Central Florida Future, Vol. 13 No. 33, May 22, 1981

              Future
Volume 13
Friday, May 22, 1981
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No. 33
UCF cited for violating state pesticide laws
by Michael Lafferty
Future staff
A Department of Agriculture investigation has
found that state guidelines were violated in the application of the pesticide Mocap by the UCF grounds
department.
The investigation cited four violations, two of
which were reported in the April 24 Future. The
inquiry was conducted by Jerry Nichols, a DOA investigator working under the auspices of the En-
viromental Protection Agency.
A warning letter issued to Physical Plant Director
Don Lee, and Grounds Supervisor J.C. Hicks stated
the infringements "are serious violations of Florida
law which should never have occured at the University of Central Florida."
The letter indicates the first violation occurred
when UCF did not have the "SLN (Special Local
Need)  label  for  use  of Mocap."  This  label  lists
requirements for spreading Mocap on an area other
than crops, and must be in the hands of the licensed
applicator during the chemical's use.
Hicks said he thought the labels were on the Mocap
bags when they were purchased. He went back to the
chemical company to get the labels after Nichols had
started the investigation.
The second violation read: "A broadcast spreader
was used, whereas the label specifies only a gravity-
flow or drop-type applicator may be used." A broadcast spreader sprays the pesticide in a widely scattered pattern. A drop-type spreader drops the
pesticide straight down to the ground.
Mocap is granulated and can become airborne.
Label warnings indicate it can be rapidly absorbed
through the skin, causing chest tightness, sweating,
stomach pains, vomiting and contraction of pupils.
A third violation reads: "No apparent formal effort was undertaken to keep people off the treated
area." The label on Mocap bags instructs users to
"keep all unprotected persons and pets out of the
area until after water has been applied and granules
have been thoroughly washed into soil and area is
thoroughly dry."
Finally, the letter questioned whether proper
protective clothing was worn by the grounds man
applying Mocap. The Mocap label warns,
"...Rapidly absorbed through the skin. Wear protective clothing..."
The letter comments: "Information received by
statements indicates that Mr. (Joseph) Hall, the applicator, did not suffer any immediate consequences
from using the Mocap. He did wear a respirator and
a filter mask; however, he was wearing a short-
sleeved shirt and tennis shoes."
The inquiry began about six weeks ago when
psychology    student    Charles    Evans    noticed    a
chemical, which exuded a pungent onion smell, being
spread near the Humanities and Fine Arts Building.
Mocap, page 6
State refuses
to pay dean's
moving bill
Rocket ride
Students examine a rocket car displayed Wednesday at the Future Auto Show. The rocket
John Williams/Future
powered car can finish the quarter-mile in five
seconds, traveling at 300 m.p.h.
Federal court ruling
UCF can refuse to host gay conference
by Bryan McLawhorn
Future staff
A federal judge ruled Friday that
Gay Community Services of Central
Florida may not use UCF facilities this
weekend for its Sixth Annual Florida
Conference.
U.S. District Judge George C. Young
denied Gay Community Services a
restraining order that would have
allowed the group to use the UCF
Engineering Building over the
Memorial Day weekend.
An Orlando Sentinel Star article
said Young ruled that Gay Communitv
Services "failed to comply with the
requirements" for permission to use
the buildings.
John P. Goree,- vice president of
Business Affairs, said in a letter to Don
Chapman, director of Gay Community
Services, that his organization
originally identified itself as the Northeast Orange Communitv Mental
Health Center, when it first requested
UCF facilities and was given tentative
approval. The letter denied campus access as a result.
Ronni Saules, president of Gay
Community Services, said she only left
the number of the health center as
where she might be phoned when she
first requested space. She said she did
not identify herself as representing the
health center.
Sauls said she told Judy Monroe,
space and facilities analyst for the
budget office, "I am president of Gav
Community Services, and we would
like to have our sixth annual" conference on campus."
Gay Community Services filed suit
against the Florida Board of Regents
and UCF President Trevor Colbourn
on May 8, accusing UCF of refusing to
permit the group to use campus
facilities due to its nature.
The conference will now be held at
the Loch Haven Park Community Center. Speakers and entertainers will
present workshops, exhibits, entertainment and recreational events. Six
keynote speakers, including Malcolm
Boyd will address the crowd. Boyd is a
well-known author, critic and
Episcopal priest who in the 1970s
acknowledged he was gay.
Chapman said the conference is
currently running "a deficit of $2,000
to $3,000." The group has had to pay
for   costs  of  moving   the   conference
Suit, page 3
by Mike Griffin
Associate editor
Jim Abbott
Future staff
The State Comptroller's Office and
the Department of Administration
have refused to approve payment of a
$15,000 moving bill incurred by UCF
last September.
The university's purchasing office
authorized the shipment of Arts and
Sciences Dean Ralph Llewelyn's personal belongings from Indiana.
Llewelyn was hired in August under
the provision that the university would
pay for his family's moving costs.
Gladys Horton, director of purchasing, was unaware of a state law
limiting the shipment of an employee's
personal goods to 15,000 pounds of
household belongings.
"We were informed that the shipment weight would be 30,000 pounds
and we gave them the approval to go
ahead," Horton said.
After the movers loaded Llewelyn's
possessions, they realized their actual
weight totaled 57,560 pounds.
Dan Treat, director of the credit
divi ion of United Van Lines, said that
the original estimate was made before
the goods were loaded. "We don't
know exact charges until we've
weighed the goods on the van," he
said.
According to Treat, when United
Van Lines realized the shipment would
exceed 30,000 pounds, it revised the
estimate. He called UCF, giving notice
of the new charge totaling $16,719.21.
Horton said that she approved the
revision because "we had already
committed ourselves" to both
Llewelyn and the moving company..
Horton said she did not expect any
trouble getting state approval for the
revision because, "it had already approved the original estimate and we
knew we could get revisioas in the past."
Moving, page 13