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Page 6/The Battalion/Friday, May 6, 1983 Potential realized through recreation Group offers camp for disabled by Carol Smith Battalion Staff Coping with barriers always has been a problem for hand icapped students, and one of the biggest barriers they face is their relationship with non handicapped people. The Able/Disabled Program — a campus organization of stu dents with and without disabili ties — is trying to overcome this barrier. For two weeks this summer, The Able/Disabled Program will sponsor an outdoor recreation camp in conjunction with the Vinland National Center, a heal- thsports center for disabled per sons. The Vinland Center uses out door recreation to show disabled persons what they can do for themselves, Larry Gee, program Congratulations Seniors! ! Tanglewood South Apartments wants to say “Thanks, Seniors” for the years you’ve spent with us. And congratulations on passing a most difficult milestone. Graduation. Best of luck to you all in the future! Marilyn Bennett Ross Vatigura Carla Hundl / Keith Dow ting Patty Vengfmus Joe Forhus Davuf Vacek Dennis VarveC Bobby Buffered Kenneth Zieschanq Ronnie Schmidt Brett Goulas Timmy Tidwell Alan Valle Jeff Dutton Wemfy Atcom Laurence Turner Alan Weinecke Laurie Hegemeyer Wayne Kappler Janet Daigle Todd Hutson Mike KofXaja Dennis Varveff Jeff Stracener Charity Rath. Mike McCoy c ]angleWood. Soutft 411 Harvey Rd. College Station, Tx. 693-1111 COMPARE OUR PRICE TO THEIRS WHY SPEND - MORE- OUR REGULAR PRICES ARE STILL LOWER THAN THEIRS AND WE GIVE FREE 32 OZ. DRINKS WITH EVERY PIZZA! COUPONS WELCOME WITH THIS SPECIAL!!!! SORRY — REGULAR PRICES WHEN PAYING BY CHECK! / Jbra^m^...Jdreye(y7/u^r.. rf/)S director for Able/Disabled, said. Gee, a junior pre-med major from Abilene, said he feels out door recreation helps handicap ped people to realize that they can do more than they think and that in turn helps the able- bodied people to dismiss their notions about handicapped people. The philosophy of the prog ram is “Disabled But Not Un able” and Gee said that the camp this summer will be a big step in that direction. The goals of the group are to teach skills that will help dis abled individuals to safely enjoy the outdoors in new, exciting ways, to plan trips that will chal lenge and inspire them by show ing them how much they can do for themselves and to break down barriers between able and disabled students by showing them how they can work together. The camp will run from June 24 to July 7. One week will be spent on the Texas A&M cam pus utilizing the swimming, ten nis, basketball, weightlifting and aerobic exercise facilities. Gee said. The next week will be spent somewhere on a river in Texas or Colorado where the campers will canoe on a river for four or five days. The camp will be run by two instructors from the Vinland Center. One instructor, John Galland, is a paraplegic and cur rently an instructor for the Min nesota Outward Bound Prog ram and the Center. Activities included in the program are boating, aerobic dance, jogging, biking, skiing and weight lifting. Courses will be taught in sports injuries, nut rition, water safety and relaxa tion. Gee said he hopes the prog ram will draw applicants from all over the state and not just Texas A&M students. “We’re hoping to make A&M more attractive to handicapped students,” he said. “The accessi bility on this campus has quite a way to go and this program might help.” Texas also is far behind in outdoor recreation programs for the handicapped, he said. Most of the programs, Gee said, are ones in which the able take the disabled out into the woods and do everything for them. “We want to try and challenge them and make it fun for both groups,” he said. The camp will cost $250 per person and scholarships are available. 0lootn •*: New Hu mum director namei Serving Luncheon Buffet ^ Sunday through Friday ^ 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. £ Delicious Food | ^ Beautiful View 4*- Open to the Public by Brigid Brockman Battalion Staff Pat Cornelison officially be came the new executive director Monday of Humana Hospital Bryan-College Station, formerly Bryan Hospital. “We’re just going to work on fine tuning because this hospital is already a fine facility,” she said Thursday during a press confer ence at the hospital. One method of fine tuning will be to acquire more beds for the hospital because 65 beds aren’t enough, Cornelison said. Humana Hospital Bryan- College Station has many ser vices and new technology that are unique to the area, but needs more beds before it can reach its full potential, she said. Cornelison said hospital administrators hope to file a cer tificate of hearing before the Health Systems Agency in Au stin sometime in June. Thirty more beds will be requested for the hospital, but it could be as long as 150 days before the hos pital receives any sortofn tion. Cornelison said shei want to make a lot ofc but because she has the Humana Co. for Hi| said she feels she has some I to offer to the hospital on; [ sonal level. “I have a positive ati| and I’m committed to i Humana Hospital College Station the bestk in the area,” she said. Cornelison, who hasl the health care businessf(l out 20 years, is from East! She began her career in al[ hospital where she wasal) tory manager. She worked! for 10 years and then mot Louisville, Ky., where shei] ed in the Humana corp offices. In 1981, she wenttoah in Denver, Colo., wheresiif an administrative sp From there she went l Buren, Ark. IL Paddling suit filei «r “Quality First” ^ United Press International HOUSTON — The parents of a Houston boy, paddled by his teacher, are suing the teacher for $50,000 damages. 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