April, 1999 - LIONS EYE - Page 5 Spring Break ’'99 Memories By Dave Robbins Lion's Eye Staff Writer Spring Break has now come and gone. People are always talking about going to exotic places for their spring break, yet most college stu- dents can’t really afford to take most of these trips. Aside from a lucky few from PSU Delaware County who went down to Cancun, a seem- ingly larger portion of us stayed home and worked. And as there never seems to be anything much to do around this area, most of us also had a relatively uneventful spring break ’99. Around here, late nights sit- ting around with friends prevailed throughout the week. Drinking ex- cursions were present, but not preva- lent, since most of the major colleges in the area were also on break and people went home for the week. Consequently, drinking alone soared to new heights. Going to the bars by yourself really isn’t that bad once you get used to it. For the “big nights” though, clubbing was definitely the scene in Delaware County because this gave people a chance to meet others and find a good score. Being college students, many of us were watching NBC. Some people like the regular NBC, TNBC, and - MSNBC. However, almost every- one was looking for the LNBC (Late Night Booty Call). Regardless of what your ob- jective was for break, most of us at home also worked. Many students extended their hours at work to earn money for the various expenses that they may encounter this summer and next year. With much of the campus transferring up to University Park next semester, many students are broke trying to save for next semes- ter. Also, many people are getting Peop le Poll: houses down at the beach this sum- mer and need money for the rent. Finally, people passed much of the time watching movies. Many new movies were released recently and some even look interesting. (See Movie Reviews). Movie rentals were big too, but it seems like there are never any good movies on tape. The extension of Spring Break ’99 was nice, with a day of relaxation and frolicking in the snow. It was one more day that students could go without doing much homework and studying. It was also a good day to catch up on that homework that you should have done during the break. For spring break next year, I think I'll go somewhere exotic. | Women’s Commission Luncheon on our campus. Women’s History Month annual luncheon recognizing the contributions of women Day Care: Coming Soon to a Campus Near You By Regis Fields Assistant Editor On the Friday of the 28" of February headway was finally made. That same day a guest came and showed more enthusiasm of service than some of us are used to here in college. In a University that prefers small steps over the change of strides, it seemed like finally a stu- dent organization accomplished something that the University seemed to think about, then make a move on. No one in attendance was wearing a suit and tie, although there was one suit. Minutes of the meet- ing were not taken, at least not con- sciously, by anyone attending be- cause it wasn’t really that kind of meeting. Who was the guest? Sandy Shippen-Director of Headstart in the Delaware County. So now that we have estab- lished who came to our campus, the next logical question is why? Some smiles around campus may answer that question. When the wheels of change here at Delco. may have used a little Crisco or something, grease lightning came in a suit that spelled prominence and results and with a gospel of daycare at Penn State Dela- ware County in the next nine months which itself seems a little ironic. “Who needs it,” echoed (Continued on page 8) IST Degree to Debut Next Fall (Continued from page 1) continues, ITAA estimates that more than a million new computer scien- tists, systems designers, and pro- grammers alone will be needed by the year 2005. Some of the many positions now needed in the informational sci- ences include technology-oriented positions such as database adminis- trators, computer software designers and support specialists, systems ana- lysts, as well as information and What's the Dumbest Thing Someone Ever Said to You? “Catholics have no morals, and I'm Catholic and | have morals.” — Rod ~ Campalans Photo by Phillip Yi “People assume that | am Chinese, but | am Filipino.” — Donald Diezmos Photo by Phillip Yi Girls can’t be president, according to McGarvey, Cancun ’99.” — Dana Conroy and Liz Mondi : Photo by Phillip Yi g3 “Pull up your pants, white boy ...” — John Boye Photo by Phillip Yi “Is that a perm?” — Regis Fields Photo by Phillip Yi “What was that dish? ... Chicken Karate?!” — Thanu Rongratana Photo by Phillip Yi knowledge managers, project man- agers, consultants, and other research and development positions. The Baccalaureate Degree programs will be offered at University Park, Berks, Lehigh Val- ley, Beaver, Abington, Delaware County, and McKeesport. The As- sociate Degrees will be offered at Berks, Lehigh Valley, New Kensington, Wilkes - Barre, York, - Altoona, SchuylkillL, Mont Alto, and Worthington Scranton. Penn State Delco will offer the Baccalaureate Degree program for the first time in the fall of 1999. Only a set number of students will be accepted into the program as freshman at the Delco campus and no transfer students will be allowed into the program until 2001. Because the program is new, freshman are really the only students that will be able to take advantage of ITS. Dr. George W. Franz, Director of Academic Affairs at Delco, com- mented on the impressions and ef- fects ITS will bring to Penn State. He stated, “For current students, the pro- gram will have little impact because we can only admit new freshman. However, in the future it will allow our students to major in one of the most dynamic and growing areas of interest.” On the whole, the new IST program will offer students more to consider when looking into a field of interest for the future. With technol- ogy and computers continuing to take over the business and corporate world, IST is not only a wanted de- gree, but a very much needed one, also. For additional information and/or new updates on the degree programs in the School of Informa- tion Sciences and Technology, visit the following Penn State web site: http://www.psu.edu/ufs/IST/ IST.html
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