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ie Itadei "ibe “other education” is a term often used
in AL: reference to the clubs and organizations
illv. »• tliey join as they arrive on the stoop of Ag-
•\L0 an( l Dues are paid and time gets volunteered
11 s l Me other education is learned through re-
rsal
. said students who own their own businesses com-
e been v, e a course load with a workload and are find-
ice into’ ways to do it.
nity to For some, a business grows out of a combina-
iship • i ofl skill and luck. Circumstances allow them
>i the urn their passion into profit. Adreon Henry,
; fteshm ner of The Factory and a business major, said
iheirk business began when he started selling his T-
mteic rt designs.
1and Henry said that he started selling T-shirts in the
;h schii entli or eighth grade out of his locker. When a
ce opened up on Northgate above Campus
)to,jhe rented the space with the money he had
Hip.
, For [others at A&M, a creative outlet evolves into
/ Irom fiij; as i ness opponunity. Michael Hodnett» a junior
s viid die logy major, said his interest in the arts and oth-
hei A&Mp interest in his work sparked a new business,
o a high “1 started out little by little,” Hodnett said. “I’ve
le on from there. I’ve illustrated a book for
M, pone lots of portraits and oil paintings and
er tnings. When the George Bush Library was
ng ponstructed I was commissioned to do the
trait of Barbara Bush, which is now hanging
he Barbara Bush Parenting Center.”
Thf realization that a business can be prof
ile pan be a boon to those overburdened by
dent Recreation Center fees.
“flhink I realized even in high school that I
ild piake money,” Hodnett said. “As a senior I
i«ir the Uni't ntec i a miira ] for the College Station Health Cen-
and retentif Later I illustrated a graduate-level textbook for
students. Wfyne Smith. I’ve known since high school
is such a la® 11 could make money at what I’m doing, and
she said as fortunate to run down a path where I met a
lo a lot of supF of international artists who were making some
• part to help ; ney and got to mb elbows with them.”
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“At first it is a lot of
work,” Henry said. “It
will take up a majori
ty of your time, so you
should give up the
girlfriend and the go
ing out to party any
time you want. You’ll
be spending your time
doing employee pa
perwork, taxes and in
voices instead of go
ing out. It’s the little
things like those that
creep up on you and end
up taking he majority of
your time to do. ”
Students who
throw themselves into
a job opportunity risk
burning themselves
out quickly. As with
everything, balance is the key, and time manage
ment is everything.
“I’m either working or studying right now,”
Hodnett said. “But I try hard to keep my life bal
anced because I think that’s essential to stay
healthy. I try to date and go out and do things like
going to another city with my friends. But instead
of sitting in front of a TV when I’m by myself I try
to work on my artwork.”
Owning a business offers a student more than
just the obvious financial rewards.
“It will definitely pay the bills,” Henry said.
“Being a student, you can work around your own
schedule without answering to a boss. You don’t
have to answer to too many people except the tax
collector and the landlord. But it also helps to give
something to the town that it doesn’t have with
out you. When Marooned Records moved out, we
took over some of the things they did, like selling
independent music. It’s great that I get to decide
what I want to sell, so I’m always surrounded by
what I enjoy in the store.”
Even if a student has other goals in life, a busi
ness begun today can become the work of a lifetime.
“This is what I’m going to do with my life for
ever,” Hodnett said. “My goal right now is to
make enough art to put myself through A&M and
. • Ruben Oeluna /The Battalion
medical school. I hope to have enough original
artwork done by the time I graduate that I can
turn the business over to someone else who can
manage it for me. ”
For those students who have a good idea and
possess the willingness to work hard, starting a
new business may not be a bad idea. In a recent
Fortune magazine article, it was revealed those
who start their own businesses are more likely to
become financially secure than those who do not
and that security often comes earlier in life. In ad
dition, it was stated that a large portion of the new
ly rich became wealthy by starting their own busi
nesses.
Every business comes with a risk. Those stu
dents who do not educate themselves before go
ing into business must realize they are gambling
and should do everything in their power to turn
the odds their way.
“Look into what it’s going to take to start your
business,” Hodnett said. “Last semester, I took a
management class with Dr. Shane. I did my re
search during the class and worked on planning
my business. You can’t go in blind. But whatev
er you do, whether you offer a product or a ser
vice, make sure that whatever you provide you
do very well.”
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Students recognize advantages of abstinence
BY SUSAN OVERCASH
The Battalion
r aTking about sex is unavoidable these days, especially when
television programs consist of flipping between Trojan-man
commercials, “Lovelines” on MTV and the Lewinsky scandal
on every channel.
Even with all the constant reminders of sex, many students are
choosing not to have sex.
Margaret Griffith, Health Education Coordinator at the A.P. Beu-
tel Health Center, said abstinence does not simply mean virginity.
“From a health perspective, true abstinence includes vaginal, oral
and anal sex,” Griffith said. “All three ways can transmit infection.”
The fear of AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases are first and
foremost in many students minds.
According to the Center for Disease Control, AIDS is the second
leading cause of death among 25 to 44 year olds, and most of these
young adults were infected as teenagers.
Jacklyn Guthrie, a senior special education major, said many stu
dents are choosing abstinence because of the fear of contracting HIV
or a sexually transmitted disease (STD).
About 8 million people diagnosed with an STD other than HIV
are under the age of 25, and one in every four sexually-active teens
contracts an STD.
“I personally have met students with genital herpes who have
had no other kind of sex than oral sex and have contracted this
STD,” Griffith said. “Some people may choose abstinence after they
have gotten a disease.”
Pregnancy is another factor in students choosing to abstain from
sex. According to the Texas Department of Health, Texas has the
third-highest teenage-birth rate in the nation.
By choosing abstinence, student couples feel the removal of the
fear of pregnancy from the relationships, frees them to concentrate
on other issues.
The Rev. Mike Sis, a priest at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, said
people are beginning to take responsibilities more seriously.
“Students realize that pregnancy is a possibility, even when us
ing contraceptives,” he said. “They’re taking that responsibility more
seriously. ”
Sis said a stronger commitment to a relationship is a third reason
many Aggies are choosing not to have premarital sex students are
looking for a relationship that is more substantial than just sex.
“They are postponing sex until marriage so that they can focus
on friendship and commitment,” Sis said.
This focus. Sis said, creates a higher respect for the institution of
marriage. Many students agree.
Kelly Hartline, a senior political science major, said there is a lot
more to a relationship than sex.
“Marriage is the symbolic bonding of two souls becoming one,”
she said.
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