Vol. XIII, No.3 March 30, 1982 El min ERRSLEY | MRL. BAD Where will it be? he Birth Of PSU Building by Larry Fitzgerald Penn State's Delaware "County Campus is coming much closer to getting our much needed multi-purpose building. Govenor Dick Thorn- burgh signed the Capital Budget Bill #1645 on December 25, 1981 for the 3.9 million dollar building. There will be space for the Undergraduate Student affairs and services. The building will also allow for the expansion of the continuing education and co-operative extension pro- Penn State Students Visit Aberdeen Proving Grounds by Capt. MacChandler ROTC cadets from Penn State Delaware County Cam- pus got a first hand look at the army and the Ordnance Center at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland, during a recent ~ weekend trip. Spending the nights in the NCO Academy Barracks, and eating in Army dining facilities, the cadets really got a taste of Army life. Their tour started with a greeting from Brig. Gen. Jackson E. Rozier, the Ord- nance School Commandant. The remainder of the day was spent touring facilities of the post, such as the small arms department, and the conven- tional weapons department. The highlight of the first day was a demonstration by the mobility department on how to recover vehicles, 45 ton M88'’s. In true fashion, all the cadets came back from their ride covered with mud, and clamor- ing for another exciting ride around ‘‘the world’s largest mudhole.”’ That evening, the cadets were invited to the Officer’s Club for a chance to meet some ordnance officers and to find out what Ordnance Corps is all about. Sunday the cadets toured the M1 Abrams tank facilities (the new tank in the T.V. commer- cial), and the Ordnance Museum, which contains the most complete collection of small arms weapons in the world. : Everyone who attended the trip had a super time, and all are eagerly waiting the next trip. grams. It will also broaden the academic programs in the arts and music appreciation. Campus, director, John Vairo said, ‘“The building will not only be used as an academic building but it will also be available to the general public. Since 1967 there has been an in- crease in enrollment of 400%. The new building will help give the Delaware County Campus more stature and a bigger ap- pearance that can make for a better future. Mr. Vairo named three local legislatures, Clarence D. Bell, F. Joseph Loeper, and Matt Ryan that assisted in obaining the funds. Knee-deep in mud and loving it. The Lion’s Eye Poetry Contest by Jim Fredricks Are you the kind of person whose writing talent is going to waste simply because you have no reason to express yourself? Or, maybe you write all the time but see no future in bathroom walls. Well, the Lion's Eye, along with a host of Penn State teachers, have the solution: The Lion's Eye Poetry Con- test. The contest is open to all student. Those who wish to enter may submit up to three poems of original origin, which have not been copy- writed. The poems will be judged by Elizabeth Buckmaster, Virginia Beards, Adam Sorkin, and Robert Ginsberg. The names of the students will remain anonymous to the judges. The poems must be typed. The student's name, ad- dress, and telephone number must be attached to the poems on a separate piece of paper. All poems must be submitted by April 9, 1982 and delivered to the Lion's Eye mailbox located in the Student Affairs Modular or mailed to: The Lion's Eye Poetry Contest, c/o Penn State, Delaware County Campus, Media, Pa., 19063. Two cash prizes will be awarded at the awards ceremony, which is to be held April 29, 1982. First prize is a cash award of twenty-five dollars and se- cond prize is ten dollars. In This Issue: One Person’s Opinion ............ dk rm page 3 : Artist & Lecture Series ....... ne . page 7 Entertainment. .... ER ER EEN BRA page 7 ROTC cadets at Aberdeen Proving Grounds Sports page 8 |
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