C. ll 2 l i e pital Times
February 7, 2005
Professor
Spotlight
By Addeline Hiebert
Staff Reporter
arh227@psu.edu
Prof. Francy brings interna
tional experiences and cre
ative approaches to class
room
As a 4th year Ph.D. candidate,
as well as the vice president of
the student assembly at Milton
S. Hershey Medical Center,
Penn State Harrisburg biology
instructor Jacquelyn M. Francy
works teaching around a busy
schedule. A Buffalo native,
Francy graduated from the
State University of New York at
Geneseo in 1999 with a BS in
biochemistry and a minor in
anthropology.
Her interest in other cultures
and travel led her on several
adventures. In 1999, Francy
joined the Peace Corps, some
thing she is very glad to have
been a part of, and considers
her work there to be her great
est achievement. She traveled
to a rural village in The
Gambia, West Africa, (Yes, you
do actually have to say "The"
Gambia) to teach high school
biology. Although classes were
taught in English, the natives
usually spoke one of three trib
al languages - Mandinka, Fula
or Wolof.
"They didn't have textbooks,"
said Francy. "A lot of them did-
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So you want to join a club?
By Andrea Bierly
Staff Writer
Andreaßierly@aol.com
So, want to join a club on cam
pus but don't think you'll fit in to
any? Push all those doubts
aside. Besides the well-known
clubs like Student Government
Association and, of course, the
Capital Times student newspa
per, there are lots of lesser
known clubs that may be a per
fect fit.
The Harrisburg Anime
Association (HAA), a club dedi
cated to the art of Japanese ani
mation, is a recently reinstated
official club at Penn State
Harrisburg. Started back in fall of
2003 as an official club, HAA
attracted many interested stu
dents; however, only a few loyal
anime fans remained and the
club was forced to forgo their offi
cial recognition by the college.
Club secretary or, as the club
prefers, Minion #2 Maruja
Rosario is among a handful of
students breathing new life into
HAA. When asked to describe
HAA, Rosario said, "HAA is a
club that combines cool people
and the beauty of a Japanese
pop culture art form. It's also all
inclusive for anyone who likes
anime, so whether you've been a
fan since you were six or just
started yesterday, we want you
here."
Students interested in joining
HAA can contact club president,
or Empress, Lisa Stone at
hbganimeclub@yahoo.com.
The Philosophy Club, which is
currently drafting its constitution
and new members, is also a bud
ding organization at PSH. The
Philosophy Club aims at provid
ing interested students an infor
mal, relaxed atmosphere in
Iraq's president wants
By Miriam Fam
AP Writer
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Iraq's
president said Tuesday it would
be "complete nonsense" to ask
foreign troops to leave the coun
try now, although some could
depart by year's end. Officials
began the final vote tally from
elections to produce a govern
ment to confront the insurgency.
Despite scattered clashes in
rebel areas across the country,
Iraq reopened its borders
Tuesday and commercial flights
took off from Baghdad
International Airport as authori
ties eased security restrictions
imposed to protect last week
end's landmark voting.
In Baghdad, about 200 election
workers Tuesday began the sec
ond - and possibly final - stage of
the count. They reviewed tally
sheets prepared by workers who
counted ballots starting Sunday
night at the 5,200 polling centers
across the country and began
crunching the numbers into 80
computer terminals. Officials
said no figures were expected to
be released Tuesday.
The ballots themselves have
also been sent to Baghdad, but
will not be recounted unless
there are challenges or discrep
ancies in the tally sheets, offi-
which to question, explore, and
discuss philosophical issues.
Topics on which the club will
touch on include religion, ethics,
logic, art, politics, and a variety of
other areas. The Philosophy
Club will not just be discussion;
they plan on bringing in guest
speakers, showing movies, and
fundraising for
various causes.
Do not let the
name scare you
away. Club advi
sor Professor
Haas said, "To be
a member of the
Philosophy Club,
you certainly
don't have to be a
card-carrying
philosopher now
or ever. But if you
like to think and
talk--in that order
-you'll probably
have a good time
in this club."
Anyone interest
ed in joining the
Philosophy Club
can contact
Professor Haas
at jchl9@psu.edu
Another club fly
ing below many
students' radars is
Chi Gamma lota (XGI), a club
that provides scholastic and
moral support to former, current,
and reserve members of the
United States Armed Forces.
XGI also welcomes students who
have friends, family, or spouses
in the military. Some may
remember XGI from the blood
drive they held here at PSH last
November. Members of XGI
were out and about on campus
letting people know about the
cials said
Sunday's election, which
occurred without catastrophic
rebel attacks, raised hopes that a
new Iraqi government would be
able to assume greater responsi
bility for security, hastening the
day when the 170,000 U.S. and
other foreign troops can go
home.
During a news conference,
President Ghazi al-Yawer was
asked whether the presence of
foreign troops might be fueling
the Sunni Arab revolt by encour
aging rebel attacks.
"It's only complete nonsense to
ask the troops to leave in this
chaos and this vacuum of
power," al-Yawer, a Sunni Arab,
said.
He said foreign troops should
leave only after Iraq's security
forces are built up, the country's
security situation has improved
and some pockets of terrorists
are eliminated.
"By the end of this year, we
could see the number of foreign
troops decreasing," al-Yawer
said.
Al-Yawer had been a strong crit
ic of some aspects of the U.S.
military's performance in Iraq,
including the three-week Marine
siege of the Sunni rebel city of
Fallujah in April.
Al-Yawer helped negotiate an
end to that siege. But the city fell
blood drive; they were hard to
miss. Their blood drive was a
great success, bringing in over
69 pints of blood for the Central
PA Blood Bank. Be on the look
out for them this semester as
they promote another blood drive
and be sure to donate if you can.
In addition to blood drives, for-
The Harrisburg Anime Association (HAA) from left, front row: PSH students
Matthew Wong and Trevania Beresford; back row: Lisa Stone, Brian Lee, Ari
Jones, Ngoc (Tammy) Tran and Colleen Martin.
mer president and current mem
ber Chris Kramm said, "In the
upcoming months, XGI will be
organizing events for its mem
bers and their families; we're
going bowling next month and
skiing the month after." Kramm
also said XGI plans on offering
tutoring for its members in vari
ous subjects, providing a net
work of outside resources, and
offering help to members return
ing from active military duty.
into the hands of insurgents and
religious zealots, forcing the
Marines to recapture Fallujah
last November in some of the
heaviest urban combat for
American forces since the
Vietnam war.
"There were some mistakes" in
the occupation "but to be fair ... I
think all in all it was positive, the
contribution of the foreign forces
in Iraq," al-Yawer said. "It was
worth it."
Later Tuesday, Defense
Minister Hazem Shaalan said
Iraq would only ask U.S. and
other forces to leave when the
country's own troops were capa
ble of taking on insurgents.
"We don't want to have foreign
troops in our country, but at the
same time we believe that these
forces should stay for some time
until we are able to control the
borders and establish a new
modern army and we have effi
cient intelligence," Shaalan told
reporters. "At that time ... we'll
ask them to leave."
Meanwhile, a Web site posted a
photograph of what it claimed
was a kidnapped U.S. soldier,
but doubts were quickly raised
about its authenticity and the
U.S. military said no soldiers
were missing.
Liam Cusack, of the toy manu
facturer Dragon Models USA,
inc., said the image of the soldier
Anyone interested in XGI is
encouraged to • visit
http://www.hbg.psu.edu/clubs/xgi
/index2.htm for contact informa
tion and additional information
about the organization.
A noteworty unknown club for
the non-traditional student is
Alpha Sigma Lambda (ASL).
Photo by Maruja Rosario/Capital Times
ASL is a national honor society
for non-traditional students.
According to their website, ASL
aims "to recognize the special
achievements of adults who
accomplish academic excellence
while facing competing interests
of home and work." Theta lota is
a chapter of ASL as PSH. Learn
more about membership require
ments and benefits of member
ship by going to the adult learner
hompeage at
troops to stay
An Iraqi child passes a U.S. army soldier from the Ist Infantry
Division in Baquba, Jan. 23, 2005.
portrayed in the photo bore a
striking resemblance to the
African-American version of its
"Cody" action figure.
"It is our doll ... to me it definite
ly looks like it is," Cusack told
The Associated Press.
"Everything the guy is wearing is
exactly what comes with our fig-
He said the figures were
ordered by the U.S. military in
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http://www.hbg.psu.edu/studaf/a
dultstudents/asmain.htm.
If the left side of the brain dom
inates the right side, the
Integration club may be the right
choice. Although Integration's
aim is to promote a better under
standing of the mathematical sci
ences, students of all majors are
eligible to join. For students
majoring in a mathematical field,
the benefits include opportunities
to meet professional mathemati
cians and gain some help easing
in the mathematical work force.
For students not majoring in a
mathematical filed, or the mathe
matically impaired, experiencing
the lighter and more creative side
of mathematics through club
activities are the perks.
Interested students can visit
Integration's website at
http://cs.hbg.psu.edu/ic/index.ht
ml for contact information and
other useful tidbits.
The final pick for an unfamiliar
club is the Ski and Snowboard
Club, which is especially relevant
this time of year. Since the club
relies on cold weather, they are
mainly active from mid-October
until late March. The Ski and
Snowboard Club has a terrific
website with information about
upcoming trips, contact informa
tion and great pictures of past
events. You can reach the Ski
and Snowboard Club's website
at
http://www.hbg.psu.edu/clubs/ski
clubs/index.html.
For more information about all
the official clubs and organiza
tions at PSH, visit
http://www.hbg.psu.edu/studaf/st
udentactivites/organizations.htm
or stop by the Student Activities
office in room ElOl Olmsted.
Photo by Nikola Solic/Reuters
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