Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Law school searching Ifor new dean By Karl Turner || The USC Law School is searching for a dean to I replace Robert W. Foster who will resign June 30. ; This search is being conducted by two committees composed of faculty members ; 1 and prominent Columbia attorneys. One of the committees, j consisting of eight law professors and two students, ncao cio no uujCtllVC II1C llllUUlg of prospective candidates. Many prospective cani didates have been recom- J j mended, but no action is exi pected for about a week, a j member of the committee said ! ~ r%rmr I r'or I LI I A frp IT you Sunnyside Drive I THE ITALIAN H< ! Richlan Be Because our restaurai ficult for people who d< customers feel that w< free bottle of Opici Lai P.M. We have this are iavui uca suui cts JUrlS j Parmigiana, Chicken have Pizza and Spagt In addition we have c stuffed crepes in a wh So if you'd like to en jo; food come see us ... IF FOR RE t* USC droj Bv Stephen J. Valk Although cancer-causing, chemicals have been used in thfe past in science labs, USC officials and faculty said recently. tWose who have worked with the chemicals are probably not in any danger. Cancer is one of the leading Ifillino Hi con cr>c snrnnH nnlu fn UlUVUUVUj UVVVIIV* V/1 IIJ tv/ heart disease, and the chances of getting some form of cancer are one in four. Scientists estimate about 80 per cent of all cancer is environmentally induced, meaning that it comes from certain cancercausing or carcinogenic substances people come in contact with. Scientists know of about 1,400 substances which are suspected of being carcinogenic. Fourteen chemical compounds are conIFORMAN IMPORTS runciuri WAK KCf A PARTS ? SERVICE ACCESSORIES 765-1972 _107_LINE _ e Ljutut; l i can find 11 mmI 1 I jp a, _ .> C hc> j ouse i Qyta, ' r-Jfn id Mall v?^ 15 (A l| 78 iltline Boulevard m< I I At nt is a little off the beaten tra on't already know us to find us e are wen worm finding. That mbrusco with any dinner for tv a's most complete Italian men agne, cheese or meat Manic< Cacciatora, and Veal Scallopi letti. luthentic but unusual Italian ite sauce, red snapper with m y a quiet, intimate little place > ' YOU CAN FIND US! ]ALITMIAN Qytahav >8 cancer sidered dangerous enough so that their use must be regulated. The agency responsible for regulating these chemicals is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), however the regulations apply only for the protection of employes, not students. Tho i??* J --- i iiv uiuvci any nets MUpp^U USlIlg carcinogenic chemicals and has been in the process of disposing all such chemicals for the past year, according to Safety Officer Lawrence Beauford. "We apply the law the same as if everyone was an employe," Beauford said. Under OSHA standards, the university would have to make renovations and set up certain procedures if they were to continue to use carcinogenic chemicals. "We cannot meet OSHA standards i^r- 1 Bl*?e i | Bring This Ad In j For A Free Oil | IRS Change, With A Major Tune-Up (Limit 5 qts. and | j?lter)_ j twine, us. 72 Sunnysida Drive/Forest Drive djacant to Richland Mail) 7-7508 | >n. - Sat. 5 p.m. - 11 p.m. j IC P?rmit h ck, it's sometimes dif. However, our regular 's why we'll give you a vo. Mon.-Thurs. 5-10:30 iu featuring traditional atti, Veal or Eggplant ne. Also, of course we 11 : ? uiancd. Milan spinacn ushrooms, and others, vith unusual, excellent tmn i&HjOuse j y/AW/A?///7AV/?/i/W?XiW\V?VVi. . ,Vt\V>) causing c because of monetary problems," Richard S. Etheredge of the pharmacy department said. According to Etheredge, the renovations would cost about $25,000, and because that lab would be restricted to the use of car cnemicais, tne university decided it was not worth the investment. How much exposure to carcinogens will produce cancer varies from substance to substance and from individual to individual. According to Burney Hooks, assistant director of the Occupational Health Division of the State Department of Health and Environmental Control * (DHEC), the federal government considers the 14 substances on the OSHA list tn Ko nnfnnHollu J? i/uvviiuniijr uaugciuua in any amount. Furthermore, it is difficult to tell whether someone has been exposed to harmful amounts because the effects of a carcinogen might not surface for 10 or 20 years. There is no way to determine if a person has been exposed to harmful amounts until cancer is detected. THE GAMECOCK is the student | newspaper of The University of South Carolina and is published twice weekly, on Monday and Thursday during the fall and spring semesters and once weekly on Thursdays during both summer terms with the exceptions of four times in August and on University of S.C. holidays and examination periods. Opinions expressed in Th?) Gamecock I are those of the editors and not those of the University of South Carolina. The University of South Carolina is an equal opportunity institution. Change of adress forms, subscription requests and other correspondence should be sent to The Gamecock, Dciwer A, USC Columbia, 29208. Subscription rates are $3 per semester and J2 for the summer sessions. Second class postage paid at Columbia, S.C. be % gp?: 1212 MAI Next Mj racje i | NEW RECOF ! 5-PO ALL SINGLE ! BRING THIS rr A A A | VJ7C I V |THIS OFFER GOO I 733 SA ViVW:7, .'AUVWV.' WYVVWNYVWW hemic a Is OSHA regulations were set up primarily to control industrial use in which large amounts of carcinogens might be used on a dailv basis. In a university, the amounts of carcinogens used was much smaller, and the frequency of their use was irregular. "I sincerely doubt that there was any significant usage (at the university) where anybody would be exposed to dangerous levels,'* PthprpHop caiH "Tho nrim nr\T ~ Hm U1IHI J intention was industrial usage on a day-to-day basis, however, because of the way the law is written, it covers the university also," he added. Although admitting the risks involved in industrial us? are much greater, Hooks said the risks of fflrpinnffpnip IICO at "must be greater than normal, but I couldn't quote any odds." He said the less contact a person has with these substances, the less the likelihood of his getting the type of cancer associated with a particular carcinogen. Hooks said he was pleased to learn USC has discontinued its use of the carcinogens regulated by OSHA and said the state plans to do a survey of all high schools and colleges in South Carolina to find out if any of them are using or stocking any of these chemicals. Although some of the chemicals on the list were not identified as carcinogenic until recently, Dr. Bruce Dunlap, a biochemist in the cnemisiry department ana scnooi of Medicine, said he believes these chemicals were handled in a safe manner before being identified as cancer-causing. "The designation of these chemicals as carcinogenic comes late in their characterization. Usually they're identified as carcinogenic because of other properties that are identified ?dy furnishings k? qtdcct I 1 W I B\k.K? I to the Theatre Wr *D SHOP IN ! INTS ! i n'r d* a nn l Lr O I AD IN AND ! FF ANY L P I ! D THRU APRIL 17 j NTEE AVE. I I