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New computers save money and are more powerful See page 2 Faculty offer views on teaching and learning See page 4 A look inside the bookstore - more than just books Seepages Lehigh SINKS Lafayette Both the men's and women's team swam to victories against Lafayette. Men's team 169-72 Women's team won 177-54 See South Mountaineer Sping is only 49 days away! Seepage 12 Volume 7, Issue 16 LEHIGH UNIVERSITY February 1,1994 LEHIGHWEEK Plus SOUTH MOUNTAINEER Oil shutdown narrowly averted By RITA MALONE, Writers' Group Thanks to a break in the weather last Friday and the hard work of the facilities services staff, a shutdown of the student residence halls due to a lack of heating oil was narrowly averted. The stockpile of oil at the central heating plant had dwindled to a three-day supply by Jan. 27 when emergency plans were developed to deal with the crisis. UGI (the gas company) agreed to allow Lehigh to use natural gas during the weekend to heat the buildings. (Lehigh has an "interruptible hookup" which allows it to use gas during the year when demand is low; the university switches to oil each fall. The cost for the natural gas now is four times the summer price.) The oil shortage was the result of cumulative problems related to the severe January weather, coupled with high usage of oil on campus due to the record-low temperatures, according to Tony Corrallo, assistant vice president for facilities services. Ice hampered oil barges travelling up the Delaware River to the refinery; severe cold weather caused equipment malfunctions at the refinery; then snow and icy roads prevented delivery trucks from travelling to Lehigh from Philadelphia. "What is normally a two-hour trip from Philadelphia for the oil trucks became a six-hour trip due to the weather," said Corrallo. When only one of the six expected trucks arrived Jan. 27, the decision was made to lower the temperature in all university buildings to conserve oil. "The relatively warmer weather (on Friday, 1/28) has reduced our oil consumption down to about 4,000 gallons (from a high of about 7,000 gallons a day) at both central heating plants," said Gary Falasca, director of physical plant. "This, plus the two- day supply of natural gas, should hold us over until the oil trucks arrive." RESCHEDULING CLASSES The registrar's staff is developing several options to deal with the rash of cancelled classes due to the Stabler becomes smoke-free By BARBARA LEE, Writers' Group _ Ever since Stabler Center opened its doors in 1979, smoking has not been permitted in the arena proper, but has been allowed in both upper and lower hallways, restrooms and lobbies...until now. The staff at Stabler plan to implement a smoking ban throughout the arena this spring. "The smoking policy at Stabler just isn't working," said Rich Fritz, director of the center. "We've had a hard time enforcing it, and non-smokers cannot go anywhere to avoid the smoke." With the current policy, patrons are inconvenienced by smoke that fills the hallways, restrooms and concession areas prior to an event and during intermission. And while generally there is no smoking during athletic or other events when the lights are on, whenever the lights are out, people a I have nothing against smokers. But with the information we have about second-hand smoke, its just not safe to smoke in a public place anymore. Richard Fritz violate the policy by smoking at their seats. "People even smoke on the floor," said Fritz, who noted that a very expensive tarp covering used for basketball games has more than a thousand holes from cigarette butts. Fritz said he and his staff have been considering the measure ever since he attended the annual meeting of the International Association of Auditorium Managers last summer, where he discovered that more than70 percent of university arenas already have a smoking ban in place. Because Stabler does not have any rooms or other areas that could be designated for smoking, management decided it was time for the ban. Stabler's concert promoter, Electric Factory Concerts, is fully supportive of the measure, as are the American Cancer Society, the American Lung Association and the Coalition for A Smoke-Free Valley. weather. The registration and drop/add period has been extended to Wed., Feb. 2. Two full days of classes have already been missed, and there have been two late starts and two early closings. "Faculty and students have the option of independently scheduling make-up classes," said Registrar Bruce Correll. "We are also developing some options for the provost's council to consider on university-wide make-up time for faculty who feel it is appropriate for their courses." One proposal under serious consideration is the use of pacing break (Feb. 21- 22) to make-up graduate evening classes that were cancelled. Most graduate evening classes meet once a week for three hours. Those classes meeting on Thursday evenings have already missed two of their 14 classes. An option for undergraduate courses is the use of a Saturday to hold classes for those faculty to who wish to reschedule their lectures. A decision is expected soon from the provost's council. "These are options for the faculty," Correll continued. "We want to make sure the students get the educational value for their dollars." . LEHIGH UNIVERSITY Lehigh Week Office Linderman Library 30 Library Drive Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015-3067 'HILIP A. METZGER JNIVERSITY LIBRARIES IM.201 .INOERMAN LIBRARY NO.030 NON-PROFIT U.S. Postage Paid Permit No. 230 Bethlehem, Pa. 18015
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Title | LehighWeek Volume 07, Issue 16 |
Subject | Lehigh University--Periodicals |
Description | Reports on the past week's news, and schedules of upcoming events, at Lehigh University. Thirty issues yearly, published weekly, except for vacations, during the school year, and once or twice a month during the summer. |
Creator | Lehigh University. Dept. of University Relations. |
Publisher | Lehigh University |
Date | 1994-02-01 |
Type | Text |
Format | newsletters |
File Format | image/tiff |
Extent | 12 pages |
Dimensions | 38 cm. x 28 cm. |
Identifier | SC LSer L522 V7 N16 |
Language | Eng |
Rights | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
Catalog Record | https://asa.lib.lehigh.edu/Record/304229 |
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Title | [Front cover] |
Identifier | SC LSer L522 V7 N16 001 |
Language | Eng |
Rights | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
Catalog Record | https://asa.lib.lehigh.edu/Record/304229 |
Full Text | New computers save money and are more powerful See page 2 Faculty offer views on teaching and learning See page 4 A look inside the bookstore - more than just books Seepages Lehigh SINKS Lafayette Both the men's and women's team swam to victories against Lafayette. Men's team 169-72 Women's team won 177-54 See South Mountaineer Sping is only 49 days away! Seepage 12 Volume 7, Issue 16 LEHIGH UNIVERSITY February 1,1994 LEHIGHWEEK Plus SOUTH MOUNTAINEER Oil shutdown narrowly averted By RITA MALONE, Writers' Group Thanks to a break in the weather last Friday and the hard work of the facilities services staff, a shutdown of the student residence halls due to a lack of heating oil was narrowly averted. The stockpile of oil at the central heating plant had dwindled to a three-day supply by Jan. 27 when emergency plans were developed to deal with the crisis. UGI (the gas company) agreed to allow Lehigh to use natural gas during the weekend to heat the buildings. (Lehigh has an "interruptible hookup" which allows it to use gas during the year when demand is low; the university switches to oil each fall. The cost for the natural gas now is four times the summer price.) The oil shortage was the result of cumulative problems related to the severe January weather, coupled with high usage of oil on campus due to the record-low temperatures, according to Tony Corrallo, assistant vice president for facilities services. Ice hampered oil barges travelling up the Delaware River to the refinery; severe cold weather caused equipment malfunctions at the refinery; then snow and icy roads prevented delivery trucks from travelling to Lehigh from Philadelphia. "What is normally a two-hour trip from Philadelphia for the oil trucks became a six-hour trip due to the weather," said Corrallo. When only one of the six expected trucks arrived Jan. 27, the decision was made to lower the temperature in all university buildings to conserve oil. "The relatively warmer weather (on Friday, 1/28) has reduced our oil consumption down to about 4,000 gallons (from a high of about 7,000 gallons a day) at both central heating plants," said Gary Falasca, director of physical plant. "This, plus the two- day supply of natural gas, should hold us over until the oil trucks arrive." RESCHEDULING CLASSES The registrar's staff is developing several options to deal with the rash of cancelled classes due to the Stabler becomes smoke-free By BARBARA LEE, Writers' Group _ Ever since Stabler Center opened its doors in 1979, smoking has not been permitted in the arena proper, but has been allowed in both upper and lower hallways, restrooms and lobbies...until now. The staff at Stabler plan to implement a smoking ban throughout the arena this spring. "The smoking policy at Stabler just isn't working," said Rich Fritz, director of the center. "We've had a hard time enforcing it, and non-smokers cannot go anywhere to avoid the smoke." With the current policy, patrons are inconvenienced by smoke that fills the hallways, restrooms and concession areas prior to an event and during intermission. And while generally there is no smoking during athletic or other events when the lights are on, whenever the lights are out, people a I have nothing against smokers. But with the information we have about second-hand smoke, its just not safe to smoke in a public place anymore. Richard Fritz violate the policy by smoking at their seats. "People even smoke on the floor," said Fritz, who noted that a very expensive tarp covering used for basketball games has more than a thousand holes from cigarette butts. Fritz said he and his staff have been considering the measure ever since he attended the annual meeting of the International Association of Auditorium Managers last summer, where he discovered that more than70 percent of university arenas already have a smoking ban in place. Because Stabler does not have any rooms or other areas that could be designated for smoking, management decided it was time for the ban. Stabler's concert promoter, Electric Factory Concerts, is fully supportive of the measure, as are the American Cancer Society, the American Lung Association and the Coalition for A Smoke-Free Valley. weather. The registration and drop/add period has been extended to Wed., Feb. 2. Two full days of classes have already been missed, and there have been two late starts and two early closings. "Faculty and students have the option of independently scheduling make-up classes," said Registrar Bruce Correll. "We are also developing some options for the provost's council to consider on university-wide make-up time for faculty who feel it is appropriate for their courses." One proposal under serious consideration is the use of pacing break (Feb. 21- 22) to make-up graduate evening classes that were cancelled. Most graduate evening classes meet once a week for three hours. Those classes meeting on Thursday evenings have already missed two of their 14 classes. An option for undergraduate courses is the use of a Saturday to hold classes for those faculty to who wish to reschedule their lectures. A decision is expected soon from the provost's council. "These are options for the faculty," Correll continued. "We want to make sure the students get the educational value for their dollars." . LEHIGH UNIVERSITY Lehigh Week Office Linderman Library 30 Library Drive Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015-3067 'HILIP A. METZGER JNIVERSITY LIBRARIES IM.201 .INOERMAN LIBRARY NO.030 NON-PROFIT U.S. Postage Paid Permit No. 230 Bethlehem, Pa. 18015 |
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