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PCTV, Penn College's on-campus video information channel, formerly located on channel 80, is now seen on channel 78. Previously, channel 80 had been a vacant channel for Williamsport area cable provider, SusCom. Over the summer, SusCom began using the channel for high-definition programming, which necessitated the switch on the campus cable distribution system.

Joseph M. O'Neill Jr., 19, of Pottsville, a student in the electric power generation technology major at Penn College, died July 23 in Wayne Township, Schuylkill County. A memorial service was held in Grace Evangelical Congregational Church, Schuylkill Haven. Ebling-Stabingas Funeral Home Inc., Cressona,was in charge of arrangements.

Dates to Remember Networkwide 24-hour downtime for system maintenance From 5 p.m. June 9 through 5 p.m.

Dates to Remember Down-Times AS/400 routine maintenance − May 8, from 7-9:30 a.m. Housekeeping Reminders Graduating StudentsYour network account, home (H) drive space, and e-mail account will be maintained for six months from graduation. After that time, your accounts will be deleted.

The Board of Directors of the Community Arts Center announced today that Gram Slaton, who has served as Executive Director of the facility since Sept. 29, 1993, has submitted his letter of resignation from that position, in order to pursue other opportunities.

Pennsylvania College of Technology and WVIA-TV have announced that the "You're the Chef" cooking series will not tape new episodes in Summer 2005. WVIA will continue airing current-season episodes through the fall on Saturdays and Sundays at 12:30 p.m. Co-hosts of the show, Chef Paul Mach and Tom Speicher, are Penn College employees who have spent their summers creating new series episodes.

The winner of the custom-painted Snap-on tool-chest set is Andrew D. Zook of Carlisle, a junior in Penn College's aviation maintenance technology major. Zook purchased his raffle tickets several weeks ago, but was in The College Store selling back his textbooks when Tuesday's drawing occurred and decided to stick around to see who won.

Information Technology Services announces availability of the Wildcat Wireless VPN system − virtual private network technology that adds a layer of security protection to wireless communications. A small VPN client software program is installed on your notebook PC that works with the college network to encrypt all your wireless communications.

Congratulations to Justin Wilcott, winner of The Bistro's renaming contest. Wilcott's suggestion of "CC Commons" will be the new name of the dining unit that will be open in the fall in the current Bistro area. For his idea,he received a $350 declining-balance meal plan for the Fall 2005 semester.

You've got a cellphone.You've got a laptop.You've got a modem. Maybe you even have a PDA. You think you're wired and ready to tackle anything. But unless you're connected to the Penn College Library, you don't know what you're missing. "Contrary to popular belief, everything is not on the Internet," reports Georgia Laudenslager, reference and outreach librarian at the college.