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For
Nominations set
Nominations for Mr. and Miss
TSU and class favorites will take
place on Thursday, Feb, 7 (today)
in the lobby of the Student Center
from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., said James
Douglass, student body vice-
president for Student Services.
Members of each class at
Tarleton will have the chance to
nominate three men and three
women of his choice to represent
his class as favorites. Each student
will also be able to nominate three
men and three women from any
class to be Mr. and Miss TSU.
The three men and women
from each class getting the most
votes will have their names on the
final ballot, to be voted on Thurs-
day, Feb. 14. Class members will
vote from those top names.
The three men and three
women receiving the most
nominating votes for Mr, and
Miss TSU will have their names
on a final ballot in which each
Tarleton student will vote for one
man and one woman of their
choice. The man and woman get-
ting the most votes will be Mr.
and Mrs. TSU.
To nominate and to vote,
students must have a valid TSU
I.D. Those on the final ballot will
be listed in the J-TAC and the
winners will be announced at the
T-CAB Casino Night.
3 percent Increases
Enrollment up
BY LYNNA FULLER
J-TAC Editor
Although freshman and
graduate student enrollment
decreased slightly, overall enroll-
ment still increased 3.1 percent
over last spring, said Dean of Ad-
missions, Dr. John Whiting.
Enrollment as of the twelfth
class day was 4,325, up 129
students from last spring, said
Whiting.
In a breakdown of classes,
juniors experienced the largest in-
crease, 14 percent to 708, The
juniors, however, are the smallest
class at TSU.
Seniors jumped 13 percent to
828 students and sophomores in-
creased 10 percent to 805.
Winter tips
from the experts
One way to fight cold
weather is to know ways to
keep warm and know the
types of injury cold
weather can bring. The
following list gives a brief
rundown, according to
TSU nurse Doris Easley.
WHAT TO WEAR
1. Wear a scarf or wrap
a towel around the neck to
keep warm.
2. Wear a hat at all
times~a tobaggan is the
best.
3. Avoid alcoholic
beverages. In spite of
popular belief, alcohol
slows down circulation,
4. Wear mittens, gloves
and insulated socks at all
times.
TYPES OF INJURIES
1. Frost nip-skin will
peel or blister within 78
hours.
2. Frost bite—results in
cold and hard skin and
possible discoloration.
3. Hypothermia—most
severe, can result in car-
diac arrest and death. Vic-
tims should be hospitaliz-
ed immediately.
Numbers were down 20 students
on graduates, leaving that class at
748.
The largest decrease was in the
freshman class, said Whiting,
They dropped 10 percent, down
to 1,236. They are still the largest
class however.
"Obviously there are only two
reasons for the decrease in
freshmen-some dropped out and
more advanced from freshmen to
sophomores last year," said
Whiting.
"We did bring in 222 new
transfers that have never attend-
ed TSU, which is very strong for
mid-year," said Whiting. Fifty-
five students are back at Tarleton
Sec Regis., p. 3
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Celebration
The Tarleton Tex Anns celebrate after a The Tex Anns went on to win the game
shot by Becky Bates put the team into 89-83 under the direction of Jennifer
overtime in the final game of the Tarleton Washington who scored 33 points.
Women's Tournament this weekend. (Photo by Russell Huffman)
Cold weather invades TSU
BY GINA WILSON
And DIEDRA FULKS
Cold weather such as the ice
and snow Stephenville has ex-
perienced recently is not
customary in this area. As a
result, many people are not pro-
perly informed about how to fight
back when nasty winter storms
blow in.
Several TSU staff members are
well-acquainted with ways to han-
dle cold and icy weather. Randy
Wright, Stephenville fireman and
Tarleton police officer, recom-
mends protecting the vital body
areas from the cold when
outdoors.
"The main thing is to protect
the vital areas like the main
arteries," said Wright. The pro-
tection will help keep blood from
thickening and clotting when it
runs cold. "I always wear my
long johns and insulated socks.
It's important to wear a warm,
close-fitting cap or toboggan since
most of the body's heat escapes
from the head," said Wright.
Wright added that keeping a
sweater on indoors is a good
measure to take.
TSU Health Center R.N. Doris
Easley said the cold weather can
bring on a new set of health pro-
blems for students and staff.
"At 18 or 20 degrees below
zero, the flesh starts to freeze.
There are three levels to frost in-
jury: Frost nip, frost bite and
hypothermia," said Easley. Frost
nip is the condition of the skin
when it begins to get firm, white
and vety cold, said Easley. Treat-
ment is light warming, such as
touching your hand to your cheek,
said Easley.
Frost bite is a condition where
ice crystals form between skin
cells and the blood thickens and
skin cells die, said Easley. Treat-
ment is a warm bath and gradual
warmth and heating, she said.
Finally, hypothermia can occur
when the normal body
temperature of 98.6 degrees
Fahrenheit drops below 80
degrees. Cardiac arrest, blood
clots and death can result from
hypothermia.
Hypothermia should only be
treated by a physician, said
Easley, She warned students to go
to the hospital if hypothermia
seems to have occured and not" to
attempt to treat it alone.
Easley said the best way to pre-
vent any of these problems is to
wear layers of clothes and always
wear a hat.
Wright said another way to
keep warm is to try and keep in-
side temperatures as close to out-
side temperatures as possible. He
said a person could get sick go-
ing from 80 degree weather to a
wind chill factor of 22 below.
A final tip Wright stressed is
that alcohol will not keep the body
warm. It in turn slows down cir-
culation and causes a person to
freeze faster, said Wright.
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