Campus Services covers everything from the post office to the Nurses'Station Beth Luallen drops in to talk ta her friendRuthAnn Dawson, the officemanager ofthe Counseling Center. The Counseling Center, located on the third floor of the Mclnteer building, offered many free services to students. The alarm clock goes off at 7 a.m. You are due in class in an hour, but your head feels like it is attached to the pillow. Your eyes are heavy and swollen and your throat feels like it is on fire. Your nose is draining like a faucet and you suddenly start sneezing. How exactly are you supposed to go to class? Luckily, you don't have to. The nurses' station, located behind the American Studies bui lding, is a haven for those who are feeling a little under the weather. The four nurses who work there can excuse students from classes, give out some medication and make an appointment for a local doctor if students are severely ill. Most students can find their way to the nurses station. Approximately 100 students visit the nurse every day. However, there are some students who didn't know there was a nurse. 'We have a nurse?" sophomore Ben Brown asked . "Where is she? If only I had known that sooner!" Some of the guys on campus are bitter about the nurse being so far away from them. "I will never Mandy McLendon talks to Ann Guffey in the financial aid office. Many students found that the workers in the financial aid office were their best helpers when it came to cutting through all the government red tape that surrounded loans and other types ofassistance. • 38 STUDENT LI FE forget my freshman year," senior Alan Martin said. "I had the flu. It was raining outside. I thought that I would be able to just call the nurse and get excused from my classes, but no, I had to walk all the way across campus. I think I got more sick from the walk than Iwas before." .' Most students are appreciative of the three registered nurses and one licensed practical nurse that Harding has in its student health center. Junior Patricia Jones said, "I really like the nurses we have; they are all so nice and they really care about the students. They are also very understanding when you just cannot go to class." Ann McLarty has worked as a nurse at Harding for five years. "I really like working on campus as a nurse. I like interacting with the students and taking care of them," she said. Senior Kristen Howley saw many benefits. "As a nursing major I really like being able to interact with the nurses," she said. "I feel like, if I have a question, I can go to them and ask them. " - Meredith Hlasta
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