NowTai SLScfwhstic ‘I Sbinouni Cctp: : BOOKS : '( Senator encourages possible decrease in auto insurance 340 G. BUSH 5 303 S. OOLU5G1 ,Y HOAD BY AMANDA SMITH The Battalion Bryan/College Sta looking for motivatf 1999-2000 All applicants must I Applications can b< University Tower i Abri o 1 tones are part oi the e /ear of college. ;nt desk of are due Friday, FOR MORE INFDr 4242 .We want - We’re looking for pec pie interested in keeping the AggieTand v: r : IV n Texans could pay less for their auto insurance, Texas Sen. Jeff Wentworth said, who authored a bill (SB-600) to introduce open competition to the insurance mar ket. “Few expenditures affect as many consumers as auto insur ance,” Wentworth said, in a press release. “Yet in an age of deregu lation, Texans today do not enjoy the benefits of free-market-price competition on this important cost, despite the fact it is mandat ed by the state. This measure will bring some long-needed reform to this area and could result in sav ings up to one-half billion dollars annually for Texas consumers.” The Senate Economic Develop ment Committee is discussing the bill, which would dissolve Texas’ current auto insurance regulatory system. The House Insurance Commit tee is also considering an identi cal bill (HB 1637) filed by Rep. Harold Dutton. Lee Jones, a spokesperson for The Texas Department of Insur ance (TDI), said TDTs concern is necessary oversight to protect consumers if the auto insurance industry undergoes deregulation. “Our only concern is that there be some provision to review the companies’ rates to make sure they are adequate,” Jones said. “For fear there might be price wars, we do not want customers to suffer if companies price them out of business.” TDI applies the Texas Auto Manual, which divides drivers into categories according to their age, their marital status, the pop ulation density within their coun ty and whether the vehicle is used for private or for commercial pur poses. Wentworth said the divisions stipulated by TDI are too broad. “Under current law, our Texas Department of Insurance uses the Texas Auto Manual, which lumps drivers into a few broad cate gories," Wentworth said. “This means that good drivers tend to pay too much and drivers with poorer records tend to pay too lit tie. ” in a press release that Progres sive’s policy holders save more than $500 annually compared to policy holders with rating-regu lated companies. The average driver pays $740, according to a report from the Na tional As Compani rates. i ranee 1997 Texas motorists ( ings on their pn ance premiums i ( ontitmedfrom P 'inm.il ar:. [ j a y i 5.Q and er on the games were t • Pie R Squared since Friday, • Student Recreation u.he Bank of Among the bills sent (were canceled 1 ait two parkingrthe Aggies \ ;ames in the Both call for the reclassl The Aggie bon ol par king areas and wiiame behiru further researched before behutout from •Couples must share common interests, practice ethics. BY ANDREA BROCKMAN The Battalion Men and women may not come from different planets, but they do come from different chemistry. In his “Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus” lecture last night. Dr. James Robinson III said communication skills and en couragement help couples over come differences and develop healthy relationships. Robinson, interim head of the Department of Social and Behav ioral Sciences in the School of Rut al Public Health, said his best ad vice is to practice ethics in and out of relationships. “The couple must share com mon values,” he said. “An unethi cal relationship is a sick relation ship, and it won’t work. Couples need to communicate about prob lems, and it takes courage. ” Robinson said when relation ships are formed, it is human na ture to have different opinions and sources of conflict. He said a rela tionship without conflicts is boring. Robinson said when a couple fights, the members should present their points of view, discuss the merits of the two sides and come to a compromise. He said relationships progress on levels, the first being eye con tact. Everyone carries a template of their ideal mate, he said, and when a person sees someone who fits it, physical attraction occurs. Robinson gave the secret for men to know if a woman is inter ested or not “After you make initial eye con tact with a woman, keep looking,” he said, if she looks back, she’s in terested.” After the initial encounter, he said the next relationship level is infatuation. “You find but you alsc mon and t he said. “ r explorator not love yet.” He said love is when you feel good about a person, but you can be separated from them and still teel good about the relationship. Other advice he gave included giving partners freedom to be indi- AggieCon Continued from Page, ig (15-5). Vi >earkat hits, lot walk a b jrovided run Iggies conne he third inni :h other attractive, ngs in com- egin to like each other.” I he infatuation stage is y and exciting, but it is viduals. ke< a sense of humor and loving unconditionally. original Pac-Manon Atariij game system.” a Gantt said represent®! 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