Page 2 — LION'S EYE — May, 1990 oP d REVIEW EDITORIAL New Beginnings . . . by Chuck McCarthy When something comes to an end, does it really come to an end or does it allow for something different to begin? With the end of the 1989-90 school year most of us will be ending our stay at Delco and beginning all over at the Park. However, for those of us staying here, the chance to breath new life into the Delco campus is a challenging one, but something that we can take on in a different way. There have been numerous ‘‘New’’ beginnings on this campus, and most have been for the benefit of the students. But the time and energy that it has taken to get these acts completed has not always been an easy task to perform. For example, in the beginning of the school year with the help of about five different clubs and support from a large part of the faculty and staff, this very campus was able to start working on a problem that was felt by some of the students. Also, the adult students have come closer in ways that have permitted them to start a club for their advancement, in areas in which only they have problems. Then if you want to take money into consideration, look at how well the sports teams have functioned after receiving a budget that is the lowest in the history of the sports department since the opening of the Commons Building. The spirit of the blue and white has led us all through several tough times that could have gone either way, but the caring people on the campus, not from University Park, handled the problem in a way beneficial for all of us and not just those that feel the problem. That brings up a problem. Do the persons who run the show at University Park really know how to run a Commonwealth campus system? Is communication at the highest point when conversations takes place via telephone or on a memo? What kind of leadership is that? On a presidential note, I would like to take this chance to bring to light the pro- cedure that the student leaders of this campus are preparing to follow. All club leaders will be meeting throughout the summer to start working on problems, and how we will take on these tasks that face all individuals on the Delco campus. What I can promise is that we will be working towards the same goals, and those goals are unity, involvement and a sense of this campus that anything we set out to do will be done in a matter that all will benefit from. : It has been a pleasure to attend this campus and I plan to, along with all those who give me their support, continue the fine tradition of care that WE ALL deserve from ohe another. oe As stated in the beginning, it takes an end to begin to start over. os THE LION’S EYE May, 1990 Vol. XXI, No. 8 The Pennsylvania State University Delaware County Campus EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Chuck McCarthy ART EDITOR Jill Rhodes STAFF REPORTERS Fran Stedeford Steve Reiff Kelly Hess Chris Smith Judith R. Belson John Palka Jennifer Darr PHOTOGRAPHERS - John Palka Patrick Kim ADVISORS Susan Ware John Terrell Barbara Daniel 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. SIGN UP FOR ENGLISH 297B! OW Tm Sule. aad 1 took ih « urge, — Yoo bad Hs only offered Aha. everng, Now all T hase dodo wn Lind he (in building : THE FRONT DESK by Ed Tomezsko Campus Executive Officer University life is a series of beginnings and endings — semesters, games, spring break, summer vacation, classes, whatever. We celebrated recently the Awards Convocation and the Honors Convocation both of which focus- ed on the contributions of you the student and of you the faculty and staff. We celebrated a retirement. = Back in 1967 Robert Kennedy, one of my personal heroes, said the follow- ing: “Let no man be discouraged by the belief that there is nothing that one man or one woman can do against the enormous array of the world’s ills, against misery and ignorance, injustice and violence. : “Few have the greatness to bend history itself, but each of us can work to change a small portion of the events, and in the total of those acts will be written the history of this generation. It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history will be shaped. “Fach time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope. And crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and dar- ing, those ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and injustice." What our convocations and all of the semester-closing activities celebrated was the excellence and the success of the ordinary individual like you. Bob Kennedy could bend history itself and he died doing it. Most of us will never be put to the test of dying for what we believe. We will, however, do ordinary acts of courage. Most of us will not even recognize the action as one of courage, because we have learned the dif- ference between success and excellence. On occasion, we will be individually called to stand and be counted. However simple is our ordinary action or our singular opinion, one of the ripples will be created. Too often, we look for great success and miss the ordinary excellence. Many of you students will be heading tonew campuses and new oppor- tunities. Before you go, you should know that you have made an excellent contribution to the current which is the life of this campus. Ken Holt will retire from the faculty. He’ll be missed in many ways. His engineering excellence is not replaceable because he provided a personal ex- cellence which belonged to him alone. We will replace the engineer, but not the person. His excellence has been incorporated into the professional behavior of some/most of his students. Some faculty will be leaving. Others will be coming. New opportunity always calls. The life of the campus will change: new people, new ideas, fond recollections — all of which is part of the life of a University. We end the semester in a world that is unbelievably different than when we started the semester. Part of that world is right here on campus and right here in the county. Take a minute to look around for your ripple. You will find it mixed into many others. Take pride in the Penn State you help create every day, and come back ready to work some more. Join the Lion’s Eye Staff, learn about putting out a newspaper, and earn an academic credit all at one time. 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