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•lamiary n^. Wednesday. January 17, 2001 n ge to tfi e g situation d. Individus iv e beenio le spaces lenade paii- •he entire Iji e device tte s for drivers /ehicle 11 lowed ore ig during tb 6 p.m. Ea cost rkingfroms cost $1 pe ters acce pes of dob lege Static on-street ar; controlled lent, o informal, liege Static said the ot lent a tob card progi; v mete he token? Id be in 7 • r jrlEi 7 /C 5 THE BATTALION J Getting huff after the break Students get motivated to lose extra pounds gained over winter holiday id front hi ay create jI stages of fe! IANCOCK/The Battal By Eric Aikin T/?e Battalion One thing is heavy on the minds of students who just returned from winter break: their weight. A break from school and studying means a break from regular exer cise for many students. Workout and eating habits might have gone astray during vacation, but now is the perfect time to get back on track. Angela Stanton-Anderson, ad vertising manager for the Texas A&M Department of Recreation al Sports, said the get-back-in shape crowd usually increas es considerably this time of year. “Between now and the second week in March [The Student Recreation Cen ter] is flooded with people getting ready for spring break,” Stanton-Anderson said. No matter what a student’s motivation for exercising, getting started can often be the hardest part. A big crowd of people who all seem to know what they are do ing can intimidate someone just beginning a fitness program. To as sist beginners, the Rec Center has a personal training staff. Stanton-Anderson said she rec ommends working with a personal trainer for at least a session or two. She also said this can help students ease into their fitness program and feel more comfortable in the gym. “They can bring you into the comfort zone,” she said. One of the problems she said she sees is people walking into the weight room and having no idea how to use the equip ment. A personal trainer can help students use the equipment and make a workout run smoothly. Personal trainers at the Rec Center will work with individuals or groups. Bill Windscheif, general manager at Gold’s Gym in College Station, said per sonal trainers can motivate News in Brief people to stick to their program^. “You’ve got to have clearly defined, attainable goals,” he said. “A personal trainer can help you set and reach those goals.” Another unfounded fear of newcomers is being out of place in a weight room filled with body builders. Windscheif said most people who come into the gym are not body builders. “Come in and see,” Windscheif said. “Less than 1 percent of all Gold’s members are what you would call a muscle head. At Gold’s, you see everyday, average people.” A “normal” diet includes lots of fruits and vegeta bles. A daily diet should follow the Food Guide Pyra mid, which recommends six to 11 servings of bread, cereal, rice or pasta; three to five servings of vegeta bles; two to four servings of fruit; two to three serv ings of meat, poultry, fish, dry beans, eggs or nuts; two to three servings of milk, yogurt or cheese; and a sparing use of fats, oils and sweets. Rahn said a dieter should be careful with salads. “It’s easy to make a healthy salad bad for you by piling on the ranch dressing,” she said. Students living in residence Windscheif also said it is important for peo ple just beginning a fitness pro gram to work with personal trainers. One obstacle to meeting fit ness goals is a lack or loss of motivation. Stanton-An derson and Windscheif said variety is the best way to maintain interest in working out. The Rec Center offers a wide variety of exercise op tions including free weights.and a 42-foot indoor rock- climbing structure. “This is one of the most amazing facilities I have ever seen,” Stanton-Anderson said. “There are so many different things people can do to stay motivated.” Windscheif said a good way to stay motivated is to have a workout partner. “That makes it fun and provides accountability,” he said. “If you know someone is waiting for you, you’re more likely to go to your workout.” Once a workout program is in place, it can still be hard to lose holiday pounds without a proper diet. Rhonda Rahn, a health educator at A.R Buetel Health Center, said people should try to stick to a sen sible diet in order to stay healthy. “It’s OK to splurge, but get back into a normal diet,” Rahn said. halls are allowed to use microwaves. Healthy foods such as steamed vegeta bles and baked potatoes can easily be prepared in the microwave, Rahn said. Rahn said eating six small meals a day rather than three large ones is a —— healthy way to eat. Students can carry sandwiches and fruit with them for be- tween-meal snacks. Rahn said she suggests cutting back on alcohol, which contains empty, or non-nutritive, calories. A person trying to lose weight should eat at least 1,200 calories a day. “Your body needs a certain amount of calories to maintain its functions or you get sluggish,” Rahn said. Jenny Dean, a senior nutrition major, offers advice to those trying to lose weight. “I recommend taking it slow,” she said. “If you stop eating or fad diet, you’ll gain the weight back.” To set up a proper diet, students should research and consult with professionals. Beutel, in conjunction with the Rec Center, offers the Food Processor Program, which gives students an individual dietary and fitness analysis. For more information, call the health educa tion office at 847-8910. Gold’s Gym also offers a free online nutrition guide at www.goldsgym.com. ster to head jury Cannes festival . , PARIS (AP) — Jodie ^ foster will head the jury at tie 54th Cannes Film Fes- )SPM mK : jival in May, festival offi- m wn iWls announced Tuesday. ['Jj S ate; Foster, “has received « ‘• N he highest honors. It was time for .fcnvH le rto come to Cannes,” Gilles Jacob, p festival’s president, said in a tement. “I’ve dreamed since my childhood r 4fhaving the honor of being president ALIZEIN )f the Cannes jury,” the statement quoted Foster as saying. 1 The festival runs from May 9-20, sj* 03- yt the rest of the jury will not be an- lounced until the end of April. ^ _ Foster won best actress Oscars for iniALtpeAccused in 1989 and The Silence '"“^antfr 16 l ~ amlDS ' n 1992. Liz Taylor rules out Jnarrying ninth time r/lI L0S ANGELES ( Ap ) ~ Twice an 0s - 4 I j()ar winner and eight times a bride, Elizabeth Taylor says she has no iQ- terest in extending her string of mar riages to nine. “I’d live with someone if he were cute, intelligent, compassionate, adorable, had a good sense of hu mor,” the actress, sporting a new loo^ with a bright red hairstyle, said on CNN’s “Larry King Live” Monday nighf. But she ruled out marry ing again. Taylor said she had two great loves in her life, actor Richard Burton, who was married to her twice, and Broadway producer Mike Todd, who died in a plane crash just 13 months into their relationship. The actress, who has overcome several serious health problems throughout her life, also said, “There must be some reason that God wants me to live.” “There must be something left for me to do,” said Taylor, who has spent much of her time in recent years raising money to fight AIDS. “And I have to find out what that something is and go out there and do it!” Chile gives Sting human rights award SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — British rocker Sting has been decorated with a human rights award by the Chilean government. The Gabriela Mistral medal, named after Chile’s 1945 Nobel Prize winning poet, was be stowed Monday on Sting by Foreign Minister Soledad Alvear. “Sting has made a very important contribution to the world and to our country by promoting the cause of hu man rights,” Alvear said. Sting has met with rights groups here, as well as leaders of an orga nization representing dissidents who disappeared during the 17-year dic tatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet. He has also participated in bene fit concerts, and in the 1980s he wrote the song “They Dance Alone,” a tribute to women who lost their hus bands. to repression during the Pinochet regime. Among those attending the cere mony was Isabel Allende, daughter of Salvador Allende, the Marxist presi dent toppled by Pinochet. Trump bans golfer from Florida club WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump has swung back at a golfer who allegedly clubbed an ex otic black swan to death. The golfer, who was playing at the $40 million Trump Inter national Golf Club two weeks ago as the guest of a member, has been banned from all of Trump’s properties worldwide. “I spoke with the mem ber and relayed to him that his guest is not to set foot on any of my prop erties again,” Trump said. “I don’t care if it was self-defense or not. The actions seemed excessive.” Guest Cyril Wagner told investiga tors he killed the 50-pound bird in self-defense with one swing. One club member said the swan had exhibited aggressive behavior in the past. Last Dance ranks No. 1 in box office LOS ANGELES (AP) — The hip-hop flick Save the Last Dance topped the weekend box office, debuting with $27,5 mil lion during the long Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend. 1. Save the Last Dance, Paramount, $27.5 million, 2,230 lo cations, $12,344 average, $27.5 million, one week. 2. Cast Away, Fox, $19.8 million, 3,048 locations, $6,489 av erage, $167.8 million, four weeks. 3. Traffic, USA, $13.4 million, 1,527 locations, $8,800 av erage, $35.3 million, three weeks. 4. Double Take, Disney, $11.7 million, 1,631 locations, $7,196 average, $11.7 million, one week. 5. What Women Want, Paramount, $11.6 million, 3,092 loca tions, $3,762 average, $153.6 million, five weeks. 6. Thirteen Days, New Line, $11.3 million, 2,029 locations, $5,561 average, $11.9 million, four weeks. 7. Finding Forrester, Sony, $11.1 million, 2,002 locations, $5,551 average, $20.5 million, four weeks. 8. Miss Congeniality, Warner Bros., $10.6 million, 2,668 lo cations, $3,968 average, $79.4 million, four weeks. 9. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Sony Picture Classics, $10.3 million, 693 locations, $14,908 average, $30.3 million, six weeks. 10. The Emperor’s New Groove, Disney, $7.8 million, 2,237 locations, $3,505 average, $71.5 million, five weeks. esto Station, ipartment ty in ti 16 - Mi 1 „tofJoiiC» w '* aiding. Nef! jil: Hiebatt# 11 ' Ivertisnl^J; e Battal® 1 )/^:; ing, call Adve« 0 *: jcehousa^' 145-2678. 1*1 pick op I year, $30 iitimet and 5 Discover ° ,A May Graduates The Official Texas A&M Graduation Announcements Order via the web! http://graduation.tamu.edu All orders and payments must be received by March 2, 2001! 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