Volume 49 No. 5 November 18, 2009
Marge Simpson in
playboy?
Whaaaaaat? Check it out on page
page 4.
Rate cap expiratio
The removal of electric rate caps
increase the elecric bill at PSH on
page 5.
Take this degree
and shove it
Mother disgruntled student? Fin
out on page 8.
Photo Club
Contest Winners
See the winners of week on eand
two on page 11.
Read comics and
play games
No one said paying attention in
class was easy, page 18.
INDEX:
NEWS 4-7
OPINION 8-9
CAMPUS LIFE 10-11
ENTERTAINMENT 13-15
SPORTS 16
POLICE, CALENDAR 17
Comics/GAMES 18
The
New ground broken for Penn
Hershey Children's Hospital
BY JENNA DENOYELLES
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
JHDSO3S@PSU.EDU
On Nov. 13, Penn State Hershey
Children's Hospital celebrated
the groundbreaking for its new
252,000-square-foot, five-story
facility with the announcement
of major funding commitments
from private donors and state
government, as well as a festive
groundbreaking ceremony
attended by several hundred
patients, contributors and staff.
The ceremony, which included
inspirational comments by young
patients from Lancaster, York
and Dauphin counties who have
received life-saving care from
Penn State Hershey Children's
Hospital, featured a Cirque de
Soleil-inspired performance by
Wonder World Entertainment and
a commitment of state funding
from Pennsylvania's governor
"Through the support of
government, generous donors,
community partners and the
tireless dedication of our caring
physicians and staff, the new
Penn State Hershey Children's
Hospital will soon become a
reality," said Harold L. Paz,
chief executive officer for Penn
State Milton S. Hershey Medical
Center, Penn State's senior vice
president for health affairs and
dean of Penn State College of
Medicine. "No child or family
should have to leave the region
to obtain the finest pediatric
specialty care. The new Penn
State Hershey Children's Hospital
means children and families in
central Pennsylvania will have
a world-class pediatric facility
to match the comprehensive and
compassionate care they have
come to expect from us."
During his remarks, Governor
Edward G. Rendell announced
$l4 million in public
improvement funds from the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
to support construction of the
new Children's Hospital.
Capital Ti
(From left to right) Natalie Deriv, Micah Victoria, Stefanie Rose, Khizra Hussien, Megan
Bromley, and Aaron Rovenolt, all Capital campus students, at the hospital groundbreaking.
bank and pharmacy, which will
serve both children and adults.
In addition to critical patient care
areas, there are several elements
planned throughout the new
Children's Hospital to provide
children and families with a
distraction from their worries
about illness or injury. These
elements include a meditation
room, an outdoor roof terrace
with green plants, and an
interactive learning wall located
on the hospital's first floor.
All of the inpatient rooms, which
are located on the third and fourth
floors, will be private rooms and
include space for parents to spend
the night with their child.
"Penn State has always been
committed to enhancing the
quality of life for those we
serve, and the new Penn State
Hershey Children's Hospital is
the embodiment of our service
mission," said Penn State
President Graham Spanier.
"From patient rooms that allow
parents to stay overnight with
"Today's groundbreaking is
great news for the region," said
Rendell. "For children and their
families, not only will this new
facility provide exceptional
care, it will provide a measure
of comfort during what can be a
trying time, because it's designed
for them to meet their needs. For
the region's economy, this project
represents a sizable investment
locally that will help create 1,500
jobs -- 300 during the construction
phase and another 1,200 after it's
completed. The Commonwealth
invests in these kinds of projects
because they open the door to new
opportunities for our residents
and create a better quality of life
in our communities."
The nearly $207 million facility
will be built adjacent to the
Medical Center's main entrance.
The design is child-friendly
with a look and feel appropriate
for young patients and their
families.
The facility will include five
operating suites designed for
surgical care of children and
adolescents, an eight-bed
surgical recovery area, a cardiac
catheterization lab for pediatric
mes
heart patients (all located on
the second floor), as well as
significantly expanded space for
pediatric intensive care -- vital
infrastructure to support the role
of Penn State Hershey Children's
Hospital as the region's only
Level One Pediatric Trauma
Center.
The first floor of the new
Children's Hospital will include
an outpatient pediatric cancer
pavilion with 11 infusion rooms
and eight exam rooms to support
bone marrow transplantation and
other therapies vital to treating
children with cancer. Both the
pavilion and an 18-bed inpatient
unit for hematology/oncology
patients located on the third floor
are supported by a $lO million
philanthropic gift from the Penn
State IFC/Panhellenic Dance
Marathon (THON). The first
floor also features educational
resource centers for families,
including a "safety store" and
areas for families to learn about
childhood illnesses, health and
wellness.
The ground floor includes a
new pediatric radiology unit, as
well as a state-of-the-art blood
State
Please see HOSPITAL
on page 5