Interested in volunteer- ing for the Brain Tumor Society annua The Lion’s Eye is a Social Movement Race for Hope on Nov. 2, 2008? If so please visit the following webpage for mor information ges http://bts.convio.net/site PageServer?pagename=08 PA HomePage Please contact Stacey Shapiro at sIb38 psu.edu if you can help. By: Bryan Silva Lion's Eye Staff Writer bms5108@psu.edu What is it that makes Barack Obama so ap- ealing to the hordes of people that follow his every ord? What was it that made fellow democrats fight ver Hillary and Obama when they both shared the October 22, 2008 ame ideas for the presidency? This tiny aspect made any who supported Hillary feel isolated from their own arty in a way. People who support Obama seem to be A supporter holds a sign as Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL). speaks at a recent rally in Tampa, Fla. ‘a’ There is a really lovely exhibit of Botani- cal Illustration mounted in our library for 2 weeks- please try and stop by to see along with some beautiful live flowers from the garden of adult student Shake Jebejian. VN Visit the Vairo Library to see the 4 pho- tographs from Freshman Seminar ART 010 that were entered in the Media Icons photography competition - three of which were finalists in the exhibit last week. Congratulations to freshmen: oting for him rather than the issues at hand. They don’t ee him as just a candidate but rather a social movement. Karrie Bowen, Instructor of Communication at Brandy- ine, discussed the campaign building stategies of Obama on Oc- ober 14 during this year’s second Faculty Forum Lecture series. owen put all political agenda aside and stated she was not there o persuade anyone to vote in favor of Obama. What she was there o do, she said, was provide proof that Obama’s Presidential cam- aign is clearly a social movement, and that many who support him re not just faithful to the political platform, but more so, fantat- Cs. Bowen defined the term social movement and the different pes of people that join them. First, you have the poor. Not exactly ust the people with no money, but rather the people who feel they ave lost everything. Next, there are the outcasts who never seem o fit in with the mainstream of society. Then you have the youth anging from the ages of 15 to 30. They are the most impression- ble and some are at a point in their lives where they question ev- rything they have been taught. Followed up by the overachievers ho feel they have to save everything. Lastly you have minorities, ho feel powerless compared to the majority. To have a successful movement you need to have a very owerful leader who is a master rhetorician and who will become he driving force behind the movement. There has to be a com- on interest to bring together the people of a movement. These are alled common bonds, or a common hatred.. Magen Castronova Costas Vlioras Karl Skotleski Ashley Eyster (photo courtesy of Alex Brandon, Associated Press) Bowen stated that Obama’s campaign paints current plat- form issues and the all of his opponents as the common hatred. When it was still undecided who would be the Democratic candi- date for the election, Obama made Hillary the common hatred. He drew parallels of her to the Republican Party, and compared her and her husband Bill to Bush and Bush Jr. Bowen argues that now Obama finds success because there is an assumption that everyone in our country is miserable. Bush is a terrible president, jobs are low and he asks aren’t you sick of all this? Then look no further, Obama is your savior. Bowen explained in her presentation how essential a God and a Devil are in a social movement and how Obama’s campaign has very successfully made Obama into the God (hope and change) Because his campaign is a social movement, his followers feel that anything that isn’t part of his ideology is the Devil, and that his followers to fight against the Devil in order to spread the word of the God. : Bowen finished her presentation by gave an example of a friend of hers who is an Obama True Believer. A recovering addict living on disability, her friend doesn’t have much, but still finds the time to volunteer for. Obama four days a week and gives about 300 dollars to his campaign a month. Is this faith, or fanatic? Don’t forget the Career Fair in the gyn on October 22! Ss Plush Mills Senior living, a senior livin community in Wallingford PA is looking fo . community volunteers to further enrich th lives of their residents. Students and adult who would like to spend some time wit our residents in a small group setting, on on one and large groups can get involved i a variety of ways, including being singers dancers, musicians, readers, card and gam players, crafters, bakers, talkers, walkers. . are all welcome! Great way to get com munity service hours in for all Brandywin students! Contact Denise May, Activitie Assistant, Plush Mills Senior Living, 50 Plush Mill Road, Wallingford, PA. 19086 610-690-1630 By: Christina Furia Lion's Eye Editor cmf269@psu.edu There is now a Brandywine campus video located on our enn State Brandywine website. All you have to do is go under ‘visitors & community,” click on “about us,” and then click on ‘multimedia publications.” This will take you right to the video nd it should load automatically. The video starts off by describing what the campus used o be like and how there was only one building, which was the ain building. It also explains that we are no longer a county chool; we are now a regional school. There are many interviews f both alumni and current students. They talk about why they ade the choice to go to Brandywine. Some had big Penn State amilies, others chose Brandywine over Ivy League schools like enn because of specific majors, some just wanted to stay local nd save money. Some of our student body may only be here for a hort time, and others, like myself, can get a four year degree with pecific majors. Some of our students are adults that are return- ng to school to get their college degree and they talk about how elcoming our students are to them. The video then explains one of the biggest elements of ur school that distinguishes us from other schools: our faculty. ey are open and easy to talk to, always eager to help in some ay, and-very knowledgeable about the subjects they teach. The [Campus Video Helps Brandywine Shine video then goes on to discuss some of the awards we have won, like the Rube Goldberg Award. Some students specifically named teachers that had an affect on them, like Dr. Dudkin of the Biol- ogy department, and Dr. Guertin who teaches Science and is also the Honors advisor. Our clubs and events were publicized in this video and it really shows if you get involved on campus how much better your experience here at Brandywine can be. We even have opportuni- ties for students to study abroad and learn different cultures first hand. Students talked about various clubs they were in like the SGA, IST, Honors programs, and various other clubs. Penn State is very well known for their education and their alumni associa- tion, and it is talked about many times throughout the video by explaining how many doors will open for you just by being a student at Penn State. It also talks about the various scholarships students can receive to help aid their years at Penn State, and how fortunate we are to have donors that provide that funding. There are so many ways and words to describe what it means to be a Penn State student, but it is different for every person. This video just shows how being students at this campus links us in a bond forever and how lucky we are to be able to say “we are Penn State...” Brandywine, that is. hy a By: Tiffany Ragins-Morris The American Red Cross will be spong ;. . Eye Staff Writer sirubg a Blood Drive on Oct. 28 and 29 ix 1jr5073@psu.edu the Tomezsko Lounge. Give the gift of life give blood. On October 2nd the Lion’s Den was filled with the orried faces of faculty, staff, community members, and a small umber of students looking for much needed answers. John Ter- ell, Senior Instructor in Business Administration, held a forum hat answered the hard questions about the hard hitting economic rises. Professor Terrell began with the background and founda- ion of our economy. The Great Depression of the 30’s was due to he failing stock markets and the subsequent bank closings. The overnment responded by regulating banks thus creating FDIC, ederal Deposit Insurance Corporation, which insures individu- Is banking accounts, currently up to 250,000 dollars. Professor errell goes on to say that the depression ended with the start of orld War II. : He then explains the. current situation by clearing up ub-prime mortgage scandal. Banks act as the middle man, giv- ng out loans for big companies, giving loans to individuals with ood credit and a substantial income to pay back the loans. Then ompany one sells off the mortgage agreements for a profit which eads to company two selling the agreements off to company three i Oct. 1 marked the beginning of THO fundraising. THON is the largest student run philanthropy in the country, and las year Penn State raised more than $6 mil lion for pediatric cancer. Please be generou: when you see a Penn State student cannin for THON. Have an upcoming event or want to send kudos to students, faculty and staff on a professional job well done? Email any information to kab44@psu.edu a» vv Economic Crisis on the Minds of Many Brandywine’s Terrell addresses concerns over the current Wall Street downturn and thus happened often. On the other end there are people that have poor credit history with no real income and the banks pro- ceed to give them a mortgage. The result is that people default or can’t pay back the loan. The professor explained that this is why banks and many businesses were hit and laid off crowds of work- ers. AIG was wrapped up in default mortgages and was bailed out by the government with over $120 million. The audience listened intently as Professor Terrell fin- ished and opened the floor up to questions. Many wanted to know whether now is the time to save or spend and the Professor said ~ saving your money in an FDIC insured bank is the best thing to do right now. The next question was whether to invest in today’s stock market and Professor Terrell explained that if you need the money, save it and if you don’t need the money now then buy a few stocks in reliable companies. Many were concerned about job loss, housing markets, loans, etc. In the end Professor Terrell answered many questions and the audience seemed a little more empowered and knowledgeable than they were at the start of the forum. o on and so forth. According to Professor Terrell this is not illegal = = + - - - -
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