University Daily Kansan, November 9, 1981
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Arson squad to review Naismith fire
By LILLIAN DAVIS Staff Reporter
There are no suspects in the fire that broke out in Naismith Hall early Friday morning, but the arson squad will meet this morning to review the evidence, Lawrence Fire Chief Jim McSwain said yesterday.
The fire, which caused about $90,000 worth of damage but no injuries, began in an elevator where several pieces of steel were stacked and on set fire. McSwain said
"There was extensive fire damage to the elevator and first floor lobby, and heavy heat and smoke damage to the first five floors," McSwan said.
"In fact, the heat was so intense that the TV sets on the fourth and fifth floors were melted." McWain said. "They went 20 to 30 feet away from the elevator."
THE ELEVATOR, which services only the first five floors, moved between the floors while its contents were removed during the heat damage, McSwain said.
The fire also spread smoke through the remaining upper five floors, causing smoke damage and knocking out the stairwell lights and emergency generator while the building was being evacuated, McSwain said.
McSwan said the fire reached the emergency generator cable after it struck the wall.
Steve Greenwald, St. Louis, Mo., freshman and one of four residents to discover the fire, said smoke poured from the elevator.
Greenwald and Barry Brown,
Kendall freshman; Duard Enoch,
Spring Hill junior; and Stan
Rasmussen, Littleton, Colo.
sophomore, had been playing poker in
Midtown lobby when they smoked
smoke.
"When we opened the doors the first time, it was just a little fire," Greenwald said. "We could have put it out if we had had a fire extinguisher."
"When the doors shut the second time, smoke just poured out," Greenwald said. "We shit the lounge door and started waking people up."
HOWEVER, GREENWALD said that when the elevator doors opened a second time, about to seconds later, the elevator stopped and sat out with a cushion they had grabbed.
While Greenwald and the three other residents alerted their floor, a desk clerk on the first floor, Brad Simpson, Overwater Park senior, pushed the Overwater Park chair.
"I was going up to check on the fourth floor where there had been noise complaints earlier in the evening," Simsson said.
"When the doors opened, I saw that there was some furniture on fire, and the flames began shooting out into the lobby." Simpson said.
The arson squad has posted signs offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of those involved with the blaze.
SEVERAL RESIDENTS said they would turn names into police just to get the money, if their knee knew it.
McSainw said the $5,000 reward, donated by several insurance companies, was a standing reward and was made up of money that could be given in an arson case.
THE LUNCH ABROAD PROGRAM will feature David Foran, Hutchinson senior, and Mike Hogle, Eldora, Iowa. The game will be played in noon Aloe D of the Kansas Union.
TODAY
on campus
THE PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY COLLOQUIUM will be a lecture on "Current States of Q.C.P. in Particle Physics" at 4:30 p.m. in 22 Mallet Mall
THE KU BRIDGE CLUB will meet at 6:30 p.m. in the Trail Room of the Union
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the International Room of the Union.
THE KU PERCUSSION CONCERT will perform at 8 p.m. in the University Theatre.
LISA ANDERSON will perform a student vocal recital at 8 p.m. in Swarthout Recital Hall.
THE ACADEMIC AFFAIRS- CENTER FOR HUMANISTIC STUDIES LECTURE will feature Gerald Holton, Harvard University professor of physics, speaking on 'Science and the Discontinuity of
History" at 8 p.m. in the Forum Room of the Union.
TRUMAN NELSON, novelist and historian, will speak at 8 p.m. in the Council Room of the Union. Two films, "John Brown in Kansas: An Interview with Truman Nelson" and "Torture of Mothers," will also be shown.
I also be shown
TOMORROW
THE NON-TRADITIONAL STUDENT ORGANIZATION will meet at 11:30 a.m. in Cork 2 of the Union.
THE LATIN AMERICAN AREA STUDIES TINKER FOUNDATION LECTURE will feature Ivan Barriientes, professor of education, speaking on "The Dialectic of Survival: Out-of-School Education in Guatemala," at 3:30 p.m. in the Council Room of the Room.
THE KU CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES SENATE will meet at 7 p.m. in the Council Room of the Union.
THE CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST will meet at 7 p.m. in the Jayhawk Room of the Union.
THE TAU SIGMA STUDENT
DANCE CLUB will meet at 7 p.m. in 242
Rohson Center
THE L-5 SOCIETY will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Walnut Room of the Union.
THE CAMPUS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP will meet at 7:30 p.m. in Parlors A and B of the Union.
THE LINGUSTICS COLLOQUY will feature William Keil, assistant speaking on "German Dialectology in Kanzan," at 7:30 p.m. in 2017 Blake Hall.
JAMES HIGDON, organist, will perform a faculty recital at 8 p.m. in Swarthout Recital Hall.
TRUMAN NELSON, novelist and historian, will read from his novels at 8 p.m. in the Forum Room of the Union.
THE NATIVE AMERICAN ARTISTIC TRADITIONS PROGRAM will feature Raymond Wood, from the University of Missouri, speaking on "Prince Maximilian and Karl Bodil"母亲Missouri Expedition Revisited," at 8 p.m. in the Museum of Anthropology in Spooner Hall.
THE INTERDENOMINATIONAL DEATH AND DYING SUPPORT GROUP will meet at 8:15 p.m. in the St. Lawrence Center, 1631 Crescent Rd.
Women to get basketball locker room
By EILEEN MARKEY Staff Reporter
Staff Reporter
The KU women's basketball team will get a new locker room this season, but the addition won't put a strain on equipment and department spokesman said yesterday.
According to Susan Wachter, athletic department business manager, the University of Kansas is footing the bill for a new project set to be completed by Nov. 21.
Martin Jones, KU associate director of business affairs, estimated the cost of a proposed $10 million construction project.
"It will definitely take a lot of
Marian Washington, women's basketball coach, said the new room in Allen Field House would be a great place for her players and other women athletes.
pressure off the existing situation," Washington said.
THE WOMEN'S basketball team will use the new locker room and the rest of the women athletes will use the old one, Washington said.
In the past, all women athletes have used the same room. There are, however, six other dressing rooms in Allen Field House and Parcrot Annex, according to Floyd Temple, assistant coach, in charge of facilities and operations.
"I don't think we'll be able to reduce all the strain, but I think we'll be able to provide adequate facilities for our athletes." he said.
rooms from areas that were used for storage and other things."
Temple said that when Allen Field were few Providence leaker reports.
WASHINGTON SAID that a few years ago, a basketball coach from Iowa State had complained in a letter to the team that the room (acillites were inadequate)
The Iowa State team had to meet in a film room because there was no space available anywhere else, Washington said.
"When this building was created there was very little planning for the foundation."
The new space also will provide room for women administrative staff and faculty at Allen Field House, Washington said. The staff will use the old locker rooms and the basketball teams and team will use the new rooms.
The decision to pay for the project with University funds, instead of athletic department money, was made by the former acting chancellor, Jones said.
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