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EPA dema By The Associated Press The federal government is demanding that they be reimbursed by 146 companies and agencies for the cost of removing thousands of drums of hazardous waste dumped in a field near Columbia. The Environmental Protection Agency mailed letters to agencies and businesses in 22 states and in Ca nada demanding to be reimbursed $2.3 million plus interest, incurred by the agency to remove the drums of chemicals from a field off of Bluff Road. They have until Oct. 16 to agree to negotiate or face a jawsuit, according to the EPA. In South Carolina, 33 firms, four colleges and universities,. a county hospital and the Charleston Air Force Base are listed as having shipped toxic waste to the Bluff Road site between 1973 and 1982. According to a letter mailed late last month, the EPA is "holding the operators of the site, anyone who paid to have waste disposed there and truckers who shipped it liable for the cost of cleanup and testing the Clemson susp* By BILL SWAIN leged vi The Tiger laws," s CLEMSON ? The Clemson University Suspe chapter of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity Oct. 3 a has been suspended for two years in con- *n [he ^ nection with an offense of serving alcohol J?y S to minors at a fraternity party Sept. 29. ment, ss hearing Fraternity President Jay Abraham said declined the sanctions were not brought about by the criminal sexual conduct charges against a A bra pledge in the fraternity, which allegedly coopera occurred sept. zv. climng 'The alleged sexual misconduct did not commei occur at the party," Abraham said. He a been nc The pledge has since been suspended group b from die fraternity, Abraham said. with the The fraternity has been on probation with the university for violations from 1988 and The ] 1989. the fall Pi Kappa Alpha has been charged with sure if "student organization misconduct" and "al- the susi Recycling Acer* Continued from page 1 ^ accreditation volunteers who will be at various terms 0f running locations around campus to collect ter: administrate cans, and the F.re Department will ca, ? Tumei have a wagon behind Longstreet Theatre to collect cans. "Administrativ "Housing Services (also) has an to make sure lion-going program with the custo- physical manager dians to collect aluminum cans," management and Newman said. "We're hoping to inventory supp get an outside bin for cans in each standards which area " ate training and The office is negotiating with a local buyer to put bins for recycling newspapers on campus, Newman said. Operational Services is piloting a project to recycle white office paper for the Byrnes International Center. Newman said. Thev have ' | Hh bins located in Hamilton and Os-? 1 borne halls, he said. "We're looking into a contract service with a local firm for white VV? office paper and computer paper," Newman said. He said that the locations of bins for this service have not yet IA._. been approved by the Dean 's I '^Avcc Office. f CONGRATUI I ALPHA Df NEW INI' Allison Doyle Michelle B Ashley Dyer Heather B Annette Haney Roberta Bi Laura Livingston Stephanie Noelle Norton Allison Da Nancy Thurmond Kelly Dear ! Robin Williams Carter Dui Kate Adams Amy Evan: Tracy Allen Kristen Gi L sa Babin Jan Heckli Keri Baker Crystal He Tracy Baker Shannon I T *h Bn lien tine Kim Hopki r irbiT' Tessa Kinc U*.u; e Beasley Beth Kurzi L'igh Behling Sherry Lai Adrienne Birt Laurie Lev Mundi Lor ! l?j | <5^ nds money soil and ground. The Bluff Road dump was put on the EPA's list of the most severe hazardous waste sites in 1981 after chemical clouds and explosions brought it to the public's attention. In 1987, the EPA had requested that companies and agencies voluntarily pay for cleanup. Now the agency is demanding that they do so. "They've sent notices to everybody they have information on that may be a responsible party," said Greenville attorney Eric Schweitzer, who represents Gorce Laboratories in Greer. However, "the fact that a company is on the list is not proof." caiH hp tr\1H thp T^T^A \;Pore orrrv hie k/VI? TT VlbCVi. OUXVi * IV I.V/1U U1V / X VYT \J J VU1 O Ug,W HAO client did not pay to have hazardous waste shipped to the Bluff Road site. "But it is hard to get off the EPA list once you are on it." In South Carolina, the list also includes the Medical University of South Carolina, the University of South Carolina, Furman University in Greenville, Presbytejnds fraternity: olation of any federal, state, or local _ 7~ aid university officials. JprcttCITllt insion was recommended beginning nd ending on the first day of classes By BILL SWAI1 ill of 1992. The Tiger Imith, director of Student Develop- CLEM SON lid the fraternity had the option of a police have arresi to decide the punishment but has son stucjenl an(j ' degree criminal s Robert H. Dr ham said the organization was sciences freshm; ting with the university and is de- charged with assj the hearing and accepting the re- student on the \ lded sanctions against it. Guard Armory ? lso said the national chapter has midnight on Sept )tified and is in full support of the He has been r ecause of the extensive cooperation sonal recognizan ' university. court date has be< According to group may apply to be reinstated in tional Guard Am of 1992. Abraham said he was un- social fraternity : anv nmhQtinn nprinH mniilH ~ ^~? piwuuwv/u pvi ivu vt viiiu L\jxM.\jyy lilv ailliViy lUi a ' jension. v editation Continued from page 1 teams look at in health care professionals," he said, your health cen- They also look for "an effective e areas and clini- internal organization, which conti said. nually reviews issues related to elv rhpv wantpd risk management, insurance issues, "L good medical records and <>uali* of , 6 care, nent, good money I good control of "From a clinical standpoint, they lies ... personal look at areas like setting standards assured appropri- of care for the health care providlicensure of our ers and periodically monitoring the Make Up Your Own Mind. AMIGA computer for the creative mind!" ('Commodore* are your Campus Authorized Amiga Dealer JM INC. (803) 796-4396 (803) 796-3127 .ATlONSto :LTA PI'S Tl f\TEC1 i in i lq; oulton Teressa Mallamo rent Sarah Nickle nek Krissie Ore Corley Vivian Palmer vis Julie Parrott i Ashlie Renfro nbar Kathryn Stull s Kara Sutcliff lroy Jenny Thompson e Aunchana Tocharon iffman ' Alana Truluck -Jolt Dana Walker ins Stacey West >ade Karen White enberger Lisa Wilson nb Christy Worsley engood Amy Wright for removi rian College in Clinton and Richland Memorial Hospital in Columbia. Most of the South Carolina companies are small. The largest firms on the list appear to be Milliken & Pr? in ^nartanhnro- anH Prirn in frrf?i?nvi11p MUSC referred its letter to the South Carolina Attorney General's Office, the school's general counsel Joe Good said. MUSC shipped four-to-eight 55-gallon barrels of medical waste to the Bluff Road site in the early 1980s, he said. "The amount of waste from MUSC is nominal compared to what the EPA removed from the site," Good said. "We were surprised to get this (letter) after all this time." A USC spokesman said it was not immediately known whether the university had received the letter. In 1977, a Furman University chemistry professor shipped a barrel of miscellaneous chemicals to the Bluff Road dump, said Bob Miller, the school's director of public safety. for serving mir y pledge faces sex assault V Drinkard declined to cr situation but said he was ro ? Clemson University had e.ver been associa ted an 18-year-old Clem- fraternity, charged him with first- Kappa Alpha Presidei exual conduct. said that Drinkard was :_i i t_ i.? nledims hut rratlH nnf c.a tiiKaiu JI., a packaging o? ?-? -? ? an from Greenwood, is because of the ongoing in lulting a female Clemson did add, however, that the grounds of the National *er has been notified, on Highway 76 around Office of Student Deve 29. tor Joy Smith said, "If it i eleased on a $5,000 per- function then we would : ce bond and a tentative die actions of the frate; m set for Nov. 5. violate any university regu] a source from the Na- ac52!? ^ ^icltory, the Pi Kappa Alpha There may have been signed a contract renting ulations violated that invol social function. cohol to minors," she adde< Mid< care provided to assure that you're meeting those standards; assuring Puhs out of Ku that your professionals have appro- sa^. priate training, background, and "This is what licensure ... ; and assuring that our dress: How do pharmacy, laboratory and X- either by regions ray ... are meeting certain quality come to grips \ standards," Turner said. problem peacefu "All of our physicians have their die background?' records constantly monitored and ??????? reviewed to make sure that they're Call T meeting those standards," he said. * What BIG about Wh Shuttlecock sen Full furniti Laundry Sleep/St Swimm Seci ffli OFFICE HOURS: ^ M-F 9:30-5:30 2*i4211 MAIN ST. fc-W-T ng waste "Our part in the volume is small. We've responded and asked them to tell us what our responsibilities are," he said. The telephone was not answered Sunday in the EPA's regional office in Atlanta. The agency said it plans to spend more money on the site, and agencies and businesses that produced the waste could be liable for those expenses. Columbia Organic Chemical Co. and S.C. Recycling and Disposal Inc. used the Bluff Road site from 1973-1982 to store solid and hazardous waste. In 1982 and 1983, during an initial cleanup, approximately 7200 drums of toxic and flammable waste were removed. The EPA has detected cancer-causing chemicals in the groundwater near the site. Residents in lower Richland County want the EPA to test private wells for chemical contamination. The EPA has refused, alleging no signs of widespread contamination. lors glsa Continued from page 1 charge one else. O Members said they have en>mment on the countered several incidents of vioot currently nor *ence resentment on campus to a u,ith thP from other students. These range from the destruction of flyers to T ., , members being assaulted in the reit Jay Abraham ; sidence halls. 8 one or their | "Our flyers are all torn down imment further within an hour after distribution on vestigation. He campus," one member said, national chap- Another obstacle the group is trying to overcome is the AIDS lopment Direc- myth and other myths associated vas a fraternity with homosexuality. They have orsee whether or ganized a speakers bureau to talk mity seemed to to groups about such issues, lations and take "Heterosexuals are using us as a scapegoat for the AIDS epidemic university reg- while they are in the denial phase," ved serving al- one member said. 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