College Briefs

Thursday, December 10, 1998

College Briefs

Chemicals could be

hazardous to students

BINGHAMTON, NY — The chemicals that keep Binghamton
University’s campus green could be hazardous to its students, the
Pipe Dream reported.

According to a report released yesterday by BU’s chapter of the
New York Public Interest Research Group, Binghamton University’s
department of physical facilities uses dangerous chemicals across
campus to kill weeds and insects. These chemicals are poisonous and
potentially cancerous, the report said.

One of the chemicals used to kill weeds in BU’s athletic fields
is a known carcinogen classified as poisonous by the U.S.
government. A component of the infamous Vietnam War-era defoliant
Agent Orange, the substance known as 2,4-D, also may be deadly to
animals that come into contact with it, according to the
report.

Defunct student radio station popular on web

If a traveler drove from Los Angeles to New York, the music he
would hear on all the radio stations in between would be pretty
much the same, said Mark McNeill, general manager of KSCR, USC’s
student-run internet radio station.

According to the Daily Trojan, this lack of variety has
continued since the Federal Communications Commission decided to
shut down hundreds of low-power radio stations, such as KSCR,
McNeill said. To change this, KSCR, which was recently moved to the
internet, is currently working with the Annenberg School for
Communication to convince the FCC to bring back microbroadcasting
licenses.

"We definitely need to get back on the radio because more people
are inclined to get involved if it’s on radio," said DJ Jason
Schary, whose show runs from 2 to 4 p.m. on Mondays.

Nebraska under scrutiny for handling of remains

LINCOLN, Neb. — The U.S. attorney’s office could not confirm
Tuesday if the office would launch a federal investigation into the
university’s handling of American Indian remains, the Daily
Nebraskan reported.

Mike Wellman, first assistant U.S. attorney, cited policy and
said he couldn’t verify that his office was investigating
allegations that the university violated federal law.

Wellman also would not confirm that a report detailing a state
investigation was forwarded from Lancaster County Attorney Gary
Lacey’s office in October.

The state investigation, which began last summer, sprang from
dozens of allegations made by American Indians and anthropology
department faculty members regarding the University of
Nebraska-Lincoln’s handling of human remains.

Michigan may pass bill to punish sports agents

LANSING, Mich. — Sports agents could be held responsible for
the damage they cause to university athletic programs if Gov. John
Engler signs a bill sent to his desk Tuesday.

By a 95-5 vote, the state House quickly passed the bill, which
was approved by the Senate last week, the State News reported.

Under the legislation, anyone interfering with university
athletic programs would have to pay for damage they cause. For
example, a sports agent who persuades an athlete to leave a school
would be forced to pay back any scholarship money the school gave
the student.

"Right now, the only people not subject to legal action are
those that are most culpable, the sports agents and athletic
boosters," said state Rep. Kirk Profit.

Compiled from University Wire reports

Comments, feedback, problems?

© 1998 ASUCLA Communications Board[Home]