2The Daily Tar HeelTuesday, November 3, 1992
SPS: an ear for every problem
By Joyce Clark
Staff Writer
Is the stress of exams getting you
down? Are you missing the familiarity
of home? Are the strains and stresses of
everyday campus life and relationships
depriving you of sleep, disrupting your
eating habits or interfering with your
concentration?
UNC's Student Psychological Ser
vices is geared toward easing some of
those stresses and offering solutions to
student anxieties.
SPS, a specialized division of the
Student Health Service, is staffed by
mental health care workers who spe
cialize in psychiatry, psychology and
clinical social work.
Mike Liptzin, director of SPS since
1970, said SPS workers listened to stu
dents' concerns and helped them come
to grips with their problems and work
on possible solutions.
Liptzin said students usually came to
SPS because they felt as though there
was no where else to go.
These students usually have tried
speaking to family or friends about their
problems, but the problems persist and
often begin to disrupt the student's daily
routine, he said.
Lack of sleep, altering of eating hab
its or an inability to study or concentrate
often result, Liptzin said.
SPS offers counseling for a variety of
problems including but not limited to:
marital and couples counseling, gay and
lesbian relationships, academic matters,
rape counseling, eating disorders, de
pression, anxiety, social phobias and
stress management.
Liptzin said that SPS usually saw
students having problems with friends,
romantic relationships, academic wor
Large 2-topping pizza
plus tax
FREE DELIVERY
929-3330
M-Sat 1 1:30-1 1:00 pm
Sunday 2-1 1
300 E. Main St., Carrboro
$5 Delivery minimum
43
PCPartnerXL"
"Leading Technology Inc.
Save $10000
25MHz 386SX DOS 5.0 &
4MB RAM Windows 3.1
100MB Hard Drive Microsoft Works for
3.5" & 5.25" Floppy Windows
Drives One Year On-Site v
SVGA Monitor Warranty
NOW$l,19500
reg $1,295.00
ries, depression and homesickness, but
during its history had seen students for
an incredibly wide variety of problems
and concerns.
"Our potential patient population is
23,000 students," Liptzin said, refer
ring to the approximate total number of
students enrolled at the University.
"We see about 8 percent (of the stu
dent body)each year.
"We saw about 1 ,800 students last
year for an average of about four visits
per student."
Liptzin said students could have as
many consultations as necessary, but
that "necessarily we're really a short
term center" because of the limited num
ber of staff members and the potential
number of patients.
"Most students get the help they need
in a short series of sessions," he said.
On average, patients usually attend a
series of four sessions, each lasting be
tween 45 minutes and an hour, Liptzin
said.
If a student is found to need addi
tional treatment, SPS tries to refer the
student to someone else such as UNC
Hospitals' mental health clinic or a lo
cal therapist, he said.
"We are aware of other campus re
sources and may make other referrals,"
Liptzin said.
Liptzin said because SPS remained
busy throughout the year, students could
have some difficulty getting a same
day appointment.
But Liptzin said every effort was
made to schedule an appointment for
the student within the week.
The clinic offers "walk-in" times for
students who feel their problem might
warrant immediate attention.
In these cases, SPS makes every ef
fort to accommodate the student on a
Fantastic
(November 3, 4, 5 &6
: VN XV v
IIS
A
m
A
Only currently enrolled students, faculty & staff may
same-day basis, he said.
Liptzin said most of the students seen
at SPS were undergraduates.
Freshmen often have problems with
homesickness and feeling out of place
on such a large campus, he said.
Sophomores tend to suffer from what
is known as the "sophomore slump," in
which students have trouble deciding
on a major and often feel they might
want to take some time off.
Juniors often feel an increased pres
sure to commit to lifetime goals and to
achieve and succeed in whatever they
choose to do, Liptzin said.
Seniors are concerned about leaving
or continuing romantic relationships
after graduation, going to graduate
school or getting jobs.
SPS workers usually see more fresh
men and seniors than anyone else, but
graduate students and other undergradu
ates also make use of the service, he
said.
"We have a wide range of problems,
so we talk about a bunch of alternatives
such as .dropping courses or perhaps
taking time off and coming back (to the
University)," Liptzin said.
"We try to help the student under
stand what the problem is and help them
to explore alternatives."
SPS also is responsible for the distri
bution of the "John Door Bulletin" fli
ers that are posted on the back of bath
room stall doors in dormitories.
The fliers inform students of services
offered at SPS and help students recog
nize that they are not the only ones
having problems and concerns.
"The bottom line is that people are
troubled by all sorts of problems from
the very simple adjustment reactions to
everyday stresses and strains of college
campus life, to really psychiatric ill
nesses and traumatic experiences,"
Liptzin said.
"We're here in a confidential way to
try and help the student understand and
learn form their problems."
SPS visits and patient information
are completely confidential.
No information concerning student
counseling may be released without the
student's written permission.
Any treatment is covered by the stu
dent health fee and is available at no
extra cost to all enrolled students at the
University.
SPS is located on the second floor of
SHS, and appointments may be made
by calling 966-3658 during regular of
fice hours, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday
through Friday.
Consultation also is available at SHS
after office hours, on the weekends and
during semester breaks.
mm mm l
Macintosh LC II
Save $12500
4MB RAM
40MB Hard Drive
Macintosh 12" Color Display
Basic Keyboard
Student Aid Package
(come to The RAM Shop fir details)
NOW$l,39500
reg. $1,520.00
Shop Computers
UNC Student
Carrboro residents express concerns
about proposed cellular phone tower
By wai Huffman
StaffWriter
Carrboro residents voiced concerns
last week about the possible construc
tion of a cellular telephone tower off
South Greensboro Street.
The Carrboro Board of Aldermen
have postponed action on a request to
build the 250-foot tower until next
Tuesday. At aboard of aldermen meet
ing last Tuesday night, residents said
they were troubled about the tower.
: The proposed site of the tower is on
the property of Village Self Storage,
which surrounding residents said they
feared might put them in danger of
Clinton
that the idea of full-time governmental
work makes me unhappy," he said.
"However, I do plan to give Bill Clinton
as much advice as he wants and more."
People Magazine, U.S. News and
World Report, The Wall Street Journal
and The London Times all have con
tacted Gless for information on Clinton.
Gless said reporters contacted all mem
bers of Clinton's Rhodes Scholar class.
Even as a college student, Clinton
had concrete goals for a political career,
Gless said. The future governor fre
quently talked about his desire to return
to Arkansas and improve its condition.
"On the bus back from a perfor
mance of King Lear at Stratford-on-Avon,
Clinton talked to me about how
he wanted to go back and help his poverty-stricken
state," Gless said.
Gless said he was surprised when
Clinton became governor of Arkansas
and materialized the idealistic goal he
had so often vocalized to his friends.
"Many people with academic cre
dentials like Clinton's go to New York,
take jobs in law and make a bundle of
money," he said.
Gless said many Americans in Lon
don had had moral problems with the
war in Vietnam.
"It was a time when we were all taken
by the notion that it was the duty of
young Americans to fight for the US A,"
he said. "Only after a while did we
realize that America's vital interests
were not at stake."
American students and a few British
sympathizers staged mild rallies out
side the American Embassy in London.
"The protests themselves were pretty
tame," Gless said. "There were some
chants, but mainly we just stood in front
of the embassy."
Savinqs!
or while supplies last)
T ' imT
Stores
purchase from The RAM Shop of the Student
long-term exposure to electromagnetic
fields.
Aldermen and residents also said the
proposed tower would not blend in with
its surrounding residential neighbor
hoods. Some said the tower should be
located elsewhere, such as behind
Carrboro Town Hall.
, But the greatest fear of nearby resi
dents remained that of the electromag
netic emissions from the tower, with
some residents saying they feared their
chi ldren might contract cancer because
of the emissions.
In a report prepared by Washington,
D.C-based consulting engineer Robert
Denny, the radio-frequency emission
At the end of his first year at Oxford,
Clinton, a strong opponent of the Viet
nam War, had to return to the United
States to appear before his draft board.
"The night before he went back to
face the draft board, we sat in his room
in the dark with candles," Gless said. "It
was like being in a funeral."
Clinton's involvement in anti-war
protests was an indication of his cour
age, Gless said.
"Jo oppose the Vietnam war at that
time was to risk all sorts of negative
commentary," he said. "The history of
his character has been noticeably ab
sent from coverage of this campaign."
Accusations of Clinton' s use of mari
juana while at Oxford are unfounded,
Gless said.
"I never saw Bill Clinton smoke pot,"
he said. "Incidents like the one he de
scribed were not unusual in those days."
As a child, Clinton had to protect his
mother from an alcoholic stepfather,
Gless said.
"I never saw him drink alcohol, and
I never saw him out of control," Gless
said. "Bill was a very sober and in
control person."
The last time Gless saw Clinton in
person before last year was at Yale
University in 1971. Clinton was a law
student at the time.
"I was passing through New Haven
(Conn.) and met him and Hillary
(Clinton's future wife)," Gless said.
"They were working on a moot court
project together."
Clinton and Gless confined their
friendship to letters in the 20-year pe
riod between 1971 and last year.
"I' m a terrible correspondent," Gless
admitted. "Occasionally I'd write, and
Bill, unlike me, would always right
V"y2?v If. r" -f
$W W life I
o
i Macintosh Ilsi
Save $260oo
I 3MB RAM
40MB Hard Drive
Macintosh 13" Hi-Res Color Monitor
Basic Keyboard
Student Aid Package
(come to The RAM Shop fir details)
NOW$l,79500
reg $2,055.00
levels of the proposed tower were
described as "characteristically low"
The report also stated that the Federal
Communications Commission would
not even formally consider the effects
of the emission levels when reviewing
Centel Cellular application.
Centel Cellular must build the tower
to eliminate local service gaps and to
meet FCC standards.
The proposed site is one of two
Carrboro area locations that are zoned
for manufacturing uses, which allows
towers to be built on the property. The
other location is not being considered
because federal regulations would not
allow the 250-foot tower to be erected.
frontpage 1
back instantly."
Last year, Gless and his wife traveled
to Asheville for a dinner honoring
Clinton.
"My wife said, if you want to talk to
(Clinton), you better go now," Gless
said. "So while they were serving the
salad, I ran up to the front of the table.
"He knew me instantly, even though
he hadn't actually seen me for 20 years."
Since last year, Gless has attended
three Clinton campaign functions in
North Carolina.
"Usually he talks impromptu," Gless
said. "He covers the same themes but
makes it new each time."
In his entire career, Clinton has dealt
with few setbacks, Gless said.
"His one loss of the governorship
taught him to be a better listener and
focus more on consensus building,"
Gless said.
Gless said he had never talked to
Clinton about how he would react to a
defeat in the election. "I'm sure he would
have the courage to stay in politics if he
lost," he said.
Gless tempered his optimistic sup
port of Clinton with a little realism.
"If anyone can make this country
work better, he's it," Gless said. "And
that's a big 'if.'"
Campus Calendar
TUESDAY
12:15 p.m. Lordeb will be singing in the Pit.
5 p.m. UNC Juggling Club will meet in Carmichae
Ballroom.
5:30 p.m. Hunger and Homeleuness Outreach
Project will meet to discuss plans for Hunger and
Homelessness Week in the Campus Y Lounge.
7 pan. CHispA: nos juntaremos en 209 Union para
hablar sobre negocios y actividades para este mes y el
proximo.
. 7:30 p.m. AED will meet in 224 Union.
Stores
7fH