UI Sidewalks Get Faceiift Gabriel's Monday Inspection" Contained Neither a Formal Evalua- Tion Nor a Written Report
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y lr4%j 1 Vandal football CCI I don't want this asvins big ! to turn into an all- ! "-";,:;."'DAHO ! out bitch session about how the VANOALS r chicken tastes like fish ..." UI stomps Sacramento State Associated Students —University of Idaho 45-3. —Ray Horton Please see page Please eee RHA MEETING page ,r Hard at work... Rep. White helps ISI. At last weekend's Idaho Stu- lobbyist. dent Lobby organizational meet- Although several of the stu- ing in Boise, student leaders dent governments hire their own approved ASUI President Tina lobbyist, the coalition decided it Kagi and Sen. Lisa Krqpeys prop- wanted Jones'pinion on the osed constitution and bylaws. matter after BSU President John Eleven students .representing Keiser voiced similar concerns at five Idaho higher education insti- the Idaho State Board of Educa- tutions joined together to resur- tion meeting Thursday. Keiser rect the similar coalition thatdied asked the board's attorney, Brad- out ten years ago. ISL will pro- ley Hall, whether student fees are vide the institutions with a lob- considered the state's or the stu- byist to represent them at the Ida- dents'nd if they can be used to ho Legislature this spring. retain a lawyer. Although the schools'tudent Idaho Legislature lobbyists senates must pass the constitu- cannot be paid with state funds. tion, Kagi said she doesn't expect any opposition, and the coalition "Idon't think the student gov- will proceed as planned. ernment budget should be con- The meeting.was also attended sidered state money," Kagi said. by former ASUI President, Rep; "Itis a specific line jtem that stu- Eugene "Gino" White, D- dents know about and elect the Cataldo. White will ask Attorney officials,who use it in their best General Jim Jones if student fees interest. To- hire,a lobbyist or can be used to hire the ISL attorney should be their choice." Health Inspector to revisit Panhellenic Residence By J.E. Erickson —Senior. Staff .Writer onday morning Melissa Owings walked into the University. of Idaho Panhellenic Residence kitchen and exclaimed, '.1'od, this place is a living heIL" Unbeknownst to Owings, North Central Health District Inspector Richard Gabriel was also in the kitchen. And according to Owings, he seemed to agree with her assessment of the facility. to Gabriel, University of Idaho officials have'ccording promised to clean up the mess in tlie sorority women's dormitory kitchen; He is scheduled to revisit the kitchen today to check on the progress. Acting on a confidential telephone complaint, Gabriel inspected the former Alpha Chi Omega sorority house kitchen with UI Greek Adviser Linda Wilson and Assistant Greek Adviser Todd Wiggens. Unmopped floors, dust, piled garbage and dirty dishes are just some of the items identified by Owings as problems she has noticed. "Iknow the floor hasn' been mopped since we moved in," Owings said. Gabriel concurs. He said it didn't look, like the place had been clean for over a week. HAMMERING A IIIAY. Driving a wooden stake into the ground is a small part of the work Ken- Owings, a member of the Alpha Gamma Delta sorority, wasn' ny Nelson of Ray Elslnger Construction does. Nelson is working on the new concrete sidewalks that surprised by the inspection. According to her, both sorority members are replacing the old, broken sidewalks on the Administration lawn. (JAsoN MuNRoE I HoTo) and their parents have expressed concern about the condition of the kitchen. "My mother would have called them if something hadn't been done this week," Owings said. UI sidewalks get faceIift Gabriel's Monday inspection" contained neither a formal evalua- tion nor a written report. However, today's visit will result in a'formal through the universit'y and The construction company evaulation. If problems still exist, Gabriel said, they will be cited on 'Hello the government-funded has been working through- the report and the university will have time to correct them. Walk'mong Department of Public out the summer and is However, according to Jennifer Ried, a member of the Delta Delta those Works. expected to finish by the Delta sorority and president of the Panhellenic Residence Executive The Public Works end of October. Committee, much of the clean up was accomplished Monday Department handles all The repairs on the side- afternoon by a crew from university housing. renovated aspects of construction, walk connecting the Art Ried cites lack of a cook and "hashers," part-time kitchen help, as a repair and improvements and Architecture Annex major problem. She says there just isn't anyone to overlook the for all state with the Life Sciences kitchen operation. By SALLY GILPIN buildings, is the University Dining Services by Marriott provides meals at the Staff Writer including planning, design- Building not one of ing and bidding, according public works projects, but a Panhellenic Residence. Lynn Morrison, general manager of Univer- The sidewalk connecting to Anne Barker of the Centennial project. The sity Dining Services by Marriott, was unavailable for comment "Hello Walk" and the Public Works Department. sidewalk is part of a spe- Monday regarding her corporation's role in maintaining the kitchen. Home Economics Building The department also works cial Centennial Walk, "The university lacks. having a clear-cut head of the house," Ried has been re-paved, thanks for the University of Idaho according to Eve Magyar, said. "No one seems to have full responsibility." to the Department of Publ- occasionally, she said. an architect and planner at However, according to Jim Bauer, director of residence living and ic Works. Ray Eisinger Construction Facility Planning. The housing, his office is assuming full responsibility. The Department of Public of Moscow received the bid sidewalk will have seals "Iam considering it my responsibili ty to take care of this problem," Works has contracted with from the Department of and plaques placed in it to he said. a local construction com- Public Works to install commemorate the UI Bauer says there has been some "miscommunication or poor pany to do several repairs lighting and to repair Centennial. communication" between all the different individuals and groups and improvements around various sidewalks, curbs involuted in the Panhellenic Residence. campus. and streets. About 85 per- The lighting and repairs The residence houses overflow sorority members from Alpha According to officials at " cent of the work is com- are expected to increase Gamma Delta, Alpha Phi, Pi Beta Phi and Delta Gamma. In addition, Facility Planning, campus pleted, according to com- campus safety and help the university housing offices, the individual sorority house corpora- improvements are financed pany owner Ray Eisinger. appearance of the campus. tions and University Dining Ser- vices by Marriott are each, in Please see PANHELL page 7» TUESDAY. ARGONAUT Edited by SHERRY DEAL 2 SEPTEMBER 19, 1989 News Desk 208/885-7715 Prices, long lines concern students 'OMORROW'S NEWS ~ sumers p>tman sard If you day because they would have By KARA GARTEN for HOME EC SCHOOL HOSTS GUEST SPEAKER. don't like what you'e getting, been late class if they had News Assistant and we waited in line to get their food. The Margaret Ritchie Distinguished Speaker Fund is hosting a you move off campus, don't that. public lecture by Doris Badir, president of the International Fed- Bruce Pitman, dean of student want Pitman said he will eration of Home Economics, Wednesday at 7:30p.m. in the SUB services, fielded food service Some of the areas of concern make sure meet- that discussions about Borah Theater. A reception will follow in the Appaloosa Room. questions at last night's Resi- for students at last nighYs rate and contract Badir, professor emeritus at the University of Alberta in dence Hall Association meeting ing included price increases, long changes negotia- tions earlier this Edmonton, has served as a home economist with the Food and in an attempt to work out some lines at rush hours, changes in begin year than did last Agricultural Organization of the United Nations in Cairo, conflicts between students and snack bar service, and menu they spring. Last year, students were Egypt. Badir is only the second president of the International University Dining Services by changes. upset Federation of Home Economists to come from the American Marriott. 'Marriott said food prices because news of a rate increase continent in the 80-year history of the organization. Ray Horton, RHA president, would be lower because they came to them in late April and didn't There is no charge for the lecture. For more information, con- said he invited Pitman to the could buy in bulk, but now prices they have enough time to tact the Margaret Ritchie School of Home Economics. meeting to "find out the universi- are higher," said Chrisman Hall work with administrators to ty's viewpoint on the food President Ed Terada. "They said reach an agreement that pleased service." one thing, but did another." both parties before school got "I Hall President out. ~ TODAY ~ don't want this to turn into Willis Sweet an allot bitch session about Lara MacConnell said she is RHA is now forming a food how the chicken tastes like fish or upset about Snack Bar service. service committee comprised of something like that," Horton "I thought the idea behind one representative from each EFFECTIVE SELUNG WORKSHOP OFFERED. A said. Snack Bar was to allow students residence hall. The committee course entitled "Enhancing Your Career Through Effective Sell- "Iwant to know how you feel, to make up for a missed meal. will work with University Dining - ing" will be held tonight from 7 p.m.