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	Vol.7, No 15, September 23, 1999
	Mentor program gives support, helps with pressures of life By Daniel Oliveira Daily Forty-Niner Counseling, friendship and support are available to Cal State Long Beach students through mentoring, said Career Development Center counselor Ruby Leavell-Hartley. Mentors provide support, friendship, reinforcement and constructive examples to students, Hartley said in a public meeting at the Women's Resource Center on Tuesday. Students can benefit from mentoring by increasing their creativity, self-esteem and self-confidence, according to the career center. Satisfied with the information provided during the meeting, psychology junior Thembi Ramos said she would like to become a mentor in the future. "This is my first semester at the school, so I'm interested in knowing about the [mentoring] programs and getting involved in the community," she said. Roles and responsibilities of mentors include moral support, advisement on career goals and assistance on academic and work difficulties, according to the career center. "Mentors are good listeners," Hartley said. "They are people who care, people who want to see you succeed as far as achieving your goals." Students may contact the womenís center to obtain listings of mentoring programs at CSULB, said Lynne Coenen, the centerís assistant director. In "Partners for Success," one of the programs on campus, faculty members assist students in academic and nonacademic needs through new friendships, according to the program's brochure.  "First and foremost, we become friends," said College of Education professor Sylvia Maxson, referring to the program during the meeting. "I want to know what they are doing, [and] they want to know what I am doing. I talk to them about their classes, their boyfriends, their girlfriends, their home environment." Undeclared freshman Lucia Worshan said she became interested in mentoring because of the personal support. "As human beings, we canít do everything alone," she said. "I think it's such a huge environment with 30,000 students [at CSULB] and you tend to be somehow alone."		CFA angry over raise process Students welcomed to mixer New system makes e-mail easier Mentor program gives support, helps with pressures of life Toys don't kill Threats no joke WWF sues bunny Ol' Dirty Bastard does it again with new album 'Tootsie' and 'The Big Chill' make good rentals Injuries hamper 49ers Haneef blocks opponents' way LBSU soccer team tries for two this weekend Men's polo looks to rebound after tough week Fall 99 ISSUES DAILY 49ER HOMEPAGE
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