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October 26,1998
Volume XXXIX, Number 4
School, community join
for successful arts fest
By Ken Lopez
Staff Writer
Some 10,000 people didn’t allow
nippy winds and overcast skies to
keep them from the Third Annual
Arts and Crafts festival held Oct. 3
behind the Capital Union Building.
Around 145 vendors, artists and
entertainers participated in the
daylong event.
Since its inception in 1995, the
event has raised roughly $lO,OOO
for the Olmsted Recreation Fund,
which is overseen by Middletown
Borough Council and administered
for the benefit of area children.
“Our focus is on commitment to
the community as a whole,” festi-
Student government election draws
4 new junior
senators elected by
just 2 percent of
student population
Capital T imes
JL The manifesto of the Yemenese underground
val director and Fall Festival Com
mittee chair James Malm said.
The campus recently increased
efforts to be a visible part of the
community and work with the bor
ough council to present commu
nity-oriented events, said Provost
and Dean John G. Bruhn.
These activities included a Cinco
de Mayo celebration, a youth sum
mit held at the CUB that featured
Vice President A 1 Gore and the es
tablishment of a partnership be
tween the campus and borough po
lice departments.
“The relationship between the
two parties has greatly improved, “
said Bruhn, who took over as dean
four years ago. “Still, our intention
By Kristy Pipher
Staff Writer
Only 81 of the 3,461 students at
Penn State Harrisburg —just 2 per
cent turned out to vote in the
Sept. 29-30 Student Government
Association election for junior
Eugene finally gets a little bit of peace and
quiet in Part 111 of "Silence, At Last"
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Photo by Kim Glass
Pumpkin painting was one of the activities for kids at the crafts fair.
is to make the college even more because of construction restraints,
community sensitive.” Bruhn said. The location change
This year’s festival was relocated was welcomed by several of the
from the Olmsted Building parking „„ . .
lot to the Capital Union Building Please see Festlval ° n P a S e4
senators,
Of those 81 students, only 64 cor
rectly followed the instructions out
lined on the ballot, which left 17
ballots invalid.
Students said little awareness as
well as lack of competition in the
election itself contributed to the
PSH, smokers search
for common ground
By Hiran Ratnayake
Staff Writer
Dr. John Bruhn, provost and dean at Penn
State Harrisburg, last June instated a new
policy against smoking near any of the en
trances to the school’s buildings. Signs have
been posted instructing people who wish to
smoke to do so at a distance from the en
trances.
“We have formed this policy for two rea
sons,” Bruhn said. “First, we were having
complaints that smoke was coming into the
few voters
their apathy. None of the four stu
dents that ran for the seven open po
sitions competed against each other.
Because of the lack of competition
in the election, the candidates did
very little or no campaigning.
Please see "Election " on page 5
Get in touch with your inner vulture. Barb
Roy's scavenger hunt could lead to a prize.
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buildings. Second, there’s now more lit
erature on the harmful effects of second
hand smoke.”
Dr. Bruhn spoke with samples of stu
dents and faculty, both smokers and non
smokers, on the pending issue back in the
spring of this year.
According to Bruhn, the majority op
posed smoking in the entrances. “People
involved in the environmental engineer
ing program were the most vocal on hav
Please see "Smoking" on page 4
Photo by Kim Glass
Spanier to
hold forum
on campus
The best way to get something
changed is to take it to the person
in charge. Capital Campus faculty
and students will get their chance
to do exactly
that on Nov. 4,
State University
President Gra-
ham Spanier
makes his sec-
ond visit here
Spanier will
begin the day at
the Schuykill
Campus, meeting with students
there. After lunch, he will make the
drive to Harrisburg for a tentative
3 p.m. forum with faculty in the
Gallery Lounge.
After that session, Spanier will
hold another conversational forum
with students. Again in the Gallery
Lounge, the meeting with students
begins at 4 p.m. A 5:30 p.m. closed
door dinner will follow, with
Please see "Spanier" on page 5
Spanier