\\ 110 \NT ARE ,1\1) NVIIAT NVE 1)11) RkMty A:lvko:ar PETER KAREITHI, Ph.D. POLICIES The Capitol 'limes Is published by the students of Penn State Hanieburg. Viewpoints are solely those of the authors and are not representative of the college adrnineliatiort, faculty or stu dent body. Concerns regarding the content of any Issue should be directed to the editor. Advertisers ore not sanc tioned by The Capital limes. The Capital Times is funded with Student ActNity Fee money. The Cop Hal Times welcomes signed letters from readers. No unsigned submission will be reprlnted. However, a writer's name may be withheld upon request and by approvci of the scam. AM materials -art Mes, photographs and artwork - ore property of The Capital limes. No parts of this paper may be repro duced without permission of the editors. TEE cw— AlOOtOrtt Nevus Editor Assistant Layout Editor Business Manager Advert g Manager Editor in Chief Copy Editor Photo Editor Foreign Ceirrevondent Photographers Stacy DeAngelo, Steve Stanch:lw). Pete Strelk:r GrOPhic DOOM Regukx Writers & Contibulom Stacy DeAngsrAo, Snead Deßoiste, Sarah Elkolban, Wes Griffith, Brian° Hamer, John Hemsley, Sharllyn Klinger, MarkoPrimoroc, Glen Rudy, Jason Russo, Brian Seaman, Rachel Shepherd, Amy Shur, Steve Standridge, Pete Streik:, Rob Trishman Interview with New SGA Pres. 4 by Stacy De Angelo Students and Sleep Deprivation p 5 by Mach& Shepherd Captimes Photo Gallery '-6 by Stacy De Angelo and Pete Strella "Beer Guy"' Cheers on Softball Team 7 by Stacy De Angelo Straining Rellabous Faith 8 by Rachel Shepherd Celebrating Jewish Heritage 8 by Robert Trishman ""DEP ARIMENIS Around Campus Student Speak Out by Steve Standridge The Devil's Advocate by Brian Seaman PSH Police Report by Rachel Shepherd Calendar by Sarah Elkalban Cheap Seats and Sticky Floors by Sinead Deßoiste and Steve Standridge See Deez Reviews by WPSH Staff Infection All questions and comments can be sent to: captimesepsumedu Executive Boar d Open Position Pete Strella Sinead C. Deßoiste Stacy De Angelo Stacy De Mgeto Robert Trishrnan Jason Russo McAo Primorac Stacy De Angelo, Pete Streik) CONTENTS -FE,MIJ4B COMMENTS FROM THE ECIITOR Being as this is the last Editor's Comments I will get to pen, there are some issues I would like to address. The first being the cur rent situations not only at Penn State Harrisburg but also in the PSU system as a whole. You all know about the tuition increase, I am sure most of you have felt that swift kick in the ass when your semester bills came this year. Well, get ready for another increase in the coming semesters. Some students have decided to take matters into their own hands and speak up against the increase. On April 7, members of the SGA and CCSG (Council of Commonwealth Student Governments) attended the Rally in the Rotunda (issue 15 vol. 43 of The Capital Times). The turnout was rather low due to weather conditions. However, the sparse attendance was also due to lack of publicity, a problem PSH clubs and offices constantly face. Students who read the article in the last issue of the Capital Times decided to take matters into their own hands and are planning their own rally in hopes to gain more support. Be sure to look for flyers and announcements in the coming weeks. Something else many students may be familiar with is the heavily stressed Internet piracy laws that have been instituted by PSU. Mass e-mails have been sent out and viola tion warnings appear every time you log into a PSH comput er. Do not ignore these warnings. More than a hundred Penn State students from various campuses (including University Park) have been arrested and fined for violating these laws and downloading music, movies, etc. When it comes down to it, it is cheaper to just buy the CD or DVD than risk getting arrested, kicked out of school, or fined hundreds of dollars or more. Now on to the sentimental part of my final comments. It saddens me to say that my job here is done. My stint as Editor in Chief of The Capital Times has come to an end. I must say that it has been a sometimes bumpy journey, especially at first, but hey, I was and still am learning. I have heard more compliments recently and it makes me feel'that my time and effort was not in vain. One student approached me at a party and told me that the paper has greatly improved since last year and that he still has the first issue from fall (you know, the one with the beer bottles). You have no idea what little things like that can do to make you forget all of the negative comments and criticism that are thrown at you in a position such as this. Now it is Pete's turn. Slowly but surely I have been letting Pete take control of the oper ation so he can keep on improving the paper. The Capital Times is always a work in progress and it has taken many fine editors and staff members to get it to where it is now. I have complete faith that Pete will carry on the tradition of excellence that the Captimes has come to expect from itself. We put more pressure on ourselves than the readers ever could. I know that being a member of The Capital Times has been an almost life-altering expe rience. I have learned many skills that I hope prove useful after I graduate in May. Throughout this experience I have learned to look at things very differently and have learned to deal with many different situations. I have been faced with ridicule and praise, complications and long nights. I have learned that sleep is overrated and good friends are like life support. As glad as I am to have my degree and to officially become a member of "the real world", I will miss all of you here at Penn State Harrisburg. I wish you all the best of luck. Now I am going to leave you with one last somewhat profound thought: Lewis Carroll once wrote. " At least I know who I was when I got up this morning, but I think I must have been changed sev eral times since then." I have changed in many ways just by being a part of the Penn State com munity. I am no longer the scared, naive, relatively antisocial, lost little girl I was 4 years ago. I have become my own person and a student leader here at PSH. I have all of those who have sup ported and my staff and me along the way to thank. --- Stacy D. You may reach The Capital Times at Penn State Harrisburg Campus, W 341 Olmsted Building, 777 W. Harrisburg Pike, Middletown, PA 17057. Phone us at: (717).9486x440, or e-ma ll: captimes@psu.edu Deolkle fa The net hie It I a krue of 'Next Year llll Monday, Aticgtist 25 2CX)3 IY Please tell our advertisers that yciu saw It h "'Capital rimesl Cover Photo and Design by Stacy De Angelo By STACy DEANQELO, ECIITOR-AN--CHIEF
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