THE CAPITAL TIMES February 27, 2006
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How many of you out there have
tried to sign up for a course you
are required to take in order to
satisfy graduation requirements
and could not because the course
was full? It has happened to me,
and it is especially annoying when
it’s a pre-rec. for another course
you also need therefore pushing
back when you can take the next
course or forces you to take them
both at once.
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What I happened to discover
when looking into the issue is
there were people enrolled in the
course I needed that weren't even
Communications students. I know
what some of you may be thinking,
sign-up for your classes earlier.
Well, I tried, and the course was
definitely full very quickly.
At another university I attended
and at many others, the university
makes courses needed to satisfy
graduation requirements restricted
to only students in that major,
if not indefinitely, at least for a
practical amount of time. This
allows students who need the class
the chance to sign up. If any seats
are actually left, those who just
want to take it as an elective are
able to then.
Possibly this hasn’t been a large
enough issue that Penn State
Harrisburg would make this a
possibility for students to guarantee
they’ll get the courses they need but
maybe it is something to look into.
Another issue I'd like to bring
to attention is the classroom C-
200 used to be on a keypad entry
system so students could use the
MAC computers for schoolwork on
their time. Apparently that system
didn't work enough to keep on, so
now the room gets locked in the
late evening during the week, early
evening on weekends. This poses
a problem for some students with
time-crunching schedules to get
their work done.
Also, there used to be more than
one classroom with MACs. Many
students on campus need MACs
to do work and since most people
own PCs they need to do work
on campus. With the growing
student population and only the
MACs in C-200 to work on this
could pose another problem in
the near future.
I’m sure these are all issues the
school has dealt with and thought
about but from the eyes of many
students and myself we still see
them as problems.
Regards,
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Ashley Lockard
Editor in Chief
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SGA UPDATE
By HOLLY WEICHMAN
Staff Reporter
HNWIO4@PSU.EDU
On November 29, 2005, SGA
President Michael Edwards
was presented the Articles of
Impeachment aiming to remove
him from office. An impeachment
board, chaired by Chief Justice
Jeremy Kiehl, was formed and
spent weeks reviewing the articles.
At the Feb. 1 meeting, Kiehl
presented the Senate with the articles
and the decision that they were not
found valid, so Edwards will remain
president until the end of his term.
February 9th
• The volleyball club
requested and was
approved $1350 for referee
fees and transportation.
The Creative Mission Statement
By M. L. KABIK
Guest Reporter
MLK29I@PSU.EDU
A week or so ago I approached
the Cap. Times about putting a
small, earnest article within their
Frankly I didn’t know how it
would work, whether I’d have
to bargain or threaten (which, to
be honest, would be much like
a teddy bear trying to get milk
money off of a football player)
or just put myself at the mercy
of an organization that is better
funded, grounded and established
than ours.
Ours being of course, Tamhelm,
which has existed about thirty
years, has published PSH’s only
creative arts magazine every year
and, essentially, no one knows
about. Cap. Times was ecstatic
about the opportunity, offering me
a large section to do what I will
outline shortly.
This not only surprised me but
made me feel a bit more proud
about where I went for my
education.
Not that I feel our campus is
particularly starving in the creative
arts (far from it), but one does not
think of PSH as a creative arts
center for the commonwealth. I
want to change that.
What I plan to do in this section
is provide the students of our
campus with knowledgeable
suggestions on their craft.
Naturally I’m not referring to
the Electrical Engineers putting
together a circuit.
I’m referring to my own passion
of creative writing. I want to
help the poet or short story writer
or novelist to hone their skills
and be represented in the school
newspaper.
Hopefully with a continuing
publication of this column more
creative artists will feel that they
can share their work, explore new
ideas and get exposed to national
publications.
Don’t misunderstand, I want
people from every program to read
and get some better understanding
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of the creative arts. I’m not going
to write over people’s heads. An
English major will be able to
use advice presented as well as a
political science major. All that
is required is a desire to write
creatively, and thereby have
interest in making your endeavors
fruitful.
Periodically, a photographer,
artist, or sculptor, or any other
artistic type that can be found will
be interviewed to give tips on their
art. By this I hope to include as
many of the creative arts of PSH
as can be included.
Also, a featured writer’s or
artist’s work will appear in this
section, simply for the enjoyment
of reading or viewing. The creative
arts are present everywhere in PSH,
one just has to know where to look.
What I hope to achieve is a place
for the creative arts of our campus
to congregate.
National and international
contests will be displayed here
as well to help creative artists
make deadlines and send out their
work. It is often forgotten, but
very logical that nobody is going
to know your work if you don’t
show them.
By displaying contest deadlines
and awards, writers and artists
won’t have to search everywhere
to find upcoming entry dates. I
know first hand how annoying
it can be to find that 1 missed a
deadline by a few days (Did I
mention that Tamhelm’s deadline
is March 15th? Just thought I’d
remind you).
With my little mission statement
being over, I welcome you to read
the first article in Cap. Times for
creative artists by creative artists.
It can be expected that
future articles will have more
information concerning that which
I have outlined, but I thought
perhaps that you’d like to see what
to expect, and how helpful this
section will be in your creative
writing ventures. Enjoy.
Poetry: show, don’t tell.
When a poet gets a great idea, I
mean one that just jumps out of
CORRECTIONS:
Corrections listed first appeared in
the Feb. B issue.
In PSU Idol article, Nichole Duffy’s
name was spelled incorrectly and
her title was incorrect. The correct
spelling is above, her title is the
Coordinator of Student Activities
and Intercultural Affairs.
In Your Money, Your College, it
was stated that the SAF had an
allotted budget of $90,000. This
budget reflects the monies the
committee has allotted for Spring
semester and does not span the
course of an entire year.
Maruja Rosario
Heather Coleman
Lisa Stone
Marko Primorac
Brianna Guyer
Megan Resser
Shannon IMordt
Reporters:
Congratulations to Steven
Williams for his new
position as senator.
THON received $260
while pledge booking.
February 17th
In public comments Emily
Matthews, Accounting/
Finance club, requested
$620. The club will be
touring the Federal Reserve
and the Financial District
in NYC on March 24. The
trip is open to all students
and 45 spots are available.
In the Communications
Director Report all
Harrisburg club websites
will be moved to
University Park’s website
Michael Albright Erin Moskalczak
Holly Weichman Rabyia Ahmed
James Grap Oscar Beisert
Brandon Sarzynski Lisa Mauti
Matthew Mahoney Ashley Lockard
Tim Narrigan M. L. Kabik
Andrew Koser Stephanie Durborow
• Beta Gamma Sigma’s
constitution has been
approved.
• Erin Moskalczak and Steve
O’Holla were presented
gift baskets for being Penn
State Harrisburg’s THON
dancers. Good luck Erin
and Steve!
• The Open Forum
registration form must be
returned to Augie by
March 2.
• There will be a sign up
sheet for SGA hoodies.
• There will be a SGA office
hours sign up coming out.
“Officers come in and do
your hours,” said Matthew
Mahoney.
the mind and onto the page; it’s
hard to want to change. That’s
fine, actually it’s very good that
you can look over your poetry and
say “this is exactly how I want it”.
But we could all use some editing,
especially self-editing. After you
finish a poem, set it aside for an
hour. Then go back and read it
over aloud.'ls your poem showing
the reader what is happening or
telling them? An example of this
can be seen in the lines:
I didn’t like
rats and didn’t
want to pet it.
Though these lines do tell what
is happening, it doesn’t allow for
much enjoyment for the reader.
Now read these lines, which show
the reader what is happening:
The past plague
bearer’s eyes
(beady and black)
looked at me like
death.
While it could be interpreted
differently if you didn’t know it
was about a rat beforehand, the
reader can pretty much piece
together that the narrator doesn’t
like the critter.
Showing a reader is much more
interesting and enjoyable than
telling a reader. Showing the
reader allows for interpretation.
While you (or your narrator) are
still very much subjectively within
the poem, you allow the reader to
make his or her own decisions.
People like choices, and people
will enjoy your poetry even more.
Upcoming Contest:
Tamhelm Literary Magazine
This contest is hosted by
your very own creative arts
magazine. It has a prize of
$5O for poetry, short story,
photography, one act screenplay,
and art. More information is
available in the Humanities
office. Pro: easy to enter, no
reading fee, can win in multiple
arts. Con: many entries come in
early March, so make sure your
entry is in long before deadline.
Deadline: March 15.
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