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University Daily Kansan, September 21, 1982
KU moves to fund roof repairs
By DIRK MILLER Staff Reporter
Worn and leaky roofs on some KU buildings, one of which has not been repaired for almost 80 years, have let water seep in and in expensive lab equipment and should be dealt with immediately before failure occurs. KU officials said yesterday.
Robert Porter, associate director of physical plant facilities operations, said there were seven buildings on campus with roof problems. Dyche Hall, Haworth Hall, The Art and Design building, Watson Library, Learned Hall, the power plant for the University and Flint Hall have problems that should be repaired immediately, he said.
PORTER SAID the problem with most of the buildings' roofs was that they had flat decks that had been damaged by rain, snow and sun.
The Board of Regents approved a recommendation to the Legislature last
week for $588,100 for roof repairs for some buildings on campus next year. This was a reduction from the original request of $688,700 because some buildings already have been repaired, or repairs have been funded.
Flint Hall, Nunemaker Center, and the Chancellor's residence have had their roofs repaired or contracts have been worked out to repair them, said Allen Wiechert, director of facilities planning.
THE BUILDINGS to be repaired with funds from the request are Dyche Hall, Watson Library, Haworth Hall, The Art Museum, Learned Hall and the KU power plant.
At Dyche Hall the tile roof has not been completely repaired since the building was constructed in 1903, said Tom Swearingen, the director of exhibits at the Museum of Natural History.
"It's been on there a long time, and it's probably reached the end of its life," Swearingen said of the building's roof.
Two years ago, Swearingen said, water seeped into a cold storage room where the large animal hides were found and needed a lot of damage to the furs, he said.
The professors at the top floor of Haworth Hall say they have had a lot of trouble with leakage.
A $25,000 scintillation spectrometer, a device that measures radioactivity, is shoved up against a door in room 843 to prevent water from dripping on it.
John Brown, assistant professor of microbiology, pointed to his office ceiling in 816 Haworth Hall, where he often spots have stained the wall tile.
An insulation pad between the roof and ceiling gets soaked during storms and water leaks into the lab, Brown said.
JIM RANZ, dean of libraries, said there were a few leaks in the tile roof at Watson Library but most were fixed in the renovation, completed last year.
Local man shoots himself to death
A 23-year-old Lawrence man apparently shot himself to death with a 12-gauge shotgun at his apartment in the 1100 block of Louisiana Street Saturday night, Lawrence Police said yesterday.
body lying on top of the gun at 12:15 a.m. Sunday when they responded to a call from the man's neighbors. also found several suicide notes written on postcards in the man's
apartment. The Douglas County coroner estimated the time of death between 9 and 10:30 p.m. Saturday.
Police would not release the identity of the man because relatives had not yet been notified.
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