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Each applicant may apply once during the current year of competition)^; Informational Meetiftg^Times: Wednesday July IO it 3 pm Thursday July 11 it 11 im Friday July 12 it 12 pm All Meetings Held in Bizzcll Hill West room 358 FOR ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS, INFORMATIONAL MEETING TIMES, OR GENERAL INFORMATION, CONTACTS STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM OFFICE 161 BIZZELL HALL WEST <409) 845-0544 THE BATTALION CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING •EASY •AFFORDABLE •EFFECTIVE FOR MORE INFORMATION 845-0569 Page 6 • The Battalion • Thursday, July 11, 1996 Isdale works to improve health center By Tauma Wiggins The Battalion Texas A&M students who have not visited A.P. Beutel Health Center in the past nine months may be unaware of the many re cent changes that have vastly im proved Beutel’s health care quali ty and service. Lucille B. Isdale, director of A.P. Beutel Health Center, said she has made many improve ments as well as cuts in non-es sential items since she became di rector nine months ago. “Most of the changes are in things you can’t see,” Isdale said. “The biggest change is in attitude. We’re trying to make it a more student-centered facility.” Isdale said when she was ap pointed as health care director of Beutel in August, she introduced a proposal to the Student Senate to reduce the health care deficit by $150,000. Bill Kibler, associate vice presi dent for Student Affairs, said Is dale has resolved financial deficits for another university in the past and possesses the ability to do it again. “She has a track record with the University of Illinois,” Kibler said. “She found many creative ways to save money there.” Isdale said during her first year at Illinois she faced a $750,000 deficit, balanced it, and created a sizable reserve as well. She began her plan at A&M with eliminating unnecessary jobs, immediately saving $232,000, Isdale said. “We had many positions that made no impact on the students whatsoever,” Isdale said. “I refuse to do that — to hire positions that don’t impact the students at all.” Isdale said she saved money with the elimination of many other unnecessary money sponges. More importantly, how ever, she has implemented many new changes for the benefit of A&M students. Many improvements have been made to the health center, such as the addition of an asthma treat ment facility, an eating disorder clinic, an immunization and aller gy center and a women’s clinic. Isdale said one of the most ef fective changes to Beutel was the creation of appointments. The health center now makes appointments from 8 a.m. to 4:50 p.m., which virtually elimi nates any waiting. “Students used to have to wait for three or four hours,” Isdale said. “We had so many people they did n’t even have seats, but with the appointment availability we hope they won’t have to wait at all.” Isdale said she has made a wide variety of improvements to student service. According to Is dale, all staff must now undergo professional courtesy training to improve their communication skills with students. Student health charts have been reorganized and filed more mm PIlHEIiTBE miihiu: + immiinUatimi + luiiiTr ‘ ’ pm fill iim +iillfr«v iiifilii'iiliiin lC Jo r U-TAL efflciently and are no longer han dled by student workers. Carpeting has been placed in the front office, and railing has been installed on the stairway to prevent students from slipping — which had previously occurred several times. Beutel’s custodians have also been retrained to clean the health facility more efficiently. Isdale included a four-dollar increase in the Student Senate- approved proposal that has yet gone into effect. “We took it to the studem because there was no way balance this budget wit some funding," she said it’s not the student’s respi bility, but I appreciate the generosity and support.” Kibler said the four-dollar crease is expected to be added s the student health care fee fortli I + a P r ° ►°P/ S yst ( Fcareer; 1% ^ l<nure ■ Es been Q u I 35 , i re ly o: fehouth I r0 posal, nr whom tenu£ issue. Dr m fall semester. A&M Continued from Page 1 has recommended that the University change the weight of SAT scores and high school GPAs to alter the pool of applicants. The Board is also suggesting the University expand the pool of eligible applicants by lowering the minimum SAT scores and grades considered for admission. The Board made its recommendations before the Supreme Court upheld Hopwood, and will meet again to revise its recommendations in light of the court decision. Paul Parrish, an associate professor of Eng lish, issued a “plea” to Perry and the Board to recommend that legacy not be used in admis sions decisions. “It’s a pretty lethal combination because it has nothing to do with the individual, and it dispropor tionately favors white applicants,” Parrish said. The Board did endorse the use of legacy in admis sions, but that was before the Hopwood decision was upheld. Perry hinted the Board would revisit the is sue of legacy because race can no longer be used. Perry said the Board will look at tools such as targeting geographical areas, predominantly minori ty high schools and first-generation college students to increase diversity. He said the fundamental ques tion in changing admissions policies will be, “Does it move us toward the goal of a freshman class that re sembles Texas?” The issue of financial aid will be examined in the same way. Some scholarships, like the Presi dent’s Achievement Award, have been reserved specifically for minorities. The University, there fore, will have to change its criteria for such awards to exclude race. Perry said he is concerned this might keep mi norities from attending A&M, because the lack of at tractive financial aid packages might force some po tential students to go elsewhere. Anita McGruder-Johnson, a graduate psychology student, is satisfied with the University’s response to Hopwood. “The University is doing what it can do,” Mc- Gruder-Johnson said. However, she said Hopwood would have a nega tive impact on A&M. She speculates that the minor ity population will inevitably decrease. “It’s going to be hard for ethnic minorities to have a sense of community,” McGruder-Johnson said. Jeff Livingston, a senior electrical engineering major, said he believed Hopwood would not signifi cantly affect diversity because other factors affect the minority population more. “The biggest problem we have in recruiting mi norities is a perception problem,” Livingston said. He said A&M has a false country-boy image and must eliminate it to attract more minorities. Netanyahu Ky Tauma V\ - If he Battalk Continued from Page 1 meaningful negotiations.” But on this, his first visit to the United States w prime minister, Netanyahu made it clear his approach to the negotiations was far di( ferent than that of his pre decessors, Yitzhak Rabin and Shimon Peres. He called for a “code of conduct for building a last ing Middle East peace” and said that security was an es sential element. "Nearly all the terrorist acts against us are perpe trated by known organiza tions whose activities can be curbed, if not stopped alto gether, by our negotiating partners,” he said. By Fall 1 piuch weigh Idmissions ] Curtis Ch Committee i said the com tpplicants in hated from t .CT scores. Childers t |iave proven itudent in co “They (S^ Dhilders sai flents’ grades Childers s ing a high G ;ause of lowe “We’re pre come to A&h SAT score,” 1 'August Graduates A Graduation Announcements Are In Pick up your order in the MSC Visual Arts Gallery MSC Room 289 Wednesday, July 10 - Monday, July 15 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. ”ijr Bring your receipt or student I.D. ^ ilk fd, locking X ounge A Gentlemans Club Let Us Entertain You! • Stage Shows Nightly • • Beautiful Girls • • Mixed Drinks • Cold Beers • Pools • Open 7:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m. (409) 690-1478 1 mile South of College Station, on Highway 6 South Drivers license required - 21 or over •Now hiring Dancers. Must be 18. 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Dr. Fred H rector of Evar Undertaking ambitious in t irnately $90 ir by the end of struction peric “This scale o hasn’t been n within the Stat Amanda K Psychology ma tions will benei “If it makes although I won at least someb said. “It’s abou ■honey into aca Heath said demic researcl