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August 30, 2004
The Lion’s Eye
Opinion
Letter from the editors:
Caught up in
all the changes
Welcome back!
It's good to see everyone on campus again
after a summer of blissful and blistering sun-
shine. It's hard to believe that the relaxing sum-
mer months are now behind us and it’s time again
to put our behinds in gear as we prepare for
another Fall semester.
How many of you left Delco in the spring and
haven't come back until the start of classes, now?
Congratulations, it's difficult to do, what with all
the fun we've been having here during the sum-
mer. Many of you have filtered through the weight
room and gym. All of the freshmen have been
here at some point to become oriented with Penn
State life. Faculty and staff have been working
here all summer to ensure that the Fall semester
gets off to a wonderful start.
And for those of you who haven't been here in
a while, we're sure you can't miss all of the
changes that have occurred. The Commons build-
ing is completely different. Java Joe (who has also
been here throughout the summer) has set up in
the remodeled cafeteria and he is excited to serve
you. What was formerly known as The Lion's Den
has completely changed to accommodate sofas
and even a fireplace. There is no longer a com-
puter lab upstairs. In its place, you now have var-
ious club offices including the office of the
Student Government Association and the office of
The Lion's Eye. Make sure you stop by and visit us
in our new home.
Other changes include moving the Computer
Services office to the Vairo Library and restruc-
turing the Academic Advising office. Of course,
who can forget the construction of the new
entrance?
With everything refreshing itself, the Lion's
Eye had to jump on the bandwagon as well. We're
sure you've noticed by now that it’s under new edi-
torship (that would be us, Sarah Gallatig and
Jennifer Rufo) and we have some new features in
store like Ask Momma Q, Gerry Dungan's column
and more. You'll just have to read every page to
discover everything new.
Another change we will surely make you aware
of is that the Lion's Eye will now be holding club
meetings every Wednesday at common hour in
our office room. Our meetings are open to every-
one — anyone interested in joining, anyone with
an opinion, anyone just curious and who wants to
know what will be in the next issue. Keep that in
mind as you traverse the halls of Delco and won-
der whether all the changes around here agree
with you.
We'll keep an open ear and an open eye.
Good luck this semester and see you around
campus.
New surroundings. To learn about differ- Not getting good Not enough people
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Antoinette
Matt Cassidy Sean Nichols Ericha Loftis Roseline Okyne Brooks-Thomas Hari Khatri
Train’s leaving the station:
Don’t get run down by it
Attend all your classes. Missing a class can get you
thrown off the train before you even hit the first sta-
tion. And everyone knows its impossible to run and
catch up to a train.
Secondly, I must say that in all your classes
please use separate notebooks. Nothing will drive
you more nuts than if you're unorganized.
Personally I don’t know how people can live around
clutter. But, hey, my obsessions aren't what we're
talking about here. If you even attempt to use one
notebook for five classes, you're crazy. How
1 will you ever be able to find all the informa-
tion you need to study for in time? Plus,
your notes will never make sense if they
aren’t in order.
Finally, here’s one more pointer. I heard
rumors this summer that teachers call on
the students who sit in the back. Now, that
doesn’t mean that everyone should rush to
the front. All it means is, look interested if .
i you do sit in the back. There is nothing
EEE | orse than a professor calling on you out of
the blue and not knowing the answer. But if you pay
attention maybe you will.
Plus, professors enjoy teaching to attentive class-
es, and I guarantee that if everyone looks interest
ed, they will deliver cool information into their lec-
tures.
So there they are: Tips to begin the school year. I
trust you're ready to start studying again.
I hope everyone has a great fall semester, and
earns even better-marks than last year. Good luck to
you all.
And remember: It will be over before you know
I hope everyone enjoyed your summer vacation,
because for the next 15 weeks finding free time to
relax doesn’t appear in the forecast.
Teachers prepared all summer to start off with a
fresh start this year, and work their students to
death. :
OK, maybe I'm lying; they probably don’t want to
kill us, but doesn’t it seem like every fall, homework
attacks you with a vengeance? I'm sure teachers
don’t agree with us students in saying that they give
us too much homework, and maybe they
don’t, but it sure does feel like it. -
After such a short summer, I don’t think R, |
I'm prepared to get back into the swing of :
things. Or better yet, study. I forget the con-
cept of the word study. Unfortunately, I'm
not going to be given the satisfaction of for-
getting it for long. Summer faded away with
the sunset, and school rolled in with the
beginning of fall.
I guess we all need help this year finding
the right track. I know I definitely do.
After staring at a blank screen for a while, I realized
how fogged my brain actually was, and I tutored this
summer, and took classes. So spiders really must
have struggled this year to strike my brain. This
leaves me to wonder about all those who weren't
provided with the opportunity to keep those muscles
moving.
For starters we should start with the basics on
how to get back on track. Because I wouldn't want
to leave anyone behind on this train. We all know if
you miss it, you end up frustrated, alone, and not
starting off on the right foot with your professor.
To begin I'm going to remind you to look up it.
your schedule and make sure you follow it precisely.
Really, it will.
PENNSIATE __ Edin Gallatig a ius Staff for this edition: Laura Barns Gerry Dungan, Julia Hagan, Jeff Huber,
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