FacxAty Advisor
PETER KAREITHI, PhD.
POLICIES
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CONTENTS
SGA Report
by Michael Green
Good Turn-out At Clubs' OAB Meeting 4
by I tvr O'Malley
Campus Radio Station Soon Up and Running 5
by Minheie Olvkley
Intercollegiate Sports 6
by Eric Thomas
PSU Football 7
by Pete Stella
PSH Comes Out of the Den 8
by Angela Shuff
Climbnasium Offers Adventure 10
by Marko Primorac
Preventing Anxiety 1 1
by Rachel Shepherd
Putting Unwanted Stress In its Place 11
by Rachel Shepherd
Student Speak Out
by Deb Masslc
Humor Column
by Dave Barry
KRT page
by KRT
PSH Police Report
by Laura Baron
Calendar
by Angela Shuff.
Cheap Seats and Sticky Floors
by Matt Mosley
See Deez Reviews
by Llsa O'Malley
Executive Board
Marko Primorac
Angela Stuff
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Konlsha Davis
Peter Strelia
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Steve Standridge
Rachel Shepherd
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COMMENTS FROM THE EdIToR
Something needs to be done about the academic
advisor situation at Penn State Harrisburg. There are
too many students who are forced to stay an extra
semester because of bad advice from advisors.
Sometimes advisors tell students to register for a
course that is not required and other times they neg
lect to inform students of a course that is needed to
graduate.
The situation is further complicated because certain
classes are offered only once a year. If the advisor
fails to notice this, students may expect to take a class in the spring when it is
only offered in the fall. The student then has to stay an extra semester for one or
two courses. It would be ideal for classes to be offered year-round, but this is
not always possible unless enough
students need the course
Our advisors are not completely to
blame. The system needs to be
tweeked. At Penn State Harrisburg,
academic advising is nothing more
than a side job performed by
already busy faculty. Most profes
sors teach a full course load and
some of them may view advising as
an inconvenience.
First-year teachers are assigned to
advise students even though they are not familiar with the University's academic
infrastructure. Some teachers advise 25 students while others advise only two.
The policy that allows students to choose their own advisor is agreeable, yet the
load needs to be more evenly distributed.
Penn State Harrisburg students would be best suited if the University hired
additional staff members that focused solely on advising students. However, the
University's fiscal situation is bleak. It would most likely be funded by tuition
increases that students will not want to pay.
Meanwhile, the best solution is for students to pay extra attention to the courses
they take. They should get a second opinion if they are unsure of their advisor.
Sometimes students will place schoolwork ahead of making sure they take the
correct classes. In reality, both are of equal importance.
According to The Patriot-News, the state Senate has passed a bill that would
lower the legal alcohol limit to 0.08 percent from the current 0.1 percent. The
House is expected to approve the bill on Monday Sept. 29, meaning the law will
most likely go into effect by Oct. 1.
Lastly I would like to compliment Maintenance on the job they did to prepare
this campus for Hurricane Isabel. They tied the trashcans to poles, put up barri
cades along College Avenue to avoid flooding, and cut the power to Meade
Heights, which lowered the chance of power being lost in the Olmsted building
The storm was not as strong as anticipated, but it is always better to expect the
worst.
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