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PERM SPECIAL
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WOMENS PERMS
reg. $40 & $45
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By HOLLY ROBINSON
Reporter
MENS PERMS
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now $25
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After an initial payment of f 15 a
semester, Texas A&M University
students can receive X-rays, labo
ratory tests, physical therapy and
most diagnostic examinations free at
A. P. Beutel Health Center for the
semester.
The health center is open from 8
a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Fri
day and 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Satur
day. Emergency treatment is avail
able 24 hours a day.
The health center employs eight
full-time physicians during the regu
lar semesters. Specialists, including
an orthopedist, a urologist, a psychi
atrist and a surgeon, are available at
the center once a week.
This fall, Dr. Ted Hotchkins, a gy
necologist, will join the full-time
staff. Dr. Claude Goswick, director
of the health center, said many pa
tients who are now being treated at
the center’s gynecology clinic can be
referred to Dr. Hotchkins. This
could help reduce crowding at the
clinic, he said.
Goswick said no complicated sur
gery is performed at the gynecology
clinic, but most problems can be
treated with medication.
“Ninety percent of problems can
be handled in the office,” he said.
The health center gynecology
clinic can perform pap tests and pre
gnancy tests and can prescribe con
traceptives.
Another service offered by the
health center is free X-rays. Though
patients with serious fractures in
volving bone reconstruction or com
plex bone realignment are referred
to St. Joseph Hospital or Humana
Hospital, the health center will treat
simple fractures and sprains.
The health center’s laboratory
testing facilities also are frequently
used by students. No lab fee is
charged if the testing is ordered by a
staff physician, but Goswick said a
small fee is required if the test is or
dered by another physician and
needs to be transferred to that doc
tor.
Prescriptions can be filled at the
health center’s pharmacy. Bob Bur
nett, health center pharmacologist,
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Members of the Emergency Care Team provide help when accidents occur on campus.
said costs range from $ 1 to $ 150, de
pending on the medication, but most
prescriptions are less than $5.
Common over-the-counter medi
cations, such as aspirin and cough
lozenges, are available free. A small
charge is required for expensive
over-the-counter medication.
Students who have prescriptions
from another physician can get them
refilled at the health center.
Perhaps the best deal at the health
center is free hospitalization up to 10
days per semester. The center has 44
beds available for cases requiring a
hospital stay. If the patient is not on
a University meal plan, three meals a
day are provided for $2 each.
The cost for hospitalization be
yond 10 days per semester is about
$25 a day, including meals, Goswick
said.
Hospital visiting hours are 9 a.m.
to 9 p.m. Monday through Sunday.
Goswick strongly urges students
to carry a sickness and accident in
surance policy to offset costs in case
of a serious illness or injury.
An ambulance service operates 24
hours a day for anyone on campus,
not just students. If the person is not
eligible for medical care at the health
center, he will be transferred to an
other hospital by the ambulance
service, usually with no charge.
“Call us,” Goswick said. “ We’ll
take care of the rest of it.”
The ambulance is operated by stu
dent volunteers who are emergency
medical technicians. Service is avail
able free on regular school days and
weekends.
Long waits to see a doctor is a
common complaint about the health
center, but Goswick said students
can help reduce crowding by getting
to the center early. Though the
health center opens at 8 a.m., stu
dents can reduce waiting times by
entering through the emergency en
trance and signing in at 7:30 a.m.
Goswick said many students come
to the health center for minor ill
nesses that could be treated with
over-the-counter medications at
home.
“A lot of students tome in
unnecessarily,” he said. Hesaidtlm
probably wouldn’t gotoaph
for minor illnesses if they had topj
for it.
The waiting times arenotexc&
sive, considering the condition
Goswick said. The health centerrtt
ularly sees 400 to 450 people ead
day, he said. With only eight ftl
time physicians, each doctor nm
see 50 students a day. An eight-kit
day gives the doctor only about lit
minutes per student.
On busy days, the centei seen
many as 040 students, Goswicksaid
Every student who signs In bv!
p.m. will be able to see a doctor.
“We guarentee we will see tlrn
that day,” he said.
Plans are underway to relievei
overcrowding. The Texas A&MSft
tern Board of Regents has beet
asked for S2.2 million toalmostdoc
hie the size of the health centerani
improve the present building.
Fall rush creates problem for utilities
By JAN WUTHRICH
Reporter
Signing up for utility services
can be a real problem for stu
dents during the fall rush.
In College Station, students
must go to City Hall, 1101 S.
Texas Ave., and fill out a work
order form to begin electric or
water service. The work order
form also may be mailed in, but
the applicant’s signature must
be on the form.
Deposits are required for
electric and water service. The
deposit for electric service alone
is $105. Water requires an addi
tional $35 deposit. These are
based on the average cost of two
months of service. Deposits, less
the final bill, are returned to
residents after they move.
Under normal conditions,
same-day service is possible.
However, during the fall rush,
students should allow one or
two days to receive service.
Bryan follows similar rules in
signing up for electricity and
water, but the deposit rates are
different. Water is $ 10. Electric
ity is $145 for persons renting a
home. Residents who own their
own home pay a deposit based
on square lootage of their
home. Costs range from $70-
$130.
Renters should bring a copy
of their lease with them. Sign
up is at 300 S. Washington in
Bryan.
In Bryan, allow two days to
receive service and up to five
days during fall rush.
General Telephone sets up
its tables in the Aggieland Inn
each fall to deal with the rush.
Priority is given to those who
sent in applications early.
On-campus students should
expect to pay an $8 set-up fee.
Off-campus students pay a local
rate each month. Deposits for
both on- and off-campus stu
dents are based on previous
credit and an estimate of their
long distance charges. Students
who do not give an accurate es
timate can expect to receive a
notice requiring an additional
deposit after the first month’s
bill.
Startel and MCI long dis
tance services are available in
addition to standard long dis
tance offered through GTE,
Both services will be available
through the Marketing Sodety
this fall and will require no in
stallation fees or deposits.
Startel, at 1313 Briarcrestm
Bryan, will offer an "Aggie
special” t hrough Sept. 15.
T he utilities generally follow
the same practice in collecting I
hills. Students will receive a no
tice on past due accounts and
will be allowed a certain num
ber of days before termination. /
Termination of an account
can result in a had credit rating.
Counseling helps avoid personal problems
By JAN WUTHRICH
Reporter
Lack of motivation, cutting classes
and depression are danger signals
that suggest students should consult
the Student Counseling Service.
The counseling service on the
third floor of the YMCA building
helps students with academic and
personal problems, says associate di
rector Ron Lewis.
Academic problems include test
anxiety, poor study habits and prob
lems with grades. The service offers
study groups and skills clinics to help
students -deal with such problems.
Counselors offer advice and put stu
dents in contact with tutors and in
structional services. Self-help infor
mation also is available.
Planning a career presents a prob
lem for lots of people, too, Lewis
said.
“Siggy,” one of the newest addi
tions to the counseling center, is a
computerized system matching stu
dents’ job values and interests. The
System of Interactive Guidance and
Information (Siggy’s full name)
takes about 2 to 2 1/2 hours to com
plete.
Students can use the information
from interest tests and personal
counseling along with the SCS ca
reer library to help them decide oc
cupational goals.
Planning the future is not the only
E mblem on campus. Personal prob-
rms also are a part of daily college
life. Boyfriend-girlfriend
relationships, serious emotional dif
ficulty, confusion, and even suicide
are obstacles faced by students.
Confidentiality is guaranteed at
the counseling center, but students
who feel inhibited by a personal visit
can get help from the information
line. Students may call 845-2598,
Monday through Friday, from 8
a.m. to 5 p.m. to listen to one of
more than 50 tapes dealing with
problems.
Anyone with anxiety and stress
problems can look for relief in the
relaxation room at the health center.
Counselors at the SCS can suggest
exercises that reduce anxiety. At*
I
ofeedback room has equipment tte
takes students’ temperatures anil
measures their ability to control ansi
iety.
Appointments are usually net
essary at the counseling center lie
cause a waiting list formsas these
mester progresses.
A 24-hour emergency serviced
is located on the second floor of tin
health center. T he telephone nttin
her of the emergency service is Dll
1511.
The staff at the counseling centa
includes 12 full-time counselor
four interns and two consultingps)
chiatrists.
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