April 21, 2008 THE CAPITAL TIMES
On Sunday, April 13, the Penn State Harrisburg chapter of Psi Chi National Honor Society in Psychology held a 5k
run/walk on campus) to benefit the Vista School for children with autism spectrum disorders. With about 40 partici-
pants, they were able to raise almost $9OO. Door prizes were given, including free dinners, golfing, and an hour of
flying time with a local flight instructor. This was the first time the vent was held but the society has hopes to make it a
yearly event.
Chancellor Hanes along with faculty and students opened the new main entrance on April Ist. After almost a year of
construction, the new lobby features a new elevator along with more space for Biscottis and a confrence room on the
3rd floor. Administration says that the renovation was sorely needed in order to update ADA standards and also to
make the campus more visually appealing. Plans are currently in the works to decide how to best use the space.
On April 11th, students and clubs of Penn State Harrisburg held a 8 hour rock concert on the Stacks stage. The Lion
Ambassadors, Capital Times, SGA and WPSH all pitched in to raise money and awareness for the Invisible Children
Schools for Schools Campaign. The campaign asks schools all across America to raise money to help rebuild schools
in Northern Uganda. For the past 20 years, the Lords Resistants Army has been destroying villages and homes in Dar
fur, forcing citizens to move to displacement camps. Many of the schools are not safe and are run down. Within the
past year, Invisible Children has raised over 3 million dollars for the Schools for Schools campaign. Invisible Children
also has different campaigns, such as Displace Me: which asks supporters to displace themselves in cities all across
the county for 24 hours, to plea with the government to get involved and stop the genocide. 8 local bands, including
PSH's own Brunaya provided seemingly endless entertainment for those who attended. Although the concert was free
and open to the public, donations were accepted, resulting in a total of about $4OO for the night. Overall, the concert
was a success and plans are in the works to hold another concert for THON in the fall. Pictured above (from the top),
the band Letters for Lovers, Lion Ambassador staff volunteers and Rufus J. Fisk.
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