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'"Cut AND SAVE" Do you have any of the following concerns? Improving an academic skill Finding a tutor Locating programs for academic assistance Establishing and clarifying academic goals If the answer is YES, you may wish to utilize one of the following services. ACADEMIC ASSISTANCE SERVICES^ • Academic Assitance Information Clearinghouse—Located in the Student Counseling Service, this Clearinghouse consists of a file that contains the names, phone numbers and qualifications of people willing to tutor courses offered at A&M. It also contains information from many academic depart ments explaining procedures for obtaining extra academic help. Come to the Third Floor, YMCA Bldg., 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday, to use this service. • Academic Burnout Prevention-An academic life-style that includes social activites and physical exercise, as well as study, is generally con sidered the best method for maintaining academic motivation. Student Activites, Room 208, Pavilion (845-1133) and the Memorial Student Center Student Programs Office, Room 216 (845-1515) will guide stu dents to campus activities that fit the student’s interests and social needs. The Intramural-Recreational Sports Office, Room 159, Read Building (845-7826) will guide students to physical activites that may help meet both a student’s social and physical activity needs. • Concentration Problems Assistance-Difficulties with concentra tion usually result from failure to establish a good study environment, from unfocused academic and life goals or from relationship and other personal problems. The Student Counseling Service (845-1651) and the Counseling and Assessment Clinic (845-8021) offer both individual and group programs to help students with these concerns. Most serv ices at the Student Counseling Service are free to currently enrolled students who have paid the student services fee. The Counseling and Assessment Clinic may charge a fee for services to students. • English Writing Lab-Located in 152 Blocker Bldg., the Writing Lab offers help with acquiring effective writing skills. Call 845-2568 for infor mation about current programs. • Handicapped Student Services-Programs and services to help A&M students compensate for learning disabilities of a physical, mental or emotional nature are provided by this office located in Hart Hall, Ramp B (845-1637). • Learning Resources-This service is located on the sixth floor of Sterling C. Evans Library. Over 120 microcomputers, 500 software packages, and a great variety of audio-visual equipment and materials are provided for students free of charge. Facilities and staff assistance for using these resources are also provided. Among the self-help materials available are programmed instruc tions for learning to use microcomputers and microcomputer software. In addition, short courses in the use of specific software packages are offered. A fee of approximately $3.50 per hour is charged for these courses and most courses are 10 hours long. Call 845-2316 for infor mation. • Library Skills Training-The Department of Philosophy and Humani ties offers a 2 credit hour course (HUMA 101) called “Library Sciences: The Library and Learning” which is taught by a member of the Sterling C. Evans Library faculty. Sign-up library tours are also offered at the be ginning of each semester. Call the Evans Library (845-5741) for infor mation about library tours. • Math Help Sessions—Tutoring for all students needing assistance with math course work is provided by the Mathematics Department. Come to Milner Hall, Room 003, 8:00 am-5:00pm, Monday through Fri day. A list of Matematics tutors is available in Milner Hall, Room 102. • Mentors-A large university like TAMU, filled with busy people, can seem very impersonal. Mentors consist of more than 300 A&M faculty members who have volunteered to set aside part of their week to “just talk.” This is an excellent opportunity for students who wish to have the guidance of someone on the inside of academia. Call you departmental office and ask about the Mentors Program. • Old Exam Files-Professors and Student Government have placed copies of old exams in a file at the Sterling C. Evans Library Reserve Room. A call number, accessed through the computer terminals, is needed. Instructions are provided near the Library terminals. • Professors-Very often, the most effective resource for academic as sistance that students have available to them is the professor of the course in which they are having trouble. It is wise for students to visit with each of their professors, especially if they have any questions. A professor can often help a student early in the semester, but the week before finals is likely to be too late for anyone having serious difficulties. Professors have office hours and a student should arrange to meet pro fessors during that time. • Reading Efficiency Course-The Reading Lab, 7th Floor, Harrington Bldg. (845-7140), offers a course for improving reading efficiency if there is sufficient demand. Courses are usually offered during the sum mer. A fee is charged for this service. Reading skills that lead to effi cient studying and learning in college level courses are emphasized. • Reading Lab-Located on the 7th Floor, Harrington Building, this service provides diagnosis of reading problems and individualized pro grams to overcome these problems. A fee is charged for this service. Lab hours are 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday. Call 845- 7140 for more information. • Study Skills Improvement-The Department of Educational Psy chology offers a course each semester called “Improvement of Lear ning” (EPSY 101). The Student Counseling Service, 3rd Floor, YMCA Bldg. (845-1651) offers to currently enrolled students, on a weekly ba sis, both individual and group study skills assistance. • Test Anxiety Remediation-The Student Counseling Service (845- 1651) and the Counseling and Assessment Clinic (845-8021) offer indi vidual and group anxiety management programs. Most services at the Student Counseling Service are free to currently enrolled students who have paid their student services fee. The Counseling and Assessment Clinic may charge a fee to students. • Texas Rehabilitation Commission-Provides assistance to Texas A&M University and Blinn College students with permanent or hand icapping disabilities. Examples of the disablities covered are learning disabilities, orthopedic deformities, emotional disorders, diabetes, epi lepsy, heart conditions, etc. Call 845-0350, or go to Room 146, MSC for information regarding scholarships, financial assistance, tutors, diagno sis, treatment, and other services. • Volunteer Tutoring-Phi Eta Sigma (Honor Society) offers free tutor ing in most freshman courses. Go to the Student Activities cubicle area, Room 216, Pavilion for more information. Many departmental under graduate honor societies will also offer free tutoring in freshman and sophomore coures. Contact the honor society’s president through the appropriate academic department office or through Student Activities. ★All services are subject to change. Please contact the service of interest for the most current information or Student Conseling Service Career and Academic Resource Center Third Floor, YMCA Building 845-1651 or Department of Student Affairs 103 YMCA Building 845-3111 ..CUT AND SAVE., Page 10 The Battalion Friday, February 24,1989 Mavericks Carter faces big decisions DALLAS (AP) — Those of us who were there the night of Oct. 11, 1980 greatly admired Donald Carter. He had brought professional bas ketball in Dallas back from the dead. When Winford Boynes scored 21 points and the expansion Mavericks won their historic charter season opener 103-92 over George Gervin’s San Antonio Spurs, the 10,323 fans in Reunion Arena matched the deci bel level of those in attendance ear lier in the day at the Texas-Okla- homa game. Carter had gambled millions that professional basketball could be come a big-time sport in a city which had basically turned its back and bil lfolds on the old ABA Dallas Chap arrals. He put his reputation and the fi nancial muscle from Home Interiors Sc Gifts, Inc. where his heart was — basketball. To get a second date with his wife, Linda, Carter said: “I had to go to a basketball tournament in Duncan ville. I married her six weeks later.” Watching him at Reunion Arena is almost as much a show as the Mav ericks’ game. Carter is known to some writers as “Cowboy Silly” for his antics, which include wearing a cowboy hat in doors. Carter may be the most highly vis ible owner in professional sports. At halftime, you can find Carter in the lockerroom consoling the players. After the game, Carter is there again, giving pep talks and rehash ing the action. Players to Carter are “family.” They are his employees and Car ter gives them warmth and respect. Mark Aguirre was treated like an adopted son. The running joke was Carter has two adopted sons, four other children, and Aguirre. Aguirre was invited to picnics and dinner parties. It was mi casa su casa with Carter and Aguirre. Long ago when he should have been traded for his less than 100 percent effort, Carter stood in the way of letting Aguirre go. Dallas’ first coach, Dick Motta, left the Mavs because of Aguirre. It finally dawned on Carter this year that his wayward “son” needed to be cut adrift from the family. When Aguirre left, he said: “I’ll love Don Carter until the day I die.” And the cynics replied: “So why did you loaf for him, Mark?” In the end, Aguirre got his way when he was traded. He was off to join his childhood buddy, Isiah Thomas, with Detroit. Carter turned down trades to make Aguirre happy. Now look where it got him. Is Car ter happy? Adrian Dantley refused to join the Mavs, trying to put an economic hammer lock on Carter. Dantley had a reputation of being a potential problem even before Carter OK’d the trade. 12th Man Scoreboard Aggie sailing team takes first in Dallas qualifier The A&M sailing team brought home first place from the district dinghy qualifier held Feb. 17 at the Dallas Corinthian Yacht Club. The qualifier was hosted by the University of North Texas. The “A” team, skippered by Mark Zuteck with Tom Welch as the crewman, took first place. Teammates Glenn Harrison (skipper), Laura Farroll and Ste phanie Pasilnaski in the crew were second place overall. The dinghys used were 420s (4.5 meters long). Teams from Southern Meth odist, Baylor, Oklahoma, Okla homa State, Southwest Texas and UNT raced. Baylor placed sec ond and SMU was third. The next district dinghy qual ifier is at Tulane University March 4. Sailing team member Jeff Wheless was nominated for the United States Yacht Racing Union’s Van-Alan Charck Sports manship Award for intercolle giate sailing. Ag water polo team competes in winter tourney The Texas A&M water polo team competed in the Dallas Wa ter Polo Winter Invitational last weekend at Northlake College in Irving. Although the team went into the tournament with no practic ing and by their own admission, dreadfully out of shape, they managed to post a 4-2 record for the weekend. The Aggies were led offen sively by sophomores David Be- thancourt and Jimmy Linehan. pla for figures for I he tournament. De fensive standouts were freshmen Matt Zimmerman and William Baker. Zimmerman provided key steals while Baker, although not usually a goalie, made some out standing blocks and outlet passes to key the offense. A&M polo club finishes second in regional contest The Texas A&M polo club competed in the Central Region Tournament Last week in Austin. The women’s team deflated Texas Tech 15-3 and beat South ern Methodist 17-7 before losing to Colorado State in the finals. The second-place finish gave the team a berth in the national tournament in Fort Worth March 8-12. The men’s team started off by stomping Texas Tech 29-4. The opposition got tougher when the nation’s No. 1 team, Colorado State, downed the Aggies 25-9. A&M bounded back with a 22- 6 win over SMU to win third place in the tourney and gain a berth in the national tournament in Valley Forge, Pa. March 5-11. Judo team participates in UT tournament A&M’s judo team participated in the University of Texas Colle giate Tournament last weekend in Austin. Teams from UT and UT-Arlington competed against the Aggies. Reed Levenson and Bob Perez took first and second respectively in the men’s 143-pound division. Matt Kirk placed third in the 172- pound class. Teammates John Hughes and Sally Schmidt took second in their divisions, Hughes in the men’s 209-pound class and Schmidt in the women’s 150- pound. making the same old “family” mis take all over again with Dantley. He tries to get too close, too attached to his players “business,” that his players are jus: businessmen in shorts. „ : He wouldn’t cave into Dantlev's economic holdout, putting him bad on the trade block. Now Carter is getting roughed up in print over his player-coddling. Some critics suggested Carter was Carter that basketball “business” is Perhaps it has finally occurred to tha Maybe Carter has finally learned the NBA is bottomline business,and forget all that “family” folly. Maybe. TANK MCNAMARA I'M AFRAlP tUE Ml&HF’OCKET5> Af?6 ABOUT 1W7EE POlKTr^ eeTTER THAN WEAffE WUA.T VO StoO Ti-llMK ABOUT MOVIM& THE ■JTUPEWT . &ECTIOM ACRDe>6> 1UE COOSJT | To SEMIOP THE Vl5lTof&' SeOCM fOCt TMl& GAME V OUR PTUPEOT-5,? 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