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COMMENTS FROM THE E.dITOR
By STACy DE ANGELO, EdITOR IN CHIEF
It is half way through the semester and midterms have
come and gone. For some of us it means we are only weeks away
from graduation and for others just weeks away from summer
break. Some events coming up in these last few weeks are the
usual lectures, workshops, dinners, bands, a luau, spring fling and
numerous other activities. One important event that is coming up
is the Fall 2003 SGA elections. The upcoming elections are
brought to our attention in a recent letter to the editor, page 3. I
would like to stress the importance of knowing who the candi
dates are and what their platforms are. The SGA is an essential part of each Penn State
campus and represents their campus in most college wide events and committees such
as CCSG (Commonwealth College Student Government). They are fundamentally the
leaders of their campuses. So all I can ask is that you all think carefully about who you
are voting for and if you think you can make a difference in the Student Government,
then go to Student Activities and tell them you want to run. Elections are being held the
beginning of April, so get involved
Aside from elections, some
thing I would like to address is The
Capital Times letters to the editor poli
cy. At the Cap Times we do our best to
apply standard Associated Press and
other journalistic techniques and regu
lations. Keep in mind that most of us
are still in the process of earning our
communications degrees and are not
yet professionals. Our mission state
ment on page 2, above the staff and contents, states that we do not print unsigned letters
to the editor and have the right to choose not to print anything that we feel is not rele
vant to The Capital Times or Penn State Harrisburg. If you chose to submit a letter to
the editor, you must sign it and provide a phone number or e-mail address so that we
can verify that you are indeed the one who wrote it and that we do in fact have permis
sion to print. Names can be withheld upon request. We often receive e-mails and letters
that are not to be put in print and are just friendly compliments or constructive criti
cism.
In defense of the THON article (issue 12, March 3) that is mentioned in one let
ter to the editor, one must understand the condition in which the dancers were inter
viewed. I was present at THON and witnessed the interviews. Cutchall and Luthra were
approached after being up for little over 24 hours and were only asked about 3 ques
tions each and not even the same questions. For the Cap Times article, both dancers
were e-mailed the same set of about 10 to 15 questions and had at least 3 days to get
their answers e-mailed back or called in. When they were given the questions it was a
few days after THON when they had the opportunity to rest up and seriously think
about the message they wanted to put forth. It is true that Cutchall's answers were con
sistent in both articles and displayed the same attitude. Luthra was asked different ques
tions by the Patriot News reporter and her answers adequately answered the questions
put to her. I am not saying this to defend Luthra, but to put to rest any discrepancies
between The Patriot News article and The Capital Times article. Read any two newspa
pers and you will find different quotes and attitudes on the same topic in both papers,
it's all in what and how questions are asked and the writer's commitment and attitude
towards the issue being covered.
You may reach The Capital Times at Penn State Harrisburg Campus. W 341 Olmsted Building, 777 W.
Harrisburg Me, Mkidkstown, PA 17057. Phone us at: (717) 948-6440. or e-mail: coplirnesepsu.edu
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