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PSU BRANDYWINE
The
Lion’s Eye
Vol. 1, Issue 4.
Penn State Brandywine Media, Pennsylvania
February 16, 2011
Dinner and Auction
Tonight Benefits
Brandywine THON
Special to The Lion’s Eye
Penn State Brandywine’s chapter
of THON and Joseph’s Catering will be
holding a benefit spaghetti dinner and
chance auction on Wednesday, Feb. 16,
from 4 to 7 p.m. in the Lion’s Den and
the Lion’s Pit, located in the Commons
Building on campus. The community is
invited to attend.
Penn State's [FC/Panhellenic
Dance Marathon, or THON, is the largest
student run philanthropy in the world
and is a yearlong effort to raise funds and
awareness for the fight against pediatric
cancer. The year culminates with a 46-
hour dance marathon, this year slated for
Feb. 18-20. THON has raised more than
$69 million since it was started in 1973.
Brandywine’s THON commit-
tee has planned a fun night of an auction
with the dinner. Guests are invited to buy
as many tickets as they would like for a
set price, then use the tickets to bid on the
items on display, which include tickets to
a Camden Sharks game and the Bran-
dywine River Museum, a gift certificate
to Bull Durham’s Steakhouse in West
Chester and a variety of gift cards from
local merchants.
Tickets are 4 for $1, 10 for $2
and 20 for $5. Premium baskets and door
prize tickets will be available for $2 each.
Drawing of the chances will start around
5:30 p.m.
“Making our traditional Silent
Auction into a Chance Auction is new
territory for us,” says Brittney Walker, of
- Yeadon, co-chair of THON and coordina-
tor of THON’s Spirit Week. “However,
we think that this year’s auction will
appeal to everyone. There are going to
be great baskets to take a chance on,
wonderful food to eat in or take out and
lots of fun for all as we work toward our
ultimate goal, which is helping kids with
cancer.”
The dinner, being donated by Jo-
seph’s Catering, will consist of spaghetti
and meatballs, tossed salad with house
dressing, rolls and butter and sweetened
iced tea for $5. All the proceeds will go
directly to THON.
“Joseph’s Catering is so excited
to be a part of this wonderful charity,”
said Mary Pat Finn, of Joseph’s Catering.
“THON is definitely a cause that is worth
everyone’s time to support.”
The chance auction and spaghet-
ti dinner is just one of the many events
being held during THON Spirit Week
from Feb. 14-18. THON also is hosting
Kandy and Kisses on Valentine’s Day, the
annual date auction and their “Cash for
Curls” event on Feb. 15, and the annual
dancer send-off on Feb. 17.
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‘Brandywine SGA
Proposes New
Constitution
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SGA President Jerry Fokas and other members of SGA work at Brandywine’s
Homecoming Event this past fall semester. Fokas, along with his SGA team, have
proposed a new constitution for the campus that include eliminating positions.
(photo courtesy of Laura Boyd)
By Martina Delgado-
Lion's Eye Staff Writer-
mdd5136@psu.edu
Penn State Brandywine’s SGA plans to start the fall semester of 2011 off with
new positions and laws that equal the playing field for all students, more specifically,
freshmen. Bobbi Caprice, Vice President of the SGA, took the time to explain to the
Lion’s Eye a few of the highlighted changes to the SGA Constitution. Reflecting on
the SGA’s past few semesters, Caprice states that “we didn’t really know what we were
getting ourselves into.” Now with the change of a revised SGA Constitution and a new
semester, SGA will be given a second chance for a fresh start.
Several positions have been added to the “Succession of Power” section of
the Constitution. First, SGA has renamed the “Web Master” position “Technology
Officer”. The Technology Officer’s primary job is to help with the maintenance and
creation of the new SGA website. Another position added to the list is the Club Coor-
dinator position whose primary job is to keep in contact with all of the campus’ club
presidents, and act as a voice for them in the SGA.
After noticing the need for a improved relationship with the Athletics De-
partment, the new position “Athletic Chair” deals with all sports related issues. They
are to appear at all Varsity games and act as the athletes’ voice in the SGA. The final
position added was the Freshmen Representative Chair. The Freshmen Representative
Chair was created so that the SGA could get more feedback from freshmen. Incoming
freshmen often have ideas, suggestions, and complaints which have historically been
missed by SGA leaders. Now, freshmen students will be able to voice their opinion to
this Chairperson, who will in turn carry those concerns to the rest of the SGA. Posi-
tions that were cut from the “Succession of Power” were the Student Life and the
Community Service Chairs.
Caprice explains that the Student Life Chair was repetitive because the Aca-
demic Affairs Chair was already very involved with student life on campus. On the
other hand, the Community Service Chair’s responsibilities have been transferred over
to the Event’s Coordinator Chair in order to consolidate positions.
In terms of the incoming freshmen, the SGA has now made it possible for
freshmen to run for SGA. The old SGA Constitution prohibited freshmen to join be-
cause of their new status as college students. However, the current SGA believes that
all students should be given the opportunity regardless of their year. In addition to the
new freshmen law, SGA has decided to add a Senate. The SGA Senate would house
up to fifty senators. Any student, regardless of their year, can join the Senate. The
Senate’s creation was made so that students who are interested in joining the SGA, but
want to learn more about it before taking the plunge have the opportunity to do so. To
keep order, one student will hold the Head of Senate position. This person will be the
voice of the fifty students in the SGA while teaching the Senators more about SGA.
Caprice explains that even if all fifty seats are not filled, the Senate will still be ex-
pected to carry out all their duties and support the SGA. If there is any interest in these
positions, the SGA encourages students to apply. Applications are currently being
acceped for the Head of Senate. The SGA plans to fill all positions by the summer of
2011.
Eygptian President Hosni Mubarak was
forced from his political position after
over 30 years as the figurehead of eygpt.
Murbarak’s exit was influenced by 18
days of rioting and by political pressure
from a variety of world powers. (photo
courtesy google.com)
Mubarak Resigns
Concerns and hope looms for
Eygpt as power shifts after
decades.
By Katie Koelewyn-
Lion's Eye Staff Writer- kej132@psu.edu
After 18 days of protests in Egypt,
Hosni Sayyed Mubarak finally stepped down
s the President of Egypt on February 11.
he streets and squares of Cairo were packed
vith cheering, jubilant crowds. What began
pighteen days before was a labor dispute
urned into a revolution. After thirty years in
ower, Mubarak handed over the reigns of
overnment to the Armed Forces Supreme
ounsel.
After the collapse of the govern-
ment in Tunisia, the Egyptian people began
protesting Mubarak’s lengthy and oppres-
ive regime. After tremendous domestic and
nternational pressure, Mubarak agreed to
ppoint a vice president and devolve most of
is powers to the vice president. When this
esulted in the largest protest mobs to date,
ubarak finally conceded that he no longer
had a place in the governance of Egypt and
retreated to his vacation home in Sharm el-
Sheikh, a one-hour flight from Cairo.
The majority of the mobs of protest-
ers have been the young professional genera-
ion of Egypt. More than half of the country’s
population was born after Mubarak came into
power. This wired-in generation of educated
people have lived under a repressive re-
bime all of their lives. Many of them shared
heir dreams of freedom with others around
he world through the internet and social
networks such as Facebook. Early in the pro-
ests, the government tried to shut down all
nternet access in the country. However, the
utcry form the world community quickly
rought it back online. Many people around
he world were able to follow the events in
gypt in real time. This was possible not just
y watching the news, but by instant messag-
ng with Egyptians on Facebook and other
ocial networking sites.
Now that Mubarak has stepped
own, the world waits for two major ques-
ions to be answered: What form of govern-
ent will emerge from the chaos in Cairo
hnd how far will this wave of revolution
spread?
Even before these events, Egypt was
pne of the freest countries in the Arab League
comprised of 22 nations that are largely
lemocracy-free zones, governed by repres-
sive governments. The next few months will
rove to be very interesting regarding the
eedom of the Egyptian people and in what
irection their political system will head.