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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (April 30, 1991)
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Predst d committed toff' a constrained to at eaning to say?"# te is how to u# . text correctly.^ 'ou must read att' storical context, f ; it to know its leaf a you apply thai^ nation, historical-critic > offers a consist oned approach, take it for whal 3 to pick and cho? id scream and sh 1 Bible. ir minds, evideif hem. Would to roters soon get ■ themselves lminiakisar0 State & Local Tuesday, April 30,1991 The Battalion More time in the sun increases cancer rates Editor's note: The Battalion will run weekly column on better health habits provided by the ed ucation department of the A.P. BeutelHealth Center. By Marcelo Villarreal Special to The Battalion The cost of a bronzed body is expensive because of the increas ing prevalence of skin cancer. Several factors have contrib uted to an increase in skin can cer, such as increased leisure time for outdoor activities, skim- ier summertime attire, sun- athing binges and ozone deple tion. More than 600,000 new cases of skin cancer are reported every year in the United States. This is due to increasing exposure to the sun's ultraviolet radiation. Ultraviolet rays can damage the DNA of a cell, disrupting and altering cell reproduction. This damage can result in skin cancer. People who sunburn easily and have fair skin are most prone to develop skin cancer. Although less common, peo ple with dark skin can develop skin cancer. The three major types of skin cancer are basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and malignant melanoma. All of these cancers, if detected early, have at least a 90 percent cure rate. What can you do to prevent sun damage? Obviously, staying indoors is the best protection against the sun. The hours between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. are the worst times to be outside. If you are outside, use maximum protection suns creens and wear a hat to reduce the risk of skin damage from sunlight. A sunscreen with a skin pro tection factor (SPF) of at least 15 is recommended, with fair skinned people needing a higher number. Products such as baby oil, cooking oil and butter do not offer any skin protection. Tanning oils and accelerators that do not state an SPF number might not provide protection against the sun's rays. When sunbathing, remember to apply a liberal amount of sunscreen to your skin. What about indoor tanning? Just like the sun's rays, indoor tanning lamps give off ultravio let radiation. Both indoor tan ning and sunbathing can cause premature aging of the skin, wrinkles and an increase in the risk of skin cancer. If you want a tan, you can try a self-tanning lotion, or bronzer, which contains dihydroxyace- tone (DHA). This compound darkens the outermost layer of the skin. This "tan" takes a few hours to de velop and the color will even tually fade as the dead skin sloughs off. Only time will tell if the skin cancer rate in the United States will decrease with the increased publicity of the sun cancer link. The problem will be perpetu ated if the perception equating a suntan with a "healthy" look re mains. People should concen trate on being physically "toned" and not "tanned." SCOn D. WEAVER/The Battalion Rounding the curve Christine Steven&an, a freshman psychology major from Houston, “po- werwalks” around the track at Kyle Field early Monday afternoon. She was one of many students to get out and enjoy the good weather. Redistricting plan favors Republicans AUSTIN (AP) — The Texas Republican Party on Monday unveiled its proposed state House district map that could send many Democrats off the political charts. "We believe this meets the test of fairness," state GOP Chair man Fred Meyer told the House Redistricting Committee. Ed Martin, executive director of the state Democratic Party, re sponded: "The only people that the plan treats fairly is the Re publican Party of Texas." The Republican plan would re draw current district boundaries in a way that could force 26 in cumbent House members to face one another in the 1992 elec tions. Of those, 23 are Demo crats. Redistricting Committee Chairman Tom Uher, D-Bay City, noted that since only three Republican incumbents could be affected by the plan, the pairings do not reflect the Democrat-Re- ? ublican ratio in the House. here are 93 Democrats and 57 Republicans. Meyer said party affiliation had nothing to do with how the Republican plan was drawn up. However, he said, more GOP districts should be created be cause most of the high-growth areas in the state over the past 10 years have been in Republican districts. "There are just too many Re publicans," Meyer said. "You can't bury them; you've got to put them someplace when you redraw those lines." The Legislature approves new districts after each census to ad just for population changes. Meyer said the GOP plan would create six more minority districts, but Martin said the pro posed districts are devised in a way that would hurt the voting strength of blacks and Hispan- ics. "For all the rhetoric about fair redistricting, it turns out the Re publican plan shortchanges mi norities, shortchanges rural Tex ans," Martin said. "I'm absolutely flabbergasted." Uher said he hoped the com mittee would send a redistricting plan to the House within the next two weeks. in Advance Annual ceremony to award faculty, staff The Annual Faculty Meeting and Association of Former Stu dents Distinguished Achievment Awards Ceremony will be from 1:30 to 5 p.m. Wednesday in Rudder Theater. University President William H. Mobley and Provost E. 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EVERYONE IS INVITED TO A RALLY FOR UNITY AND DIVERS ITY AT AGGIELAND To celebrate the unity and diversity of the university community, and to show that all people are welcome here at Texas A&M WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 12 NOON IN FRONT OF THE ACADEMIC BUILDING We have invited members from many different groups, including the Black Student Union, Corps of Cadets, Gay and Lesbian Student Services, Medicine Tribe, National Organization of Women, Student Committee against Racism and Apartheid, and International Students Association, to attend this rally. You’re invited too. TELL YOUR LRIENDS, GRAB YOUR BANNERS, COME CELEBRATE WITH US. Organized by Pax Christi and GLSS