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TX 78705 LASSIE (PG) 1:30 3:30 5:30 7:30 9:30 512-472-4931 TRUE LIES (R) 1:00 4:00 7:00 9:50 THE CLIENT (PG-13) Vd:15 4:15 7:15 9:40 Place Your Ad In The Battalion Call 845-2696 Trying to Impress Your Date? Let Messina Hof do the work for you! Harvest Nights, offered by Designer Events, will feature romantic evenings under the stars, complete with food and music. * August 6 - StageCenter’s Et Cetera presents "Frankly Sinatra" * August 13 - Jazz music featuring "Eugene Eugene" Call778-WINE DALLAS (AP) — Buoyed by the hope that “you can’t keep good things down,” Dr. David Pistenmaa is working on a pro posal to turn part of the failed super collider into a high-tech cancer treatment center. Pistenmaa, professor of radia tion oncology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, moved to Texas in 1992 to be near the super col lider, which was under construc tion near Waxahachie. He left Washington, D.C. with the un derstanding that he would be able to take advantage of the massive physics project’s linear accelerator for medical purposes. “When the super collider was canceled, we thought all hope was lost,” he said. “I thought that was it. But there were de termined people in Texas.” Since Congress canceled the $11 billion atom smasher in Octo ber, negotiators for the federal government and the state of Texas have been discussing how to repay Texas for its $539 million contribution to the failed project. On Monday the Texas Nation al Research Laboratory Commis sion, which oversees Texas’ in vestment in the super collider, approved a settlement with the Department of Energy. The settlement would give Texas $145 million in cash plus title to the buildings and land on the super collider’s sprawl ing campus. Card Continued from Page 1 students during new student conferences this summer. An additional 1,300 cards have been produced for students who did not sign up for the athletic sports option when registering. Kotch said the department is expecting students to request the cards when they return in the fall. “We think we’re going to have quite long lines the first week of school,” he said. John Gerik, a junior account ing major, said the cards will be beneficial for students. “This is a really good idea,” Gerik said. “I’ve encountered problems in the past when friends have tak en my I.D. to get football tickets. This is definitely going to make getting tickets easier on stu dents.” FLOPPY Joe’5 Health Sof + wok*'* 1 t o r- ^ Continued from Page 1 We would like to thank our summer customers for their continued business. p r i i L 10% discount on your next purchase with this coupon [ One coupon per visit • Expires: 08-20-94j 1705 Texas Ave.- Culpepper Plaza IP 693-1706 able to reduce their health ben efit costs by encouraging em ployees to reduce their body fat content and to maintain better cardiovascular health. Bonnie Corbett, Texas A&M program coordinator for Health Promotions, said the depart ment on campus has several weight management programs available to University employ ees. “The available programs ed ucate, train and encourage the efforts of employees to take bet- -v v- fife ! T V’VV-"■-< Mp; 'fl . ^ ; . ■ Look To The Future Of Health Care. : M ■ . I • k One Company is facing health care issues head on, providing solutions, today. Physician Corporation of America delivers health care solutions for all kinds df people, like you. To the young and old, single and married, to families, to Americans. If you get coverage through your job, or if you receive Medicare or Medicaid benefits, PGA has a plan for you. PCA Health Plans of Texas and PCA QualiCare. Texas could receive another $65 million if the state’s plan to turn the collider’s partially completed linear accelerator into a proton-beam cancer ther apy center is approved under peer review. Pistenmaa is the medical di rector for a team of scientists analyzing the feasibility of the project. A report is due to the Department of Energy in late September. Proton therapy is a form of radiation therapy available to treat cancer and other diseases. In some ways it is similar to X- ray treatment, but it is much more precise. Because of the proton beam’s precision, radiation oncologists can give much higher doses of radiation to destroy localized tu mors. It will result in less dam age to surrounding healthy tis sue and fewer side effects. The beam “stops within mil- cancetj jOC limeters of the place that designate ... so that if youijL treating a tumor from several! rections, all of the tissuestf yond the tumor get no rail tion,” Pistenmaa said. In contrast, a high-energj ray beam goes through the bilco: he said. Proton-beam therapy isl for treating tumors that are ficult to reach because oftl sensitivity of adjacent ti He cited tumors of the eye, the base of skull and adjacei spinal cord, as well as pituit® tumors and pediatric brain mors, as examples. A Texas treatment facil which Pistenmaa says coni open no earlier than 1997, woi be only the third in the count Loma Linda University Center in Loma Linda, Ci and Massachusetts General pital in Boston already offerpi ton-beam treatment. onstance Pa The Battalion Firefighters Finding a goo the most difi J (}oing to every t msuming, but nation they thn To find the ri rjofwhat you like “A workout p iy good,” Dr. J nen’s athletics to stick w Dr. Parr rec< li anaerobic exerc ihoose. Most gyms ir [er aerobics cla: iiifiding factor si the most c Four of the aliifctudents are A mil likely ■ Continued from Page 1 ter care of themselves,” Corbett said. “They focus on five areas which include general health screening, health education, be havior modification, policy and insurance benefits.” “There are 14 different class es to choose from,” she said, “with most of them starting in September.” Brizzolara noted that, statis tically, the 413 employees whose health claims were ana lyzed for the study are not the same as the rest of the Texas A&M employee population. “The estimates may be a lit tle high,” he said, “but there’s not too much question that it’s still a substantial portion of claims.” Page said. Page said this “hands-on” training is essential in properly preparing firefighters. Drills are conducted on Bray- ton Training Field, and classes take place in classrooms on or near the Texas A&M campus. The program, established in 1930 by the Texas Legislature, was created specifically to train smaller fire departments. “A lot of the smaller towns just don’t have the facilities needed to offer this kind of training to its firefighters,” Page said. Page said the program is vir tually self-sufficient. " WiiPii inw— “The majority of ourfurj come from the tuition fee; Page said. State funding for the progn has been at a standstill for years, he said, but funds in lege Station have not. Bryan-College Station ti nesses display signs welcoi firefighters to the area, establishments offer spa events for the firefighters offer discount coupons. Debbie Kelley, manager Rother’s Bookstore, saidi school boosts what would ot wise be a slow time for the Brazos Valley. “Without them in A&P eavy k Mark Smil 'he Battalion After winni: inference gar exas A&M i hough they a hampionship. “When you et to keep tl think it would be really deprf^ ^chlS mg, she said. Kelley said noticeable ss gains have made firefighti welcome guests to businesses the community. Noise Continued from Page 1 on m case someone is he said. "Several officers have ha ill three star the noise,” Perry said. “Itsa Erst round dn off sounding like gun shots: the University Police Depart ment, said the department is no tified when the engine is about to be turned on. “Although we haven’t re ceived any complaints, we al ways get a phone call from the lab to let us know what is going then muddles down to a fogli 1994 will see sound. Grille said the engine causing the loud noise ism large piece of equipment. “The engine is made to fii a jet,” he said, “but it is small enough to fit on askiB board.” Despite the emain uncert ng champions Both lines 1 earn are alm< uming starte ensive lineme itarting tight < A&M heae ines. “I dunk wi ing year,” 81o< UT: - ~ ^ Ti 11 Battalion WILLIAM HARRISON, Managing editor ANAS BEN-MUSA, Night News editor SUSAN OWEN, Night News editor MICHELE BRINKMANN, City editor fexas h By Brian C« TheBattalic MARK EVANS, Editor in chief m, Ihe press JAY ROBBINS, Opinion editor With Texas STEWART MILNE, Photo editor ( Season, ma: MARK SMITH, Sports editor | Picking Texa WILLIAM HARRISON, Aeg/el/feeditoference, 17 i iMackovic er The Battalion (USPS 045-360) is published daily, Monday through Friday duringihfI P eC ^ a ^, 0nS ‘ fall and spring semesters and Monday through Thursday during the summer session'! Supporters a (except University holidays and exam periods), at Texas A&M Llniversity. 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