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2001
CAMP DAY
Tuesday, February 13, 2001
9:00 AM to 3:30 PM
Memorial Student Center
Flag Room and Hallway
Wanted:
Counselors, Wranglers, Crafts and Sports Instructors,
LifesavingAVater Safety Instructors, Small Craft Instructors,
Individuals with Nature and Outdoor Education Skills,
People interested in working with youth in a variety of outdoor
settings throughout Texas and the Nation.
Camps from across Texas and the Nation will be recruiting employees for the
summer of 2001, including camps certified by the ACA (American Camping
Association) and by CCI (Christian Camping International).
All majors are invited.
Sponsored by the Department of Recreation, Parks and Tourism Sciences,
the RPTS Majors Association, and the Texas A&M University Career Center
Deadline: 2/12/01
Delivery date is 4/06/01
UMDERCRADUATE STUDENT REQUIREMENTS
1. You must be a degree-seeking student with at least 95 cumulative undergraduate credit hours.
2. Transfer students need 60* hours of credit at Texas A&M University, or degree must be conferred and posted.
3. You must have a cumulative 2.0 GPR at Texas A&M University.
4. You must be in good standing with the University. (No outstanding parking tickets, blocks, etc.)
GRADUATE STUDENT REQUIREMENTS**
1. Your degree must be conferred and posted on SIMS or if you have completed all degree requirements, you may
present an original letter of completion from the Office of Graduate Studies.
2. You must be in good standing with the University. (No outstanding parking tickets, blocks, etc.)
PROCEDURE TO ORDER RING
If you meet all the above requirements and wish to receive your Aggie Ring on April 6, please submit a Ring
audit online no later than February 12 at aggienet.tamu.edu/programs/ring or visit the Ring Office
between February 5-12 to complete an application for a Ring audit.
Payment is due in full at the time of ordering by cash, check,
money order, or your personal Discover, Visa, or Mastercard
(with your name imprinted).
Ring loans are available to qualified and currently enrolled
students at the Short Term Loan Office, Room 230, Pavilion.
Please submit your Ring audit to the Aggie Ring Office before
applying for a Ring Loan.
If your first semester at A&M was 1993 or before, you may need only 30 A&M
hours, instead of 60 hours.
"See our website for complete details or call the Ring Office at 845-1050.
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AGGIELIFE
Thursday, February 8,20
THE BATTALION
In your dreams
Lack of sleep is harmful, common in student,
By Cindy Gallegos
The Battalion
It is a guarantee that, every night, students will be
scurrying to finish research papers, cramming for tests
and completing daily tasks. Sleep, a vital contributor
to healthy living, is often sacrificed for worry, work
and stress.
According to U.S. News & World Report, past stud
ies about sleep concentrated on the short-term effects of
extreme sleep deprivation. Researchers are now focus
ing on the effects of losing one or two hours each day. A
grounbreaking experiment conducted by Eve Van Cauter
included young, healthy men who were deprived of sleep
over three weeks. Recent evidence also hints that sleep
deprivation may be linked to disoj-ders such as obesity,
immunity deficiencies, diabetes and breast cancer. All
this research brings up the question: How much sleep do
we really need?
“Almost nobody, probably less than 10 percent of
people, can get by on less than eight and a half hours
of sleep per day,” said Dr. James Barker, pulmonary
and sleep deprivation specialist. ‘‘If you look at the
hours of sleep plotted in the U.S. over time, over the
last 200 years, the amount of sleep per night keeps get
ting shorter and shorter.”
A national survey of Americah adults conducted by
the National Sleep Foundation concentrates on the effects
of sleep habits. In the survey young adults ages 18-29
compare poorly to other age groups.
The “waking up unrefreshed” feeling is prevalent
among 18- to 29-year-olds. That unreplenished feeling
requires people to take naps. Naps can be excellent en
ergy boosters if people take them coirectly.
According to U.S. News & World Report, for short
naps, sleep for no longer than 45 minutes to avoid get
ting into a deep sleep that will cause grogginess. Longer
naps should be two hours to make sure at least a full 90-
minute cycle is completed.
“From research studies, what they have found is that
people do catch up, but never as good as if you get the
right amount every night,” Barker said.
Several factors contribute to this society’s lack of
sleep. According to the National Sleep Foundation,
stress disrupts sleep for 18- to 29-year-olds. Envi
ronmental factors such as lighting, temperature and
noise bother 22 percent of 18- to 29-year-olds as
opposed to 14 percent of 30- to 64-year-olds.
“We see quite a few students where sleep deprivation
will be part of a pattern,” said Dr. Andy Smith, associate
director of Student Counseling Service. “Someone who is
depressed might also be sleep deprived, or someone who
is very anxious about school might be sleep deprived
homework,” said Toni Roberds, a freshman wildlife at:
fisheries science major. “Even when I don’t get involvf
and stick to the books, I still don't get enough Z’s.”
The first step to avoid sleep deprivation i^s identify!
it. According to U.S. News & World Report, people
sleep deprived if they can lie down in the middle of
day and fall asleep in 10 minutes.
“A good way to tell if you’re sleep deprived is.ifyoj
have to make up sleep on the weekend, you tire probabi
not getting enough sleep during the week,” Barkersait
Signs of sleep deprivation are prevalent on campi
Students can be seen dozing off in class or nappina
the library.
“A lot of the students that we see, especially in fe
Corps, tend to get a lot of upper-respiratory infections]
said Dr. Ann Reed, associate director of A.P. Beni;
Health Center. “A lot of times they get maybe six tos
and a half hours of sleep at night, and the average pen
needs seven and a half hours of sleep at night, and cm
lege students actually need a little bit more.”
According to U.S. News & World Report, a recc:!
study indicates that individuals who were awake up:
19 hours scored worse on performance tests and ale:!
ness than those with a blood-alcohol level of0.8pe:j
cent. According to the Sleep in America Poll, youngj
adults are more prone to driving drowsy. Twenty-foj
percent of young people doze off at the wheel.
The statistics speak for themselves. The impoitaid
of getting enough sleep is becoming a bigger concern: ’
Americans. It wasn't until recently that studies lear
toward the notion that getting enough sleep is linked.
having a long and healthy life. This provides enough i
centive for young people not to deprive themselvese:
basic need.
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Students often forget physical factors
that can disrupt normal, restful sleep.
“Factors that people forget about are that
drinking caffeine, whether it is coffee, tea
or soda, makes it harder to fall asleep,”
Barker said. “The first three hours of sleep
are not as effective if you drink much caf
feine close to bedtime and exercise near the
time of sleep.”
Students often juggle a job, school and
social time. Their busy schedules often
keep them up all night and affect their alert
ness and concentration.
“There’s a constant strain to keep up with
Hollywood’s couple
legally files divorce
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tom
Cruise filed for divorce Wednes
day, citing irreconcilable differ
ences as the rea
son for splitting
with actress
Nicole Kidman af
ter 10 years of
marriage.
The Superior
Court petition
filed two days g^y
ter the coupfo'
disclosed the^j-
said they will share
CRUISE
separation
custody of their adopted children
Conor, 6, and Isabella, 8.
“It is Tom Cruise’s desire th^ly
the dissolution of the marriage be' : .
handled amicably,” said attorned
Dennis Wasser. “His major con
cern is the welfare of the parties’
children.”
The couple separated in De
cember, the filing said. On Mon
day, the couple blamed “difficul
ties inherent in divergent careerd”
for keeping them constantly apart.
Publicists said the actors would
People in the News
have no additional comment.
It is the second failed marriage
for Cruise, who divorced Mimi
Rogers in 1990 after three years.
That same year, Kidman and
Cruise met on the set of Days of
Thunder and were married that
Christmas Eve in Telluride, Colo.
Cruise, 38, has starred in a
number of high-grossing and criti
cally acclaimed films, including
Born on the Fourth of July, A Few
Good Men, Jerry Maguire, Mission:
Impossible, Rain Man, Top Gun and
Magnolia. ,
Kidman, 33, spent three
months in Spain last fall filming
The Others, and Cruise was one of
the executive producers. Her
movie credits include Batman For
ever, Malice and To Die For.
The couple also starred to
gether in the films Far and Away
and 1998’s Eyes Wide Shut, the
erotic final film of Stanley Kubrick.
The couple divided their time
between homes in New York, Los
Angeles, Colorado and Kidman’s
native Australia, where news of
the breakup hit hard.
A front-page headline Wednes
day in The Australian read: “Tom
and Nicole admit it’s mission
possible.”
The couple were the toast
Sydney last year, livinginaspr*
ing mansion while filmingsef
rate projects.
They appeared regularly alt
cial functions and Cruise won!
hearts of sports fans by throw
his support behind a localrii?; :
league team.
The Sydney Morning Herald!
Wednesday reported sacW
among locals who said theyvffJ
miss Cruise.
Ros Reines, a gossip column
with the tabloid Sunday Telegrs;
said she was shocked.
“They were the Holly*
dream couple —- our Nic«
Tom,” she said.
Not all papers were syn!
thetic.
“Balancing work and family
is a formidable challenge for
all, but Tom and Nicole areamd
those best-equipped to do it,"
Australian said, pointing out
couple was worth an estimst
$250 million.
“Who do Tom and Nicoletli
they’re kidding?”
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