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National physical therapy week begins
By KIRK COLE
Special to THE BATTALION
The week of Oct. 26 - 30 is National
Physical Therapy Week sponsored by the
American Physical Therapy Association. The
purpose of the week is to create awareness of
the profession.
The physical therapy profession, along with
Speech and Occupational Therapy, has
become one of the largest growing job fields in
the nation. The job opportunities are
numerous and available world-wide. Physical
therapy consists of many specialty areas, such
as pediatrics, geriatrics, acute care, sports
medicine, cardiac rehabilitation, wound care
and Neurological Rehabilitation. Mimi
Abernathy, physical therapist at the A.P.
Beutel Health Center, describes the profession
as a "wonderfully rewarding occupation, not
only financially, but especially
psychologically."
Students interested in physical therapy are
required to complete 60-90 hours of
prerequisites at an accredited college or
university prior to acceptance into an actual
physical therapy program. The exact number
of hours depends on the school and the state.
Currently, the state of Texas has eight
physical therapy programs. Although several
physical therapy programs in the state are still
Bachelor of Science level, most are moving to
the Masters level, most are moving to the
Masters level. Both master's and bachelor's
level physical therapy graduates are required
to take a licensing exam.
The A.P. Beutel Health Center has an active
physical therapy department providing
preventative and rehabilitative services for
conditions that affect the muscles, bones and
joints.
The health center employs two licensed
physical therapists who see patients upon
referral by staff or an outside physician.
Treatment programs include patient education
and therapy to promote healing through
various exercises, hot/cold methods,
hydrotherapy and electrical stimulation.
Services are designed to restore or improve
joint motion, muscle strength, coordination
and endurance.
The services are also designed to relieve
pain and improve overall functioning in
problem areas.
Clean Air Act
on hold until
1995 in Texas
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
HOUSTON — Auto-emission
inspections designed to help curb
air pollution in the nation's most
congested areas are being delayed
in Texas until January 1995,
further postponing the effects of
the Clean Air Act,
environmentalists say.
The Texas Air Control Board,
designing the program to comply
with the federal Clean Air Act,
first discussed launching the new
inspections on Jan. 1,1994, for all
1968-model and newer vehicles
fueled by gasoline.
Later, the board proposed a
start-up date six months later.
Now, state officials say the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
has told them informally that they
probably will be allowed to delay
the new program until Jan. 1,
1995. In addition, EPA officials
have indicated the state may start
the prograVn with 30 percent of
the affected vehicles and phasing
in the rest during the year.
Kirk Watson, chairman of the
Air Control Board, said he
"would support some sort of
phase-in," if that is allowed by
federal regulations to be
published on Nov. 6.
One possibility might be
requiring the new inspections
first for government agencies'
vehicle fleets, Watson said, before
extending the program to the
general public.
Susan Rieff, an aide to Gov.
Ann Richards on environmental
issues, said Richards wants Texas
to have the authority to phase in
the program.
Environmentalists say the
delays could threaten the
program designed to eliminate as
much as a tenth of the combined
smog-forming pollution from
area industries, vehicles and other
sources.
Another concern about a
possible delay in the inspection
program is whether Houston
could meet the Clean Air Act's
mandate for an overall 15 percent
reduction in certain smog
forming pollutants here by 1996.
Michelle McDaniel, 6, of College Station,
touches the whiskers of a mechanical replica of
a Smilodon at the Brazos Valley Museum on
Sunday. The Smilodon, which roamed the
DARRIN HILL/Th e Battalion
Brazos Valley during the last Ice Age 10,000
years ago, is part of the Dimanation display at
the museum. McDaniel says she would like to
have him (the Smilodon) as pet if he didn't bite.
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Police Beat
The following incidents were
reported to the University Police
Department between Oct. 16 -
Oct. 22.
pair of SAS white leather leu
shoes, a frame jack, a
entrenching tool, six towels
four skeins of yam werestoiee
Misdemeanor Theft
•Sbisa Dining Center - a blue and
grey Huffy Nova 10-speed bicycle
was stolen.
•Neeley Hall - a gold and silver
Seiko wristwatch, $15 in cash
and other assorted property were
stolen from a second floor room.
Parking Area 42 - an automotive
immobilizing device was stolen
from the parking area. It had
been attached to a 1983 CMC
pickup truck parked in the lot
without authorization on 10/7/92.
•Underwood Hall - a dark, gray
15-speed Murray mountain bike
was stolen from the bicycle rack
on 10/19/92.
•Halbouty Building - a gray,
purple and black Huffy Stone
Mountain 18-speed bicycle was
stolen.
•Heldenfels Hall - a green,
unknown brand, 10-speed bicycle
was stolen.
•Engineering-Physics Building - a
blue, unknown brand, 10-speed
bicycle was stolen.
•Kiest Hall - a light blue, GT
Timberline, 18-speed mountain
bicycle was stolen.
•Avenue A Apartments - a black,
Murray children's bicycle was
stolen.
Minor in Possessionof |
Alcoholic Beverage
•Five individuals receiis
citations at various ca%
locations between Oct. 16l!i fart
Oct. 17th.
Criminal Mischief
•Dormitory 2 - while theresa*
was sleeping, an
person entered his roomU
victim was awakened by:
noise of the individuates
rummaged through the corte
of the room. When challengeo
the victim, the subject fledti
room.
•Schuhmacher Hall • sour-
broke the plastic cover above?!
change receiver on a Dr. Pefpe
soft drink vending machine.
•Kleberg Building - sow!
damaged a fourth floor door?;
frame in a failed attempt to [f|i
open.
Assault
•Hobby Hall - a ptr
confrontation betweentvectar
friends on the fourth
Hobby Hall ended when«
struck the other with a boa:!
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•Parking Area 40 - a grey vinyl
cassette case containing 37
cassette tapes was stolen from
the victim’s 1988 Ford pickup
truck by someone who broke out
the rear sliding glass window to
gain entry.
•Parking Area 64 - ten vehicles
were damaged by someone who
broke out at least one window in
each car to gain entry. Two of the
victim's reported property stolen.
A Whistler radar was stolen from
a 1989 Pontiac. A JVC stereo,
Kenwood amplifier, 15 cassette
tapes, and four speakers were
stolen from a 1990 Honda.
•Parking Area 61 - the driver’s
side window of the victim’s Dodge
Dakota pickup truck was broken
out and a set of jumper cables, a
Harassment
•Underwood Hall * the victws
recipient of an annoyingirt
threatening phone call.
Official Oppression
•Easterwood Airport Coi
Tower - the victim is consider
formal charges against!
supervisor for harassment at#
workplace.
Burglary of Habitation
•Underwood Hall - sinceM
semester began, some®ft'
removed a pair of brownMsl
shoes, $10 in cash, a nsvyto^
print dress, and a pero/ft/
jeans from the victim's*.
•Krueger'' , Hall - twosluM
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
DALLAS — Not much was
left of the Midland Woman, but a
geologist has used a revamped
technique to confirm that she was
the oldest American — ever.
Like a modern-day Sherlock
Holmes, Curtis R. McKinney
examined fragments of a, skull,
ribs and other bones from a site
near Midland to find clues to their
ages.
Using a technique called alpha
spectrometry, which calculates
age based on the ratiobeM l
uranium 234 and thoriumt
McKinnev concluded there®
are about 11,600 years!;
McKinney plans to present^
findings Monday at !
Geological Society ofAmeri:
annual meeting in Cincinnati.
Michael B. Collins, a resea
tel low at the Texas Arched®
Research Laboratory a! ;
University of Texas, weltoS
'’ontinued research on !
Midland Woman, butcauti®
against easy acceptance
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