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ratio has also been linked to fertility.
Manning’s ideas are controver
sial. One student wrote a paper argu
ing with his ideas. Manning returned
the paper covered with marks argu
ing his retort. He received no reply.
However, not all students dis
agree with him..
“It’s one of those [classes] you
leave feeling like you’ve learned
something worthwhile and useful,”
said Blake Edwards, a senior politi
cal science major.
Manning and Stewart give study
results displaying the competitive
nature of males for females. They
explain how males win over fe
males by being more extroverted
than other males and displaying
their own good qualities.
The lessons cause students to be
more aware of the need to demon
strate qualities that would appeal to
the opposite sex.
“I know a lot of guys from the
class who would go out to bars, keep
ing in mind what a girl looks for in a
guy just from the class’s notes,” said
Seth Evans, an A&M graduate.
“All of the curriculum makes
sense,” Evans said. “He tells the
f — ing truth.”
The “truth” is about to be released
on a wider scale. Manning and Stew
art have published a book titled Men
and Women: The Ultimate Goal.
They plan for regional and major city
release in the coming weeks.
“The book cross-disciplines data
from so many fields,” Manning said.
Those disciplines include biolo
gy, psychology, medicine and an
thropology.
Describing the nature of the
course and the book, Stewart said,
“They are effects across species,
across cultures and across time.”
The book explains an ultimate
goal of males and females, but Man
ning said their own aim is to help
people understand each other.
“We want to unify knowledge, not
diversify,” Manning said. “We want
to explain the things [people] do.”
Apparently, others are poised to lis
ten and spread the word. At the end of
each semester, students hand out fliers
encouraging friends to take the class.
Evaluations from Manning’s stu
dents reflect their interest in the course
and his effectiveness as a teacher.
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racism,” Elliott said. “Youth equals
power, and young people have the
ability to take risks because they
have nothing to lose. They don’t
have to worry about losing their job
or getting beat out for a promotion
because they stand up for what they
believe in.”
One black student said that she
had never noticed the color of her
skin more than when she came to
A&M.
According to Elliott, one of so
ciety’s problems is that many
whites are unaware of their own
racism.
“Racism exists everywhere and
it is not always so obvious,” Elliott
said. “It is in the way a white
woman unconsciously clutches her
purse tightly and a white man
stands up when a black man enters
the room, or a store clerk watches a
black man closely when he enters a
convenience store.”
Elliott suggested that putting an
end to racism can begin with as
small a step as changing the com
monly used Mercator map to the
Peter’s Projection map.
“The most commonly used
classroom map, the Mercator map,
is racist,” Elliott said. “It distorts
the size of the countries to make the
white countries in the northem
hemisphere appear larger than those
countries in the southern '
sphere. On the Mercator map,the
northern hemisphere takes upovc
50 percent of the map, whereasm
the Peter’s projection map thatis
drawn to scale, the white countries
take up only 25 percent of the
map.”
Elliott spent the second half
her lecture discussing ways tocor i
bat racism. She said people mt
admit that there is a problem ar,
that they are a part of it. They me r
educate themselves about racis t
and realize that racism is a leanr
trait and that they were notboi
racist, she said. Finally, they m. ^
take a stand to stop racism, shesaiif
Elliott was hosted by Beta'I
Chi multicultural fraternity
A&M.
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2001
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Biofeedback Workshop
Mondays 5:00 - 6:30 PM
One-session workshops that give an introduction to relaxation
techniques, including how biofeedback aids in relaxation.
Individual follow-up consultation is available.
Facilitator: Steve Wilson
Conflict & Loss in Relationships Group
Mondays 5:00 - 6:30 PM
This group is for students who are currently or have previously
experienced conflict in interpersonal or romantic relationships,
or who have recently experienced a loss of a meaningful
relationship.
Facilitators: Brian Williams & Lynelle Ragland
Interpersonal Growth & Exploration Group
Mondays (Group 1) 9:00 -10:30 AM
Tuesdays (Group 2) 5:00 • 6:30 PM
This psychotherapy group is for students who desire to live
more authentically with themselves and relate more
genuinely with others. Group members will be helped to
explore self-limiting life patterns and share themselves with
others through honest self-disclosure in a safe, supportive
atmosphere.
Facilitators: Ron Lutz & Sarah Haley (Group 1)
Ron Lutz & Tom Burdenski (Group 2)
Anxiety Group
Tuesday 3:15-4:45 PM*
An interpersonal group for students who suffer from general or
social anxieties. Students will be able to work on the impact of
anxieties in their lives, as well as explore the interpersonal
meanings of anxiety symptoms. It is not a behaviorally oriented
group, and thus, probably will not be as helpful for more
restricted anxieties (i.e. single or simple phobias) or obsessive
compulsive disorder.
Facilitators: Steve Wilson & Nancy Stebbins
Multicultural Issues & Relationships Group
Tuesdays 5:00 - 6:30 PM
The putpose of this group is to inaease awareness of multicultural
issues and improve communication and self-confidence when
dealing with multicultural relationships. Group topics may
include, but are not limited to, cultural shock; cultural, religious,
and social differences; and bi-cultural/multicultural relationship
issues. This group is open to all students.
Facilitators: Gisela Lin & Amanda Samson
Spring 2001 Groups
Grief and Loss Group
Tuesdays 3:00 • 4:30 PM
This group, for 4-8 people, is for those who have experienced
the loss of a significant person in their lives and will focus on
issues related to the grief process.
Facilitators: Mary Ann Covey & Cindy Peveto
Women’s Issues Group
Wednesdays 1:30 - 3:00 PM
Come together with other women and work on becoming the
woman you've always wanted to be. Improve your self-
confidence, assertiveness, and relationships by sharing and
processing with other women with similar issues.
Facilitators: Nancy Welch & Sarah Haley
Older Than Traditional Age Group
Wednesdays 3:00 - 4:30 PM
This group addresses concerns that differ from those of the
traditional undergraduate student. Potential topics are
marriage, divorce, office politics, committee chairpersons,
dissertation projects, and dealing with children or partners.
Facilitators: Robert Carter & Debbie Rabinowitz
Dissertation/Thesis Support Group
Wednesdays 5:00-6:30 PM
This group is for graduate students who are struggling with
the process of writing a thesis or dissertation. Group topics
include issues of competence, procrastination, anxiety,
goal-setting, and bureaucratic struggles.
Facilitators: Brian Williams & Debbie Rabinowitz
Non-Traditional Women’s Group
Wednesdays 5:00 • 6:30 PM
This therapy group for women 23+ allows each member to enter
the group with her own unique issues and share, process and
problem solve within a group context. This group can help in
dividuals who are wanting to develop healthier ways of dealing
with the stress of school and work, relationships, personal prob
lems and family issues. When we begin to talk more honestly
with others, we can often find new ways to deal with the problems
we face.
Facilitators: Amanda Samson & Cindy Peveto
Career Exploration Group
Wednesdays 4:00-5:30 PM
This is a 4-week group beginning on April 4,2001. It is de
signed to teach participants how to make decisions. Group
participants will identify their interests, skills, work values and
personality characteristics; research the job market and oc
cupation. An Initial appointment with a career counselor is
required.
Facilitator: Michelle Amerson
Art of Socializing Group
Thursdays 3:00 - 4:30 PM
A group for men and women who would like to gain comfort in
social situatfons, as well as leam additional communication skills.
Students will be asked to identify their barriers to mastering either
personal or professional socializing.
Facilitators: Amanda Samson & Lynelle Ragland
Academics Anonymous
Thursdays 3:45-5:15 PM
This is a 9-week group beginning on Feb. 22, 2001. It is de
signed to help students who are motivated to improve their grades,
but lack consistency in their efforts. Participants will share helpful
study tips with each other. Potential topics include overcoming
procrastination, maintaining focus, balancing study and fun, im
proving academic confidence, studying smarter rather than
harder, managing stress, and adng exams.
Facilitators: Betty Milbum & Patti Collins
Eating Concerns & Body Image Issues Group
( Fridays 1:30 - 3:00 PM
The purpose of this group is to increase insight about eating
problems and make progress toward recovery. Group topics
may include daily eating and exercise behaviors, dealing with
others about food issues, developing trusting relationships, ex
pressing feelings, and managing stress. A PHYSICIAN'S RE
LEASE IS REQUIRED FOR GROUP PARTICIPATION.
Facilitators: Mary Ann Covey & Theresa Sharpe
Empowering Yourself Group
Fridays 1:30 - 3:00 PM
A group for women and men with sexual molestation in their
pasts. Identifying and exploring aftereffects of abuse will be the
focus. Dealing with relationships, building self-esteem, and
gaining power are emphasized.
Facilitators: Robert Carter & Nancy Welch
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