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Fehruan 24, 1997
Wellness workshops offered by Health Center
By Abid Yahya
The Daily Collegian
A workshop series entitled
"Health and Healing" began on Fri¬
day at the University Health and
Counseling Center.
The series of 17 workshops was
organized by Dr. John Fu. a mem¬
ber of the center's counseling staff.
Fu said the central theme of the
"Health and Healing" series is that
we would rather be healthy than ill.
"Each one of us human beings
prefers releasing pain and illness,
and increasing joy and wellness."
Fu said.
Each of the workshops will fo¬
cus on a different approach to heal¬
ing. Among these approaches are:
meditation/relaxation,
neurolinguistic programming,
herbal medicine and acupuncture.
Mexican folk medicine. Native
American healing, metaphysical
(mind, body, spirit) healing, emo¬
tional clarity, philosophical healing
and various others'.
Fu said that each approach has
its limitations and its advantages,
but that the purpose of ihe series is
to make people aware of alternative
ways to be healthy.
"Whenever we get a headache,
we immediately pop a pill, but there
are other ways." Fu said.
Psychiatrist Scott Ahles was the
speaker for the first workshop,
entitled "Psychiatric Approaches to
Healing" and mainly focused on
depression.
Ahles described the social, bio¬
logical, and psychological aspects
of depression, including feelings of
grief over the loss of a loved one.
having bad moods or bad days,
stress of all kinds, supportive rela¬
tionships, self-esteem.
He closed the lecture by suggest¬
ing possible treatments for such
common problems Among them
were the integration of new inter¬
nalizations and the use of antide¬
pressant drugs.
The workshops are offered ev¬
ery other Friday from noon to 1
pm at the Health and Counseling
Center conference room and are
open to anyone. The next one will
be on Fridav. March 7th:
It floats!
Ryan Weber — The Daily Collegian
Civil Engineering major Sean Reed explains to Fashion Fair Mall customers how a canoe made from cement can float.
Engineering department puts student
projects on display at annual event
By Rosanne Tolosa
The Daily Collegian .
Shoppers had the opportunity to see
the "Engineers at the Mall" exhibits at
the Fashion Fair Saturday and Sunday.
The event was sponsored by the
School of Engineering and Computer
Science and the Engineering Student
Joint Council (ESJC) of Fresno State.
Exhibits included land survey equip¬
ment, a concrete canoe, automation ro¬
bots, a mini-formula one car. a model of
a futuristic downtown Fresno and gen¬
eral information about engineering clubs and
programs.
Pablo Alvarado. president of the ESJC.
said that the event was held as part of Na¬
tional Engineering Week, sponsored by pro¬
fessional engineering organizations.
"Our purpose is to go out inio the com¬
munity, via the mall, and encourage young
people to see what engineering and science
is all about." Alvarado said.
Chad Weglcy and Alex Dwiggins are two
members of the American Society of Civil
Engineers (ASCE) who helped display the
club's concrete canoe.
"Every year students from different
colleges participate in this competition
in which we are required lo make a ca¬
noe out of concrete and then race iherji."
Weglcy said.
Stephen Pyle. a sludeni providing in¬
formation about land survey equipment,
also stressed the importance of survey¬
ing engineering.
"You can't build or do anything if you
don't know where you're at." Pyle said.
"Engineers at the Mall" is held once
a year
Starr changes
mind, not
stepping down
WASHINGTON — Whitewater indepen¬
dent counsel Kenneth Starr has changed his
mind and says he will continue his investi¬
gation of the president and firsi lady
Last week. Starr had said he would step
down as independent counsel to become dean
of the law school at Pepperdine University
in Malibu. Calif
When Starr announced his decision to step
down he was immediately faced with mount¬
ing criticism from conservatives about leav¬
ing his post in the middle of the investiga¬
tion into the Arkansas business activities of
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Educator says
some people 'too
stupid' for college
CAMBRIDGE' Mass -Mans Ameri¬
cans are simply too "stupid" to go to college.
say>:John R Silber. chair of the Massachu-
setts Board of Education
The controversial educator said President
Clinton's pledge to give every Amencan ac¬
cess to college is "elitist" and "wrong "
'What about people who don't want to
go?" Silber told educators, professors and
students in a speech at Massachusetts Insti¬
tute ot Technology "What about people who
want to he lab technicians or plumbers 7*
* He added "When they say everyone
should be going to college what they are re¬
ally doing is denigrating honest labor
Members of the audience appeared to be
divided in their opinions of Silbcr's com¬
ments. Some audience members debated the
issue with him after the speech, while others
clapped enthusiastically.
The president has proposed Si.500 tax
credits or HOPE Scholarships to offset col¬
lege expenses for the first two years.
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