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Thursday, July 14, 1988AThe Battalion/Page 5 New A&M lab will focus on artificial illumination atleial oioinifj oal Pat. JosaUi. Iselec:;: : 'iy by fi|| )S. A&M.f; Adiriui sandtr- <asCoc. ae. luation- i&M, (is Coinpe:- iclarativi 3 lops; Canac: disser,;- s, fm, Ij is, ren .I 9d bas; : iydeffj By Lucinda Orr Reporter Thomas Edison would be proud. Artificial lighting has long been ne glected as a element in architectural design, but a new laboratory at Texas A&M will seek to correct that problem. Under the direction of Brenda Ryan, a lecturer in building con struction who has studied lighting at the Massachusetts Institute of Tech nology and Harvard University’s graduate school of design, an artifi cial illumination laboratory should be ready by the fall to integrate light ing studies into the architecture pro gram. Students previously have studied aspects such as plumbing, electricity, illumination and acoustics in a “pieced-together” environmental systems course for architecture and construction science students. Last year Ryan and Dr. Lester Boyer de veloped and team-taught a course specifically for the study of lighting. Ryan now is organizing efforts to assemble the lab, which will be in the Langford Architecture Center. “We are getting support from the industry, mainly the Illuminating Engineering Society, as well as man ufacturers of lighting equipment . . . to establish a laboratory on campus, \ \ I / !• at: Graphic by Taani Baier specifically in the College of Ar chitecture,” Ryan said. The lab, which will serve class room, research and interdisciplinary research purposes, compares to pro totypes such as those at Pennsylvania State University and the University of Colorado. “We want to do the same kinds of research here,” Ryan said. “Espe cially research into areas like: ‘How does artificial illumination in hospi tals and health care facilities affect recovery rate?’ ‘The impact of shad ows, glare, excessive brightness,’ etc. “To do that, we need a place that we can set aside as a classroom fa cility . . . because lighting is a really abstract kind of thing to study. It’s the last thing one notices in an inte rior space, but lighting does have significant impact on your psycho logical perception of that space — you just don’t think about it.” In her own work with lighting de sign on campus, she used “zonal cav ity calculations” (the customary method), found poor results and de cided that quantification was not enough and quality should be stud ied. This is more difficult because in stead of plugging numbers into a formula, she must start again. “It requires you to look at the space, who’s in the space, the activity and the biological needs of the per son,” Ryan said. “This can’t be satis fied by a purely ‘number-crunching’ kind of thing. “The architect is trained to know about the kinds of things that make people feel good in a space, but they’ve just been leaving out the lighting. So even though he doesn’t design for that, he can become aware of that in school. That’s what we’re trying to bring to the architect and the construction people — some awareness of other things that are important.” Ryan expects construction of the lab to progress in stages and to de pend on the amount of space allo cated. More than $5000 and possibly up to $20,000 of equipment has been promised, but funding still is needed for installation. 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If the state didn’t get its percentage, there’s a good possi bility we didn’t get ours.” Devaney met with officials from state Comptroller Bob Bul lock’s office Monday. “They’re not saying the money is missing and neither am I at this point,” Devaney said. “They’re just saying they don’t have a re cord of receiving it. “It’s up to us now to go over all the records and try to chase this stuff down.” The Patton Village City Coun cil disbanded the marshal’s de partment in May, and the munici pal court was shut down the same month by Devaney for an audit and criminal investigation. Police chief denies killing black inmate HEMPHILL (AP) — Suspended Police Chief Thomas Ladner Wednesday again denied causing the blows that led to the death of a black county jail inmate and said he first noticed blood on the victim when the man tripped on a chair. Ladner and two other suspended officers are accused of violating Loyal Garner Jr.’s civil rights by beating him Christmas night while he was in their custody. If convicted, they face up to life in prison. Garner, a 34-year-old black man from Florien, La., died Dec. 27 at a Tyler hospital, two days after alleg edly being beaten while in the Sabine County Jail. The white lawmen — Ladner, 41, and Sabine County deputies James “Bo” Hyden, 35, and Bill Horton, 58, — were suspended after being indicted in Garner’s death. Ladner said he hit Garner, who had been picked up for drunken driving, only after the man had struck him twice — once on the left ear and again on the neck — as he and Hyden entered the drunk tank. But he denied hitting Garner back repeatedly. “You hit him on that side of the head and top of the head and other side of the head?” Prosecutor John Hannah asked Ladner. “That is a lie,” Ladner replied. “How did he get the blows?” Han nah asked. “I don’t know,” Ladner said. “I did not hit Mr. Garner but one time.” And that blow, according to Ladner, was a glancing one because Garner held up his arms to defend himself. Later on Christmas night, Garner was taken to a room to make a phone call but changed his mind, Ladner said. “He might not have wanted me in there when he was making the E hone call,” Ladner said. “I told im: ‘Sir, we’re going to have to go back to the cell.’” Ladner said Garner became abu- - sive and went for a nearby flashlight. “He probably was going to use it on someone,” Ladner said. “All I saw was Mr. Garner trip and fall. I did not have a hold of Mr. Garner. He got tangled up in a swivel chair. He stumbled on it.” Asked if the fall left some blood, Ladner said it did, but he denied seeing a pool of blood in the cell where Garner was kept. He also denied hearing other in mates say Garner needed medical at tention. On Tuesday, Ladner testified Garner hit him in the left ear and side of the neck and the chief de fended himself by hitting the inmate once with a blackjack. The three officers were scheduled to stand trial on murder charges Monday in Tyler. 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Come in now and pick up 2 slices of pizza and a 32 oz. drink. And of course our normal selection is avail able. Little Caesar’s Mugs 35<T refills or Free with purchase Northgate Now Delivers to Campus After 5 p.m. Delivery Charge $l c By Kelly S. Brown Reporter Reaching out and touching someone by telephone is not always financially possible for elderly disabled Tex ans whose income is below the poverty level. But in response to recently passed legislation, state officials and telephone representatives created a plan wherein those qualified will have their basic monthly lo cal charge cut 65 percent. The program, which does not include installation, touch-tone, custom calling, long distance or similar charges, requires participation from all 66 telephone companies serving Texas, said Marlin W. Johnston, commissioner of the Texas Department of Human Services (TDHS). Mike Mason, administrator for the policy devel opment-program division at TDHS, said the reduced rate will allow people who previously did not have a phone to get one. “It also will help the elderly to live alone indepen dently,” Mason said. “They need phones in case of an emergency, as well as for basic contact with the outer world.” Mason said requirements for participant in the pro gram must be: • at least 65 years old. • disabled. • living in Texas. • head of the household. • have income at or below the federal poverty level. Currently 450,000 Texans eligible for the service. The 1988 poverty level for a one-person household is $480.83 per month. The income limit for a two-person household is $644.16; a three-person household, $807.50; and a four-person household, $970.83. Add $163.33 per month for each additional person. 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