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Page 6 THE BATTALION TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1980 LOUPOT’S BUYING USED BOOKS NOW! LOUPOT’S BOOKSTORE Northgate — at the corner across from the Post Office Local Film, video show to be presented r PROFESSOR... 4 ^ Do we have your course notes and readings on I file yet? Your students are asking for them I at. ! KINKO’S ! JOIlAiW dee and By KATHLEEN McELROY Battalion Staff ^ Since there’s more to the U. S. Southwest than “Dallas” or any other television shows can portray, southwest artists are producing their own films and video, some of which will be shown tonight in 100 Harrington starting at 7 p.m. Dr. Larry Hickman of the Texas A&M philosophy department, organizer of the evening, said Monday he’s been interested in the visual media since his graduate days at the University of Texas. About that time, Marshall McLuhan wrote his revolutionary Understanding Media, the book proclaiming “The media is the message.” “I became convinced when I was in graduate school that we’re under a profound technological revolution taking us from print to visual,” he said. This revolution, he continued, has changed society’s way of viewing fundamentals like knowledge and beauty. Hickman said most of tonight’s pieces will be film, made by people whose consciences reside in the Southwest. One such film tells of a clown who entertains in the region, performing in junior and senior high schools. The video features work by Laurie MacDonald, a dancer-tumed- video artist who now attempts to present more than the movement of dancing—like the filmmakers and their subjects, she wants to capture the conscience of dancing. “She’s done something conceptual with video she couldn’t do danc ing,” Hickman says. “She does a dying swan on ice.” Not a ballet dancer gracing a stage, but actually a bird dying. The program is sponsored by the Texas A&M Department of Philo sophy, the Southwestern Alternative Media Project and the Texas Commission on the Arts. They will also sponsor another night of films Wednesday, Nov. 5. That evening is devoted to the film work of Andy Anderson, a professor at University of Texas-Arlington. The Rocket 88’s 2ND ANNUAL HALLOWEEN PARTY OCT. 29 AGGIES! 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With life expectancy increasing to 79 for men and 83 for women, it’s time to look at what it is like to grow old in this country. First of all, throw out any precon ceived notions you may have about older people. They are no different from anyone under 65. They have the same physical and emotional needs as the rest of us. However, there are some prob lems which are unique to this age group. Chief among these is living on a fixed income. Social Security is the most com mon source of income and serves as the economic mainstay for many. Yet average monthly Social Security be nefits for a retired worker living alone is $283. It is $482 for a couple with both spouses receiving benefits and $267 for a widow, according to Consumer Guide magazine. Additional income may come from Supplemental Security Income, a combination federal and state prog ram that makes monthly payments to needy persons over 65. The amount of money received depends on in come, other resources and living arrangements. The maximum feder al SSI payments are $208.20 for an individual and $312.30 for a couple, Consumer Guide reported. The elderly get additional funds from pensions, savings, investments and veterans' benefits, to name a few. The median at nual income for a married couple aged 65 to 71 is $8,959 and declines to $6,885 for couples 71 and older, according to Aging magazine. Inflation is compounding the problem of living on an income which the NCA reported usually de creases by half upon retirement. The combination of inflation and de creased income is diminishing the older person’s purchasing power. Ironically, it is the expenses most affected by inflation — food, hous ing, medical care and drugs — which are incurred increasingly as a person gets older. One solution to rising medical costs is Medicare, a government health insurance program which anyone 65 or older is eligible for. About 86 percent of this group have one or more chronic conditions, the most commmon according to the NCA being arthritis (38 percent), hearing impairments (29 percent), vision impairments (20 percent) and heart conditions (20 percent). But the required medical carfi these problems — routine physij examinations, hearing aids, eyeji ses and drugs — are not covereii Medicare. Neither is dental carti |;| dentures, so the average Media If beneficiary still pays for60perceii|i his medical bills, according to Os sumer Guide. Housing is another major a pense. It is the No. 1 financial penditure for this group, the N reported, and it usually account!; over a third of their total budjj Older people are more likely to# houses, which for many is their major financial asset. About SOpe cent live on rental properties, NCA reported, and increasing ra. tals is causing some to bee® nomadic. Contrary to public belief, oulfs percen t of this group lives in nua; 1 homes, according to the NCA. | But no matter where they live, energy crisis is taking its tol everyone. Increasing utility hi taking bigger chunks out of alresj tight budgets. High gasoline p« are limiting many people’s mobl since many own cars, but ca» faV*5 afford to fill the gas tanks. The kb public transportation in many» Parsons’ M is also curbing this group’s activh former stu< Yet despite the economic] lems, life can be normal andrewm ing after 65. 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