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The Daily Tar HeelThursday, November 19, 19925 UNC faculty, staff serve as freshman (wo)mentors ..ty Maria DiGiano '.' Staff Writer -,i i.r.With the new wave of political cor rectness sweeping across the nation, history has become "herstory," and a policeman has become a police officer. --On campus, a "Womentoring" pro gram now is available to freshman , ;-women looking for a female mentor and i:lole model. .v 'j! Womentoring is a leadership devel ::. ppment program whose primary goal is to provide a support system for women similar to that of the "good ol' boy" .jl.-petwork. i. "The way today's society is set up, it -,.is more difficult for women to establish themselves in a career," said Toni -i.-.Melvin, a freshman pharmacy major ',. .Who is participating in the Womentoring program. "I thought it wouid be good to be -.! , matched with someone who could share .their insights and experiences." .-.sn The Womentoring program was the vt.brainchild of University graduate Den--'..nis O'Sullivan and the Women's Cau--.. ;cus on Leadership and Empowerment. The caucus, which is made up of fac ulty, staff and students, serves to pro mote leadership development. ' Kathleen Benzaquin, assistant dean of the General College, coordinator and womentor for the Womentoring pro . ,.,gram, said, "Although women hold a v number of high profile positions (on . campus), we were focusing on how to ,t , promote leadership in other areas and how we, as professional women, can share our expertise." Carol Binzer of the Office of Leader ,' '.ship Development said the components , , of the Womentoring program were based on an article by Theresa Carroll . .. .titled "The Womanagement of Leader .. Y,s'hip Programs." , The program focuses on four main Winterizing prepares cars for . By Maria DiGiano . ,,aff Writer Jim dashed out of the warm comfort of his house into the piercing cold of a r" winter morning. ; . ' As he opened his car door, spilling : r his coffee, he realized he was already i five minutes late. i i: Impatiently, he shoved the key into . i the ignition, only to hear a sick sputter .' Hng noise as the engine balked. Jim sat helplessly in his car. It was too late for him to start thinking about 1. winterizing his car. .'(' This winter, don't let this scenario become a reality for you. "If a car were maintained according to the manufacturer's instructions, all of the winter preparation should be taken .care of," said Gene Sull of Auto Logic, 200 W. Main St. in Carrboro. 1 1 But most cars are not maintained by . these standards, Sull said. "When con . e ditions become extreme, people start getting concerned with the maintenance . , of the car." ; V By taking a few simple steps, car ,,, owners will avoid some of the harsh . effects winter can have on their cars. . One of the most essential compo , , : nents in a car for the winter is antifreeze. -,, As its name implies, it prevents the '.,;.frcezing of the engine and the cooling .,. system. A proper dose of this potent X -.stuff will prevent a multitude of engine problems, said Mike Maji of Mike's Auto Service. "Make sure it is good and ,u fresh," he said. '. Another important car concern dur "., ,ing the winter season is the condition of " ' the battery. Piseount Auf Parts low, Lov Tiro & Dowory Prices Dependable Auto Service 245 S. Elliott Rd. Village Kiaza areas of leadership development: men tor relationships, networking, the effect of gender on leadership style and the power of language. The Office of Leadership Develop ment matches freshman women, called protegees, with University faculty and staff women who serve as womentors. "We took the most captive audience, (faculty and staff) women on campus, who don't usually get asked, to come in contact with students," Binzer said. So far, response to the program has been overwhelming. More than 700 freshman women showed an interest in Womentoring during the Carolina Testing and Orien tation Program Sessions this summer. Out of those interested women, 142 have been matched up with professional women on campus. More than 100 professional women, from all areas of campus, volunteered to take on at least one protegee. "We have had lots of positive reac tion from women on campus who say they wish they could have had a pro gram like Womentoring when they were in college," Binzer said. The relationship that develops be tween the womentors and their prote gees is totally left up to their own needs and desires. "The students will gain a personal friendship with a professional woman on campus, insight on career choices, the confidence to pursue leadership positions and the feeling that although UNC is a big place, there are people who care," Benzaquin said. In addition to a new friendship, womentors and protegees mutually ben efit from the program. The students are able to ask ques tions, get resources, form networks and gain confidence in their leadership abili ties. In exchange, womentors can learn "Because there is a greater swing in temperature, it is harder to start the car and harder for the battery," Sull said. A battery needs to have a good con nection to handle the power that is needed to start the car in the winter, he said. Batteries are more likely to fail in the wintertime, Maji said. "If your battery is poor in the sum mertime, you can almost bet money it will leave you stranded when it gets cold," he said. Rodney Regan of East Franklin Car Care, 1710 E. Franklin St., said corro sion of the battery cables and low water level of maintenance-free batteries also could affect the performance of the bat tery. Drivers also can prevent cars from stalling by keeping the gas filters clean. This will prevent condensation from entering the gas tank and freezing, which will restrict the flow of gasoline to the engine. Replacing dirty oil with new oil also will make the car easier to start during Is Your Car Stctf Wc are your car's mm: 701 A. Rf j. tfrta Call for an appoint, Mm M-F 8-6:3Q Open 7 days a week siAjre g firsthand about students and student life. "Students can talk with someone who has been where they are and is where they might want to be," Binzer said. The Office of Leadership attempted to match the students with women who were in or associated with one of their fields of interest. The fields of interest ranged from music to business, Binzer said. "The fields of interest are pretty bal anced," she said. "Business, journalism and physical therapy were well-represented." The Womentoring program also can be a way for women students to conquer initial fears of talking with an adult in that field, Benzaquin said. The womentors will meet with their protegee at least twice each month and attend four structured programs through out the year, Binzer said. "The four programs, which consist of a presentation and a business meet ing followed by a reception, is a formal opportunity for the womentors to come together with their protegee," Binzer said. But the structure of the semimonthly meetings is completely up to the womentor and the student. Some plan to attend performances together or go walking together. Binzer said faculty womentors wanted to be a listening ear for their protegees. "When making decisions, (your womentor) is one more person to give alternatives that you may not know ex ist," Binzer said. However, a womentor is not sup posed to be a mother, General College adviser or career counselor. "I am not ensuring that they are going to get great summer jobs," Binzer said. "This is not a career development program; it is a leadership program." cold and snow cold weather. Although the winter weather in Chapel Hill never reaches blizzard con ditions, drivers should be prepared to encounter ice, sleet and snow on the roads. "Make sure your tires and brakes are good in case you run into slick condi tions," Maji said. Regan added, "You must have good tread on the tires for traction purposes." But Sull has a different approach to the sleet and snow dreaded by most North Carolinians. "There is nothing preventative you can do," he said. "The only sane thing to do is stay off the road, keep your feet kicked up and stay warm." Professional Detail Service We pick up & deliver Hand Wash Specials IF NOT US, WHO? IF HOT KOI WHEN? 102 MerrittMillRd. Chapel Hill, NC (919) 967-9401 Call for appf. or for more info 967-2474 Tis the season to buy cards benefiting children By Aulica Iin Rutland StaffWrher The children at the N.C. Children's Hospital of UNC Hospitals hope that you get lots of cards this holiday sea son. Especially if the cards were de signed by them. Sit years ago, social workers in the hospital started the Holiday Card Project. Their goal, modeled after a similar one in Houston, Texas, was to raise money for educational and recre ational programs for the children in the hospital. Since it began, the Holiday Card Project has collected drawings by pa tients in the children's hospital and used them as designs for cards, for die holidays. When children come in for check ups or during their stays in the hospi tal, they are given crayons and mark ers and asked to draw something that reminds them of winter or the winter holidays. From these drawings, about five designs are chosen to be produced and sold as cards for the coming holiday season. "It's a great way to get the children involved," said Marion Kalbacker, a pediatric clinical social worker and the hospital committee chairwoman for the Holiday Card Project "Even kids who feel they aren't good artists want to get involved. "We prefer that it doesn't look like Hallmark." Being creative for a good cause gives the children a sense of pride, she said. The children whose designs are chosen for the cards have the ir names printed on the back of the cards and are given the chance to meet Dean Six lth, the project's honorary chairman. v. -Ji 9 i J f Tar Heels, Sa. 8 om-5 pm Sun 1 1 am-5 pm Come get your car's engine ready for winter at Jiffy Lube's newest location just off 15-501 . Let us take the hassle out of your next oil change with our speedy, no appointment, 14-point service. And if you act fast, we'll take $5 off your service. So don't be a stranger, come meet your new neighbor. We'll do your car a great service! NO APPOINTMENT SniA ST r,rm ( PENtlZOIL ) Protection N.C. INSPECTION f 1 The cards also inform buyers where the money from the sale of die cards will go straight back to the children. "Because this is a state hospital, we don 't have a lot of extra funds that other private hospitals might have," Kalbacker said. "This money goes to makea chroni cally ill child's life workable." Much of the $32,000 raised by the Holiday Card Project in previous years has gone into the hospital's f amity fund, which allows patients who otherwise would not be released from the hospital to leave and have dinner or spend time with their families. The hospital also purchased tape re corders with money raised by the Holi day Card Project, allowing parents to record themselves reading stories or simply talking to their child. 'This gives the children a feeling of closeness to their parents when they might live several hours away from the hospital and are not able to visit as often as they would like," Kalbacker said. The Holiday Card Project highlights the needs of chronically ill children who might be forgotten by most people. "Many of our patients are here for weeks and months," Kalbacker said. "Most people don't realize that any child who is here for more than a couple of days is enrolled in a school here in the hospital." Money raised by the project also funds programs and equipment, such as computers, requested by the hospital's eight full-time teachers. In the process of selling the holiday cards, those involved also educate the public about the needs of the children. "One great aspect of the program is that it makes the public more aware of the needs of thesechildren," Kalbackersiiid. But the Holiday Card Project's ulti mate goal is to make the lives of chroni cally ill children more fun. r ?v l 5 3 1-40 15-501 Franklin St STATION 14-POINT SERVICE Valid thru 123192 Not good in conjunction with any other 1 4 Point Service offer. Cash value 1 20th of one cent. Limit one coupon per customer, per visit. Good only at participating Jiffy Lube Service Centers in the RAlDURFAY area. p. ' Authorized by CFA j i Management, 208 West l l . Millbrook, Raleigh, NC ?'T3oTl 27609. Operator for I i i" reimbursement of costs, mail V,; if to address above. s hospital Last year, the project helped to fund Camp Celebrate, a weekendlong camp for children who have been treated in the N.C. Jaycee Bum Center of UNC Hospitals. The project also funded a reunion fbrthe"graduates', of UNC Hospital's neonatal intensive care unit, . The Holiday Card Project already is under way for the 1992 holiday season. Project coordinators -hope to display SO to 1 00 drawings in a promi nent place in the hospital. But for now, there are several ways that the campus and the Chapel HiU community can contribute to the suc cess of the project, Holiday Card Project coordinator Jane Haber said. Of course, anyone can buy a box of the cards, which now are for sale at Chapel Hill and Carrboro locations of Kerr Drug Store, Harris Teeter and Food Lion. The project also could use some volunteer help. "If anyone is stuck here over Thanksgiving break, I could sure use their help selling cards at craft shows in the area," Haber said, i Fraternity and sorority members also can take orders for cards and then deliver them, Kalbacker suggested, Even though the project involves a lot of people, it particularly gives the hospital staff a way to become in volved across disciplines, Kalbacker said. "We have physicians, recreation therapists, nurses and social workers all involved. "It started out as a way to raise money that we couldn't get any other way, but we've seen it grow and blos som." Those interested in the helping out : with the Holiday Card Project this or any season should contact Marion Kalbacker at 966-2031 or Jane Haber at 776-8000. xxaocococo: s N. Fordham Blvd. 1 McDonald's ASF I Xw 17464 FOBDIUCI BLVD. HOURS: Mon-Fri 8 am-6 pm r UUQIITy 4 I 1 I I I i 1 1 I I 1 3 Jiffy Lube's 14-point Service includes 1 . Change oil wilh Pennzoil (up to 5 qls. 2. Install New Oil Filler 3. lubricate Chassis as required 4. Check 4 Fill transmission Fluid 5. Check 4 Fill differential fluid . 6. Check 4 Fill brake fluid 7. Check 4 Fill power steering Fluid 8. Check 4 Fill window washer fluid 9. Check 4 Fill battery as required 10. Check air filler 1 1 . Check wiper blades 1 2. Inflate tires to proper pressure 1 3. Vacuum interior ) 4. Wash exterior windows
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