In a column about National Mentoring Month, Desiree Cooper mentions Wayne State medical student Philip Rosen, who is mentor to Shawn Smeltzer, a 20-year-old who lives in Covenant House, a shelter that serves homeless, runaway and troubled young people. Rosen says he wanted to get involved in the Detroit community and thought mentoring would be a good way. Smeltzer said no one can replace his parents, but he's looking for friends and support. "That's what (Rosen) is to me," he confides.