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The Rio Grande Herald-Thursday, July 31,2003, Page 4
Student research highlights McNair
Scholars Banquet at TAMUK
The eighth annual McNair
Scholars Banquet at Texas A&M
University-Kingsville in mid-July
put the spotlight on student
researchers and the work they have
been doing while enrolled at the
university.
Nine students, including one
Roma native, presented their
research during the banquet, and an
additional eight students, including
one Rio Grande City native, gave
reports on their experiences through
internships.
Students who presented research
were part of the McNair Scholars
Program at Texas A&M-
Kingsville. The program is under
the direction of Mary Gonzalez,
assistant vice president of Special
Programs.
Noe Benitez, junior from Koma
majoring in music, presented "The
Influence of Heitor Villa-Lobos'
Philosophy as a Music Educator in
the American Classroom as a
Methodology for Music
Instruction." His faculty mentor
was Dr. Nancy KingSanders.
The McNair program, made
possible through a grant from the
U.S. Department of Education,
offers students exposure to the
techniques used in major research
programs by allrwing them to
conduct research under the guidance
of graduate mentors from the
disciplines in which they hope to
pursue graduate study.
The McNair Scholais program
also assisted students who obtained
internships or other study
opportunities.
Clarisa Garcia, senior from Alice,
and Bichnat Tran Le, senior from
Kingsville, presented "University of
Texas Medical Branch Medical
School Familiarization Program."
Bcatriz Lopez, senior from Rio
Grande City, also gave a
presentation about the Medical
School Familiarization Program.
All three girls are majoring in
biology. Their faculty men'or was
Dr. Manuel Soto.
U.S. Senate votes to continue
bulletproof vest grants
WASHINGTON- The Bulletproof
Vest Partnership Program, set to
expire in 2004, will be extended
through 2007 under the provisions
of a bill approved by the United
States Senate late Tuesday evening,
July 15.
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-
Texas), a member of the Judiciary
Committee's subcommittee on
Crime, Corrections and Victims'
Rights, said the bill would continue
to provide "critical support" to law
enforcement across Texas and the
nation.
"Already this year, the Bureau of
Justice Assistance (BJA) approved
payments for the purchase of 4880
pieces of body armor and nearly
$1.4 million in funding to help
protect local law enforcement in
Texas," Cornyn said. "This is a
program that deserves our support,
and I appreciate my colleagues
recognizing the need to extend this
critical safeguard for the men and
women who risk their iives to
protect ours."
More than 300 jurisdictions
across Texas received funding from
the BJA this year, and 5700
nationwide. Federal payment can
provide up to 50 percent of each
jurisdiction's costs, including those
associated with purchasing and
shipping the vests.
"Eligible departments include any
entities employing law enforcement
officers such as police officers,
sheriffs' deputies, correctional
officers, parole and probation
agents, as well as pretrial services
officers," Cornyn said "Federal
payment can provide up to 50
percent of each jurisdiction's costs,
including costs associated with
purchasing and shipping the vests."
The Bulletproof Vest Partnership
Grant Act of 2003 (S. 764) amends
the Omnibus Crime Control and
Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend
the funding authorization through
2007. 'I'he grant program provides
matching grants to aid state, tribal
and local jurisdictions in purchasing
protective vests for law enforcement
officers. The law provides priority
funding for jurisdictions with
populations under 100,000.
Vacation Bible School at FBC-RGC is successful
Eighty-eight young people took part in the 2003 Vacation Bible School held at First Baptist Church Rio Grande
City recently. Adult and youth volunteers from First Baptist Church of Highlands, TX, assisted by FBC-RGC
volunteers, conducted the four day school, which featured Bible stories, crafts, music, refreshments, and
recreation. "The Great Kingdom Caper, Cracking the Character Code," was the theme for the week, which had
as its motto, "Discover It, Believe It, L ive It!" The United Kingdom was the setting for the theme, as the sleuths
discovered that God blesses the life of those who practice certain character traits, such as gentleness, humility,
patience, kindness, and love. They received many blessings as they sought to discover and learn how to apply
these traits in their lives FBC Pastor Brother Bob Alderman termed the VBS a great success and, at the final
day's program, thanked everyone who participated for their commitment. Special thanks were extended to the
volunteers from Highlands Baptist Church and their pastor, Tim Edwards. Bible study is held at FBC every
Sundav morning at 9:45. and evervone is invited.
Baylor study attempts to
understand teen inactivity
Interactive chart gives parents
clues on weight changes
Parents now have a visual tool
to help them keep their child's
weight gain on track.
An interactive calculator
charting body mass index (BM1) is
available on the website at the
Children's Nutrition Center at
' Baylor College of Medicine in
Houston.
Based on the revised growth
charts from the Centers for Disease
Control, the Chit n's BMI &
Percentile Grapi Calculator
provides a snaps!"'! of a child's
weight and height for age including
BMI and BMI Percentile. "1 he
growth chart enables a parent to
look for fluctuations in a child's
weight over time.
"Parents can use the calculator
to look for any significant changes
in a child's status." said Roman
Shypailo, an instructor of pediatrics
at Baylor and body composition
expert at CNRC. "We developed
this interactive tool as a tracking
device for parents."
For example, a 5-year-old boy
with a BMI at the 65th percentile
would be expected to track at the
65"' percentile as he grows. It he
goes up to the 70th percentile at age
6, ant then the 75,l: percentile at age
7. this would alert parents to a
potential problem that should be
discussed with the pediatrician.
Shypalio said.
"It's much easier to .nake
changes in a child's diet and
exercise routine early in life," he
said. "If the charts indicate a child
is drifting too much in either
direction, parents can step in to
make important lifestyle changes."
Since 1988, the number of
children considered at risk of being
overweight (85th percentile) or who
are overweight (95th percentile) has
almost doubled. Obesity carries a
number of serious health risks,
including diabetes and heart
disease. ,
The calculator is located at
www.bcm.tmc.edu/cnrc.
Simpiy thinking they're "just
not athletic" could be keeping
"couch-potato" kids rooted to the
sofa.
"People tend to limit - ir
activity level based on how they
see themselves athletically.'' said
Dr. Cheryl Braselton Anderson, an
assistant professor of pediatrics at
Baylor College of Medicine in
Houston. "To do vigorous
exercise, like running, swimming,
or cycling, or any type of physical
activity, you have to see yourself as
a person who does these things."
Anderson believes that the
tendency to be active (or inactive)
is maintained by a feedback loop,
with "athletic identity" determining
what activities people do, and the
activities they do influencing how
they see themselves.
"Those who develop a positive
athletic identity are more likely to
stay active over the years, while
having a poor athletic identity is
related to inactivity," said
Anderson, a behavioral scientist at
the Children's Nutrition Research
Cente-
Anderson also believes that
individuals who have a positive
athletic identity likely developed it
in childhood or adolescence.
To test her theories, Anderson is
launching a four-year study, which
will follow over 900 middle school
students as they make the transition
to high school. Research shows
this period tends to coincide with a
marked drop in kids' level of
physical activity. The study will
measure whether the teens' athletic
self perception changes over time
and if so. what influences this.
The study is being funded by a
1.2 million grant from the National
Cancer Institute/National Institutes
of Health. where increasing
physical activity and decreasing
sedentary behavior has become a
research priority.
Anderson hopes the study's
findings will eventually lead to
more school and community-based
programs that help less athletically
talented children develop more
positive athletic identities.
"To change ingrained identities
like T'm a poor student' or 'I'm
not athletic,' kids need the
opportunity to have positive
experiences," she said. "Although
I'm a big supporter of team and
individual sports, not everyone can
be on the 'A team' or 'B team'.
We have to make a place for all
kids."
Anderson also believes that
children need to know they can be
physically active without being a
star athlete.
"Kids have to know it's OK to
run slow and it's OK to be the last
one," she said. "They don't have to
be a Lance Armstrong to ride a
bicycle."
Emergency blood drive
planned at RGC City Hall
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The Rio Grande City Offices, in
conjunction with United Blood
Services, will be sponsoring an
Emergency Blood Drive on Friday,
Aug. X from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00
p.in. in the Council Chambers at
City Hall.
Donating blood is safe and easy.
The entire process takes less than
45 minutes. Each donation can help
as many as three patients in the Rio
Grande Valley.
Persons interested in donating
blood must weigh at least 110
pounds or more and be 17 years or
older and in general good health.
Everyone is urged to do his/her part
and give the gift of life. Please
remember to eat prior to donating,
and to bring your ID. All donors
will receive a free "Starve a
Mosquito" "1-Shirt as a thank you
for helping with this event.
lake a few minutes to donate
blood...and invite a friend to join
you — you'll feel great knowing
you've done something really
special.
For more information about the
blood drive, interested persons
should contact Jennifer J. Lope/, at
United Blood Services at 1 -888-
827-4376, extension 117. Everyone
is urged to make time to attend
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