November 5, 2013
Carbon monoxide leak at Daniell Heights RAND SILVERS Lode Writer On October 19th, a carbon monoxide leak in Building 2008 of Upper Daniell Heights sickened one resident before being identified and fixed. At 4:30 p.m., several students informed a Public Safety officer that one of their friends was feeling ill and took him to the hospital. There, the cause of the illness was identified as carbon monoxide poisoning which was reported to Public Safety.
Residents were evacuated for several hours and the fire department was brought in to find the leak, which was traced back to a collapsed section of exhaust pipe leading from the apartment’s gas-fired boiler. A tradesman was brought in by Facilities Management to replace the pipe, and the air was cleared using large fans. The apartment did not have carbon monoxide detectors installed. Tim Griffin, Director of Custodial & Maintenance Services, said, “There hadn’t been any carbon monoxide detectors installed; they’re not industry standard…. We have
“There hadn’t been any carbon monoxide detectors installed; they’re not industry standard.” -Tim Griffin, Director of Custodial and Maintenance Services fire and smoke detectors, and that’s what’s required.”
In reaction to the incident, Facilities has installed carbon monoxide detectors in all apartments in Upper and Lower Heights, run a check on all exhaust pipes and added a preventive maintenance item to their monthly routine which involves examining exhaust pipes and ensuring the working order of the carbon monoxide detectors. Griffin added, “We’re very thankful that the injuries weren’t any more severe. We want everyone to realize and understand that their safety is very important to us, and that’s why we’ve taken the steps we have.”
Dinosaurs invade rock garden Students create wooden dinosaurs for a theater class project SASHA BURNETT Lode Writer Some think dinosaurs are frightening, but there is no need to fright over the wooden additions to the Rock Garden outside of Fisher Hall. The dinosaurs were constructed as a project for the Kalen Larson’s Advanced Backstage Technology class. With different scales came dinosaurs of various heights and lengths. The tallest dinosaur was 4’6” and was constructed by Josh Maiville, while the longest was 9’ belonging to Kelvin Roberson. Students in the class enjoyed the idea of
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the project. “We had to take one of those toy wooden models and scale it up as an assignment. We were each assigned a different scale. It was a fun idea to make dinosaurs,” said Roberson, a student enrolled in the course. “The plan was to have the dinosaur be over 6’ tall, but we didn’t have enough materials,” Maiville said. According to Maiville, the students had a total of two weeks to design their dinosaurs, look at the costs of construction and materials, and to build them. “The assignment taught us time management and planning skills,” Maiville The dinosaurs can be found in a number of different shapes and sizes.
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