Ofchanges Weiss Also Said the Library Should Be Ready Workers Will Begin Pouring Concrete for The

Broken water pipe drenches CUB mall By Pat Newton the Holland library addition probably was Staff Writer not a cause of the break. Workers spent about eight hours exca- It didn't last for forty days and forty vating the area to expose the pipe and nights, and it didn't cover all of the land repair the leak. They used a metal cou- mass on the earth, but Monday's CUB pling that was slipped over the line and mall water leak did soak a lot of students' tightened, plumbing technician Chris footwear. Kammeyer said. The west end of the mall became a "This was pretty routine in a case of muddy riverbed when an underground this nature. It worked just perfect," he water main broke, sending thousands of said. gallons of water burbling up through the Spoonemore said the university has had concrete. a rash of pipe breaks lately, partly because The break, which occurred late Sunday of the age of the water system. "We have in an eight-inch diameter water line buried some parts that are in excess of 50 years five feet under the mall, did not interrupt old," he said. water service to campus buildings, said Spoonemore said iron pipes around Physical Plant Director Joe Spoonemore. campus are particularly susceptible to a He said while pressure to the broken area natural process called electrolysis, which was shut off for about three hours, cam- robs iron from structures in certain types pus structures were unaffected because the of soil. He said volcanic loess (scattered) water system is of a loop design. soil, which makes up most of the Palouse The crack went completely around the region, is particularly reactive with iron main, said Bob Lemon, a heavy equip- and weakens the metal over time. "And ment operator who helped repair the line. sometimes it just rusts OUl," Spoonemore He said possible reasons for the crack said. included ground settling, metal fatigue or He said the physical plant has been plumbers Ron Asterlund and Chris Kammeyer, left, and heavy wsu vibration. planning a water system renovation for equipment operators Donovan Balmer and Bob lemon attempt to "It's really hard to say," Lemon said. years, but has not been able to receive find a broken water main next to Holland Library by draining Spoonemore said nearby construction on funding for the project. excess water. Holland Library Construction gains ground Alum speaks By Pat Newton "The good weather has been our savior," he said. Staff Writer ofchanges Weiss also said the library should be ready Workers will begin pouring concrete for the . for business by the targeted date. By Jason Probst first level of Holland Library's new parking "We should be moving people in by Staff Writer structure this week, the university'S construc- November or December of 1993," he said. tion supervisor said Friday. The project's construction budget also is Former ASWSU President David Nor- Butch Slaughter said the Holland addition's within its limits, said Assistant Vice Presi- quist shared remembrances and empha- construction phase, begun in early January, is dent for Facilities Management Jim Owens. sized the importance of student involve- going smoothly and is on schedule. He said the construction phase, budgeted at ment at an ASWSU appreciation "We're making pretty good progress," he about $22.5 million including sales tax, reception held Wednesday at Lewis said. should remain on track for the rest of the Alumni Center. Slaughter said the project's contractor, project. In his keynote speech, Norquist illus- M.A. Mortenson Co., should begin forming "We're anticipating about 12 orders for trated different social attitudes between and pouring columns for the parking struc- changes to the project, and those should add his student years and the present, but ture's second level within two weeks, and or subtract about $50,000 to the current bud- then will begin construction of that level. get," Owens said. II WSU Facilities Project Manager Ernest He said these orders usually are evenly Weiss said recent good weather has helped divided between customer-generated changes, I urge you to continue the construction effort to remain on schedule. which are requested by people involved in in public service. Weiss said the contract was awarded to the project, and unforeseen conditions. Mortenson in November, and the company Commit yourself to keeps its own construction schedule, which is Weiss said the excavation phase of the pro- accelerated beyond the university's own ject, completed late last year, stayed within excellence ... schedule. its $8 million budget. - David Norquist Slaughter said the contractors got started a Owens was optimistic about the library's little late, but the good weather allowed them chances for on-time completion. added that the challenges of student gov- to catch up, and the project's target comple- "We're doing very well for the size of this ernment and involvement have remained tion date of November 1993 is accurate. project," he said. the same. "It is important to review goals and aspirations. School spirit, sport spirit, and Cougar spirit. I hope that never College grads strain for jobs changes," he said. Norquist added students involved in ASWSU "become woven into the fabric By Taryn Gerhardt have had five years of experience," Brandes said. of the school, whether you like it or Staff Writer not. " "It's better for me to wait out the reces- Editor's note: this is the second of a two- The Cougar alum also noted the prolif- sion by staying in school than to have to go eration of shorts among the men of part series on employment after college. back when there's an economic boom," he With the nation in an economic recession, said. WSU. many recent college graduates or graduating "We wouldn't have been caught dead "Another reason I decided to go to grad in all the shorts the boys wear these seniors may be a little uptight about their school is because I don't have the responsi- chances of finding work. days. But it is a welcome change," he bilities of marriage and family. I also realized mused. Derek Brandes, a senior in public rela- in the communications field, more of us are Norquist closed with a message to the tions, decided to skip the job search and go needing a master's degree," he added. on to graduate school to study organizational Senate that he labeled ' 'the three Cs to Jim Williams, a 1991 WSU graduate in remember. ' , communication. business, had a hard time finding a job in the "The ideal situation for me would have Portland and Vancouver area. been to get a job and get experience, but it's See ALUMNI on page 2 hard when. you're: competing with people who See JOBS on page 6 2 The Evergreen Tuesday, April 7, 1992 WSU, Pullman, Wash. ALUMNI: from the cover Offended local meets Aryan leader "1 urge you to c~ntinue in public service. Commit yourself to anyone there except Butler, his family and tion of the Bible to justify the Aryans' excellence. and do it well. And By John Miller key members of the group," she said. cause. COlloratulations on the job you've Staff Writer Torkelson said she and her husband met "He has the tendency to start preaching don~." he said. When the Aryan Nations distributed with Butler for about an hour and a half in from the Bible," she said. "And the fright- recruitment posters in Pullman on March his compound office. ening thing is he believes it. " ASWSU 28, one local businesswoman was so out- "The man is extremely intelligent, which When Torkelson addressed the issue of raged that she called the Hayden Lake com- makes it even more frightening," she said, the flyers distributed in Pullman, Butler told After Norqui sts ' keynote pound for an explanation. her they were not a part of an official speech. an awards presentation And after hours of telephone conversa- II Aryan move into the Palouse area. was held for a variety of tions with the white separatist organization's "He said that the flyers were distributed second-in-command, Lauri Sue Torkelson ASWSU employees and volun- When you see a sign by (an area member's) own initiative," she finally received an appointment with Pastor teers. with 'Whites Only,' it's said. Richard Butler, leader of the Church of But Butler also told her the Aryan Each ASWSU Senator Jesus Christ Christian. the kind of thing that Nations has a number of student members, received a certificate for meritori- "I wanted to find out about the group for and that the organization was accepting new ous service. myself. for my own peace of mind," said just stops you in your memberships "basically anywhere he could Sen. Johann Hellman pre- Torkelson, a Pullman community leader. tracks. get them." sented the awards to the individ- And while she was treated with respect - Louri Sue Torkelson "It was an interesting experience, one ual senators while praising them by Butler, Torkelson said she still fears that I'd rather not repeat," she said. for their work this year. Aryan expansion into the Pullman-Moscow 'The Aryan Nations fear the white race region. explaining that she went to Butler armed will become a minority, and according to .. Being the Pro-Tempore of Torkelson, whose husband Denis accom- with information from the Northwest Coali- Butler there will be a (race) war," she the Senate this year. I've been panied her on the fact-finding trip, tion Against Malicious Harassment, a Coeur added.

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