. fir 2 a s he * Supteimbit 13; 1979 Vol. XI, No. 2 Write To: Awarded MOST IMPROVED NEWSPAPER and BEST NEWS COVERAGE for 1978-79 by the Press Association of Commonwealth Campuses. Editor... A Re Harry MacCartney BRET Eh Janet Alwang Opinions expressed in the Lion's Eye are not necessarily the views of the University, Administration, Faculty, or Students. Letters, comments, and editorials are welcome. THE LION'S EYE Penn State University Delaware County Campus Media, Pa. 19063 REPRESENTED FOR NATIONAL ADVERTISING BY CASS Student Advertising, Incorporated 1633 West Central St. Evanston, lllinois 60201 Eye | September 13, 1979 letters tothe editor Dear Harry: I commend you on your first try at the Lion's Eye. Produc- ing a student newspaper is not the easiest thing to do. I know this from long experience as a student journalist as well as a professional newspaperman. I want to issue a caution on a pet peeve of mine, one which you may come to respect as time goes on. The reference to this campus as ‘Delco’ is il- literacy and inaccurate. A good headline writer will find ac- curate ways of saying, in ab- breviated form, Delaware Coun- ty Campus. Delco is a battery manufactured by General Motors. I also find it a form of il- literacy to refer to the Universi- ty park campus as ‘‘the Park” or “up.” as a few say. It is the University Park Campus. Thank you. Sincerely, John D. Vairo Campus Director “The Freshman Experience Let me introduce myself, I am one of the many new freshmen who will be attending Penn State. I guess the best place to start is at the beginn- ing. While in my senior year of high school, I applied to five colleges and was accepted by four of them; one of which was Penn State. I looked at what each college had to offer and which would be more helpful to myself as well as my future endeavors. There are many reasons why I chose Penn State. One of the main and most important reasons is that I am going to be a psychology major. In con- sideration of this fact, I had to choose the college which would be more of a benefit to me. I felt that Penn State fit this par- ticular category. The high school from which I graduated is very small. As long as I have gone to school, 1 have always had a small class. Therefore, attending Penn State Delaware County Cam- pus will be a much easier ad- justment to make rather than if I was going straight up to the main campus or to any other large college. This is another factor of why I chose Penn State. A person's surroundings and the people in those surroun- dings are very important to the individual's development and growth. When I went to Penn State's orientation program, I found that the people and the atmosphere were of a very amiable nature. This also af- fected my decision to choose Penn State. I had a few troubles concern- ing transportation to and from school, but fortunately I have a couple of friends who are also attending Penn State who came to my aid. However, I am sure that many other students are or were in the same boat as myself; but there is always a way so that things will work out all right. I have much eagerness and enthusiasm for this coming year. [ know it will be complete- ly different than what 1 have been used to but that is just part of the challenge of it all. 1 also know that it will not be all fun and games either. There will be a lot of hard work and study- ing to be done. Each responsi- ble student knows that if he really wants to achieve his goals that he is striving for, he has to work for it somewhere along the way. Penn State make way for us freshmen, cause we're going to make it in this world with your help! —Judy Sealy PHEAA Issues Record Amount of Aid State-administered student aid programs for Pennsylanians at postsecondary schools within the Commonwealth's borders had a record high overall economic impact during academic 1978-79 of $316,279,520, the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) announced last June. It was the ninth year an im- pact study was provided by PHEAA to the president of each school and ce'lege involv- ed. The new figures were the highest in the 15-year history of Pennsylvania student aid. Of the total, $52,886,412 was from federal funds received by students due to the state's re- quirement that students apply for both the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant (federal) when they seek aid from the state through the State Grant Program. The remainder of the funds ($263,393,108) came from the State Grant program and the Guaranteed Student Loan Program that is operated by PHEAA for the Com- monwealth, plus a program of direct aid to private schools, the Institutional Assistance Grants (IAG) Program. State Grant recipients numbering 98,240 received $63,978,967 from the State Grant Program. Of that number, 54,102 also received $52,886,412 from BEOG. Some 95,005 students — both undergraduates and graduates — borrowed $189,486,067 under the Stu- dent Loan program from par- ticipating private lenders. This, too, was a record. Private institutions where state students receiving State Grants are in attendance receiv- ed $12,138,400 under the IAG program. The IAG Program was passed several years ago by the Legislature to help inflation-plagued private in- stitutions to keep tuition costs from soaring. 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