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Policewoman Joins the Force
By Tom Boyle
The first full-time policewoman
joined Capital College's police services
this summer and brings with her a long
time interest in law and order.
"It's been interesting," said
Cindy Laughman of her days as a patrol
officer at the Capital College since
joining police services June 15.
Laughman has wanted to be a
patrol officer for the last five years.
After graduating from high school she
worked for Cumberland County
probation department for five years, then
worked for the State Attorney General's
office in Harrisburg.
Leaving police services for
three months this fall, Laughman will
be a full-time student at Harrisburg Area
Community College where she wilt
undergo 480 hours of police training and
then return to Capital College in
December as a state certified police
officer.
Laughman joins the four other
patrol officers and police chief and
though they are not armed, the college's
police services have the same power as
any other police department in the state.
It's Time For
the Fall
Blood Drive
By Bernie Mixon
Chi Gamma lota, better known
on campus as XGIs, will be sponsoring
a blood drive October 28 in the Gallery
Lounge. The time will be between
10am - Bpm. Registration can be done
in the XGI Lounge in room 216 (times
to be posted) or on the day of the drive
in the Gallery Lounge.
The XGIs, which began as a
veterans organization but changed to a
social-services organization, provide
community services and are no longer
strictly veterans, but are of all ages, all
majors and arc people who like to have
fun.
One reason the club is holding
the drive is because of the need for blood
resulting from the lack of donations due
to the AIDS epidemic. In addition,
according to President Butch Lutz, "It is
a tradition for the XGIs to hold the blood
drive and we are trying to get other clubs
involved."
The goal is 200 pints. This is
not impossible. So why don't you go
out and donate a pint of blood.
Remember, blood donors are good for
life.
In the last issue of the Capital Times we failed to in
clude a complete list of available student clubs on
campus. Omitted were: Association for Systems
Management, Capital Iron, Circle K, Financial Man
agement. Information about these clubs is available
in Room 216.
They also assist neighboring area's
forces when the circumstances warrant.
"We don't have a lot of
problems on campus," said Laughman.
While the daily patibls of the campus
may seem routine, officers must always
be aware of the dangers that confront
officers.
The Carlisle native participates
in numerous sports including softball,
volleyball, and weightlifting.
Laughman also works part-time as a
Cumberland County -emergency
dispatcher.
She said television programs
overdramatize police work, but one of
the most dangerous situations that an
officer can get into is stopping a vehicle
for a routine traffic violation.
Laughman said getting along
with people is one of the most
important tasks of being'an officer even
though they are sometimes seen as the
bad guys who enforce the laws.
She enjoys patrol work and
with her long time interest in criminal
investigation hopes to some day have
the opportunity to work for the Federal
Bureau of Investigation.
Fall Elections
By Bernie Mixon
It is election time again at
Capital College. The Student
Government Association will be holding
elections for the following positions:
Secretary, Senior Senator for the'
Division of Behavioral Sciences, and
Junior Senators for all divisions. They
will take place on September 29th and
30th in the Olmsted Building lobby at
the Lion between the hours of 10am -
Bpm.
In order to be eligible, possible
candidates must be full-time students and
must complete an application form
which contains a portion for signatures
to be obtained by the candidates from
fellow students. The deadline for
completion of the application is
September 14th through the SGA office
and hours will be posted on the'office
door.
In order to insure against voter fraud,
SG A Election Committee members will
be manning the ballot box . A sample
ballot will be posted on September 28th
outside the Student affairs office along
with quotes from the candidates along
with their respective pictures outside the
Student Activities Office in the glass
case.
Sorry!
Capital Times
Fake IDs Spell Trouble
By Michele Hart
The Pennsylvania Department
of Transportation has started a new
campaign to curb the use of fake or
altered identification by underage
drinkers, according to a PennDOT press
release.
The campaign focuses on the
theme "Fake I.D. Users Get Caught."
Getting caught with a fake I.D. or
someone else's license is a summary
offense, and, if convicted the user of the
I.D. is subject to a $lOO.OO fine, three
points on his or her license, and the
IN THIS CROWD YOU STAND ALONE
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YOU will be charged as a criminal and get your own criminal
record. • YOU will pay a fine. • YOU will lose your driver's
license. • YOU will get points on your driving record.
possibility of suspension of his or her
license.
PennDOT kicked off the
program by distributing posters with the
campaign theme to driver's license photo
centers, liquor stores, bars in college
towns, beer distributors, and college
campuses across the state. PennDOT has
also established a fraud line so that the
License Security Quality and Control
Unit can be alerted more easily to fake
.
I. D use
.
The campaign focuses on
FAKE I.D. USERS
HAVING AN "IDENTITY" PROBLEM?
• Have or show a fake 1.D.?
• Use , someone's 1.D.?
• Lend your 1.D.?
Robert P. Casey
Governor
college campuses, according to the press
release, because "the use of altered or
fake I.D.s is rampant on campuses."
Casey Scarupski, manager of
the Sunburst Restaurant and Lounge," - a
popular gathering place for Capital
students said that his establishment,
"without a doubt, always cards."
Only a few people have ever
tried to get served at the Sunburst using
phony identification according to
Scarupski.
"We have a few .at the
beginning , of each semester, but then
Howard Yerusalim, P.E.
Secretary of Transportation
they learn not to come back," he said.
The Sunburst will accept only a
valid Pennsylvania photo driver's
license. When someone does try to use
a fake I.D. Scarupski does not confiscate
the I.D. .
"That's not our responsibility
to do that," he said, "we just don't serve
them."
"We get really good kids in
here. They know what they can can't do
before they get here, so we don't have
many problems," he added.
Sept. 16, 1987