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: Page 2 • Wednesday, March 24, 1999 by R DELUNA Gender Gap ‘Men are from Mars, Women are from Ven lecture aims to help relationships succet Simel & Lewis E>Ofi‘T TtlX At ■You're GotfiG TO ?rrs Total GaRBA&E. You JoST \»JASTlt4G YouR. TlMe • Speaker addresses questions concerning communication skills and encouragement. BY RACHEL HOLLAND The Battalion Making relationships succeed despite gender differences will be the topic of a presentation by Dr. James Robinson Ill, interim head of the Department of Social and Behavioral Health in the School of Rural Public Health, at 5:30 p.m. in 281 Student Recreation Center. The goal of the lecture. “Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus,” is to help men and women gain a better understand ing of gender differences so they can improve their relationships, Robinson said. “Men and women often have differing views of the world which translate into differing views and needs within relation ships,” he said. Robinson will address ques tions concerning communication and encouragement in an at tempt to explain why men and women seem mysterious to each other. “Anyone who wants a more fair and enjoyable loving rela tionship should come and learn some new ideas and techi lie said. Robinson said teadi man sexuality for 20feJ experience have taugr| about understanding gen; ferences. His teaching experie eludes six years at public- 10 years at the Univas Northern Colorado aiui| years at Texas A&M. The lecture is the foil five-part series on healtli! CC T tjlr. This rounding ■ Andy l when ton “This i Winds me Leora < concept io I “Lots c where tin ty, toi II,ni ot the Si semon ” students on fitness, ticfl Anders ,nni relationship:;. ,fflke prop: Admission tothelecturrK “Torna but no one will be admit: m ost prev DeAun Woosley, fitnes tor at the Rec Center, TUBULARMAN BY BOOMER Holocaust survivor speal; I JL T, on personal experience Survival attributed to youth, lack of civil helm cK BY MEREDITH HIGHT The Battalion Spade Phillips, PI By Matt Kowalski Sol Wachsberg, a 72-year-old Holocaust survivor, will speak at 10:30 a.m. today in 301 MSC about his personal experiences during the Holocaust. Wachsberg, who is Jewish and from Poland, was taken to a con centration camp at age 14 in 1939. “I spent 53 months in 11 dif ferent concentration camps,” he said. Wachsberg was liberated by the Russians May 9, 1945. He went back to Poland for a brief time and then traveled to Germany. He emigrated to the United States in 1949. “I arrived in New York and then lived in Pittsburgh, Pa.,” he said. “I served in the army during the Korean War. My sister came to Houston and I went to visit her. I’ve been visiting for 47 years now. ” universities during the years. Dr. Arnold Krammerp professor at Texas A&M, Kpnsas, N Some o in Jar Texas AMMSS ■AMMSSI I “Durin to a storn didn’t see 1 tion. We v er to all ot Jordan a I feel said. “Ho^ tion. ■ “We ch we are lea “I spent 53 months in 11 different concentration camps. f ' — Sol Wachsberg Holocaust survivor Wachsberg, who is married and has three grown children, has been in the meat business in Houston for 36 years and has giv en speeches to high schools and Nazi and Nazi Germany Jordan sai “I bring a Holocausts book is'a every semester.” he aiv i earnil “(Wachsberg'sj story is s Casey s erful. His parents were mu the same i and he was so young whl Jordan man soldiers picked him i: know whe “It was just so awful hoit “Notki beat and starved him.” for placing Kraminer said Wachsberg vived in the camps parti}/ cause of his youth. " People who were older W unlearn civil behavior," he| I “The younger people didn’t*' can't steal bread because st| bread is wrong,’” he said Kra miner and Wachsbe; bringing the story to theyt| generation is vital. The Speech Communication Association Presents: CHATTING WITH SPEECH COMMUNICATION ALUMNI All you wanted to know about the ‘Real World’ but were afraid to ask FOX AND THE HOUND Thursday, March 25,1999 from 5:30-7:00 Applications for SCA officer positions available in Bolton 102 PUBLIC NOTICE There will be a public hearing to receive input from students and the President regarding the proposed increase in Board Authorized Tuition (Designated Tuition) for: Texas A&M University From Io $34.00/Student Credit Hour (1998-1999 academic year) $38.00/Student Credit Hour (1999-2000 academic year) The hearing will be held on Thursday, March 25, 1999, at 10:30 a.m., at Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, in the Memorial Student Center (Room 292), on Joe Routt Boulevard. This completes the public hearing process that was initiated on January 26,1999. For additional information, please contact Vickie Burt, Executive Secretary to the Board of Regents, The Texas A&M University System, (409) 845-9600. Obi’ll for JNTonminiatioiiis 1999 AXMentor of the Year Award Dear Student: The ATMentors program will be giving a Mentor of the Year Award at the Division of Student Affairs meeting on May 5th. The purpose of the award is to provide support for mentoring activities and recognition for excellence in mentoring. The winner of the award must be a member of ATMentors who has demonstrated outstanding dedication and commitment to making a difference in students’ lives. If you would like nominate a member of ATMentors, send a letter to the ATMentors program office at Mail Stop 1263. In your letter please indicate how the mentor you are nominating has “made a difference” in your life. Letters must be no longer than one page and in 12 point font. Only currently enrolled students may nominate a Mentor for this award. If you have any questions, call 845-6900 or email atmentors@tamu.edu. A complete list of Mentors is available on the ATMentors webpage at http://mentors.tamu.edu. All letters are due by April 9th at 5:00p.m. Help recognize that special Mentor in your life! XT M en tors Texas A&M faculty, staff and administrators helping students. Want to Motivate The Class of 2003? Kaplan: The difference between having dream and fulfilling them. Thoro s simply no quontion about It. Whon you tako the LSAT, GMAT. GRE, MCAT, CPA. or TOEFL, no ono can prepare you bettor than Kaplan. With GO years of proven success getting students into the schools of Ihotr choice, wo'ru the chosen leader in tost prop. Just ask anyone who’s taken Kaplan They can easily bo found at a grad school near you. 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