By: Meghan Burton, Lion’s Eye staff writer, mcb5509@psu.edu

Spring Fling was in full swing on Brandywine’s campus on April 27.

A live band, food, refreshments, inflatables, novelties, puppies and to top it off a fashion show took place on the campus lawn.

The band called Lost in Paris also known as the LIP’s entertained the students. They played upbeat popular music from well-known artist such as Justin Bieber, The Weeknd and Bruno Mars. Randy Major, lead vocalist and guitarist, amped the students up for the last week of classes.

Along with a great entertainment, there was great food. Zac’s Hamburgers, a family-operated business set up a tent. The Zac’s staff gave out free hamburgers and veggie burgers.

Senior Chris Burton enjoyed himself.

“They were delicious,” Burton said.

Even though the weather was a little chilly, students also indulged in Rita’s Italian Ice. Inflatable and novelties such as a moon bounce obstacle course and human hamster balls were located on the left side of the lawn. Students were able to let out some energy by playing against each other in different games using these inflatable contraptions.

PAWS, an organization that helps animals, was also present and they had puppies. Students got to relieve some upcoming exam stress by petting various furry friends, along with learning more about the mission of PAWS.

“I think PAWS is a wonderful organization,” junior Julia Allman said. “I am an animal lover so it was awesome to get the opportunity to play with puppies today.”

Lastly, a fashion show took place near the fountain area. Meaghan Paige, a senior at Brandywine and designer, displayed her new spring fashion line. This line was filled with colorful patterns and illustrated a 50s vibe. Paige had Brandywine students, such as Hannah Rogers, model her clothes.

“I had so much fun at the show and I am so proud of my friend Meaghan,” Rogers said. “She is so talented.”

Spring Fling, filled with activities, food and entertainment, allowed students to relax and have fun before final exam week.

By Joel Koshy, Lion’s Eye staff writer, jxk5149@psu.edu

Presidential candidate Governor John Kasich stopped by Penn State Brandywine for a town hall meeting on Thursday, April 20.

It was an interesting turn of events, when the Governor stepped on the stage to deliver his speech. Kasich introduced himself as a man who comes from a working class family; he mentioned how his father was a mailman and his grandfather worked as a coal miner.

“My whole purpose in political life has been to stick up for people who don’t have a voice,” Kasich said.

Behind Kasich was a large ticker with a dollar amount, which represented the national debt of the United States; it was somewhere around $19 trillion and rising. Kasich strongly believes that he’s the only candidate in the Republican Party, who can bring both the Republican and Democratic parties together and come up solutions to help move the country move forward.

Kasich has no intentions of dropping out if the race anytime soon, even though he’s far behind Donald Trump and Ted Cruz as they seem to be taking the lead at the moment.

“I’m aware of the fact that the Democratic National Committee is trying really hard to get me out of this race, because they really don’t want me to run against Hillary,” Kasich said.

Towards the end of the meeting, audience members were more than happy with his speech, and they stood up an applauded Kasich for his passion for change and leadership to be the change the country needs.

Not everyone on the crowd was applauding; one example is 26-year-old Will Gruehn, a communication student at PSU Brandywine who will vote for the president of United States for the third time.

“I thought he had some good points, but it was boring and unimpressive which was reflected by the disappointing turn out,” Gruehn said.

The Pennsylvania primary was held on Tuesday, April 26.