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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
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events and will not be run in What's
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|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
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