Powell passes asbestos tests
The results from asbestos tests of the Powell media lab and
library, which came in Thursday, indicate that the levels are
safe.
The tests show that there is one-tenth the permissible level
allowed by the Occupational Safety & Health Administration,
said Patricia O’Donnell, manager of the instructional media
library.
This is the third time the media lab and library have been
tested, and the results indicate levels were below the permissible
level all three times, according to test results from Environmental
Health and Safety.
A permissible level means it is safe to be in the vicinity
without respirators.
The media lab and library were evacuated Tuesday and re-opened
Wednesday as tests were conducted.
The air is still being monitored in other areas of the
library.
House passes loan measure
Future college students borrowing money from the government
would be guaranteed a low interest rate under a measure passed by
the House of Representatives on Thursday.
Lawmakers voted to fix federally-backed student loans at 6.8
percent beginning July 1, 2006. The rate is currently 5.99 percent,
among the lowest levels since the student loan program began in the
1960s.
The Senate approved the measure last month.
The rates affect only new loans, not outstanding ones. It also
has no effect on loans taken out before July 1, 2006. Interest
rates for those loans could rise to 8.25 percent, the current
limit, as early as next July.
Anderson ranks high in survey
The Anderson School of Business was ranked first in
entrepenuership by the Financial Times in its Tuesday issue.
The results are part of the publication’s survey of
business education, which also placed The Anderson School as 13th
in U.S. management schools overall and in the top 100 in the world
for its MBA program.
The rankings are based largely on graduates’ earnings and
career progression. Research and publication is also
considered.
Healthy Weight Week initiated
In response to the surge in dieting, binging and weight cycling
that usually marks the new year, organizations have named this week
Healthy Weight Week to promote size diversity and health.
Nutritionist Francie M. Berg cited a study of college gymnasts
which found that 75 percent had used hazardous methods to reduce
their weight.
Reports from Daily Bruin staff and wire services.