THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
Steve Tucker (senior-premedecine) talks to students during the Science Involvement Fair in the Life Sciences Building
Wednesday night. The fair gives students an opportunity to work with professors and other students in their major.
Science fair
By Paul McMullen
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
The Life Sciences Bridge was
packed Wednesday night with stu
dents hungry for free food and the
opportunity to participate in the wide
variety of science-related clubs and
activities at Penn State.
Sponsored by the Eberly School of
Science Student Council, the science
involvement fair provided an opportu
nity for students to learn about the
science student council and the 14 dif
ferent science groups within the col
lege, such as chemistry or pre-med
clubs.
"We want to give students the
chance to get involved in the universi
ty through groups that will have a pos
itive effect on their future," said
Eberly School of Science Student
Council Public Relations
Chairwoman Lucy Song (sophomore
biology).
"Getting involved on campus is
vital to life as a student at Penn
State."
Opportunities with the student
council and other science related
groups could provide an endless
amount of benefits, Song said, from
building a close study group to net-
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helps students network
"If we can build an open line of communication, the
quality of student life at the university will flourish."
Kallia Steen
working with professors and other
student participants.
Another important benefit, said
council president Kalila Steen (sen
ior-premedicine), is that student par
ticipation can result in a better envi
ronment for all students in the school
of science.
"Our civic engagement is to
improve life at Penn State, which
involves building a bridge between
the students and the dean," she said.
"If we can build an open line of com
munication, the quality of student life
at the university will flourish."
Steen said now is a great time to
become a participant in the student
council, primarily because it is going
through a renaissance. There are
opportunities for first-time partici
pants to offer suggestions that will
change the way that the council oper
ates, but the most important factor of
change is participation, said Steen.
"Students need to participate so we
know what needs changed," she said.
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or regional news, your stories will be
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"The council is reshaping itself to cre
ate a more positive experience in the
science department, and the doors
are open for new students who want
to help in the process."
Based on the student turnout, there
is a large number of people who are
eager to roll up their sleeves and work
to improve student life in the science
department.
"I am definitely excited to get
involved with the college, especially
the chemistry department," said
Chris Glinkerman (sophomore-chem
istry). "I feel like this is a great oppor
tunity to gain knowledge and network
with professors and other students as
well."
To email reporter: phmso3o@psu.edu
For those unable to make it
(eh to the fair, see weekly meet
ing times and dates:
www.clubs.psu.edu/ecos
New firm gives
students free
legal advice
Paying a few simple fees at Penn State can come with
a lot of perks.
Student Legal Services (SLS), a full service law firm,
will provide free legal council, advice, referrals and rep
resentation to all students that paid their student activi
ties fee. Director of Student Legal Services Carolyn
Larrabee spoke Wednesday night at the first Graduate
Student Association (GSA) meeting to publicize the new
division of student affairs that opened in March.
SLS can handle many legal issues that students face,
including traffic violations, underage drinking and disor
derly conduct citations, landlord or tennant problems
and drug convictions.
"Our goal is to provide students with the information
they need to make the right legal decisions for the direc
tion they would like to go," Larrabee said.
The new office has already attracted clientele, bring
ing in 11 students on Monday, three on Tuesday and nine
on Wednesday, Larrabee said. Though the office is busy,
the staff has averaged a response time of 24-48 hours
from the students' submissions of their questions.
Larrabee is the attorney at SLS and has four years of
experience as an assistant district attorney. She has
worked with many law offices in Centre County and
makes referrals based on the individual preferences and
problems of students.
"All advice students receive is completely free, and will
come from a licensed attorney. We also guarantee attor
ney [and] client confidentiality always,"Larrabee said.
President of the GSA Jon Lozano said that Larrabee's
speaking to students was very relevant to the GSA.
"Graduate students at Penn State are 51 percent inter
national students this year," Lozano said. "We had so
many students come to us with visa issues last year, and
it's so good now that we have a program that can help
them legally."
The new office is planning to spread the word about
the program and advertise their services at several
organization meetings within the next few weeks, includ
ing meetings of the University Park Undergraduate
Association and Residence Hall Association, Larrabee
said.
Tisy - outs:
Monday, Aug. 30
Tuesday, Aug. 31
Wednesday,
2-3:15 p.m.
6-7:15 p.m.
Bring: A pencil and blue exam book
Where: 123 South Burrowes Street
Any questions? Call News Adviser
John Harvey at 865-3842
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