{"id":3531,"date":"2018-02-08T12:08:43","date_gmt":"2018-02-08T12:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.lvc.edu\/wordpress\/lavie\/?p=3531"},"modified":"2018-02-08T12:08:43","modified_gmt":"2018-02-08T12:08:43","slug":"helping-commuters-feel-at-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.lvc.edu\/lavie\/2018\/02\/08\/helping-commuters-feel-at-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Helping commuters feel at home"},"content":{"rendered":"

By: Chelsea Moyer \u201818, Staff writer<\/p>\n

Commuting to campus every day can be a struggle, but Lebanon Valley College offers services to make things a little easier.<\/p>\n

Roughly 25 percent of full-time students at LVC are commuters. For some of these students, it can be difficult for them to feel like they fit in.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt can be tough for commuters to get involved on campus,\u201d Jennifer Evans, director of student activities, said. \u201cSome work full-time jobs or have families, so they don\u2019t have time to participate in activities.\u201d<\/p>\n

The commuter lounge, located in the Allan W. Mund College Center, is one of the main ways LVC helps commuters feel at home. It gives them a place to relax and focus before they leave campus.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t like to hear that students feel the need to sit in their car between classes,\u201d Evans said. \u201cWe want to make sure they have a place to hang out for a little while.\u201d<\/p>\n

Students may not always have a place to study at home for a number of reasons. With the help of a few commuters, the lounge has been renovated to fit their needs. There are tables and seating for studying along with a separate room in the back, which includes a couch, bean bags and a television.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I need a quiet place to go, I\u2019ll go to the lounge,\u201d Jolie Winemiller, a senior applied history and communications major, said.<\/p>\n

Afternoon Apps is a new activity LVC will be introducing this semester. Different offices on campus will host each event from 1:30-3 p.m. and provide appetizers for commuting students.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe hope this will help commuters get to know the campus staff and feel more comfortable,\u201d Evans said.<\/p>\n

Metz also encourages commuting students to bring their packed lunch into the dining hall. This allows them to eat lunch or dinner with friends that live on campus.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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