S u m m e r N ew s
Arizona State University

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Vol, I, No. 9

August 9, 1973

le g a ip

Women educators gam in bias fight
existing legislation. The Equal
Pay Act was the first sex-dis­
crimination legislation enacted by
Congress, and it has been suc­
cessful in getting women millions
of dollars of back pay.
Its importance will be felt on
campuses across the country,
because its procedures differ
m arkedly . from
both the
Hidden away in Title IX of the Executive Order and Title VII.
Education Amendments of 1972,
The act is enforced by the Wage
and virtually unnoticed by the
educational com m unity, is a and Hour Division of the Em­
S tandards
Ad­
sm all ' section th a t extends ploym ent
coverage of the Equal Pay Act to ministration in the Department of
executive, administrative, and Labor. It is similar to the
professional em ployees. All Executive Order in that reviews
faculty m em bers and other can be conducted without a
professional employees in all complaint having been filed.
educational institutions a re
In fact, one of the major ad­
thereby protected.
vantages of the Equal Pay Act is
Unequal pay on the basis of sex that its complaint procedures are
is also prohibited by both very informal, and very different
Executive Order 11246 and Title from those of Title VII. The latter
VII of the Civil Rights Act, but the requires a notarized complaint, so "
inclusion of faculty members that an individual woman must
under the Equal Pay Act will do
far more than merely duplicate
The article below appeared in The
Chronicle of Higher Education of
Feb. 2C, 1973. Its author is Dr.
B ernice Sandler, executive
associate and director of the
P ro je c t on th e S tatus and '
Education of Women a t the
Association of American Colleges.

Well, tomorrow's T G IF , and
the troops will be making it
home for what's left of the
summer.

But for the people who work
at A SU full-time it's only a
period of fewer bodies and
the opportunity to whack
away at palm s and such
things in preparation for the
Fall masses.

proclaim herself a victim, with all
the attendant dangers of possible
harassment and damage to a
professional career.
In contrast, the Wage and Hour
Division will investigate any
institution on the basis of a letter
or telephone call or anonymous '
tip. The la tte r is hardly
necessary, for — unlike the
procedures under the Executive
Order and Title VII whereby the
individual complainant’s name is
revealed to the employer — under
the Equal Pay Act, the name of
the complainant is not revealed.
The anonym ity of both the
complainant and the employer is
protected.
No Documentation Needed
Any person—employee or not—
can look in the telephone direc­
tory for the phone number of the
nearest regional office of the
Wage and Hour Division, the
Department of Labor, and report
one’s suspicion that there is a
violation of the Equal Pay Act at
X institution. A particular deport­
ment of occupational classifi­
cation or individual can be
specified; no documentation is
_ required. The identity of a com­
plainant or person furnishing in­
form ation is never, revealed
without that person’s knowledge
and consent.
An employer often does not
know that someone has called the
Wage and Hour Division. Under
the act, the government has the
power to conduct routine reviews,
whether or not a complaint has
been reported.
A woman might call, stating
that she suspects she is being
underpaid in the English
department. Within a few weeks,
a compliance officer will appear
at the institution to do a “routine
check.’’ The investigator can
review the entire establishment
or may choose to limit the review

to a few departments, apparently
chosen at random but obviously
including the English depart­
ment.
If a violation is found, the
employer is asked to settle on the
spot: to raise the salaries of the
underpaid persons and to give
back pay. The statu te of
limitations allows two years’ back
pay for a non-willful violation and
three years’ back pay for a willful
violation (but, for academic em­
ployees, not prior to last July 1,
when the law first covered faculty
members).
Should an institution refuse
(and most don’t), the Department
of Labor can take the employer to
court. However, 95 per cent of the
cases have been settled without
recourse to litigation.
Employers often settle not only
because they a re clearly in
violation of the law, but also
because court cases involve
public disclosure of the findings.
If the case is settled without liti­
gation, the institution’s name is
not revealed.
No Wage-Hour Backlog

substantially equal.
Differences in pay based on
merit or seniority are allowed,
provided th at the m erit or
seniority systems are not in
themselves discriminatory on the
basisof sex. The Equal Pay Act is
concerned only with salary dif­
ferences; discrim ination in
hiring, promotion, and other
aspects of employment including
pay are covered by the Executive
Order and Title VII.
Women can complain simul­
taneously under the Equal Pay
Act, the Executive Order, and
Title . VII. However, with its
promise of a quick investigation
coupled with anonym ity, the
Equal Pay Act is likely to turn out
to be the Sleeping Beauty of the
various sex-discrimination laws
and regulations.
A lready, several institutions
have had to raise salaries of
maids who have received less
than janitors doing essentially the
same work, and at least one in­
stitution recently increased a
woman faculty member’s salary
by $4,000 as a result of an Equal
Pay investigation.

Although th e , Equal Employ­
ment - Opportunity Commission
and the Department of Health,
Education, and Welfare—which
enforce, respectively, Title VII
and the Executive Order—are
backlogged and understaffed,
there is no appreciable backlog at
the Wage and Hour Division.
(This is likely to change as the
word gets out to academ ic
women.)
Under the Equal Pay Act, jobs
do not have to be exactly the
same. In numerous cases the
courts have ruled that “equal . . .
does not mean identical. Insub­
stantial differences in the skill,
effort, and responsibility of
p articu lar jobs should be
ignored.” Jobs need only be

Big Manzi and a frat house are
getting ready, too. In a week or so
they'll be greeting new arrivals
w ho'll sa y such th in gs as,

"Heavens, what a lush*Interior."
The approaching storm In the
background
has
double
significance.

P age 2 — Thursday, A u gu st 9

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ASU group aids rural towns
A young lady whom w e
sh all ca ll G reta w as in for a
w h a le o f a n ig h tm a re
su prise when sh e m arried a
young N avy seam an in the
Casa G rande area a few
m onths ago..
S h o rtly
a fte r
th e ir
m a r r ia g e
he
w as
tr a n sfe r r e d , a s m ay b e
exp ected in the N avy, to the
high sea s. As h e departed,
how ever, he- left behind a
tw o-year-old son from a
previous m arriage for his
new w ife to “ m other.”
It w as tragic that the little

boy , had received brutal
tr e a tm e n t — in clu d in g
b e a tin g s and c ig a r e tte
burns — w hile stayin g with
hiS'Veal m other and her liv e
— in
b o y frien d . As a
consequence h e w as alm ost
im possible to control.
H is
ta n tru m s
and
nighttim e scream s, pitiable
in him , a lso • w ere double
trouble for h is step-m other,
for sh e shared an apartm ent
w ith another g irl — an 18c
year-old divorcee w ith a
tw o-year-old son of her own.
T his w as the situation

fa c in g
K en
H en n efer,
d irecto r o f th e S p ecia l
Community Services U nit at
ASU, when he w as called in
to help by the W estern Pinal
County Red Cross.
G r e ta /* o r ig in a lly had
called the Red Cross in an
em ergency appeal to get her
husband hom e.
“Quite sim ply, she is very
you ng an d h a s had no
children-rearing e x p e r i­
en ce,” H ennefer said.
“She w as a bit overw helm ed
with a child th is a g e and a ll
the included problem s in

being responsible for h im .”

Hi s

p r e v i o u s

m altreatm ent had dam aged
the child to som e degree,
a cco rd in g to H en n efer.
“ T he y ou n g w om an is
having d ifficu lty with childrearing patterns and w ants
to start adoption procedures
im m ediately. T his needs to
b e d one a s soon a s
p ossib le.”
H ennefer now is trying to
get
G reta ’s
h u sb an d
tem porarily reassign ed to
this area so th e little boy w ill
have a father-figure present

Regular registration
for Fall starts Aug. 21
Watt-through registration for the Fall semester at ASU will
be conducted Aug. 21-14 along with curriculum adviser con­
sultations.
Registration packets may be obtained in the Memorial
Union’s Rendezvous Lounge from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 21-23 and
from 8 to 11:30 a.m. Aug. 24. For evening students the period is
from fe te 8 p.m . on Aug. 22.
The locations where class cards may be picked up can be
found in class-schedule booklets available at all departmental
offices.
Thé times to obtain those cards — for regular students —
are 8 a.m . to 4 p.m. Aug. 23 and 8 to 11:45 a jn . Aug. 24. Fees may
be paid in the Women’s Physical Education building from 8:30
a.m. to 4 pan. Aug. 23 and from 8 a m . to noon Aug. 24.
Class cards for evening students will be available from 6 to 8
p m . Aug. 22, with fee payment to be made between 6:30 and 8:30
p.m.
Partially pre-registered and handicapped students may
pick up their class cards on Aug. 22 from 9 to 11 a m . and pay
fees in Women’s PE that same day from 9:30 a m . tol:30 pm .
Late registration will be conducted in the MU Arizona Room
from 8 a.m. to noon and from 1 to 3 pm . on Aug. 27,29,30 and 31.
The hours for Aug. 28 are 6 to 8 pm .
Instruction begins on the morning of Aug. 27.

Gov jobs nationwide
offer stiff competition
Liberal Arts graduates
Federal
Highway
Ad­
seeking positions staffed
ministration, the Air Force, the
through the Federal Service
Army Corps of Engineers, the
Bureau of Reclamation, and the
Entrance Exam ination 'face
severe competition nationwide
Forest Service.
due to increased numbers of
Architects are in short supply
high-qualifying candidates.
in all areas except Washington,
This warning was given in the
D.C., New England, and the
August issue of “Career Con­
Northwest.
cerns,” a monthly newssheet
In education, though com­
published by the staff of the
petition is keen, majors in this
Career Information Division at
field may be interested in ap­
Arizona State University.
plying for positions with the
The newssheet said with the
Bureau of Indian Affairs, which
sharp decline in 1972-73 job
operates 200 elementary and
appointments few candidates
secondary schools.
are being reached with scores
The Bureau of Prisons is
recruiting correctional officers
below 96 on the examination.
With around 12,000 eligibles
and correctional treatm ent
currently listed on the San
sp ecia lists from the social
F rancisco Region FSEE
service field.
register (Arizpna eligib les
Accounting opportunities
included), the ratio of total
vary greatly, and are best in
eligibles to the number of an­
W ashington, D.C. and New
ticipated appointm ents is
York, where hiring and eligible
roughly 20 to 1.
applicants are barely in
However, the reoport con­
balance.
tinues, agencies nationwide will
Qualified applicants - in the
staff college entry vacancies as
health fields are still in demand.
soon as the funding picture
Medical technology; physical,
becomes clear.
occupational, and correctional
June graduates interested in
therapies; and nursing offer
greatest possibilities.
federal governm ent em ­
ployment who have taken or
M ost positions are with
plan to take the examination
V etera n s A d m in istration
are urged to keep employment
hospitals, but opportunities also
exist with the Navy,
options open through Sep­
tember if possible, z1'
The newssheet warns this is
Agencies currently recruiting < not a good year to try for
government employment in the
engineers include the En­
agricultural and biological
v ir o n m e n ta l P r o te c tio n
sciences areas.
"
.
Agency, the Patent Office, tee

Sw ing It, g ramps
The inconsiderate sentiment
of a cocky adolescent?
H a r d ly . 'It ’s adm iration.
This gent with the Popeye
muscles punches out chinups like granny does
cookies. A s he finally
descended from the bars he
smirked and asked, “Pretty
good for a 60-year-old man,
huh?” A youthful bystander,
suitably astounded, began,

CLASSIFIED

965-7513

"W hat's yer name, healthy
stranger . . . ? " But the
geezer with casaba-pectorals was gone in a cloud of
athletic dust.

Dave Schiller will hold
personal consultations on
emerging growth stocks In
areas such a s medicine
(artificial kidneys, heart-lung
equipment,
blood
oxy­
genators, etc.), pharmaceuti­
cals, and non-toxic Insect
control methods. Free of
c h a rge . C O N T IN E N T A L
A M E R IC A N
S E C U R IT IE S .
263-0020

in th e tr a n s itio n p erio d
before adoption.
G reta
a lso
r e c e iv e
c o u n se lin g
u n til
h er
problem s are erased or
solved .
And this is only-one of 31
Red C ross referra ls w hich
H ennefer’s unit h as handled
sin ce January.
Subordinated) him a re six
gi*ad stu d e n ts
in
th e
G raduate School o f Social
S ervice A dm inistration and
15-20 stu d en ts a t C entral
Arizona C ollege.
T hey work in a rural
seven-tow n area in P in al
County, about 60 m iles south
of
P h o e n ix ,
w ith
headquarters in F loren ce.
F or the p a st th ree y ea rs
the ASU stu d en ts • in the
group h ave interned in C asa
G rande, C oolidge, F loren ce,
E loy, S tan field, M aricopa
an d R a n d o lp h , to h elp
resid en ts rea lize th eir go a ls
of com m unity d evelopm ent
and organization.
H ennefer d escrib es the
stu d en ts’ ro les in th is lin e o f
work a s “ touchy a t b est”
and “ im p ossib le a t w orst.”
In
th e s e
ru ra l
com m unities “stu d en ts ju st
can ’t w alk info th e tow ns
and b e ‘k now -it-alls,’ ” h e
exp lained, “a s soon a s the
tow nspeople recogn ize that
a student or so cia l w orker is
condescending to th em , they
shut him o ff.”
E xp erien ce h as show n th e
unit th at to b e a ccep ted it
m u st w ork w ith in th e
sy stem , to includ e three
d ecid ing forces: (1) the
co m m u n ity ’s
e c o n o m ic
b ase; (2) law enforcem ent
a g en cies;, and (3) ex istin g
p o litical stru ctu res.
The so cia l w orkers have
d iscovered th ey m u st form '
clo se w orking relationsh ips
w ith
v a r io u s
agen cy
personnel and “ tune-in” to
the com m unity’s inform al
pow er structure also .
“W hen w e began our work
w e found w e had to prove
our s a lt,” H ennefer said .
“To do th is, w e accep ted
r e fe r r a ls fro m e x is tin g
a g en cies and encouraged
m em bers of our advisory
b oard (d ra w n fro m th e
co m m u n ity )
to
m ake
referra ls th em selv es.”
F O R R E N T — Single-level,
patio home. Tempe location,
large private patio, 2-bdrm,
drapes, sh ag carpet, re­
frigerator and refrigeration,
dishwasher and dbl. carport
and pool. 947-1043.

3-bdrm, 2-bath, pool, enclosed
front and rear patios, spacious
grounds, T ah itian setting,
near all shopping and schools,
$197.60. Lotus Flower Apart­
ments, on McCIIntock south of
v a y.^/Manager,
.M a r
Broadway
Apt. 21,
968-5674.

s2L

F ro n tier
E m p lo y m e n t
Service, 525 M ill, Suite 101— .
967-2069. See us first for aH
types of jobs, Closest to ASU
campus.

Thursday, August 9 — Page 3

Arizona w eed critters
assault cow turn-turns
American beef prices have skyrocketed to
the appalling levels that they have in the last
few months in part because a deadly little
Arizona critter has been preying on the
plaintive old Bossy population.
Since June 1 a little plant known as larkspur,
harm less in appearance as a garden
delphinium with spurred (due or violet flowers,
has killed more than 1,000 cattle in the upper
elevations of,the West’s rangeland.
Dr. Ira B. Judd, professor emeritus of
agriculture at ASU, says larkspur causes more
cattle losses in western cowboy country than
any other poisonous plant.
It does so because toxic substances, the
most common being alkaloids with delphinine,
collect in the roots, And Bossy, perverse in her
innocence, prefers the stuff to other healthy
forage.
Normally cattle eat only the flowery tops,
but when the ground has teen softened by
frequent rains as it has this year, the plant can
be dislodged roots and all. That’s when trouble
starts.
Headaches are compounded by the fact that
larkspur is an invader plant which crowds
desirable forage off higher ranges.
Strangely enough, it has little effect on
horses or sheep, but that’s little comfort to the
consumer whose taste preferences have not yet
expanded to include mutton and dog food.
Judd said tall larkspur (one of two common
varieties) reaches a poisonous peak in early
summer.
“Toxicity decreases after flowering, but the
plants continue to be dangerous until after
maturity in the fall,” he said. “Low larkspur is

especially poisonous through the flowering
stage and remains toxic until the leaves dry.”
Tall larkspur grows at elevations between
6,000 and 10,000 feet, thriving in moist areas on
mountain ranges and under aspen.
Low larkspur can reach elevations of 10,000
feet, but is most common on foothill and
sagebrush ranges. It, too, reaches its danger
level in early spring.
The effects of the dastardly stuff, on Bossy,
rancher and consumers, might be lessened if a
continual watch could be made on the eating
habits of every cow, and if an antidote were
available for culinary blunders.
Unfortunatety, there simply are not that
many zillions of cowboys, and according to
Judd, “there is no known treatmetnt of
larkspur poisoning. Losses can be reduced by
keeping cattle off larkspur ranges until after
tiie plants have flowered.”
Herbicides seem a natural solution, of
course, but if they’re used they had better be
good.
Larkspur is so deadly in its peak season that
four ounces per hundred pounds of anim al
weight can mean coroner time.
Symptoms include nervousness, staggering,
nausea, excessive salivation, frequent
sw allow ing, tw itching, bloating, irregular
heart action and respiratory paralysis. Even
worse than the characteristics of a bad nine
trip.
“For best effectivness, treatment must be
applied before flower buds are formed,” he
advised. “Herbicide treatments should be
continued each year until all the larkspur
plants are destroyed.”

How could anyone harm a creature gentle as Bossy?
Hunger-crazed consumers m ight easily. But the
biggest danger ordinarily is her chompers egged on by
ippetite. Particularly when nasty old poisonous weeds
invade her rangeland.

Sororities, fraternities
schedule Rush W eeks
Arizona State University’s sororities and fraternities will
hold their annual Rush Week ceremonies starting Sunday for
students planning to attend school here and interested in par­
ticipating in traditional college activities.
Dates and scheduled functions are as follows:
SORORITIES
Aug. 12 — Orientation meeting in Palo Verde East cafeteria,
5:30 p.m.
Aug. 13 and 14 — Rushees meet members from 11 sororities in
45minute Open Houses. Aug. 13,9 a.m. to 4 pm . and Aug. 14,9
a.m. to 3 p.m.
Aug. 15 — “Coke Parties,” also 45 minutes, from 9 a m . to 7:15
pm .
Aug. IS — One-hour Philanthropy Parties from 10 a m . to 3:45
pm .
Aug. 17 — Preferential Parties, where each rushee visits not
more than two houses, from 7 to 9:15pm .
Rush parties also will be held daily for all participants, who
will be staying at PV East or Valley homes.
Information on this and another informal rush the week of
Fall orientation may be obtained from Susan Clouse,
Panhellenic president, 965-6466 in the afternoons.
FRATERNITIES
Aug. 19 and 20—Rushees report to assigned living areas.
Aug. 21—Orientation session, 6 p m . in the MU Arizona Room.
Group tours of houses follow.
Aug. 22 — Continuation of tours and consultation with advisers
beginning at 7:30 pm .
Aug. 23 — Continuation of group tours and orientation for late
arrivals, 6 pm . in the MU Arizona Room.
Aug. 24-26—Houses hold their own special functions.
Questions should be directed toward the Intrafraternity
Council Office, MU 240, 965-3806.

N o w a sad poem
entitled 'Picture'

Th lf guy is nobody's fool,
Probably because once when
he arrived at school a little

iatsr than usual,.and the bike
rack was alm ost full, he had to
use the top rung.

I am a smooth green vial,
dropped for a lady’s hand.
Her neck is regal;
• the hand that lifted me
To lips of beckoning softness
Is delicate, and perfect
as a kerchief of old lace.
Even now, though it is cold
. and folded carelessly,
and her pleading eyes
will beg the light no more.
Though her lips are colored strangely
thbugb her neck is tivned awry,
She is sr perfect picture still,
In ebon curb and petticoats,
With me dose by her side.
ChariesCarreea

P a g e 4 — T h ursday, A u gu st 9

Central Plant's summertime ^ago

Cooling it on the economy plan
E gad, he said to him self, as he
scu rried to cam pus from the parking
lot purple in the d istance. This heat
could stifle an arm adillo. Thank
h eaven s, thank goodness, thank
P rovidence for those wonderful airconditioned classroom s.
And about him , in sw eaty, heatshim m ering hordes, the Sum m er
Studious — so m e ,w ith canteens
siting about their hips — m entally
echoed his sentim ents as they
plodded toward the oasis of ASU.
T his picture, though perhaps a
tr ifle e x a g g e r a te d , n o n e th eless
d e p ic ts th e d a ily p lig h t, and
salvation , of w e who liv e and travel
in the V alley of the Sun during its
Sahara Sum m ers.
How did they m anage to isurvive
back .in the old Tem pe Norm al
School days? Who cares. Today
w e’re no bunch of m asochistic
ca m els. And b esid es, if the oldtim ers, had had sw am p-coolers, let
alone refrigeration, you can bet your

used la st year w as $15,000 worth in
D ecem ber, and the high w as $45,000
in A ugust. T hat’s 17,000 kilow atts
p lu s— ju st a sm idgen m ore than the
com bined consum ption of m om m a’s
w affle iron and stove.
But v a st a s its energy u sage is, the
Central P lan t operates w ith such
efficien cy that costs — and drain on
d ie V alley’s electricity resources —
are kept a t the low est lev el possible.
This is m ade p ossib le through
w hat G eorge Z elenski, associate
director of the plant, d escrib es a s
the “d iversity p rinciple,” sim ilar to
a system used by Arizona Public
Service.
This m eans that, sin ce not a ll ASU
buildings require cooling a t the
sam e tim e, the plant need m eet only
55 per cen t of the total possible
dem and, even during h eaviest u se
periods.
Those periods are from 3-5. p.m .
Monday through F riday in July,
August and early Septem ber when
outdoor tem peratures a re a t their

A lm ost a ll building therm ostats
are se t a t 75 d egrees for com fort, but
tem peratures som etim es rise above
that. On hot afternoons when outside
tem peratures are m ore than 115
d egrees, for exam ple, insid e it can
reach a s high a s 80 d egrees for short
periods.
But, a s Zelenski pointed out,
“That isn ’t so bad w hen people
realize th at w ithin a few hours they
w ill h ave to go back outside again .”
“ O u ts id e /’ in a ll th e h e a t,
in terestingly enough, originate the
pow er lin es w hich m ake the cool
stu ff p ossib le.
A ll the electricity for cam pus is
first channeled to the C entral P lant
. . . . . . while one'of the handy
a t 13,200 v o lts and la ter transform ed
little shiny dudes which makes
in the various buildings to 208-120 or
his
job easier tells the story of
488-277.
80. Even Kush when they're
The plant itse lf u ses 40 p er cent of
losin' seldom works up this
the incom ing en ergy, a t 4160, 2400,
much
steam.
480 and 208-120 v olts. It p ays APS for
this on a slid in g sca le.
L ast sum m er during peak dem and
D esp ite its v ita l ro le in cooling,
17,600 k ilow att hours w ere used. The
high so far th is sum m er h as been h eatin g and en ergy distribution,
17,300, and Z elenski said d espite the ASU’s C entral P la n t is not a place
addition of the P sychology and w hich p assersb y ca su a lly w ander in.
S ta u ffer C om m u n ica tio n s A rts Security m easures a re tough, and
buildings energy sa v in g s should n ecessa rily so , due to th e enorm ous
keep the m axim um consum ption at am ounts of en ergy handled.
18,000 k ilow atts.
R igid precautions taken to avoid
When F a ll arrives and outside th e p ossib ility o f a ccid en ts including
tem peratures begin to low er, the X -raying of w eld ing, testin g of
U n iv e r sity w ill re q u ire le s s v a lv es and sw itch es a t tw o tim es the
electrica l pow er, ju st a s it does after w orking p ressu re, backup safety
sundown in th e sum m er.
d ev ices and in sp ection s by sta te
“W e’ll go up w ith th e w ater o fficia ls, insurance represen tatives
te m p era tu re s t ill th e y h it 60 and m anufacturers.
d eg rees,” Z elenski sa id , “or the
A ll to se e th at fa cu lty , sta ff and
outside tem perature reach es only 64
d egrees. Then w e’ll turn the w ater students, clam m y in the great
pum ps off and u se ju st com fort o u td o o rs, a r e c a lm , co o l and
co llected w hile in sid e.
coolin g.”

H erbert Salano, lead-shift engineer a t the U n i­
v e rsity 's Central Plant, m akes h is stand in the
control room . Thoughts of Freon 12, P S I and a
thousand other technical goodies go through h is
m|nd . . . . . .
life they wouldn’t have lingered on
the sun porch.
M aybe that’s one of the reasons
ASU h a s ex p e r ie n c e d su ch an
in crease in students, too. Why mow
law ns in 100-degree heat a s a
p a stim e w hen o n e ca n sh iv e r
d elightfully in the prof’s classroom
pleasure den?
He wouldn’t h ave that com fy
hangout, though, without a very
sophisticated and efficien t system
that m ost p eople today tend to take
for granted.
And thus w e com e to the
sum m ertim e sa g a of the troops in
the C entral P lan t.
The plant is a rela tiv ely quiescent
creatu re, distinguished prim arily by
w isp s of rooftop steam in cold
w eather, by its m a ssiv e m id-cam pus
bulk and by the fa c t it is the only
building h ere w ith no window s.
From its cen tral location ea st of
H ayden Library th e C entral P lan t
c o o ls 96 A SU b u ild in g s d u rin g
sum m er and w arm s them during
w inter. In doing s6 , its energy needa
a t fir st g lan ce seem enorm ous.
T he sm a llest am ount of electricity

highest.
Then and at less h ectic tim es the
plant keeps warm bodies cool w ith a
g ia n t six -u n it a ir-co n d itio n in g
system which ch ills w ater w ith freon
at the rate of- 9,500 tons of
refrigeration per hour.
The w ater then is pum ped to the
various buildings and circulated in
coopper tubing. L arge blow ers force
air over the tubing and into room
ducts w hile, w arm «! w ater returns
to the plant to be ch illed again.
The system is capable of low ering
w ater tem peratures to 47 degrees
F arenheit, but to conserve energy
that lev el is seldom , if ev er, allow ed.
“With our m ethod of operation, w e
vary the ch illed w ater tem perature
from 60 d egrees on dow n,” Zelenski
said.
The low est w ater tem perature
recorded a t the plant th is sum m er
has been 52 degrees, com pared to a
And dom inating its own
50 degree low la st sum m er, even
massive corner of the plant is
though tem peratures th is year are
one of tho sm a lle r— yes,
higher.
Zelenski said this is extra effort to
sm aller— air-conditioning units
c o n se r v e
e le c tr ic ity
d urin g _ \ p h l e h helps cool 98 A S U
Arizona’s energy shortage.

buildings during the heatstroke
days. Were you standing here,
you'd know, w hy Engineer
Salano wears earplugs.