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By Kathyrn Herr
Editor in Chief
kah92B@psu.edu
Nothing rings in the Christmas
season like Thanksgiving.
Is anyone else bothered by
society's need to celebrate each
holiday before the previous
holiday has even occurred?
I think I start celebrating
Christmas around December 22
or maybe even later. There is no
need to plan that far ahead. It's
not just holidays either. When
was the last time you could buy
a bathing suit in August? God
forbid we sell summer clothes
when winter is just around the
corner.
I made sure to thoroughly
enjoy Thanksgiving this year
(never mind the Christmas
tree in the room.) I don't know
about the rest of you, but I am
still stuffed and happy from my
delicious dinner. There is just
something about eating a huge
meal of turkey, stuffing, mashed
potatoes, corn and cranberry
sauce that makes me want to
do it all over again later that
evening after a long nap on the
couch in front of a football game
It was great. I even resisted
taking advantage of the great
Black Friday deals in protest of
predating the holiday season.
I want to take this time to
thank all the professors who
have been good sports about
letting my curious, unsystematic,
and sometimes a little wild
reporters invade their privacy
and probe into their lives,
writing down each detail and
publishing it for all to see. The
professor spotlight section is
very important to me. When I
created the feature section, my
intent was to give the students
a chance to peak into the real
lives of their professors, to put a
human face on those teaching
them Algebra, C++, or English
class. I appreciate all those who
participated in the experiment
that is the 'prof spot' and I
guarantee there will be more to
follow.
Now, I have had some
complaints about me wearing
shoes lately, but damnit its
PSH prof teaches around the world
PROF cont'd from 1
by now, Winch and his family
took full advantage of their time
overseas to visit the surrounding
countries, including China.
They also spent two summers
in Australia. Winch remembers
his daughter eating fish eyeballs
while they resided in Singapore.
He also developed a love of
spicy food, especially fish head
curry. He described it by saying
"it is this great big fish head" as
he held his hands out to show
the immense size of the head.
Three years later, Winch
returned to the states to teach
at Penn State Harrisburg. He
has been teaching at PSH for
over five years now and is up for
tenure this coming school year.
Preparing his portfolio for the
tenure board has been taking up
a majority of his time.
"I like the students. They're
a lot of fun," said Winch,
describing the best part of the
job. He described the campus
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Kathryn Herr
cold outside. My good friend
Augie Bravo thought I should
mention the fact that I have
gone against my own footwear
rules. I haven't given up yet,
but I just got new shoes and
I think I should be allowed to
wear them without ridicule. I've
seen you diehards out there still
sporting the sandal, sans socks.
Good for you. In fact, I thank
you for setting a good example
for others to follow. So what if
you catch the flu, as I did a few
weeks ago (which had nothing
to do with not wearing shoes.)
In conclusion, the next issue,
which we decided to do at the
last minute, will sadly and gladly
be my last. As I graduate in a
few weeks I will be entering the
workforce and the Penn State
alumni association, you all will
be left here reading editor's
comments from someone else
and where I'm going I won't
need shoes, ever!
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community as 'a good mix,' and
added that the advantage of
being a professor is learning
from the students. "We have
some interesting people
for students." Winch said
sometimes he feels as if he
learns more from his students
then they do from him. He also
enjoys advising his students and
helping them decide what to do
with their lives, as he puts it.
The worst part of the job:
Grading. "I agonize over
grading," said Winch. "I hate to
give someone a C." He recently
spent over an hour on each
student's paper for his Media
Law and Ethics class.
At PSH, Winch teaches
Photography, Media Law and
Ethics, Media Criticism and
Theory and a few other courses
from time to time. He is also the
advisor for the photo club.
Winch is the author of
Handbook for Visual Journalists
and Mapping the Cultural
Space of Journalism: How
journalists distinguish news
Kathryn Herr
Assistant Editors:
Maruja Rosario,
SGA
By Jordan Wiskemann
Staff Reporter
jiwlo62@psu.edu
When Thursday, Nov. 3, hit,
room TL-118 was deserted.
Any club member who missed
the sign in Olmsted indicating
the room change for the SGA
meeting can be assured it was
the only meeting which deviated
from the usual schedule. Anyone
who did get thrown off by the
vacant room, however, need not
worry, because the meeting was
uneventful.
There was further discussion
regarding the Amendments to the
SGA's constitution. The voting on
these Amendments was tabled to
the Nov. 10 meeting.
Following the serious discussion
were some fun activities. Finals
food was discussed again- food
which would be provided by the
SGA during finals week since
many students don't have time
to cook for themselves. The
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second quarter gave the Lions
a 17-0 halftime advantage, after
Robinson threw a screen pass to
Hunt that he took for 22 yards,
before Robby himself ran 33
yards for the longest TD run of
his career.
Finally, after Michigan State
had closed the gap to 24-14 late
in the third quarter, Hunt and
Robinson ground out a 64-yard
drive for Penn State's clinching
touchdown with less than five
minutes left in the game.
In fact, 61 of Hunt's 89 rushing
yards came in the fourth quarter
and made him the 10th runner in
Penn State history to gain more
than 1,000 yards in a season.
(Five Lions have two 1,000-yard
seasons.)
Robinson became the first
Nittany Lion ever to pass for
more than 2,000
yards and run for
more than 500 in a
season. He raised his
school record season
total offense to 2,882
yards. His 2,097
passing yards this fall
places him eighth on
the ail-time season
list, just behind Wally
Richardson (1995)
and just ahead of
from entertainment. He has also
written a plethora of articles,
papers, and parts of books. He
is currently working on a third
book dealing with the media's
depiction of bin Laden.
Just last fall, Winch was given
devastating news of a diagnosis
of prostate cancer. Surgery
quickly followed, leaving his
classes at PSH to be taught
by a number of colleagues
and substitutes. Now a cancer
survivor, Winch is back to his
happy-go-lucky self, however,
it was a very scary time for him
and his family.
Winch can often be found on
the water in his sailboat on the
Chesapeake Bay or hanging out
at his cottage in Maine. "It's in
the middle of nowhere. It's great.
The nearest Wal-mart is three
hours away," said Winch. The
cottage was a recent purchase
and he said it needs a lot of
work. The ever-handy Winch
is up to the challenge. He has
been taking in the scenery
and taking pictures when on
mac
Photography Editor:
Ashley Lockard
News
selection will include meals,
snacks, and beverages.
The meeting was then adjourned
by President Mike Edwards.
For all the excitement the
previous meeting lacked, the
Nov. 10 meeting presented twice
the amount. The meeting time
was pushed back to 1 p.m. due
to a Marine Birthday Party, held
in honor of the birth of the U.S.
Marines. The SGA members
wanted to push their meeting
back in order to celebrate and
honor our Marines.
Once the roll of the senate was
called, two representatives from
Kappa Delta Phi stood to make
a request to the senate. This
request included a reallocation of
funds for $325. Their reasoning
included their undeniably growing
membership rate- it is the largest
it has been in 15 years on our
campus.
The advisors then took the floor,
reminding the senate of the Color
Me Mine night on campus. For all
John Hufnagel (1972).
Using wins in the last two
games of the 2004 season as
a springboard, this year's team
maintained its focus throughout
the fall, and despite the heart
breaking last second loss at
Michigan, kept its eyes on the
prize.
That prize was presented by
Conference Commissioner Jim
Delaney, who delivered the Big
Ten Championship Trophy to the
Lions' locker room underneath
Spartan Stadium. And a further
reward will be the 32nd bowl trip
for a squad coached by the man
who is the all-time leader in bowl
victories with 20 in 12 different
locales.
Thousands of Penn State fans
are eager to follow and watch
one more time this team that
has crafted such an inspiring
season.
For the glory
vacation. He
plans to sail
his boat up
to Maine next
summer
His latest
project is a
hand made
Eskimo style
kayak.
So if you see
a professor
walking around
with khakis
and a camera,
recognize
him as the
ever-traveling,
photo
snapping,
cancer-
surviving,
happy-go-lucky
Dr. Samuel
Winch and
pose for a
photograph so
that it too can
be featured in
his office.
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Supat Kunchanasakul,
Ashley Lockard,
Matthew Mahoney
Staff Reporters:
update
students who are unaware, on
Tuesday, Nov. 15, this event will
be held in the Community Center
at 9:30 p.m. As its name implies,
it is an arts and crafts night where
students can paint ceramics;
however, there will be a limited
number of ceramic items, so
anyone interested should show
up early to ensure an entertaining
time.
The various student committees
then commented. On Nov. 28
and 29, THON will be playing a
video to raise student awareness
from 12:15 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
It was stated that the video is
"guaranteed to make you cry."
SGA senators participated
in "canning" last weekend at
Walmart to raise money
The SGA will be holding a
candy sale beginning November
14th. This candy will include both
candy bars and lollipops as a way
of raising funds for the SGA.
Once the committees discussed
their various enjoyable upcoming
Dr. Samuel Winch, in his usual pose behind the camera.
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events, it was time to discuss
the Amendments... again. After
an extremely lengthy discussion
about changes in each
Amendment and the exact words
which should be used, it was
proposed that the senate vote
on the first two Amendments.
These first two Amendments
were approved, and the last two
were tabled to the next week's
meeting.
There should be much to
recount after the next meeting
including some details affecting
the club members of all clubs on
campus. Hopefully, the SGA will
have all the kinks worked out of
their Amendments by then.
For more information on
how to get involved with
PSH's Student Govern
ment Association, con
tact Michael Edwards
at mlesooo@psu.edu.
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Advisor: Peter Kareithi