Health craze hits Harrisburg Paula D. Eiland Capital Times Reporter A new club with a focus on fitness may soon be born. As a result of the overwhelming student interest to aerobic classes being offered on campus, prospective by-laws have been sent to both the Student Government Association and the Student Activities Office. "The organization will be called the Penn State Athletic Club (PS AC)," Kim Baert, a Junior Psychology student, said. The puropose behind PSAC's existence as a club is to "get financial aid for equipment that we can't get on our own.," Baert said. Bien, along with Senior Electrical Engineering Technology major Rob Reddick teach the classes. "We work out everything from abdomen to arms and legs," Baert said. Baert teaches a high-impact class and Reddicak teaches the 10-impact class, Baert said. Also offered is Step-Aerobics Alumnus business Jennifer Brandt Capital Times Reporter Proper business management can cut military costs, said PSH alumnus Lt. Gen. Emmet Paige, Jr., who was given PSH's 1993 Alumni Fellow award on Tuesday, Sept. 21 in the Gallery Lounge. Students, faculty and alumni joined in the Gallery Lounge for his lecture on defense systems. Paige, the U.S. Asst. Secretary for Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence, focused on "business process re-engineering" as a means to slash military spending. "Business process re engineering is a philosophy and a set of techniques for business management that calls fOr...radical redesign of a company's processes, organization and culture..." Paige said. Performance and Cuts 'The essence of the program is to perform our business activities at the optimal combination of performance and cuts, so that defense capabilities and mission performance are enhanced, costs are reduced and redundant activities eliminated while remaining within our prescribed funding levels," he said. This includes closing defense bases that the military considers less productive than others, he said. By closing selected bases, the military can focus on one with better facilities and greater potential. At a breakfast the next morning, one student asked Paige about gays in the military. This form of aerobics, originated end of the jumping around," Dain from Rebok, is comprised of a Carpenter, one of the students who plastic step which helps to work regularly attends the class," but I'm the glutous max imus (the glad I'm doing it because... I would buttocks), quadraceps, and back never do it...just on my own." muscles, Baert said. The classes are held from 9-10 "I feel like I'm gonna die at the pm Monday through Thursdays. speaks on in military "They have been there all along; if they become a problem or ineffective, you could eliminate them quickly," he said. Another student asked about women in combat. The wives at home have more to say about the idea than anyone, he said. Women have always been in combat, he added, referring to, nurses. 'Those women dealt with that just like the dudes did...and they did well," he said. In the military, a woman's main obstacle is her upper body strength, he said. Because of this, he didn't allow more women than men on his teams, he added. Paige, who received a master's degree in public administration from PSH in 1974, said he dropped out of high school at 16 to join the army. "I wanted to be a tough guy like Patton," he said. Paige also received a certificate and a bronze Alumni Fellow Medallion from Provost Ruth Leventhal. Emmett Paige, Jr River Ran Red Steffie Domike, producer of the documentary The River Ran Red , presented the film in the BCAC on September 16 . River Ran Red: Documentary shown at PSH Matt Hunt Capital Times Reporter The Black Cultural Arts Center was a place of history on Sep. 16. The film contains scenes filmed That's when the second the in the Pittsburgh area as well as BCAC became the site of the second showing of the readings of journalistic accounts and more lyrical commentaries. documentary The River Ran Red . The film was made by The film itself is narrated by Blair independent filmmakers Steffie Brown, most famous for her role on Domike and Nicole Fauteux. TV's The Days and Nights of Molly Steffie Domike was present at the Dodd. showing to discuss the film and answer questions. The film chronicles events surrounding the 1892 Homestead At the Sunburst, you won't find pool tables, volleyball games, screaming music, or high prices. What we have is good food and a kick-back atmosphere where you can hear your friends and meet new ones. Join us for our Monday & Wednesday night Specials and enjoy the time, spent. Sunburst Restaurant & Lounge Rt 230 Middletown See us from 2:30 pm til Closing NOW HIRING WAITRESSES AND BARTENDERS The Student Government election process was changed due to the apathy of Penn State Harrisburg students. In other news, the SGA is reviewing a proposal that would have students of branch campuses paying an activity fee. When the deadline for applications for candidates for the Fall SGA elections came due, there were only six students to fill the positions, Deßoard said. It was orginally decided at the Sept. 28 meeting of SGA to vote the candidates into their positions, since none of them would have been opposed in open elections, Senior Senator for Humanities James McLaughlin said. "We suspended the ordinary procedure," Deßoard said, "We had an election, but rather than a campus-wide one we (SGA) elected them." Steel Strike, which pitted stell magnate Andrew Carnegie against the nations most militant labor union. A companion to the film is published by University of Pittsburgh Press, and is called The River Runs Red. Unopposed election in SGA Matt Hunt Capital Times Reporter October47lKM993 PSH NEWS / 3 At the meeting, Janet Vidoff, Student Activities Coordinator, expressed concern over the decision made. "I was concerned that the procedure used was unusual," Widoff said. In an interview on Sept. 29, Widoff said,"l want to take a look at the constitution with Todd (Deßoard) and see if there are any precendents for this." After reviewing the constitution, Widoff and Deßoard decided to run one person in an open elcetion and allow Deßoard to appoint six. The final step for all the candidates is to be sworn in, Widoff. Deßoard also mentioned that an ad hoc committee has been formed to revise the SGA constitution. Deßoard formed to committee to make sure that the constituion meets the needs of SGA and this campus, Deßoard said. Meanwhile, the Council of Resignation kills Capitalite again E. Mikael Hein Capital Times Reporter For those awaiting the 1992 Capitalite, there might be some disappointment. Late last spring, the editor, Lisa Malask, resigned leaving unfinished work and virtually no other staff. The apparent reason being personal and possibly health related, according to Student Activities Coordinator Janet Widoff. A pamphlet with senior photos has been created to compensate graduates. "We try to emphasize that the Capitalite is student run. Any work we (Student Activities) do is strictly on a more suggestive basis." There is no formal advisor for the yearbook. As a result of the lack of student staff, there appeared to be an overwhelming amount of work to be done by a few people. In an effort to decrease the work load, Ms. Widoff expressed the desire to help delegate the responsibilities to more people in the club, besides the editor. The graduating seniors will not leave Penn State Harrisburg empty handed, according to Widoff. Student Activities has worked with Davor Publishing to create a pamphlet including the senior portraits. The soft-bound pamphlet is similar to one distributed in 1985. The cost will b e underwritten by SGA. So far the signs posted throughout the campus have yielded ii . 1,,,,'''') ; !.."" :,,.:: THIS r,r , 9 IS Made of CryosphPt-tc particv, l e-,..-: ;?=:-.' vt- rn e a fur e s /(24,1?7 Mi le s in d , ATherer. _ i+ will riot Fit on your Ftn9er, ..,....- _, • ypvt Past its yovyThre its Your Finger Lion/ s Deril Commonwealth Student Governments, comprised of representatives from student governments from all state run univeristies, is considering a proposal which would require all Penn State students to pay an activity fee. The CCSG sent the proposal to all campuses, so that it might be reviewed at their SGA meetings. According to the proposal, full time students would pay $25-35 and the fee would be pro-rated for part time students. Each campus would have a committee of students, staff, and faculty would decide where the money collected would go. "The committee would be appointed by Provost Leventhal and Associate Provost South," Senior Senator of Humanities James McLaughlin said. The proposal also states that all decisions of allocation must be approved by the provost a light response. Anyone interested in helping the yearbook staff should see Ms. Widoff in the SAC office located in 212 Olmsted, or call the office at 948-6273. Oct. 20 12 noon to 4 p.m at the Capital Union Bldg. Employer's perspective PA Dept. of Transportation AMP, Inc. Hershey Chocolate Lancaster Recreation Student's perspective presented by four former intern or co-op graduates Special appearances by: Dr. Ruth Leventhal, Provost, PSH Doug Allen, WGAL-TV News 8 Weathercaster Individuals and Student Organizations wanted to promote the Hottest Spring Break Destinations, call the nation's leader. 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