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State and Local
' n A&M expert says miscommunication
steads to misconceptions about sex
By Janet Wynne
Reporter
Charlene Muehlenhard, a
as A&M assistant professor of
psychology, told a crowd of about 70
Monday night that a lack of commu
nication is responsible for many mis-
bo
conceptions about sex.
duehlenhard, citing information
:rom a study she conducted at A&M,
males tend to overestimate a
nan’s desire for sex. Men consis-
ly overrate women’s signals as
:|ig sexually-oriented, she said.
These misunderstandings can
lead to date rape, she said. She
added that the males surveyed said
they felt date rape was more justifia
ble if they had paid for the date.
She said that often, when a
woman says “no,” a man may think
she means “yes” and won’t admit it
for fear of being labeled “easy.”
In another study conducted at
A&M, Muehlenhard said she found
that more than 39 percent of the
women surveyed had reported say
ing “no” when they actually meant
“yes,” but of these women, most had
done so less than five times. This can
cause a problem for a man who
dated a woman who said “no” when
she means “yes,” because he may
then date a woman who says “no”
and means it, Muehlenhard said.
“The double standard can also
cause problems for men,” Muehlen
hard said. “Men can feel forced into
having sex when they don’t want to.”
The double standard says that
real men don’t say “no,” Muehlen
hard said. A man may fear being
called a homosexual if he turns
down a woman’s advances, she said.
In another survey at A&M, Mueh
lenhard said 63 percent of the men
surveyed reported having been pres
sured into having sex when they
didn’t want it.
Although there is no way to com
pletely avoid date rape, one possible
solution may be better communica
tion, Muehlenhard said. If a woman
feels a man is misinterpreting the
signals she’s sending, she should let
her date know exactly what she ex
pects from the date before a serious
problem develops, she said.
SC to close for renovations over Christmas
By Jo Ann Able
Staff Writer
Student Center
a portion of the
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ns
he Memorial
be closed for
Christmas break to remove asbestos
from the ceiling, Perry Eichor, MSC
Council executive vice president of
administration, told the Council
Monday.
ome of the ceiling needed re
pairs that could not be completed
until the asbestos is removed, Eichor
said.
Dennis Busch, assistant manager
of the University Center Complex,
said the MSC should be closed from
Dec. 19 until Jan. 13 if everything
goes as planned.
“There’s no reason this can’t be
finished on the timetable,” Busch
said. “There are plenty of companies
out there with manpower enough to
finish within the time frame set out.”
After the meeting, Busch said the
University is taking bids and expects
the renovation to cost in the neigh
borhood of $300,000.
The asbestos removal is necessary
in several areas, Busch said, so the
building has been divided into seven
zones. Work will be underway in two
or three zones simultaneously to
meet deadlines, he said.
The MSC also will be patrolled 24
hours a day, Busch said, and only
those authorized will be admitted.
MSC committee meetings during
this period must be rescheduled at
Rudder Tower.
fate budget crisis makes UT target for
JUSTIN (AP) — A statewide sur
vey has revealed that state budget
"'problems and the possibility of deep
cuts in higher education have slowed
‘ llll ‘ recruiting and contributed to “sig-
(liJStn. nifitant erosion” of faculty.
B'he survey by the Council of Pub
lic fUniversity Presidents and Chan
cellors, which included responses
from 25 of the state’s 37 public uni
versities, indicated that 217 faculty
members had resigned by mid-July
and that at least 220 prospects had
declined offers from Texas schools.
The survey showed the reasons
given for the resignations and refu
sals included higher salaries at out-
of-state schools, better fringe bene
fits, more research support, lower
teaching loads, concern about the
support Texas will give to higher ed
ucation and the general economic
conditions in the state.
Budget problems have made the
University of Texas a prime target
for recruiters from other schools
around the country, some university
officials say.
But the officials also told the Aus
tin American-Statesman it is difficult
to separate the budget problems
from other factors in faculty deci
sions, and that recruiting progress in
the next few months will provide the
real test of how seriously UT and
In Advance
Student Senate to discuss
resolution on senior finals
The Student Senate will discuss
a resolution concerning senior fi
nals Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in
204 Harrington.
If the resolution passes, the
senate will adopt the view that fi
nal exams for graduating seniors
should be held during dead week
at the discretion of each profes
sor, if they must be held at all,
said Mike Sims, student body
president.
The senate also will confirm
appointments of nine judicial
board members and 46 freshman
aides, Sims said.
Sims also said he will call for
senators to work on creating a
true dead week, in which teachers
would not cover new material or
hold tests the week before final
exams are taken.
Senators also will be asked to
research the feasibility of instal
ling more benches at campus bus
stops, he said.
Astronaut to discuss future
of U.S. spaceflight program
NASA astronaut Michael J.
McCulley, a U.S. Navy com
mander, will discuss the future of
the manned spaceflight program
and his training as a shuttle pilot
tonight at 7:30 in 110 Harring
ton.
McCulley, a member of the So
ciety of Experimental Test Pilots,
will be speaking at a joint meeting
of the American Institute for the
Aeronautics and Astronautics
and the Society of Flight Test En
gineers.
He is experienced in flying
over 40 aircraft and has logged
over 4,000 flying hours and 400
carrier landings.
‘faculty raiders’
other,Texas institutions will be af
fected.
Gerhard Fonken, UT executive
vice president and provost, said, “My
own view is that we have lost some
promising candidates in the last
number of years, but it is very hard
to put a number on that. People will
leave one university tor another for
any number of reasons” besides sala
ries.
“There may be a lot of subtle
things involved, but my impression,
and it is at best a qualitative one, is
that the budget problems Texas has
faced in the last couple of years have
caused a bit of an impact.”
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