Budget Cuts May Cost Campus PhotowapherHisJob
Christine Brooks
Staff Reporter
University budget cuts have left Darrell
Peterson unsure of his position as Senior Pho
tographic Technician at Pam State Harrisburg.
For fourteen years Peterson has done copy
slides for the Art History files, documented
different events, press releases, catalog work
for advertisements, publicity for performers,
and faculty and staff file photos.
But all this could be changing with the
k Singel Teachg
olitical Science at PSH
Jason Nedrow
Staff Reporter
Politics
The silver arena.
He's been the second in command of
Pennsylvania for the better part of his politi
cal career and now he's passing his expertise
on to others.
The former lieutenant governor is at
PSH this semester teaching a political sci
ence class and, apparently, his expertise is
welcome
According to the registration office,
Singel' s class filled in less than 45 minutes
after the announcement of who would be the
professor.
Though he has never taught before, he
referred to his return to PSH as a homecom
ing. Singel said he worked in the PSH records
office in his younger days.
"I'm honored to be with PSH," he said,
"It's truly a distinguished faculty."
And what a better political science
teacher than one who has helped shape Penn
sylvania since 1986 when he and Bob Casey
were elected to the governorship after an
eight-year Republican stint.
Singel was defeated in November for
the governor's seat, losing to Erie-based
republican Tom Ridge.
As lieutenant governor, Singel' s career
had some fluxuating high and low points.
He was applauded for his accomplish
ments as acting governor during Casey's
dramatic recovery from a heart-liver trans
plant in June of 1993. But he was branded for
WPSH Growing,
But Needs Help
Joe Cawley & Ali
Pirinccioglu
Staff Reporters
It was 12:30 p.m. on a Wednesday last
semester, when WPSH's disc jockey and chief
engineer Greg Smith offered a $lOO bill to the
first person who called or came into the radio
station on the third floor of the Olmsted build
ing.
No one responded.
That was then, this is now
Although still broadcasting on AM fre
quency, WPSH has become one of the biggest
and most popular clubs on campus. Member
ship has expanded to over 30 students who
broadcast more than 60 hours a week.
The local community has encouraged this
growth with sponsors such as Harry's Hot
Wings, Domino's Pizza and Pizza Hut spon
soring the Big Guy Tiny, Dr. Knob & Frenchy
and Baba Time shows, respectively.
'We are at the point now where we are more
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versity needs to same money where it can to
keep our tuition cost down."
Student registration will bring no additional
costs to the student, said South. However,
students will pay for the long-distance call to
University Park in order to register by phone.
Caralyus thinks that since students already
pay a computer fee every semester, registra
tion ought to be toll-free.
Once students register by phone, they will
receive a confirmation of their schedule in the
mail, said Mahar. They should also give a
copy of their schedule to their advisor for their
file, he added.
Penn State Harrisburg hoped to have touch
tone registration in place for Spring 1995, but
the computer capacity at that time would not
have been available to handle it, said South.
University computers were upgraded in De-
advent of a ten percent budget cut all around
the University.
The "Future's Plan" divised by Penn State
President Joab Thomas three years ago will
reduce the budget by $1.3 million by the 1995-
96 school year, said Dr. James D. South,
Associate Provost of Administrative Opera
tions.
"If we continue doing business as we've
done, we'll be in bad shape," said Dr. South.
The budget cuts, which will deprive Penn
State Harrisburg students and faculty of the
his apparent "softness" on crime during his
campaigning, as opponents criticized him for
early parole votes for violent criminals.
"I first want to see what's on the minds of
students with the present government," he
said. "But I hope to share current information
and the experiences I have with the students."
Students aren't the only people he's shar
ing his political knowledge with.
Since his term ended, Singel has been
focusing his attention on beginning a manage
ment-consulting business in Harrisburg.
Singel-Associates helps companies develop
ways to deal with the federal government.
He refers to his teaching as another way to
stay active in the community.
"I don't intend to make a living at this," he
jokes.
Singel said this is his first time teaching a
class though his old job often required teach
ing students in a different way.
"As lt. governor, I was often in the class
room at the elementary and high school level,"
Singel said.
Singel said students are formate they are
seeing an amazing transition in politics.
"Students are watching history unfold
every day," Singel said. "life is about change.
Politics is about change. And the only constant
in our system is that it will change."
Is there still a future in politics for Mark
Singel? Gubernatorial candidate in 1998?
"It's still a possibility,"Singel said. 'There
are a lot of people who invested a lot of money
in my candidacy. I'm not fulfilled and I have
a lot more to offer. When the time is right, I
will be back."
popular than God, but we still have not achieved
our main goal," said DJ Aaron Fry.
The main goal of WPSH is to broadcast
over the FM band.
As of now, WPSH can only reach the dorms
and the lion's Den.
Unfortunately, there is no knight in shining
armor galloping to the station's financial res
cue. What the station needs, is the help of
students, so they can be heard all over the
campus on stereo FM.
WPSH is starting a fundraiser to solve this
problem.
"If we can get one dollar from every stu
dent, we would be guaranteed the necessary
equipment for FM transmission," Smith stated.
A table will be set up over random hours
outside the library starting on Thursday, Mar.
2 and will continue after the spring break.
"Once we get the ball rolling, I see greater
things to come," Smith said.
Donations can also be made at the Student
Activities Office in room 212. For more
information call the radio station at 948-6395.
cember
The program has already been in use at a
couple of Penn State branch campuses and at
University Park, said South. Graduate stu
dents here have been registering by phone for
some time.
`The new registration system is progressive
because University Park has been doing it for
years, and we should be afforded the same
opportunities," said Caralyus.
Touch-tone registration for undergraduate
students will continue through March 17;
graduate students may use the system through
September 1.
Hours of operation are: Monday to Friday,
7:45 a.m to 10:45 p.m., and 8:15 a.m. to 4:45
p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
Walk-in registration will be available to all
students beginning on March 20.
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campus photographer, have eliminated 17
other positions. These positions have simply
not been filled when vacated or when some
one retired.
According to Dr. South, many of the
things Peterson does will be done in different
ways. Modern technology is always chang
ing.
Peterson remains optimistic. With a
change in the adrninisration scheduled, there
may be a change in lay-off plans. Peterson
has not et received official notification.
However, the fiscal year of this year's bud
get ends June 30, 1995.
"If it is to be reconsidered, they could
rethink the position so that it's more in
volved with the media and the classroom,"
Peterson said. The position could include
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helping the faculty develop more multi-media
materials.
Computer generated slides, overheads in
full color —more graphic kind of packages
could be processed. We don't have any of this
now, he said.
Other issues to be considered in eliminat
ing Peterson's position are cost, where the
work will be done, and who will do it. If the
work is done at the Medical Center or Univer
sity Park, they'll never be able to photograph
an event, because it will be cost prohibitive,
Peterson said.
"Everything I do now will cost the Univer
sity more and less will be used." The Univer
sity wants to be more visible for publicity, not
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with their professional groups, their projects
may not be as good, Peterson said. They won't
have the visual aids as readily available to
them.
Steve Hevner, Manager of the Public Infor
mation Office, who uses Peterson's services,
said there are questions yet to be answered..
"His parting affects my operation," he said.
"I'm going to have to resolve it when the time
comes."
Dr. South doesn't know who will do the
work or how the work will be done, but said it
will be done in accordance with university
standards
"It's a very very difficult position to change
the way you do business, especially when it
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