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Monday, August 31, 1987/The Battalion/Page 5D his Way, Please Dr. Claude Goswick, director of the A.P. Beutel Health Center, stands before a new outpatient ifoard, part of the facility’s expansions. About 10,000 square feet of space was renovated, while Photo by Sarah Cowan 16,000 square feet of space was added to the build ing. The center plans to bring back its night service by remaining open 24 hours a day. The changes were funded by the building use fee. ram at A&M offers aid to students raising children By Theresa Emmert Reporter Texas A&M stresses that all “good !.gs” participate in its many tradi- ions But not all students who would ike to be involved are able to. Being a parent and a full-time stu- lent makes it difficult to devote time ind money to campus activities. This ||S>ne reason Rachel Kennedy tarted Students With Children. She ays she was “missing out on the pint of traditions.” I Recognized by the University in 7 ||fuary, Students With Children is i support and action group designed or [student parents. Kennedy says ihe believes such a group can help felieve the “continuous strain” stu- lent parents have to endure. ^he organization’s goals are to |isor speakers, provide a basic port structure for members by |ig children on outings and pro ng a baby-sitting cooperative. group’s long-term goal is to : a day-care center on campus. medy says the group’s main blem is reaching students with Iren because no University i ask for this information. The University tries so hard to i all these other people, but they bre the fact that there are stu- Its with children,” she says. “It tes the University look bad.” ■he group lets student parents know someone is out there for them. The baby-sitting co-op allows par ents to leave their children with someone they know. The co-op is “The University tries so hard to reach all these other people, but they ig nore the fact that there are students with chil dren. ” — Rachel Kennedy, founder of Students With Children based on a point system, not a mone tary one. Members win points by baby-sitting and lose points by using the service. The service allows par ents to leave their children with friends, Kennedy says, adding that parents cannot take the children when shopping for their birthday or Christmas presents. The group meets on weekends when most members have a little more time, Kennedy says. Meetings take place at a park where the chil dren can play, thus allowing the par ents to take care of business and so cialize under less pressure. Kennedy says student parents feel “a lot of guilt” because they don’t have much time to spend with their children. During the outings, par ents can spend quality time with their children. Pressure is something all students feel, but it is multiplied when chil dren are involved. Students With Children has between 15 and 18 members. Kennedy believes the group should have a limited number of members because it makes the group closer and safer. If more members were to join, a subgroup would form, she says. It is important to know with whom the child is stay ing, she says. Kennedy says the University “needs to open its eyes” when it comes to meeting the needs of stu dent parents. A campus day care is needed, she says. Many universities in the state, including the University of Texas and the University of Houston, provide such a service. The service would be beneficial to children because there is a lower staff-to-child ratio than at other day care centers, Kennedy says. Also, it would reduce costs and offer stu dents an option, she says. More information about Students With Children is available at the Stu dent Activities office in 216 MSC. toring services for all students \ffered by many organizations By Lisa Dieterle Reporter |nhe semester is just beginning, but numerous tutor ing services already are available from a variety of vfexas A&M organizations. | Phi Eta Sigma, an honor society for sophomores who tayp finished their freshman year with a 3.5 grade- jgpint ratio or better, offers free tutoring to students akihg freshman-level courses. jTCurtis Lard, Phi Eta Sigma adviser, says about half of jthekoO members participate in the tutoring program, ^■fs the best tutoring available for freshmen, and it’s free/’ he says. “And with the large crop coming in this ifall, they’re going to need a lot of help.” li i Several departments also have their own tutoring pyrams. The business, engineering and science col leges offer tutoring using help desks, teaching assistants tnd review sessions. Iso, various societies and fraternities associated with each college offer tutoring services for students in need. Tutoring sources also can be located through the Student Counseling Service’s Reference Library on the YMCA Building’s third floor. The counseling service’s files contain a list of students interested in tutoring and includes the tutor’s courses, qualifications, fees, hours and telephone numbers. The counseling service does not screen applications. But students are not the only help available at A&M. The Mentors Program consists of 335 faculty and staff members who willingly devote extra hours to counsel students with academic and personal problems. Mentors in each academic department can be identi fied by the mentor sign on their office door. A list of Mentors is available from the Housing Programs Of fice, the Off-Campus Center, the area offices or any head resident. 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