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Three UCO students were trapped overnight in Max Chambers Library when they were left inside the painting room while working on a class project.
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hree UCO students were trapped in Chambers Library overnight after the computer lab door was locked behind them. "We couldn't believe it. We were laughing at first," said one of the students. The students, two Japanese women and one American man, entered the painting room through the art lab to work on art projects around 11 p.m. The microcomputer lab closed at 2 a.m., but workers were not aware they were supposed to check the painting room for students, said James Barrow, micro lab supervisor. A library worker who asked not to be named said, "It was agreed upon that room would close along with the library." The painting classroom was unlocked, and the students thought it was a safe place to work on projects. "We noticed that the time was close to 2 a.m. but not past, and we
tried to leave the library but couldn't get out," one student said. The students then tried to get out using emergency exit doors. The door alarm sounded but the building alarm did not go off, stated a police report. "We pushed really hard on all the emergency doors. I think they were locked," said one of the students. The students told police they couldn't find a fire alarm or a telephone. The students said they tried knocking on windows and waving at police officers• in their view across the lawn, according to a police report. "I had on an orange hat that was really bright. I tried waving it near the window to get their attention, but they were too far away," the student said. They were finally rescued when the library opened at 7 a.m. Then they explained the situation to the circulation desk clerk. Anita Hill, library supervisor,
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The study indicated the air exchange rates in Coyner were less Staff Writer than ideal when the system shut off tans to kill the existing due to thermostat settings. The ventilation system in the report also stated allergy-sensitive cadaver lab at Coyner Hall people might be affected as the air are underway. gets "stuffy." Marshall Environmental Positive air pressure in the lab Management, Inc. in Oklahoma prevents proper venting of gases. City conducted air quality studies Recommendations include a system in October and November. The that would create negative pressure results indicate the hallways and when turned on and wearing lapel offices are unaffected by the badges alerting individuals of toxic chemical odors seeping from the levels. lab, but the lab ventilation needs Facilities management- has been upgrading. Formaldehyde levels aware of the situation, bt it funds to were 0.17 parts per million, which fix the problem were unavailable is below the standard of 0.5 set by until recently, Powers said. the Occupational Safety and "We've done what we needed to Health Administration (OSHA). do to track and identify the Don Powers, director of safety problem. I think we've found the PHOTO BY BRAD PEMBERTON and environmental management, funding to move ahead on the said, "Granted the environment in project," he said. A sign posted on a lab room in Coyner Hall warns students of Coyner is not ideal, but it is not Repair dates have not been hazardous materials, which are not being properly vented due to health threatening." determined, Powers said. • an outdated ventilation system.
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Air quality study leads to ventilation upgrade BY BRADLEY PEMBERTON
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