The Lion’s Eye Inclusive SGA vows ‘democratic change’ By RENEE BLISARD Lion’s Eye staff writer REB202@psu.edu There is something differ- ent about Penn State Delco’s Student Government Association. There was a different sort of election last semester and there are now more SGA mem- bers. They may seem like they are everywhere on campus and at every event. Beginning last semester, SGA underwent enormous changes when the newly elect ed SGA president for Fall Qadeer, proposed and enacted a brand-new democratic elec- tion system and new offices for SGA. - “This is a great democratic change and will affect SGA for years to come,” said Qadeer. In the new electoral process, each presidential can- didate must choose his execu- tive board and senators and then submit personal state- ments from himself/herself and all proposed officers to the Student Life department. Later, each presidential candi- date and his/her “cabinet” members run their campaign 2003, Muhammed Uzair with speeches and flyers. The new SGA The officers and aides for the Fall 2003 SGA: Title Name Aide(s) President Muhammad U. Qadeer Kevin Krauss Vice President Brandon E. Goveas Robin George Secretary Tina Nuthlaganti Crystal Bowhall Financial Adviser Stacie Mann Daria Pantaleone David Hwnh Communications Adv. Anteia Consorto Ameer Chughtai Senate Leader Mark Cooke James Williams Asst. President Kaan Zaimouglu Assistant V.P. Jackie Clark Senator of Academics Ardalan Fassih Dony Joseph ; Graham Kirk Senator Student Rel. Taiyyabah Malik Tavleen K. Gujral Senator of Campus Service, Fund-raising Ron Oz David Cohen Senator of Sports Raul Amador Frank Schweitzer Senator Govt. Relations Shawn Manderson Alex Chappell - Senator Info. Tech. Robert Heise Chris Fenton Senator Adult Students Anya Takos Tysheena Finney Matthew Ovelman Senator, Students With Disabilities Andrew Walters Melissa Nejbauer Senator of Athletics Stacey M. Kelly Bob Curran Senator of Communications And Media Affairs Renee Blisard Heather Losey Rekha Raju Senator of Intra-Club Relations Kanika Awaal ° Kena Raol Sami Hag Students can vote for the pres- ident and cabinet of their choice in the election. There are 20 members of the new SGA and many new offices. The new offices include communications adviser, finan- cial adviser, senator of intra- club relations, and senator of students with disabilities. Freshman now have the opportunity to become involved with the SGA. At the first SGA meeting of this semester, Sept. 8, Qadeer gave in a welcoming speech his goals for the SGA, including the recruitment of freshmen as “aides” to officers. “SGA has done so much for freshman students,” said Qadeer. “Years ago, freshmen had no opportunity to enter SGA as new students, but now they can take an active part.” The new SGA officers have already made a difference on campus. They have been involved in some way with most of the activities on cam- pus, including student convo- cation, the welcome back pic- nic, the ice cream and outdoor games and the 9/11 remem- brance. In the works is a new media center to be located in the Lion’s Den, from which a Penn State Delco television show will eventually be broad- cast through Delaware County on the Comcast CN8 channel. “The new studio will be used for the student newspa- per, news, communications classes and career services for mock trials and interviews,” said Qadeer enthusiastically. A brand-new adult student orientation with a walk- through slide-show tour of the September 29, 2003 Eye on Campus 9/11, two years later 9/11. Beverly Grove, left and Denise Ripchinski, members of the Penn State Delco staff, bow their heads during a remem- brance service on campus on the second anniversary of Photo by Jeff Huber campus given by Sen of Adult Services Anya Takos and oth- ers took place with much suc- cess for evening students Sept. 5. The old SGA Web site has been upgraded with a fresh new design and content by Senator of Information Technology Bob Heise. “SGA has done an excep- tional job over the summer and all of their continued efforts are yielding great results,” said Qadeer. Indeed, at the first Commonwealth Campus Student Government meeting at Main Campus in University Park, Delco’s SGA was highly praised for its achievements. One of the most highly praised facets was the new democratic system of government. “The president of University Park’s SGA and other SGAs are getting togeth- er with us to learn our new system of government,” Qadeer said. “Our small cam- pus is setting trends for every- one else. No one else has our system.” Qadeer said the SGA will continue to pioneer ways to make Penn State Delco a bet- ter place for students. You can check out the news about SGA on its Web site, www.clubs.psu.edu/de/delcos- ga/index.html. Renee Blisard of senator of communications and media in the Penn State Delco SGA. THON: 700 dancers, 48 hours, one cause By KATHLEEN IACI and ED RICH Special to the Daily Times According to the National Cancer Institute, one in 300 children will be diagnosed with cancer by age 20, and more than 2,000 will die each year. Imagine. Penn State is home to the largest student-run philanthropy in the world — THON, sort for MaraTHON. More than 400 students work year-round for the cause, and more than 700 “dance” each February. Every organization, sorority, frater- nity and Commonwealth Campus throughout Penn State sends dancers to participate in the 48-hour, no-sitting, no-sleeping event. More than 25,000 come to join in on the festivities. THON has become one of Penn State’s greatest traditions. THON benefits the Four Diamonds Fund at the Hershey Medical Center, an organization dedicated to conquer- ing cancer through superior care, sup- port and research. More than 80 per- cent of the money contributed to the Four Diamonds Club comes from Penn State, which raised more than $3.6 mil- lion last year. The event is a must-see during your time at Penn State. It is a sight noth- ing short of amazing. Imagine hun- dreds of students crammed onto a gym floor offering up their weekend for other, less fortunate, kids. Perhaps the most inspiring time of the weekend is when the families and children come onto the stage to thank the dancers for their efforts during Family Hour. Not one dry eye can be found in the entire building. Penn State Delco THON needs ded- icated students to come help out this year. Some of the upcoming events include the Halloween dance, the Evening of Giving, and club nights, an event new to Delco THON. The first meeting will be held Oct. 14 in the large conference room in the Commons Building. For more information, contact Kathleen Iaci (KAI104@psu.edu) or Ed Rich (EIR102@psu.edu) or check out the Web site at www.delcothon.org. i i | Ry '
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