Chemical Spill Causes Scare Recognized by Drexel Gina Di Vincenzo Their Greek Letters Around Cam Staff Writer______Pus
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Dragons fall to Hartford 77-60 and into second place,,, seepage 27 Volume 69 • Number 14 The Student Newspaper ofDrexel University January 28,1994 Alpha Pi Lambda Chemical spill causes scare recognized by Drexel Gina Di Vincenzo their Greek letters around cam Staff Writer__________________ pus. After spending the last seven According to Newman, the fra months as an unrecognized frater ternity had to completely renovate nity, Alpha Pi Lambda emerged its internal structure. The letter from its purgatory on Jan. 25. officially informing the fraternity - Apple Pi can now act as a fiilly of its suspension listed guidelines recognized fraternity on Drexel’s the fraternity would have to fol campus, although they will be on low in order to regain recognition. probation for a year. TTiey are per These requirements included mitted to conduct rush and have a instituting a review process for the pledge class, something which goals of the fraternity and officer they have not had for the last two transition, forming of a review years. board to plan a retreat with the Under the sanctions imposed fraternity alumni, setting goals in June 1993, Apple Pi was pro and objectives for rush and pledg hibited from conducting any ing, setting expectations for mem actions, from athletic to service to bership behavior, and setting up social. The members of the frater judicial policies within the house. nity were also asked not to wear see APPLE PI on page 2 There was more than just one fire truck in front of Stratton Hall on Jan. 25. Over a dozen fire engines descended on the building after a lab accident. AnhDang Drexel Security after failing to reach safety specialist TeyPhlong Armour Floyd ofDrexel Safety and Health Programs. StjJfFWriters Drexel Security took precautions and sent for the fire A radioactive chemical spill in Stratton Hall trucks. prompted between 12 and 15 fire trucks to surround Floyd eventually came to inspect the site. “Floyd the building around 1:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 25. assured that fire trucks were not necessary because “The accident occurred in Lab 308 of the building everything was under control,” said Helzner. when a graduate student dropped a bottle of P-32 A group of people gathered to clean the radioactive [Phosphorous-32] waste materid on a lab table,” said waste material. “A radioactive meter was used to Dan Helzner of Drexel Security. The initial security detect the exact placement of the chemical,” said the report indicated that there was no danger and no graduate student. need to evacuate the building. He also stated, “inactive P-32 takes approximately The graduate student, who asked The Triangle to 15 days before you can completely clean it up.” In the withold his name, was the only person in the labora meantime, a cover is being secured on top o f the tory at the time. He was working on a project guided radioactive spot. However, Lab 308 is still being used by Dr. Norbert Oufer, who is an associate professor as normal. of the bioscience and biotechnology department. According to Dr. KSufer, the notification to the According to the student, the spilled radioactive fire department was a “misunderstanding” because chemical was already inactive, thus it was not very the incident was not as serious as it may have seemed. hazardous. Nevertheless, he was “obligated to report Armour Floyd neither denied nor confirmed the the incident,” he explained. report by security. “Everything is still under investiga Immediately following the spill, the student called tion,” he said. Drexel recovers from ice storm Andrew Ross News Editor The ice has reced ed from D rexel’s campus, but the Un iversity is just be ginning to deal with the consequences. "We missed three full days of class,” said Provost Dennis Brown. He is con sidering three op tions for dealing with the missed school days; • Extend the quar ter into spring. Brown called this option “extreme.” • Take several Sat urdays and desig Workers shovel snow In front of Calhoun Hall. Last week’s storms closed the nate those as make University for almost the entire week. More severe weather is expected on Friday, up days. Jan. 28, and through the weekend. • Not set aside any extra class days, and ask profes- vacations for this time ... still sors to work out with their other[s] have interviews sched classes how to make up the lost uled ... And still more students time. “The problem [with this have mentioned that they had option] is labs,” said Brown. plans to work full-time,” said This third option was rec Grazioso. ommended to the Provost by “I’ve sent out requests to the Chris Grazioso, undergraduate Faculty Senate and the deans to student body president. “We give me feedback,” said Brown. are strongly opposed to any “If other people have sugges notion of extending classes into tions, I’d like to hear them.” the week of spring break. Many Administration officials have students have already planned see ICE on page 2 2 • The Triangle * January 28,1994 Students create high- Alpha Pi Lambda looking to future APPLE PI from page 1 sion by participating in IFA ath insurance for the protection of the letics. As a result. Judicial Ofiicier University and the fraternity. tech college application During this period, the frater Diana Dale recommended that Harris and Harris, who insured College Press Service The new process will save nity had to meet on a monthly Apple Pi’s suspension continue Apple Pi, decided to drop all the Two Florida International money for the university. A disk basis with the Greek Relations and for them to be denied a spring fraternities it provided coverage University students combined costs about 30 cents, while Board, consisting of Eric pledge class. to. One of the their talents to create a speedier brochures are $1.50. Because the Newman, director of Greek life; Finally, in June conditions for admissions process throu^ com disk is lighter than the brochure, Professor John Farrell; Carol 1993, Apple Pi bcH alfoftH c Apple Pi’s rein- puter applications. the university saves almost $2 per Smith, associate dean of students; was informed of JJtlivCrsity WC look statem ent was Nestor Portocarrero and David mailing. and other members of Greek soci the suspension of r / . that• *’—they obtain Flor joined forces to create a com “As far as cost, only time will eties. The fraternity held monthly their University forew ard tO SeCtttginsurance. puter program to expedite the tell how much money we will meetings in which they discussed recognition in a tkls fraternity ... Hackney was admissions process at the univer save,” said Carmen Brown, direc and acted upon their reorganiza letter from •' ^ i unable to review sity, and now they’re trying to tor of admissions for the universi tion efforts. Hackney to Apple return to the the fraternity’s market their program to other ty- Minutes of these meetings were Pi President John commumty. request until they schools across the nation. Not only is the program helpful submitted to the Greek Relations Gibson. acquired insur The computerized application for students, but it also will save Board so they could follow the Gibson said the ance. for admission includes an interac time. University admissions progress of Apple Pi and help fraternity was suf “ Dipua Hackney “We looked at tive presentation that uses graph employees have to input paper guide them in the right direction. fering from inter every different ics and pictures to guide students applications manually. The com “I think they’ve (Apple Pi] nal problems at the time of the aspect of the organization from through the university’s pro puter program eliminates data done a great job in the l^ t seven rape accusations in January 1993. philanthropy to educational grams. processing time since employees months,” said Newman. “I think Gibson felt that rumors \\iiich cir events to the pledge process in "It’s like a walk-through bro don’t have to transfer the applica their leaders are some of the culated about the circumstances order to totally restructure our chure,” Portocarrero said. tion from hard copy into the com strongest we have in the system concerning the situation were a organization. It’s important that The five-minute presentation, puters. Downloading the applica right now.” definite catalyst to the fraternity’s vire prove to everyone and to our which highlights the university’s tion takes about five seconds, Vice Provost of Student Life suspension. selves that we can function as a academic, s o ^ and sports activi compared with about 20 minutes Diana Hackney was especially “The fraternity itself was never good fraternity and be an asset to ties, is designed to eliminate the to type in the application. impressed with the tremendous brought up on formal charges, the University,” said Gibson. university’s need to mail heavy TTie diskettes for the program change in attitude visible through only the individuals accused. Apple Pi is a local fraternity brochures. will be produced in time for fall the minutes of these meetings. “I Although it was just a mater of with no national affiliation. “It really is a marketing tool. 1994 applicants, the students said. could see more clearly the meta time before we faced suspension,” Therefore, the alumni of the fira- It’s a whole multimedia presenta Portocarrero, who works part morphosis they were going said Gibson. temity play a vital role in its exis tion,” Portocarrero said. time at the university’s admissions through,” said Hackney. “There One of the main obstacles for tence. “The alumni were instru The presentation is concluded office, created the program after was a higher level of thought the fraternity was the fact they had mental throughout the whole with an application for admission Admissions Director Carmen process.” lost their liability insurance.