Program Offers Opportunity to Host French Exchange Student This Summer their plans to travel to France to visit their adopted son or daughter. 1,1 is currently recruiting families to host students for either the month of July or August. Our August session is a special pro gram offenng class instruction, tours and sport ing activities. If you would like more informa tion about hosting a student, please call the I,EC Coordinator, Nancy V anGheluwe- Stanley at 566-5900. Did you know you could visit France without leaving your back yard? Ilow about a taste of your favorite French cuisine prepared right in your own kitchen? These are all the possibilities when you host a youth from France this summer. The Leisure and Education Cultural Program (LEC), promotes friendship and shar ing by bringing together young people from different cultures. LEC is a non-profit organi zation which has been bringing families to gether since 1972. Their goal is to increase international understanding by arranging for boys and girls, ages 13-20, to live with a family in the U.S. for one month. Last summer, more than 45 students were placed in the Harrisburg area alone. Among those families that decided to host a foreign student, a variety of reasons for their decision were named: the urge to learn more about the world, the desire to give a student from abroad a chance to examine and compare values or the reward that comes from knowing they can contribute to a young persons growth. The students participating in this pro gram are carefully screened by teachers and LEC. They must show a deep interest in discovering the U.S. and understand they are not tourists and cannot consider the home as a hotel. They know they become a member of a new family and must adapt to their habits and customs. They realize they must pay for their activities and their parents provide them with a sufficient amount of pocket money. The students are thoroughly insured for medical and hospital care, accident and liability and emergency return. The host family does not need to speak French to host a student, as all the students have been studying English in school. They will also be accompanied by a chaperone to aid in any situations that may arise as they adapt to their new environment. upcoming months due to the imple mentation of the "Master Program," which will change the physical con struction of roadways and parking on campus. It is unclear when the con struction will begin. Several streets on campus will also be renamed. Although there are no street signs, the streets at Penn State Harrisburg do have names. But in the upcoming months, there will be new assigning of street names and signs will be put up. Students, faculty, staff Students involved in previous pro grams look back on the experience with fond memories. Comments range from their view of the American people as warm and friendly to their disbelief of the variety of foods offered in our grocery stores and the expansive num ber of TV channels available of viewing. The host families preceptions are that the students are here to learn. They also talk about the valuable friendshi )s which the formed and The awards presented include: * Club Advisor award - Dr. Beth Haller, assistant professor of humanities and commu nications and the Capital Times advisor * Club Contributor award - Elizabeth Caralytis, Capitalite assistant editor * Club President award Capitalite editor * Outstanding New Club award - ski club accepted by President Brian Lutz * Campus Community award - International Affairs Association * Most Outstanding Club award - Lion Am bassadors Club lent. Police Services have found no other evidence to suggest a larger, racial problem. Steve llevner, Manager of Public Information at Penn State Harrisburg, said that these types of acts have no place in a college atomsphere and are inexcusable. "This type of behavior no matter how isolated simply will not be tolerated in a community that is dedicated to education and equality," Hevner said. He assures all students, faculty and staff that the person or persons involved will be penalized. and the community will be able to voice ideas for street names. Some students would like to voice more than street names to Jackson. Many students and faculty did not feel the meeting was publicized enough and did not know about it. Jackson said because of the lack of participa tion she held another meeting at the Black Cultural Arts Center on Tues day, March 21 at 12:30 p.m. "1 never even heard of a Vehicle Registration meeting," said Stacey if \'oti dont StOp \'ottl• Inc 11 - 0111 Linvit - h2, drunk, I)() \\*l - iatcycl - it takes FRIENDS DON'T LET FRIENDS DRIVE DRUNK. Registration Fees (Continued from page 1) Awards (Continued from page 2) *Student Leader Award- Andrea Poplawski and Kel Fuller * American Society of Mechanical Engineers " Outstanding Member," Scott Harnish * I ion Ambassadors recognized- Sheryl Brubaker, Traci I .ewis, James McFa:ls, Karen Wilson. Donald Stoner, *Donald Stoner, editor Capitalite recognized Capitalite staff-Elizabeth Caralyus, Priscilla Page, Kim Roach and Carol Wolf * The Cap Time- "Most Dedicated"- Tina Shearer, "Most Improved"- Angela Groft, "Best Reporter"- Danielle Hollister Ethnic Graffiti (Continued from page 2) Interim Provost Kiffer immediately responded to the incident by distributing a letter to students expressing his concern about racial intimidation. He urges anyone who witnesses any act of intolerance to report it to Police Services. Since February, there has been no known acts of ethnic intimidation. Deiter, junior Public Policy major. "I do not believe the parking fee is fair because othercampuses and universi ties take parkingmaintenance fees from tuition money." Another student also does not feel the fee is adequate. "The parking fee is not worth it," said Heather Honicker, junior Com munications major. "A parking space is a parking space. I honestly believe the university is making a profit from the fee." News U S rep =EMI Cap Times Elects New Staff ...And the winners for the 1995 fall semester of the Capital Times Executive Staff are: Amy Fleagle, Editor-in-Chief; Tina Shearer, Advertising Manager; Joy Maatman, Assistant Editor of Assignments; Jason Smith, Assistant Editor of Design and Layout; Ali Pirinccioglu, Entertainment and Opinion Edi tor; and Joesph Cawley, Cartoonist. Some of the returning staff writers are Angela Groft and Danielle Hollister. There are also some new reporters who will be transferring from Harrisburg Area Community College. The staff welcomes Steve Slater, Jason Smith, and Michelle Myers from HACC and hopes other transfer students will join in the fall. The Capital Times is continously searching for competent copy editors, staff writers, photographers, and graphic artists. Anyone interested in becom ing a part of the staff is welcome to drop his/ her name in the Capital Times office located at W-341 in the Olmsted Building. The staff children. There were face painters who deco rated many cheeks with the infamous blue and white lion paw Along with the third concert, given by Encino Rain, came the winds. It got so blustery that the Bouncy Basketball Court, which was the center of attention all day be cause of its entertaining quality, was blown Jealous Sun, at 8 p.m., was the last concert and event of the day. There were approximately 50 people in the dark park question and answer type publication about advising. He also said that professors should send out reminders to the students about advis- Mahar suggested the possibility of having times during the advance registration period when faculty would be here available when they normally would not. It would be similar to block advising, where there would be someone from each division there through out the entire day to answer students' ques tions. The question of mandatory advising was brought up by Pirinccioglu. Dr. Mahar said they have to be careful about mandatory advising because the University's policy is that students are responsible for meeting their degree requirements. "If the students are not motivated, we can't force them to come for advising," Wil- son said "The people who need the help the most are generally the ones who don't come to see me," Richman said. Cecilia Fuller, a senior Humanities Business major, asked why the fall schedule of classes came out before the summer schedule. She said that students who go full-time in the summer cannot pick fall classes until they Petition (Continued from page 1) the principle of the issue and not the monetary value, Hirsch said. One does not assign a fee to a guest and expect them to return. The small signs displayed on campus do warn visitors to register their cars, but is done in a haphazard fashion, Hirsch said. The signs are very small bearing small words with directions on how to register that all must be read while driving 25 miles per hour. According to Sandra Jackson, Man ager of Business Services, the parking fee is the result of a 3 percent cut in University budget. Penn State Harrisburg is considered a college and not a branch campus, therefore, the allotment of funds is different forcing Penn State Harrisburg to charge for on campus parking. According to Safety and Security of ficials at Dickinson College, in downtown Carlisle, there is no fee for any student, fac ulty, or staff to park. Elizabethtown College also has no fee but has designated areas for their students and faculty to park. Harrisburg Area Community College security officials also said there is no fee to park on their campus. Although York College does assign a fee, it is not as much as Penn State Harrisburg commuters pay. York College does not charge their commuters, but does assign a $lO fee to campus residents. The freshman campus residents are charged $5 because they are assigned to a different lot and faculty is charged no fee, HACC security officials said. The Penn State Harrisburg petition drive began on March 31 and students are expected to hear a response from University officials after April 14 when the petitions must be turned in. The petition has raised questions that are demanding immediate answers. "Students are customers," Hirsch said. "How many shopping malls charge their customers to shop?" is planning a summer organizational meeting, so inquiries should list home phone numbers as well as school phone numbers. The Capital Times staff is pleased to announce that Professor Beth Haller will re main on the staff as the adviser. Prospective transfer student Roy Shambaugh said he felt this way, "I thought that if I needed help paying for my education there were only a few scholarships and grants available; I didn't realize there were so many." Students who fail to meet the require ments for grants or scholarships, but who still need financial assistance, can apply for stu dent loans like the Federal Stafford Student Loan and the PLUS Loan. These loans become payable after the student has completed his or her college education. Rites of Spring (Continued from page 1) singing along to some of the cover tunes Jealous Sun performed. Overall, the event was well received by students. The music was good, the enter tainment was good, and the food was good, said many students who were in attendance. A committee member said the only negative aspect of the day was that many students did not come. With some more par ticipation from the students, this event holds even more potential in the future. Forum (Continued from page 1) know what is being offered over the summer. Mahar explained that while one would expect schedules to come in chronological order, they were handled as two separate projects with one completed before the other. Fuller also expressed her dissatisfac tion with the "run-around" she's gotten with reference to a consortium letter. Fuller said she's been to three or four different offices in the college and she still doesn't feel that she's gotten an accurate answer to her questions. Mahar listened to the details of her individual situation and told her exactly who she should go to for all the answers. He also told Fuller to come see him if the person he directed her to was unable to help her. Another issue that was discussed was the addition of a Quark Express class for the Fall semester. A petition with ten signatures of students interested in taking that class was presented to Mahar. Pirinccioglu, who is currently taking the Quark Express class, explained the neces sity and benefits of the class. He said that the class will provide the skills that some commu nications students will need when they gradu ate and apply for jobs. "The business world is increasingly switching from other packages to Quark Ex press. Some employers in fields such as print journalism, public relations, graphic arts, and desk-top publishing, are requiring prospective employees to have a working knowledge of Quark Express," Pirinccioglu said. He also said that the class would benefit the students who want to work on the college newspaper staff. The Capital Times currently uses Pagemaker, but it is considering updating to Quark Express. Pirinccioglu said it would make sense for the newspaper to use the same package that the college offers train ing in. Mahar said that he would look into adding a Quark Express class to the fall sched ule. Wilson suggested the possibility of making Quark Express a core class for hu manities communications majors. The last area of concern brought up by Pirinccioglu in reference to the dean's list. He said that students who work hard enough to make the dean's list should be recognized for their efforts. Mahar said that letters of recognition signed by him personally are supposed to be going out to each student who makes the dean's list. He said that this may not be happening the way it should because of a change in the computer generated list of stu dents' grades. Richman suggested sending out cer tificates to recognize those students. Mahar said he thought the certificate was a good idea. Fuller said there should be some type of formal ceremony to present the certificates to the students. She said that's one way that fellow students would know that their class mates made the dean's list. She also suggested each department post a copy of the dean's list outside the office so everyone would have the opportunity to see it. Pirinccioglu also suggested establish ing an honor society at PSH. Mahar said that some members of the faculty agree. He said they would like to challenge the students more. "Honors at Penn State is a very pres tigious thing. There would be a special set of courses designed for those students," Mahar said. Grants (Continued from page 2)
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