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J ) International Study UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS up to $16,000 per academic year and GRADUATE ENHANCEMENT FELLOWSHIPS up to $20,000 per academic year UNDERGRADUATE DEADLINE FOR PRELIMINARY APPLICATIONS: 4:00 pm Friday, November 17 GRADUATE DEADLINE FOR PRELIMINARY APPLICATIONS: 4:00 pm Friday, November 3 UNDERGRADUATE October 2 11:00-12:30pm October 3 10:00-11 October 5 11:00-12 [NFOBMATIONAL MEETING times Held in Bizzell Hall West, Room 154 I GRADUATE October 2 l:00-2:00pm October 5 10:00-11:00am For More Information please write or call: Study Abroad Programs Office Texas A&M University, 161 Bizzell Hall West College Station, Texas 77843-3262 (409) 845-0544 * BEG. JITTERBUG * * ADV JITTERBUG * * DANCE WORKSHOPS * * PARTIES * * BEG. 2-STEP * * ADV 2-STEP * * EAST COAST SWING * * WEST COAST SWING * * BEG. C & W: 2-STEP • POLKA • WALTZ C •CLASSES BEGIN THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 9TH ABSOLUTELY THE BEST IN DANCE INSTRUCTION! 3141 BRIARCRESTDR. E#511 776-8893 DANCE STUDIO » 1 I ' 1 i rise*'™ DILLARD’S COACRES NICRT Join us as we salute our Lady Aggie coaches Thursday, October 5 at Dillard's Post Oak Register to win prizes including: Two $150 fragrance baskets Anne Klein watch Lilyette sport bra Maggy London dress pasta machine Nike athletic shoes Don’t miss your chance to meet the eight Lady Aggie coaches. They’ll be giving away $1.00 off admission passes to any Lady Aggie event. Radio station KORA will broadcast live from 6:00-8:00. Dillard's A * <m t I0‘R}9iG 725 - B UNIVERSITY 260-2660 SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING CHEM 101 3-5 PM PHYS 218 5-7 PM CHEM 101 7-9 PM PHYS 201 9 -11 PM MON. OCT. 2 CH5 CH 6 CHS CH 6 TUBS. OCT. 3 CH 6 CH7 CH 6 CH 7 WED. OCT. 4 CH 7 CHS CH 7 CHS THRS. OCXS PRAC TEST Dr. Soringa Dr. Yeager CH 9 PRAC TEST Dr. Soringa Dr. Yeager PRAC TEST MON. TUES. WED. OCT. 2 OCT. 3 OCT. 4 CHEM 102 CHEM 102 CHEM 102 11 PM-1 AM 11 PM-1 AM PRAC TEST FOR CH 17, 18 CH 18 DR. HUGHBANKS BUSINESS ACCT 229 5-7 PM FINC 341 7-9 PM ACCT 229 9 - 11 PM ACCT 230 11 PM-1 AM MON. OCT. 2 BILLY’S VIDEO PARTI $6.00 CH 7 Ch 1,2 TUBS. OCT. 3 BILLY’S VIDEO PART II $6.00 FINC CALC CLASS (FREE) CH 7,8 CH 3 WED. OCT. 4 REPEAT BILLY’S VIDEO PART $6.00 FINC CALC CLASS (FREE) CH 8 CH 4 THRS. OCT. 5 REPEAT BELLY’S VIDEO PART II $6.00 FINC CALC CLASS (FREE) PRAC TEST PRAC TEST Page 2 • The BATTALION Monday • October! Career fair brings companies to campi; Available through national competition from the National Security Educational Program to US citizens who wish to pursue international studies in areas out side of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. MON. OCT. 2 BANA 303 7-9 PM PART II AGGIES HELPING AGGIES FOR OVER 10 YEARS □ This week, business students can become familiar with companies and begin networking for career opportunities. By Heather Pace The Battalion The Fall Business Career Fair will bring more than 70 companies to Texas A&M Oct. 2-4 to give current and former students opportunities in in ternships, co-ops and summer and permanent jobs. The first fair in 1979 was a panel discussion that sought to help students decide which field of business to pursue. Today, it has grown immensely and is one of the few fairs that is managed entirely by students. Open to all majors, the fair brings a wide range of compa nies to campus, including well- known firms such as Exxon, Arthur Anderson and AT&T. Alex Clamon, a senior econom ics major and a member of the Business Student Council, said the new career fair has brought a great response from companies. “They are excited about having this fair so they can recruit De cember graduates,” Clamon said. In addition to providing jobs opportunities, Clamon said, the fair gives students a good chance to see what careers are offered. “In my opinion, the most im portant function of the fair is educating students in the way of meeting and communicating with recruiters, finding out what the recruiters are inter ested in and developing a strat egy to pursue a specific career,” he said. The fair offers an opportuni ty for students to become famil iar with the options that are in store for all business students, from freshmen who have not specified their business field of study to seniors who are look ing for permanent jobs. Tracy Taylor, career fair publicity officer and a junior marketing major, said she is surprised by graduates who are unable to find employment, be cause the opportunities at A&M to establish contacts and gain employment are so numerous. “1 think students are really lucky because there are so many career fairs going on,” Traylor said. “They should take advan tage of these opportunities.” A meeting was held Sept. 27 to help students learn how to communicate with recruiters. Victor Ramirez, a recruiter from Electronic Data Systems, spoke of the significance of self- evaluation before attending the career fair. It is important to use self- evaluation to determine person al strengths and weaknesses, Ramirez said. After researching companies to find those that best match the students’ needs, he said, the students should learn some thing relevant to the company in order to show their interests to recruiters. The foremost qualities Ramirez said he looks for in fu ture employees include a grade- point ratio of 2.8 or higher, work experience, leadership skills, communication skills and enthusiasm. Students should be prepared to answer questions concerning their interests in the company, their flexibility in relot,j and the positions theyit| terested in, Ramirez! Resumes that areeal read and include both ti l dent’s local and permantl dresses are also necessan Alex Clamon said stt;| should “play your strotj hand first.” Ramirez emphasized! portance of statistical in tion if the students hai previous employment. For example, if students] met goals in certain areas [ creased revenue for a ci they should make this! tion clear in their resumes, Clamon advised studerl make contact with there “Don’t just shove a i their hand,” he said. “1 who you are and whaty(s,| interested in.” Recruiting booths open in the Wehner Buij Oct. 3 and 4. from 9, 4:30 p.m. There will be a rece:] Oct. 7 in 201 MSC. The: tion costs S8 and will raj 7-9 p.m. A banquet will hi Oct. 3 in 205 MSC froil p.m. 'Pickets costSl2. Americans betting on Las Vegas for jobs, housiii □ The area around the core of America's gambling industry grew the fastest in the nation between 1990 and 1994. WASHINGTON (AP) — More people are betting on Las Vegas for jobs and affordable housing than any other metropolitan area in the country. The Census Bureau reports that the area around the neon-washed center of America’s gambling industry grew fastest in the nation between 1990 and 1994 — jumping 26 per cent in population, to more than 1 million. The Census Bureau, as it does every two years, released population totals Monday for the nation’s 271 metropolitan areas and its more than 36,000 cities, towns and places. Overall metropolitan-area population in creased by 9.6 million, or 4.9 percent, and the areas were home to nearly 80 percent of U.S. residents. Population growth outside these areas was 2 million, or 3.9 percent. The Las Vegas metro area’s population climbed from 852,646 to 1,076,267. The only other metropolitan area with more than 1 million residents among the top 25 growth areas was the Atlanta area, which grew 12.6 percent, to more than 3.3 million residents, the Census Bureau said. Ail of the fastest-growing metropolitan ar eas are in the South or West. “Nevada itself is a very rapidly growing state,” said Edwin Byerly, a Census Bureau statistician-demographer, who added that Nevada grew fastest of the 50 states during the same period. Some of Nevada’s population boom comes from people leaving its neighbor. “People who would once move to Califor nia ... are instead moving to California’s , neighbors, with Nevada being a prime desti nation,” Byerly said. Meanwhile, the population of Henderson, Nev., a Las Vegas suburb that grew the quickest of all large cities between April 1990 and July 1994, swelled by 57 percent to more than 100,000. Deborah Kuzik, marketing director of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, said Nevada’s affordable housing market and its expanding economy, which depends heavily on gambling, were attracting newcomers. “When most cities were suffering from the recession, the gaming in Las Vegas managed to bring our city through with a lot less of a bump,” Kuzik said, adding that Money mag azine recently ranked the gambling center as the ninth best place to live in the country. The second-fastest growing metropolitan area during the April 1990 to July 1994 peri od was Laredo, Texas, with 22.4 percent growth, the bureau said. The McAllen-Edinburg-Mission Texas was third at 20.2 percent. Among the fastest-growing cities populations greater than 100,000, Pak Calif., was second at 47.2 percent Chandler, Ariz., was third, with a rate of 32.7 percent, the bureau said. Fifty-nine of the 209 U.S. cities wilt ulations greater than 100,000 lost res between 1990 and 1994. Twenty-twot cities are in the Midwest, 19 arei North, 12 are Southern cities and sis the West. Five of the 10 most rapidly dedi: cities with populations greater than 1 were in New England, with Hartford,!: experiencing the largest decline of an; ing the period. Following were New Hi Conn.; Providence, R.L; Bridgeport,fe and Waterbury, Conn. The cities of Newark, N.J.; St. Loui ing, Mich.; Norfolk, Va.; and Washiip D.C., rounded out the top 10 population!® New York, the nation’s largest city,! more than twice the population(1.3r lion) of Los Angeles, the second-largest| million). New York also registered a modestga: 10,689 residents between 1990 andli while Los Angeles lost 36,944. Meanwl the population of Chicago, the nation's I largest city, dropped by 51,983. Health Tips Q New health clinic provides specific services for women By Regan Brown A.P. Beutel Health Center Special women’s health concerns can be answered at the new Women’s Health Clinic at A. P. Beutel Health Center. Nurse Practi tioner Regan Brown provides specialty med ical care for women. The women’s clinic provides gynecologi cal and related services for all registered students. Some of the specific services are related to reproductive health, such as Pap smears, breast exams, contraception, sexually trans mitted infections, vaginitis and urinary tract infections.Testing for cholesterol and blood sugar, complete blood count and pregnancy are also provided. Women with questions about their men strual cycles, reproductive health or sexually transmitted diseases can come to the Wom en’s Health Clinic for private visits with health care professionals. Structural abnormalities, infections, in flammations and growths can occur in fe male organs. Disorders of the breast, ovaries, uterus, cervix, vagina and vulva can be evaluated and treated. Instruction on breast self exams, preven tion of problems of the bladder and urethra and evaluation of other hormonal balance upsets is also offered. The clinic provides some services at no ex tra cost to the student, but other servi® 1 ' tests are billed to their student accounts. The Women’s Health Clinic is local the second floor of the A. P. Beutel i Center. A pleasant and secluded five* suite provides privacy and quality mcA* care for women. The clinic is staffed by a nurse practit“ ! er, a registered nurse and a receptionist- Associate Director of medical services® the A. P. Beutel Health Center physio 1 ’ provide consultation and assistance. Spe® ists are also available for consultation. The Women’s Clinic provides sei* 1 Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to5P® Students can make appointments 845-6111. CONTACT LENSES ONLY QUALITY NAME BRANDS (Bausch & Lomb, Ciba, Barnes-Hind-Hydrocurve) Disposable Contact Lenses Available $118°° TOTAL COST. .INCLUDES $ eye exam, free alcon opti-free care kit, and two pair of standard FLEXIBLE WEAR SOFT CONTACT LENSES. 149 00 TOTAL COST. .INCLUDES EYE EXAM, FREE ALCON OPTI-FREE CARE KIT, AND FOUR PAIR OF STANDARD FLEXIBLE WEAR SOFT CONTACT LENSES. SAME DAY DELIVERY ON MOST LENSES. Cali 846-0377 for Appointment CHARLES C. SCHROEPPEL, O.D., PC. 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