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Sieveiiesidlence hall alarm systems -found faulty
By Roger Aden
Last month's fire in Harper Hall was actually a "god
send, pointing out a problem in the fire alarm system
in seven residence halls, said Glen Schumann, assistant
director of housing and maintenance and operations.
According to Schumann, the alarm system in Harper
did not function properly because the wires connected
to a bell were tampered with, causing a direct short cir
cuit in the entire system.
When the alarm was activated, Schumann said the bells
rang for a few seconds, then the whole system was short
circuited. He said this would happen any time a direct
short-circuit occurs.
Sccording to Schumann, Schramm, Smith, Abel,
Sandoz, Cather and Pound halls have the same problem
as Harper, although fire code requirements are met in
every one of those buildings.
"It's one of those things we've never run into before,"
he said.
Harper-Schramm-Smith maintenance manager Jim
Calvin said there is no way of knowing when an alarm
system might short-cicuit because the systems aren't
monitored and the cause of the short-circuit is not always
apparent.
MYou would never know unless you visibly saw it
(damaged wires) or there was a need for the bells to ring,"
he said. "When the bells start to ring, the system is short-ed-out
immediately
According to Schumann, Schramm, Smith, Abel
are bells and pull stations (where the alarm is set off)
because they are exposed and stand a greater chance
of being tampered with.
Schumann said that as the residence halls get older,
wires running between walls could possibly cause a short
circuit if they decay. He pointed out that it would be
difficult to determine where the short originated.
The whole system is checked quarterly and we should
find it then. But you don't wait three months to find out
if you have a problem," he said.
Schumann said this situation has prompted the Office
of Housing to look at methods of modifying the present
systems so problems can be discovered more quickly.
"We're working with the manufacturer and checking
into the costs and how and if we can do it," he said.
"One alternative is a whole new alarm system, but we're
not sure yet. If there is a problem, we need to have it
show up someplace.
Electoral commission revises rules
The ASUN Electoral
Commission will again seek
approval for the 1982
Spring Election Regulations
by the ASUN Senate today.
Discrepancies in three
subsections of the regulat
ions caused the senate to
vote down the regulations
Oct. 28 and Nov. 4.
The subsections have
been eliminated or com
prised in the regulations to
be proposed, said Jen
nifer Fager, electoral com
mission director.
One of the discrepancies
was a required party state-,
ment of intent outlining
the party's method in
choosing candidates. Each
party was to show that
"no individuals were denied
candidacy in the party on
the basis of race, creed,
or sex."
Some senators argued
that people in a political
party should not be regu
lated, Fager said.
The solution was to
make the requirement rec
ommendation, she said.
A second objection to
the regulations was the
number of signatures req
uired to have candidates
names on the ballot.
In the revised regulat
ions, 200 signatures will
be required for the execu
tive slate (president and
vice president), 100 for
second vice president, SO
for senators, SO for Com
mittee on Fees Allocation
candidates and 35 for Ad
visory Board Candidates.
The senate also objected
to the placement of polling
booths in three residence
hall cafeterias and none in
Greek houses.
The locations of polling
places have been eliminated
from the revised regulat
ions, Fager said.
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