The Rocket features a special section this week exploring topics on sex, love and Valentine's Day. Page E-1
Friday February 13, 2015 • Volume 98, Issue Number 15 • An Independent, Student-Run Newspaper www.theonlinerocket.com
Washing machine sets off alarm in North Hall Residents, workers, and visitors evacuate the building
Firefighters and SRU police respond to a fire alarm set off by a washing machine in North Hall on Wednesday night around 8 p.m. Residents were given the OK to return inside at 8:41 p.m.
Norton said she was about to leave her office in Old Main when she was informed about the alarm. When she stepped outside of Old Firefighters and SRU police responded to Main, she saw the lights from the fire trucks a fire alarm set off by a washing machine in and police cars. North Hall on Wednesday night around 8 p.m. Norton said at first the alarm was at first President Cheryl J. Norton was at the scene thought to be set off by a dryer, but it was waiting for everyone who was evacuated to be actually set off by an overloaded washing able to return safely into North Hall. machine.
By Haley Barnes News Editor
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Residents, workers in the building and students who were visiting North Hall at the time waited outside of North Hall or inside Weisenfluh Dining Hall. Norton said there were no injuries and everyone was able to go back inside the building at 8:41 p.m. Additional reporting done for this story by Amber Cannon.
Bookstore sells binders made with hazardous chemicals By Haley Barnes News Editor
The SGA Bookstore located in the Smith Student Center has been selling Samsill brand binders with a label on the binder warning consumers about a chemical that is used to make the binder. The label reads, “WARNING: This product contains a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more info go to www.oehha. ca.gov/prop65.html.” Joe Flynn, SGA Bookstore manager, said the Bookstore has been carrying Samsill brand binders for over 10 years now and the binders come from Samsill Corporation, which is located
in Fort Worth, Texas. He said the Bookstore sells five different colors in various sizes. “We carry the Samsill binders because they are a good quality and value binders that we are able buy at a reasonable cost and pass the savings on to SRU students,” Flynn said. Flynn said that he is sure that some students were probably concerned enough with the label to not purchase the binder. Pau l Nov a k , D i re c tor of Environmental Health and Safety, explained the safety of selling the binders from his perspective. He explained that manufacturers of the binders are more at risk, than consumers, but that the label is required to be on the binder because the manufacturer would be subject to fines and penalties
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A letter to the editor describes SRU's grading standards compared to other schools. Page B-2
SRU retired former Rock baseball star Matt Adams college number Saturday evening. Page C-2
in California for violating the Proposition 65 law. According to the Office of Environmental Health Hazard As s e s s m e nt w e b s i t e , “ T h e Proposition was intended by its authors to protect California citizens and the State's drinking water sources from chemicals known to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm, and to inform citizens about exposures to such chemicals.” Novak said that the manufacturers of the binders must have some evidence that one or more of the chemicals used to make the binder is present on the Proposition 65 list of known carcinogens. SEE BINDER, PAGE A-3
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