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State & Local The Battalion Monday, February24,i| Mexico, Texas sign study agreement Officials hope for economic growth By Aiysia Woods The Battalion An international agreement signed Friday at Texas A&M to study the possibility of a techno logical institute in Mexico will provide economic growth on both sides of the border, officials said. Coahuila Governor Eliseo Men doza Berrueto met with Chancel lor Dr. Herbert Richardson, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. E. Dean Gage, and Deputy Chancellor for Engineering Dr. Lee Peddicord to sign an agreement considering the possibilty of building a private technological institute in Mexico. The agreement launches a study costing $150,000. The mon ey for the study comes from the government of Coahuila, various Saltillo industries and Mexico's National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT). The project represents a lot of hard work on the part of A&M and Mexico, said Dr. William Har ris, principal investigator of the MITAS project and associate di rector of A&M's Texas Trans portation Institute. "It's blatantly clear that a Mexi can-managed, Mexican-directed, and Mexican-staffed institute of applied technology can play a very important role in continuing the already remarkable economic growth in the state of Coahuila and northern Mexico," Harris said. Prior to the signing of the agreement, Richardson comment ed on the relationship between Texan and Mexican industries. "There is no question that the futures of Texas, the United States, and Mexico are inextrica bly intertwined," Richardson said. "Mexico is already, by far, the pri mary trading partner for the state of Texas." If the study concludes such an institute is feasible, the institute will be developed as the Mexican Institute of Technology and Ap plied Science (MITAS). The insti tute — to be privately and inde pendently developed — would conduct research on common sci entific and technological problems related to the environment. Gov. Berrueto said he has high expectations for the institute. In addition to research, MITAS would improve educational possi bilities for Mexican researchers. "The progress in our social eco nomic systems (of Texas and Mex ico) is highly dependent on the ex cellency of the higher education system," Berrueto said. "Today we accomplish an important part of the whole task." Friends aid co-worke stricken with cancer By Karen Praslicka The Battalion BILLY MORAN/The Battalion These little piggies ... Lee Garrett, a graduate student in agriculture from Fredericksburg, conducts nutrition research at the Texas A&M Swine Center. The center has more than 1,200 pigs at a time. Friends and co-workers of a Texas A&M Research Foundation employee suffering from a rare form of cancer are holding a fund raising event to help her pay for treatment. Organizers of an auction, bar becue dinner and dance to benefit cancer patient Becky Hubbard hope the events will raise enough money to relieve some of the fi nancial burden she faces from hospital bills. Ivonne Kindt, Hubbard's co worker at A&M's Ocean Drilling Program, said work on the events began through the ODP in Jan uary, but the number of volun teers is still growing. "So many people have called to volunteer time, or anything they can," she said. The events will be held Feb. 29 at the Veterans of Foreign Wars post at 1447 FM 2818 in Bryan. Dinner will be from 6p.m.-8 p.m., the auction from 7p.m.-9 p.m. and the dance, featuring the Texas Hall of Fame Gang country and western band, will be from 9 until 1 a.m. Tickets are $10 for adults, $3 for children, and includes the cost of the dinner and dance. Anyone who wishes to attend only the dance can buy tickets at the door the night of the event for $5. Hubbard suffers from liposar- p.m. coma, a rare form of cancer, insurance company has reft coverage for the autologous marrow transplant chemotherapy treatments ret^ mended by her doctors. Kindt said that once wort out about Hubbard's situnj and the fund-raiser, phones a|j ODP haven't stopped from people wanting to help, "People have been wantiiij help and wanting to do thirl Kindt said. "It's been great," Kindt said that moreth items have been donated for auction, including a painting by Tom Wheeler, a year of h monthly shampoos and styling: Benefield and Co., a $50 com] gift certificate and a keg of from Duddley's Draw. "We're hoping for a realn turnout," Kindt said. "I think the biggest reward this benefit is knowing weo help someone that's in know we can't pay for everyth: but knowing we can helphert > and relieve some of the financ stress is a big thing for us, love her, and we want to do for her." Anyone wishing to dor items for the auction can call Mr Bowman at 845-8490. Tohii with the event's organization,c Jennifer Frieda at 845-309 Ivonne Kindt at 845-3089. make direct contributions, conli Susan Norris at First AmeritrH Bank, 775-7575. PI SIGM> SOCIETY agenda. 7 for more i alcohc from 11:3 informatio FACES - experii upperclas A-2 Anne and are c 6500 or informatio Sources of protein come in numerous shapes, sizes, flavors By Kara Hosack and Dr. Jane W. Cohn Special to the Battalion When was the last time you had cereal with milk? Macaroni and cheese? Bean tacos or a peanut butter sandwich? You may not have known it at the time, but all* these eplnbinations are sources of protein — jusfnK? the hamburgers you eat at the local burger joint! Protein is a very important nutrient our body needs each day, along with oth er nutrients that we get from the different food groups: bread/starch and cereals, fruits and vegetables, dairy (milk) prod ucts, and meats/protein-rich foods. We need to eat foods from all food groups daily in order to stay healthy. Some people may not eat enough foods from the meat group to get the recom mended two servings a day. A serving is two to three ounces, about the size of a deck of cards. But people still need the protein that the meat group provides in the right proportions. Protein is essential for building and re pairing tissues in the body. Protein is pre sent in every cell in our bodies. The hu man body contains an estimated 10,000 to 50,000 different kinds of proteins. Proteins are made from amino acids, often called the "building blocks" of pro tein. There are 22 common amino acids. Some of these amino acids can be made by the human body, while others cannot. The amino acids that cannot be made in the body are called essential amino acids. We must get these from the foods we eat. The rest of the amino acids are called nonessential amino acids. We can make these in our bodies from the essen tial amino acids. Most people know that good sources of protein are the meat group, such as poul try, beef, fish, eggs and dairy products. So how can people who don't eat enough meat or fish get enough protein? Protein is present in smaller amounts in dairy products such as cheese and milk, whole-grains such as whole-grain cereals and breads, legumes such as lentils and kidney beans, and seeds and nuts such as peanuts and sunflower seeds. Many of.these foods are termed "in complete" protein sources because they are missing at least one essential amino acid. The proteins in meat, poultry and fish are "complete" proteins, which have all of the essential amino acids in ade quate amounts. So, eat complete protein sources or choose wisely from the four food groups to combine incomplete proteins to make complementary proteins throughout your daily food intake. Some complementary proteins are: •milk products + whole grains •whole grains + legumes •seeds and nuts + legumes If you eat a lot of dairy products, you may want to choose the low-fat products. Sqjne ideas are: •waffles with low-fat or non-fat Complementary proteins help you get all of the essential amino acids, and pro vide high-quality protein like that found in meat, poultry and fish. yogurt • whole grain bagels with low-fat cheese (less than five grams per ounce) • pasta with tomato sauce and grated Parmesan cheese If you do not eat enough foods from the meat group, other precautions to con sider involve these nutrients: vitamin vitamin D, riboflavin, calcium, iron, zinc and folic acid. These nutrients are plenti ful in meats, fish and poultry, but are found in limited amounts in fruits and vegetables. Eggs are good sources of vitamin B-jt of ten in a low-meat diet. Individuals wanting to build musci I do not need to take amino acid supj); ments. A variety of foods from thefo; food groups can provide the protein, cal ries and other nutrients the body needs. If you are limiting some foocl groups your eating choices, make surethatyi are giving your body the nutrients needs to keep up with you and your bus life! Aggie REACH (RepresentativesEdt eating About College Health) andtki Health Education Center of the Depail ment of Student Health Services programs on nutrition topics each lues day at 5:15 p.m. to 6 p.m. in Room ltd the A.P. Beutel Health Center. Call 845-1511 to sign up for one nutrition programs. ACE (A STUDEN program i applicati Deadline Applicatio of the YM BAPTIST fellowship Call 846-7 RARENTi you have please g< office. Fc 0814 for n UNIVERS HIP (Hon 1992 are Honors of at 847-10i UNITED Fellowshii at the Rue for more ii DEPART Entries w supersta backpack 845-7826 PHYSICi Stephanii Dallas will Meet in 1 693-3421 MECHA | de ATZL of faculty. the Hispa Crisis—wl Session discussic Michael V and iron, so these should be included Hosack is a student assistant and Cokit a nutrition specialist at the A.P. BeutelHei The Battalion USPS 045-360 The Battalion is published daily except Saturday, Sunday, holidays, exam periods, and when school is not in session during fall and spring semesters; publication is Tuesday through Friday during the summer session. Second class postage paid at College Station, TX 77840. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Battalion, 230 Reed McDonald Building,, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-1111. News: The Battalion news department is managed by students at Texas A&M University in the Division of Student Publications, a unit of the Department of Journalism. 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