6 FRIDAY, April 28, 2000
Ceremony
to honor
students
in ROTC
By Heather Cook
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
After marching in a parade tomorrow,
students from all three branches of Penn
State's ROTC program will be honored in
a joint services awards ceremony.
The annual ceremony, which honors
the achievements of cadets, midshipmen
and officer candidates in the ROTC pro
gram. will take place in Schwab Auditori
um after the parade from Wagner Build
ing.
Lt. David Fowler, assistant professor of
naval sciences, said the parade is a partic
ularly interesting part of the ceremony
because it presents a military aspect of
ROTC life to students on campus.
"They see the cadets walking around
campus weekly in their uniforms, and
maybe don't really think anything of it," he
said. "Maybe if they see a little more mili
tary display they'll make note of it."
All students from the Army, Navy and
Air Force ROTC will attend, whether they
receive awards or not. Parents of many
students also will be there, and Fowler
said he expects as many as 400 people to
be at the ceremony.
The awards that members will receive
will be anything from $l,OOO scholarships
to the swords given to all Navy ROTC
graduating seniors.
Students will be recognized for academ
ic achievement as well as achievements in
their battalions.
"It's always been a memorable occa
sion, and it's a good chance for the stu
dents to be recognized before their peers
and their parents," Lt. Col. William Haner
said.
Maj. Bruce Sullivan said that though
this is the first year he will be experienc
ing the ceremony, he has heard good
things about it and mentioned a letter he
got from a parent of one of the students
being honored.
"This parent shared sentiment how
their son has really had a chance to blos
som in this program the whole coming
of-age sort of thing," he said.
Disability
Students with a learning disability or
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
should have no reason to be intimidated by
University Park
The Office for Disability Services aids stu
dents with disabilities in their transition to
college life. The office provides an orienta
tion program for students at the beginning of
each semester.
"A learning disability exists when a person
who has average to above average ability is
achieving well below in one or more areas,"
said Marianne Karwacki, learning disability
specialist.
Many students try to get away from being
labeled with a learning disability early on in
life, but then sometimes require the benefits
of the Office for Disability Services when
they reach college, Karwacki said.
The office sends out forms to all paid and
accepted students for students to request
information on its services.
Students who seek the help of the office
are assigned an individual counselor, who
they meet with periodically, depending on
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Many students will be hearing these
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ing and loony-looping rollercoasters at
America's many amusement parks. And the
parks will be waiting for them with a variety
of new and old, high-flying, sickeningly spi
raling attractions.
Carrie Waddle (freshman-international
business and marketing) said her summer
plans will definitely include a trip to Cedar
Point, located in Sandusky, Ohio.
"It's the coaster park," Waddle said.
"They have fast rollercoasters and are
always building new ones."
In fact, Cedar Point is keeping up with its
reputation. On May 13, when the park opens
for the summer, Cedar Point will show off
its new Millennium Force. Bryan Edwards,
a public relations representative, said the
park is very excited about this ride.
"We really wanted to kick off the millenni
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Services smooths transition
the individual's needs. The counselor and
student maintain a one-on-one professional
relationship.
However, the counselors try to make the
students as comfortable as possible. In fact,
some students have even kept in touch with
their former counselors after graduation.
"I'm going to one of my former student's
wedding this summer," Karwacki said.
The office accommodates students who
need its services, whether it is in their study
habits or their courses.
For example, the office provides books on
tape to students with reading disabilities. Its
staff members also might allow students to
take tests under different conditions,
depending on the students' needs, Karwacki
said.
Students with ADHD also receive accom
modations from the office. These include the
use of a tape recorder, note-taking assis
tance and testing adjustments, such as
extended time for exams in a distraction
reduced environment.
ADHD is classified under pervasive devel
opmental disorders. There are three classifi
cations under ADHD: ADHD combined type,
ADHD predominantly inattentive type and
um with a big ride," he said. "People always
say Cedar Point was the first to break 200
feet. Who's going to break 300 feet?"
Millennium Force does that and more,
advertising itself as the tallest and fastest
coaster in the universe. At 310 feet in the
air, the "giga-coaster" blasts through the
park at up to 92 mph.
But, Edwards said, rider beware. "We're
really targeting the thrill seekers the
people who like the adrenaline rush," he
said. "It's not for everybody." Cedar Point is
also the home of the crowd favorite Mag
num, one of the fastest and tallest coasters
at Cedar Point until the Millennium Force.
Krissy Lauder (sophomore-division of
undergraduate studies) ranks the Magnum
at the top of her favorite coasters list. "I love
the Magnum because you get on there and
you go for the ride of your life," Lauder said.
Another fan favorite is the Steel Phantom
at Kennywood in Pittsburgh. However,
much to the dismay of this coaster's follow
ing, this is the last year it will roar through
the park. Mary Lou Rosemeyer, publicity
director at the park, said eventually this
departure had to come, even though the
Steel Phantom continues to be a favorite.
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ADHD predominantly hyperactive-impulsive
type•
ADHD affects learning in a more indirect
way, said Denise Person, a disability special
ist with the office.
Students with ADHD have problems
attending, focusing and concentrating. They
have a hard time paying attention to details
of coursework and have difficulty following
through and completing tasks. People with
ADHD also might have trouble organizing
tasks, remembering certain information and
keeping track of their belongings, Person
said.
"Students may lose their IDs more than
four times during a semester or lose their
keys," Person said.
Students with the ADHD predominantly
hyperactive-impulsive type might be fidgety
and restless, she said. Students also might
have trouble waiting their turn to talk and
might blurt out answers before the entire
question is even asked, she added.
The severity of ADHD depends on each
individual case. The difference between
ADHD and learning disabilities is, in many
cases, medication can be prescribed for peo
ple with ADHD. At least several hundred
Electronic texts preferable
over paper, alumnus says
By Matt Carroll
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
E-trade, e-commerce, e-business, e-bank
ing, e-shopping, e-pets and, if you are in the
mood for a novel, e-books are available for
those who would rather click a mouse than
turn a page.
According to Penn State alumnus Jeff
Edmunds, web designer and author of the
new electronic novel Metro, this new medi
um is not a fad and has its advantages.
"Electronic texts have one major advan
tage over the old standard the middle
man is taken out," he said. Besides saving
paper, he added, e-texts do not take up
space in publishers' warehouses, saving the
publishing company money, which benefits
the author and the customer. "It has great
potential for the future." Edmunds' book.
written without the Internet in mind. is a
"postmodernist" detective story, which
takes place mainly in a labyrinth like Paris
Metro, an underground rail system.
"When read as written, the text of Metro
is, thematically and temporally speaking,
nonlinear and thus, in a sense, hypertextu
al. Implementing many of the features pos-
students on this campus have ADHD and the
number is increasing, Person said. However,
among those who have ADHD, not all of
them need classroom accommodations.
"It depends on how they experience it and
how they dealt with it in the past. To some, it
is on the surface it is a big part of who
they are. To others is not a big deal, like, I
wear glasses, I have ADHD," Person said.
A number of students were diagnosed with
ADHD prior to attending Penn State, a num
ber were recognized by professors and a
large number were identified by other under
graduate and graduate students who have
ADHD and know the symptoms, Person said.
"That is very gratifying when another stu
dent comes in because another student
pointed it out," she said.
One Penn State student, who did not wish
to give his name, was trying to seek help
after he did poorly his in first semester at
Penn State. He was referred to Karwacki,
who had him tested and diagnosed with
ADHD and a reading comprehension learn
ing disability.
He was an average high school student
who came to Penn State on an athletic schol
arship.
sible in a Web environment would have
been redundant and would have detracted
from the text's inherent hypertextuality," he
said in an interview with his publishing
company, the Ministry of Whimsy.
Downloadable texts, texts on disc and
texts similar to Metro, which can be viewed
on the Web for free, could be evidence "the
nature of literary acquisition is ready for a
change." Edmunds said.
The Ministry of Whimsy, a publishing
company located in Tallahassee, Fla., has
recently, with the advent Metro, begun pub
lishing electronic novels on its Web site
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istry.html)
Contemporary fiction, which has a more
select market than other more popular gen
res, may find its niche on the Web according
to Jeff VanderMeer, a publisher with the
Ministry of Whimsy.
"When Jeff Edmunds sent Metro to us,
we were already booked for more than 18
months ... I loved the book and wanted to
publish it, but couldn't," VanderMeer said.
"At the same time, we had begun to see
electronic books begin to fill a niche in the
market.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN