Voice from He 11... Robert Caton Cap Times Staff The cheery holiday season is almost upon us, and all of us are thinking the same happy thought... What am I gonna get for Christmas from Mom and Dad? The problem is...with the heavy partying schedule we all have here, getting home to see the family pales against the opportunity to swill mass quantities of cheap brew, so Mom and Dad may have forgotten our names by this point in the semester. Well campers, never fear, the Voice is here with the Official Capital Campus "Letter from College!" Just cut out the letter, circle the appropriate multiple choice response where needed, mail to your most recent address, and just wait for grateful family members to start sending money and presents! Enjoy! Dear (Mom, Dad, Grandma, Grandpa, Parole Officer), Hi! Life is really great here at Capital Campus. I know I haven't written since I started school in (Fall 1990, Spring 1990, Fall 1989, Spring 1989) but I've been kind of busy. My classes are (great, good, fine, being held somewhere on campus, I think) and my grade point average will easily be (4.0, 3.0, 2.0, roughly equal to the sales of Yugo U.S.A. this year) this semester. My profs are (fine, 0.K., bad, former Nazi SS Officers in hiding) but they put too much emphasis on (attendance, Date Rape Taken Lightly Rape Crisis Awareness Week (last week) went somewhat unnoticed by many students on campus and even provided a forum for jokes and graffiti opportunities to others. Students walking the halls of Olmsted or the dorms either walked past the large white signs that quoted alarming statistics about date rape, or else they stopped to write interesting mettnes about specific women on campus or new twists to the headlines. One headline asked "When does a date become a crime?" and someone stopped to write "When she comes into my room." This sign hung on the bulletin board outside the men's bathroom in one of the dorms. Cute grafftti. But did the man that had enough time to scrawl the message spend time to read the message? NEWS FLASH everyone: if a woman enters your room, says "no" and sexual acts follow, you are guilty of date rape. "No" is a very simple word that we all learned very early in childhood. And all through our childhoods "no" meant just that--no. However, as we jumped into the teen years and learned about sexuality, that small word took on a new meaning. We learned that "no" could actually mean "yes." One could say "no" but really mean that she would consent to sexual intercourse with a little prodding. Confusing? It sure is. But here is a grades, consciousness, not calling them "dude" and playing Megadeth CD's in class). My social life is doing fine. I met a great (girl, guy, farm animal, appliance) the other night at (Club Met, Shane's, Lamppost, the dumpster behind the "Uni-Mart" in Highspire) and I think (he,she,it) really (likes me, hates me, is into having sex while listening to Roy Clark and Buck Owens albums). Don't worry, I havent' been drinking much. Why, I think I've only had one drink of (wine, beer, grain alcohol, lighter fluid, battery acid on the rocks with lime) in the last (week, day, hour, thirty seconds). Well, I have to get going now, I have to (go to class, study, sleep, drink, write an extortion letter to my prof, sacrifice a lamb in the hopes of getting a 1.3 this semester) but I'll see you (at Thanksgiving, at Christmas, when my money runs out, when I'm kicked out, sometime before the year 2013) Your (Son, Daughter, Wife, Husband, crack dealer, Wayne Newton fan) That should definitely ensure the delivery of that Twin-Turbo Testarossa by Christmastime...and just think of the joy your family will experience when they realize you are still alive. Happy Holidays from the Voice From Hell. helpful hint for anyone that becomes confused when he or she hears or says "NO". Webster still defines the word as expressing a negation. Webster provides reasonable definitions for every other word in the English language, so why assume that "no" is an exception. Recent statistics state that one out of every six women will be the victim of rape. These figures, although alarming, only hint at the pain and humiliation involved in sexual assault by a "friend." An individual guilty of date rape not only commits a breach of intimacy but also violates trust that most friendships require for survival. Date rape is defined as "forcing sex on a date." Force crosses the legal line and separates rape from romance. That really is not a difficult concept to comprehend. Most people often have difficulties interpretting their own sexual feelings, let alone someone else's. The solution: don't try. Accept "no" as no, like we did before sex entered the picture. The physical bruises of rape disappear, but emotional ones do not. Rape is an attack on the body and spirit of a woman and inflicts wounds, leaving scars that may never disappear. Victoria CuscLno Edi.tor -Ln-CFILef OP-ED -mmmmwmww-7 , 11P how cuml 6'16. " \- 5e 6- 1 - 110 e l ( A ce sre, v ow )? Car Yes, we to temp -7 tation to assn the grammaticalistically excorcisitic stand not - ....ithstandim suspend reducivism for now, confident the reparative pre cepts will surface vis a vis attention to the higher reso lution for which therefore, & whereby heretofore your A.Jery beckons. We both know the answer is the answer when and only if it is the question of the answer-- right? Look at the es3ential motifs and there it is, but, I'll admit, not very clearly. Follow along. A newspaper for the student body . apt ta Ti mes Editor in Chief... Victoria Cuscino News Editor... Jon Fleck Sports Editor... Don Walters Photography Editor... John Rudy Copy Editor...Huan Nguyen Staff Artist... Craig Smith Poetry Editor... Kelly Jo Lieberman Advertising Manager... Rodney May Business Manager... Michael Hermick Advisor... Dr. Peter Parisi STAFF.. Aji Abraham, Pat Byers, T.J. Brightman, Robert Caton, Tami Ercmus, Joyce Haskins, Amy Killeen, Eddie Miller, Robin Price, Karen Putt, Kathleen Rickabaugh, Nancy Strawhecker, Paula Styer, Lorraine Wallett, Marshall Wal ters, Scott Wolfe The Capital Times is published by the students of Penn State Harrisburg. Concerns regarding the cont cm of any issue should be directed to the editor in room W-341 of the Olmstead Building or by calling 944-4970. Opinions expressed are those of the author and are not representative of the college administration, faculty, or student body. The Capital Times welcomes signed letters from readers. Unsigned letters cannot be printed however a • ' • The historically embellished analog spiral grasp is always helpful in dissection of the sublime, ie: the key embedded foci (hut remember to put it back--it's a sensitized con cept, and reusable). Use this autoneonontechnocri tique to open the paralrTmatic aperture of the comfort mono poly. Hell, the postpredere- constructur3listic transmDf- phormal kinematic evolutionary view itself should . - as,ide any residual circamscripti% , - ideo loy d lemen t . OK? Truth is thus Precisely because yuJ fit in, yDu fit in, nit materially. I can't help /o there; if - you 4,int D live, write voue damn c n:rr , ,== persun...aml :),rootre36 Have a nice d November 16, 1990, CAPITAL TIMES Words from lAm Not The Person I Used To Be I used to be a person who was strong willed, trusted others and contested for what I believed I used to be a person who was proud of my ambitions, goals and accomplishments that I achieved I used to be a person with understanding, kindness and compassion I used to be a person who had the ability to think decisions through and I always tried to ration I am no longer the person that I used to be With every last effort that I resisted, struggled and battled... He took my stability, trust and security With every endless plea or frightened cry that was left unanswered... He took my courage, confidence and faith With every unforgettable tear that raced down my youthful cheek... He washed away my hopes, dreams and aspirations With every vigorous kiss, objectionable touch and forbidden trespass... He stripped me of my pride, dignity and self-respect I am no longer the person that I used to be For rape took me away from me Within --Kelly Jo Lieberman
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