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The Daily Tar Heel Wednesday, January 16. 19853 Washington internships offer semester of work in capital By LAURIE WILLIS SUIT Writer Internships in Washington, D.C., are available through the Washing ton Center's intern program for UNC students wanting to spend a semester working in the nation's capital. The internship program provides full-time supervised' work expe rience, as well as weekly seminars on selected topics, for both students and faculty members, according to Robin Joseph, experiential learning coordinator for University Career Planning and Placement Services. Joseph said the Washington Cen ter was 10 years old and had served over 7,000 students from four-year schools throughout the country. While the internships do not pay off in cash, Joseph said the expe rience gained through the program was invaluable. Housing is available for interns for about $800 for the semester, she said. Scholarships are available, as well as funds for minority students. "The internships draw the polit ical, corporate and social community aspects of Washington together," Joseph said. "The internships help (participants) to enrich their educa tions and explore careers." To be considered for the program, students must complete an applica tion and provide three recommen dations one from a place of employment and two from college professors. Two essays explaining career goals, interests and what the student hopes to gain from the internship are also required. Applicants must have at least a 2.5 grade point average to be considered. Joseph said the placement oppor tunities for the program's interns were wide-ranging, with more than 800 sponsoring agencies in the private and public sectors. "Students have a chance to work with the Department of Justice, the U.S. Consress. law firms television stations, the Kennedy Center, the National Archives and many other places," she said. Students may be eligible for up to 12 hours of academic credit for their work, Joseph said. "The Wash ington Center cannot grant credit . . . the student and the intern liaison (Joseph) determine that," she said. Dorothy Wilson, a 23-year-old UNC graduate with an English degree, who interned last semester with the Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington, said she had a lot of job freedom during her internship. "I wrote Jbr their newspaper, Arts Washington, and I conducted my own interviews for my stories," she said. - Wilson also helped with adminis trative duties such as entering office files into a new computer. "Washington was great," she said. "The best thing is I'm really inter ested in working with the business side of the arts, and I got to learn a lot about the art scene in Washing ton. I also made a lot of contacts with important people in high places." Wilson advised students interested in applying for the program to be very specific in their requests for job areas so that interests can be matched with job openings. "If you truly desire to be a homemaker you should put that down," she said. "There are internships with the National Institute of Home Economics." Wilson said the internships were a way to find other job opportunities. "I was offered a paying job from the Cultural Alliance of Greater Wash ington," she explained. "Had I not felt the need to go to graduate school I would have stayed." There will be a workshop about Washington internships in 210 Hanes Hall Jan. 30 at 3:30 p.m. A film about the Washington Center will be shown, and former interns will tell about the jobs they had. Council approves temporary shelter for homeless By MARJORIE MORRIS Staff Writer The basement of the old police builHing will now be used as a temporary shelter for transients and the homeless following the Chapel Hill Town Council's Monday night approval of an Inter-Faith Council for Social Service proposal. The building, located at 100 W. Rosemary St., was chosen as a shelter by the IFC because of its closeness to other community agencies, including the commun ity kitchen several blocks west, and town and county agencies in the immediate area. The IFC worked this winter with several churches to provide temporary shelter for the homeless on a rotating basis before the town council's approval of the use of the police building. The homeless can stay at the shelter from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. daily, with trained volunteers from member congregations and volunteer groups there to help. Sue Baker, co-chairman of the IFC Shelter Committee, said homeless citizens would be taken to the shelter for the night and taken back to the IFC building in the morning. Baker said most of the homeless had something to do during the day, in response to council member R.D. Smith's question if they were being abandoned from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. The IFC now is considering the purchase of a house on Cameron Avenue to solve the problem of where the shelter will be after April 30, the last day granted by the council for the use of the police building. In other action, the second vice chairman of the Orange County Commission for Women asked the council Monday night for a clear, forceful and effective job policy on sexual harassment. Second Vice Chair Dana Baldwin said the commission felt these changes were needed after recent allegations against a Chapel Hill police officer. The officer, Wilbert J. Simmons, was accused by four female officers of verbal sexual harassment, according to three sources quoted by the Durham Morning Herald. Simmons was, demoted from captain to lieutenant, but last October Chapel Hill Police Chief Herman Stone would not say if it was because of an internal investigation concerning accusations of sexual harassment. Baldwin said the commission took no position on the truthfulness of the allegations but wanted town policy to ensure that every case of sexual harassment was thoroughly investigated. If the case merits action against the accused, the commission wants town policy to effectively discipline the guilty, according to Baldwin. STV from page 1 Boyle said this was to let students know what is expected of each office. Patricia Wallace, candidate for student body president, said she thought the forum would be fun. "All the exposure I can get will help my campaign," she said. Wallace said she hoped it would display her self confidence and open-mindedness. "There has been a mix-up on some issues, and I hope people will see that I am practical," she said Another candidate for student body president, Max Lloyd, said he believed the forum would be helpful to his campaign. " It will let students know where (the candidates) stand on certain issues," he said. Lloyd said he hoped his television experience would be to his advantage. "My only concern is that this just might get boring with so many candidates," he said. Campus Calendar The Carolina Student Fund DTH Campus Calendar will appear daily. Announcements to be run in the expanded version on Mondays and Thursdays must be placed in the box outside the Carolina Student Fund office on the third floor of South Building by 3 p.m. Friday and 3 p.m. Wednesday, respectively. The dead lines for thelimitecT editions will be noon one day -bef o re -the- announce ment is to run,. Only announcements from University recognized and cam pus organizations will be printed. Wednesday 5 p.m. Association of International Students meeting at the Inter national Center in the Union. 6 p.m. Karate Club introductory workout in Woolen Gym Studio B. 7 p.m. Outing Club meeting in the Union. 7:30 pan. Sports Club Council very important budget process meeting in Union 22(K , . SJAND films: 'How the Pentagon Gets Its --Money and The US vs the USSR" in 2nd floor Union Lounge. 10 p.m. Anglican Student Fellowship Holy Communion at Chapel of the Cross. Plans made to form barbershop group Men, particularly male students, interested in barbershop singing can attend a meeting tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. to establish a barbershop singing group chapter in Chapel Hill. The meeting, sponsored by the Society for the Preservation and Encour agement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America, will be held in the fellowship hall of the University United Methodist Church at 150 E. Franklin St. For more information call Raleigh Mann at 942-7035. American Heart Association WERE FIGHTING FOR YOUR LIFE ;jr:;;iA::B.;S::4:::lrKiT:r;h:::I:5::8Hi m 'I I I .1 I . I I I I I in T mmmt I I . I . i I I : ri : it -s: ; s ; m o-. w 3 ; jr' : n :o; Wr La Seniors, do you have Phone Power? Your volunteer help is needed for our '85 Class Gift Campaign. 30 callers are needed for each of 16 evening phone sessions from the University phone center in Hanes Hall. If you will be a caller for the '85 Senior Class Gift Campaign, February 3-13, please contact: Scott Wjerman, class president, at 929-8581 (6 p.m.rte$bimj Of Tshe Carolina Kuhd ati J 25 r 962-2336 (8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.) Seniors, this is your chance for your "special kind of spirit" to show! American Kaart Association WE'RE FIGHTING FOR YOUR UFE For. 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