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Library humidity blamed for growth on books, ceiling
By JENELLE GREWELL News Editor
Catering Services, Morgan University Center, Room 326 E Center of ExcellenceZone 3, Harned Hall, Room 139 Center for Teaching and Learning, 325 Drane St. Chemical Engineering Technology, Hemlock Semiconductor Building, Room 105 College of Science and Mathematics, Hemlock Semiconductor Building, Room 105
Fraternity and Sorority Affairs, Morgan University Center, Room 208 Hispanic Cultural Center, Morgan University Center, Room 213
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Above: About 3,0000 books in the basement of the Woodward Library over the summer grew mold. Bottom: In order to prevent the growth of the mold, books were put in freezer bags and stored in Austin’s Diner freezer.
Learning Center, Library Military Student Center, Morgan University Center, Room 120 Peay Pod Convenience Store, Morgan University Center, Room 214 Student Government Association, Morgan University Center, Room 115 Student Publications/ The All State, The Monocle, Morgan University Center, Room 111
Library hours are now extended to stay open until 7 p.m. on Friday night and will open at 9 a.m. on Saturday and will stay open until 6 p.m.
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In the basement of the APSU library, certain shelves are taped off with blue tape displaying the word mold. Joe Weber, director of Library Services, said the mold in the library was first noticed on the last few days of June. “Our suspicion for the cause of the mold is a combination of a number of events. The perfect storm type of idea,” Weber said. “I am actually the first person that discovered the mold; I found it on several of our books on level three of the library, and this was probably around the time that summer started,” said Megan Hunley, student worker for the library. Weber said he believes the mold came from the unusually hot and humid summer coupled with the remodeling for compact shelving in the building. The doors were often open for the workmen to go in and out. Weber also said the boiler was off for most of the summer for maintenance. “It’s my understanding that the way they regulate
humidity in these large buildings is they actually run the heat and the air conditioning at the same time,” Weber said. David Lemons, director of the Physical Plant said it is possible all of the above contributed to the situation. “Higher than normal temperatures and humidity, the back doors being open during the shelving project, and the lack of reheat.”
The spots that seem to the be the worst are close the ceiling and cold air vents” Joe Weber, director of Library Services
Lemons said the boilers were off last summer with no issues so they did not anticipate these sort of problems this summer. “We replaced the ceiling tile, and cleaned the diffuser with a cleaning agent designed for removing mold. When we replaced the tile, we noticed the sprinkler fire system piping was also dirty, so that pipe was also cleaned. We believe that this was the cause of the mold,
a condensating pipe line.” Lemons said. Weber said if heat runs at the same time as the air, it keeps the humidity between 50 and 60 percent, which he said is ideal for libraries and office buildings. “Books are most comfortable at that humidity range and so are humans.” He said when they took the boiler offline there was no heat coming into the building and just air conditioning with the humid air from outside caused the humidity to jump to 65 percent, which is the rate mold can grow. Elaine Berg, coordinator of Access Services, said the first book found with mold was on the third floor and as they were moving their construction project they noticed the mold in the basement. “The spots that seem to be the worst are close to the ceiling and cold air vents,” Weber said. Lemons said when mold is reported to the Physical Plant, the protocol is to contact Terracon for an analysis of the situation. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
Increase in housing enrollment displaces students to Riverview Inn
Honors Commons, Memorial Health
Papa Johns is now located in the MUC food court
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MOLD FOUND
African American Studies, Harned Hall, Room 220
Dean of Students, Morgan University Center, Room 206
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Over the summer, several offices/ departments on the APSU main campus have relocated or acquired new additions. Here is a list of those locations:
College of Arts and Letters, Harned Hall, Room 132
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Shawn Lewis, freshman english major, moves into Riverside Inn on Thursday, Sep. 27.
By BRIAN BIGELOW Staff Writer
Due to increased enrollment this semester, some APSU students will be housed in hotel rooms at the Riverview Inn until on-campus rooms become available through the inevitable “no-shows, cancellations, academic
suspensions and nonpayments,” said Joe Mills, the director of Housing/ Residential Life and Dining Services. “This year we stopped taking applications for all non-first-time freshmen on Aug. 10,” Mills said. “That was the first time we have done that in my 20 years at APSU.”
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“We continued to take freshman applications because of freshman residency requirements,” Mills said. The Riverview Inn, located at 50 College St., only a few blocks from campus, will house 120 students affected by the housing overflow in 60 rooms reserved by APSU. The rooms usually retail for $99 per night and consist of two double-size beds, a dresser, a television with cable and a single bathroom. APSU is receiving a discounted rate, but the exact amount of the discount is confidential. Payment for the hotel comes out of the students’ housing fees. The hotel has wireless Internet throughout, a restaurant, an indoor pool, and a coin operated laundry on site. “Our goal is to make it as comfortable as possible for them,” said Mike Turner, the sales and convention services manager at the Riverview Inn. “We’ve had overflow in the past and we understand the growing pains. We’re happy to have the business and we’re glad Austin Peay has grown so much.” As rooms become available on campus, students
HOUSING NUMBERS
1,411 120 60 30 9
beds on campus
students staying in hotel rooms
rooms reserved at Riverview Inn more beds on campus after the new housing building is built and Cross, Killebrew and Rawlins is torn down
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