Building conditions put UB in bad light at workshop

Dear Editor:

On Feb. 19-20, we held the 11th Annual International Workshop in Archaeometry at UB. The papers were given by scholars from all over the United States, Canada and Europe. The workshop was a great success, with one notable exception.

As the host, I was embarrassed by the lack of cleanliness and the maintenance conditions at the university. On Feb. 19 at 9 a.m., there was garbage all over the floor of the classroom-322 Millard Fillmore Academic Complex-in which the conference was scheduled to be held.

Furthermore, garbage cans had been thrown over and garbage spread along the hallways of MFAC, on both the first and third floors.

The participants who walked past the Oasis viewed numerous tables filled with waste paper and unfinished meals from the previous night.

Even worse were the stairways and elevators. People had spilled bottles on the floor and had left half-open beer bottles in the elevators.

On the morning of Feb. 20, the situation was the same, with even more garbage on the floors.

In addition, one of the participant's automobiles was vandalized, i.e. "keyed."

I cannot begin to tell you the number of negative comments that were made by the out-of-state and international participants. It surely does not reflect well on UB, nor upon our students.