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September 27 - Retired NYPD offi
cer Jack Dempsey will visit Penn
State Harrisburg. Dempsey is a
professor of criminal justice at
SUNY-Empire State and is the
author of “An Introduction to
Policing” and “An Introduction to
Investigations.” The lecture will be
at 3:30 p.m. in room 101 of the
library.
September 27 - “In Your Living
Room: Jump Start Your Career”
will be in the Community Center at
7:30 p.m.
September 28 - “Communicating
Across Cultures” will be in the
Community Center at 12:30 p.m,
September 29 - The “Be S.A.F.E.
(Self Defense Awareness
Familiarization Exchange)” pro
gram will be available for women
to learn and practice self defense.
The program begins at 8 p.m at the
Capital Village Community Center.
Register with Jen atjual@psu.edu.
September 30 - Dr. Sukhdeep Gill,
assistant professor of human devel
opment and family studies at Penn
State York, will present
“Evaluation of Family Support
Programs in Community Settings”
in Olmsted C-211.
October 1 - Alumni and students
will receive recognition at The
PSH Alumni Awards Dinner at
6:30 p.m. in the Student Center at
the CUB. Call (717) 948-6106 to
make reservations.
October 4 - Katie Smarilli, presi-
Things you need to know
SGA Elections will take place
online on Wednesday, September
29. Contact SGA President Rodney
Horton in Olmsted E-314 for
details.
SGA meetings take place each
Thursday in Olmsted E-314 at
12:30 p.m. Contact SGA President
Rodney Horton in Olmsted E-314
for more information.
The deadline for certification for
completion of a master’s paper and
thesis is October 4.
Want to get rid of your empty
inkjet printer cartridges? Circle K
will take your cartridges and recy
cle them in support of service proj
ects. Only inkjet cartridges are
accepted, and they can be dropped
outside the Capital Times office in
Olmsted E-126. Contact Helen
Casner at hmcls6@psu.edu for a
list of acceptable cartridges. •
Save your soda can tabs! Donate
them to Circle K to help Ronald
McDonald House. Deposit the tabs
in the marked containers around
Olmsted. Contact Circle K for
more information.
The last day to file for a final exam
conflict is October 6. Contact the
Police Report
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dent of Wachovia Bank of the
Central PA Region, will lead a talk
on transferring a liberal education
into a successful business career.
The discussion will be in the
Gallery Lounge at noon.
October 5 - “Susquehanna River
Voyages: The Birds of the
Susquehanna” will be presented by
Cindy Dunn of the Department of
Conservation and Natural
Resources. This lecture is part of
an ongoing year-long lecture series
and will be held in the Morrison
Gallery at 7 p.m.
October 5 - Free exercise and fit
ness classes will be offered in the
multipurpose room of the CUB at
5:15 p.m. Classes are led by Cindy
Metzger and are held every
Tuesday and Thursday. They are
free to PSH students, staff, faculty
and Alumni Association members.
Registration is not required.
Contact Recreation/Athletics at
(717) 948-6266,
The College Republicans meet
every other Tuesday. Contact Paul
at paf9lo@psu.edu for more infor-
mation,
The College Democrats meet every
other Thursday at 3:30 p.m. in
Olmsted E-200 and E-202. Contact
Jennifer Lawhom at
jll972@psu.edu for more informa
tion.
Chi Gamma lota Veterans’
Fraternity can help you make the
transition from military duty to col-
Academic Records office in the
Swatara Building to file.
The Capital Union Building fall
hours are: Monday-Thursday, 8
a.m. to 11 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m. to 5
p.m.; and Saturday and Sunday, 1
to 6 p.m. Be sure to bring your stu
dent ID.
Part-time employment opportuni
ties are available on the PSH cam
pus with the Institute of State and
Regional Affairs. Available posi-
tions include: programming, web
design, graphic design, telephone
interviewers, data entry and hard
ware/software troubleshooting. Call
(717) 948-6178 for more informa
tion.
Career Services can help you
develop your resume and get you
on the right track to finding a
career. Visit the Career Services
website at www.hbg.psu.edu/
careers/ to learn about workshop
dates and times.
The Capital Times is starting an
advice column. Let the questions
flow! Need advice on school, rela
tionships, family, friends, any
thing? Send your queries to capti
mes@psu.edu and look for a
response in upcoming issues.
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lege. Members include: active duty,
reserve, National Guard, separated
or retired service members. For
more information, contact Chris at
ctkl33@psu.edu.
The Capital Times, PSH’s student
newspaper, is always looking for
new staff members. If you are
interested in more information or
becoming a member, contact
Editor-in-Chief Kathryn Herr in
Olmsted E-126.
Lion Ambassadors needs more
lions. Meetings are held every
other Wednesday at 5 p.m. in the
Gallery Lounge.
“Christianity: Separating Fact from
Fiction” is a lunchtime discussion
group for faculty and staff to dis
cuss the Christian faith. For details,
contact w44@psu.edu or
pbil@psu.edu.
Circle K is the collegiate level of
Kiwanis International and is a great
opportunity for providing service in
the community. There are plenty of
fun activities planned for the
upcoming school year. Contact
Circle K President Helen Casner at
hmc 156@psu.edu.
September 20-October 22 - There
will be an art exhibit of the Doshi
Group in the library’s Morrison
Gallery.
October 5 - A capella group
Regency will perform sounds of
yesterday and today at noon in the
Gallery Lounge.
Author and filmmaker Michael
Moore will be visiting Dickinson
College’s Kline Center on October
6 at 7 p.m. Visit
www.dickinson.edu for more infor-
mation.
The Dave Matthews Band will be
performing at the Bryce Jordan
Center on October 1 at 6 p.m. The
performance is part of the Vote for
Change Tour and tickets are
$49.50. Performing with DMB will
be Ben Harper, Jurassic 5, The
Innocent Criminals and My
Morning Jacket. Visit
www.bjc.psu.edu for more infor-
mation.
Blues artist Jonny Lang will be
performing at the Whitaker Center
on October 7 at 8 p.m. Tickets are
$29.50 and $32.50. Visit
www.whitakercenter.org for more
information
CORRECTIONS
Circle K meetings are every other
Tuesday in Olmsted Room E-125
at 5:30 p.m.
Stack s Market is open Monday-
Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. (7-8
p.m. is “grab and go” only) and
Friday 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Entertainment
FCC fines CBS for Janet Jackson
By JENNIFER C. KERR
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON - Federal regula
tors fined CBS a record
$550,000 for Janet Jackson’s
“wardrobe malfunction,” which
exposed the singer’s breast dur
ing this year’s Super Bowl half
time show.
The Federal Communications
Commission voted unanimously
to slap each of the 20 CBS
owned television stations with
the maximum indecency penalty
of $27,500. The total penalty of
$550,000 is the largest fine
levied against a television broad
caster. Most of the FCC’s bigger
fines have been against radio
stations.
The commission decided not to
fine CBS’ more than 200 affiliate
stations, which also aired the
show but are not owned by the
network’s parent company,
Viacom.
MTV, a Viacom subsidiary, pro
duced the Feb. 1 halftime show,
which featured Jackson and
singer Justin Timberlake per
forming a racy duet. Timberlake
ripped off a piece of Jackson's
black leather top, exposing her
right breast to a TV audience of
about 90 million.
Timberlake blamed a “wardrobe
malfunction,” and CBS was
quick to apologize to viewers.
The breast-baring song generat
ed a record number of com
plaints to the FCC _ more than
500,000.
Viacom has said it will fight any
fines leveled against its stations
for the Jackson performance.
Over the summer, Viacom co
president Leslie Moonves said a
fine would be “grossly unfair”
and promised a court challenge.
Federal law bars radio and non
cable television stations from air
ing references to sexual and
excretory functions between 6
a.m. and 10 p.m., when children
Study: Parents want goverment
to limit sex, violence on T.V.
By Jennifer C.Ken-
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON- Nearly
two-ihirds of parents in a
new survey want the govern
ment to place tighter controls
on sex and violence on tele
vision, researchers said
Thursday.
Federal law bars radio and
non-cable television stations
from airing references to
sexual and excretory func
tions between 6 a.m. and 10
p.m. But the law doesn’t
address violence, and the
anti-indecency standard is
only enforced when a com
plaint is filed with federal reg
ulators, triggering a review
and possible fines by the
Federal Communications
Commission.
Sixty-three percent of par
ents surveyed by the Kaiser
Family Foundation said they
favor new regulations to limit
the amount of sex and vio
lence in TV shows during the
early evening hours when
children are more likely to be
watching.
“The folks in the television
industry ought to take note of
the fact that parents are now
supporting content standards
for television,” said Vicky
Rideout, the study’s lead
researcher and a vice presi
dent at the foundation. “If
they’re serious about avoid
ing that, it’s going to be real
ly necessary to make sure
parents are able to use the
tools available to them now,
Super Bowl show
may be tuning in. Once a com
plaint is made to the FCC, the
agency determines whether the
broadcast was indecent.
Within days of the Jackson inci
dent, lawmakers on Capitol Hill
began grumbling about smut on
TV, and both houses passed leg
islation that would raise indecen
cy fines. The House has voted to
Photo courtesy of The Age Web site
Janet Jackson is escorted off stage by her co-per
former. Justin Timberlake just after the infamous
“wardrobe malfunction.” The unrehearsed stunt by
Jakson and Timberlake came with a heafty fine.
raise the maximum indecency
fine to $500,000. The Senate
voted to increase the top fine to
$275,000 per indecent incident,
with a cap of $3 million per day.
The FCC launched a crack
down on indecency soon after
the Super Bowl, resulting in sev
eral high-profile fines. Among
them: a $755,000 fine against
namely the ratings (system)
and the V-chip.”
The survey also found that
more than half of all parents,
52 percent, said they would
like to see federal regulators
apply content standards to
cable stations. Forty-three
percent opposed the idea.
Parents do have some tools
to help them screen the pro
gramming their children
watch, but the study found
that many still aren’t using
them or don’t know they
have access to them.
Only 15 percent of all par
ents surveyed have used the
V-chip, which works with the
voluntary TV ratings system
to allow parents to block spe
cific programs.
The chips were required in
new TV sets in 2000.
According to the study, four
in 10 parents have bought a
new television since then,
but didn’t realize they had a
chip in the TV set.
The - ratings system fared
better. Half of all parents said
they have used the ratings to
help choose appropriate pro
gramming for their children.
But 20 percent said they had
never even heard of the rat
ings system, up from 14 per
cent in 2001.
The study was done by the
Kaiser Family Foundation, a
nonprofit organization that
focuses on health care
issues. It is not affiliated with
Kaiser Permanente or Kaiser
Industries.
Clear Channel for graphic drug
and sex talk on a “Bubba the
Love Sponge” radio program
and a record $1.75 million fine,
also against Clear Channel; for
indecency complaints against
Howard Stern and other radio
personalities.
Television networks also began
taking pre-emptive action by
implementing broadcast delays
so censors could scrub anything
deemed too racy. CBS aired the
Grammy awards ceremony a
week after the Super Bowl with a
five-minute delay. More recently,
the NFL kicked off its season
with a live, pregame show on
ABC that was aired with a 10-
second delay.
A Pennsylvania
slots update
By The Associated Press
A quick look at the latest
developments surrounding slot
machines in Pennsylvania:
Gov. Ed Rendell said
Wednesday a background
check on one of his three nom
inees to the Pennsylvania
Gaming Control Board came
back clean.
The state police investigation of
NFL referee and Carnegie
Mellon University administrator
Sanford D. Rivers turned up
“nothing that would disqualify
him at all,” Rendell said.
A hearing on a legal challenge
to the appointment of a state
legislator to the gaming board
ended inconclusively
Wednesday.
A Commonwealth Court judge
is presiding over a lawsuit filed
by state Attorney General Jerry
Pappert that seeks to block the
appointment of state Rep.
Jeffrey W. Coy, D-Franklin.
Coy resigned from the House a
day before he was appointed
Sept. 3 by House Minority
Leader H. William DeWeese,
D-Greene. Pappert, a
Republican, alleges the
appointment violated a state
constitutional provision restrict
ing lawmakers from taking cer
tain appointed offices.