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Hazardous asbestos
found in buildings,
administrator says

UK search finds harmful substance
in Med Center, other campus structures

By ELIZABETH CARAS
News Editor

Harmful asbestos was found in the
Funkhouser Building. the Pi Kappa
Alpha fraternity house and in the
dental wing of the UK Medical Cen-
ter “approximately over the last
four to five months." said Gene Wil-
liams, assistant vice chancellor for
business.

Two independent consulting firms.
recently hired by the University.
have been surveying all campus
buildings for asbestos during the
last three weeks. Williams said.

Although the problem was de-
tected early this summer. officials
made the announcement for the first
time late yesterday afternoon. “We
wanted to get the information out so
it wouldn‘t create undue alarm."
Williams said.

Asbestos. used as an insulator.
was first found in Funkhouser, he
said. when the building was being
renovated to include central air con«
ditioning. The renovation was "im—
mediately stopped“ until the sur-
vey‘s completion, he said.

It was later found ii the Universi—
tyowneo Pike house. located near
the Kll‘\\:in Blaming Complex,
which was being restored after a
June fire destroyed the building. As-
bestos also was found in the dental

wing of the Medical Center where
removal is underway.

The consultants will first search
campus residence halls for asbestos.
Williams said. “That‘s first priority
on the list."

He said that if the substance is
found in the halls. it will probably
not be found in living areas. but in
“mechanical areas." because asbes-
tos was used for ceilings, tilings.
and "n ostly as insulators of pipes.”

Williams said no buildings will be
evacuated unless there is immediate
daneei

But it people have been exposed to
it. they could already be in danger.
“In very small quantities. exposure

. can lead to severe lung prob-
lems." said Allan Butterfield. a pro-
fessor of chemistry. “Prolonged ex-
posure . . . can lead to a syndrome
called asbestosis,“ which he said is
similar to black lung in coal miners.

Williams said he expects some re-
sults within the week and complete
results within four to five months for
not only all buildings on the Lexing-
ton campus. but for all those in the
UK Community College system.

Consultants David T. Banks of
Frankfort and Chrisman Miller
Woodford lnc. of Lexington are con«
ducting the building-by-building sur-
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Gift program gives
three professorships

to College of Law

By CYNTHIA A. P.\I.()R.\IU
Staff Writer

A generous contribution to the (bi
lege of Law that began as funding
for one professorship has increased
into funding that resulted in three
$100000 professorships for the col-
lege.

“Professorships. which are faculty
salary supplements from private
gifts. are necessary in almost every
area of the University.“ said Carroll
Stevens. associate dean of the Col-
lege of Law.

The leadership gift program
began with a campaign designated
as “The Cherry Challenge" as a re—
sult of a pledge made in October by
H. Wendell Cherry. president of the
Humana Corporation in Louisville

“Dean tRoberti Lawson and I
talked to him ttfherryi about donat-
ing to the school and he agreed with
the condition that the University
match the funds." Stevens said.

“We agreed upon a date «July 1.
1984) by which the matching funds
had to be raised, and then we set out
to raise the necessary funds." he
said. “We called upon alumni and
friends of the college and by the
time the smoke had cleared. we had
raised more than $175,000."

Stevens said 5100.000 is the mini-
mum amount required by the Uni-
versity to establish a professorship.
He said they worked with the devel-
opment office. administration and
the Board of Trustees on this pro-
ject.

Because they were within $25000
of d third professorship. President
(itis A. Singletary set out to raise
the difference. he said

The money for the third
professorship came from University
funds as well as an additional $10.-
000 donated by Cherry. He donated
the additional funds when he learned
that the college had successfully
matched his gift.

Cherry‘s pledge of 3100.000 estab-
lished the first privately funded
professorship for the College of Law.

Leadership gifts ranging from $5.-
000 to $10,000 were pledged to the
college by variom law firms
throughout Kentucky.

The first professorship was named
for Cherry. The second was named
for Judge William T. Lafferty. the
first dean of the College of Law. and
the third is in memory of the late
Dorothy Salmon. a faculty member
and law librarian from 1945 until
1968.

The Cherry professorship now is
occupied by Professor Rutheford B
Campbell. Professor Robert G.
Schwemm holds the Lafferty
professorship and Professor Willburt
D. Ham has the Salmon
profeSsorship.

Plans call for the positions to be
rotated on an achievement basis for
now but Stevens said they will be
awarded on a permanent basis in
the future. “The professorships are
used to award outstanding profes-
sors for their contributions and ac-
complishments,“ he said.

 

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GALUS to request three code revisions

Group members want ‘sexual orientation ’ included among student rights

By SACIIA DEVROOMEN
Senior Staff Writer

The Gay and Lesbian Union of
Students last night discussed the
possibility of a student code revision
that may reduce discrimination
against homosexuals.

There are three changes in the
Student Rights and Responsibilities
handbook that the group is trying to
get changed.

GALUS will present the changes
to the Student Government Associa-
tion. said William. one of the mem'
bers of GALUS who asked that only
his first name be used.

The changes include an admis-
sions policy which states that stu-
dents shall not be discriminated
against because of race, color. reli-

gion. sex. marital status. national
origin. age or beliefs. GALUS would
like to add sexual orientation to the
list , William said

GALUS also would like to do away
with discrimination of homosexual
students in the scholarship and
grant section of student rights by
adding sexual orientation to the
other items. William said.

The third change they would like
to make concerns the selected rules
of the University Senate governing
acadmic relationships. William said
he would like to add sexual orienta-
tion as well as marital status and
age to the section dealing wtth aca-
demic evaluation

“Everything is irrelevant.” Wil-
liam said. "Than sexual orientation
is also irrelevant . "

Williams said the main reason his
organization is working for these
rights is because it needs to he dollf‘,
“Discrimination is wrong." he said
“We are a political association This
is a political action on our part. It is
a step to trying to get equality for
us. not only through legislation."

The unofficial president of
GALUS. Lee, who also asked only
her first name be used. said homo
sexuals are still discriminated
against in most places. “We are not
any less fit for duty," she said.

“We want to try to educate the
general populous." William said ‘11
more people would know iiiaytie
they would be more tolerant and not
dismiss us.“

He said 99.9 percent of the people
in the University have helped the or

ganization “They should accept us.
but they should also stand up for
us "

Although GALl'S is primarily a
political organization it also is a sup-
port group for homosexuals At the
next meeting. at 5-30 pm. Nov 29.
there will be a discussion sesSion on
“coming out "

"Hur main objective is not only to
get students to come to meetings '
Lee said. "it is also to creat an at
mosphere of tolerance and give stu-
dents a sense of pride lll being gay I
would like to see everyone come. not
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"t llll' purpose is to provide educa-
tion to the l’niversny and to provide
support for gay and lesbian stu
dents ” lcesaid.

Professor discusses the facts about colds and flu

By NANCY MAHL‘RIN
Reporter

It's that season again for colds.
flus and viruses.

Dr. Simeon Goldblum. a profeSSor
of medicine. spoke yesterday in the
Student Center Addition about the
different types of viruses that can
cause the common cold. influenza
and bacterial pneumonia and about
what these viruses can do to the
body.

The body responds to viruses and
bacteria in two ways. Goldblum
said. It first learns to recognize for-
eign objects, then produces specific
antibodies to attack these foreign
objects.

“The only problem with this pro-
cedure is (that) antibodies that the
body made a few years ago can‘t
protect against new cold viruses or
bacterias that one could receive this
year." Goldblum said.

The common cold. which can last
about three to five days. is caught

 

“Once a virus gets into the cells the antibodies

do not work anymore. ”

through other people coughing and
discharging germs into the air and
by hand-to—hand contact. he said.

Colds occur more during the win-
ter because people often are cooped
up together, Goldblum said. In fact.
there is a 70 percent rate of getting
colds when people live closer togeth-
er. he said.

Goldblum also discussed influen‘
za, which is a more carefully stud-
ied virus that can cause disease. In-
fluenza affects all age groups. he
said.

influenza makes a person with
other medical problems more sus-
ceptible to severe complications.
and thus those who contract the ill-
ness have a higher mortality rate.
Goldblum said.

Dr. Simeon Goldblum.
professor of medicine

When the influenza virus is L'Ull
tracted. it attaches to the cells in the
throat. pharynx and the airways
that lead to the lungs. The virus pen»
etrates the cell. grows and repro-
duces.

The cell will eventually die and
the airways to the lungs are stripped
completely of cilia. or small hairs.
Goldblum said. "Once a \‘ll‘lls gets
into the cells the antibodies do not
work anymore.“

After a twoday incubation period.
influenza‘s symptoms start appear-
ing: fever, sore throat. chills. head
ache and an overall bad feeling
These symptoms are accompanied
by a dry. hacking cough Recovery
time is about one week.“

People considered high risk for

UK Marching Band steps to beat
of ‘innovative’ computer technology

By CYNTHIA A. PALORMO
Staff Writer

Steven Moore, assistant Wildcat
band director. and Allen Goodwin. a
music professor, have designed an
“innovative" practice program that
combines music and computer tech-
nology.

“Marching band will never be the
same," Goodwin said. “We know we
are breaking new ground.“

Moore and Goodwin began a for-
mal project in January 1933 to come
up with a computer program that
could cut back the time spent techni-
cally charting a band show. Moore
created the designs and Goodwin
worked out the mathunatlco of the
designlnordertowrltethepro
gram. The result was “Halftime."

the computer program for marching
bands.

Prior to the invention of this pro-
gram. charting was done by hand on
a preprinted grid representing a
football field. Then the charts were
photo-copied and given to the mem-
bers of the band. From that infor-
mation, the band learned the show,
Goodwin said.

“A show designer's series of
sketches are like a storyboard for a
cartoonist." Goodwin said. The de-
signer must come up with the design
and then tramlate that design onto
paper. “This can get to be a night-
mare when designing by hand." he
said.

With a computer lending a hand.
however, charting takes about half
the time. "Ci-eating one block-

oriented show that usually took out
week. took one night with the com
puter." Moore said. “Time spent de»
signing is now creative. Before the
technical aspect took more time.
With the computer. no time is spent
charting. That leaves more time for
creativenas.

"We discovered some unique as
pects of computerized design tha‘
were not available to hand held de-
signs.”hesaid.

”Halftime“ first became available
for commercial use in August. but
Moore and Goodwin had worked on
this [Ingram for the last two years.
"When micro-computers became in-
expensive enouai and available, we
began to plan this out.“ said Moore.
“We dev 'loped a software program

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complications of influenza include
those more than 65. those with chro»
nic lung disease. chronic kidney
problems or severe anemia. or those
on medication that inhibits the proc-
esses of the immune system. he
said.

"The influenza virus is a very iii
telligent critter." Goldblum said.
Taking the influenza vaccine does
not neccessarily protect a person
from influenza. Goldblum recom-
mends that those with high risk fac-
tors. such as kidney or heart prob.-
lems. should be immunized
aiuiuallv

Goldblum said one preventive
measure is a vaccination for bacte-
rial pneumonia. which is a serious
infection. High risk people who
could contract bacterial pneumonia

.include those who have sickle cell

anemia. kidney transplants or alco-
holics or those who have had their
spleen removed. he said

The talk was sponsored by the UK
Council on Aging.

 

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