A6 — The Sentinel at www.cumberlink.com Wednesday • January 5, 2011 FARRELL PLASTIC SURGERY & LASER CENTER, PC - FREDRICKSEN OUTPATIENT CENTER, SUITE 204, 2025 TECHNOLOGY PARKWAY, MECHANICSBURG BEFORE AFTER Call today to schedule your private consultation 717-732-9000 Improve Facial Spider Veins and Rosacea and look years younger ! State-of-the-art laser, including Pulsed Dye Laser Safe and effective No down time Treatment may be covered by insurance Decade in review 2000-2010 BY JOSEPH CRESS SENTINEL REPORTER [email protected] The leak of a confidential memo in early November 2003 lead to an identity crisis involving the Carlisle com- munity and a heavyweight of higher education. The Sentinel broke the sto- ry of how Dickinson School of Law was being offered a new $60 million home on Penn State’s main campus if the university’s board of governors agreed to forsake Carlisle. Then-Executive Editor Carol Talley made the stakes clear when she wrote that board approval was the only thing that stood in the way of the proposed relocation by fall 2008. The memo circulated to the governors by Law School Dean Philip McConnaughay not only spoke of the offer by Penn State to build a new law school at University Park, but hinted at the possibility of substantially less support from the university if the school remained in Carlisle. The dean cited U.S. News and World Report maga- zine’s third-tier ranking of the law school along with a “languishing reputation” that he said made some law firms not hire its graduates. Less-than-expected reve- nue from contributions also prompted McConnaughay to recommend relocation. Public reaction to the memo was strong. Carlisle Borough Council adopted a resolution urging the gover- nors to keep the law school in Carlisle. Community groups prepared a formal response outlining the economic and social consequences of a move. There were protests, lobbying and letters to the editor -- all aimed at keeping the law school in Carlisle. The future of the law school made headlines through most of the rest of the decade, with the ultimate result being a dual-campus concept with interconnected facilities in Carlisle and State College. In April 2010, hun- dreds gathered to dedicate the newly renovated Trickett Hall campus. War of words Also stirring strong emo- tions in the local community that endure to this day was the Iraq War. Coverage of the war and conditions in Iraq have been a regular part of The Senti- nel since before the March 20, 2003, invasion by coali- tion forces. The newspaper reported how, in late January 2003, Dickinson College students marched throughout the campus in protest of the up- coming war. They sang anti- war songs, chanted slogans and held up signs declaring “Give Peace a Chance” and “War is Terrorism.” Just days before the invasion, the so- cial action committee of the Unitarian Universalists church in Boiling Springs purchased a three-quarter- page ad in the newspaper as a follow-up to an anti-war rally it staged in downtown Carlisle the month before. Ten days after the inva- sion, The Sentinel ran an ar- ticle explaining how many organizations put up ribbons and staged rallies in support of the troops. “Our men and women need to know that we stand strongly and publicly be- hind them,” Carlisle Mayor Kirk Wilson said. “Despite the words of others, they are fighting for the freedom of all peace loving men, wom- en and children around the world.” Blizzard The month before, on Presidents Day, Mother Na- ture dumped 24 to 30 inch- es of snow on Cumberland and Perry counties. Look- ing back, the Blizzard of 2003 may seem mild when compared to the two major snowstorms within days of each other in February 2010. Urban renewal 2003 also saw some ma- jor redevelopment projects in Carlisle. In January, a Dillsburg contractor was brought in to demolish part of the apart- ment building in the first block of West High Street where a December 1999 fire left up to 60 people home- less and routed out five busi- nesses. This would become the project by 3-T Inves- tors to renovate the Cente- nary building as retail space on the first floor and apart- ments upstairs. Just down the road, in March, crews started de- molition of the former JCPenny department store building on what was once the Carlisle Plaza Mall. The entire east end of the shop- ping center was demolished to make way for a Lowe’s Home Improvement Ware- house store. On the court Also in March, the Trin- ity High School Shamrocks won their second PIAA Class AA state champion- ship in basketball by defeat- ing runner-up Sto-Rox, a Pittsburgh-area school, by a score of 66-49. This victory was marred somewhat by a three-minute brawl near the end of the second quarter, which not only cleared both benches but resulted in the ejection of two of Sto-Rox’s top three scorers. In court July 2003 saw the convic- tion of Anthony E. and She- nique Thomas on a charge of involuntary manslaughter and aggravated assault re- lating to the death of their 4-year-old son, Anthony Quincy Thomas. The North Middleton Township couple had main- tained their innocence since being arrested on July 27, 2002, after a Cumberland County Children and Youth Services social worker found their son in a “severely mal- nourished” state. Both were sentenced to five to 10 years in state prison. 2003: Year included the start of the law school debate, the Iraq War, a Presidents Day blizzard and a victory on the basketball court. Secret memo begins identity crisis Cumberland County Sentinel file photos A blizzard dumped 23 to 30 inches of snow on Cumberland and Perry counties on Presidents Day. Kate Deringer, left, and Ella Morin say a prayer for soldiers during a Service for Peace held at Allison United Methodist Church in protest of the Iraq War. The Trinity High School Shamrocks won their second PIAA Class AA state championship in basketball by defeating Sto-Rox 66-49 in March. A major controversy of 2003 involved the leaking of a confidential memo that the Dickin- son School of Law was being offered a new home on Penn State’s main campus.
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A6 — The Sentinel at www.cumberlink.com Wednesday • January 5, 2011
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AfterCall today to schedule your private consultation 717-732-9000
Improve facial Spider Veins and rosacea and look years younger!
State-of-the-art laser, including Pulsed Dye LaserSafe and effectiveNo down timeTreatment may be covered by insurance
Decadein review2000-2010
By Joseph CressSenTinel [email protected]
The leak of a confidential memo in early November 2003 lead to an identity crisis involving the Carlisle com-munity and a heavyweight of higher education.
The Sentinel broke the sto-ry of how Dickinson School of Law was being offered a new $60 million home on Penn State’s main campus if the university’s board of governors agreed to forsake Carlisle.
Then-Executive Editor Carol Talley made the stakes clear when she wrote that board approval was the only thing that stood in the way of the proposed relocation by fall 2008.
The memo circulated to the governors by Law School Dean Philip McConnaughay not only spoke of the offer by Penn State to build a new law school at University Park, but hinted at the possibility of substantially less support from the university if the school remained in Carlisle.
The dean cited U.S. News and World Report maga-zine’s third-tier ranking of the law school along with a “languishing reputation” that he said made some law firms not hire its graduates. Less-than-expected reve-nue from contributions also prompted McConnaughay to recommend relocation.
Public reaction to the memo was strong. Carlisle Borough Council adopted a resolution urging the gover-nors to keep the law school in Carlisle. Community groups prepared a formal response outlining the economic and social consequences of a move. There were protests, lobbying and letters to the editor -- all aimed at keeping the law school in Carlisle.
The future of the law school made headlines through most of the rest of the decade, with the ultimate result being a dual-campus concept with interconnected facilities in Carlisle and State College. In April 2010, hun-dreds gathered to dedicate the newly renovated Trickett Hall campus.
War of words Also stirring strong emo-
tions in the local community that endure to this day was the Iraq War.
Coverage of the war and conditions in Iraq have been a regular part of The Senti-nel since before the March 20, 2003, invasion by coali-tion forces.
The newspaper reported how, in late January 2003, Dickinson College students marched throughout the campus in protest of the up-coming war. They sang anti-war songs, chanted slogans and held up signs declaring “Give Peace a Chance” and “War is Terrorism.” Just days before the invasion, the so-cial action committee of the Unitarian Universalists church in Boiling Springs purchased a three-quarter-page ad in the newspaper as a follow-up to an anti-war
rally it staged in downtown Carlisle the month before.
Ten days after the inva-sion, The Sentinel ran an ar-ticle explaining how many organizations put up ribbons and staged rallies in support of the troops.
“Our men and women need to know that we stand strongly and publicly be-hind them,” Carlisle Mayor Kirk Wilson said. “Despite the words of others, they are fighting for the freedom of all peace loving men, wom-en and children around the world.”
BlizzardThe month before, on
Presidents Day, Mother Na-ture dumped 24 to 30 inch-es of snow on Cumberland and Perry counties. Look-ing back, the Blizzard of 2003 may seem mild when compared to the two major snowstorms within days of each other in February 2010.
Urban renewal 2003 also saw some ma-
jor redevelopment projects in Carlisle.
In January, a Dillsburg contractor was brought in to demolish part of the apart-ment building in the first block of West High Street where a December 1999 fire left up to 60 people home-less and routed out five busi-nesses. This would become the project by 3-T Inves-tors to renovate the Cente-nary building as retail space on the first floor and apart-ments upstairs.
Just down the road, in March, crews started de-molition of the former JCPenny department store building on what was once the Carlisle Plaza Mall. The entire east end of the shop-ping center was demolished to make way for a Lowe’s Home Improvement Ware-house store.
on the courtAlso in March, the Trin-
ity High School Shamrocks won their second PIAA Class AA state champion-ship in basketball by defeat-ing runner-up Sto-Rox, a Pittsburgh-area school, by a score of 66-49. This victory was marred somewhat by a three-minute brawl near the end of the second quarter, which not only cleared both benches but resulted in the ejection of two of Sto-Rox’s top three scorers.
In courtJuly 2003 saw the convic-
tion of Anthony E. and She-nique Thomas on a charge of involuntary manslaughter and aggravated assault re-lating to the death of their 4-year-old son, Anthony Quincy Thomas.
The North M iddleton Township couple had main-tained their innocence since being arrested on July 27, 2002, after a Cumberland County Children and Youth Services social worker found their son in a “severely mal-nourished” state.
Both were sentenced to five to 10 years in state prison.
2003: Ye a r i n c l u d e d t h e
start of the law school
debate, the Iraq War, a Presidents Day
blizzard and a victory on the basketball court.
Secret memo begins identity crisis Cumberland County
Sentinel file photos
A blizzard dumped 23 to 30 inches of snow on Cumberland and Perry counties on Presidents Day.
Kate Deringer, left, and Ella Morin say a prayer for soldiers during a Service for Peace held at Allison United Methodist Church in protest of the Iraq War.
The Trinity High School Shamrocks won their second PIAA Class AA state championship in basketball by defeating Sto-Rox 66-49 in March.
A major controversy of 2003 involved the leaking of a confidential memo that the Dickin-son School of Law was being offered a new home on Penn State’s main campus.
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