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y-Friday, March 5, 1982-Page'
By JAY GERAK
The cold showers are finally over for many Hill
dormitory residents after University maintenance
workers over spring break fixed faulty water
systems in several of the dorms.
A number of dorm residents from at least four Hill
dorms had complained for more than a month that
showers and sinks either issued only'cold water or
scalding water. Some of the residents claimed that it
was virtually impossible to shower during certain
hours of the morning.
REPAIRS WERE delayed for January and most of
February because workers reportedly were busy
fixing pipes frozen by the winter's cold temperatures.
Over spring break, however, workers did repair the
malfunctioning water system in the dorms and
residents say the problem seems solved. k
The residents' most common complaint was that
the showers were either unable to produce enough hot
water or that they scalded the bathers with sudden
floods of very hot water. They said the problem was
also true of the bathroom sinks and the toilets.
"You'd flush the toilets and steam would rise," said
Stockwell resident Barb Romig, who said hot water
usually ran out around 8 a.m.
"WE HAD AN awful lot of complaints," said
Stockwell Building Director Ruth Addis. The
problems with the water temperatures began when
students arrived back at school after the break bet-
ween Fall and Winter terms and continued until
repairs were completed late last month.
According to George San Facon, who worked on the
problem for the University's Housing Physical
Properties, the problem was the result of a rotted
diaphragm in the valves which control the mixing of
hot and cold water. The breakdown rendered the
valve inoperative and water then was either very.
cold or very hot most of the time since the two were
not mixing properly.
The University has replaced all of the valves in
Stockwell, which was the dorm hardest hit by the
malfunction. Other dorms on the Hill, including Alice
Lloyd, Mosher-Jordan, and Markley, also suffered
from similar problems, though they were not as
severe.
To monitor water conditions to make sure the
problem was solved, log books were placed in all
Stockwell bathrooms, and residents were asked to
record the time and water conditions of their
showers. But most say the problem is over. "The
water in Stockwell is fixed," San Facon confirmed.
second political
Attractin
By VICKI POSTELNEK for publica
Not many student publications can Arca said.
make the claim that a former president papers re
is among their subscribers, but The suitable for
Michigan Journal of Political Science volume of
lists Gerald Ford among its readers. enough.
Editors of the journal met last month POLITI
for a wine-and-cheese celebration to Chairman
commemorate the publication of their "Michigan
second issue. of which p
FOUNDED IN 1980 by a group of un- science."I
dergraduate political science students, nal serves<
the journal is designed to offer both un- at the Univ
dergraduate and graduate students an Prof. Jo
opportunity to publish superior science de
academic papers. is a good c
Emil Arca and Carolyn Ruis, editors honors w
of the forthcoming third issue to be honors ti
released in the spring, said they intend publicatior
to broaden the publication's scope by , Area sa
encouraging the submission of papers current is.
from students outside the political the issues
science department. "It is important better that
for students to get involved," Arca said. even better
Lsh
joura1
ng quality articles suitable,
tion is the biggest problem
. Roughly one of every It
ceived by the journal if
r publication, he said, but thg
submissions is not largt
CAL Science Departmenr
Samuel Barnes. said
is the only university I know
roduces a journal of political
The high quality of the jour-
as a reflection of the student
versity, he said.
hn Kingdon, of the politica
partment, said "the Journ-:
outlet for students to publish
orks." Two undergraduate
heses are in the second
n, he said.
id he was pleased with the
,ue of -the Journal. "I think
in the second publication a
n the first, and the third is
r," he said.
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University ready to battle cockroaches
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By DAN GRANTHAM
The University is geared up in full
battle dress to confront a familiar
er exy: cockroaches.
University housing officials say the
Unversity dishes out thousands of
doltars to combat the nasty insects,
inch regularly infest University
bt liigs and dormitories. The Univer-
si4y has a $60,000 contract with Rose ex-
terminators, an Inkster pest control
fipm, to spray University buildings
twice each month. Dormitories and
food service areas are chief targets of
the exterminators, housing officials
said.
TO MOBILIZE students and dor-
mitory staff members against the
roaches, Phil White, the University's
central housekeeping director, said his
office hopes to equip students with
pesticide spray cans to assault the
roaches when they invade dorm rooms.
Dormitory staff members are already
armed with the spraying equipment,
White said, adding that he hopes to
make the cans available to dorm
residents through the main desks of the
dormitories.
According to George San Facon,
another University housing official, the
complete spraying by the Rose firm
twice each month is sometimes insuf-
ficient because housekeeping personnel
occassionally mop up the pesticide
before it kills the roaches.
BUT WHITE hopes he can solve some
of these problems through changes
made recently in housekeeping
procedures. His new strategy for com-
bating the insects is based on better
communication between dormitory
personnel and exterminators. A new
form has been drafted which he said
more clearly instructs exterminators
where to spray and allows the workers
to inform dorm staffers of new
problems.
. Students should also report any
problems with roaches to the main
desks of their dorms, the officials said.
The city will inspect infested apar-
tments if residents report the problem.
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, With the announced and planned
axing of two rather large Institutes by
the UM Administration, I'm sure that
many of you are giving serious con-
sideration to selling your home and
moving to a less depressed area," the
letter said.
-*ONTACTED LAST night, Hudge
said the "dozen or so" staff membes
that received the letters were unknown
to him.
'"I had no idea who these people were,
I hid a directory. It's what you call
prospecting," Hudge explained.
Charles Reinhart, owner of Hudge's
realty firm, said he had no knowledge
of the letter.
-ACCORDING to Hudge, he tried
yesterday to reach individuals to whom
the letters were sent, but "it was late in
the afternoon" so he will try again
* day.:
-l put this letter out with no ill in-
tent," Hudge said, "It may not have
byen in the best of taste, however," he
added.
"Some of you will think of me as a
vulture after the spoils but please
believe that I want only to help you,"
Hudge's letter stated.
Hudge said last night, however, "It
was not the wisest, most timely move -
I'm not an ambulance chaser," Hudge
said.
RICHARD Herstein, a senior systems
analyst at ILIR, disagreed. "I was
pretty upset about it. It smacks of am-
bulance-chasing to me."
In the letter, Hudge said he was a
former engineering college ad-
ministrator, therefore, could empathize
with the ILIR staff's plight.
James Duderstadt, Dean of the
Engineering College, said he remem-
bered Hudge. "it was a professional-
administrative position on par with a
business manager," said Duderstadt.
"He was terminated."
Hudge said he left the Engineering
College because he wanted to try the
real estate business for a while.
University to help develop
county hi-technology parks
ContinuedfromPage "ROBOTICS is it," Owen said ex-
plaining that high-technology will lift
4ap communicate." Michigan out of its economic troubles.
"BUT AFTER talking yesterday with Owen believes robotics, the use of
Shapiro and Kennedy for almost an robots to perform assembly manufac-
hour, Owen was satisfied that the turing jobs, is not going to "replace"
University "will be as open as workers, merely "displace" them. He
foosible," about the agreement. added that jobs gained from the
SOwen said it was important that the development of robotics will match
University avoid secrecy so that state those lost from its development.
oMficials and voters understand "The Univesity's place in robotics is
Michigan's high-technology effort. essential," Owens/pointed out. "The
"It's difficult for people to under- legislature has a great deal of confiden-
stand the importance of (the high- ce in the University that they will help
technology parks), and that carries Michigan's robotics effort," Owen said,
over to the state legislature," Owen because of the skills, intelligence and
noted. "We're going to have to convin- resources at the University.
ce the people that we have to move When asked whether the Institute for
high-technology development up to the Labor and Industrial Research, recen-
.highest priority. We don't have the tly scheduled for a budgetary review,
luxury anymore to continue the way would help the robotics effort, Owen
:we're going, because the Reagan- said, "I think all of the University's
rnomy is pitiful," he added. elements are going to be used."
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