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Vol. 47 No. 1
By ALISON SMITH
Staff Reporter
ALSS39@PSU.EDU
To many, Sandra Carter is a
professor with a love for Middle
East studies and communication.
However this Texan native is also
an adventurous world traveler
and humanitarian at heart. Having
once traveled to Egypt armed with
little more than a one-way ticket,
she has settled here at Penn State
Harrisburg to share that passion
with her students.
Carter, an Assistant professor of
Communications and Humanities,
finds development communication
an area of particular interest
because, she said, “(It is)
communication for human and
social development. ...It’s how you
use communication to make social
change.”
Her inspiration to reach out to
those who may not have a voice
partly comes from a professor she
once had.
Though she believes selflessness is
not always efficient, it does not stop
her from trying to make the world a
better place. She would like to help
with advancements in developing
countries, particularly those with
women and children who suffer
from poverty and lack of options.
Carter draws inspiration from
“people who know how to love and
be generous to other people, yet
still get a bunch of work done.”
Her mentors have been professors
who took time to share their
passion with students.
A female professor who had a
huge impact on her career path,
she said fondly, “was a dynamo but
still very motherly and loving and
supportive for all of her students.
She was a real role model.”
One thing Carter loves about her
job is that communication is so
dynamic.
“The world is getting smaller. We’re
able to communicate with people
all over the world now with the
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By MARIN BENDORITIS
Editor in Chief
MABS33B@PSU.EDU
A new policy at Penn State
Harrisburg has made a majority of
the campus ‘tobacco-free.’ The
policy was agreed upon by the
Tobacco Taskforce, made up of
students, faculty and staff and
charged by Chancellor, Madelyn
Hanes, to explore the possibility of
a tobacco free campus.
Penn State Harrisburg, like all
Penn State University campuses,
already follows Policy AD-32,
which prohibits smoking inside
buildings, and any place where
smoke will enter the building. The
policy also states that buildings
should post signs at entrances
that state, “This is a No-Smoking
Building.-’
The new policy prohibits smoking
in the main core of campus,
including outside the Olmsted
building, Zeigler Commons, and
the athletic fields. Because of
a new baseball field and tennis
courts, and the close proximity
of fans to players, the task force
decided to include the athletic
fields in the ban.
The task force took a look at this
policy, and as one of the charges
A needed facelift for the
old Olmsted building
By KATIE GOODRICH
Staff Reporter
KJGI6@PSU.EDU
Penn State Harrisburg is evolving
into a college campus one
Lobby exit
East Exit
Photo by MARIN KNDORITIS/Capilol Times
The construction on the new lobby entrance may create a hassle for
students but renovations will provide a fresh look and newer capabilities
to Olmsted.
Photo by MATIHEW SARVER/Copitol Times
construction project at a time. The
main entrance to Olmsted is closed
right, but construction is estimated
to be finished the beginning of
February 2008.
The renovations to the front of
Olmsted are all part of the Campus
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Master Plan, according to Ed
Dankanich, Director of physical
plant and maintenance operations.
“The cafeteria, majority of the
classrooms and offices are all
located here,” said Dankanich.
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Olmsted will house an
additional elevator. The existing
elevator, an old freight elevator
from when the building belonged to
the air force base, will still remain
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West Exit
The new entrance will
accessible to those
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tericans with Disabilities
. It will have proper ramp
ipes and motion sensor
tomatic doors. In addition,
ADA parking spots will
added, nearly doubling
: current amount.
The new entrance to
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trends related to tobacco usage
at other Penn State Campuses
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By PETER ROQUEMORE
Staff Reporter
PARSOB7@PSU.EDU
Penn State Harrisburg, originally
a small commuter school for
upperclassmen and graduate students,
has done some growing over the past
few years. Take for instance, that over
400 first-year students were admitted
this fall compared to the 10 first-year
students admitted in the fall semester
of 2001.
Sophomore Dustin Holler
commented, “Having spent some
time at the dorms in the past couple
weeks, there does seem to be an
influx of hoodlums this year. I haven’t
noticed a spike in participation in
student organizations as of yet, but 1
look for it to happen before too long.
Something I’m eager to see happen is
an increase in overall school spirit.”
Another aspect of student life the
increase will affect is eating. Everyone
eats, everyone needs food, and Food
Services at Penn State Harrisburg are
doing everything they can to keep up
with the student demand. This year,
Assistant Director Greg Schiavoni
hired more student employees than
in his 12-year history at Penn State.
Along with the student hires, Food
Services is making a few changes
with the hiring of a second chef next
semester, the introduction of some
new food items and more “grab and
go” options. One thing they won’t be
changing is quality.
“We’re pretty proud... we make
most of our stuff from scratch,” said
Schiavoni.
Being a smaller college campus
allows the food service to be
versatile and change to fit the student
preferences. A major aspect of their
decision-making comes from student
input which they don’t get enough
of. A suggestion box is located in
the Stacks Market and all ideas we
welcomed.
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usage; recommend policy for
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in spirit of improved health and
As Penn State grows, the food
services grow.
“We think we have one of the best
food services in all of the common
wealth campuses,” Schiavoni said,
expressing confidence in the growth.
Director of Admissions Robert
Coffman projects that this growth will
continue.
“Our future enrollments look strong.
We continue to attract applications
from an academically strong and
diverse population of prospective
students,” he said.
A statement easily backed up by the
13 percent increase in applicants this
year over last.
“The growth here at Harrisburg does
seem to be stronger than some other
campuses,” he continued. “But that
is due to many factors such as our
academic offerings, housing, student
activities and athletics.”
With the construction of apartment
style dormitory buildings in The
Village at Capital College, Penn State
is able to offer excellent housing to
students of any year. The dormitories
for first-year students consist of
three double occupancy rooms and
one triple occupancy room, while
upperclassmen receive four single
occupancy rooms. Every apartment
comes with features such as a living
room, fully loaded kitchen and a
washer/dryer unit.
Freshman Sarah Barraza said, “I
love living on campus. If you live
in the 9000 building, you get your
bathrooms cleaned, you have a huge
living room, all of my roommates are
awesome and the kitchen is perfect to
cook feasts in, which we do!”
Unfortunately not everyone can enjoy
these facilities. The Village at Capital
College houses only 328 students,
leaving the rest to commute.
Many students have opted to move
into apartments in the surrounding
area rather than commute all the way
from home. A popular apartment
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to the task force, which was made
up of 2 students, 5 faculty members
and 11 staff. According to Mary
Lou Martz, co-director of the
task force, about 4 to 5 members
showed up to each meeting.
wellness,
voluntary
educational
The task force researched other
PSU campuses’ smoking policies,
such as Altoona as well as other
programming
in according
to the impact
and progress
of the policy.
colleges in the Big Ten.
The campuses of Berks and York
do not have a smoking policy in
addition to AD-32, and Penn State
Schuylkill has restricted smoking
from around entry ways according
to Engracia Texidor, Schuylkill
The task
force met at
the end of
the spring
SGA President.
Penn State Berks also holds
smoking cessation sessions to help
students who wish to quit smoking.
semester and
during the
summer for
a total of 6
times, with
meetings
continuing
into the fall
A survey was also sent out in
April to students, faculty and
staff asking their opinion on a no
smoking policy on campus. Out
of 345 faculty, 59 responded, with
71 percent in favor, 104 out of 214
staff responded with 77 percent in
favor, and out of 3,722 students,
333 responded with 62 percent in
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The new
policy was
announced
Aug. 22 and
took effect
Aug. 27. The
meetings
were not
closed, but
were only
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commuting
VS.
continues to grow
complex nearby is The Village of
Pineford. Its popularity is attributed to
its close location, price, benefits and
student population.
“I was surprised when I first learned
on-campus housing fills up fast and is
very limited. I didn’t think a school
would take on such a large number
of students that it can’t house,” said
freshman Stephen Seal. “It is great
that there are nice apartments nearby.
I enjoy my apartment because I
have freedom to do whatever I want
whenever I want. I also don’t have
three to eight roommates. One or two
is OK.”
Freshman Anna West also enjoys the
perks of living in Pineford.
“I do enjoy it much more than living
at home and commuting every day,”
she said.
There are students who commute
long distances to campus every day
however. The commute can make
the campus experience very different
from that of someone living in the
dorms.
“I enjoy commuting because I feel
like it is less limiting. I can also keep
the same job that I had during the
summer,” said freshman Alicia Castro.
“I think that commuting has definitely
made it a little harder to fit in. Living
with your classmates will definitely
create a stronger bond than just seeing
them a few times a week.”
Freshman Cherie Smith chimed
in, “For the most part, I don’t mind
commuting. I really like the fact that
I’m saving $7,000 on room and board
by not living on campus. I really like
that all my classes are spread out so
I have plenty of time between them.
Overall, I am enjoying my Penn State
experience.”
Any expansion of on-campus
housing is at best five to 10 years
down the road, so the best way for
any student interested in housing on
campus is to visit www.eLiving.psu.
edu.
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