The North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 74, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 20, 1985 Page: 1 of 8
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Wednesday, February 20,1985
e North Texas Daily
North Texas State University, Denton, Texas
68th Year No. 74
Parking garage construction begins in March
By AMBER SMITH
Staff Writer
Construction of a parking garage east of the
University Union is scheduled to begin in two
weeks, and the metered lot on the site will be
closed at that time, said NT Police Chief Dan
Martin.
Developers are scheduled to begin building
the $4 million, three-level parking garage March
8 and complete it by Sept. I, he said. It will
be built on 2.94 acres of land east of the Union
between Chestnut and West Prairie streets.
“IF THE DEVELOPER doesn't have it
finished by the time school starts, we'll be
hurting for space," he said.
The project was approved Friday by the
Board of Regents and involves a private de-
veloper, Stone and Teague Joint Venture, who
will finance the construction project land NT
owns.
Martin said he thought the garage would
alleviate many of the parking problems NT
has been experiencing. He said that commut-
ers in the fall will have a choice of buying
parking stickers for commuter lots, using the
garage or parking at Fouts Field and riding
the shuttle bus to the center of campus.
Before March 8, the Pupil Appraisal Cen-
ter will move from Houston Hall, and the
building, which is also used for storage, will
have to be emptied, Martin said.
He said the center will be moved to Quad
I and then to Terrill Hall when renovations
there are completed.
While construction on the garage is under
way, I7S parking spaces in the lot near the
Union will not be available. “We’re going to
hear a lot of complaints about people being
misplaced,” Martin said. “But if we’re going
to have to do that, it would be best to start it
at this time.” He said there are 5,669 parking
spaces on campus. There are usually fewer
students during the spring semesters than in
the fall.
MARTIN SAID THE private developer said
the project could be completed by Oct. I5.
He said the company is responsible for build-
ing the garage and will contract with NT police
for operation of the facility.
The net profits will be shared by the devel-
oper and NT. "The more money they make,
the higher the percentage we will enjoy,” he
said.
Martin said NT will eventually take owner-
ship of the garage. It is expected to be paid
for in 15-23 years and NT will terminate the
lease with Joint Venture,
“Garages traditionally are not big money-
makers,” Martin said. “Our interest in the
garage is for the convenience of our people.”
Martin said the arrangement with a private
developer building on state property is unusu-
al and involves trust. "Most of the risk lies
with the developer. They’ve worked with us
really well up to this point.”
The garage will create 748 parking spaces,
each costing 50 cents per hour to use. An
NT public service officer will be on duty when
the garage is open from 7 a m. to II p.m.
Staircases will be on both the north and the
south sides of the structure, and it will be well-
lighted. Neither the stairwells nor the upper
level of the garage will be covered, he said
"We gave up protection from the elements
for security."
Two lanes, each with a ticket distributing
machine, will be at the entrance of the garage.
Parking time will be tallied and charges will
be paid at the two exit lanes.
Martin said some existing parking meters
will be relocated and some will be retained
for future use.
University to install
fire protection systems
By TONYA McMURRAY
Staff Writer
NT is scheduled to begin installing fire pro-
tection systems in seven campus buildings in
early March.
The Board of Regents on Friday accepted
a bid of $424,050 from South Star Fire Pro-
tection for the installation of lire sprinkler sys-
tems and Halon fire suppression systems in
selected buildings.
Fire sprinkler systems will be installed in
the basements of the Biology, Chemistry,
Physics. Speech and General Academic build-
ings and in the basement of the Willis Library.
Sprinkler systems will also be installed in the
stage areas of the Speech and Auditorium
buildings.
Halon fire suppression systems will be
installed in the GAB battery uninterrupted pow-
er supply room, the medium-security computer
area in GAB 511. the high-security main com-
puter room in the GAB. a minicomr' er area
for the computer science department „nd the
Archive and Rare Book areas of the Willis
I.ibrary.
Joe Warner, environmental health and safe-
ty officer for NT, said Halon is a gas that
quickly breaks down the chemical action of a
fire without damaging equipment and materials.
"The purpose of Halon is to leave no resi-
due and yet be a very effective fire suppres-
sion agent." he said.
Tentative plans call for the sprinkler and
Halon systems to be installed by the end of
the summer, Warner said.
Along with installing the sprinkler and Halon
systems, NT is doing a fire protection update.
Pull-box fire alarms, heat detection alarms,
emergency lighting and lighted exit signs w ill
be installed in 24 campus buildings.
The update has been completed in some
buildings. The university is working on the
University Union. Quads I and 2. Opera Hall.
Men's Gym and Men s Building.
The installation of the sprinkler and Halon
fire suppression systems and the fire protec-
tion update were required by the attorney gen-
eral of Texas to correct problems found during
inspections made from 198I to the present.
The attorney general also required that a
hazardous waste holding facility and a flam-
mable liquid storage facility be built so NT
could comply with state and Environmental
Protection Agency regulations, Warner said.
The Board of Regents on Friday accepted
a bid of $176,955 from Albrecht Construc-
tion Co. for the construction of the buildings,
which is scheduled to begin in early March.
The flammable liquids storage facility will
provide a centralized storage location for the
liquids, Warner said. The facility would keep
them from being stored in corridors or labora-
tories that do not have enough storage space
and keep the liquids from being placed where
they could create a safety problem, he said.
The hazardous waste facility will be in a
centralized location where laboratory waste can
be temporarily stored until an EPA-approved
vendor can pick it up.
Construction on the two facilities is tenta-
tively scheduled to be completed at the end
of the summer.
The sprinkler systems, the Halon fire sup-
pression systems, the tire protection update
and the two facilities are funded by money
authorized in 1981 by the Legislature to cor-
rect safety problems on campus.
Fraternity land use
Zoning questions continue
Five or more NT social fraternities might
need specific use permits, based on research
conducted by the City of Denton, said Denise
Spivey of the Denton Planning and Communi-
ty Development office.
Spivey said her office will look at tax records
this week to find out who owned current fra-
ternity properties in 1968 and 1969 and what
they were then used for. Current zoning laws
were created in 1969, so fraternities who were
at their current locations before the laws were
made are exempt.
“That will be the last piece to the puzzle,”
she said. “If we find out that a certain num-
ber of fraternities neeJ specific use permits. I
don't know how they (the city) will choose to
handle that. "
She said that at least three fraternities have
specific use permits: Kappa Alpha Order,
Lambda Chi Alpha and Theta Chi “There
are several (other fraternities) that seem to
conform,” she said.
There may be at least five fraternities that
need specific use permits, Spivey said. A spe-
cific use permit is granted by the City Coun-
cil to permit operation of a certain use in a
certain zoning district.
She said she hopes to have all research com-
pleted by the end of the week.
The research began after a City Council
member complained about rush signs in the
front yard of a house at 1302 W. Oak. A
spring fraternity rush pamphlet listed the Sig-
ma Tau Gamma fraternity as hosting rush par-
ties at that location, and its Greek letters have
been erected above the front door
A 1969 city ordinance prohibits the opera-
tion of a fraternity house without a specific
use permit in any zone other than a planned
development zone, and Sigma Tau Gamma
was denied the permit by the City Council in
October.
Scott Rudsenske, Sigma Tau Gamma found-
ing president, said in January that the fraterni-
ty was deliberately violating the ordinance.
“Obviously the principal use is as a fraterni-
ty house,” he said “We re breaking a law
that we feel is unconstitutional. "
The house is in an office zone; the Sigma
Alpha Mu fraternity house across the street,
at 1305 W Oak, is in a general retail zone.
“They (the Sammys) don't comply with the
ordinance as it is now," Spivey said. “They
don't have a specific use permit and they
moved in after 1969. I don't know what the
outcome will be.”
Both zoning districts permit dormitories,
boarding or rooming houses, she said. A Den-
ton Zoning Ordinance book says a rooming
house is the same as a lodging house, which
is defined as “a building where lodging for
five or more persons is provided for compen-
sation." A dormitory or boarding house is
defined as “a building other than a hotel where-
lodging and/or meals is served for compen-
sation.”
A fraternity is not defined in the zoning
ordinances, but the book says, “words shall
be construed in their common and usual sig-
nificance unless the contrary is clearly in-
dicated."
Fortnight to celebrate women
Women's Fortnight, a two-week-long cele-
bration of the accomplishments of American
women, will begin with a guest lecture by
the poet Nikki Giovanni at 8 p.m. Thursday
in the University Union Lyceum
Giovanni has been described as “the voice
of a brilliant friend who's curious about every-
thing you think of" and has written 13 books
of prose and poetry. She has received honor-
ary doctorates from Wilberforcc University.
the University of Maryland, Ripon Univcrsi
ty and Smith College.
Giovanni writes a syndicated column. "One
Woman's Voice." for Encore American and
Worldwide News magazine, where she is edi-
torial consultant.
Giovanni is also appearing as part of Black
Emphasis Month.
Another guest during Women’s Fortnight
will be microbiologist Dr. Rita R. Colwell.
Colwell was recently appointed by President
Reagan to serve on the National Science Board.
Colwell has written or edited six books, 340
papers, articles and chapters, 45 reports and
155 abstracts. She has also produced a film
about marine microbiology called “Invisible
Seas.”
Colwell will i’ivc a lecture on “The Global
Impact ot Biotechnology” at 9:30 a m. Feb.
28 in the Lyceum.
Police arrest Crumley student
The attorney for an NT student arrested and
charged with five moving violations posted
$1,000 bail for his release Tuesday, said Den
ton Police Lt Walter Keen.
David Allcgra. Dallas sophomore, was
arrested by NT police at 2:15 p.m. in his
Crumley Hall room for failing to appear in
municipal court. NT Police Lt. Eric Jackson
said He said Allegra was taken to the Den-
ton Police Department after his arrest
Murl Calbcrt, warrant officer and court
bailiff, said Allegra pleaded not guilty on Dec.
18 to charges of driving with a defective tail
lamp, driving with defective brakes, speeding,
running a stop sign and attempting to elude a
police officer. He said Allcgra owed Denton
$676 for the violations.
He said that when Allegra failed to appear
for his Feb. 7 trial in municipal court, judge
Darlene Whitten set his bail at $676.
Allegra could have paid the $676 and been
released, but since an attorney was involved.
Calbert said, the bail was set at a maximum
of $200 per charge.
NT Police Chief Dan Martin said an aver-
age of two people per month are arrested by
NT police for outstanding warrants. He said
about seven students, faculty or staff mem-
bers are contacted each month about outstand-
ing warrants.
“He (Allegra) was evading the warrants."
Martin said. He said Allcgra had been con-
tacted by Denton or NT police three or four
times.
“College students traditionally procrastinate
and think the problem will go away. They
don't realize how serious it is not to answer a
warrant." Martin said.
He said NT police don’t like being forced
to physically serve a warrant. He said they
usually contact the wanted person by phone
and tell him he has 24 hours to take care of
the warrant. If he doesn't. Martin said, NT
police make an effort to arrest him.
“We take a lot of measures to prevent
embarrassment,” Martin said. He said Den-
ton police could issue a warrant to a student,
faculty or staff member on campus at any time
but they usually allow NT police to make the
arrests.
"It's done at our request,” he said. "We
feel like we're a little more in tune and a lit-
tle more sensitive about when and where to
pick them up."
NT police detective Chris Schnithman said
it was standard procedure to arrest the accused
after his last class of the day. He and two
patrolmen could not find Allegra after his math
class in the General Academic Building Tues-
day.
■ S3 a
Photo by BEN SWALLOW
Matthew Clarke, Denton graduate student, makes a poster
for the Celebration of Science
Program to emphasize
NT science, technology
By PAULINE SMITH
Daily Reporter
“A Celebration of Science," a series of lectures
and poster displays designed to bring attention to
NT’s contributions in the areas of science and tech-
nology, will be Thursday and Friday.
“For the past 10 years, research efforts have been
building at NT. and it is time to tell people about
it,” said Dr. Earl Zimmerman, biology faculty mem-
ber and chairman of the Celebration of Science
committee.
A series of posters of N I science research pro-
jects will be on display in the University Union and
lectures will be given in the Music Building Concert
Hall. All lectures and poster displays are free and
open to the public.
Dr. Norman Hackerman, president of Rice Uni-
versity and chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board
of the Welch Foundation, is the keynote speaker.
Hackemian will discuss “The Innovation in Science"
at 10 a m. Thursday in the Concert Hall.
DR. ELLIOT ROSS, associate professor of neu-
rology and psychiatry at the UT Health Science Cen-
ter in Dallas, will discuss “The Organization of
Language, Affective Behaviors and Emotions in the
Human Brain" at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Concert
Hall.
A dinner will be at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the
University Union Kent Black, president of Rock-
well International in Dallas, will discuss “Industry
and the University: A Time of Change."
Zimmerman said Black will address critical needs
in the development of and university needs for high
technology.
Tickets cost $13 and can be purchased from Dr
Peter W itt, associate vice president for research and
academic grants, in Administration Building 310
"Several research efforts at NT have achieved
regional, national and international recognition."
Zimmerman said “The laser physics laboratory, the
nuclear accelerator program, the Institute of Applied
Sciences, the organometallic chemistry program and
genetic research draw visitors from around the world"
He said there are probably “more people outside
of Texas than in Texas who know what we re doing,
and we want to change that.”
WITH THE RAPID changes taking place in the
Texas economy because of decreasing oil prices, sci-
ence and technology programs will be increasingly
called upon to provide education and research efforts
to contribute to the development of other economic
sectors. Zimmerman said
He said NT is in a positon to meet growing needs
in the fields of high technology, water conservation
and quality. “The new Science Research Building
will enable us to be even more responsive to these
needs,” he said.
Some NT science, computer science and technolo-
gy faculty members will give scientific lectures to
non-science classes Friday
The last lecture in the series will be presented at
1:30 p.m Friday in the Lyceum Dr. Hans Mark,
chancellor of the University of Texas system, will
talk about "Creating the Space Station Progress and
Potential."
Witt said everyone is inv ited to attend the lectures
He said they are designed to expose students, faculty.
the Denton community and other Texans to what is
going on in the areas of science and research at NT.
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