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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 26, 1982)
local Battalion/Page 3 January 26, 1982 First Fone sign-ups held in MSC Ben Vogler, a sales representative for First Fone, Inc., helps students sign up for the phone service, which offers discounted photo by Karen Kaley long distance rates. Terry Stephenson, a general partner, explains the service to in terested students. Child abuse hearing set Friday in Rudder Tower By Cindy Gee Battalion Staff Last year John was a statistic. B|ie was one of 387 child abuse tses reported in Brazos bounty. A recent publication by the 'exas Department of Commun- ity Affairs said John is likely to Become a statistic again: “Many tcial problems have their origin in childhood. Much of the ■rime, mental retardation, emo tional disturbance, physical handicaps, unemployment and P other problems of today can be ■educed or averted if appropri ate steps are taken in child- P hood.” I Dorothy Taylor, family life n fppecialist with the Texas Agri- ■ultural Extension Service, said research shows that child abuse . is a never- ending cycle. Abused IS and n®hild re n tend to grow up to be assbladefr abusers, she said. I “We can’t wait around for a w rightsf/lifetime of research,” Taylor d ever j# Sa id. “We’ve got to get to the root e several* °f the problem so that these kids £Oal - ontf? won tend U P needing some kind ters, the s' of government support.” Tv To examine these issues, the i n<)ie F*?Tex a s House Select Committee nor has; cm Child Abuse/Neglect and d- Child Pornography will hold a at we areliiearing Friday in 302 Rudder, sing.ThisjpThe hearing will begin at 9:30 nd or thii a m ., and anyone who wishes to values siflestify will be heard. There is no :spect,al a g e c nda f ° r all-day meeting. ndinniuB ^ tate ^ e P - Presnal, com- 1 l . 1 ■nittee vice chairman, said that s universiB| rom i iear i n g S) the commit- , intlueKW ee w ii[ determine what new legislation might be needed, as well as locate gaps and loopholes R.AJli in existing laws. R,D,['; Taylor said: “If everybody — Rick 11’ doctors, genetic scientists, social Linda Zr*'v 01 ^ 61 ^’ su PP ort systems and • | j, ^Families — comes together to i a K'lphow the problem, this commit tee could go back to the Texas legislature to get more funding.” Taylor said she would like to see government agencies take the preventive approach to child abuse. “We want to help people see the responsibilities of pa renthood,” she said. “Do they really want children? The re sponsibility doesn’t get to them until the child is here screaming and crying, and bills are due but the budget is low.” The number of students and faculty members at Texas A&M who abuse their children is sur prising, Taylor said, because “anytime you have a mobile population undergoing stress and strain you’ll have a high inci dence of child abuse.” Anyone knowing of a child abuse situation, including phy sical, emotional, sexual or neg lect, is required by law to report it to the county Department of Human Resources. Reports may be made anonymously. The Brazos County Depart ment of Human Resources re ceives an average of 35 to 40 re ported cases a month. Out of these, about one case a month goes to court. After a case has been re ported, a protective service worker from the DHR or an in- home care specialist from the Community Action Agency is sent to work with the parents, to teach them home management, health care, parent/child in- Now You Know United Press International The Quarayaq glacier in Greenland moves 65 to 80 feet per day. teraction, alternate discipline methods and family communi cation. by JohnaJo Maurer Battalion Staff If long-distance phone bills are keeping you from talking to out-of-towners as often as you’d like, there may be a solution. Student Government, on be half of all Texas A&M students, has chosen to sponsor First Fone, Inc., a company offering reduced long-distance phone rates. Sign-ups for First Fone will be held through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the second floor of the Memorial Student Center. Sharon Moore, a member of Student Government’s Student Services Committee, said Stu dent Government chose to spon sor First Fone because Student Government members felt the company could best serve stu dents. “First Fone has a local office and service up here,” Moore said. “They are smaller than MCI Telecommunications and are very personable and willing to serve.” With First Fone, long distance calls can be made any where. First Fonecustomers’dial an access number, hear a beep, dial an authorized code, then the area code and phone number. In addition to the company’s rates per call, a $5 monthly fee is charted for service from 5 p.m. to 8 a.m. weekdays and 24-hour service on weekends and holi days. A $10 fee is charged for continuous service. “I Sigma Phi Epsilon /itcwn/i rush 1981 Tuesday 26: TEQUILA PARTY — open Thursday 28: LAST OPEN SPRING RUSH PARTY — starts at 8:00 p m Be there early! All Parlies Ai Sigma CPti i 'Epsiim ‘Tfaiefnity CHvust. 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