October 29, 2007
Domestic violence: a preventable reality
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has been trying to make students
aware that Domestic Violence does
occur. Incidents like date rape and
acquaintance rape are common in
happenings in college student lives,
and so PSH has put together forums
and activities to give knowledge
or a reality check about Domestic
Violence. At PSH, this is the second
year having awareness programs like
plays (`Unfastened' By Peter Dehart
played in the Auditorium on October
24, 2007), or student and faculty
panels which took place on October
23, 2007, and self defense classes
which is a gym course through
out the semesters to help students
recognize Domestic Violence.
Within a community the domestic
violence issue is even more focused
on. You have many programs out
there. As of now, they are training
doctors, hospital employees, teachers
and law enforcement how to spot
someone who is falling victim to
domestic violence.
With so much support from the
community, you also have your
family and friends to always help
you in such situations. It's really
Students and faculty
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Poyrazli, Associate professor of
counseling psychology admits that
second hand smoke is harmful but
that the research is only related
to a person being subjected to a
mass amount, such as a child in
a car with a smoking parent. It is
hard to measure smoke in the air
as a person is walking 50 yards
away.
Poyrazli believes that the
ban makes smokers feel
like outcasts. She sites the
psychological failure of the ban.
Forbidding something to
someone never works, smokers
will feel the need to violate she
said. She is also concerned about
how the ban will affect student
faculty relations. She believes
that faculty who smoke will
start bringing work home, which
cuts student access to them to a
minimum
A comparison of banning
overweight people from buying
french fries to the smoking ban
here at PSH has been made.
Poyrazli sites that fat is as much
as a health risk as smoking.
Students and faculty opposed to the
ban are calling for a compromise.
"Not giving a designated area to
PSH alumni honored for work with Amish shooting
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the state police since a trooper spoke
in one of his junior high classes.
After graduating from Central
Dauphin High School, the Harrisburg
native went on to earn an associate's
degree from the University of
South Florida
before putting
his education on
hold to join the
Pennsylvania
State Police
Academy,
making him
the youngest in
his cadet class,
according to a
bio on the Penn
State Harrisburg
alumni Web site.
While working
his way up the
ranks, he earned
a bachelor's
degree from
Elizabethtown
College and a
master's from
Penn State
Harrisburg. In
early 2003, Miller
was nominated
by Gov. Ed Rendell and confirmed
by the Senate as commissioner.
Just over a year ago, a gunman
entered a Lancaster County Amish
schoolhouse, killed five girls and
injured five others before killing
himself. When the tragedy drew
international attention, Miller
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hard to believe that someone
you love and shared many happy
memories could hurt you so cruelly.
But if you find yourself in such a
situation you have to remember, that
there is a difference between being
committed to someone during bad
times, and staying in an "unhealthy
relationship." Signs of an unhealthy
relationship include: attempts to
control what you do, pressuring you
to do things you don't want to do, or
if the relationship feels like a burden
to you. But, think about yourself,
your life, and if you have kids... their
lives. Is it worth the risk? Is it worth
all the pain? In the end, no matter
what the outcome all you want is the
violence to stop, and simply find that
unconditional love from you partner
that you once had.
In order to stop the domestic
violence you have so many options
open to you. Law enforcements will
do anything they can to protect you.
Go with your instincts, if it tells you
something is wrong, it probably is.
Tell people not anyone, but the close
friends or family member you trust
about your situation, they will help
you however they can. Create a safety
plan, like always try to be in public
smokers is like sending them to
exile," said Poyrazli.
Dorcely believes that a gazebo
for smokers away from the general
public would satisfy both smokers
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Cigarettes have not become a taboo on
the PSH campus due to the ban.
and nonsmokers
Emily Farling. a humanitie ,
graduate student feels that the ban
decided it was important to address
the media so it would not interfere
with the investigative process or the
Amish community.
"My biggest fear was that if we
didn't have a media plan and act
quickly, the media would overrun
the community to get their stories,"
said Miller
He also described how proud
he was of the way state troopers
handled the event and to have led
such an agency.
"It's an honor to do what I do,"
he said
Acknowledging that he is young
with your partner, or get a Protection
Abuse Order. Try and break up with
your partner in a safe way. (try have
someone there with you) When you
do break up with your partner, know
that they may try to make you feel
guilty, threaten you, or break down
and apologize. If you know that the
decision you are making is best for
you, you don't have to feel any guilt.
In the end, stay safe. They may have
a restraining order, or the break up
may have gone smoothly, but still be
safe and cautious. But most of all
know that a relationship that makes
you happy, and most of all allows
you to be who you truly are, is the
type of relationship you deserve.
It is likely that people who are going
through domestic violence won't go
straight to the law enforcement, but
to people who they extremely trust.
If they come to you, the number one
thing to do is don't be judgmental
towards him/her CI told you so'
`Why are with that jerk' etc) but give
your attention towards them and
show concern, and listen to what they
have to say. Offer to talk to him/her,
or to go to authorities with them.
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resist ban
"makes smoking uncomfortable" in
order to make smokers quit.
As a smoker, Farling feels that
smoking is her choice and will
continue to smoke on campus. As
a tuition-paying student, she
1 demands her rights as much as
a nonsmoker.
A second phase to the smoking
ban has been recommended
to the Chancellor by the task
force. According to Martz,
they have recommended
the entire campus including
resident halls and parking lots
to be smoke free by Fall 2008.
At a staff forum this past
Friday, Hanes states that
they were "being very, very
ambitious" with the policy.
The ban started with a petition
from students who were
concerned about the smoking
policy on campus and from
there, she created the tobacco
task force who prepared
recommendations regarding
the policy.
Hanes stated that this is "not
an antismoker ban" and that
members of the tobacco task
force were compassionate
about putting out a ban without a
cessation program. She was not
a\ ailable for further comment.
for a commissioner, Miller said he
will probably have another career in
the future, hopefully one where he
can make a difference.
Miller, who was a keynote
speaker at Penn State Harrisburg's
commencement ceremonies in May
2003, will be visiting the campus
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on Nov
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The Nickel Mines tragedy was
"incomprehensible" and "makes
you appreciate your kids even
more," said Miller. Such events are
unpredictable, "but you try to live
each day to the best of your ability."
Goel: Beyond the classroom
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education part. Students in India
basically study whatever career they
are pursuing.
He attended Michigan State,
where he did
his graduate
work, earned his
masters degree,
and PhD. "I have
this appetite to
gain as much
knowledge as
I possibly can"
he told me. He
could not say
what his favorite
or least favorite
subject in school
was because
he enjoyed
them all with
equal interest.
His profession
is science and
engineering
based so
Penn State Harrisburg to teach mechanical engineering
obviously he
studied those
areas in more
depth, but he also enjoys History.
He did his dissertation on Impact
Loading, which deals with how the
waves travel through a medium when
high forces make an impact. It is a
highly mathematical piece of work.
After earning his Ph.D., he moved
to Ohio and began working for
a business that had a connector
company in Harrisburg, PA. He
was sent to Harrisburg to work for
this company and stayed there for
seventeen years. The company that
he worked at in Harrisburg has since
been bought. In 1995 he started his
own business that manufactures
electronic components. The company
that he set up is still in existence. 3
years ago he sold the company to his
partner and began working at Penn
State Harrisburg. He is currently
living in Camp Hill.
He likes the logical aspect of
science and believes that it is more
verifiable to any other idea that we
have to explore the universe around
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us. In science, when an observation
is made it can be hypothesized, and
then tested for its validity. In this
way it is different from other fields
where there are hypothesis that are
based on observations but can not
be tested or proved valid. Dr. Goel
was attracted to science because of
that reason. Science has become very
complex now and one person may be
able to focus on the experimental
work while another person focuses
on the theoretical work. Although
experimental and theoretical works
are necessities, he is more of a
mathematician.
He listens to WITF 89.5 while he
is in the car, which is the National
Public Radio station. When he is at
home he enjoys listening to Indian
music. Bollywood, a large film
industry in India, is well known
for the singing and dancing that is
presented in the films. He, and most
likely all of India, enjoys listening
to the songs from these very popular
films. Poetry is very rich in Indian
culture as well and many people that
are of Dr. Goel's age go to concert to
hear the mixture of music and poetry.
Another form of Indian music that he
enjoys is called gazal, which has a
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very unique way of singing.
Dr. Goel has traveled quite a bit due
to his involvement in the business
world. He has traveled all over
Europe, to Japan, South Korea, Brazil,
and he frequently travels to India.
He loves to
travel, meet
different
people,
and learn
different
cultures.
Due to his
accustomed
to different nationalities, languages,
ways of thinking, food habits etc. He
said that his travels have "been a very
enjoyable and enriching experience."
Japan was especially appealing to
him because of the unique culture
there. He found the Japanese to be
very polite, respectful, civilized, and
at peace with themselves.
Goel's favorite adult beverage is
red wine. While he is not teaching he
may be found reading non-fiction or
fiction novels. He reads for about 2
or 3 hours a day. His favorite thing
to read about is history. "Reading
history is my hobby" he said.
Dr. Goel is a very brilliant man. He
is always thinking and analyzing the
world around him. No matter where
he is or what he is doing he is learning
and soaking up new knowledge.
Though he may be a fairly new
teacher he is most definitely a man
from whom one could learn a lot. If
I w,ould sum him up in one word is
would be genius.
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extensive
travel he has
a hard time
recognizing
t h e
difference
from one
person to
himself. He
believes that
everybody is
a person of
the globe and
has become
comfortable
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