6 I Wednesday, Au< Tii i: D \i i v Collegian Elizabeth Murphy Editor in Chief Kelsey Thompson Business Manager About the Collegian: The Daily Collegian and The Weekly Collegian are pub lished by Collegian Inc., an independent, nonprofit cor poration with a board of directors composed of stu dents. faculty and profes sionals. Pennsylvania State University students write and edit both papers and solicit advertising for them. During the fall and spring semes ters as well as the second six-week summer session. The Daily Collegian publish es Monday through Friday. Issues are distributed by mail to other Penn State campuses and individual subscribers. Complaints: News and edi torial complaints should be presented to the editor. Business and advertising complaints should be pre sented to the business man ager. Who we are The Daily Collegian's edito rial opinion is determined by its Board of Opinion, with the editor holding final responsibility. 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All writers should provide their address and phone number for verification. Letters should be signed by no more than two peo ple. Members of organiza tions must include their titles if the topic they write about is connected with the aim of their groups. The Collegian reserves the right to edit letters. The Collegian cannot guaran tee publication of all let ters it receives. Letters chosen also run on The Daily Collegian Online and may be selected for publi cation in The Weekly Colle gian. All letters become property of Collegian Inc. 4, 2010 Healthier options improve halls Though Simmons Din ing Commons will be missed by many, its clos ing this upcoming spring may motivate a positive change for the rest of the dining commons. If a healthy dining hall exists, that means the uni versity is admitting that unhealthy halls exist, as well. However, if all eating places consciously provide healthy eating options, students could benefit tremendously. Instead of counting on a dining hall to make the decisions for them, stu dents should learn to have some self-control when piling food on their plates. It’s unrealistic to blame the “freshman 15” on hav ing a meal plan or unhealthy food selections in the dining halls. Stu- TORE I'M ' TRON f p _ y , J s§S<**y£ If^OHATIoHS/ fPW •p^OJK^THEHELW IIHK State College becoming new home By Undsay Cryer My dad really loves cheesesteaks from The Corner Room. Sometimes I think it’s the only reason he volunteers to come visit me, help me move in or in last weekend’s case attend my brother’s lacrosse tourna ment, which was conveniently held in State College. As we sat in those booths for our first meal in town, my dad turned to me and asked a rather perplexing question before tak ing another bite of his cheeses teak, extra onions. “So between State College and home, what feels more like home?” Way to throw out the big ques tions, Dad. As hard as it should be to decide where my “home” is, I’m fairly certain I responded quick ly with just a smile. “State College?” he asked. I nodded, rejecting my home town of Erie. Now, don’t get me wrong, I sure do like Erie. I actually love it. I was raised well, went to great schools and have made some of the best friends in the entire world ones that can forgive even the worst haircuts dents need to take respon sibility for themselves and their eating habits. Additionally, Director of Residence Dining Lisa Wandel’s observation of the way students eat small amounts of many different foods is accurate. So the plan to shrink por tions is a good one. For students who eat dinner with their eyes and not their stomachs, this might save the university money and reduce food waste. If Residence Life wants to successfully pull this off, two things must hap pen. First, the Pollock ren ovation has to include some sort of expansion to accommodate the increased number of stu dents using it as their main dining hall. Distract ing students by introduc and most embarrassing moments in my grade-school life. I’ve got a great family, too. While my father persists that I was “raised by wolves,” I know that my “home” is often times where my parents and siblings all humans are. However, I’ve also got to take into consideration what is scribed on picture frames and doormats everywhere: Home is where the heart is. Sony, Mom and Dad, but my heart bleeds blue and white. I think Penn State’s transition from house to home, for lack of a better phrase, occurred this past year. Long gone are the days when Penn State felt like an extended summer camp. Now, it’s a small town full of big time love. Home becomes the place where we feel that extra special love. MY OPINION By now, we’ve grown into the people that we want to be, whether that person is defined by a career goal, a personality trait or even a fashion taste. What I’ve found is that the friends I’ve made at school are the people that love this version of Lindsay that has taken 20 years to develop. Home, and the people within, could just be the place where that version of yourself is loved and the most comfortable. Not just a cold-side-of-the-pillow kind of comfortable or the inde scribable comfort you feel while laying on the HUB lawn, but the kind of comfortable you feel ing new “food concepts” such as an Asian food grille, barbeque and other vague ideas will not solve the almost definite over crowding Pollock will see when Simmons closes. Second, it has to be completely finished and on time. Construction into the semester will cause significant issues, espe cially considering it’s nor mal now for food lines to run out the doors. This \ I^ATAXCUTI/J also doesn’t include the increased number incom ing freshman will bring. The efforts of Wandel and other authorities to integrate what Simmons had to offer across cam pus and make the transi tion as smooth as possible are appreciated, but there are still some issues that need to be resolved. when your realize that who you are is just OK While I was in State College, I took some time away from my family to enjoy The Diner’s infa mous gooey macaroni and cheese with my friend, Paul. I think it’s something that he said that really made me think twice about what made the Happy Valley into my own valley of hap piness. “Doesn’t it feel like we’re back in school and have class tomor row?” he said. “Even being here for one weekend me feel like I’m here for good.” That was it. The best way to identify your home is to pay attention to how you feel. Fbr me, it’s a little fuzzy feeling in my heart. It’s that itch ing I get when I know that where I’m at is where I’m sup posed to be. It’s the feeling that makes my hometown now feel like a temporary destination. It’s how I feel when I realize that just because all my stuff is in Erie doesn’t mean that I’ve unpacked my heart here too. So, for my dad, the cheeses teaks draw him to State College. For my brother, it was his lacrosse tournament. But, in a couple weeks, I’ll be going to State College because every vacation or summer break has to end with a drive home. Undsay Cryer is a junior majoring in journalism and is the Collegian's Wednesday columnist. Her e-mail address is Ibct46@psu.edu. The Daily Collegian Avoid paying increased cost by simply paying in advance In response to Kelly Swift’s letter, “Continued football increases pushing loyal PSU fans away” and to anyone who has a problem with the new parking pass situa tion for home football games I disagree. Kelly maintains that in this tough economy, it’s unfair for Penn State to prey on its loyal fans. Not that it’s unfair to prey on the loy alty of our amazing fan base, but that Penn State is even committing this supposed act. The only people Penn State is praying on are stupid and impulsive people. Coincidentally, those two groups, like fools, are soon to part ways with their money anyway. So why not let PSU have it? If you plan ahead for a game (even as lit tle as a week before) you will pay no more for parking than in previous years. People need to stop whining about things they can easily control and stop blaming others for their own laziness. Plan ahead; save money. SNAP, CRACKLE, POP Hangover 101: Intellishots I don’t usually pop little green pills or knock back shots-worth of green fluid, especially when it’s from Las Vegas. But this one time, I made an exception. Why? Because it promised to take care of one of the biggest banes to the college experience: hangovers. At first glance, they’re not much to look at just a little capsule filled with green tablets or a mini-bar-sized bottle of liquid. And after you crack open the liquid shots, they’re definitely not much to smell. [...] But even though Intellishots aren’t the most appetizing things in the world, it's difficult to argue with results. After heading out to a few bars with some friends, I decided to give the hangover remedies a shot (no pun intended). The taste was somewhat unsettling, and the tablet itself actually made my stomach upset for about five minutes after taking it. But after walking it off, the nausea went away, and my adventure with Intellishots began. Since it was a weekend and I didn’t have work the next morning, I decided to put my little green friends to the test and see if they would actually stave off the sickening day-after effects. Aside from waking up with a small headache nowhere near as bad as a full-fledged hangover Cheerz Intellishots did their job quite we 11.... FOOTBLQG D. Lynn eager to start camp D’Anton Lynn’s eyes lit up when asked about the start of fall practice, but not quite as much as they will when he wakes up for the Sept. 4 season opener against Youngstown State. “We’ve been working all offseason to get here,” Lynn said enthusiastically about starting camp Thursday. “Then we’ll be working hard all camp, so I can’t wait for the first game to start.” Lynn described the first few days of camp, saying the coaches will probably ease the younger players into the defensive scheme by putting in three new defenses each day.... EDITOR IN CHIEF Magazine en route to frosh Please, excuse us. You may have seen the strange mail ing label on today’s issue of The Daily Collegian. Never fear, it's a good thing. It’s the marker of our freshman-only issue of “Fresh Start” a magazine insert that is mailed to all incoming freshman for the fall. Thousands of freshmen will be get ting a taste of their Daily Collegian a couple weeks early. Fresh Start is meant to help freshman acclimate to the university and its surrounding com munity. Read an excerpt of my Fresh Start column for a better explanation: “Truth be told, freshman year is cru cial. Almost every day you are trying something you never had before. You are figuring out the Blue Loop for the first time. You are buying your first pair of Nittany Lion football tickets. You are buying textbooks downtown. You are calling your mom, asking for her to come pick you up this college thing isn’t for you. “Everyone here has probably gone through all of these situations and more. That’s the great thing about the Collegian we get it. We’ve been through it, and we are going through it with you. We are here to be your roadmap these four years.” Read more of The Daily Collegian’s blogs at psu collegian.com/blogs. Erik Higbie Class of 2007 Chris Zook Arts chief Andrew J. Cassavell Football reporter Elizabeth Murphy Editor in Chief
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