http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=51116181235Basically the situation is this: There is a
cancer cluster in the Literature Building, which is located at the corner of Warren next to WLH
Scientific reports have been conducted and suggest that the elevator (or the power room to the elevator, which in the lit building is on the first floor but should normally be on top of the ceiling or something) is releasing cancer-causing radiation.
Several people in the department have died and even more have been diagnosed with cancer. The literature department has been struggling with the university over the issue for several years--they are still dragging their feet, avoid giving straight answers, and have not even offered to move people out of the building temporarily while the investigation (which takes years to conduct) is going on.
its a little shameful that UCSD's administration cant at least relocate lit building staff to a safe building...
the language of the petition is simple and short, it only asks on behalf of everyone working at the lit building for a safe place to work. keep in mind, not ONLY lit-related people are in the building. korean language TA's, professor chamberlain, mmw ta's.. they all have offices in the literature building.
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omggggggg.....