Wednesday, June 17,1987/The Battalion/Page 3
State and Local
ly Health official says students may dismiss
possible long-term results of sunbathing
'k it was a
1 and skip
!n *or year
anged
night be
id the
on leave
ate, it
-s felt
mically.
n Aggie
und
ummsl'
By Greg Sellers
Reporter
espite the potential for harm the
sun has on the skin, some students
don’t appear to be worried about de
veloping skin cancer.
j\Kurt Hopfe, a 21-year-old finance
major, says he sunbathes every day
the weather permits. And, although
in fo he is aware of the long term effects
,. V( , of the sun, he won’t stop sunbathing
.J ^ because of them.
evident, g: “I like the social aspect of laying
takes out with friends, and I take my time
Ka little bit each day — in order for
my skin to get accustomed to the
sun,” Hopfe says.
■erry Fontenot, a 21-year-old so
ciology major, says the only precau
tion lie takes is to apply sunscreen to
■ face.
writerh<i ut accoi ( !i n K 10 1 l' e Texas Medi
ci Association, long-term exposure
tJthe sun may result in skin cancer.
iDr. Claude Goswick, director of
tht A.P. Beutel Health Center, says
that there are three types of skin
cancer: basal cell carcinoma, squa-
nlous cell carcinoma, and malignant
melanoma. Malignant melanoma is
the most serious type, but it takes
many years of exposure to the sun
j^A foi any of the cancers to develop.
Hsince skin cancer isn’t an over-
^ night disease, Goswick says college-
age people haven’t been exposed to
the sun long enough to develop skin
■ncer and he’s never treated such a
pse at A&M.
■ Nevertheless, he has some tips for
Bose who wish to keep their golden-
baked bodies from melting into car
rion.
■‘For those who choose to sun
bathe, I would highly advise them to
go slow and not spend too much
dime in the sun at one time,” he says.
■Sunbathers also should wear suns-
Icreen or sunblock, he says, and the
texas Medical Association recom
mends use of a sun protection factor
of at least 10.
iBut the sun isn’t the only way to
lain a tan. Tanning beds are an al-
\ ieki Wade, a freshman business major from Richmond, enjoys the lanning bed at TAN U.
ternative for those who don’t have
time to sunbathe.
Although the result is the same,
tanning beds have only two percent
of the sun’s harmf ul beta rays and 70
percent of the alpha rays, says James
Barrett, owner of TAN U in College
Station.
Depending on skin type, Barrett
says, customers initially spend 15-20
minutes in a tanning bed every other
day until a good tanning base is es
tablished. Then, he says, they return
once every seven to 10 days to main
tain the tan.
Photo by Sarah ti. Cowan
But Barrett also says that since the
beds have only been in existence for
approximately 10 years, there have
been no long term studies concern
ing the effects of the beds.
Lewis sees
new budget
in 3 weeks
AUSTIN (AP) — House
Speaker Gib Lewis said Tuesday
that lawmakers should accompl
ish in three weeks of a special ses
sion what they failed to do in a
140-day regular session — write a
balanced budget.
“I will be optimistic and predict
three weeks,” Lewis told news re
porters as the House Appropria
tions Committee returned to
work on a 1988-89 budget.
Gov. Bill Clements has said he
will call a special session begin
ning Monday to enact a budget
needed before the state’s fiscal
year ends Aug. 31.
While Comptroller Bob Bul
lock has estimated that lawmakers
face a $6.5 billion deficit, Lewis
said he expects the problems to
be quickly remedied on this try.
Higher taxes are inevitable, he
said.
“We’re going to have to have a
tax bill,” Lewis said. “Let’s go
ahead and be realistic about it.
We’re going to have one.”
The exact amount hasn’t yet
been determined, but Lewis said
it would take a tax hike of $5 bil
lion to $6 billion to fund the
spending plans being discussed.
He also predicted that Clem
ents would be more flexible on
tax questions than he was during
the deadlocked regular session.
“Really, I think he’s going to
show more flexibility,” Lewis said.
“He’s indicated to me that he’s
flexible.”
Clements’ vow to veto any tax
increase greater than $2.9 billion
helped stall budget action during
the session that ended June 1.
But on Tuesday, the governor
refused to repeat that pledge.
Asked if he still would veto a
larger tax increase, Clements
snapped: “We’re not going to be
getting into talking about vetoes
or anything like that right now.
It’s premature.”
*>T
crate
ta
DIAMONDS
largest selection in Brazos County
No Questions asked. 30 day money back guarantee on all loose diamonds sold. (Does not include lay
away or mountings)
FANCY COLOR DIAMOND .83 Marquise shapediamond with GIA laboratory certificatate stating that the color is a natural orange brown and a clarity of WS; This diamond
has a rosey/pink tint to it. Natural color diamonds are very REAR our price $3495°° compare at $8,000°°.
into
,senger
idden
jolts
/ head
h
iff into
■t on
riding
ck with
some
)
a
place
•wn.
bring
jd
t them
bng
:ry
'H''
V4>
ROUND
Our Price
Compare At
2.87
$8275.°°
18,500.°°
2.05
7280.°°
14,500.°°
2.04
4850.°°
9700.°°
2.03
4785.°°
9700.°°
2.02
7650.°°
15,000.°°
2.01
5675. 00
12,000.°°
1.83
2900.°°
5800.°°
1.55
2295.°°
4500.°°
1.26
3675.°°
6100.°°
1.17
2525.°°
4900.°°
1.17
2525.°°
4900.°°
1.16
1395.°°
2700.°°
1.15
2200.°°
4200.°°
"l.10
1345.°°
2600.°°
1.08
2250.°°
4400.°°
1.08
2895.°°
5600.°°
1.06
1975.°°
3800.°°
1.02
1495.°°
2800.°°
1.02
2375.°°
4500.°°
1.02
2685.°°
5100.°°
1.01
1295.°°
2400.°°
1.00
3975.°°
7700.°°
1.00
1950.°°
3800.°°
1.00
1345.°°
2700.°°
.99
2150.°°
4200.°°
.97
1520.°°
3100.°°
.96
1840.°°
3500.°°
.88
1475.°°
2800.°°
.82
1395.°°
2000.°°
.80
1200.°°
2300.°°
.77
985.°°
1800.°°
.72
1145.°°
2200.°°
.71
1195.°°
2300.°°
.71
1175.°°
2300.°°
.67
760.°°
1450.°°
.65
815. 00
1600.°°
.63
975.°°
1700.°°
.62
715. 00
1400.°°
.61
775.°°
1400.°°
.61
715.°°
1400.°°
.60
895.°°
1700.°°
.60
695.°°
1200.°°
.59
930.°°
1800.°°
.59
930.°°
1800.°°
.57
695. 00
1400.°°
.55
895.°°
1700.°°
.55
865.°°
1700.°°
.55
695. 00
1400.°°
.54
875. 00
1600.°°
.54
695. 00
1650.°°
.53
795. 00
1750.°°
.53
495. 00
985.°°
.52
845. 00
1750.°°
.52
810.°°
1625.°°
ROUND
Our Price
Compare At
.51
$795.°°
1550.°°
.50
795.°°
1550.°°
.50
695°°
1275°°
.49
650°°
1300°°
.48
695°°
1300.°°
.42
660°°
1350.°°
.41
470°°
985. 00
.40
540°°
985.°°
.35
395°°
850. 00
.35
375°°
750.°°
.30
335°°
750.°°
.20
165°°
325.°°
.15
110°°
220.°°
.10
63°°
140. 00
.07
38°°
75.°°
.05
35°°
70.°°
.03
14 95
30.°°
.02
10 95
22.°°
MARQUISE
Our Price
Compare At
2.78
$13200°°
27,500.°°
2.14
4888°°
9800.°°
1.23
2750°°
4500.°°
1.10
3200°°
6400.°°
1.01
1175°°
2300.°°
.91
2585°°
4950.°°
.76
1085°°
2200.°°
.74
99500
1800.°°
.71
2900°°
5800.°°
.62
795°°
1850.°°
.57
895°°
1900.°°
.57
895°°
1900 00
.55
895 00
1900.°°
.54
795°°
1850.°°
.47
695°°
1300.°°
.47
626°°
1300. 00
.35
425 00
890.°°
.31
425 00
875.°°
PEAR
Our Price
Compare AT
1.80
$3495.°°
6800.°°
1.38
2275.°°
4500.°°
.83
1975.°°
3900.°°
.60
1195.°°
2300.°°
PEAR
Our Price
Compare At
.55
795.°°
1600.°°
.55
695. 00
1700.°°
.55
895.°°
1700.°°
.52
665.°°
1300.°°
.51
695. 00
1400.°°
.45
325.°°
675.°°
.37
350.°°
675.°°
.31
245. 00
500.°°
OVAL
Our Price
Compare At
1.52
5275.°°
9800.°°
1.15
2495.°°
5500.°°
1.04
1495.°°
2900.°°
.89
1750.°°
3500.°°
.83
1350.°°
2700.°°
.78
1495.°°
2800.°°
.71
1495.°°
2800.°°
.46
375.°°
675.°°
HEART
Our Price
Compare At
.64
1150.°°
2800. 00
.27
335.°°
675.°°
EMERALD
Our Price
Compare At
.50
695.°°
1400.°°
RADIANT
Our Price
Compare At
1.03
$2600.°°
5,200.°°
SQUARE
Our Price
Compare At
.46
$920.°°
1850.°°
.33
385.°°
750.°°
DIAMOND JEWELRY
Large stock of diamond earrings, rings, necklaces. Just arrived wedding bands. GOLD COIN JEWELRY
Largest stock of Gold Jewelry in the Area! Hundreds of Pieces to choose from. Rings, Pendants, Diamond Gold Coin Jewelry. Large stock of gold coin mountings for all
< popular Gold Coin Krugerands, Mapel Leaf, Gold Panda.
DIAMOND AND SEMI-MOUNTS Wedding Bands and Bridal Sets
14 KARAT GOLD CHAINS
Larges Selection Starting at $27°°. All chains sold by weight
Shop, Compare, and Save Money
Never A Sale! Just the best prices in town! Our prices are up to 70% less than what other jeweley stores charge for the same merchandise.
Full time jewelry repairman on premises.
We pay Cash for gold, silver, rare coins, diamonds jr ▼ 7 ^ TBMT' liPl -y-■■ T
and Rolex watches ||i B ^ < k El J ^ ^ k. Store Hours Mon.-Thurs. 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Since 1958. One of Texas’ Oldest Rare Coin Dealers
> College Station • 848-8905
Fri.-Sat. 9-3 p.m.
Behind Shellenberger’s