2 Wednesday, March 22,1995 College Students Get New On-Ramp to Internet BY RACHAEL LANDAU STAFF WRITER The information superhighway recently got another on-ramp, as anew on-line service offered by Peterson’s Guides Inc. provides access to educational informa tion ranging from summer jobs to financial aid to college programs. The new service is called Peterson’s Internet Education Center. The inspira tion behind the idea came from Casey Hegener, one of the founders ofPeterson’s. “It came as a result of our own aware ness of the power of the Internet and the thinking on our part that students on col lege campuses were very much involved through e-mail and on-campus connec tions to the Internet,” said Peter Hegener, the president and co-founder of Peterson’s Guides Inc. “Asa result, it was a natural step for us to take what we had been publishing in print and make it available to students through an electroric format,” he said. Susan Ritchie, In iemetcommunications c inagerat Peterson’s, said that the system had started J. t. 3 and that students could access information in four sectors. She said the company’s extension into the com puter realm was a natural transition. “We’vealwayswo. ery closely with Trading Suntan Lotion for Elbow Grease j ? udents From UNC Spent Their Spring Breaks Fixing Homes in Kentucky BYSALLIELACY STAFF WRITER McCreary County, Ky, would hardly be considered a tourist area. In fact, it is one of the 10 poorest coun ties in the United States, but that didn’t keep seven UNC students from spending their Spring Break there helping to im prove the living conditions. The Newman Center, a Catholic church in Chapel Hill targeted to University stu dents, worked with the Christian Appala chian Project to send students to work with about 90 other students from around the country in eastei n Kentucky in two of the country’s poorest counties. The Christian Appalachian Project, a charity organization based in eastern Ken tucky, was started about 30 years ago by a priest who visited ’he impoverished areas of McCreary and Martin counties. Students worked during break to im prove the homes of poor families that could not afford the necessary repairs and addi tions. Tasks included insulating a house, you get too depressed about what your college diploma is really worth, check out the box below. It outlines our special deal for soon-to-be graduates, or gradu -1 Am-r'' ates have been out of school less than a year. See that? You I L/KADUAI t PR.OGRAM , , ,111.. i . i , , thought youd be driving around in some used rust bucket. But now you can drive an Acura Integra GS-R, with a 170-horsepower DOWN PAYMENT VTEC engine, power moonroof, air conditioning, and best of all, a name. Of course we know you'd prefer a vice presidency in our company. ■ hould do for now. SOME THINGS ARE WORTH THE PRICE. 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Information is available on undergradu ate colleges, summer jobs at camps, sum mer programs for kids and teens, and gradu ate and professional study. The undergraduate sector has many practical applications for students. Not only will they be able to find information about colleges and institutions but they will also be able to apply to more than 130 schools on-line without mailing in an application. When not in school, students can use the summer job postings to find that elu sive, ideal employment. Part of the career and jobs area, which is not yet complete, will include the postings for job informa tion for various summer camps. The job descriptions include informa tion about the camp such as a general purpose, requirements, contacts, number of openings, dates, pay and the date the } INDIANA j OHIO ILLINOIS ) J J KENTUCKY \ TENNESSEE DTH/CHRIS ANDERSON AND HMSHALA WILSON installing storm windows and building a kitchen. “We were working to make this woman’s house warmer,” said Gina DeFranco, a sophomore from Cleveland. “We put insulation on the outside of the existing structure and vinyl siding over that.” In a county where the average annual income is $7,000, there’s not much money left overfor home improvement. McCreary County got its first house with running water only about six years ago, and most still do not have it, said Jeff Holman, a sophomore from Hickory. “You always hear about poverty, but when you go there it’s really an eye-open ing experience,” Holman said. McCreary County also has a 60 percent illiteracy rate. Only 25 percent of those FEATURES information was last updated. The open ings are listed alphabetically by the name of the camp. The summer programs sector has list ings for more than 1,400 organizations from traditional camps to tour groups to private schools and colleges. The camps are located across the United States, Canada and several other countries. Users can search alphabetically, geo graphically, by activity and by the type of program: day, residential or travel. More than 340 categories are available under the type of activity offered. The final branch of the service, the gradu ate and professional study sector, gives information on more than 1,500 accred ited U.S. institutions. Users can search for institutions by academic area, geographic area, alphabetical listing and faculty. The apply function also is available for graduate schools, but only a few schools have requested this service, Hegener said. At the moment, these applications are free, but this might change if schools choose to charge students for the service. “My hunch is that as they see how the education center works, and as they be come aware of the traffic in the Peterson’s Education Center, they are bound to react with making sure they have an electronic application on their site on the center,” who go to high school graduate, and teen pregnancy rates are one of the country’s highest. “There’s not really a push for educa tion,” said Christina Aquilante, a fresh man from Phoenixville, Pa. “There’s a push to acquire skills and get a job really fast to make money for the family.” Despite the poverty, students were im pressed with the generosity of the commu nity. “It was amazing to see how much compassion people can have for each other,” DeFranco said. “Though these people live in such poverty, they would give you anything.” Holman got to know the family he was helping, a couple with three young girls, during the week. Neither the husband nor the wife had jobs or much money. “I had my birthday over Spring Break,” Holman said. “They found out and baked me a cake. I don’t know how they did it.” Students did run into some minor diffi culties during their stay. The residents of McCreary County, which is isolated in the mountains of Kentucky, spoke with hints of Old English, according to some on the trip. "I couldn’t understand them,” said Sara Brandt, a sophomore from Derry, N.H. “Up until the coming of TV and radio, they’ve had no contact with the outside world.” Hegener said. Users can access this information on the World Wide Web at http:// www.petersons.com. The education center will be adding and updating the system with new information and installing new features at the various sites throughout the year. Since the center’s opening, it has been accessed more than 250,000 times from countries all over the world. “Because of the great interest in surfing in cyberspace, we realize that the Peterson’s Education Center is a central place for accessing information on any college at the undergraduate or graduate level,” he said. “It makes it, therefore, very easy for a student to link directly to the information any of the colleges want to provide,” he said. The system is, in a way, richer than the books Peterson’s offers because users can do many things on the system, Ritchie said. Rather than having to look up each college or program they are interested in, students can pull up lists that fulfill the criteria they are interested in. They don’t have to write each college for additional information but instead can simply use the on-line system’s various functions. Campus Calendar Women's History Month Maijorie Lee Browne and Evelyn Boyd Granville These two women were the first black women to receive doctoral degrees in mathematics. Both women received their degrees in 1949. WEDNESDAY 8:30 a.m. Tax Seminar for all international stu dents and scholars will be held in the Union film auditorium until 11:30 a m. An IRS representative will make a presentation. Individual assistance will be held from 1 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. in Union 224. Bring your forms and questions! 1 p.m. Tax Seminar Individual Assistance for all international students and scholars will be held until 4:30 p.m. in Union 224. Bring your forms and ques tions. 5 p.m. Intelligent Men Achieving Goals of Ex cellence (IMAGE) will hold an interest meeting in Carmichael ballroom of Carmichael Residence Hall. Call Russell at 914-7675 for more information. 4p.m. Applied Sciences Seminar: "Photographic Process With Applications to Inter-Oral Dental Film,” will be presented by Mirriam Zietlaw from Lord Corp. in B-928 Kenan Hall. 6 p.m. WESLEY, the Methodist Student Cam pus Ministry invites all students to 214 Pittsboro St. for a home-cooked meal and a program, “Living the Simple Life,” by Walt Denny. 7 p.m. “One Woman’s Vietnam” will be pro jected in the Union film auditorium. Come share Red Cross volunteer Laraine Hines’ experiences in the Vietnam War. Sponsored by the Carolina Union Activities Board Forum Committee. 8 p.m. “An Evening with Tom Delnca and Hypnotism” will be held in 106 Carroll. Sponsored by CUAB Human Relations Committee and the Residence HaD Association. UNC Men’s Volleyball will play its final home match of the year against the Duke Blue Devils. ITEMS OF INTEREST Do yon have a 3.0 GPA or better? 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