing fi
nancial aid forms that regents said
they expect to pass today
The regents Building and Grounds
Committee approved the proposal to
hire Environmental Management
Inc. of Atlanta to survey the as
bestos-laced College of Education
building and plan the removal.
“It’s a project that has to be
done." said Frederick Branch, vice
chancellor for facilities “The only
wish someone might have is to l)e
several months ahead ,(on the re
moval schedule) "
The entire board will vote on the
proposal today and probably will
approve it, Branch said.
“It’s a matter of course," he said.
Asbestos, which has been linked
to the development of lung and
other types of cancer, is in Ader-
hold’s suspended ceiling and the in
sulation around air conditioning
ducts.
A survey of Aderhold will deter
mine the extent of the work nec
essary to remove the asbestos and
help contractors determine their
bids for the project. Branch said
Monday.
The board also will vote today on
an amendment to University system
policy that ensures the college
board’s financial aid form will be
accepted at all system schools, in
cluding the University.
In September, a discrepancy in
policy arose when University Finan
cial Aid Director Ray Tripp said the
University only would accept the
need analysis form from the Amer
ican College Testing program
(ACT), said Thomas McDonald,
vice chancellor for Student Serv
ices.
The University was the only
school in the state system that
wasn’t going to accept the college
board’s form, he said
"One of the things I heard that
was part of the problem at the Uni
versity was that the college board
form from a student applying for
the Regents Scholarship was put
through the shredder," McDonald
said. "The regents apparently got a
lot of mail over it.”
The amendment, approved by the
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Warren Kdbert/The Rod and Black
Just try and ticket me!
Hey. look at this. I think I'll just turn tHt* tables here
and, and, and give some fine, upstanding police officer
a great big parking fine. 50. yeah, 50.000 big ones. And
how about old Clint on a bad day? Yeah, that's the
ticket. Or in this case, where's the ticket? Our photog
rapher spotted this Athens police vehicle Monday
parked on Jackson Street with an expired meter. I bet
you know what would happen if you or I tried this little
number. It'd be wham. bam. here's your fine Sam.
Ooooooh, ooooh, that makes me so. so. oooooh. Who
says these guys can get away with breaking the law?
Ket they travel the wrong way on one-way streets Uni.
Little do they know that we've gotten in touch with a
local towing company to relieve this oversized tricycle
from the premises.
Education Committee Tuesday,
states that system schools must ac
cept “the comparable ACT assess
ment program scores established
for the University System as well as
the college board form. "
This new policy makes it explicit
that if a system school receives one
of these forms, it has to process it,
he said
Ray Cleere, vice chancellor for
Academic Affairs, said he agreed.
“We have that issue under control
finally at the University,” Cleere
said. "We moved fast enough not to
confuse next fall’s admission
policy."
Kathleen Burk, director of .the Re
gents' Test, said there is no uniform
conversion table betweeen assess
ment scores listed by ACT and the
college board, which also adminis
ters the SAT.
“The states that accept the ACT
tend to develop their own‘fables,"
she said. "We examine the tables
from other states and data from 3.-
000 Georgia students and feel the
conversion tables for use this year
is fair to students who choose to use
the ACT ’’
Joseph Silver, assistant vice chan
cellor for Academic Affairs, read a
report to the committee on minority
faculty recruitment in the Univer
sity system.'
Silver detailed his office's involve
ment in the Minority Recruitment
Mission for the past five years, in
cluding the establishment of a net
work of communication with schools
targeted as having a high number of
minority doctoral degree candi
dates.
Several regents expressed con
cern about the system's inability to
attract minority faculty
However, regent Sidney Smith
said the burden of recruitment
should lie with the institution rather
than with the board
Cleere said the presidents and
deans at all state institutions are
fully committed to minority hiring
but don't intervene in department
level hiring.
"We don’t have the committment
of the department heads." Cleere
said “The bottom line is that de
file
Ray Cleere
partment heads are not inter
viewing minority candidates ”
In other committee action, the re
gents approved University Interim
President Henry King Stanford's re
quest to demolish the delapidated
hay and grain storage building at
the Central Georgia Branch Station
in Eatonton.
Brumby HalVs heat kicks out
By Bill Kent
Red and Black Senior Reporter
Several Brumby Hall residents still are experiencing
difficulties with their heating systems despite recent
work by housing officials to fix the system, a University
official said Tuesday.
"We only have cold air coming out of our vents and it
has been this way since we came back from the holi
days,” said Jyoti Gupta. Brumby resident and Univer
sity sophomore. "I went down to the Brumby office and
complained but they haven’t done anything to
straighten out the problem "
The system should work, considering the cost of Uni
versity housing, she said.
Scotti Holcombe, residence life coordinator for
Brumby Hall, said the major problem has been cor
rected but said thermostats still need to be replaced in
several rooms.
"The temperature of the water in the heating system
went from the normal 175 degrees Fahrenheit to 110 de
grees Fahrenheit and all of the rooms in Brumby Hall
were cold." she said.
However, the Physical Plant employees brought the
temperature back up to its normal level on Monday and
replaced thermostats in 15 to 20 of the rooms But there
still are an unspecified number of rooms that need new
thermostats to correct heating problems. Holcombe
said.
Physical Plant workers should deliver the new ther
mostats and replace the defective ones sometime next
week, she said.
‘The situation is disgusting.'
-Regina Anding
University sophomore
University sophomore Regina Anding, also a Brumby
resident, said this wasn’t the first time the Brumby
heating system had inconvenienced the residents of the
building.
Last year, "my heat wasn't working I finally got my
father to call the housing office and the problem was
fixed," she said
Anding said the problem is really distressing because
of the constant influx of cold air as well as a lack of
heat.
“This situation is disgusting because I can't even
enjoy being in my room," she said “It would be fine if
the heat was left off. but instead there is cold air
coming out of the vent "
Rita Moser, assistant director of housing, said it’s not
economically feasible to keep more thermostats than
housing has in storage, so avoiding such a situation is
difficult.
"If anyone is having problems, they should report it
to housing and they will try to get it fixed as quickly as
possible," she said "Usually, when this happens, only
a few thermostats go bad at once.”
Physical Plant Director Ken Jordan said that the
system is old and the University is increasing refur
bishing efforts to improve the heating system for the
residents
University may have a toxicology department within a year
(
By Mark W heeler
Krd and Blac k Sriilor Rrporlrr
Filling stations, copying machines and corporate magnates are a few of
the things the University's growing pool of toxicologists study
Toxicology is a quickly-growing field and may become a University de
partment within a year. University officials said.
The state and the entire Southeast are lacking in the toxicology field and
with the industrial influx into the state there is a definite need to have
knowlegeable people working in that area, said James Bruckner, professor
of pharmacy. Bruckner also is chairman of the toxicology program steering
committee, a committee to help with the evolution of the toxicology pro
gram
Gov Joe Frank Harris's establishment of a Georgia Toxics Advisory
Committee is one example of the increasing importance of the subject,
Bruckner said
He said that toxicology and toxicology research is at the forefront of the
University’s and the state's agenda
The formation of a freestanding inter-college, interdisciplinary school of
toxicology is expected in a year, he said
"Our next step is organize a faculty and to submit it to the (Univer
sity's) President and Board of Regents and then go to the state legislature
for financial support," Bruckner said.
There’re toxicologists working in many different departments
throughout the University concerned with different aspects of toxicology
and its relationship to such areas as ecology, human life and the environ
ment. especially hazardous Waste control and disposal, he said.
One important addition to the toxicology department is Rick Schnel
Imann. a toxicology professor, who joined the staff July 1 and will be
study ing the effects of toxins on humans
“We’re in the formative stages right now, but we’ve already created
four new classes in toxicology," Schnellmann said.
The first toxicology class. VHP 69U — Intro to Toxicology , was offered
fall quarter Winter quarter, the University offers Organ Systems Toxico
logy, VHP 891 Two Environmental Toxicology classes will be offered in the
spring, VHP 892, and one next fall, he said.
‘We’re in the formative stage right now. ’
-Rick Schnellmann
toxicology professor
Bruckner said the National Centers for Disease Control are planning to
set up a toxicology center in Atlanta for the measurement and control of
toxic and hazardous chemicals
In coordination with that project, Bruckner names three objectives for
the University toxicology program: first, to start a graduate and doctorate
program, second, to promote research and development in the area to ben
efit human health <i.e. cleaner drinking water), and to service the state
government and individuals, including setting up a crisis hotline providing
information for those who ve been exposed to hazardous chemicals
Las Vegas oddsmakers
have Giants as favorite
LAS VEGAS. Nev. <AP> — Las Vegas oddsmakers have made the New
York Giants a nine-point favorite to beat the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl
XXI, with New York money pushing the odds upwards m early betting
"The favored team (in a Super Bowl) is usually about a three-point fa
vorite." Sonny Reizner of the Castaways Sports Book said Monday. "But
the Giants are just awesome They ’re like the Chicago Bears were last
year.”
The Bears opened as nine-point favorites last year and eventually
climbed to 10.
Oddsmakers predict $35 million to $40 million will be bet on the Jan 25
Super Bowl at the state’s three dozen legal sports books, the only place in
the country where sports betting is legal
Other betting, from illegal bookmakers to office pools, is expected to run
many times that figure
"We re a drop in the bucket compared to illegal betting that will take
place, said Scott Schettler of the Stardust Hotel Sports Book The illegal
betting “will be heavier because New York is involved The heaviest bet
ting in the country is in the northeast.”
Schettler predicted illegal betting on the Super Bowl could run as high as
$2 billion
Reizner opened at 7 l 2 Sunday night and went to eight Monday morning
"Everyone is so impressed with the Giants that no matter what number
you put up. it's likely to increase." Reizner said
Jimmy Vaccaro of Bally’s Hotel Sports Book said the line had climbed to
nine points by mid-day Monday
"The early money is nothing but Giants," Vaccaro said. "We’ll just keep
raising the line until it (betting money) evens out We think it’s an inflated
number But until someone puts a little money on Denver, the line will keep
going up."
Betting was running light Monday , but Reizner said that was to be ex.
pected
"They (bettors) have two weeks and they know it,” he said "Most
people are going to wait except for the few w ho want to get in early because
they feel it’s the best price they can get "
Oddsmakers said that having the game in Pasadena, Calif, is a real plus
for Nevada oddsmakers
Three new researchers join University
for toxicology and endocrinology work
By Mark Wheeler
Hfd and Black Srniwr Repurlrr
Three new researchers are beginning work
this quarter in the University ’s College of Vet
erinary Medicine and pharmacology and physi
ology departments, University officials said
Rick Schnellmann, renal physiologist and as
sistant professor of toxicology. whose research
will study the effects of pollutants (including
herbicides used on crops) on the kidney, joined
the staff of the physiology and pharmacology
departments in early July, said John Bowen,
associate dean of research and graduate
studies for veterinary sciences
On September 1, Duncan Ferguson and his
wife Margarethe Hoemg joined the veterinary
sciences department
Ferguson and Hoemg are both endocrinolog
ists, researchers who study problems occunng
in the bodies endocrine glands He’s currently
working in the research areas of thyroid dis
eases in dogs and cats and she’s researching di
abetes and insulin-releasing mechanisms,
Bowen said.
Schnellmann previously finished a two-year
fellowship at Duke University and earned his
doctorate in toxicology and pharmacology from
the University of Arizona '
"I was brought here to help strengthen toxi
cology because lately a lot of emphasis has
been put on the toxicology here at the Univer
sity," Schnellmann said "I’m here also to help
coordinate with the other toxicologists that are
here and spread out in other departments "
Ferguson and Hoemg both earned doctorates
in endocrinology from the University of Penn
sylvania and have their undergraduate degrees
in the field of veterinary science. They’re du
ties also include work in small animal medicine
and they do clinical work in that area
Previously both kere at the Cornell Univer
sity and said they enjoy living and working in
the Athens area
“We bought a home in Bogart and really
enjoy the warm weather, having come from
Ithaca, New York," Hoenig said
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