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Page i 8/TJ-ie Battalion/A^onday, Movember 3, 1 y8(5 Life Flight celebrates 10th year of service in Houston P'tvM OTa-TCVTCV ^-aTivx^xv a«Tv«xo?_ v SepXexnfeet: r 2^*, 1 T>earTeWowT:exan-- u«e\v am vjt\\.\xv% Vo asV 'fou CouoVV .\jn4say m \\\s mce Vox ° v , ’ v ComV aV V-a-w oV ftxaxos CoxmV-v, Texas, as "V oM\vave sxrpporled me. W\m\v lAndsav beWeves m maiv^ ^ same L eowservaVVve p\\\\osop\\\es \^veV \ beVveve • He \s >Ne\\ qua\\?ved eed \ves e s^oxv^ aes Vo wotV vtv W\e pos\V\oxv oi Yud&e, ^ouw^i ComV aVl^ew, m^Taxos C,o\m^. V\ease \roVe oivHovemW 4 loi Hu%\v lAndsav* X ouis lespecXivdYy, V^VeA Slaves SetvaVox pOlAm?, HOUSTON (AP) — During the past decade, Life Flight helicopters have transported more than 27,000 patients, making it one of the busiest hospital-based air ambulances in the nation, officials say. But Dr. Red Duke admits he “didn’t have the foggiest notion what I was doing” when he first started planning an air ambulance service for Houston. Duke, known to television audi ences for his down-home, folksy medical advice, is the surgeon who got Life Flight off the ground 10 years ago and continues as its medi cal director. A celebration marking the 10th anniversary of the service was canceled Sunday because of rain, and rescheduled for Nov. 8 in Hous ton’s Hermann Park, Hermann Hos pital officials said. More than a thou sand former patients have been invited. Duke wanted to use helicopters as ambulances to save time in trans porting cricially injured or ill pa tients. “I emphasize all the time it’s is a system, not an airplane or a helicop ter,” he said. "You have to have good first responders and a good trauma center and some way to get those people there in a hurry when they’re a long way off. That’s a system.” The program has served as :• prototype for nearly 40 other mti. cal centers that have permission t use the Life Flight name, offiaail^- said. About 150 air ambulance] grams operate in the country. Life Flight’s first helicopter ar rived about 10 years ago, and it was then the third such program in the country. Now, the operation serves a 150-mile radius with five helicopters and an airplane for long-distance travel. When Duke first joined the l'n|| versity of Texas Medical SchooliH Houston in 1972, one of his fink functions was to develop a traumP center at adjoining Hermann Hospilf tal. I "I didn’t have the foggiest notioj how we could develop a trauma etui ter in a private hospital,” he said, The following year, the hospiuj built the John S. Dunn Helistop. “I’ll never forget the day tlifl dedicated it,” Duke said. "I thoum ‘What in the world? How can ’ this?”’ Registration (Continued from page 1) HUGH LINDSAY UNDERSTANDS ounty Court at Law Judge #1 VOTE Tues. Nov 4th about possible consequences of not checking in with advisers. Departmental advising begins to day, according to the registration manual. Twenty registration terminals also will be set up in the Pavilion if stu dents need help, Carter says. “If you have some unique prob lems with registration, such as need ing a raised limit, we will have termi nal operators in the Pavilion to register students,” he says. Carter says the actual phone regis tration process will be detailed in a manual, included in the class sched ules, that will walk students through the process step-by-step. According to the manual, stu dents initiate the process by calling lied registration the Political Ad paid for by the Hugh Lindsay Campaign Committee , Mark Lindsay, Treasurer, 707 Texas Ave. College Station, Tx 77840 voice-controlled registration computer. Callers then enter an action code, which is given in the class schedule, enter their social security numbers and then enter their birth dates, the manual says. If they aren’t blocked, students can then enter their courses by punching the numbers on their phones corresponding to the course and section numbers of their choices, the manual says. The man ual says students can punch a button to tell the computer if they want to take the course pass/fail as they en roll in a class, and they can drop and add classes while they register. Once students are registered for classes, the manual says, the com puter will give them a list of fee op tion codes. Students select the op tions they want, such as a parking sticker or shuttle bus pass, and the the registration process is Finished, and the student will be billed, the manual says. Carter says students can call back during their designated registration week and change their schedules as often as they like. He says the computer will send out bills at a certain time, and any schedule changes after that will gen erate a new, adjusted bill. The manual says students can hear a list of their selections at any time during the process by punching a listing code. Carter says students also can punch in a code and talk to one of about 15 operators who will help stu dents with any problems they might encounter with the process. Students still will register accord ing to classification, but will not reg ister alphabetically. Carter says. .to Mi The switchover to the new systi required the purchase of a voice spouse module and some additiore sof tware, says Steve Williams, direi tor of SIMS. Registrar Robert Lacey says tl* wlt new equipment cost die univeraiP 0V about $200,000. em He says the reduction in tem|): rary labor costs during the registn 'h r tion process will of f set the cost ofd^f 01 new year equipment over a periodoffot Oa Lawsuit Ml the thr ( (Continued from page 1) go to court, but he wanted Haiuc ^‘ s ma can Fall If students miss their registration week, they will have to wait until un derclassmen have registered and register during open registration Dec. 8 through Dec. 17. The phone registration process al ready is being used by smaller uni versities around the nation, but Car ter says Texas A&M is the largest university to adopt the system so far. mo An woi Te: to pay his legal bill "It’s like going to the doctor Cain said. "You don’t often sit dov and write out an agreement. Y« just go in and tell him you've goti belly ache. He examines you an! gives you a bill when you leave.” He said he didn’t believe thisisssf should be aired in either the court room or the newspapers but tk acr< Hansen chose to do so No court date has been set ytt and Cain said an out-of-court s« dement was possible but not prok hie. “I’m not trying to be mean/'Cai' said. “I just want hi im to pay hisbil ( cha hig Dal Col \ dea MCDONALD’S INTRAMURAL highlights McDonalds DRIVE-THRU SERVICE University Drive Hwy 21 Texas and S.W. Parkway Manor East Mall BREAKFAST EVERY MORNING IM GAMEPLAN ENTRIES OPEN Archery Singles - ENTRIES OPEN: Mon., Nov. 3; ENTRIES CLOSE: Tue., Nov. 25; CONTEST DATE: Tue., Dec. 2, 6pm, rm. 304 Read. SCHEDULES: Participants will schedule a time to shoot at 6pm, 7pm, 8pm or 9pm. DIVISIONS: Men’s and Women’s in Class A or B. RULES: FITA Rules apply. Each participant will shoot 30 arrows at 15 yds. EQUIPMENT: Participants are asked to provide their own equipment al though a few bows will be available. There are restrictions on bows. For more information call Patsy at 845-7826. Weightlifting Contest - ENTRIES OPEN: Mon., Nov. 3; ENTRIES CLOSE: Tues., Nov. 11; EVENT DATE: Wed., Nov. 12. DIVISIONS’ Men: 150/lbs. and under, 151-175/lbs. 201/lbs. and up; Women: 125/lbs' and under; 126-149/lbs, 150/lbs. and up. COMPETITION: Bench Press only. Winner in Men’s division will be determined by Schwartz formula Winners in Women’s division will be determined by Malone formula. RULES: TAMU Powerlifters are ineligible. Weigh-ins will be conducted prior to competition. Each lifter will get 3 attempts Put Putt Golf- ENTRIES OPEN: Mon., Oct. 27; ENTRIES CLOSE- Icc S ''<ro 4 ’ CONTEST DATE: Wed., Nov. 5, 3pm-5:15pm; ENTRY EEE : $2. due at entry. LOCATION: Pooh’s Park Amusement Center, 1907 Texas Ave. South, College Station. COMPETITION: One round 18 hole medalist scoring. DIVISIONS: Men’s Singles and Doubles, Wom en’s Singles and Doubles and CoRec Doubles. Handball Singles - Mon., Oct. 27; ENTRIES CLOSE: Tues., Nov. 4; PLAY BEGINS: Tues., Nov. 11; COMPETITION: Men’s and Women’s Dorm, Men’s and Women’s Independent in Classes A, B, C, and D. Classes A, B, C play single elimination. Class D plays Round Robin. SCHEDULES: Will be posted on the bulletin outside the Intramural Of fice after 3pm on Thurs., Nov. 6. RULES: USHA Rules apply. Matches consist of 2 games to 21 points and an 11 point tiebreaker, if necessary. Cross Country - ENTRIES OPEN: Mon., Oct. 27; ENTRIES CLOSE: Fri., Nov. 7, 5pm; RACE DATE: Sat., Nov. 8, 10am; RACE COURSE: Cross Country Course will be on East Campus. LATE ENTRIES: Will be accepted at the site only on a space available basis. TAMU OUTDOORS: BACKPACKING i Need a break from the hustle of cmapus? Take a trip to two of Texas’ Parks and do some back packing. A trip is planned for November 7-9 and will be at Pedernales Falls and along the Pedernales River. Sig nups for this trip started Oct. 27 and will continue to Tuesday, Nov. 4 in the Intramural-Recreational Sports Office. The $35.°° fee for the trip covers group camping equipment, backpacks, food, transportstion costs and an expereinced guide. The trip, geared towards the begin ner and intermediate backpacker, is limited to 14 participants. The second backpacking trip is to Sam Houston National Forest on December 5-7. There will be a $35.°° fee which covers the same as the other trip. More details will be avialable for the trip later. For more information call Patsy Greiner at 845-7826. ' "'w Lift your spirits in the IM Weightlifting Contest. Entries open TODAY! PLAYOFFS PUNT, PASS & KICK CHAMPIONS Indoor Soccer playoffs began last night, Nov. 2. Teams should check the schedules posted across from the racquetball courts. Flag football playoffs continue. Only one week at a time is posted so all teams should check the schedules every Monday to see when they play that week. Innertube Water Basketball Finals are Monday, Nov. 3. Come on out to the Indoor Pool to see some great teams in action. Volleyball Playoffs will be posted next Monday., Nov. 10. the Playoffs will begin Wed., Nov. 12. Congratulations to the 1986 Punt, Pass & Kick Champions. Both Champions set new TAMU Records for this competition. Men-Rodney Edge 171.2 Yards Women-Becky Braly 97 Yards MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY ENTRIES SPORT CLUB MEETiUCr 1 PM- OPE M : ) • Weightlifting • Archery singles • Innertube Water Basketball Finals Harr end I The ( | a rson “A. I hres 1 fhem [ was •ate c r elau t Fai M.L. ! ^hris fi>r co