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Thursday,
Vol. 19, No. 11
March 14, 1985 c a p ' 0 imes
Capitol gets new degree programs
By Neil Myers
A doctoral program in adult
education, a graduate program
in parks and recreation, and a
bachelor's degree in administra
tion of justice are three of seven
new programs that could be of
fered here as early as next fall,
according to Dr. Robert
Graham, Associate Provost
and Associate Dean of Faculty.
Dr. Robert Lesniak, Coor
dinator of the master's degree
program in Teaching and Cur
riculum, confirmed that a
cooperative doctoral degree
program is being developed
with University Park.
"I'm hoping we'll have
something going next fall,"
Lesniak said. The major in
adult education would use
faculty members from both
campuses. The program here
Baja car to go to
Canada contest
By Carman Amerson
Engineering students at
Capitol Campus are once again
providing an entry in the an
nual Mini-Baja Event spon
sored by the Society of
Automotive Engineers. The
event, which is being hosted by
McGuill University in Mon
treal, Canada, is slated for May
10 and 11.
This year, as in 1983, Capitol
Campus students are the only
ones in the Penn State system
to provide an entry in the con
test. 1983's entry failed during
the event due to clutch
problems.
The vehicle being entered this
year is the result of a.great deal
of pain and effort by many
groups and individuals. The
original concept and design are
those of Joseph Zimmerman,
senior, MDET. Besides time
and labor, Zimmerman has also
contributed a major portion of
the funding for the vehicle. The
$l5O dollar entry is being
shared by SAE, ASME and the
Engineering Division. The
labor and engineering involved
has been shared by a number of
students and faculty members.
Some of the major contributors
are: Rich Enders, Ken Benn
inger, Ted Wrobel, Gary
Linderman, John Deppen,
John Fudala, Joseph Zimmer
man, Dennis Caldwell, and
professors Donald Miller and
William Aungst.
The vehicle, which should be
ready for its initial test run
would differ from its counter
part at University Park because
Capitol Campus 'would em
phasize training programs used
in business and industry,
whereas the University Park
program stresses "mostly
agriculture and adult basic
education," he added.
The parks and recreation ma
jor would also be a cooperative
venture with University Park,
Graham said Tuesday.
The undergraduate ad
ministration of justice program
should be in place next fall,
Graham said, and will be a part
of the Public Policy Program in
the Division of Public
Administration.
Dr. Robert Bresler, Chair
man of the Public Policy Pro
gram, said he had not seen
details of the planned major.
"To my knowledge, nothing
sometime during the 10th week
of this semester, is approx
imately 4 feet by 8 feet and has
a turning radius of only 5 feet
3 inches. It has an all-steel
frame and a tubular steel roll
cage. The front suspension is a
"trailing arm" type with the
rear being "solid" or without
suspension.
The engine, which is provid
ed by Briggs and Stratton short
ly before the race to prevent
alterations, is a single-cylinder,
8 horsepower model.
The events in the competition
are divided into two categories--
the judged events and the per
fomance competitions. The
performance competitions,
which are torturous to both car
and driver, are intended to test
the vehicle's strength, speed,
maneuverability, amphibious
ability and brakts, among
other -things. Sortie of these
events include endurance races,
. hill climbs, obstacle courses,
tractor pull-type events and am
phibious tests.
The judged events, which are
based on a point system, in
clude appearance (appeal), con
struction, creativity, safety and
post-race inspection (how well
did the vehicle hold up).
According to Zimmerman,
most of the students directly in
volved in the car's production,
as well as some faculty
members, are planning to at
tend the event in Montreal.
Zimmerman said his group
will sell T-shirts and sweatshirts
in an effort to offset expenses.
formal has been done," Bresler
said, "We've had some discus
sions about it."
Graham listed undergraduate
programs in telecommunica
tions, health care and food
technology that are also being
"explored" as a part of the
ongoing strategic planning pro
cess. He said many of the pro
grams would be in place by
September, 1986.
In addition, Graham said
that the Humanities Division is
considering a graduate program
in media.
Eton Churchill, Assistant
Professor of Humanities and
Multi-Media Journalism, said
that two possibilites are being
considered. Under the first
plan, a concentration of media
courses would be available
under the existing Master of
Arts in Humanities degree
Financial setbacks plague car
By Carman Amerson
"The world is full of thinkers
and doers," claims- Joseph
Zimmerman, senior MDET
student here.
Zimmerman is the main
figure behind this year's all
terrain, amphibious "Baja car"
created by Capitol Campus
engineering students.
"Some sit around and think
about it and others go out and
do it,"says Zimmerman, "I
went ahead and did it. I took
my chances."
In May of 1983, after seeing
a previous Baja car project on
display at an open house on
campus, Zimmerman became
interested in the possibility of
organizing a similar project.
Zimmerman began by talking
to Professor Paul, an instruc
tor no longer on campus, who
assured him of at least $6OO be
ing available for such a project,
with an additional $3OO
B-ball has best season ever
By Dave Donlin
The 1984-1985 boys' basket
ball team recorded its best
season ever with an 11-15
record
Among the highlights of the
season was the Nov. 17 game
against Swarthmore. Capitol,
in a thrilling upset, defeated
Swarthmore College in over
time 134-128. It was a game
which showcased the scoring
ability of Bill Ochall, who had
52 points, the most in his col
program
The second possibility
depends on a decision that
could be announced as early as
next month by Penn State
President Bryce Jordan.
Churchill said the University
is planning to consolidate
several communications pro
grams under either a school or
college of communications. He
said it may be possible to ar
range a cooperative degree pro
gram that would include a
Master of Arts or Master of
Science in Communications.
A cooperative program
would combine Capitol's
strong internship potential with
faculty experience from Univer
sity Park, said Churchill,
noting the move would "enrich
and braoden the curriculum."
Churchill also described
several new media courses that
possible.
During the summer of 1983,
Zimmerman met and became
friends with a Honda dealer
who gave him discounts on
much of the hardware and tires
necessary for the project.
"I wondered, should I go
ahead and hope the school pays
me back or what? I went ahead
and did it. I thought there was
a 90 percent chance of getting
my money back."
Returning in the fall, after
having written to Dr. William
Aungst, Associate Professor of
Engineering, during the sum
mer about what he had done,
Zimmerman learned that he
"hadn't used the proper chan
nels" and that "there were no
funds available for the pro
ject."
"Well, I decided to go ahead
with it regardless," said Zim
merman, admitting to his
mistake and taking his losses in
stride. Continuing, he
lege career. Ochall ended his
season with 1189 points in his
two years at Capitol, the most
ever by any player in campus
history.
Another highlight of the
1984-1985 season was the
team's third place finish in the
competitive Keystone Athletic
Conference (KAC).
PSU/Capitol finished the
regular season with a 4-4 mark
in conference play.
In the KAC Tournament,
Capitol lost to tournament
will be introduced in the next
two years.
"Editing the News," "Media
Management," and "Advanc
ed Public Relations" are
scheduled for next fall. Spring,
1986 will include a re-structured
screenwriting couse featuring
visits and critiques by authors
and screenwriters. Also next
spring will be a three-part
"mini-course" in advertising.
The course, which may be
scheduled for one, three, or
four credits, will include sec
tions on concept and copy
writing, design, and production
in either a print or video
medium.
Also scheduled is "Public
Administration and Social
Responsibility," with "Govern
ment Public Information" and
"Changing American Media"
coming in spring, 1987.
stated,"l'm not going to take it
with me or anything like that.
If it stays here, it'll be a lot less
expensive the next time.
Besides, I'm not like that. I
don't want the next student to
have the money problems we
did. This way they'll have more
time to spend on the car instead
of the other hassles."
What did bother Zinimer
man was the next problem tic
encountered.
"We spent three weeks trying
to get $l5O for the entrance fee
before the deadline," he said.
After trying various means,
Zimmerman said he went tc
Aungst, who referred him tc
Miller to write Out the check foi
$150..
Upon encountering Miller a
few days later, Zimmerman
said he asked if he had sent the
check yet (fearing the deadline).
"Miller," claims Zimmer
man, "said he hadn't and that
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champ Misericordia in a tough
game, 80-81. Capitol then
defeated Beaver 83-87 to take
third place in the tournament.
Head coach Charlie Bowen
said the team came on strong at
the end of the season and
everyone's play had improved.
The 11-15 record is the best
in Capitol's history. Senior
guard Bill Styche thinks "it's
good or the future" and it will
help out tremendously as a con
fidence builder for next year's
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