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prise, their police still have
authority to enforce violations at
the intersection, just as they
would at any other campus loca
tion.
Paul estimated that the inter
section renovations took five to
six years to complete. A compet
ing project involving the nearby
Ann St. Bridge caused the delay.
“Since the bridge had to be
redesigned and signalized, there
was no need to spend beaucoup
dollars for the traffic light at the
CAMPUS POLICE REPORT
February 28, 2000
12:05 a.m.: Two men’s restroom
signs missbig from basement and
first floor. One women’s restroom
sign was moved from basement to
first floor west end men’s room.
6:35 a.m.: A traffic citation was
issued for speed-related moving
violation on College Avenue.
8:59 a.m.: A traffic citation was
issued for speed-related moving
violation on College Avenue at
the Main Entrance.
3:00 p.m.: Checked a Meade
Heights residence for a possible
firearm/mental health problem
with student.
February 29, 2000
10:40 a.m.: A white male in his
20s reported to be staring at and
following a patron in the new
library at noon on Feb. 24.
Complainant left library and did
not report incident until today’s
date.
11:38 a.m.: A traffic citation
issued for speed-related moving
violation on College Avenue.
March 1, 2000
12:20 p.m.: A citation was issued
for a moving violation and a
warning issued for faulty equip
ment on College Avenue.
7:30 p.m.: Assisted Highspire
university until this project was
complete. Things needed to be
done in sequence,” he added,
“and we wanted there to be uni
formity between the two signals.
There’s no need to drive a few
hundred yards to have to stopa
gain at another light.”
PSH students, the majority of
whom commute daily, wel
comed the improvement despite
the long wait. Stoehr likewise
felt grateful. “Many people drive
that route every day, so they’re
already aware of the difficulties
associated with navigating that
By Nicole Burkholder and Cathie McCormick Musser
Capital Times Staff Writer
Police with a fight in progress on
Second Street.
12:22 a.m.: Request by
Middletown Police Department to
assist with an active domestic.
1:53 p.m.: A citation was issued
for a speed-related moving viola
tion on College Avenue.
11:40 p.m.: Unidentified person
threw a 40 ounce bottle of beer at
the side door of a Meade Heights
residence. No damage. Unable to
locate person.
1:10 a.m.: Police warning notice
issued at traffic stop on Kirtland
Avenue for operating a vehicle
without the headlights on.
8:54 a.m.: Responded to staff
member with complaint of chest
pain in nurses office.
2:02 p.m.: Stand-by to assist
Humanities staff for meeting with
student who is experiencing diffi
culty with course requirements.
No problems.
4:07 p.m.: Assisted Highspire
Police with a stolen vehicle that
was stopped in the Jamesway
Plaza.
5:15 p.m.: Served a subpoena at
Cadillac Plastics on First Street.
March 2, 2000
March 3, 2000
intersection,” he said.
“But we’re certainly glad to
have it,” Stoehr continued. “We
hope it will eliminate the hassles
and near misses.”
March 4, 2000
12:04 a.m.: Request to assist
Highspire Police with person
threatening suicide on Felty Drive
in Swatara Township.
5:29 a.m.: Found a
VendaMat/Danyl Corporation
copy machine card in the slot of
library copy machine.
March 6, 2000
9:50 a.m.: Traffic citation issued
for a moving violation on College
Avenue.
March 7, 2000
9:08 a.m.: Requested, to assist
Lower Swatara Police
Department with domestic
involving a vehicle on Route 230.
4:00 p.m.: Patrol vehicle washed.
March 8, 2000
8:00 a.m.: Citation issued for a
moving violation on University
9:25 a.m.: Report of threatening
message on voice mail. Located
caller and verbal warning was
3:00 p.m.: Dropped off the police
bike to In Gear for service.
5:30 p.m.: Assisted Lower
Swatara Fire Department with
traffic control needed due to
transformer fire next to the
Olmsted Building.
Celebrate Women’s
History Month
As one of the founders of the
women’s history movement,
Gerda Lemer once proclaimed
that, “Women’s history is the pri
mary tool for women’s emanci
pation.” Her prophetic words
may have provided the motiva-
tion for our annual celebration of
women’s history each March.
Until fairly recently, females’
contributions to society were vir
tually - overlooked both in the
gradeschool curriculum and the
nation’s collective awareness.
The first attempt to raise con
sciousness came in 1978 when
the Sonoma County (CA)
Commission on the Status of
Women held the inaugural
“Women’s History Week.” The
celebration included parades,
essay contests and other projects
and programs honoring women’s
achievements. The festivities
also broadened the curricula of
many public schools to address
The Web site information
included the fact that since its
inception 13 years ago, National
Women’s History Month has
recognized how “American
women have played and contin
ue to play a critical economic,
cultural and social role in every
sphere of the life of the Nation.”
The women honored during
the month of March represent a
range of movements and con
cerns that are as far-reaching as
this country’s borders. What fol
lows is a small sample, taken
from the Web site distinguished
women.com, of women from the
past and the present who have
shaped America’s rich histoiy.
those aspects of American histo- Abigail Adams - One of the
Support for these activities
spread rapidly. Among the first
states to adopt programs similar
to California’s were Maryland,
Pennsylvania, New York, Oregon
and Alaska. Several thousand
schools and local communities
recognized National Women’s
History Week a few years later.
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Capital Times Staff Writer
According to the National
Women’s History Project Web
site, by 1987 the organization
had successfully petitioned
Congress to declare March
National Women’s History
Month.
first American advocates for
women’s rights, she believed
women’s roles deserved as much
social respect as men’s. She once
wrote “If man is Lord, woman is
Lordess...lf a woman doesn’t
hold the reigns of government, I
see no reason for her not judging
how they are conducted.”
Mary Harris “Mother” Jones -