Game Review World at Large Luke Brahl reviews the game Kyle Paradise reports on the XL “Batman: Arkham City.” Pipeline. Page 4 Page 6 Courtesy of MCTCampus Photo courtesy of MCTCampus February 2012 Volume V Issue V ings in between classes,” said Christine’s the owner of Christine’s café, D2L replaces WebCt Christine Helwig. Bri Benfer, a second year By Brianna Gerber and Café looks HACC student, purchased a Abreham Arehart bagel breakfast before class. Contributing Writers to open in “[Christine’s Café] was really On January 11, 2012, HACC fast, convenient,” said Benfer. launched its new online course Footnotes “It sounds cool,” said Kathryn system processor. No more Dennis, also a second year freezing, glitches, or annoy- Photo Courtesy of HACC PR student, upon hearing about the ing browser check popups. The responsible for managing and ments, the implementation has along-side café opening. Also, Dennis said spring semester includes a sig- making D2L run with the HACC not been faultless. In a recent she would like to see, “food kind nificant improvement to HACC’s student information system. He email from Andre Warner to Subway of like Panera has.” However, virtual campus. D2L or, Desire to explained it this way.” It (D2L) school faculty, he acknowledges the school did not want sandwich Learn, isn’t only faster and more is also hosted out…The old issues with the new system, Christine’s to offer competition between Subway capable of handling documents, system was hosted internally, and including “sporadic reports of and Christine’s. The original but it includes an instant mes- this is one of the requirements, some users not being able to a wider selection of Christine’s Café, located at senger system and a “web app” that we look at a company that access D2L.” He goes on to say 555 Greenfield Road, offers an version for smartphones. Though could actually host the system that these results have been ad- extensive lunch menu, including it still operates on Java, D2L outside of HACC for us. In the dressed. Yet a larger issue still food for students a full soup and salad bar, Panini, allows students to view multiple old system, everything came remains in its violation of federal specialty sandwiches, and much PDF’s at a time, and it comes back to HACC’s main campus law. more. In addition, they sell cof- equipped with a reliable email in Harrisburg because that’s On January 20, Ronald fee, beverages, and fresh Bird-in and messaging system. where the system actually lived.” Young, the vice president of Aca- Hand-Bakery baked goods. A team including administra- Andre explained that, because demic Affairs, sent an e-mail to In addition to the snack bar, tors, students and faculty, chose D2L lives off campus, it creates faculty stating that the new D2L a second Christine’s will be D2L from some twenty other greater ease and speed of use system was in violation of FER- opening in the Footnotes Café, content managment systems. for students. This takes care of PA (Family Educational Rights located in the main building. This process took place over a some of the problems H.A.C.C and Privacy Act) by publicly dis- It will offer a variety of meal three to four month period. Fea- experienced with the old ver- playing the HACC ID numbers items different from Subway’s tures were compared and surveys sion of WebCT. Andre Warner of students. Federal regulation food options. The tentative menu were taken to determine what reported, “It (D2L) has been prohibits the display of personal includes a salad bar, soups, soft seemed to be the newest and running very, very, well. We are numbers that could enable access pretzels, nachos and cheese, most improved processing sys- very pleased. We had our launch to a student’s academic records, burgers, and fries. “Some tem for HACC. Where the old on Wednesday, and it went very such as a social security number healthy food options like seafood WebCT Blackboard proved to be smoothly. On Thursday we had or HACC ID. At print, the IT and gluten-free foods,” Helwig an outdated system, incompatible over 2,000 users on the system staff is still working with D2L to said, will be available. The with modern browsers, D2L beat and we’ve not had any reports come to a resolution. prices will range from 99 cents the competition. of performance issues, which There are multiple ways to to $7.00 maximum. Helwig Andre Warner, director of we frequently had with the old access D2L. For the fastest way hopes to open the main building Instructional Technology and system at peak times, like at the to connect, go to, www.ehacc. location sometime between the User Support for H.A.C.C’s beginning of the semester.” hacc.edu. If a student feels lost in middle and end of February. virtual campus, is essentially Despite the vast improve- Please see D2L, page 3 Photos by Shawn Shaknitz The space where Christine’s Cafe, located in Footnote’s Cafe, Lancaster Campus Gains Grounds is being worked on. Lawsuit gains HACC results in land purchase for further expansions By Caroline Hill By Heidi Detweiler room, and brick banding, all of In an effort to avoid a lawsuit, has ordered a 20-year bond issue Staff Writer Staff Writer which led to a delay in Warfel’s Pitney asked HACC to submit for the cost of $5.1 million, their payment in lump sum or which is being paid back within a A new food and beverage To expand its property, HACC completion and an overall in- to increase their rent under the 20-year bond period. This trans- option has arrived for the spring Lancaster has recently purchased crease in costs, reported “Lan- lease. However, because of the action is similar to a homeowner 2012 semester at the Lancaster a significant amount of land sur- caster Online.” college’s refusal, Pitney insisted having a 20-year mortgage. Campus of the Harrisburg Area rounding the campus building. Also according to “Lancaster that the courts declare HACC as The benefits of this purchase Community College. Christine’s The newly gained property will Online,” the estimated amount being in default of their lease. are predicted to have a signifi- Café, located on Greenfield improve the quality of student owed to the subcontractors of Eventually, HACC’s media- cant impact on the students in Road, recently installed a con- services. The purchase is a result Warfel that HACC refused to pay tors came up with a settlement the years to come. “One of the venient snack bar in the lobby of a $5.1 million lawsuit that was $5.1 million in overruns, suit that involved a payment small benefits is that whenever of the East building. The stand occurred approximately eight which exceeded the $26 million of $5.1 million to the landlord, we want to do something here on offers reasonably priced cof- years ago. budget of the project, was. The which allowed HACC to pur- the campus relative to bringing fee, bagels, donuts, grain bars, According to “Lancaster college claimed that because the chase six parcels of land, an area on, sometimes, a new vender or juices, and scones. The snack Online,” in the fall of 2004, building was not completed by equivalent to 64 acres, based on making some substantial changes bar opened on Tuesday, Jan. 17, Lancaster HACC faced a lawsuit the deadline of July 1, 2004, re- the original lease. This stretch of to particular buildings, we don’t 2012. The hours are 7:30-11:00 against Pitney Road Partners for gardless of the fact that students land includes six properties total; have to receive authorization a.m.; however, hours and prices causing a dispute over the cost of were able to attend class by the 264,000 square feet, on which from our leaser. We can actu- may be adjusted based upon a Warfel Costruction Co. project. scheduled start of the semester, the college’s buildings rest, ac- ally just go ahead and do those demand in the future. Pitney claimed that HACC that they were not responsible cording to “Lancaster Online.” things,” said Washington. “People are very excited violated the lease agreement, ap- for rent payment for the first six According to Dr. L. Marshall Currently, there is a 10-year about just having a different proving additions for the college months of the lease. HACC then Washington, vice president of the facilities plan that involves some variety than Subway, and to have that had not been laid out in the proceeded to pay rent based upon Lancaster HACC campus, the upgrades in the Student Affairs something in the East building original plans. Such additions the budgeted cost of the project, money for this purchase has es- because they’re tired of having to included a classroom, additional but not the actual cost of the Please see LAWSUIT, page 5 sentially been borrowed. HACC walk from East to Main build- windows, a radiological testing project. February 2012 Opinion Page 2 Live Wire 1641 Old Philadelphia Pike The Tell Me About It... Lancaster, PA 17602 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF By Laura May, something new is empowering Tirade Faculty Contributor and motivating. College can Shawn Shaknitz By Tammy Wilson, to be cleared. Now, I realize that be rewarding on many levels, Managing Editor the snowfall had only stopped but when the novelty fades it is MANAGING EDITOR Who doesn’t find beauty in four to six hours before my still WORK.