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Page 4/ r The Battalion/Thursday, November 20, 1986 Bryan Drive Train What does the name mean} It's simple. We make your car run the way it was made to operate Quickly Efficiently The first time Manual Transmission • Electrical • Drive Shaft Full service on all Domestic or Import Cars Call us or Come by 268-AUTO 3605 S. College TEXAS ASM UNIVERSITY TEXAS ASM UNIVERSITY EM EM THE SOCIETY FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND NEW VENTURES Presents SELLING ON CAMPUS SEMINAR Thurs., Nov. 20 301 Rudder 7:00 PM JAMES MCAULIFFE PRES. 693-1937 Association hopes to educate public on diabetes care By Ronda Hancock Reporter One out of every 20 Texans has diabetes, the third leading killer dis ease in the country, say representa tives of the American Diabetes Asso- Free Refreshments...EVERYONE Welcome “But you don’t hear of many peo ple dying from diabetes,” says Jack Lester Jr. of the local ADA chapter. “They die from heart failure (and) kidney disease. Diabetes is more of a silent killer.” The ADA has designated Novem ber as National Diabetes Month. Dr. Gordon A. Pratt Sr., president of the Bryan-College Station ADA chapter, says diabetes and its stresses can lead to heart disease and strokes, kidney failure, blindness, leg and foot amputations, birth defects and other severe problems. When a person has diabetes, the pancreas either doesn’t produce in sulin at all, or doesn’t produce enough insulin. Insulin is used by the body to convert consumed sugar to a form the body’s cells can use for energy. Part of the seriousness of the situ ation, the representatives say, is that many of the people affected by dia betes aren’t aware that they have it. Anyone is susceptible to diabetes, but people who are over 40, over weight or have a family history of di abetes are at the highest risk. The cause of the disease is un known and no cure has been found. Some of the warning signs of dia betes are high blood sugar levels, in creased urination, excessive thirst, fatigue, weakness and increased ap petite. Pratt says the Bryan-College Sta tion ADA chapter is trying to reach some 2,000 people this month who are unaware they have diabetes. “We want citizens to know and recognize the warning signs of some thing that, if unchecked, could kill them,” he says. An ADA volunteer in Austin says some evidence indicates that Mexi- can-Americans, blacks and Ameri can Indians may be 300 to 500 times more likely to get diabetes than other people. Diabetes can be controlled by careful monitoring of diet, control of blood sugar levels with medica tion, and regular exercise. Damaged nerves and poor circu lation in the feet and legs means di abetics have to take special care of their feet, say ADA representatives. They say special care needs to be taken by diabetics to make sure they don’t injure their feet. Damaged nerves in the feet may mean that injuries could go unno ticed. This also holds true for other in juries such as cuts, scrapes and bruises, which can get infected. These must be watched carefully, because diabetes seems to inhibit normal healing processes, ADA rep resentatives say. Booklets say diabetics should de velop skills and knowledge about planning meals, testing blood glu cose, testing urine for sugar levels, injecting insulin and handling emer gency situations. Also, ADA representatives say, di abetics should take special precau tions when they travel. Representatives say diabetics must make sure they have some kind of food available — often hard candy — in case they have an insulin reac tion. ADA officials also emphasize the importance of diabetics carrying some type of medical alert — a card, tag or bracelet — identifying them as diabetic in the case of an emergency. Diabetics who have insulin reac tions often resemble drunks, says one ADA representative. “They tend to stagger around and sweat,” she says, “and it’s important that they be recognized as diabetic so they can receive proper treatment immediately.” Exec VP Cook resigns; Senate OKs successor By Rodney Rather Staff Writer Mike Cook on Tuesday formally resigned as executive vice president of the student body, President Mike Sims announced at Wednesday’s Student Senate meeting. The senate unanimously ap proved Sims’ request that associate vice president Matt Simmons replace Cook as executive vice president. No plans to fill the office of associate vice president have been made. Sims said Cook resigned because he plans to pursue a master’s degree in business administration at an other school. Sims expressed regret over Cook’s resignation, saying every administra tion hates turnover of its positions, but also said he is confident Sim mons won’t have trouble adjusting to his new office. Simmons said the executive vice president’s job is similar to the post of associate vice president. “It’s more of a lateral move than it is a move up,” Simmons said. The biggest difference between the duties of executive vice president and associate vice president is the mandate in the Texas A&M student body constitution designating the executive vice president to take over as president if the president resigns, is removed from duty or is otherwise unable to fulfill his duties. In legislative action, the senate passed the Aggie Point Plan bill, which recommends the point plan’s minimum initial deposit be lowered from $250 to $200 and that its mini mum subsequent deposit be lowered from $ 100 to $50. The initial deposit is the amount required to activate a new account, and the subsequent deposit is the minimum amount that can be added to an account. The bill also recommends a serv ice fee of $10 be charged if more than three subsequent deposits are added in a semester. The senate also passed a reappor tionment bill, which determines how many senate seats each living area and academic college may have. The bill also says any college seat remaining vacant for two senate meetings will be declared at-large for that college. mi m.m What’s up ■i m i! Thursday SOCIETY OF AGRICULTURAL MANAGERS, APPRAIS ERS AND CONSULTANTS: Jim and Sloan Williams of U 8 Brahman Ranch will speak at 7 p.m. in 115 Kleberg. COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS: will present a workshop “Resumes, cover letters and visits to employers” at 5 p.m 204 Harrington. TAU BETA PI: J oe Hudson will speak at 7 p.m. in HOHar rington. TAMU EMERGENCY CARE TEAM: will meet at 7 p.m.in 302 Rudder. NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS: will met at 7:30 p.m. in 401 Rudder. GREEN EARTH SOCIETY: will meet at 7 p.m. in 510 Rud der. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: will meet at noon on cam pus. For location call Student Affairs at 845-5826. HISTORY CLUB: Dr. Krammer will speak at 7 p.m. inSOJ Rudder. MUSLIM STUDENTS ASSOCIATION: Mrs. Khadija Fuacj will speak about “Women in Islam” at 7:30 p.m. in 701 Rudder. WATERSKI CLUB: will have photos taken for Aggieland’8’ at 4:30 p.m. by Rudder Fountain. AGGNOG-PERSONAL COMPUTER USER GROUP: wifl present a demonstration of graphics software on MS-DOS and CP/M computers at 5:30 p.m. in 503 Blocker. DATA PROCESSING MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION; will meet at 7 p.m. in 150 Blocker. DEPARTMENT OF MODERN LANGUAGES is conductJ a foreign language teaching workshop on te sation through texts from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.i aching convcr- der p.m. in 502 Rud ' STUDENTS FOR SCIENTIFIC CREATIONISM: will met j at 7 p.m. in 206 MSC. INTRAMURAL RECREATIONAL SPORTS: entries dot I for basketball at 6 p.m. in 159 Read. STUDENT ACTIVITIES CALENDAR: recognized studpml organizations can submit dates to the 1987 Spring Cal-| endar through today to the Student Activities Office, Pavilion. BRAZOS DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB: invites studenis faculty and any beginners to come at 7 p.m. at CollegeSm tion Community Center. Friday k MANAGEMENT 481: Robert Heaton of La Salle Partners Inc. will speak at 10 a.m. in 1 14 Blocker. CHRISTIAN BUSINESS SOCIETY: will hear a former Viet nam POW speak on “Prison and God’s Promise” at 7 p.m in 115 Kleberg. LATTER-DAY SAINT STUDENT ASSOCIATION: Dr John Hopkins will speak at noon at the Latter-Day Saini Institute Building at 100 E. Dexter. STUDENT ACTIVITIES OFFICE: will sponsor a field tn: to tour Houston businesses. For more information call t 1 Student Activities Office at 845-1 133. INTERVARSITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP: will show: movie, “The Wait of the World,” at 7 p.m. in 301 Rudder OFF-CAMPUS AGGIES: will meet at 11:45 p.m. at Mount! Aggie to go to yell practice. UNITED CAMPUS MINISTRY: will have a “peanut butter I I fellowship” at 11 a.m. by Rudder Fountain and a Biblr P l| l study at 6:30 p.m. in tne office of A&M Presbyteriar * a P Church. bm Via f AFRICAN STUDENTS ASSOCIATION: will meet at u,,.— v p.m. in 401 Rudder. ,^1 FISH CAMP: applications for Fish Camp ’87 co-chairmenarf one available in 213 Pavilion. A&M LITERARY ARTS CLUB: is now accepting submii l sions for Litmus. WOMEN’S CHORUS: will hold open rehearsals at lOa.m.iii the lounge of the Memorial Student Center as partol Women’s Chorus Awareness Week. DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS: students interested in taking Actuarial Examinations in February should con | tact Dr. H. E. Lacey, head of the Dej^artment of Mathemai ics, in 102 Milner Hall. STUDENT ACTIVITIES SPEAKERS SEMINAR: applica ing, in C s liei vkv froi and V obta tions for the 1987 Speakers Seminar are available througli I Wednesday in the Student Activities Office, 208 Pavilion. he: Items for What’s Up should be submitted to The Battalion, boys 216 Reed McDonald, no less than three working days theii prior to desired publication date. Starting thinking about Christmas Vacation! Park City Ski Area PUERTO VALLARTA Januaiy 7-13, 1987 $539.00 January 11-16, 1987 $350 per person (limited space available) Price Includes: includes: • 7 days/6 nights in beautiful Puerto Vallarta • Roundtrip Airfare • Hotel & Departure Taxes • Hotel Transfers Round Trip Airfare Bus Transportation to/from Airport and Ski Resort Four Day Lift Ticket at Park City One Day Lift Ticket at Deer Valley (10 minute drive) Five Day Ski Rental Keg and Pizza Party Sign up now in the SPO 216 MSC or call MSC 845-1515. $ 100 Deposit is required T ravel ^ —4