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THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1981 Page 3 Local 1981 Blocker a !l could retj the nearly 'inted bylj w to studyj structure lj er to Tar® imittee, ^ ll reviewM ■conimenii 0 is the p® ion each i ampus wili e a Univerr; i reorganize Trash can art Mickey Mouse,the world’s favorite rodent, has a diffe rent showplace from the movie screens. He’s now painted and appearing on a dumpster behind Harring ton Tower. Photo by Liz Newlin List hearing scheduled for August 7 in Austin The suit filed by the Bryan- College Station Eagle against Texas A&M University has been re-filed and is scheduled for August 7 in Austin. The newspaper is seeking the list of candidates for the Texas A&M University presidency. In the 85th District Court of Brazos County Friday, Eagle attorneys said they would re-file the suit in Travis County. The hearing was to have been held at that time but after an hour’s private discussion in the judge’s chambers, Eagle attorneys announced the change. The suit could result in the University’s release of the iden tities and qualifications of the presidential candidates. Attor ney General Mark White ruled the list a public record June 16. power tali 300 volunteer as Peer Advisers indicated 1 ' that way • jut work® at comes is t it’s foolist: otions." > have the;: e to appoi Program aids freshmen By SUSAN HOPKINS Battalion Staff i ms, When an incoming Texas A&M ~~ nnp University freshman visits the tor a rfi campus for his orientation prog- said the?: rani, he is bombarded with scho- ;on they re i lastio tests, armloads of literature for some® about the campus, traditions prog- Hns, welcoming speeches from ‘t the Sec' ^ n ' vers * t y officials and advice i from deans and scheduling coun- ftshavefelors. sting to sesflf yet all this information doesn’t ext 34 days'! answer the really important ques- • tions most freshmen wonder ab- to meet (Ik: out but are afraid to ask: How do irestingtos you get football tickets? Do we rch mav di have to kiss our dates at the ible nreir- 8 ames ? What is the Dixie Chick- 1 en? How do you learn to kicker dance? ! The Peer Adviser program, sponsored by the Off Campus Center, a division of the student affairs department, is designed to answer such questions. Louann Schulze, off campus adviser, said 300 upperclassmen have volunteered to be peer advis ers at the orientation sessions, i “It’s not like these students V (peer advisers) are majoring in counseling and need this for their resume,” Schulze said. “They just like helping freshmen and are generally very good with people.” She said that at the end of the first day of the two-day orientation session, the new freshmen and transfer students are broken up into small groups of eight or 10, lead by two peer advisers, and are taken on tours, to sit by Rudder Fountain or in the Memorial Stu dent Center and ask questions and talk about Texas A&M. Mike Plank, a junior mechanic- |al engineering major, has been a peer adviser during both summer ■Bions. “By thinking back on when I was a fish, I think I can help these new students avoid a lot of problems they may not even [realize they will encounter,” he said. “A lot of the freshmen will start out their questions saying ‘This may sound dumb, but..., ’ when in reality every other person in the group may be wondering the same thing.” Plank said that while there are many questions about traditions, scholastic credits, how to do things like get phones, football tickets and books, there are also questions he is not supposed to answer. In mandatory training sessions, Schulze said, the peer advisers are told to be knowledgable about Texas A&M so they can give basic information without being pre judiced in any way. “There is a fine line between advising and telling the freshmen what to do,” she said. “They are “It’s not like these stu dents (peer advisers) are majoring in counseling and need this for their resume, ” Schulze said. “They just like helping freshmen and are gener ally very good with people. ” supposed to advise and give infor mation, and let the freshmen make decisions on their own.” Role playing was also a part of the training sessions. Plank said. Possible problem situations were acted out, and the peer advisers were taught how to handle things like quiet, untalkative groups, know-it-alls, and personal ques tions, he said. “With two advisers in each group, usually one from on cam pus and one from off (campus), we can manage most questions and situations without any trouble,” Plank said. “We just refer those who ask subjective questions to various departments or to the Rudder information desk, where they can probably find the answers.” After about an hour and a half in the small groups, Schulze said, all the incoming students and peer advisers come together for a mixer sponsored by the Class of ’82. “The freshmen always have fun learning how to kicker dance,” Plank said, “and they’re always an xious to learn.” t in, Swei’ roduction ;>n that tk i that way ind Volvo f have not*) merging w ional corp. 1 ' otions bv tk vith' xanf WE’LL GIVE YOU HAIR THAT’S EASY TO LIVE WITH. 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