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The Tar Heel Thursday, July 14, 198815 Required 'test forces students to dog-paddle to graduation From staff reports Since the mid-1940s, UNC students have been jumping into Bowman Gray pool in Woollen Gym and dog paddling, freestyling or doing what ever will keep their heads above water for 5 minutes. This is the swim test, one of the University's rites of passage. Students who don't know how to swim are encouraged to take the beginning swimming courses from the physical education department before taking the test. The test is generally understood to be a requirement of the General College, and is noted as such on page 45 of the Undergraduate Bulletin. It was instituted during World War I when the Pre-Flight division of the Navy was training at Carolina and donated the outdoor pool. Bowman Gray donated the indoor pool, but a stipulation accompanied his gift: A Resident assistants help transition to college life By LD. CURLE Staff Writer Freshmen face a lot of changes when beginning life in college, and one of the biggest changes is dormi tory living and having a roommate. When two people live in the close quarters of a dormitory room, con flicts often arise. These problems can be helped by the housing staff, which includes resident assistants (RAs), assistant area directors and area directors (ADs). "Resident assistants are trained to encourage students to solve their problems among themselves," according to Seong Soo An, an 1988 89 RA in Lewis Residence Hall. RAs try to get an individual to put himself in the other person's shoes, An said. If problems can't be worked out, freshmen may try to change rooms or dormitories. If no agreement can be reached, then a Room Area Change Application can be filled out, according to Don Collins, 1987-88 area director for Olde Campus. Room changes will not be consid ered for the first 10 days, according to Anne Presnell, 1988-89 area director for Scott Residence College. When rooms are available, room changes will be considered after the applicant meets with an AD. "In college one will be facing many different views, cultures and people. One should not try to resist differ ences. Roommate problems should be given some time," said An . swim test must be instituted, so that every student who might use the pool would be able to swim. If you're no Mark Spitz, dont despair. All you really need to be able to do to pass the swim test is keep from drowning. In this way the test is more a precautionary measure than it is an assessment of your ability to swim like a fish. The test consists of jumping into the pool, swimming to the end and back using any stroke (in the case of some people, you might not call it swimming, exactly) and then staying in the pool for a total of five minutes. The stipulations are simply that you touch neither the sides nor the bottom of the pool during those five minutes. If you are not a particularly good swimmer, but can manage even a slowish clip at the dog-paddle, you will be able to pass the test. Students who want to bypass the test can get waivers under certain circumstances, according to Richard Cramer, an associate at the College of Arts and Sciences. A waiver would require a petition to the Appeals Committee, however a procedure which has a reputation for being somewhat strict. Your best bet is probably to go ahead and take the test during your freshman year and sink or swim. 3t3 0 CRACOVIA european restaurant Polish, French, German and Scandinavian Cuisine Early Bird Specials Sun.-Thurs. 5:30-6:30 Full meal of your choice $9.95' Open For Dinner Only 7 days a week at 5:30 Ail ABC Permits Reservations Suggested 300-B W. 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