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August 25,1981 ? GAMECOCK ? Page 5B Freshmen Will Have To Adapt To Totally New Environment A visit to the dentist is stressful for most people, but then so is taking a vacation to Myrtle Beach. The fact is that change of any kind-be it good or bad, creates stress for the individual experiencing it. That's an important thing for new Carolina cfnrlortfo fn ??*?*?omh/if OIUUC11U3 LU , says Dr. Ruth Ann Fox-Hines, a couseling psychologist with the USC Counseling and Human Development Centers. "Any change, even good change, is stressful," Dr. FoxHines says. "It's normal for all students to experience some degree of stress. Almost anybody is lriinor n Kin if 'c fhof V UllV/i auiv ll? O VIAG% v 'can I do it?' kind of thing." FOR MANY STUDENTS, coming to Carolina means trading a small town for a large one, leaving family and friends behind, and coping with the academic difficulties of college life. "For many, it's a first time to be on their own," Fox-Hines says. "That'Q cparv anH it'c a M v? V M J A V M normal to feel that way." Many students come from close-knit, structured environments and they may find their home grown values challenged by other students. "A student from Ninety Six may have quite a different set of beliefs and values than a student from New York City/' A' UA-illUCO UUlCd. The challenge to a student's value structure may leave some wondering just who they are and what they do believe in. They often have to cope with those doubts at the same time they l: ?- ii? cue ueauug wiiu men I first real experience with freedom. 4'There are so few 'have to's' in college life," Fox-Hines says. 4'No one is watching you or telling you what you have to do. Some students react by running wild while others retreat into their rooms and a kind of extra structure they build to protect themselves." THE LOSS OF the established support cutpfntm nf frinnrlc ui ui^uuo auu family means most students feel some lonliness, too, she notes. "Leaving that support system means that most students at some point will feel alone in the crowd/' Fox-Hines says. Compounding these problems of establishing new social ties can be difficulties with adjusting to the rigors of university classes, choosing a major and monetary problems. If students experience doubts, fear, lonliness or other negative emotions, "they should remember, number Ra-ted as oae restaur an*i* it no-t 4V\e. .$4: Carolina ty Mi-fce Lv?e, Lukch : Momda^ Dinne.R:WE.I>N?S}) 2.tc\ Kosewoofr KING'S t 1611 Main Street Phone 252-2168 DIAMOND SPECIALIS1 In Beautiful Dom Home of Keepsake Art Seiko-Bulova-I'ulsar-L Jewelry Repairs-C'haii -All Morel Watchc Diamon Wedding Discounts #i jgHBgH one, that it's n^mal,' Fox-Hines says, and if ui&y icu IIICJ* iiccu help sorting out their feelings, the USC Counseling and Human Development Centers staff is here for just that. 4'Most stucjents come to Carolina thinking 'I've got to do this wellY'Fox-Hines said. ~ "They often don't want to show their fears, but its normal to have them. The staff at the centers are here to w : o^1 -finest > it\ C-olumbiA ,a4:e Soivth Colunnbl ? F Rib Ay U-'JO - a fly-SMURM/ S.'30-T 7?1-U48 JEWELERS 1437 Main Street Phone 252-1493 rs FOR OVER 35 YEARS mtown Columbia Carved Diamonds .ongines Watches is Soldered kniiiilco nil CqIA. IIUBIUItVV Wi I " s 20-50%OFF ds 25-50%<>FF Bands 1/2 Price to USC Students ^ - 'v. S^feSjr"-4 " P Ipll .' help students sc)rt out their difficulties and our services are free of charge." THE FREE SERVICES offered include the Academic Skills Development Center for the student with academic or study problems; Veteran Student Affairs for | ^ TO UEXINhC I JSgM I IMHIHIi 11 Wfl'Flir'iiH III i' W 1 'I i ? 11hi IHfc Hii iii iMIH Hi J.V. CHE Clin Bookei Tryou f A i^^auiniV/ i/ti Application Stude ] RH Info De Towers Lobl LFor 111 or < Afte ' v-/ ^ -,:; V ' /_V! '' J -: jq*i veterans; Service for Disabled Students, which serves the needs of any disabled Carolina students; and the Personal Development Center, which provides individual counseling, seminars, workshops and* programs on personal problems LCOME TO COLUME OME VISIT WITH US ERE'SOUR ADDRES ?TON fj I MATT SPWINGS BP. W Iff' /# / SQUAKf / / is$11L The Jewelry Warehc 2909 Piatt Springs Rd. W 9 til b Mon.-Sat. 's More Th>m Just Another lowv ERLEADING' lie Sept. 14 r T. Washing ts Sept. 21 P.E. Spectator Gyn * apply: Septem is Available At: ni rim/orninoni I1W Vfl V vA 1IAAJIVI11 P.E. Center D< sk Sc >y ; information c; ?r 5 p.m. call 761 hhhhhi students may face. Call 777-5223 to reach the Personal Development Center, 777-6573 to reach the Academic Development Center, 777-6742 fn rt*Q/?h corvipo fnr tv/ A VUVil lJVi ? iVVy A V/A Disabled Students; and 777-5156 to reach Veteran Student Affairs. O WIST NH COLUMBIA ^ j-~ | TOYOUTS I -17th I ;ton Gym I Center I 1 iber 11 I i Office esk >uth Building South Tower all 777-7263 5-0115