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Dear Ms. Tiger...
Dear Ms. Tiger,
No matter how hard I try I just cannot seem to
focus. Last semester was not the best for me; my grades
were terrible and not me at all. I don’t know why because
in high school I was always a good student and I got some
B’s here and there but mostly A’s. Now here in college I
am getting C’s and, yes, even some D’s. I don’t know what
to do, please help. I don’t like disappointing my family and
I know I have it in me to do better.
Dear Student,
Take a deep breath! We all know you have it in
you. You would not have gotten this far or even sought
help if you didn’t. I have observed this as well with many
students and have come up with a few tips to help you out.
Attend class every day! Attending class on a regular
basis is very vital to student success. Yes some professors
put their notes online and yes, some don’t take attendance
but the facts are that students who attend class regularly
get higher grades. By going to class you are engaging ac-
tively in your work because you can ask questions, con-
verse with your classmates about the work at hand and
speak to your professor right after to follow up on the les-
son.
Tutoring is free, use it! The academic support center
(located on the first floor of General Studies) is open for
students and has both professional and peer tutors to aid in
student success. You can schedule an appointment easily
online or come as a walk-in.
Be organized! Rewrite and organize your notes. When
your notes are legible and organized it is much easier for
chance to jump right in and start on a good note.
Stay Focused! College is not high school. It is a whole
new ball game and you have to keep the bigger picture in
mind. There are a lot of distractions and of course you
should have fun but remember there is a time and place for
everything. Have a good study regiment and stick to it.
Hope all this helps. Just remember the company you
keep has some effect on your academics. Your social
group of friends should be approving of you studying and
staying organized and not the opposite. If you feel they are
not serious and pulling you away from your books maybe
it is time to pull away from them. :
* Let me know how it goes!
With love and paws,
Ms. Tiger
CHRIS WILLIAM-BUNGE
Even though we.are not per-
fect on the road to equality, it is rea-
sonable to say that we are definitely
what Dion Crommarty, the ResLife
coordinator at Penn State Mont
Alto, says about the students on f
when it comes to racial equality.
As the ResLife coordina-
tor, Dion supervises the resident
assistants (RA’s) and helps them [©
with their jobs in the residence
halls on campus. He also assists
the RA’s with campus-wide pro-
grams and activities that provide a
lot of entertainment and fun for
many students. He does his best to [i
be a role model that students can
all look up to, help make sure that
their well-being is taken care of,
Florida he eventually owned his own
church and 100 acres of land, known
today as the “Crommarty Com-
pound”. It was burned down by the
KKK, but was rebuilt and the church
preciates, as he continues to see
“Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream of
working together coming true.”
“Black history is part of
American history, and everyone
should pay attention to it,” Dion says.
We should appreciate the history
that made us who we are today, and
learn from the mistakes so we don’t
repeat them in the future. “We may
not be a perfect society”, says Dion,
but he believes that if we keep
working at it and can keep going
with it, perhaps one day Dr. King’s
dream will be fulfilled. It may be a
long time before we get there, and it
certainly isn’t perfect yet, but as
long as we keep going in the right
direction, any progress is always a
good thing, he says.
As Dr. King once said:
and educate them to be better citi-
zens in the community.
As an American citizen as
well as a proud African American,
Dion comes from a distinguished
family. His great-great grandfather
was one of the first black postmen
from 1897 to 1904. In Gainesville,
still stands to this day.
Dion sees people everyday
who come from different back-
grounds, and sees how well people on
campus accept each other and treat
each other with respect and dignity.
This is something he notices and ap-
“Human progress is neither auto-
matic nor inevitable... Every step -to-
ward the goal of justice requires sacri-
fice, suffering, and struggle; the tire-
less exertions and passionate concern
of dedicated individuals.”
EVENT CALENDAR
Events related to Black History Month, Thon, and MA Sports are in bold. 89,
2/6- The Black-Jew Dialogues 8:30 p.m., WSC
Men’s Basketball vs. Lehigh Valley 8:00p.m., MAC
2/7- Four year Degree Far 12:00-2:00p.m., Mill // Nittany Leaders: I Touched the World 8:30 p.m., WSC
2/8- PAWS: Leadership 2:00p.m., Auditorium / THON Date Auction 9:30p.m., Auditorium // Four-year De-
Du Bois 8:00p.m., MAC
2/9- M&M Movie Night: Black History: The Blind Side 8:30p.m., WSC
2/10- THON Canning Weekend // Walmart Van Trip
2/11- Pancake Palooza 8:00p.m., Mill / Women’s Basketball vs. PS Wilkes-Barre 1:00p.m., MAC // Men’s
Basketball vs. PS Wilkes Barre 3:00p.m., MAC
2/13- M&M Movie Night: Black History: I Can Do Bad All By Myself 8:30p.m., WSC
2/14- Stuff A Plush 11:00a.m.-1:00p.m., WSC
2/15- THON Meeting 8:30p.m., Auditorium // Rage Aggression Defense Class 4:40-8:30p.m., MAC
2/16- Hoover’s Grill 8:30 p.m., WSC
2/17-2/19- THON Weekend at University Park
2/20-PAWS: Choosing a Major 2:00p.m., Auditorium // M&M Movie Night: Black History: The Tuskege Air-
men 8:30p.m., WSC
2/21- Distracted Driving Simulator 10:00a.m.-4:00p.m., HR in the Mill
2/22- Ash Wednesday // Healthy Relationships 2:00p.m., Library, 215 // Walk Around the World 7:00p.m., PRS //
Movie Night: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 9:00p.m., Auditorium
2/23- Free Bingo Night 9:00p.m., MPR
2/24- Free Walmart/Target Van Trip // Movie Night: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 9:00p.m., Audito-
rium
2/25- Silent Library 9:00p.m., MAH Study Rooms
2/26- Nittany Leaders Accepting the Challenge 6:00p.m., WSC
2/27- 2012 Orientation Leader Applications Available 12:00p.m., WSC // M&M Movie Night: Black History
Dream Girls 8:30p.m., WSC
2/28- Nittany Leaders: The Red Handkerchief 8:30p.m., WSC
2/29- Nittany Leaders: Accepting the Challenge 2:00p.m., WSC
Stay tuned for our next issue for more info on activities to come. Also, if you don’t have one already, be sure to pick up a stu-
dent activities calendar so you can keep up with the events and be sure not to miss out!