Since the Oct. 10,
1996, issue of the Capital
Times hit the campus news
stands, some significant
things have happened that I
hope will affect the future of
this publication.
I realize, many of
you, who were here last year
might start groaning, "Oh no,
what is the "Cap" Times con
troversy this year?"
Actually, I'm not
writing to bring attention to
controversy. Rather, I am
reporting and celebrating
cooperation. This is the
"gratitude" column.
This year, the student
newspaper and student gov
ernment association (SGA)
have been working together to
find ways to provide basic
funding that is necessary for
this paper to survive.
Together, we have
agreed that a student paper,
by its very nature and func
tion on a college campus,
Alumnus addresses issue of SGA
president's Penn State Pride
Nieves drinks Coke, not Pepsi
To the Editor:
1 am writing this let-
ter to express my dismay at
the lack of school spirit dis
played by the current stu
dent population at Penn
State. What do I mean?
Well, I am referring to the
student attendance, or lack
thereof, at the Penn State
lowa football game on Oct.
19, 1996. Large portions of
the student sections of the
stadium were empty through
out the game. After half
time, about a third of the
students that did show up
for the game left and never
returned, leaving an even
larger void in the stadium
To further enhance
my dismay, the people that
were in the north end zone,
where my seats were located,
did not fare much better.
Many did not shosA, up for the
game and man:. more left at
halftime, ne.er return.
Through I
learned
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even more d':Pr':',sing.
learned that th , : person sit-
Student asks Lions Den to give
vegetarians
Debbi Male k
Who wouldn't jump at
the chance to save money on a
necessary service? Students,
faculty and staff can sub
scribe to meal plans which
can save them 10% of the cost
of meals. There's just one
problem.
As a vegetarian, I'm
usually not able to take
advantage of the specials,
which are almost exclusively
meat meals.
should not be classified as a
"club." Therefore, we have
been classified a service to
the Penn State Harrisburg
(PSH) community as the voice
of the student body under the
SGA constitution.
The SGA officers have
also enlisted their help this
year to find a resolution to
the Capital Times funding
concerns - permanently.
instrumental in assisting the
Capital Times through this
transition: SGA officers:
Frank, Liane, and Tarik; Dr.
Holtzman, (and Wanda); and
of course the Capital Times
adviser, Dr. Hoffman, THANK
YOU!
I must also acknowl
edge the gratitude of the
Capital Times staff for the
undying support of former
adviser, Beth Haller, and for
mer co-editors Tina Shearer
and Danielle Hollister.
As this is my first
ting next to me, who left at
halftime never to return, was
non other than F R AN K
NIEVES - PRESIDENT
SGA - PENN STATE
H ARRISBURG. If the offi
cers of the student govern
ment cannot find it in their
hearts to stay throughout the
whole game, what can we
expect from the rest of the
student body? I guess I
answered my own question
because we saw what happens
- the students desert the
team enmasse. Can you
imagine how the players
must have felt when they
looked up into the stands
and saw that many of their
fellow students deserted
them? All this because of a
1 ittle, ice cold, wind driven,
rain, snow and hail. What a
bunch of WIMPS!
Now that I have fur
ther harassed the students of
Penn State, and Frank Nieves
in particular, I would like to
state my real reason for
riting this letter. I want to
thank Penn State -
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Harrisburg for the opportu
nity to see the Penn State -
lowa football game. For
many reasons, none the least
the "special" treatment
I spoke with the food
services manager about this
problem. I recommended
that he choose a standard
vegetarian substitute for the
specials, so he could extend
this money saving advantage
to those students who don't
eat meat
The manager seemed
to like the idea. I asked him
to call me once he had inves
t igated it more thoroughly to
determine cost effectiveness.
lie never called. I
To those who were
semester as editor, I must
also note the support this
paper has received campus
wide from students, faculty,
and staff. The contributions,
story leads, follow-up phone
calls, the compliments, and
yes, even the criticism have
not gone unnoticed and are
certainly appreciated.
There is still a lot of
work to be done, however, and
many improvements yet to be
made, as we strive to fulfill
our commitment to serve the
PSH student body.
The staff continues to
grow - but we still have room
for you! There is still a need
for reporters, a copy
editor(s), and advertising
staff. No experience is nec-
essary, just a desire to earn a
wealth of experience. The
Capital Times phone number
is (717) 948-6440.
Jody L. Jacobs
Editor
of which is that my daughter
L iane is still a student at
Penn State - Harrisburg, I
cannot afford season tickets.
Thanks to the generosity of
Penn State - Harrisburg, I
was able to return to my
Alma Mater and take in the
Penn State- lowa football
game. (It's just too bad we
didn't win.) For that I am
forever grateful to the stu
dents, faculty and adminis
tration of Penn State
Harrisburg. Your campus
may be small but you stil I
have a very big Penn State
heart.
Gregory J. Bankos Sr. '66
Acctg
Ps. I did stay for the whole
game. I am writing this let
ter from my hospital bed
while I am recovering from
double pneumonia. Just kid
ding. However, I did stay for
the whole game, I have Penn
State blue blood - Penn State
positive.
By the way, after the
football game, Frank was also
observed drinking a Coke,
not a Pepsi
approached him on two sub
sequent occasions to remind
him that I, and other vegetar
ian students, were awaiting
this program.
We are more than half
way through the semester,
and still no change from the
L ion's Den.
Perhaps Food Services
needs to hear from more of us
before they will make this
seemingly simple yet effec
tive change.
VIEWPOINT
MovSa
Re . vliew
The Chamber:
student
suggests seeing
the matinee or
reading the book
Nicole L ynn Me c k
Staff Reporter
Chamber, Chris O'Donnell
plays Adam Hall, an attorney
who volunteers to represent a
c lient, Sam Cahall played by
Gene Hackman.
It happens that Hill is
the grandson of Cahall and
has twenty-eight days to save
him from the gas chamber for
a crime Cahall admits that he
did.
ty-eight days in a movie, I
have ever sat through.
expression - smirk - only
twice. I have seen better act-
ing in local elementary
schools, and would suggest
O'Donnell enroll in acting
c lasses. Whatever he was paid
was too much.
Student says his dining experience
wasn't "Hersheypark happy"
Christopher R. Stotz
Staff Reporter
Hershey's new
Chocolate Town Cafe provides
a disappointing dining expe
rience. It is conveniently
located in Hershey's
Chocolate World and is only a
short walk to the gates of the
world famous Hersheypark.
They should have opened a
restaurant that would
impress the visitors that
come from the more worldly
cities of Philadelphia,
Baltimore and New York. But,
they didn't.
The outside of the
Chocolate Town Cafe is cute.
I t is very colorful and upbeat
with bright pinks, blues and
yellow dominating the facade.
At the entrance, what
could be a lively atmosphere
turns into a major let down.
The inside of this establish
ment is like any other food
court in any local shopping
mall. There is nothing
unique about it.
eaten there, the restaurant
has been playing slow coun
try music. Where is the
upbeat Hershey Chocolate
song? Where is the happy
music that should get people
motivated and enthusiastic
about being in the sweetest
place on earth? And, there
are large televisions above
the sundae bar that have the
volume turned off so you can
hear the horrible country
music. What is the point?
My first server was a
very personable and courte
ous young man. And, he had
a sense of humor that
In the movie, The
This the longest twen-
O'Donnell changes the
Both times I have
In The Chamber, Gene Hackman portrays white
supremacist Sam Cayhall sentenced to die in the
Mississippi_gas chamber tor the 1967 bombing
murders of - two small children.
When Canal' to 11 s
Hall, "You couldn't save a
turkey from
Thanksgiving," you know he
is right.
Hackman' s performance
is good, but is over shadowed
by O'Donnell's lack of skill
Faye Dunaway plays
Lee Bowen, Cahall's daughter
Dunaway's character is a
socialite who has buried her
past but when O'Donnell
works on her father's appeal,
it opens all her old wounds
A very convincing character
performance by Dunaway.
Throughout the movie
Nora Stark, played by Lela
Rochan is assigned to help
O'Donnell (actually she is to
spy on him). Stark is the
assistant to Governor
McAllister, David Marshall
Grant.
Grant put in a fine
heightened the chances of
saving a bad time.
However, on my sec
ond visit, I was served by a
miserable female who acted
as though she had better
things to do. Very disap
pointing. It wasn't the
famous Hershey hospitality
that is found at other
Hershey resort locations.
The rude service
wouldn't have been so bad i f
the meal was worth waiting
for. I would have giving the
Chocolate Town Cafe the ben
efit of the doubt i f the food
had been good. It wasn't. I t
was cold and was no better
than something gotten at a
local Friendly's.
Unfortunately, the prices
weren't as inexpensive as
Friendly's. The quality of
the food is nowhere worth the
amount you are charged.
Again, I was very disappoint
ed.
Hcrshcypark's Chocolatc Townc Cafc
CAPTIMES, October 31, 1996
performance of a politician
who you know is going to only
look out for his interests
Bo Jackson. Yes, "the" sports
figure. Jackson plays Sgt.
Packer, a death row guard. Bo
knows acting
The movie is good, but
it is a 1 ittle difficult to sit
through with O'Donnell's per-
formance.
thing else better - catch the
matinee. It's not worth full
price. Of course, you could
always read the book!
All in all, what could
have been a really unique and
clever idea with hard work
and organized planning
turned into a nightmare that
shouldn't be included in what
is to be the Hershey expert -
ence that people all over the
world are hearing so much
about.
Hershey should be
embarrassed to open such a
shameless establishment and
think that it might be suc
cessful. It's inconvenient
hours (11 a.m. - 6 p.m. on
weekdays) may be an indica
tion that they aren't receiv
ing the big business that they
had hoped for. Hmmm. I
wonder why?
My advice: Go to
Applebee's. It's only two
miles west of Chocolate World
on Hersheypark Drive and
you get much better service
and food for the price.
A welcome surprise is
I f you don't have any-