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By RABYIA AHMED
Staff Reporter
RZAIO9@PSU.EDU
She came to the United States
for Grad school on a scholarship
through the Turkish government
because she placed first on an exam
out of 100 people. Her then fiance,
whom she married less than a year
later, came to the United States just
three months after she did, instead
of the planned one year because they
missed each other too much. They
went back to Turkey for the
wedding ceremony.
It was during Grad school that
she realized how beneficial her
knowledge on psychology could
be to her homeland, where proper
research resources are scarce. That
is how she decided to serve her
country.
“It’s such a rewarding feeling to
know my research is being used
overseas,” said Senel Poyrazli,
Assistant Professor of
Counseling Psychology.
Through The American
Psychological Association, she is
able to provide to Turkey articles
from the International Psychology
Bulletin for which she is an editor.
The association allows her to
communicate with the psychology
associations in Turkey so that they
can coordinate research efforts.
It is difficult for Poyrazli to
pinpoint which of the two places
she enjoys more. Socially, she likes
Turkey better.
“Life is not as busy as it is here and
people have time for each other,”
she said. “You will have several
people who will help you with your
children, too,” she added.
In terms of professional
development, however, she sees the
US as a better place and gives Penn
State her regards. She believes that
without Penn State’s expectations
and encouragement, she would not
be here.
But there is more to Poyrazli’s job
than research. She is also a clinical
psychologist, trying to aid those
who ask for assistance because she
wants everyone to be able to live a
satisfying life, she said.
“Seeing the change in them and
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By CRAIG DEWALT
Guest Reporter
CAD2BI@PSU.EDU
Hello, and welcome to the
first edition of Around the Horn with
Craig Dewalt. The rules are simple;
I prepare a series of five questions
and ask four contestants for their
responses. The four contestants will
give their answers and be scored with
pluses and minuses. If a comment
is really good they can receive up
to three pluses. If their comment is
downright awful they can receive
up to three minuses. If their answer
is so terrible I will shut them up by
putting them on mute. At the end of
the day the contestant with the most
points wins the game. The winner
will then be given their time to shine
in the “Moment of Fame” section.
Here is the first round of questions:
(1) Who deserves to be in the
Hall of Fame more, Barry Bonds or
Pete Rose?
(2) Who should be this years
NBA MVP? Steve Nash, Dirk
Novitzki, Kobe Bryant, or other?
(3) If NHL is definitely going
to ban fighting, is now the right time?
(4) What should the Raiders do
with their number 1 pick in the 2007
Draft?
(5) If you’re building a baseball
franchise, would you build your
team around Kris Aumiller or Matt
Carroll?
Question 1
Sarver: “Look Stat boy it’s simple,
Barry Bonds deserve to be in the
ha 11... Pete Rose bet on baseball and
was found guilty (+). Barry Bonds
is being accused of using steroids
but until he is found guilty there is
no way MLB can keep him from the
Campus
By JORDAN WISKEMANN
Assistant Editor
JLWIO62@PSU.EDU
Two recent thefts and one break
in at the Village Apartments have
some Penn State Harrisburg students
concerned for their own safety.
“I’m not comfortable here anymore,”
said Miranda Ejde, PSH freshman
and victim of the break-in. “I don’t
feel safe at all.”
Ejde had slept at a friend’s
house during the break-in. She
saw the broken window the next
morning when she came home.
Her laptop, speakers and wires had
been stolen during the burglary.
Ejde said the intruders had thrown
her make-up on her floor.
“I have a restraining order against
them [the alleged burglars],” said
Ejde. “They still come around my
apartment.”
Ejde sleeps over in friends’ rooms
because she said she’s too afraid to
stay in her own.
According to George Young,
Assistant Director of Student Affairs,
students living on campus are
encouraged to lock their doors and
windows. Residence Life replaced
Ejde’s broken window immediately.
“I haven’t heard anything [about the
incident] from Residence Life,” said
Ejde. “They did fix my window right
away, but they never called me or
talked to me.”
Young could not be reached by phone
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Opinion
hall (-).” (0 points)
Carroll: “Pete Rose. He is the all
time hit leader. Who even cares
about gambling now a day? It didn’t
affect his play at all (+++). I mean,
there weren’t any grand jury cases
like Barry Bonds. It’s not like he
went in front of the grand jury and
lied about anything. (++)” (5 points)
Aumiller: “ROSE. “Charlie Hustle”
safety concerns on-campus students
before print,
regarding
Ejde’s
comments.
There have
also been
two thefts, at
the Village.
One has been
returned.
Chris
Confredo,
PSH
freshman,
had both
his Xbox
360 and
Playstation 3
stolen when
he left his
apartment
for about an
hour. He
hadn’tlocked
the door.
Both systems
had been
attached to a
router. The
router and
wires were
scattered
across
floor. He
called police
the following
day.
jpl.
Rooms on the first floor of the Village dormitories are easily accessible
though bedroom windows for anyone with mischievous intensions.
Chief Kevin
Stoehr of
April 16,
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(Matt) Sarver: Top Left, (Matt) Carroll: Bottom Left, (Kris) Aumiller: Top Right, (Josh) Eggleston: Bottom Righl
is the all-time hits leader with 4,256
hits. (+) He still holds 11 Major
League Records besides most hits.
Most AB’s, most games played,
most singles, most total bases by a
switch hitter, most seasons with 200
hits (10), most consecutive seasons
with at least 100 hits (23), most
seasons with at least 600 AB’s (17),
most seasons with 150 games played
(17), most seasons with 100 games
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played (23), most games played on
the winning side (1,972), and the
only player in Major League history
that started at least 500 games at 5
different positions. Not too mention,
he was part of the powerhouse
Cincinnati Reds. (+++)” (4 points)
Eggleston: “Pete Rose hands down.
It is a proven fact that Bonds has
taken a form of steroid, and what is
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the campus police
explained they are
still conducting
in
investigations
all cases. He said
students should lock
up their valuables and
use common sense.
“My roommates
used to leave the
door to our apartment
unlocked all the
time,” said Dustin
Holler, resident of the
Village Apartments.
Holler’s roommates
started locking their
door when they
found that someone
had stolen their toilet
paper.
“Any time I have
contacted them, I’ve
gotten immediate
help,” said Holler.
Holler, a member
of PSH student
government, feels
he can’t give a fair
assessment of how
well police patrol
the dorms, because
he often stays in the
Olmsted building
until the early
morning hours.
“The only time I
see cops around the
dorms are when an
another name for steroids? That’s
right, performance ENHACNING
drugs!! (++) Don’t get me wrong,
Bonds would still have been a solid
player but he is only known for his
long ball. (-) Pete Rose, who placed
bets that his team would win, is one
of the most prolific hitters in MLB
history, an base iron man (3562
games played), and a solid fielder (2
Gold Gloves). (++) Not to mention,
Rose also lead his teams to 3 World
Series Titles. (++)” (5 points)
My Comments: “Sarver, Pete Rose
is the obvious choice. Bonds went
from being the size of me, to a blimp
within a matter of a few years. The
guy is definitely on ‘roids. Gambling
on baseball after your playing days
is nothing compared to taking
performance enhancing drugs during
your playing years. Not so money
on this answer Sarv, more like loose
change.”
Question 2
Sarver: “If were considering MVP a
team award then it would easily go to
Steve Nash. Unfortunately it won’t
go to Nash or Nowitzki because of
the other talent surrounding the two.
4 of the 5 starters for PHX are in
the top 50 in average points a game.
Dallas has 3 of its 5 in the top 52
(++). Sadly the LA Lakers would be
nothing without Kobe Bryant. He
single-handedly has put the Lakers in
a playoff position (++). As much as I
cant stand him, he will win the MVP
because the stupid people who vote
for this award most love ball hogs
that go 17-41 from the field and call
that a great night (-).” (3 points)
Carroll: “Tracy Mcgrady (-). He has
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incident occurs,” said Holler, “but
they have always been more than
willing to help me when I’ve needed
it.”
Holler said PSH police have always
helped him when he’s needed it.
Holler has the campus police on
speed dial.
“This crime is unusual for our
campus,” said Chief Stoehr. “We
haven’t had anything else like this in
the past year.”
Out of about 3,700 students enrolled
at PSH, there was only one reported
weapons possession and one reported
sexual offense last academic year.
The remaining 36 reported crimes
included theft, vandalism, driving
under the influence, underage
drinking, disorderly conduct and
vagrancy.
“Even though they’re still bad,
property crimes are much better than
somebody being injured or sexually
assaulted,” said Stoehr.
Both Young and Chief Stoehr said
that students don’t always report
crimes. Students should report
anything suspicious.
Even when students notify police,
students often don’t know the
differences between crimes. For
example, a student could accidentally
report a crime as a misdemeanor, such
as theft, when that crime was really a
felony, such as burglary.
“Crime is desire plus opportunity,”
said Chief Stoehr. “What we try to
do is eliminate opportunity.”
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