Penn State University - La Vie Yearbook (University Park, PA)

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Unfortunately. a rare sight to be seen on campus is children. iboIIom i When they do appear, their refreshingly candid beha viar becomes II reminder of friends or family from home for same. For others it is symbolic of how far we ha ye come, are how far we have yet to go. The balloon Iauneh-wu captivatingly colorful sight for i sore. bleary-cycd Sulurdu y morning football fans. M 'V i i ' . 7' '4 g , e intrir'q'iyiikgih y; i hit . n MN; 4 $1 itgyk; ,WJWYM DIIvc Kulibawski nother semester passed. They were going a bit quicker now. They were almost routine- perhaps too routine. The University was as large as it ever was; However, oneie ears were more in tune to individualk accomplishments at the University in the past year. Red circled marks began to appear on the Daily Collegian around activities sponsored by various organizations. Interest developed, and attendance was made. The members of the organizations had common concernse-lt was funny, the more frequented the meetings, the more knowledge sought about individuals, the more extra steps takenwthe smaller this ihenormous University became. One then could step back once again and observe the masses around him. This time, however, the faces looked very different from one anothero-and they all were headed in different directions. They were all in their own foreground . . . a step ahead of the crowd in their own right. They possessed the ability to take in the view, from their own perspective. Steve Manuel The View From Herc 5

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Kathleen Prince The summer of 1984, tabaveJ was 1he Mail's last for July's Arts Festival-due to possible damage to the clms' root systems caused by the extreme pressure of the multitude of exhibits and waves of festival participants. .1 ' e dut' an excellent stand bf elms, Mer were a few 'hodd4ba11 treesn that 'and spread it; Also causing troubles Was a severe brought 1'11 1983 and soil compaction on the roots.Mer1'1'lI sa1'd that a quarter of a million feet stomped along the roots during the Arts Festivals, and that made the soil around the trees like concrete. Attempts were first made to punch holes in the soil and aid the hair-like absorbing roots, but that proved rather ineffective. Workers then made trenches around the trees to . sever the diseased roots; soil Mary onom, sterilement was also added. To reduce soil pressure, the University regretfully forbade the Arts Festival to be held on any section of campus where elm trees grew. Knock on wood, Merrill said, we think we We caught it in time. Unfortunately, several trees had to be cut down, but new ones had been planted in their places. The View From Here 7