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Room ins| By Beth Harrison Health and safety checks, g USU dorms, are given in comj insurance companies, accordii women's housing. "It's not a search and seizure enjoy doing this at all," she sa and safety checks. They've got Dorm residents are notified inspections begin. Area m regulation violations such as tension cords, open-coil applk unregistered refrigerators and STUDENTS CAN be fined $] they are found repeating the v $25 more. Area managers do not look beds unless they have reason t an obvious cord sticking out of i "No manager just goes and she said. Another reason the ! given, Saad said, is to qhec overloaded outlets. Electrical \ must have an Underwriters Lt are safe. Safety factors such as these, concerns during the insrwtinn< contributed to The damage of residents by not checking as str STUDENTS CAN also be fin< times. "If a manager was checi Doctor Continued from "College is more motiv Sugimoto said. In Japan, " rigorous a program. " i jusi wanted to do somethii he said. He said he studies kidney dis of its geography, the degree strikes in certain areas and its Health Cente "We do have to move ale problems pretty rapidly," he S? "IT WOULD be so tempting \ guys that have colds ? here's 3 said. Hirata said he shudders t medicines for students whe I . A HM 40m1' -wellness -works. I OPEN DOORI 151 Each spring, the recruits, selects, tra (interns) to staff presentations, inter both Fall and Sprin< Health Education, course credit arranc Open Door intern job-related skills fo interns are majorir nalism, Nursing, E others. specific intern Activities 1. prepare 50 minute i following: stress Manage other topic by agreemer 2. Learn procedures for and education. 3. Lea^n and be able tc awareness and behavior* 4. Demonstrate public re 5. Utilize Health Hazzard i Open Door is a uniq top three program Ichosn to become ; pected to make a ; weekend retreats ; and attendance is r< Applications; Inouse, Luwer 11 wellness Ta mmgmmmmmmammmmmmam - ? i i i pection 'no ______________ [iven twice each semester in | fiance with standards set by 1 rig to Linda Saad, director of | I ;; area managers really don't | id. "Most schools hnvA health I to have insurance too." at least 24 hours before the | anagers look for housing pets, multiple outlets or exinces such as toaster ovens, | unsanitary bathrooms. LO for the first offense, and if iolation, they can be charged | j in closets, drawers or under 0 suspect a violation, such as 1 closet door, Saad said, arbitrarily opens drawers," health and safety checks are k for fire hazards, such as appliances such as coffee oots n ibovatory listing to show they ^ she said, are one of their main * s. "I wouldn't like to feel I had 1 the dorm or the harm of its ingently as I could have." ed for such violations at other king on the heat in a room and i page 3 a ted here,'' the types of peopl it's not that Black people a susceptible to ki ng aitterent," ana men are 1.51 than women, Sug ease in terms In his spouse i in which it work on a natio: demography, that appeared ii | J* Continued from page 1 ?ng people who have minor F lid. t to go down and say, 'All of you four stuff.' I can't do that," he ? ? o think of prescribing cold 1 ) may have more serious s L055 t. "iauo > ( (JSC office of health prorr HEALTH ENRICHMENT FUDENT INTERNSHIPS Open Door Health Enrii Ins and supervises Peer H the Drop-in Center ar ns may be able to secure g semesters under HEDU HEDU 399 independent jements. ship experience is an exc r a wide range of caree lg in Health Education, I Education, Business Adr presentations on Human Sexu; iment, Nutrition and Weight Cor it with the Open Door coordinat< blood pressure and precent b( ) use strategies that promote i. lations skills. appraisals in promoting wellness iue and special program. \ is in the united States. S a part of the Open Door ;trong commitment to it and weekly staff meetin squired. are available at Open Door, west 3vel. Deadline is Friday, Februar\ APPLY NOW Ik Is made possible by student A< uobhmmmmhmbhhhh it search ai USC (form residents are not allowed xposed ?oils in their rooms. ound people in there cooking (in :hey'd flag them," Saad said. "Y< regulations sometimes and not all of I "The money made from these conl he dorms and helps to keep the resi said. Some students think the inspectio juse, especially since residents ai le it strikes. and 1 re two to three times more and > dney disease than whites, the F imes more susceptible to it ships imoto said. Sug abuse studies, he helped enjoy nal study of spouse abuse volve l the Journal of Marriage ^5 r >roblems, such as meningitis, whic oms, he said. The problem of a limited staff, com imount of visitors (nearly 50,000 > ;aid), add up to a puzzling dilemma i mow what the answer to it is. It's nc said. PROGRAM H chment Program ealth Consultants id do outreach course credit for j 301 Practicum in I [ j Study or other [j ellent way to get ti M rs. Currently our j i Psychology, Jour- M ninistration and ;| jj alitv and one of the itroll, Fitness, or some j Ddv fat measurement j j i I an individual's health with peers. A/e are one of the 3 Jtudents who are Drnnrim ^m ??/ n wyi dill CJI C CA" . Training classes, ; i gs are important I 1 wing, Russell mat 12 noon. :tivlty Fees. ? I id seizure,' checks. "EVEP Qnr\lion/>i a^yiiau^ can't eve cord or s viser at E "Resid of their | specter f day durir "It's o ^ cords. Th Barbie ac%ru\ r>Qii L aren't ov rules con But jui with the i accomm< HI student.' Photo by Ruth Schooler j? ^ to use appliances with spot chec has been violation of the rules), IF A S >u can't enforce safety plead his the time." both adm Ferences flows back into Saad s dents' costs down," she pry but i checks a ns serve no major pur- getting 01 re given notice of the occur, su 7amily and Psychology Today, he Si vas awarded best article of 1982 fr National Council on Family Relati jimoto, now a naturalized U.S. citiz s competing in triathlons, which ! distances up to 2.5 miles swimmi niles bicycling and then 26.2 mi h shows similar symp- Howevi "We have bined with an enormous large like visits last year, Hirata said, or the director. "I don't 4<w , >t an easy situation," he ve We IT UNIYERSITYj hsxsmsmxsKsm clhlock al[ of your sb^PSSI R n MHMBNnMBHIHBMMMB Call 7' See < Room Russe official ^'THOUGH they do catcl 3s, they are basically use ;n open drawers or lift a ome other evidence," FU tales House said. pnt? don't Opnprallv nnnoi privacy. Of course, they ines them for the multip ig inspection week. bvious people are hidin leir rules are basically unt McKinnon, a freshman li le inspections may upset n ise. They should make s erloaded and the studeni cerning electrical applian lior Linda Mirabal think miversuy. "i aon i ininK i xiate the necessary ap ) ident is caught violating t ;k after the initial check t corrected. TUDENT feels he has b< ; case before an appeals linistrative and student re tressed that room inspec are strictly for health an re a never-ending procei lit of hand and to try to pr ch as a fire," Saad said. lid, running, om "I kind of discc nn;n ?? :J UU- (Jam, lie SillU. L running triathlons en, for him. in- "Some people : ng, home, some peopli lies swim." er, he said he is satisfied i figures that indicate thai what they run into, and tl got to be doing something UMMHim?MBM potential.... 77-71 or Jeff I: i OAQ & MVV 11 Hot says I ti some people with illegal I less because the inspector blanket without seeing a ibecca Clausen, a hall adder the checks an invasion 're outraged when the inle outlets they left out all ig illegal appliances and enforceable," she said, ving in the University Inn, ne, but I know they're for a iure the electrical outlets ts are complying with the ices." s part of the problem lies liey have enough outlets to pliances for the normal " v..vm\/ ??i?v wiiiv ha kjy aiiu iey do come back," Hirata 'right," he said. I 11 I I ise I 1 mi ? ?JI | he rules, he is subject to a o make sure the infraction een unfairly fined, he can ? committee consisting of presentatives. :tions are not attempts to id safety aspects. "Safety ss to keep problems from event a disaster that could _____ 1 ] vered a new meaning of >espite the pain, he said is a method of relaxation stop at a bar on the way e shop. I run and bike and ! with the job his staff does. ( thncp mhn nnma in K.? ? ? ^