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Friday, October 25,1985/The Battalion/Page 3 State and Local inking dorms? Haas, McFadden to get partial reconstruction :rtam al ren. Thetri matter is in IRC, and the i nee to By BECKY BARRET Reporter The rumors are flying about Haas ct to PMR( McFadden Halls. Many resi- its say the dormitories are sink- ren. It is the sor F t 1 he y’ re f al,in 8 a P art ,. ind a tew think tlie dorms even- uit ktnc ol® By w jH be torn down. L*n to be exp® Rtit according to Glenn Ferris, the hat they watt Bing operations supervisor, these >rs are untrue, although he say there is a problem, he heavy rainfall and nearby kler systems have caused the underneath the dorms to ex- and rise, causing mildew, pipe ge and flooding problems,” lot of goodtfMs says. music come The soil beneath the two women’s ,g classical, I s u has t° m P letd y b ,V ried rnan 7 0 t , pes that were originally exposed, k n roll Pc jrrissays. hildren toiijln some cases, steel lines have psheared in half, he says. As a result, extensive mildew and Hional flooding have occurred was over theitlthe first floor of the dorms, littee decidedaAfter a heavy rainfall, one room eatened to J McFadd , en Ha j I flooded U P to a ®in a closet, damaging some or 1 industry o®-esklents’ shoes and other per- Stanley Cot onal items. ding lndustrfM' c ^ e ** e Leighton, McFaclden’s r ' inB^ oor res ‘dent adviser, says, “At i, gave inio* we t b OL1 ght the water was coin 'd to have a ? i at contain “ol ing in through the window, but we finally realized that it was seeping up from under the carpet.” Both dorms also have extensive cracking between the rooms, allow ing rain to enter and settle, and caus ing some ceilings to leak. Built in 1979, Haas and McFad den were the first modular-type dorms built at Texas A&M. Each module was constructed separately and then stacked on another. After a heavy rainfall, one room in McFadden Hall flooded up to a foot in a Be replace closet, damaging some of the resident’s shoes and other personal items. supervisor of the Physical Plant, said it was obvious that the original con struction of the grout joints between each room was, in some cases, far be low that called for in the plans and specifications of the dorms. Woods suggested relocating the existing sprinklers, constructing a new concrete retaining wall and mowing a strip around the perime ter of the buildings to stop the flow of water. Three feet of soil beneath the dorms must be excavated by hand, Woods wrote, and all the under ground piping and insulation must red. ic. Ferris says that, of the six mod ular-type dorms on campus, Haas and McFadden are the only two needing reconstruction. The problems of the dorms were first reported in 1982, he says, but due to a lack of funds, renovation has been delayed and is scheduled to begin late next spring. In a memo last January, B.E. Woods, the engineering and design Wood also recommended that all the defective grout joints between the modules be replaced and re bonded and then painted to match the wall texture. Ferris says the estimated cost for the renovation of the two dorms is $230,000 and is expected to be com pleted by next fall. “Because the damage to the dorms is exterior, we definitely don’t have to shut the dorms down,” Fer ris says. “We hope to work around the residents with as little inconve nience as possible, doing the bulk of the work during the summer.” 'ending machines burglarized nal memos t has considtij rs who wonia tem. Gorikoi f trying to bnl the sale of Hi Id only beni t seems as i ve denied itiiiij s themselrtsM icy. yes that die i nough. An)!! ; a personal il il lowed tolisti Is to them [ >ld what the j s unfortunate hat choice, senior j< st and musici i me of the ar® ay I no l< ig. 1 mayfindtl i the tunes of- 1 eeable day com ting system^ leciding wheite for my kids. do not force f relief systems ! 1 eople to lyries - objectionable. sponsibility I children s*illli | vill allow ,e of an al isions on 1 mid listen toa|‘| By BRIAN PEARSON Staff Writer me people collect stamps. Some le collect doorknobs. Some peo- :ollect keys. Recently, some of those who col- keys have used them to steal mey from coin-operated ma- linesat Texas A&M. In three separate incidents, dur- a period from Sept. 26 to Oct. 9, .20 vanished from three coin- ated machines on campus, itective Bill Wade of the Univer- ’olice says none of the machines ed any sign of forced entry. He a key had been used in the inci- that occurred in the Sterling Evans Library, Zachry Engi neering Center and the Commons snack bar. Sets of keys are stolen from the people who stock, maintain and col lect money from vending machines, copier machines and bill-changer machines, Wade says. Sometimes those people lay their keys on top of the machines and may turn around and walk off. “By the time they come back, somebody has already beat him to them (keys),” Wade says. Because some keys can open more than one lock, a person has a chance to steal money from more than one machine. “The key is common if you know what you looking for,” Wade says. “It’s just a matter of getting a set of Juniors and Seniors Vets, Meds & Grads senior The Battalion. talion 15 360 :rof Association ism Conference ditorial Board ler, Ediior ’waging Editor von Page Ediior City Editor lieu, NemEtHM Sports Editor Policy lit, sellauppomif r service to TeuiSt ■ BMnlion are.. .and do notaw’"''! t&MadiiiinisW** iWatorawyiXtff'I’L X and phowgnp^ inwnicjliotts. ■tvs dispoichd i/I other niaiw c^'l hurt It’s your turn (to get your yearbook photo taken anyway) Your yearbook photos will be taken from October 14 to November 1 at Yearbook Associate’s studio above Campus Photo Center at Northgate. No pictures will be taken at the Pavilion this year. f' Clothing Foreclosure Liquidation Sale j Popular brand name ladies and mens shirts, sweaters, bathrobes, accessories. Fall colors and styles Less than Cost! Do your Christmas Shopping! One Day Only! Saturday Oct. 26 9:00-3:00 Brazos Banc, 2411 Texas Ave, College Station keys and going around until you find one that works.” Some of the keys that open coin- operated copier machines on the A&M campus also can be used to open similar copier machines on the University of Texas campus, Wade says. He says there are no suspects in the three latest incidents. Burglary of a coin-operated ma chine is a class A misdemeanor, which carries a maximum fine of $2,000, a maximum prison sentence of one year or both. What can be done to stop the thieves of these machines? “Change the locks and hope that they can’t get a hold of a master key,” Wade says. ti ' [i IV n i 7 4/1 l f Vj \ A till II 0 ATTEND LLL tt!) rfUKrii; Ttirrm n~r7 In fact, we’ll even pay you more than $600 a month while you attend. That’s in addition to paying for your tuition, required books and fees. 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