UP sends $lO,OOO to PSH for equipment, renovations Unexpected money provides some welcome relief after one lIT computer stolen and another gutted by Devin Graham Penn State Harrisburg’s information and instructional services has recently received $lO,OOO from University Park. The money will be used by lIT to renovate and perma nently place frequently requested materials in a few classrooms. The first task is to mount a television and VCR in rooms that don’t yet have one. Tele visions are probably the most requested items in the department. The money comes as a result of many fac tors. The abnormally warm winter meant the university spent less on heating, salt and snow removal. Some of the money comes from Whatever the case, University Park was generous. “I never used to get money,” said Mike Kalbaugh of lIT, “but lately all I have to do is ask and I receive.” The income is a nice addition to instruc tional service’s budget. At a university such as this, equipment is used hard and therefore is prone to malfunctions. Terry Bosserman, who is in charge of fix ing faulty equipment constantly has a room full of computers waiting to be fixed. Bosserman said it was about time University Park decided to allocate more money. No smoking: cigarettes pushed off the porch If you light up on campus, you’ll probably gers of secondhand smoke increased many need to do it somewhere else. people's worries. Smoking will no longer be permitted The policy, due to take effect on Jun. l.will around campus entrances, according to a new move cigarette receptacles away from the policy announced by John Bruhn on March main entrance and post no smoking signs. 31. The main entrance to the Olmsted Build- In a memo to the college community, the ing was the focus of the outcry. Yet the new PSH provost and dean cited the concerns of policy addresses all of the campus entrances several students, faculty and staff. They sug- since smoke can easily filter into the build gested smoking be prohibited in the area since ings. cigarette smoke was entering the buildings The memo requires people to, "smoke only when doors are opened. The apparent dan- at a distance from building entrances." professors who are opting for an early retire ment. Some of that allocation is going toward the casionally students are unable to present purchase of more portable computers. Ear- projects such as Power Point shows because her this semester, PSH purchased three brand the remaining equipment is already in use. new Dell computers. HT is doing its best Moments after they were unloaded at Bosserman’s office, one was stolen. Bosserman was trying to make space in his “tiger cage of a room” when he came out and found he was “relieved” of one of the machines. Neither the monitor nor the CPU were to be found. Then, during mid terms, a computer was left unattended after a class in the technology building. seams. Now, the The next-morning it was discovered without roof leaks in various places, the insides, leaving a cold plastic shell. The The plant must take care of issues such as student or students who did this did not steal these first, but when students return next se frdm the sdiooktHT employees said. Instead, mestfcr they will see some signs of tjie money, they stole from their fellow students. Students can expect to see maintenance work- Indeed, life has been harder on some stu- ing in any classroom at any given time put dents since the computers were taken. Oc- ting the new-found-money to work. to shuffle the com puters to the needy classrooms. money is, it may take a while for students to see the results. The physical plant is running approxi mately three months behind schedule, in part because of the new roof. Three separate contractors worked on the project, and they failed to properly seal some of the As nice as the
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