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El Centro tenches b^ic coinputer skills to cominuiiity
Brittany Smith Explorer functions.
Brittany Smith
News Editor
Explorer functions
While Saenz demonstrates basic computer
skills, student volunteers watch the children of
the parents in the class. Students like Colleen
Clark and Jonathan Solano heard about the
program through their classes like
Conversational Spanish and through Elon
Volunteers!
It s a good way for the children to interact
El Centro and La Comunidad are working
together in a community outreach program
that teaches computer skills to the Hispanic
community. The program began last fall when
Randall Saenz, assistant director of the
Spanish Center, realized what a need the com- u s a good way tor the children to interact
munity had and that the Spanish Center could with the English language and for their parents
“'‘f , to develop computer skills,” said Solano.
The class meets on 6-7:30 pm, Monday and Students in the outreach pixjgram find it
W,^nesday nights m El Centro. Saenz teach- incredibly helpful. They enjoy the one-on-one
es his students how to use basic computer pro- attention of a small class. Participants also find
grams like Windows, Micro»ft Wotd Excel, it more he.pftU that the "n
Pomt, Access and basic Internet Spanish, their native language. “Before I was
computer illiterate, now I am leaming so
much,” said Jose Perez. He finds that Saenz is
very thorough in his explanations and is verv
helpful.
Catalina Perez said that she had taken other
programs like the one at El Centro, but they
were too crowded and too fast paced for her to
keep up. She has never had a computer before
but the university is providing her with a great
opportunity and she wants to keep leaming and
expanding her knowledge of computers.
Iliana Ramella, another student, also took
another class like the one she is taking now. “I
had a basic knowledge of computers but the
teacher moved too fast and I was not keeping
up very well. Now I am self confident aLt
computers and I feel like I am not asking stu
pid questions,” she said.
Saenz hopes to continue his Spanish com
puter class through the summer. Eventually he
hopes to get students involved in teaching the
class when they are fluent in Spanish snd
knowledgeable about computers. “It is a great
way to link Alamance’s Hispanic community
and the student community,” Saenz said.
Contact Brittany Smith at
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Elon doctor Meindert Albert Niemeyer
regained his license after being acquitted on
charges in an assault-and-battery lawsuit in
October.
According to the Burlington Times-News,
patient Crystal I. Gemer, “misinterpreted a
physical exam, while Gemer’s attorney said
Niemeyer ‘went too far’ in touching her
breasts and making personal comments.”
The North Carolina Medical Board records
state that Niemeyer surrendered his license in
improper comments to them. On Aug. 25,
2003, Niemeyer was convicted of six counts of
misdemeanor assault on a female and one
count of misdemeanor false imprisonment, all
involving patients.
He also sold JuicePlus+ to patients and
was fit to have his license back, he learned his
lesson.
utation and we have referred to them ^
while now.”
When students have physical examinations
at the R.N. Health and Counseling Center,
there is always another person of the same geh
der in the room if there may be any nudity-
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Niemeyer must “continue counseling, provide
encouia.ed.h ^HgulXn? tave'a‘’T“’^hehe adds that “anytime you feel uncomfot-
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experts. Elon students leave campus for doctors only
Director of Health Services Kitty Parrish said, _
said because Niemeyer is a general nhx • • • something that happens very seldom J ITT
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