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Participants run through the blue station during the Color Run on Monday, Sept. 7.
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Meghan McGrady (freshman) celebrates bid acceptance day with her new sorority on Old Main
lawn on Tuesday, Sept. 8.
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The student section celebrates a touchdown by consecutively throwing students to
correspond with points on the scoreboard during the game against University of Buffalo
on Saturday, Sept. 12.
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Nick Thomas/Collegian The Nittany Lion high-fives another climber after reaching the top during the BoPS
From left to right: Jake Clemons, Bruce Springsteen and Stevie Van Zandt perform with the E Carnival on Old Main lawn on Wednesday, Oct. 7.
Street Band at the Bryce Jordan Center on Monday, April 18.
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Members of the purple team celebrate as Emily Hesidence (senior-marketing) wins the
Danielle DAngelo (senior-supply chain management) takes a selfie with a camel during the rock, paper, scissors competition during the Color Wars Kickoff at the Multisports Complex
Best of Penn State Carnival for Homecoming 2015 on the Old Main lawn on Wednesday, Oct. 7. on Wednesday, Feb. 10.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION SUMMER 2016 | PAGE 3
SYLLABUS:
FRESHMEN EDITION
By Waiss David Aramesh
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
1. Dont pass up on lunch or dinner plans at the dining halls. 21. Dont let any upperclassmen dim your enthusiasm for
You never know if youll end up eating with your soon-to-be Penn State Football season tickets. You only get one freshman
best friend. year.
2. Try everything youre uncomfortable with. College is the 22. If you dont go to the games, tailgate.
time to mess up. 23. If you dont tailgate, watch the game on television with
3. Dont stare at one person too long while riding the CATA some friends.
bus. Its weird. 24. If you really dont care about football, then you now have
4. Also, thank the bus drivers. three hours a weekend to catch up on homework/sleep.
5. If youve committed to something, then follow through. On 25. Youre never too old to phone home. Answer when your
the same note, think before you commit because it can save mom/best friend/dog calls you.
you a lot of hardship. 26. Get involved. Whether its through the greek system,
6. Have a few good stories in your back pocket to bring out THON, a special interest club or your favorite newspaper
at parties. You never know when theres going to be a pause in team. Make sure you meet as many people as possible.
the conversation and people will turn to you. 27. Dont wear heels to your 8 a.m. class. Dont wear sneak-
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8. Carry gum with you, specifically mint-flavored. 29. Make sure you own a pair of sunglasses, even if theyre
9. If you have a class in Forum, only take your clicker out of just cheap plastic ones. You dont ever want to be the one
your bag during class. You will forget it at home eventually. without shades in a large group of people.
10. Know someone with a car. That doesnt mean that you 30. Dont take nice things to frat parties. Just dont. If you
should befriend someone just for their car. Its just an added dont lose it this time, you will next time.
bonus that will make trips to North Atherton a lot easier. 31. DO NOT wear your freshman lanyard with your ID card
11. Decide if you want to pay attention and sit in the front of in it.
the lecture hall, or if you want to be the first one out and sit in 32. DO NOT wear your freshman lanyard with your ID card
the back of the lecture hall. Theres no advantage to sitting in in it.
the middle rows. 33. The above isn
isntt a typo, it just cannot be stressed enough.
12. There is absolutely nothing wrong with not going out 34. DO NOT wear your freshman convocation shirt.
on a weekend night and just seeing a movie in the HUB 35. If you dont know anyone at a party youre at, call Next
instead. (Theyre free) for beer pong.
13. Be considerate if your roommate is sick. Buy them 36. If all of your friends are going to a show at the Bryce
medicine/snacks. They will thank you for it and return the Jordan Center but you dont know the act, go anyway. You
favor should the flu come creeping. never know.
14. Set goals. 37. Learn the peak hours for the HUB food courts.
15. Dont be too big to admit when you didnt meet goals that Eventually youll know when to visit McAllisters so theres no
you set. Dont be too arrogant and dwell on your victories for line.
too long before setting more goals either. 38. Follow The Daily Collegian and Penn State on Twitter
16. Stay up to watch the sun rise at the Arboretum or on the and Facebook. Know whats going on at your school.
balcony of a friends apartment. 39. Dont leave your drink unattended anywhere. Walk
17. Go to bed early and leave yourself time for a long home with a friend. Not only is it safer, but who doesnt love
breakfast. company?
18. Always be courteous to the Penn State janitorial staff. 40. If you only decide to camp outside for a week once in your
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20. Pictures taken at daylongs or apartment crawls are for To email reporter: wda5027@psu.edu.
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Paving the way to THON A theory on freshman convocation MY VIEW | JAMES TURCHICK
MY VIEW | SARAH VASILE
I never went to convocation, I had in 12th grade when I could whats going on either.
When I was younger, I wanted ting a $20 bill from a so take what I say with a grain of first grow facial hair and yes, Were the new kids and we
to cure cancer. generous stranger. THON is salt. Long speeches and lots of those clothes I thought were cool dont know anything, I heard
However, I eventually realized actually looking forward to the sweaty people: hardly a fresh- freshman year that have been coming from the BJC as I walked
I didnt necessar- end of the weekend, because man James Turchick idea of a sitting on my shelf since, are all to get food at Findlay Commons
ily have the skill Sunday nights are when my things I chalk up to loser status. during my convocation.
good time.
sets required to organization holds its weekly In a world filled with cool kids, I didnt realize in that moment,
I spent that time sitting with
make my dream a meetings. THON is playing with and those who think theyre cool- with a face full of greasy pizza,
a few of my closer friends in our
reality. People who Four Diamonds families on Old er than the cool kids by not trying that those kids had an advantage
dark dorm room and enjoying
struggle to grasp Main lawn. THON is the tears to be cool whats the point? over me. If you never admit that
basic mathematic shed during family hour and the the sunny day through the open
window weather I would come If youve ever tried to be the cool you need help, you will never get
and scientific con- laughs shared with your fellow kid, convocation is one chance for it. Admitting youre a helpless
cepts cant cure volunteers. THON is sore feet to learn is a rarity most months
on this campus. redemption. You can go and admit freshman is the first step toward
Vasile diseases they and cankles, getting squirted in for the first time at Penn State that figuring out how to be a cool se-
just cant. the face with a water gun and Ive come to learn something
else that is a rarity up here is youre a part of something bigger nior, and its something I missed
But during my freshman year of never quite learning the line than yourself. You may never talk out on.
college, I revisited my childhood dance. THON is bussing to the freshman year all together. Its
possibly the rarest year of life to that brunette girl sitting next Just remember, when youre
dream by devoting time to one of Collegian office after 42 hours to you in the Bryce Jordan Center 40 years old youre going to think
the best activities Penn State has in the Bryce Jordan Center, if we exclude all of those boring
again in your life, but youll always you were a loser when you were
to offer: The Penn State Inter- passing out on a couch and then things like kids and promotions.
remember her because she kind of 18 regardless, so wouldnt you
fraternity Council/Panhellenic waking up and crying because Sitting here a year older
looked like Katy Perry and rather think you were a loser for
Dance Marathon, more com- you realize its all over. and none the wiser if you ask my
because she might have smiled at the things you did rather than the
monly, and affectionately, referred OK, well maybe that last one mother Ive learned one very
you although youre not quite sure. things you didnt do?
to as THON. is just me. important thing: Im really not as Its your first chance at this new,
Now, I didnt know about THON Above all, THON is hope. Its cool as I think I am, and I have a massive school to join in with the To email reporter: jbt5146@psu.edu.
before coming to Penn State, so a 46-hour dance party where feeling you arent either. other kids who dont have a clue Follow him on Twitter at @turchick_james.
heres a quick summary for those cancer doesnt exist. And Id be My theory is a little longer
similarly uninitiated: THON is the lying if I said it isnt one of the than just that actually, so here it
largest student-run philanthropy best if not the best thing goes. If at any given point in your
in the world. Its mission is to en- Ive ever been a part of. life you reflect on what you were
hance the lives of the children and If this all seems too good to like a few years ago, you wont
families impacted by pediatric be true, I promise its not. The be able to believe how much of a
cancer. To do this, THON provides weekends magic cannot be loser you were. Its inevitable un-
both emotional and financial sup- captured in writing or even til you have yourself completely
port to the families, and also gives photo and videoyou just have figured out, which probably
money to research in pursuit of to experience it yourself. wont happen until retirement.
an ultimate cure. This mission So, I encourage you all to get Those Vans I bought in 8th
is celebrated during one magi- involved somehow. Join a special grade even though I fell every Davon Clark/Collegian
cal weekend in February, when interest organization, apply for a time I tried to skate, the goatee Essence of Joy performs for the Class of 2019s Convocation Ceremony.
volunteers and families gather for committee, fundraise with your
a 46-hour-long dance marathon in fraternity or sorority or even
the Bryce Jordan Center.
But to me, and more than 15,000
other student volunteers, THON
just stop by THON weekend and
watch the magic
unfold for yourself.
Those fun clubs you may not have heard of yet
is so much more than that. Theres nothing quite like it. By Collegian Reporters There are general meetings that predetermined tests. The goal of
THON is willingly waking up at THE DAILY COLLEGIAN establish themes, and then small instructions is to make the move-
5 a.m. to grab a premium To email reporter: sev5109@psu.edu.
groups that build the projects. ments between horse and rider as
fundraising location. THON is get- Follow her on Twitter at @vasilethedeal. With so many opportunities on seamless as possible. Dressage
campus, here are a few feature Club Quidditch competitions are scored in this
clubs that might strike a fancy! At Penn State, Quidditch is manner, testing harmony between
more about athletics than its lit- rider and horse.
Urban Gaming Club erary origin. Though the players
Gaming Club works to coor- may want to distance the sport Tea House
dinate campus wide events and from the series, the positions and The Tea Institute serves as a
games, many of which involve several rules of the game are still center for performing traditional
Nerf guns and other projectiles. pulled straight from J.K. Rowl- Chinese, Japanese and Korean
The club is also responsible for ings books. The Quidditch team tea ceremonies. Visiting the Tea
hosting the annual Humans boasts chasers, keepers, beaters, House tends to be a 30-minute
vs. Zombies Invitational in the seekers and even a golden snitch social experience where people
spring. player. can learn about tea in a way that
piques their personal interests.
Clown Nose Club Dressage Team For complete features on each
This club is set on making peo- Dressage, an equestrian sport club, visit collegian.psu.edu.
ple feel like they matter and are commonly referred to as horse
Antonella Crescimbeni/Collegian
truly being seen and connected ballet, is an event that measures To email reporters:
The Dancer Relations captains do the line dance as THON 2016 begins with through positive social risk, the coordination between horse webstaff@psucollegian.com.
at the Bryce Jordan Center on Friday, Feb. 19. a term coined by the founder. and rider through a series of Follow them on Twitter at @DailyCollegian.
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Sept. 10 Oct. 29
at Pittsburgh at Purdue
Pittsburgh, Pa. West Lafayette, Ind.
Sept. 17 Nov. 5
vs. Temple vs. Iowa
University Park, Pa. University Park, Pa.
Sept. 24 Nov. 12
at Michigan at Indiana
Ann Arbor, Mich. Bloomington, Ind.
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By Morganne Mallon Master of None Orange is the New Black any show Ive seen before. a New York ad man in the 1960s.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN Aziz Ansari of Parks and Rec- You must have heard of this Gilmore Girls The show starts off a little slow,
reation created, wrote, directed show by now, and if you still There is no better time to get and actually took me a couple tries
I remember when I first entered and stars in this comedy-drama, havent watched it, what are you into this comedy-drama about the to get into, but its similar to fellow
college and didnt think I would but this show couldnt be farther waiting for? This comedy-drama best mother-daughter relationship AMC drama Breaking Bad in
need a Netflix account, because I from Parks in a good way. about a womens prison is as fun- of all time. Netflix is airing a four- that each season notches up the
never watched much television at Ansari stars as Dev, a failing actor ny and sweet as it is devastating. part revival of the series this year, intensity. By the time you get to
home. struggling in New York. My favorite part about OSTNB almost 10 years after the series fi- the lawnmower, youll be hooked.
Oh, such simpler times. I have The Netflix original is re- is that there are no supporting nale aired. And star Jon Hamm is gorgeous,
now been paying for a Netflix ac- freshing, with some of the most characters almost everyone Even if you already watched so theres that.
count for three years, and it was honest portrayals of hook-ups, seen on screen eventually re- Gilmore Girls while it was still American Horror Story
the best decision Ive ever made. race and parent relationships ceives an episode explaining their on the air, make sure you give it a This is a good show if you want
Netflix is the perfect way to I have seen. Master of None background and motivations, al- re-watch before the Netflix series to be creeped out but also want the
spend your time when you want gets bonus points for a great lowing the audience to connect is released so you can catch every strong storyline and fully formed
to avoid work, recover from a sick soundtrack. with the cast more so than in reference to the original. characters rarely seen in a horror
day or spend a night in. Peep Show and flick.
If you dont have an account al- The Inbetweeners Each season has a different plot
ready, its time to hop on board and Take a trip across the pond to and set of characters, and I per-
pay the $8.99 monthly fee for an watch these hilarious British com- sonally think only the first two sea-
endless supply of procrastination. edies. Peep Show, about the dif- sons the first set in a present-
There are thousands of movies ficult relationship between two day haunted house and the second
and shows to watch, so dont be 20-something roommates, is simi- set in a 1950s-era asylum are
overwhelmed heres what you lar to The Office (U.S. and U.K. the only ones worth watching.
should start with. versions) in its complete absurdity Freaks and Geeks
Bobs Burgers and unique setup. The bad thing about this com-
This comedy series follows the Its one of the most hilarious edy is that it only lasted one sea-
Belcher family, including patri- shows Ive watched, and one of son, so your binge watching will be
arch and burger restaurant-owner my all-time favorites. The Inbe- relatively short.
Bob, wine-loving matriarch Linda tweeners, about a prep school But Freaks and Geeks is
and their unruly kids. student forced to transfer to a pub- a funny portrayal of how ter-
Dont be put off by this shows lic high school, where he is only rible high school can be, and
cartoon format Bobs is not (somewhat) welcomed by three features many young celebrities
at all like South Park or Family losers. Both shows had me crying wbefore they were stars, including
Guy. laughing and begging for more. James Franco, Seth Rogan and
The humor is smart, the charac- Mad Men Jason Segal.
ters are lovable and the majority If you missed Mad Men when
Bri Basille/Collegian
of episodes involve some sort of it ended last year, now is the time To email reporter: mem5970@psu.edu.
catchy musical interlude. Two students watch Netflix, a welcome distraction during the semester. to catch up with this drama about Follow her on Twitter at @MorganneMallon.
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