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Other students have been rewarded for compliance to health protocols as part of La Salleâs #ExplorersCare Caught in the Act program. Student leaders walked campus in late January handing out several hundred $5 coupons redeemable at the student bookstore or a warm beverage to encourage adherence to mask-wearing. (The program will resume later this semester.)
A student walks a furry visitor from
the Philly G.O.A.T. Project.
Students even walked campus with furry visitors from the Philly G.O.A.T. Project as part of a comprehensive calendar of Welcome Week events that saw student organizations melding in-person and virtual experiences to foster campus involvement.
For Ethan Casperson, his first experience with a random roommate did not go as planned.
According to Casperson (freshman-electrical engineering), he originally wanted to room with his friend from high school, but he had to go random when his friend decided to stay home for the semester.
âI talked to [my new roommate] over the phone, and he seemed pretty fine,â Casperson said. âWhen I went up there, I immediately noticed that I did not like this guy.â
Casperson said his roommate was a âslob,â and he would frequently bring people into their room without notice.
âAfter probably like a month and a half, I just went home because my classes were online anyway,â Casperson said. âI just didn t want to deal with it.â
Penn State Residence Life at University Park is holding mandatory resident assistant training during the first intended university-wide wellness day on Tuesday, Feb. 9, eliciting mixed reactions from RAs themselves.