University Daily Kansan / Monday, October 31, 1988
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Complaint at Towers gets noticed Roaches,smelly garbage,lack of hot water angers tenant
By Jeremy Kohn
Kansan staff writer
Cockroach infestation, a lack of hot water and problems with garbage removal are included in a complaint sent to student housing officials from a resident of Jawhawk Towers.
Amy Armour, Kingman sophomore, and other residents of Jayhawker Towers said they had seen the insects inside their refrigerators.
"Just yesterday we found a roach in our refrigerator. It was running across where the eggs were."
Cemil Ulus, Iskenderun, Turkey, graduate student at Jayhawter Towers, sent on account of Oct. 20 to Ken Stoner, director of student housing, about cockroaches in his kitchen, the daily 7:30 a.m. pickup of garbage disturbing Ulus and his roommates, and the lack of hot water in the complex's laundry room.
Stoner was out of town last week and unavailable for comment.
Housing officials said Ulus' letter was the only complaint they had received from Jayhawkier Towers this semester. Complaints should be sent to incident housing department at 205 McCollum Hall.
Steve Keel, assistant director of business services and student housing, said in an Oct. 26 letter to Ulus that each apartment was scheduled to be sprayed for cockroaches and other insects during the first week of every month and that call-in service was available. In addition, free roach traps are available to residents from the complex's office.
Ulus's apartment was not sprayed in September or October because its tenants had not emptied their kitchen's cabinets, Keel said. Workers did spray the apartment on Friday.
"The eradication of any bugs is a cooperative effort." Keel said.
But one housing official said current methods for fighting cockroaches in Jayhawk Towers were not safe.
Marion Temple, assistant director of student housing and head of pest control, said the spraying of one apartment only drove the cockroaches into the neighboring one. Every apartment should be sprayed weekly until the problem is solved, he added. The pest infestation came into a tenant's apartment makes this difficult.
Terrion Jones, associate director of student housing, said destruction of the pests through
fumigation and gassing at Jayhawker Towers would require an empty building for at least half a day.
In response to the complaint about the time of garbage pickup, Keel said in his letter to Ulus that housing's contract with the city allowed city residents to decide when and how garbage would be removed.
However, Keel said that he might ask the city to change its garbage pickup time after he talked to Ulas. The letter also stated that housing would be more expensive on garbage when the small disturbed tenants
Besides responding to the cockroach and garbage problems, the letter to Ulus said the tested temperature for hot water in hot water heaters and laundry machines was 120 degrees Fahrenheit.
However, on Thursday, all of the washing machines in use except one had lukewarm or cool water although their water temperature selector indicated hot water should be in use.
Ronald Breaux, Rockford, Ill., sophomore at Jayhawker Towers, said, "I always put mine (the water temperature) on warm and it's always cool."
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Monday
The Center of International Programs is featuring John Carr at its next "Worldwildlife" luncheon series. The informal presentation and discussion will be
from noon to 1:30 p.m. in Alcove D at the Kansas University. Carr is a visiting professor of communication studies from Koring-Gai College in Sydney, Australia.
Tuesday
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The Socialist Workers Party candidate for president, James Warren, will speak at 7 p.m. in the Walnut Room at the Kansas Union. Warren will speak on "The Decline of the U.S. Empire and the Road Forward for Working People." The KU Young Socialist Alliance is sponsoring the event.
■ The Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center is sponsoring a career options for women workshop from 7 to 9 at the Pine Room at the Kansas Union.
"Blindness and Hindsight: A Discussion of the Paul Deman Contro
versy; "a feature" of *yb* "b phalan-
Lawrence graduate student" at 7 p.m. in the
International Room at the Kansas Union.
The School of Business and FMC
Corporation, Ninth and Maple streets,
will broadcast a free live seminar via
satellite. It features Tom Peters from
a.m. to 1.p.m. in the Big Eight Room at
the Kansas Union. Peters will be speak-
ing on "Managing Your Company."
Maranatha Campus Ministry will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Jayhawk Room at the Kansas Union.
Wednesday
- The AIDS Service Providers meeting will be at 7 p.m. in the VNA Conference Room 336 Missouri St. lower level
The KU History Club will have an initial meeting at 4 p.m. in the Walnut Room at the Kansas Union. Refreshments will be served.
Anorexia Nervosa and Associate
Disorders will meet from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in room 7 Watkins Memorial Health Center.
- Dungeons and Dragons Club will meet at 6 p.m. in the Pioneer Room at the Kansas Union.
The KU Chess Club will meet at 7 p.m. in Alcove A at the Kansas Union.
Thursday
The Linguistics Colloquy presents George Lekaw, professor of Linguistics at the University of California Berkeley, speaking on "Effect of Cognitive Science on Linguistic Theory," at 7:30 p.m. in the Pioneer Room at the Burge Union.
GLSOK will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Daisy Hill Room at the Burge Union.
The KU Christian Science Student Organization will meet at 6:30 p.m. in Parlor C at the Kansas Union.
The Champions Club will meet at
eucharia at noon at Danforth Chapel
*Public Relations Student Society of
Vancouver* at the Vancouver International Room at the Kansas Union.
*The Baptist Student University will meet at 5:30 p.m. at the American Baptist Center. Free dinner will be served.*
6. 30 p.m. in Parlor A at the Kansas Union.
Canterbury House offers the Holy
Eucharist at noon at Darnforth Chapel.
*Campus Crusade for Christ will meet at 7 p.m. for Prime Time in the Jayhawk Room at the Kansas Union.
Friday
The International Folk Dance Club will meet from 7:30 to 10 p.m. at St. John's Gymnasium, 1208 Kentucky.
A Freshman Open will be held at 6 p.m. on the courts of Memorial Hall. The open is a free mixer for interested students. A disc jockey and chipper will be provided. If the weather is bad it will be in the kansas Union Ballroom.
Sunday
Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship will meet at 7 p.m. in the Pioneer Room at the Burge Union.
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