Tuesday, November 4, 1986/The Battaliori/Paqe 3
—nr m i -nr-1 '•wvm
State and Local
ggie Blood Drive sponsors hope
collect 2,600 pints this week
lie students stand in line, filling
m information cards, waiting to
H blood in what was once the
bby of the Commons but now re-
nbling a scene from
IjThese students are waiting to par-
ppate in Texas A&M’s largest
Dod drive. It is also Wadley Blood
Ink’s largest blood drive among
has colleges.
['Carol Hill, Wadley’s donor re-
litor, says the blood bank hopes to
jllect 2,600 pints this week.
If Volunteers can give blood at four
campus locations: the Commons
tabby from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., the sec
ond floor of the Zachry Engineering
Center from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and
buses near Rudder Tower and Sbisa
Dining Hall from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Donors must be between the ages
of 18 and 65, and this year the mini
mum weight requirement has been
lowered, Hill says.
“We have a new program that al
lows people who weigh oetween 100
and 109 pounds to give blood,” Hill
says. “We call this our ‘blood lite’
program.”
Hill says that after the blood is col
lected, it is packaged and taken to
the airport, and then volunteer pi
lots fly the blood to Dallas where tne
blood is processed.
When the blood reaches Dallas it
is tested for Acquired Immune Defi
ciency Syndrome and separated into
plasma, platelets and red blood cells.
These components are shipped to
hospitals surrounding Dallas and,
only in the case of an emergency, to
hospitals nationwide.
” 1 he biggest reason to give blood
is because someone needs it and
could die without it,” Hill says.
“There is also the assurance that any
Aggies who might need blood would
have it.”
This assurance is part of the Ag
gie Blood Club sponsored by Wad-
ley. Wadley credits A&M with the
quantity of blood that is donated
during campus drives.
These credits entitle students, fac
ulty members and their families,
staff members and former students
to as much free blood as the Univer
sity has credits, Hill says.
Heat exhaustion common
at sunny Kyle Field games
By John Coles
Reporter
On game day at Kyle Field, in the
middle of the afternoon, when the
sun is beating down and the breeze is
standing still, heat exhaustion is
likely to claim a few students.
“Heat exhaustion is nothing new
to Kyle Field on game day, consid
ering the Texas heat and the lack of
wind at Kyle Field,” says Andy Yee,
the public relations and media coor
dinator for the Texas A&M Emer
gency Care Team.
He says most cases of heat exhaus
tion occur at the football games early
in the year when College Station
weather is still hot, but the sun is not
the only factor involved in heat ex
haustion.
Ken Hutchenrider, an ECT mem
ber, says, “The crowded stands play
a big role in causing heat exhaustion.
All of those people standing so close
and crowded in the stands create
more heat and it gets worse when
the wind is not blowing.”
At the Texas Tech game the ECT
treated between 100 and 150 people
for heat-related conditions, Hut
chenrider says.
The second deck on the students’
side is always the busiest, Hutchen
rider says, because it is the most
crowded area in Kyle Field and it re
ceives most of the sun but very little
of the breeze.
Bullock opposes
cosh notes plan
AUSTIN (AP) — Comptroller
Bob Bullock says he is opposed to is
suance of “cash management notes”
as authorized by the recent special
session of the Legislature.
The Cash Management Commit
tee consisting of the governor, lieu
tenant governor and comptroller is
scheduled to meet Wednesday to
consider issuance of the notes to pay
the state’s current bill when the trea
sury runs out of cash.
Matt Menger, special events coor
dinator for the ECT, says the intense
heat and lack of wind add to heat ex
haustion, but that each person must
be responsible for himself.
“If you know you are going to be
in the hot sun at the game you
should take care of yourself,” he
says. “Avoid staying out late, get a
good night’s rest and especially, try
not to drink too much alcohol the
night before a game.”
“Avoid staying out late . . .
and especially, try not to
drink too much alcohol
the night before a game. ”
— Matt Menger, special
events coordinator for the
ECT
Some other things to avoid are
wearing tight clothes such as tight
jeans, tight dresses, panty hose and
tight shoes, Menger says, since wear
ing tight clothes or shoes constricts
circulation and adds to the probabil
ity of heat exhaustion.
Menger says missing breakfast,
lunch or both meals also can be a fac
tor, especially if a person drank alco
hol the night before a game.
Menger says if someone does suf
fer from heat exhaustion, the people
with him should call for a paramedic
immediately.
Six to 10 volunteers are on call at
each of the five first aid stations at
Kyle Field during a game. There is
one first aid station for each of the
second and third decks of each side
of the field. The main station is at
the north end zone on the first level
of Kyle Field.
“But if you send for a paramedic
make sure you tell him exactly where
the incident has occurred,” Menger
says. “Tell the section and row num
ber, and the seat number if possible.
“We’ve had people frantically run
into the first aid station and tell us
someone has fainted on the third
deck. Before we can find out the sec
tion and row number, they’ve left
the first aid station.”
While waiting for a paramedic,
there are a couple of things that can
be done to make a person more com
fortable, Menger says.
First, he says, if the person falls
down and hits the ground, do not at
tempt to move him, but if the person
sat down himself or if someone
caught him before he fell, slowly lie
the person down on the ground.
Second, give the person some
shade and loosen his clothes,
Menger says. Put a wet cloth on his
forehead and some ice on the back
of his neck and armpits to help cool
the person down, he says.
Senate to consider reapportionment
The Student Senate Wednes
day will hear the introduction of a
reapportionment bill at 7:30 p.m.
in 204 Harrington.
Student Body President Mike
Sims said the bill is designed to
determine the number of student
senators that are elected from
each living area, academic college
and the freshman class.
Miles Bradshaw, speaker of the
senate, said the bill on University
health care, which was intro
duced at the senate’s last meeting
and sent to the student services
commitee for review, also will be
brought to the senate floor
Wednesday for debate.
The bill calls for the senate to
support the Graduate Student
Council’s efforts to reactivate 24-
hour emergency care at the A.P.
Beutel Health Center.
' • —
Freshmen &
Sophomores
jFreshmen and sophomore photos for the 1987 Aggieland have
been extended until November 7. Photos will be taken at AR
jPhotography, 707 Texas Ave., across from the A&M Polo Field.
(
GET RICH
THE HARD WAY
Luby’s Cafeterias, Inc., operating cafeterias in Texas, Oklahoma,
Arizona, and New Mexico, is looking for 24 people to enter its man
agement training program in March.
To qualify, you must:
You will receive:
• Be at least 22 years old
• $19,200 starting salary
• Be willing to relocate
•Company funded profit
•Have a stable employment
sharing/retirement
history
•Group health, life and
•Be college educated or have
disability insurance
equivalent experience
• Relocation expenses
•Have little or no food service
•Merit raises and
experience
advancement
This is a serious offer by an established and rapidly growing com
pany. We invite you to call or send your resume and find out more
about us. You will be amazed at the proven earnings potential of a
career with Luby’s.
Interviewing in your placement center
November 12 and 13
or call Steve Schafer or Dave Simpson
(512) 225-7720
(No collect calls please) or write P.O. Box 33069,
San Antonio, Texas 78265
Luby’s Cafeterias, inc. is listed on the New York Stock Exchange with sales ex
ceeding $200 million last year.
LubyQs
Good food from good people.
LUBY’S CAFETERIAS, INC. 2211 N.E. LOOP 410, P.O. BOX 33069, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78265
Luby’s Is s Registered Trademark of Luby’s Cafeterias, Inc.
Call Battalion Classified 845-2611