Let Me Tell You Something About Yourself by Jennifer Brennan Everybody does it. Nobody likes to admit it. I con fess that I do it, and it never gets boring. You may think I'm peculiar, but actually, it makes a lot of sense to talk to yourself. You are your only constant companion and nobody knows you better. When you talk to yourself, you do not have to worry about a personality clash. When was the last time that you were offended by something you said to yourself? Nobody else knows what you are feeling and thinking all of the time. Who else can tell you exactly what you want to hear, when you want to hear it? It is possible to lie to yourself, but I doubt if you will believe it. You usually don't get mad at yourself, so it doesn't matter if you say the wrong things. What I'm saying makes a lot of . sense, doesn't it?/Of course, Jennifer, you always make sense! RHC by Sara Ziedenweber The Residence Hall Council, or RHC, is an organization formed by residents of the dormitory to provide a better. atmosphere in the dorm. This year's officers are President Chris Poli celli, Vice-President Jeff Sanders, Secretary Michele Fainor, and Treasurer Katie Miller. They have many events planned for this year, including dances, ice cream socials, hoagie sales, Friendship Day, Clean Up Day, and roommate games. This semester they will hold a gong show. RHC activities are open to anyone. The meetings are Tuesday nights at 10 p.m. The White House, "A Penn State tradition." THE WHITE HOUSE by Bill Dosedlo The house at .120 West Broad, nicknamed "The White House" because of its phy sical apprearance, is a tradition to most Penn State Hazleton students. Owned by Jerry Alshefski and Rick Stefanich, the three-story, five-apartment complex houses eighteen Penn State students. The house's claim to fame is the frequently held Wednesday night social gathering which begins a round nine p.m. and lasts till about midnight. But not only is the White house a place to party, it is also an educational and athletic institution. Edu cationally, the house con tains-students with various ma:ors,, including several The Truth Factor by Monica Shah waiting to pulverize you with super-ionic laser rays. You are in the arcade play ing Comet Raid, and you've just broken the high score. Suddenly, the alien ship zaps you, and you are no longer in the arcade, but inside the spaceship. You are in a room made of some kind of silvery mater ial that is absolutely impenetrable. There are two escape hatches in the room. One of them leads back to the safety of the arcade. The other one leads back to the control room where the evil, Krylons are on guard, (photo by Bill Dosedlo) mechanical and mechanical technology majors, with a few computer and electrical science majors. Athletic ally, two of the top four Penn State tennis players, along with a couple high school football and wrestling lettermen are presently occupied there. And the house boasts the number one seated intra mural volleyball team, and other fine intramural teams. The White House, like its counterpart houses, Lattimer and Buono Taco, will always be a feather in Penn State's hat. They are places to party, study, to take part in Penn State's activities, and most of all, they are places to grow up and adjust to off-campus life. In the room, there are two computers. One of them is programmed to always tell the truth. The other one will always lie. You have no idea which computer tells the truth. You also don't know which computer leads to safety. There is only enough elec tricity in the room for one of the computers to answer one question. What question would you'ask to help you get out? (solution p.B) Orientation: Effective or Not by Mike Newman As part of being a freshman or new student here at Highacres, you participate in a program at the begin ning of the first semester called Orientation. I'm sure you've all heard of it. It just so happens that I was able to get my hands on those wonderful evalu ations that you all filled out at the end of the week. A lot of the results were predictable or average, probably because you'didn't know what else to write; however, some of the com ments were very interesting. Most of you rated the pro grams, and activities as somewhat meaningful and that you felt more comfort able as a result. It's funny, tho Ugh, because I can walk around campus and ask a lot of my friends how they liked Orientation and nine out of ten times a person would say he does not feel any more Comfort able than he did before. In reviewing the comments, I found more negatives than positives; however, they were almost even. I think we all can agree when I say that there is a need for more social events and bet ter planned activities, instead of having four hours to wander around by yourself. Bored? by Monica Shah Are you in a class that is so boring that you tend to drift off to sleep in it? Here are some. suggestions to lessen the boredom: 1. Throw a book at the pro fessor. 2. Hi-lite your hair green. 3. Yell "water!" and dash out of the room. 4. Write notes on the (preferably white) shirt of the person in front of you. Note: Do not write on the desk, as this would be des troying Penn State property. (cont'd p.B)
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