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Faculty Advisor
Samuel P. Winch, Ph.D.
POLICIES
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Harrisburg. Viewpoints are solely those of the authors and are
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TEE CREW--
Executive Board
Assistant News Editor Stacy DeAngelo
Assistant Layout Editor Cathie McCormick
Business Manager .
Advertising Manager
Editor In Chief
Departments Editor
Features Editor
Production Assistant
Photographers
Mitchell Davidson Bentley, Stacy DeAngelo,
John Hemsley, Cathie McCormick
Graphic Design
Mitchell Davidson Bentley, Cathie McCormick
Regular Writers & Contributors
Christina Cambria, Brad Clements,
Stacy DeAngelo, Sarah Elkalban,
Maggie Frank, John Hemsley, Cathie McCormick,
Diane McDonough, Amy Shur,
Rebecca Swab-Hudson, Justin N, Unton
Jennifer Ziegler
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Maggie Frank
C.MMENTS FROM THE EdITORS
By MITCHELL DAVICJSON BENTLEY ANd CATHIE MCCORMICk
Featured on the cover -- and in the color centerfold -- is the first in a series of
articles by our foreign correspondent, Marko Primorac. Many of you will remem
ber Marko's travel articles from the past two semesters. Well, Marko is off to a
different kind of travel. Shortly after the holidays, he was called to active military
duty. He has been a reservist and wrote a noteworthy article on our upcoming war
on terrorism in the first issue following the attacks on Sept. 11. Now, it seems, he
may be getting a closer look. We sincerely hope it's not too close. Our thoughts
are with him.
Marko delivered the articles and photos of his holiday backpacking tour in
Europe the night before being shipped out. He couldn't tell us where he was
going, but he said he would try to write and keep us posted.
Some other features you may have noted are signs of the times. With a grow
ing interest in the World Wide Web, we are now running several new features:
"Net Surfer," "E-mail Giggles" and "E-mail Thoughts." The Net Surfer column
consists of Web site reviews by Maggie Frank, and features a different type of site
each issue. The E-mail Thoughts and Giggles will feature some of the humorous
and heart warming e-mails recieved by the editorial staff of The Capital Times.
We hope to include something different for each upcoming issue, space permit
ting, but will bump this kind of content in favor of more newsworthy articles, if
submitted.
On that note, this paper is only as good as its input. The old adage of GIGO
(Garbage In—Garbage Out) applies in many areas of life, and this is a prime
example. Our staff works hard to bring you, our readers, the best they have to offer
because they want to be involved• and they want this campus to have a notewor
thy publication. They also want to get something more out of their on-campus
extracurricular activities than a song and dance . . . or a pajama party.
It isn't always easy and there is always something else that needs to be done
but, bless their hearts, they try. What we really want to know is—where are all the
Communications majors? Mitch does layout—he's a Humanities major. The next
in -line to be editor is an Education major. Several of our staff are English or
Liturature majors, but where are the Communications majors (you know, those of
you who have taken Journalistic Writing, or Writing for the Media)? •
Unless you already have the job of your dreams lined up, we suggest you run
-- not walk -- to to our next meeting (Mondays, 12:30 p.m. in Olmsted W 341). The
knowledge gained through the day-to day reality of putting together this paper will
set you apart from the others who have the degree, but not the experience. As far
as we know, it is still important to have a portfolio when applying for jobs in the
media. The Capital Times is EXACTLY what you need -- and it's here for you
compliments of your Student Activities Fee.
If this publication is to survive after the current administration steps down in
April, then it will need people who want the experience and portfolio additions to
step foreward NOW, so they can learn how to carry on when we're gone. We can
only hope that some of you will see the value in this, and step up to the plate.
It is not up to the professors to push you into action, nor is it up to us to badg
er you into it—it is up to you to decide that you want that extra $20,000 a year
you can negotiate for, against that inexperienced college graduate who's applying
for the same position, when its time to get a job and pay back your student loans.
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