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Shaw sail the bread |L Tuesday, April 21, 1987/The Battalion/Page 5 j$e ity New A&M sociology class reated for prospective RAs One-hour course to replace job orientation tinamHorfed, bank is prep itions. aring to kI Bank,"Uj, e organization ions quaaiiij. Food Bant 'om food drirj 0 pounds I barrels in stoij me more 1*1 , various busj Shaw said; llie grocen said, 1 oid Easter butte t here tbei want them? 1 By Mark Figart Reporter The Texas A&M Department of Student Affairs is offering a class rext fall designed to produce more tnowledgeable and higher-quality esident advisers. Nyla Ptomey, housing programs uperyisor, says the one-credit-hour tlass, Sociology 489, Student Devel- ipment Issues in a Residence Life ietting, will be required for all stu- lents who want to become resident idvisers. rer to the “By training students before se- ecting them as staff members, “we o,accomplish two things,” Ptomey says. ^v.^uJHFirst. it gives the residence life pro- led. They bjBfessional staff a better opportunity ter smurfstr,Bo get to know the candidates. It also we perfectbt^Miminates the six-week joh-orienta- gone. Bion course tfiat has normally taken bunch tothl: place after their job has started.” le Easterbuigl In the past, she says, students ,dwegavetbcBeeking staff positions were first in- illege Static Hei viewed by a board of resident ad ders and a head resident. The card would determine which candi- ates qualified for an interview with Brea and assistant area coordinators, who are professional staff members ;ot quilt: Bill the department. Shaw aid B “Typically, we might have spent issibilitvofc Mqnly an hour and a half with each rom theAi'lBandidate,” Ptomey says. “It is im- partmenu the lastjckli ted food (rsij re movinjul pcjssible to get to know a candidate well in such a short time.” Selected candidates previously were trained through an orientation course that typically did not begin until the third week of school. By re quiring the new class before the se- “Before, all an applicant had to do is fill out an ap plication, go through an interview with RAs . . . then go through another 30-minute interview. This is going to change the whole screening process. ” — Wes Holloway, Walton Hall resident advisor lection process, Ptomey says, staff members are better prepared to handle any situation. Wes Holloway, a resident adviser in Walton Hall, thinks the class is a great idea. “Before,” Holloway says, “all an applicant had to do is fill out an ap plication, go through an interview with RAs — 20 minutes, maybe — then go through another 30-minute interview. This is going to change the whole screening process to where someone will be able to eval uate a candidate’s personality for a whole semester before they go on the job. “This semester we had an RA drop out, and we had to replace him. This system might keep things like that from happening.” But, Holloway says, resident ad visers have wanted a similar class in the past for other reasons. “RAs at other schools are required to take a class, and they get credit for it,” he says. “Since we have to go through the same training, we wanted t.o get credit for it also.” Residence life staff members will teach the course, with each assigned one class to coordinate and attend. Class participants will meet twice a week, once for a lecture and once in a smaller discussion group. The class will introduce partici pants to human and community de velopment, including values, help ing skills, role identity, and time and stress management. There are no prerequisites for the class, Ptomey says, and anyone who wishes to be a Resident adviser but doesn’t want to pay the tuition can participate in the class without re ceiving academic credit. irk swam a Good Samaritans’ offer advice, ompassion to pregnant women parents rtrt nsas Beach, e. lefore, bun If there isai know about ers 21!'in) By Angie Matocha Reporter In the past decade, there has been Jrz increase in the number of young iomen facing the dilemma of un- jwanted pregnancy. The Good Sama- itan Pregnancy Service is here to obablvano | help young females in such predica- irbeachtvT ments. I I “We try to take the girl in and show her some compassion right from the start,” says service director Jeannie Searcy. I The pregnancy service offers free iregnancy testing, counseling, do nated maternity and baby clothes, and referral to and assistance with appropriate agencies. ^ “We refer girls to maternal clinics, WIC programs and organizations that can lend financial aid to girls who show the need,” she says. “We Tre averaging 40 pregnancy tests a month. That doesn’t count the girls Who come in for the baby and mater- ijity dothes.” Searcy says most of the girls who Borne in are between 18 and 24, k, CESS ian to, ir about Yhenas percent countn and its ndacci- ety asa ;ful and rful the ought to t e world nee you recom- why It’s only t could ole new on and inue to e. ; lecture >e there, sorry! nner rnore 5ince easier service ive Protestant, single, and white. The service is a non-profit organi zation funded with donations and by local churches, organizations, and the Catholic Diocese of Austin. “We get what (donations) we can — that’s why our office and furni ture is so meager,” Searcy says. “Eve rything is free. We are non-political. We’re not allowed to participate in any political activity. And we are also pro-life. “In counseling, we are non- judgmental. Not all services are like this. The girls have to make their own decisions.” The service tries to educate women on a baby’s development and offers abortion counseling. “We emphasize these two points,” she says. The service’s staff consists of four volunteers, two of whom are stu dents. Searcy is the only paid em ployee. David Stasny, a College Station at torney, chairs the service’s nine- member board of directors. “Dr. Steve Braden is our medical Loopholes in law let illegal aliens carry U.S. voter registration cards LUBBOCK (AP) — Thousands of illegal aliens may carry voter registration cards because of loopholes in the law that make it difficult or impossible to determine a person’s true residency, state election officials said. Although voter registrants could be charged with a Felony if they perjure themselves on application forms, : there are no standard provisions for followup checks by officials to certify the applicant’s information is accu- ate, the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal reported Mon day. “In Texas, you may apply for a voter registration :ard by mail,” said Mark Jordan, assistant general coun- el for the elections division of the Secretary of State’s Office. “There is no opportunity to question someone at ill about residency. There isn’t much we can do unless the law is changed. “And if the law was changed, I’m fairly certain the U.S. Department of Justice would object.” Election officials say they don’t know how many aliens have voter registration cards, but believe thou sands may trek to the polls next year for the general and presidential elections. And, ironically, illegal aliens may use their voter reg istration cards when applying for legalization under tlW amnesty provisions of a sweeping immigration-reforn act, officials say. The measure allows them to begi seeking U.S. citizenship during a one-year period th starts May 5. “We have no way of knowing how serious the prJ- lem is, but I would tend to say that it likely is verye- rious,” said Randy Erben, assistant secretary of state Jordan said he has no idea how many illegal a-ns may have received voter registration cards. There are no provisions in Texas law requiringf>pli- cants for voter registration cards to prove to voter^gis- trars or county clerks they are bona fide reside-s, he said. The only time a voter’s qualification would Lely be challenged is after the fact in contested races here a candidate might choose to go to district court intend ing he was defeated by unqualified voters, Jorcto said. The most recent test of that came in Februa' when a candidate challenged enough ballots in Fagrrias in Brooks County to make up the difference, heaid- PANNING for GOLD? Battalion Classified 845-2611 SECRET OF MY SUCCESS (PQ-13) 7:00 9:29 PROJECT X (PO) 7:05 9:30 ROOM WITH A VIEW (PO) 7:10 9:25 CINEMA THREE : v ; 315 College Ave. £93-2796 YESTERDAYS Daily Drink & Lunch Specials Billiards & Darts Near Luby s / House dress code 846-2625 BUND DATE (PQ-u) HOOSIERStPO) CAMPUS MAN(PQ) THREE FOR THE ROAD (PO) SCHULMAN THEATRES 2.50 ADMISSION 1. Any Show Before 3 PM 2. Tuesday - All Seats' 3. Mon-Wed - Local Students Wth Current ID s ' 4. Thur - KORA “Over 30 Nite" •DENOTES DOLBY STERiO doctor on the board,” Searcy says. “We do have some medical aid through his assistance. The girls have to have some financial need for him to help them.” The board also has two volunteer psychologists — Dr. Art Roach, a Texas A&M professor of educatio nal psychology, and Mary Elizabeth Dresser, a psychologist from St. Mary’s Catholic Church. “The Good Samaritan Pregnancy Service has been around for six years, at least,” Searcy says. “We are an affiliate of Alternatives for Abor tion International. But we function pretty much on our own with our board of directors.” The service was started by a group of people in the community who fa vored the pro-life position. “We get most of our support from the Catholic church,” she says. “But now we have a broader base of help.” The Good Samaritan Pregnancy Service, 1055 S. 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