The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, March 01, 1979, Image 6

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THE BATTALION
THURSDAY, MARCH 1. 1979
Eddie Dominguez ’66
Joe Arciniega ’74
Recruiter ends stay at A&M today
VISTA, Peace Corps seek help
If you want the real
thing, not frozen or
canned . . . We call It
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Dallas location:
3071 Northwest Hwy
352-8570
By LOUIE ARTHUR
Battalion Reporter
If you would like to spend a year or
two in a foreign country or under
privileged area of the United States
helping those who are less fortunate,
Carol Harris, a Peace Corps and
VISTA recruiter, would like to talk to
you.
Today is the last day that Marris
will have a table at the Memorial
Student Center at Texas A&M Uni
versity.
“We are looking for people that
have a lot to give and are interested
in helping others,” Harris said.
Workers for the Peace Corps, a
federal program which involves a
two-year commitment, travel to de
veloping nations to teach the people
how to improve their lives. Roughly
a third of the Peace Corps workers
travel to Latin America, another
third goes to Africa and the rest are
divided between the eastern Carib
bean, the southern Pacific and Asia
— a total of 64 countries.
VISTA, or Volunteers in Service
to America, requires a one-year
commitment. The group works in
the United States, primarily in the
poorer sections of urban areas.
VISTA workers do a variety of jobs —
anything from working in a half-way
house to helping native Americans
regain land and mineral rights.
Harris said the jobs are not big
money-makers, but they are reward
ing because workers get the chance
to help others. “It’s just subsistence
pay,” she said. “When I was a VISTA
volunteer I made $250 a month —
it’s not easy to live on that in Dallas. ”
“The people you are working with
are usually a lot worse off financially
Gay-line referral service
gets mostly prank calls
By ROBIN THOMPSON
Battalion Reporter
Alternative, a local homosexual
group, is having troubles with its
call-in referral service — most of its
callers aren’t serious.
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Roger, a worker with the Gay-line
who asked not to have his last name
revealed, says that 85 to 90 percent
of the calls the group receives are
pranks.
“I’ve never been to a place where
people are so closed-minded,” he
said. Roger has lived in Houston and
Austin.
“They feel so threatened when
they see something they’ve never
seen before.”
The Gay-Line referral service, is
operated by members of Alternative
who are not trained counselors.
They are not allowed to give ad
vice but can release names and
phone numbers of professionals who
can give advice.
For example, Roger said, the
group might recommend a psychol
ogist “for those who are having trou-
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SALON ’79, the MSC Camera Committee’s annual
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than you are so you don’t really feel
too poor,” Harris said.
Both the Peace Corps and VISTA
are programs in the federal agency,
ACTION. They are looking for col
lege graduates of all majors and
people who have some skill that they
could use, but Harris said that she
would also like to talk to under
graduates.
There will be a Peace Corps office
on campus after spring break, Harris
said.
Harris said that the recruiters
would probably be back some time in
April, but anyone interested in talk
ing to a representative between now
and the end of spring break they can
call her collect at the Austin office
(512) 397-5925.
Steve Cook, left, a senior in finance, and Robert Zehm,
senior in accounting, help Carol Harris, Peace Corps
VISTA recruiter, get students interested in spending time in
foreign countries. Today is the last day will be at a table in
the Memorial Student Center. Battalion photo by Lynn Blanco
ble coping with gay life or with com
ing out.” Roger said it also give
names of doctors who will give medi
cal advice to gays and names of pas
tors who will give religious counsel-
ing.
“Sometimes people just want to
call and talk about their problems,”
he said.
Alternative is not associated with
the Gay Student Services Organiza
tion, which has filed a suit against
Texas A&M University.
The suit, which was filed in Feb
ruary 1977 when Texas A&M refused
to recognize the organization, is now
in the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of
Appeals in New Orleans.
It is scheduled for review some
time at the end of this year, said Kim
Platner, president of GSSO.
The Cay-Line is only one of the
functions Alternative sponsors.
“We also have potluck suppers
and speakers from different fields,”
Roger said.
Alternative has about 40 mem
bers, although Roger said a lot more
than that attend the social functions.
Roger said Alternative is not con
cerned with the political aspects of
being gay. “We just want to have
social functions without social pres
sure,” he said.
The number of the Gay-Line is
693-1630. It isopen from 8 p.m. to 10
p.m. Monday through Thursday.
Fast lunch, intimate booths, party rooms, draft beer, cozy atmosphere and old movies.
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WEDNESDAY
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Choice of Salad Dressing - Hot Garlic Bread
Tea or Coffee
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BREADED FISH
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Cole Slaw
Hush Puppies
Choice of one
vegetable
Roll or Corn Bread & Butter
Tea or Coffee
SATURDAY
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SPECIAL
Chicken &
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Tossed Salad
Choice of one
vegetable
Roll or Corn Bread & Butter ,
Tea or Coffee
SUNDAY SPECIAL
NOON and EVENING
ROAST TURKEY DINNER
Served with
Cranberry Sauce
Cornbread Dressing
Roll or Corn Bread - Butter-
Coffee or Tea
Giblet Gravy
And your choice of any
One vegetable