CT.tepital Times
February 21, 2005
Professor
Spotlight
Dauphin County judge
brings expertise from the
bench to the classroom
By Cortez Bailey
Staff Reporter
cdbl4l@psu.edu
The Dauphin County Courthouse
sits just east of the Susquehanna
River and is located on the south
side of Front and Market Streets.
The building's architecture is
somewhat Romanesque, with a
contemporary hint to it. Above
the main fountain stands a statue
of a man squashing a serpent
with one leg.
Attempts are made to try
to identify the character via
memory. "Okay Cortez, you
know this one" (I silently tell
myself.) Prometheus? ....No,
he conquered fire. Pandora? No,
she was not a he, and if that were
her she would have one leg on
top of a box. The mere thought
of Pandora with a foot on top of
a box in front of the courthouse
made me feel silly, and for the
sake of ego I decided to retire
from my game of mythological
jeopardy.
I reminded myself that I am not
here to waste time and walk by
the statue without a mere glance.
The steps of the courthouse are
populated with mostly younger
and middle-aged males, dressed
in semi-formal wear: ties, shoes
and the sort. They seemed to
be uncomfortable; both in their
clothes, and in their reasons for
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Subway Cafe
preserves a
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The Student Voice of Penn State Harrisburg
$4.1
By Kathryn Herr
Editor in Chief
kah92B@psu.edu
As the Friday night countdown
begins, the dancers link together
throughout the dance floor. As 7
p.m. arrives, the dancers stand
up together to begin the 48-hour
Dance-a-Thon.
Tired and barely conscious
students sat in anticipation as the
number cards were raised on the
stage. As the last card came into
view, the students jumped to their
feet cheering, screaming, crying,
and hugging their neighbors.
For 48 hours they had stood
on their feet with no sleep in
anticipation of this moment.
Together Penn State has raised
Photo by Kathryn Herr
The crowd cheers on the dancers in their last hours. Many orginizations adopt Four Diamonds families and
spend time with them thoughout the year. The crowd is packed into the stands in blocks of color represent
ing the individual orginizations that are sponsoring the kids. Adopted families are often shared between two
related orginizations such as a fraternity and a sorority. These teams are a great support system.
The theology of
multiculturalism
By Sharon Furfaro
Assistant Editor
sill 71 @psu.edu
When Rev. Dr. Anthony
Alexander arrived at Grace
United Methodist Church, the
congregation was, in his words,
"99 percent white."
Alexander was used to this. He
had only served predominantly
white congregations in the U.M.C.
Interestingly enough, Alexander
is black.
"After two years of this, I realized
that something had to change,"
said Alexander.
Now, Alexander greets a
congregation filled with African-
American, Asian and Hispanic
members.
"Accepting folks as God
intended them to be, that is
multiculturalism," said Alexander.
Six area clergy members
discussed the theology of
multiculturalism on Feb. 10. The
presentation, held in the Olmsted
gallery lounge, was a continuation
of Penn State Harrisburg's public
Multicultural Academic Lecture
Series. Dr. Felicia Brown-
Haywood, director of student
support and multicultural affairs,
organized the event.
Rabbi Carl Choper, of Temple Beth
Shalom of Greater Harrisburg,
explained multiculturalism
through understanding that "God
is the God of all the universe."
Choper said that every human
being is created in the image
CHURCH cont'd on 4
million Tor the Kids'
a record $4,122,483.65 million
for the Four Diamonds Fund at
Penn State Hershey Children's
hospital.
Under the amount is a sign with
the traditional THON chant, "For
the Kids."
Penn State was really the first
breath of life for the organization
said Charles Millard, founder of
the Four Diamonds Fund. "I think
this is fantastic," said Millard.
Penn State Harrisburg sent two
dancers to THON this year. Maruja
Rosario, senior Communications
major and Molly Harmes, junior
English major kept each other
company during the two days of
dancing.
"I feel really honored to be
able to do this for these kids,"
SGA pres. sets sights higher
By Peter Strella
Press and Journal Reporter
Rodney Horton has already
climbed one mountain at Penn
State Harrisburg.
Now he plans to climb another in
Middletown's local government.
The college's 21-year-old
student government president
has announced plans to run for
borough council next fall after he
graduates in the summer.
Horton, a Republican who is
originally from Philadelphia, now
resides on Wilson Street and
hopes to represent the borough's
first ward in 2006.
"While I am not a lifelong resident
of the borough, I do have a sense
of pride in the place of where
I live," Horton said. "We need
individuals that think outside the
box and I am one of them. I will
attend every meeting of council,
not miss a vote, and moreover
the voice of the taxpayers will not
be ignored."
Horton's political experience
includes serving as student
government president at both
Central Pennsylvania College
and Penn State Harrisburg,
as well as being elected class
president at Ben Franklin High
School in Philadelphia. He has
served as first vice-chairman
for the Pennsylvania Federation
of College Republicans and a
state officer in Phi Beta Lamba, a
business fraternity.
Horton said, if elected, he would
first try to gain support to work to
Penn State Harrisburg's Student Government Association President Rodney Horton hopes to earn a position
in Middletown's Borough Council after graduation.
repeal the $52 million emergency
and municipal services act, which
will be collected from workers this
year after Middletown Borough
Council approved the tax last
month.
"We're not Harrisburg or
Philadelphia," Horton said.
"Harrisburg is going to make a
killing on that tax, close to three
million dollars. In Middletown, the
tax may only generate $70,000.
It's just not worth it to place that
burden on taxpayers, especially
low-income wage earners."
Horton said he has a plan to
convince voters he can do the job
despite his age.
Members of a fraternity sorority
team embrace while watching a
video remembering children who
died from cancer This team was
first in fund raising.
said Rosario. "It's always been
a dream of mine to dance at
Thon."
The 'line dance' is a special part
of THON. In the first few hours
dancers and the crowd learn the
line dance from 'Morale captins'
move by move. The line dance
incorporates aspects of Four
Diamonds, trends for the past
year such as the 'Live Strong'
bracelets, and Penn State pride.
The line dance keeps the
dancers moving around at least
once an hour and often is a burst
of energy they need to keep
going. The THON line dance is
said to be the largest line dance
in the world.
"The line dance is a great way
to keep you pumped and helps
"The first thing I'll ask them is if
they like what they see," he said.
"I can assure them I know what
I'm doing. I know the law."
Horton, who is looking to earn
a public policy degree in August,
said his top initiatives will be to
help improve the borough's quality
of life and services. He also wants
to help foster community and
economic development, which
he said includes supporting the
greater Middletown Economic
Development Corporation, a
non-profit entity with hopes of
restoring the borough's economic
vitality.
"It's a very important initiative,"
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keep you going," said Rosario
Motivation for the dancers lies
within the kids. Throughout the
48 hours families roam the dance
floor as their kids interact with the
dancers. Some of the students
have had first-hand experiences
with cancer in their families.
That provides motivation as well
for dancers who are dancing in
remberance of friends or family.
The King family has been at
Thon for the past three years.
Brayden King is a 6-year-old
with a strong will. He has been
battling cancer since 2000. Many
of Brayden's medications and
treatments, costing thousands
of dollars each month, were not
covered by insurance. However,
Four Diamonds picked up the
tab.
"After five years of chemotherapy
and radiation we still have a
son," said Carrie Steel King. "It's
because of the Four Diamonds
that Brayden is still here."
The Speech Language and
Hearing Association and the Sign
Language Organization sponsor
Brayden and his family through
Four Diamonds. They spend
time with the family at events,
offer support to the family, and
play with Brayden and his brother
and sister at THON. Dancers for
these organizations wore shirts
with "Brayden's Buds" on the
back.
Many of the Greek organizations
and various clubs on campus are
paired together to adopt families.
Some organization teams
sponsor three or more families.
A fraternity/sorority team is a
common combination.
These teams are easily spotted
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Photo by Kelly Nagurny/Capital Times
Horton said. "Anything that
creates jobs for the borough or
brings in revenue, I'd like to help
with."
Contents
SGA update 2
World View 3
Steve Mayer 5
THON 6
Post-Superbowl 7
I ntram u rals 8
Hot Spot 9
CD Review 9
Movie Review 10
Campus Calendar 11