Day: February 24, 2016

Potential On-Campus Fashion Show

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By: Joel Koshy, Lion’s Eye Staff Writer, jxk5149@psu.edu

Senior Meaghan Paige is hoping to put together a fashion show at Penn State Brandywine by April of this year.

The Brandywine senior majoring in Communications Arts and Sciences is motivated to act.  And that motivation to work in fashion is deeply rooted. Paige’s passion for fashion began as a young girl; she always had a passion to sketch clothes during her free time and travel which has also had a huge impact on her career plans.

Paige believes that hard work and dedication is key, and has helped her to pursue a career in the fashion industry. It wasn’t always easy for Paige. Her first job was at a local Quizznos, putting together subs for hungry customers. The money she saved up she would buy supplies for her clothing line.

In the fall of 2015, her hard work truly paid off. She had the opportunity to display her clothing line during the New York Fashion week.

“It was a great experience to see the variety of artists who were at the show, and it definitely helped me get a better understanding of the fashion industry,” Paige said.

Since then she’s been wanting to put together a show for her fellow peers at Brandywine. Right now, she’s talking with clubs on campus to help her put together this event. She would like to make this a free event for all students and faculty on campus to help her brand.

The clothes that she plans to put on display would be the same as the ones she displayed during the New York Fashion week. The goal is to put together this show by April, before she graduates in May. Paige said it would be a huge personal achievement for her and her business.

Stand for State – Be a Green Dot

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By: Nicole Graham, Lion’s Eye Staff Writer, ndg112@psu.edu

Green Dot, one of Student Life’s Stand for State Programs, was introduced to Penn State Brandywine students on January 28.

This program encourages students to make a positive choice by protecting each other from harmful situations.

“The goal of Stand for State is to empower members of the Penn State community to be active participants in preventing harmful/hurtful incidents (Red Dots),” Ronika Money-Adams, Brandywine’s Student Affairs Director, said.

One example of a “Red Dot” would be if a classmate was being harmed by a significant other. One can turn a Red Dot situation around to become a “Green Dot” by causing a distraction or calling the police for assistance.

A Green Dot is an introduction of an opportunity; it’s the decision to intervene in a potentially harmful situation like offering a ride or calling a cab for a peer or classmate who is under the influence.

Green Dots can be regular students who take a stand to keep others protected from harm by having watchful eye. Harmful people and/or situations are called the Red Dots. The program was formed to allow student take control of potentially dangerous situations. Money explains more about the Stand for State Program.

“The Stand for State Program was created as a result of the work of President Barron’s Sexual Assault Task Force,” Money said. “What’s exciting is that many of our students are already creating Green Dots.  They are serving as the designated driver, they’re calling for help when they see something suspicious, and they’re calling a friend over if a situation seems uncomfortable.”

Green Dots are direct actions that prevent Red Dots from happening. Currently there are 200 Penn State employees who are trained by the Green Dot organization to be prepared if and when threatening situations arise. Of the 200 Green Dot employees, 150 are instructors. This empowers the professors to be of assistance in and out of the classroom.

For more information, students can contact Student Affairs.

Not Your Typical Class

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By: Deja Footes, Lion’s Eye Editor, dmf5475@psu.edu

Students can design a newspaper, can attend on-campus events and can interview faculty, staff and students.

These activities describe what happens in 205 Main on Mondays and Wednesdays during common hour. Students are learning journalism in a hands-on environment and are earning credits too. If you are looking for some extra credits and have a passion for writing and journalism, COMM 001/002 Newspaper Practicum and Editing is the class for you!

For those who aren’t familiar with COMM 001/002, it is a newspaper class/club. Students can take this as a class for either 1 or 3 credits, or as a club just for fun. Your grade is based on writing, photography, editing and other contributions to creating the student newspaper, The Lion’s Eye. The bonus is it’s hands-on learning for how to become a journalist. This is a perfect way to get involved in student life.

A student is required to attend campus events of his/her choice, interview participants and report on it. There is also the chance to write about exciting TV shows, politics, sports or any other topic that could be potentially interesting, all with a PSU Brandywine audience in mind.

The class meets in 205 Main on Mondays and Wednesdays during common hour. Stop by to see what is going on and to meet the staff.

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