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Police Briefs – April 14

Michael Blackson — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:12:06 +0000

April 5, 2011 at 10:07 P.M.
Daniel Sansom of Hatboro, PA was cited for a one way violation and had no license upon demand. He was issued a non-traffic citation and a verbal warning.

April 5, 2011 at 5:00 P.M.
MUPD assisted Susquehanna Township Police Department with reports of an unknown warrant on a male. The warrant was returned to District Justice to be terminated.

April 6, 2011 at 8:12 A.M.
A broken window was reported at Brooks Gym. A photo was taken and a report was filed.

April 6, 2011 at 11:35 A.M.
A vehicle was booted in the Stayer Parking Lot due to unpaid parking tickets. A report was filed.

April 6, 2011 at 6:20 P.M.
A vehicle was stopped at the 1st block of N. George Street for expired inspection sticker and emissions. A written warning was issued.

April 6, 2011 at 9:13 P.M.
Michelle Reedich of Hallifax, PA was cited for a stop sign violation at Centennial and Shenks Lane.

April 7, 2011 at 1:35 P.M.
A copper pipe was stolen from the mechanical room and boiler room located in the SMC. A report was filed.

April 7, 2011 at 6:50 P.M.
A vehicle was stopped at Creek Drive and East Frederick Street for a stop sign violation and faulty equipment. Two written warnings were issued.

April 7, 2011 at 7:11 P.M.
A vehicle’s rearview mirror was broken off in the Diehm Hall parking lot. There were no suspects or witnesses, and a report was taken.

April 8, 2011 at 6:18 P.M.
A fire alarm was activated at Burrowes Hall. The source was located, the alarm was reset, and a report was taken.

April 8, 2011 at 7:24 P.M.
A traffic accident was reported in the parking lot in the rear of the Cumberland House. Photographs were taken, and a report was filed.

April 8, 2011 at 10:08 P.M.
Jonathan Simmons of Etters, PA was found trespassing at Lenhardt Hall. A report was taken.

April 10, 2011 at 9:12 P.M.
A traffic accident occurred at the 1st block of Centennial Drive. A person was injured and sent to a hospital. The road was closed, and a report was filed.

April 10, 2011
The odor of marijuana was reported at Burrowes Hall on the 9th floor. The area was checked, and a report was filed.

April 11, 2011 at 4:56 P.M.
Dean Fischer of Manheim, PA was cited for an expired inspection sticker and emissions. The driver had no license on demand, no proof of insurance, and no registration card. A traffic citation was issued and four verbal warnings were issued.

April 11, 2011 at 10:11 P.M.
Lauren Figliuolo of Chester Spring, PA was cited for a stop sign violation on Centennial Drive. A citation was issued.

April 12, 2011 at 5:36 A.M.
A air conditioner malfunctioned at Biemensderfer Stadium. A report was filed.

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Increase in class size hits MU classroom early

Michael Blackson — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 19:35:12 +0000

The proposed 53.8% budget cut by Governor Corbett for Millersville University has made the majority of the students, faculty, and professors livid over expected increase in the cost of education. Not only will tuition increase and the lack of enrollment decrease, but there will also be an inevitable increase in class sizes.
On an early Thursday morning, a group of students displayed this example in a Caputo classroom at 8 A.M. Under the title ‘B* Class Rush’, these motivated students gathered in Breidenstine Hall before moving over to the classroom.
Their objective was clearly written in their name.
“The ‘B’ stands for budget, the main point of the event,” said Emilee Hunt, a junior graphic design major. “The asterisk is to inspire students to look deeper into the budget and the meaning of it.”
The class rush part was that morning’s mission. When the budget cuts came about this semester, the team from the art department “put [their] other projects on hold,” said Sarah Gabor, a senior. This project focused on the big issue of larger classroom sizes, but it called for an actual class, and for Millersville to express their personal stories and experiences on the proposed budget cuts.
“We actually e-mailed a lot of teachers and it was really disheartening how many responses we got,” Emilee expressed. “We really had to dig for someone to be willing to help us out or even give us information or feedback on the event.” Although the professors were not very responsive, a select few were, and they were “extremely helpful,” Sarah said.
The class they had chosen was the Design for Social Equity, run by Ms. Nancy Mata, an associate professor of graphic design. With a classroom and unsuspecting students, the plan was intact.
“We are going to be entering the classroom about 10-15 minutes before the class starts,” Emilee explained. “We’re going to fill the desks and as students arrive, they are going to see that their seats are taken.” The numbers that turned out the morning of the event were less than expected; however, the participants sat in every row, seated in every other seat to make the classroom seem more occupied than it was. When the students arrived in Caputo 210, only a handful had attended, but the shock and confusion on their face came from seeing people they had not seen before in the class.
A few minutes into the class, Emilee and Sarah explained what was happening in their class. “We wanted to show you guys what it looked like with larger class sizes and how crowded it would be,” said Emilee. If the entire class had arrived, most of them would not have a seat. To help out the University, they passed out postcards that the students can give to their “legislatures to tell them you don’t agree with this budget and you want to help to make change.”

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WIXQ crew helps keep area highway clean

Michael Blackson — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 19:31:36 +0000

It is a heartwarming sight when students cleanup their community from the litter gathering in messy hordes. It is even more warming when those students are met with hot dogs after a hard day’s work.
On Sunday, March 27, WIXQ, Ralph and Judy Anttonen cleaned the 1.2 mile stretch of Long Lane near Cherry Hill Orchard “spotless” and made it look “immaculate.” Doc and Mama Anttonen, as they are known, claimed this highway through Adopt-a-Highway after an interesting German story.
They have been to Europe, places like Finland and France, where “they keep their country clean,” said Ralph Anttonen, director of the exploratory program. “We were in Frankford Airport and we got talking about cleaning up a highway.” Then, a group of women behind them asked, “What are you guys talking about?” Ralph and Judy told them and received the most puzzled look ever. The ladies were shocked that people throw trash on the road. “Yeah, that’s what people in America do,” responded Dr. Anttonen.
Since then, Ralph and Judy received their plaque of adoption for Long Lane 10 years ago, though Dr. Anttonen believes it can date back to 15 years ago.
He was accurate in the fact he has been WIXQ advisor since 1976, entering his 35th year. Being a leftover from the hippie movement, he “believes in the environment” and says, “I think we are making a heck of a mess out of the environment.”
Although Dr. Anttonen is not a hippie nor was he ever, he does love three basic beliefs of hippies: peace, love, and the environment, minus the extreme ways hippies expressed it.
“We just think American does a very bad job of keeping its highways clean,” said Dr. Anttonen.
Three members of the cleanup crew agreed as well.
Daniella Singleton, a member of WIXQ, who has been cleaning up for three years found the experience “fun,” going on by saying “Some group in high school I was in, we did the same kind of thing. It’s cool to be part of an organization that does it in college too and be with friends.”
Josh Dyer, another member of WIXQ, said, “It’s cool to get out there and clean up that section of the road; I drive that road all the time.” When he had ventured onto the highway, Josh found much more trash than he had seen driving past.
This group has been cleaning their highway four times every spring for over 10 years.
This year, the group joined in the Great American Cleanup of Pennsylvania that provided them with free supplies, such as vests, gloves, and bags. Six pairs of students helped relieve more than 7 bags of trash from the highway in about an hour, separating trash from recyclable items. Students not only get a hot dog lunch after their hard work, but also can use environmental and community service on their resume.
“We’ve [Ralph and Judy] did it for years by ourselves, but this generation is much more willing to do it,” he said, mostly due to “community service in high school.”

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“Its perfectly fine to be whoever you are”

Michael Blackson — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 19:29:45 +0000

BY: Timothy Attenberger

Sometimes in a world where it seems that body image is everything, seeing and knowing that someone out there looks like you can have a positive impact on your self-esteem. Last week was ‘Body Image Awareness Week’ which was put together by the Empower Pure Educators and a number of other groups.
Body Image Awareness Week took place on campus with a number of events held throughout the week in hopes of mimicking the Real Beauty Campaign which his run by Dove.
Sophomore, social studies education major and Committee Chairman of the Empower Pure Educators, Ryan Tigro, commented on the reasons for having Body Image Awareness Week here on the Millersville University campus. “Basically, we did a survey early last year and we found that over half of Millersville students were pleased with their body weight. We thought this was a great statistic because a lot of other campuses aren’t as fortunate and a lot of them do struggle with body image problems and issues. We feel that it’s very important that we get this message out there and share the fact that everybody has a uniqueness about them.”
If you looked campus around last week you would have noticed lawn signs and posters advertising Body Image Awareness Week and there was something very different from these posters when compared to an ordinary sign. That difference was normal looking models. The models in these advertisements were not your supermodel, ultra-skinny type but they were more of your everyday average weight, actual real-people-on-campus, type. “We are saying that no matter what you are or who you are, it’s perfectly fine to be whoever you are. Whatever your race or ethnicity are, it’s fine. If you’re overweight, that’s great, it’s up to you on how you want to live your life. Everybody should be accepted no matter what,” Tigro explains.
Maybe when you saw the poster you would have noticed a friend of yours modeling for the photographs. The models were chosen with diversity in mind. A variety of different role models and representatives were chosen for these posters including people of different races, ethnicities, heights, weights and genders.
Body Image Awareness Week had a few special guests and events last week. On, Monday morning the Allies were hosting a table in the SMC based on sexuality and gender identity. On Tuesday, the Black Student Union and the NAACP were running a table outside of the Anchor and handing out free t-shirts which promoted a positive body image.
Later, on Tuesday night, at 8 P.M. the special guest was Stacy Nadeau who is a Dove Model for the Real Beauty Campaign. She was in the SMC – MPR delivering a powerful message to all who attended, letting them know that you can be okay with how you look. Her speeches around many campuses in the United States aim to motivate people to feel good or better about themselves. She was also a guest last year and was very excited to come back.
On Wednesday, Callie Walker from “The Real World: D.C.” who personally had dealt with her own body issues, (even on the show) came and gave a speech in hopes of motivating the crowd.
Last week was possible with the help and coming together of many different groups with the Empower Pure Educators being the core of this group. With only 10 members in their group, their main goal is, through programs and outreach, tackling a wide array of issues such as body image, healthy and sexual relationships as well as other issues such as domestic violence and all other relationship issues. Throughout the year they have a number of other programs and campaigns including Walk-a-Mile and Take Back the Night. If you would like to know more about this group, they can be found in the Wellness & Women’s Center in the Montour House.

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Snyder v. Phelps case shapes First Amendment

Michael Blackson — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 19:28:16 +0000

Westboro Baptist Church was decided the victor in a sweeping 8-1 victory in Supreme Court over Snyder v. Phelps case regarding Westboro’s presence at the funeral of Albert Snyder’s son, Lance Corporal Matthew Snyder, who had been killed in Iraq in the month of March 2006. The decision not only protected Westboro’s speech and picketing military funerals, but also leads to a broadening of the First Amendment.
The question that drew forth the case between Snyder and Phelps was whether or not “it is constitutionally protected free speech, protected under the First Amendment,” said Dr. Adam Lawrence, associate professor of government and political affairs at Millersville. Westboro’s hate speech does not suggest tolerance for those with gay lifestyles, but with the decision appealed by Supreme Court, society has to tolerate their speech.
When Albert Snyder discovered the incident on a newscast that same night, he sued Westboro Baptist Church for “intentionally inflicting emotional distress,” as Snyder could no longer drive for long periods of time, alone in his thoughts, and had fallen into depression. The first step began in the Lower and District Court, where Snyder was awarded a $2.9 million settlement. Then the case climbed another step and fell into the lap of the Circuit Court. To his surprise, the decision was overturned and ruled that Westboro’s speech was protected by the First Amendment’s Free Exercise Clause.
“The speech as obnoxious and distasteful as it was, is protected by the First Amendment,” Dr. Lawrence said.
The decision did not sit well with Snyder and ultimately, the case was taken to the “court of last resort,” the Supreme Court. However, the decision stood as decided by the Circuit Court.
“If speech is going to be protected under the First Amendment, the key question is whether the speech focuses on a public matter or concern or issue or a private one,” said Dr. Lawrence.
In the case of Snyder v. Phelps, was Westboro’s message at the funeral “intentionally targeted toward Matthew Snyder?” Although Synder’s lawyer said that it was intentionally targeting Matthew Snyder, Westboro’s lawyer refuted with a no. At the funeral, Westboro picketers hoisted signs that read “Thank God for Dead Soldiers” and “Thank God for 9/11” instead of personal attacks at Lance Corporal Matthew Snyder.
“You could not have done this if you had any criticism, intentional infliction, or emotional distress against Snyder as a person,” emphasized Dr. Lawrence. “In other words, if they had held up a sign that said, ‘Lance Corporal Matthew Snyder is so-or-so’, that would have been personal.”
Furthermore, Westboro did not violate any laws within the state of Maryland nor the city Westminster. In fact, Westboro “notified law enforcement in advance of their picket to find out what do we have to do to comply with the law.” The group picketed in an area of 1,000 feet away from the funeral site and 30 minutes prior to the funeral’s proceedings. There was no yelling, profanity, or disturbance of the proceedings at any point.
Supreme Court also focused on the “manner in which the speech is made, not the content if it’s public,” clarified Dr. Lawrence. “To say that one kind of speech is acceptable or not, that would whittle away at the First Amendment.”
Instead, the Snyder v. Phelps case “broadens the First Amendment.” “If you want your form of speech to be protected, these are the kinds of things you need to do,” said Dr. Lawrence. It makes democracy stronger. “Debate between citizens and their government becomes livelier,” Dr. Lawrence continued, and “public-oriented speech becomes more universal.” On the contrary, “if you begin drawing the line at certain forms of speech and saying that they are not allowed, it does stifle debate,” which suggests limitation in the Free Exercise Clause.
In regards to political and public speech, “all points of view which we might strongly disagree are worthy in terms of being expressed in an open forum.” The limitations placed on liberty in a negative way can create a slippery slope, meaning one limitation can lead to a fear of the next one.

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Meet Nurse Gabby: Mascot for college health

Michael Blackson — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 16:31:51 +0000

Meet Nurse Gabby. She is not your typical health professional. In fact, she is not a physical health professional anyone has met while at Millersville, but Health Services would like you to get to know her a little better.
“Nurse Gabby is a fictional character,” said Alyssa Dodson, a junior communications major and student worker at Health Services. “Her purpose is to interact with students and get health messages out.”
Nurse Gabby’s origin began in the Snapper five years ago before fading. When Alyssa started her work in Health Services, a nurse practitioner approached her and said, “I’d really like to continue with Nurse Gabby.”
And just like that, she returned to the college scene. However, the idea was not immediately popular.
“Students don’t know that much about her,” Alyssa said. “She needs more student interaction, [being] a ‘friendly face’ on campus.”
As Skully and the Marauder are the mascots of the University as a whole, Nurse Gabby is the mascot of health services. She even has her own Facebook page , though she has only 59 followers as of March 29, 2011. But Alyssa created the Facebook page three years ago when she was a freshman.
So, who is Nurse Gabby?
A fictional character who is an indirect way to get answers for questions from Health Services, especially for those who are intimidated with face-to-face interaction with nurse practitioners and doctors.
Instead, the nurses and doctors who work in Health Services use Nurse Gabby to answer students’ questions related to personal health and health in general.
Nurse Gabby, in essence, is a neutral ‘person’ to make students comfortable interacting with her while getting relevant health knowledge.
She can also be used to get accurate health information. The majority of students refer directly to the Internet search engines for their health questions before they interact to a health official. But Nurse Gabby is here to reverse that role.
Instead of referring to bogus information and outdated websites, Nurse Gabby wants to eliminate the Internet altogether, and have students refer directly to her.
Alyssa will also be discussing Nurse Gabby and the role of technology in the health field at this year’s nursing conference in June.
With so few followers on Facebook, though, Health Services is hoping that the number increases before the nursing conference, and also, the amount of Q&A exchanged between Nurse Gabby and students.

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Town hall meeting informs campus

Michael Blackson — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 19:44:55 +0000

By: Michael Blackson

Immediately following the anti-budget cuts rally, people quickly filled up the SMC’s multipurpose room for student senate’s town hall meeting. Student Senate President Sarah Darling addressed the assembled crowd first, announcing “the purpose of today’s meeting is to provide an open forum for Millersville students to learn about the proposed budget and ask questions.”
Dr. Roger Bruszewski, vice president for finance and administration, facilitated the town hall meeting. He began with a page out of Governor Corbett’s budget book. It showed “how the budget is being realigned,” said Bruszewski.
For those who wish to look over this page, the information is available on Millersville’s website and scroll up to site index. Look on the letter ‘B’ and click on ‘Budget.’ On the left, there is a big orange tab titled ‘Budget Issues.’ The presentation is located on the left hand side titled, ’2010-11 Town Hall Student Meeting.’
According to Dr. Bruszewski’s presentation, for Millersville, the state allocates $482 million for PASSHE as well as funds for other priorities, such as educational and general use, and Recruitment of the Disadvantaged. Next are funds from AARA, or stimulus money that was included in the PASSHE budget for three years. This year happens to be the last year the stimulus money will be available, which totaled $38 million. With the proposed budget cut, Millersville will only receive $232 million, funds for the other priorities will be cut completely and stimulus money will be diminished, leaving Millersville without $27 million.
Although the publicized 50% budget cut is the talk of the town, with the entire math calculated in, Millersville’s funding will be cut by 53.8%.
Dr. Bruszewski said to those who have a student loan or grant, “It may be cut.” Although $7.3 million is expected to rollover into next year, it is for every student in the state, including those from Temple and Penn State University. No one is sure how much money is expected to be disbursed of that amount.
Additionally, PHEAA monies and other monies being greatly reduced is a possibility.
The board meeting to decide tuition is often held in the third week of July, but it has been moved up into the last week of June. Millersville is unable to send out bills and decide what type of financial aid students are receiving “until we know what your costs are going to be.” It is a possibility that the Budget Office will send out simulated scenarios.
Then came the Q&A forum of the discussion, started off by the most popular question.
“How come we’re building all these buildings if we don’t have any money?” Dr. Bruszewski continued, “Why can’t we take that money and put it into the budget?”
According to him, it is illegal.
The money received for expansion of the SMC and building the Performing Arts building next to Lyte come from “bonds, the state, loans, and private gifts.” They are solely dedicated for that particular use only. Additionally, these monies and dedications happened 5-10 years prior to this budget crisis.
Those who are graduating from a program that may be impacted by the budget cuts are given a commitment that they will graduate.
What about professors? An affordable education is necessary, but so is quality education. Dr. Bruszewski said that there is a rainy day reserve, where contingency dollars and strategies are stored in case professors and faculty need to be maintained for the school.
For students, once again, when tuition increases, a percentage of that money is put aside for “students with financial needs,” said Dr. Bruszewski. He also mentioned that a significant increase might be needed to assist those with financial needs.
Students with job on-campus should not worry. “There is no problem with losing your job,” Dr. Bruszewski said. “It does not affect them at all,” as there is $40 million floating around dedicated to that cause and others.
But with a 53.8% budget cut, “there are no safe areas; all areas will be reviewed.”

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United We Stand; Underfunded we fail

Michael Blackson — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 18:02:56 +0000

By: Michael Blackson

“Marcellus Shale can pay for my education!” “Keep Millersville affordable for ALL students.” “Equal ‘pain’ shared by ALL!” These and other messages were floating around the lobby of the SMC as the campus rallied together against Governor Corbett’s proposed budget cuts.
There were no pitchforks, blazing torches, or an angry mob that was anti-Corbett; in fact, faculty, professors, and students alike educated each other on how Governor Corbett’s budget plan will impact us, shared their voices about the impact, and how our voices can be heard.
“Write to your legislature,” said Sarah Darling, the President of Student Senate. “Right now, they really need to hear the students’ voice. They are waiting to hear our reactions, our concerns and that needs to come from you.” And they will listen.
Many of the state’s lobbyists, congressmen, officials, and any other positions “are all Millersville graduates and they had the opportunity to do that because of an affordable education,” said Dr. Greenawalt, associate professor of government and political affairs. Although Millersville was not the final piece for most of the graduates to get where they are now, “an affordable education opened those doors for them.”
It’s ironic, though, as Dr. Greenawalt voted for Governor Corbett. But Greenawalt said Corbett was left with “a great mess from previous administrations and he has excellent policy ideas.” Governor Corbett and his administration were given bad advice with the idea of a 50% reduction to state higher education.
Dr. Greenawalt continued by saying if the state government cripples higher education, you cannot create wealth, retrain and educate our citizens, and we cannot look forward to a better future. “None of it is possible.” But our voice heard together can change it all.
Many of the legislatures in Pennsylvania and even members of Governor Corbett’s party do not want to pass the proposed budget plan. They are waiting to hear from their constituents, as no one is eagerly waiting for the plan to pass.
Yet everyone seems eager enough to “talk, talk, talk, and not do anything,” said Laura, a social work major. She emphasized that classroom sizes will increase and the faculty to student ratio will decrease while the campus deals with an increase in tuition and a hard impact on departments, all as results of the proposed budget plan.
She also emphasized leadership, especially in professors to lead the way and educate their students on the proposed budget cuts.
“Use your organizations, social sites, like Facebook and Twitter,” she said further. “Our voice should be heard together.”
Dr. Cheryl Desmond, professor of educational foundations, knows a thing or two about being heard together. She said that the PASSHE system was built on what is named the People’s Colleges of Pennsylvania, because it “provided an affordable education for people across the state of Pennsylvania.” It is so a type of leadership is created: being part of the process to go and change the world, Pennsylvania, and one’s community.
She also applauds all the students because “I know how many of you have jobs outside of your daily work here at Millersville. I think you’re all wonderful,” she continued. “I know I speak for everybody from the President to the people who work in Gordinier’s cafeteria.”
The attendance had to reach in the hundreds and the students felt inspired by the array of speakers during the rally.
Jake Manning, a sophomore social studies secondary education major, said, “I was glad to go to the rally because other than hearing people around me talk about it, I was not that well informed on Governor Corbett’s proposal. It was also awesome to see students take interest in this because it does directly affect us.” Jake also mentioned he was glad there were no “radical protest or debate or a bash-Corbett fest,” but maintained to be peaceful to hear the student voice.
Patty Kline, a senior elementary education major, said she was not aware of the whole situation. But “after attending the rally, I’m really shocked that the budget is proposed to be cut by 53%.” Patty is heading into her fifth year and the toll on her can be greater. More years means more money and more loans, which could ultimately mean more money to pay off after college. “As for the way it’s affecting Millersville directly, if they cut classes from being offered, that will hold people back from graduating on time.”

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University makes history By hosting 30th annual Holocaust Conference

Michael Blackson — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 20:03:56 +0000

“Millersville University is committed to a creative campus. Not only in the terms of the arts, but also in terms of creating new knowledge. At Millersville University, we have programs such as the Holocaust Conference that integrate and demonstrate our commitment to interdisciplinary studies to the liberal arts, the creation of knowledge,” the Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences said.

Millersville hosted the 30th Anniversary of the Holocaust Conference April 14-16, making it the longest conference dedicated to the Holocaust in North America. The event was titled “Holocaust and Genocide: A Half-Century of Changing Narratives,” and held in the W.M.H. Bolger Conference Center.

On the first day of the conference, keynote speaker and internationally acclaimed Yevgeni Yevtushenko from the Univesity of Tulsa, a Russian poet, writer, actor, and film director spoke on one on his poems titled “Babi Yar,” highlighting the Holocaust in Soviet and Russian Literature and Arts.

On the second day of the conference, as part of a special presentation and discussion on the movie “Defiance,” Zvi Bielski, son of one of the Bielski brothers, spoke about the memories of their family’s resistance. “Defiance” tells the story of the Bielski brothers, who escaped to the forest of Nazi-occupied Poland, and rescued more than 1,200 Jews from extermination while fighting against the Nazis from a base hidden deep in the forest.

Over the three days, Holocaust historians, survivors, and scholars participated in the conference. The importance of the scholars, historians, and survivors is that they are keeping the future generations aware of what happened so that it will never happen again.

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“Into the Streets”

Michael Blackson — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 05:20:22 +0000

More than 125 Millersville students volunteered, April 10 to clean up Lancaster County and visit elderly residents and disabled children for the 9th annual “Into the Streets.” Organized in 12 student-led groups and individuals, volunteers made their way to 12 Lancaster county agencies to lend a helping hand.

Led by Howard Jones, Community Services Coordinator; and Audrey Lilley, AmeriCorps VISTA, staff of the Volunteer Central in the Bedford House, Into the Streets called all Millersville students, faculty, and staff to get out for a fun day of meaningful volunteer work. Devoted to bettering the Lancaster County area through a combination of efforts by nonprofit organizations, “Into the Streets” allows volunteers to help paint a room, fix a fence, visit with elderly residents or play games with disabled children.

Volunteers visited agencies such as Willow Valley Retirement Communities entertain the elderly and San Juan Bautista Thrift Store to paint the shelves that hold food products.

“Into the Streets” represents the collective of 77 students and representatives from colleges, and student community service programs from across the country. The groups gathered at a summit conference at the United Way of America’s national headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia, December 14 and 15, 1990. The purpose of the summit, funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, was to bring together representatives from a broad spectrum of organizations to collaboratively plan a national youth/student service project. It was also an opportunity for these 77 representatives to share their thoughts on the future of youth service activities and organization, as well as their work in striving to channel the positive energy of students across the nation into a reflective and diverse service experience.

“Into the Streets” is designed to increase student awareness of issues that affect our society. Students learn to interact with diverse people; develop creative ways to empower communities, discuss social issues; build leadership and interpersonal skills; and increase self esteem.

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