JOctober 23,2006 hd LN _—— AA VEC Wras Preview: Delco’s Penn Stat By Sharon Achilles Lion's Eye Staff writer saal92@psu.edu Every year as the leaves around campus change from summer's green to a crisp array of brown, orange and yellow, students and the community await one pumpkin filled event: Penn State Day. Admissions, Student Life and clubs "hosts an afternoon full of activities on Oct. 28 from 11:30 am to 3:00 pm. "Penn State Day is to celebrate the Thiel ton’s Eye Penn State community with the staff, faculty students and the com- munity," stated Dava Murray, Coordinator of Student Involvement basically meaning everyone is invited! There will be something for every- one including: a band, bean bag toss, air guitar, Lego creations, word games and much more. It just so happens that Halloween is only a few days following the event. How creative! This is an opportunity for students, faculty and staff to use their imagination ON ~ svn v2 1S 2m 7 Vd of of BB REE SA uE Outdoors Club Goes to Ridley Creek State Park By Rich Zangari Special to Lions Eye I am a freshman at Penn State Delaware County and a lover of the outdoors. I would like to thank everyone who made this weekend pos- sible. If you did not get the chance to attend (or just could not find the end of your life. The day went along like so: first, Steph and I tried to put up the tent and failed so we asked for a little assis- tance from Andrew and Holly, whom helped us figure out how the tent would go up and not fall on us during the night. After the tent was up, Dr. Madden asked all those on the trip to join him in the fire circle to participate in a Native American ritual where everyone would stand shoulder to shoulder and be showered with sage smoke, as we were showered Dr. Madden asked us to say a little small dome and the door was closed. Inside you could hear Dr. Madden and fel- low members chanting and taking in the steam that was produced from the rocks when water was poured on them. One of those sixteen people that went in to the sweat lodge was my friend, Holly. When she came qout I asked her how it was and she replied, "Before I went in I didn't know what to expect, I was a little anx- ious but excited at the same time. I was in the lodge for about a whole hour and it was over one hundred degrees inside, and it was so dark to the point where I couldn't see anything." After she warmed up by the fire, I asked her what was it like and she replied "It was a very intense spiritual ritual that was cleansing and it opened my eyes to a new light, it was an experience I will never for- get." As the sweat lodge prayer and ask for this weekend to go as planned and to bring positive energy into ourselves and into the people around us. Soon after everyone was showered we were asked to say a little verse about our- selves and what we expect to get out o this weekend. Meanwhile, he passed out rocks that represented the four ele- ments of fire, water, wind, and earth along with the spirit of new life and new friends. Later on as the fire was being started, a group of people started to make the sweat lodge. I, myself, thought that this was interesting because the sweat lodge is a Native American building but was built with bamboo. The lodge itself was interest- ing consisting of only bamboo, blankets and a tarp. After it was constructed, on the inside there was a small hole dug out of the ground that would later hold the rocks that were thrown into the fire earlier that day. About sixteen people were packed in to the ¢ Day and show their wild side. Witch, cowgirl, doctor, donkey and any other costume one can create is welcomed. "This event is an opportunity to enjoy the campus outside of the classroom," Murray said. Before the weather turns brisk ana the leaves crackle under your feet now is the time to get your full of pumpkin. Scheduled events such as a great pumpkin hunt, a pumpkin design competition and pie eating contest will satisfy any Halloween lover or Penn State fan. Jwas coming to an end all those outside asked to those coming out of around and others just went back to their tents to sleep. I Adid not join the lodge, but from what I saw and was told I could get a feel of how it was. Later that night as more people retired to their tents and only Andrew, Holly, Steph and I were the only ones still up so I walked and got some food from the potluck and sat back down by the fire. As the night stretched on one of us decided it was a good time to pull out the hookah (for all of you who do not know what this is, it is like a bong with a hose but it is for fla- vored tobacco). Further into the night about five hours later those of us that were complete strangers were now close friends. The next morning, Steph, Holly, Andrew, and I decided to go for a little hike through the woods to find a waterfall. On our journey we stumbled upon this hill that was perfect for rolling down so for about fifteen minutes we took turns rolling down to see who could get the furthest. We started to head back to camp and pack up for home. As we all headed for our cars we said goodbye to the site of one of the best weekends we have ever had at this point in college and hoped to have an even better one later on in the year. In conclusion to this story, I would like to share with you the three things you will need to have on a camping trip: good friends, pasta salad, and hookah.
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