We have g a
radio station?
we do have a radio station. It
broadcasts at 88.9 FM.
I am sure this thought has passed
through the minds of numerous students
on this campus when the topic of WPSH
comes up. I figured that I would clear this
up for the students of Penn State
Harrisburg. Yes, we do have a radio sta
tion. It broad
casts at 88.9 FM.
However, the
only locations
where the station
can be heard are
the Olmsted
building and the
Capital Union
building.
I spoke with
Donald
Holtzman, the
senior director of
student affairs
and enrollment
services, and
questioned him
about the station
and its lack of
broadcasting
area. WPSH is
not an FCC iden
tified and regu
lated station.
Therefore, the station can only have a
limited broadcast area. For a station to be
FCC-regulated, they must employ a full
time engineer and a full-time program
director. Currently, Penn State Harrisburg
does not feel it would be cost effective to
pay these salaries . due to the lack of inter
est in the radio station.
For approximately the past two years,
WPSH has been broadcasting through an
FM-radiating system that allows listeners
to pick up the station on the FM band
although distance is restricted. The FM
radiating system uses transmitters located
Yes,
However . . .
By Kerry Monaco
Capital Times Staff Writer
in the CUB and the Olmsted building to
broadcast the station. The station cannot
be heard in the Meade Heights residences
because the only way to get the station
out there would be to run it through cable
television, which would require students
to buy special
splitters.
PSH believes
that most stu
dents would
not be willing
to buy these
splitters so
they do not
even bother
to carry the
in the station.
Within the next year, WPSH will be relo
cated to the newly renovated east wing of
the first floor of the Olmsted building.
This area will be home to a food
court, SGA offices, The Capital Times
office, the Student Activities office and
WPSH. The new station will have a glass
booth so students can actually see the DJ
while he or she is on the air. This new
presence will hopefully spark some inter
est in the student body. The new student
housing being constructed will be
equipped so students can listen to WPSH
on their radios, no cable needed.
signal
Meade
Heights.
With the
help of
Station
Manager
Jesse
Gutierrez, Dr.
Holtzman
hopes to
increase stu-
dent in
PSH hosts Math Counts
On Saturday, Feb. 3, the CUB at Penn
State Harrisburg was once again home to
the Math Counts Competition. This com
petition involved 200 seventh and eighth
graders from all over the area.
Winners of the competition received a
partial scholarship to Penn State Main
Campus, but the organization is trying to
get the scholarship to apply at Penn
State's branch campuses as well.
Math Counts is a nationwide program
aimed at achieving excellence in math
through competition and coaching.
Schools start training students for the
competition in the fall, which is then fol
lowed by an in-school qualifying test.
The next phase is the regional test, which
is the portion that was conducted recently
at PSH.
The Harrisburg chapter of the
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Following their charge by the lead
ers, the more than 130 student delegates
began addressing the issues brought to
their assigned committee. Delegates
receive country and committee assign
ments prior to the annual gathering.
Manheim Central High School stu
dent Mary Auker represented China on
the Security Council. The research she
undertook before coming to PSH prompt
ed her to propose that peacekeeping
troops be sent to the troubled region of
Sierra Leone.
Auker followed her older sister's
lead in choosing to attend the Model
United Nations. She plans to work toward
becoming an actual U.N. ambassador.
Other committees tackled disarma
ment, humanitarianism and political
issues. Briefings throughout Friday
included updates on international drug
trafficking by Lt. Col. Steve Pelley and
Lt. Col. John Peabody of the U.S. Army
War College in Carlisle. Pelley and
Peabody presented a no-nonsense
overview of the real world of illegal drug
sales.
Daniel Hyder, PSH student and
International Affairs Association mem
ber, chaired the Social, Humanitarian and
Cultural Committee. Several of the 56
Competition
By Rachel Laughery
Capital Times Staff Writer
Pennsylvania Society of Professional
Engineers coordinates this program. The
organization receives materials and sup
plies from local volunteers and sponsors.
Math faculty and other volunteers grade
the event. Many thanks go to Dr.
Richards, who was once again a very
active participant in this year's event.
Mechanicsburg Middle School
defeated nine other attending schools and
advanced to the state level. The top four
students from Pennsylvania will also
compete in Washington, D.C. for national
honors. The top four individual winners
in the area were Joe Gershenson, David
Renshaw, Paul Blascovich and Jeffrey
Renshaw.
Congratulations to all the winners in
this competition and best of luck to them
at the state competition.
delegates assigned to his committee
arrived with working papers, which
Hyder called the "raw materials for a res
olution."
Hyder said the delegates aim to "go
into the fmal General Assembly with a
resolution." The process of preparing a
resolution for acceptance by the individ
ual committee and, ideally, the General
Assembly, requires well-honed negotia
tion and coalition building skills. "It's
about problem solving," Hyder said.
The elaborate procedures required
for successfully bringing a resolution to
acceptance is moderated by the chair and
rapporteur assigned to each committee.
Some of the delegates knew the pro
cedures well, Hyder said. Hyder thinks
the committee process gives the students
an opportunity to "develop articulation on
issues and interpersonal skills."
After two days of debating, resolving
and voting, the final General Assembly
closed the 29th annual Model United
Nations.
The organizers cleaned up while the
delegates gathered their papers and head
ed toward the door.
Hyder feels one key to the success of
this type of event is careful preparation.
"You can't prepare too much," he
said. "The event depends on a staff who
are highly motivated."
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