<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2OTSGH_1FPmq92K00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2OTSGH_1FPmq92K00" width="1200" height="799" ></figure>Washburn University inspected potential mold in Kuehne Hall following humidity issues. While facility services maintain suspected areas, faculty members confirm mold has already been identified. The discrepancy has raised concerns from students and staff over the control and equipment maintenance in the building. “If mold and fungus are suspected, a Kansas City company tests the space, and appropriate cleaning and chemical treatments are applied,” Director of Facility Services Eric Moss said. “I understand students come here and they have allergies, but it’s really not a cause for concern as far as most of the spaces are concerned.” To assess and manage the situation, Washburn University has hired inspectors from Kansas City to evaluate the situation in the hall. These companies are responsible for testing for mold and, if present, ensuring the continued safety of all building occupants. “We haven’t determined that it’s mold, but we have had an inspection done,” Moss said. While Moss awaits those results, they keep the same protocols and preventatives active, emphasizing commitment to maintaining safety protocols. Kristen Grimmer, Chair of the Department of Mass Media, clarifies that mold has been found in room 100B“I know there has been confirmed mold in room 100B; it’s a media film and video room,” Grimmer said.Moss said that the university has provided dehumidifiers for many of the spaces in Kuehne Hall and maintains the individual air conditioning units by cleaning them and changing the filters. Evelyn Woitalewicz explains that Bods Feeding Bods buys and maintains their own dehumidifiers for the pantry. “I know that we constantly have dehumidifiers down in the pantry just because we have to make sure it’s food safe,” Woitalewicz said. “We have our dehumidifiers every day that we have to empty, but that was stuff that we, at the pantry, purchase ourselves from our funds from WSGA.” Even with the pantry’s own dehumidifiers, the other dehumidifiers are hardly maintained. They do not empty them regularly and do not replace the filters when needed, according to Grimmer. With this information, there are contradictory statements on Washburn’s campus. If you have information on this matter, Student Media is always willing to feature student voices. This is an ongoing story. Edited by Lexi Hittle and Eden Conrad</div></body>

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Washburn University inspected potential mold in Kuehne Hall following humidity issues. While facility services maintain suspected areas, faculty members confirm mold has already been identified. The discrepancy has raised concerns from students and staff over the control and equipment maintenance in the building. “If mold and fungus are suspected, a...

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