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SENIOR TRIBUTE MAY 6, 2004 - Page 17 Non Tradseniors earn credits when credit is due HEATHER WEISSE As defined by the col- For Peregoy, going back welcoming to me. It was easy STAFF WRITER lege, non-traditional students to school was like taking a to share notes and study to- are matriculating under- daily dose of gingko-biloba. gether." Like many graduating se- graduate students over the /I As long as your learn- She chose to study both niors, Donna Carpegna age of 25.According to Loura ing stuff your brain stays ac- studio art and art history with switched her major three times Hurdich, president of the tive," said Peregoy, who a minor in cross-cultural stud- before settling on social work. nontraditional student orga- plans to continue working at ies because of her work with She tried sociology, she tried nization, there are roughly 90 the library after graduation. Common Ground on the Hill. psychology -neither seemed to nontraditional students at Twenty-nine-year-old Collins-Smith said that her ca- be a good fit. currently enrolled McDaniel. Jeffery Constantine, who fin- reer goal parallels that of Com- Then her son, Daniel, was Sixty-three-yea r-o ld ished his studies in sociology mon Ground - she wants to diagnosed with bi-polar disor- Joanna Peregoy, the oldest last December, will be trek- bring people together to share der and Carpegna found her- graduating student in the king up the East Coast to re- the arts. self searching for help at Key- class of 2004, wants' to share ceive his diploma. Three Currently she is working stone Services, a local mental her love of stories when she months ago, Constantine ac- on a master's degree in liberal health organization. After "grows up." cepted a position with a arts at McDaniel,· having fin- meeting some truly "remark- The history major and mortgage company in Fort ished her undergraduate stud- able" and caring social work- Westminster resident has Lauderdale, FL. It was quite After 10 years and 20 semesters, ies this past December. ers, Carpegna knew she worked as the circulation as- a switch from his military non-traditional student Donna Like Collins-Smith, wanted to be one. sistant and weekend supervi- days after high school and Carpegna prepares to graduate. Carpegna will be pursuing Ten years and twenty se- sor in Hoover library for the the bartending jobs he took to Constantine no longer graduate studies. Deferring her mesters after she began her un- last eight years. Because the help support his collegiate needed any learning support acceptance to the University of dergraduate studies at college pays for one class per studies. services. Maryland for oneyear, she Mcljaruel. Carpegna will walk . year for part-time employees, At first, Constantine Art major Christina plans to work as a full-time case with 37 other graduating non- Peregoy received a partial was uneasy about pursuing Collins-Smith, 54, said that manager at Keystone Services. traditional students in the tuition break. his bachelor's degree because being in classes with "tradi- Carpegna said that, in ret- college's commencement cer- Her greatest challenge of learning difficulties. But tional" undergraduate stu- rospect, going back to school emony on May 22. wasn't being the oldest stu- his father's support and dents was both "exhilarating was a rewarding experience. "I think I really appreci- dent in her classes or even McDaniel's 504 office gave and exhausting." "It was difficult," said ate graduation because it has sometimes being older than him necessary confidence. "There was really ca- Carpegne. "Some times r been such a long process," said the professor. It was finding "My dad said [educa- maraderie between class- worked two jobs to afford it... 33-year-old Carpeg~a, who "quiet time" to complete tion] was the most important mates," said Collins-Smith. "I but I wasn't going to shut that could only afford to take one homework or her senior thing in the world," said went in with no expectations, door." class per semester. "I didn't get seminar project. With three Constantine. "They can take and the results were amaz- For these students, perse- to walk in my high school young grandchildren living everything else from you, but ing. We weren't trying to in- verance and hard work is fi- graduation, so I'm really look- with her, there was just "no they can',t take that." teract on a social level, but nally paying off - and all doors ing forward to it." place to hide." After one semester, [younger students] were so are open. O'Carroll, the do-it-all-studentwho gets it done KIM LOWRY presence of this overachiev- demic feats, one would think STAFF WRITER ing senior. O'Carroll has no life outside Lastly and most nota- of his books. Wrong. bly, O'Carroll is a member of "My most memorable During his four year ten- Phi Beta Kappa Society, an in- moment in my years at ure at McDaniel College, senior ternational organization that McDaniel would be meeting Andrew O'Carroll - a has been around for 200years my fiance," recalls O'Carroll; Westminster native with a ma- that accepts about one per- he recently proposed to fel- jor in Biology and on a pre-vet- cent of college students. low biology classmate Ina erinary track - heaps more. o~ O'Carroll holds mem- Puleri. his overflowing plate of acnvi- bership to one other three- .O'Carroll does not just ties. some of Greek letters, Alpha hold one job ... he has two; an O'Carroll has guided nu- Sigma Phi, the newest frater- Olive Garden cook and a Vet- merous incoming freshmen as nity on the Hill. He is also a erinary Assistant at the Air- a Peer Mentor and -anAdvisory Marshall to his brothers, a park Veterinary Hospital. Board member. role which includes all cer- He also has a 3.80 GPA, The do-it-all student also emonies and moral issues of and is now eager to attend served on the Parking Ticket the chapter. Virginia Tech Veterinary Appeals Committee for two 10addition to these aca- School in the fall. Outing Peer Mentor leadership training in August of 2003, O'Carroll (left) years and played lacrosse for partcipates in a Photo Scavenger Hunt team-building activity. the Green Terror in his debut activities, Martinenza leads inall aspects of life year at McDaniel. In addition these multifaceted O'Carroll has also managed to participate in, well just a few KENBERTKAU and done quickly. .talks about his fraternity with of the most awkward yet most honor societies. STAFF WRITER A Business and Eco- only respect and admiration memorable time of college" In fact, O'Carroll has nomics major, Martinenza in his voice. Martinenza said. membership in five different "Call corporate head- has no idea what he will be He says that the reason "He [Mertinenza] always honor societies, both on the na- quarters," yells the waitress doing after college. Yet, un- he wants to do so many has lots of helpful advice and tional and intemationallevel. across the table at a bunch of like most seniors, he is not things during COllege is be- with all his activities, he still has His first induction was fraternity brothers. Little worried about what is to cause he wants to leave his time for all his friends and into Alpha Lambda Delta, a does she know that Brian come because he just wants mark on campus and spark brothers," said Matt Bollinger national society that honors Martinenza isjust waiting for to enjoy what is left of college. an interest in the younger a junior Political Science major. freshmen who have achieved a such an opportunity. He Martinenza, a native of classes. For a student who came 3.7 GPA or higher in their first picks up his phone and from Newark, Del has always been - "Values based leader- to McDaniel to play football, academic year. This is an un- his seat and calls the corpo- involved in his community ship have been the corner- Martinenza says that his in- usual honor for most first year' rate office of a local restau- and is no different at stone of my collegiate career," volvement in school clubs has college students, who take a rant. Five minutes later after McDanieL He belongs to Martinenza said, but leader- completely changed his life and while to get settled into the arguing his point, he hangs such organizations as SGA, ship and work are not the wishes for more students to get rigor o'fcollege life. . .. up the phone, looks to his Trumpeters, and All COllege only things he will remember involved in school activities. The outstanding seruor IS friends and says, "Well boys, Council among others. from school. For now, Martinenza is also member to Tri-Beta, the next meal is free." "The most important He recalls his most looking forward to whatever NationalBiological HonorSoci- Brian Martinenza, a stu- organization I have joined memorable moment was his the future brings. He wants to ety and Gamma Sigma Alpha, dent who always looks for since coming to college is the freshmen year when he take on life with the same phi- the National Chemistry Honor what is right in people, is this Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity," knocked out his roommate losophy he has had in college SOCiety.Omicron Delta Kappa, year's Student Government said Martinenza. He has been who is now fraternity brother as he had college: "Try every- the National Leadership Honor President and he enjoys get- a Phi Kap since the beginning while playing Ultimate thing and enjoy what you do." Society is also graced with the ting things done. Done well of his sophomore year and Frisbee. "That day was one