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Southern Illinois University Carbondale OpenSIUC February 1975 Daily Egyptian 1975 2-21-1975 The aiD ly Egyptian, February 21, 1975 Daily Egyptian Staff Follow this and additional works at: http://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/de_February1975 Volume 56, Issue 102 Recommended Citation , . "The aiD ly Egyptian, February 21, 1975." (Feb 1975). This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Daily Egyptian 1975 at OpenSIUC. It has been accepted for inclusion in February 1975 by an authorized administrator of OpenSIUC. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Vaily 73gyptian Friday, February 21, 1975 - Vol. 56, No. 102 Southern Illinois University New truck could aid In• fires By Bruce Hackel McCaughan explai"ed. The fire chief McCaughan said buildings with a Daily Egyptian Staff Writer said. snorkel truck is really not that considerable amount of square footage much better th.n an aerial ladder truck should be approached from both sides, Fighting a lire in one of !be high-rise for fighting Iires in high rise buildings. " and that requires two vehicles." dormitories on camp'us would be a " hit "The two types of vehicles are com· McCaughan said that a snorkel truck or miss operation, . Ca rbondale Fire parable in price. 811d one is a bout as is definitely needed for the City 01 Chief Charles McCaughan believes. good as the other except under certain Carbondale. but because 01 !be old age af McCaughan said that without a circumstances ," McCaughan said, two 01 the city's pwnper trucks. it will snorkel truck or another aerial ladder giving the location 61 the building as one have to wait. truck. the building could be approached example. " We have one pumper over 22·years· only from one side. "Since the dor· " II the high-rise is situated so it is old which was just overhauled lor the mitory buildings have three wings, diflicult to a pproach with an aerial· third time." McCaughan said. valuable time could be lost il our aerial· ladder truck, then the snorkel is The only reason th-: city chouldn't get ladder truck was positioned on the ~norkel truck right away is becauseol wrong side. It's really difficult to '/!Jin!~e~h:ia~o~i ~~c~~~~:ori~i~n lbe priority 01 pumper trucks. he saId. maneuver a truck of that size." Mc campus. one is about as good as the The city purchased its major piece 01 Caughan said. A snorkel truck. olber. " Iirelighting equipment. a pumper truck . estimated to cost about $153 ,000 , is McCaughan explained that the in 1964. equipped with a hydraulic lift suppnrting snorkel's main advantage is in its a bucket, a nd i!>Simi lar to trucks used by ver satility and maneuverability. He Ci ty Manager Carroll Fry said a the telephone company to repair said that in a city with narrow streets, snor kel truck is desirable. but lire telephone lines. the snorkel is more efficient because it is protection lor !be city is adequate. "The dormitories ha ve two things ~ easier to move. Also, fires in buildin(:S Fry said tbe possibility of SIU splitting their advantage if a fire were to break with a lot of !loor space. such as In lhe cost of a snorkel truck with the city out !bere. First. they have a sprinkler Wham. are difficult to fight unless the wa s examined a lew years a/:o. but the system. and second , they have an alarm fire fighter can reach out above the idea failed when " the city dIdn't come system which alerts the fire station." building. up with its hal! 01 the money." Fire protection for c~mpus after' J,!ly 1 still umettletl Mary Whitler own fire department exists. Brandt said. SIV pays S4 per student to lbe city's Daily Egyptian Staff Writer but he added that ne nas not looked into fire budget. with this year's total lbe matt... Brandt said Thursday he payment at sn.ooo, Fry said . Fry said Intends to "study the whole question of enrollment decline in past years has Almosllwo months after receiving fire pro lec ~ n for campus in March or meant the city has received less money notification that on July 1 the City 01 April when he works on the budget. from the University. Carbondale is cancelling its contract providing fire protection to the campus, However. Brandt said that on July t. Brandt said the notice of cancellation the SIU adminis tration has not con· SI U will have ;:,ome type of fire came when the budget for lbe year had lacted the city . City Manager Ca rroll protection system . already been decided by the Illinois Fry said Thursdav. Board of Higher Education. He said the " Absolutely ze ro communication," notice didn't discuss the problem 0" ask between th e city and the University the University to comment. Brandt said SIU President Warren W. Brandt said regarding the problem occurred . he has made no e((ort to contact the city the city " just sent notice that we were concerning the reasons for the can· Brandl said. being cut of(. " cellation because the city did not request Fry said the lire department's budget The University benefits !be city to a a response. for the current year is $530.000. He said great extent, Brandt said. " I don 't think the University has a respnnsibility to lbe city would treat any other resident The possibility 01 SI U's creating its carry its " fair share" of the costs. the way the city did us." he said. Registration issues appointments By Jim MllJ1Iby of registrants during the first two He also mentioned that schedules of Daily Egyptian Sta/T Writer weeks to students who take advantage classes for both summer and fall of fast-{rack registration. He advised semester are now available at the ad In an effort to eliminate long waiting students using this procedure to obtain missions office in Woody Hail. tines and reduce the time required to an appointment from the registration register, the registration office in center before going to Woody Hall to Woody Hall will conduct advance register. yusCfJode registration for summer and fall semester on an appointmenl-only basis Andrews said that his office will be beginning Monday. able to handle 50 appnintments every half hour. By the end of tile t WQ·week The assis ta nt director :or appnintment period. Andrews said the registration, Henry Andrews. said registration center will have processed " Thursday that the appointment "about 5,500 sludents." procedure will last two weeks. After the first two weeks of advance " It's our attempt to keep students registration, the procedure win revert from standing in line," he said. An to-a-first<ome, first-served basis. An StU's -highrlse dormitories coulcr--<lrews added that the first two weeks of drews said. beaIme lowering InfeIJJo5 should a fire !be .advance reglSt~uon penod are . __ bfNk out in arty at the structures. traditIOnally the bUSIest . He said he ex- For students wishing to get a jump on 1tJe Cllrtlandttle Fire Dept. has only one peets 750 students per day to reglSler either summer or fall semester ... said aeriIII-tNd<. which oculd I'IIIIke liIIhting dur.trlg ~e first week of advance registration, Andrews his office will be issuing appointments Friday a bM'it In the tine winged buildings regJStra~ next week. • .~ 'i~i~y !bereafter for !be dIfftcuIl. (Pholo by 0IUd< Fishman) Andrews attributed !be large nwnber '. / Yaseen enters student ·president ·race By Joa Kartmaa talked to members of'the faculty and see the veto power of the Faculty " A lot of what the students did in-the DaDy' Egypdaa &aIf Wriler others-;l, fOlDld out that the vote to cen· Senate restored. 1960's has gone up in smoke," he .said. ~ . sure did have an effect. The fact that '''!be administldtion is not committed " During the sixties, students became AnnolDlcing his candidacy for Student the Student ~Senate did censure to quality education for students," he aware that they had a voice. Now they Body President, Harry Yaseen, a jlDlior President Derge did make a dif· said, '1>ut to the perpetuatiim of the are apathetic. majoring in political science, said he ference." bureaucracy. " "Something has to be done to wake up isn't promising soup kitchens on cam· Yaseen said he favors less Rochelle Bridges, the party's vice· pus or a Grateful Dead concert at SIU , bureaucracy at SIU and more of a presidential candidate, said many ~:=:\~ .and it must be done soon," but only responsible student govern' balance of power , and he would like to students aren't conscious of student mimt. government. Yaseen announced his candidacy ,"The name of our party says what we Thursday and will run on the Coalition want to do," she said. "We want to to Defend Students' Rights ticket. wake up students to the fact that their voice is important." The party's vice-presidential can· Bridges said blacks do not get in· didate is Rochelle Bridges, a junior volved in politiu because they have not majoring in journalism. been represented. Yaseen said student government is "I feel I've been apathetic," she said, limited by the administration in what it "but there is a need for everyone to be can do. represented. " " For too long , the administration has Yaseen, who ran for vice-president been able to playoff student against last year on an independent ticket, said student," Yaseen said. "'This is not"li1e Student Body President Dennis Sullivan way it should be. " has done a good job.