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1 (2 pound) package frozen hash brown
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1/3 cup chopped green onions
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese, divided
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of
potato soup
1/4 cup butter
2 cups sour cream
salt and pepper to taste
What to do:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
In a small pot, heat the soup, butter or margarine and sour cream over low heat.
Combine potatoes, green onion and 1 cup cheese in a large mixing bowl. Mix in the heated
soup mixture. Season with salt and pepper. Pour into a 9x13 inch dish. Sprinkle one cup of
cheese over the top of the casserole.
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Eating disorder group
keeps offering support
Student program
originally planned to
disband in October
Jamie Rogers
FOR THE GAMECOCK
A psychological-educational
program that originally started
as a project by a member of the
Honors College has evolved
into something of a close-knit
support group of friends and
colleagues.
“Building a healthy
relationship with food” got its
stiart as a six-week program
with weekly meetings between
Sept. 13 and Oct. 18. It was
designed to help attendees cope
with the stress related to body
image and eating disorders.
The program was structured
like a classroom, with little
group interaction.
“In the beginning I had
something almost like a lesson
prepared. I had different
activities for each session,” said
Nina Lerner, a fourth year
Spanish student and creator of
the group.
But soon, it became more
like a support group.
“The participants found it
really helpful to talk to one
another about their problems.
They wanted to continue
meeting with less structure and
more dialogue,” said Lerner.
“They just wanted to come
together to support one
another in a comfortable and
welcoming environment.”
As a result, the participants
continued to meet regularly
after the six-week run had
expired.
Lerner sees a need to extend
awareness about the programs
to other students on campus.
“The more participation we
have, the more we can get
accomplished. More
brainstorming occurs and more
topics get brought up,” Lerner
said.
She added that each person
that participates adds
something different and
unique to the group.
“It helps with feelings of
loneliness and it helps to know
that there are others that have
the same feelings as you do,”
Lerner said.
Although currently the five
participants are women, Lerner
says that body image and
eating disorders are also an
issue among males.
“Men restrict as well,”
Lerner said. “There are many
sports that concentrate on
weight and body image such as
wrestling, track and field,
diving and gymnastics.”
Lerner said the pressure is
especially intense with men
who are gymnasts. She said
physical presentation is a large
part of this sport and that the
sport promotes perfectionism,
which is a common
characteristic trait among
people with eating disorders.
The group meets Tuesdays
from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. in room
617 of the Byrnes Building. It’s
intended for those who have a
friend who suffers from an
eating disorder or anyone that
would like to know more about
" eating disorders, as well as
those who have eating or body
image concerns themselves.
The group is co-facilitated
by Rhea Merck, who is
affiliated with USC’s
Counseling and Human
Development Center.
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studies have found that African
Americans receive substandard
treatment for pain.
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St. Louis University is
examining racial differences in
treatment of job-related lower
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