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Waste Continued from Page 1 By year’s end, she said, some of the mixed waste may have deteriorat ed to a point where it would be safe to move. UNL also could save money on shipping costs, she said. The universi ty pays a contractor $ 1,500 per trip to ship the waste to dumps. A larger storage space would allow UNL to hire a contractor just once a year. Osthus said the violations were mi nor, but environmental officials dis agreed. “The information I have doesn’t indicate that I agree with that state ment,” said Lorraine Cope, RCRA program specialist. “From the EPA standpoint, they were significant because they could have led to a problem,” she said. In January, she said, the EPA cited the university for violations. Cope said she could not comment on the specifics of the violations because the case was being investigated. But she said UNL’s violations were serious even though no contamina tion came to soil or personal health. Program Continued from Page 1 Angie Hoesing, student assistant for Selleck 6100, said she was trying to find activities that would work with the busy schedules of Spanier and Lisa Schmidt, director ofHigh School and College Relations. Both Schmidt and Spanier are faculty advisers for Selleck 6100. Hoesing said the program would help Selleck’s students realize ad ministrators and faculty members were there to help them. 1 he students on Hoesing s tloor are excited about working with Spanicr and being involved in the program, she said. But Hoesing said she wasn’t afraid Spanier would usurp her role as stu dent adviser. The faculty and administrative advisers will enhance the S.A.’s role, she #aid, providing a faculty member to talk to personally. Usually, the S.A. just refers the student to an unknown source. Volgyes Continued from Page 1 These institutions have become quite successful, he said. “I am proud that I was able to nurse them along,” he said. However, Volgyes does not be lieve he has done enough. “If I were to sum up my work done, my only answer is that I have learned a lot and helped a little bit,” Volgyes said. ‘There are people hurting out there everyday. I should have done better at making people more aware of the diverse options they have — both Hungarians and Americans.” -M Learn to respect the ways of others—not tolerate them—but respect them. — Volgyes political science professor Volgyes said he thought all Amer icans could learn a few things from Hungarians. Americans could learn to be more pessimistic about promises made by politicians, Volgyes said. “Promises are cheap in American political life/’ he said. “We could also learn a bit of toler ance in terms of taking adverse condi tions. In Hungary, they withstood 20 percent unemployment, and in this country there would be a revolution.” Volgyes said his message to both his Hungarian and American students had always been one of respect and achievement. “Leam to respect the ways of oth ers—not tolerate them—but respect them,” Volgyes said. “Assume responsibility to do the very best you can and perhaps even that might not be good enough, but tharsariyoupahOQ”. Cope said UNL was trying to make amends. “The university appears to be very serious in getting back into compli ance with the EPA.” UNL has a history of EPA viola tions, said Dale Armstrong, public affairs spokesman with the agency in Kansas City, Kan. • In 1988, the EPA cited UNL for hazardous waste violations. • The uni versity was cited again in 1989. • In 1990, UNL was f ned $36,000. • In 1991, UNL again was found to have violated federallow-ievel radio active waste regulations. • Last August, UNL was cited again during a surprise inspection. This time, the violation listed im proper handling of mixed waste stor age. EPA officials reinspected the cam pus in September to make sure the violations were being corrected. Armstrong said he could not com ment on the specifics of the 1992 violations because the cases were being reviewed. The violations are unusual for a university campus, Armstrong said. i' “I wouldn’t call it typical,” he said. “We do consider it serious that these violations have occurred.” James Rhone, UNL director of the Hazardous Material Program, said many past violations were minor. UNL was once cited for not label ing a chemical on a shelf and for forgetting to put a lid on a bottle of chemicals, he said. Federal regulations are difficult for UNL to follow, he said. The rules are created for indus tries, he said, and industries generate much more waste than a university campus. An industry can generate 20 to 50 tons each of several chemical by products. UNL generates 800 or 900 grams of the same amount of by products. When the amount of waste is minute, he said, it is difficult to follow strict guidelines. The rules change often, he said, and are hard to keep up with. “What we’re doing today probably will be a violation next week because the regulations change so fast,” he said. ‘rIt’s a little hard for us to cope, but we manage to find a way,” he said. UNL TAE MOM DO _ KARATE CLUB •Self Defense •Self Confidence • Reduce stress and tension •Get in shape Beginners Tues. & Thurs. 8:30 - 9:30 p.m. Contact: Chris 483-6174 or Campus Recreation To get one of these cards, students must be prepared to answer this multiple choice question. AT&T Universal MasterCard. Offers the convenience of a MasterCard* credit card that's free of annual fees for life, plus an AT&T Calling Card that currently gives you a 10% discount on already competitive AT&T Calling Card rates. AT&T Calling Card. 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