The Capital Times
Transition session absentees
discover harsh penalties
By Brad Moist
Monday, Aug. 24, marked the first run of
Penn State Harrisburg’s Transition Sessions
- formerly called orientation. The program,
in its seventh year, is required for new Penn
State Harrisburg students. This year a total
of 451 students attended.
But there were some students who did not
attend. And those who missed the sessions
will not be able to pre-register for the spring
semester. A punishment that many find steep.
“I’m not quite sure what is proved by not
allowing students to register for the next se
mester because they did not attend orienta
tion,” said Craig Donmoyer, 27, Humanities.
“It’s kind of like starting life without a manual
and not being allowed to go through puberty
because you didn’t consult God for adult sta
tus."
Donmoyer continued by adding, “I’ve gone
through two other colleges and they had no
policy like this one. It’s definitely one of the
more inane policy requirements I’ve ever
come across.”
Patricia Bauer, 44, Communications, had
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mixed feelings. “It seemed to be an opportu
nity to plug campus clubs and organizations,”
she said. “The library tour was worth while.
And, best of all, my group won some free
candy bars. Quick and painless.”
Janet Widoff, coordinator of student ser
vices, explained the importance of the pro
gram and its advantages. The purpose of the
transition sessions, she said, is “to acclimate
students as quickly as we can; to acquaint
students with the resources here."
Widoff strongly stated that, “We are com
mitted to using this as a tool, because, quite
frankly, people are investing two very dear
commodities, time and money.”
She added: “We are calling them, rather
than orientation sessions, transition sessions,
because we know that students coming in as
a junior have had some sort of college orien
tation at some point or another. But there are
some distinctive things here that we want stu
dents to know.”
The transition sessions were offered at
many different times so students could fit
them into their schedule. Some students, ei
ther because of a conflicting schedule or just
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“It’s kind of like starting life
without a manual and not be
ing allowed to go through
puberty because you didn’t
consult God for adult status.
It's definitely one of the more
inane policy requirements
I've ever conn; across."
-Craig Donmoyer, 27
because they thought it was unnecessary to
attend yet another type of orientation, did not
attend.
Students who have already gone through
the process have some advice for the students.
"Grin and bear it," said Andrew Strong, se
nior, humanities. "Bend over and take it like
a human being."
The Student Activities office is now in the
process of scheduling the times for the make
up sessions. They are looking at the second
week of October. Letters will be sent out to
all students who missed the first one, inform
ing them of the make-up times so they can
attend, and thus be eligible to register for next
semester.
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Thefts cause concern
on campus community
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the vandalized vehicles said, “Along with
destroying my dashboard, the wonderful folk
also made out with my $4OO cd player.” The
cd player was stripped out of the dash, and
the perpetrators found its detachable face hid
den in the glove box. “It kinda sucks,” he
said. “They shimmied my window and went
to town.”
Stoehr said the cars which were hit all had
the more expensive type stereos like Pioneer
and Sony, and other cars were simply passed
over. “We hope people secure their stuff,” he
said. It’s very important that we get the word
out so all the students, faculty and staff are
on the lookout for any suspicious activity.
Two mountain bikes were also stolen from
outside a Meade Heights home during the
first week of classes. The bikes were not se
cured with chains or locks, and police are
asking students to be a little more cautious
with their belongings. At this point the two
separate types of thefts are not believed to
be related.
Any questions, concerns or information
about the recent crime spree on campus can
and should be directed to Police Services by
calling 948-6232 or 979-7976.