Show Sentiments over elevator issue intensify Kenneth Robertson the president of Barrier Busters thinks the elevator should not be locked and says that a surveillance camera would take care of the graffiti problem lem He says that if it has to tob tobe tobe b be locked they should should l lock ck the rest of the elevators on campus He believes that the graffiti was not the only reason the elevator was lock lock- ed He says it had something to do with the traffic in the hall and to him it appears that President Carnahan may h have a ve wanted van t e d a p private r i vat e elevator The elevator is the only one on campus that is locked It is located next to the Presidents President's office and Robertson believes that the president parks downstairs and takes the elevator to his office Carnahan said that not only does he not have a key to the elevator he never used it wh n it was vas unlocked He added that he knew of no other administrators using the elevator either I III hope that's not the case If it Were then I would have raised the issue myself He said the only staff who use the elevator use it to carry heavy loads from floor to floor Another faculty member Jay Williams said that the elevator needs to be replaced and that the first consideration tion should be the students He pointed out out- that disabled students are not the only ones who have a problem with the elevator Art students have to carry their equipment up and down the stairs every day There are also salesmen who come to show displays and products in n the Administration tion Building who h have v to compete with the stairs Carnahan agrees that the elevator needs to be replaced and insists that it is a lack of of funds which prohibits it According According According Ac Ac- cording to him the Department Department Department Depart Depart- ment of Facilities and Construction Management handles the funding for meeting handicapped needs It is through this government department that the school is attempting to acquire funds for the replacement b but t C Car Car- r- r nu nahan pointed out that such sucha a replacement would cost in excess of to Janet Felker a member of the Special Needs Committee agrees that the elevator is very inconvenient for many students especially those that have to wait for someone someone someone some some- one to use their key for them She also said that there ought to be signs saying that the elevator is not for general use She did say that with the keys accessibility is provided but questioned its extent Carnahan said that the college will replace the elevator and would like to add another in the Technology Technology Technology ogy Building He was unable to fix a date for the replace replace- ment |