Page 2 The Lion’s Eye Pye on Campus April 26, 2005 [f you just let your mind wander, it’s a woman’s world "I'm just a girl in the world, That's all you'll let me be!” — Gwen Stefani I went outside today and tried to pull my lower lip over my head. It hurt. Actually, it hurt a oe but I failed to feel the pain of being a woman. A little while later, it occurred to me the pain of women is reciprocal to the beer-drinking, trash-talking, self-scratching, insensitive, macho gentleman. : I sat in the gazebo, letting my mouth swell, and began to ponder: If women dominated society, what would I see? At that moment, across the dis- ease-free tree stretch of land to the Commons building, I saw a female student and a student walking side-by-side. Their heads were both held high and neither walked with subordination. But just before enter- ing the doors, the female student stepped back with an exaggerated flourish and majestically opened the - doors for him. Grateful, he hurried on inside, ignoring her leering stare at his derriere. She led the way to the Lion's Pit and stood ahead of him in line. The line was full of male students who are enigmatically considered the minority on campus, though they make up 51 percent of the world's population. While waiting in line, the woman 1s dominating the conversation b rattling off the latest scores for the heated world series of crocheting. At their turn, Josephine, like most women business owners, was impatient at the indecision of the male student who was hav- ing trouble deciding from the eclectic wall-menu of chicken Caesar salads, fruits, yogurt, cheesecakes, votive candles, which all come with a side of drizzled chocolate and a can of slim fast. Eventually, he was turned away empty-handed from the Lion's Pit for order- led him to a table near the Stream Media? Well, that's a clear cut example of "Women's Stream Media." Annoyed at the verbal interrup- tion, she said curtly, "That's macho- ism and you know it. Who would teach you such a ludicrous thing?" "It's not machosim; it's marginal- ism. I learned in my men's studies 202 class that men get paid 76 cents to a woman's dollar." "Hey, I'mma grease-fox down at the Sarah's auto- motive center, I work hard on powerful machines you take for granted all day long. What do you do? You're a secretary who sits his fat lazy butt 1n front of a computer and thinks he's a know-it-all!" "First of all, I'm an ing a cheesesteak. She then administrative assistant big-screen television. The music-focused College Television Network boasts of being a part of a nationwide affirmative- action plan to promote diversity among the universities. After watching in silence three consecutive music videos of Alanis Morissette, Ani Difranco and Tori Amos, the male student decided to start a conversation. "Have you ever heard of 'Main who is continually made to feel threatened in a woman-domi- nated atmosphere. “I also learned that history is made by the winners. You don't see many men in the textbooks for their ~ role in WWII!" "That's because women were out on the battlefront dying to defend you men at home." "Yeah, what about Ronald the Riveter? He's the strong character that captured the men's war effort by providing the necessary tools of mass destruction. Also-" "Wait a sec, is your professor a man?" "Yes." "End of discussion. He's a machoist and, thus, biased. On the news, the president of Harvard University, Lauren Summers, said men are biologically no good at being smart. Look at how many female science and math professors are here on campus." "Hold on. My professor is an intelligent human being who ..." He was interrupted again, this time by a group of women students at the other end of the cafeteria. They were yelling and slamming their fists down on the table, howl- ing at the answer to the question of how many blondes does it take to change a light bulb? hree: one to hold the light bulb and two to rotate the chair he's standing on). Back at the gazebo, I laugh at the bad blonde joke. Suddenly, I spot a family of deer at the far end of campus and begin to ponder what the world would be like if deer dominated our society. If you would like to go deer- watching with Gerry Dunagan, con- tact him at GMD138@psu.edu Projectors stolen from classrooms in Main building Three overhead projectors were stolen from the Main building nearly two weeks ago, according to campus athorities. A time frame of when the bur- glary occurred has yet to be determined. The missing devices was first noticed Thursday morning, April 14. The projectors, manufactured by Sharp, are estimated at a retail price of $2,500 to $3,000 each. David Horevay, group leader of safety and security systems on campus, estimates it could cost between $4,000 and $5,000 to replace each one. After Horevay was made aware of the missing equipment, the Pa. State Police were informed of Five Quick Questions Mary Reed is a fresh- man at Penn State Delco majoring in liberal arts. She isn't sure which direc- tion her life will take after school. Like Camarda, she also has roots in New York. When asked about her favorite thing on cam- pus she answered, "I love . being a part of the Lion Ambassadors. This cam- pus is small, which makes it easier to concentrate on my work.” Professor Harry Camarda teaches Physics 001 and § Physics 212. This will be his final semester at Delco, the only college at which he has taught. He grew up in New York and attended Columbia | University as a grauate stu- dent. In his experience at Delco, he has admired the amount of freedom given to professors and although he | will miss teaching he's glad | his career is ending. He will | be going to the Pennsylvania § Academy of Fine Arts to prac- tice his art skills. CAMARDA the theft. Campus security and state police say : : : they found no signs of any forced entry and have 1. Who was your childhood idol? 1. Who was your childhood no leads and no suspects. 1 didn't have one. Well, maybe Yogi idol? ; The doors to unused classrooms are normally Berra. : REED The Beatles. They were so unique. locked at around 6 p.m. and the buildings are 2. Mountains or the : 2. Mountains or the locked entirely between 9-10 p.m., campus securi- beach? beach? ty officials said. The beach. I love the hot weather and the relax- The beach. 1 like the The perpetrators left behind the DVD/VCR sounds of the shore. systems that the projectors were connected to. 3. Your personal motto? ation. West Chester University has also reported It's really corny. “Climb 3. Your personal having overhead projectors stolen from its campus though the rocks may be motto? in early April. There were five stolen from the “Lave life to the fullest.” rugged.” 4. Favorite instru- iT ite inst £9 neighboring university. Officials did not say . Favorite instrument? whether those thefts were linked to those on the French horn. I love the ment? PSU Delco campus. mellow sound. The drums. My dad This is the second case of stolen projectors in 5. Brains or brawn? plays them. the past four years. Horevay said projectors were 5. Brains or brawn? Brains. They're more Important. It's nice to have brains, but having brawn can mean you're physical. They're both important. stolen from the classrooms in the Vairo Library "two to three years ago." Anyone with any information can contact the security office at (610) 892-1496. — MARTIN BEATTY — By staff writer Dan Delaney
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