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.
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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
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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.
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'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