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(^AMPUS
Wednesday • August 24,
University encourages students to use AT&T phone cards
By Susan Owen
The Battalion
Reach out and touch someone long distance,
and Texas A&M gets a percentage.
Every student who lives in a residence hall
this fall will receive a personalized AT&T ACUS
long distance calling card.
Residents do not have to use their ACUS card
and can choose any long distance service, but a
percentage of the money spent on ACUS calls is
returned to Texas A&M to fund student pro
grams. The cards and information are being dis
tributed through residence hall staff and Corps
of Cadets unit commanders.
ACUS (American College and University Sys
tems) is a division of AT&T that deals only with
on-campus residents.
Since 1992, AT&T ACUS has returned 30 per
cent of revenues from campus residents’ use of
the long distance service to A&M.
Tom Murray, A&M’s manager for custodial
and maintenance services, said in the 1992-93
school year, about 10 percent of campus resi
dents used AT&T ACUS.
“Last summer, AT&T information packets
were mailed to students’ permanent addresses,
and the percentage of ACUS users went up to 32
Phone home
Although all campus residents will receive an
AT&T ACUS card automatically this fall, they can
use any long distance service. Here is a listing
of several different long distance services’ rates
for a call from the 409 area code (Bryan and
College Station) to the 512 area code (Austin).
Service
AT&T ACUS
Sprint
MCI calling card
StarTel
Weekday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Weekday, 5 p.m.-11 p.m. Weekday, 11 p.m.-8 a.m. Weekends
1st min. / each add. min.
27(£ / 260
290 / 280
300 / 300*
29.750 / 28.750
1st min. / each add. min.
190 / 19 0
210 / 200
210 / 190*
210 / 20.850
1st min. / each add. min.
170 / 170
180 / 170
210 / 190*
180 / 17.90
1st mm. / each add. mm.
170 / 170
180 / 170
210 / 190*
There is an additional 790 charge on each call made with the MCI calling card.
percent,” Murray said.
Dr. J. Malon Southerland, vice president for
student affairs, said the University received ap
proximately S70,000 from AT&T ACUS last year.
This year’s percentage is expected to be higher
because of the increased distribution of ACUS
cards.
“I expect it to be not less than double,”
Southerland said, adding that the amount could
go as high as $150,000.
Southerland has reviewed proposals from the
Residence Hall Association and residence hall
staff council suggesting uses for the money
earned by the ACUS program. The Department
of Student Affairs has also given him recommen
dations, and he said he plans to consult Corps
staff.
If the program earns the estimated minimum
amount, the University will be able to double the
money given to residence hall staff and councils,
Southerland said.
Last year, each hall received a dollar per se
mester for each resident. The ACUS money
should double that, giving each hall a total of
four dollars a year per resident, Southerland
said.
“If the dollar amount is what I expect it to be,
I may be able to say yes to everyone,” he said.
RHA president Owen Ross said giving the
money to hall staff and councils is the best way
to direct it back to the students.
“That’s something that I firmly believe in, is
sending the money as close to the residents as we
can,” he said.
He said the halls would use the money to im
prove the quality of educational programs and
activities offered. Special proposals could fund
other projects such as exchange programs, diver
sity education or purchasing sports equipment,
Southerland said he wants to form a student
board to review proposals individually. He sail
he will decide as soon as the first week of classes
which proposals already submitted can be fnl
filled.
Please see ACUS, Pages!
It’s just what the doctor ordered
A healthy diet, excercise, and rest cure problems for students
Helping freshmen find friends
By Amanda Fowle
The Battalion
Students wrapped up in the
quick-paced life of college often
find themselves fighting ill
nesses or battling the infamous
“Freshmen 15.”
Dr. Jane Cohen, health edu
cation coordinator and nutri
tion specialist at A.P. Beutel
Health Center, said proper eat
ing habits can help students
stay healthy and fit.
“Many college students do
not realize that their food
choices affect their health,” she
said. “Some students get too
many calories and some don’t
get enough.”
She said students should
balance their plate by eating
foods from all four food groups
and should try to avoid eating
too much food from one partic
ular group.
Cohen said the Department
of Food Services offers students
many dietary options. The din
ing centers have “lite lines”
which offer healthier foods, in
cluding vegetarian dishes, for
students.
Cohen said students might
want to vary their diets by opt
ing for low-calorie foods.
For example, she said, stu
dents can try eating a low-fat
bagel for breakfast instead of a
fat laden doughnut.
She said students do not re
alize how long it takes their
body to use up the calories they
consume.
“It takes 30 minutes of
walking to bum off one glass of
beer,” Cohen said.
Students can keep a food di
ary of everything they eat,
which Cohen said will help
them realize their dietary
weaknesses so they can pay
special attention to certain ar
eas.
Not all students have prob
lems with overeating, Cohen
said. In fact, a poor self-image
drives many students to diet
excessively which could cause
some to become hypoglycemic.
One way to combat a nega
tive self-image is through exer
cise, she said.
“Exercise helps to keep mus
cle while diet helps lose fat,”
Cohen said.
Larry Isham, marketing di
rector at Aerofit Athletic Cen
ter, said exercise is also an ef
fective way to combat a lack of
energy.
“One of the biggest benefits
of exercise is energy,” he said.
“Many people think that exer
cise will drain them down, but
it really gives you more energy.
Your body requires less sleep
and you feel more alert.”
In addition to poor eating
habits, stress is a factor that
causes many illnesses among
college students.
Dr. Kenneth Dirks, director
of Beutel Health Center, said
stress reactions are common.
Please see Health /Page 5
By Amanda Fowle
The Battalion
As they face the many chal
lenges of beginning college,
many freshmen find they need
help adjusting to the thrills and
spills of their new environment.
At Texas A&M, these new
students have the opportunity to
take advantage of several pro
grams, including Fish Camp,
Aggie Leaders of Tomorrow,
FACEs, ExCEL and FLIP..
Stephenie Rhodes, a graduate
assistant in the Office of Diver
sity Education, said students
should take advantage of the
programs in place to help them.
“Students need to be aware of
the people around to support
them,” she said. “They need to
know that there are people
around them dealing with the
same things they are dealing
with.”
Rhodes is involved in FACEs,
Freshmen Adjusting to College
Experiences, a mentoring pro
gram for minority freshmen.
Marfa Guzman, chair of
FACEs, said the program is an
opportunity for students to de
velop role models.
“It provides role models for
freshmen,” she said. “It gives
them an idea of what to expect
their freshman year. They are
given a friend in their mentor.”
Guzman said FACEs helps
minority students get involved
in campus activities and helps
them develop leadership abili
ties.
“We offer committees they
can serve on,” she said. “We
help them meet other minority
students so they don’t feel
alone.”
Students fill out a question
naire about themselves and are
matched with an upperclassmen
mentor, Guzman said.
ExCEL (Excellence Uniting
Culture, Education and Leader
ship) is another program to help
minority freshman cope with the
challenges of starting college.
The purpose of ExCEL is to
make minority students want to
stay at A&M, she said.
“It’s a great retention pro
gram for minority freshmen^
she said.
ExCEL kicks off the m
school year with a weekend con
ference. This year’s conferem
will be this weekend in tk
MSC.
Patricia Moralez, confereira
chair for ExCEL, said the con
ference is filled with activities.
“We do activities to looser,
them up so they won’t be so net
vous on the first day of school.'
she said.
ExCEL hosts biweekly pro
grams for freshmen on topics
like study skills, Moralez said.
ALOT (Aggie Leaders of To
morrow) is an MSC progran
that helps freshmen develop
leadership skills. Member-
meet weekly for lectures ani
discussion.
FLIP (Freshmen Leaders i:
Progress) is a leadership, devoi
opment program for freshmt:
living in residence halls. 1
Jeff Nichols, director of FLIf
said the program is a wonderful
way for freshmen to meet people
on campus.
“The title FLIP is misleadif
Please see Cope, Page!
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