The Lion's Eye October 2, 2006 Across 1.A branched candlestick holding many candles 2. The animal responsible for the death of Steve Irwin 5. Creek 8. The proper term for a “flying comma" 10. This courniry recently Serine a mim coup during Wake up to Vairo Viewings By SARAH DIEHM Lion's Eye Staff Writer smd5054@psu.edu If you asked the average student at Penn State Delco their reasons for going to the Vairo library, you would probably get the same basic response. Most students use the library for studying, a quiet place to relax between classes, research, or to use the computers. The majority of students on our campus are unaware of the wide vari- ety of videos and documentaries that the library has to offer. To spread awareness campus-wide, a program called the “Vairo Viewings’ was created. There are a variety of films that will be shown over the course of both the Fall and Spring semesters. All of the films are documentaries approximately fifty-five minutes in length, so as to fit within common hour. They are shown on Fridays in the lower level Vairo lounge, and everyone is welcome to attend. The overall goal of the program is to give the titles in the library's collection more exposure. It is hard to claim the success or failure of the program thus far. There have been three showings to date and because it is fairly new, most students haven't heard about it, yet. : "If we turned on one or two people [to the films in our collection], that would be great. We're trying to reach whoever we can," commented Sara Whildin, Associate Librarian of the Vairo Library. Not only is the program trying to alert students to the alternate resources that the library has to offer, but the faculty as well. Some professors may find that a particu- lar documentary is relevant to classroom material, and therefore, can suggest that their students attend. The schedule for Vairo Viewings, as well as titles and brief summaries, can be found at http://www.libraries.psu.edu/delaware/vairo_viewings.ht m. When asked why students would take an interest in a program such as the ‘Vairo Viewings,’ Sara responded, "If they [students] are curious, or wanted to learn about a topic that they know [little or] nothing about, [we can help]." So, when it is common hour on a Friday and you have nothing to do but wait until your next class, why not check out the Vairo Viewings? At the very least it is an entertaining way to pass the time, and you might just learn something!
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