April 16, 2007
Hello! How the heek are you
guys? I'm doing well. Well, as
well as 1 can be when I have a
prospectus to finish, a chapter to
write, a final paper, AND a final
project. However, I am more than
certain you are also in the
same boat.
Spring is in the air, even though
it does not feel like it. And with
spring comes new exciting events
that can only mark the beginning
of spring.
Let’s start with baseball.
Professional baseball threw its
first pitch just the other day, and
now what I feel is the longest
season in professional sports, next
to NASCAR, has begun. 1 guess
it feels that long because Jim, the
amazing Irish server, feels the need
to talk about baseball from now
until fall, but that’s neither here
or there.
Anyway, the point is that baseball
has also begun here at Penn State
Harrisburg. The team looks good
this season and should Jiave a
promising ending. They have a few
home games left, so scope them out
at Middletown High School. Just
Okay peop
Hard work. We are all starting to complain about how much we seem to be doing at
school, at work or at home these days. But have you ever thought about how much work it
is to just survive for the refugees in Uganda? Thousands of people have been living in refu
gee camps for over ten years, with no sign of peace in sight. Obviously, this is not a funny
photograph, taken to poke fun at something around campus. Rather, this is a photograph
that represents the strife that the many children deal with every day. Disease, death, war
and substandard living conditions are a normal part of life for these children. Luckily, you
can help. Take a stand against the civil war, and encourage your government to step in
with peace talks. Write a letter, make a phone call, or attend the rally. What rally you ask?
Well, the Displace Me rally, on April 28th. Located in 10 cities across the U.S. (the closest
being Pittsburgh and Washington D.C.), thousands of students are coming out and displac
ing themselves overnight to show support for those who are forced to live in displacement
camps by the Ugandan government. Visit www.invisiblechildren.com/displaceme for
details, or find the facebook group. I apologize if you feel that you just wasted your time
reading this, in hopes of finding something witty of funny. But sometimes, life cannot be all
fun and games.
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don’t cheer too loud or there might
be a problem.
With spring comes the opening
of windows, windows of all kinds.
House windows can finally open
and let the gentle breeze surf
through the house. Car window s
come down, and loud music of all
kinds comes pumping from cars of
all shapes and sizes. Not to mention
from car radios of all qualities,
from the supremely clear to the
ridiculously fuzzy. Irregardless
of what system your engines are
pumping, roll down those windows
and crank that up! Who cares if it’s
the Spice Girls?
For females, the spring brings the
beginning of skirt season. Skirts
of all colors and cuts make their
appearance as soon as it gets just a
bit warmer. On the downside, that
also means the opening of shaving
season, as 1 know many a girl who
chooses to keep her bear fur until
she actually has to show her legs.
Break out those razors ladies. The
Schick Quattro is amazing!
Not all things related to spring
are cheerful. Unfortunately spring
also brings finals, finals of all
sorts. It brings the test kind, the
project kind, the speech kind, the
presentation kind, the thesis kind. It
brings the late nights with the Red
Bull in one hand, the Chedder Chex
Mix in the other. Or perhaps you’re
the one with the X-acto blade in
one hand and the ruler in the other.
Or maybe you’re the one sitting on
the floor in sheer bliss for reasons
unknown, stressing your papers
No matter which one you are, keep
your friends close for they will
keep you sane.
The last great thing about spring
is how the people finally feel they
are able to come out of the cocoons
CORRECTIONS
In the Major League Base
ball preview, the Yankees
preview was not printed
correctly, the corrected
preview can be found on
page 8
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they call dorms or the Olmsted
building and enjoy the sunshine.
They use the picnic tables, they
sun on the lawn, they are playing
whiffle ball by the library. So
while you are out and about, please
take a moment and enjoy Rites of
Spring. Rites of Spring are going
on this week and thev are choc
full of events. Carnivals, concerts,
you name it. Rites of Spring has
it. Earth day goes on that week as
well, so come out and support the
Earth cause Lord knows, we need
to for the future.
Spring is my favorite time of
year. Everything comes back to life
and everything is reborn. This is
your season to come back to life,
to be reborn. Get rid of all that
winter crap and enjoy the beauty of
everything that is spring. Believe
me, it feels amazing to be free
again. Take my lead. Let your hair
down, roll down those windows,
and start pumping DJ Unk. If that
doesn’t make you smile,
nothing will.
Have a great day.
MARUJA ROSARIO
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ipat Kanchanasakul/Capital Times
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