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Skin dise to discc Researchers from USC and the State Industrial Commission will team up to study the relationship between skin diseases and work environments under an $87,000 grant from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Almost half of all occupational illnesses leading to lost working time in the private sector are skin disorders, but research on the | nrohlpin has not hppn wirlpsnrpnH * ? ??-rm DH. EDWARD SHMUN'ES of the USC College of Health and John Nabors, director of the Division of 1 Statistics with the S.C. Industrial ! Commission, will begin studying I the problem with the NIOSH- ! funded grant. Many skin disorders result from placing people predisposed to skin problems in an environment where chemicals or other agents stimulate the problem, researchers said. Atopic people, those with a history of hayfever, sinus problems, asthma or other disorders, will be compared to nonatopics to see which group is more likely to develop skin disorders when working in an area where dust, chemicals, cements, rapid temperature changes and other Greene Street From page 1 STUDENTS WILL have much inrtut in tho final Hppicinn input 111 Vi?v A 11*14 1 vivvau>vki| Haeseker said, and an informal student survey will be taken to get their opinion this week, he added. James B. Campbell, vice president of Student Affairs, said instead of losing parking spaces, he envisions a plan with more parking. The university will maintain the parking spaces, and by closing Greene Street, it would unify the campus more, he said. Besides safety and parking problems on Greene Street, there are problems of appearance. "Greene Street is rather seedy looking," Brunton said. The renovations will beautify the street by planting trees and flowers and give USC more of a campus atmosphere, Brunton said. Homecoming From page 1 the senate finance committee and the full senate. "I took it before SAC and thought that was it," he said. The homecoming budget revisions came to his office after they were presented to SAC, Bostick said. PROBLEMS WITH this year's Homecoming Commission] developed when the commission ] was licensed as an independent organization but codifications limiting n u senate suu-tomimiiee were not repealed, Hollis said. Thei commission will be voting on a new constitution tomorrow, he said. A report by the Homecoming Investigation Committee found the commission needed to re-write ( their constitution and did not know they were still operating under Student Government codifications, investigation committee member Sen. Valerie Cox said, the bill mnkinO thp Hnm<v?Aminn fVvm ? D Will' 1 mission a senate committee was never repealed but, "we will repeal everything after we see their constitution," Cox said. The Homecoming commission is J bringing their constitution into line with senate opinion, Hollis said. If the senate does not approve of the new constitution there could be two organizations trying to run homecoming and "that would be a disaster," Hollis said. :ase, wor >ver relat possible disease stimulants are present. ALL CASES involving skin problems leading to time off the job will be examined in the USC study using the records of the industrial commission, which keeps account of all lost work-time incidents where individuals i tut KIII1I Ma Urg ently need Mononucleosis to ai If you have or had w Mono, you may qu week for 3 hours o 6357 for more inforn _ > I serologicals c Suite 105, 2 Columbia, I Need The Departmei Life services is n work study stud' Assistant positioi if interested, f Form from the F and bring it to l\ 8130) in the Resi vices Office, and Desk Assistant Ai j Please contact j mediately as the Desk Assistant v; I ? ^/?;1 __ .^ . _\. V. -K<; M> k studied 5 r> i v\ 1U1191UJJ received compensation for time off and medical fees. Results of the study should be helpful in cutting back on skin disorders aggravated by work conditions. Through better job placement, workers could avoid potential skin problems and employers could keep their employees healthy and on the job. 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