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--> --> Brim-DeForest working in peer counseling post Ashland Daily Tidings Whitney Brea Brim-Deforest, daughter of Bret Deforest of Ashland, is currently serving the Brown University community through the Women's Peer Counselors Program for the 2001-02 academic year. Women Peer Counselors (WPCs) are undergraduate women who reside in first year residential halls, providing information and assistance to al unit members. The counseling team, consisting of WPC, Minority Peer Counselor, Residential Counselor, and a Community Director work together to provide support to first-year students and foster their adjustment to Brown. The WPCs are trained in issues including, but not limited to sexism, body image and eating concerns, racism, relationship violence, sexual harassment and assault, sexual orientation, and classism. With their co-counselors, WPCs also plan and implement educational and social programming. Brim-Deforest is a first-semester sophomore at Brown. Email your... Technical questions & comments to: WebMaster Daily Tidings editorial comments & questions to: Editor Visit our other Oregon Newspapers... | Albany Democrat-Herald | Ashland Daily Tidings | Corvallis Gazette-Times | | Lebanon Express | Newport News-Times | Springfield News | Cottage Grove Sentinel | Ashland Daily Tidings 1661 Siskiyou Blvd. Ashland, OR 97520 Telephone 541-482-3456 © Copyright 2001 Lee Northwest Publishing