Vehicle registration causes stir;
SGA President Katrina
Thomas explained her response to the
vehicle registration fee: 1 want the
students to know that I understand
how they feel. I've had students call
me this semester concerned about the
fee. It is a decent sum of money
considering you have to pay for tuition,
books and room and bw.d."
A major example of the type
of expenses the program will take on
are those caused by last winter's
weather
"Last year the campus had to
subsidize $25,000 of the expenses with
the horrendous winter we had,"
Jackson said.
Older women students share experiences
Yvette Martin
Staff Reporter
Penn State Harrisburg offers
four "get-togethers" catering to Penn
State women of non-traditional age,
which will give female students aged
24 and older an opportunity to meet
and share experiences and problems
that non-traditional students face.
Steve Backels, Coordinator
of Personal Counseling, Janet
Widoff, Coordinator of Student
Activities and Donna Howard,
Assistant Coordinator of Non
traditional Student Affairs, are
facilitators of the Reentry Woman
Networking program for older female
students at PSH.
This program is partially
funded by the EOPC, (Equal
Opportunity Planning Committee) at
University Park, which disperses
money to meet the needs of
underserved student populations. The
Personal Counseling, Student
Activities and Academic
Development departments at PSH
also fund the program.
Backels, entering his fourth
year at PSH, developed this program,
PSH student dies from
accidental overdose
Cathy Nolan
Staff Reporter
A Penn State Harrisburg
student died Nov. 11 at Hershey
Medical Center, from an accidental
overdose of alcohol and Tylenol.
Richard Maus, 30, of 815 A
Weaver Ave., Meade Heights, was
reportedly taken to Hershey Medical
Center by a friend between 8 P.M. and
10 P.M. on Nov. 10. He was declared
dead Nov. 11 at 6:15 P.M., according
to Hershey Medical Center public
relations staff assistant Frances
Bernier.
According to his roommates,
Maus, affectionately known as "Rick
the Pool Player", was an EEL major at
Another source of income
that flows from cars on campus is the
money from traffic violations. Jackson
said this money is deposited into the
college-endowed scholarship account
that is arranged with the Student
Government Association.
"Last year, funds from
parking penalties put $4,721 into the
account," South said.
The S.G.A. voted on what to
do with the funds it was going to
receive from traffic citations.
Suggestions were discussed such as
Thomas' idea of purchasing a MAC
machine for the campus, or another
project, such as
plan of one big annual
along with Janet Widoff, two years
ago. Reentry Woman Networking is
offered only at PSH, although students
from other Penn State campuses can
attend the meetings.
"Janet and I developed this
program for the underserved
population on campus, women of non
traditional age," said Backels. "This
offers them a way to meet one another
and get information in informal
meetings."
The coordinators of Reentry
Woman Network attempt to adhere to
the need of non-traditional students
by providing them with information
without a lot of commitment and a
comfortable setting outside of the
classroom.
"We try to help them feel
more comfortable and feel more a part
of the campus," Backels said. "They
can be more aware of support, talk to
faculty and learn about where to get
tutoring."
In January, when new
students arrive, Backels expects more
students of non-traditional age. This
will increase the 12 percent of Reentry
women at PSH.
"We understand that non-
PSH since Fall 1992.
Maus believed he had a cold,
according to a room mate, and was
taking Tylenol for it. They said he was
not drinking at that time. When his
friend, an alumni of PSH, came to
visit, he decided to take Maus to the
hospital.
According to Dauphin
County Coroner Graham Hetrick,
Maus' death was caused by an
accidental overdose, caused by a
mixture of alcohol and medication.
"It would be safe to say his
death was a result of a combination of
alcohol and medication, which caused
a multi-system failure," Hetrick said.
The funeral was held Nov
14 in South Fork, PA.
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the purchase of picnic tables. In the
end, the decision was made by vote to
use part of the funds for the scholarship
and part for S.G.A. projects, Thomas
explained.
feel we are achieving our
goals as far as actually implementing
the program," Jackson said. Jackson
said the campus' means of dealing
with vehicle registration has received
positive feedback from both faculty
and students.
Jackson said her office is
interested in hearing from anyone
affected by the fee—students, faculty,
or staff—who has suggestions to offer
on how the program can be improved.
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traditional students have heavy family
work, they just get here, go to class,
and leave," said Backels. "We want to
provide them with more on this
campus."
There are two meetings held
each semester in The Gallery Lounge.
The first two were held in September
and October. Next semester, the
meetings will be held January 25th
and March 22nd. They will focus on
reentry women's experiences, and tips,
clubs and resource opportunities.
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"Campus Safety", from Page 1
assault and involuntary deviate sexual
intercourse. The accused is a resident
of Middletown, but not a Penn State
student.
The man was also served with
"I am concerned and I will
pursue this," Hevner said. "I
am as in the dark as anybody.
If I am to respond about
incidents on campus, I need to
be informed of what is
happening."
a letter of trespass by Penn State Police,
barring him from campus under
penalty of arrest.
The accused was placed in
Dauphin County Prison in lieu of
$lO,OOO bond, following arraignment.
According to reports, no
weapons or physical threats were
reportedly used in the alleged assaults,
which occurred in the victim's
residence.
PSH Master Plan unveiled
The Penn State Harrisburg
"Master Plan", the strategy by which
the campus is to be developed, was
unveiled on Octoberl2 at a public
meeting in the auditorium.
The four main issues direct-
ing the plans for relocating or con
structing the components of the new
campus include: (1) circulation of
vehicles and pedestrians; (2) space
needs; (3) campus aesthetics; and (4)
potential property acquisitions.
The general blueprint shows
Olmsted Road being moved to the
other (east) side of the Olmsted Build
ing, keeping vehicle traffic out of the
way of foot traffic between the aca
demic buildings. This will have the
benefit of opening up the Wharton
Avenue access to the main parking
lot.
Other new developments in
clude a library/learning center near
Olmsted, creating a campus
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Just a note:
When police reports on the
incident that occurred on Nov. 19
were requested by The Capital
Times, Police Chief Chales Aleksy
stated that vital information would
be made available, but the actual
police report was not available for
publice viewing. This policy could
be affected by state legislation
recently signed into law by Governor
Robert Casey. The law mandates
that the Commonwealth's colleges
and universities make police incident
reports available to the public on a
daily basis. According to University
spokesperson Steve Hevner, police
incident reports will now be updated
on a daily, rather than weekly, basis,
beginning Nov. 21. The logs will be
available for viewing in the Public
Information Office and the Police
Services Office. These logs,
however, are listings of the basic
issues of incidents occurring on
campus, not the actual police reports.
quadrangel; moving maintenance
down by Rte. 230; a southern addition
to the CUB to increase athletic space;
and possibly, a performing arts center.
Although there is no sched
ule yet, it is estimated it will takelo to
15 years to fully implement the plan.
The overall cost is unknown.
Racial Tensions, from Page 1
students, with only about 2 p=mt
of them being a minority, he was
still elected by a wide margin as
Student Government Association
president.
"I know the entire
student body is behind me," West
said. "Students know I'm
definitely here for them."
West says that the result
of this racial incident is that it has
brought the campus
administration, faculty, staff, and
students together, united as one,
against racism.
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