April 26, 2005 The Lion's Eye ye on Campus Page 7 Outgoing SGA president bids adieu, says thanks By KEVIN KRAUSS Lion’s Eye staff writer KMK348@psu.edu I just became a former SGA pres- ident. I'm not upset, though. No, I'm proud. David Neidert, an Anderson University history professor, once said, "The most important part of being a leader is maintaining the desire to keep on learning. That means learning about yourself, about your peers, and about the peo- ple you serve. Leadership requires hard work over the long haul, and it doesn't come easy." When 1 see the faces of the stu- dents, I see friends, colleagues, and people whom I've ‘served, laughed with, almost cried with. I see people whom I have helped to learn, and people who've helped This is a Project I have called, "Teaching Facts." With it, you would be able to see the responses from students about logical questions, such as, but limit- ed to: Is the professor a lecturer, or does he/she use a lot of visual aides? Do they use ANGEL a lot? Do they use all of the required textbooks? Questions like these which could really help a student decide which class is best for him/her. I am extremely proud. I'm a little nostalgic, too. It seems like yester- day when I was running around in a suit in 85-degree weather trying to get people to vote for me. I think I have aged about 20 years while in this office. But I've seen most of you grow along with me. I've seen what you've accomplished, and I see now that you are capable of anything. me to learn. Together, So, here I am, on the we have accomplished “ we are more road again, halfway more than I thought : there, livin' on a possible. than Just schoolmates, prayer, in the summer I would have proba- bly changed a few more than just things if I could, but hindsight is always 20- 20. The amazing thing friends.” of 05. I'm heading to University Park now (a little reluctantly I might add), probably go on to law school or 1s that as an SGA, we have accomplished just about every- thing we set out to do, and also did more. We fought for student rights, we held events, we helped save lives with the Blood Drive, we tried our best to help the student body with the Advising Fair, but we've also done our best to help every student in the entire university. At CCSG, outgoing Vice President Andrew Walter had the idea of and spearheaded the efforts to create a university-wide diversity scholar- ship which helps students financial- ly who try to help foster diversity amongst the student body. I have been involved with and introduced a concept which hopefully will succeed in going through the University Faculty Senate and other necessary committees: teaching eval- uations which would be viewable by students during scheduling time. something. I know I can always call back on anyone here, because we are more than just schoolmates, more than just friends. We are all just about the closest we can be to family without buying engagement rings, which I can't afford, and not to mention the whole wedding thing freaks me out. And just like family, I'm gonna miss you. To all of the professors who have helped me, all the staff members who have taken time to sit down and talk to me about a problem or a success, all the students I've done whatever it 1s that students do, to the friends I have found, and to SGA. We've shared laughs, struggled together, and we've made differences in each others lives. I know you have in mine. What I'm trying to say is, “Thank you.” It's been an experience I wouldn't trade for the world. Graduation, buyback By MATTHEW ARAGONA Lion’s Eye Business Manager MJA202@psu.edu As the end of the semester winds down, the bookstore is gearing up with several announcements. For all graduates, caps and gowns are on sale now. You can go in and pick yours up. They are $19.95 plus tax. The bookstore also has a wide variety of Penn State graduation merchandise available. Graduates can also stop by and get information on diploma frames, graduation announcements, and class rings. To the rest of the campus commu- nity, buyback is right around the cor- ner. Some people on campus don't realize they can sell their books back to the bookstore. The best time to sell back your books is during finals week, May 2 to May 6. If books are in good condition and are being used on this campus next semester, students will receive up to 50 percent back for their books. Students are urged to bring all of their books in to check their buyback value. For those students who are think: ing ahead and want to get a jump start on the fall semester, students can fill out an order form for their textbooks. Students can fill a form out online at www.psudelaware.bkstore.com or time at the bookstore come into the bookstore to fill out a form. This is a great way to get used books if available. The bookstore is located on the first floor of the Main building. Photo courtesy of www.de.psu.edu Students can earn cash back for their textbooks.
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