PENNSTATE Delaware County Vol. XXX], No. 6 Porn State, Delwiire County - el ne Ck February 8, 2000 Delco Plans Exciting Events All Month Long By Sandy Sasse Lion’s Eye Staff Writer February brings many exciting ac- tivities to Delco’s campus, primarily focusing on Valentine’s Day and Black History Month. To help you find a valentine, the Student Government Association is sponsoring DATEOMATE. To participate, students fill out a question-naire and return it to the Lion’s Den. Then SGA will compare the questionnaires and give each student their best and worst match on campus. Students can pick up the forms the week prior to Valentine’s Day. A Valentine’s Sock Hop is scheduled for February 11. OMNI Multi-cultural Club, Asian American Student Caucus, Black Student League, Caribbean Club, Latino Student Organization and SGA are hosting the dance. The cost is five dollars per person or eight dollars per couple. Refreshments will be served and the dress code is informal. Tickets for the sock hop will be sold at the Lion’s Den or Room 101 in Main. In addition, the Black Student League will be selling and delivering candy grams, poetry, and flowers to your special Valentine during common hour on February 14. Valentine’s Day is not the only holiday being celebrated this month. February is the month to honor great African Americans. The Black Student League has planned several events. Every Tuesday and Thursday during common hour there will be movies or docu- mentaries about African American history shown in the Lion’s Den, including “Beloved” on February 8 and 10. On February 23 at common hour in the Main Lounge a round table discussion will focus on stereotypes in American society. Additionally, Darryl . Trent, General Manager of Philly 103.9, will be speaking during common hour on February 11 in the Main Lounge on “The Philosophy of Urban/ Hip Hop Music.” The celebration continues on February 25 with a program of song, dance, and poetry in the Main Lounge at 12:30 and concludes February 29 with drumming, story telling and dancing by the Ghana Group during common hour. Also in the works, the Student Business Association is hosting speaker Ernie Repice, Senior Vice President of Karr Barth Associates, on February 7 at 5 pm in the classroom room 103. Repice will talk about “ The Financial Process — Creating Wealth in the New Mil- lennium”. A forum is planned for the February 22 discussing science and religion. The Muslim Student Association will be hosting the forum from 4-5 pm. Finally, on February 29, Dr, Zhifu Tong, director of epidemiology at Beijng Hospital in China, will discuss “sexually transmitted diseases and lifestyle change a,” during common hour. in Chin During Penn State Delco’s first ever winter graduation, Kelly Holmes receives her diploma from Ernie Recipe, president of the Campus Advisory Board. George Dr. Franz, Director of Academic Affairs, and Karl Grieb, the Alumni Association coordinator, also took part in the ceremony. Graduation Sets Winter Photo by B. Feick Pattern For The Spring By Bob Dugan Lion’s Eye Staff Writer If you ever had the ambition — or the credits — to graduate from Penn State Delco at the end of the Fall semester, then you never had the chance until December 18, 1999. This was when the campus held its first winter graduation. Twenty-eight students graduated in the winter ceremony held in the Vairo Library. In years past it was held on a weekday night, but Dr. George Franz, Delco’s Director of Academic Affairs, admitted that “Thursday was not physically possible.” This was due to parents and family members working, and a generally hectic week before the holidays. Dr. Franz noted that changing to graduating, Saturday morning was “so successful”, and that he was “very happy” with the first winter graduation. Kelly Holmes, who graduated in December and received her Baccalau- reate degree in English, is glad about Delco’s decision to hold its first winter graduation. “I just really want to thank Dr. Franz and the campus for doing it. It meant more than they’ll ever know.” The upcoming Spring 2000 gradu- ation is scheduled for Saturday, May 13, at 10 AM. No more weekday nights in the near future, and the winter graduation will stay intact as long as there are enough graduating students. While Dr. Franz “won’t have a graduation list until March,” he estimated that forty Sindents will be Delco students dics Hla ( rban )s (English) and Scott Casey (Genetics) help Chester students paint flower pots for Fair Acres residents on the Martin Luther King Day of Service. Casey, president of the Multi-Cultural Club, also was honored that day with the campus Cross-Cultural Award. MLK Day At Penn State eatra Butler (Urban Ed), Aida Ortiz Photo by B. Feick enough minors to go around,” sophomore in BRE BOG TO Yl Te Bad Bt SN BE Paw NE BEL GE nN Be Tb BN wl ON BN SRE Se UR NE GE JSR BE JE BL BE TR BA Obituary Student Dies In Crash By Greg Haas Lion's Eye Staff Writer A car accident in the early morning of New Year’s Day 2000 claimed the life of Penn State Delco student, Jessica Dixey. Police report that Dixie’s car became lodged under a tractor-trailer and that an ensuing fire destroyed both vehicles. She was twenty-two years old. Jessica graduated from Archbishop Carroll and resided in the Tredyffrin- Valley Forge area. Surviving Jessica are parents Robert and Helene, sister Sandy, and brothers Robert and Craig, a University Park student. Jessica would have been twenty-three on Monday, January 10. ‘It’s really sad,” said Heather Hollis, fellow student on campus, “She was a really nice girl.” Jessica was enrolled in geology and nutrition courses during the Fall ‘99 semester as a part-time student. A funeral mass for Jessica was held Friday, January 7 at St. Isaac Jogues Church. A representative from Penn State, Mr. Jeffrey Wirth, Chief Financial Officer, attended the services to convey the condolences of the University and its faculty, staff and students. “The parents said they were very pleased that Jessica was going to school here,” Mr. Wirth recounted. “They said she really enjoyed it here and made a lot of friends.” Expressions of condolence can be sent to Robert and Helene P Dixey, RD #5, PO Box 342, Malvern, PA 19355. Seven New Minor Degrees Available This Semester By Scherrie Bailey Lion’s Eye Staff Writer “Next year I was considering leaving this campus to go to University Park because I wanted to minor in Spanish, which is not available at this campus. Now I plan to leave the Delaware County campus because there just aren’t says Jennelle Butera, Marketing. Starting in the Spring of 2000, students in Delco degree programs who wish to choose a minor will wait no longer. Seven minors will now be available on the Delaware County campus. The six that have been officially approved include: American Studies, Law/Liberal Arts, Business/Liberal Arts, English, Speech Communications, and Women Studies. The International Studies minor has not yet been authorized and is awaiting final approval. Typically, approval takes a period of a : few. months, but less than an’ 1 dcademic, *.y year. Requests are sent through the office of Dr. George Franz, Director of Academic Affairs, then the Dean of the Commonwealth College, the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, and the Provost’s Office to approve the extension of a major. In the future, Delco students can expect to have other minors available in IST and Human Development & Family Studies. According to Dr. Franz, “Students can have several minors; however, choosing one depends upon the number of additional courses required to complete a degree. Selecting a minor makes students more marketable to potential employers. Also, students get more recognition if they spend time concentrating on particular courses.” Those interested in these minors will be asked to meet with an adviser to obtain approval forms and to plan their desired course of study. Most minors require a completion of 18 credits in the area of focus, some of which may " Piesatibe, taking courses at the 400 level. VY 099 5H 00 DRL Dee VY Eee
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers