C!'l e pital Times
March 21, 2005
Professor
Spotlight
Professor brings profes
sional broadcasting expe
rience from the field to the
classroom
By Allyson Davis
Staff Reporter
amd367@psu.edu
Sitting in a corner booth at a
small local pub sits a woman with
her hands interlaced around a
large glass of amber beer. She's
just finished teaching a long night
class and finally gets a chance to
relax after her day.
Nights "out with the girls" like
this are few and far between for
her. After all, it's hard to schedule
free time ,when you're a parent
and a professional.
Wife, mother of two, professor at
both Penn State Harrisburg and
Shippensburg University, how
does Professor Kim Garris juggle
it all? With a little bit of patience
would be a good assumption.
Garris is a native to
Jacksonville, Alabama and has
her undergraduate degree from
Jacksonville State University.
Her masters' degree in Broadcast
Journalism came from Boston
University.
She started her education as
a voice major, but eventually
realized that her voice training
would not lead her to as
meaningful of a career as she
wanted. After doing a commercial
shoot for a local company, the
media side of the business
grabbed her attention. Garris
said, "I want to work for what's
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What's on 7
Herb counts
down influential
pitchers in the
last 50 years of
baseball
What's on 9
Kellye reviews
the CD "Woman
King" by the band
Iron & Wine
The Student Voice of Penn State Harrisburg
Students stand up to bring tuition down
By Kathryn Herr
Editor in Chief
kah92B@psu.edu
Penn State students recently
rallied together at the state
Students from Penn State and other state universities gather together on the steps in the Rotunda in hopes
of persuading state legislators to increase state appropriations for higher education. Speaking to the audi
ence is Undergraduate Student Government President Galen Foulke.
Spring break
in Spain
By Addeline Hiebert
Staff Reporter
arh227@psu.edu
How would you feel about
packing an entire course into
nine days? Over the Spring
break, Professor Jose Vargas-
Vila accompanied students Craig
Clark, Addeline Hiebert, Patti
Lutz, Scott Lyons, Lubna Manna,
Sarai Nelson, and Christopher
Sides to the Iberian Peninsula for
the study abroad course Spanish
296 Iberian History.
In this course, students visit
the countries of Portugal, Spain,
and the small principality of
Andorra to become more familiar
with and knowledgeable about
the Spanish language, culture
and history. More specifically,
they studied the Arab influence
on architecture, religion, and
political history. This course was
available to students currently or
previously enrolled in Spanish
language courses SPAN 1,2, or
3; Spanish history course SPAN
130, or Latin American history
course HIST 179.
Students departed JFK Airport
Friday, March 4. After a sketchy
transfer in Madrid, Spain, the
group arrived in Lisbon, the capital
of Portugal. There, they visited
the hilltop castle in the Alfama
district, several monuments
including the Triumphal Arch-
Arco do Victoria and a Elevador
de Santa Justa, a 100-year
old public elevator designed
by Raul Mesnier du Ponsard, a
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in Pa., including Pittsburgh
University, Temple University,
Millersville University and Lincoln
University.
More than 100 students stood
on the steps in the rotunda, as
PSH students lend a hand in NYC
By Steve O'Holla
Staff Reporter
saol42@psu.edu
When Penn State Harrisburg
students and family members
left for their community service
trip to New York at 4.a.m., it
was extremely cold and dark.
However, when the group arrived,
the sun began to shine as the
volunteers embarked in a variety
of community service projects
and displayed their Penn State
pride in the big city.
On Saturday, March 5, Circle
K of PSH sponsored a free
community service trip to New
York allowing students and their
family members the opportunity
of a lifetime. The volunteers
would be working with the Circle
K of New York University on five
different projects. The trip would
also allow time to experience the
city life and furthertheir knowledge
of Kiwanis International. Despite
the early departure and strict
requirements, many took
advantage of this opportunity.
The trip was something that
several clubs were trying to
plan all year. After the Student
Government Association funded
money for a bus, the trip carried
forward and Circle K began
furthering contact with the Circle
K at NYU.
Steve O'Holla, president of the
Circle K at PSH, kept in close
contact with Colleen Neiman,
president of Circle K at NYU, and
they planned and coordinated
activities that could accommodate
them educate themselves would
better the future of the state.
Centre County Rep. Lynn B.
Herman is working together
with Luzerne County Rep. John
Yudichak on
Photos by Kathryn Herr/Capital Times
On March 5, PS-I students and their families visited New York University to work with the NYU Circle K
on five different projects, including tutoring and delivering meals to those in need.
the large number of volunteers
from both states. Circle K and
O'Holla then actively promoted
the trip on campus.
The large group was broken into
five smaller groups and began
their specific project. Before
they embarked, volunteers were
provided breakfast and met local
Kiwanis members who told them
the benefits of joining Kiwanis
after graduation. Many Kiwanis
members had been Circle K
members and were excited that
this huge day of service would be
taking place.
The first project, entitled the
"Go Project" allowed volunteers
to tutor students who needed
special attention or are struggling
in particular areas in school.
not come soon enough for.current
students. "It's a fight we have to
win for them and a fight we have
to win for Pa.," said Yudichak.
According to Herman 600,000
Rep. Lynn B. Herman speaks about the dangers
of decreasing state funding for higher education
in Pa.
students are enrolled in college,
and 60 percent of those students
attend public universities. These
public universities play a vital
role in the state's well-being said
Herman.
"The economic impact is
staggering," said Yudichak
"Education is the best thing we
can invest in in Pa." PSU has a
Pa., according to Yudichak.
Bridget Daly, Council of
Commonwealth Student
Government president, said
Constance Crawford, PSH
student and Lion Ambassador,
said, "I taught someone to read
years ago, and it remains the
best volunteer experience I ever
had. Tutoring the eight-year-old
boy at the Little Red Schoolhouse
reminded me how much fun
tutoring is - I'm going back to the
Literacy Council and getting a
retread on the training, so I can
get back to it."
Project number two was "Meals
on Heals" and had volunteers
preparing hot and cold bagged
lunches and delivering it to New
York City residents who have
a hard time getting out or are
unable to cook.
Nichole Dellinger, PSH Circle K
member and SGA senator said,
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she hopes that state funding is
increased to make college more
affordable for her siblings in the
future. "I'd like to see the state
really evaluate higher education
funding," she said.
Daly said the state
needs to think
about how we are
going to impact
the economy and
provide funding to
positively impact
the state.
Some students
are working to
make a big impact
by reaching
out to the high
school students
and involving
them with local
legislature. "We
are encouraging
high school
students to talk to
local legislation,"
said Daly. We
need to teach
them to use their
voice. Getting the
students out and
civilly engaged to
affect legislation is one way to
ensure their future said Daly.
Jennifer Hannanoe, a Penn State
Harrisburg student, attended the
rally because she is drowning
in student loan debt and hopes
those in the future will have some
help. Hannanoe said she wants
the state to look at students'
independent income for tuition
Hannanoe said her
parents do not pay her tuition and
due to their higher income, she is
not eligible for adequate tuition
assistance.
Photo by Helen Casner/Circle K
"It was a great project to work on.
It was amazing to see so many
people come together and help
out their neighbors. I had a lot
of fun, it was a great experience
and I cannot wait to do it again.
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