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The Lion’s Eye
February 5, 2002
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Will the madness only stop after we've paid our bill?
By SHAWN PETTIT
Assistant editor
Okay, we can all admit it.
There are some of us that haven't paid
our tuition bill right on time. Between
school, work, and any activities that
may be remotely important to us, some
of us have missed paying our latest
tuition installment. It's one of those lit-
tle things we miss from time to time,
pay the late bill, the student then must
report to Registration to re-register, re-
schedule all classes (if the spot hasn't
been taken), and have ACCESS privi-
leges reinstated.
What's the University's rea-
soning behind this new policy?
Apparently, Penn State Delco lost over
$175,000 in funding due to late tuition
payments. That
comes out to be about $100 in funding
~ for every student.
Personally, I think this whole
policy stinks. Now instead of just pay-
ing a late fee, a student must be bur-
dened with dire consequences for
making a payment a couple of days
late on top of that fee.
: ~ Not only will Penn State lose
students through this new policy, but
they will also chase potential students
away when they find out what can hap-
pen to them
with one late payment. The school
should lose this policy before they lose
any students because they are irritated
at the school for not only taking more
money from them, but for putting them
through hell for accidentally paying
their bill a few days late. Penn State,
take your twenty-five bucks and give
us our sanity back. We need it for our
classes.
even if it is something we're required
to do.
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We just end up paying it when
we remember to have the check to the
Bursar by that all-important late bill
due date. We pay an extra twenty-five
bucks and life goes on. No big deal.
Right?
Wrong. Now it's a very big
deal. At the beginning of this semester,
Penn State adopted a new policy that
deals with late tuition payments. Every
Penn State
student must have their bill paid by the
bill due date or their classes will be
cancelled and they will have to re-reg-
ister.
The consequences of missing
a payment now are, in a word,
extreme. After the bill due date, a stu-
dent has until the following Monday to
pay their bill and re-register or their
classes will be officially cancelled.
What does this mean for late-paying
students?
This means that they won't
receive any credit for work they do in
those classes, attendance in class will
not be recorded, another student can
take that spot in the class for them-
selves, and all ACCESS privileges
(internet, E-Lion) are suspended.
After going to the Bursar to
The Lion’s Eye
Vol. XXXIV, No. 1; February 5, 2002
Penn State University, Delaware County Campus
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Anteia Consorto
ASSISTANT EDITOR Shawn Pettit
STAFF WRITERS
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Jennifer Rufo
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New route better for
us or the community?
By KHEMARA UN
Staff writer
When I heard about the new entrance, our
highway to an education, I thought "what wonderful
idea! My tires are no longer condemned to constant
re-pumping every time I enter and exit school
ground." But after I spoke to Lisa Colwell, I realized
I have yet to weigh the pros and cons of construct-
ing this "safer" route.
The entrance sounds like a dream come
true. We'll have traffic lights that will substitute the
screeching sounds from tires that rush to turn onto
Yearsley Mill Road before the opposing traffic can
collide. The light will be our "electronic crossing
guard," which will also aide us back onto Route 352
safely. We also have options now; to take the new
route or the old one. We are living the life.
However, what kind of discomfort are we
providing to others as a result of our luxury? Light
from the vehicles of students attending evening
classes peek into the windows of the surrounding
residence can disturb their dinner or nap. "Peeping
toms" are annoying, especially when they are in
your eyes. I also forgot to mention how long the
construction will take. If it takes two years to finish,
then that will be two years of drilling that the neigh-
bors' ears will have to endure pain.
After many days of pondering I have con-
cluded that I advocate the safer alternative but I am
against the process. I understand that there can be a
better plan. For instance, enlarging the entrance we
“have now. It will be more cost efficient, less time
consuming, and it doesn't disturb our neighbors.
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