FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK...
A plea for common sense.
To the Editor:
Mary Carol suffered with a neuromuscular disease during most of her life. Advances in her condition caused
her to progress from a wheelchair, to a walker, and finally to crutches. All the while she managed to attend
college on a full-time basis and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in social work (top of her class).
Mary believed in helping others.. She got a job, and for the first time in her life, she felt that she was
really doing what she wanted to do. ,
Two days later, on December 23, 1981, while running an errand to the grocery store for her mother,
she was killed by a drunk driver. She was one block from her home. The drunk ran a red light and hit her
car head on, breaking her neck. It took a long time to get her body out of the wreckage. The coroner said she
never knew what hit her.
Mary Card was 26 years old. She was robbed of a promising future by a person who didn't care about
his own - and she paid the price for his decision. He did some time in prison, but at least he has his life and
he still has choices.
Don't be stupid. It could happen to someone you love. It could happen to you. Don't drink and drive.
The decision you make doesn't just touch upon you
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Annual Toy Drive
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with a few teenage boys.
Also accepting monetary donations .
Gifts will be delivered to the Hershey Medical Center December 1 by members of the XGI Club
and the NittanY Lion. For more information, contact Frank Divonzo, Toy Drive Coordinator.
My Cousin
EDITORIAL
Name witheld by request.
oes the Times lean to the Left?
Dear Editor,
We are writing to comment on the turn The Capital Times has
taken this year. In this, we are referring to the very liberal
slant which the paper has taken. It seems to have become a
personal forum for homosexuals and other radical activist groups
who share similar views, and our purpose is not to discriminate
against them. However, the voices of others need to be heard as
well, even if they do not share the same beliefs. You have an
obligation to do this as newspaper publishers.
With the exception of a few, we have found that our
professors generally seem to care and are more than willing to
help students with or without an appointment. Month after month,
however, all that we read are complaints about this, that, and
the other thing. We, as a few, are very happy with the treatment
that we have received when registering, and have had no problems
getting questions answered when needed. We are not claiming to
be happy with everything at PSH, but we believe that you should
give credit to such people rather than bashing everything. It
would be nice to read a campus newspaper full of news about
campus events and other relevant news stories rather than one (or
a few) person's personal views and political leanings. It is
getting very tiring, and some changes would be appreciated. All
that you have accomplished this year is to alienate us and other
students from participating in what could be a valuable learning
experience for all, not a select few.
On Thursday, October 6, for example, a Humanities open forum
was held in the Gallery Lounge. At this forum, students and
faculty discussed many important issues concerning the Humanities
department. Although the meeting led to many positive results,
no newspaper reporters were present. In short, if other students
who could not attend learn anything about the meeting, it will
not be in the newspaper (unless this letter convinces them to
write one).
Although it is partly the newspaper's job to criticize PSH
for its faults and express minority opinion, this is not the
extent of what the paper should do. It is the newspaper's job to
express the opinions of all, not just a few. The newspaper
should also contain positive articles rather than merely
"bashing" the campus.
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however, a writer's name may be withheld upon request.
The views expressed in the Editorials and Columns may not necessarily reflect the opinions of the
faculty, staff and administration of Penn State Harrisburg or the Capital Times.
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