CHAT & CHEW Page Tuesday • February 18,1! Discuss questions qnd concerns with your Vice President for Student Affairs DR. MALOM SOUTHERLAMD Light refreshments evefleble. FEBRUARY 1 O WEI-f MER 11 = 20 - 1 = 20 Health Tips Rest, cold medicine help combat viruses By Janet Krueger, M.D. A.P. Beutel Health Center Sniffles, coughs and colds caused by virus es are common this time of year, and A.R Beu tel Health Center officials said treatment of virus symptoms can make a person feel better until the virus is in submission. Symptoms of head colds, sore throats, aches and coughs may not start until a few days after a person has been infected with the virus. The body responds to the virus, causing symptoms such as muscle aches, fever, throat pain, cough or congestion. Therefore, treatment of these symptoms can relieve pain while the virus runs its usual course of three to five days. Pain medications such as Tylenol or ibuprofen help reduce throat pain, fever, and head and body aches. Decongestants such as Sudafed will dry nasal drip and help stuffiness. Sudafed also will help relieve sore throats if the cause of the pain is post-nasal drip. Nasal sprays also can help, but should not be used for more than three days. Sore throats also can be relieved by tak ing throat lozenges, gargling three to four times daily, or using a humidifier. Because coughs are the body’s way to clear airways, it is best not to suppress a cough. A cough suppressant can help if coughing is interfering with sleep or work. Combining an antihistamine andade- congestant can relieve virus symptoms, It is important to drink plenty of liquids and get as much rest as possible when stricken with a virus. Eating balanced meals and refraining from smoking also will help speed recovery. Extra vitamin C is not proven to shorten a viral illness, but it may benefit someone sick with a virus. Antibiotics do not cure a viral illness. However, they do cure secondary bacterial infections that may occur with a cold. If a cold lasts for longer than seven to 10 days, contact a physician about the illness. JOHN J. KOLDUS III FACULTY/STAFF ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Recognizes an outstanding faculty/staff member for his or her interest in student growth, education, and unity through student organization work. Any student, student organization, faculty, or staff member may nominate. For more information or an application, contact Troy Young, Recreational Sports, 862-1999. Nominations due Friday, February 28, 1997 5 p.m. at MS 4250 or dropped off on the 1 Oth floor of Rudder Tower. ► Police Beat 1 elf-cente simple ci campus: Our narro\ rer 43,000 pi rs.Theresu ifriendly dri Columi m T-- By Graham Harvey The Battalion cycle was stolen from the Com mons Circle. Misdemeanor Theft A cabinet-style toolbox contain ing an assortment of Craftsman tools valued at $1,200 was stolen from the Horticulture Field Laboratory. A student believes his I.D. card fell out of his pocket either at Har rington or Blocker. When he re ported the card missing, he discov ered $195 in unauthorized purchases charged to his Aggie Bucks account. A green leather wallet contain ing $19 in cash, a Texas driver’s li cense, a checkbook, a social se curity card, and several credit cards was either lost or stolen while the victim visited several campus locations. Two individuals were observed climbing the fence to enter the Stu dent Recreation Center. They were issued criminal trespass warnings and released. A brown leather wallet contain ing $50 in cash, a Texas driver’s li cense, a TAMU ID card and several credit cards was stolen from the Commons dining center. Two electronic scales were stolen from the Floriculture Greenhouse Teaching Laboratory. A space heater was stolen from a room on the fifth floor of the Richardson Building. Criminal Trespassing An individual with an out standing criminal trespass warn ing was observed at the Com mons without authorization. The investigating officers were unable to locate the subject. Join a Leader. Electro Sfcientlfic Industries, Inc. (ESI), headquartered in PortlW, Oregon, designs and manufactures sophisticated products used around the world in electronics production including: laser manufacturing systems for semiconductor yield improvement; production and test equip ment for the manufacture of surface mount ceramic capacitors; laser trim systems for precise elec trical tuning of circuiLs; precision laser machining systems; and machine vision systems. Join our unique team of innovators and visionaries as we continue to build customer acceptance and drive significant product advancements. ESI - this just may be the opportunity you've been waiting for! 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For more information or to submit a resume, please visit our home page at httpV/www@elcsci.com. We are an equal opportunity employer. An autographed Mickey Mantle baseball and an autographed Cal Ripken baseball were stolen from a room on the fourth floor of the Aca demic Building. A black 18-speed mountain bi- An unidentified individual was observed climbing over the fence and out of the Physical Plant Com pound. He then disappeared in the tall grass along the railroad tracks. Attempts to locate the individual were unsuccessful. Public Intoxication An intoxicated subject was ar Electro Scientific Industries,Inc. It's not too late to get in the '97 Aggieland FINAL WEEK Don't miss out on this final opportunity to be in Texas A&M's Aggieland yearbook. Class makeup pictures will be taken 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. until Friday Feb. 21. Pictures being taken ON CAMPUS Bookstore in MSC basement across from University PLUS Hullabaloo Yearbook class portraits by A R Photography Call 693-8183 for more details Vocal Music ^ Univ. PLUS ^ajpera j Barber Final Day! Today, February 18 First Floor Blocker XO a.m. to 4 p.m. ^ TAMU %n ^ Aerotek Bryan Federal Prison Camp Central Intelligence Agency Enterprise Rent-A-Car H.E. Butt Grocery Company KAPLAN Lyondell Northwestern Mutual Life Office of the Attorney General Peace Corps Smith & Associates Texas A&M Career Center Texas Army National Guard Texas Dept, of Public Safety The Princeton Review U.S. Department of State U.S. Navy Universal Computer Systems Vinson & Elkins, L.L.P. ^65 % '|contagious, a contract, but is concerned ab® lenged may s rhetoric that may lead somepeop to question Eagle pilots’qualf tions to fly jets. If-centered Lt. Burt Kr students to o common sen fommon ser fakes. Insteac No.l” the ne> Association officials saythegro® mon decency Texas A&1V |oth ignorant Bad driver; ipeeding, wet speak informally on a regular has® Clinton’s call for a President unning red li Emergency Board is the first ml 1 those who stil since the Johnson administration It could change the balance power in airline labor negotiation bed human In the past, pilots have had® edge because extensive training^ Federal Aviation Administration® quirements make it difficult to® mediately replace them. That training and the den# of passenger safety are why ^ earn their salaries, pilots say. “A surgeon can only kill one® tient at a time and nobody quibb with their salaries,” said one p® who asked that bis name not be Other major carriers’ pilotsb> been quietly offering their supp® to American pilots. Relations b* tween pilots and manage# throughout the industry have# strained as business booms,# most pilot groups gave concessit® during the down years oftheea® ’90s and now are trying to malri some of the difference. Pilots at United Airlines, World Airlines, Continental A' 1 lines, Northwest Airlines, and® Air are all currently involved contract talks of some form.Tb will all have to combat their at 1 lines’ attempts to match costs#® low-cost carriers in today's derf! ulated environment. Pilot groups also are watching commuter operations assoc# with Alaska Airlines, Continent* Delta, Northwest and United all® der small jet aircraft. AHc 10 Kt m :