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November 1, 1982
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by Scott McCullar
A 5TRAA/6E A/EW OUTSPOKENNESS
IN THE PART OF COLLEGE STATION!
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COLLEGE STATIOV-MYAW COMMEACE
HAS LONG BEEN DEPENDENT ON
UNIVERSITT STUDENTS, YET
THERE IS NO AGGRESSIVE
CONSUMER ORGANIZATION LOCALLY
TO ANNOUNCE AND PUBLICIZE
ANT INJUSTICES DONE TO THEM
BY BUSINESSES.
LOCAL BUSINESSES HAVE ALWAYS
5EEW ABLE TO TAKE ADVAA/TAGE
OF THE CONSTANT TURNOVER OF
THE STUDENT POPULACE, PLUS
HUGE CROWDS OF VISITORS
DURING HOME GAME WEEKENDS.
THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU
HELPS, BUT SHOPPERS ARE TURN-
IN THIS WEEK'S SERIES WE
EXAMINE HOW CONSUMERS ARE
REMEDYING THIS SITUATION
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Xerox execs call meetings
‘a waste of time, money’
United Press International
NEW YORK — The number
of business meetings in America
has about doubled in the past
decade but effective meeting
techniques still are largely an
undiscovered art.
Xerox Learning Systems of
Stamford, Conn., says many
American executives spend 70
percent of their time attending
and conducting meetings.
Megan St. John, a Xerox
Learning product manager, says
many of the meetings are a waste
of time and money — and very
boring. They often are so badly
conducted they are mere ego
trips for the executive who
ordered them.
In fact, she said, 70 percent of
the meetings may not be neces
sary or advisable in the first
place.
Judy Steele, another Xerox
Learning manager, said often
preparation is so bad, the people
attending don’t even know why
the meeting is being held until
they arrive. “There is no pre
pared agenda or if there is, it
may be couched in genei alkies •
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MSCCAMLRAtNature photographer Alan Perry will pre
sent a slide show on South Texas Flora and Fauna in a
general meeting at 7 p.m. in 701 Rudder.
ALPHA ZETA (AGRICULTURAL HONOR SOCIE-
TY):An initiation quiz will he held at O p.m. and a regular
meeting will he held at 7 p.m. in 301 Rudder.
MBA/LAW DAY:Tickets for MBA/Law Day, a program to
inform students about graduate studies in law and busi
ness, will be on sale at the MSC Box Office and at the A&A
lobby from 10 a m. to 2 p.m., through Friday. Program
tickets are S2 and BBQ-Iunch tickets will be $4.50.
MSC HOSPITALITY COMMITTEE:Attention ladies!
Anyone interested in competing in the 1983 Miss Texas
A&M Scholarship Pageant should pick up applications
available now in 21(5 MSC at the Hospitality cubicle. The
deadline for all entries is Friday at 5 p.m.
MSC OUTDOOR RECREATION:Sign up in 216 MSC
for Thanksgiving trips: hai kpacking — Caney Creek Wil
derness, Ark. and rafting — Big Bend National Park.
Also, sign up for the weekend canoe trip to the Neches
River to be held Saturday and Sunday.
RICHARDSON HOMETOWN CLUB.General meet
ing at 7:30 p.m. in 110 Trigon.
TAMU ONE-WHEELERS:Meeting 5:30 at the Grove.
Important information on Navasota relay and discussion
of parade. Wear shirts for pictures. Everyone welcome.
TAMU BAHA’I COLLEGE CLUB:Meeting 7 p.m. in
305 Rudder. Ail interested persons are welcome.
PHI THETA KAPPA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION:In
stallation of members and officers at 7:45 p.m. in 104B
Zachry.
MSC MADRIGAL 1)1 NN ERS:Tickets go on sale today in
Rudder Box Office.
AGGIE ALLEMANDERSAdass dances 7 to 9 p.m., club
dances 9 to 10:30 p.m. in 203 G. Rollie White Coliseum.
SC0NA PR COM MI TELE: Meeting in cubicle.
TAMU JAZZ BAND:Every Monday night from 7 to 10
p.m. in the Commons Lounge. Rehearsal tonight.
SOCIOLOGY CLUB:Pictures for Aggieland 6 p.m. in
MSC lobby followed by meeting in 137 MSC with guest
speaker.
MSC GREAT iSSUES:Stuart Taylor, chief legal adviser
to The New York Times, will speak tonight on the Hinc
kley trial as an example for the need for judicial reform.
Admission free in Rudder Theater at 8 p.m.
UNIVERSITY LUT HERAN CHAPEL:A study of the
Book of Revelation will he held at 315 N.College Main at
7:30 p.m.
th 10.
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United Press International
“You’re invited to take an im
aginary trip into space. Sit back
in the cockpit of your spaceship.
Put on a helmet. Breathe deeply.
Rleax. Close your eyes and blast
off. You will soon meet Dr. Zar-
gon. He has a ray gun that
makes people feel better.”
This is not a comic book in
vitation to youngsters. It’s
actually the science fictionhased
work of two clinical psycholog
ists at the Oklahoma Health Sci
ence Center who induce hypno
sis on youths to relieve school
phobias, nausea associated with
chemotherapy and fear of
choking.
The limited attention span of
children has long been an obsta
cle to hypnotizing them, but
Bryan Carter and Gary Elkins
figured that science fiction sce
narios could capture kid’s fanta
sies. Therapy beins with a talk
about space travel, and then an
invitation to the youngster to
take an imaginary adventure. As
the youth relaxes into a trance,
the therapist suggests that the
youth substitute a pleasing sen
sation for the one that was
bothering him.
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