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Tuesday, January 10,1995
Asbestos Being Removed From Steele
BY STEPHEN LEE
STAFF WRITER
In the past two weeks, work has been
done to remove asbestos from Steele Build
ing because broken vinyl asbestos floor
tiles were found underneath the carpet.
“The carpet and the tiles were removed, ”
said Don Willhoit, director of health and
safety for the University.
Willhoit said that the carpet in Steele
Building was being replaced and that some
of the tiles had stuck to the carpet and
broken.
“There is a small potential for releasing
the asbestos fibers,” he said. “Respiratory
protection was wom by workers.
“When the tiles break, it becomes a
problem,” Willhoit said. “If you can re-
TUESDAY
4 p.m. Study Abroad! You really can! Come and
find out how. A general information session will be
held in room 208-209 of the Union. Don’t miss the
opportunity of a lifetime!
5:30 p.m. Newman Catholic Student Center
will host its first Student Night of the year at the
center. Come join us for a meal followed by Com
edy/Improv night!
6 p.m. International Festival planning meeting
will be held in the Frank Porter Graham conference
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move the tiles without breaking them, then
there is no need for an asbestos removal
project.”
Asbestos is not a serious danger unless
it is distuibed, he said.
“We have very few asbestos problems
on campus,” he said.
Willhoit said asbestos could be disturbed
by construction inside or around build
ings.
Asbestos is a naturally occurring, fire
proof fiber that is used as an insulating
material and a binder, he said.
Pat Griffin, a maintenance supervisor
at the UNC Physical Plant, said asbestos
could be found throughout the campus.
“There’s asbestos in every building on
campus,” he said.
Griffin said asbestos had been used in
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room on the second floor of the Student Union
WEDNESDAY
6 p.m. WESLEY - The Methodist Student Cam
pus Ministry—invites all students to dinner for only
J 2 and a Yoga/Relaxation program at 214 Pittsboro
St.
7p.m. POWER, People Organized for Women’s
Empowerment and Rights meeting will be held in the
Union.
Big plans are in the making, so start the year off
right and join POWER!
UNIVERSITY & CITY
the construction of campus buildings be
cause of its durability.
Asbestos can be found under carpet and
above ceilings, Willhoit said. Inhalation of
asbestos is hazardous and can lead to can
cer of the lungs. Asbestos can also be treated
with a chemical spray, he said.
Willhoit said the Health and Safety Of
fice examined the buildings by taking
samples of carpet and tiles. “Projects are
going on continuously,” he said.
The information is then given to the
Physical Plant, which is called to remove
the asbestos.
Physical Plant workers attempt to solve
any major problems caused by asbestos,
Griffin said.
“If they encounter it and believe it poses
a health risk, then we will have it abated.”
7:30p.m. Phi Sigma Pi executive meeting will be
held. The location should be posted in the Student
Union.
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Athletic Passes - Students will not receive printed
athletic passes for the spring semester. All informa
tion previously contained on the passes is now on the
UNC One Card.
All other guidelines for student ticket distribution
remain the same. For more information, call the
CAA at 962-4300.
Student Supreme Court Halts
Finance Committee Investigation
BY JENNIFER BURLESON
STAFF WRITER
The Student Congress Finance
Committee’s investigation of the execu
tive branch of student government was
halted at least temporarily Dec. 7
when Wendy Sarratt, chief justice of the
Student Supreme Court, ordered a tempo
rary restraining order against the commit
tee, thus canceling two hearings regarding
financial records of the executive branch.
Tom Lyon, chairman of the finance
committee, said the investigations of stu
dent government records began in Octo
ber. He also said last semester that hearings
would be held Monday and Wednesday
regarding questions about student govern
ment financial records.
Lyon said the restraining order was not
valid because it had been established in
response to “an alleged invalid act of a
legislative body.” He said no such act had
occurred.
“We are not a legislative body. What
we do is make recommendations, not
laws,” Lyon said.
The restraining order requires that all
hearings concerning the financial matters
of the executive branch of student govern
ment end. It also requests a trial before the
Student Supreme Court.
Lyon said he believed that Student Body
President George Battle was responsible
for the order because Battle appointed
Sarratt chief justice.
“George Battle appointed Wendy
Sarratt. Her job is basically to do what
Battle tells her to do, but it is not Sairatt’s
job to play political games. That is what
this is —a political game.”
Lyon also said he would not allow the
restraining order to remain intact.
“I’m going to talk to Wendy, and if she
can’t justify this I will ask for her resigna
tion. Something is going to happen in Stu
dent Supreme Court—maybe an impeach
ment trial.”
Lyon said the restraining order made
the executive branch look bad. “It’s almost
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like they are trying to block justice.”
Battle said there were several reasons
for his request of the order. “We want to
find out what exactly is being investigated.
I’ve never received a list of what is being
investigated,” he said. “We should at least
be able to see the evidence.”
The investigations were being held in
order to discredit thenameofthe executive
branch and were an unnecessary waste of
time, Battle said.
“I see this as an attempt to smear the
reputation of the executive branch and me
personally,” Battle said.
“This investigation is taking the time
that could be used to work on the legacy of
this government, which will outlive us,” he
added. “I don’t like to get emotional about
things, but when I think of members of my
branch working day and night, it just makes
me mad. I can’t put it any other way.”
The executive branch agreed to allow
an audit by a professional auditor through
the Student Activities Fund Office with
results that will be made public.
Board Lays
Future Plans
At Retreat
BYRYAN THORNBURG
CITY EDITOR
The Carrboro Board of Aldermen will
conclude its annual retreat Monday after
discussing plans for the next year and be
yond.
The board briefly discussed several top
ics each alderman brought to the meeting.
Topics included the future of the Midway
business community and the possible loss
of revenue if the N.C. General Assembly
repeals the state intangibles tax.
“The way these retreats go is that sub
jects individual board members bring up
are discussed briefly and the other board
members are given a chance to ask some
questions, ” Alderman Jay Btyan said. “We
really don’t go into that much depth.”
Despite the ab
sence of Alderman
Michael Nelson,
who was sick, Al
derman Hank
Anderson said he
thought the annual
retreat had been pro
ductive.
“It was a great
retreat,” Anderson
said. “We got a lot
done in a short
time.”
Andersonsaidhe
was concerned
Carrboro Alderman
HANK ANDERSON
wants to focus on the
Midway area.
about the loss of revenue Carrboro would
bear if the intangibles tax were repealed
because revenue from it brings Carrboro
$170,000 annually. The intangibles tax is a
tax levied on stocks and bonds.
“We are looking at what the governor
said about a replacement tax,” Anderson
said. “Either we’ll have to find it elsewhere
or I won’t tell what else we might have to
do.”
The loss of revenue could mean cutting
back town services or raising taxes.
Alderman Jacquelyn Gist said the bud
get for next year would be unpredictable
until state and national governments acted
on possible tax cuts.
“God knows what’s going to happen
with that with what’s happening in state
and national government,” Gist said.
Anderson said he was especially con
cerned about the future ofMidway’s devel
opment and the lack of affordable housing
in the town. He said he hoped the board
would come up with an incentive for build
ers to provide land for affordable housing.
“My list concerned the Midway devel
opment proposal and affordable housing, ”
Anderson said. “Right now in the Midway
development I don’t like all those fences
around the buildings.”
Bryan said he was concerned with bar
riers of communication Carrboro residents
might have between themselves and city
services and between each other.
He said the board would be considering
anew method of resolving conflicts be
tween residents.
“We are looking at a way to address
difficult issues through public forums in
stead of public hearings,” Bryan said.
Also, Bryan said the board would be
considering establishing a consumer ser
vice office that would be able to provide
residents with assistance while regular town
services were on vacation.
GRADES
FROM PAGE 1
after each class’s final exam. Lanier said
they tended to stretch it to 72 hours after
the last exam scheduled before they turned
the grades in to the office.
“A lot of grades came in after the dead
line,” Lanier said.
“The faculty may have been a little
slower this time.”
It is normal that all grades are not in by
the first mailing, but this year more grades
than usual had to be held for the second
and third mailings, he said.
Spring semester usually does not present
as many problems with delayed grades
because there is a lot more pressure on the
faculty to turn them in on time as a result of
graduation, he said.
“It’s a different situation in the spring,”
Lanier said. “There is more compliance
with deadlines.”