The North Idaho College Sentinel Vol 71 No 9, Mar 3, 1995

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I Todd Snyder's music

The 25th Anniversary of the Popcorn Forum to take place March 27 -Aprll 2. Please see Pages 6-7 for previews of the upcoming evens.

enchants the campus. See his story on Page 16.

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Friday, March 3, 1995 Volume 71 , Number 9

Sentinel

North Idaho College's Student Newspaper • Coeur diAlene, Idaho

Sick building syndrome - - - -- -

Student, staff concerns grow as health problems persist by Sherry I~ Adkins and Rachel J. Williams

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f111.'Uhy when heallh i<.Sues lirs1 surfaced. " \Ve· re nol sure we know whru the hcll 10 do, 10 be: honcsi:- Bcnncn told the facuhy in mtendancc. lnM.ruc1or Jim S1r.1ub 1old Benncn Ihm he fccb alicnnu:o from 1he communication ~ on dcci,ion~ mnde about lhc building and ~d he wan1cd no1cs and memo~ on change,. 10

Slllff ond MUdcnLs arc Mill bmtling s1clJ\ess and fru,1rJ11on dcspi1e a Feb. 23 m~ung held 10 smisfy cooo:ms o,-er the Hedlund building. Silence mc1 Prc:.idcni lloh llenncn nf1cr he m,•i1ed 1hc: 40 staIT members as be made. lhc meeting 10 ~h.11'(: 1my physician Dennen replied th.11 he "i~ comminc.d repons regarding lhcir he;lllh und I.he 10 the businl!l>s of communica1ion bu1 Hedlund lluillling. llenn~n lhcn will not call people 1ogelhcreve1y umc ,ipologi,.cJ 11> ~w.rr member; a., he explained Iha, 'I/IC JIIOmcys h.1d atlviscd ndmim~trnlion dbcu.,!-e.\ !Ornclhing" Facuhy member,. were reminded him 00110 folln\\ thmuGh with a hcilllh s1udy lhJ1 heh JtJ promised concerned see Hedlund on Page 22

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Test results give welding pro,g1ram clean bill of health by Sherry t.. Adkit\S Sem/111'1 Rrpt•n,•r A clean bill of hc:ihh hos r,'tlet'med

the welding progrJm aflcr it w~, tnrgcted ll\ lhc mo,t !\'Cent p<J.'>5ihlll C3UIC of illn~~ to Mllff ;\Od )tUdenu. in the Hl'dlund Build1n1?. The welding program " as moved oIT l'ampu< in lnu: lx-ccmber due 10 staff repons of fauguc, skin m.5hcs, hc'.adach~ and mftnllic-tru.1ing nir. Sewral second-Mory cfas.gooms nnd oflires were nlso cl~'d. Metallic sub~1ance tl~ ting wa.~done Jan. 9 by ccnifioo industrial hygienist Joe Manonc, of CH2M-Hill, Salt Llkc Ci1y. Tes1 resulL, concluded that no welding-related air con1aminan1s wero detected in cla.~m or lldmimstrauve areas or the building, with the one sample exception bc:mg a dc1ec1able amouni of tine in Room 230. However. all conmminant (e\'tls remained below lhc allowable amounts. The repon al,;o SL:lted that "A~ 'lhown in previous tracer gas studie.\, lhcre will always be po1en1ial trllnsfcr of pollutants from industrial areas to nonindustrial areas of lhc Hedlund CcntCI." Tcs1 results $ta1cd 1ha1 "It is

indkati,·e that the ongoing pro.,cuvc: anent ion given to lhe operation nnd maintenance of the air hundiing system in I.he Hedlund Center by NIC stuff is cIT~"Ctive."

Martone·s Mntcment snid Ihm unlike other c111bon monoxide gaseous contanainanL~ genem1cd m olher well vented indus111al :iren.~. n ponion of fumes gcncmtoo by welding ends up BS settled dus1in all 111cn.s of the building. Settled dust does not create an inhalation problem. according to the repon. but continuing good housekeeping prncLiccs were recommended. Test conclusions stated lhnl welding acli\'1ties do not create health hazards in nny area of th<l building. Sm1cmeni.s from CH2M-H1ll \\-ere introduced 10 the board or trustees at J meeting Feb. 22. 3C'COrding 10 Dean of Instruction Jeny Gee. Gee maintai~ tha1 option~ ha\'e yet 10 be reacht.'<l as health l\'fl0"5 continue to my~tify !he lldminisll\lttOn. "We still ha"e people who ~n·1 feeling as well BS they would like," Gee said. " The board is concerned as to how we can bring a closure 10 concerns."

photo by Erin Siemers Here's the problem- Brandy Ware examines the underside of a car in her automotive technology class. Ware is the only female currently enrolled in automotive technology. For hers and other non-tradrtional women's stories, see Page 24.


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