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University ~f Delaware, Newark, Delaware ·. Friday, September 24, l976 l:omplications Impede Building's Completion By TIMOTHY O'SHEA \reduce the overall time Construction of the needed to design and framework for the new Life construct a building. Sciences building on According to . Lamison, Academy Street, scheduled design and construction in all to begin this month~ has been phases of project production delayed until early are overlapped. Under this November. system, as soon as the The delay resulted from a · foundation of the building has number of complications in been completed, it is bid the design and planning of upon by contractors and l)ecessary - mechanical <:onstrtiction is begun. equipment and the energy Meanwhile the remainder of conservation system the project is . yet to be according to James Krapf,,. designed. the project's cORstruction "yv~ 'Yer_e just a little bit manager. optimistic m a way, but we University architect thought we could do it," Robert Lamison explained Lamison said. "Anyway, I ·that the time lapse between don't think we've lost the foundation's construction anything in trying," he ·and the completion of · the added. structure which left "that big Complications arose when · · Staff photo by Henny Ray Abrams dirt hole" was the partial the amount of the bids for the LEONARDO ON WATERPOWER for the Renaissance man. This mode/is p(Jrt of an exhibit failure of a new economizing building's construction at John M . Clayton Hall through Oct. 13 of 25 models on loan from the IBM Corp. Last constructions procedure exceeded the expectations of Wednesday In conjunction with the opening of the exhibit, Dr. Maurice Cope, professor of called "fast-tracking." the designers, Lamison art history gave a lecture on Leonar_do's life. · Fast-tracking is the stated. As a result, much of · ~---~~---------~---~-~-------~--------~ - ~~n~~ wh~h a~s ~ the structure~ ex~~r Opponents Of Nuclear Power Air Viewpoints ;:i1~1:i~~~:F;gz~;~ By LISA BLUEMENTHAL quite interested in his trial those corporations which energy consultant· -and re-bid this week.'' Krapf Samuel Holden Lovejoy I felt that I had a moral and have already invested over supporter of nuclear power, stated. He added that the toppled a· 500 foot social obligation to testify at $40 billion in the development "the emergency core cooling interior design was recently steel weather tower . this trial. The issue is one of of nuclear reactors, clearly system will have to spray started. in Montague, Mass., · in the greatest moral, social, stand to profit from their into or flood the reactor core Krapf explained that 1974, by cutting two guy and ethical issues of our proliferation. within five or ten seconds. although the advantages of wires, leaving twisted time, and of all time. I think All these companies would Otherwise, one is no longer fast-tracking were lost in wreckage behind. The tower the threat to a man's obviously stand to lose their dealing with a reactor core some areas, they were had been erected as part of a personal life, to his family, to investments if alternative but a glowing mass of molten maintained in others. "Even project to construct one of his land, and all that he holds . sources of energy were given and melting material for though we have lost time in the largest nuclear power dear is so profound that this priority. · which additional cooling or putting up the structural is really a question of What is . a reactor core preventative measures are frame, we're still way ahead self-defense in the broadest meltdown and how could it no longer · effective." As a of the game. We figure we're of contexts." happen? The heat generated result, steam explosions saving about $300,000 by analysis Questions and answers to within the reactor core would occur, ejecting large using the fast track method the nuclear energy situation: exceeds 4000 degrees amounts of concentrated in other areas, ~' he said. plants ever planned. Lovejoy Who is most actively Farenheit and the radioactivity into the Construction costs for the subsequently hitched a ride supporting nuclear energy? temperature is controlled by environment. · building are expected to to the police station where he The Atomic Energy a continuous flow of cool: Exactly what are the amount to $8 million . ·turned himself in and Commission (AEC), the water. If this flow is chances of a reactor melt According to University submitted to a four-page -large utility companies, the interrupted by a leak or down? Nobody knows, and Treasurer J. Robert R. statement decrying the major oil companies who - rupture in any one of the nobody will know until it' Harrison, $7 million has dangers of nuclear power own most of the uranium many pipes, then according actually happens. In late already been acquired and accusing the government reserves in the U.S., and to Dr. Ralph E. Lapp, noted 1eontlnuedtoPaaa 121 ltontlnuadtoPag•61 and the utility industry of conspiracy and despotism. Six months later, Lovejoy Thieves Take $2,500 in Sound Equipment defended his act of civil affects . the · whole Music disobedience in court as ByLISAGROO proceeded to search the small wing. "It was obviously Approximately $2,500 worth building before it was locked someone who is familiar with Department." Two of his "self-defense," from nuclear · courses will be slowed down contamination and he was of electronic equipment was for the night. with the place" -Turner said, stolen from Amy E . duPont Sometime between 8 p.m. when asked about suspects. due to toe theft of the ultimately acquitted of the equipment. le.vied charge of "willful and Music . Building .sometime and 11 a.m. the next day , Dr. Henry L: Cady, Saturday night or- Sunday thieves apparently entered chairman of the Music · Cady expressed concern rtlalicious destruction or about students reporting personal property," a five morning. the building through an Department; said, "There , According to Lt. Richard unlocked window in the are roughly 20 courses that information about similar year felony. crimes. "Somehow or other There are many and varied Turner of Security; a student classroom adjoining the room can not function without this points of view about nuclear · phoned about 2:30 p.m. with the equipment. The door equipment." Cady also said the ~tudents at the university Saturday and reported a to the listening room was he figures the loss to be the have to help us," he added. power, civil disobedience, Security said they keep all and the politics of energy brokeR--window in the door to pried open and emptied of equivalent of 21 students' $145 a classroom containing five cassette tape recorders, tuition increase. He feels the sources of information that were drawn together by confidential and asked those Lovejoy's act of sabotage listening equipment. The door four reel-to-reels,- five thieves are "a group of people had not been opened and turntables, and two who use the university as a who may know . something and subsequent trial. about the theft to contact Dr. John Gofman, a noted nothing in the room was cartridges for the turntables. - source of income." apparently · amiss, s.o the The -classroom is situated Rudy Rubini, a music Investigator Summerville of nuclear chemist formerly .of Security or Corp<)ral Watson the U.S . Atomic Energy window was temporarily on the lower level of the major, thinks . "It's pretty of the Newar~ Police. · Commission, stated, "I was repaired. Security guards - building and is secluded in a inconsiderate because it Page2 REVIEW, Unlver1lty of Delaware, N-ark, Delaware September 24, 1~76 $ $$$$$$$ UD Health Service .to Offer Vaccine Against Swine Flu 8y RACHIL SUSSMAN vaccine. People over 60 $1.1KE TO DISH $ The possibility of a require the bivalent form of repetition of the 1918 swine the vaccine and may receive influenza may cause it at other health clinics. university students, Since Congress has ~ OUT MONEY?~ employees and their appropriated funds for this dependents to consider taking program, the vaccine will be the new swine flu vaccine free of cost. WELL ... TH.ERE ARE $ which will be offered by the Three teams of $ Health Service during the innoculators will be moving next few months. throughout the state of $ OPENINGS ON UDCC $ "About every ten Delaware to administer years ... there is a serious injections against swine flu. world-wide epidemic of Because of this limited influenza," reported Dr. number, nurses from the William J. Holloway of the Health Service will also $ ~~e~~o~~~~~ $ Wilmington Medical Center administer the vaccine. in a recent article in the In the Journal article, Evening- Journal. He Holloway mentioned that $ MONEYTO $ contended that in the next persons between the ages of four years an outbreak of this 17 and 24 may require two $ STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS $ nature is likely to occur. injections to insure adequate The monovalent form of prevention against an the vaccine should be epidemic. But Mankin --$ OPENINGSFOR: $ available to the university by reported "even one (shot• late October or early would be good for the college November according to Dr. age group" in that it would $ Junior men and wom·en $ Louisa W. Mankin of the decrease the chances of Health Service. Anyone infection. between the ages of 18 and 60 Children should not be $ APPLY AT STUDENT GOVERNMENT OFFICE $ may be eligible for this given the vaccine because of 308 STUDENT CENTER OR CALL the high incidence of side effects. The vaccine also will $ 738-2648 $. 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