Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
RECREATION, Page 9
North Idaho College's Student Newspaper
Lawsuit slated by Potricin Snyder faec111fre Edi1or
Photo by Erin Siemers CHRISTMAS MUSIC- Singers prepare for the Sounds of Christmas concert. (Back row from left) Susan Anderson, Joe Buffaloe, Allison Brown, Darin Roberson. (Front row from left) Kathy Adkinson, Dan Forrester, Jennifer Macklin, Fred Fischer, Melissa Villarreal, Jeri Fisher. Kevin Hynes. See story, Page 15.
A lawsui t agninsl the college claiming damage 10 a student's health due 10 occupation of the second noor of the Hedlund Voca1ional Building will be filed soon. the s1udcnl's lawyer said. "The lawsuit is prepared and is imminent and will be filed shonly," said Michael Verbillis, nuomcy for clnimanl Shnron foster. Foster filed a S500,000 claim against the college In November 1991. Foster claims she developed carbon monoxide poisoning while aucnding classes on the second noor of 1he Hedlund Building. Foster auended classes in the Hedlund Building in the 1990-1991 school ycnr. She estimated she wos on 1he second noor appro:tirno1ely five hours a day the foll scmcs1er and a linle less spring semester. Foster's complaints included weakness. memory loss and numbness on 1hc right side or her body. In September of 1hi~ year, Verbillis reported that the entire
ngh1 side of Foster's body was numb. Foster has improved subjectively 10 some degree bu1 has good dnys nnd bad dnys, Vcrbillis said. Following concerns about the air quality, the second noor of the Hedlund Building was closed in May 1991. To~lc chemical e~posure tests on 26 building employees las1 foll resulted in 13 individual abnormal neurological results, possibly indicative of brain disorders, according 10 neuropsychologis1 Dr. Edward Beaty. Plnns to re-open the second Ooor hove been delayed, according to Presidenl Robert Bennett. Higher than an1icipa1cd costs und n slowness on the pnri of 1he Division of Public Works hove delayed the rcnov:uion proccs~. he said. Plans 10 move in the Culinary Arts program, drof1ing and electronics have been delayed until 01 least mid-semester, said Dean of lns1ruc1ion Jerry Gee. Work on 1he second noor, which has no1 ye1 srnried, is scheduled 10 begin in Jnnuary, Gee said.
Senate disbands ticket appeals by Jeff Selle ilossls1an1 News Ed/1or
New parking guidelines arc pending review by the College Senate after It voted 10 disband the traffic appeals commiuee during the regular meeting held Nov. 5. According to the minu1es, Michael Lasher, senate member, confronted the senate about the article printed in the Oct. 8, issue of the Sentinel, which claimed Dean of Administration Rolley Jurgens and fonner traffic appeals commiuec member Bill Mc Keen granted appeals 10 a number of a1hle1es wi1hou1 going through the nonnnl appeals process. After some discussion, Len Manei, senate member, made a motion to disband the committee. The motion was seconded and passed with only one dissenting voie. Robena Black, senate member. moved that anybody wishing to rcins1111c the traffic appeals committee should come to the senate with a request and provide appropriate guide lines. The motion was seconded nnd passed.
Mattei said she understands the need for a parking appenls bonrd on campus, bu1 in this case some changes needed to be made. Mauei explained one of the reasons why the comminee was eliminated was because it was originally formed as an ad hoc comminee designed 10 deal wi1h the problems associated with setting up the new parking system on campus. She said the ad hoc commince was only given the authority 10 sculc appeals for one yenr, and the sena1e¡s decision 10 disband the commiuee just made it official because the commiuce had already served ou1 its one-year tenn. Another reason the senate decided to disband the commiuee. Manci said, was because after discussing the article in the Sentinel, members feh if the adminis1.rntion was granting the appeals. then appaRnlly the commincc was nol functioning anyway. After 1he senate's decision, Mike ~lalprin. director or
parking services, proposed a new set of guidelines to 1he senate al the next regular mteling and requested 1h01 1hc appeals com mince be reinslllted. Halprin said since he ha.s taken over the parking responsibilities he has been working on a new set of guidelines. but due to the foci llw1 the guidelines were not completed by the beginning of fall semester. he was forced 1.0 begin the school year with the old policy. "At the time I took over, I could see the handwriting on the wall," he said. "I could see what might happen, and ii did." According to Mauei, the guidelines will have to go through two separate senate readings before they can be approved, and only then could the new appeals commiuee be officially sanctioned. Halprin said the appeal fonns have been piling up, and they probably will not be cleated up until the end of January. But, he said, the students who now have appeals pending will be allowed to register for the spring semester.