C T :rpital Times
November 28, 2005
Professor E Kaynak
By Kathryn Herr
Editor in Chief
kah92B@psu.edu
Tennis sneakers, khakis, and a button
up shirt is the usual for Dr. Samuel
Winch, but not complete without the
signature camera strung around the
neck and a great big smile.
As a professional photographer,
Winch is never seen without his
camera and he would never go
anywhere without it. Looking around
Winch's office in the Humanities
department, one can see that his
daughter Bridget, now 10-years-old,
does not shy away from her dad taking
photo after photo of her smiling face. It
is a true passion and talent of his.
Photos of everywhere Winch has
traveled also coat his walls.
As the son of a Presbyterian minister,
Winch was never content to root his
feet in any one place for too long. He
was born in Lexington, Kentucky, but
before he had graduated from high
school Winch had lived in Toledo, other
Ohio towns, and Adrian, Michigan.
Leaving home just after graduation,
he made his way to Fairbanks, Alaska
in 1973 where he lived for 17 years.
He worked as a union laborer on the
Alaskan pipeline, built his own house,
and finished college during that time.
He then moved back to Ohio to obtain
his master's degree in Journalism
from Ohio University. However, his
stay was brief, as he then moved
to Indiana, where he received his
Ph.D. from Indiana University in Mass
Communications. It was during his
years in Indiana that he met his wife
Paula.
Winch later moved back to Ohio
where he began his first teaching job
as a professor at Bowling Green State
University.
His next adventure took him across
the globe. With his wife and two
year-old daughter, Winch traveled to
a teaching job at Nanyang Technical
University in Singapore, teaching
photography. A seasoned traveler
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In this ISSUE
The Student Voice of Penn State Harrisburg
ID
enn State takes the title
Zipping from the ground floor to the
penthouse in one season, the Nittany
Lion gridders finally got off their express
elevator at the top of the Big Ten
standings Saturday with a 31-22 triumph
at Michigan State, completing the most
dramatic win-loss turnaround in Penn
State history.
A team doubted by so many believed in
itself and came within a Michigan second
of perfection in the regular season, while
claiming Penn State's second Big Ten
title in 13 years, winning its first Bowl
Championship Series bid and climbing
to No. 4 in the national polls.
The 2005 Lions recorded their 10th win
in 11 games this fall in front of 75,005 in
Spartan Stadium, millions in a nationwide
ESPN-TV audience and scouts from the
Rose, Orange, Fiesta and Capital One
Bowls in the pressbox.
They won't know until Dec. 4 just where
they will spend New Year's Day, but it
will most likely be in Miami or Phoenix.
Pasadena would be an extreme
longshot, requiring Southern California
or Texas to fall victim to a major upset.
But a legion of Penn State fans, who
have experienced only one bowl game
in this millennium, will follow the Lions
wherever they go.
Saturday thousands of them followed
the Lions to East Lansing and engaged
"in post-game celebrations in the
northeast corner of the stadium and
outside the media trailer, where they
shouted "BCS" and chanted incessantly
for JoePa, Michael, Alan, Tamba and
all the rest.
Student fans, especially, have
bonded with this team since the Big
Ten schedule began and contributed
to Its success not only through the
white-outs in Beaver Stadium, but also
through the kind of Midwestern road
trips that only students can endure. But
whether at Paternoville or East Lansing,
the students demonstrated an unfettered
belief that escaped more sophisticated
fans.
And the team used the doubts of others
as motivation to meeting the season-long
challenges that paid the dividends that
made all the winter, spring and summer
workouts worthwhile.
"A lot of people doubted Joe Paterno. A
lot of people doubted this team," Michael
Robinson told reporters Saturday night.
Circle K serves NY
By Steve O'Holla
Co-Copy Editor
saol42@psu.edu
PSH students proved they care about
their community and at the same time
had the opportunity to experience life in
New York City. Once again, Circle K, a
community service club, sponsored their
second annual "Day of Service" trip to
New York City on Saturday, November
19. The 23 volunteers from PSH all
displayed their Penn State pride in the
city as they embarked in a variety of
service projects that the Circle K at NYU
planned to accommodate this large
group of students.
This free trip was open to students,
faculty, and staff at PSH and had been
planned since the summer months.
Circle K generously received money
for the bus from SGA and more definite
Sports
Penn State wins the Big
Ten title, ranking number
four. Fiesta Bowl a
possibility
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"We were picked to go sixth in the Big Ten
(at Media Day in Chicago last summer).
. . All they were talking about was
Michigan and Ohio State," he said, "so
this is definitely a sense of redemption."
"If you were a player on this team, you
would understand that we went through
hell," said Alan Zemaitis. "When we'd
lose, people would
Photo courtousy of Blue and White Society
Joe Paterno brushed aside suggestions
he would be a candidate for Coach of
the Year and should relish the success
of this season.
"I've been around a lot of good football
teams, and I've been in a lot of locker
rooms where we've felt pretty good
about what we had done," the 40-year
head coach said. "The kids are the ones
that are all fired up, and they should
be, because they went through all
plans were made with NYU Circle K
President Chelsea Wilcox. Students
were required to participate in at least
one service project, but everyone found
the projects to be enriching and fun.
Circle K began promoting the trip
back in September. Many students on
campus showed interest in the trip and
asked the question, "What is Circle K?"
Circle K is a community service club
here at Penn State Harrisburg that is
virtually connected to all Circle K clubs
around the world. That is what makes
volunteering so great. We, as students,
had the opportunity to connect with other
students in another state and help the
less fortunate in their backyard. We are
all one community and many students
here at PSH have families in New York
and around the world. We, as Circle K
members, have a lifelong commitment to
community service worldwide.
that junk—the losing years, everyone
doubting them and they got together
and went to work. They're the guys that
should be happy."
The seniors that have led this team all
fall did so again in the season finale.
Quarterback Michael Robinson, whose
teammates claim he should be the MVP
with 90 yards and one touchdown and
passed for another, while directing four
scoring drives. The senior-dominated
offensive line protected Robinson on
his pass attempts, allowing no sacks,
and opened holes for both Robby and
tailback Tony Hunt.
Defensive co-captain Alan Zemaitis
picked off interceptions at the PS-3 and
the PS-8 to halt Michigan State drives
and returned another one 17 yards to
the MS-4 to set up Robinson's short
touchdown pass to Deon Butler. Senior
defenders Chris Harrell, Tamba Hali and
residents
The large group of students was broken
into seven smaller groups and began
their specific project. First, however, the
tired and cold students were provided
breakfast and met other Circle K
members from NYU.
One project, entitled, "Food Bank"
shuffled PSH students from NYU to
the subway, two bus rides, and a walk
to the warehouse, which held food that
grocery stores and distributors found no
use for. The food had to be sorted and it
took many volunteers to go through it all.
Anything opened, moldy, or damaged
was to be thrown away. When the food
was deemed edible, it would be donated
to a local food bank, nursing home, or
shelter.
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
Entertainment
Check out the newest
addition to resuraunt row
in downtown Harrisburg
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Vol. 46 No. 5
Calvin Lowry combined for 28 tackles,
including two for six yards in losses.
Senior Ethan Kilmer had four tackles on
kick coverage teams that prevented any
long runbacks.
A game that saw 53 points scored was
really won by a Penn State defense that
stifled the Big Ten's leading offense,
stopping the Spartans
three times in the Red
Zone and setting up
one easy touchdown
for the Lions, plus a
special teams unit
that blocked a punt for
another touchdown.
Redshirt junior
Donnie Johnson,
who, in his four years
on the team, has
bounced from running
back to wide receiver
to cornerback to
safety to nickel back
but always been a
mainstay on special
teams, blocked the
third punt of his
career into the end
zone, where Matt
Hahn covered it for
six points. Johnson
also intercepted a
Spartan pass in the
end zone on the last
play of the first half.
Penn State's four
interceptions were
the most ever against
Drew Stanton, the
Big Ten's second
leading passer, who
had averaged less
than one interception per game, while
throwing for 2.1 touchdowns per outing.
Defensive tackle Jay Alford twice broke
through the Spartan defense to sack
Stanton for 21 yards in losses.
Penn State's offense made drives when
they needed to and kept the Lions in the
lead throughout the game.
Robinson's passes to Jordan Norwood
and Butler and runs by Hunt led the
Lions to Kevin Kelly's 32-yard field goal
on the game's opening possession.
A quick-strike two-play drive in the
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Photo by Supat Kanchanasakul/Capital Times
Bryan Sferra, a sophmore and finance
major, sleeps on the long ride to NYC.
a hard time getting out or are unable to
cook. All residents got a freshly prepared
meal donated from local stores and
appreciated seeing students taking the
time out of their busy schedules to bring
them lunch.
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Contents
SGA update 2
XGI recap 3
Police Services profile 4
Culturally Inept 5
Penn State Football 7
Dodgeball Tournament 8
Hot Spot 9
CD Review 9
Movie Review 10
Campus Calendar 11