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San Francisco FOGHQ UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO VOLUME 88 NUMBER 2 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11,W91 USF RANKED IN CANCER RISK ASSESSMENT Kimberly Kauer named as part of 'the public's right to News Editor know'." Loomis expects that when the research The Universily of San Francisco was is actually done at USF, the results will listed by the Bay Area Air Quality Man show lhat a safe amount of emissions are agement District to be among the top 30 being produced and the university will be Bay Area businesses in which the potential taken off of the listing. risk of cancer has been assessed to be "I was a little surprised [to see USF's greater than 10 in 1 million due to the name on the list]," Loomis said. "They estimated amount of emissions produced [the BAAQMD] had sent us a few letters from the cogeneration plant located below over the summer, but that was it." Gleeson Library. According to the Examiner, the 30 The San Francisco Examiner reported listed companies will be required to send on the plan to reduce toxic emissions in letters to thc members of its community the air by the BAAQMD, the district and hold public hearings keeping com which regulated businesses to a degree, munity members updated and informed has now decided to add increased moni Outside of the cogeneration plant, where all USF's power is created. about what pollutants are being produced toring of toxic emissions produced. and how harmful they are to the people in USF was listed as number 30, which The emissions produced, benzene and four years ago and continues to operate thc area. means the university produces the least formaldehyde, are produced when con within legal standards, receiving a li The BAAQWD's regulatory standards amount of emissions out of the entire verting natural gas to electricity and heat. cense from the agency every year. are some of the highest in thc nation. listing. Still, itisnot known if USF's cogenera- Loomis said that the move away from "We did this without the urging of any "But, being number 30, if we were to tionplant, located belowGleeson Library, PG&E in 1987 and to USF's own power state or federal body," hill said. produce 10 percent less emissions, then produces an excess of levels of the pol lut- plant was done not only to save money, The BAAQWD expects the new stan we would be taken off the list," Glenn ants benzene and formaldehyde. However, but to cut down on pollution. dards to be reached by all Bay Area Loomis, Director of Plant Services, said. according to Loomis, a test has been In addition, having a separate power companies by the year 1995. By allowing Steve Hill, manager of the Toxic Air scheduled with a BAAQMD representa plant from thatof the rest of San Francisco companies four years to comply with the division told the Examiner that "the list tive to take place within the next few provided USF with power after the Oc regulations, the BAAQWD is letting was complied first by assessing the weeks. tober 1989 earthquake when the rest of changes occur slowly, easing the finan amount of emissions facilities produce The USF plant provides energy to all of the City was suffering from a power cial burden. and how the contaminants are dispersed lower campus, including the Koret Health outage. The board expects that by 1995 "the in the air, then by using that information and Recreation Center. Lone Mountain's Hill told the Examiner that "the list acceptable toxicity levels will be cut to in a computer model to obtain toxicity energy is separate from the rest of the describes a cancer risk for a person who half of the 1989 level." concentration levels in particular areas." university, but it is expected to get a is exposed to emissions for 24 hours a day USF was the only school listed in the BAAQMD's results were based on test similar power plant within the next few for 70 years." top 30, but it was among such businesses done on a different and lower quality years. Hill also said that "while companies on as Shell Oil and Dow Chemical, both in model cogeneration plant than the one According to Loomis, the USF plant the list were not currently emitting toxics Contra Costa county, and was only one of USF uses. was approved for operation by B AAQMD at cancer-causing levels, they should be two listings located in San Francisco. SCHLEGEL OUTLINES HIS NEW RESIDENCE HALLS COMPLETELY MULTICULTURAL PLANS FOR USF FILLED WITH STUDENTS four years and augmented to the present ate slots for some misplaced students. Kimberly Kauer Lisa Veatch multicultural budget. The fund will sup News Editor News Staff The Office of Residence Life is currently port lectures, and workshops on race- in the process of contacting the students In a memo to all University Executive related issues and provide grants for For the first time in years, the four who have not shown up to receive a final Officers and Directors, President Rev. students and faculty pursuing residence halls, Hayes-Healy, Gillson, answer regarding their residential status. John P. Schlegel, S.J., outlined plans for multicultural awareness. In addition, Phelan, and Lone Mountain arc com By the end ofthis week, the exact number a renewed commitment to "each executive officer and administra pletely filled with students. of empty rooms and or vacant spots will multiculturalism at USF through the tor will be responsible for implementing According to Gary Maslowski, Direc be known. Multicultured Action Plan (MAP). a strong multi-cultural program in his/her tor of Residence Life, all four dormitories The plan suggests numerous proposals area of responsibility." combined can accommodate 1289 stu Responses regarding the vacant spots and projects for students, faculty and "A minority recruitment committee," dents. Those rooms are completely filled, is needed immediately because as of Sept. administrators to be implemented begin the memo continues, "reporting to the including the 15 single rooms which have 13, 20 new students will be arriving at ning this academic year. Academic Affairs Vice-President, will been converted into doubles. USF to take part in the Intensive English "Multiculturalism is the future," assist in thc search for minority Several students are also currently liv Schlegel stated. "What follows are some faculty...[and] develop hiring procedures Program. If there are no open rooms, ing in guest rooms in Hayes-Healy and initial actions I propose to move this for the attraction and appointment of mi alternative housing for the students will Gillson. question beyond discussion to action." nority faculty." have to be sought. The general proposals include, "the MAP will create student-faculty fo Due to the overload of students, room According to Maslowski, the students appointment of a Director of the MAP rums to discuss the needs of minority and changes will be tougher than normal this project who reports directly to the Presi international students and will continu did not want to move out of those guest semester. dent." The director will be responsible ously review the curriculum to regulate rooms when offered the opportunity. Maslowski is enjoying the "problem." for the allocation of a $200,000 fund its responsiveness to student needs. Each year there is approximately 40 He thinks that it is great that attendance is which will be accumulated over the next "no shows" which will provide immedi up at USF. continued on back page NEWS BAL VIL ents al the University of San Francisco SELECTED SYNOPS^DF STUDENT NEWS EROM AROUND THE WORLD Thursday, Friday, Saturday September 12- ment SI million. The professor, Cavour W. Yeh, who has STANFORD CONTROLLER 14 been on leave without pay for the lasl year, has been charged QUITS UNDER HEATED SCANDAL Snow What? with 23 counts of conspiracy lo"commil mail fraud, making College Players' Second Stage presents Snow What false statements to government agencies, and theft of gov PALO ALTO- Stanford University Conuollcr, Frank in Gill Thcaue. Campion Hall ernment property." If found guilty, Yeh could face up lo a Riddle, left the university last week partly due to thc scandal maximum of 115 years in prison and S5.75 million in fines. involving the school's research expenses. Riddle is the third Friday, September 13 key official who has resigned since the investigation began. Chancellor Kohl from Germany will be speaking at His resignation will go into effect on Oct. 1. Before Riddle, BEING "CULTURALLY LITERATE" the Greek Thcaue at UC Berkeley. Hc will be dedi Stanford President Donald Kennedy and Chief Financial cating thc European Studies Center. Officer William Massy resigned after thc university was AT AGE SEVEN charged with over-billing the government SI80 million for Sunday, September 15 research expenses during thc 1980s. In a memo sent to all NEW YORK- Tbcaulhorof Cultural Literacy: What Every Archeo Club D' Italia Stanford researchers, Riddle said that his role in thc billings American Needs to Know has just released two new books A slide lecture, "Egypt: Thc New Kingdom," will be is not his reason for retinng, but the fact thai it "is very aimed at elementary school children. Thc author, E.D. given by Mr. Louis Lake Bryant, M. A., President of difficult for someone identified with thc problem to be an Hirsch, Jr., is in thc process of completing a set of books for Archeo Club D' Italia, 2 p.m., in Harney, room 232. active leader in thc solution." Riddle had served as an children in first grade through middle school.