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Peer Health I ^ CHRIS DIXON Staff Writer Raegan Hinson knows how to deal with people one on one. She has to know ? ifs her job. Hinson, a nursing sophomore, is president nf tVio Poar WftoliK P/lnAofa*?o o rrnuin of afoffo v/x mv a vvi xxvuivii uuuuatui O) a gi uuj/ uian otaiio the drop-in center at Open Door in the basement of Thomson Student Health Center. ^ Peers work with students individually on everything from fitness and nutrition to stress and time management. About 40 to 50 students visit the drop-in center each week, mainly for body-fat tests, the "Lighten Up" weight management program and the results of their cholesterol tests. Peers are required to work at least one hour per week. Hinson works three. Students come to the drop-in center to talk to Peers because it's easier for them to relate to ^ someone their own age, Hinson said. mjjjn educators offc "It's helpful to talk to somebody that's already been there or is going through the same thing you're going through," she said. The program is about 20 years old. Ifs important to have the droprin center on campus because it provides information that "a lot of people want to know," Hinson said. "People want to find better ways to improve their outside as well as their inside," she said. "Some people say they've heard of the bodyfat test and wanted to check it out. Some have heard about it but didn't know where to get it done." Hinson became a Peer because she likes working with people, she said. "I want to be an instructor," she said. "I love explaining something that they don't understand and helping them understand it." To become a Peer, Hinson had to take a threecredit class during the Spring 1997 semester. The course is designed to teach the Peers nutrition, fitness, stress and weight management. It also teaches them how to work with students on those ~ 3 Columbia Ch Ballet to pres 'Evita Before II >- H i -XU: ' Amanda Bo we W , the title role in Col $ flii^llll Classical Ballet's > ^plill sentation of "Evita _ ' Peron." Pictured v BP Jarrod Ronho\ mh*m \ r M. Shane Meals (c< ||| ||:| ; tfflte John Cronin (righl p| Tickets for the - | for adults and $8.5 dents and seniors. p A silent auctic hors d'oeurves beg ' p.m. at the Koger C Hjp?'the Arts by the per H|(;at 8 p.m. For more infoi tickets, call (803) 7 SPECIAL TO THE GAM ~i jr advice for I issues, said Elise Vaughn, a health educator at Health and Wellness Programs. Peers have to learn how to actively listen and share information so people can solve their own problems with the appropriate information, Vaughn said. "Usually, people have in mind what they can do with help and knowledge," she said. "If they come up with a solution on their own, it's a realistic change they can make in their life. Once people are armed with the correct information, it's easier for them to come up with solutions on their own." The drop-in center benefits students because they receive health information from another student one on one, Vaughn said. "Students have the unique ability to be able to talk to other students who eat on the same campus, face the same dilemmas and walk the same walk," she said. The program benefits Peers because they learn more about themselves and their health, Vaughn said. Days, Y&R S< ISSiCal COLLEGE PRESS EXCHANG1 ?f?t Days of Our Lives: Tra\ p , T.C. the new guard is Jennife rCrun njfer doesn't know anyone is or nan dances T.C. tells Jennifer to keep her tr lumbia in front of the warden. Roman fov. 8 pre- ting sicker by the minute and w Before marry Marlena before he check rith her his container. 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Peers also go on retreats in the-spring and fall to "refresh their minds anctcontinue their education," Vaughn said. Since Peers are not equipped to deal with serious problems like eating disorders, they must refer students suspected of having such problems to the Counseling Center, Vaughn said. "They are very good about knowing their limits," she said. [>ap Opera Updates E The Young And The Restless: Difino fpllfl Virtnr sVia wants tn Viqva Viio jgnS child. He tells her it's too late because i to her he just had a vasectomy. She is crushed ap shut ^ ^thout her. Ashi is get- ley tells Jack about Cole and Victoria's rants to time together, and she says she hopes s out of they had time to talk. He doesn't quite he's got get that. Sharon and Nick set up a dinhop on ner party for Cole and Victoria. Of course, course, Cole and Victoria believe they ;w, and are the only guests. Daniel tells Dannie tur- ny his mother must really like Michael dreams because he saw them kissing. 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