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degrees include: associate's
degrees in Chemical Engineering
(from Weber State University) and
Theology (from Latter Day Saints
Institute of Religion), bachelor's
degrees in Political Science and
Military Science (from University
of Utah), and master's degrees
in Political Science (from the
University of Utah) and Public
Administration (from Penn State
Harrisburg). In addition to all of
this, he has 73 semester hours
towards a doctoral degree in
public administration. His
military education is extensive
as well, as he has studied at
the U.S. Air Force War College,
U.S. Naval War College and the
U.S. Army War College, among
others.
Mumford has been teaching
as a civilian for 50 years, and
has taught at nine different
colleges, including Susquehanna
University, Lebanon Valley College,
The University of Utah, and the
Europe and Asia divisions of the
University of Maryland. He has
been here at Penn State Harrisburg
as an adjunct professor for 17 years
in the School of Public Affairs.
Mumford has taught many different
Musical comes to Penn State Harrisburg
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especially with such an inspirational
director, Jim Johnson.
can't thank Jim Johnson enough
for casting me. The show, in
itself, is a petition for love
and peace; two things the
world could certainly use
today" said Maurice. He
hopes that all the students,
faculty, and staff of Penn
State Harrisburg will come
out and support the cast and
director.
Philip Narsh (John The
Baptist/Judas) is a junior
who is new to the Penn State
Harrisburg campus. He has
appeared at various regional
theaters in the central
Pennsylvania area, including
Open Stage of Harrisburg,
where he performed in such
shows as "A Christmas
Carol" and "The Diary
of Anne Frank". Philip
is currently awaiting the
release of "Determinism",
an independent film that he
appears in. Excited to be
in "Godspell", Phil urges
patrons to sit as close to the
front row as possible.
Sarah Scholl (Robin),
a freshman at Penn State, is a
communications major and has
always enjoyed performing. She has
Guide to the 2008 elections: Clinton and McCain
By ALLISON MILLS
Staff Reporter
MXA932@PSU EDU
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Background Info: Born and raised
in Park Ridge, Illinois, Clinton may
make United States history if she is
elected to represent the Democratic
Party in the upcoming presidential
election. Earning her undergraduate
degree from Wellesley College,
Clinton then graduated in 1973
from Yale Law School, where she
met husband and future president
Bill Clinton, whom she married two
years later. No stranger to women's
historical firsts, she was the first
courses over the years, ranging
from Comparative Governments to
Soviet Security Policy and Military
Strategy. His favorite
class to teach is
Research Design
and Statistics
He also enjoys
International
Relations of the
Middle East.
Mumford describes
himself as a
demanding teacher
who expects a lot
of work from his
students. He finds
that one ofthe hardest
parts of teaching is
trying to convince
students that despite
the hefty workloads
he assigns, he
really does care. To
further explain his
problem, he brought
up the one of the
first times he had
students write a
paper; he allowed
them to hand in a
rough draft so that
he could look it over
and correct errors
before the final paper
been in numerous productions and
was most recently in the cast of "All
I Really Needed to Know I Learned
in Kindergarten", here at PSH. Her
favorite past roles include Fraulein
KostiLuLu in "Cabaret", Madame
Theardier in "Les Miserables" and
Luba& Shinn in "The Music Man".
women partner at Rose Law Firm, the
first female Senator from New York,
and the first American First Lady to
run for public office.
Abortion: Supports abortion rights
and will sign the Freedom of Choice
Act into law, which would affirm the
Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision
as federal law.
Education: Clinton plans to scrap No
Child Left Behind, but still emphasizes
the importance for improving early
childhood education. She believes in
the value of outstanding educators,
and believes urban and rural schools
should receive extra consideration.
Immigration: Voted in favor of
a U.S.-Mexican border fence and
supported increased funding to
protect the border. Also supports a
path to citizenship and a crackdown
on employers who hire illegal aliens.
Iraq: Initially voted to authorize
military action, but now supports
the de-authorization of the war. She
opposed Bush's proposal to increase
troops in Iraq and supports phased
redeployment.
Same-Sex Marriage: Opposes same-
THE CAPITAL TIMES
Beyond
had to be turned in. The first time
he informed a class of this, only a
very small number of students took
advantage of this and handed in a
Associate Professor Political Science, Jay Mumford channels his life experiences around the world to teach students in
his classes, sharing with them real stories in order to reenforce the lessons.
Kervens Dorcely (Jeffrey) is the
president of the Capital Players
drama club. A psychology major
in his senior year, he plans on
graduating this summer. Kervens
was instrumental in bringing the
drama club to Penn State Harrisburg,
and has high hopes for the club's
sex marriage and a constitutional ban
of it. Although she supports civil
unions, she believes the decision to
support same-sex marriage or civil
unions ultimately falls under state
Jurisdiction.
Social Security: Opposes
privatization of Social Security;
she places great emphasis on fiscal
responsibility and says she would
support a bipartisan commission.
Why She Has a Chance: America
knows I lillary Rodham Clinton.
She spent eight years as first lady to
President Bill Clinton and remained
rather dignified throughout the
Monica Lewinsky scandal. Also,
Rush Limbaugh and Ann Coulter,
both conservative figures in the media,
have expressed their intent to support
Clinton if McCain should be the
candidate for the Republican Party, a
promise which would ultimately bring
in conservative votes for Clinton.
In her own words during a 2008
Democratic presidential debate
in California Clinton summed up
why she thinks fate is on her side:
"It did take a Clinton to clean up
after the first Bush, and I think it
might take another one to clean up
after the second Bush."
the classroom
rough draft for revising. He blames
this on the fact that his students
didn't realize he was truly there to
help them learn.
second production.
Lindsay Martin (Sonia), a freshman
in business management, is very
excited to be performing in"Godspe 11"
this April. Lindsay has worked with
director Jim
"musical
scene" for most of his life.
His favorite roles came in high school,
where he played Slightly Soiled (one
John McCain
Background Info: Currently the
senior U.S. Senator from Arizona,
John McCain hails from a family
of warriors; his grandfather
fought in World War 11, and his
father saw action in both
World War II and Vietnam.
Due to frequent moving associated
with his father's naval career,
McCain developed a bit of a
rebellious streak as a teen in the 70s,
describing himselfas a "rebel without
a cause" to Navy psychiatrists.
Though fifth from the bottom
All of the traveling Mumford did
over the years has enabled him to
learn five additional languages.
He is fluent in Finish, can read
Swedish, German,
and Estonian, and
knows some limited
Russian. He says
that learning foreign
languages has been
relatively easy.
Mumford's career
was not all he
focuses on. He has
been married to
his wife Joyce for
47 years, who he
regards with much
love. Together they
haVe three sons,
all of are advanced
professionals in
of the Lost Boys) in "Peter Pan",
Billy Crocker in "Anything Goes",
Motel in "Fiddler on the Roof', and
(ironically) Jesus in "Godspell".
Aside from being in Godspell for a
second time, Steve is a member of
PSH's Gospel Choir and Millerstown
UMC's Praise Team where he both
sings and plays the drums.
Layla Dideban (Gilmer) has been
doing theatre since she was twelve
years old, and has been in musicals
such as "The Wizard of Oz", "Crazy
for You" and "Fiddler on the Roof".
Though she initially pursued a
theater degree from University
Park, she eventually ceded to
her parents' wish of pursuing an
alternate degree, and came to PSH,
where she is now a communications
major in her senior year.
Layla has not strayed far from the
stage however, as she performed in
"Everything I need to know I learned
in Kindergarten", the first play
performed at Penn State Harrisburg
this past fall.
Johnson in
the past when
she attended
Donegal High
School. She
has performed
in "Pippin",
"Fiddler on
the Roof'
and "Mame"
Lindsay
eagerly hopes
that everyone
come
out to see
"Godspell".
Steven
Howell
(Lamar),
who has been
performing in
musicals since
Lisa Mei (Peggy), a public
relations major in her first year, is an
international student from Taiwan.
She moved around a lot as a child
due to her father's job as a diplomat.
She lived in Egypt during her
middle school years, and performed
in "Joseph and the Amazing
Technicolor Dream Coat" and "Anne
of Green Gables". She was in the
Dance club throughout High school
elementary
school
describes
himself as
having been
a part of the
of his class, he did graduate and
went on to become a pilot in the
Navy, a career choice which led
to combat in Vietnam, where
he was captured and spent five
years as a POW. Divorced once,
McCain and his wife Cindy have
currently been married for 28
years. He has seven children and
four grandchildren (from both
marriages.)
Abortion: Opposes abortion rights
and believes Roe v. Wade should be
overturned
Education: Voted in favor of No
Child Left Behind. He believes
parents should be able to choose
their children's schools if their
current schools are failing. McCain
also emphasizes the value of good
teaching facilities.
Immigration: Co-sponsored
legislation that would have
improved technology along the
border, improved enforcement of
laws, and granted illegal immigrants
a path to citizenship. He also voted
in support of building a fence along
the border.
Iraq: Supported military action in
2001 and opposes troop withdrawal.
their respective
degrees, and are
very successful.
Like their father,
all three sons have
completed Christian
missions and speak
at least one foreign
language.
Now that his
military days are
over, Mumford
travels often with his
wife. They especially love traveling
via cruise ships, and have been all
over the world together. The only
continent they haven't been to is
Australia, but they plan on visiting the
land down under in the
future. Their most recent
trip was to South America. Their
favorite trip was from Bangkok by
way of the Indian Ocean to Rome.
Mumford calls himself an
"international affairs junkie." He
reads about five different related
journals weekly. He also loves
western politics and historical
novels. Aside from the Bible, his
favorite book is "The Peloponnesian
Wars" by Thucydides.
Some random facts about Jay
Mumford are: He enjoys Cowboy
and Western music (like the kind
you hear in Branson, Mo), and
the blues. Normally too busy for
TV and movies, he occasionally
catches a flick on the Turner
Classics movie channel.
His favorite food is
raspberries and cream. He is a
football fan, and roots for the
Indianapolis Colts. He used to be a
basketball fan, but sadly admits thathe
gave up on it when the Utah
Jazz were beat at the buzzer by
number 23 of the Chicago Bulls,
Michael Jordan. _
and performed in various locations
throughout Taiwan.
Eric Stump (Herb) is an
English major in his third year.
He has been working in theater since
middle school, and was very active
in the drama club at his Alma Mater,
Schuylkill Haven High School.
Eric has also done a lot of work
with the Schuylkill County Acting
Guild, with such performances as
"Picnic" and "Gibbsville". He has
worked with independent film and
hopes to get back into it this summer.
Also an avid musician, Eric is adept
at playing the bagpipes.
Berreka Banks (Joann), an
Electrical Engineering major in her
freshman year, has her plate full
right now with working, school,
and the production of "Godspell".
A relative newcomer
to the acting scene,
Berreka has however studied
classical piano since she was four
years old. Characterized as a "very
determined girl with spunk and
attitude", she loves to show off her
impression of Stewie from "Family
Guy".
The show will be performed April
24th, 25th and the 26th at 8 p.m.,
and Sunday April 27th at 2 p.m., in
the Olmsted auditorium. Also, there
will be a special outdoor Earth Day
preview on April 22nd outside of the
Ziegler Commons. Get ready for the
fun!
At a May 3, 2007 debate, McCain
stated, "We must win in Iraq. If we
withdraw, there will be chaos; there
will be genocide; and they will
follow us home."
Same-Sex Marriage: Though he
supports legal benefits for same-sex
partners, McCain opposes same
sex marriage, but also opposes a
constitutional ban, as he believes
the decision should be left up to the
states.
Social Security: Supports workers
having the option to divert money
into private retirement accounts, but
strongly believes the Social Security
system needs repaired. At a 2000
debate in New Hampshire, McCain
said, "More Americans believe Elvis
is alive than believe that they'll ever
see a Social Security check."
Why He Has a Chance: With Mitt
Romney out of the race, McCain is
sure to be the Republican candidate
(short of a Huckabee miracle).
As a Vietnam veteran, his war
experience may earn him points
with voters. Also, his five-year stay
in the Hanoi Hilton (his time as a
POW) earns him respect among all
Americans, Republican or Democrat,
pacifists or war mongers.