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Page 2 • The Battalion
Campus
Wednesday • February 14,1|
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□ 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
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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.
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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.
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Counselor & T-Team
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Congratulations to the 1996
Pi Beta Phi
Initiates
Carrie Appelt
Jennifer Fristick
Lanier Mead
Taylor Stacy
Lauren Bagwell
Kimberly Fugler
Jennifer Mittler
Niki Stockton
Brenna Boyd
Alana Goins
Amy Moore
Elizabeth Thurston
Kimberly Brady
Laura Grabeklis
Claudine Moore
Nicole Vlasis
Michelle Buquoi
Juliana Grisham
Kimberly Muncy
Angi Warren
Casey Casseb
Jody Haigood
Susan Olstad
Macie Watson
Kerri Covington
Dawn Hodges
Lindsay Pack
Leigh Anne White
Stacey Crawford
Angie Jones
Nerissa Pfrommer
Traci White
Ivy Culberson
Bree Klein
Courtney Phillips
Shanna Wilkinson
Catherine Davis
Jennifer Leske
Ashley Schilhab
Jenny Williams
Emily Dreiling
Jamie Martin
Tracey Schonenberg
Becky Wilson
Chelli Evans
Holly McCracken
Melissa Shade
Kelley Wonsmos
Ashley Fay
Melissa McIntosh
Stephanie Shoemaker
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