Page 4-B - The Michigan Daily -Thursday, September 8, 1983 AnxietytrapQ she says. It is important to know you r By BARBARA MISLE are not alone, Gauthier says.-s Walking home from the library, Lori ALMOST 2,000 students last year a F. couldn't bear looking at the groups of used counseling services, on the third laughing students heading for the bar. floor of the Michigan Union and the s After two weeks of school, it seemed University's late-night crisis line, 76- :she couldn't study enough to keep up GUIDE, received an average of 15 calls with classes. each night, according to office records.- Juggling a part-time job in the dor- Students don't realize they have lost ad mitory cafeteria and 17 credit hours, lot of support when they come to the Lori doesn't have time to party. She University, she says. Friends who were also feels left out of dorm activities sin- only a phone call away at home mightt ce her roommate and students on the now be at school on the West Coast,s hall went to the same high school. which can cause students to feel aban- PEOPLE SEEMED friendlier at donned, Gauthier says. orientation - and the campus didn't "When I came to the University it seem so big when she visited with her seemed like a big monster," said LSA parents. Junior Chris Derrick. "1 thought the "Is it me or the University?" Lori University was cold, uninviting and In- x asks herself. timidating. There is no way you can feel Probably both, says Evie Gauthier, like you're a part of the University, it is psychologist at the University's Coun- so departmentalized."Ny :seling services. "THERE IS NOTHING to keep you w ALTHOUGH LORI'S situation is from falling into a rut of mechanically hypothetical, students tackle difficult going to class," he says. "You can go to changes during college which can class for an entire semester without aggravate existing problems, said meeting anyone." Although Derrickf Gauthier. Breaking away from home has not been to counseling he says that and adjusting to more independent "at some point you feel alone in this bigr living, can throw students - sometimes place and counseling is definitely unexpectedly - into a mess of con- . something to be taken advantage of." f fusing emotions, she says. Many students are uncertain if their After hearing parents and friends problems are serious enough to seek drill into your head that college will be counseling. the "best years of your life," it can be a "If the question comes to mind won-t shock to sometimes find yourself in the dering whether or not to seek help - t pits of depression during the next four seek help," advises Dr. Bruce Greyson, years. chief of psychiatric emergency ser- But feeling alone, frightened or vices at the University Hospital. depressed is part and parcel of adap- ALTHOUGH suicide attempts ha- ting to the University, Gauthier says. ve dropped sharply since 1981, from 13 Some students, however, are to only two last year, there are many t devastated by these feelings and con- which go unreported, Greyson says.1 sider themselves "crazy" or "weird," Last year a student in Stockwell dor- 'U, mitory killed herself and an E tudent jumped out of a although he didn't die. But problems don't have t erious to bring students in seling, says Gauthier. For many students get into a de cycle of pulling "all nighter drink coffee to stay awake a cram for tests, skip class the and then must have a couple to wind down enough to sleep sleep at all, she says. The cycle can be part of ti students :ast Quad miserable," game often played in window, group living situations. ONE STUDENT COMPLAINS he has o be that three papers and an exam only to be nto coun- outdone by a roommate who has four example, papers, two exams and an oral presen- estructive tation. The competition to stay up the s." They latest or do the most work can throw a t night to student's sleep schedule "completely next day off whack," says Gauthier adding that of drinks "it takes autonomy to buck the peer - if they pressure system." Another problem is students who "go he "most- wild" enjoying the freedom of not being See 'U', Page 12 EING 'IES Bulimia is campus epidemic, doctor says Y . ;, : By BARBARA MISLE Vomiting - a despised occurrence for most people - has become a daily ritual for more than a quarter of the women on campus, according to a campus-wide study by hospital of- ficials. In a viscious struggle to be thin, many women have developed an eating disorder called bulimia in which vic- tims binge on large quantities of food and then force themselves to throw up or take laxatives. ABOUT ONE IN 200 women nation- wide is estimated to have bulimia or anorexia nervosa, a related illness in which a person loses 25 percent of their body weight through self-starvation, according to a study by a national eating disorders group in Highland Park, Ill. A special clinic to treat people with eating disorders opened last year near campus on Broadway and Wall Streets - and the majority of patients have been University students, said Kenneth Castagna, director of the clinic. It is unclear why so many more women at the University suffer from bulimia or anorexia, but Castagna said one factor should be the competitive atmosphere at the school. BULIMIA CENTERS on a fear of being fat, but unlike anorexics, whose emaciated bodies stand out, many bulimics maintain a normal weight and are harder to spot said Castagna, a social worker. See BULIMIA, Page 7 Daily Photo by ELIZABETH SCTT The University offers free counseling for students. The counseling staff; housed in the Union, are trained to handle the problems that the pressure of school can create. 'U' clinic fights old reputation By GEORGEA KOVANIS University Health Service, traditionally one of students' favorite places to complain about, is attem- pting to change its poor reputation, clinic doctors said. Over the last several years Health Service has replaced its hard tile floors, long lines, and confusing fee system with bright carpet, a new computer, and a more efficient billing system. HEALTH SERVICES has long been the butt of many campus jokes. Every student has heard exaggerated stories about recommended am- putations for paper cuts,and mandatory Venereal disease tests to diagnose every common cold. One student interviewed voiced a typical complaint about Health Services. After taking an eye test, the student who wished to remain anonymous called the exam "the most ab- surd thing I've ever been through." He labeled the facilities at health service "antiquated" because the examinar tested his eyes by moving a stick with a clown at the end of it. "I'M SURE there were some students who came through here who weren't pleased," said Elenore Puff, a public relations representative for the clinic,. adding that many of the students who criticize the service have never used it. She also said many students expect too much from the clinic's 11 staff doctors. "A lot of these people come in and want an instant cure to the common cold and hope some how we are going to fix them instantly," she said. THE CLINIC'S billing system also drew many complaints. Before 1976, students were charged each time they used Health Services. The system created huge lines and multiple hassles, said Robert Winfield, a doctor in the clinic. Now, students are assessed a fixed Health Service fee as part of their tuition. This year the fee is $109.50, up from $98 the year before. Although the new billing system has solved most of the clinic's bureaucratic problems, Health Service still suffers from the reputation it gained before 1976, Winfield said. BUT NEW ADMINISTRATORS at Health Services are battling that reputation. Over the last two years the clinic has been completely renovated. The office appointment desks, and cashier's booth have been moved to more efficiently accommodate students. A new computer filing system has made records much easier to obtain. And carpeting and new paint have been added to make the clinic more visually appealing. The "new" Health Service operates just as efficien- tly 'as any comparable private clinic, said Ceasar Briefer, the clinic's director. - Daily editor Bill Spindle filed a report for this story r .n s . .... . JY-- f b- I. - Oyez, Oyez! Ulrich's now stocks law texts. - I I. EVERYTHING IN THE LIVELY ARTS WeeKCenD A Publication of The Michigan Dail% GET ACQUAINTED FUN-FOOD-FELLOWSHIP . . . FREE Sunday, Sept. 1 Noon-3:00 pm WESLEY FOUNDATION (United Methodist Campus Ministry) 602 E. Huron Corner of Huron & State Across from the Frieze Bldg. All U-M students welcome For more info-Coll 668-6881 Free attorneys fight student legal battles By CHERYL BAACKE Entering college means a lot more freedom for most students. Freedom to set their own study schedules, to live where they please, and to skip classes when they want. But along with the freedoms come the responsibilities. And most students discover that sometime during their college years one of those respon- sibilities is dealing with legal problems. Students, however, don't have to tackle most legal hassles alone - Student Legal Services is there to help. STUDENT LEGAL Services provides free legal counseling and represen- tation to students for almost any problem. Supported by $2.90 of the fee students pay to the Michigan Student Assembly, Student Legal Services' biggest advan- tage is the money it saves students. "The $2.90 per term (last year) that students contribute doesn't pay for ten minutes of an attorney's time," says Margaret Nichols, director of the of- fice. Legal advice on the free market can cost $50 to $60 an hour, she says. . ALTHOUGH THE OFFICE handles everything from underage drinking violations to parking violations, staff attorneys spend most of their time on housing disputes. "We have a thriving civil practice chiefly composed of landlord-tenant cases," says Nichols. "there are plethora of ways people can run intl problems with rental housing." "As far as the general student body is concerned, this is our most important function," says staff attorney Eric Lip- son. "Just the existance of a law office where students can go keeps a lot of landlords from violating student rights." "JUST OUR BEING there is the midst important thing we can do for studen- ts," says Libson. "Every students i benefitting from us, especially it tenant-landlord laws." The office serves about 2000 students a year, but most of the cases never gb to court, Nicholas says.L And our commitment to service will stand up under the toughest scrutiny. 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