-Fall 2007-
By Julia Ritchey
Staff Writer
He's a lumberjack, and he's
okay/ He sleeps all night and he
works all day/ He cuts down trees/
He skips and jumps/ He likes to
press wild flowers/ He puts on
women's clothing/ And hangs
around in bars?!
At the THON sponsored Mr.
Mont Alto contest, most students
in the auditorium seats had their
eyes slightly opened to the
forestry division of Penn State
Mont Alto’s campus. However
strange the reference to The Monty
Python and the Holy Grail’s
Lumberjack song, sung by Seth
Fuhrman (Mr. Mont Alto), might
have seemed to unknowing
audience members, it was extremely
suiting for the campus.
Since the 1960s, Penn State
Mont Alto has had an active club
sport mostly composed of Forest
Editorial:
Technology students. However,
in the early years of the club
sport’s existence, the team was
known as The Timbersports. Due
to “Timbersports” being
trademarked by The Stihl
Corporation, the team found its
name that is today widely heard
around campus: The Woodsmen
Team.
Run by Dr. Craig Houghton and
Dr. Beth Brantley, this year’s team
is composed of nearly 22 students.
Moreover, the team has gained ten
members since last year. With only
four returning members, many of
the competitors are first-timers.
In addition to support from the
Student Activity Fee for the club
sport’s entry fees and travel
expenses for competition
purposes, the team supports itself
through firewood and t-shirts
sales.
Every week since school started
in August, the team practices a
see Forestry page 3
By = Bolan Marin Martin
Editorial Division Editor
In the October 30" debate in
Philadelphia, Senator Hillary
Clinton failed to take a strong
position on immigration.
The question posed was
whether illegal immigrants should
be allowed driver’s licenses. New
York governor Eliot Spitzer had put
forth a proposal that would give
immigrants licenses. Senator
comment that seemed to support
this proposal. In the debate, she
attacked the Bush administration
for not bringing about real
resolution in immigration. She
suggested that Spitzer was only
taking on what should have been
the duty of the Bush
administration.
However, as soon as
Christopher Dodd expressed
opposition to the plan, Clinton was
quick to clarify that she did not
support the contents of the
proposal, but understood why
Spitzer had brought the proposal
forward. Dodd immediately
confronted Clinton on her position,
as did Tim Russert, the moderator.
Given the chance for further
elaboration, Clinton explains that
Spitzer’s plan would not give the
same sort of driver’s license that a
citizen would have. She expresses
her understanding for Spitzer in his
attempt to do something about
immigration since the federal
government has not brought about
see Clinton page 3