Wednesday, August 24,1983/The Battalion/Page 3
^Medical ethics taught
here by Virginia prof
by Anne M. Hedgcoxe
Battalion Reporter
—■Because of better nutrition,
betier general health care, im
proved medical techniques and
rapid population growth, prob-
n ablv half the people ever living
on earth are alive today, says Dr.
Don Self, Texas A&M associate
professor of humanities and
medicine.
nt of the pr* “Before the turn of the cen-
mssion h tu na ture took its course
source w [ iet her a physician intervened
te president! or m)t; . sdf says. “Nowadays,
e ua\, nu phy S i c i ans have much more at
( '’JHK 1 - their disposal to keep nature
be done on tk | )m tak f ng its course ”
i radical ne** But where s hould a doctor
1 l )ies ™ draw the line on keeping a per
son alive?
ommissiomd
he initialreactB “Each case has different
ust incaseit nuances to it and I think basical-
lyti
i ius
)lic,
or worse ly that the line ought to be drawn
where the patient wishes it to be
what the pi drawn,”-Self says,
g pelted witl» “Sometimes it is appropriate
of time and Bk to d° what the patient
House tom wishes. But for the most part, as
ar to be omfa g enera l rede of thumb, physi-
who. c * ans should, and for the most
Irt do, carry out the patient’s
wishes.”
This will be Selfs first semes
ter at Texas A&M. For the past
nine years he taught a similar
course in medical ethics at East
ern Virginia Medical School in
Norfolk, Va. He also has taught
at Virginia Commonwealth in
Richmond and at Old Dominion
also in Norfolk.
However, he says he had
much less time with the course
he taught at Virginia. Here, he
says, the students will get much
better exposure to many of the
same plus more issues.
This fall, Self and Dr. John
McDermott, distinguished pro
fessor of philosophy and head of
the Department of Humanities
in Medicine, will jointly teach
Medicine and Human Values:
Introduction to Medical Ethics.
The two-hour credit course
will cover issues on death and
dying, euthanasia, abortion,
allocation of limited resources,
genetic engineering and social
and ethical problems caused by
genetic disease.
Self and McDermott plan to
show both the pros and cons of a
given situation and then let the
student decide what is best.
They also plan to bring in guest
lecturers.
“For the most part, I think it
would be inappropriate for us as
instructors to take a hard line
position and try to tell the stu
dents to believe the way we be
lieve,” Self says. “I think that
would be unfortunate and in
appropriate.”
He says the course was estab
lished to help students decide
what they will be comfortable
with as medical technology adv
ances.
“If you think about it, in spite
of the fact that many problems
are raised by the development of
technology, a lot of good things
happen as a result also,” he says.
“I think trying to control or
end the advances in scientific
and medical technology would
be a big step backwards. It would
be unfortunate. It’s kind of like
claiming ignorance is bliss. I
don’t foresee any end to the de
velopment of the technology
other than the likely possible
end to civilization.”
The smartest move
you ean make.
(next to going to A&M, of course)
Another development by
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proposed degrees
’d by council
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ON, STO I b y Kelley Smith
IT M I UJlK Battalion Staff
U II nW'/v'tBTwo new degree programs, a
Bpartment name change and
an option name change,
approved by the Academic
Council now must receive
approval by Chancellor Arthur
Mansen, the Texas A&M System
Board of Regents and the state
Coordinating Board.
The Academic Council last
Wednesday approved the estab-
hment of two new degree
ograms — a Ph.D. in anthro-.
logy with an option in
chaeology and a Ph.D. in poli-
al science.
The proposal submitted re-
esting the anthropology doc
torate program states: “The de-
and for competent
thaeologists, particularly
Jained in nautical archaeology
and the other scientific speciali-
tions within archaeology is
nstantly increasing. The ex
iting master’s level graduate
ogram in anthropology at
xas A&M University has been
uctured to provide training in
this new direction.
| “Considering the strengths of
our present master’s program,
and our past experience, we feel
we can offer a strong doctoral
ogram within archaeology.”
Courses to be included in the
doctorate program were
lected from graduate and up-
the extent o| per level undergraduate courses
/ski held ah in related disciplines. Five new
ine if there#!
eases,
ensus on the
1 at the (Fedefi I.
we cannot s I
deficits - tfl
icreased
educed,” he®
ing.
i, However, rf
immittee Chi
Till., faces a
es Reagan
to reduce his
courses will be proposed as part
of the doctoral program.
The proposal also outlined
the facilities needed and degree
requirements of the program.
The proposal for the Ph.D. in
political science outlined course
requirements, library holdings
in relation to the program, facili
ties necessary and the financial
aspects of the program.
The council approved chang
ing the name of the Department
of Accounting to the School of
Professional Accounting and
the name of the commercial op
tion to the animal industry op
tion in the in the Department of
Animal Science.
Also approved were changes
in the College of Science’s curri
cula. English 103 was dropped
as the entry-level English course
and was replaced with English
104; a three-hour English litera
ture elective was added to the
curricula that did not specify
one and English 301 — Technic-
al Writing — was added to all
curricula.
Several changes also were
approved for the curricula in
the College of Agriculture
Animal Science program.
Other business included:
• Approval of 19 new upper-
level courses and one new soph
omore level course.
• Approval of title changes
for five courses.
• Approval of two changes in
Bioengineering 435.
‘Dallas’ plot spawns
real-life scholarship
, United Press International
the forces ofi 1 f- DALLAS — The fictitious
le president'ijock Ewing Memorial Scholar-
try act of ship” granted to Southern
Methodist University in an epi-
de of the television series “Dai
s’’ prompted so many inquiries
to the school that the producers
of the program decided to estab-
]sh a genuine scholarship.
The scholarship was in
tended as a plot device last sea
son on “Dallas” to help the Ew
ing widow, Miss Ellie, come to
ess.
to work Se|
e action on
)n of public i’
>t rates w " ‘
their duty.
grips with her husband’s death.
After SMU received a num
ber of letters inquiring about the
f rant, SMU President Donald
hields invited Lorimar Produc
tions, the producers of “Dallas,”
to follow through.
Lee Rich, president of Lori
mar, responded with a letter and
a check for $2,500 to establish
the Lorimar Scholarship, to be
given each fall to a student in
television, film or communica
tions.
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The Best of Broadway
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MSC Town Hall / Broadway is bringing Broadway
back to Texas A&M for another triumphant sea
son! Last year Town Hall/Broadway offered its first
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THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE
Starring Maria Muldaur, October 23, 1983
Winner of three Tony Awards, this band of fierce
yet totally fallible swashbucklers is pursued by their
former apprentice, who is honor bound to exter
minate them. They may yet be saved by their pur
suer’s starry-eyed love for the fetching Mabel,
played by pop recording star Maria Muldaur. A
giddy, rollicking adaptation of the original Gilbert
and Sullivan operetta.
“If you go to the theatre only once this year, this is the
show!”— Newsweek.
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CRIMES OF THE HEART
February 2, 1984
This Pulitzer Prize winning tragi-comedy takes us to
an evening with the MaGrath sisters: Babe, out on
bail from shooting her husband; Meg, the strug
gling singer on leave from a psycho ward; and
Lenny, coming to grips with life as an old maid. A
wonder of Southern Gothic humor.
“A crime for anyone interested in the theatre not to see this
play!’—New York Post.
BLUES IN THE NIGHT
Starring Della Reese, March 27, 1984
A sultry, sizzling show about three women in 1938
hotel rooms crying the blues. Defiant, nostalgic
memories of women who can neither live with men
nor without them. Great blues and jazz.
“One of the best musical scores to hit Broadway in many a
year.”—Newark Star Ledger.
PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES
April 16, 1984
Take Highway 57 from Smyrna towards Frog
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across from the Double Cupp Diner, run by them
Cupp sisters, Prudie and Rhetta. Roll into the sta
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the beer, of course). Or just pull off on the side and
get your ears filled with high octane down-home
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“As refreshing as an ice-cold beer after a bowl of five alarm
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