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Friday, October 5, 1984/The Battalion/Page 5 3d A&M senior named Young Man of America of 1984 I — •aid moving, ng a iiewj e major sirejj p experienceij Award presented for outstanding civic duties By MARY COX Reporter l| problem!ijBrim Isaacson, Texas A&M senior, °f 40. has been selected as one of the the pie need to Outstanding Young Men of America nselves, a\o of!984. or grindinghAs a recipient of the Outstanding essfulsituati Young Men of America award, >n, a physical j lsaacson is recognized as making is writing In outstanding civic contributions to on his stud the community. :al therapist, OTThe U.S. Jaycees give this honor ax. to selected men ages 21 to 36. The men are nominationed by leaders in ipistcangive their communities, muscular letil In the last few years, Isaacson has he two me sponsored a child in the Phillipines, warm, rania worked as a volunteer in the Meth- rasound. II odist organization of the Society of it sends as St. Stephens, worked with the Texas thatneedstc A&M Emergency Care Team and ced and inaeM at ion. has helped runaways. Isaacson said he gained a better understanding of people’s pain after he became a Christian, and he made a commitment to follow his heart in relieving others of their pain. Isaacson said his heart has led him to many different situations in help ing those in need. He has delivered items to groups such as Phoebe’s Home, Sheltering Arms and poor families in the community. Isaacson also is interested in U.S. cities. He said the U.S. cities are the forgotten part of the world because Americans tend to focus on helping underdeveloped countries rather than the inhabitants of U.S. cities. Often these people hurt the most be cause they feel trapped and frus trated with their situations in life, he said. It is important to consider the pride of the needy when they are de pendent on you, Isaacson said. You have to remember their dignity and treat them with love, he said. “You can feed and clothe some one, but they need a reason to go on — so you introduce them to hope and love through God,” he said. People are not always receptive to Isaacson’s message. He said his life has been threatened many times, but he is not afraid because he has confi dence that God is with him. Isaacson said that he is using the experiences he has gained while at A&M as a background for mission ary work after he receives his degree in December 1985 in health educa tion. Isaacson said he got his desire for health care from his mother who is now stationed in St. Louis with the Red Cross. Isaacson said he fears people will think his ideals might sound corny, but he is willing to do something about his feelings, not just talk about them. “I don’t want people to think I’m in a Don Quixote syndrome,” he said. “He chased things that weren’t there. I chase things that are, but (to some people) are out of date for to day, like honor, courage.” As busy as Isaacson is, he still takes the time to make good grades. Isaacson made the National Dean’s List for the College of Education last year and he also was named Distin guished Student both semesters. Isaacson said his family was proud that he won the award. However, he said, he would like to be remem bered for his actions, not the awards he has received. “The award sounds more impor tant than it is,” he said. Isaacson said he likes to sleep, draw and swim in his spare time. He is taking an extra semester to grad uate, so he can do some of the things he has not made time for. Isaacson said there is a saying that has special meaning for him. “Love, honor, integrity, courage —these are the true marks of a man,” he said. He said he calls heaven his home because his family has traveled all over, and he does not consider just one place as home. Tim Isaacson ors Illness (continued from page 1) | from expenses such as laundry fee, bus fee, board fee and parking per- mii fee. However, the refunds are pro-rated and the amount refunded rses. ried hard or |j depends on when the student with draws. Refunds of resident hall rent are make it semi unfair, wkj subject to the same rate of decline as estion about ) your profs subject vitii you won’tna he said. ration and fees. The handbook states refunds will not be given for resident hall rent unless the room is rented within 10 days to a student who is not already living in a Univer- pionlem shy building. If the room is rented, o do an iniii re funds to the student are subject to the same rate of decline as tuition a number.' said, to seek hdpa ’ problem! i irofessors an( ) f ees 1 student,aixi Kfesley Stoup, a staff assistant in re students ^e housing office, said students can get a full refund on their security de posit. If the student leaves the secu rity deposit with the University, the busing office can guarantee a re- ■ s P ace f° r th 6 following se- 1^11/ imester, she said. However, the office •Vdf cannot guarantee a room in the Hne dormitory, Stoup said. ion and Erica Forst, a junior special educa tion major from Kingwood, is one student who has been through the University’s withdrawal process. Forst withdrew from A&M in the spring 1984 semester after contract ing mononucleosis in the last week of the fall 1983 semester. Forst said she received medical care between the fall and spring se mesters, and had hoped she would be able to return to school on sched ule. But when the results of her blood test continued to shift, return to school became uncertain, Forst said. “I gave myself a week into school to miss, and still be able to make it up,” she said. “I talked with my profs, and they were so nice. I wasn’t prepared for their attitude.” After missing three weeks of school, Forst said her doctor sug gested that she withdraw for the se mester. Forst said she received a full re fund, because her condition had existed before the spring semester began. Photos focus on area's elderly By DARYL DAVIDSON Reporter Pamela Stoll has an interest in the elderly of the Brazos Valley. Her interest — in the form of a collection of black and white pho tographs — opened for display Thursday night at the Killgore Gallery in Bryan. The 28-photo collection, Stoll says, started out as a project for her Masters degree and has de veloped into an ongoing project which she hopes to expand be yond the Brazos Valley. Stoll has entitled her work the 1 “Lines of Time.” She says it is de rived from “the lines of time that you can see in those faces. I think that’s why I chose it.” Stoll, a native of Green Bay, Wis., believes that although her subjects aren’t famous, they all have something to offer. “These people aren’t famous,” Stoll says. “I approach them as if they are famous. By doing that it helps me bring out that special quality. They have this gift of something to give to me.” Before she ever confronts her subjects with a camera, Stoll spends time getting to know each one individually. She feels that by getting to know each one, she is better able to capture their iden tity. “I think that in most everyone I photograph I can bring out that special quality,” Stoll says. “I hope I can. I try hard to.” The key to appreciating the el derly, Stoll says, is to take a little time and let them share their ex periences with you. “The time I take, extra time to get to know these people, is one of the basic secrets to the series,”- she says. She feels that those she chooses to photograph enjoy the atten tion, the friendship and the effort that go into each portrait. Wilderness (continued from page 1) “I think it was a good compro mise,” Wilson said. “I don’t think it will in any way injure the timber in dustry. I think it will be welcomed by people seeking recreational outlets and will benefit the district.” About 25,000 of the 34,000 com promise acres are in Wilson’s dis trict. The wilderness areas are within a 3-hour drive of Houston and a 5- hour drive of the populous Dallas- Fort Worth area. After the Wilson-Bryant compro mise was announced, Sens. John Tower and Lloyd Bentsen intro duced an identical bill in April. They recently agreed to minor amend ments to the House-passed bill after the Forest Service pointed out what it considered to be some problems with the measure. That meant the bill had to go back to the House for approval. “Almost all of these areas are now owned by the federal government as part of the national forest system,” Bentsen said. Texas’ only other wilderness area is 46,050 acres in remote Guadalupe National Park in far West Texas. involved but he saidili ig event tok| elp. e run bv stud it’s hard lo the school,I ur, each tea ement fm cl some A ■r said, per event: will be dl awards. At j ie students! give medalsj ates for sed eagan, Mondale getting prepared for debates United Press International Vice President George Bush and mocratic challenger Geraldine ferraro were out on the campaign il Thursday criticizing the opposi tion while President Ronald Reagan and Walter Mondale spent the day eparing for their first debate. The two vice presidential con tenders will carry their parties’ polit ical banners for the rest of the week while Mondale and Reagan get re ady for Sunday’s encounter — what could be a critical turning point in the 1984 campaign for the White House. Reagan took time off from his de bate briefing books to greet Republi can House members and GOP can didates seeking to oust Democratic incumbents at a White House recep tion. Mondale took a break from his debate preparation to address an en thusiastic group of several hundred senior citizens in Maryland. With 84-year-old Rep. Claude Pepper, D-Fla., at his side, Mondale said the Reagan administration had “declared war on the disabled” by re moving thousands of people from the disability rolls. Pledging to protect Social Security and programs for the needy, Mon dale said the Reagan admunistration “declared war on the disabled. In March 1981, this administration be gan what could only be called a cruel and unfair purge of the disability in surance rolls,” he said. In Tulsa, Okla., Bush said he is re focusing his campaign to criticize Mondale and Ferraro because they are “attacking the president.” Bush noted he was asked about “getting after your opponents more,” and said: “I think that’s a fair observation. ,» “I started out trying to speak mainly about the issues, and then I find that all they’re doing is attack ing the president,” he said. Hey Ags... Leave the driving to us! THE INTERURBAN has a free game day shuttle bus. (so make the smart move) INTERURBAN X Floriculture-Ornamental Horticul Club in rue FcoeicuurueE GceeNHOuse Aceosz> feom h eLPGN fhus * SJNUEi COMHOWS | |«UA.C> Lubbock: st Q.ClIfcJ | HELD fLcwajtTURe. • CtVB • aTv-T 505 University Drive College Station 846-8741 ^3 FRESHMAN ELECTIONS Monday, October 8 9AM-6PM MSC Main Lounge & Pavilion Bring your student I. D. 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