The Carolinian [March 28, 1985]

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Asbestos still questioned
BY SHARON PATRISE
WILLIAMS
SUff Writer
Several weeks ago, it was
discover/d that asbestos had been
used as insulating material around
exposed pipes in the basement of
Guilford Hall. Many people have
voiced concern over what was or is
being done about it. Residence Life
Assistant Director Dr. Steve
Haulman says that the problem in
Guilford has beeen taken care of
and that the other dorms on cam-pus
with asbestos problems will be
taken care of in the near future.
Residence Life first became
aware that there was a potential
problem when editor Mark Corum
called and asked about asbestos in
Guilford. Residence Life looked in-to
the situation and saw that a
potential hazard existed. Although
it has not yet been determined
definitively whether the insulating
material is really asbestos (the lab
results are due this week),
Residence Life has proceeded as if
it is.
The day after they were notified
of the problem, Residence Life
crews patched the insulating
material with duct tape in Guilford
and investigated other dorms on
campus to see if similar situations
existed. Residence Life has since in-stalled
hard plastic encasements
around the insulating material in
Guilford to insure that no loose par-ticles
of the material will escaoe in-to
the air. Similar encasements
will soon be installed in other dorms
with possible asbestos problems.
Did Residence Life act properly in
this situation? According to the ex-perts
interviewed by Joseph
Sullivan in the September 5, 1984
edition of the New York Times,
they did:
QUESTION: What is asbestos
and why is it dangerous?
ANSWER: It is an insulating
material made from the fibers of
certain minerals that do not bum or
conduct heat or electricity and are
resistant to chemicals. It has been
found to cause cancer and other il-lnesses
in people who inhale its
fibers.
QUESTION: Is there a safe level
of exposure?
ANSWER: There is no agree-ment
on this. The Federal Occupa-tional
Safety and Health Ad-ministration
has fixed a standard of
two fibers per cubic centimeter of
air.
QUESTION: Should asbestos be
removed in every case?
ANSWER: Many experts say no,
arguing that hasty and ill-planned
removal can worsen the problem
and endanger the workers doing the
removal and the people who later
occupy the building. Experts say
each building should be checked to
see if the material is flaking or
canbe shaken loose by vibrations.
The state of Florida has policies
that call for covering asbestos with
a plastic material to prevent its
fibers from becoming airborne.
Residence Life handled a similar
case two years ago when it was
discovered during a routine com-prehensive
inspection that asbestos
had been used in the construction of
the ceilings of Moore-Strong. The
dorm was closed during the summer
of 1983 and all the asbestos was
removed.
Central America commemoration held
BY KURT PEDERSON
SUff Writer
With the impending crisis in
Nicaragua, and the United States'
involvement in El Salavador, Cen-tral
America has again claimed the
limelight of American Foreign
Policy. The enormity of political
confusion within Central America
generally causes consternation on
the home-front as well. However, a
small but active group on campus,
Students Concerned for Central
America, is currently working to
alleviate this confusion by educating
people about Central American
culture. They claim that knowing
what makes Central Americans im-portant
as a people helps us in
understanding their political
tendencies and needs.
Last week was National Central
America Awareness Week in
memory of Monsignor Oscar A.
Romero, the Archbishop of San
Salvador, who was assassinated
March 24,1980. Students Concern-ed
for Central America held four
events in commemoration of
Romero, all designed to educate
UNC-G students about Central
American culture. Tuesday there
was a film. Wednesday two
students had a slide presentation
concerning their visit to Nicaragua.
Surprisingly enough, Nicaraguans
are very receptive to foreign
visitors, unlike other Central
American countries. Clinton
Hughes, Vice President of SCCA
said, "They can't afford not to be
friendly to outsiders." Thursday
an "Evening of Culture" was held
in the Large Parlor of Mary Foust
Hall. A pot-luck dinner comprised of
various Central American dishes ,
like enchilada pie, were served with
an authentic tasting mock-sangria
wine.
Mary Walker, President of the
SCCA, organized the event, in
which forty students and faculty
members took part. The purpose of
the gathering was centered more
around "the culture of Central
America, not as much the politics,"
according to miss Walker. Hike
Krass, co-organizer of the dinner,
said its purpose was basically to
rt into the Latin American spirit
things." Dr. Mary Floyd
answered questions afterward. Cen-tral
American Awareness Week
was designed with the intention of
making people more aware of the
situation in Central America. When
asked why UNC-G students should
be concerned with Central America,
Dr. Floyd responded by mentioning
the millions of U.S. tax dollars
America pumps into Central
America every year. Also, no one
knows how the continued immigra-tion
of Hispanics wilt affect in-dustrial
job complexes within the
states.
Admittedly, most Americans are
ignorant of Central American
culture. Dr. Floyd addressed
several aspects of the mobility of
Central American culture. "Their
social mobility and opportunity to
achieve bear no resemblance to the
North American context of social
mobility." In essence, we have time
for college in the "States" because
we don't have to farm in order to
support our family. We also have
Federal loans and state scholarships
which ease the cost of school. Cen-tral
American culture is decidedly
different from the one in which
Americans participate. There is rural
poverty in the U.S., but we general-ly
do not see it up front. And it is
a fact that most Americans are
educated beyond the eigth grade.
Dr. Floyd ended the discussion by
stating we must be aware of "whose
eyes are perceiving the situation.
What America is cannot be
transferred to another society.
Democracies do not appear over-night.
The process involves hard
work, lots of sacrifice, and com-promise."
Central America
Awareness Week culminated at
Greensboro College with a Sunday
evening service in memory of Oscar
Romero.
Photo by Michael Read
Welcoming Springtime—It's been said that in spring, a young men's
fancies turn to various sinus medications. While such may be the case,
it does not appear to be true of the fairer sex. This unidentified UNC-G
co-ed decided to greet the beautiful weather in the manner of a truly
religious Aztec—basking in the glorious sunlight. As the temperatures
rise, such spectalces will inevitably become more and more common
and hopefully, young men can discover things other than their sinuses
effected by the coming of spring.
Church/State separation to be discussed
Special To The Carolinian
How did religious freedom come
to be guaranteed by the United
States Constitution? What is the
significance of the issues that BUT-round
the interpretation of this con-stitutional
guarantee to residents in
the greater Greensboro community?
These issues will be examined
during April in a series of lectures
and seminars entitled "Church,
State and the First Amendment: A
Greensboro Dialogue." Free and
open to the public, the events are
being held in recognition of the for-thcoming
bicentennial birthday of
the U.S. Constitution.
Beginning April 3, prominent
scholars in American religious
studies, including the world-renown
historian of Christianity Dr. Martin
E. Marty, will address in lectures
the relationship between politics
and religion in this country, the
diversity of attitudes toward liber-ty
here and the impact of Protes-tant
Christian sensibilities on public
institutions.
The month-long series is being
sponsored by the Department of
Religious Studies at UNC-G and the
North Carolina Humanities Com-mittee,
with the cooperation of the
UNC-G Department of Communica-tion
and Theatre.
"Leaving aside the non-Christian
communities, there is much to be
discussed on these issues, which are
some of the most important of our
time," said Dr. Henry S. Levinson,
project director and assistant pro-fessor
of religious studies at UNC-G.
"Then add the Jewish, non-believing
and other related com-munities,
and things become more
complex. We are trying to promote
discussion by all on these issues."
To help discussion, three study
group sessions will be be held in
April, along with the lectures. Also
free and open to the public, the ses-sions,
led by religious leaders in the
area, will be held in the seminar
Highway Funding Resolution Passes
BY STEVE NIMVAGGI
Ntwa Editor
The Senate passed a resolution
denouncing the withholding of
Federal funding for highway
renewal from any state whose legal
drinking age was not 21.
The bill was presented by Senator
Buck Buchanan. The same bill
recently was passed by the North
Carolina Student Legislature at
their annual session. Buchanan is
Vice-Chairperson of the NCSL
delegation from UNC-G.
The bill was passed by a 17 to 13
vote with 3 abstentions. The debate
of the bill echoed pre-Civil War
rhetoric concerning how much
Gwer Federal government should
ve over the state governments.
Buchanan told the Senate it was not
an "anti-21 drinking age bill," but
serves notice to the Federal govern-ment
that they are impeding on our
state's rights.
Senator Ricardo Rodriguiz said,
"The states have been abdicating
responsibility for the welfare of the
people." He went on to say that the
law was "very constitutional, and it
is designed to protect citizens."
Continuing with negative debate
Senator Jeff Johnson added, "a la»
is only as good as the enforcement
that backs that law." Johnson
believed the discontinuity of alcohol
laws in each state made it harder to
enforce. He also stated he thought
it "dangerous" to contradict
Federal law.
Also that night, the Appropria-tions
Committee recommended that
$750 be given to the Spring Fling
committee for either a carnival or
towards a concert featuring the
group Champagne. The concert will
cost |6000. It will be held in Aycock
Auditorium, and tickets will be (5.
the motion passed leaving the SG
with only f1200 until the end of the
semester. The last order of business
Tuesday night were nominations for
"Outstanding Senator." Those
nominated were: Bill Snedden,
Leslie Hairfield. Bernetta Ghist,
David Nance, Buck Buchanan, Mike
Stewart, Ricardo Rodriguiz, Tim
Casstevens and Jeff Johnson.
room of the Greensboro Public
Library on Greene Street. Persons
can attend one or all of the lectures
and sessions.
"The study group sessions offer
a profound opportunity for people
to take advantage of not only listen-ing
to some of the most acute inter-pretations
of religion and politics in
America, but also to study over a
period of time the documents,
Supreme Court cases and other
material on these very complex set
of issues," Dr. Levinson said.
Dates, times and locations of the
lectures and seminars, with infor-mation
on the topics, follow:
Wednesday, April 3-Dr.
Catherine Albanese of Wright State
University will lecture at 8 p.m. in
the auditorium of the James S.
Ferguson (Arts and Sciences)
Building on the UNC-G campus. Dr.
Albanese, a professor of religion,
will speak on "Republican Nature
and the Quest for the Ideal," which
will examine the relationship bet-ween
religion and politics in the ear-ly
Republic. Author of several books
and numerous articles, Dr.
Albanese is one of the foremost
scholars of the religious sensibilities
of the Founding Fathers. Dr.
Robert Calhoon, a UNC-G professor
of history, will respond to the
lecture.
Monday, April 8-The first study
group session, led by Wyman
Rousseau of the Unitarian Church
of Greensboro, will be held at 6:30
p.m. in the Greensboro Public
Library on Greene Street. Par-ticipants
will discuss topics from
"Church, State and the First
Amendment: Historical and Legal
Perspectives," a work edited by Dr.
John Semoche, a professor of
hiatory at UNC-Chaoel Hill.
Friday, April 12-Dr. Martin E.
Marty, Cone Professor of Church
History at the University of
Chicago Divinity School, will lecture
on "Starting at Square One With
Amendment One" at 8 p.m. in the
auditorium of the James S.
Ferguson Building. His lecture will
examine the recurrent problems of
interpreting the First Amendment
and will be responded to by Dr.
Henry Levinson. Author of many
world-famous books on Christiani-ty,
Dr. Marty is widely recognized
as the dean of American church
historians.
Monday, April 16—The second
study group session, led by Dr. An-drew
J. Angyal of Elon College, will
be held at 6:30 p.m. in the
Greensboro Public Library. Texts to
be used are "Church, State and
American Culture" and "Church-
State Relations in Cross-Cultural
Perspective."
Thursday, April 18-Dr. Amanda
Porterfield of Syracuse University
will speak at 8 p.m. in the
auditorium of the James Ferguson
Building on "The Protestant
Nature of American Public Life."
Her lecture will examine ways in
which the American separation oi
church and state reflects an essen-tially
Protestant world view and
will be responded to by Dr. Janet
(Hin ji, a UNC-G associate professor
of religious studies. Dr. Porterfield,
an associate professor of religion, is
the author of "Feminine Spirituali-ty
In America" and is currently
researching the religious aspects of
cultural institutions in America.
Monday, April 22-The third
study group, led by Rabbi Arnold
Task of Greensboro's Temple
Emanuel, will be held at 6:30 p.m.
in the Greensboro Public Library.
Discussion will be baaed on the text
"Church, State and Education,"
edited by Dr. Waldo Beach, a pro-fessor
of Christian ethics at Duke
University.
The series will conclude with a
Sane) discussion immediately
ollowing the UNC-G Theatre pro-duction
of the play, "The Crucible,"
on Sunday, April 28. The play, at
which admission is charged, will
begin at 2:16 p.m. in the theatre of
Taylor Building.
The play depicts the Salem Witch
r rials that occurred in the 1690s
when Massachusetts was a
theocratic Christian society.
Discussing the play and the issues
that it raises will be panelists Dr.
Henry Levinson, Dr. Janet Gunn,
Dr. Robert Calhoon and Dr.
Richard Mennen, director of the
play.
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