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Dixie Theatre THIS WEEK AT THE Page 4 • The Battalion 106 S. Main St, 822-0976 Located in Historic Downtown Bryan I For private parties call Willie at 822-37431 3RD Cantina cJlilfi 823-2368 rBVn 201 W. 26th St.., Downtown Bryan Tuesday September 5,19) ^ Leaving the classroom behind^ Happy Hour: Mon. - Fri., 4-8 pm Drink Specials • Pool Tables 18 and older welcome WEDNESDAY 09/06 Students help families find healthy diets Hands-on experience gives students insight to For private parties call Willie at822-3732 Drink Specials Wed. & Thurs. 5-10 pm Open 5 pm -1 am Wed. - Sat. 18 and older welcome By Rachel Barry The Battalion The Hunger w/WIHIe Jaye FRIDAY 09/07 Blues Rock $5 THURSDAY 09/07 Closed for private party. Call Willie at 822-3743 TO BOOK YOUR PRIVATE PARTY* FRIDAY 09/08 C 'hanging personal eating habits can be challenging enough, but a group of 'A&M students learned how challeng ing it can be to try to change the eating habits of entire Mexican villages. Dr. George Bates, a professor of biochem istry and nutrition at A&M, took 17 A&M stu dents to small villages surrounding Valle de Solis where malnutrition was rampant and nutritional education almost nonexistent. Killer Bees Blues Rock $8 FRIDAY 09/08 Miss Molly Reggae $7 SATURDAY 09/09 & The Whips Beat Temple Blues Rock $10 SATURDAY 09/09 TfMYIU Caribbean Club Party w/Liberation CD RELEASE PARTY w/ Pushmonkey Rock $5 Reggae $5 Half Off First Month’s Rent THE OAKS of VILLA MARIA (Garages Fire-places Balconies Microwaves Ice Makers Pool Jacuzzis Shuttle Service (Close to campus) 823 - 2232 1305 W. Villa Maria, Bryan Professionally Managed by Lexford Properties Photo courtesy of Dr. George Bates Adri Peterson, a nutrition major who went on the trip to Mexico, gives a child a physical exam. “The problem is the poor people don’t have the transportation to get into the city, and they don’t understand about nutrition and the need to have a variety of food,” Bates said. In an effort to help the villagers overcome this problem, Bates organized a program in which students traveled to the villages and examined children and household condi tions. They also interviewed mothers about the nutrition and hygiene habits of their families. The students who went on the trip earned six hours of credit. Kathy Schulte, a junior nutrition major, said the students divided into five groups to examine the children and conduct surveys throughout each village. One group performed clinical as sessments on the children. “We would look at them from head to toe,” she said. “Then we would make obser vations about their condi tion and note any physical problems.” Edna Sanchez, a senior community health major who went on the trip, said that af ter talking with mothers to find out what foods they most commonly served and what minerals were lacking in the families’ diets, the students taught the mothers how to change their habits. “We got everything togeth er for the mother so she could prepare food from what she already had,” she said. Sometimes what the mother had was not much to work from. Schulte said that some of the villages they worked in didn’t have run ning water or electricity. Bates said the severity of malnutrition in some villages was exceptionally high. “Some of the villages have twice the level of malnutri tion the U.N. considers an emergency,” he said. After a day of examining children and teaching mothers how to prepare healthy foods for their families, the students held nutritional education classes for the village. “We did skits talking See Mexico, Page 5 Native American c By Amy Upfmor The Battalion n( ulture^jy intimK W' ch as irps of Shanr ithrop ajor, s£ bile some students took classes am ^goJc others slaved through mindless mer jobs, 13 Aggies trekked to tana for seven weeks of archeological train ing, cultural awareness and lessons in life. No, this is not a local version of MTV Road Rules, but rather one of the nations ehighl foremost archeological field schools. The second annual Northern Rockj id Mountain Field School was an intensivs training in archeological excavation, concern trating on ancient American Indian sites. While in Montana, students spentsiijid weeks surveying and excavating sites, group also took field trips to Glacier Park, Grand Tetons and Yellowstone National Parks and the World Heritage Site in Canada,||d In addition to seven A&M staff members, students were also joined by American Indi to an representatives Dr. Alston Thoms, an A&M professor of anthropology and director of the field school, said the American Indians had mixed reac tions to the students’ presence. “Many Indians don’t like outsiders, espe cially archaeologists,” Thoms said. “They see j us as intruders. Many others were OK with our presence The group worked primarily with the Kootenai Indians, whose pow-wow they at tended on July 4. Thoms said he was partic ularly excited that the students were able to work with the Indians in the field foranen tire day. The students searched for their own food, built their own fires and cooked in tra ditional American Indian fashion. Laura Bergstresser, a junior anthropology major who went on the trip, said it was hands on experiences that made the trip educational. “We didn’t just learn about Native Ameri cans — we learned how hard it was for them to live off the land,” Bergstresser said. Jn We si star hen W 1 eadma we v wad work aming < Steadn inten me of ralivin We 1 rcheoloi my pr< id leaf Steat Even t iperienc it more c ■ofession I learr myse j me: lonlinued lid, “And jcommur The stu Bergstresser said she was also impressed 'lexican £ by how the students were able to use every thing they learned. “Everything was immediately applicable/ifellprovii Bergstresser said. “As soon as we learned are, food something in class, we would go into the field and actually do it.” But the students were not learning about archeology for the sake of learning alone. kinds indings ( The group was contracted to do actual i, Bates Althoug nee, the p Schulte [sshe See Montana, Pages The Student Engineers’ Council Presents ‘^Capitalizing on Engineering Opportunities” Second Floor MSC Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 6 & 7 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Free Four-Man Scramble Golf Tournament at Texas A&M Golf Course Tuesday, Sept 5 (sign up by Friday, Sept 1) Meet Prospective Employers at the Free Bar-B-Q Dinner Tuesday, Sept. 5 6-9 p.m. in The Brazos Center Free Beer, Bones, & Bingo Bash at the Texas Hall of Fame By recruiter invitation only, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 6-8 p.m. 6F0 For more information, call the SEC office at 847-8567, or see our booth in the Zachry Lobby. kfter all the time and effort you’ve invested in education, you have a lot to offer. 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