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Page 2 • The Battalion Campus Wednesday • February 14,1| Premedical student fulfills dream iVedn ebruan initiates A&M chapter of AMSA □ The American Medical Students Association is having its first meeting tonight, at which officers will be elected and committees will be formed. By Lisa Johnson The Battalion A little more than a month ago, Harvey Castro, a Texas A&M junior biomedical sci ence major, thought he would have to post pone his plans to start an A&M chapter of the American Medical Students Association because he was on his way to join U.S. mili tary forces in Bosnia. “Right after finals, I got called up,” Cas tro, a member of the Army Reserve, said. “I canceled all the plans I had regarding bringing the AMSA to A&M and headed off to Georgia to be processed. “Four days before classes started, I failed (my physical) and was sent home.” So tonight, Castro will lead A&M’s first AMSA meeting at 8:30 in 292B MSC. The A&M chapter of AMSA, a national organization with more than 30,000 mem bers, will start three programs, The Bridge to Biology, Mentor a Premedical Freshman and Eldercare, this year. The Bridge to Biology will brief high school students interested in science and A&M students registered for biology courses about what they can expect to face in their college-level science courses. Castro and other upperclassmen will con duct workshops on the fundamentals of chemistry, biology and taking notes. “The idea for this program came to me when Dr. (Nina) Caris, head of the biology department, told me she was concerned that freshmen were coming into these classes to tally unprepared and asked me for my ad vice as a student,” he said. The workshops, Castro said, will bring students to the level they need to be upon entry to these courses. Mentor a Premedical Freshman is a pro gram that will pair upperclass premedical students with freshmen premedical stu dents. The upperclassmen will give advice on courses and study skills and help stu dents to cope with the workload they will face. This program, Castro said, was inspired by work he did last semester with Sonya Al varado, a freshman nutrition major and pre medical student. “Sonya was really struggling at the be ginning of last semester, and when I saw this, I really felt for her,” he said. “So I gave her some of my old notes and helped her study. As it turns out, she ended up do ing really well. “It made me realize that there are lots of times when freshmen don’t know what they are doing and that all they really need is Mo i someone to guide them.” Dr. John M. Gunn, professor of bioche: istry and biophysics and AMSA adviser, sa he thinks Castro’s mentor program willbti great way to help freshmen adjust. “Lots of freshmen come to A&M fra: very small towns,” Gunn said. “Andthat when they get here, they find thattli school is a city within itself. Initially, tk can be intimidating.” Eldercare, another AMSA program vised by Castro, is designed to increas premedical student contact with doctor: and elderly people. He said responsible students wilU- paired with elderly patients who they wiildii take to medical consultations. At the end of the semester, the student! will write a case study on their observatior: of the doctor-patient relationships theyhan seen throughout the semester. “There are lots of elderly in the commur: ty who just won’t go to the doctor becaus they can’t drive themselves and they have the money to pay for a cab,” Casta said. “This program would get them under! physician’s regular care and, at the saiE time, allow premedical students to geti first-hand take on the fundamentals tor-patient interaction.” At tonight’s meeting, program commil tees will be organized and AMSA officer! will be elected. Castro said he encourages anyone inter ested in AMSA to attend. Va I ( fTlo ce I Val i I’m valk arm n black i lead rose soned cai Tonigl follow boyfrienc restaurai dinner w and put £ After 1 Valentine Continued from Page 1 figurines and stuffed animals. And, of course, mass quanti ties of flowers are always sent on Feb. 14. Cara Presley, a Petal Patch employee, said the flower shop has received hundreds of orders for special Valentine’s Day arrangements of roses and oth er flowers. “We have had a lot of orders that will go on campus the next few days,” Presley said. “The most unique order came from a guy who wanted the exact arrangement that appeared in the movie ’Bed of Roses.’” Jessie Montelongo, owner of Montelongo’s Jewelry, said cou ples who have been exchanging roses for several years may want to give a rose with a twist. Montelongo’s Jewelry is sell ing Valentine’s Day roses dipped in 24-karat gold. Montelongo said the Valen tine’s Day spirit has prompted some people to make the ulti mate commitment. “I’ve had about six people come in for engagement rings that plan to pop the question on Valentine’s Day,” he said. For students who cannot af ford an extravagant Valentine’s Day, several student organiza tions are offering less expensive holiday alternatives. The A&M Women’s Chorus will sing love songs, such as “Let Me Call You Sweetheart” and “Love Me Tender,” for $10 on campus and $12 off campus. Amy Ritter, a Women’s Cho rus member, said the serenades will be done in three-part har mony and will include a balloon bouquet. “The expressions on their faces are so cute,” Ritter said. “The recipient is usually really embarrassed.” The Ambassadors, a multi cultural organization, is selling Valo-grams and carnations. Fitness lovers can pair up with a friend or mate for the Recreation Sports Center’s two- mile Valentine’s Day run, which starts at 5:30 p.m. in front of G. Rollie White Coliseum. Race partners will predict their combined finishing time, and pairs with the best guesses will win flowers from Universi ty Flowers, gift certificates from Cafe Eccell and Rosalie’s Pasta and haircuts from Bene field &Company Hair Design. The race is open to all stu dents, faculty and Rec. Center members. Students with long-distance loves, like Rachel Andress, a se nior biomedical science major, are sending gifts that will travel well. “My boyfriend lives in Baton Rouge, so I put together a Valentine’s Day box filled with candy, a CD, a book that he wanted, and a special card that lets him know how much I miss him,” Andress said. Some students have postponed festivities until the weekend; oth ers got an early start. John Scroggs, a physics ma jor, and Ray McKinney, a junior chemistry major, said they started their Valentine’s Day celebration last weekend and will continue it this weekend. Scroggs said he took McKinney to a movie and dinner Friday. On Sunday, the couple decided the; would get a gift they could share, “We’ve been wanting another pet for some time, so we decided that our gift to each other wo be a prairie dog,” Scroggs said. The couple said they will out for romantic dinners, ex change gifts and spend timeto gether during the rest of this week. “We like being romantic each other,” Scroggs said. "We are old-fashioned romantics with a new age twist.” Amber Fogelman, a nail tech nician at Top Ten Nails, some students are using the day to pamper themselves. “I have a lot of people corninf in simply because they want re: nails for a special date or to go with friends,” Fogelman said. Shandon Lee, a senior natur al resources major who does not have a special valentine, said he will relax at home, read w good book, and call his family to wish them a happy holiday. “This year I’ve decidedlo spend Valentine’s Day with someone I really care about- me,” Lee said. HE i lome, cr Ion of ice have any OK, rr but some might, or at least f about it. Over 1 past moi have con ly heard pie’s den ed storie about he they can come th< misery o Valentir “Valei Day sucl they say don’t un stand wl there ha be one d out of th year wb you havi celebrat “If yo nificant like you Peopl Many tine’s Di make th dirt. Thi M By Libe The Bat S T-Camp 1996 Counselor & T-Team APPLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE Applications can be picked up in the T-Camp office (Koldus Room 141). Applications are due by February 16 @ 5:OOpm. 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