Broken Pipe Causes Flooding in Kirkbride Library's Closing Time
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Friday, October 22, 1976 Broken Pipe Causes Flooding in Kirkbride By RACHELL SUSSMAN Newark · electricity, Cross A three-foot long water said. pipe burst early · Sunday Jim Krapf, vice president morning,flooding the of the construction equipment room of the management division of Kirkbride Lecture Hall with Krapf and Sons, the builders, three- and- a- half feet of said that the company does water · according to Gene not really know what caused Cross, assistant vice the damage since the president of Operations and equipment had been services. As a result, all operating properly for quite a classes in this hall and in the while. Kirkbride Office Building . "The p_roblem 's not fixing were cancelled last Monday. the equipment but keeping it ·The flood caused all (the building) running," electricity and heat to be cut Krapf said, referring to the off in both buildings, said new building's temporary Cross. He decided to close shut-down. He said the them on Monday after it was engineers are inspecting the determined that electrical scene now but there is "no devices such as light, heat way of telling" exactly how and fire alarms would not be much damage has been done. Photo by Greg Lynch in operation that day. A representative of the Newark Water Company said SPE~IALISTS OF THE Krapf and Sons Construction Company assess the damage of the Temporary generators replaced Newark city power that a full investigation must electr•cal equipment in the Kirkbride Office Building which occured after a pipe burst, be held to determine whether flooding the building's basement. · · · in the buildings on Monday so they could reopen on the university, the Tuesday, Cross said. The construction company or any buildings probably will not other company or labor union run on city electricity could be held liable for the Library's Closing Time Defended throughout this week, he damage. added. Student .reaction to the Director Cites Ene_rgy Shortage, Costs in Justification of Hours After normal services were closing varied. "I think it's By TINA PERRINE . a.m., there was practically nobody in here," restored to the buildings, the really a waste of our money "Even if the library were to stay open 23 he said. "The number of students diminishes only repairs known to be to have people build a new hours a day, some students would still gripe after 10 p.m.," said Dawson, "The heaviest necessary . were the building with such lousy about that last hour," said John M. Dawson, hours of use are between 6 p.m. and 10 p.m." replacements of three workmanship," commented library director, in defense of the current Dawson said that the library could not burnt.,out electric motors on Arts and Sciences' freshman ·hours at Morris Library. extend its hours until 2 a.m. again because of fans, Cross said. He Jann Armstrong, "The Dawson said he felt that the 94.5 hours the the existing energy shortage. He said that commented that the damage . university will up our tuition library is open a week are suffici-ent to · other points are considered in determining was "much less than we every year and look what accomodate the study needs of most students library hours in addition to energy anticipated." they spend it on." . at the university. conservation. He included the lack of An investigation to Arts and Sciences Several years ago, according to Dawson, adequate finances and the insufficient determine the responsibility sophomore Laura Sincoskie the library remained open until 2 a.m. He amount of library use _by students as for the damaged water pipe thought in different terms. said that very few people took advantage of 1mportant co!lsiderations. will be carried out after the "I'm pleased to get a small the late hours. "When we stayed open until 2 (Continued to Page 13) buildings begin running on vacation!" she said. Malon and Roth Address Issues in U.S. Senatorial Race By'TIM BIRINGER Jobs and Unemployment Thomas C. Maloney, Democratic mayor of William V. Roth Jr., Republican U.S. Wilmington and candidate for U.S.senator, senator and candidate for re-election, said he believes the federal government is defended his voting record by saying "there currently headed "in the wrong direction and, are too many politicians who pretend that if we can blame the people we send down to you vote for one bill or another it will solve Washington." the economic problem. And that's, frankly, a Maloney said he associates incumbent Sen. lot of hogwash." William V. Roth Jr. (R-Del.) with the "tired Roth said he believes Democratic Republican approach of maintaining the supported "jobs' bills are the · wrong status quo." _approach." He said "none of us want Maloney said the Nixon and Ford unemployment" and suggested further administrations have "tolerated high promotion of "meaningful.., jobs in the unemployment to deal with inflation," private sector. adding, "the government must provide jobs Roth pointed to the benefits of long range ' for people." Maloney cited unemployment planning and said the unemployment problem is solveable. He used Japan with its DEMOCRAT TOM figures of 8 per cent total, 12 per cent urban, and 25 per cent for blacks. According to full employment and high standard of living REPUBLICAN BILL ROTH MALONEY was elected as a model for the United States. wa~ elected to the U.S. mayor of Wilmington in 1972. Maloney, Roth "voted against jobs' bills eight times." Senate in 1970 following two. He was Director of the Maloney suggested the enactment of Although L might be "tough sledding for terms in the U.S. Hause of Delaware Citizens Crime WPA-type (Works Projects Administration) awhile," Roth said he supports the increasing Representatives. He is a Commission Bail Project and programs. The WPA was a government jobs of productivity so that "hopefully the member of the Finance and served four years as a city pro~ initiated under Franklin D. economy will keep moving up." Additionally, Government Operations councilman. - (Continued to Page 7) (Contln~ to P";P 7) Committees in the Senate. , ,... .... , . Page 2 REVIEW, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware ·October 22, fJ ~76 ............. Queen Ballot Final Despite 'Sex D-iscriminati·on' By MARTY GOLDBERG Queen." He pointed out that who was also denied candidacy because she too However, the proposal' was Doug Wyman, former this is a violation of Title IX candidacy because he is not did not meet the defeated by a vote of nine to University of Delaware of the Education Act of 1972 an undergraduate female, qualific_ations. five with two abstentions. coordinating Council ( UDCC) which states that said that, "The reason I treasurer, has filed a student discrimination on the basis of wanted to enter the election After an hour and a half of As such, Homecoming grievance against the sex in the operation of was to oppose the sexist, deliberation, the UDCC balloting will continue as Intra-Fraternity Council federally-assisted education dehumanizing and degrading decided that they must either planned even though it may (IFC) and the UDCC because programs is illegal. · activity of a beauty contest." cancel :the elections or violate the discriminatory he was denied candidacy in Wyman said that his denial proceed with them as policy. planned. At one point in the the 1976 Homecoming Queen of candidacy by the UDCC He said he feels that it is In other business, Patricia election. and the IFC is a "deliberate meeting, several members Wray, UDCC secretary, morally and ethically left in an attempt to block Wyman said that he was violation of that act." repugnant for people to judge announced that she would denied a place on the ballot Wyman has filed his any decision by removing the resign, effective Nov. 30. human worth on the basis of possibility of a quorum. because the IFC (who are grievance with Rick Stine, physical attractiveness. Wray is resigning because coordinating the assistant dean of Students. she has been selected to Homecoming .festivities), Wyman said that he would The UDCC proposed the participate in an decided that "no men or pursue the matter as far as "It's nice to uphold following motion as a final intercultural studies anyone else except the Grievance Committee tradition," De Pasquale said, decision: "Since the program in Vienna next undergraduate women could would allow it to go. "but when the tradition is procedures for the election of semester. A special election run for Homecoming Junior Sal De Pasquale, totally unacceptable then it Homecoming Queen are will be held to fill her must be discarded." discriminatory according to position. Title IX, the Homecoming . Martin Knepper, President The initial controversy Queen contest shall be of UDCC, announced that arose after Della the cow, the invalidated for this year with President Trabant would Agricultural College no financial ~nalty to the attend Wednesday's UDCC Council's Homecoming IFC or Resident Studenf meeting. Queen nominee, was denied Association ( RSA)." SE~l INFORMATIO" Representative 4542 Kirkwood Highway · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA at Limestone Rd. Stuff Envelopes (302) 999-1278 to be on campus $25.00 PER HUNDRED IVYSTONE II In the Newark Shopping WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27 Immediate Earnings Center-Newark Send $1.00 To: (302) 368-9114 Graduate study information-all fields of Letters, Arts & Sciences Envelopes Dept. 226A Contact Placement Office 102 Charles Street· Raub Hall Boston, Mass. 02114 , } . The Student Activities Committee As Part of the Homecoming Celebration Proudly Presents•••• • The World Famous GLENN MILLER ORCHESTRA under the direction of Ji111111y Henderson Semi-Formal Dance Ticket Per Couple Cabaret Style Students $5.00 Oct. 22, 1976 Non-Students $8.00 9:00 P.M.