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University conference addresses Hispanic health issues
By Robin Roach
The Battalion
AIDS in the Latino culture and medical
malpractice and health promotion in the
Hispanic community were a few of the
topics discussed this weekend at the Texas
Association of Mexican American Medical
Students' (TAMAMS) 12th annual general
conference.
The Texas A&M University Health Sci
ence Center and the College of Medicine
hosted the conference entitled "Modern
Medical Influence on Hispanic Health
Care."
The purpose of the annual conference is
to allow the eight medical schools to come
together and learn what each school is do
ing in regard to Hispanic health care, said
Nora Cantu, president of TAMAMS.
"The conference addresses health issues
that affect the Hispanic community and
makes people aware of Hispanic health
care — which is not good right now," said
Cantu, a third-year medical student here
at A&M.
The conference is hosted by the Texas
A&M College of Medicine.
Filomeno Maldonado, director of ad
missions for the College of Medicine, said
the conference provides a perfect forum
for students to come together and talk
with physicians.
The conference began Friday evening
with the TAMAMS board meeting, fol
lowed by a reception for TAMAMS mem
bers.
The conference lasted all day with a to
tal of nine presentations along with a con
tinental breakfast, complimentary lunch,
and dinner banquet provided by the Col
lege of Medicine Office of Student Affairs.
Ruben Rios, a lawyer with Bailey and
Williams Law Associates in Dallas, spoke
on how to avoid malpractice lawsuits.
He stressed the importance of keeping
accurate and adequate medical records of
patients, even in cases where there is a
normal finding.
Rios also urged the medical students to
be sensitive to the problems of each indi
vidual patient.
"Don't make light of the patient's com
plaints," he said.
Robbie Malone, a lawyer for the Office
of the Attorney General, Medical Malprac
tice Section, also spoke on how to avoid
malpractice lawsuits.
"Bedside manner is the number one
thing to think about," Malone said.
She also expressed her opinion that
many times people sue doctors because of
their feelings of grief, blame or guilt.
At a presentation entitled "AIDS in the
Southwest," Charlene Dora Ortiz, associ
ate executive director of the Center for
Health Policy Development in San Anto
nio, led a discussion on AIDS in the Latino
culture.
Ortiz stressed that AIDS education is
directed mainly at the white, middle-class,
literate population.
"AIDS education needs to address Lati
nos differently," she said.
Other presentations dealt with Hispanic
centers of excellence, health promotion in
the Hispanic community, opportunities in
the U.S. Health Service and a panel discus
sion on patient compliance.
Following the final presentation, the
TAMAMS Challenge Cup was awarded to
the UT Health Science Center at San Anto
nio for outstanding service to the Hispanic
community.
In Advance
The MSC Flagroom willbe
the site of the 1992
Presidential Forum on
Monday, March 30.
Candidates for student body
president will discuss their
platforms, and the candi
dates for yell leader will
perform yells. Students are
urged to attend and find out
about each candidate prior to
the elections on April 1 and
2. Presidential Forum is
scheduled to begin at 6:30
p.m.
The next evening,
candidates for student
senate will announce their
platforms in the Senate
Forum.
For more information call
Student Government at 845-
3051.
Texas A&M boosts
education support
with endowments
By Karen Praslicka
The Battalion
Texas A&M is enhancing its
commitment to undergraduate
education through several new
programs, including the establish
ment of at least
25, $150,000
endowed pro
fessorships to
be filled exclu
sively on the
basis of teach
ing excellence.
Dr. E. Dean
Gage, senior
vice president
and provost
for academic Gage
affairs, pre
sented a report entitled "Excel
lence in Undergraduate Education
at Texas A&M: A Priority" to the
A&M Board of Regents Friday.
The report outlined the Univer
sity's plan for undergraduate edu
cation, which Gage said is "the
heart of what we do in education
al programs."
The endowed professorships,
funded by the University's Capi
tal Campaign fund-raising efforts,
are for renewable five-year terms.
"They will serve as a tangible,
long-term reward for recognition
for teaching excellence," Gage
said.
The University has done some
institutional "soul searching" to
evaluate and redefine the model
of the research university, he said.
"Undergraduate education is a
national issue," Gage said.
"There's an enormous agreement
to re-emphasize teaching and un
dergraduate education."
He said the University received
28 specific recommendations re
garding education in a Multiple
Missions Task Force Report, 10 of
which are already in place or in
process.
A&M also has completed a self-
study, in which the core curricu
lum was re-evaluated.
One example of A&M's com
mitment to education is the Cen
ter for Teaching Excellence (GTE).
A Council of Master Teachers
will be established for the fall of
1992 to advise Gage and the GTE
on how to promote excellence in
teaching, provide faculty develop
ment opportunities, and promote
campus-wide issues on teaching.
The council will be selected
from already established Master
Teacher Panels within the Univer
sity's colleges.
Another new program is the
GTE Scholars program. One GTE
scholar teacher will be selected
See Programs/Page 5
Having a blast
Raul Rodriguez, (left) a senior computer science major, and
Wolfgang Voelicker, a senior building construction major,
launch a model rocket on the polo field on Sunday afternoon.
MSC sponsors
cultural events
Week-long extravaganza celebrates
diversity of regions around world
By Sharon Gilmore
The Battalion
Texas A&M's Department of
Multicultural Services is sponsor
ing a week celebrating African-
American, Hispanic and Native
American cultures with concerts,
shows, movies, speakers and
much more.
"It is a celebration of the ethnic
minority students on our cam
pus," said Lorinda Beekmann,
Student Development Specialist.
As part of the celebration, the
first Aggie Cultural Extravaganza
will take place Thursday in room
201 of the MSC from 7 p.m. to 9
p.m.
"It is the first year for the Ex
travaganza that is planned by the
students," Beekmann said.
Students will provide some of
the entertainment at the Extrava
ganza. The events include a step
show by Kappa Alpha Psi, a mari-
achi band, Native-American song
and dance and a performance by
the Vietnamese American Student
Association.
"The cultural entertainment
will be presented by A&M student
organizations," Beekmann said.
"The purpose of the event is to
create cultural awareness through
entertainment."
The show and week's events
help students recognize different
cultures, said Lathalia Trammel,
ticket-sales chairperson for the Ex
travaganza.
"I think it is a wonderful op
portunity for students to see the
cultural diversity on campus,"
Trammel said.
The Extravaganza costs $2 for
students, and tickets can be pur
chased in the MSC on Thursday
from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. or at the
door.
Celebrate Diversity Week'92
began Sunday with "Vip W\tl
People," a musical celebratof j
cultural diversity 'sponsorer i
the Inter fraternity Council
continues through Saturday^
4.
A brown-bag seminar, spon
sored by the Department of Stu
dent Activities, will take place
Monday from noon to l:15p.min
292 MSC and will be repeated
from 7 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. that night
Beekmann said that during the
seminar students will examine
racism in television programming
"Students will be watchinga
clip dealing with racism from'A
Different World' and discussinga
See Multicultural/Paged
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CELEBRATE
DIVERSITY WEEK '92
Texas A&M University
A Celebration of African-American, Asian-American,
Hispanic & Native American Cultures
MONDAY, MAKClt 30 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1 THURSDAY, APRIL 2
"IT’S A DIFFERENT
WORLD: RESPONDING
TO CAMPUS RACISM"
Times: 12:00-1:15 p.m.
& 7:00-8:15 p.m.(repeat)
Location: "Room 292 MSC
Info.: Student Activities, 845-1133
Featuring a stimulus clip from the
sitcom "A Different World" with
discussion.
sponsored by
Dept, of Student Activities
TUESDAY, MARCH 31
FLAG ROOM PERFORMANCES
12:00 pm R.E.S.P.E.C.T.
MSC Hospitality
A skit addressing cultural awareness
through R.E.S.P.E.C.T.
12 JO pm Native American
Dance & Song
ORIGAMI: THE ART OF
CREATIVE PAPER FOLDING
Time: 12 J0-L00 pm
Location: "Room 292 MSC
sponsored by Civil Engineering
no no "Cj
BEYOND AWARENESS:
EXPLORING WITH IN
GROUP DIFFERENCES
Time: 6 JO pm
Location: "Room 292 MSC
Info.: Michael Osterbuhr
845-4768
The "Beyond Awareness Players"
will present a aeries of confrontation
role plays involving "target groups"
(ethnic minority, gay, lesbian, and
women), based upon actual campus
conflicts. Discussion will follow.
sponsored by
Dept, of S/udens Affairs
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"Jungle Fever" video
Time: 8:00-10:00 pm
Location: "Room 292 MSC
Info.: U-ACT - 845-4551
sponsored by
University Awareness for
Cultural Togetherness (U-ACT)
"THE SPIRIT OF CRAZY
HORSE"-A PBS FronUineVideo
Time: 12:00-1:15 pm
Location: "Room 292 MSC
Info.: Multicultural Services
845-4551
sponsored by
Dept, of Multicultural Services
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"THE KILLING FIELDS"
Video
Time: 6:00-7 JO pm
Location: "Room 292 MSC
Info.: Wendy Graves
845-4551
THURSDAY, APRIL 2
TAMU DIVERSITY
AWARDS PRESENTATION
& RECEPTION
Time: 10:00 am
Location: Room 206 MSC
Info.: Multicultural Services
845-4551
The 1992 TAMU Diversity Awards
will be presented to winners in the
following categories:
•TAMU Student
"TAMU Student Organization
"TAMU Support Staff
"TAMU Professional Staff
"TAMU Administrator
•TAMU Faculty
NUAL jL
LTURAL? r"-
FIRST ANNUAL
AGGIE CULT
EXTRAVAGANZA
Time: 7:00 pm-9:00 pm '
Location: 201 MSC
Cost: $2.00/51.00 (12&under)
Info.: Multicultural Services
845-4551
Featuring a variety of cultural
entertainment by TAMU students
and student organizations including
singing, dancing, stepping and
drama. Cultural door prizes tool
naagHMEBn
March 30-April 2
MSC Foyer
& AT THE DOOR!
sponsored by
Dept, of Multicultural Services
FRI./SAT. A PR 11.3-4
HISB
sponsored by
Dept, of Multicultural Services,
Division of Student Services
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FLAG ROOM PERFORMANCES
12:00 pm
UNITY SPEECH
Ellcia William
1:00 pm
STORY TIME
Michael VUIamal
Readings from the works of Saodra
Cisneros & other Chicano authors
Cultural display tables will also be
set up in the MSC between ll-2pm.
What the Future Holds
April 3-4, 1992
Time: Check-in begins on
Fri/April 3 - 1:00 pm
Location: MSC & Rudder
Cost: SIO.OO/H.S. students
S15.00/TAMU students
$20.00/non-students
Info.: Eric T rek ell/Michelle
Alvarado/Cynthia Cruz
845-1515
The fifth annual CAMAC (Com
mittee for the Awareness of
Mexican-American Culture)
conference will focus on the
impact of Hispanica in education
and business as well as address
Hispanic/African-American issues.
sponsored by
MSC Committee for the Awareness
of Mexican-American Cultures
Color your world by taking a step in the right direction with STEP ONE (Starting to Eliminate
Prejudice while Offering New Experiences).
Applications available in the Dept, of Multicultural Services (MSC 148) March 27-ApriI 13
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