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Western Carolinian, August 27, 1997 (Volume 63 Number 03)

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  • western ■• • arolinian I news August 27, 1997 Physical Plant Explains Holes in Campus Summer Rogers It's the second week of school, and already things are getting messy around the WCU campus. The driveway between the Killian Annex and McKee has been entirely excavated, leaving some WCU students wondering about the timing of the work and whether or not it is necessary. According to Bill Manware, the physical plant manager, "The ditch is an unfortunately necessary step to replace steamliners that heat and provide hot water for McKee and the Killian Annex. The existing pipes are approximately 30 years old, and it is time to put new liners in place." As for the timing of the project, planning was actually started sometime last year. Manware explained that the steam coming from the manhole covers in the winter was one sign that the pipes were leaking. "Another indication was the fact that Killian and McKee were using much more steam than would normally be expected," Manware said. "After checking on the ages of the pipes that are currently in place, it was decided at the physical plant that corrective measures were needed." An engineer was brought in to design the project down to the details, including materials, procedure, and total cost. Next, as state protocol requires, companies were allowed to bid on the project. WCU reviewed the lowest bid and chose Triangle Contractors out of Morganton to do the job. It should be noted, however, that WCU has made an effort to use local labor; part of the Triangle crew is from Bryson City, and Parker Excavation, located in Cullowhee, has done the actual digging. After the contractor was hired, the project had to be approved by the state, university officials, public safety, and the safety Photo by Terry K. Roberts officer at the physical plant. Andy Degrove, the PM supervisor at the physical plant, reminds us that "WCU must follow the same procedures as a small city. There are codes and regulations that must be followed, permits that must be obtained, etc. These factors make the process of fixing a problem like this a lengthy one." The actual digging started at the end of June, under the supervision of Ken Simonds, a contractor for Triangle. During the summer, the crew of five men was able to install new steamliners between the Alumni Tower and the far corner of Reid, near the bookstore. After the section behind McKee is finished, the crew will continue working until all of the older pipes are replaced. Future plans include repairing the areas behind Killian and between McKee and Hoey. The entire project will be finished approximately within the first week of October. The good news is that the replacement pipes are expected to last for fifty years. Also, the work done near Reid created a backup system for the building, to be used if there was ever a leak in that area again. As for the effects of the project on WCU students, Degrove said, "Having a little road closed for a little while is better than having a catastrophic shutdown later on." "I know that it will be an inconvenience, but we appreciate your patience," Manware said. WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY CLASSES IN CHEROKEE Western Carolina University classes in Cherokee will begin on September 2, 1997. Listed below is a schedule of classes that are available in Cherokee: ANTH 110-60 Origins of Civilization CHER 101-60 Cherokee LAN & Culture COUN 140-60 Study Techniques College GEOG 103-60 Prin. Of Cultural Geo MUS 101-60 Music Appreciation Monday/6:30pm-9:20pm Monday/6:00pm-8:50pm Monday/6:00pm-6:50pm Thursday/6:30pm-9:20prn Tuesday/6:30pm-9:30pm Should you need help with registration or have any questions, please contact the CAP Center at 227-7170 or Jim Farris at the WCU Cherokee Center at 497-7920. Cherokee Center office hours are Monday through Friday, l:00pm-5:oopm. Bardo Comments on Sexual Harassment Investigation Last week, the Western Carolinian reported on an ongoing investigation by the federal Office of Civil Rights concerning a sexual harassment case at WCU. Just after deadline the Carolinian received the following response from Chancellor Bardo. "Western Carolina is not, to the best of my knowledge, under general investigation by any outside agency. There has been a specific complaint filed by an individual student. Western has received a request for information from OCR. We responded to that request on July 29. We have not heard further from OCR. I am prohibited by law from discussing the individual case. What I can say is that we at Western take all allegations of sexual harassment very seriously. Upon my arrival at Western, I appointed the first full-time equal opportunity officer in the history of the University. I also called for a full review of all internal processes dealing with issues of sexual harassment, racial harassment, and other forms of discriminatory behavior. Under the leadership of Diane Cook, the University's Equal Opportunity Officer, and Rich Kucharski, the University's attorney, this review was conducted and new procedures were promulgated. Western deals with a number of these issues every year. Ms. Cook has had six formal complaints. All of these were investigated and all but one were resolved with no external appeal. Given the seriousness of the issue and emotion surrounding sexual harassment, it should be expected that, from time to time, either complainants or the accused may choose to appeal decisions of the campus to other agencies. This would be normal and representative of the situation nationally. In any dispute, a party may be disappointed with the specific outcome. Please understand that Western takes all such complaints seriously. When a person is found to have sexually harassed another individual, we evaluate the nature of the behavior and, based on legal counsel's opinion, we take appropriate action. A fundamental principle of this process is that any actions taken should be sustainable, in the opinion of counsel, under review by outside agencies including courts. Should an appropriate outside agency find major fault with our processes, we will review and strengthen them. We are constantly examining how we can improve the process and procedures in this critical area. Students should be aware that under the personnel rules and laws of the state, not all actions rise to a level that can result in the firing of an employee. You should be assured that our goal is always to make the action stop and to extricate the student from the situation. Sanctions against employees must be consistent with the University's tenure document, in the case of faculty, and state personnel rules and regulations in the case of all employees. I would encourage students who feel that they have been subjected to sexual harassment to file a formal complaint with Ms. Cook or with Student Development. I also would strongly encourage students to read the sexual harassment policy document. If you do not have a copy of the document, please obtain one from Ms. Cook or Student Devel opment." Diane Cook wishes to add this statement to Bardo's response: "It is important to make the distinction that the entire university is not under investigation, just this particular case." the Western Carolinian Terry K. Roberts, Editor Earle Wheeler, Production Tracy Hart, Copy Stacey Ruiz, Assoc. Copy Seth Sams, Photography Chad Leake, Advertising James Carter, News Emily Beitel, Assoc. News Phoebe Esmon, Features Brian Postelle, Assoc. Features Don Costello, Sports Daniel Hooker, Assoc. Sports Lee Ann Gibson, Office John Moore, Advisor THE OLd Sh/dLTlt UrjiOn Phone, 227-7267; Fax, 227-7043; e-mail, carolinian@wcu.edu Contributing Writers: Briggs Gilliam Alex Esmon Ricky Lee
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