Page 14 University Daily Kansan, October 1, 1982 Snow labs to move to Haworth By JEANNE FOY Staff Reporter The recently approved $14 million addition to Haworth Hall will be a great change from the poor research conditions that exist in Snow Hall, the director of the undergraduate biology program said yesterday. Michael Gaines, the director, said Snow Hall did not have the modern laboratory space needed to conduct research. Distilled water, which is important for labs, is only available in the basement, ventilation is poor, and the building is cockroach-infested, he said. He said one exhaust system that was supposed to remove the fumes from chemical experiments blew the fumes back into the room. The Haworth addition will contain all the latest electrical wiring, modern work areas and a better plumbing system, he said. The addition also will have a large classroom that can hold up to 200 labs for all members of the biology faculty. THE BOARD of Regents approved the decision to end September. It had been in the works for 15 years. Bower Burchill, chairman of the building committee and professor of cell biology, said construction would have been completed in 1966. Gaines said moving the biology department closer to Maliott and Haworth halls, which house most of the science departments on campus, would create a "science center" where students and faculty could exchange ideas more easily and interact with each other. KU will have one of the best scientific resources in the Midwest when the project is completed. Gaines said one of the nicest things about the new addition was that faculty labs were being designed by professors, in conjunction with the architects for the addition. the author. He said that because Snow was not equipped to handle animals, professors had to carry the animals from Malott, JOHN O'BRIEN, associate professor of systematics and ecology, said about Snow, "Nothing works. The plumbing is forever leaking. The water is rusty. The compressed air is full of water. The voltage fluctuates, so if you are using sensitive instruments, you have to use a voltage regulator." which houses the animal care unit, to Snow. The new addition would have a connecting corridor from Malott to Haworth. He said his biggest gripe was the heating and cooling system. When the temperature outside is 40 or 50, it is 85 or 90 in Snow, he said, and in the summer, the temperature drops down to 65. Sometimes the system causes part of the building to vibrate, he said, so special stands must be used to hold microscopes. "The only way to make it usable would be to gut it," he said. "The outets blow fuses if you try to plug in two things at once." O'Brien, who works with aquariums, said the floors in Snow could not be waterproofed, so when an aquarium was damaged, it was removed below, ruining electrical equipment. BRAD LOVELESS, a biology teaching assistant, said a spill once occurred. The water was still out the door because the floor slopes away from the drain. Jim Evans/KANSAN The elevator is incredibly antiquated, O'Brien said, and moving field equipment out of Snow can take up to half an hour for one load. If the elevator becomes stuck, he and he has to go out the doors to the elevator. Gaines said handicapped students had a difficult time reaching the anatomy lab on the sixth floor. They must first push back the elevator door, and because the elevator rests a few inches above floor level, they must reach inside to push a button to lower the elevator, he said. currently, whose laboratory is in McCollin Research Laboratory on campus. He is a good laboratory, he was looking forward to having his lab on campus. With a $14 million addition approved for Haworth Hall recently, crowded labs in Snow Hall, like this one, will be a thing of the past for researchers and assistants like Carla Fromm, Prairie Village graduate student, and Mary Moffet, Tiffin, Ohio, graduate student. Number of women increasing in law schools By VERONICA JONGENELEN Staff Reporter The number of female law students at the KU School of Law has increased 7 percent since 1980, following a nationwide trend. nationally, the number of women admitted to law schools has doubled since 1974, according to the Aug. 25 opportunity in Higher Education newsletter. The school's admission report, compiled earlier this month, shows that women constitute 36 percent of the first-year law students. The other statistics were compiled for KU, only 4 percent of the entering class, or five students, were women. director, said there was no specific increased demand for female lawyers. The demand, she said, was highest for graduates who had high grade point averages and who had been active on the Law Review. The review, compiled by law students, contains articles on current issues. "At that point, it does not matter if you are a man or a women," she said. Lilian Six, law school admissions DESPITE INCKEASED enrolments, the percentage of women withdrawing is higher than that of their male counterparts. law school. For some, funds run out before their education does, she said. According to the Equal Opportunity newsletter, the national enrollment rate was 79.8% in 1980, but not as great as that for 1980, and the rate of increase is slackening. However, Six said she knew of some schools in California where enrollment levels for women were at 50 percent. Since women make up 51 percent of population, she said, she hoped levels of men and women would become equal. There are several reasons why more women withdraw, Six said. Sometimes, a woman finds that the demands of husband and family, coupled with law school, are too much. Others take a leave of absence after their first year of Early in the 1970s, a group of female law students began the Women in Law organization. Elinor Schroeder, faculty adviser for the organization and associate professor of law, said the group provided support for women and non-traditional students Tell the world Boysdle Class-Antiques Class Rings Boyd's Dress Shoes 731 Gold-Silver-Coines Gold-Antique-Watches Homemade Kappa Lowrider, Korea 842-873-827 get smart with DREAM 286 SATURDAY October 2 Open at 8 Show at 9 Coming Monday Oct. 4 The Rockats Lawrence Opera House 642 Mass 842.9549 FREE BEER 8-9 642 Mass. Lawrence Opera House NOW! **** daykay. But if you use alcohol like a medicine, it's not safe to drink it. 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Legislator halts campaign against Carlin re-election bid BUT OYT ousted to abandon the letter campaign after the primary, having the satisfaction of thinking that it had served its purpose. His letter campaign drew $90,000 in contributions from Kansans wanting to keep the vigil alive. GREAT OCEAN ADVENTURE! "I thought we should keep the heat on Carlin during the primary," Yost said. "In the letters I just said that the Carlin administration had spent too much money and that they were as into a severe financial crunch." ONLY $300. PER PERSON, PER WEEK ALL EXPENSES PAID DOES NOT INCLUDE LIQUOR OR TRANSPORTATION TO WEST FRAM BRACH FOR MORE INFO, WRITE: CAPT. DAVE 8302 BITTERSWEET LENEXA, KS 66220 "But now that we have a nominee, I don't see the need to carry on the campaign." The letter campaign was aimed at wooing, two voting groups, businessmen and royalty owners, he said. "I wrote different types of letters to different people," Yost said. "I wrote to businessmen about unemployment compensation and the size of their property, and royalty owners about the severance tax and the size of government." Republican gubernatorial candidate Sam Hardage has also been focusing on those two voting blocs in a attempt to unseat Carlin on Nov. 2. WHILE YOST was unsure about the long-term effects of his campaign, Mike Swenson, Carlin's assistant press secretary, said the yearlong assault would backfire. Swenson said that Yost's offensive had actually helped bolster Carlin's campaign against Harday "We have received letters with contributions from people because they indicated they had received letters from Eric," he said. "Basically, the incumbent has a dismal record, and the more people who point out the better," Day said. It's really hard to pinpoint what effect it will have, but I think the royalty owners are already riled up enough to vote against Carlin," said Merlyn Brown, executive director of the Kansas Republican Party. BUT DARRELL Day, Hardage's press secretary, said efforts like Yost's to concentrate on Carvin's influence onANCE enhanced Republican chances. "Also that money he raised went into sending more letters out, instead of the state committee or organization which has upset some Republicans." A state Republican party leader said Yost's campaign might not swing many votes to Harday because the letters targeted voters already disgruntled with the governor's programs. When he decided to fold his operations, Yost said, he had accumulated a few gifts for the Hardage campaign. But Yost said attempts such as his would be overshadowed by the perceived differences between Carlin and Hardage. HE SAID he contributed $3,000 raised from the letter campaign to the Hardage camp. He also contributed to the state party and passed on a list of 60,000 constituents to the Hardage group. "I'm optimistic that it will help better educate the voters, but on election day it will come down to the two candidates," he said.