Our first round of Eco-Rep programs was a success! For the month of September, our theme was reducing energy use for entertainment. All twenty of us Eco-Reps were divided into groups according to our residence halls and split up to do activities involving our halls. The Eco-Rep program is designed for Freshman students so it applies to East Halls only. My group included Pinchot and Sproul halls and we held ‘Eco-Rep Hangman’. This involved drawing polar bears on a noose, winning prizes, and best of all, Free Pizza! Our next program for the month of October focuses on this month’s theme of reducing lighting by 25%. The program is…(drumroll please)…Pumpkin Decorating Contest! A prize will be awarded for the pumpkin with the best message about reducing electricity consumption. The decorating will take place in the Johnston and Findlay commons on Saturday, October 23 from 3PM-5PM. All of the different Eco-Rep groups are going to come together to help make it a success and we will be equipped with costumes!
Eco-Reps, Art History field trip to NYC, & Falling for Fall
Field trip! I attended my very first college field trip with my Art History 111 class this Saturday, October 16th. We went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. I’ve only been in the city twice and I loved it. I was so excited to go again! It is great that I have the opportunity to do such interesting things in a class, especially within my first semester. In high school, we were lucky if we got to go on a field trip to a local State Park that was maybe a half an hour away. NYC? This is totally awesome!
My favorite place to walk on campus at the moment is right under the huge, sprawling trees along the sidewalks by the Old Main lawn. When the sun hits the colorful leaves, they seem to glow and look so warm and cozy. Then I almost run into people walking towards me as I am looking up instead of paying attention to where I am going. Fall here at Penn State is so, so beautiful. Summer used to be my favorite season, but now I’m not so sure. I think I am falling for Fall.