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

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4 x 51,. IA'A. The View From Here

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M Dave Beagin any people lea ve planned activities up in the air for Saturday afternoons-aour own Nittany Lion certainly :ncw that feeling, particularly when the football quad. finder the head coach Joe Paterno, establishes a wmnmg season. pon entering the University, either as a freshman or transfer, one may have experienced a feeling of awe. A walk down the West Mall was a walk in marvel . . . Old Main, Schwab, Willard, Burroughs, Sparks, Pattee . . . However, the walk did not end so soon! It continued onto McKean Road, down Shortlidge, over onto Pollock. The feeling of awe made a quick transition to intimidation. The initial enthusiasm deflated a bit- the campus map made its wa y from the bottom of informational paraphernalia to the top. One had a slight longing for home. And then the inevitable happened-the first da y of class. What a mass of people. Won didnt feel like you were anybodye people were faceless, commented junior Carol Miles. They all looked the samewthey all looked like they knew where they were going. Intimidation? Now it was panic. How could one look at a map while dodging five million people? ttMy first class was my whole high school put in one large auditorium, expressed senior Diane Serini. All that one could hope for now was to make a neat blend into the background. But somehow, the semester passed and panic subsided; A smooth blend was accomplished. Large classes in the Forum and Schwab made the synthesis an easier task. Every once in awhile one picked up the Collegian and took note of articles including names of administrators, students and organizations recurring with each issue . . . The Interfraternity Council Dance Marathon surpassed their set goal of $150,000 by raising over $194,000 for the Four Diamonds cancer research fund . . . 13,760 students registered to vote due to the undying persistent efforts of the University Executive Council registration drive-the most successful of any university in the nation . . . The Association of Residence Hall Students developed a plan for coed housing to be implemented next Fall semester in Tener Hall and three floors of Beaver Hall . . . and the list went on . . . Who were these people? Didnlt they realize how comfortable it was to be part of the backdrop . . . to remain anonymous? 3' . Victor Luubach The View From Here 3

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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