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c AMPUS ^Page^^Thursda^October^JW^ efeMEDALS seeks volunteers oHninr’- F ' j’ d ^ ar BY KENNETH MACDONALD ' e I The Battalion eturnstcjB iol ^m Department of Multicultur- I he: [ Services is looking for Aggies to killed in plunteer for this year’s Minority cident j; nrifchment and Development -i not km irolgh Academic and Leadership ■e vvonia (MEDALS) 2000 program. IvedintM Sandra Medina, MEDALS pro- W | lp ram adviser, said MEDALS is an j ute ' nnual conference on campus for . t-rilk 10th through 12th grade stu- ’ s eni, parents and counselors to - * 11 3gin !arn more about higher-education lvs kiorlportunities. A ttreeicc “We are not necessarily looking 1 a tribute ||fie honor students, but those ovarded /ho don’t get all the information Davis,C bout college,” she said, hneider, A VI student volunteers would ve plave; erve as either peers or parental or t w h 0 Jchmcal advisers during the two- ■come 1 ly conference Jan. 28 and 29. who va-B 16 P rimar y i°b of the student moth#* B )arenta ' a dvisers is to interact in ./j 1 airs with small discussion groups die four, ain chart edible ex ake this Mother an these ate," Ab some ei of approximately 10 participants, sharing their experiences of the high school to college transition. “The focus is on higher education, not just A&M [specifically. ]” — Katiuska Quintero MEDALS executive director Advisers who live on campus are required to house high-school seniors in their dorm rooms the Friday night of the conference in order to give the students a taste of campus life. The conference starts at 8 a.m. Fri day, Jan. 28, and concludes Saturday, evening, Jan. 29, with a banquet. Katiuska Quintero, executive director of the program, said that during the conference, partici pants will attend informational workshops about issues includ ing financial aid, entrance exams and college life. “The focus is on higher edu cation, not just A&M [specifical ly],” she said. Two $1,000 and two $500 scholarships will be awarded at the banquet to graduating high school seniors who have com pleted a three-to five-page essay on the theme of this year’s con ference, “Determining My Av enue For A Brighter Tomorrow.” The deadline to volunteer is Oct. 15 and is open to all A&M students. Students interested in volun teering for the MEDALS program can contact the MEDALS 2000 pro gram office in the Multicultural Ser vices Department in the MSC. Graduating !?! Need a lob? (TOMBALL^r got a little story for you Ags! Sign up with Career Center BEFORE Oct. 1 2 th Information Session: Hilton Nov. 2 nd 7:30 Questions? Call Ben Keating 800-324-3673 Sleep patterns, deprivation subject of A&M researchers BY JESSI HIGHFILL The Battalion films ■rgeof: .ive Flesh Mother,iegollege students who have felt the ill-effects of varandiil^ep deprivation may soon have some relief thanks larisa P;»?xas A&M researchers who are studying the ef- id Antor::Hs of the biological clock on sleep patterns. •or reled::Bdncent Cassone, researcher and a biology profes- Dec. lOrF. said understanding the effects of sleep depriva- ■ could have a profound effect on areas of scien- . director$ ( research, including behavioral technology and ' s(orv management. Sleep deprivation studies can also pro- luce information leading to the development of drugs ■I P JHt help people form more efficient sleep patterns. Jfh tfiMp assone sa 'b biological clocks, also known as cir- UoreltiMjan rhythms, are common to almost all living or- operasinMj smSj f rorn bacteria to human beings. He said a actin § biological clock is what causes people to wake up in at die Itp morning, feel sleepy at night, get depressed in HB winter and be happy in the spring. He said A&M is one of the strongest places in the world for biological-clock research. “College students have a different kind of shift working,” he said. “They stay up more at night.” He said this can throw students biological clocks off cycle, causing them to need resynchronizing. “To keep a healthy biological clock and wake cy cle really isn’t that difficult,” Cassone said. “Just do the things your mother told you. Get out side during the day and get sunshine. Also, exercise in the day, not at night, to reduce difficulty in sleep ing.” Cassone is a biologist whose specialty is the hor mone melatonin. He studies how it is produced by the body and the affects it has on behavior. He said college students typically run on atypical schedules, which can have detrimental effects on their health and biological-clock research could help reduce unhealthy side effects. mej (or ij ikin?d! 3n si. raise 1*1 i at a ;aid. “I h<l ieal of fu Student killed in uto accident Laura Hengy, a junior speech [nmunication major from Terrell, Sunday in an automobile ac- bnt. Hengy will be honored at Sil- (laps Nov. 2. Motorcycle, truck collision injures 1 v up witfl life eve« Randy Flores, a 22-year-old res- m)U! |ent of College Station, was taken to Columbia Medical Center with , serious head injuries after losing ive for lb! reached j rhat’sthj moderai] aenefit, 5j picnic tf yingind News in Brief control of his motorcycle on George Bush Drive Monday afternoon. Flores lost control of his 1989 Yamaha motorcycle while turning right onto George Bush Drive, strik ing the raised median. Flores crossed the median and crashed into a 1996 Dodge pick-up truck stopped in the left turn lane. Clayton B. Frady, driver of the truck and a junior computer sci ence major, was not injured. Officials at the Columbia Med ical Center emergency room, said Flores’ was in critical con dition taken into surgery after the accident. The College Station Police De partment is still investigating the cause of the accident. Traditions Council to honor University The Traditions Council will be honoring Texas A&M’s 123rd birth day by offering birthday cake today from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the MSC and Wehner Business Administra tion Building. A&M opened Oct. 4, 1876, as the Agricultural and Me chanical College of Texas under the Morrill Act of 1862, which estab lished the nation’s land-grant col lege system. Friends of the Sterling C. Evans Library 7th Annua! FUN RUN October 16, 1999 - 8:00 a.m. Sponsored by: H.E.B. Pantry Foods, TAMU Athletic Department, The 12th Man Foundation, Optima Systems, Inc., Acklam Construction Co., Inc., David Gardner's Jewelers, A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc., Aerofit, First National Bank, KTSR • l/l/TAIA/ 5K Run / 1 Mile Fitness Walk The 5K Run and 1 Mile Fitness Walk will begin in the parking lot behind the Wehner Business Administration Building on the West Campus of Texas A&M, College Station, Texas EARLY ARRIVING PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE T-SHIRTS, FANNY PACKS ANP KOOZIES TOP 3 MALE ANP FEMALE FINISHERS IN EACH AGE GROUP WILL RECEIVE AWARPS! Youth Categories: 10 & under: 11-14; & 15-18 Adult Categories: 19-29; 30-39; 40-49; 50-59; 60 & over You may participate in early registration online through October 10th Packet pick-up and late registration will be held at the MSC on Friday, October 15th, from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. PRIZES INCLUDE: Weekend Getaway • Random Cash Drawing • Memberships to Aerofit AND MANY MORE O 5K Run O 1 Mile Fitness Walk CZ) Student Name: Address: Zip: Adult T-shirt size (Phone), Sex Age Please make checks payable to: Friends of Sterling C. Evans Library Any questions about the Fun Run, please call 361/552-2971 (Wanda) or e-mail wanda@tisd.net On campus, you may call 862-4574 (Adelle). Return entries and/or Registration Fee to: Wanda Roberts, P.O. Drawer 45, Port Lavaca, Texas 77979 Or register online at www.evansrun.com m m m jrrowj OTES ! 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