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X-treme is a proud sponsor of tho Kappa Sigma "Wicked Woods" going on Oct. 26th thru Oct. 3 1 st For More Info Coll 268-4353 Page 2 • The Battalion uirsday • October l|'i Puppy love at first sight for local students □ Children learn about animals first-hand with A&M's agricultural and animal science club. By Michelle Lyons The Ba italion an animal lover’s It was dream. Members of the Texas A&M University Saddle and Sirloin Club, an agricultural and animal science organization, are current ly hosting a community service project with nearby elementary schools. More than 3,000 children have been visiting and playing with farm animals, ranging from pup pies to pigs, at the Lewis Pearce Pavilion since Wednesday. The visits will continue through Friday. Shane Pennington, Saddles and Sirloins member and a junior animal science major, said the project is an excellent opportunity for children to see what the animals ac tually look like. “It’s more or less to let the kids who don’t get to see farm animals experience what they are really like,” he said. “They can actually see and touch the animal.” Holly Murphy, mem ber of the club and a se nior agricultural eco nomics major, agreed that, for some children. “There are quite a few children here who have never even really seen a farm animal,” she said. “This is the first time some of them will see one in person.” Murphy said in addition to vis iting with pigs and puppies, chil dren were given the opportunity to visit A&M’s horse center and the poultry center. Mary Brown, a Fannin Ele mentary School teacher, said the children enjoyed the visit. “1 think this is a wonderful ex perience for the children because they are able to see first hand the animals that we talk about,” she said. “They always enjoy it — they love the animals.” The program will continue to day from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Lewis Pearce Pavilion. A&M scientists work with government on ne navigational equipment □ The development of sensors and radio transmitters are hoped to reduce the number of vessel groundings in the Houston Ship Channel. Stew Milne, The Battalion this is a chance to see a farm animal up close School children pet puppies Wednesday and personal. morning at the Lewis Pierce Pavilion. GALVESTON (AP) — Texas A&M and government scientists say a new system of sensors, transmitters and receivers could finally bring marine navigation along the Texas coast into the 20th century. Researchers from Texas A&M-Galveston and the Nation al Oceanographic and Atmos pheric Administration placed the first of several devices in the Houston Ship Channel last month that ultimately should make shipping safer there. The instrument put into place is called an acoustic Doppler current profiler. Located under water, the device measures the speed and direction of currents at various depths. Working in concert with other sensors and radio trans mitters. the system dubbed Physical Oceanographic Real- Time System, or PORTS, is designed to give ship captains up-to-the-minute information on Galveston Bay currents and tides. Officials hope PORTS will reduce accidents in Galveston flay, where more than 1,200 vessel groundings occurred be tween 1986 and 1991. Even the nation’s busiest ports abound with unfc underwater hazards, A m eri can waters are s based on data gathered I 940, when most surements were n: men who lowered wei^ knotted ropes overboard they hit bottom. According to U.S.De merit of Commerce pubfci badly outdated sea charts today’s huge cargo andpj? ger ships vulnerable. One good example 1992 grounding of the liner Queen ElizabethII ship suffered S45 m damage when it ran off Massachusetts in “She found a rock;: been there forever but\ discovered by chartm, when they took the si ings,” said Jim Baker, mer Port of Houston ot tions now working as A&M professor. Besides helping sh out of harm’s way, sjsi backers say the newei ment will also be a pollution fighters and scientists who study theH ile Galveston Bay ecosysl “It’s an electronic shoots a beam to the si from the bottom of Galvai Bay,’’ said Capt. Stepto Ford, who directs A&M4 1 ! ston’s marine transports! department. “The bounces hack from the ent levels of water andtfi the machine how fast the tor's moving. The system, which pro- information on the Inter went on-line Oct. 1. i / Th Octo loc les Health tips The e> Early testing for infection can lead to cure By Stephanie Perez A.P. Beutel Health Center Every year, an estimated 3 to 10 million people are infected with Chlamydia. Chlamydia is a bacterial infection which is curable with antibiotics. Unfortunately, this disease can go undetected and lead to some serious complications. Because Chlamydia is the most common sexually transmitted disease on campus and in the general population, it is important that Texas A&M students are aware of the infec tion and its signs and symptoms. Chlamydia is transmitted by direct con tact with an infected partner. Any person who is sexually active is at risk for this dis ease. Therefore, knowing your level of risk is important. If you do not engage in any sexual activity including oral, vaginal and anal intercourse, you have virtually no risk of getting Chlamydia. In 60 to 80 percent of women and 10 to 20 percent of men who are infected with Chlamydia there are no symptoms. People unknowingly infected with Chlamydia are at great risk. Without prop er treatment, Chlamydia will continue to spread. In women, Chlamydia can cause pelvic inflammatory disease and sterility. In men, untreated Chlamydia has been at tributed to infertility. Anyone at risk or infected with Chlamy dia should keep in mind that they may be at risk for other sexually transmitted diseases. For example, Gonorrhea has a high incident rate in conjunction with Chlamydia. Women who may be at risk should be tested regularly because of the risk caused by the absence of symptoms. Visible signs for Chlamydia can be no ticed with in one to three weeks after con tact with an infectious partner. Signs and symptoms in women include discharge from the vagina, pain in the stomach, fever or bleeding between men strual cycles. In men, signs and symptoms include discharge from the penis, slight crusting at the tip of the penis or swelling of the testicles. A painful or burning sensa tion when urinating can be present in men or women. St tu By An ! The B If you think you are at risk, Beutel Health Center conducts C screenings. The test consists of a of fluid from the infected area. Chlaifi testing is recommended for women lit! age 24, women who utilize oral contrH tives as their only birth control who has had a new sex partner within! 1 months and anyone with a history of Si Basically, anyone who has beensefl active should be tested. If the Chlani test is positive, it is necessary for partners to undergo antibiotic treatraet avoid re-infection. Sex should be avoii until treatment is complete. It is possible to protect yourself^ Chlamydia. The best way to protect)! self is to abstain from sexual activity, ever, if you do choose to be sexually adi using a latex condom in addition tou® spermicide with nonoxynol-9 is the most fective way to prevent Chlamydia For further information about STDF vention, students can contact the Hd 1 Education Center, 016 Beutel HealthG ' ter, at 845-1341. 18 M DP GET IN FREE 0NT1L11PM SOC DMFT BEER 8-10PM 58! EM DRINKS 8-IOPM $1 LONE RECKS 8-10PM Tfie Battajlion Editorial Staff Rob Clark, editor inChipf Sterling Hayman, man acini, editor Kyle Littlefield, Opinion Editor GRETCHEN PERRENOT, City Editor Jody Holley, Night News Enin* Stacy Stanton, night.News Emu* Michael Landauer, AccihiniEdh 1 Nick GeorgandiS, SportsEniroi Stew Milne, Photo Editor Staff Members City Desk - Assistant Editor: Wes Swift; Reporters: J.imes Bernsen, Courtney Walker, T,ir<i\# son, Melissa Keerins, Kasio Byers, Michelle Lyons, Lori Young, Lily Aguilar, HeattierF* 1 Lisa lohnson & Leslie New. 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