Chernobyl still concerns Lincolnites By Margaret Maloney Staff Reporter A year after the Chernobyl nuclear accident in the Soviet Union, at least two Lincoln residents still have con cerns about the long-term effects of radiation. Fusun Sayood, a graduate chemistry student from Turkey received a bulk „ wad of Turkish tea from her parents. Because of the Chernobyl disaster, Sayood had the tea tested for radioac tive poisoning. “1 was worried. It was after Cher nobyl and 1 didn’t know enough. We took it to Larry Grimm for testing,” Sayood said. Through her studies in chemistiy, Sayood was familiar with Grimm, UNL safety radiation officer, and asked him to test the tea. Grimm ran the first and subsequent tests last February, finding the presence of radioactive elements Cesium 134 and 137, elements consist ent with those released by the Cher . nobyl disaster. Samples sent by Grimm to the Nebraska Public Power District for analysis confirmed his results. Although Sayood did not drink the tea, it would have been fairly safe. “We brewed it fairly strong. To be affected you would have to drink a cou ple of hundred cups,” Grimm said. Because students do not usually have things teted in his office, Grimm considered this a “one-time deal.” Testing for radioactive elements in produce sent from home is rare here because only a few Eastern European students attend UNL. Peter Levitov, director of International Educational Services, has had no reports of interna tional students coming into contact with radioactive goodies sent from home. But Wieslaw Szydlowski, associate professor of mechanical engineering, has many concerns. Szydlowski came to the United States from Poland in 1983. Although he was in the United States when the Chernobyl disaster occurred, he was worried for the people in Poland, including his older son liv ing in Warsaw. “I was scared,” he said. “Initially the information available made it look like a big disaster.” Although Szydlowski has never re ceived any produce from home to cause concern, he worries about the possible long-term effects of radioactive poison ing. “I don’t know how strong the radia tion is. I am far from understanding that area of science. I am worried about long-term effects such as cancer,” he said. Though it has been more than a year and the panic has subsided, Szyd lowski said he thinks the people of Poland are still worried. "I don’t think they’re sure every thing is over. People are sensitive because they don’t understand,” he said. One issue they may be sensitive about is the effect Chernobyl had on Poland’s economy. Szydlowski said a large portion of Poland’s income is from exports. Exports detained because of the Chernobyl disaster resulted in a loss of income. Tywanna Paul, consumer affairs officer of the Food and Drug Adminis tration, said the FDA, the U.S. Depart ment of Agriculture, Customs Service and the Environmental Protection Agency routinely monitor commercial shipments exported from eastern Euro pean countries affected by Chernobyl. "Customs officers who receive com mercial shipments from eastern Euro pean countries that will be put into retail distribution will call the FDA,” Paul said. "They check to ensure the shipment meets FDA safety and label ing regulations.” Individual shipments, like Sayood’s, are still subject to FDA regulation but are not routinely inspected for incom ing produce. They are only inspected from time to time. Any tainted shipments from eastern Europe enroute to Nebraska would probably be detained at ports of entry, Paul said. Paul Vondertaga/Daily Nebraskan Give me an N A worker from Nebraska Neon and Plastic Sign Co. replaces the fluorescent bulbs Thursday In Memorial Stadium. The stadium is expected to be sold out for the 150th consecutive time Saturday when Nebraska's football team meets Utah State. RHA approves budget, officers to get nothing; $23,475 alloted . . . By Shawn Hubbell Staff Reporter The Residence Hall Association Thursday approved a bill that will allo cate $23,475 for its 1987 fall budget, but only after a portion of the bill was deleted. KHA will divide $18,780 between all resident hall governments, which in k turn will give portions to each resident hall floor. Floor governments will decide how the money will be spent. The remainder of the money, $4,095, will fund KHA activities this fall. All the money comes from a $5 resi dent fee. The original bill allocated $850 for executive officer salaries. But that por lion of the bill met stiff opposition from residence hall senators. Peg Kalvoda, RHA treasurer, said by paying the executive officers, it would help entice more quality people to run for the positions. But others disagreed. Christopher Lehan, Harper RHA senator, said that although more residents might run for a paid position, “1 think they’ll have dollar signs in their eyes,’’ he said. Ken Libby, RHA speaker, agreed that executive officers should not be paid. “I’m here to learn, to experience and for the friendships that will develop," he said. “The money has no value." Russ Johnson, RHA president, said if officers were paid, then RHA members would be less reluctant to let lazy officers keep their jobs. He said he felt in years past, some RHA members should have been kicked off the com mittee, but said senators were reluc tant to do so. Sex educator says teen contraception is important By Tim Borchers Staff Reporter ‘Sexpert ’ Gordon stresses need for intimacy and true love Just saying no to kids isn’t good enough when talking about sex, a sex educator said Thursday night. Parents should deal with all issues, including contraceptives when talking about sex with their kids, professor Sol Gordon told a crowd of about 75 educa tors and parents at Lincoln’s Planned Parenthood. Gordon said a double method should be enforced when dealing with kids. If kids won’t refrain from sex, he said, parents should encourage them to use contraceptives. Gordon’s presentation was sponsored by the Educational Department of Lin coln’s Planned Parenthood. He received his Ph.D from the University of London in 1953. He has served as professor of child and family studies at Syracuse University and is currently the director of The Institute for Family Research and Education. His lecture in Lincoln dealt mainly with the issues he believed should be taught in any sex education course. “Just saying ‘no’ is hypocrisy,” he said. “We know our kids will make mis ‘There is no con nection between sex and love. Peo ple have sex every day that hate each other.’ , — (jordon takes and we have to turn those into lessons.” Gordon said he believes kids shouldn’t have sex, but if they do, they should use contraceptives. “We have to have a contraceptive message that makes sense,” he said. He said communication with stu dents is the key to sex education. “They need to understand some thing about love. The thing that counts is intimacy, that’s the real turn on,” he said. Intimacy, he said, is the key to a lasting relationship. “Chemistry lasts two weeks,” he said. He said sex should be ninth in importance in a marriage, with inti macy being number one and a sense of humor number two. “Sex education should be learning about love,” he said. “There is no con nection between sex and love. People have sex every day that hate each other.” “We must distinguish between im mature and mature love. Sex is never a test of love,” he said. Immature love, he said, is marked by meanness and violence. “We must get the message across early. It would revolutionize society,” he said. 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