Business Student Council Presents:
SPRING BUSINESS CAREER FAIR 99 Feb. 15-18
Monday. February 15th
Reception at the Hilton Hotel, 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday. February 16th
Company booths in Wehner Building
Reception at Briarcrest Country Club, 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday. February 17th
Company booths in Wehner Building
Reception at Messina Hof, 7:00 p.m.
Thursday. February 18th
Company booths in Wehner Building
http://wehner.tamu.edu/bsc
Reception tickets can be purchased in Wehner beginning Feb. 10
Prepare and Bring Resumes!!
MSC Film Society presents...
Film on Video Presents.
From Texas Film
Festival (1995)
(Swimming With Sharks)]
Thur, Feb. 17 @ 7 p.m.
Free Admission
Place: Acad 140
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Tickets: $3.00 at the door or $2.50
in advance at the MSCBox Office
(845-1234).
Or Avoid long lines and huy a
season pass for $ 10.
All films shown in Rudder Theatre
Complex.
Questions? Call the Aggie Cinema
Hotline - 847-8478.
Website:
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http://films.tamu.edu
Persons with disabilities please call 845-1515 to
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AWARENESS
AIDS Service educates commmua\
searches for student volunUt
BY MICHELLE MCNEELY
The Battalion
reed,
A IDS is the number one killer of Americans
ages 25 to 44-years-old. It is the number eight
cause of death in the country, and 300,000
people have died in the United States from the dis
ease.
Incidences of AIDS have increased in recent years
mostly because of heterosexual contact.
In a study from the Division of HIV/AIDS Pre
vention, trends suggest that the number of women
diagnosed with AIDS due to heterosexual contact
will continue to increase throughout the South.
The study also reveals African-Americans and
Hispanics have higher incident rates of AIDS than
Caucasians.
Margaret Griffith, Health Education Coordinator
at A.P. Beutel Health Center, said the majority of
AIDS cases are the result of unsafe behaviors.
“Studies show that college students are engaging
in risk behaviors that transmit HIV," Grifith said.
[They] indicate that 85 percent of college students
nationwide have had sex.
Out of those surveyed, 75 percent of the students
didn't use a condom during their last intercourse.
“In Brazos County, as well as many other coun
ties, the highest number of cases of sexually trans
mitted diseases fall in the age range of 15 to 19-year-
olds followed closely by 20 to 23-year-olds," Griffith
said.
A vast majority of college students are in these
two groups, which overlap to form the majority of
the cases.
“There are really no numbers of students who
have AIDS at Texas A&M,” she said. “The average
college student does not have AIDS. They're more
likely to have HIV because AIDS takes at least 10 to
15 years to develop.”
Sara Kattawar, volunteer coordinator at AIDS Ser
vices of Brazos Valley, said that once someone
knows they have contracted HIV, there are certain
steps they can take to help maintain their health.
“It’s hard for people once they are diagnosed with
HIV,” Kattawar said. “They are in shock, and they
don’t know what to do. At AIDS Services, our
clients work with a case manager to get the care and
medicine that they need.
“Many of our clients do really well. It would be
much harder if they didn’t have support from a
group or their family.”
AIDS Services of Brazos Valley is one of several
organizations in the area trying to prevent the fur
ther spread of HIV in the community through test
ing and education.
AIDS Services is a private, non-profit organiza
tion operated by volunteers to provide outreach and
education in a variety of settings.
Counselors are available at AIDS Services to an
swer students’ questions and identify ways students
can reduce the risk of HIV infection.
The organization also offers free anonymous test
ing.
AIDS Services offers a variety of programs to meet
the needs of the community.
Peer education is a special branch at AIDS Ser
vices dedicated to educating the community.
It matches peer educators with a variety of cul
tures and age groups throughout Brazos Valley.
Street Outreach is a new program sponsored by
AIDS Services designed to target high-risk individu
als through one-to-one interaction.
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individuals on riskeducation, he : L j nu t .- r
and perform duties around the office, f*,, T
Sara Mendez, an empiovi fh's'\w
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interested in helping out.
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volunteer,” Mendez Jenmtei
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teers, help raise awareness throughinteT “When'
different groups. orritying,
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educational programs. In the pi
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ployees cannot do,'' Mendez said. "Ourglr the kin
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Beutel Health EducationC:
Aggie Representatives Education Abe j
Health (REACH) is a group of student I
who give presentations on HIV, sexually
diseases and other health related issues
Courtney Pickens, junior biologicalmd j
jor and member of REACH, said that# |
number of AIDS cases may be slowlydti -
disease has by no means gone away.
“It is important to let people knowtk
AIDS are still out there,” Pickens said.T j
ease that is spread through college camp:
ly through sexual contact.
“Since there are no statistics for Ail
containing the virus, AIDS awareness#
portant on campus. Many students still :
conceptions about HIV and AIDS. St#;
that they can tell if someone has the disc
by how clean they look or what social;:
belong to, but it’s impossible.”
For more information on volunteer®
Services of Brazos Valley, call Sara Kate
Mendez at 260-2437.
For more information about free anon)
testing, contact AIDS Services of Brazo-
260-AIDS, Beutel at 845-1341, or Braz :
Health Department at 361-4450.
The Women In Science and Engineering (WISE), an
organization of women graduate students, staff, and
faculty will host its seventh annual all-day
professional and career development conference.
The conference “Creating a Positive Career Experience”, which will take place on Saturday,
February 20, 1999, at the MSC on the Texas A&M campus, will focus on giving participants the
skills and insights needed to succeed in the scientific and technological workplace of the year
2000 and beyond.
Participants will select from topics such as:
Positive Perceptions
Your Turn-My Turn
/ Enhancing Career Advancement
This year’s keynote speaker will be the Special Assistant to the Provost of the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, Dr. Stephanie Bird.
Contact Nancy Magnussen at (409) 845-5587 or via e-mail at
nancy@isc.tamu.edu for registration information. Free child care will be
provided on site. Registration deadline is February 18 th .
Sponsors: Office of the Vice President for Research and Associate Provost for Graduate Studies, College of Science,
College of Engineering, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, College of Geosciences and Maritime Studies,
College of Veterinary Medicine
Corporate Sponsors: GTE, DuPont, Lockheed-Martin (corporate sponsors will have representatives at the conference)
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You’re in good hands.
Something you may have never expect
Our current opportunities include:
* Accounting System Tech - Accounting degree required
* Training Specialist (Education) - Education related degreerei
* Associate IT Analyst - Computer Science related degree required
Positions requiring Pre-employment testing:
* Associate Financial Analyst - Financial related degree required
* Claim Representative - consider Business or Liberal Arts
* Associate Agent - Business degree required
* Insurance Candidate (Underwriting/Marketing) - considerk'
or Liberal Arts
* Internships!
Come meet us when we visit the Texas A&M Cat®
Wednesday, February 17, 1999
9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Business Career Fair, Wehnefl
5:30 p.m.-6:45 p.m. “Meet the Firm” Night. Rui
Thursday, February 18, 1999
9:00 a.m. or 1:00 p.m. Pre-Employment Testing, Rife
* Interview is contingent on passing the timed pre-emploj#
Friday, February 19, 1999
Interviews
Kyle Field Area
* Contingent on passing test
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Or visit us at www.allstatecareers.com or toll-free 1-8771