Morehead State University - Raconteur Yearbook (Morehead, KY)

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, ,3 w w5333;, 0vM w w. Nobody gives the lights a second thought, but Cray Stephenson of Rowan Co. High School does. Stephenson, the son ofLarry Stephenson, Director of Student Activities, works part-time for the physical plant. Upholstery is another consideration of the physical plant. Franklin Smith, a custodian from Morehead, works to keep the campus furniture upholstered. Lights also have to be clean. Clayton Goodman, a custodian from the physical PhYSiCaI Plant plant, washes the light covers to keep the ADUC lights bright. 69

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Features 68 Keep it clean Story By: Christie Sheppard 8: Teresa Johnson 0e Planck, director of the physical plant, said the plant,s purpose is to provide an atmosphere iiconducive to teach- ing and to learning? This entails custodial work, garbage collection, the purification of campus water, and the maintenance and production of the campusis utilities, except for electricity. All of these services must be provided on a yearly budget of approximately five million dollars. Though this may sound like a great deal of money, most of it is already allocated. Two million is spent on utilities and another two million provides the salaries for the employees. This only leaves one million for supplies, service contracts, etc. In addition this money is just for initial maintenance. There is no additional money for addi- tional costs such as vandalism or storm damage repair. The plants number one project for the next four years is the utility project. The utility tunnel is a two mile underground passageway con- taining the universityls cable tele- vision, phone, computer, electrical and steam lines. Due to the erosion of these lines, insulation by the leaking steam lines, a new tunnel is needed. Planck stated that it iicanit be put into words how bad it ithe tunnell is. As of now, $150,000 has been received from Frankfort in emer- gency maintenance money for em- ploying an engineering firm to de- sign the new tunnel. The new tunnel will contain the cable televi- sion, phone, computer and electri- cal lines, while the steam lines will remain in use in the old tunnel. The project has been divided into three phases. Phase I involves the instal- lation of the separate tunnel and the replacement of the PCB con- taminated electric transformers. Phase II is designed for asbestos re- moval, and Phase III encompasses the replacement of steam lines in the old tunnel. This project will cost approximately $7.5 million. It is hoped that it will cause only a minimum level of inconvenience to the MSU community. Most of the work will be done during the summer semesters, but there will be unavoidable periods of down time. The PCB treated transformer replacement has become a top priority because the Environmental Protection Agency iEPAl Unifbmis are needed on campus too. Rosina Sue Woodrow is a Udrapery specialistfrom Morehead, whoshas work here 11 years. has ordered their replacement by 1990. The need is due to the fact that if PCB leaks into food sources it is cancerous, and if PCB catches fire, it produces lethal fumes. Fortunately, the physical plant has taken preventative measures and MSU resi- dents are not in danger. A total of thirty PCB transformers are located throughout the campus. During the fiscal years of 1986-90 a $2 million roof repair project will be in progress. Lakewood Terrace, the older sec- tion of the library and Breckinridge Hall have already been re-roofed. Other buildings that are to have roof repairs are Alumni Tower, Regents, Wilson, Waterfield, and Normal Halls. $400,000 will be spent on air conditioning and heating repairs. The chiller in Baird Music Hall, which cools water for the air conditioning system, will be completely replaced. $200,000 will be used to up- date fire safety devices in the buildings. Combs, Lappin, Breckinridge and Baird Halls will receive new fire alarm sys- tems. Repairs will be made to the systems in other buildings. Projects to make the buildings on campus more accessible to handicapped students have al- ready cost $200,000. Elevators have been installed in Combs and Radar Hall and additional ramps and handicapped en- trances have been installed. Ac- cording to Planck, more funds have been requested to continue making the buildings accessible to the handicapped. He said that Breckinridge Hall is a problem, since it has no elevator, and more ' ramps need to be built on cam- pus. He also said that the re- stroom facilities need to be up- dated to accomodate the handicapped and hand door con- trols need to be installed. The replacement of boiler and water controls are also in pro- gress. These replacements are estimated to cost approximately $495,000. Other proposed projects are replacing the bridge at the golf course and replacing the lighting systems in Button Audito- rium, Duncan Recital Hall and, if enough money is left, Kibbey Theatre. Sandblasting and painting on Jayne Stadium has been started and renovations, to increase office space, are planned for Combs and Lappin Hall. . Photos By: Kevin L. Goldy 8r Tim Conn

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Aids: Me? No Way! C C think now before I act. I do not just jump in blind- ly and do what feels good. The threat of AIDS is always in the back of my mind and that threat makes a lot of my decisions for me, said senior radio-television major, Suzanne Schodorf of Frankfort. Many students share this Viewpoint. Based on reports from the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, Georgia, over 1.5 million people in the United States have been infected with the acquired immune deficiency syndrome virus, commonly referred to as AIDS. The virus destroys the bodyis ability to fight 0E illness, which allows infections, tsuch as cancer, pneumonia and other illnessesl, to invade the body, usually resulting in death. While in the past the AIDS virus has been linked to several high-risk groups, such as homosexual and bisexual men, intravenous drug abusers and hemophiliacs, Paula VanNess, director of the National Aids Information and Education Program at the Centers for Disease Control, feels that too much emphasis is being placed on risk groups. Be- havior is the determinant factor in acquiring AIDS. If you think that you are immune to AIDS because you do not fit into one of these groups, think again? said VanNess. VanNess, along with Dr. Peter J. Fischinger. United States Public Health coordinator and Dr. Richard P. Keeling, AIDS Task Force chairman ofthe American College Health Associ- ation and Department of Student Health Director at the Uni- versity of Virginia, were panel members on the February I7, nationwide satellite videoconferencefi AIDS: Future Cam- pus Crisis? The conference, which was sponsored by the 5.55559 ARE 1H0, VERSE- In the six years since Americans first heard of a mysterious immunity-robbing disease from which no one recovers, AIDS has killed nearly 25,000 Americans, millions of dollars have poured into medical research and President Reagan has pro- claimed the plague iiPublic Health Enemy No. 1 AP Photo Features 70 Office of Student Development and held in the Crager Room ofthe Adron Doran University Center, was open to University students and members of the community. A crowd of 200 attended the conference which addressed, among other AIDS-related discussions, the possibility of col- lege students becoming the next high-risk group. That is a scary thought, said Kim Mahaftey, a senior R-T major from Maysville, but, it is a threatening possibility. We have all heard about AIDS, but Fm not sure if we understand how serious the disease really is. As the teleconference indicated, the fight against AIDS begins with educating the public. Congress has proposed a $2 billion budget to fight AIDS, which is considered iithe highest public health priority of the administration. The Public Health Service will use $1.3 bil- lion of that budget for AIDS research. The remaining AIDS money will be used for education and treatment programs through a variety of agencies, such as health departments. How educated are students concerning AIDS? Most know a definition of the disease, but have differing ideas on how AIDS can be contracted. I am not gay, so I do not have to worry about it, said one anonymous student. However, Dr. Keeling stated that AIDS is not now, nor ever was, a disease restricted to homosexuals. iiAIDS is being transmitted more and more through hetero- sexual contact. In fact, while 73 percent of reported AIDS cases are homosexuals or bisexuals, four percent are hetero- sexual, he said. When having sex, one should remember that you are not only having sex with the person you are involved with, but with everyone they have had sex with before you? Students who realize this say AIDS has had a significant influence on their dating habits. The fear of how promiscuous sex can affect oneis health and life has resulted in casual, anonymous sex with a stranger almost becoming a thing ofthe past. II do not think you go on as many one-night tangents as before, said junior R-T major Todd Taylor ofJackhorn. iiYou watch your step. You are taking a big Chance when you get involved in a one-night stand? Monogamous relationships are making a comeback. Indi- viduals are developing a greater appreciation for long-term involvements. iTve always believed in monogamous datingfi ' J t; k ,2! , l t: l, . '.'A. t t. L . w -. .4 ,