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- LIONS EYE -
September 30, 1998
Morris Dees Calls for
Tolerance and Justice
By Aimee Stone
Assistant Editor
On Wednesday Sept 16, civil
rights attorney Morris Dees spoke in
the student lounge of the main build-
ing during common hour.
About 50 to 75 people stood
in the hallway awaiting their turn to
be checked, scanned, and searched
by the campus security on the hopes
of having a chance to see Dees; al-
though many were unsuccessful.
“I really anticipated to see
him speak, I was upset I had to hear
it from the hallway,” stated Sarah
Stover, (3™ semester, English).
The audience that awaited
Dees inside the lounge ranged from
senior citizen supporters to young
college students, to attorneys with
their initials embroidered on their
shirt cuffs.
As 1 p.m. rolled round you
could see the nonchalant Dees lean-
ing against the Pepsi machine in the
lounge wearing black jeans, hiking
boots, and a denim shirt. When it was
time for him to speak, he rolled off
the machine and to the podium.
“Y’all look like a pretty safe
crowd to me,” said Dees as he apolo-
Morris Dees expressed his views on racism an
gized for the intense security.
As lights flashed around him
from local media photographers,
Dees continued to give his “Passion
for Justice” speech.
Dees said that, “It is a time
that finds us a nation divided,” as he
began to tell the audience of his ex-
perience and success as a civil rights
attorney.
Throughout the speech, emo-
tions were on a roller coaster. In the
background you could hear someone
crying while someone else was pray-
ing.
Dees had said that the only
thing to effect you more than any
other discrimination is the line be-
tween color.
“Teaching Tolerance” is a
program Dees had started with the
Southern Poverty Law Center
(SPLC), in order to teach children at
an early age not to discriminate
against people for anything.
After his speech, the audi-
ence was allowed to ask questions.
One person asked how he felt against
the generation coming forth and what
he felt about their racial problems.
Dees just simply said, “I’m very op-
timistic.”
olerance during his speech on
Wednesday, September 16, in the Main Student Lounge.
Is There a Real Need
for a Nurse on Campus?
By Phillip Yi
Lion's Eye Staff Writer
The other day, my friend
tried to peel a soda can. In his at-
tempt, he cut his thumb. As he was
bleeding before me, he got up and
proceeded to the men’s room. He
came back with what looked to be
an improvised bandage:a napkin.
How would you have dressed the
wound in his situation?
If you didn’t know by now,
we do not have an on-campus nurse.
I asked what other people
thought on this matter. Phil Doan,
(first semester student, computer-
science major), said, “We really
don’t need one.” Alec Tran, (third
semester, engineering major), said,
“Why not, just in case someone got
injured.”
I decided to pay a visit to our
Campus Executive Officer, Edward
Tomesko. I asked him why we didn’t
have a nurse on campus. He said,
“The committee has been on our
campus and said that we have satis-
fied the guidelines of the University
Health Service Standards of Opera-
tion on campus.”
He went on further to say, “It
was an evolutionary process. The
committee decided a single nurse
could not fulfill the total Healthcare
Service Standards on our campus.
What we really needed was an ath-
letic trainer.” I inquired how many
trainers we had on campus. He said,
“We have two athletic trainers on
campus.”
If you have any questions or
“want to express your opinions please
feel free to write to the Lion’s Eye.
Career Expo a Huge Hit
With P.S. Delco Students
By Sarah Stover
Lion's Eye Staff Writer
The 1998 Professional Par-
ticipants Career Expo, that was held
on Wednesday, September 23rd be-
tween eleven thirty and two o’clock
in the student lounge in the Main
building, presented an opportunity
for students to talk to people in local
businesses and professions.
Tables lined the perimeter of
the lounge and by twelve o’clock the
room was continually filled with
crowds of students, faculty and par-
ticipants. There were over thirty five
‘different occupations being repre-
sented. Everything from Labor/De-
livery Nurse to Plant Pathology to
High School Teaching could be ex-
plored by the students.
At each table was a sign ex-
plaining the occupation and a repre-
sentative of that particular job or pro-
fession. Among the participants
were two representatives of Com-
merce Bank. Both were eager to talk
to students about the many opportu-
nities their company offers.
~ Julie Wright, the Human
Resource Manager of Commerce
Bank, expressed a positive view on
the career expo. She stated that “this
gives them [students] a chance to talk
to people without being in an inter-
view.” She went on to say that the
career expo offers a non-threatening
environment for students who are
seeking job possibilities.
Julie Libutti, who is also
with Commerce Bank as the College
Relations Manager, added that she
believed the expo “gives you in-
sight.” She remembered some simi-
lar career fairs that she attended
while she was deciding a career, and
she said they really helped. Libutti
‘expressed this as one of the main rea-
sons to why she attended Penn
State’s expo.
Both business women re-
ported that Commerce is constantly
growing and is always looking to fill
employment positions. Even though
this was their first year at Penn State’s
career expo, they said they had a great
experience and a good turn out of
interested students and so they plan
to return next year.
Another growing company,
Sunrise (Assisted Living of Paoli)
was represented by Sheryl-ann
Burghardt. When asked about what
her thoughts were on the career expo,
she said that it was a “great informa--
tional experience for the students.”
As she explained, her field like so
many others, is expanding signifi-
cantly, but not all college students are
aware of this and opportunities go
unrecognized. She went on to say
that through programs like Penn
State’s career expo, students get the
chance to explore hidden opportuni-
ties and help them better decide upon
a career.
Many students who attended
the expo had a lot to say about it.
Tricia Russo (1st semester freshman,
HDFS) when asked commented, “I
thought it was very interesting. I
learned more about different compa-
nies and what the careers are all
about.”
Another freshman, Lione
Smith (Ist freshman, Business Ad-
ministration) thought the expo was a
great help. He stated, “maybe I can
be aquatinted with some people that
will help me after I graduate to get
my feet wet in the real world.” :
The career expo was de-
signed to be used as a guide for stu-
dents into the future of careers, oc-
cupations and business. Students
should willingly take advantage of
these events. Next semester, on
March 10th, there will be a Senior
and Alumni Recruitment and on
March 31st there will be a Summer
and Internship Fair. Both of these
events will further help students in
deciding careers, but unlike the expo,
these companies will be more geared
toward looking for students to hire.
Regardless, they are worth attend-
ing.
Students should keep their
eyes open for these future events or
talk to either Sharmon Bryant or
Christine Boyle of the Career De-
velopment Office in the Commons
building for help, concerns and/or
direction in career exploration.
Students take advantage of the recent Career Expo that was held on Wednesday,
September 23, in the Main Student Lounge.
Sarah Stover