Meeting the People in Your Neighborhood: By Barb Roy Capital Times Staff Writer It's 5:57 p.m. Traffic on the interstate was a pleasure, as always. You turn onto College Avenue and for once, there are no tractor trailers lumbering along in front of you. “Three minutes to class? No problem,” you think, and so you floor it. You cannot believe your luck. “I thought I would be late, again, but waaahoo, the road is clear!” you gleefully cackle. With one last great song playing on the radio before a zillion commer Student Activity Aliocations A committee made up primarily of students and co-chaired by the Student Government President and the Director of Student Affairs met recently to respond to proposals for spending the Penn State Harrisburg Student Activity Fee. In October, the committee reviewed 45 proposals seeking $161,711 in spending. The available funds from the 1999-2000 Activity Fee are projected to be just in excess of $121,000. Below is the list of the most recent allocations on the Student Activity Fee. The next call for proposals will be early in the spring semester with a submittal deadline of Jan. 21, 2000. Specific questions about any of the programming may be directed to the contact person noted on the listing or to any member of the allocation committee. Metamorphosis Theatre Group Fitness Trail to be constructed on campus Sending PSH champions to ACUI Region 4 Rec Tournaments Women and Violence Program Series Student Trips to Central PA Highlights Ted Ellis, Speaker Fall Music & Craft Festival ~ A Different Kind of Voice ACUI Region 4 Conference Family Song Earth Day Celebration International/National Dignitaries Library Opening Polaroids Tuskegee Airmen Lady Day at Emmerson’s Bar & Grill Clothesline Project International Speaker Series Program Upgrade of WPSH to FM Radiating Cable System Mary Daly, Speaker Great Blacks in Wax Museum ASPA 2000 Conference Patrice Gaines, Speaker Name That Tune, Blizzard of Bucks AGC Conference Leadership-in-Residence Howard University Homecoming Dees Follow-up Forum Community Psych Program Series Disability Awareness Month .. . Night of Bowling Cap Times Tarnhelm cials hit the hour, you cruise along, and don’t even notice a “presence” behind you. “Hmrnm, I don't remember a siren at this part of the song,” you think, and when you look into your rear-view mirror, lights are flashing. “Is there an emergency on campus? Hopefully, my profes sor isn't hurt. I would just hate to miss class,” you compassionate ly think. Pulling over to get out of the way, you are surprised when the security guy pulls right behind you. “What could he want?” you may wonder. He is Officer Ryan Morris, and what he wants is to award you with a citation for speeding. Somehow you never noticed those 25 mph speed limit signs. “So much for three minutes,” you mumble. You've just struck out on your slide into homeplate. If you read the Police Report published in every Capital Times issue, most citations issued on campus are for speeding viola tions. “It depends on how many miles over the speed limit you were.” says Morris. TOTAL - The fines and points are deter mined by PennDOT and are, on the average, $l4O and up, plus three points.” The Campus Police Department is located in the Swatara Building, and, as com mon for many business complex es, the idea may be out there that the officers here are merely “rent-a-cops,” only serving as PSH’s watchdogs over missing parking sticker hangtags. “It's a misconception that exists that we're just security here on campus. We are police officers,” says Morris. “We do —George Young —Bud Smitley —Bud Smitley —Carol Nechemias —Donna Howard —Patricia Taylor —James Malm —Holly Jackson —Bud Smitley —Dorothy King —James Malm —Winston Richards —Nick Ackerman —Robert Scott —Janet Widoff —Angela Keene —Robert Surridge —Brad Moist —Christopher Fegley —Natashia Woods —Janet Widorf —Carol Nechemias —Deanna Klinger —George Frank —Clemie Gilpin —Natashia Woods —Alex Ramos —Frank Divonzo —Donna Howard —William Weaver —SGA-Michelle Myers —SGA-Michelle Myers .1,500.00 .1,500.00 .1,505.00 . .280.00 .1,900.00 .2,000.00 3,000.00 3,000.00 . .500.00 .1,400.00 .2,000.00 .3,500.00 .1,000.00 . . .700.00 . . .685.00 . . .150.00 15,000.00 10,000.00 .6,000.00 OO .8,200.00 .3,145.00 .3,000.00 .2,000.00 . . .500.00 . . .600.00 .1,600.00 . . .200.00 .1,300.00 . . .200.00 16,000.00 .5,000.00 97,365.00 Officer Ryan Morris enforce laws but we also do a lot of helpful things like unlock car doors when someone's locked their keys in, or sometimes someone needs a ride.” Morris also has EMT (Emergency Medical Tech nician) training, skills that have been put to the test. Recently, he received the Red Cross Lifesaving Award. “I got to the scene of a call four or five minutes before the paramedics and did CPR on a woman in Steelton,” he says. He enjoys his career, saying “helping people brings a good feeling.” Morris is from Clifton, N.J., but he came to Pennsylvania when he attended Mercyhurst College in Erie. He graduated in 1991 with a degree in criminal justice and forensic anthropology. From there he went to work for the Millersburg Police Department. He moved to Hershey, and began working full-time at PSH a year ago. “I like the area. It is a nice environment in a learning setting,” he says. He also works for the Steelton Police Department part-time. Campus police also help area police departments, like Middletown and Lower Swatara. When he is not on duty, he enjoys action-filled leisure time activities. “I like to scuba dive and ski, especially in Colorado and upstate New York,” he says. Helpful guy that he is, you probably would rather meet him socially, after work, as he fre quently does with friends from campus, than from the window of your car. A few minutes saved can cost you a lot. Slow down. Jennifer Allshouse New Campus Officer Jennifer Allshouse was recent ly hired for the vacant position of Police Services Officer with Penn State Harrisburg. In 1990, she graduated from the lUP Pa. Police Academy Training Course (Act 120). Prior to accepting the position with the department, Allshouse served eight years with the Penn College of Technology Police Department in Williamsport and left there with the rank of sergeant.
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