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Wednesday • January 25, 1995 Conference: Continued from Page 1 form the SBSLC in 1989 while she was a graduate student. She said all the speakers at this conference provided a chal lenge for African-American students. “They talked about self worth, self knowledge, where we as African-Americans have come from and empowerment,” James said. “They provided the challenge to students on college campuses to question things.” Williams and Dominique Bourda, assistant director of registration, said Kunjufu is an educator who focuses on the strides made in the African- American community and how iiliP:;:::};:;':;: TH E RATTALI O N Challenging students for to continue making progress. is an educator,” Williams said. “He addressed what we need to do to become leaders. It all starts with educa tion.” Bourda said African- American students have impor tant responsibilities. “The burden is placed on us,” Bourda said. “We have to do all we can to better ourselves. We have made such strides in the past, it is our obligation to continue in a positive light. It is not good enough to just grad uate, we have to do the best we possibly can.” Bourda said Smith spoke of the image of African-Americans and their roles in American "The conference helps us heighten awareness and promote leadership among our African-American stu dents." —Dr. Jan Winnijord, assistant vice president for student affairs The Battalion • Page 9 tomorrow society. “Some of the things Smith pointed out are how the media portray African-Americans, es pecially black males, in a nega tive light,” Bourda said. “By perpetuating that image, they crush the image of African Americans. When, children see TV, they don’t see any positive black role models.” Bourda said conferences like SBSLC are important because of the issues presented and the networking opportunities. “These conferences are so important because it is uplift ing to see 1,200 black leaders who are successful students making strides on their cam puses,” Bourda said. PICK UP OR PURCHASE YOUR '94 AGGIELAND If you ordered a '94 Aggieland, bring your Student ID to room 230 of the Reed McDonald Building between 8:15 a.m. and 4:45 p.m. Monday through Friday. If you did not order last year's yearbook, you may purchase one for $30 plus tax. • Let the memories of 1 993-94 come rolling back • 864 pages, 2-1/4" thick, weighs almost 12 lbs. • The nation's largest college yearbook A GGIELAND 1994 I 1 w w >5? Dentist performs root canal on jaguar BRIDGE CITY — Dentist David Olson said he would have put his patient, “Tasha,” in one of his comfortable chairs with a bib and drool cup if he’d had to. Fortunately, Olson and veteri narian Dr. Albert F*ugh were able to situate the 85-pound jaguar on the floor of Olson’s front office and take the necessary X-rays with a portable machine. “That cat let out roars and sent everybody running,” Olson said, laughing. “That was more than just some ‘meow.’” Tasha, a jaguar from the Ex otic Cat Refuge and Wildlife Orphanage in Kirbyville, ar rived at Olson’s office on a Sat urday morning earlier this month. Olson had agreed to take a look at Tasha’s teeth, with Pugh on standby. He said he expected to take the X-rays and then do a little repair work. Despite about 20 years of experience with root canals, what Olson found from the X- rays turned out to be his most challenging dental work. “She had abscesses in all four canine (large front) teeth,” Olson said. “We had to get her sedated just to do the X-rays. Thank goodness Dr. Pugh was here. He let us take her to his office to put her under and do the work there.” Pugh said animals, like hu mans, lose their appetite and suffer general health problems from bad teeth. “People don’t re alize that the same principles apply for animals as for hu mans,” Pugh said. “It’s impor tant for an animal to be able to keep their teeth. They eat bet ter. The large canine teeth help keep the tongue in place, and healthy teeth help keep down infection in the space between the mouth and nose.” Pugh said because people take better care of pets, domes tic animals have life expectan cies of 15 to 20 years. Good dental care can add as much as 20 percent to 30 percent to their life, he said. Working on 9-year-old Tasha was his first experience with such a large cat, but he had the 3-inch files and other oversized dental tools because of his work with large dogs. Olson said he has worked on a few large dogs with Pugh, but the three-hour root canal work on the jaguar’s four large teeth was certainly a first. Ol son found Tasha’s teeth had had an attempt at root canals about a year ago, but the work was not thorough and infection had set in. He re-cleaned her inner teeth cavities and filled them with a natural rubber that should last her lifetime. Olson said he had to get the job done correctly this time be cause the big cat could not en dure another round of anesthe sia anytime soon. Pugh, Olson and Bridge City dentist Dr. Nina Leifeste do nated their Saturday services for Tasha. At last report from refuge owner Monique Jackson, Tasha was getting back to some of her playful ways and eating better, Pugh said. “I was glad to be able to help the cat out,” Pugh said. “It’s hard to tell when an animal has trouble with teeth because they can’t tell you it hurts, but you can really see the differ ence after the work is done.” you can. Finally. 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