Chris Fohz and Chris Stotz of WPSH have been spicing up the lunch break for students in the lion's Den. Their 'Chris and Chris Show', which airs from 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays is one of many efforts the radio station has been making to serve the entertainment needs of the campus community. playwright and poet Ntozake Shange to speak at PSH Noted author, Lynn L. Bubb Staff Reporter Acclaimed author, playwright and poet, Ntozake Shange, will make two appear ance at Penn State Harrisburg (PSH) March 19. Presented by the stu dent activities office and the Women's Studies and Honors program, Shange will appear at 3:30 p.m. in the Gallery Lion Cam brings-main campus to statewide students and alumni Kelly Sokoli c Of The Weekly Collegian Smile for the camera. Catching a glimpse of University Park is what some alumni or students who are away from campus may need to do to feel like they're back in Happy Valley. Those alumni and stu dents who cannot walk the path of Old Main or take a stroll by The Bryce Jordan Center on a daily basis are able to see Penn State's main campus via the Lion Cam on the University's World Wide Web site. Lion Cam has become one of the most frequented sites of the Penn State home Alumni Association page, said project coordinator member Tom Moore, who pur- The Capital Times Editor Jody L. Jacobs Deborah Malek Kelley Thomas .:. Joleen Simak Jody L. Jacobs and Kegley Thomas • I,z, Jeff Warren Wendy Hass Ann E. Meuse Miiam TUT:frock Melissa .kvo Jeff Warren Mandy Souchack Nicole Lynn Meck Amy Reeder Christopher Stolz Diana T Reed Lynn L. Bubb The Capital Times is published by the students of Penn State Harrisburg. You may reach The Capital Times at Penn State Harrisburg, Olmsted Bulkling, W-341, 777 W. Harrisburg Pike, Middletown, PA 17057 or by calling 948-6440, or by fax 9443-6008, or via E-Mail captimes@psu.edu. All materials - articles, photos 8 artwork - are property of The Capital Times. No parts of this paper may be reproduced without permission. Concerns regarding the content 01 any issue should be directed to the editor. Opinions expressed are those of the author and are not representative of the college, administration faculty or the student body The Capital Times welcomes signed letters from readers. No unsigned submissions will be printed however a writer's name may be withheld by request. The Capital Times does not endorse its advertisers. Lounge, and at 7 p.m. in the also received a Tony nomina- Capitol Union Building. tion after being on Broadway. Shange made her way into the literary scene in 1976 with her best-selling book "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enough." She has become a voice The book won critical for blacks, women and all acclaim when a television those who are trying to find version was made for PBS and their own place in society. Doug Stanfield "People use it as a way to stay in touch with the University," he said. "They want to come back and look at the old place." The first L ion Cam was put into place during the 30th Annual Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts last year, and was brought back to the Penn State home page during the fall semester. only from two sites, in win dows of Old Main and The Bryce Jordan Center, but Stanfield said he would like to get more pictures onto the site. Jody L. Jacobs Joieen Simak Amy Reeder Now images are taken Shange has received awards for her many other works as well Among these projects are three novels, sev eral books of poetry and many outstanding plays. chased the cameras, said he also thinks new cameras would be beneficial to the Lion Cam's success. "I think that they're great," he said. But it is difficult to find a secure location for the cameras to be kept under lock, Stanfield said. Stanfield receives several E-mail messages daily commenting on the Lion Cam pictures, he said. Parents of University students enjoy watching their children wave in front of the location where the images are taken, he said. Kelly Sokolic is a Collegian staff writer. This article appeared in the Collegian's Feb. 26, 1997 issue, and has been reprinted with permission.. wmmai universities like Georgetown and Harvard. In fact, five PSH students responsible for hosting this conference will attend another conference at the American University in Cairo next month. Gilpin said he was pleased with this year's con ference "on both a personal level and as an educator." "The Penn State Harrisburg students who planned and conducted this conference did a great job and received praise from several of the high school teachers," said Gilpin. As for his recogni t ion at the conference, he said that he didn't really want all the attention, but he realizes students came and go over the years and appre c fated being honored, but he added, "it's not just about NEWS WPSH radio station surveys campus audience Kelly Quinn Contributor Penn State Harrisburg's (PSH) campus radio station, WPSH the Reactor, broad-- casted live from the Lion's Den last week raising cam pus awareness of their c lub's activities by con ducting a student survey and soliciting new club members in addition to the live remote. The Reactor's DJs kept students, faculty and staff entertained throughout the week with a variety of pro gramming aimed at appeal- ing to everyone on campus. Student responses over 300-to the campus survey were mixed. Many showed that people were unaware that PSH had a radio station Radio club members feel confident, however, that their efforts this past week have changed campus per spective and will generate more interest in their endeavors in the future. The highlight broad cast of the WPSH survey week was the Tuesday and Thursday Chris and Chris show that aired from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Students in A SPECiAL TWAMK you To saisN AMP ><CCS FO2 71-102 4-IELP wino TILE FGI3. e_AP' D i r CC CC C CC JCC cC - F -1_ N I C) CD ~ ,_, im i i , 1 , , FR IJ-%z NT ( - PR ESL MONDAY, MARCH 24 AND WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9 the Lion's Den reacted posi tively to their lively show. Junior, Kristin Clark, said, "It made lunch at school so much fun." The live enter tainment provided a break to the normal muffled chatter of student conversations. In addition to playing music, Chris Stotz and Chris Foltz spiced things up with live requests including ABBA's "Dancing Queen.' They also dedicated songs and conducted 1 ive interviews and dance exposes "Anything to get peo ples' attention," said Stolz. The main objective was enter- tainment Whether it was merely background music or the crazy antics of Chris and Chris, the members of WPSH worked hard at this promo tion. In the past, the mem bers of WPSH have participat ed in events 1 ike the Rites of Spring Festival and the Cabaret, but this survey event and remote broadcast was the first self-promotional campus event in the club's history. Music director, Matt Watkins says he is looking forward to getting the results of the survey back so he can tailor programming to accom- riHes C-PiTIONII H\ BRUHN AND CAPTIMES, March 6, 1997 modate student interests. With the recent allo cation of funds for an improved transmitting sys tem, club members decided the survey promotion would be a positive prelude to on air broadcasts. Bryan Strayer, the Reactor's prcrno tional director, hopes the new transmitting system will be operational by mid-March. Strayer was also pleased with the amount of new interest in the club as a result of the WPSH promotion week. Students were enthusi - astic about the prospect of becoming DJs for WPSH, says Strayer. Senior, Scott Brenner, one of the newly recruited DJs, said he was excited about the opportunity to DJ for the Reactor, but wished he would have known about the club last year. Brenner plans to host a show with a modern format of 1940 s and 1950 s style swing music. WPSH, the Reactor, is still looking for more mem bers and Djs, said Strayer. Those interested can either contact WPSH's mailbox in the Student Activities Office or Bryan Strayer at (717) 948-6396. VI__RNMHV:
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