'• «»*. s U M M E R y '"_._,_ ;^;f.;._/,' .!.-"•..".....- . .V.5f California State June 18,1987 University. Northridge Volume 31, Number 118 CSUN chemistry department experiments witli microscale equipment •y SUSAN CHASEN "It's amazing, you wouldn't non-chemistry majors. SUva problems for the chemistry chemistry department, handles StaffWriter know it was a chemistry lab. noted that 200 universities across department in May when CAL- stock chemicals used for ex­ There are no obvious chemical the country have converted their OSHA cited CSUN for vioUUons perimente and resulting waste Studenta, and faculty are trying vapors in the ah-," he said. labs in the last year. Microscale inside the department's storage chemicals. out new microscale chemistry In microscale experimente, for labs, he suggested, are the wave facUity. "Everyone who works in this equipment this summer which example, studente might use only of the future. -• Removal of chemicals in stock room is for this. It can only reduces danger of fire, spUls and 100 mAUgrams for experimente A full conversion, Silva storage at that time cost CSUN make our Uves a lot easier," other accidente, according to Dr. previously requiring five grams estimated, wUl cost CSUN ap­ over $20,000, according to Robert Hughes said. Ricardo Silva. ciiemistry — 1 / 20 the amount of chemicals, proximately $80,000. But, he said, Reyes, CSUN radiation safety "Now with more awareness of profenor. explained Silva, who is it would pay for itself wiUiin four officer. He also pointed out that toxicology and long term health The new lab procedures reduce spearheading CSUN's move years since the rising cost of hazardous waste disposal coste effecte ... it is necessary for the amount of chemicals used by toward the conversion. chemicals and hazardous waste are increasing 300 percent an­ chemistry departmente to look at 96 percent, SUva said, avoidtaig The university aUocated $5,000 disposal can be offset by the new nually. this sihiaUoA," SUva said. potentUUy dangerous exposure to give the program a trial run reduced scale. Loma Hughes, instructional to hazardous chemicals. this summer in student labs for Hazardous chemicals caused support technician for the Please see MICRO, page 2 North Campus gets final state approval By PAMELA KLEIN . ^ $150 piUUon and teke 12 to 15 and SANDY MILLER years to complete, CSUN Staff Writers ' , President James W. Cleary said. "I am very excited. This is a The CSUN NorUi Campus seven-year chunk ot my time," Development Project has Cleary said. received final approval by stete Cleary said he expecte studente govemment officUls and con­ to be able to move into the struction of new student housing completed apartmente by Fall is scheduled to begin in two 1988. ^ weeks, officials involved with the Each of the unite in the two to development said. three story apartment-style The first phase of the North housing will contain two Campus project begins with the bedrooms and two bathrooms, a construction of 200 of the plarmed kitohen and living area according 600 two-bedroom apartment unite to the North Campus plan. The. which, when al[_600 are com­ size of each unit wiU range from pleted, wiir eventuaUy ac­ 950 to 1,000 sqare feet. commodate 2,400 studente. Rente wiU be based upon According to the Precise comparable two-tiedroom unite in Photo Wustration by MICHAEL CUESTA Development Pten of the North the sanie area, estiinated at Campus project, aU unite wiU be $840.00 per month, according to Pornographic magazine banW located in the area immedtetely the same pten. south of Lassen Street, I: ordered A formal ground-breaking on the east by Zelzah Avenue and c««mony wiU occur on Sep­ memory has faded into the past on the west by Lindley Avenue. tember 18, 1987 to which Uie The complete North Campus entire university community is By PAMELA KLEIN at Trustees voted Nov. 28,1984 to fu^t to support the action, along project wiU cost an estimated invited, Cleary said. Staff Writer adopt a policy eliminaUong #ith the Foundation, which bookstore sales < of material operates the bookstore and A blond young man tossed a sexuaUy exploiting women or oversees what is sold. copy of Playboy magazine on the men. But both A.S. and Uie Foun­ counter in the MaUdor Bookstore At the time, Schulte said the dation backed down from what Immigration law brings last week. vote was a '"victory for women's turned out to be not a He paid the appropriate civU right not to be exploited." male / female dialogue at aU, but past fcmegn students back money, then picked up the She predicted Uiat C:SUN would rather a question of adulte teUing magazine. Just as he was a step become ""widely known for taking other adulte what they could and By STEVE RELYEA before that date can gain am­ away from the cotmter, the thi!6 courageous step." could not read, she said. StaffWriter nesty under the Immigration cashier asked if he would Uke a Yet, 2 1/2 years later, a man The resolution supporting the ^ Reform and Contirol Act of 1986. bag. not only freely purchased a poUcy did not mention any The implemoiUtion of the new "Studente are coming out of the He shook his head no. WiUi Playboy magazine, but flaunted specific magazines, but directed immigration tew has brought a woodwnic," Juarez said. "Some pride he tumed toa woman next it d^ianUy as weU. bookstore- employees to lot of new w(M-k to the office ai the studente came here for a time, hi line, winked, raised 'his What hai^ned to the victory discontinue sale of materials that Intemattonal and Exchange dropped out, and have been Uving eyebrows and said "Playboy." for campus feministe atid the "visuaUy depict the expUcit Program. in the country out of stetus. "I just do my job," said the vote which Schulte claimed was sexual degradation of and The office has been wcrking to "We can give them a letter cashier. "I try not to pay at­ the first successful effort to ban violence toward women." help former foreign students gain saying they were here since tention to things which might sexuaUy oriented magazines Deciding what constitutes permanent residency, and has before January 1,1962," she said. distiuii me. ~ ^~~' ^from a major campus? '"expUcit sexual degradation" is had to verify the sUtus of all The last day to apply for amnesty ""Mind my own business," she Assoctete Librarian Virginia a "complex, difficult task," said foreign faculty and studente who is May 5,1988. said adamenUy. Eiwood said she remembers well Dr. Kenneth Devol, CSUN are employed on campus, The (rffice has also been Two-and-a-half years ago, 21- what happened. journalism professor. Coordinattn* Adele Juarez said. working to verify the stetus of year-old journalism student JiU The faciUty was against the For Devol, it was not a First Many undocumented former foreign faculty aiid studeqte who Schultz led a controversial drive resolution aU along, she said, Amendment issue at aU. The studente have come to the office are employed by the campus, to remove Playboy and other saying it was not correct for a appropriate body or agency has for proof that they were in the Juarez said. There are at least 40 sexuaUy explicit magazines from university to be teUing people to make a decision as to what U.S. before January 1, 1962, faculty members and about 50 the campus bookstore. what they could and could not do. Juarez said. Undocumented studente whose sUtus must be In fact, the Foundation Board Associated Studente agreed at Please see PORNO, page C aUens who were in the country verified by the office, she said. Circus tima Catch the wind CIranose CSUN's graduation Experimental College goes Steve Martin's new film reviewed wind surfing reviewed SaaonNiON,pi«a3 Saapi«aB SaaEXP0SUI^,paga8 2NEWS/Thursday, June 18,1987 DaHy AaSa organizations sponsor ]VIICRO programs during summer Contlaaed from page 1 By SftVt RELYEA being held weekly through SUva contends Uiat in addition StaffWriter August 14, and there are to safety and economic ad­ basketbaU games weekly through vantages, scale reduction wiU Several Assocteted Student June 23 and voUeybaU games improve the learning en­ sponsored organizations are weekly through June 24. said vironment. remaining active during the Carol CautUlo, Director of In­ SmaU scale chemical reactions summer and are offering ser­ tramurals. The Intramurals take less time, so more ex­ vices ranging from day care to Office also te offering bus trips to perimente can be done, SUva intramural sporte. the Hunttaigton Library June 17, expteined. Also, studente leam to The ChUdren's Center is ac­ Venice Beach June 26, WUl be more precise, he said. cepting applications from RogersTemescal Canyoii August Trinidad Noreiga, CSUN studmte who want day <:are for 7, and Ragtaig Waters Water Slide student in Silva's summer their children during the month Park July lO. For more in­ chemtetry ctess, said he thinks of July. Applications wiU be formaUon conUct Associated the change is great. "I'm kindfrf accepted on a first come, first Studente at 885-2477. clumsy. I work better in a smaU served baste until the center's The A.S. Ticket Offices seU environment. Less of it just capacity is fiUed, Director Grace tickete for aU campus drama and means less of a risk," he said. CargUl said. There is no music evente, as well as Another student in the class minimum ctess load for ap­ Ticketron tickete, RTD passes agreed. "You're not pouring acid plicante during the summer and movie theater discount aU over the place.