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VOL. 67 NO . 9 MERCYHURST COLLEGE'S WEEKLY STUDENT NEWSPAPER NOVEMBER 11J1993Mercyhurst Academic C e l e b r a t i o nBy Jule GardnerEditor

The three-day stretch whenMercyhurst concentrated on variedfieldsof a cademia is no more.Academ ic Celebration has beencanceled in favor of planning a"Distinguished Speaker Series"which entails bringing big-namespeakers throughout the year.Students will be expected toattend cla sses on the day reserved,Wednesday, Jan. 26, but will becompensated by an extra day ofChristmas break. Classes will notresume until Tuesday, Jan. 4.Vice-president of External Affairs, Mary Daly, coordinatedAca demic Celebration for the lastfour years. She pushed the idea,saying if it was up to her, it wouldhave been discontinued a|fewyears ago for various reasons."When my office began withthis, I suggested w e start thinkingbigger (than ust faculty presentations). Wedid. Now my feeling isthis should be rethought Som ething better could be done," D alysaid.

"Last year is the year it trulycaught on. We started bringing inpeople our students were not ex posed to normally; the brochurewas very well done, everythingclicked.

"Unfortunately, we just don'thave the facilities," she said.

Daly referred to JFK Assassination expert,!Jim Marrs, whoaddressed a packed audience lastyear. She said Mercyhurst violated thefirecode with the amountof extra seating addedno ZurnRecital Hall and people were notcomfortable."It hinged on a public relationsdisaster. W e have to start askingourselves "Who is this for?' Ifeven one-third of our studentsparticipated in some events andwe closed it to i the public, westill wouldn 'thave enough space ,,:said Daly.Th e new auditorium alMercyhurst Prep, which seatsapproximately 800, could be anoption now, but Daly said lack ofseating is not the only reason fornixing the Celebration.From a public relations perspective, she said each outside or in-house speaker deserves recognition. "The problem is you want todo justice to all of them but howdo you promote 50 speakers atonce?" fWith the speakers bureau, "we'llbe doing it right," she said, bygiving them a reception ordinnerand time for faculty and students

to have more interaction withthem."It's like saying to divisionsand departments 'Bring me thetop dog in your field / and we'lltake care of it That's exciting,"BrieflyNew Statue blessed, Townhouses dedicatedOn Sunday, Nov. 7, Mercyhurst celebrated the blessing of the

new statue of Our Lady of Lourdes for the Grotto and thededication of the Warde Townhouses. The event was attended bymembers of the Board of Trustees, Sisters of Mercy and collegefaculty and staff. i J?Sr. Kathleen Healy, RSM spok e about Mother Frances XavierWarde, RSM, for whom the townhouses are named. Sr. Kathleenhas written a book about Mother Frances, who is known as thefounder of the American branch of the Sisters of Mercy.

Library hours during finalsThe Hammermill Library announced extended hours for finals:Saturday from9 a.m. to 5p.m., Sunday from 1 p.m. to m idnight,Monday through Thursdayfrom8 a.m to midnight and Frida y from18 a.m. 6 p.m. G ood Luck!Weekend Forecast

Friday:Variably cloudy, highs in thelower 50s.

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she said.The roles faculty presenters andstudent-organized discussionsplay in Academic Celebrationcould be lost through the change,according to Daly. She said shewould bring the issue to Dr.Garvey, as this is considered theplanning year for the series.Faculty members Dr. BudBrown and Dr. Alan Belovaracsaid they have "mixed feelings"about the ca n eel 1 a tion."On one hand, it's a shame,"said Belovarac, director of theHistory .department, "it gave students a chance to create andorganize programs them selves. Itgavethem a forum to get involved."On the other hand, it's great tohave interesting speakers throughout the year. One thing with theAcademic Celebration, we oftenhad worthwh ile programs allhereat once which made it difficult tochoose when they occurred at thesame time."

Belovarac, wh o presented in thepast, said Academic Celebrationto him was "a chance to exploreother types of work and research."Philosophy professor, Dr.Brown, said he liked having aspecific deadline to arrange programs. "Having a date makes mecommit," he said. "Even thoughit may not matter, there is noreason we can't cancel our classesand celebrate academics thatday."

La st year's brochure : it could become a relicBrown stressed Academ ic Celebration should be observed everyday "What's really importantis whatwe dowhen we step out ofbeing professors and students. Ihave -a feeling it could happen

anyway."His main gripe with the decision is that itwas aborted justthree months before itwa s to happen.Daly said she had suggested

rethinking the Celebration forsome time to Dr. Garvey. Whenshe consulted him about sendinga memo to gear faculty towardorganizing this year, he decidedto do it differently. Professor Robert Hoff, directorof he Psych ology department, hadalready scheduled a speaker.3 Daly said all commitmentsmade before the decision will besee "Celebration, "page 2.Analyzing ^Mercyhurst! recycling

By Michelle RyanArts and Entertainment EditorConsidering that each American disposes hundreds of poundsof garbage every year, recyclingprograms are essential to reducing the amount of trash dumpedinto landfills. As a college, whatis Mercyhurst's responsibility toErie and the community? **Pennsylvania emits 9.5 milliontons of waste every year. Tenpercent of that is recycled and 65percent ends up in landfills. Theremaining 25 percent is incinerated, or burned,*What do thesefiguresmean tous? As students, faculty and administrators, we are required byErie law to separate and recyclethose items accepted by Erie's

Municipal program.Mercyhurst has only two recycling bins on campus located onSouth Briggs and behind Mercyapartments. One was providednear the townhouses but removedin October. A garbage bin stillremains.By having a few bins aroundcampus, "the college is complying with the letter of the law byhaving thebins, but it evades thepurpose by not having them conveniently placed," Sid Goldstein,coordinator-planner for Erie re

cycling, said inresponse to thedisappearing bin s.'It's just common sense," saidGoldstein, "to have recy cl ing binsnext to garbage bins."There should be a recyclingbin nexi to the trash bins, but thatisn't the law," Goldstein said.

According to Goldstein, any business is required by state law andcity ordinances to recycle. Theyare to contract a hauler, such asWaste Management whichhandles Mercyhurst's garbage,and the hauler is to provide asee "Recycling,"page2.Recycle this:Abbey s t r ikes againBy Joseph Leg lerSenior W riter

"Environmental Abb ey" has apparently struck again. This timeher complaint is in regards to the campus recycling policy.Recently, a recycling container was left out on the grassy medianentering the colle gefrom he gates of 38th Street, according to TomBillingsley, Dean of Administrative Services and Finance. Alongwith the container was a letter from "Abbey" expressing her concerns about recycling."Abbey" first burst onto the Mercyhurst scene a few weeks agowhen she left a small tree and a letter on the footballfield.Tha t letterexpressed her worries about the possible destruction of the appleorchard behind the college*Billingsley believes the latest letter was written by someone elsebecause the writing did not match that of the first letter. He called ita 'Very general letter urging the college to pay more attention torecycling." t, J * rBillingsley asked MSGjPresident George Paydock if he knewanything about the letter or if any students have contacted him aboutdrawing more attention to campus recycling. Paydock had no Information about the letter or of any student complaint about recycling,according to Billingsley. J

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By Anne L. McNeilsAsst. News/Copy Editor

"No place in Erie will have us,"MSG secretary Jessica Cuffia saidat M onday's m eeting. Cuffia hasbeen trying to find a location forthe winter formal.;; Because of students' previousbehavior at such places*as th eAvalon Hotel and the former Rotunda, Cuffia has been unable tofind a. place thatr;will* allo\vMercyhurst students to use for adance.Since Cuffia cannotfinda location off campus, she went to President William Garvey to discussthe possibility of holding the eventon campus. Dr. Garvey approvedthe idea of having the formal inthe Rec Center although the bathrooms will have to be repaired ifwis is the case.Dr. Garvey also told Cuffia he"does not have a problem withhaving a cash bar'* at the dance.'However,' Cuffia stresse d Garveydoes not have the final approvalin this matter. She said he will

of the ideas which are currentlybeing considered, such as moving the Sportsmedicine depart-ment to the currentfRec CenterPaydock said Garvey is lookingfor student feedback.iAny student with an idea for the future ofMercyhurstshould communicateit to his or her representative.Paydock also said the Christ-mas on Campus planning committee has asked for $500 for their

talk to other administrators andthe Board of Trustees 1Cuffia said holding the formalon campus will "save MSG$2000to $3000." She said the moneysaved could be used to make theevent "much more extravagant"No decision was made atMonday's meeting. MSG adviserCass Shimek told reps to "talk toyour constituents about it."President George Paydock reported a handicapped-accessibledoorwill be installed in the Duvalapartment buildings within ten

days. He said all four doors willeventually be handicappcd-acccs-sible.Paydock spoke to Dr. Garveyabout some future plans foiMercyhurst and reviewed some

budget -The committee also requested this money be includedas part of the yearly MSG budgetbecause they ask for the amountevery year.Because the committee askedfor $500, the budget and financecommittee must review the request and it will be voted on nextweek.Director of development services, John D onnelly, presented arequest to reconsider support forUnited W ay. In a previous decision, MSG decided to support theMake-A-Wish Foundation unsteady . .-# -.-' M Some reps feel MSG hasr,al-ready made a commitment to support Make-a-Wish and shouldStand behind tha t decision but others said the United Way workshere in Erie and many studentsuse the services it provides andMSG should support that.Junior Jeff Hutchinson motioned to stay with Unoriginaldecision, which failed. After approximately one half hour of discussion and debate, Paul Rothproposed pledging $400 to theUnited Way and fund-raising toobtain the money. This motionwas approved by a vote of 15-10.

MSG meetings are held everyMonday at 8:30 p.m. in the Student Union. All students are encouraged to attend and expresstheir opinions.

Recyclingfrom page' 1recycling service.The hauler is then expected toreport to the college on a yearlybasis the entire weight of recycledmaterials collected. The collegereports thatfigure o the city, saidGoldstein.Goldstein noted it is cheaper torecycle than to put trash in landfills. It costs $45-$65 per ton toput trash in landfills, as comparedto $32 per ton to recycle. "Recy-cling is good for the econom y/'Goldstein said.By ignoring the ordinance andrefusing to recycle, a person orbusiness risks a fine of up to $300a day, said Goldstein.The items accepted by Erie'smunicipal program are metal cans,newspaper, glass and plastic beverage containers.The metal cans Erie recyclesare made of aluminum, steel orbimetal.. Basically, these are foodand beverage containers.Newspaper canbe recycled intomore newspaper, insulation oranimal bedding.Clear, green or brown glassbottles are recycled. It is important that they are not broken.. Bro ken glass is considered a contaminant on the recycling conveyor belt and disposed of* intothe landfills. Glass? in productssuch as light bulbs, dishes or win

dow panes cannot be recycled byErie. . ' \

Some broken glass is made into"glassphalt," a type of asphalt,said Goldstein.The plastics Erie accepts arethose with the number one or twoon the container inside the small,imprinted triangle. T he triangle isusually located at the bottom ofthe container.After the city collects therecyclables, they a re put on a conveyor belt at the plant Magnetsseparate the metals, plastic is"blown" off of the line and glassis manually separated. Trash issent to the landfill at the city'sexpense.Erie does no t have the capabilities to recycle high-grade paperor cardboard. Ironically, the bluebins in Mercyhurst's apartments,library*and offices stress recy-cling paper. We can recycle itourselves by^taking it to businesses which recycle paper privately.^The ideal bin Would have separate compartments for each itemrecycled. This is common in Europe, said Goldstein, and the recycling rate there is 90%. Compare that to Pennsylvania's rateof 10%. ~ > - M

%S$Education.js needed forM e r c y h u r s t ' s students and em

ployees, as well as the willingness to take the time to recycle.To some students, the recyclingprogram is important and theywish to see a more effective program."I live in Harborcreek, and wehave to recycle. It really bums meout that some members of thisinstitution feel exempt from recycling. They should set an example,'" said Tracy Schmitz, senior English."To be honest, I don't knowmuch about the recycling ^program here, but I think w e shouldhave one. I d recycle ifwehad thefacilities," said Staci Loughran,sophomore, Special Ed.Rebecca Whittemore, whoserves on Mercyhurst's recyclingcommittee, said the committeeplansSto collect magazines andnewspapers the first Saturday ofeach month, starting December4th.If residents need a blue bin fortheir apartments, they can contactRebecca at ext 2845.

(Editor's note: This is the irst na series ofenvironmental articlesby Michelle Ryan, Look for re-action ftom Mercyhurst expertsin the next issue of the Merciad,Oec. 9. ) jiff \._-

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Celebrationfrom page 1honored. Still, Hoff said he willhave to make modifications inscheduling because of the decision."When I first came toMercyhurstj they* had what wascalled a Colloquy. It was 24 hoursof free-wheeling activity.

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erwrmsercvhurstS t u d e n t s s h a k e t h e s t a g e f o r R o a d h o u s e p r o d u c t i o n a t L i t t l e T h e a t r eBy Michelle RyanArts and Entertainment

Roadhouse Theatre presentsThe Lion in W inter which boastsMercyhurst students in th e cast."The play is a sharp-tonguedcomedy about the lives of KingHenry II of England and Eleanorof Acquitine, the queen; as wellas their sons Richard the Lion-hearted, Prince Geoff and PrinceJohn," said Scott McClellandowner of h e Roadhouse Theatre.The cast is as follows:King Henry II:f ScottMcClelland f $ 1Queen Eleanor of Acquitine:Kim Mc.King Phillip of Fr ance: BradRybczynskiAlias: Nina NapoleoneRichard the Lion hearted: Bob

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Prince Jo hn: Aaron ConnellPrince Goeff: Tom W eeterDirector: Scott M cClellandAssistant Director: NicholeBrunoStage Manager: Sophia SuriRybczynski is a sophomoremanagement major atMercy hurst, Napo leone isjasophomore communications m a-jor, Kowalkowski is a senior g e-ology major, and Connell is afreshman art major, j"It's been a very interestingexperience so far working for theRoadhouse people. I've learned atremendous imore about acting.We hadn't much time to prepare but th e performance level isprogressing at a steady rate," saidKowalkowski."I think it's going to be a verygood show every one can enjoy,especially those at Mercyhurst,"said Brad Rybczynski.

The Lion in Winter opensThursday,Pecember2attheLittleTheatre. It runs Thursday, D e c . 2through Sunday, Dec. 5. Thurs

day through Saturday's performances start at 8 p.m. andSunday's performance starts at 3p.m.

Thursday and Sunday's performances only are free to theMercyhurst community with college ID . All performances are atthe Little Theatre. i

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B o b Kowalkowski and B rad Rybczynski, students at Mercyhurst, appear in costume for theirupcoming performance at the Little Theatre

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By Suzanne ConeglioMerciadStaffReporterT h e Mercyhurst Dance Depart

ment is happy to announce thatthree of their dancers will be taking part in the j Christmas playThe Nutcracker.The dancers, under the direction of the Empire State ValleyTheatre, located in Buffalo, NY,includes seniors NicoleAcquilano, Laura Blabac andShannon Vance. The dancers willbe touring from November 19th-December 23rd in New York,Michigan and Pennsylvania.They will also be stopping inMexico City to perform fromDecember 1-5.

Laura Blabac, who has previously perfomed with the EmpireState Valley Theatre, was noti

fied by executive director andprima ballerina Roberta Taylor.Taylor said the theatre was inneed of dancers and so the girlsdecided to audition. But on theday of the audition, Taylor wassick so Mary Price Bod ay and JayKirk notified Taylor of the numerous work an d extensive experience of he dancers who received

< ' -their position b y word of mouth."This is an excellent opportunity as seniors because it opensdoors to work and tour with othercompanies," said Acquilano.Although the dancers travel toBuffalo tevery weekend to rehearse they are eager for th e tourto begin. -...-> h# "I think it's going to be a greatexperience, "said Vance, "and I'mreally lookingforward o it."

K " ' v - . . - " " **?$Recycling books is a g ood idea l You not only help save theenvironment, you help other students save money as well.

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Nicole Acquilanaand Shannon Van ce strike a pose in preparation for their trip to Mexico City this December. Not picturedis Laura Blabac, also attending.

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Weeding OutBy Ju le GardnerEditor in Chief

So it's almost Thanksgiving:a time when a pencil outline ofyour hand resembles a turkey; atime when you master the art ofsneaking a few extra glasses ofthe dinner wine; and, oh yeah, atime to give thanks.I've been thinking about thislast one. Giving thanks, grati- jrude, smacking your lips on something good in your life.For me, it's Mom Mail. | \On Wednesdays or Thursdays, almost regularly, the bill collector'shaven I call my mailbox, is greeted by an envelope with my namehand-written on thefront,spelled correc tly.Happy! Joy!And if I get blurry-eyed about thefront, 'm weeping with laughterat the prize inside.My mother is the funniest woman alive. Why, you may inquire?Because she doesn't mean to be.Maybe some of you can relate. Do you love when your mom tellsyou what she made for dinner and whatTV movie she stayed up towatch the night before?Mom writes this on her flowerystationery or in a fancy card withher name on thefrontsurrounded by shamrocks.Also inside: which day she took a nap, what the other nurses in theoffice said last week, when she plans to start Christmas shopping,how much fun she and Dad had raking leaves, which repairs weredone at camp, and well wishes for my injured roommie, Tracy, andmy brother's girlfriend, Elizabeth. cb*Let me share a sample: "Saturday I got my hair colored again - ashade darker- then I went to G ay's bridal shower/luncheon! It wasvery nice. Saturday night Dad and I went to the Policeman's Ball atBishop Walsh." (And here's the part I like best) "Big Wheelie andthe Hubcaps played. They played all 50s and 60s, lots of Rock 'nRoll. Maureen and Ed Negronsat acrossfromus. We didn't domuchdancing because of Dad's back, but Big Wheelie was GREAT! -H echanged his clothes about 10 times and he was a little bit raunchy attimes. It sure brought back a lot of memories listening to the 50smusic We got home about 2 a.m. and I got up for 7:45 M ass, so Ihad to take another nap Sunday afternoon."Another highlight involved the previous holiday, Halloween.Well, Dad had to work but Party-Beast Mom decided to dress asan old man and head down to the Portville Legion with a friend.They tied for second prize. Great disguise? I'm sure it was rigid.competition with only three, including herself, in costume."I went with $20 and came home with $19.1 could have made

more working the street corner, if you know what I mean!"Perhaps she could team up with raunchy Big Wheelie and reallyput a dent in that tuition thing. Of course, with that kind of sinning,she'd have to attend daily Mass and sleep in the confessional.I guess you'd have to know my mother to understand the bang itgives to my day.We're the same height but we rarely saw eye-to-eye when I wasin that "Let's see how much I can get away with" phase.Back then she was telling me w hat an ingrate I was; Now she tellsme about making lemon pies.It's a big jump, one I am thankful for.So, as Thanksgiving draws near, forcing you to hold onto that dirtylaundry for a few more days, remember: it's not all about watchingWoody Woodpecker balloons and cramming turkey into your body.You're here. You've got coolfriends.You have somewhere to beon Friday nights. You're getting an education.Your parents help make it possible. If they go beyond that andbrighten your week, tell 'em.Hey, Mom, thanks for the mail.

This is vour Mercvhurst!If you have something you want to say and

can put it in written form, The M erc iadgladly welcomes letters to the editor. Lettersmust be signed, but can be withheld by re

quest under certain conditions.

Kennedy ripsMcAuleyDear Editor:

Attention all Mercyhurst freshmen! We've been lied to.As we all w ere put through theadmissions process, w e were ledto believe that this was a place offun and excitement. After hearing this piece of news, I couldn'twait to get here. My final monthsof high school were hell, and summer was even worse, as I counteddown the days until arrival.The first three weeks after thetrimester began, I was bored outof my mind, but I was tell ing all ofmy friends togive it time, even asthree people I know left school.Now, ten weeks into the year,

things haven't gotten any better,in fact, {they've gotten w orse.Between J the longer-than-lifeweekend, being woken up a 14:00in the morning, and the lack ofevents on campus, there's hardlyenough time to sit on your buttand watch 25 hours a day of tele- vision.This has been building in me forweeks now. It came to a peak lastweek, Thursday, |when somefriends and I were sitting in adorm room, watching ESPN , talking, and discussing all kinds ofthings. It was only 12:30 a.m.when the person who works the Cfront desk came lip and started..chastising us like a paren tWe were all kicked out of theroom and theguy who lived in theroom was told to turn off his TV. fljWhat was that all about?This dorm is like a boot camp.We can't even sit in a room andta Ik abou t sports, women, or anything else we guys talk abou t So , ifwe aren' t allowed to beup afterour bedtime at midnight, howcome we are seemingly woken upconstantly at 4:00 in the morningfor stupid things?Of all the times that we have

been woken up, there was onlyone legitimate reason; some moron was blowing up firecrackersin the s ta irway. But the other timeshave been a piece of bananasmeared on the wall of the bath- .room and a few pieces ofunpopped popcorn on thefloor.can understand that an RA couldbe a little bit upset, but the lattertwo incidents were minor andwere a matter of a ten-second (noexaggeration) clean-up job.There were people whohad testsduring\8:15 classes and otherswho m erely had classes at time. A mlot of people couldn't fall asleepafter the Thursday morning banana incident and just skippedtheir 8:15's. I'm glad I pay!my 1money to take classes that I'm toodamn tired to even go to.Living in this dorm is almostlike living at home, with unofficialbed times, dorm directors whouse all kinds of colorful w ords todescribe you at ungodly hours,and the complete lack of eventson campus. This has affected ev-1crybody3 in McAuleyiHall, asmany people are leaving in favorof another school.

Three good friends of mine areleaving after the first trimester,and countless others are leavingat the end of the$ear. It'sfnoexaggeration when I say that thesophomorepopulation of thiscampus will be cut by 40% nextyear, including myself. Maybe noone sees it now, but next year,Mercyhurst College Administration will see the huge decline insophomore enrollment and dosomething about the problems.Getting some more events oncampus similar to the Coffee-house,|like the "promised" Friday night bands, will be a step in

the right direction. Better handling of McA uley Hall should beanother priority. With less of aprison atmosphere and allowingresidents to actually talk and laughaftermidnight,someo fnext year'sfreshmen might actually be persuaded to stay.But, in the mean time, I canonly hope that there are more than10 men graduating in 1997 at thisschool.Sincerely,Eric KennedyFuture Transfer Student

CampusQuestion:How do you feel about thenew Cove policies?!

Maureen Gallagher, Sophomore, Sportsmedicine:"For environmental reasons, paying for the cups is a good idea,but on the reality side of things it's kind of chintzy. The newlydesignated non-smoking area makes dining more pleasurable."Chris Hoshaw, Senior, Math Education:"From a manager's standpoint, I can understand why the changeshave been done. Food costs are always going up and Sue Seybolthas to answer to people above her. As a senior and a student Ican understand the feelings of dealing with the abrupt changes."Mickey Brennan, Junior, HR IM:"Nobody wants to pay for cups so I don't think that is a goodpolicy, but requiring the slip to pick up your food is a good ideafor better food control. The non-smoking/smoking areas are alsogood ideas, but I d on't think people are really going to abide bythem if no one enforces it."Tom Viola, Sophomore, Criminal Ju stice:"I think it is necessary to have the new policies because otherwise people can too easily take advantage of taking certain items.Paying for the cups is no big deal becau se many fast foodrestaurants have their customers pay for the cups as well."Jodi Heffernan, Sophomore, Dietetics:"I disagree with charging for cups because I don't always want apop, sometimes I just want w ater. Water is supposed to be free^right? The price changes are a little abrupt, and I don't agree witrthat either. The price of juice and cookies is especially outrageous."Peter Gusinya, Freshman, Marketing:"You can't tell me that they are losing that much money on cups.If you eat here you should be a ble to get water for free otherwisepay for the cup." fPat Case, Junior, Elementary Education:"The new policies sound good to m e, except paying for cupscauses problems. I would think that they make enough profit tobe able to give away a few cups."Vikki Mitch, Sophomore, Fashion Merchandising: f"Stamping your ticket stub to receive your food is a good idea.Although the increase in price of the food does not seem toinclude an increase in portions. That seems a bit backward to me.Not being able to pick out your own cookie is a little ridiculous,especially when the w orkers don't wear gloves."

Quotes compiled by Nicole GeracL

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A quest ion of curriculumDavi s ques t ions c la s s e sDear Editor:

I am a first year business student at M ercyhurst-Corry. I believe a change in entrance procedure is in order. Many students,such as myself,arevery confusedupon e ntering' into college lifeafter an extended break fromschool. When taking the entrancelevel exams, manyof us find sc oring very well is quite easy. Whilethese scores are rather impressive, these exams usually causeus to be unfairly placed.

(as well as many others) for intermediate algebra and English composition courses, I find that thesecourses are too advanced for astudent whohas never even lookedat an algebra book, or heard ofEnglish composition. Although Ihad no problem with Englishcomp., algebra without the basicsis virtually impossible.I believe a basic algebra coursewould be very beneficial to mostadult students. I also found thatafter discussing this with severalinstructors, that they would con-

tor last term) has mentioned heagrees, and would be interested inteaching such a class.Once begun , it is very difficultfor an adult to adm it defeat, andcancel a course such as intermediate algebra. Most would ratherstick it out and struggle through it(at the expense of their othercourses). I feel this is in need of avery close look, and consideration.Thank You,

While my scores qualified me cur. Mr. Henderson (my instruc- Charl es R. Davis

The MerciadCollege's First Class newspaper as rated by the Associated CollegiateVol. 67 N o . 9 N o v e m b e r 11,1993MJule Gardner Editor in ChiefAnne L. McNeils Asst.News & Copy Editor Joseph LeglerKeith Courson Sports EditorSenior WriterMichelle Ryan Arts & Entertainment EditorGrace BrunoCraig Rybczynski Features EditorSports Editor

Mia U-Rycki Advertising M anagerLarie Pintea Faculty AdvisorMerciad Staff

Melissa SvitekErin HauberJennifer TrinidadDavid KosobuckiRich Shelton

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Tricia WebbJay Kennedy iSuzanne ConeglioNick KraygerTonya BeebeTh e M erciad is the student-produced newspaper of M ercyhurst College, Box 161,l ne w e a ^ ^ 3 8 t h s Erie, Pa.. 1 6 m Phone 824-2376Th e M erciad welcomes letters to the editor.

The Merciao s e n n u i - . -Pinion is determined by the Editonal Board with theMtor holdingfinalresponsibility. The opinions expressed in The Merciad areEditor holding nnai j ~ / ^ or M hur s t Q,,,

ShoeBy David McQuillenM erciad Staff Columnist

I have no tradition. I have nointerest in what the world has tooffer.J have no culture. I amAmerican.I watch TV all day and night,visua 11 y soaked with more chan-nels than the rest of the worldcould imagine. 1 readily throw[away the past in drooling anticipation of a better tomorrow where things will be faster, bigger,louder, smarter....plainer. I say I have c ulture. I have pop culture.Crayola is my Picasso, Michael Jackson my Mozart, DemolitionMan my La Bohem e. Ford, Budweiser, hamburgers, baseball,Styrofoam. They are my comforts. ""*"Of you ask me my nationality, I'll tell you I'm Irish and German, alittle Canadian, some Scottish and a bit of American Indian. I thinkthere's som e Scandinavian in there somewhere. What are you?Yes, I'm proud of my heritage. I'm proud of my forefathers whowere brave enough to come over to the new world. I often looklongingly in the direction of my hom elands and think of my relativeswho were left behind.

But no, don't ask me to sing an Irish ballad or tell you w here inDeutschland my ancestors come from. I don't know anything aboutthat stuff. Do you?I'm American, after all. Let's talk about McDonalds. They haveMcDonalds over in Germany, don't they? McBrautworst, maybe?Why should I care about that stuff anyway?tHelli I'm American.Everybody wants to come here. Evejrjbody wants to be Am erican.Everybody loves us. Yo! Howdy! H ow's itgoin? What's op?Fact is, we're killing culture and it doesn't look like the world isfighting us too much! Isn't Baywatch one of the top shows inEngland ?

Are n't fast food restaurants taking over cafes in France?p*Isn't the latest fad in Japan to dress up like 1950s America? Hey,Fonzi-san.. Doesn' t everybody in E urope want a pair of Levi's?Who cares what time it is in Beijing? The Simpsons are on at eightLet's Am ericanize the whole world so we don't have todeal withany of this diversity stuff an ymore.Yeah, long live the Am erican non-culture! 'What's the point inhanging on to a bunch of useless folk songs, building a bunch ofexpensive memorials, following a bunch of ancient European orAfrican or Latin Am erican traditions at Christmas time?Give me Marian C arey; give me expensive shopping malls; giveme the presents, Santa, and let me rip them open. Let's drown theworld in Coca-Cola.And besides, what about New Orleans? There's a culture hot spotOK, the French are responsible for the culture, but it's in America.How about Boston? All right, about half the population is Irishand English, but it' s still in Am erica. How ab out ...urn...And hey, now that I think of it, we'v e got lots of tradition. D on'twe drop a ball over Times Square every New Year's Eve? Yeah,there's tradition for you.Truly, America is hom e and it is one of the best countries in the

world. But we are slipping. We are holding onto the temporary,waiting for the next new thing to come along. We are a country offads. Nothing is permanent; and we are worse off for it. Weappreciate little other than what is infrontof our face. Compared tothe rest of the globe, things are startling.

- Can w e communicate with the world? In Switzerland,most citizens speak at least two languages. Many speakthree. Few Americans are fluent in anything but Englishand poor masters at even that.- Are we literate? Few A mericans can name ten othercountries on a map of the world.- Are we loved? There are places in the world where youcan be killed just for being an Am erican.Do we have an enduring culture? Yes, until the neon lights burn outand we're left with fading shadows of a pop lifestyle.*yyOne of the few traditions dies. Academic Celebration is no more.

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"The Board members hold asacred trust to act intelligently,responsibly and prudently so thatall segments of the MercyhurstCollege community aresupportedin the endeavor of education," Sr .Patricia said. "I'm especially interested in promoting the principles and traditions which theSisters of Mercy desired forMercyhurst when they establishedthe college. The revised collegemission statement spells out thisvision and Inspires its continuation. >J

Guided by this mission statement the members of the Boardcommit their*efforts not only toward ensuring the financial stability of the college but also toencouraging the intelligence andmoral development of our|dents," Sr. Patricia said, "as wellas their social, emotional andphysical well-being,"

Capizzano, described by freshman goalie G reg, Simmons as"friendly and outgoing " isamarketing major and hopes to"play some sort of pro hockeyeither in North America or Europe." If Ican't," he said, "I' l leventually hook up with a marketing firm or start a familybusiness."

First, however, Capizzano hasto get through his 14 chapterfinal for Howard Paul's advertising and promotion class andthis weekend's hockey tournament in Elmira, N Y ."I amreal lyi looking forwardto the upcoming home games ,"he said, "because the fans arevery supportive."JJ^Jfif f if fifif f ^ ^ ifif if f if J^ .

reputation of the hockey team,"he said, "Our program is veryyoung, so I'm impressed withthe success of the varsity hockeyteam.""It was hard at first, leavingh o m c . i t was my first real timeaway from hom e," he said.Capizzano is tri-lingual. Hewas required, through the Canadian school system, tolearnFrench and English, but because Ca pizza no' s -parents aredirectly from Italy, his native

language is Italian. "It 's all thatis spoken at home," he said.Capizzano has two brothersand one sister who< collectivelyrun asummer hockey school."My sister does clerical and registration work for the school," hesaid, "Thejpast three years mybrothers and I have run theschool for children ages fivethrough 12." 'M i

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! 3 9 1 0 B o y s f l e a d C l u b h o c k e y t o t w o w i n sBy Craig RybczynskiM erciad Sports EditorThey a re three club hockey players bound by one common thread,they live at391 0 Briggs Ave. The"3910 Boys" consist of leadinggoal-scorer Brian Pazdan, JasonLewis and Ron Yarosz.The group has sparked the resurgence of th e club program asthey try to turn around its season.Last weekend, Yarosz, Lewisand Pazdan led the Lakers to twostraight victories against NiagaraUniversity Iand the Steele CityStars of Pittsburgh.The "Boys" combined for 15points in the series and Pazdan

continued his impressive goalscoring pace as he added 5 moregoals to his total.Pazdan commented on his goalscoring touch this season, "It be-cause of hard work in the offseason, like lifting weights," hesaid. He also stated playing withYarosz and Lewis has helped because "it is easy for us to communicate."On Saturday, Pazdan} andYarosz each scored itwice as

Jason Lewis fires the puck o n the Steele City Stars' goalie as Ron Yarosz waits for therebound.Mercyhurst won its first EasternCollegiate Hockey League ga m e ,7-2. \The game was close after thefirst period as the teams headed(into the locker room tied at two.That's when Pazdan and Yarosztookover. Both added single goalsand Jon Becker also got in on theact as he tallied twice.In goal, the Hurst offense wasback stopped again by solid play

from Frank Mastandrea, who gothis second straight start in net.After Friday nights win, theHurst returned home Saturday, toplay the Stars at the Ice Center.The "3910 Boys" showcasedtheir talents that morning as linemates and Monaca, PA. natives,Yarosz and Lewis combined forseven points. Three ofLewis fourgoals came off assists fromYarosz.

By M ichael LorenzLewis commented on his success with Yarosz. "We*playedtogether since we* ve been in bantams," he said. "It is an unconscious thing when are on the ice,I know where he is going to be."Not only did the "Bo ys" add totheir point totals, but six otherplayers contributed offensively.Brett Atwood and Beckerchipped in two apiece; whil e FranRodowicz, Brad Rybczynski, Lou

Viselli and Marc Fisher eachadded single tallies.!In the game, Mercyhurst jumpedout to an early 3-1 lead and thenbroke open th e contest i n t h e second frame with six go als. Lewistallied twice in the period andPazdan finished his hat trick bidwith the Hurst's seventh goal ofthe game.

I'Lewiswould complete h is three-goal performance in period threeas he maneuvered past the Stars'goalie and backhanded the puckinto the net His goal made thescore 14-3.With such a successful weekend the "3910 Boys" will have atough time repeating the featHowever, Yarosz is confident thethree c a n keep u p their productivity. "We are playing constentlyand working hard," he said.'There i s n o reason w e should letu p . " } # V yWith a 2 - 3 record th e Lakers tryto reach the .500 mark on S aturday, Nov. 13 against LeMoyneCollege at the Ice Center at 3:45p.m. The following day they travelto play Fredonia State at 9:00p.m.

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Laker runners close at regional qualifier

Mercyhurst runners ready for a start among mass confusion.The Mercyhurst men's andwomen's cross country squadsended their seasons at the NCAADivision II eastern regional championship qualifier last Saturdayin Springfield, M ass.The wom en finished 19th overall out of the 2 5 teams on hand,posting 495 points.

Sophomore Theresa Schroeckachieved her best time of the season and finished irst or the Hurstby completing the 3.1 mile course

in 205 0. S he was 73rd out of 167runners.Meanwhile, Nichole Putt andcaptain Betsey Van Nest came inclose behind with times o f 21:12'(94th) and 21:15 (98th) respectively. The Lakers were also represented by: Barb O'Connor(119th), Katie Petri (125th) and

Staci Loughran (156th).tile men placed 26th out of 31teams in Springfield withj682points.

Dan Chase and Mike Brownpaced the men's side. Chase ranthe five-mile distance in 35:32(114th) while Brown inishedwith35:43, good enough for 120th outof the 187 runners.Other Laker runners included:Seth Carl ( 147th ), iJBrad Allen

(148th), Mark Paul (164th), ScottChoura . (165th) an d ChrisKullman (174th ). u l

Crew successfu I at Princeton ChaseBy Melissa SvitekM erciad S ports Writer

The Mercyhurst crew teamsquared of f against some of thestiffest competition in the country and held it s own Jin th ePrinceton Chase last weekend .Mercyhurst competed againstsuch heavyweights as Princeton,Harvard, and Yale. Most schoolsthe size of Mercyhurst wouldn'tcompete against Ivy Leaguescho ols but the Laker crews faredwell.

The men's lightweight eighttook ninth out of 18 boats whilethe lightweight four placed tenthout of 21. Themen's heavyweightfour took 16th out of 2 4 boats.?;Meanwhile, the wom en's crewsthat participated were an openeight, which placed 14th out of19, and an open four, which placedninth out of 22 crews.

In addition to the larger boatsthat raced, freshman Mike Cocorowed in the men's open singleand finished eighth and headcoach Dave Baugh and women'scoach Adrian Spracklcn teamedup to row the men's open doubleto a seventh place finish."I think Mercyhurst has reallyproven itself n the past two yean,9'said women's captain AndiePeterson. "We were one of thesmallest programs invited to anIvy League regatta and we wereobviously competitive."'Other members feel that the race

was a stepping stone to increasin g th e competi t iveness o fMercyhurst's team."It was a great way to end thefall season," said men's captainB.J. Fox. "Hopefully, our average performance will mo tivate theteam to work harder so that thenext time w e race some of thesecrews we'll beat them."

Freshman recruits JeanMcFeely and Pat Cody also seethe race as an accurate guage forthe spring season . "It gave us a lotof opportunity to see what competition from other areas is like

and gave us a better outlook onwhat we have to do in the upcoming season," said McFeely."The light eight felt reallysmooth, which is encouraging forthe spring," added Cody.The team will be pulling thedocks in at the end of the week inpreparation for winter training.As ice glazes over the bay, crewtakes rowing indoors and trains inthe crew tanks, on ergom eters a ndin the weight room. At the end ofthe winter term, Laker crew willtravel south for the start of thespring season.

Shelton. Klingenberger finish careers

LADY LAKERS KICKING FO RNATIONAL HONOR S"We're going in with a lot of confidence. We feel we have whatit takes to come home with the trophy," stated women's soccercoach Trevor Warren who wil l lead the Lakers into the Division IIwomen's final four this weekend in Miami.Mercyhurst will square off against Barry University (FL) in on eof the national semi-fin als on Saturday. Barry defeated Mercyhurst

5-1 in th e Mercyhurst National Invitational Tournament in Octoberbut things may be different this time. "WeVe learned and grownfrom both of our losses this year," said senior Mia U-Rycki. "Weare definitely better players because of them."The other semi-final pits Franklin Pierce against Cal Poly SanLuis Obispo, which upset Sonoma S t

VOLLEYBALL 29-7AND WAITING |"It's pretty slim but we're still waiting and hoping," said CoachCraig Davie after hi s women's squad was defeated by GannonTuesday night in four games, 15 -17, 5-15 ,15- 13,7- 15.(^Mercyhurst, which also suffered a key loss to Slippery Rock lastweek, is hoping for a national playoff appearance but the oddsappear to be against t hei Lakers after th ose two key defeats."A lot of people took us too lightly this year," added Davie. "Weset high goals. Ideally, we were shooting for a top five ranking inthe region and weV e done th at We knew w e had the ability. A t

times, w e just beat ourselves with mistakes:" w ^^^m *^WjjMercyhurst has been the only team in the region to give the LadyKnights a good m atch. "WeVe had a tremendous year," added theLa ker boss .*Senior Pam Mueller has been one o f the forces to lead this team."She's played great ball and when things were down she workedeven harder," stated Davie."Well be regional contenders again next year," he said, "andmore teams will be gunning for us."LAKER FOOTBALL ROUTS PACE 48-0

| |In a contest that the Pace Setters had hoped would turn into theirfirst victory of the season, Mercyhurst provided the rude awakening and moved its record to 4-4.Mercyhurst racked up 496 yards of offense on the day, 412coming on the ground. On the other side of the ball, the Lakerdefense proved too powerful for the Setters, limiting it to just 140yards and nine first down s.I H O O P SCRIMMAGE S ET

The men's basketball team has scheduled a scrimmage againstthe Sundance club team Monday, Nov. 15. It is free to the public.

Men's soccer suffers season-ending loss to OaklandBy Mia U-RyckLAdvertising M anager

ond half. In fact, w e didn't le tOakland out of their half for 20minutes/' he said.The men's soccer team closedout its 1993 season this weekendwith a 2-1 loss to Oakland making its final record 8*7-1, Oakland w as chosen as the secondteam to go to the playoffs fromthis region. Gannon was the firstpick.According to coach, TrevorWarren, Mercyhurst played a verysolid game Saturday and 'wasnever outplayed. "We complete lydominated the game in the sec-

Joel Pentz put the only goal inthe Oakland net for the Lakers inthe second half The Oakland goalkeeper took down K eith Sel vitcll iin the box allowing for a Lakerfree kick. Oakland then fin ishedthe scoring off with just 13 minutes to play.Mark Williams, the Lakerkeeper, had an excellent game,said Warren.^"He pulled off agreat save in the second half. Itwas a sure goal."Warren comm ented on the pass

ing of two of his senior p layers,Richard Shelton an d PabloKlingenberger."Shelton was simply the bestplayer on .the field from bothteams," said Warren. "It wa s agreat way to finish hi s four-yearcareer. Hopeful ly he '11 co me aw aywith some post-season honors."Shelton has been named to the listof All-Region players for the lasttwo years.

Klingenberger had a great gameon Saturday as well , said Warren."Pablo was a solid starter for threeyears."Warren said that his team o nlylost to three of the teams that

made it to the playoffs by onegoal. "We always came close,"he said.He is optimistic about the postseason and about next year's sea

son. "Recruiting is going well,"he said. "With the new faces andthe returning players, I feel veryconfident. W e're always knocking on the door to the playoffs."It's business as usual, said Warren a bout the post-season. "We'llbe pra c t ic ing a nd playing in springtournaments and hopefully we'llkeep the w inning streak going."Neither the men nor the womenhave ever lost a spring tournament.