Ursinus College Digital Commons @ Ursinus College Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper Newspapers 2-6-1981 The Grizzly, February 6, 1981 Thomas A. Reilly Ursinus College Melissa Hanlon Ursinus College Lisa Lepone Ursinus College Barbara Foley Ursinus College Deborah Bynon Ursinus College See next page for additional authors Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews Part of the Cultural History Commons, Higher Education Commons, Liberal Studies Commons, Social History Commons, and the United States History Commons Click here to let us know how access to this document benefits oy u. Recommended Citation Reilly, Thomas A.; Hanlon, Melissa; Lepone, Lisa; Foley, Barbara; Bynon, Deborah; Miller, Alan; Schwalm, Ross; Repko, Jay; Bassett, Jennifer; Reese, Karen L.; Atkins, Duncan C.; Harp, Elizabeth P.; Colaiezzi, Susan; Fuller, John; and Morrison, Jean, "The Grizzly, February 6, 1981" (1981). 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Harp, Susan Colaiezzi, John Fuller, and Jean Morrison This book is available at Digital Commons @ Ursinus College: https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/52 • rl Volume Three, Number Twelve Ursinus College, Collegeville, Pa. 19426 Friday, February-6, 1981 reakage and The.ft Wismer Releases Alarming Loss Assessment the number of missing items is than 1 %, the amount is still far by Barbara Foley '83 quite high. From September to higher than it should be. "The In a recent interview with The December of 1980, over 8,000 loss is greatest in the first half of Grizzly, Nelson M. Williams, pieces of china and cutlery had to the year due to students stocking Business Manager of the College, be replaced. The accompanying up for the semester," stated stated that Ursinus spends $20-30 chart lists only some of these Williams, "however, we do rea­ thousand a year for equipment items, suggesting that the figure lize that some of the replacement replacement. A large part of this is somewhat higher. cost is due to breakage." money goes -to Wismer to replace Every resident student is These reports indicate that items that have either broken or charged for the above mentioned students are not aware that they have been stolen. items in his room and board fee. are charging themselves by tak­ omputer e ocatlon According to figures given to Although the percentage of ing items from Wismer, as it is Williams by Ed Barnes, Director money that is used for the the students who pay for the Offers New Services of Wood Food Service at Wismer, replacement of these items is less replacements. Wismer has al­ by MeUs8a Hanlon '84 and available to all Ursinus # Missing Price How Many Est. ways been willing to lend out items to students on a sign out This week the computer room students. This semester, 150 Item . Sept.-Dec. Per Dozen Cost basis, but this may cease if the of Ursinus College was moved students are ~nrolled in computer 1980 Dozen We Need/Yr. Per Year present trend continues. from the basement of Myrin courses.Sevendayschoolcourses dinner plates 996 ----"'2ii2 154.8 4198.18 Library to what was .P reviously and four evening school courses small dishes 490 12.54 81 . 6 1023.26 the map room on Myrin's third are offered as part of the present fruit dishes 312 11.~8 53.6 636.77 floor. The reason for the move curriculum , a n d filve a dd't"Ilona I saucers 170 13.02 28 . 4 369.77 Borough was to accommodate the new courses have been proposed for cereal bowls 501 20.1') 83.6 1687.88 terminals recently acquired by evening school. pitchers 180 30.0 946.80 the school. Computer Science is offered water glasses 2004 3.10 334 1035.40 Announces To the delight of Ursinus not only as a minor, but as one of knives 826 7.00 137.6 963.20 Computer Science students, XYZ the areas of advanced concentra- forks 1053 3.50 177.2 620.20 conference addicts, multiwar and tion required of math majors. A spoons 1260 2.50 210.0 525.00 Water Alert football buffs, and all other nationwide survey conducted by # individual items ;issing (S;-pt.~;~1 ,)dO) = 8,066. Total estimated computer users, the number of _ (Continued on Page Six) . cost per year for listed items = ~12,~21. 79 by Deborah Byoon '84 terminals has been increased by W h B· M Because of the lack of rainfall in two-thirds. Four video display eat er rings aintenance Headaches the past few months, the College­ terminals, ADM-3As, have been . .- villke area is experiencing a water added to the six Cathogray II by Lisa Lepone '84 the fact that Shreiner was one of during a boiler check, the frozen crisis. terminals that Ursinus already Two small incidents involving the older off-campus houses did pipes were quickly discovered The rain in 1980 was 27 inche~ owns. water pipes occurred over the not play any role in the freezing of and reported. short of the average rain per year. According to Dr. Peter G. winter recess. The two buildings the pipes. The pipes in Shreiner were Because of this, streams which Jessup, Chairman of the Math involved were the new Ritter One factor that lessened the replaced and approximately one supply the Collegeville-Trappe Department, the ADM-3A, often Center for the Performing Arts damage in Shreiner was that half of the building was repainted. water wells are running slowly referred to as the Hdumb" ter- and Shreiner Hall. Neigher of the maintenance workers were on The estimated cost for the repairs and not providing enough water. minaI, cuts operating costs. It buildings was heavily damaged. campus every other day, an~ to Shreiner was $400. Stronger pumps must be installed also has the ability to run 960 At the Ritter Center, one of the to pull the low level of water char~cters per second, an in- sprinklers located on the porch higher. crease of 320 percent over the facing the football stadium froze. According tro Lloyd Sassaman, speed of the Cathogray II, or Fred L. Klee, Director of the superintendent of Collegeville­ "Decwriter," which prints 30 Maintenance Department, re­ Trappe Water Department, an characters per second. ported that the sprinkler's head additional problem is Trichloro­ Dr. Jessup also stated that in froze and a small amount of water ethylene, a contaminant in Col­ the near future, use of the dripped from the pipe. Klee legeville's water. The Environ­ computer for non-academic pur- stated that there was very little mental Protection Agency has poses, such as games and the damage to the building, and the declared the TCE dangerous and "con," will be limited to the cracked pipe was quickly replaced. told the water company to close video display terminals. Those In Shreiner Hall, one of the down two of its best wells. intending academic use need the women's off-campus houses, Sassaman feels the amount of hard copy printers. more damage was reported. Klee TCE in the wells is not dangerous Ursinus leases its computer stated that one of the zone valves to users. He said that if the EPA services from the Dartmouth Col- controlled by the thermostat be­ would raise the amount of TCE lege 'Eime Share System, located came stuck in the shut position. allowed in the water, this would at Dartmouth in Hanover, New At the same time, a fuse burned A check for an annual contribution from the Sears Roebuc help the crisis. Hampshire. It is a strictly aca- out in one o( the oil burners, Foundation to Ursinus College is presented by Gene Sklar Rain this wee I will do little to demic system, easy to use, and causing it to cease functioning. (left), manager of the Sears store in Pottstown, to Urslnu relieve the situation. According to designed specifically for a liberal J(lee stated that the problem in Sassaman, two weeks of heavy arts, college. Shreiner was' compounded by the President Richard ' P. Richter. Looking on is Frank Smith, th College's development director. rain is needed to help supply the The new terminals, purchased fact that all the doors in the 33 million gallons of water used In expressing the College's appreciation for the gift Rlchte at 5575 each, will increase the building w-ere closed for security quarterly. said, "There is a need for a partnership between corPoration 550,000 budget of the Computer purposes. This made it impossi- Letters have been sent out Science Department. However ble for the heat from other rooms and Independent colleges. By continuing its support of' Urslnus asking residents of the College­ they will help meet the needs anrl' to circulate. Another factor in­ since 1969, Sears demonstrates this partnership In a most ville-Trappe area to cut water demands of the continually in- volved was the fact that the day it helpful way." ' usage by 100/0. The combined creasing "'number. of computer occurred was one of the coldest He said the gift will be added to the Sears Roebuck coo~eration of all is needed to pull users. Use of the system is free days of the year.