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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Thursday, March 23, 1968
KU health officer tracks down dangers
By Pat Crawford Kansan Staff Reporter
Student complaints about campus food services or conditions that could cause accidents are the primary concern of the KU environmental health and safety officer, a position that was created last year by Raymond Schwegler, director of KU's Student Health Service.
Leonard Powell, KU's environmental health and safety officer, acquired his new position after four years as a food and drug inspector for the State Department of Health.
"I work primarily with food services and safety at KU," Powell said. "Although I have looked into off-campus housing, the University doesn't have the authority to do anything but advise."
Powell said he is looking into the student housing situation and accumulating facts about the problem. His work in this area is coordinated with the student housing office. When he checked with them about the alleged problem of foreign student housing, he found only one written complaint.
"Most students seem to be unaware of who to complain to about a housing matter," Powell said, "or they are inhibited about complaining."
If any project concerning off-campus housing results from Powell's study, he said it would be aimed at all off-campus housing, not just one section.
This summer, Powell plans to
work on the housing problem in coordination with various students and organizations which have shown an interest in this area.
Whenever students or KU personnel come to Watkins Hospital after an accident, an accident report is filed. Powell analyzes the reports and checks into them immediately.
"However, my concern is more with accident prevention," Powell said, "rather than looking into an accident after it has happened."
Powell said he would like reports from students so possible accident-causing situations can be anticipated rather than corrected after they have caused some damage.
KUOK 55-hour marathon to be aired at McCollum
For those planning to be up at 3 or 4 a.m. Friday and Saturday and want some company, you might try KUOK.
KUOK, the campus radio, will begin a marathon at 3 p.m. this Friday in McCollum Hall lobby for 55 hours until 10 p.m. Sunday.
Don McClow, KUOK advisor, said the purpose of the marathon is to promote the station on campus and to let the students know about its format, which is now all rock music. The format was changed last semester after surveys and telephone calls indicated the students preferred contemporary music.
During the marathon the top 40 records will be played as well as "Hits From the Past." Live entertainment will be provided by a local band and individual singers who will be on between 3 and 11 p.m. each night.
Throughout the marathon free prizes will be given, including passes to drive-in restaurants, record albums and pizzas.
"All those present at the McCollum marathon will be eligible to win," said McClow.
Ten to fifteen students will act as DJs during the marathon on a two or three hour shift. There also will be an announcer and an engineer. The engineer, who will play the records, will be situated on a four-foot stage in the lobby.
The people directly involved with the marathon are students in two radio courses in the School of Journalism.
Dates for pom-pon girl and yell leader tryouts have been announced by Vince Bilotta, field director of the Alumni Association and advisor of the two groups.
Cheerleader tryouts soon
school for girls wishing to try out for pom-pon girl positions April 16-18. The girls will meet each day at 7 p.m. in Allen Field House.
Semi-finals for pom-pon girl tryouts will be at 7 p.m. April 24 in Allen Field House and finals will be at 7 p.m. April 25, also in the field house.
Tryouts for the vell leaders will be at 7 p.m. April 23 in Allen Field House.
Bilotta said there will be a
A yell lender school will be held at 7 p.m. April 17-18 in Robinson Gymnasium.
Bilotta said those wishing to try out for pom-pon girl or yell leader must be currently enrolled at KU and have 1.0 grade average. He also said they must wear gym shoes or tennis shoes to the tryouts.
"Safety is a relatively new health feature on campuses," Powell said, "Nebraska has a safety program and we have inquired about it."
Powell said he would like to have someone from the U.S. Public Health Service do a survey on
Book collectors can win money
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Cash prizes of $100 and $50 are waiting for two KU undergraduates in the 12th annual Elizabeth M. Taylor Book Collection competition.
Membership cards may be purchased here
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"A comic book collection or one of western fiction pulps could be the winner," said Terrence Williams, acting assistant director of University Libraries.
"The criterion is not the seriousness of the subject but the completeness and the degree to which the collection meets the collector's declared objectives," he added.
April 1 is the deadline for entries. Williams is available for counseling on the form of the entry.
health and safety conditions at KU so he would have a foundation to go on.
Last fall he checked into an incident in which a KU employee fell eight feet down an elevator shaft in Memorial Stadium. He had opened the door to the elevator that leads to the press box
and stepped in, expecting the elevator to be there. This accident could have been avoided if the elevator shaft had been properly lighted, Powell said.
Students who have complaints about similar situations around campus are urged to contact Powell at Watkins Hospital.
Thousands watch Atlanta blaze
ATLANTA — (UPI)— Brilliant flames turned an unfinished skyscraper into a torch over midtown Atlanta early today, spewing burning debris "that exploded like hand grenades" onto three other buildings, including a hotel.
There were no injuries in the
general alarm blaze which raced through the top four floors of the 37-story Equitable Life Assurance building shortly before midnight Wednesday.
Thousands of spectators lured to the fire area were kept back by police.
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