November 6, 2006 By MARUJA ROSARIO Editor in Chief MXR3OO@PSU.EDU Hello! How are you all faring this week? I know that from where I personally stand, I woke up about two days ago and realized that somehow I am four weeks or so behind on schoolwork. I hope that not too many of you are in the same boat, otherwise, we will sink straight to the bottom because of all the weight. Today I will discuss temptation. Temptation by American Heritage Dictionary’s definition is “the act of tempting; enticement or allurement.” It is always around us. Something is always tempting the human spirit, and more often than not, it is being tempted to do something that it knows it should not. Let’s look at a few examples. It is no secret that Mahoney enjoys long naps on the couch in The Capital Times office. More often than not, you can find him curled up in the navy blue Penn State blanket, his red hair peeking out over the top. And this is the source of much Okay people... And here we are again. It appears that no matter how hard we try, no matter how often we bring this up, it keeps coming up over and over again. We stressed the importance of the smoker's oasis in the first issue, remember, the one filled with all the garbage? It seems that though people are capable of putting trash in the oasis, it is too difficult to put the actual cigarette butts in one. We are in college. Apparently asking to keep the massive collection of cigarette butts, assorted garbage, and toilet rolls in their proper place is too much to ask. Think for one second how this affects other people. It is a little disturbing to have to walk around this immature display of negligence (in the pouring rain, no doubt) to get into your own apartment, but having the knowledge that an entire apartment building could be fined for displays like this makes this an even more upsetting sight. So, how about we stop making this a habit. We're tired of taking the pictures of immaturity, but we will to prove a point. If you ask Capital Times to butt out, we won't. 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 tal Times office (El 26), e mail captimes@psu.edu, drop a suggestion in the box outside the office or call the office at 948-6440. Any corrections should be reported no later than a week after the paper is printed. Or J s Ci temptation for many people. Almost anyone who walks into the office and finds him sleeping wants to disturb him or prank him. From wanting to throw a football at him to tying his shoelaces together, the temptation is high to do something they know they shouldn’t, disturbing a sleeping individual. In Mahoney’s case, you definitely shouldn’t. Being the former Marine that he is, let’s just say he’s slept through some adverse conditions. His time overseas makes him very susceptible to viciously attacking and asking questions later. This will happen should you wake him from his sleep, until he recognizes that you are friend, not foe. Just ask Marin if you have any doubt. Diane has her own temptations. Every single time she walks into Student Activities, she desperately wants to feed the fish. It is a terrible drive that the girl has to add flakes to the water, regardless of whether or not the fish has eaten. Fish have a 10 second memory. They are never going to remember if they ate or not. So they will eat every time you feed them. And one time, I caught Diane adding illegal flakes to the water. She jumped when she heard her name; she knew she had been caught (Dickie, that’s how you use a semi-colon.). She tinned and gave an immediate defense followed by a sheepish smile. That is usually how people handle being caught, a sheepish smile and an immediate defense. Back to Mahoney, he likes to throw a blue bouncy ball against the walls to release stress and clear his head. What tempts him is the wall with the map, the one that is directly attached to Donna CORRECTIONS: In the article "Go Greek with Fraternities" Kappa Alpha Psi's motto should be "Achievement in every field of the human endeavor." Also, 1 2 members are required to be recoginzed as a fraternity by PSH and 10 are required for official national recognition. In the article "New lion shrine pounces onto Penn State Harrisburg campus" the photo credit belongs to Joshua Salvi. In the Campus Calendar, "Magical Night of Giving" should be on November 12, not November 21. THE CAPITAL TIMES The Capital T imes Howard’s wall. Even though he knows that either I or Donna will stop him from throwing against that wall, he cannot help getting in as many throws as he can before the inevitable occurs. And then there are the temptations that happen to the best of us, whenever we are sitting at a computer, without warning. I speak of Facebook and myspace. You know what I’m talking about. I can tell you that last night, when I should have been typing these, I was joining the group “IMDB that shit!” Augie Bravo and I intentionally do not have myspace accounts because we agree that we cannot afford another time-consuming temptation like that. Facebook is quite enough. So what’s my biggest temptation, at least in school? I welcome the distractions of my friends in the office like fish need water, especially when I should be doing something else like a 12-page paper or layout. Want me to smoke with you? I don’t smoke but I’ll sit outside. Want me to walk with you to get food? I already ate, but I’ll go again. Want me to listen to your latest prank? I’ll sit back and give you my attention. Mr. Matthew Carroll is always tempted to go home, KP is always tempted to show exciting advertising, the list goes on and on. So what tempts you? And don’t poke the sleeping bear. Hi We are currently looking to fill the following positions: Sports Reporters Photographers Reporters If interested, please contact us at 948-6440 or captimes@psu.edu 0 0 0 'V&X&REPORT 10/31/06: Suspicious person: M&O playing football in tennis courts requested PSO to check on person Students left area in room E 202. All okay. Student studying 10/31/06: Parking complaint: Report of vehicle parked at loading dock. PSO responded/vehicle gone on arrival. 10/31/06: Employee injury: M&O employee sprained left ankle when he stepped into a small hole while fertilizing. Employer’s report of occupational injury or disease form completed. 10/31/06: Police information: Received information on possible criminal activity regarding students smoking marijuana. 10/31/06: Traffic violation: Caller reported vehicle failed to stop at stop sign. 10/31/06: Criminal mischief: Student reported finding large dent on passenger side door. 10/31/06: Trespass: PSO issued verbal warning to 20 students for Staff: Capital Times Staff Editor in Chief: Maruja Rosario Assistant Editor: Matthew Mahoney Business Manager: Matthew Carroll Copy Editor: Erin Anderson Layout Editor: Marin Bendoritis Assistant Layout Editor: Alex Pomeroy Osman Abdalla Rabyia Ahmed Michael Albright Oscar Beisert Christopher Cvijic Shana Derstine Laila Didebam Oliver Eisler 10/31/06: Key service: PSO granted access to student to use a CPU in E 334 to save project. PSO stayed in room until student finished. 10/30/06: Key service: Student reported she locked jacket inside office W3ll. PSO opened office for student to retrieve jacket. 10/30/06: Noise complaint: Report of loud music coming from building 6000. Unfounded. 10/27/06: M&O complaint: Caller reported dryer making an unusual noise. Referred to housing. 10/27/06: Suspicious person: Responded to non-compliant person in Chancellor’s office. Person escorted off campus. 10/28/06: Possible fight: Caller reported people yelling/possible fight in Olmsted lot. Checked area/ no fight. 10/28/06: Loud group: Report Photography Editor: Supat Kanchanasakul Mariam Elhadri James Grap Lisa Mauti Ariel O'Malley Zachary Piccolo Will Powell Lorena Roeda Andrew Scott of loud group in grass area. PSO responded and found group playing football in mud. PSO told group to leave area. 10/26/06: Escort: Caller requested ride home to Steelton. PSO offered to call cab/caller refused. 10/26/06: Vehicular escort: PSO transported Chancellor from airport to campus. 10/26/06: Follow-up investigation: PSO obtained information from driver of university van that bumped into parked university vehicle on 10/25/06. 10/24/06: Student assist: PSO helped student find her vehicle parked in rear lot. 10/24/06: Hit & run accident: Vehicle struck while parked in upper lot. Arrest log: Stephen M. Easton, age 18, was cited for PA 6308 (Purchase, consumption, possession or transportation of liquor or malt or brewed beverages). Ann Stillwater Lisa Stone Jordan Wiskemann Photographers: Rabyia Ahmed Marin Bendoritis Victoria Hennigan Lorena Roeda n Joshua Salvi
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