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— LION’'SEYE —
April 17,1992
Student Government Officers Reflect on Achievements
By Angela Deal
Question: What were your
objectives for this year?
Rich McFadden, Treasure SGA
1991-92: As an incoming freshman ,
Rich felt priveleged to be a
member of SGA. As treasurer, he set
goals to change mistakes and
misbalances from former officers,
and to provide good, clear notes for
prospective treasurers at Delco to
look back on and learn from. Of
course, Rich also tried to keep the
clubs and organizations from
exceeding their budgets. On a more
communicative level, he made a
point of touching base a lot with the
officers in all clubs to “keep a close
knit”, as Rich put it.
Dianna Cahall, Vice President SGA
1991-92: Dianna’s job was much
different; as V.P. part of the job
included student activities. She
focused on getting more
involvement from students, and set
out to expand her knowledge about
PSU to share with them. It was
important to her to inform students
about the system and the necessity
to be a part of it all, rather than just
another tuition payer.
Chris Cown, President SGA 1991-
92: "Although most of the officers
held similar objectives, Chris
expressed his desire to unite the
campus and get people to be
‘energetic. - In addition, it was
important to him to be able to adjust
to their situation; Rich and Tracy
were not the original officers elected,
and were both incoming freshman.
Tracy McLoughlin, Secretary SGA
1991-92: Tracy’s objectives were
pretty cut and dry. She set out to do
the best she could and make sure she
did a god job for everyone. Being a
freshman, she also wanted to make
up for lost time and to fit in with the
flow of things.
Q: Did you achieve these
objectives? E
Rich: “Basically”, he said. He had
not experienced any real hold backs
or problems with anybody or
anything.
Dianna expressed that
through a collaberative effort she did
see a lot more involvement. She felt
she learned quite a bit and was able
as she met students to teach them
and pass on important information.
Information she feels students have
a right to know about, like what our
tuiton money is spent on and why
we do not have certain amenities on
our campus.
For Chris, the achievement
came when he witnessed the number
of people who came together, united,
to tackle the space problem the
campus has been suffering. “it was
thrilling for me to see that energy,”
he said excitedly.
Tracy felt that her goals
were achieved; her minutes were
concise, she was accepted, and
formed good relationships. With
contentment she added, “I feel
comfortable in my position now.”
Contaminants Can Pollute
Everyone's Drinking Water
(Continued from Page 4)
to clean the car, will seep into our
water supply with the help of rain.
Our kitchen sink is also a
gateway to the pollution of water.
Anything that goes down the drain
js more than likely to turn around
and come right back up.
In addition to families, many
companies and state legislatures are
also at fault. They allow for the
unhealthy disposal of waste
products. Dangerous chemicals find
their way into our glass of water due
to the corrosion or failure of the
drums. Many municipal landfills
across the nation are also responsible
for water pollution due to the lack of
supervision over the acceptance and
removal of chemical hazards. -
What can be done to stop this
deadly threat? Try to stay away
from using toxic chemicals in your
way into ditches, streams, and lakes,
taking with it all the pesticides, road
salts, and construction debris found
in all aspects of life.
Anything that is thrown out into
the backyard, such as
fertilizers, car oil, and the soap used
lawn:
house or garden. If they must be
used, close their lids tightly and
store them in the garage until you
can get rid of them properly. Call
your local public works department
for a hazardous waste collection
facility near you.
When winter comes and it’s time
to de-ice the driveway, consider
using sand, since it's a natural
material. Write your legislators and
ask them to do the same for the
highways and roads.
Go for a walk through your local
park or neighborhood and pick up
litter.
Most of all, be earth conscious.
Remember that whatever you dump
in the street, bury in the backyard,
put down your sink, or sprinkle in
your flower garden has a good
chance of coming back to haunt or
even hurt you.
Why not stop the destruction of
Mother Earth and begin to take steps
to prevent such contaminations?
Realize the consequences and results
of your actions before doing them.
Earth safety is human safety.
Q: How did you feel about this
year? :
“It went over great,” Rich
said confidently. He had fun and the
experience allowed him an
opportunity to meet faculty, staff
and students he might not,
otherwise, have met. He said, “it
was a great basis for college life.”
He felt that he had a real say in
matters and that people listened to
his opinions; something he feels is
unique to our campus. >
Dianna: “It was a learning
experience-sometimes frustrating,”
she said without hesitation. But, felt
that overrall it was fun and she had
an opportunity to share with a lot of
people.
“Qverall, I'm satisfied,”
said Chris. He felt they handled
problems the best way they could.
he accredits a lot of their success,
and the success of the students in
general, to Tammy Zampogna,
Student Activities Coordinator.
Despite the satisfaction, Chris said it
was a long year and recalled a lot of
high points and low points;
balancing homework, classes, and
SGA duties, successfully, was a
difficult job.
“Very Positive,” Tracy said
confidently as if rehearsed. She felt
that the issue of space was the only
real complication they encountered,
and noticed that although views
varied, and compromises had to be
made, everyone worked well
together.
Q: Did you have a lot of
cooperation among the clubs and
organizations?
Rich stated that except for a
small misunderstanding here and
there, because of the locations of the
offices, and therefore a lack of
communication, he never had too
much of a problem with the clubs.
“] saw a lot of people
become interested,” said Dianna.
Recognizing that obtaining a goal is
easier when the campus cares, she
said that a lot of people in the clubs
and organizations, and elsewhere,
offered support and cared about the
campus space problem.
According to Chris,
“overall, yes”. Taking into
consideration the academic demands
on the students, and recognizing that
sophmore year is one of the most
difficult, Chris felt that the students
did the best they could.
: “Yeah, again I think it was
the space that caused an uproar,”
Tracy stated. She felt that there was
a lot of flexibility with the other
clubs and organizations. She said,
“they understood our jobs and
respected and understood us as a
whole.”
Q: Do you ever feel like it is a
harder battle motivating
people since it is a two year
commuter campus?
Relating with the problem,
Rich refferred to the campus as a
stepping stone to main campus or
another campus, and said it is really
hard to get involvement. He said a
lot of people say, ‘I come here, I
leave’. With this attitude, he feels
people are missing out on the
intimacy our campus has to offer.
Dianna, who says,
“We've just about stood on our
heads to show people we care,” feels
it has gotten better, but ‘at a
commuter campus you're always
going to have these problems.
“Definitely”, Chris replied
without hesitation. Although Chris
too recognized the fact that this is a
problem which will never be solved,
and is dealt with by every commuter
campus, “satisfying groups willing
to be a part and get involved is what
is important; there is only so much
you can do for the others.”
Drawing on the space
problem, Tracy said while there was
good involvement, there are always
going to be those people who figure,
I'm not going to be here so, who
chares?.
Q: Would you recommend this
type of responsibility toothers?
“Yes,” said Rich, “to
anybody- especially freshman.”
Rich said he would recommend
involvement with any club or
organization, not just SGA.
Dianna: “Yes, it has been a great
learning experience. The things I
learned from SGA I could never
learn from a book.”
While Chris notes that, “the
job is not for everybody,” he says,
“[he] recommends it to those who
want to get a lot out of their
experience in college.” Chris added,
you have to be ready to meet
demands, take risks, and put
yourself on the line for the benefit of
the student body.
Tracy: “I think so, Itis a different
type of responsibility that not a lot of
people get to experience and
should.”
convincingly. He added that, in
addition to book knowledge, people
knowledge and communication
skills are extremely important.
Students need to take advantage of,
and use, the sources at their
fingertips.
Tracy: “I'm just glad I got
involved.”
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