The Capital Times
Vol 31, No. 2
Festivities, banquets scheduled for Rites of Spring
Picnic fun in park, awards banquet highlight annual festivities
Anne-Marie Miller
Capital Times Reporter
As the snow finally thaws out and spring
struggles to arrive, PSH's Annual Rites of
Spring is gearing up once again for a long
weekend of fun.
The Rites of Spring, held April 21-24, will
include various activities and is free of charge
to students, faculty and staff.
It is organized and funded by a Student
Government Association committee.
The festivities will begin with Monte Carlo
Night, held int he Dining Commons on Thurs
day at 9 p.m. Play money will be awarded in
various games, including mock gambling
games.
Winners will then be able to cash in the
"money" for prizes and gift certificates.
The Awards Banquet will be held on Friday
in the Dining Commons, at 7 p.m. PSH clubs
and organizations will enjoy a buffet meal and
have an opportunity to recognize members
with awards.
In addition to internal club awards, several
other awards will be distributed. The list and
nominees are as follows:
• Club President's Award -
Jeanice Lue -
Black Student Union
Donald E. Stoner -
Graduation ceremony plans underway
Largest senior class at PSH to graduate
Ed Paukstis & Stacey Rodin
Capital Times Reporters
Penn State Harrisburg will be holding their
1994 commencement exercises for its largest
graduating class in years.
The ceremony will be held in Hershey at the
Founder's Hall on May 14th and will begin at
9:30 a.m. to accommodate the 619 graduating
students.
The key note speaker for the ceremony will
be Harrisburg's Mayor Steven Reed.
Among the trustees from the union sched
uled to confer degrees are: PSH Provost Ruth
Leventhal, acting Associate Dean, Howard G.
Sachs and Associate Provost, James South.
Board Advisor Keith Clark and Alumni Soci
ety President Bill Forrey will also be among
those who will be present for the ceremony.
The President of the Student Government
Association will address the graduates.
A gift will be presented by the Senior gift
committee to the PSI! campus. The gift is
determined through a mailer sent to the gradu
ating students whereby they are asked to make
a monetary donation.
They are then given the choice of where the
money will be allocated. Students are also
encouraged to offer their own suggestions.
The votes are tallied by the gift committee.
So far, the committee is unsure of what the gift
will be but speculate that it could be a donation
to the campus library.
"I believe that the gift should benefit future
students and alumni," said Stan Pakoskey, a
graduating marketing student.
For many students, the ceremony is highly
anticipated and is the ultimate reward for de
voting many long hours to their work.
'The past two years have encompassed a lot
of hard work, but it has been a worthwhile
learning experience and I commend this insti
tution, especially the marketing department,"
said Michael DuQuette, a graduating market
ing student.
Tickets for the ceremony are available in the
Alumni and Special Events Office in W-106
Olmsted between April 18-May 13.
Office hours are 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. from April
18-21 and 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. April 22-May 13.
The tickets are free and available to graduat-
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Donald E. Stoner -
XGI
Ralph Farabaugh -
PSPEC
Ann Marie Knorr -
Drama Club
Jeff Sarson -
R. Joseph Ebersole
FMA
• Club Member Contributor's Award
Todd Deßoard -
several clubs
Hong Lok -
FMA, lAA
Don Stoner -
XGI
Emily Damanskis -
Drama Club
Rusty Gonzalez -
PSPEC
Sonia Harden -
Black Student Union
• Club Advisor Award
Rie Gentzler -
DTK
Janet Widoff -
Capitalite
Dr. Joseph Cecere -
PSPEC
Dr. Clem Gilpin -
ing students with a maximum of four tickets
per students.
Personal identification is required to receive
graduation tickets and students who need more
than four are asked to contact other graduating
students
Additional information regarding directions
to Founder's Hall, guest arrival, graduate as
sembly times and key movement check-in
instructions will be provided when students
pick up their tickets.
Seating is being limited due to the enormous
amount of people that are graduating and the
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Black Student Union & lAA
Eton Churchill -
Drama Club
Dr. Sudhir Nanda -
Dr. Harvey Arbelaez -
• Most Outstanding Club
PSPEC
Finance Club
Resident Student Council
Personal Defense Club
SGA (nominated twice)
• Outstanding New Club (within two years)
Drama Club - Back Stage
• Campus Community Award
Black Student Union
Lion Ambassadors
XGI
The nominees for the awards were voted
upon in the March 30 meeting of the Organi
zational Advisory Board.
Recipients will be announced at the banquet.
Saturday will be filled with fun and games at
the People's Park, located in Meade Heights
from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Adults and children will be able to partici
pate in Wacky Olympics and other games,
including a beach volleyball tournament.
The Wacky Olympics will include a wheel
barrow race, a potato sack race, a tug of war
Seniors happy to graduate
lack of space in the Founder's Hall.
The seats that are available are reserved for
the friends and guest of the graduating class of
1994.
Two information meetings are scheduled for
Thursday, April 21 at 5 p.m. in the Gallery
Lounge and Tuesday, April 26 at 12:30 p.m. in
the auditorium.
All graduating students are encouraged to
attend these meetings
Questions and comments can be answered
by contacting the graduation hotline at (717)
948-6370.
contest, a game of Twister, and a keg toss for
A picnic dinner will also be available. Hot
roast beef and hot pork will be served, along
with vegetable lasagna for vegetarians. Rolls,
three types of cake, a vegetable tray and a soda
fountain will also be served.
A clown and a caricaturist will be present for
entertainment.
Music will be provided by deejay Scott
Mateer and will include a live Reggae band.
Admission to the picnic is free, but partici
pants wil be required to have either their school
Provost luncheon boycotted
11l feelings slated for poor turnout
Students at Penn State Harrisburg boycotted
the Provost Ruth Leventhal's luncheon held
March 2 because of ill feelings toward her
administrative role.
"Why go when nothing gets done," asked
John Braxenwanis, senior Electronic Engi
neering Technology (EET) student.
"In general, we are all getting fed up with the
administration," he said.
Braxenwanis is a non-traditional student who
sees the administration through the eyes of an
experienced adult.
"Money should be spent more on education
rather than the administration," added
Braxenwanis.
"It should go toward the students' benefit,
not plushy offices."
"Administrators must realize that we are the
reason that they have their jobs," said Chris
Augustine, senior EET student.
"I didn't go to the luncheon. It's useless to try
to do anything at this campus, because noth
ing ever comes of it," said Augustine.
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"It shocked me that the Provost was having a
sit-down lunch," said Lara Bruner, senior
humanities student. "She usually stands up in
Jen Brandt
Capital Times Reporter
ID's or bracelets to be admitted due to secu-
rity reasons
Bracelets will be available April 18 (9
a.m.-11 a.m., 1 p.m.-4 p.m. in the lobby of
Olmstead and lion's Den), 19 (9 a.m.-12:30
p.m., 1 p.m.-3 p.m. in the lobby of Olmstead)
and 20 (9 a.m.-11 a.m., 1 p.m.-3 p.m. in the
lobby of Olmsted and the Lion's Den).
For more information call Kim at 944-
1209.
The Rites of Spring will close on Sunday
with an Awards Convocation in the Student
Center in the CUB.
Levanthal's luncheon was boycotted
front of students far removed."
Students explained that they wanted to be
respected by the administration. Part of this
respect is seen as caring for the student
body's well-being before it comes into jeop
ardy. References to last semester's rapes
emerged.
"When we had two rapes last semester the
administration didn't do anything," explains
a frustrated senior PET student.
"I didn't go to the luncheon because what is
said goes in one ear and out the other."
Senior literature student, Gina Krall sums
the feelings held across campus.
"I think she's doing too much, too late."
April 17, 1994
Staff photo