October 11, 1982
Vol. XIV, No.2
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John DiCanillo
Letter From The Editor
It’s November 3, 1982 and do
you know where your vote is?
That’s the question you might
be asking yourself the day after
election day, if you didn’t vote.
Voting is a résponsibility
that is not enforced or man-
datory. some people may still
think that politicians are
elected by a popular vote; but
the fact is that every vote
counts. To give you an example,
consider the 1978 Congres-
sional race between Con-
gressman Robert Edgar and
Upper Darby Mayor Eugene
Kane. In that off-year election,
Congressman Edgar barely
won by a margin of 1,368 votes.
The number of 1,368 votes is
not a very healthy one. In that
off-year election race, either
candidate could have won, and
it could happen again this year.
A township or college campus
could decide the outcome of an
election. That is, if an entire col-
lege campus was registered and
did vote. On a commuter cam-
pus problems with time, exams,
and travelling could excuse
students from voting.
However, those able to vote
should exercise their right to do
So.
It does not take much time to
vote if you are registered, know
where to vote, and know who to
vote for. In the next issue of the
Lion’s Eye, the staff will pre-
sent a Voter's Guide; telling
you where to vote, and who the
major candidates are.
Unfortunately, by the time
this issue is printed, the Oc-
tober 4 registration deadline
will have passed. Anyone who
is not registered for this elec-
tion year will have to register
for next year’s election.
Peter D. Cook
Editor-in-Chief
The Writing Center
by Patricia Matkowski
Does the onslaught of college
compositions have you down?
There’s no need to worry. Just
take a trip down to the Learn-
ing center where you can get
help in learning writing and
math skills. You might ask
yourself, “Can the Learning
Center help me?” If you need
help in organizing lectures,
remembering grammar and
math skills, learning techniques
for taking essay exams, finding
important information in text
books, or organizing ter papers,
the Learning Center is the place
for you.
For extra help, tutors are
available 30 hours a week in
Room 109 of the Library-
Learning Center. No appoint-
ment is necessary, just walk in.
A note will be sent to your pro-
fessor to let him know that
you're making an extra effort.
So far, students have been
down for help in journalism,
speech communication,
RECLED, and even engineer-
ing graphics classes, so it’s not
just for help in English. Foreign
students are also welcome to
come down and converse in
English with Peter Cook, a stu-
dent tutor in the learning
center.
A new computer is also
available in the library in which
a student can check out a disc
on word structure or reading
skills (math programs are com-
ing soon) and put it into the Ap-
ple 2 plus computer. Dr.
Tomezko, associate Director for
Academic Affairs says, “The
program is more fun than PAC-
MAN and costs less too.”
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The First Term Freshman vo The Resident Veteran
by Mike Grogan
One of the oldest traditions to
survive the fast-paced moder-
nization of America’s universi-
ty system has got to be without
a doubt the constant battle .
which rages between the
freshman and the wup-
perclassman. The freshman,
throughout all of recorded
history, has been portrayed as a
wimpering, cretinous low life
whose runny-nosed existence
has forever been degraded by
the vanguards of his or her par-
ticular institution (namely the
seniors). However, this
stereotypical view of freshmen
does not come unwarranted
when these intellectual novices
are contrasted with the ex-
perienced, sophistication of the
highly evolved upperclass.
Unlike the seasoned veteran,
who only shows up for class to
see movies, take an occasional ,
exam, and the final if possible,
the freshman attends each and
every scheduled class period
with a religious urgency.
Through rain, sleet, snow, and
potholes they come, ever fearful
that if they should perhaps
sleep late and miss their first
period Hist 20 class the instruc-
tor would unleash the secrets of
the universe in the span of
seventy minutes, and they will
have missed it.
Of course, when you stop and
think about it, they could have
slept late that day and just ask-
ed a friend in class to loan him
the cassette from his tape
recorder. The Japanese
business community must be
overcome by waves of joy from
the money spent by freshmen
on these devices. When used
properly, these technological
wonders can catch every noun,
verb, sneeze, burp, and bodily
noise the instructor can make.
The freshness of the sound can-
not be compared. The up-
‘perclassmen also has his hand
in the realm of electronic
devices for classroom use.
However, his cassette tapes are
usually transmitting the
newest Who or Pink Floyd
releases, not the latest lecture
on chemical bonds.
Also, one dead give away to
telling a freshman class from
any upper one is its personality
and composure. A first term
- “margin graphitti”’
freshman class looks tense and
alert. They are attentive and
huddle near the front of the
room so as to be able to jot
down all the information the in-
structor writes on the board.
This enables them to cross each
“t”" and dot each ‘‘i”’ when they
are suppose to. On the other
hand, our resident veteran
knows he must position himself
as close to the door and back
row as possible in order to have
an unobstructed route to
freedom. Their class is also
more relaxed than that of the
freshman’s; so much so that
even the instructors have trou-
ble staying awake. And when it
comes to taking notes the up-
perclass can’t be beat. In fact, if
some one could translate the
in their
note books, you could see the
wisdom being passed on.
Never fear freshman class, all
is not lost. By the time you
reach your second year,
hopefully, a metamorphosis will
take place. At least I pray it
will. Why do I care so much?
Why? Well I'm a sophmore now
and (God help me) I'M STILL
WAITING! DO YOU HEAR
I'M STILL WAITING ...
WE'LL PAY YOU TO GET INTO
- SHAPE THIS SUMMER.
If you have at least
two years of college left,
you can spend six weeks at
our Army ROTC Basic
Camp this summer and earn
approximately $600.
And if you qualify, you.
can enter the ROTC 2-
Year Program this fall and
receive up to $1,000 a year.
But the big payoff
happens on graduation day.
1 .
That's when you receive
an officer's commission.
So get your body in
shape (not to mention your
bank account).
Enroll in Army ROTC.
For more information,
contact your Frotessor ot
Military Science.
ARMY ROTC.
BE ALLYOU CAN BE.