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Vol. XXXII, No. 3
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Penn State University, Delaware County
November 13, 2000
Stuck,
sucked &
plucked
Positive power 1n
a pint-sized pouch
By CHARLES REED
Staff Writer
Mini-physical examination: Free
Cookies, pretzels, and juice: Free
Ten to thirty-minute buzz: Free
Getting out of class for a good rea-
son: Free
Saving a life: Priceless
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Delco’s Fall Blood Drive would have
to be considered a success. Held from 8
a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 18 in the second-floor
conference room of the Commons
Building, the drive exceeded last year’s
number of donors by mid-afternoon.
Sixty-one of Delco’s' students, faculty,
and staff showed up to donate blood for
the American Red Cross, helping to alle-
viate the lingering effects of the sum-
mer’s devastating drought. :
As much as 65 percent of Red Cross
blood reserves comes from colleges and
high schools. Because the organization
relies so heavily on students, summer is
typically a down time.
Last year happened to be particular-
ly severe though, with many blood banks
running on empty.
“The blood bank is starting to recov-
” said ‘Sally Ent of Student Life, who
ly as liaison between Delco ind the
Red Cross for the event. “But it’s still
below the ideal level.”
‘The lingering shortage and the
promise of another drought next sum-
mer makes it imperative that students
donate more. Penn State Delco and the
Red Cross will host another drive in
April.
Cafe i in the Commons.
A student shows where his heart is at while visiting Catherine’ s Campus
Photo by BARBARA DANIEL -
Why donate, aside from alleviating
that feeling of guilt from missing the
last event?
“It’s a good thing to do. Giving blood
saves a life,” said freshman and three-
time donor Tom Walsh.
Freshman rugby player Garrett
Treer agreed.
“It’s not really that much of a prob-
lem — time’s the only factor. With [the
blood drive] right here on campus, it’s
an easy way to help out.”
~ With the almost stingless system
honed to perfection by the diligent Red
Cross attendants, the only hint of dis-
comfort comes from the waiting.
The entire session, including the
screening process, usually lasts about 45
minutes. The actual donation takes only
10.
However, one sitondani said, “If
there’s a back-up, it might take an hour
and a half.”
That’s just all the more reason to
make an appointment when donating in
April.
Threatening
note leads to
evacuation
By AIMEE STONE
Editor-in-Chief
It was about 3 p.m. Oct. 30, when some-
one found the bomb threat note at the cir-
culation desk of the Vairo Library.
According to author, he or she over-
heard a conversation about a bomb in the
building.
The author stressed,
culprit.”
Library staff immediately told campus
security.
While Campus Security Officer Dave
“But I'm not the
| Horevay searched through the building,
Lisa Colwell of business services, contact-
ed the state police.
Students were forced out of the build-
ing a little after 3 p.m. by the sound of the
fire alarm.
About 10 minutes later, the State Police
arrived.
The police, along with bomb-sniffing
_dogs, searched the Vairo building thor-
oughly.
Two hours later the building - was
cleared of any suspicion of a bomb.
The state police are still investigating
the incident, Horevay said last week.
If the person responsible is found,
Horevay said, they will be prosecuted. The
person would likely be charged with mak-
ing a terroristic threat to the University.
But school officials are worried the inci-
dent won't be a single one. They fear copy-
cat incidents. Rumors throughout the cam-
pus are being spread about the increase of
bomb threats during the upcoming finals.
“It’s hard to prevent a copy-cat,” said .
Horevay, “their purpose is to disrupt the
average day.”
However, the average day will only be
disrupted in the building the bomb threat
is discovered.
Depending on the circumstances and
the size of the alleged explosives, the
entire campus could be evacuated, Horevay
said.
Friends recall Sarah Stover’ s love of life
By ADAM WOJCIEHOWICZ
Staff Writer
“She lived life to the hilt,”
Dr. Orlov said of Sarah
Stover.
A service to honor
Sarah’s memory was held
Wednesday, Oct. 18. It was
open to all those wishing to
talk. about Sarah or the
impact she had. on them.
Sarah was a student at
Penn State Delco for three
years. She was Killed just a
week before she would have
began her senior year as an
English major.
Sarah and a friend were
leaving a Philadelphia night-
club the night of Aug 14,
2000, when their car was
struck. Sarah was killed
almost instantly, while her
, passenger was hospitalized
for a few days and then
‘deeper
released.
Police have arrested two
men in connection with the
accident. Officials say the
men were drunk when they
crashed into the girls’ car.
Many of the people who
turned out for the memorial
knew Sarah intimately, while
others did so only in passing.
But all agreed: Sarah had
somehow touched their lives.
“Not many people: are
lucky enough to know a per-
son like Sarah,” said Karen
McLoughlin, a friend who"
would have run the school’s
literary magazine with Sarah
this semester.
Ed Tomeszko, campus
CEO, welcomed the gather-
ing with opening reflections.
“Sarah was an integral
part of this campus,” he said.
Yet her dedication ran
still, as. became
SARAH STOVER
Remembered
increasingly apparent.
“lI think that to say she
loved this place is an injus-
tice — she lived it,” Tomeszko
said
Several of Sarah’ 8s friends:
be
Sarah was an integral part
of this campus.
| think that to say she loved
this place is an injustice —
she lived it.
ED TOMESZKO,
CAMPUS CEO
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gathered at the front of the
assembly, grouped together:
for both physical and emo-
tional support.
“We connected and grew
a really strong friendship,”
said Aimee Stone, one of
Sarah’s close friends. “She
held me up when I was
drowning in water; she was
my hero and she was my
sanctuary.”
“She was a rock. She
showed me how to be
myself,” said McLoughlin, as
her prepared notes on what
to say were crumpled and
tossed behind her, useless.
Nothing could prepare the
individuals closest to Sarah;
the words often came invol-
untarily, punctuated by tears
and memories.
McLoughlin added that
she laughs every day, though,
“thinking of Sarah being
Sarah.” :
Two themes recurred
throughout the memorial,
the first being Sarah the
teacher, | :
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