The Tiger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 2, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 29, 1991 Page: 3 of 8

                                
October 29, 1991    CAMPUS    The Tiger/3
PSYCHOLOGY PROFILE--,
by Kat Gandy
She advises, she counsels, she president is the newly elected
does class scheduling, she teaches, Thomas Dean and he has the ball
she does it all and at the end of the rolling in the right direction. The
day, she still loves to throw a smile sponsors are Dr. Lester and also
your way. I’m speaking of Gladys J. Gladys Baez-Dickreiter. The club is
Baez-Dickreiter department head a honors club for psychology majors
for Psychology/Philosophy. This with a grade point average of 3.0 or
department is the first to begin a higher,
review over various educational
departments at SPC. Ms. Baez- * The club serves as a means of na-
Dickreiter, who prefers to be called tional recognition of the student s
Gladys, has her hands full. Not only interest and dedication to the field
does she have her hands full at the of psychology. Other benefits are
department she heads, but also com- recognition by other colleges and
munity activities as well. But she universities, references provided
isn’t the only person aiding throughout one s lifetime, and am-
psychology and philosophy majors, pie opportunities to participate at
She has the help of 12 full time and psychology functions,
part time professors. Gladys says
that one goal the entire department As a psychology major myself I
wants to fulfill is in communicating am happy with the department s
with the majors. An open door goals and achievements already ob-
policy, where students can drop in, tained. I look forward, along with
anytime to relieve any stress or just' my peers to a rewarding experience
talk.    working with the professors that are
Another dimension to the depart- aiding the educational process of
ment is the Psi Beta Club. The club many future psychologists.
Psychology Department Staff —(Front Row) Gladys Baez Dickreiter, Chairman, Ms. Kathryn
Caknupp, Ms. Alvarez, Ms. Ann Riordian, Mr. Ralph Hernandez. (Back Row) — Dr. Lawrence
Short, Dr. Marvin Abney, Dr. Eamonn Lester, Dr. Clinton Dunagan, Mr. Leon Meier, Mr.
Everette Turbon, Mr. C.L. Leonard.    :
Former SPC Student
Now Graphic Artist
Psi Beta Club: Miriam Galarza - Treasurer; Dr. Eamonn Lester; Thomas Dean - President;
Jerry Mullins - Vice President; Kathryn Barker - Secretary, and Gladys Baez Dickreiter.
Who says Dreams Can’t come
true? Well, certainly not Stan Tims,
graphic artist and former student of
St. Philip’s. This young man has
some very impressive artwork that
has made quite a few heads turn, as
well as magazines.
One such publication is
Mangazine, a paper published here
in San Antonio by Antaartic Press.
After four or five rejections of his
work, they finally accepted him in
the September 1991 issue. By the ti-
tle of the magazine, one may guess
that it is geared for a male audience.
However, Mr. Tims doesn’t know
where the idea for the title came
from. He did mention that this
magazine is a way for local
freelancers like himself to show their
work in the community, even
though the pay isn’t excellent.
Mr. Tims has been creating art for
awhile now, but he will let it be
known that St. Philip’s college has
been an inspiration for him and has
taught hitn many skills and techni-
ques that he still uses in his freelanc-
ing. Miss Puckett, he believes is the
teacher who stands out the most in
his mind. He describes her as a very
supportive and inspiring teacher.
At the present time, Mr. Tims is
working on a graphic novel on
dinosaurs in color. He prefers to
work with color rather than black
and white, but it really depends on
the mood of the story.
Stan Tims enjoyed SPC and the
teachers. He believes in dreams com-
ing true as long as there is dedica-
tion and attempts at making them
happen. That is his formula and it
has worked for him.
Look out Gary Larson, your com-
petition just walked in!!!
(Continued on page 8)
NATURAL SCIENCES
Why Some Students Are
Not Alert In Class!
by Professor Lanier Byrd
In twenty three years of teaching,
I have heard the entire gamut of ex-
cuses from students concerning poor
grades on examinations. While the
excuses given to me by students
have ranged from reasonable to
unreasonable, I would like to give a
physiological explanation of the pro-
blem.
Some students prior to examina-
tions will spend a great deal of the
night studying. Let’s say the stu-
dent finally goes to bed about 2:00
a.m. and has to awake in the morn-
ing about 6:30 a.m. This student has
had four and a half hours of rest. The
next day, during the period of the
exam when you would like your men-
tal faculties to be at their peak, we
find the oppostie.
The truth is that the Thalamic
region of the brain, part of the Lim-
bic System, during fatiguing periods
as described above would tell all but
vital areas of the brain to “take a
break” and “get some rest.” Centers
in the brain'that are critical like
speech, vision, motor areas (move-
ment centers) would all funtion, but
less critical areas like centers of the
brain that control logic, reasoning,
association centers would probably
be at rest. It is these centers that
make the difference in critical
choices during an examination.
What I am saying is that the brain
has different levels of awareness.
You may not be aware enough to
continue to drive a car after becom-
ing drowsy but after giving up the
steering wheel to another driver you
may be able to ride great distances
without additional episodes of
drowsiness. You may be too sleepy
to study but after closing the books
you may be able to watch television
several hours without a yawn
because watching television, like
riding in a car does not require a
high level of mental awareness.
The bottom line is that when you
want to do your best in class, you
must receive ample amounts of rest.
Eight hours or more is ideal, but at
least six hours with the possibility
of a short nap somewhere during the
day as needed. Plan your rest before
major examinations.
Blood Drive
For Joshua Redus
Wmm
When some students are asked to
donate blood, the first response they
give is usually negative. They’ll
sweat for school, but rarely do they
bleed. Yet sometimes there comes a
special and out-of-the-ordinary occa-
sion.
On Friday, October 11, some very
special students did a very out-of-
the-ordinary thing - and what they
gave wasn’t negative, but 04-.
Several students of Mr. Lanier
Byrd’s Anatomy and Physiology
class got together and donated
blood for fellow classmate, Shawn
McDonald’s relative, Joshua Redus.
Two-year old Joshua, currently at
Methodist Hospital suffers from
leukemia, a disorder characterised
by an abnormal number of
leukocytes (white blood cells) in the
blood.
After Mr. Byrd secured a college
van, 12 faint-hearted students reluc-
tantly climbed aboard and rode to
the South Texas Regional Blood
Bank to donate their most precious
bodily fluid (and right in the middle
of mid-terms, too!).
A footnote to this scenario oc-
cured when the supervisor of Blood
Recruitment at the bank said that
she was”totally lost” about how to
fill her weekend quota for blood. She
stated that she believed that the stu-
dent’s arrival was a “true blessing”.
The Tiger gives a “Two-Paw Ap-
plause” to the following students
who helped make this little miracle
happen:
Maria M. Calvo    /
Barbara Medina
Derek Sanchez
Kerrie Rice
Lloyd Barbour
Shirley Hoskin
Helena Byrd
Connie Lopez
Leetta Bristol
Irene Rodriguez
Susan Anderson
Susian Parsons