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FREE ENTERTAINMENT AND
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Tichets may he picked up a the MSC Box
Office at no charge.
QUESTIONS CALL 845-1515
Come and learn about
The Women’s Museum: An Institute for the Future
An Institute
for the Future
Cathy Bonner and Lillian Murray will share information
about the newest museum that is dedicated
to the history of women in the 20 th Century.
The museum is located in the Dallas FairPark area.
Monday, March 27, 2000
2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
206 MSC
For more information, contact Diane K. Carr at 845-4016.
To learn about The Women’s Museum: An Institute for the Future,
check the web site at:www.thewomensmuseum.org
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womensweek.tamu.edu
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100 Lucky Students Will Be Selected To Have
Free BBQ At The President's Home With
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Tuesday
April 4, 2000
0:00 p.m.
Registration deadline: March 24.2000
For more info call
the Office of University Relations 845-6817
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THE BATTALION
Thursday, March 23,1
How does your garden grow?
ELIZABETH O’FARREU/Thi Batiauon
Eileen Yu, a sophomore marketing major, works on her Naturalistic Design Project in
her floral design class.
Murder suspect
leads police to
missing body
Genetics, diet cause high
diabetes rate in Hispanics
MIDLAND (AP) — Dinner at grandma’s may be
the highlight of the week, but the combination of fat
ty preparation and high-calorie foods can make the
weekly feast a truck stop on the road to trouble. And
new studies reveal that Hispanics are at a greater risk
of falling victim to diabetes. Genetics and diet may
be to blame.
Diabetes is a disease that the American Diabetes
Association defines as one that, “affects the body’s
ability to produce or respond to insulin, a hormone
that allows blood glucose [blood sugar] to enter the
cells of the body and be used for energy.”
Diabetes falls into two main categories: Type 1,
which usually occurs during childhood or adoles
cence, and Type 2, which is the most common and
generally occurs after age 45.
The ADA says all people should be aware of the
warning signs, but ADA research has shown that His
panics seem to have the disease in larger numbers.
Midland physician John Worrell Jr. thinks that diet
and genetic disposition are the two key factors in His
panics having diabetes.
Worrell recommends a diet low in fat and carbo
hydrates.
Dietitian Rhonda K. Carr agrees. Carr, dietitian for
Westwood Medical Center, said that diet plays an im
portant part in the treating and prevention of diabetes.
Carr said the common belief about diabetes is con
trolling sugar intake, but, she added, there is more to
the story. Fat, carbohydrates and protein are on the
diet-control list, too.
“People with diabetes run a higher risk of heart
disease, and that is why we really work on getting
their fat down,” Carr said. “With Type 2, our goal is
to help a person have a normal glucose and lipid lev
els. It’s not really a diet. The person has to see it as a
change in lifestyle.”
Foods normally associated with Hispanic cooking
are generally higher in fat and cholesterol... lard and
cheeses, for example. Carr cautioned against a high-
fat diet because cells become more resistant to insulin
as weight increases.
She recommends an increase of fruits and veg
etables. “They are high in liber and vitamms and
minerals, lower in calories. Stay away from high-
caloried drinks like juice and soda and have more tea
and water.”
Carr also suggested that people look for hidden fat
in foods like chips or processed foods.
The ADA’s research reveals the following results
of diabetes in the Hispanic community over the years:
Type 2 diabetes is twice as high in Hispanics than
in non-Hispanic whites; 1.2 million, or 10.6 percent
of all Mexican-Amerieans have diabetes; about 24
percent of Mexican-Amerieans and 26 percent of
Puerto Ricans between the age of 45 and 74 have di
abetes; and nearly 16 percent of Cuban-Americans
between the ages of 45 and 74 have diabetes.
In 1995,27,900 people initiated treatment for the
end-stage renal disease (or kidney failure) because of
diabetes. Among people with diabetes, Mexican-
Amerieans are 4.5 to 6.6 times more likely to suffer
from end-stage renal disease.
The ADA says that diabetics can control their dis
ease and the risk of complications by being educated
about diabetes, set a realistic goal for controlling
blood glucose levels and receive regular checkups by
health-care providers trained in the care of diabetes.
IRVING, (AP) — Police found aW
Wednesday morning — possibly that of:
woman reported missing last November-li
ter questioning the man suspected ot'killingfe
car wash employees earlier this week.
Police received information from Rote
Wayne I larris "that helped to lead [detectivesjto
the discovery of this body," said DavidM:
spokesperson for the Irving Police Department
The body w as found in a grass-covered id
near Lone Star Park in southwest Irving, Tull said
Sandra Gaye Scott was reported missin:
Nov. 29 and her pickup truck was found Dec !
1 larris was linked to her disappearancebecte
his phone number was the last number on lit:
: pager, police said.
However, police have not made a posiik
identification on the body because of the i
vanced state of decomposition, Tull said.Bi:|
members of Scott’s family were seen attheln
ing Police Department and at the scene whet;
the body was found.
Harris has been arraigned on a capital miE-
der charge in connection with the deaths ofi
car wash employees early Monday mom ing. 1
sixth victim remains in critical conditions
Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas.
The assailant was still standing overthic:
bloody bodies when a witness entered the busi
ness, court documents show.
Harris, who was fired from the Mi-T-fk
Car Wash, has reportedly confessed tothealtad
in which robbery may have been a motive.
Investigators found the office safe open and
empty “including paperwork and U.S. curren
cy,” according to an affidavit.
Harris, 28, remained in custody today after
his arrest Tuesday by Dallas and Irving police
tactical officers who had monitored bis
overnight stay in a northeast-side home.
1 le was fired from the car wash Friday after
being arrested for exposing himself to two
women at the business. He had been freed Sun
day on $500 bail.
Jason Shields said three fellow employees be
had watched minutes before walking across the
car wash parking lot were lying in pools fj
blood Monday morning. He said Harris toldhira
“there’s three more back here in the office,” ac
cording to an affidavit from police Detective
R.E.Johnson.
After Shields passed behind a counter and
saw three other victims, the 21-year-old em
ployee then called 911 from an adjacent park
ing lot.
Killed were Dennis Lee, 48; Rhoda Wheel
er, 45; Augustin Villasenor, 36; Villasenor’s
brother, Benjamin, 32; and Roberto Jimenez
Jr.. 15. Octavio Ramos, 36, remained in criti
cal condition Wednesday at Parkland Memor
ial Hospital.
Funeral services were set Thursday for Lee
and Wheeler, and on Saturday for the Vil
lasenor brothers. Relatives and friends oftbe
victims, along with co-workers and customers,
left flowers and notes of sympathy atthecar
wash Tuesday.
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Parenting
¥ Referals for Medical Assistance
¥ Support Groups with Other Pregnant Aggies
Aggieland Pregnancy Outreach, Inc.
(979) 764-6636
www.pregnancyoutreach.org
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