Page 4 — LION'S EYE — February, 1990 oP ON nd REV EDITORIALS Mods Are Dangerous How many of you ever walked through an old house that was in need of some major remodeling? Have you ever walked on floors that feel like they're just sitting there with nothing underneath them? Well, if you haven't, just take a walk through the Lion’s Den or the R.0.T.C. modules and you get to know those feelings. Both of these modules house offices and classrooms for some of you. The R.O.T.C. module has the classrooms AA1 and AA2. It also holds the offices of some of the clubs here on campus. Some of the flooring in this module is so bad that it’s not there. For instance by the back door of the module is a hole in the floor; if you step there, it catches your foot and can throw you to the ground or the remaining floor, which could possibly cause bodily harm. The LION'S DEN is not as bad as that, but that’s only because of the group of students who took time to paint the walls and trim to make it look better. We need to let the administration know that the modules need to have some type of support added to them. The Student Activities Commission has put a lot of time and effort into making the Lion’s Den look better than it did. They plan on making the old cafeteria into a student lounge with a couple of video games and maybe a jukebox and some of the furniture from the library. It will be open to all students. In the future there is going to be a need for the replacement of those modules. If we don’t start doing something about them now, someone may get hurt in one of these modules someday, which may end up costing the campus more than a replace- ment cost. - Steve Reiff Assistant Editor Facing the Problems Sitting here listening to the rain hit the window in my kitchen, I start to think about all the problems that face us all, regardless if we care about them or not. For a minute sit back and see what issues come to mind for you. At first you may think of an exam you have coming up or a report you have due by next Monday, but for a moment consider some of the issues that really face you as a student on this campus. One that comes to mind is that our campus seems to a place only for the student who is totally into books. But actually, that is far from the truth. Wherever you go around this campus, there are things for you to do. Join a club, write for the Lion’s Eye, or play on one of our excellent sports teams. Let’s talk about that for a minute. How many people know that our men’s basket- ball team was 5-1 as of January 29, and with just one more win they have the home - advantage? Or that our women’s basketball team is aiming for a play-off spot in only their second year of existence? How many people take advantage of the excellent in- tramural program every day in the gym during common hour? (Right now you can join in on co-ed volleyball or co-ed basketball.) The opportunities to relax, have fun, and become a real part of his campus are numerous — and waiting for you. One of the biggest concerns on campus is communications — or the lack of it. The Lion's Eye is committed to doing all it can in this area to link students, administra- tion, staff, and faculty more closely together. We want to stay on top of campus issues to keep all involved informed. One we're watching right now is a proposal to eliminate the common hour on Tuesdays and Thursdays. If that concerns you, speak up! If you don’t know where or how to voice your opinions, use a Letter to the Editor in the Lion’s Eye. Put it in our mailbox in the mailroom with your name and phone number. This is your paper; use it to express your opinions. Keep on top of the news. Find out what is really going on around heie. Every deci- sion made ultimately affects you. - Chuck McCarthy Editor-in-Chief - THE LION’S EYE February, 1990 The Pennsylvania State University Delaware County Campus Vol. XXI, No. 5 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Chuck McCarthy ASSISTANT EDITOR ART EDITOR Steve Reiff Jill Rhodes STAFF REPORTERS Judy Belson Fran Stedeford James Henegan + John Palka Carmen Simmens Gary Jones Jennifer Darr Kelly Hess PHOTOGRAPHERS Adam Hoffman Patrick Kim John Palka ADVISORS Barbara Daniel Susan Ware John Terrell The LION’S EYE is published Monthly during the academic year by the students of the Delaware County Campus. Submissions are welcome from all students, faculty and staff. Material must be typed, double spaced, and submitted in the LION’S EYE : - mailbox located in room 115 main building. Letters, articles and cartoons represent only the views of their authors. Advertisements do not necessarily reflect editorial opinion. THE LION’S EYE regrets it cannot guarantee the return of any material submitted. All submissions are subject to editing. -are directed by Provost William Richardson to focus on THE FRONT DESK by Ed Tomezsko Campus Executive Officer Happy new year albeit a few days late and welcome back. We need your help. It’s 1990, the last year of the decade, and we are now planning for 1995 and beyond. Planning for the next five years will take a lot of work and it is the community pro- ject as well as a community priority. No other project is more important than this one. We believe student opinion is an important facet of the planning process because you, the students, are why this campus exists. Over the next few weeks, we plan to hold general meetings for faculty, staff, and students to discuss commonly five issues which have been identified as important to our life — undergraduate education, students, personnel resources, reward struc- tures, and decision-making processes. If you have read this far, you might be gagging by this time. But read on anyway. What strategies should we employ to make this campus an even better place to learn? The issues relate to ways to deal with the question. For several months, the University has been laying the foundation for the develop- ment of a Strategic Plan for the next five years. In the current planning process, we .. things which we (i.e. the campus) can control.” We should expect that our future will be determined primarily by our control of resources at the current level, with some allowance for annual infla- tion. As you may know, the officers of the Student Government Association are part of my staff. As such, we spend significant amounts of time discussing issues impor- tant to your life here. We discuss how resources are spent to provide you, the students, with what you want and need. Now we need to broaden the base of student involvement in the discussion. The strategic plan will have to include assessment of pertinent strengths and weaknesses within the campus, opportunities and constraints in the external com- munity, and the consequences of failure to address the issues, as well as specific ac- tions through which we may successfully address each issue. You know better than most, the strengths and weaknesses of the campus as seen from a student’s perspective. Please share your ideas with us on any or all of these issues at these meetings. We have sent a memorandum to the officers of SGA and to the leadership of all student clubs and organizations which explain the strategic planning process and to give detailed information on the five issues and related questions. You can read it if you like through SGA or your club. But that’s not necessary. What is necessary is your attending one of these open meetings. We need your help!!! An Invitation to STUDENTS ¢ STAFF « FACULTY to Attend Discussions on the Following Campus Strategic Planning Topics: ISSUE Students Personnel Resources DATE Thursday, February 8 Friday, February 16 Wednesday, March 7 Wednesday, March 14 Reward Structures Decision Making Structures All meetings will take place in Room 101, Main Building, during the Interval — 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. _ LET YOUR OPINIONS BE HEARD! — = == RO eae 2a
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