UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Wednesday, September 1, 1993
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Haskell finds new name beneficial, encouraging
Former junior college now Indian Nations University
By Carlos Tejada
Kansan staff writer
Kansan staff writer
The University of Kansas is no longer the only university in Lawrence.
in lawrence.
At yesterday's Convocation of Haskell Indian Junior College, Bob Martin, Haskell president, announced that the Office of Indian Educational Programs in Washington, D.C., had approved changing the school's name to Haskell Indian Nations University that day.
Martin told the audience to thank Haskell's founders and past students.
"We all know Haskell is here as a legacy for us," he said.
"This land and this building have all been paid for by the blood and sweat of our ancestors."
The announcement followed a year of delays for the name change. Last spring, the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools awarded Haskell's elementary teachers education program four-year baccalaureate accreditation. The move allowed the college to grant bachelor's degrees to graduates of that program.
Haskell's Board of Regents approved the name change soon after, Martin said.
But because Haskell falls under federal jurisdiction, it had more hurdles to clear. Martin said the name change could not go through until the Office of Indian Educational Programs, a branch of the Bureau of Indian Affairs in the Department of the Interior, approved it.
"This provides the stimulus for us," he said. "We think it's going to be very beneficial to us."
"We cannot come in any more with a junior college attitude," he said. "We cannot walk into our classes and think we're going to get a two-year education."
After the Convocation, Martin said the name change was not just cosmetic. Baccalaureate accreditation for other Haskell programs will be the university's next goal, he said.
The Convocation's keynote address was given by Howard Rainer, program administrator for the Native American Outreach Program at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. He said the name change entailed a change in the attitudes of the students as well.
Rainer told students to look at KU as an example of what being a university means.
"Take a look at how many students there are up there, and try to imagine 5,000 Indian students here," he said.
Campus building checks show high levels of radon gas
By Liz Klinger
Kansan staff writer
In May, Pieter Berendsen's curiosity launched a hunt for an invisible gas in three KU West Campus buildings.
Berendsen, senior scientist with the Kansas Geological Survey, enlisted the help of Ron Fraass and Khalid Kalout from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment Bureau of Air and Radiation, which placed 12 detectors in the three halls.
amount of radiation per hour of air is measured in pick curies. A level of four or more pico curies warrants further action.
sen said.
Radon is a decay product of Uranium 238, which Berendsen said occurred naturally in rocks. It is a gas that can be dangerous to one's health if inhaled in large quantities. The amount of radon per liter of air is $m^{-1}$.
Two detectors placed in the base-ment and first floor of Moore Hall had readings of 12 and 17 pico curies per liter. The basement in Parker Hall had a reading of 4.87.
"It wouldn't be that bad if you inhaled and just blew it out." Berend-
"Some radon will change to polonium when you inhale it, which is a solid."
He said the polonium would deposit on lung tissue. Within minutes, the polonium turns to lead, which poses the threat of lung cancer.
"You cannot get rid of it," said Berendsen. "It stays there and gives off radiation."
Berendsen said that the Environmental Protection Agency became involved with determining the dangerous level of radon about 10 years ago.
Although Berendsen cannot determine the exact cause of the higher readings, he did say that the buildings were built on shale, which has a higher concentration of uranium than other rocks in the area. He also said that long-term radon testing was needed for more accurate readings
Berendsen said that the United States had higher radon testing standards than other countries. He also said that people who are thought to have lung cancer from radon intake
were usually exposed to a lot of it, such as miners in uranium mines.
Although the ratings were higher than what is considered normal, people in the affected areas are not necessarily exposed to large amounts of radon. The areas are also more open and ventilated than confined areas, such as mines.
Berendsen said that Kalout and Fraass will conduct a four- to sixmonth study beginning in October.
Berendsen said the results of the study may lead to further radon stud-
The radon readings in Moore, Parker and Hambleton, were probably the first tests of their kind to be conducted in public buildings in Kansas, Berendsen said.
Berendsen said that homes are typically measured for radon because people tend to spend more time at home, while public buildings are not given as much attention, as people spend less time in them. To date, there are no requirements in Kansas for radon testing in either public buildings or homes.
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