WHO W i; ARK AND W HAT \YK DID
The Capital Times Is published by the Students of Penn State
Harrisburg. Viewpoints are solely those of the authors and are
not representative of the collie administration, faculty or stu
dent body. Concerns regarding the content bf any Issue should
be directed to the editor. Advertisers are not sanctioned by The
Capital Times, The Capital Times is funded with Student Activity
Fee money.
The Capital Times welcomes signed letters from readers. No
unsigned-submission will be reprinted. However, a writer's name
may be withheld upon request and by approval of the editors.
All materials - articles, photographs and artwork - are property
of The Capital Times. No parts'of this paper may be reproduced
without permission of the editors.
The Crbw— _ „ ■
Executive Board
Assistant News Editor
Assistant Layout Editor
Business Manager
Advertising Manager
Ecfltor In Chief
Departments Editor
Features Editor
Production Assistant
Photographers
Stacy DeAngelo, Mitchell Bentley, Amy Shur,
Steve Standridge, Dan Storm
Graphic Design
Wregular Writers & Contrtoutors
Stacy DeAngelo, Sarah Elkalban, John Hemsley, Chris
Patterson, Rachel Shepherd, Amy Shur, Steve Standridge,
Dan Storm, Pete Strella, Robert Irishman
Contents-
Snow Storm Blues
by Dan Storm
Penn 81*010 Football
by Pete Strella
PSU Alumnus Makes TMI Safer
by Sieve Standridge
This Semester In Photos
by Capital Times Staff Photographers
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
by Rachel Shepherd
Ad Men and the War
by Steve Standridge and Rob Trlshman
Christmas Tunes
by Rob Trlshman
m —Departments
Around Campus
Student Speak Out 4
by Amy Shut '
The SGA Report 9
by Stacy De Angelo
PSH Police Report 10
by Rachel Shepherd
Campus Calendar 11
by Sarah Elkalban
Entertainment
See Deez Reviews
by the WPSH Staff Infection
Cheap Seats and Sticky Floors
by Stacy De Angelo
Faculty Advisor
PETER KAREITHI, Ph.D.
Policies
Stacy De Angelo, Pete Strella
Whoever Candoit
Pete Strella
Connie Goodell
Sharilyn Klinger
Stacy De Angelo
Open Position
Rachel Shepherd
Wes Griffith
—Features
Comments from the
By Stacy De Anqelo Ai\d Pete Strella
semester.
I would like to thank everyone for
being so patient with the transitions
that the Capital Times has gone
through under my leadership. I know
it’s been rough, but next semester will be better.
The Capital Times THON T-shirt sale started today (Monday, Dec. 16) at 9 a.m.
and will run until 6 p.m. The same goes for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Show
your support for kids with cancer. Think of it this way: you could throw $lO into a
THON donation can or you can spend $l5 to get a long sleeve THON inspired t-shirt
(available Tuesday, preorders accepted), or you can get a PSH hat, Capital Times T
shirt, School of Humanities polo, or WPSH Radio Club T-shirt. The Cap Times has
already donated $1,053 and has raised close to $3OO in pledges. We hope to raise
more with this sale. Please show your support for the kids.
Lets see, what else. Oh yes, as Dan Storm wrote in his opinion piece on page 4.
It’s unfortunate the way that Penn State Harrisburg handles inclement weather condi
tions. I for one felt the brunt of that ice storm on Dec. 11, when I fell on the ice on
my way to work. It wasn’t too much fun, I’ll tell you that. When weather is bad like
that, it is all well and good that they had a 2-hour delay for students, but employees
had to report as usual. That’s a hazard. School should have been delayed or closed for
all that weren’t needed. The same for Thursday Dec. 5. Morning classes should have
been canceled before the evening classes, that way roads would be clear before stu
dents venture out. That’s just my opinion.
With the semester ending there are several open positions that will be available.
We will be losing some much needed staff due to class loads, student teaching, intern
ships, and graduation. Positions that will need to be filled are: Assistant news editor,
departments editor, photo editor, calendar coordinator, writers and photographers, and
Speak Out coordinator. We will also be looking for people interested in taking over
many of the positions that will be open in Fall 2003 so they can begin training next
semester. All are welcome to apply; all editorial positions are decided by a staff.vote.
Which brings us to my final thought: Congrats to all of December’s graduates. You
will be missed, especially those on my staff and in my sibling organizations, WPSH
Radio Club, TV Broadcasting Club, and Photography Club. I wish all the graduates
best wishes and much luck in their future careers. GO PENN STATE!
Now I will hand this off to Pete for his end of the semester remarks.
So here we are at the end of the semester. It’s been very busy, but I must say
that I had a lot of fun.
After my first semester here at Penn State Harrisburg, the aspect I was most
struck by was the quality of the courses and instruction. I learned the more this
semester than in any other in my college career. My hats off to all the instructors for
their hard work, which often goes unnoticed.
I feel as though the newspaper has improved vastly since our first issue in
early September. I hope it is helping the students as much as it’s helping me. I hope
it’s as fun for you guys t 9 read as it is for us to put together.
There is one thing I feel could benefit us a lot. Speaking personally, I often
throw things into this paper blindly, hoping that they are interesting or entertaining.
I’d like to hear more from you guys. Letters to the editor help us improve. I’d like
to know whether you think something I write is hilarious, stupid, or just plain wrong.
I’m trying to make a career out of this, so any feedback will help.
In closing, I know everyone is working hard. But every once in a while, take
a moment to have fun. College years should be a good time. Peace. “Once in a
while you get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right” -Robert
Hunter, sung in “Scarlet Begonias” by Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead.
Deadline for next issue January 13, 2003
Cover Photos by Stacy De Angelo and Steve Standridge
Cover Design by Stacy De Angelo
Well it’s the end of the semester and
the last issue of the year. You can look
forward to the next issue on January
20,2003. There are a few things that I
want to say before we wrap up the
I TO RS