10 Monday, November 16,1998 OPINION/EDITORIAL Editorial Back your complaints with your actions You had your chance, But the pervasive sense of apathy at Penn State Harrisburg simply con tinued. In fact, it grew to a new extreme. For quite possibly the first time here, people were too apathetic to complain anymore. What should have been a monumental chance to expose and change everything folks whine about instead turned into the most obvious sign of this campus’ pathetic interest in getting a real education. Penn State President Graham Spanier was here. At 4:00 p.m. on No vember 4, he stood obviously tired from a long day and talked to the PSH students’ voices. All 14 of them. You couldn’t have squeezed 14 more staff or faculty in the Gallery Lounge an hour earlier. A lively exchange of thoughts, suggestions and yes complaints were exchanged. Where, then, does this ‘who the hell cares, I hate this place’ attitude come from? Apparently, some people do care. And apparently, it’s not the people who are slapping down their money to come here. For those that try to do something, it’s not easy. On a commuter cam pus, there’s a constant struggle to create some sort of community. How do you plan events if students aren’t going to bother to show up? Why are students going to show up when they have to drive home, take care of the kids and go to their night job to pay the bills? For those that assume the administration has given up, think again. In fact, quite the opposite is true it’s become a full-time job. There’s a nice stack of cash called the student activities fee. Don Hoitzman, John Bruhn, Nancy Leister, Janet Widoff and Lois Cochran spend coundess hours trying to figure out how to use it. Who are these people, and whoever else tries to figure out ways to spend the STU DENTS’ money for the STUDENTS benefit? If you’re complaining about the state of affairs at PSH, you should know who they are already. If not, your complaint has no foundation. And frankly, we’re tired of hearing such complaints. Find out who Don Hoitzman is. He’s sitting on a pile of cash and a cache of influence. Ask the staff at WPSH, who’ve been fighting for months to get through all the red tape of hitting the airwaves. A meeting with Don and they ’ re on the air—their signal only reaches the Cap Times office, but it’s a good start toward their eventual five-mile broadcast ra dius. He’ll listen to any suggestion. After all, he’s been trying to come up with ideas ever since he started here six years ago. If you want to complain, go ahead. We’ll be the first to admit that many things could and should be changed around here. Parking fees, stolen radios, a bland campus layout, no dining commons, constant construc tion. Yet, they all share one thing in common something is being done about it. If you want to complain, go ahead. But do so knowing the onus to change things is as strongly on you as on any other person here. You still have your chance. For the sake of your own education, take advantage of it wisely. Policies of The Capital Times IM Capital limes is published by the students of Penn State Harrisburg. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author and are not representative of the college administration, faculty or student body. Concerns regarding the content of any issue should be directed to the editors. The Capital Times welcomes signed letters from readers. No unsigned sub mission will be reprinted. However, a writer's name may be withheld upon request and by approval of the editors. You may reach The Capital Times at Penn State Harrisburg Campus, Olmsted Building, W-341, 777 W. Harrisburg Pike, Middletown, Pa., 17057. You may phone at (717) 948-6440, or email at captimbs@psii.edu. All materials - articles, photographs and artwork are property of Hi£ Capi tal Times. No parts of this paper may be reproduced without the expressed written permission of the editors. The Capital Times does not endorse its advertisers. Power is proportional to money By Brad Moist Assistant Editor I once read the line “With great power comes great responsibility.” And I believe this to fee true. And so what if I read that line in a Spi der-Man comic. It is totally true and relevant. Though for our society where money is power, the state ment should be, “With lots of money, comes great responsibility.” And as usual, some bonehead ath lete in the sports world doesn’t re alize or even consider the fact that even he needs to be responsible or be held responsible. On October 19, St. Louis Rams linebacker Leonard Little was in volved in a car accident that re sulted with the death of 47-year-old :ae« g ThevOapiM Times', Daniel A. Zehr Matthew J. Bowman Editors Brad Moist Sandi Klink Kim Glass Assistant Editor Advertising Photographer Lauren Capitani FRED Crispin Sartwell Layout Cartoonist Adviser Diane Finnefrock Jesse Gutierrez Ken Lopez Hiran J. Ratnayake Kristy Pipher Barb Roy Staff / Writers / Contributors _ Susan Gutweiler. Little, who turned 24 that day, was celebrating at a charity func tion with some fellow teammates at a downtown hotel just before the ac cident. Apparently Little was cel ebrating a little too much. A blood test showed that his blood-alcohol level was .19, nearly twice the le gal limit at the time of the accident. Leonard Little failed to realize that even he, as high and mighty as he thinks he is, needs to be respon sible and be accountable for his ac tions. The result for this failure was the murder of Susan Gutweiler. And yes you heard me right, murder. Little killed Susan Gutweiler, let’s not forget that. His decision to drive while under the influence is just as dangerous as walking down the The Capital Times street with a loaded gun and point- ing it at people. Though athletes have been known do that as well too. So I ask you, what is wrong with this picture? Little’s actions make me sick. And I am tired of seeing innocent people get caught in the deadly crossfire between these overpaid, disrespectful athletes. Yes lama sports fan. A truly dedi cated one. However, I am tired of seeing sports being polluted by the disrespect, irresponsibility, and lack of caring by a majority of today’s athletes. „ Though if some professional MJmvemmf lion a year in my face to catch a ball and then another $2.5 million just to sign my name I would sure as
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