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\ Campus Page 2 The Battalion Tuesday, Tub Tuesday, October 12,1953 'y7£i.C0<* l £ -THt tM'l (CMC, cm Health Tips Communication key to good relationships By Ron Webb A.P. Beutel Health Center Forming relationships is a large part of anyone's life, but this is espe cially true for college students. The college years are traditional ly when you meet and get to know the person you will someday marry. Relationships bring happiness to many people, but they can also cause people pain. A lot of time and effort is required to build meaning ful relationships, and with the busy, stressful lives of college students, problems can arise. Many of us have tried, or may be involved in, a long distance relation ship. Long distance relationships take even more effort to maintain. The relationship is carried on over the phone and trips back and forth on weekends. Finances, academics and the relationship itself can suffer from the stress of long distances be tween partners. These problems can be amplified if one of the partners is still in high school. What activities of high school life are you going to partici pate in, and which activities of col lege life are you expecting them to participate in? College and high school lifestyles, and the demands placed on each partner, can be com pletely different. These expectations need to be discussed. In relationships, people involved are going to have expectations of others. Time is a big expectation within relationships. College stu dents are busy and time is a com modity. In a relationship, quality of time spent together is more impor tant than quantity. If you use time together wisely, it doesn't take a lot to create a fulfilling relationship. If one of the partners is in high school, finally graduates, and comes to join the other in college, time can be a double-edged sword. The part ner who has been waiting at college may expect too much time from the other person. That person is meeting new and interesting people and will start becoming involved in activities at college. This can cause tension. On the other hand, you may be gin spending time together like you never have before. You will begin to learn all of the other person's "habits". This can allow you to be come closer as a couple, or it can cause you to realize areas of the rela tionship you heed to discuss. These are just a few challenges facing col lege students, and enough to make forming a relationship even harder. Things you can do to decrease the pressure on you and your significant other are numerous, and Texas A&M has many resources available to help you cope with stress from re lationships. The Student Counseling Service offers many services to stu dents ranging from group to one on one counseling. There are some basic tips for dealing with stressful relationships, whether they be with a boyfriend or girlfriend, roommate or with your parents. Communication is the key to any successful relationship. It can be hard at times, but if the relation ship means a great deal to you, real communication is a small price to pay. You have to realize that com munication differs from talking. Communication involves listening, not just hearing. Honesty within a relationship is another aspect which must be present for communication to occur. From good communica tion, you can find out what is really causing the problems. Expectations can be a real imped ance to a relationship. A couple needs to talk about expectations and be very specific about them. For ex ample, in a long distance relation ship, which of your functions will you participate in as a couple and which of your partner's will you participate in? If the partner is still in high school, are they expecting you to attend the prom with them, and are you comfortable doing that? Flexibility and understanding are other facets of a successful relation ship. Classes, friends, organizations, activities, and interpersonal relation ships are just a few things college students have to deal with. Under standing a busy schedule can go a long way toward keeping a relation ship happy. If you use your time to gether wisely, you can create a very fulfilling relationship.lt may be that you or your partner feel the relation ship should not continue. If this is the case, you need to be honest and end the relationship. This is hard, but letting the relationship linger on and on is not good for either partner and can make things harder for both people in the future. If you need help with a relation ship, you can utilize many of the re sources available at Texas A&M. Recognizing these pitfalls can help maintain an enjoyable relation ship. These are just a few of the things which can interfere with the functioning of a relationship. If you have problems or have trouble deal ing with a relationship, you need to realize it. Get help when you need it. If you call the Student Counsel ing Service at 845-4427, they can help you or provide you with prop er resources. The Student Counsel ing Service offers individual and group services, relationship groups, 24-hour emergency counseling, and even academic counseling, if your grades suffer due to the stress of a relationship. If you or any organization that you are involved in would like to learn more about communication, call the Health Education Center at 845-1341. The Health Education Center has a program dealing specif ically with communication, as well as programs covering many other is sues concerning college students. What's Up Tuesday TAMU History Club: general meet ing at 7 p.m. in Room 407AB Rudder Tower. Speaker Dr. Julia Blackwelder. For more information call Reuben at 847-2552. Student Counseling Service: Walk- in service for all minority students with academic, career or personal concerns from 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m. on the 3rd floor of the YMCA. For more information, con tact Dr. Brian Williams. Texas A&M Lacrosse Team: Prac tice is held Monday through Friday from 4-6 p.m. on the Soccer Field by Zachry. For more information, contact Alex Cohen at 696-1999. Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Aggies: National Coming Out Week video "And the Band Played On" to be shown at 7 p.m. in 225 MSC. For more information, call the GAYLINE at 847-0321. Women's Bonfire Committee: WBC t-shirts have been pre-ordered for $11. TAMU Physical Therapy Club: Guest speaker from Southwest Texas State University Physical Therapy pro gram to be held in 167 Read. For more information, contact Kristy Ford at 696- 5844 or Craig Licciaroi at 693-9617. VASA: General meeting at 7 p.m. in the Governance room in the Student Services Building. For more informa tion, contact Huy Hoang at 846-5831. TAMU Freestyle Club: Rollerblad ing at Rudder Fountain starting at 8 p.m. For more information, contact Chris Ritzi at 847-0990. Caribbean Students Association: General meeting at 7:30 in the basement of Bizzel Hall west. For more informa tion, contact Kathy-Ann Caesar at 846- 1617. AEAA: General Business meeting at 7 p.m. in 113 Kleberg with guest speak er Jimmy Roppolo of El Campo Farmers Co-op. For more information, contact Wayne at 696-7838. TAMU Gymnastics Club: work- outs are Tuesday and Wednesday, 5-7 p.m. and Friday from 12:30-6 p.m. in Read 307. There is a mandatory meet ing at 6 p.m. on October 19. For more information, contact Delayne Meyer at 764-8948. Aggie Sports Collector's Club: Weekly trading meeting and discussion of up-coming guest lectures. For more information, contact Randy Crossman at 764-6923. • A&M Cycling Team: Free 3.5 mile time trial 1 block west of Aerofit on Vil la Maria at 5:30 p.m. For more informa tion, contact Rey at 764-9377. Jordan Institute: Informational meeting about internships and living abroad in England, the Dominican Re public and Germany in 707 Rudder. Aggies for Christ: devotional with singing and short talk at 9:30 p.m. in front of the Academic building. For more information, contact Khristy Rouw at 693-9670. Catholic Students Association: R.C.l.A. in St. Mary's Student Center from 7:30-9 p.m. For more information, contact Tonya at 846-5717. Brazos Valley Herpetological Soci ety Meeting: Guest speaker Chris Har rison on Herpes and Herpetology of the Savannah River Research Station at 7 p.m. in the Mark Francis Room in Vet. Med. For more information, contact Dr. Nick Millichamp at 845-2351. Delta Sigma Theta: Board of Re gent member Alison Brisco will be the guest speaker at 7 p.m. in 206 MSC. TAMU Racquetball Club: Chal lenge Night in Read beginning at 7 p.m. For more information, contact Claudine at 696-3778. What's Up is a Battalion service that lists non-profit student and faculty events, and activities. Items should be submitted no later than three days in advance of the desired run date. Appli cation deadlines and notices are not events and will not be run in What's Up. If you have any questions, please call the newsroom at 845-3313. |jj! Campus News Briefs Career Center holds Jobsmarts Seminar Texas A&M Career Center will sponsor a Jobs marts Seminar to help students and recent gradu ates learn skills to get started in their career. The seminar will be Tuesday, Oct. 12 at 7 p.m. in Rudder Theater. Bradley Richardson, a 1989 graduate of the University of Oklahoma and au thor of the book "Jobsmarts for Twentysomethings: How to Find Your First Job and Get a Quick Start in. Today's Rough Economy," will discuss what to expect during the first year on the job, communica tion and organization skills and creative job search ing. Jobsmarts is a seminar designed to teach gradu ates how to get a quick start in their career, how to identify potential employers, get in doors and cre atively market yourself. Engineering faculty members earn awards Several members of the Texas A&M's College of Engineering faculty received awards for teacning excellence at the college's fall faculty meeting. Recipients of the Former Students Distinguished Teaching Awards were: -Dr. Daryle Morgan, professor in the Depart ment of Engineering Technology -Dr. Ralph Wurbs, assoc, professor in the De partment or Civil Engineering -Dr. Warren Heffington, assoc, professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering -Dr. Jack Lou, professor in the Department of Civil Engineering The Tenneco Meritorious Teaching Awards were given to Dr. Mark Weichold, professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Dr. Lar ry Piper, senior lecturer in the Department of Pe troleum Engineering. The Charles W. Crawford Teaching Award was given to Dr. Richard Davison, a professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering. The 1993-94 Dresser Industries Professorship was awarded to Dr. B. Don Russel, professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering. The 1993-94 E.D. Brockett Professorship was awarded to Dr. Andy McFarland, a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. The Lockhead Excellence in Teaching Award was awarded to Dr. Steve Wright, an assoc, profes sor in the Department of Electrical Engineering. Four faculty members received the Halliburton Professorships: -Dr. Dragomir Bukur, professor in the Depart ment of Chemical Engineering -Dr. Ralph Disney, professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering -Dr. Ohannes Eknoyan, professor in the Depart ment of Electrical Engineering -Dr. Edgar Sanchez-Sinencio, professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering. Four cadets honored for helping victim Four members of the Corps of Cadets were hon ored for risking their lives while attempting to save a drowning victim on Sept. 25. Texas A&M senior cadets Brad Reeves and Col in Sindel and freshman cadets Paul King and Justin Jobe received certificates of commendation during the Corps of Cadets annual Fall Review last Thurs day. The cadets were returning to campus from this year's bonfire cut site when a motorist flagged them down near Wellborn. They accompanied the motorist to a nearby pond where a man had disap peared under water. The four cadets found the man and helped on lookers revive the victim until emergency medical services arrived. Despite their efforts, the victim was later pro nounced dead at a local hospital. College unveils statue at annual Open House A bronze statue of a boy and his dog was dedi cated at Texas A&M University's Langford Archi tecture Center Saturday. The sculpture, entitled ARCH 406, was donated to the College of Architecture by Joe Hiram Moore and Betty Moore of Austin in the memory of their son Stephen, a 1973 graduate of Texas A&M The dedication was held in conjunction with the College of Architecture's annual open house, which included the opening of an Electronic De sign Laboratory, a new design studio supported by Alias Research Inc. of Canada and Silicon Graphics Inc. of California. Dignitaries dedicate veterinary buildings Dignitaries representing Texas A&M, veterinary medicine in Texas and the United States and major donors gathered at the new veterinary facilities building on the University's west campus Saturday to dedicate a new veterinary research building and large animal hospital. The new facilities are worth $37 million, making: it the largest construction project in the history oi the College Station campus. Research space in the new building includes21 laboratory duplexes, space for additional duplexes and faculty and administrative offices and suppor: space. Research areas also include a special biohazard area to allow safe work with infectious hazardous organisms. The new 95,000 square-foot building allows of fices for faculty veterinarians and administrators, three classrooms, specially designed examination and surgical operating rooms for horses and food animals, air-conditioned "recovery room" stalls and four "maximum security" stalls that will allow safe handling of potentially dangerous animals such as bulls, buffalo and exotic species. Agency grants awards to A&M researchers The Texas Engineering Experiment Station is sued research awards to 16 members of the Texas A&M University faculty at the College of Engineer ing fall faculty meeting Oct. 8: ' Honored with awards were;11< -Dr. Jainer Chen, asst, professor in the Depart ment of Computer Science -Dr. James Liao, assoc, professor in the Depart ment of Chemical Engineering -Dr. Michael Nikolauo, asst, professor in theDe partment of Chemical Engineering -Dr. Albert T. Yeung, assoc, professor in theDe partment of Civil Engineering -Dr. Luis San Andres, assoc, professor in theDe partment of Mechanical Engineering -Dr. Suhada Jayasuriya, assoc, professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering -Dr. Mladen Kezunovic, assoc, professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering -Dr. Chin Su, professor in the Departments Electrical Engineering -Dr. Juan Valdes, professor in the Department of Civil Engineering -Dr. Dennis Wenger, professor in the Depart ment of Civil Engineering -Dr. Richard Wysk, professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering -Dr. Wei Zhao, assoc, professor in the Depart ment of Computer Science ■ -Dr. Kalyan Annamalai, professor in the Depart ment of Mechanical Engineering -Dr. Jerry Bullin, professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering -Dr. Vikram Kinra, professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering -Dr. Wilbert Wilhelm, professor in fhe Depart ment of Industrial Engineering Colu Ency updc The DOST map in fl lumbia F tion four pin dowr Their gins, "It 30, 1922, 31,1991.' 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