-- The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, January 8, 1986- Page 5 University replacement hospital delays opening until February By EVE BECKER Fire code violations and delays in equipment shipments forced the can- cellation of last week's scheduled opening of the new University Hospital, which is now slated to open the first week of February. "There were a number of problems (with the new hospital)," said Ken Trester, the hospital's director of planning and merchandising. "Primarily, we didn't have all of the equipment needed." LINDA AYERS, public relations manager for the Replacement Hospital Project, cited problems in the medical gas system which is used for performing tests on patients as one of the causes of the delayed grand opening. The new hospital has run into problems with officials who have cited fire safety violations. Several fire officials have been involved in the planning of the new hospital, said Ayers, and they have all cited dif- ferent problems, a result of varying interpretations of fire code regulations. Workers are making corrections in the design of a fire wall and testing the fire alarm system in an attempt to comply with the law. DIFFICULTIES in receiving equipment were unexpected. For example, the company from which the hospital ordered its radiology equipment went bankrupt, Ayers said, and other equipment has simply been late in arriving. Everything in the old University hospital will be moved to the new site by the end of 1986. February is the starting date to move patients, although some units, like the burn center, will be moved later in the yeah as their facilities are completed. Ayers expects a slight cutback in the number of patients accepted to the hospital because of the move, although she said they will be running up to capacity until the move. The new hospital is connected to the old hospital, and patients willbe moved through covered and insulated walkways to the new site, she said. rII ' a Throwing in the towel Agriculture Secretary John Block raises his hands yesterday after announcing that he will leave his post sometime in mid-February. Block said he has accomplished his primary objective for farmers by pushing a new five-year farm bill through Congress. NRC to hold private meetings 1 " I m " . z I 'i I VjI ,. I1 LI I WASHINGTON (AP) - Despite widespread opposition, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is planning to take more of its discussions about how it deals with atomic safety problems behind closed doors in what it calls "non-meeting gatherings." In a proposed final regulation that could be approved formally next week, a majority of the five commis- sioners already has signaled it will change the agency's definition of a "meeting," under the federal Sun- shine Act to exclude "big picture" discussions. According to an NRC memo released yesterday by a congressional critic of the agency, the change also would allow the commissioners to hold nonpublic gatherings to discuss the agency's relations with Congress, the news media, the nuclear industry, nuclear opponents, and "the public as a whole." The commission has scheduled a public meeting for Jan. 17 to discuss and possibly vote formally on the changes, which triggered an out- pouring of more than 50 opposing editorials and 32 formal comments. Cleveland Pneumatic Company is seeking two persons for its newly established Manufacturing Engineering Technology Scholarship Program. To qualify, you must: "*be completing second year studies; " be an Engineering (Mechanical or Industrial) major; " have top academic credentials including strong mathematics studies; " be a permanent resident of the Greater Cleveland area (family residence within 30 miles of Cleveland); " have an interest in the Manufacturing Engineering field. Additional desirable credentials include: " demonstrated skills or experience in Manufacturing Engineering; " manufacturing work experience; " knowledge of the aerospace industry. We are offering a scholarship for up to $9,000 plus summer employment for students who qualify for third and fourth year studies in the Manufacturing Engineering Programs at Boston University (Boston, MA) or Weber State (Ogden, UT). To apply, send a letter of interest to: Linda Urmetz, Cleveland Pneumatic Company, 3781 East 77th Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44105. An Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/H. Freshmen pool tops last year's level (Continued from Page 1) According to Sjogren, this may reveal how the in- creased statistics are deceiving. "It could he students are jhst applying earlier this year," he said. "We can't say there will be a substantial increase overall." K The statistics are also deceiving because of an across- (the-board increase in applications to state schools. ACCORDING to John Alexander, a counselor at 4highland Park High School in Illinois, "As private school costs are rising, students are applying more to public state schools. As a result, those numbers are all in- ,creasing." j1 Students in many areas are also applying to a larger number of schools. Larry Stern, counselor at Huron High School in Ann Arbor, recommends that each of his stud- +nts apply to 10 schools. "You should apply to a lot of schools," he said. "The decision is yours only after you've been accepted." Jenny Tan, a senior at Lyons Township High School in Illinois, adheres to this belief. "I've applied to University of Michigan, University of Illinois, University of Chicago, Northwestern, Johns Hopkins, Brown, Princeton, Har- vard, University of Wisconsin, and Boston University," Tan said. "'I was unsure, and all of those schools are basically the same academically," she added. "I figured it was safer - I'd at least get accepted at one." The University intends to accept between 8,000 and 9,000 applicants from the pool which, as estimated by Erickson, now numbers over 10,000 applications. This large pool of applicants will ensure that the 4,400 slots are filled, he said. 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