THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN Wednesday June 8,1988 Published since 1889 by the students of the University of Kansas Vol. 98, No. 146 (USPS 650-640) Frat may be charged for violating fire code By Karen Boring Kansas staff writer Kansan staff writer City Prosecutor Jerry Little said yesterday he would file charges against the Triangle fraternity next week for failure to comply with city fire codes. Jim McSain, Lawrence fire chief, said in a videotaped press conference on May 5 that after the April 26, 1987, fire at the Sigma Phi Epstein fraternity house, the Lawrence Fire Department developed a program to bring all KU greek houses into compliance with the fire code. The department inspected the 37 active grey houses in June and July 1987, said Fire Marshal Rich Barr. The corporation board of each house was given a list of violations and was required to turn in plans of compliance, including a schedule for completion, by January 1988. A corporation board is a group of alumni that acts as landlord of the house. The Triangle board turned in a statement to Barr, asserting that all required changes had been made. Little said. However, when the fire marshal inspected the Triangle house on May 2, he found that none of the changes had been made. "The only course of action that the Ron Gast, Triangle corporation board president, said a new board, including himself, was elected in February and that the original plan of compliance had been submitted by the former board. Gast said he and other board members learned of the fire-code problems from the house's student officers after the May inspection. fire department is interested in with the Triangle house is prosecution." Little said. "The next step is filing charges against that fraternity." The board is taking bids so it can make a new plan of compliance, Gaste said. He anticipated no problems with meeting the December dead- "We want to get costs in mind first," he said. "I think we will have a firm plan by this summer and have the work completed by September." Five other greek houses also are under investigation by the city prosecute. The Alpha Kappa Lambda and Lambda Chi Alpha fraternities and the Alpha Chi Omega sorority have not come to agreement with the fire department on plans of compliance with the fire code, Little said. The Tau Kappa Epsilon and Phi Kappa Tau fraternities also have been submitted for investigation. "They either have not submitted plans of compliance or the compliance time frame is not acceptable," Little said. "What I'm trying to do is to open the lines of communication." The project involves obliterating grandfather clauses, under which older structures do not to have to comply with fire codes enacted after they were built, he said. Normally, the fire department inspects greek houses twice a year to ensure that existing fire equipment is working properly. Barr said. The present fire-code project, however, involves seeing that the existing equipment adequately complies with today's fire code. "If they do not involve sprinkler systems, because sprinkler systems are a very large project from a structural standpoint, we are requiring those plans of compliance to be completed by December 1988." Barr said at the press conference. "If they involved sprinkler systems, then we extended that deadline by one year." Dave Niebergall/KANSAN Give it a twirl Terri Maness, Lawrence resident, twirls batons with glow sticks attached to the ends. Maness entertained golfers during the Moonshine Night Golf Tournament on Saturday night at the Orchards Executive Golf Course. The tournament was a benefit for the Achievement Place Boys' Home. Water safe, tests indicate Cancer-causing chemical no longer present at Lindley By Monica Hayde Kansan staff writer For two weeks, signs were posted inside and outside Lindley Hall warning people not to drink the water in the building. On Friday, they were removed. Warning notices were posted in the building on May 20 after state and University inspectors found high levels of a cancer-causing chemical in the water in Room 107. But the department also exists, a University statement released Saturday said. Official reverses Hoch ruling Inspectors from the Kansas Department of Health and Bearse said it was unlikely the water in any other campus buildings was contaminated. "Tests have not been run campus-wide, but they are in the process of being run," he said. "However, the water coming into Lindley Hall is of acceptable quality, so the water is not going into acceptable quality going into all the other buildings." Steve Cater, University environment, health and safety officer, said no one knew why such an elevated level of ethylene dichloride was in the water By Paula Messbarger A state fire official who said in April that Hoch Auditorium might have to be closed because of [fire hazards now says it is a safe building. Kansan staff writer Paul Markley, who is chief of the fire prevention division for the state fire marshal's office, said after his April inspection of Hoch that the 61-year-old building was too dangerous to use because of fire-code violations. But Markley said Monday Hoch is used by the Univer- n classes and con- emergency lights are in operation. ' Paul Markley state fire marshal's office 'Hoch is safe as is. The main concerns when inspecting a building; fire alarms, clear exits and emergency lighting that comes on after power outage. Hoff has all three. Markley said, He said not having a sprinkler system above the stage would not make it necessary to close Hoch. 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Sair EDUCATION DIRECTOR: Richard N. Barch cited the lack of and of a sprinkage area. Mark-could be closed y corrected the nber. However,iversity officials informed there rator at Hoch, seen, that conry emergency "The sprinklers are there to protect the buildings," he said. "We care about the buildings, but our main concern is getting the people out." Tom Anderson, director of facilities operations, said the problem with the original inspection probably was a result of a KU Facilities and Operations employee who was sent with Markley on the inspection. Anderson said it was common practice for KU employees to assist the fire marshals during inspections. He said the employee probably was not familiar with Hoch and its lighting system. " Markley said. its are in opera- office has three As for the near future, not much will be done to Hoch, he said. Some of the stonework will be repaired this year under the fiscal year 1988 budget. But there will be no projects for the fiscal year of 1989 because the Board of Regents did not approve the requests. to delete this ether, because an alternative played during is it another v no potential h music in the ior and disc she was notcision would person, I've ns open," he concerned, IK. I have no The Associated Press Dukakis finishes with nomination Michael Dukakis clinched the Democratic presidential nomination with a four-state flourish Tuesday night and forecast a "golden opportunity" to win the White House in 1988. Republican George Bush labeled himself the underdog heading into the fall campaign but said, "I'm fighting back." Dukakis dominated Jesse Jackson coast to coast on the final night of a grueling Democratic primary marathon. He was winning primaries in New Jersey, Montana, New Mexico and California by margins of 2-to-1 or more. The three-term Massachusetts governor began the night needing about 150 delegates to achieve a mathematical lock on the nomination. He was winning more than 131 in New Jersey, Montana and New Mexico combined, and early returns from California showed him ahead for more than 200 delegates. Dukakis emerged as the winner of the Democratic primary marathon and owner of a lead over Bush in the nationwide public opinion polls. But Bush, who wrapped up the GOP nomination six weeks ago, holds formidable Electoral College advantages in the South where five Republican have won four of the last five presidential elections. Thus, the prospect is for a close general election, and Bush and Dukakis seemed to share an eagerness to begin. "My friends, what a golden opportunity this is for us," Dukalis said as he savored his nominating triumph in a speech in California. He pledged to use his campaign to stand up for factory workers thrown out of their jobs with no warning, to ease the burden of families hit by medical bills and to "share the rage" of those living in neighborhoods threatened by drugs. "Every day between now and November, the American people will want to hear how we intend to build a strong and vibrant future for our country," he said. "They aren't interested in slashing attacks: They want to judge our positive ideas for change." Bush posted uncontested primary victories in all four states and said, "I think I can overcome this deficit (in the polls)," he said. In a television interview, he likened Dukakis to Walter Mondale, the landslide Democratic loser in 1984, for refusing to rule out a tax increase. "I'll rule it out," Bush said in an interview with CBS, and rely on a spending freeze to reduce the deficit. He decried the "gloom and doom" that he said was emanating from the Democrats and said the polls would change as he began to establish his own political identity. "When we get through in the fall talking about opportunity and peace and numbers of jobs and how much better things are and what I'll do to keep it that way, I think I can overcome that deficit," he said.