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Campus for ad jus By JENNIFER FULLER Staff Writer t) Every student has problems, but h there is a set of problems that be- ^ longs exclusively to freshmen. n Dr. Roger Bowersock, interim a director of the Counseling and Development Center, calls these "ad- t justment problems." 1 Freshmen are more apt to be f homesick, lonely and overwhelmed d by the transition from high school h to college life. Students can find v the solutions to these problems by s joining an organization, taking h University 101 or at the Counsel- a ing and Development Center. Many freshmen experience shy- " ness and loneliness. These are big h problems at a university of USC's u size because it can be hard to meet ? people, Bowersock said. Freshmen si who know students here from their high schools have a "sense of sec- a urity" because they have family a away from their home, he said. 0 Journalism junior Kathy Heber- ss oex Silirl hf?T hioin>cf r\rr?h1#?m oc o freshman was meeting people. "I a] was* shy and nervous around so sl many people," she said. "I just 0 befriended everyone who talked to ai me. I met a lot of interesting peo- ^ pie that way." Pre-pharmacy sophomore Jer- K maine Smith's also said his biggest problem as a freshman was meet- V1 ing people. He met people through dl the Minority Assistant Peer Prog- w ram. He is now a M.A.P. peer ^ counselor. si PHOENIX I ; 1025 Assembly S LTTTlTL L'X'J J Helpful! Largest Se . -Convenient I -Competition's Cou ' Bring in this AD for a SI Good Throughoi AOA ATQ I h| Fall! P9 A N (JQ Open , Late Registratic W TOMOl o W Mel VV VAR TTl i x ir SPE has cou ;tment p Smith said the biggest problem lie freshmen in his M.A.P. group ave is meeting people. The fl.A.P. program helps freshmen leet other minority students and Iso students in their majors. Because they are away from heir parents, freshmen have tc earn to take more responsibility or themselves. International stulies senior Bonnie Jean Drake said ler biggest problem as a freshman /as adjusting to not having to anwer to anybody. She had to learn ow to balance her time between cademics and social life. Drake, a rush counselor, said beig in a sorority teaches students ow to balance their time. Being ivolved in academics, community srvice and social activities helps tudents "get a bigger perspective." Rushing as a freshman gave her smaller group to identify with at large university, she said. A sor rity provides a "home base," she lid. The University 101 program Iso tries to personalize USC for ndents, said Dan Berman. He is le co-director for Instructional id Educational Development for le University 101 program. University 101 classes seek to ise the alienation some freshmen ;el on campus. The classes proide freshmen with a chance to iscuss problems and successes ith their peers. The classes' achers are mentors and discuson leaders. BRAPHiXi ? 959.9KXI1 ! 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