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Thursday, March 23, 1978
University Daily Kansan
Alarms, not fires, cause worry
By TOM RAMSTACK Staff Writer
Staff Writer
Residents of McCollum Hall say that they are more perturbed about being awakened by fire alarms than they are concerned for their safety, even though an arsonist set a fire that caused an estimated $25,000 damage to the sevent floor lobby, March 13.
In addition, three smaller fires occurred in the 30-hour period before the fire in the cabin and floor nozzle of the trash bin and were extinguished by a sprinkler system, Brien Moylan, acting
resident director during spring break, said last night.
Another fire occurred in a room on the floor of November 22. It did an estimated $10,000 loss.
Greg Simpson, Clarinda, Iowa, junior, said fire alarms in McColum were pulled by pranksters about once every three weeks, usually between 1 and 3 a.m.
"Nobody's really worried," Eric Kuhlenberg, St. Louis freshman, said. "They're just a little mad about getting woke up."
DIANE SHEEDY, Troy, N.Y., junior.
" said. "People don't think it a pyraniacean."
Sheedly also said that she thought the building should be evacuated every time a fire occurs.
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However, Crystal Cunningham, Ponca City, Okla., senior said she did not think McColm should be evacuated every time an alarm because so many of them were false.
"Most people really don't care," she said. Rees Hughes, resident director of McColum, said mandatory evacuation was no question when an alarm, unless a fire had been found.
HUGHES SAID that when an alarm is
stadium, staff members encouraged
residents to stay calm.
alarm boxes to find which one was activated and looked for smoke and flames. If no fire is found, the alarm is turned off and the evacuation is stopped. But each room is opened and the occupants told to vacate if a fire has been found.
"At the first of last year we evacuated the building every time the fire alarm was pulled, and people got hopping mad," Hughes said. "Fire alarms then increased in frequency. But when we started the procedure we have now they stopped."
Nathan Bulman, Elkhart junior, said, "I don't think there has been enough positive action against persons fire alarms. Everybody's gotten lackadisical. And if ever there was an explosion with a fire could spread, someone could get killed."
Jerry Rogers, director of student financial aid, said that only 59 percent of KU's request for federal work-study funds for this year had been allocated.
But Rogers said he expected that a bigger percentage would be allocated this year because the process for applying for funds had changed.
The new system for applying for funds is based on the amount of federal money that was received the previous year. The old system required KU to estimate the number of students who required aid that would attend KU the next year.
comes from the departments at KU that hire students.
The total amount for work-study for 1977
78 at KU was $360,000.
"We hope to receive 100 percent of our request for $400,000 in federal funds for 1978-79. Sherwon said," which, along with our fundraising, would mean $400,000 in total funds."
the old system, Rogers said, usually meant "putting the figures"; so that more money is available.
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HOWEVER, THE USUAL RESULT was that a smaller percentage of the request was given to KU, he said.
Sherwoold said that if the increase in funds were received there still should be the same number of students to study with them, they will not have to compete with as many to get a job, she said.
"The change in the program should be beneficial to the student who has to work to go to school," she said. "The job outlook seems very good—maybe 95 percent."
Sherwood said the reason it took KU so long to change to the new program, which most American Association of University Teachers have been using for some time, was tradition.
"We had the tradition, and the tradition continued," she said. "HEW on that."
She said there would be a series of seminars the second week of April designed to discuss the effects of the change on departments at KU.
"This is the first year for the program," Sherwood said, "and we'll just have to wait and see."
Repairs are in progress on the seventh floor lobby of McColum residence hall, which received an estimated $25,000 donation that is probable will not be completed until next year.
Fire cleanup continuing
Most of the cleanup is done, J.J. Wilson, director of housing, said yesterday.
Wilson said the cost of the repairs was still uncertain.
"We think we've pretty much finished removing the smoke residue and odor," he said.
The housing department is still working on painting and replacing the ceiling and floor tiles.
The repairs are financed by McCollum's insurance, which is paid for from resident's contracts.
"We made an initial estimate of $25,000," Wilson said. "I'm not sure how close we will come to that estimate."
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