November 18, 1998 - LIONS EYE - Page 3 Club Review: MSA: A Cultural Experience By Jenna Montgomery Lions Eye Staff Writer The MSA (Muslim Student Association) was begun this year by Tarik Selim, the club’s president. The club’s objective is to educate “MSA plans to host a speaker this month who will discuss the recently released film The Siege, which perpetuates stereotyping Muslims as violent people.” people about Islamic religion and culture. Recently the club hosted a pizza party in the Main student lounge, complete with baklava, a sweet dessert. In addition, club members performed a short skit il- lustrating the stereotypes about Mus- lims that persist in today’s society and why these are false. On Family Day, the MSA Club Update: had an art display to showcase and inform the community about Islam. The MSA plans to host a speaker this month who will discuss the recently released film “The Siege,” which perpetuates stereotyp- ing Muslims as violent people. Ramadhan, the holy month of fasting from sun-up to sundown, is quickly approaching, and the club intends to celebrate with a potluck dinner during finals week. The club looks forward to visiting the mosque at University Park in the spring semester. The club meetings, held ev- ery other Wednesday during com- mon hour in 319 Main, are open to all students and faculty. Further- more, members need not be Muslim. Additionally, prayer sessions are held Fridays (the Islamic holy day) dur- ing common hour at the same loca- tion. The MSA aims to foster an understanding and appreciation of Islam through interaction on the per- sonal level or at events. Penn State: A family thing. Clubs Keep Busy Into Next Year By Aimee Stone Assistant Editor At the beginning of every year, new clubs are created on the Delco campus. Many students join them, and many others do not. For those of you that find yourself being lazy and procrastinating around the t.v., there are new interesting clubs on campus worth checking out. The Caribbean Club actually began last Spring semester but is still young and fresh. The objective of this club is to educate people on the Caribbean and related issues. All stu- dents are welcome to join, Carib- bean/African ancestry is not a pre- requisite. However, now is a good time to join. During Spring Break of next semester, the Caribbean Club will be going to Montico Bay on Jamaica. The cost is only $484 for seven days and nights. The cost includes airfare and hotel accommodations. And for those of you want-to-be Hollywood types, MTV will be there to tape you. A $100 deposit is due Dec. 5. For more information on the Caribbean Club and its events, e-mail the presi- dent Johane Pierre at jxp@psu.edu. Karate Club also began last semester. Club members will learn and develop the skills of Okinawan Karate through the Isshinryu system. Members will also be introduced to * the Japanese culture and Budo, a —- Japanese Martial art. On Saturday Nov. 21 the Karate Club will be in tournament at Villanova. For more information about the karate club, email either Dennis dgdl@psu.edu, or James Neary jin170@psu.edu. A brand new Latino Student Organization has formed. The pur- pose of this is to share knowledge and information about the Latino culture. On Nov. 18 the Latino Stu- dent Organization is welcoming Di- rector G.Nava of the movie “Selena.” For more information on this club, email Emmanuel Gutirres at exgl39@psu.edu. Also new this semester is the Muslim Student Organization. The Muslim Student Organization’s pur- pose is to educate the campus com- munity about the Islam religion, and dispel common misconceptions and stereotypes. For those interested in joining, email Asad Azemi at axa20@psu.edu, or Tarik Selim at tfs117@psu.edu. New clubs form constantly, in fact I have seen flyers for the “Green Paw “ environmental club. Students interested in joining any clubs, old or new, can either go onto the Penn State Delco web page or see any SGA “member in the Lion’s Den. Dozier Students group together in the Lion’s Den. Penn State Students Welcome Prospective Employers By Amy M Hurley Lions Eye Staff Writer The Summer Job and Intern- ship Fair took place on Wednesday, Nov. 4 in the Main Student Lounge. The Fair consisted of tables labeled; Business, Arts/Graphic Arts, All “For the business major, Delmarva Broadcasting Company of Delaware is seeking marketing interns.” Majors, Communications; Human Services/Education and Engineering. These tables were all filled with pho- tocopies of Summer Job and Intern- ship opportunities. Everyone who looked at the flyers was required to By Joseph O’Berg Lion's Eye Staff Writer Sitting in the theater just be- fore the movie was about to begin I took a close look at the crowd and was reminded of exactly what movie I was there to see. The crowd, some of whom were forced to sit on the floor in the back, consisted prima- rily of the early adolescent age group. There were, besides the teens, some of whom were lucky enough to be without parental guidance, a few no- ticeable couples and a few families, but it was clear who the target audi- ence was, and “The Waterboy” Adam Sandler’s latest film, did not disappoint them. The film is not ar- tistic or well acted or mature or any- thing other then silly. It is predict- able, juvenile, violent, impossible, and linguistically incorrect, but I liked it anyway. They’re All Laughing at Me Is he dumbfounded? Adam Sandler does his usual in “The Waterboy.” sign in. For the Business major, Delmarva Broadcasting Company of Delaware is seeking marketing in- terns. US Airways is seeking interns and promising free flights as com- pensation for work. For the Com- munications major, TV 12 WHYY 91 FM is seeking research interns. Engineering majors can apply to the Pennsylvania Department of Envi- ronmental Protection for paid sum- mer positions. For Computer Sci- ence/MIS majors, the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Ambulatory Services Department is looking for someone to fill a paid computer-in- tensive position. For a look at more summer job opportunities like these, stop by the Career Center on the second floor of the Commons building. We The movie was the best of its kind. It made no attempt to be any- thing, but what it is and what it is turned out to be the funniest movie I have seen in a long time. It made no. difference that the plot is predictable because I wanted the Waterboy to stick to everybody anyway. The fact that the acting is not going to win any Oscars did not matter because the jokes were timely and hilariously ridiculous. What may have been the best part about the whole movie is how utterly impossible the whole plot is. It was perfect escapism. I did not have to pay any attention to reality for a solid hour and a half. I therefore recommend “The Waterboy” for anybody who wants to let their mind slip back to the days of junior high booby jokes or any- body whose mind does not have to slip back at all.
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