October 23, 2006
By MARUJA ROSARIO
Editor in Chief
MXR3OO@PSU.EDU
Hello everyone. How are we all
doing this week? As usual, I hope
only good things on all of you,
so I hope everything is going
reasonably well.
Here in the office, it can get a little
bit crazy, especially as the hours get
later and longer. This past layout
week, Mahoney, Marin (Asst. Layout
Editor) and myself were getting tired
and irritated. So, in order to perk us
all up, Mahoney suggested a game.
We shall call the game “Questions.”
To play the game, someone asks
a question. The next person tries to
answer that question with another
question and so on, until someone
inevitably says a statement. That
person loses.
A few rules. If you start a question
with “perhaps,” be certain to inflect
your voice at the end, otherwise
someone will scream that you just
said a statement.
Also, you cannot add vocal
inflections to the end of statements
in the hope that they will pass as
Okay people...
No, this is not the latest fashion trend from punk kids; nor is it the cheap way to fix your favorite pair of pants that
really are falling apart at the seams. This is the end result of a potential theft of the Capital Times new flat screen moni
tor. He tried to run, and we grabbed his pants pocket, he hung suspended for a few seconds before he chanced a
step, and the result is above. Take a lesson: don't steal, especially from the Capital Times.
' The Capital Times seeks
to provide complete, cor
rect information. Any neces
sary corrections, comments
or critiques are wanted and
(welcome.
Please stop by The Capi
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THE CAPITAL TIMES
questions. In honor of “Questions," I
will present my editor’s comments in
the same manner.
So what can 1 say this week? Is it
possible that 1 have gone through
an entire week and not thought of
a single thing to say to my readers?
Am l even kidding myself that
people actually read these? Do I
know for a fact that KP and Augie
Bravo read these?
Am I the only one overwhelmed
with schoolwork? Am 1 the only
one who tosses and turns at night
wondering if I am going to pass this
semester? Are you all scrambling
to get papers written as well? Or
are you scrambling with finishing
projects? If I tell you that we will
make it through, I promise, would
you believe me?
Are you all going to give blood this
Wednesday (Oct. 25)? Did you know
that the blood drive goes on from 10
a.m. until 6 p.m.? Did you know that
Chi Gamma lota (XGI), the veteran’s
social fraternity, sponsors it?
Did you know that you don’t have
to be a veteran to join? Did you
know that it really is not scary to give
blood, and that Diane (Kenney) and
1 will hold your hand if you need it?
Did you know that all the blood stays
right here in Central Pennsylvania?
May I stay on the topic of
self-serving advertising for a
moment? Did you see the trebuchet
demonstration this past Tuesday?
Was it not the most amazing thing
you ever saw? Am I hearing you say
you missed it? Did you know you
can catch it again on Tuesday, Oct.
24 at 12:30 p.m.? Did you know that
for $2, you can pull the pin yourself?
Did you know you can supply your
own fruit to launch? Did you know
CORRECTIONS
The Domestic Violence Panel will
be held on October 24th at 12:15
p.m. in the Library Morrison Gal
lery, not at 1 2:45 p.m. as previ-
ously stated
that Dickie will not let you throw
computer monitors? Mr. Matthew
Carroll, did Dickie apologize to you
for not allowing your monitor to
be thrown?
Did you know that this is truly a lot
harder than it looks?
Are you all enjoying the paper this
semester? What are your favorite
types of stories? Is there anything
you’d like to see more of? Do you
have any suggestions? Did you know
you can stop by room E-126 and give
us any suggestions? Did you know
that just because you suggested it
doesn’t mean you have to write it?
Does that relieve some anxiety?
Perhaps we’ll change the subject
again (vocal inflection)? Did you
know that Mahoney tried to make
another game? Did you know it was
called “The lyric game?” Did you
know that you had to start everything
you say with a song lyric? Did you
know that it was harder to play that
game than this one? Did you know
that we remained silent for 5 minutes
because we couldn’t think of a single
song lyric?
Can 1 suggest that you all play this
game at least once? I promise you
will have a grand time.
Shit, 1 lost!
Have a great day!
Maruja Rosario
Photo by Maruja Rosario/Capitcl Times
The Capital Times
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the following positions:
Sports Reporters
Photographers
Reporters
If interested, please contact us at
948-6440 or captimes@psu.edu
TF&X&REPORT
10/19/06: Security lapse: found
baseball equipment in first floor
hallway. PSO secured equipment in
Storage room
10/19/06: Student assist: provided
information to student about campus
roads and stop signs for FTAP
project,
10/19/06: Lost property: assisted
student with searching for keys.
Negative results.
10/19/06: Suspicious vehicle: M&O
reported a suspicious vehicle in lot.
PSO found student in vehicle on cell
phone/all okay.
10/18/06: Disturbance: report of
fight between two students. Students
scattered upon arrival.
Talked to several male students who
did not see anything.
10/18/06: 911 Hang up: Dauphin
county control reported 911 hang up
call from emergency phone.
M&O testing phones.
10/18/06: Campus assist: PSO
assisted staff member with
unloading supplies from vehicle,
Capital Times Staff
Editor in Chief: Maruja Rosario Assistant Editor: Matthew Mahoney
Business Manager: Matthew Carroll Copy Editor: Erin Anderson
Layout Consultant: Kristen Poole Assistant Layout Editor: Marin Bendoritis
Staff:
Rabyia Ahmed
Michael Albright
Oscar Beisert
Marin Bendoritis
Meghan Cleary
Laila Dideban
Oliver Eisler
Mariam Elhadri
Desiray Hansford
10/18/06: Health and safety: PSO
issued warning to students sitting on
3rd floor railing.
10/18/06: Key service: unlocked
room E 341 for student to retrieve
notebook left behind.
10/18/06: Student injury: student
struck by baseball on right knee.
Injury report completed.
Refused medical treatment.
10/17/06: Suspicious incident:
student reported that on 10/11/06
she heard knocking on her door
And thinks someone entered
residence.
10/17/06: Found property: PSO
found silver roadmaster bicycle on
olmsted drive.
Property report completed.
10/17/06: Health and safety: PSS
present for pumpkin launching event
to ensure safety.
10/17/06: Fire alarm: alarm set off
by cooking. Alarm reset.
Photography Editor: Supat Kanchanasakul
Lisa Mauti
Shannon Nordt
Ariel O'Malley
Will Powell
Megan Resser
Lorena Roedan
Matthew Sarver
Andrew Scott
Lisa Stone
10/16/06: Health and safety: PSO
observed student changing vehicle
oil in lot. PSO explained that was
not permitted.
10/15/06: Harassment: resident
reported another student harassing/
stalking her. Investigation
continuing...
10/14/06: Student assist: referred
caller to CUB about tennis courts.
10/14/06: Police information:
report of rowdy fans at soccer game.
PSO provided police presence /no
problems.
10/14/06: Fire alarm: alarm
activated by student cooking. Alarm
10/14/06: M&O complaint: PSO
attempted to unlock rear basement
door. While attempting to unlock
key core came out/M&O notified.
10/12/06: Request to locate: sister
of student requested assistance in
locating student. Student called
Susan Strandberg
Jordan Wiskemann
Photographers:
Rabyia Ahmed
Victoria Hennigan
Lorena Roedan
Joshua Salvi
Supat Kanchanasakul