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Work begins
on sports center
Texas A&rM officials will
participate in groundbreaking
ceremonies for a new
University recreational sports
building and natatorium today
at 1:30 p.m. at the Penberthy
Intramural Field.
University President Dr.
William Mobley; Dr. John
Koldus, vice president of
student services; Ross
Margraves, chairman of the
Texas A&M Board of Regents;
Stephen Ruth, former student
body president; and Dennis
Corrington, director of
* recreational sports/ are among
A&M officials expected to
attend.
The sports center will be
located immediately north of
Olsen Field and will feature
basketball and handball courts,
gyms, an indoor jogging track,
swimming pools and a rock-
climbing wall. The facility is
scheduled for completion in
1995.
Cost for the project will be
$34.6 million which includes
design, landscape, furnishings,
equipment and other
infrastructure costs.
A&M students will begin
paying a $50 service fee for the
center as soon as it is
completed. The new complex
will be available to Texas A&M
students, faculty and staff.
Dean elected to
AACTE position
Dr. Jane A. Stallings, dean of
Texas A&M University's
College of Education, has been
elected to a three-year term on
the Board of Directors of the
American Association of
Colleges for Teacher Education
(AACTE},
Stallings was selected for
this position by teacher
education administrators and
faculty in a national election.
She joined the AACTE board of
directors in March.
Before becoming dean in
1990, Stallings was chair of
curriculum and instruction at
the University of Houston and
served on the faculty of
Peabody College, Vanderbilt
University.
AACTE is a national,
voluntary association of
colleges and universities with
undergraduate or graduate
to prepare
Local TV station
raises $35,000
KAMU-TV received a record
number of pledges during its
two-week March Festival which
is public television stations
largest direct appeal to viewers
for financial support.
Calls from 715 people in the
Brazos Valley came to me station
during the fund-raising drive
that ended Sunday.
The drive received $35,055 in
S - about $1000 more than
r.
"We have a big thank-you for
all of the viewers who called in
those pledges," said Penny Zent,
KAMU development director in
a prepared release. "We also
couldn't have done it without
the dozens of volunteers who
came to the studio to answer
phones, operate cameras or
provide food for the other
volunteers."
KAMU spends all of the
viewer donations to buy or
produce programs. Those
donations along with the an
auction held in April and
underwriting from local
businesses make up the station's
$220,000 budget.
Council considers rezoning for Wal Mart
By CHERYL HELLER
The Battalion
The College Station City Council will
consider Thursday night whether to rezone a
residential area in order to allow the
construction of a Wal Mart SuperCenter. _
The area in question at FM 2818 and the '
East Bypass is currently a residential zone.
For Wal Mart to build a SuperCenter, the
area must be a general commercial zone.
The SuperCenter combines a regular
sized Wal Mart with a full-sized grocery
store. The facility would offer 199,000
square feet of shopping.
The council adopted the FM 2818 Land
Use Plan in August 1992, which calls for a
mixture of office and apartment zoning for
the area. The plan includes avoiding strip
zoning, protecting residential areas, and —
keeping the entrance to the city pleasing to the
eye. Rezoning the area for commercial use will
require changes to this plan.
Councilman Jim Gardner, who opposes the
rezoning, said building the SuperCenter at the
proposed location will change the character of
the area.
"The area is basically residential," he said.
"It hasn't filled up yet, but there are a lot of
people who find it pleasant, and I think it has
potential. A 30-acre Wal Mart will preclude
everything like that from happening."
Gardner said his opposition to the rezoning
"The area is basically residential.
It hasn't filled up yet, but there are
a lot of people who find it pleasant.
A 30-acre Wal Mart will preclude
everything like that from
happening."
— Jim Gardner, councilman
stems from his personal experience.
"I'm a city planner, and from a planning
standpoint, I feel it is a bad place to put such a
facility," he said.
John Clark, Wal Mart's real estate manager
for Texas, has previously said the company
will accept no other site, but Gardner said
College Station has two or three location;
south of the developed area of the cits
designated for that kind of use.
"We're not lacking in potential sites," Ik
said, "but maybe those don't suit them."
Councilwoman Lynn Mcllhaney saidsh
hasn't given an opinion on the rezoning k
tries to tell people a change in rezonin;
means any business, not just a Wal Mar
could be built in the area.
"The project can't be the deciding factor,'
she said. "We have to look at the proper us
of the land and determine if commercii
zoning is best and if the businesses meetthi
objectives we decide are important."
City Secretary Connie Hooks said cih
councilmembers and city offices hav
received letters and phone calls from Wal
Mart employees and customers in suppor
of the SuperCenter at the proposed locatior.
almost 250 calls in the past month.
"We haven't had much opposition to the
location," she said, "but there are other factor;
involved, such as land use having tobe
changed to accommodate commercial
businesses."
The council meeting is tonight at 7 p.m. in
the council chamber.
^ Health Tips
By stacey garner Beutel offers cold care suggestions
A.P. Beutel Health Center
The cold is the most common
of all human illnesses. The
majority of colds are caused by
viral infections. The cold viruses
attack and multiply in the cells
that line the nose and throat.
The immune system can destroy
these viruses. Your body will
respond with cold symptoms
three to four days after the initial
cold virus infection. Once your
body responds, it takes 7-11 days
for it to fight off a viral infection.
That means the total cold process
may last up to two weeks or
longer. Symptoms of a cold
include nasal congestion,
scratchy or sore throat, cough,
sneezing, muscle and body
aches, and burning, itching, or
watery eyes, and you may even
run a low fever.
Contrary to popular belief,
colds are not spread primarily
through coughing or sneezing
but through hand-to-hand
contact. If you shake, touch or
hold the hand of an infected
person, or something the
infected person has touched, and
then your eyes or nose, you are
likely to infect yourself.
You may not be able to
prevent all colds from coming
your way but by observing
certain precautions, you can help
keep them at bay. The following
are sensible measures:
• Avoid prolonged contact
with people who have colds.
• Wash your hands often and
avoid touching your face.
• Keep your general health as
good as possible. You can catch
a cold, not from an occasional
few germs, but from taking more
into your body than your
defense forces can conquer.
• Don't use a drinking glass
which may have been soiled by a
person with a cold.
At the present time, most cold
care suggestions are aimed at
symptom relief and immune
system support. If you have
seen a physician and received
instructions and relief
medication, be patient and
expect the cold will take at least
a week to be conquered. No
medicine directly attacks the
cold virus, and a physician can
do nothing except help you
relieve symptoms and fight
secondary infections. For relief
of symptoms, do the following:
• Drink large quantities of
liquids. Liquids, particularly hot
liquids, soothe the throat and
help loosen secretions, relieving
nasal congestion.
• Gargle with salt water to
help reduce swelling in your
throat.
• Eat healthy meals.
• Use disposable tissues
instead of handkerchiefs.
Research has shown cold viruses
can survive for hours on
handkerchiefs.
• Don't smoke. It will further
Jrritate your nasal passages.
For more information, contact
the A.P. Beutel Health Center at
845-1341.
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Minority Engineering Program
Awards Banquet
When: Saturday, April 3, 1993
Where: Duncan Dining Hall
Cost: $10 for students, $15 for faculty
Speaker: Victoria Gonzalez,
Class of 1984
All faculty and minority science and
engineering students welcome.
Tickets on sale in Zachry Lobby, Commons, MSC.
RESEARCH
Urinary Tract Infection Study
• Lower Back Pain • Frequent urination
• Painful Urination •Fever
VIP Research is seeking individuals 12 years of age or older with
complicated urinary tract infections. If you have a urinary tract
infection, you may qualify for an eight week research study using
a currently available antibiotic medication. Participants who
qualify and complete the study will be paid $200.
Pneumonia Study
• Productive Cough • Nausea/Vomitting
• Difficulty Breathing • Fever
VIP Research is seeking individuals 18 years of age or older with
pneumonia. If you’ve been diagnosed by a physician or you suspect
having pneumonia, you may qualify for a six week research study
using antibiotic therapy. Participants who qualify and complete
the study will be paid $150. For more information, call:
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