SGA gets
ready to end
business for a
semester
By JORDAN WISKEMANN
Staff Reporter
JLWIO62@PSU.EDU
From investigating campus
bookstore’s prices to planning
both charitable and campus events,
Penn State Harrisburg’s Student
Government Asssociation will
conclude their meetings, along with
their semester, for winter break.
Earlier, in September, members
of the SGA became curious about
campus bookstore prices and
met with our campus bookstore
manager, Fred Hockenberry, and
the school chancellor, Madlyn
Hanes. Senators even researched the
situation by calling other Penn State
bookstores to compare policies
and prices.
Now, at the conclusion of the
semester, the results for book orders
are in, and PSH Chancellor Hanes,
sent her congratulations to the
SGA in the November 29 meeting.
There is a noticeable increase in
professors’ book orders meeting the
deadline for next semester.
SGA members have, over this
past semester, questioned their
own constituti on, policies and
each other. Senators spent weeks
deliberating proposals to change two
of their constitutional amendments.
A handful of members of the
executive board and senators
also attended CCSG meetings
(Council of Commonwealth
Student Governments) at Penn
State University Park, where every
student government from each Penn
State campus is represented. SGA
members took PSH student issues
to the meetings to devise solutions.
They returned from every CCSG
meeting with new ideas for the
Harrisburg campus, including such
ideas as hanging international flags
around the campus to represent
each nationality among the student
body, and bringing a wider healthier
selection of foods to campus.
Topics like academic advising
were also brought forward and it is
possible to see improvements in this
area in the future.
There is currently some confusion
among members of the Senate
about a money allocation. The SAF
approved $25,000 to be allocated
to the SGA for the purpose of
supplementing club budgets. While
this money was approved weeks
ago it has yet to appear in the
FAA account (Money specifically
designated for clubs.) although
Melinda Logan, staff assistant to
Campus Life and Intercultural
Affairs, has assured the SGA that
this money is on its way and will
soon be available.
Also, the SGA has both lost some
of its most long-standing members,
including Aame Stefanon, Senator
of Science, Engineering and
technology, and the most recent
resignation at the November 29
meeting by Matt Mahoney, Senator
for the School of Humanities.
Mahoney explained in his
resignation that he was leaving the
SGA because of his inability to put
in as much commitment as he would
like due to the time constraints of
schoolwork. The SGA has also
welcomed many new members
though, including new senators, a
new Chief of Staff and a new Chief
Justice of the Student Court.
This is the first time where all of
the Executive Board members, with
the exception of the President and
Vice President, were appointed to
their positions. Thus far the new
system of having the President
appoint these members has moved
flaw lessly over the semester and
continued success is anticipated.
SGA senators are required to
spend at least one hour in the SGA
office each week, bul often spend
many more hours meeting with club
leaders, professors and students;
a testimony to the hard work they
apply to the student body. Vice
President Augie Bravo works in the
office at least 28 hours a week while
President Ariel O’Malley is usually
me to study
By MARIAM ELHADRI
Staff Reporter
MUEII7@PSU.EDU
‘Tis the season for the all-nighters,
frantic chaos, cramming, stressing,
procrastinating, and, yes, of
course, studying. If you have not
realized already, there is no room
for planning ahead in that agenda.
Yes, this means we are headed
down the homestretch of the end of
the semester and before anyone can
enjoy the holiday season, we will
all have to confront the inevitable
fearsome face of finals.
Finals week begins Monday, Dec.
18. Although it is a week later this
year, no one can say they still feel
comfortable with their timing.
J.P. Shannon, sophomore
in the school of Liberal Arts,
asserted his frustration with finals
and said, “Due to the upcoming
finals season, I am beginning to freak
out. I am especially overwhelmed
in Bi Sci, which has so much
information to put together for its
understanding.”
Writing and learning specialist at
the learning center, Kathy Brode,
suggested the best way to learning
a lot of information. “Set aside
chunks of time daily, for a period
of time, dedicated to studying a
certain thing, it is the only way to
produce the best effort,” she said.
Starting early is definitely the
hardest part to accomplish in
studying for finals, but this is the
message the learning center would
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like to give off to all students, loud
and clear.
The learning center has been the
place at Penn State Harrisburg for
academic help in many ways. It is
located in room C-216, on the second
floor in the
Olmsted
building. Any
student can
arrange for a
tutor in just
subject
Especially
for finals,
the learning
center’stutors
are taking on
additional
hours in
these last few
weeks. The
more hours
they can make
available,
the more
students they
can help.
They
encourage
students
greatly
get spots
reserved since drop in appointments
get harder at this time of year.
The learning center in conjunction
with the library and housing
and food services will be
holding the third annual Extreme
Study Session the Sunday before
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It is time to dust off those books that have been sitting under your bed all semester,
break out the highlighters, and jack up on java- it is finals time at Penn State Harrisburg!
for
finals week. The activities will take
place on Dec. 17, from 6 p.m.-lO
p.m. in the Morrison Art Gallery, in
the library, and in Stacks Market.
Students who are looking for math
help can receive tutoring by course.
Students do not need to sign up, they
can come by whenever is convenient.
Many tutors and Graduate
Assistants will be there to help
students with their questions. The
Learning Center tutors in the
Morrison Gallery will be covering
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There will be free food and games
in Stacks Market and Biscotti’s will
be open selling coffee and sweets
just for the extreme study.
Another activity also provided
that night is a relaxation session, to
help relieve the stress of pre-final
anxiety. This is in Stacks Market,
the “stress-frees zone”, with Legos,
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Mon., Wed., or Fri., at 8:30
Mon., Wed., or Fri., at 10:00
Mon., Wed,, or Fri., at 11:00
Mon., Wed., or Fri., at 12:00
Mon., Wed., or Fri., at 1:00
Mon. or Wed. at 2:00 p.m.
Mon. or Wed. at 3:25 p.m.
Mon. or Wed. at 4:50 p.m.
Tues., Thurs., or Fri., at 8:00
Tues. or Thurs. at 9:30 a.m.
Tues. or Thurs. at 11:00 a.m.
Tues. or Thurs. at 2:00 p.m.
Tues. or Thurs. at 3:25 p.m,
Tues. or Thurs. at 4:50 p.m.
a.m. or 9:00 a.m.
Play-Doh, TV, and other activities
that can help students relax.
In addition, the CUB will be open
for students who want to exercise.
Coordinator of the event,
Bernadette Lear, explained,
“Studying isn’t just about your
mind - it’s about your body, too.
Try to stay healthy throughout the
last week of class and finals week.
Get plenty of sleep, eat right,
and make sure you’re getting
enough exercise. In fact,
light exercise can help relieve pain,
lower stress, and refresh you. Also, it
helps some people if they study in
a controlled environment, or an
environment similar to where they
will be taking the test.”
The predicament for most students
is they are so overwhelmed with end
of the semester projects and papers,
that they forget what is important is
waiting for them around the comer.
Get on the Penn State Harrisburg
homepage, student services,
and select academic calendar.
There you will find the list of the
Fall 2006 final exam schedule, and
get planning.
The coordinator and math/
science tutor, Janice Smith, said,
“Students forget to take advantage
of the learning center and their
tuition money, some students
do not even know it exists.”
Get the benefit of what
the school has to offer.
If your plan is not to prepare, then
plan to be strained when it comes
time to take the test.
Mon. Dec. 18th from 8:00
a.m.-9:50 a.m.
Wed. Dec. 20th from 8:00
a.m.-9:50 a.m.
Mon. Dec. 18th from 10:00
a.m.-11:50 a.m.
Wed. Dec. 20th from 10:0
a.m.-11:50 a.m.
Mon, Dec, 18th from 1:00
p,m.-2:50 p.m.
Wed. Dec. 20th from 1:00
p.m.-2:50 p.m.
Mon. Dec. 18th from 3:00
, p.m.-4:50 p.m.
Wed. Dec. 20th from 3:00
p.m.-4:50 p.m.
Tues. Dec. 19th from 8:00
a.m,-9:50 a.ra.
Thurs. Dec. 21st from 8:00
a.m.-9:50 a.ra.
'Dies. Dec. 19th from 10:00
a.rn.-ll:50 a.m.
Thurs. Dec. 21st from 10:00
a.m.-ll:50 a.m.
Tues. Dec. 19th from 1:00
p.m.-2:50 p.m.
Thurs. Dec. 21st from 3:00-
4:50 p.m.