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Businesswomen, leaders tell women to be assertive THE BATTALION MONDAY, APRIL 21, 1980 Page 5 \u[ W «ii»j Is i«ll( lill 5ti l«fe i li By USCHI MICHEL-HOWELL City Reporter Young business women must learn the “art of being assertive” and should expect to be flexible in their career, was the advice given by busi- nesswomen during an all-day Women’s Leadership Conference at Texas A&M University Thursday. “The art of being assertive is to communicate your feelings in an appropriate manner and to develop self-confidence and self-esteem,” said Dr. Betty C. Mayfield, acade mic counselor here. The event was sponsored by the Student Activities Office. “Acquire as much general know ledge as you can and women, don’t underestimate yourselves,” said Sarah Rvan, a Bryan interim assis tant district attorney, during a panel discussion at the conference. Flexibility and an open mind on career opportunites was advocated by Ryan as well as other panelists. Dr. Carolyn Adair, director of stu dent activities, Rita Marsh, contract administrator at Texas A&M, Mona Rizk-Finne and Debbie Walker, ex executive vice president of the stu dent senate, were other panelists who answered questions and related their experience to the young women. Assertiveness is distinguished from aggressive in that it does not dominate another person, but recog nizes equality between men and women, Mayfield said. Eye contact, body posture, clothes and the tone of voice can en hance verbal assertiveness, Mayfield said to an audience of about 50 women, most of them Aggies. Encouraging her audience to cite examples of passive, aggressive and assertive behavior, Mayfield sug gested that women should be pre pared to shock their friends when they make an assertive move. “If you think being assertive would help you to be more success ful, start small, because it takes prac tice,” she said. “Start with saying ‘hi’ to someone on campus, or ask your best friend a favor, for example,” she suggested. Short role plays, showing exam ples of assertive behavior and prac tical advice followed. “Standing straight, a controlled voice and clothes that don’t show cleavage or are tight are a good way of being assertive,” Mayfield said. Dr. Elizabeth Cowan, adviser to President Miller, spoke on female leadership. “Leadership will change in the next decade,” said Cowan, who is recognized in the “World’s Who’s Who.” “Leaders of the past used ‘big sticks’ and spoke with loud voices,” Cowan said. “Times are no longer that way. “A good leader will be someone who recognizes people’s wants and needs and makes them realize these capabilities as well.” Cowan, who has a degree in En glish and in education, said women don’t have to be afraid of losing their femininity in a leadership position,” because management will not be au thoritarian in the future. Rather, management will recog nize individuals’ abilities more than in the past and, as a result, typical male authoritarian managers will dis appear, she said. Moss lawns better than green grass United Press International NEW YORK — People tired of mowing the lawn might take a tip from David Benner, who gave up grass for moss 10 years ago. A moss lawn needs no mowing, fertilizing or watering except during prolonged dry spells, Benner writes in the April-May issue of Garden magazine. LEADERSHIP POSITIONS AVAILABLE The MSC Council Office is now accepting applications for Officer Application for V.P. for Finance V.P. for Programs Director of Projects Director of Public Relations Deadline is 5:00 p.m. Monday, April 21, 1980. Room 216 of the MSC. Carter's Pa. lead declining INFLUENZA STUDY VOLUNTEERS If you were in one of the flu studies last year or this year (Russian Flu, Swine Flu, or Survey Group), we want a follow-up blood sample. $10.00 April 21 f 22, 23 — Mon, Tues, Wed Commons Lounge: 9 am to 9 pm Health Center: 9 am to 4 pm April 22-Tuesday night — Corps Lounge D, 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm April 23-Wednesday afternoon — Vet School, 12 noon to 3 pm United Press International HARRISBURG, Pa. — Ed ward Kennedy’s top campaign strategist in Pennsylvania said Saturday his poll showed the senator still trailing Jimmy Carter in the key primary state, but cut ting into the president’s lead. Mike Ford, the Kennedy poli tical director for Pennsylvania, said a poll completed eight days ago for the Kennedy campaign showed Carter leading the Mas sachusetts Democrats by 10 points, with a large portion of the Democratic vote still undecided. The senator, at a Scranton rally Saturday, played up the import ance of Pennsylvania’s presiden tial primary Tuesday by saying, “The eyes of not only the Demo cratic Party but of tbe world are on Pennsylvania.” Ford hesitated to predict an eventual Kennedy victory, but said there was evidence his strong campaign effort consisting of 11 personal appearances in the final two weeks of campaigning has cut Carter’s lead. “We will have had the oppor tunity to take our campaign to the people,” said Ford of the Penn sylvania primary, the first major one since the New York primary nearly a month ago. “We ll have to wait and see if they listened. ” Campaign aides for president Carter said a week ago that a poll conducted for them showed Ken nedy had overtaken the president in Pennsylvania. With Mayor William Green Jr. of Philadelphia giving Kennedy a shot-in-the-arm endorsement this week, the Carter-Kennedy battle shifted to the Northeastern Pennsylvania anthracite coal re gion, which has the third biggest block of Democratic voters in Pennsylvania. Kennedy made another stop there Saturday, visiting the Masonic Temple in Scranton, and Vice President Walter Mondale was to make his third campaign appearance in Pennsylvania by visiting Scranton Monday. Pittsburgh, the second largest Democratic stronghold, is viewed as being Carter’s strength in the state, the president having received the endorsements of leading Democratic officeholders there. Pennsylvania sends the third largest contingent, consisting of 185 delegates, to the Democratic National Convention in New York in August. Meantime, in the Republican primary, George Bush staged a massive campaign effort to slow Ronald Reagan’s march to the nomination, campaigning in the state every day for two weeks up to Tuesday’s election. Tom Tripp, Bush’s Pennsylva nia campaign manager, said tele phone surveys indicated Bush’s effort was paying off, although he conceded informal polling still showed Bush trailing Reagan. The Bush campaign is sinking a large amount of money into re broadcasting this weekend a series of half-hour town meetings Bush held across the state during the Pennsylvania campaign. Rep. John Anderson, R-Ill., was kept off the Pennsylvania bal lot because of a campaign work er’s error. Although he pledged to wage a write-in campaign, he has not campaigned strongly in Pennsylvania. 'assenger attacks cab driver ELEGANT EVENING 9:2J; —ii) 1 ^ s9 a ’ By BECKY SWANSON I City Staff A Bryan man has been arrested in connection with the assault of a cab driver who suffered cuts on his neck and finger Saturday morning when the passenger in bis cab pulled a knife and tried to cut his throat. A spokesman for Twin City Taxi said Robert Reed, a 45-year-old cab driver, was taken to St. Joseph Hos pital where he received five stitches in his neck. Reed was treated and released from the hospital. Pablo Nino, 19, of 1307 Groes- beck, Bryan, was arrested at 2 a.m. Saturday at Eden and Groesbeck in Exercisers need more than water United Press International WASHINGTON —Drinking only to satisfy your thirst does not provide adequate amounts of fluids to main tain body fluid balance if you exer cise in warm weather, says phy siologist Kennon T. Francis. v The University of Alabama phy siologist says an 8-ounce glass of wa ter before tennis, swimming or run ning is probably adequate for the weekend exerciser. “But if you exercise every day, wa ter alone won’t replace electrolytes, sodium and potassium lost through perspiration. The best sources of potassium are orange juice and bana nas,” Francis says. ,: He says forced drinking in the heat fnay be the best replacement for dai ly joggers and swimmers as well as school football teams that practice ; twice daily in the heat oflate summer and early fall. He recommends drinking a glass of orange juice 20-30 minutes before practice and several times during practice “whether you’re thirsty or not. But don’t drink more than a half hour before exercis ing because the benefits will be ■wasted,” he added. Bryan. Nino is being held in the Bra zos County jail, facing charges of aggravated assault. Bryan police reports said Reed picked up a man shortly before 12:30 a.m. at Los Momentos who asked to stop at a house behind El Toro Res taurant to get change for a $20 bill. Reed told police that he then took the man to La Fiesta Ballroom as the man had asked, and was then re quested to go back to Trant Street. Reed said he was asked to make several route changes before the man pulled a knife and tried to cut his throat. Reed told police he tried to defend himself by grabbing the knife, and cut his index finger in the process. Police reported Reed received two cuts on his neck. The man fled from the taxi and headed into a residential area, police said. A spokesman for Twin City Taxi said Reed drove himself back to the cab stand on East 24th Street and was taken to the hospital by the own er of the taxi service. urn n n n n n nTT7i n n n M M -L 1 1 I l I k ~ ~ t ^ SWENSENfS Super Sundae Special Two Super Sundaes (Choice of 11 Top pings) for $2.65 (SA VE $1.25.) 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