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The Battalion
Thursday, February 14,1991
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By Susan Unruh
The Battalion
H Valentine’s Day is here, and it might be time to think about gift ideas
for that someone special in your life.
Valentine’s Day usually creates visions of chocolates, conversation
:arts, dinner for two and, of course, a big dessert. It is not a law that all
.eethearts need to receive sweets.
I have a few suggestions to help avoid over-indulging this holiday.
Cut out the fat. Jack
Although chocolates and candy traditionally are associated with Cupid
id his arrow, your sweetheart might not need the extra calories. Here are
veral alternatives to “super sweets”:
• frozen yogurt or other frozen desserts made with NutraSweet.
• fruit Smoothies, with two straws.
• vegetable tray with cheese and crackers.
• fruit basket.
• sugar-free hot chocolate — fireside, of course.
• popcorn and Casablanca.
• cute little muffins.
Make a meal plan, Stan
Whether you are dining out or preparing a romantic culinary delight
fyour own, it will benefit you and your date to choose “heart healthy,” or
w-fat items.
• Begin with a tossed salad or vegetable plate. Use low-calorie dress-
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| • Order or prepare lean cuts of meat that are baked, broiled or barbe
cued, NOT FRIED. Some examples include poultry, fish, sirloin, round-
teak and pork chops.
• Serve plenty of rice, pasta or potatoes. Try Molly McButter or But-
er Buds on a baked potato instead of sour cream, cheese and bacon bits.
• Complement the meal with steamed vegetables instead of those
Irowned in a cream sauce.
• Stay away from gooey, cheesy entries.
• Beware of rich desserts.
• You also might want to visit with Dr. Jane Cohen at the health cen-
er.
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ind colorful as Oil""” Don , t take the bus? Gus
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Return of the blue whales
Professors Tom Linton (with bike) and Bob Ditton talk by a life-
size chalk drawing of a blue whale near Hart Hall. Environmental
classes are using it for perspective on the size of these mammals.
Student Services gives
hints on filing tax returns
to international students
By Bridget Harrow
The Battalion
Many Texas A&M international
students file incorrect tax returns
because of bad advice from their
peers, says the student adviser for
International Student Services.
“International students have dif
ferent tax obligations than U.S. citi
zens,” Suzanne Droleskey says.
“Most U.S. students do not know
that and offer friendly advice that
gets international students in trouble
with the IRS.”
To help international students, as
well as U.S. graduate students, avoid
confusion in tax returns, the Grad
uate Student Council and ISS is
sponsoring a tax seminar Friday in
601 Rudder.
The tax seminar is divided into
four sessions, two for international
students and two for graduate stu
dents, and will be conducted by
Donna Crumbley, an IRS represen
tative from Bryan.
International students can attend
a session from 1 to 2 p.m. or 3 to 4
p.m. Graduate students can attend a
session from 2 to 3 p.m. or 4 to 5
e .m. Everyone is encouraged to
ring their W-2 forms to the semi
nar.
“There is a need for international
students to have correct tax informa
tion and a need for them to have a
place to get it,” Droleskey says.
Droleskey says most international
students cannot use the same tax re
turn form as U.S. citizens.
While most U.S. citjzens fill out a
one- or two-page 1040EZ or 1040
tax form, international students
must fill out a six-page 1040NR tax
form.
The 1040NR is for non-citizens
who are not permanent residents,
the category for most international
students.
Tax rules for international stu
dents vary depending on what coun
try they are from, their job, type of
visa, how long they have resided in
the United States and if they have
dependents.
“Different countries have differ
ent treaties with the United States,
which regulate the taxes interna
tional students have to pay,” she
says. “So what I may tell one interna
tional student filing a tax form may
be vastly different from what I tell
another.”
Droleskey says some international
students might misinterpret their
countries’ tax treaties.
Students might make an incorrect
assumption that if their countries
have tax treaties with the United
States, they are automatically
exempt from paying taxes.
Another problem might be teach
ing assistants who erroneously clas
sify themselves as professors, teach
ers or researchers.
For further information, contact
Droleskey at 845-1824.
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| Forget Vitamin E, Lee
It is NOT a scientific fact that Vitamin E will enhance a person’s sex
ife. Don’t rely on an extra vitamin tablet to spice up your life. Use your
>wn charm and charisma along with these healthy tips to make Valentine’s
lay special.
In Advance
Friday marks final undergraduate Q-drop date
Friday is the final day of the semester to drop a course with no pen
alty (Q-drop) for Texas A&M undergraduate students.
Graduate students have until March 29 to Q-drop.
To obtain the forms, students should go to their dean’s office. Once
approved and signed, Q-drop forms are submitted to the records sec
tion of A&M’s Office of the Registrar in Heaton Hall.
Speaker focuses on women in French revolution
The departments of Modern and Classical Languages, English and
History are co-sponsoring a lecture on women and the French Revolu
tion at 3:30 p.m. today in 404 Rudder.
Feature speaker Dr. Darline Gay Levy from New York University
will discuss the history of women bearing arms in support of a cause in
“Women and Insurrectionary Politics in Revolutionary Paris: 1789.”
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