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So That Others May Eat

The Mercyhurst Campus Ministry is sponsoring aspecial Hunger Day observance on Monday, March10. The day will center around a symbolic action tha thopefully will aler t the campus to the existence of thehunger problem both here in the United States and inforeign land s. In addition the day will result in a fooddonation to a local soup kitchen together with amonetary contribution to Catholic Relief S ervices.J The chief ac tivity of Hunger Day is a poverty m ealbeing held in the cafeteria. This meal was suggestedas an alternative to an earlier p lan of eliminating theevening meal. The Campus M inistry had been tryingto,get 90 per cent of the residents to agree to theelimination of an evening meal once every two weeks.If the required num ber of students agreed, the moneysaved would have been contributed to a reliefagency. A total of 88 per cent of the students agreed tothis plan, but its execution would have involved a

- b y D a v e B l a n c h f i e l dnumber of serious difficulties. Fortunately, KeithCrouse, of SAGA, suggested an alternative. Since anoverwhelming majority of students agreed to give upa meal, Keith thought a poverty meal would make agood alternative. Normally, Saga would be servingSalisbury Steak, fish and Turkey pot pie on Monday,the 10th. This M onday, however, he will replace thoseselections w ith soup and toasted cheese sandwiches,rice casserole and macaroni with cheese. This newmenu will result in a savings of $64.48. This amountwill be contributed in the form of food to the E mm ausHouse soup kitchen. ?Emmaus House was founded by the Pax Center inJanuary, 1974. During its first year of existence, thekitchen has distributed 1200 lbs. of peanut butter, 3600loaves of bread, 1200 gallons! of kool-aid, and 600gallons of coffee to 10,000 people. The Mercy hurstcontribution will!translate into many bowls of soup

needed here in Erie.On the same day as Hunger Day, students whohave been helping with the hunger petitions will bestationed at strategic points on campus to obtainmonetary contributions from non-residents. Themoney collected that day,'together with the moneyfrom the fast sponsored by the ?Home Economicsdepartment will be contributed to the battle againstworld hunger. rA mericans have always been noted for their abilityto respond to concrete disasters such as floods, firesand earthquakes. The Hunger crisis is far worse thananv of the above. We have trouble motivating ourselves to respond to it because it has both been withus for so long and cannot be concretized in one placeand time. It is up to us to sensitize ourselves andbegin to respond. Hunger Day can be a first smallstep. ^ ?

T h e V o i c e o f H i e M e r c yh u r s t C o m m u n i tyVOL. 47 NO. 19 MERCYHURST COLLEGE MARCH 7, 1975Middle-States Visit Concludes

rr M e r c y h u r s tOn Wednesday, February 26, Father Dorsey, vthechairman of the Middle States Evaluating team metwith a broad representative group of the Mercyhurstcommunitylto discuss the preliminary findings oftheir visit.I] Every ten years, the M iddle States A ssociationvisits Mercyhurst to reaffirm accreditation. This

year, fthe team was on? campus ffrom Sunday,February 23 to Wednesday, February 26. In ihecourse of their visit, team members met withfaculty, administration, and students to discuss allaspects of Mercyhurst life.Fr . Dorsey began the oral report stressing that thevisit was one of "interested colleauges....hoping tomake a contribution** rattier than 'one of thenegatively-connected 4'examiners". *The oral report was of a preliminary nature andwill be followed by a printed report which will.be

The women's basketball teamthe Lakerettesis running down the winning track. On Monday night, they surprised the gals from Villa, winning a one point s q u ea k er . P ^

MemoriamThe Merciad Staff would likeexpress its sincerest sympathy to the family and friendssophomore Mark Hacken-burg, who died last week after ashort illness.

P r o t o t y p e rr I n T h is W e e k s M e r c i a d . . .available to the entire college in early June. UFath er Dorsey {explained that Mercyhurst is acollege in transition, as he explained, "I think you ar ea kind of prototype (in more ways than one) of theway liberal art s institutions will go in the future".Throughout the visit, the team was continuallyimpressed with what one 1973 graduation speakerdescribed as the "Mercyhurst Mystique."A lthough the team left the college with some veryserious suggestions for improvement, Fr. Dorseybelieves the College has much potential given"...thefine qualifications of the faculty and adm inistration,the unusual inner quality of generous, high spiritswhich nevertheless are extended beyond the usualfaculty and administrators." '

Was the "Faculty Blast" letter in last week'sissue fair? See the Editoria l Page for comments.Page 2 . , ,'. *The Alumni Association works for youlout howon page 3.Need a job? How about more financialCheck out the newsletter from these off!page3.

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What's "Happ ening" at the "Hur st"? Fill yoursocial calendar. Page4.Interested in crew , golf, basketball? See pages5 and6 fo r detai ls.

Miss Pennsylvania14H u r s t S t u d e n t S e e k s T i t l e

Mercyhurst senior; Kathy Jurkiewicz has, thisweek, succeeded in completing the first step tobecoming Miss Pennsylvania. ZThe State Pageant Committee has chosen Kathyfrom among 525 qualified applicants to participate asan entrant (one of 45 semi-finalists) in the four-dayevent which selects the girl to represent the KeystoneState in the MissUSA pageant. } :,Kathy, a well-known figure on the Mercyhurstcampus, is the second eldest of five children. A nativeof Erie, she is currently pursuing a double major inElementary Eucation and SpecialEducation.The excitement of^ a| pageant is nothing new toKathy in 1972-73, she competed for and won the titleof Miss Polonaise. She alsotwon the "Creative andPerforming A rts" award in the E rie; County JuniorMiss Pagean t A * Kathy is active in a wide variety of activities, bothon and off the Mercyhurst campus. Sheds currentlyserving as the President of the Northwest Region ofthe Student PSEA. In her spare time, she is d rof her own folk dance groupPolish WomensA lliance Dance Group? which features 130 mem bersfrom age five to twenty. Kathy is also involved in thechoreography of several m usical productions on thecampus and- is captain of the Mercyhurstcheerleading squad. * \ $If Kathy meets with success in the Miss Pennsylvania Pageant, she will go on to Niagara Falls,N.Y. and the Miss .USA pageant. Kathy is beingsponsored by a number of Erie businessmen, including Mayor Louis Tullio, who has donated a $50.00check to her cause for "unforseenexpenses".Judging in the Miss Penna. contest will take placeon the basis of poise, personality, beauty of face andfigure. All five sessions of the pageant will take placein the grand concourse of the Franklin Mall shoppingcenter, outside Pittsburgh. One oMhe highlights ofthe contest will feature entrants wearing a costume

descriptive of* the area from which they come.Kathyrs outfit will be based on the " Er ie: the All-A merican City* them e, which will include an UncleSam hat and a two-piece jump suit in red, white, andblue. \ I :Mercyhurst joins with the Erie Community inwishing Kathy the best of luck in the pageant

GOOD LUCK* ON EXAMSSPRING BREAK IS NEAR! Ms. Kathy Jurkiewjci

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people are still visibly enslaved. One responsesituation is "that's toughthat's the way it is, I

World Problems

C o n f e r e n c e P l a n n e dI ' by Fr. Guyj Patrick!On. April hi and ,12, the Western PennsylvaniaCampus Ministry Association will sponsor a studentconference in Pittsburgh.Ten area colleges, including Mercy hurstr havepledged their student support to the Conference in anattempt to create a coalition to learn about and beginto deal with" the problems of the oppressed in uworld. I . T , '&This world into which Mercyhurst students emergeafter graduation is one in which large numbers ofto theb ut It'snot my concern." This is probab ly the most natural

response for those of us, who b y a lucky (?) s et ofcircumstanc es, happen to b e one of the moreprivileged classes of humanity. Not only is thatresponse tin-Christian (Jesus gave a command tolib erate the enslaved) and not only is it inhumane(the enslaved are really our brothers and sisters )BUT it is also highly self-destructive, both personality and historically. Any step that any one of ustakes to demonstrate that it "it Is our concern" is astep forward toward a new and b etter mankind.The keynote address at the opening of the conference will b e given by the noted b lack leader JesiJackson. On Saturday, discussion will take place onthe economic, political, educational, sexual, andracial oppression of our time. ;Mercyhurst students are urged to sign up for thisenlightening and exciting w eekend, b y contacting theCampus Ministry b efore Vacation b egins, .. >\ "IAST CHANCE TO APPLYkL DEADLINEMARCH 14

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Last week, the RUS officers petitioned the administration for tuition credit for their services asKUS officers. They w ere turned down. Although I'm sure there was a very sound fiscalreason why this money could not be granted, I b elieveit's a shame that these students who work so hard forthe school and the students can't b e granted som esort of gratuity for their efforts. SThere are many students on campus who contribute countless hours to student and senategovernment. As one harried RUS officer expressedit, "Nobodv even say s Thank-vou."When Dr. Harold H odgkinson, of the Univer sity ofCalifornia, w as on campus as a consultant earlier this

ft k l 1 i tyear, he was greatly surprised to learn that manycampus leaders are unrewarded for their efforts.Kvidently, this must b e a very unique situations * :$We1 re tar, bey ond the age in which student leaderscan be expected to be totally altruistic. For manystudents at Mercyhurst time is money, Mercyhurstshould not assume that the expression,",., out of thegoodness of my heart,11 applies to student leadership.If the College wants good leadership, It should findsome means, some way to pay for itl! ;It's interesting to note thai while the day studentsincessantly whine that they never know w hat's goingon on camp us, only 200 of the 800 new day hopmailboxes installed in Preston! Hall have b eenutilized. ?

Tho:Sir-GaInItad-Award Of-Tho-Week goes to theanonymous student who found a wallet containingcredit cards and 80 dollars in McAuley Parking Lotand turned* It in intact to the lnformn**~~There's hope amidst our decadence! Office.llv waveIhcTnfUlA certain Irish administrator benevolentlyme this nugget to live by that I think may he neipfuto all you tuturc wheelers and dealers* Tis easierto beg forgiveness than to ask permission", May hoI here 1stI* t hope amidst our decadence!

Heh)! The Merciad staff needs a home! OUT landlord has forelosed our mortgage and has left USforgotten waifs, lugging ty pewriters, pencils, pensand presses. ; y ^ .One morning, as the cold sun was rising, we arrivedat our pandemonium pa lace only to b e told, Youdon't live here any more1' f; *We're not complaining, hut we slmplv need a homo.The staff Is fully housebroken and is willing'torelocate anywhere from here to New Jersey,1 Due to finals, this Is the last Issue of this term. But,inasmuch as St. Patrick's Day is swiftly approachingand on that day there are only 2 kinds of people: thosewho are Irish and those who wish they were, I d liketo wish everyone at Mercyhurst the merriest, gayestand most IncWiatcdly happy St. Patrick's Day ever!

L e t t e r s T h e E d i t o rDearKditor, ; ? # JThis is in reply to the person who wrote the article"Faculty Blasted.'1 He or she stated that the faculty"rot as teachers'1 and "anyone whose opinion differed from their own, fell on deaf ears." *&? *First, I would like to know what y ear this person IsIn* I assume he or she Is a senior. If it took you fouryears to figure out that the faculty was no good, theni guess you haven't been too perceptive. Most peoplerto "get outr as you put It. 8Secondly, 1 would like tolknow what teachers this)ersonhas had Have you never taken a course fromJr. Mennini, Ms. Santla, Mr. Grossman, or Mr.McAndrew? If notjthen I can only feel sorry for you,in that you have missed some of Mercyhurst's best.In addition to b eing experts In their respective fields,these teachers take a genuine interest In the classthey teach'and in each -student, I too have hadprofessors w here their opinion was the only one, b utthat's no reason to condemn the whole faculty.There's a rotten apple in every basket, but thatapple eventually gets thrown out, not the good ones.Thank vou, * *Cathy Bern

college community.1 | m j j3. Our Self-Study wa s Indeed well prepared. We canbe pleased with the final publication and proud of thework we all contrib uted. One of the goals was thatthis should be a work of the entire college community, with representation from every segment,This, (believe was achieved.For the college community I commend the arduoustask accomplished b y the Self-study committee!Tom- Itlllliigslcy, Registrar; Edward Gallagher,Facul ty M e m b e r ; Col leen McManamon,student; i.ouls Mennini, faculty mem b er; SisterMaria O'Connor, faculty m emb er; Karen Schults,student; and Sister Mary Cha rles, faculty memberand coordinator. ^ $,4. Ab ove all, we owe tremendous gratitude to sisterMary Charles for her work as coordinator of the Self-study , Her ab ility to organize and instill high qualityIn everything sh e does m ade possib le the finalproduct. Her efforts In this assignment haverepresented our college well,President Shane

D e a r K d i t o r ; ? i ^In response to the writer of the letter to the editorentitled "faculty Blasted" last week.Il would Justlike to say that m ost of the teachers at this collegeOur part of the M iddle States evaluation process Isnow complete* we 'worked on the Self-Study foralmost a year and we were hosts last week for thevisiting evaluation team. We have yet to receive thecomplete written report, and we do not knowpositively what the results of this evaluation will b e.However. I be lieve, I s h a r e , with all of you asatisfaction in feeling that the^Self-Study was wellprepared and the visit of the evaluation team was apleasant, informative, and profitable experience.I have spoken with many of you about the MiddleStates visit. Some of the comments I have made toindividuals and to groups 1 would like to reinforce Inwriting. : ] ; il. Father Ooney observed that the team memb ers

really do care about the students. I've never met ufaculty member who refused to seriously listen toany student. It takes a serious student to preparehimself for his classes by reading the assignedmaterial and then going to a elass prepared to askquestions and listen to what the instructor say s withan open mind. I'm sorry you wasted four years here,But I believe that it Is possib le for Mercyhurststudents to gain an excellent education if they applythemselves to the task of learning,? "" iKrtmer

m ft ft I m m ftfound people at Mercyhurst to be generous,dedicated, open, and friendly. I, for one, am proud tohea memb er of this community. \ ,2.1 wish that the entire college community couldhave heard Father Dorsey's oral preliminary reportgiven Wednesday, Feb ruary 26, at 1U00, I appreciatethe interest all faculty ana staff would have in hisremarks. We followed Father Dorsey's guidelines inpreparing the list of those to be Invited to hear thereport. We regret the group could not b e larger.The substance of Father Dorsey 's oral report willappear In the evaluation team's printed statement,which will be made available to all members of the

Dear Editor:We are a group of Mercyhurst people concernedabout the* political future of Senator Richard Nthwelker, We sense that Senator Sdhwelker's politicalfuture is imperiled b y h is public association with thefigure photographed with him In last week's Merciad. The day has not y et come when the lion shall liedown with the lamb . We feel that injusticetoSenatorSchwelker all of last weeks Merciads should becollected and burned, 1Dave Blanchfieid Jim SternllebBob Blessing Mike MeQuillenFr. (;uy P atrick Harry McAndrew

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The Federal EnergyA dministration has justlaunched Project Independence to make sure that, inabout 10 years I from now,everything won't grind to ahalt. 'Independence* meanssome degree of independencefrom foreign oil sources.ENERGY TRENDS & THENEED FOR WORKERS -While forecasting is risky,available evidence suggestswe can be reasonably surethat th e guesses in the energyfield are conservative. Whiletotal employment for thenation is expected to increaseby 22 per cent from 1970 -1980,employment in |the energyindustries is likely to jump byat least 81 per cent. Thefollowing is a capsule ofpotential energy alternatesources:Coal (Gasification) ' - Theproduction of synthetic

natural gas from fossilfuels. By 1985 SNG m ayprovide up to 15 per cent ofour total gas supplies.Magnetohvdrodynamicpower (MHD) - The MHDjgenerator converts heatjTrom combustion r gases'directly into electricity.??Geothermal-the earth's heat,recovered in the form ofsteam, hot water, or hot| rock* v {Nuclear(Breeder Reactor) - The" breeder produces morefuel than it consumes.Concern oven safety ofhumans and environmentare the major hang-ups.Solar Energy - The mostI abundant form of energyavailable,and the onlycompletelyI safe and non-'pollutingnorm of-energy.The only problem would

be in areas of little sunshine, but this is an obstacle to be overcome bytechnology.Fuel from Wastes - Converting urban solid wastesi n t o r e c o v e r a b l ematerials and energy.Some , methods a reespecially promising.Who are the, energyworkers? Unskilled laborers,semi- sk i l led -opera tor s ,skilled technicians, scientists,engineers, skilled blue collarworkers and;> supportingpersonnel _ such as :economists , ecologists ,meteorologists, .planners,architects, etc. And this inturn will open new vistas forbusiness man agers, sales andm a r k e t i n g m a n a g e r s ,technical writers and editors,advertising people and m anyothers. Pay scales in theEnergy 'Industry are higherthan other types of Industries.Energy problems, moreoften than environmentalones, are physical scienceproblems. If I we * (America)are to meet the challenge, thedecade from 1975 through1984 will provide the answer.It could, at the same time,provide a career with apowerful" future, in science,engineering, or technologyproducing, using or controlling energy. f

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A NOTE OF INTEREST:Over 600 vacancies are anticipated in various subjectareas of the secondaryschools at the PrinceGeorge's County PublicSchools, Upper Marlboro,Maryland. jFor further information, see Mrs.*Hawes,Career ^Planning Center,Room 204 - Main.

RECRU ITERS ONCAMPUS:March11 - Berea School Systems13 - Mentor Publ ic SchoolsA pril2-S.S.JCresgeCo.9-WalgrenCompany i10 - Xerox Corporation18 - Shaler School District28-U.S. Navyj* Due to problems, the Pittsburgh Public Schools will notbe on campus on March 7th,but will be here instead onA pril 4th. Those who havesigned up for the PittsburghPublic Schools Recruiter,please note! {

F N l P r o g r a m m i n gA new series entitled Public Fac t will begin broadcast thisweek from the Mercyhurst Studio of WQLN-FM. PublicF.A .C.T. spotlights local people and agencies who areFighting A gainst Crime Today with a variety of technicalmethods and philosophical beliefs. Programs scheduled atmis time include "Fraud and the Public Law11 with Clifton]Dobbes Jr., Detective Sergeant of the Vice Squad, and BobPotilivo, Bureau of Consumer Protection in the Insurance

Investigative Field; two features on the Family Crisis Unitwith John McCartan and Dan Sweeney; as well as "CrimeScene Search" and the "American t Criminal JusticeSystem." Mr. James Kinnane, director of the LawEnforcement P rogram at Mercyhurst, is featured in manyof these programs which are co-ordinated by Mercyhurststudents Bob Gaughan, Frank Sirotnak. and Ed Flood. Thispublic affairs presentation which has been in the planningstages for several months will air Wednesdays at 10 p mWQLN is 91.8 onyour stereo FM dial. > i '

F i n a n c i a l A i d e N e w s le t t e rThose students interested in

applying for financial aid forthe '75 summ er session shouldcontact the Financial i A idOffice during spring term.The reason for the'delay inmaking these awards is due tothe fact that the funds forsummer session are derivedfrom the 1975-76 federalallocation which has not yetbeen established. MercyhurstCollege ?will receive thisallocation no later than M arch31, 1975. The collegers anticipating over a 10 per centincrease in federal funds fornext year; however, thisallocation will not be officialuntil the actual awardnotification. A Paren ts 'Confidential Statement orStudent Financial Statementfor 75-76 mustl be in theFinancial ^office for 'consideration. In addition studenteligibility* requires f a

minimum of three courses tobe taken over the twosessions. *The, federal aid anddisbursement for the summersession is in addition to what astudent will receive fromPHEAA. Again the summerPHEA A applications will bein the Financial Aid Office inApril. 5 i;Regarding the estimates offinancial aid for the fiscalyear 1976, several interestingobservations can be made.Below are the federalprogram estimates of totalavailable 4student aid funds(in millions): **These figures appear to

show significant increases inall of the above programs,however they are misleading.The problem is that, over thepast three years, there hasbeen a dramatic increase inthe number of institutionsparticipating in thesep r o g r a m s . T h e r e f o r e ,although the total amount ofaid from the government hasincreased, the actualallocation to | individualcolleges has decreased.As soon as the Financial AidOffice receives the officialnotification of Mercyhurst'sallocation of federal funds, anannouncement wil 1 be made tothe college community.

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by Peggy JonesThe Orchesis Society ofA llegheny College willsponser a performance by theDance Workshop Ensemble.The performance will be heldMarch 8 at th e A lleghenyCollege Campus CenterA uditorium at 8:00 P.M. :The Ensemble is the onlyprofessional | modern dancecompany in Northwest^Pa.Proficient in a wide range oftechniques, the Ensembledraws on its versatility topresent a fresh and creativeapproa ch to dance.* Therepertoire selected for theMarch 8 concert will include avariety of| contemporaryworks choreographed by KayKleeman and Lynda Martha,directors of the company. Inaddition to Ms. Kleeman andMs. Martha, the dancers forthe performance will becompany members DougLodge and Liz Vinch anaassociate member SherrySheehan. |Original music for thedances was composed andwill be performed by A ir, agroup consisting of BrianThummler, Daniel Dewalt,Tunie Hendricks, Sally AnnPrather, Greg Smith, andErnie Whiting. % J iA lso working with theEnsemble are light designers

Bobby Good and Dave Kent,setl designer I RichardKleeman, costume designerMercedes Lowry, and graphicartist Jonathan Miller. ?Tickets for|the concert areavailable at the ^DanceWorkshop: Checkmate ;Becky Bukac, Seamstress;and the A llegheny CollegeBox Office. 1 f\

A s a resu lt of various factors, th ere has been a great dealof misinformation circulated concerning the closing of theMercyhurst studio of WQLN-FM.?In order to clarify theissue. Dr. Palmer and Mr. Roth members of the WQLNA dvisory Board, will meet and answer questions from anyinterested student or~faculty|member on Tuesday, March11 , at 3 p.m. in the Faculty Lounge. J& Jf~>

Student TeachersSTUDENT TEACHERS are reminded to send the StudentPSEA q uestionnaire into Laura Montpetit* before March14th. m '

F a t h e r -D a u g h t e r W e e k e n d |FATHER-DAUGHTER WEEKEND SCHEDULEDGirls! Reserve the weekend of A pril 19th to spend it withyour Dads. Plans for the 12th annual Father-DaughterWeekend are now underway and your help is needed. We ar erecruiting those who wish to show off their talents for theirDads, so plan your act for the talent show now! I w \Dads will soon be receiving the necessary information forthis fun-filled weekend with their daughters. Read * theMerciad after vacation for further details. 1 m. H.Express Yourself

emotions lead to reflection,reflection leads to contemplation,contemplation leads to thought formationand, from there, we attempt communication,communication is expressionof those emotions and reflections,thought formations and contemplation.!twhether: jubilation or depression or regression or inhibitions or W:jollification or rejection..^

express it.the literary magazine welcomes your expression in the formof poetry, prose, photography, or prints. f $please submit all art forms to the maindesk of the L.R.C. nolater than March 14. %% tfor further information, contact dale patterson, gretchenkrampf orcandaceyanker. |

Mural UnveilingLRC,Tuesday, March 11, 1:30p.m. Presented byl A rtDepartment: Drawing II.>*i An Experience inCreativity presented t yVictor * Neri and DebraKatzman opening at FirstNational Bank (10 th &State).]March 7th throughA pril 1,1975. I f

Jay K i r k

"If I were anywhere else, Iwouldn't be as far as I amnow," says Jay Kirk, dancer,oni the subjec t of the lop-portunities for development inthe Mercyhurst DanceDepartment. Jay, dancing inthe.iApril production of"Coppelia" feels that fthefrequent chances to performin Erie with the Collegecompany, coupled with theexcellent dance training in thedepartment, will enable himto reach his goal, which is to'become a professional dancer. Jay entered Mercyhurstthis year as a freshman,never having dancedpreviously; ^he had friendswho had recommendedMercyhurst as fa | | dancecenter, and after seeing theexcellent; facilities, hedecided immediately tobecome a dance major.A long with Jay's individualdevelopment as a dancer,there has been a shift in attitude in those around* himtoward dancing and the maledancer; from politeness, toacceptance, to enthusiasm.

Tonight; MARCH 7Seals and Croft are performing tonightat the E rie County Field House (Rt. 8 at 1-90). Contactthe Field House box office for more info.Saturday: MARCH 8 MASS: at 7:00, the liturgy will becelebrated in the Chapel ... Joann Edwards, a Mercyhurst senior, will be baptized into the church...Comeand loin In welcoming her into the Christian community.HOCKEY: The excitement takes place, starting at 7:45,at the Glenwood I ce Rink. Vans will start leaving from infront of Baldwin Hall at 7:30 p.m. ? i )W-SKATING PA RTY : The excitement continues after thehockey game, a s Hurst students take to the ice Skating from 9:00 to 11 . 00 . . . ID'S will be requested, andare necessary for J skate irental Vans will providetransportation. \ >Sunday: MARCH 9 PERFORMER: The great Kolisch,fmentalist and hypnotist will be featured; at< GannonCollege. A dmission at the door: about $2.00 * CHAMBER MUSIC: There will be a chamb er music trioat the Villa Maria" College Lecture Hall, at 8:00* p.m.This is a tri-college cultura l presentation A dmission isFREE!Monday: MARCH 10 Cultural display and sale: StudentUnion from 10 - 4 ... come and see what's offered in theunusual. M < .$ I T >Tuesday: MARCH 12 LAST DAY OF CLA SSES! Cultural display and s ale continues in the Student Union 10-4 . W L IMOVIE: The Marx B rothers a & their best in "A Night atthe Opera*' tri-college film 8:00 p.m. in the R ecitalHall.Wednesday: MARCH 13J HOME MASS:JThis week'sliturgy will be held in the home of Mr. and Mrs. DaveShimpeno, 811 East Grandview, A pt. 107, Check CampusI Ministry Office for the time.Thursday and Friday: MARCH 13 and 14 Final Exams ;The Hurst Hotline is now in operation Listen in everyday, and let Sue tell you What's Happening at Mercyhurst. rThe Laker Club is sponsoring a $1000 cash raffleticketsavailable through the coaches-get yours today!Happy Spring Vacation!

He believes that the tendencyfor the student body to viewthe dancers as a microcosmin the student community willdissipate as the danced isbecoming more familiar tothe people on and off campus.October's! *'StravinskyFestival" was an impressiveindication of Jay's talentshis potential in the Dance andhis sense of theatricality. Henow enthusiastically anticipates .performing in"Coppelia" a ballet which hefeels is more than classical"incorporating the excitement of character dance,a touch of comedy in thepantomine, and, needless tosay, classical ballet."Since coming to Mercyhurst. Jay has been involvedin numerous Dance andtheatre productions, and he iscurrently in rehearsal fortwo; a Pops Concert on A pril5th, which is a collaborationbetween? the Erie Philharmonic and the MercyhurstDance Department, and thefolk tale ballet "Coppelia"which is directed by Ismet

Mouhedin and will bepresented A pril il , 12, 13. 18,and 19, in the Little Theatre.For further ticket information,* phone 868-0318between 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.

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MARCH 7, 1975 MERCYHURST COLLEGE PAGE 5Ms. BliesznerE l e c t e dP r e s i d e n t

R o s e m a r y B l i e s z n e r ,assistant professor of homeeconomics, was elected to atwo year term of office aspresident of the newly formedNorth Western PennsylvaniaA ssociation for the Educationof Y oung S Children(WPAEYC) at;Sts February18 m eeting. Ms. ^Blieszner isalso directorof the campusChiIj&i ^ D e v e l o p m e n tLaboratory and is director ofthe Human Development andFamily Relations Programwithin the Division of HomeEconomics. feg.Responding to an interest incon t inu ing pr of es s iona ldevelopment among areapreschool and elementaryteachers, day care workers,parents * and teachereducators, Ms. Blieszner wasinstrumental in organizingthis group and!initiating theprocess of affiliation with theNational ^Association for theEducation of Y oung Children(NA EY C) , a nat ionwidenetwork of more than 150affiliate groups exertingleadership at the local, stateand regional levels. Currentlythere are approximatelysixty members in-the NorthWestern P e n n s y l v a n i achapter and over ,22,000memb ers nationally.|Other elected officers of thearea organization includeStephanie Ellis (VicePresident) , Leila Seibeland| Dorothy( T r e a s u r e r ) ,from 'now to1975 is | $ 2 . 0 0 .Faculty and students ? interested in joining m ay send acheck to Pam Whipple, 18NormanWay, Erie, Pa. 16508.

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by Garrett KenilworthY ou know it's easy to kick a man when he's down, and anawful lot of people in Erie, not excluding those who write intheir paper have got to have some bruised toes, becausebrother there's been some kicking going on. The latest"che ap" shot taken at the Lakers w as so low that not even a

protective supporter could spare me the grief. The subjectof my wrath is again the stout little farmer who goes underthe prete nse of the Erie Morning Times Sports Editor, yes,Mr. Jack Polancy. I |Now this latest episode started a couple of weeks agowhen Polancy ran a story about a conversation he h ad withSiena Coach Bill Kirsch. The gist of the article dealt withKirsch's badmouthing Mercyhurst's basketball program.That 's old news now, so I don't w ant to reiterate Kirsch'sslander, but I do feel Polancy was wrong on at least twocounts for the write-up. | \First the interview took place following a Gannon gamewhich was a very heated affair, so what business did an ErieSports writer have bringing up M ercyhurst? Kirsch wasn'tgoing to get down on the team that just beat him, so heapparently picked the next best thing, Mercyhurst (and Isay "apparently" because the Siena coach still insists hewas misquoted) Of course, Mr. Polancy defended us, or atleast he told his readers what he "could have said". But helet it drop. I My second complaint about the article was the headline."Siena's Bill Kirsch Tags Lakers 'Bunch of Bandits' " NowBill Kirsch could be anyone from; a skid row bum to thecommissioner of the N.B.A . The average reader wouldn'tknow. If Polancy has to use headlines like that to sell pap ersin a one-paper town, then I feel he's a "hurt locker".A lthough in a subsequent article Polancy made Mercyhurstlook like cry bab ies for complaining, we had a right to.Mercyhurst's raging resulted in a letter of apology anddenial which Polancy printed in an article about a weeklater. The accompanying article is what I consider the laststraw. Polancy expressed dismay that we w ere upset withhim for writing the first column. He then proceeded to tearour basketball program apart, inferring that it's dyingbecause we've now had two disappointing seasons in a row,and the "dism issal of Carl Jones two years in a row, amongother reasons." ,Now this is where I get upset with the misinformed SportsEditor. First off, Carl Jones quit, he wasn't dismissed. Hequit for some very sound and = valid reasons which Mr.Polancy has not cared to look into, while he still continues torefer to the incidents. Secondly, the only reason the past twoyea rs h ave b een dissappointing Ms simply b ecause of thehigh standards the Lake rs set for ourselves the two previousyears. We still play the toughest schedule in the district,including the city of Erie. He says our basketball programhas fallen a part and he's dead wrong. It's stronger now forthe very reasons he stated it was falling apart; plus the factthat we survived them .f Mr JPolancy then stated Gannon is now the number onecollege in Erie in all ways,rfhus mplying that because wedidn't win as many games as Gannon, they were also abetter academic institution. I can consider this no less thancharac ter assassination, irrelevant and out of line. He alsoinfers that Gannon's social problems a few y ears ago w erethe result of-their;sagging b-ball program at the time. Astatement as idiotic as that is not worth replying to, exceptto say, "I t's stupid." | \ M ' - %I can't help but speculate what the flavor of this wholeincident would have been had it occurred earlier in theseason when we were besting the tops in the country.This brings me to the point of my article. The media in thistown is a s fickle as a 17-year blond bombshell. They w antedto ride us to the top and claim a piece of the pie, and take alittle credit. They still insist on comparing us w ith Gannon,but will only push for a Gannon-Mercyhurst game whenwe're in their good graces. Well, we had a lot of problems,like no home court, a coaching change in the middle of theyear, an extremely tough schedule, and a total lack ofstudent support. But we learned, and we're still learningfrom our mistakes. The Lakers under Coach Markeylfinished strong, after his style starts!to become effectivedand we can be nothing but extremely optimistic about nextyear. Y es, wait, Jack Polancy, and you'll see for yourselfthat our basketball program has not fallen ap art. We havesome "boot strap s" to pull up, but at least we can see thestraps we have to pull up. 4

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P A G E 6 MERCYHURST CO L L E G E MARCH 7. 1975

By .Sue Kraus

S p o r t r S h o r t sMonday night the women*s Varsity B asketball team camehome with an overwhelming win over Villa 60-50.: Before the gam e I talked to a few players and asked themto comment on the game. Paula O'Polka said with confidence, "I think we're gonna win it," and Deb Duda as shedumps in a half-court hook shot said, 'Tonight's the night."Well, Deb you were right. The game openedup w ith 8 quickpoints for the H urst g als but Villa didirt stand still, They hitback keeping up the pace of the game. Fo r the most part ofthe first half he girts held a 2 point edge till the ha lf rolledaround all was even33-33. 'It was give and take throughout the second half, eachteam taking the lead. During the las t 40 seconds of the gamethe Hurst was deep in foul trouble the sco re 59-58, A t the last

2 seconds of the game, Jane Kerstetter received a half courtpass from team mate Val Perro, with one second left Janeshoots and dropped in the winning point. I t just goes to showthat the girls can hold it together under pressure,Congratulations girls, $ TThe members of the team are as follows: Coach: MissStamm; Mary Drummond, Pa t Voigt, Gerry Sica, SallySchismenos, Paula O'Polka, Debbie Duda, Val Ferro, JaneKerstetter DonnaWalker, and Jane A llen. IA DYN-O-MITE TEAM!!!

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M E N / !W O M E N ' SC R E W| March 8,1975, Spring Crewhas officially begun atMercyhurstlAvith 6:30 a.m,practices, the weight trainingprogram Bon Mondays,Wednesdays and Fridays, anda healthy positive outlook forthe Spring 28 men areanxiously waiting to get in thewater for their 3th springseason. All the regulars willbe back Ion the coachingstaffDave Shimpeno headcoach) and his throeassistants ] Bob A ngeluccl,Jack Gartner, and AIBelovarac. The team Itselfhas many new faces andreturning are experiencedoarsmen, All are* looking,forward* to their trip toPhiladelphia lor one weokitoget excellent water time onthe Schuylkill f River. Theteam is leaving March 14thand return to Erie's homewater on March 21st[Women s crewwomen exercising,

and waiting to gotwater for their first springseason. Though we are not avarsity team and are considered only a club,; the enthusiasm and desire to succeed is; already present. Toraise money, the women'screw is sponsoring a "NightOut on the Town M Drawingdate for this raffle is A pril 18,;Instead of just one' winner inour raffle we,will have sixwinners receiving dinners or acombination of dinners andmovies at popular Brielocations. ^Chances are socents each. | ij So look out 'Hurst, the crewteam is on its way and we'regoing straight to the top!See you at the bay!

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To the surprise and dismay of many girls basketballheadlines my column this week. On Monday, pur girls teamwalked away with a one-point cliff-hanger against the girlsof Villa. Jane Kerstetter's driving lay-up with one secondleft proved to be the clincher in a close, hard-fought game,March 7, Drummond rejoined the team after recoveringfrom an injury and Sue Pager has to sit out of the rest of theseason due to an ankle injury, The game was a good teameffort and it is hoped the spirit will carry into the ast gameon March; 12 when the Hurst entertains Westminister atPrep, AVv '. :h t .f* The other sports teams here are busy preparing for theirspring schedules. The tennis team will travel down Southduring the break to play some of the finest teams in thecountry* The raqueteera squad is well prepared to cross theMason-Dixon line, - f 'The basketball team has put together a Florida trip whichshould give them the Spring training they need. fLastly the crew team is going to the land of brotherly love.I assume to row but they may be going to get thePhiladelphia Flyers* autographs, WThe most exciting sports news this week though has tocome from the Intramural Basketball League, The regularseason is almost over and play-offs are on tap for thisweekend, it is hoped by all the players that fans turn out forthese games, On Sunday. March 2,10 cents beer day was asuccess for Little Richard's Dicks, Not only did the Dicksmanage to get drunk but they also won their basketballgame over the Ten RataW, Patty Bally and Pam Conte whosold the beer for 10 cents made $2,40 for the women's crewteawomeplease buy their raffle tick ets!

Tonight at 9 p.m. in the gym the first annual Bench*warmers C M cage Classic basketball tourney will take

IIU H i " uwi nil in voii ta u ui uc q>6.w *u m i - n'"i,-u a * . v*am but they paid $6,00 for the case of beer. At that rate theomen's crew team will never get to Michigan State so

place, Little Richard's Dicks have been Invited along withBuzzers Bombers to Inaugurate I his event.Fans attending this game and cheering for the Dicks willreceive a ticket admitting them to a Dick appreciation partyto be held at a later date, *Nextweek:Why school is such a challenge for me, * piP,S. Sorry for the lousy article this week but I've beenstudying a lot lately. See you InA pril/ 1

The golf team looks strongthis year. On paper It is one ofthe talented teams!; in ourdistrict. A nyway how could ateam go wrong with such anotable golf-coordinator asDick Fox at the helm. Mr.Fox, also known as ''Buster",ought to have his hands fullsupervising the once-heraidedLaker golfer and new Lakergolf