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— LION’SEYE —
March 2, 1995
Opinion
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Editorial
Saving Trees or Saving Face?
By James Foltz
"I'm a recycler!"
That's a catchy little phrase, isn't it? If you hear it or read it, it makes you
feel good inside. Or let's say that someone comes up to you and says, "Hey, I'M
A RECYCLER! Are you?" I'm sure that you would feel mighty small, wouldn't
you? That's if, of course you weren't a recycler. But somebody on this campus
would never run into this sort of embarrassment, because Denn State Delaware
County Campus recycles.
Why else would all of those neat little boxes be hanging on campus
wastebaskets and saying "I'm a recycler?”
So, because of that, all of us can hold our heads aloft and claim superiority
over all of humanity because we know that we recycle. We know that when we
consciously place a piece of paper into one of those boxes that says "I'm a
recycler” we are saving a tree. Maybe even three or four. Perhaps a whole
forest.
The point is, according to those signs, we are all doing something right.
Wrong.
The fact is that all those signs don't mean squat. The fact is that everyone
who puts excess paper in the boxes religiously is doing a false worship.
This campus does not recycle the paper that goes into those boxes. All of
that paper ends up in the same place during the night when the trash is taken
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out.
I watched the custodians do this one night when I stayed late.
wastebasket, which was filled with things other than paper, was just picked up
and dumped into a container. The recycling box's contents ended up in the
same container.
"I'm a recycer."
Bull. Every time you place a paper into one of those boxes Penn State is
making you out to be one thing:
A liar.
"I'm a recycler."
Of what? Nothing. Perhaps this campus recycles tia cans that are thrown
out, because it can still make a puck off of it. But as for the paper recycling, that's
a dream.
Cancellation,
Frustration
Means Less Co-operation
By Nicholas Felici
Life has reached its lowest point
when one finds himself stood up by
his own professor.
Such has seemingly become the
case, at least occasionally. Has any of
the reading audience ever travelled
more than five or six miles, perhaps
by car, maybe by public transport, to
reach this campus on time for a single
class or possibly two? And how did
you feel when, arriving at the door,
you found a pink slip taped in place
which kindly informed you that class
had been cancelled? ;
Could this traumatic experience
lead you to think twice before going to
class every day? Would it be worth it?
Then something has to change.
Class cancellations have been a
major problem for many students on
this commuter campus. Far too often
it seems that classes have been
terminated suddenly, without any
warning, or without any advanced
notice by the faculty. A simple pink
slip on the door informs the arriving
students a bit too late, and sometimes
the journey they endured was of no
avail.
It was for nothing.
There has to be a better way of
informing the students that their
professor could not make it in that
day. For some faculty, voice-mail has
become a logical solution. A voice
message is left on the instructor’s
personal answering machine for
students that call a certain number that
classes have indeed been cancelled.
But how often do students call to make
sure their classes are still in effect? Not
very often, and therefore, a massive
miscommunication occurs.
Is it really otir responsibility?
Of course not. We just pay the
tuition.
Perhaps the campus should devise
a system by which the professor calls
every on of his or her students
personally and informs them the night
before or maybe the morning of. Too
arduous for the professors? Certainly
a computer network would be a more
efficient way to handle the crisis. Have
all the instructor's students’ phone
numbers locked into a file, so that
when the class is cancelled, the
computer can systematically ring all
the students and leave a voice message
from the instructor.
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Maintenance Crew Tries,
Succeeds to Break the Ice
By Mariya Sliwinska
The parking lot has been well tended to so far this winter season. With the
recent snowfall Delco's maintenance crew has been working tirelessly to clear
the snow. The weather helped them out by melting the ice that remained in the
parking lot after the snow has been removed.
Before it got warmer, the ice under the snow was treacherous to say the
least. Driving, walking, even parking your car was a challenge. - But, our
wonderful maintenance men proved to be worthy of the service awards they
recieved last winter. They worked hard, from early in the morning to late at
night to ensure safe driving and walking conditions.
Every morning, the snow plows and the mini salt trucks patrolled the
campus to detect any potential problems. It felt good to see someone out there
making our safety their number one goal.
With that in mind, we are looking forward to the next storm so we can
watch the maintenance crew in action. Now we know that no matter what the
Mother Nature throws upon us, we are in very good hands at Delco.
THE LION’S EYE
March 2, 1995
Vol. XXVI, No.6 The Pennsylvania State University
Delaware County Campus
EDITORS-IN-CHIEF
James Foltz
Martyna Sliwinska
STAFF
Gregory Bengston : Jobin Pathappillil
Norman Castiello David Schiff
Nicholas Felici Wes Tomlinson
Jennifer Holland ‘Kewana Walker
Malcolm Little Kia Walker
Bob Lewis David Whiteman
Kristen Zak
PHOTOGRAPHER
Wes Tomlinson
N ick Felici
ADVISORS
Barbara Daniel John Terrell
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