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IvedintM Sandra Medina, MEDALS pro-
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sharing their experiences of the high
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“The focus is on
higher education,
not just A&M
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— 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 $500
scholarships will be awarded at
the banquet to graduating high
school seniors who have com
pleted a three-to five-page essay
on the theme of this year’s con
ference, “Determining My Av
enue For A Brighter Tomorrow.”
The deadline to volunteer is
Oct. 15 and is open to all A&M
students.
Students interested in volun
teering for the MEDALS program
can contact the MEDALS 2000 pro
gram office in the Multicultural Ser
vices Department in the MSC.
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got a little story for you Ags!
Sign up with Career Center
BEFORE Oct. 1 2 th
Information Session: Hilton Nov. 2 nd 7:30
Questions? Call Ben Keating 800-324-3673
Sleep patterns, deprivation
subject of A&M researchers
BY JESSI HIGHFILL
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Mother,iegollege students who have felt the ill-effects of
varandiil^ep deprivation may soon have some relief thanks
larisa P;»?xas A&M researchers who are studying the ef-
id Antor::Hs of the biological clock on sleep patterns.
•or reled::Bdncent Cassone, researcher and a biology profes-
Dec. lOrF. said understanding the effects of sleep depriva-
■ could have a profound effect on areas of scien-
. director$ ( 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.
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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
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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
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