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Thursday, March 3, 1988
RAMBLER
TEXAS WESLEYAN
-MAR- 3 1988-
Page Three
Computers purchased from philanthropic endeavor
by Ray C. Brooks
Texas Wesleyan has its very
own philanthropist student immi
grant Chris G Yiantxnu who
came to the U S. from Greece in
1966 at the age of 18
His dream was to become a
pharmacist by studying in
France; however, his destiny was
the US His aunt was married
to an American and lived in
Borger. TX, near Amarillo. While
attending a junior-college there,
he worked for his aunt and
uncle. He earned his Associates
of Arts degree there. "To fulfill
my dream, I went to the Univer-
sity of Houston's pharmacy
school," he said.
He practiced pharmacy while
applying to medical schools He
was accepted at Texas Tech Me-
dical School. He did all his basic
science studies there. After go-
ing out of state for his electives,
he came to Dallas to serve
his internship. He specialized in
gastroenterology and has been
practicing in Bedford for nine
years. He became a U S. citizen
in 1975.
He brought his nephew, who
is now a business junior at TWC,
to the U.S. from Greece. He
started asking people where his
nephew could get the best edu-
cation in the Dallas Fort Worth "I had a chance to go to If he were to help someone back
area "It really came down to
the University of Dallas and
Texas Wesleyan College, and
Texas Wesleyan College was
closer to where we lived," he
explained.
"From the very beginning
when I investigated this school.
I tried to find out what its
strengths and weaknesses were
Hy chatting with some of the stu
dents, especially in business and
accounting, I tried to find out
what this school didn't have as
compared with what other schools
have " He realized that students
did not have the computers in
accounting that could give them
the "handson" experience they
needed for the business world
To fill the deficiency. Yiantsou
gave $10,000 for the purchase of
six AT clones ia less expensive
equivalent to the IBM AT micro-
computer!, three printers and
the desks and chairs to go with
them.
He has also committed him-
self to pay $500 a year so that
the library can receive the quar-
terly reports from Singerfields
and Everetts "I just go around
and ask the business teacher and
the students what is missing . .
and I just try to see if I can
help.
school anil get the best educa-
tion in the United States 1 made
a commitment to myself that,
for the people who sent me to
school, I will do whatever I can
to send others to school or help
in the educational process I’m a
very strong believer that the
only way you can really succeed
is through education." He said
it breaks his heart to see anyone
drop out whether it be from
high school, college or graduate
school.
He is studying to obtain a
charter financial analysis iCFAi.
CFA's analyze stocks and make
recommendations for brokerage
firms. To obtain it, one must
take three different levels of
exams. Yiantsou is auditing some
classes and receives help from
Louis K McLain, a fi-
nance professor, on his days
off. "It may take quite a few
years ... but this is something
I enjoy doing," he said after a
two hour lecture by professor
McLain. "My uncle and aunt
were in real estate ... so I learn-
ed business the practical way —
I never really studied it. Over
the years I became fascinated
with the stock market and the
analysis of securities."
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attend college, he said, the only
'thing he would expect from
them is for them to help some
one else or to help other schools
He said he hears students com-
plain "our school needs more
class rooms, we need more
money, we need more or this —
Well you do it. When you guys
graduate you send some money
in."
He said he docs not wish to
sound like a saint. He just feels
like it's his obligation to give
To improve the image of Tex-
as Wesleyan he said it's up to
the students. "It's what you guys
are going to achieve once you
get out into the business world."
Yiantsou said it's a challenge
to keep up on the quickly chang-
ing information in the medical
field "I don't know what I'll be
doing tomorrow," he said of the
future, "but I'm sure I'll be
studying someplace. I think if
you really want to die — you
stop learning."
BBB gives advice
by Ray C. Brooke
The Better Business Bureau's
"College Campus Advisory" of
December '87 warned against
techniques often used to sep-
arate college students from their
inadequate bank accounts.
The Better Business Bureau
i BBB i said to beware of high-
pressure - salesman techniques.
"Don't be forced to sign any-
thing," said Mrs. aird of the
BBB
Salespersons often claim sign-
ing an agreement can establish
credit by continued payments,
said the advisory. The payments
may seem small at the time, but
they may become difficult to
continue.
According to law a contract
that is over $25 and is signed
away from the company’s place
of business can be cancelled
"within three business days,"
TEXAS WESLEYAN
STUDENT SPECIAL
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said the advisory. That, however,
is frequently not explained by
salespersons. Mrs. Baird sug-
gests students cancel contracts
by mail so that there would be
a record; if it is done so by
phone, the company might claim
they had never received the
message.
"The fact that companies are
soliciting on campus does not
. . mean they have permis-
sion . . . ifrom) the college
. . . Resist efforts to sell you
goods before you have had a
chance to compare products.”
The advisory also said to be-
ware of “pressure to place orders
at the time of the marketing
presentation.” One company’s
literature said it was “pledged
with many colleges not to do
follow-up soliciting to avoid the
suggestion of annoyance and
pressure.’’
The BBB said to be suspicious
of companies that only present a
picture of the merchandise.
“Some companies offer delivery
plans where you continue to
make payments and get your
goods in a few years.” What if
the company is not in business
when the student is supposed to
receive the goods, the advisory
asked.
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