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Page 2 • Friday, November 6, 1998 ampus The Bain he Battal i < Fish BY R. DELUNA problem, through either man ual activation or sensor de- Continued from Page 1 Bauerschlag said he h^ard several individual fire alarms inside rooms, but no loud horn like general alarm. Sippial said each room of Dorm 9 was equipped with a combination smoke and heat detector. If only smoke is reg istered by the sensor, then a local alarm will sound in the room, but the general alarm is not activated. After the fire detection sys tem is activated, a signal is sent to a main control panel as well as an annunciator panel locat ed on the third floor of Dorm 9. Dick Williams, executive associate director of Physical Plant, said of the 12 zones in Dorm 9, nine registered a tection. The annunciator panel in Dorm 9 sounded off, giving the location of the possible fire, al lowing a potential false alarm to be cleared before the three- minute delay expired and the general alarm sounded. In ad dition to the general alarm, a Hawkeye antennae system electronically notified both Uni versity Police Department and Physical Plant. Sippial said Physical Plant and UPD received a message from the Hawkeye saying the general alarm was being sounded. Bauerschlag said he never heard the general alarm. The circuitry that may have activated the alarm melted due to the fire’s intense heat. Sippi al said this melted wiring blew fuses, short circuited the sys tem and would have terminat ed the general alarm before all residents of Dorm 9 would have heard it. Sippial said Physical Plant cannot determine how long the fire burned in Room 309 before it was registered by the room's smoke/heat detector. Once the detector registered a temperature of 135 degrees Fahrenheit, it activated the control panel’s three-minute delay. Sippial said because of the system design and the three- minute delay, a fire could burn for 10 minutes before the general alarm is sounded. The cause of the fire is still under investigation, and Sip pial said tests of the fire alarm systems have been conducted Bonfire Continued from Page! The last two stacks, the® I sixth, occur on the day befoul the day of Bonfire, respectivef a special privilege, these tw are saved for the redpots. The junior redpots buildtliil stack, and the senior redpots| the sixth stack. Once stack is completed! outhouse is put on top, and&f is ready to be torched. Bt burn Nov. 24 as a symboloftli! gies’ desire to “beat the heir the University of Texas. Statistics Continued from Page! PlNIMfiL S(J£(VC£ &YGONtfO St Co. Relief Te#A$ THE Bhu Sdaggis dswiE OiPFuKeU VwRBttofeD cosruftep yi<su_wt&- ARE w /d TtWUE* A6 'lou CAhl 5e£, tvt T&G WcTurm^U imtwcate pe/ttttiKAP foa Tuem. tu. 1 SET IT OFF in Qd£ HOOR, IF rov DCPWDS JIU TlhSW ooa S.ltii JC-W 1 J.39 -nip 3M PO0& &AU.Y? HUH... TaUE^TOOSHT TC TuST sttor (f\ THEN. Hi# WJ Continued from Page \<> this -nte cup fbfi 0p.iB.? FftOO OoT raexT vdetK? gmr-'nMet W-OjMtc! Children’s Center dedication set for weekend Classes of 3- and 4-year olds will sing for the Children’s Center dedication Sat urday at 9:30 a.m. at the University Apart ment complex to mark the official open ing of the center. The center started operation in August. The ceremony will begin at 9:30 a.m. fol lowed by a tour of the center at 10 a.m. Donors will be recognized during the ceremony. Barcenus said he has heard stories of a young boy who witnessed the death of his family in a mud slide and other peo ple who have been buried in mud. . “These images made me cry. The damage' down there is unimagin able,” he said. Barcenus said this is a chance for the University to come together and do something positive. He said the community has a chance to overcome the negative issues, such as the Northgate violence, with humanitarian efforts. Students wishing to donate items can do so at the three sites. Those that wish to give money should contact Interna tional Student Services. “This is a country that needs everything,” Barcenus said. He said it is urgent for people to donate whatever they can. “I know that every body is busy,” Barcenus said, “but I would like people to realize how se vere this is. We need everybody’s help to save these lives.” “Our goal is to get as many people as we can to help,” Pocasangre said. “Everything, every little bit counts.” Munson Continued from Page 1 Glover said the council is expected to decide at Thursday’s meeting whether the petition will be put to a ballot. After viewing the petition, the council can either decide to accept the petition as is, or it will automati cally be sent to be voted on during municipal elections. Gary Halter, a College Hills resident, said he does not expect the council to ac cept the petition, due to what he calls “peculiar wording.” He said the safety of children and reduced property values are more im portant considerations for the council than the inconveniences caused by the barricade. “In order to spare my neighbors that kind of traffic,” Halter said, “I’m more than willing to go a few extra blocks. ” Sherry Hostetter, assistant di- of the Brazos County RapeCrias ter, said the counselors at thett leave the decision up to thevicti: give them control of their ado:: “We don’t try to force the: [go to the police] because s somebody is raped, controlo! body has been taken over, ar. try to empower them,”she$i Hostetter said the couifi choose not to report the offense cause they serve as an anonyi source for the victims. She said prefer to keep the cases confidi as a service to the victims. Kristin Harper, associate din of the Department of Student said UPD reports are not a good resentation of what happenstol A&M students, but they are representation of what student port to UPD. She said UPOshoE be held accountable for the disc ancies in the numbers of recorded, because the reportso# fleet what UPD receives. Guest; Samuel P. : Open Uiscusski^^^ fRudderAttdiiPpp ‘Tickefe^3.Pi;er;S^^| 0 sty eflSe §fiow • &x| Persons with disabilities please call S45-! 515 to inform us of your special needs. 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