Truman State University - Echo Yearbook (Kirksville, MO)

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Will , 2ERSHINE ARENA maintenance ater pump in 3 ms and cables ty. 'I' The lights vtent out One plumber one LNmet and one photographer all stood in MRI darkness. Out came the flashlight and the plumher went to check on the lights. After he lcftl the only thing visible was the flash ind ditator of the camera. A rustling noise came towards the two standing in darkness. Rats? N0. water in the pipes. The underground tunv nels are usually this dark and noisy. Walking across campus in the winter there are places where the snow will not stay. Under these melted pathways are the underground tunnels ofthe campus. There are two tunnel systems under the camv pus, Gene Schneider, physical plant director, said. The older tunnel, which is at ground level, was built around 1920. There are no records available that reveal the actual year. This tuna nel goes both to Science Hall and Kirk Building from the power plant. in 1968'70 the newer tunnel was installed. It is about three feet below ground level. This tunnel also goes in two directions from the heating plant. One branch goes to Kirk Building. The other extends to Science Hall then turns and runs beneath the sidewalk, past the fountain and library, to the Administraa tioanumanities Building and Baldwin Hall. The underground system also includes a short tunnel in front of Pershing Building, a W23? 2,, WORN DOWN over time, many pipes in the old tun- nels have corroded from the heat and humidity wltllin the tunnels. Many of the tunnels are directly elow sidewalks causing snow to melt. The land down under ductwork that runs parallel to the tunnels ifor the electrical linesi and crawlways ia lot of which are no longer in usei. The tunnels carry the steam pipes, heat return pipes, chilled water pipes, cold and hot water pipes, telephone and computer cables and cables of the Energy Management System. With all of this, there is not much room left. Joe Schwartzhoff, plumber, said, ilAfter working in those tunnels a while, you feel like you have claustrophobia, every bone and mus, cle aches. Schneider said the tunnels do make maintenance work much easier. At least once a week the maintenance workers walk the tunnels to inspect the pipes and make sure everything is in working order. The areas that need the most attention are the expansion joints. The expansion in the pipes can be as much as six to eight inches. These joints allow for that expansion. With periodic checks, malfunctions can be found before they become major problems. To fix major problems, the whole steam system would need to be shut down, Schwart' zhoff said. That will not be done when classes are in session unless it is an emergency. John Lucke, plumber, said that the items they replace most often are light bulbs. Strings of lights lead down the long concrete corridors. Although the average size of the tunv a waz t i ? w awwwxv 1.1: Mossop INTRIGUED by the tunnel system sophomore Deb- bie Bellus listens attentively as physical plant employee, John Lucke, explains the system. Both a new and old system are presently in use. nel s is 6 by 7 feet there1s not much extra room with all ofthe piping. The temperature may vary between 55 degrees and 200 degrees the plumbers said. HIt was small and hot. I didnt expect the temperature change, said junior photographer Liz Mossop. it reminded me of a cave in the cool party The cool areas are usually in the new tunnel. This tunnel is also drier and quieter than the old tunnel. Both tunnels do have pumps to keep them dry, but water in them has been known to get three feet deep. HI was expecting more life inside, Mossop said. lii only saw one cockroach. Schneider said that only mice, rats, and big cockroaches might live in the tunnels. Two raccoons did come out of the tunnel into the plant once, Schwartzhoff said, but he has never seen any in the tunnel. Schneider said animals do not stay in there because the noise is almost constant, and the Physical Plant uses bug spray in them. At one time there was a boiler room cat, Lucke said, but someone took it home once it became domesticated. The only creatures that can be seen down there with any great consistency are the cockroaches and the maintenance men, both of which keep guard over the Universityis steam.ECHO Story by Debbie Bellus dogsow :1'1