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Your international experience could be your students’ first look at the world! Interested? Please come to an informational meeting in Bizzell Hall West on: Tuesday, April 4 2 - 2:45 Room 251 Wednesday, April 5 2 - 2:45 Room 154 For more information, contact: Prof. John Hoyle 203 HECC M-F 9:30 - 11:30 845-2748 Prof. Lynn Burlbaw 330 HECC T,R 11-2 845-6195 Study Abroad Programs • 161 Bizzell Flail "West • 845-0544 \X) NC// ^ SPECIALS 8 Specials to choose from Daily Lunch Specials Under $5 00 Authentic Mexican Food at Affordable Prices From Sizzling Fajitas to Frozen Margaritas Full Service Bar Fri. &: Sat. 11 a.m.-l 1 p.m. Sun.-Thurs. 11 a.m.-lO p.m. MEXICAN RESTAURANT I 102 HARVEY ROAD [^jg 693-0506 m Page 4 • The Battalion Local Wednesday • April 5, 155& es ' CounseLine Experts find anxiety common, curable By Dr. Andy Smith Student Counseling Service Anxiety is very common. Many people experience anxi ety before speaking to someone else. A person might become anx ious when speaking in a class room, in a controversial discus sion or when on a first date. A person might become anxious be fore asking for something impor tant such as a raise, a promotion, going steady or getting engaged. These brief examples of anxi ety-producing situations are usually caused by the fear of rejection. It’s like an inner voice saying to us, “If I’m rejected, my opinion is wrong or not liked by someone else, I will feel crushed.” Everyone experiences this type of anxiety from time to time. Sometimes anxiety is caused by perpetual worrying. A worrier may say, “Why try anything? It won’t turn out well for me. I’ll fail. I won’t be liked or valued no matter what I do. I’ll never pass that exam. I’ll nev er be promoted by this company.” This individual is saying for whatever reasons, “I don’t accept myself or let myself feel good about any of my abilities, so how can I let myself realize someone else could feel good about me?” Some people believe their past has been a series of disap pointments. They have grown up not feeling successful or worthwhile. So, as adults, they will often believe that the feelings and conditions under which they grew up will be the same throughout adulthood. They essentially set up the conditions to perpetuate the defeated feelings. Examples of this include call ing someone for a date and say ing, “If you aren’t busy with something more important Sat urday night, would you like to go out with me?” Or saying to someone else, “Gee, I’ve got an opinion on that subject if you’re interested. However, it might not be right or you might not be interested. but here it is.” What can you do about anxi ety? If you have problems with anxiety, try to think about a situation you were in and ask yourself what made you uncomfortable. Was it a situation you didn’t want to be in, but were because someone else expected it of you? Was it another person you talked to who may have been harsh or didn’t pay attention to you? Did you detect anger in what was said to you although the anger was never directly or clearly stated? Was the other person nervous and you picked up on this anxiety? Examine the situation and locate what made you uncom fortable. Then decide how you will avoid anxiety if that situa tion arises again. Anxiety can also be related to future events. A trip you’re going to take that you dread, a job you don’t feel prepared for, a relationship that isn’t going well, a new date you’re unsure about, or unex pressed resentful feelings cat prompt anxiety. We can gain control over am iety by facing anxiety. » Anxiety is often a buildup; '7 unfinished business we need! take care of but would rathe: avoid. This may mean disclosici true feelings to another persot finishing an interrupted conver sation or argument, organizir.il time better, or studying fora; exam or finishing a reportr.: matter how distasteful it is. Remember, some anxiety: helpful. It lets us know some thing is unsettled or uncomfor able in our lives. The goal; eliminating all anxiety would unrealistic, but the need to 1 cate its source and take actior reduce it is important. If you are a currently enrol 'Texas A&M student and wot like to talk to someone furth; about anxiety and possible wa to cope with it, contact the St. dent Counseling Service inHet derson Hall at 845-4427. T! Student Counseling Serviced;*; not charge for any of its services Workplace: Concern about violence heightens Continued from Page 1 workplace, and it will attempt to dispel the myths involving who commits these crimes. “If we only look at violence where someone goes in and shoots up the place, these stereotypes may be true,” she said. “But if we look at inci dents where someone threatens a co-worker or gets in a fight, these myths might not hold up.” Griffin said identifying peo ple who are prone to violence is a touchy subject, but better background checks would help curb these violent events. “People think that the only people who commit these crimes are white males with past mili tary experience and you should n’t hire them,” Griffin said. “Well, that’s totally unfounded.” Griffin cited a recent case in Minnesota where a male em ployee stalked and raped a fe male co-worker. The man served two years in jail, but when released, applied for a job in another department of the same company. He got the job and then did the same thing to another female employ ee,- only the second time, he murdered her. “This is a case where a thor ough background check might have prevented someone from getting hurt,” he said. Griffin said companies also tend to do a poor job when it comes to terminating an employee. Termination should not come as a surprise to anyone, he said, and job-related reasons should be given to the person who is fired. “All too often, termination ends up belittling to the em ployee,” he said. “They should say a person is being fired cause they’ve been absent four times, not because they have poor attitude.” Griffin said companiei should focus more on the sui vivors and provide support vices for them. “In Corpus Christi, two peo pie escaped,” he said. "Those two people may look fine today but they are likely to have emo tional scars for many years. A mechanism needs to be in place to help the survivors deal with their experience.” Gun Bill: Lawmakers vow to toughen concealed handguns bill Continued from Page 1 the people who are getting these permits are carefully screened,” Ms. Luna said. Under the hill, eligible Texans would be able to obtain licenses to carry Cb'ftcealed guns.' They would be required to have 10 to 15 hours of training on gun use and pass a proficiency exam. Six people were killed Monday when a former employee of a Cor pus Christi refinery inspection business walked into the office and shot five people, then turned the gun on himself. The slayings occurred just hours after the funeral of slain Tejano music queen Selena, who was gunned down Friday at a Corpus Christi motel. The crime rampage has prompted victims’ relatives and city offi cials to speak out against the gun bill. “We’ve lost seven people here in less than a week from handguns ! think that ought to send some type of a really strong message to the people in the legislature who so strongly support this ridiculous bill, Corpus Christi Police Chief Henry Garrett said. “This whole city’s in shock. We’re walking around in a daze,’’Gar-1 rett said. “How much of this type of violence do we have to put upj with? Do we correct it by putting more guns out there?” Selena’s father issued a statement over the weekend urging law makers to oppose the bill. Rep. Hugo Berlanga, D-Corpus Christi, said he planned to sp with relatives of the slain singer and was looking at ways to change | the gun bill. “I think that the bill ... leaves a lot to be desired,” he said. Sen. Carlos Truan challenged Gov. George W. 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