SGA
UPDATE
By JORDAN WISKEMANN
Assistant Editor
JLWIO62@PSU.EDU
Before Spring Break, the SGA met
to discuss their upcoming elections.
Four out of the seven remaining
senators showed up at the meeting.
The SGA almost couldn’t hold their
March 8 meeting because there
were only four senators in
attendance. If less than four had
shown, the senate wouldn’ have
met quorum and couldn’t have held
the meeting.
Those senators who did attend
decided to table voting on the
upcoming elections so that every
senator could have the opportunity
to read over the election packet.
The senators at the meeting felt it
was fair to allow every
senator the opportunity to review
the material before voting. Election
discussion was pushed back to the
first week of April, pushing back
the election screening process. Also
throwing off the electoral process
was the Feb. 29
snow storm.
This election, the SGA will
especially be looking to fill at
least 11 seats on the senate by the
senators who resigned throughout
this past academic year. Most
recently to resign were senators
Maruja Rosario and Andrew Scott.
Both senators said that
time constraints made it difficult to
fulfill their roles as senators. Time
constraints are the most common
reason for senators to resign.
President Ariel O’Malley asked
senators to tell her the status of
their committee meetings at the
Feb 22 meeting. Hardly any of the
senators had an update. O’Malley
pointed out that committee
meetings are a responsibility of
each senator and that there were
only seven weeks left for this
year’s SGA.
“I suggest you step up your game
and get something accomplished,”
O’Malley said.
Although there are few senators
left, there are new additions to
the SGA executive board. Lee
Samuelson has been sworn in as the
Chief of Staff and Alston Boyd as
the Treasurer.
At the March 8 meeting,
Communications Director,
Dustin Holler, announced the
implementation of a firewall for
all staff. Holler said this firewall
would provide greater protection
from hacking attempts. According
to Holler, there are thousands of
attempts per month to hack into
the faculty computers. Penn State
Harrisburg ITS is looking into
technology at other universities.
Holler also announced that the
PSH School of Business computer
labs and some faculty
computers will now carry Microsoft
Office 2007. Any student is
welcome to use the new software,
but should not save their work
in that format, because most
computers at the campus don’t have
the software.
New business the SGA discussed
was the upcoming Rock on for
the Kids concert. The concert
is for kids with cancer and the
promotion of THON. Several local
bands are scheduled to play. It will
be held Saturday April 28 in the
Vartan Plaza and will be free to
any student with a PSU ID. There
will be a five dollar charge for the
general public.
The SGA almost didn’t make
their quorum again at the March
22 meeting when four of seven
senators showed up. Every absence
was excused this time.
Money was allocated to BSU and
Lion Ambassadors for
various expenses.
Senators voted to change the
election code from 25 to 100
signatures. Candidates will be
screened for expectations of
Infamous ball raises money for
By MARIAM ELHADRI
Staff Reporter
MEHII7@PSU.EDU
You have seen 5.2 million dollars
raised in Penn State’s
Thon this past month,
in efforts to help
children dealing
with. Now Penn
State Harrisburg Lion
Ambassadors have
also put the fun back
in fundraiser, bringing
back the biggest
dance of the year, the
Boobies Ball
This year, the ball
took place on Friday
March 23, 2007,
from 9pm-midnight
in the student
center of the Capital
Union Building.
Not sure what the
Boobies Ball is? The
Boobies Ball is a fun
night dancing, eating,
winning prizes, and
spreading awareness
for
breast cancer.
There was a DJ, light
refreshments, achance
to purchase Boobies
Ball apparel, FYB
apparel, and an'
abundance of prizes;
door prizes; including
a chance to win
$lOO gift card to
the Colonial Park
Mall, a massage, or
a gift certificate to
the Firehouse, and a
variety of baskets in the raffle that
students won.
Boobies ball first came about
January 2006 as an idea from
Jim Dougherty, the current
Vice President of Lion Ambassadors
at the time. He wanted to help with
breast cancer awareness by putting
a spotlight on the organization Feel
Your Boobies and its founder, Leigh
Hurst. He finally came up with
the idea for a dance, and that was
how Boobies Ball was bom.
Lion Ambassador Advisor, Laurie
Dobrosky, explained that Leigh
Hurst started “Feel Your Boobies”
foundation and awareness effort
after she was diagnosed with breast
cancer at a very young age.
She said “The Lion Ambassadors
feel throwing the ‘Boobies Ball’
is a great way to help promote
Leigh’s dream of promoting breast
cancer awareness and particularly
self exams to young women.”
In two months, the Lion
Ambassadors whipped the event
Fall/Spring Expense Budget: $308,760.00
Other Income:
Special Funding:
Category
Campus Activities
Equipment
Facilities
Program Support
Recreation
Diversity
Just-In-Time
Support Services
Travel
*The Total Expense Budget above includes income after adjustments, and carry forward (pluse or minus) from the previous
fiscal year.
together and hit a huge success.
They were happy to donate $4OO
to FYB.
Since it is the second year for this
event, Boobies Ball coordinator,
Holly Artz, says Lion Ambassadors
plans on keeping an annual event
for Penn State Harrisburg.
As of now the Boobies Ball is being
held at Penn State Harrisburg only.
No other Penn State campus
has an event like this! Artz said, “It
would be cool if it spread throughout
the PSU campuses as it grows
over the coming years, almost like
THON maybe.”
2005-2006 Fall/Spring Student Activity Fee Final Report
Harrisburg
$490.00
$O.OO
2005-2006
Fall/Spring Expenses
$109,055.94
$8,777.95
$O.OO
$31,708.79
$13,575.40
$41,099.56
$O.OO
$2,300.00
$19,228.39
$225,746.03
She also explained that the Boobies
Ball is open to everyone in the entire
community, young or old; it’s not
just a Penn State thing.
Most of the donation money
was raised through tickets
and also raffle tickets. Raffle
tickets were sold 1 for $1 and
6 for $5. Also a donation jar
was present at all of the ticket
sales and the welcoming table at the
ball for anyone willing to donate for
a good cause.
This dance wasn’t formal or semi
formal; it’s more on the dressy
casual side. This was perfect
Total Expense Budget:
Actual Expenses:
2005-2006 Carry Foward:
2005-2006
Fall/Spring % Spent
$309,250.00
$225,746.03
$83,503.97
35.3%
10.3%
13.3%
73.0%
cancer
for an unconventional, fun,
fancy, evening.
The Boobies Ball committee,
a sect of the Lion Ambassadors,
had been working hard all year to
put together the details of this
event and was very happy with the
outcome. Committee
member, Ashley Rogers said, “It is a
good way for her to dirdctly help the
cause for cancer.”
The Lion Ambassadors would
like to thank everyone for c
oming, raising money for
breast cancer, and supporting a
great cause.