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By CHRIS CHALFANT not to worry! The Freshman Buddy
Staff Writer Program provides freshmen and jun-
If you are just about to begin your ior transfers with an upperclassman
years at Carolina, you probably have volunteer to guide and advise you,
many questions and anxieties. But and maybe most importantly, to be
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The role of the Big Buddy, who is
a sophomore, junior or senior, is to
advise the incoming student on eve
rything from grades, classes and pro
fessors to social "graces", Greek life
and parties, of course. The program
is offered by the senior class, which
sponsors many activities for the bud
dies as a group. In addition to the
one-on-one (or pair) activity, many
group activities are planned for the
fall. These include a field day with a
picnic, as well as a cookout.
Co-chairs for the 1989-1990 pro
gram are Travis Darnell and Erica
Ortlam.
"The program is great," Darnell
said. "It gets freshmen associated with
UNC and helps them not feel alien
ated or overwhelmed."
The program provides for a rela
tionship in which both parties bene--fit
from the program. For the incom
ing student, adjustment to UNC is
easier, and his or her college experi
ence is enhanced.
"For the freshmen, it is a good
way for them to get accustomed to
campus life," Darnell said, "to meet
people, and to help with confusing
times such as dropadd." Darnell said
the Big Buddy's benefits include
"sharing his or her UNC experience
with someone who does not have
that." Plus, pride and satisfaction can
result from simply giving back to the
university.
The Big Buddy can save the fresh
man or junior transfer some frustra
tion that is practically inevitable.
Upperclassmen know that two or more
professors in the same course often
teach very differently. This can make
all the difference in the (GPA) world.
"Freshmen (and junior transfers)
meet someone who will be their friend
throughout their first year, will intro
duce them to new people, and will
guide them," Darnell said.
The buddy experience is especially
useful during the first few weeks of
school, but it does continue.
Applications for freshmen and
junior transfers are available in the
Pit on Saturdays during C-TOPS, at
registration and in Suite B of the
Carolina Union. For Big Buddies,
applications are available in the sen
ior newsletter, registration and also
in Suite B.
For more information call the sen
ior class office at 962-1989 or Travis
Darnell at 942-4325. The tentative
deadline for applications is Friday,
September 1.
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life: living with a roommate.
Fortunately, that's where your
Resident Assistant (RA) comes in.
When two people live in the close
confines of a dormitory room (par
ticularly the shoe boxes of South
Campus), conflicts are bound to arise.
These conflicts may erupt from triv
ial arguments, such as who gets to
watch "The Flintstones" or "Guiding
Light," or they may be grounded in
much more serious personality and
or cultural differences.
These problems can often be
helped by the housing staff if not
the RAs, then the assistant area di
rectors (AADs) and area directors
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"The basic task (of an RA) is to
act as a non-judgmental mediator to
help the individuals involved resolve
their conflict by themselves," said Tim
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