Lion’s Vol. XV, No.4 Pennsylvania State University, Delaware County Campus December 13, 1983 Director John Vairo shows t e President of Penn State, Dr. Bryce Jordan our campus. A Welcome Visitor To Our Campus The Delaware County cam- pus was recently visited by the President of The Pennsylvania State University, Dr. Jordan. He arrived here Wednesday, November 2 for an Advisory Board meeting/dinner with the faculty and staff of this campus. Earlier that after- noon Dr. Jordan met with some of the students and faculty in the Student Lounge of the Main Building. At that time, Pat Matkowski, Fran Brady, and Bobbie Melchiorre, represen- ting the students of this cam- ‘pus through the Student. Government Association (formerly known as U.S.A), presented Dr. Jordan with a complimentary T-shirt of Delaware County Campus. Dr. Jordan, who had never visited this campus before was. very impressed with the campus, and with the people he met who work and attend classes here. New Building University Park, PA — Sketch plans for a sports and academic complex at Penn State’s Delaware County Cam-. pus were approved today by the University Board of Trustees. Included in the $3.3 million multi-purpose building will be a main gymnasium, auxiliary gymnasium, sports offices and training rooms, a bookstore, food service area, student office space and storage areas, accor- ding to John D. Vairo campus executive officer. Following approval of two additional plan submissions, construction could begin next fall, he estimated. Designers for the complex are John 8S. Sabatino & Associates of Philadelphia. The building will be con- structed of brick, with lime- stone trim. Total area of the structure is estimated at 37,268 square feet, Mr. Vairo said. It will be located just west of the modular units at the Media campus, he said, and would feature a new driveway, two major pedestrian entrances and new walkways. According to the plans, the new gymnasium will house one regulation-size basketball court or two practice cross-courts. Movable bleachers, a raised platform/stage and an elevated running track are also included in the sketches. In addition to the auxiliary gymnasium, the facility will in- clude men’s and women’s locker and shower rooms, a weight room, training room, an athletic office and conference room. Bryce President Jordan displays a token of our school’s appreciation. — Delco Diary — by Luther Miller I just had the strangest weekend of my life. It was call- ed All-U-Day. It’s supposed to be a weekend when all of us branch kids go up to University Park to see a football game and get together with University Park people and do ‘“Things”’. We did a lot of “Things” this weekend. I saw 20 minutes or so of the football game, visited a few tailgates, went to a few parties (where we did ‘‘Things”’, slept in a dorm lobby and spent $75.00 (mostly on ‘“Things”’). Even before we left school for the 3% hour trip to U.P., I knew I'd had it. Our esteemed editor, who was driving myself and a friend to the Park, was a bit dismayed at our leaving school late. (He tried to kill me with his van.) Upon leaving school, we came across the friendly traffic control guard who has been keeping us ‘‘safe’’ from the steamrollers for the past 2 mon- ths. Chris is still cleaning her off of his windshield. After the 3 hour trip up, (I guess you know we broke some laws to get up there early), we went to the Delco vs. Ogontz soccer game, to watch the Delco team put Ogontz in its place (which they did). (That reminds me, Congratulations to the whole team on that game, especially those who suffered from Coldbuns from sitting on that bench.) After the game, we went to a party thrown by last year’s U.S.A. President, which was fun for a while, but eventually got too crowded. Then, after doing “Things” for a while, we went to our friend's dorm to sleep. (That was about 3 a.m. — Kinda ear- ly). Saturday, we slept in until about 2 p.m. (Doing ‘‘things’’ all night can tire one out.) The rest of Saturday afternoon we visited friends who had moved to U.P. the previous year. Saturday night we went to another party, also given by an ex-Delco student, where we did lots of “Things”. At about midnight, myself and two friends had a video at- tack and went in search of a Stargate machine. (U.P. has no Stargate machines, DAMNIT.) We never did find a Stargate machine, so we played its little brother, Defender. After about two or three hours of this, we decided it was about beddy-bye time. At about 3 a.m., we arrived back at our friend’s dorm room, but she (did I say she??) wasn’t home. Nor did the ignorant trollup (Just Kidding) arrive home until 8 a.m. Which left us in the dorm lobby all night long with a fun-. ny looking R.A. smirking at us. Sunday was boring, as we felt quite dead. We went to a few stores, ate at Roy’s and played video games. (Oh yeah, we did “Things” too.) Then we left. Some fun! The Career Development and Placement Center by Denise Weaver Practically every student, whether a freshman or a senior,’ has some indecisions concern- ing their career, some academic or educational problems, or per- sonal problems sometime dur- ing their years spent at college. Problems such as these, if not cleared up, can become more serious over time. This is the purpose for the Career Develop- ment and Placement Center, located in the Student Services Modular Building, and headed by the Center’s new counselor Penny Lewis. Mrs. Lewis was previously employed at two community colleges in Virginia before she and her husband moved here a few months ago. Mrs. Lewis expressed a major differerfce which she has notic- ed between community colleges and our Penn State campus. That difference is that the students enrolled here get much more involved in the activities which are offered here at the school. The Career Development and Placement Center has four dif- ferent stations which can help a student with different problems or assistance in certain areas. These four stations are ‘Self Exploration’, ‘Educational In- formation’, ‘Career Resource Information’, and ‘Job Im- plementation Strategies’. The center has five main objectives in serving the students with these four stations. Those ob- jectives are: to make students aware of career choices, provide information on a wide variety of jobs, provide information on the labor market (where the op- portunities are), part-time and . full-time job information, and also for resume writing, and practicing for job interviews. Mrs. Lewis offers three tips to students who are having trouble deciding on a major or a career. First, a major does not limit you to doing that which the major might indicate as the only job possibility. For exam- ple, a student who majors in history doesn’t have to be a history teacher, he could be a lawyer instead. Second, when trying to decide on a career, Mrs. Lewis advises students to think about how they would like to spend their time in a job, instead of thinking about what they like to do. A third tip Mrs. Lewis offers to students is that when you have declared a major or are under pressure to do so, you should remember that once you have decided you are not obligated to that major if it isn’t really what you want to do. s Mrs. Lewis is- also available for personal counseling. If you “are having problems adjusting to school or have other concerns that may affect your academic performance, Mrs. Lewis is available for consultation at any time. (Gobble! Hello Boys and Girls! Guess what time it is? Can't guess? Well it’s time for CHRIS CONTI'S ANNUAL TURKEY AWARDS. Yes it is once again that time of the year when we immortalize the turkey, who has wings but cannot fly, by honoring those who have brains but cannot think. This years first prize (an all expense paid trip to Newark New Jersey) goes to who ever it is that lets James Watt speak in public. Second prize (one gross of tee shirts that say Philadelphia Phillies 1983 World Champions on them) goes to the Man himself James Watt (lets hear a big round of gobbles for James Watt . . James for being such a good sport an resigning and all that the Lions Eye would personally like to give you a free life time subscription to RANGER RICKS NATURE MAGA- ZINE). There was a two way tie for third place (one free lunch courtesy of the Freshie Vending Co.) One goes to who ever put the clock that went in the cafeteria in the kitchen area in- stead of in the dining area where everyone sits. And the other goes to who ever picked out the rugs, pictures and fur- niture for the lounge (was the dust included? or was that an extra?). Fourth place (two free lunches courtesy of the Freshie Vending Co.) goes to who ever stole the Penn State seals (that gets an extra gobble for sheer stupidity). And finally .dishonorable mention goes to the following: Burger King for switching from Coke to Pepsi and then rubbing our faces in it, who ever pro- grams the bell music, The Lion’s Eye for various and sun- dry grammatical errors, and who ever thought up the name on the door to the maintenance room (Office of Physical Plant Maintenance Personnel Only .. come on give us a break). And last but not least, these people were disqualified from the contest because they did something intelligent. Gordon Cameron for finally getting the stereo back in the cafeteria, and who ever got the change machine put in the new build- ing. (Let’s hear a big round of applause for these people.) Well that just about wraps it up for another year. If I missed any mental midgets that were deserving of a gobble, I'm sorry. But don’t worry I'll get you next year! (It’s easy to pick out the turkeys when viewing a flock of eagles.) In This Issue... Sports ............. page 7 Entertainment...... page 4 Editorials .......... page 2
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