1 10 2 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/62030/archive/files/a8cc4b61dea23e33720934dc32d9b06a.pdf?Expires=1792627200&Signature=JZPR442vg1q-B0zjUawpdGASGh4IYjx33hd-muShssvTWW9ZtyJmZJpPaY7KOX-HRF9vCBQujfBs5Tf3y9avEfpmeVIc%7EqYzZNxUFXTDTzRUsGdtoeFiPoLbHUDb9WFR-gSKH4AC8KUZlSQuMxeS0UnXUihmSlkvm6RrPKmk2ku5AVrxboze%7EhHzo3w72ebIxuH8hcOr8amK9excZPfDFAON3Mbcj6OiQtVIFuxMQxUXi6pVM7o-BFr2o-I1XwU1KnRpFYhzTi6mmA3fttyPJXvynag6987rct6b2%7E4GClLxvyNZMmWt41G6xMH%7Eu%7E3LiCyDHFS2QAegiFYy22vTzg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 7b3b8d5e66b6ac65b7cd4ece2b9fd616 PDF Text Text me McGill Daily • February 12, Nightline turns 20 Student-runservice has provided answers, advice, and active listening to-the McGill community for two decades EmmaSobel THEMcGiLL DAILY rom pizza delivery numbers to first aid tips, from serious topics to mundane chit chat, McGill Nightline has it all, and the student-run telephoneservice will celebrate its 20-year anniversary on February 14. "Studentscan call to chat about anything that's on their minds," said Emily Liang, Nightline VP External."Wewant them to know that we're here to listen if they need someone to talk to." The confidential and anonymous service is run exclusivelyby volunteers who are all trained in active listening, a special supportive method of hearing concerns. 'We are not a counselling service," explained Liang."Activelistening is listening, but also affirming the caller's own decisions." Averagingabout 25 calls a night, Liang says a good percentageof calls are from students who just want someoneto listen to them. Nightline has also answered questionsabout term papers, musical trivia, and sexual know-how,just to name a few of the random topics.They'lleven settle the score on a bet or play word associationgames with you. "The random calls are the fun ones," said Liang. -Likewhat time the sun sets in Acapulco. It's great becauseyou learn a lot of interesting information you would never have known Otherwise." The Nightlineoffice is home to countless resources a student might need. '!.Wehave encyclopedias, anythingon SSMU,maps, and millions of menus. We try to lookthings up as fast as possible but five or six min- THE DAILY QUIZZES NIGHTLINE utes are good times," However,if you're calling just to talk, volunteers willspend as long as you need on the phone and if a volunteercan't help, he or she will usually refer you to We decided to call Nightline ourselves to if all the hype was true. Not only did they answer all out questions, but they kept our reporter amused. thumbs up! someone who can. Nightlinewas proposed by a female McGillstudent in 1982,who modeled the idea after a similar and successful UK organization called the Samaritans. The service began at McGill on February 14. 1984. The Valentine'sday birthday seems appropriate, according to Liang,given Nightline's message. "It's a coincidence that Nightline's anniversary is on Valentine'sday but we're running with it," said Liang. "We'rehelping the conununity and we're there for the students.- According to SSMU VP Clubs and Services Mia Gewertz.the club is an important and enduring part of student life. "J see a lot of things start up and die within six months,"said Gewertz. "Nightline has planted roots andgrown.What they are doing is clearly working and how they are doing it is clearly working. Nightline is Obviouslysomething we need, and something we shouldbe proud of." Jaime Ferguson-Woods, a UI Political Science stu- dent, said the service is widely used among students. 'Everyoneknows about it," he said. "I once called to findout where an exam was and they told me I was the tenthperson who had called about it that day." McGillNightline is open every day from 6 pm to 3 am. evcan be reached at .398-MA11V The McGill Dallyt What's the 20th pnme number? Nightlinet I'm going to check that online tu•cause I'm horrible at math. Hmm,Hmmm, It's giving me a formula for how to find it Oh, here. It's 71. TIMEt O min SOsec Mm How heavy is the Eatth? NL: Lét me see if I can find that for you, just looking through the things we have here, Let's see if an almanac has it. It seems like a fairly reasonable place to look, Do you mind if I ask around the officv?(Checksamund QDice)I'm going to check online because the almanac has proven fmitlesg. Now the com. slow. I appreciate your patience. Oh, look, they do puter is measurable. It's x have it' I didn't think it would kilograms. That's like six million billion billion kilograms! while looking (or thee NtDtNo. but it it txx»kof all time. think the Bible is the NL hQah, the Bible would bes — windows are annoyitw typing, then.. poon Sill checking.. MDI If you cani find it... NL Oh no. stubboen realty. realty thought going to find it, time, I have the time. Maytk' another search engine a lot about best-selling books, 'they or something like thatv can tell books of all time, American Ugh have the GettUv the top ten try the must popular. Oh, by Bible. They listed the author 6 min sec the one the like that, TIME, 2 min 57 sec MDt Elton John Ix•rformed at Giovanni selling book of all time? MD: What's the third Ik&.st try this instead. There NL: I'll check that for you. Alright. we go —best selling t»oks of all time. I apologize, The u»mputer Oh, is being exceedingly annoying. Childrens' or adults' or that's not what I want. Yarg. You get my interesting commentaty. (7b computer) Oh, no, don't do that' They really have a thing for children's books. We're going to use a different search engine Hmm. They're really being difficult. I'm still apprcQating your patience. Do you have another question we could cheek for you funerals,Why do all the he knows seem to •be•p Who's next, R€xiStewan or Nt.* t don't knows lhey were txgh a«identty killed, oe sups pos«lly, so I Cloni think Elton had anythitxgto do with n, have an answer? think there realty an a «•ineidencv. t hope ably TIME, � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coverage from The McGill Daily Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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