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Master^ in Organizational Leadership receives state approval

With the opening of the 1998-99 school year, Mercyhurst became the first college in the region to offer a master of science degree in organizational leadership for professionals holding leadership positions in the community or who aspire to leadership in organizations in our region. This third graduate program at Mercyhurst received graduate level status from the Pennsylvania Department of Education in midAugust. The newly-approved program is under the direction of Dr. Bruce Murphy, also chair of the Walker School of Business, who said, "We are very pleased with the initial response. Currently there are 55 students enrolled in the 10-course/30-credit master's program." The program also offers a one-year, 12-credit graduate certificate as an alternative to the master's degree. Mary Ellen Dahlkemper '73, director of adult and graduate programs, noted, "The genesis of the program came from a market survey conducted among 100 local professionals and community leaders who expressed an interest in a graduate program that would be an alternative to the traditional MBA." Classes are offered over four terms each year in an evening and weekend format for working professionals and include seven core courses, one of which is a thesis, and three electives. Dahlkemper noted that 17 students completed the certificate program in organizational leadership in August 1998, and 14 of them are continuing in the master's program this fall. The Mercyhurst graduate program in organizational leadership was developed as a joint effort by the college's Walker School of Business and the Adult and Graduate Office. Graduates of Leadership Erie or Lord Corporation's Professional Leadership Series may be eligible to earn up to three graduate credits in the Mercyhurst program. If you are interested in learning more about Mercyhurst's newest graduate program call our Adult and Graduate Programs Office at 824-2294.

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2 Mercyhurst-North East: In the Hearts of the Community
The college's branch campus began its ninth year with a record enrollment, over $1 million in grants and gifts, a new focus and an eye to the future.

Chairman of the Board Atty. William C. Sennett President Dr. William P. Garvey Editor Mary Daly Editorial Assistants Margaret Closson Danielle Murphy Feature Writers Mary Daly '66 Dr. Thomas Gamble Floyd Lawrence Don McQuaid Danielle Murphy Craig Rybczynski '95 Circulation Coordinator Gary L. Bukowski '73 Photo Credits Ed Bernik Louis Caravaglia Margaret Closson Mary Daly Steve Grabowski John Landry Paul M. Lorei Mercyhurst Archives Cover Photo: Ed Bernik Design Graphic Design Printing Printing Technologies

4 For the Sake of Children

> Is Erie a good place to raise children? The Mercyhurst Institute for Child and Family Policy has published a comprehensive analysis on child well-being in Erie County to help answer that question.

6 Experiencing the Arts: The Governor's School

Mercyhurst's extensive arts facilities make it a natural for the Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Arts, which was founded on the artists-colony concept 25 years ago.

8 A Defining Moment for Sexual Ethics

In light of the sea of change in sexual ethics our culture has undergone in the last three decades, is it any wonder that some people, including the president of the United States seem confused about what is acceptable sexual behavior?

10 Athletics Rolls Out the Green Carpet

Tullio field sports a $900,000 Astroturf covering installed in time for football's season opener. The new playing surface brings other Laker varsity sports back to campus.

11 Remember When: Garvey Park

Garvey Park has become the signature landmark of the back campus at Mercyhurst. But it wasn't always a park and it wasn't always so respectfully named.

14 Spanning the Globe: At the Mary D' Angelo Performing Arts Center
The over 60 events in the D' Angelo Center's 1998-99 season sends a clear sisnal that Mercyhurst is set on becoming the regional leader in the performing arts.

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16 Laker Athletes in the Community 17 Alumni in the News 20 Class of '47 Gift to the College IBC Arts & Entertainment Calendar

The Mercyhurst Magazine is published twice a year by the Office of Communications. The magazine spotlights new programs and unusual and interesting aspects of Mercyhurst and works by college faculty. Distribution 12,200. The Magazine's address is: 501 E. 38th St., Erie, Pa. 16546 Telephone (814) 824-2285 Send change of address to: Mercyhurst Magazine Mercyhurst College, Erie, Pa 16546 c/o Tammy Gandolfo E-mail address: mdaly@mercyhurst.edu

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DALY AND DANIELLE M U R P H Y

In the heart of the largest Concord grape-growing region in the world just a few blocks from the New England-like charm of North East, Pennsylvania's town square stand the imposing buildings of the Mercyhurst-North East campus. Surrounded by a wrought-iron fence and taking a full block, the campus is distinguished by Victorian Gothic buildings, smooth sweeps of close-cropped greens, and a handsome dark red brick road which winds colorfully through the grounds.

Built in 1868 on an 84-acre tract that includes a producing vineyard, the complex has been an educational and architectural treasure since its founding. For five years the complex sat empty after the Redemptorist Fathers closed the doors, having operated it for 110 years as the College of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, affectionately known as St. Mary's. So strong were the Redemptorist Fathers' feelings that it should continue as an educational facility yet realizing that it would take several millions to renovate and modernize it the fathers offered to sell the property in 1991 to Mercyhurst College for $1.5 million payable over a 10-year period. Nine years later, the campus buildings have not only been restored and modernized, but also enhanced beyond the expectations of the fathers and the North East community.

Mercyhurst-North East, with the sylvan beauty of a baronial park and a clearly defined mission, is far enough away from the main campus a 20 minute drive to have its own flavor and identity. The branch campus gives special focus to Mother Catherine McAuley's original educational mission of making an education accessible to all students capable of doing college work, not just the best and the brightest, and not just those who want a four-year degree. As a result, Mercyhurst-North East continues to attract an ever-widening pool of students with its growing number of one- and two-year programs. The school opened its doors in the fall of 1991 with 54 students, and 200 new students joined the Mercyhurst-North East community in the fall of 1998, bumping total enrollment to 386. Dr. William P. Garvey, president of Mercyhurst College and whose vision and risk-taking have been the catalyst behind the success of Mercyhurst-North East, said that the long-range plan is to move all of the college's associate degree programs to North East and to seek accreditation of Mercyhurst-North East as a full-fledged branch campus with a student population of 500. "You simply have to have those numbers to support a full-scale, full-service collegiate atmosphere," Garvey said. In light of the fact that enrollment is expected to grow at the rate of approximately 100 students a year for the next two years, the question of housing has come to the fore. Garvey said that construction could begin as early as next summer on townhouse apartments on the western end of campus. "The direction of the campus is definitely toward two-year degrees," Garvey confirmed. "This year the college moved its popular allied health program in Physical Therapist Assistant to North East and the accreditation process is well underway for a two-year nursing program which we will hopefully begin next year," he explained.

Surrounded by a wrought-iron fence and taking a full block, the campus is distinguished by Victorian Gothic buildings, smooth sweeps of close-cropped greens, and a handsome dark red brick road which winds colorfully through the grounds.
Other associate degree programs at Mercyhurst-North East are culinary arts, business administration, liberal arts, law enforcement and computer systems support, as well as the northwestern Pennsylvania's regional Police Academy and constable training program. The campus is clearly the pride of the North East community. "From the beginning, this has been a successful partnership between Mercyhurst and the North East community," Dr. Gary Brown, executive dean since 1996, explained. "Initially, the community contributed $500,000 toward the purchase of the site, and when we decided a few years ago to add the culinary arts program at a cost of $450,000, the community contributed half

"From the beginning, this has been a successful partnership between Mercyhurst and the North East community."
Dr. Gary Brown

Nursing Program Eyed for North East

Continuing the Sisters of Mercy's commitment to healing the body as well as educating the mind, Mercyhurst College is on its way toward becoming the only site in northwestern Pennsylvania to offer a two-year nursing program. The college has received the first of three approvals needed to start a two-year program in nursing at Mercyhurst-North East," said Dr. William P. Garvey. "The State Board of Education has approved the associate of science degree in nursing at our branch campus, and pending approval by the state nursing board and the state licenser the college will begin offering the program next fall," he explained. "We believe that as home health care becomes more and more an attractive alternative to nursing homes, Mercyhurst-trained nurses will be in demand regionally to fill a void left by the closing of hospitalaffiliated two-year nursing schools," Garvey said. Susan Vitron, MSN, former assistant director of the Saint Vincent School of Nursing, has been hired as director of the new program and will guide the college through the next two accreditation procedures. She will follow the leadership provided by Catherine Anderson, who spearheaded the accreditation process until her recent appointment as Dean of Student Development at the college. Garvey noted, "The Sisters of Mercy of Erie have a long-standing commitment to health care as shown by their over 20-year history as administrators of DuBois General Hospital where they now serve on the board." To support the new nursing program, Mercyhurst recently received a $600,000 grant from the Hirtzel Foundation for the construction of science labs at the North East campus.

the amount. Whenever the college comes up with a major new venture, the community comes forward to support it," Brown said. This fall the campus received 51,067,000 in donations from the North East community. The gifts and grants, the largest group Mercyhurst-North East has ever received, are earmarked for the development of programs in the health sciences and culinary arts, and for campus beautification.

grotto has been restored and the zinccasted statue of Our Lady of Lourdes has been rebuilt and repainted by liturgical artist Mary Sarreo of Verona, Pa.

"The direction of the campus is definitely toward two-year degrees."

Dr. William P. Garvey "Our philosophy is to try to preserve the past wherever possible," Brown said, noting that for 110 years the teams playing on the back campus were called by the Redemptorists the "Saints." "We kept that name for our five junior varsity teams, and we're enjoying our best athletic season to date." While Mercyhurst's main campus remains unrivaled as the college on the hill, Mercyhurst-North East has fast developed its own personality and charm to complement the Erie campus. The branch campus has emerged as a new rival among the wine, cherry and rib festivals, pumpkin patches and mum farms that define North East's longstanding traditions.
Danielle Murphy is the director of media relations in the office of communications.

This fall the campus received $1,067,000 in donations from the North East community.
An anonymous donor gave the campus $100,000 in memory of his late mother which has been used to rebuild the 70-year-old grotto and adjacent gardens with beds of flowering myrtle and seasonal blooms. A western red cedar Williamsburg-style gazebo measuring 18-feet in diameter and manufactured for the site by Dalton Pavilions in Telford, Pa. is located on the garden's edge. Together they give the back campus a dramatic and colorful focal point. The work on the project was done by Brett Maloney Landscaping of North East. Maloney, who attended Mercyhurst as a freshman in 1973, is a fine artist who specializes in creating gardens for residential purposes. Under his direction the

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A staff member dropped by with her baby. Kalie, like babies everywhere, is precious. She is innocent and beautiful and full of possibilities. Her horizons are limitless and everyone hopes the best for her. Jesus reminds us that we must become more like her to enter the Kingdom, and also that it would be better for us if a millstone were hung around our neck and we were thrown into the sea, than that we cause her to stumble. Kalie has friends in high places. But Kalie, like all other children, also needs friends in ordinary places. Sometimes children are not so fortunate. We are exposed daily to stories about children and, given what counts as news, most of them are negative. Children are predators, they are poor, they are abused, they are poorly educated, they are abusers of drugs and alcohol, they are imprisoned, and the litany continues. In 1994, Erie County learned from a report by the Children's Defense Fund that minority children living in the City of Erie had the highest rate of poverty of any of the 200 municipalities studied. Further analysis revealed additional problems. Erie County demonstrated high rates of children in single-parent homes, high rates of births to single women and to single teens in particular, and high rates of welfare dependency and juvenile crime. Clearly, Erie was facing a problem. Mercyhurst College in keeping with the spirit of the Sisters of Mercy who have always strongly supported scholarship in support of service to others decided it should do something to help solve the problem facing Erie County. In 1995, the college established the Mercyhurst Institute for Child and Family Policy to address such social problems specifically, those that would improve the well-being of children and families in Erie County. The institute was begun initially as a collaborative board to obtain state funding to address the high rate of child poverty in Erie County. Since its founding three years ago, however, the Mercyhurst Institute's work has expanded in scope to track trends on homelessness, child prenatal care and infant mortality, teen pregnancy, adolescent misconduct, as well as child poverty and other social, health and economic indicators in the county.
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proven interventions to address the problem, and the cost of deploying those interventions and mechanisms for monitoring progress toward desired outcomes. As such, we provide the statistical data and analysis that is needed by public, private and grassroots community leaders to make enlightened social policy and programming changes in Erie County. We believe that college-community collaborations based on building social capital are at least as important to our future as a community as are those based on improving the economy directly. Civility is an end in itself, but it is also a basis for economic development. It is fair to observe that, although it is still young, the institute is finding its niche in the community. We are proud of our efforts to promote neighborhoodbased leadership through our grass roots leadership program. In addition, the institute is making its presence felt by contributing significantly to the community's child and family policy discourse. Institute staff are interviewed frequently by local media concerning child and family social issues. We publish special reports analyzing social problems such as juvenile crime and teen births, host educational forums for the Erie Community Foundation and routinely provide consultation to public and private decision-makers. Essentially all the institute's efforts are partnerships. Among those financially supporting the institute are the Erie County Department of Human Services, the Erie Community Foundation, the McAuley Institute, the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare, individual donors, and of course, Mercyhurst College. In April of this year, in partnership with the University of Pittsburgh's Institute of Politics, Mercyhurst's institute spon-

We will ever strive for the ideals and sacred things of the city, both alone and with many; We will unceasingly seek to quicken the sense of public duty; We will revere and obey the city's laws; We will transmit this city not only not less, but greater, better and more beautiful than it was transmitted to us.
from the Oath of the Athenian City-State

There are two general orientations to addressing such problems. One view advocates that all that is necessary is to commit sufficient financial resources and social problems will diminish proportionately. Currently, this is a very popular view, with the only real dispute being between those who desire that these additional resources should be dedicated to law enforcement and corrections and those who feel that the additional resources should be dedicated to education and social welfare. The other view, however, recognizes that social problems are complex and that oversimplified or highly emotional representations of the problems and of punitive solutions will not yield progress. This view is skeptical of the "quick fix," whether legislative or programmatic. This second view is the approach promoted by the Institute for Child and Family Policy. Our perspective emphasizes that in order to solve social problems, we must apply research and scholarship to develop a clear understanding of the nature of the problem, the extent of the problem, the location of the problem, the availability of
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WE HAVE CENSUS TRACTS IN THE CITY OF ERIE IN W H I C H ESSENTIALLY ALL THE CHILDREN U N D E R SIX LIVE IN POVERTY Dr. Thomas Gamble

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sored a colloquy on the policy and program implications of contemporary infant brain research. Our research findings show that children who are provided with early cognitive, linguistic and social stimulation and receive proper nourishment and medical care will experience optimal conditions for brain development. These factors will have an effect on their ability to learn quickly and efficiently. Children without such environmental inputs will, of course, be at a disadvantage. The colloquy explored the policy and program implications of such findings for the Erie community. Another collaborative project that the Institute has led is the publication of "Directions: Understanding the Well-Being of Children and Families in Erie County." We believe this data is the most comprehensive statistical analysis of child well-being available for Erie County. It presents information on 17 child well-being indicators and lets us take a much finer look at our community and get beyond generalizations like those presented earlier.

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WE BELIEVE THIS DATA IS THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF CHILD WELL-BEING AVAILABLE FOR ERIE COUNTY.
We are hopeful that "Directions" can provide a common blueprint for social and civic progress in the Erie community. The data is analyzed by municipality, and where available, by census tract. It compares major municipalities within Erie County to each other and also provides a comparison to other similar counties and municipalities throughout Pennsylvania. For instance, we have been able to discern that the situation in Erie County is not as universally negative as some earlier reports may have suggested. At the aggregate county level, there are some indicators showing positive trends (infant mortality, child abuse and low birth weight births), some showing mixed results (lack of prenatal care, child welfare placements, juvenile delinquency placements), and some that are increasingly troubling (children in poverty and births to single teens). We also have learned to emphasize that there is no single story to tell about the well-being of children in Erie County. There are certainly

areas within Erie County and the City of Erie which show very low levels of social and economic challenges. Within these areas it is undoubtedly the case that Erie is a good place to raise a family. But there are also areas where such problems are present at very high levels and raising children then becomes a much greater challenge. Within the City of Erie and certain areas of the county, our data shows that certain census tracts stand out in demonstrating a very troubling concentration on social problems. We have census tracts in the City of Erie in which essentially all the children under six live in poverty. There are schools where the rate of children eligible for free or reduced school lunch is 10 times higher than in other schools. Given what we know about the role of experience in infant brain development, it is little wonder that many children in such areas develop academic and behavioral problems. As we look at the situation in Erie we see that there is reason for neither complacency nor hopelessness. There is much to be done and Mercyhurst has committed faculty, undergraduate and graduate students to lead the way to get at the heart of the issue through findings uncovered by its Institute for Child and Family Policy. To paraphrase from the Oath of the Athenian City-State: The institute hopes that it will be part of a team that will "transmit this community not less, but greater, better, more beautiful than it was transmitted to us." Indeed, it is proper that an approach to social problem-solving based on research and understanding be located at a college. It is even more appropriate that an institute based on understanding in the service of community be located at a Mercy college.
Di: Thomas Gamble is director of the Mercyhurst Institute for Child and Family Policy and an associate professor of criminal justice and psychology. Prior to joining the faculty, Dr. Gamble spent 15 years working in the public child welfare and juvenile justice systems in Erie County.

WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT "DIRECTIONS" CAN PROVIDE A COMMON BLUEPRINT FOR SOCIAL AND CIVIC PROGRESS IN THE ERIE COMMUNITY.

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On a balmy August night in 1997, young people began emerging from the Mercyhurst dorms and quietly making their way to the lawn just west of Garvey Park. Once there, they formed a circle holding hands, and the circle grew until it consisted of 150 people. The teenagers, who were students in the Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Arts (PGSA), stood reverently in the circle, without speaking, for the next 20 minutes. "Although we often get positive feedback from the students, this was the first time that something like this had happened," said the school's director, Doug Woods. "It was a spontaneous expression, on the evening of the last day of school, of the students' deepest feelings about what they had experienced during their five weeks on the campus." Last summer marked the ninth season the PGSA was housed at Mercyhurst. One of five Pennsylvania Governor's Schools of Excellence, its goal is to provide an environment in which high school students can experience, between their junior and senior years, complete immersion in their chosen art form. The program offers studio majors in music, visual arts, creative writing, theater and dance. The second such program in the country, PGSA was launched in 1968 at Bucknell University where it remained for 17 years before being housed at Bloomsburg University from 1986 through 1989.

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"Bloomsburg has a summer population of 5,000, and there was simply too much going on for the school to function the way it's supposed to," Woods said. "We started looking for a smaller campus, and once we had seen Mercyhurst, we began to feel that the Governor's School and Mercyhurst would be a good match." A good match indeed. Mercyhurst's size, location and extensive arts facilities make it a natural for the artists' colony concept on which the PGSA is modeled. "It's similar to communities like the McDowell Colony in New Hampshire and Yaddo in upstate New York," Woods explained. "We need extensive facilities and minimum distractions. Mercyhurst has that, plus the beauty of the campus itself, which is certainly conducive to creative pursuits." The fact that the PGSA came to Mercyhurst at a time when the college was entering the greatest period of growth in its history has proved a bonus for the program. Both the Mary D'Angelo Performing Arts Center and the new dance studios in Zurn Hall were built after the program arrived, and extensive improvements have been made at the Taylor Little Theatre in recent years. "As the Mercyhurst campus has developed in the past nine years, it has become increasingly appropriate for our needs," Woods said. "I travel a great deal for both the Governor's School and the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Over

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30 other states now have Never complacent about its achievements - or the fact that Governor's School programs, it is regarded by some as the best Governor's School for the Arts in the country the PGSA is always looking for ways and I've yet to meet a directo improve its offerings to the 200 talented young citizens of tor of one who is anywhere the Commonwealth who journey to Mercyhurst each summer near as satisfied as I am." from every corner of the state. And how does the "fit" feel from the Mercyhurst "We're trying to become more technologically focused," side? No one at the college Woods said. "We have wonderful new equipment in the comhas been more involved with puter graphics lab, a color laser printer that's interfaced with the Governor's School than our computers, and state-of-the-art digital cameras in our photography department. On the other hand, we don't want to Thomas Billingsley, executive vice president of administrabecome too technologically oriented because one of our tion. He wrote the original proposal that brought PGSA strengths is a student sitting with an instructor, one-on-one, "scouts" to Mercyhurst when the program was seeking a new without a machine in between." home and now oversees the elaborate logistics involved with accommodating the school's many needs. Other improvements in the program include expanding the "Mercyhurst and the PGSA were made number of elective courses from five to eight a As the for each other," Billingsley said. "The coland the hiring of a stage manager for the lege has great facilities for the arts, a scenic Mercyhurst campus school's increasingly sophisticated music and campus, a friendly staff and refreshing theater productions. This year the school has developed in the arranged a teleconference that hooked up its 60 breezes off Lake Erie to moderate the summer heat. From all accounts, the partnership art students with lectures and a question and past nine years, between Harrisburg, the Governor's School answer session on Tibetan art at the Southern it has become and Mercyhurst has been outstanding and Arts Museum. has significantly increased the college's visiincreasingly Summing up the nine-year relationship bility and prestige across the state. Every between the PGSA and Mercyhurst, Woods appropriate year several PGSA alums apply for admissaid emphatically, "It's a great partnership, and sion to Mercyhurst." for our needs." we've been here long enough now that we've started to think of ourselves as part of the Few people at the college can view the -Doug Woods, PGSA director Mercyhurst family." PGSA from as many different perspectives In case you're wondering whether this year's PGSA stuas Michael Fuhrman, a Mercyhurst graduate and director of dents repeated the ritual of the "mystic circle" on the evening the Mary D'Angelo Performing Arts Center. Fuhrman studied of the last day of school, the answer is yes. According to dance at Mercyhurst and at the Chautauqua Institution and Woods, instead of danced professionally in the United States and Europe. As forming one giant director of the D'Angelo Center, he has worked closely with circle, the the PGSA for the past two years. "guvies" as they "What's unique about the Governor's School is the experihave affectionateence these kids walk away with at the end of the summer," ly come to be Fuhrman said. "I spent two years in the dance program at known at Chautauqua, and it was great because you had all the other Mercyhurst, arts there. But in the end you were still a dancer who was formed several looking at these art forms from the outside. smaller circles and "At the Governor's school, on the other hand, the visual stood there quietly arts studios are next to the dance studios, and dancers are freon the grass under quently sketched by art majors. Dancers take part in theater productions, and theater majors take dance classes. As a result, the stars. the relationship PGSA students have with the arts as a whole is much more personal and intense. By being immersed in this Don McQuaid is a regular contributor to environment they are able to explore their potential in ways the Mercyhurst Magazine. that simply aren't possible in the communities they come from."

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If any good comes from ''that mess in Washington" ... it will be a national dialogue that attempts to address in a civil and insightful manner what was unjust in the norms for sexual activity that prevailed until Woodstock and what is ultimately unacceptable in the relatively amorphous moral atmosphere that supplanted them.

A few years ago, a woman came up to me in an Erie restaurant and said, "Hi, Don. Remember me? We were classmates in high school." I paused for a moment because, whoever this person was, I had not seen her in 30 years. She quickly supplied her name, then added, "You know one of the six 'bad girls' in our class." She was referring to the fact that she was one of six girls in a class of 400 who had borne a child out of wedlock while still in school. As a result of this particular encounter I began to think about what a remarkable shift in sexual

ethics those of us who are over 40 have lived through. Whereas less than 5 percent of the girls I went to junior- and senior-high school with had children out of wedlock, today almost a third of all children born in the United States are born to single women, notes Dr. Thomas Gamble, director of Mercyhurst's Institute for Child and Family Policy. My goal here is not to pass judgment, but simply to illustrate how great a "sea of change" in sexual ethics our culture has undergone in the last three decades. In light of this upheaval, is it any wonder that some people, including the president of the United States, seem

confused about what is acceptable sexual behavior? If any good comes from "that mess in Washington," as "Nightline" host Ted Koppel called it, it will be a national dialogue that attempts to address in a civil and insightful manner what was unjust in the norms for sexual activity that prevailed until Woodstock and what is ultimately unacceptable in the relatively amorphous moral atmosphere that supplanted them. "What we have done in America today is to turn ethics into a commodity," Koppel said. "Virtue may still be its own reward, but we lose

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touch with its meaning when we allow it to be defined by the standards of the marketplace or the political arena. "To suggest that a vibrant economy somehow renders questions of morality irrelevant reduces ethics to a business proposition one set to be applied when things are going well and another when the economy is in trouble." He continued, "I believe that, ultimately, questions of what is right and wrong require the individual to measure himself against absolute standards of ethics and responsibility. Not that any one of us ever completely measures up to those standards; but you can't set your compass, moral or otherwise, by a shifting North Star." Koppel's words brought to mind a speech I read shortly after I came to Mercyhurst which had been given by the college president, Dr. William P. Garvey, in September 1984. So powerful were the words that I remember them over a decade later. In his opening day address to the faculty, Garvey boldly stated, "If any student graduates from this college without any sense of morality, any sense of ethics, or any sense of commitment to someone other than himself, or without any sense of a larger relationship with a higher being, then we, as an institution have failed." Well put indeed. Yet in an age dominated as never before by the awesome power of

"Basically what I am proposing is a justice framework for sexual ethics" Margaret Farley, RSM

mass media and the machinations of a global economy, where can one hope to find such standards for an area of human life as fraught with ambiguities as sex? One possible answer to that question was provided by Dr. Margaret Farley in a talk entitled "Just Love: Toward a Christian Sexual Ethic," which she delivered at Mercyhurst's annual Academic Celebration last year. A distinguished scholar and prominent theological ethicist, Farley holds the Gilbert L. Stark Professorship of Theological Ethics at Yale Divinity School, where she earned her doctorate. A member of the Detroit regional community of the Sisters of Mercy and a past president of the Society of Christian Ethics, she has received the John Courtney Murray Award for Theological Excellence and the Leadership Award of the Mercy Higher Education Colloquium. To develop a Christian sexual ethic, Farley said that we must apply what we know about ethics in other areas of our lives. For example, consider what is just in economics, politics and society. Use that context when judging what is ethical sexually criticize and repudiate what is unjust. "Basically what I am proposing is a justice framework for sexual ethics that will be based on the requirement to respect a person in terms of their autonomy and in terms of their relationality," she said. Farley suggested six standards by which we can judge sexual ethics: preconsent, mutuality, equality, commitment, fruitfulness and social justice. Intrigued as to how the Clinton/Lewinsky relationship would fare when measured against the first five norms (the sixth is concerned with society's attitudes toward sexual behavior), I applied each standard in turn to what is known about the liaison. The only one of the five norms that was clearly met was pre-consent. Given what is known about the activity in question, there is serious doubt about just how much mutuality there was. And it is starkly evident that the relationship fails to meet the other three standards:

right and wrong require the individual to measure himself against absolute standards of ethics and responsibility" Ted Koppel

equality, commitment and fruitfulness. Koppel suggests that the question of privacy continues to plague the notion of sexual ethics. "Hypocrisy and privacy are fragile and ambiguous devices," he explained, asking, "At which point does the tolerable sin metastasize into an unacceptable one?" The proper goal of a free society has to be a finely calibrated balance between tolerance and moral rectitude. "We are at least teetering on the brink of tolerating the unacceptable and focusing the full force of our moral outrage on the trivial," Koppel said. In light of the consequences of the Clinton/Lewinsky relationship, which history may see as the president's real "rendezvous with destiny," it would certainly seem that Farley's ethic has genuine merit not simply as a carefully wrought academic treatise, but as a practical, workable guide to sexual activity. "We will not change what's wrong with our culture through legislation or by choosing up sides on the basis of personal popularity or party affiliation," Koppel said. "We will change it by small acts of courage and kindness by recognizing, each of us, his or her own obligation to set a proper example." Koppel challenges Americans to aspire to decency, practice civility toward one another, admire and emulate ethical behavior wherever they find it. "Apply a rigid standard of morality to your lives and if, periodically you fail, as surely you will, adjust your lives not your standards."

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There was a lot of excitement at Mercyhurst College Sept. 12, not unusual for a Mercyhurst College football home opener. But what drew the fans and the local media to Louis J. Tullio Field was not only who the Lakers were playing, but also on what they were playing. As nearly 2,000 fans packed the stands and hill overlooking the far end zone, Mercyhurst lost a thrilling 24-21 game to the Michigan Tech Huskies. But the outcome of the game seemed overshadowed by the new facility a facility that stands as the only college- or university-owned Astroturf field between Erie and Buffalo to the east, Pittsburgh to the south and Cleveland to the west. 'There was no question it was really exciting. It creates a whole new atmosphere," said Mercyhurst head football coach Joe Kimball. The Michigan Tech game was the Lakers' debut in the Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference. Playing on the new field only added to the anticipation for one of the senior members of the football program. "It was exciting," said Laker wide receiver Tim Brediger. "There was a feeling that we had the backing of the school. It was also our first home game of the year in our new conference, so that was extra special. We moved up and this was our new home." The field is part of the college's commitment to its athletic program. Last summer the Mercyhurst College Board of Trustees approved $1.3 million in campus improvements, including spending $900,000 for Southwest Recreational Industries Incorporated of Dalton, Ga., to install Astroturf at Tullio Field. The board also approved a $300,000 locker room expansion to the Mercyhurst Ice Center and allocated $100,000 for the expansion of the physical fitness center. The improvements coincide with the football team's move to NCAA Division II scholarship football this year, and the hockey team's upgrade to a Division I hockey conference next season. The Laker hockey team moves to the Division I level this season as an independent, before joining the newly-formed Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Hockey League in the 1999-2000 season. The hockey program already ranks as one of the most suc10
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cessful athletic programs ever at the college, advancing to the NCAA playoffs three times in the '90s and qualifying for the Eastern College Athletic Conference playoffs in nine straight seasons. "Not a lot of coaches have had the opportunity to coach at Division III, II and Division I levels at the same school," said head hockey coach Rick Gotkin. "It is clearly an honor and exciting." Gotkin boasted about the 4,000-square foot addition to the south end of the Mercyhurst Ice Center as well. The complex, built by Building Systems Incorporated of Erie, accomodates 60 people, 24 showers, a training room, a laundry room and a storage facility. According to Gotkin, a former Division I assistant coach at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the new locker rooms and facilities give the rink more of a Division I atmosphere. "I think we have had a very nice building," he said. "It just gets nicer and nicer each year. And I think that the visiting team's locker room and training room have to be some of the finest in the nation." Other athletic department renovations include the refinishing of the Mercyhurst Athletic Center gym floor, and the reconditioning of Philip D. Hirtzel Field in North East. The baseball team spent time painting the dugouts, manicuring the infield, erecting batting cages behind right field and turfing the runways to home plate. But the big story was not the turf at Hirtzel, instead it was the Astroturf laid at Tullio. The all-purpose facility allows the sports of field hockey and men's and women's lacrosse to move back to the college. The women's field hockey game against Slippery Rock Sept. 23 was the team's first true home game in 47 years. Last season, the college resurrected the sport, but the team had to travel to Family First Sports Park to play its home games. Lacrosse played its games at Veterans Stadium. "It was exciting for me and my players," said head field hockey and women's lacrosse coach Kevin Cooke. "It was great to see people there. A lot of people don't know what field hockey is all about. This is a chance for us to introduce the sport. The home field is worth its weight in gold."
Craig Rybczynski '95 is assistant sports information director at the college.
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ith its red-brick promenade, grayflagstonewalkways, park benches and Canterbury Clock, Garvey Park has become the signature landmark of the back campus at Mercyhurst College. Although never officially named, Garvey Park carries the name of the ninth and current president of Mercyhurst College. Through the past 36 years at the college, this legendary7 figure in Mercyhurst history has been known by students and alums as Dr. Garvey, Dean Garvey, Mr. Garvey, and often, simply as "Garv." Garvey Park, however, wasn't always a park and it wasn't always so respectfully named.

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.Sometime between i 9 2 7 and 1929/ +ke parcel of land we now call (^a^vey P a ^ k w a s a la^ge m a ^ - m a d e P d. d pon
Sometime between 1927 and 1929, the parcel of land we now call Garvey Park was a large man-made pond. One early account says it was dug in answer to the drainage problems that resulted from water running down the rolling hills to the south. But some of the sisters living at the Motherhouse today people like Sr. Eustace, Sr. Loretta and Sr. ** Gregory believe the reason was not quite so tidy or environmentally correct. "The Pond," as they remember it being called, was the work of the college chaplain, the Rev. William Sullivan, who created it as a place where Sr. Pierre Wilbert could breed frogs for her biology classes at Mercyhurst Seminary. The sisters think it was probably Sr. Pierre who in a grateful moment began calling the pond "Lake William." Fr. Sullivan, who later built the Grotto and designed the entrance to the college, had a knack for creating things of beauty. The Pond was no exception. But while making a home for Sr. Pierre's frogs, Fr. Sullivan also made something special for the girls a bridge that connected to an island in The Pond where they could go to light up a Lucky Strike or a Chesterfield. Details are sketchy as to when Lake William was filled in, however, the sisters believe it was done in 1952 with the construction of Preston Hall. Lake William would have been too close to the new convent then scheduled to be built at the southeastern tip of Old Main. Instead, the beautiful and serene Lake William with its ducks, frogs, lily pads and smokers' haven became a faculty and administrative parking lot for the next 20-some years. In the 1970s the back campus began to take on its current shape. First came the women's residence facility, Baldwin Hall, then Preston Hall was turned into the men's dorm and the Sesler (Mercy) Apartments were constructed.
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During the same time frame, the indoor tennis courts and a campus center also were built to the west. Students had to walk across the Faculty Parking Lot, as it was called, I to get from those buildings to Old Main. Dr. William Garvey, then dean of the college, recommended that the parkW&^ ing lot be closed to avoid the *^l^^^ possibility of an accident. The weed-sprinkled, cracked-surface parking lot soon became an eyesore, looking like a desolate Christmas tree still hanging around in April. The year was 1973 and a feisty, young, just-out-of-graduate-school-religious by the name of Sr. Maura Smith was teaching a course in environmental studies at the college. Environmental studies was something new at Mercyhurst and Sr. Maura was passionate about it. Doing something with the old parking lot became a project right up her alley. She had architect Bill Damn from Meadville, Pa., work with her class on ways to turn the parking lot into a park. The architect suggested that several 6-foot squares of asphalt be removed and trees and flowers be planted in their place. Darrin also came up with a circular, spider web, geometric design to cover the asphalt, adding interest and a variety of color to the once drab-looking lot. The finished product was a definite improvement, but it was only step one in the development of the park. By 1981, the colors had faded, and as a new assistant to the president, I suggested that we hire a professional painter to brighten the colors emerge and straighten the ragged unburst" edges. From that emerged a design wkjck
transformed the look of tke park, to tkat of- a helicopter pad.

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began calling it "Ga^vey's Park." Oi was a name tkat stuck.

"sunburst" design which transformed the look of the park to that of a helicopter pad. I thought it looked fantastic and, without a doubt, gave us the best and brightest aerial photo ever taken of the college. Then one day the rain came and drowned my puffed up ego. The park was more than "slippery when wet." It was downright dangerous! Four years later, the college park began to take on its present-day look. The decision was made to create a more classic park to complement Old Main. The first step was to lay over 3,000 red bricks by hand on the asphalt and 1-inch soft slate for the walkways. Maintenance director Bill Ducz and his assistant Harold George had less than three months to get the project done before school started in September 1985. Once completed it was beautiful but not without its flaws. Those of us wearing spindly 3-inch high heels, the fashion footwear of the day, had to tiptoe through the park. It was either that or walk out of our shoes when our heels became locked between the bricks. Ultimately, the brickwork was fixed and the park became the pet project of William P. Garvey, no longer dean but president of the college. Because of the attention he gave it that summer, some still-annoyed faculty who had lost their parking lot a decade earlier and an irritated student newspaper began calling it "Garvey's Park." It was a name that stuck. A few years back I was faced with a dilemma when writing directions for the college's first campus map. "Garvey's Park" looked odd in print and rather curious next to Zum Hall, Baldwin Hall, Egan Hall and Preston Hall.
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The day the maps arrived I held my breath waiting for Dorothy Kirk to call saying, "Dr. Garvey wants to see you.'' It never happened. The fact is, the president was so glad we finally had a campus map that he never noticed the 11thhour change. Last year, when faced with writing the history of Garvey Park for our new Web site, I fessed up. Keeping silent was no longer necessary as only a few of us remain who remember it as that strangesounding possessive. But besides that, the park had undergone a renaissance. In May 1991 the $20,000, 15-foot high cast iron Canterbury Clock became the focal point of Garvey Park and the signature of the back campus. The clock, whose chimes are heard across campus, was purchased using the profits from the highly successful 15-year run of Canterbury Feast at Mercyhurst. Today in Garvey Park, 13 trees provide color in the fall and shade in the summer and traditional park benches offer comfort year round. Last summer attractive stone pillars were added to the entranceways and Garvey Park was extended to the south to include a small plaza with grassy knolls and a water sculpture. I hear there's even a plan to have the name Garvey Park etched on a piece of granite. I'll believe it when I see it, but I'm putting together an invitation list for a tongue-in-cheek dedication for those of us who remember when.
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Did I have the courage to delete that's? What's the worst that could happen, I asked myself. The president would make me reprint it and charge my budget. Then again, maybe he would never notice it. In an uncharacteristic moment, I deleted it from the final proof before sending it back to the printer.

Mary Daly '66 went on to become a vice president at the college despite her memorable paint job. Last year she produced a new campus map which was carefully scrutinized by the president. "Garvey Park" made it through the final revisions. I think we have a name.

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One of the most exciting performers this season is scheduled for Nov. 18, when Ireland's top recording artist, Mary Black, brings her hybrid of folk, pop, rock and Irish balladry to the Mary D'Angelo stage.

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The ethnic sounds of tamburitza and tapan, santur and tabla, fiddle and nyckelharpa have filled the Mary D'Angelo Performing Arts Center this fall, heralding the exceptionally global character of Mercyhurst's 1998-99 Cultural Series. The season's 60-plus events signal the college's commitment as the regional leader in the performing arts. "It's our best season yet," said Michael Fuhrman, director of the center. "We opened the season with bass-baritone James Morris, who was the youngest male singer ever to join the Metropolitan Opera, and the caliber is high throughout the entire season." In ethnic contrast the Tamburitizans of Duquesne University sang in a dozen different European languages and performed the dances of many European countries, while on a more serious note,
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Arun Gandhi attracted a packed house to hear how the beliefs of his grandfather, the famous Mahatma Gandhi, influenced him to dedicate his life to fostering non-violent solutions to societal problems. The Canadian musicians, I Musici de Montreal collaborated with music and voice majors from the D'Angelo School of Music for a memorable night of entertainment as they accompanied the classic 1925 horror film "Phantom of the Opera" shown on the Big Screen. "It's a great season for the arts at Mercyhurst and Erie," Fuhrman said, recapping some of the upcoming events in the Mary D'Angelo Center. "Global with a twist" best describes the season's initial dramatic offering, a Caribbean version of Moliere's classic farce "The Miser," which takes the stage for eight performances beginning Oct. 29.
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This event marks the rebirth of theater activity at Mercyhurst in the Taylor Little Theatre, which has been enhanced with a new $30,000 electrical system, new carpeting and lighting. New seats for the theatre are planned for next year. The dance season of the Erie Ballet Theater kicks off Nov. 7 and 8 with "Cool Classics" co-sponsored by the Mercyhurst Dance Department and Lake Erie Ballet. This crowdpleasing performance will feature sophisticated classics, swinging jazz and sultry blues. The opening performance will showcase a mixed repertoire by faculty artists and guest choreographer, Ron Cunningham, artistic director of the Sacramento Ballet. One of the most exciting performers this season is scheduled for Nov. 18, when Ireland's top recording artist, Mary Black, brings her hybrid

of folk, pop, rock and Irish balladry to the Mary D'Angelo stage. She is described by folk singer Mary Chapin Carpenter as "one of the most passionate and gifted performers it has been my privilege to know." Black enhances her performances with touches of native instruments like the concertina, fiddle and pennywhistle. The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center considered to be the nation's premier chamber music organization takes the stage Nov. 22 for an all-Mozart program. Heartwarming songs from the past and present harmonized by a female trio who call themselves The Voices of Winter will open the winter series Dec. 3. Internationally-renowned concert pianist Vladimir Viardo will be featured Dec. 6, and the holiday season will be ushered in by the D'Angelo Concert Choir with "The Glory of Christmas" Dec. 13 in Christ the King Chapel. First Day Mercyhurst will feature a Strauss concert of waltzes, polkas and marches at the second annual New Year's Day celebration, "Vienna in Erie," performed by the D'Angelo Symphony Orchestra. "We were especially happy to have such a positive reaction from the community at our first 'Vienna in Erie' concert,"

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The handsome and celebrated baritone Douglas Webster takes the D'Angelo stage Jan. 16 as one of America's most accomplished and versatile singers, while the charismatic Los Angeles Guitar Quartet will bring new energy to the concert stage with their eclectic program and dynamic musical interplay Feb. 7. The sounds of Ireland return on March 6 with Will Millar leading his new band, Some Mad Irishmen, for "Irish Extravaganza III." For 30 years this native of County Antrim led the world-famous Irish Rovers and continues to draw rave reviews and standing ovations for his current group's varied repertoire of raucous times and melancholy Irish airs. "Pops on the Hill" is back again this year with a performance set for March 28 by the D'Angelo Wind Ensemble, featuring big band sounds, broadway musical and movie themes. Mozart's exquisite retelling of the Don Juan legend, the opera "Don Giovanni," will be performed by the D'Angelo Opera Theatre April 16 and 18. An event with considerable national interest takes place April 29, the 100th anniversary of the birth of legendary jazz great Duke Ellington. Paul Mercer Ellington, Duke's grandson, will conduct the Duke Ellington Orchestra for a concert of traditional Ellington tunes. The D'Angelo series will close with the the ballet "Sleeping Beauty" May 8 and 9.

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Fuhrman said. "We did not know if people would leave their homes on New Year's Day for a concert, but our first-year initiative sold out." The 55member orchestra is under the direction of Maestro Frank Collura.

Mercyhurst College ushered in a banner year at the 72-year-old college this fall by welcoming a record breaking 509 traditional freshmen and a record enrollment of 2,927 students. Over 1,100 are new to the college, according to Dr. William P. Garvey. who began his 19th year in the Mercyhurst presidency when the college opened Sept. 9. New students include first year students, transfer and graduate students and students attending the college's McAuley Division. Garvey said that the 509-member Class of 2002 is the largest in the college's history. While the class is 18 students larger than last year's record-breaking class of 491, it has 131 more students than the freshman class of five years ago. This year's students come from 28 states and four countries, according to Andrew Roth, dean of enrollment at Mercyhurst for the past 17 years. Roth said they were chosen for admission to Mercyhurst from among 1.746 who applied. This year's Mercyhurst freshmen come from as far away as Alaska, India and Ireland to as close as the 98 men and women who live in Erie County. "Our freshman class is 90 percent residential, which has been characteristic of the admissions picture at the college for the past seven years," Roth said. "Housing is at capacity this fall. We do not have an empty bed on either our Erie or North East campus for the fall term." The first year class is not only remarkable for its size, but its academic achievements, explained Roth. He noted that 33 students scored at least 650 points on the verbal part of the SAT while 22 new first year students boast total SAT scores above 1300. Records are not limited to the new first year class at Mercyhurst's main campus, Garvey noted. The college's eight-year-old For complete information on McAuley Division, where one-and two-year certificate and degree programs are offered events, including details on the 23rd at its branch campus in North East and at Annual D'Angelo Young Artists Mercyhurst educational centers in Erie and Corry, also reports record enrollment. Competition, call (814) 824-3000 or The McAuley Division reported a total visit the Arts and Entertainment Page enrollment of over 600 students about on Mercyhurst's Web site at the total number of students the college had 30 years ago, Garvey noted. <www.mercyhurst.edu>. Garvey said that the college's three Floyd Lawrence is a freelance writer and film graduate programs administration of justice, special education and organizational critic. leadership are also at an all-time high with over 150 students. He noted that Mercyhurst's newly-approved master's program in organizational leadership alone attracted over 50 students for the fall term.

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Balancing volleyball and four classes, outside hitter Missy Miller knows the importance of free time. But despite her fixed schedule, Miller donated an hour every day last year to help young children at the John F. Kennedy Center. The children greeted the 5-foot-11-inch tall volleyball player with hugs and hellos when she walked through the door. "I tutored and played with the little kids after school," said Miller, an elementary education major. "I had a lot of fun because it gave me a chance to be with a different group of people."

"Service to the community is part of our program and it will stay a big part of our program." Michael Sisti

What began as a requirement for her religious persons class became part of her weekly schedule, something she hopes to continue her sophomore year. Miller represents a host of Laker athletes who perform community service, from working at soup kitchens, to visiting local hospitals, to organizing a campuswide food drive. "It's pretty simple," said head hockey coach Rick Gotkin. "You have to give back to the community. You just can't keep taking all the time." And the Laker hockey team has taken the most aggressive steps to help the Erie community. The team currently works with the Edmund L. Thomas Adolescent Center, Shriners Hospitals for Children, the campus food drive, and the Skating Club of Erie, where they perform as the "Swan Lakers" at the club's annual figure skating show. Proceeds from the event 20 to local charities. 16
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"Service to the community is part of our program and it will stay a big part of our program," said associate head hockey coach Michael Sisti. "The kids enjoy it, they get a lot out of it and it really helps them grow as people. It's an experience that will benefit our players long after they graduate from college." In 1995, the team earned the Sister Rita Panciera award, given each year to the campus organization that "best exemplifies the values of mercy." In March, the hockey program was honored again, this time by the Achievement Center, for the team's work with people with disabilities. Gotkin, however, is quick to point out that the team donates its time to charitable causes because it "helps other people and, in a way, helps everyone involved." In the top left drawer of his desk lies a file folder filled with photographs, letters and thank you notes from the various people and organizations the team has helped. "We do it because it has to be done," said Gotkin. "Good comes out of it and it helps good people get a little better." Soccer player Sarah Hoppe, who helps with the food drive and has worked at the Mercy Center for Women, looks forward to the night that the soccer team climbs into vans and collects canned goods for the Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwestern Pennsylvania. "We 20 door to door and bring the food back to campus," said Hoppe. "It's like trick-or-treating for college kids. We do it every year." For junior baseball pitcher Tom Clear, community service is a little more personal. It's an opportunity to repay the generosity people gave his family and his brother 12 years ago.

In an age where winning seems the only motivation for playing sports, these coaches and athletes have found the true meaning of college athletics* "My one brother, who is 14 right now, had a serious lawnmower accident when he was 2 years old and was in (Pittsburgh) Children's Hospital for quite a while," he said. "Everyone came to see him to keep his hopes and spirits up. I feel it is very important for me to give a lot of that back because it was really helpful to my brother when he was battling back. He is currently doing wonderful, playing baseball and football and doing everything you could imagine. For me (community service) is very important because I've seen the other side of it." According to Clear, doing community service will be one of the highlights of his baseball career at Mercyhurst College. "If one of the people you have visited, cheered up or had a good time with appeared at one of your games to lend support, it would be a great experience," he said. In an age where winning seems the only motivation for playing sports, these coaches and athletes have found the true meaning of college athletics. "A lot of times you get caught up with wins and losses and become so focused on winning a game, you lose sight of why you do things. It is all for the kids," Sisti said. "That includes not only helping our student-athletes grow as people, but also serving the community and the younger kids who may not be as lucky or as fortunate as our players. We have gotten a lot out of the sport and it is the least we can do."

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Alice Martin Brugger '36 and her late husband, Robert, were named Lady and Knight of St. Gregory by an order of Pope John Paul II. Dorothy O'Hara Downs '43 and Joseph Downs of Syracuse celebrated their 50th anniversary. Patricia Vendervelt Wood '49 watches from the banks of the Muskingum River when Mercyhurst is rowing in Marietta, Ohio. Agnes Siracusa Bays '60, Dr. Barabara Chambers '60, Connie Revelas Curtis '60, Joan Bye Dengler '60, Carolyn Golanka Euliano '60, Mary Ann Koss Flynn '60 and Adele M. Ontko '60 traveled to Lockport, N.Y., for a mini-reunion at the home of Agnes Siracusa Bays. Maureen Schedlin Nickel '61 retired from teaching last year after 33 years. Patricia Liebel '53 presented the eighth annual Louis J. Tullio Community Service Award from the Erie Area Chamber of Commerce to three orders of Roman Catholic nuns - the Benedictines, the Josephites and the Sisters of Mercy. Pat Liebel co-founded the award along with Mayor Lou Tullio's widow, Grace. Barbara Stone Perry '57 had her book, "American Art Pottery," published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York City. Delphine Dwyer Kucera '58 completed a three-year term as president of the board of directors of Hallockville Museum Farm on Long Island's North Fork. Frances Quadri '59 was selected "Outstanding Board Member" by Florence Crittenton Services of Sr. Joan Chittister '62 was honored by the Notre Dame Alumni Association for her work for justice, peace and equity in the church and society. Jane Carney '68 received the first Villa Maria Academy Outstanding Alumni Award for her accomplishments in education, leadership and service. Marlene DiTuIlio Mosco '68 was appointed president of PNC Bank and head of private banking in the Northwest Pennsylvania market. Mary Schaaf '68, vice president of Merrill Lynch's Erie office, received the Charles E. Merrill Circle Award for professional development and service to clients.

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Steve Frisina '80 was named vice president of product management for Guaranty National Companies in Madison, Wis. Linda Cronin '81 completed her master's of science degree and is a women's health nurse practitioner with an OB/GYN practice. Judith Reiber Krill '81 is an educational consultant for Discovery Toys. John Leisering '81, sports information director at Mercyhurst College, was cited for his work by the College Sports Information Directors of America for producing the ice hockey brochure last year. Mary Eve Marsh Pearson '83, owner of Bridal Veils by Eve Marie, was recently featured in the Your Money section of the "Erie Daily Times." Dr. Mary Kay Vona '83 earned her Doctorate of Education degree in Human Resource Development from George Washington University, Washington, D.C. She is a principal consultant with Price Waterhouse, specializing in human resource performance and technology. Alumni Board member Monica Klos '84 is a senior merchandise manager for J.C. Penney at the Century III Mall in West Mifflin, Pa. Robert A. Santos, Jr. '84, a freelance editor and writer of educational materials, is the author of a high school textbook, "Religions in North America," published by Harcourt Brace. Last spring, his watercolors were exhibited at Potscape Gallery, Millcreek. Brent Scarpo '84, a successful Hollywood casting director, recently directed the play "The Boys Next Door," featuring Hollywood actors, in Warren, Pa. The performance was the first fund raiser for the foundation Scarpo founded in memory of his late mother, Betty Scarpo. Antoinne "Twain" Thompson '84 was inducted into the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, a community service organization. Members were honored by U.S. Congressman Donald M. Payne (N.J.).

Frank DeSantis '73 was named president of the Cuyahoga County (Ohio) Bar Association. Kathleen Burrows '74 was named assistant manager and community banking officer of PNC Bank's Eastside Banking Center in Erie. Art Oligeri III '74 has joined two other Erie entrepreneurs to open Meeker Marshall Shoes at the Millcreek Mall, Erie. Dr. Kathleen Jurkiewicz Bukowski '75 is in her second year as assistant professor of education at Mercyhurst College. Jonathan Stark '75 was one of several writers for the "Ellen" television show who received an Emmy for best writing of a comedy series for the "Puppy" episode. William Kohler '75 was named administrator of clinical services for Harborcreek Youth Services in Erie, Pa. Sam Veneziano '75 was named vice president of owner services of CFRT Franchising. He is responsible for the coordination of conferences and new initiatives for Marriott Hotels. Barbara Hewitt Weber '75, an employee of WICU-TV, has been included in the first edition of Marquis' Who's Who in the Media and Communications 1998-99. Elisa Guida '76 was recently featured in the Your Money section of the "Erie Daily Times" as the owner of La Petite Jewelers. Diane Hausmann '76, a teacher at Tracy Elementary School, earned professional status through the Millcreek School District. David Wallwork '77 is a financial representative at Hubbard, Bert, Karle, Weber, Inc. in Erie, specializing in employee benefits and financial services products for individuals and business entities. Q. Gregory Orlando '78 was named senior vice president and branch manager for Everen Securities Inc. in Erie. Commander Stephen Callaghan '79 was promoted to Executive Officer of the Navy's Strike Fighter Squadron 82 at Naval Air Station Cecil Field (Fla.) in February.

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Jeanne Bleil '71 has been named managing director for the City of Erie Cable TV Access Corporation, Mary Ellen Dahlkemper '73, director of the Office of Adult and Graduate Programs at Mercyhurst, earned her master's degree in communications from Edinboro University last year.

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Classnotes will be accepted through Dec. 4 for the Alumni in the News section of "Mercyhurst Today." Publication date: end of January 1999. Submit news and photos to: Tammy Gandolfo Mercyhurst College 501 E. 38th St. Erie, Pa 16546

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Lori S. Lampson Hughes '85, an 11-year veteran of the New York State Police, was promoted to sergeant. Mary Teresa Kane McCarthy '85 is teaching second grade in Buffalo, N.Y. Mary Beth Wardi '85 was named vice president of employee benefit services at PNC Bank. Mark Paradise '86 was named Tier II relationship manager for Mellon Bank's Meadville Business Center. Debbie Hison-Rad '86 was selected by the Immigration & Refuge Services of America to aid in the resettlement of Kurdish refugees in Iraq. She is director of refugee services at the International Institute in Erie. M. Beth Zampogna Hardy '87 is resident service coordinator at Methodist Towers in Erie. David O. Hewett '87 CPA, has joined The Pashke Group (formerly Pashke Twarsowski & Lee). Brian Sheridan '87 is public relations coordinator at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Erie. Mark McAndrew '88 was named vice president of real estate banking for PNC Bank in Pittsburgh, covering the New England and upstate New York regions. Phil Simon '88 received certification by the Human Resource Certification Institute. He recently joined American Turned Products as vice president of human resources for the Erie and El Paso, Texas, facilities. Lisa Slomski '88 was promoted to assistant vice president and business banking representative of PNC Bank in Erie. Kelley Spaeder '88 was named development director of MECA/United Cerebral Palsy's Erie chapter. Tim Winbush '88 finished his master's degree in social work at University of Pittsburgh in 1996. He is a psychiatric social worker in a school-based mental health program with the Western Psychiatric Institute in Pittsburgh. Lisa Gierszal McGee '89 completed a one-year Leadership Erie training program. Barbara Przestrzelski Lichtinger '89 and Douglas Lichtinger '89 recently moved back to Erie. Doug is a chiropractor in Erie. Stacy Adams McClare '89 is a supervisor at Time Warner Communications in Rochester, N.Y.

Donald Mitch '89 was promoted to director of the Family Based Mental Health Services Department at Family Counseling Center, Armstrong Co., Pa., in January 1998. Paul Mocho '89 has joined the Cleveland Cavaliers and Gund Arena as manager of suite sales. Su Zimmer Dean Harrington '89 chaired a session entitled "Creative Nonfiction" for the Pennsylvania College English Association conference in April.

Melvnda Tyson '92 is regional director of sales and network development for the eastern division of Integrated Health Services based in Tampa, Fla. Dr. Christopher A. Enoch '93 received his doctor of osteopathy from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Amy Schanzenbacher Peters '95 is living in Bethel, Conn., where she is director of social services at Heritage Heights Health Care Center. Emily B. Haffenden Southworth '96 is employed by Eleni Interiors as an interior designer and Haworth dealer in Hensdale, N.Y. U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Matthew Kinnear '96 has been assigned duty with the 838th Engineering and Installation Squadron at Kelly Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. Amy Kitchen '96 is a vocal music teacher at Scio (N.Y.) Central School. She instructs grades 3-12 in general music, as well as several ensembles. Vikki Mitch '96 is manager of Pacific Sunwear in Cleveland, Ohio. Renee Morris '96 is working at Keisel Physical Therapy in Ashtabula, Ohio. Bridget Murphy '96 is working with fourth graders in the Cleveland, Ohio, area. Samantha Peterson '96 was named to the audit staff at Ernst & Young's Erie office. Daniel Pora '96 was named room service manager at the Philadelphia Marriott Hotel, the largest hotel in Pennsylvania, and the sixth largest in the company's chain. Christopher Smith '96 is housekeeping manager at Marriott Courtyard in Rochester, N.Y, and is a part-time instructor at Monroe Community College for the Department of Food, Hotel, Travel & Tourism Management. Patricia Titus '96 received the Pennsylvania Outstanding Adult Student in Higher Education Award. Tricia Baugh '97 is attending sraduate school at the University of Maine, studying environmental chemistry. Eileen Harte Carlson '97 is teaching special education at Jefferson Middle School in Jamestown, N.Y. Harley Ellenberger '97 is attending American University in Washington, D.C. Dana Gills '97 is a registered nurse at Hamot Medical Center. Julie Gould '97 is on-air/board operator at WXTA Country 98 in Erie. Suzana Kukovec '97 is attending Cleveland Marshall College of Law. Donna Leonard '97 returned to Mercyhurst as a graduate assistant and to obtain her biology teaching certificate. Jennifer Matts '97 is a staff accountant at Great Lakes Behavioral Health in Pittsburgh.

William Greenleaf '93 is president of The Tempest Corp. which markets alternative media delivery systems throughout the world. David A. Gordon '90 is vice president of Davevic Benefit Consultants, Inc. Melissa Tyson Platzman '90 is director of dealer services for Affordable Interior Systems. Tony Prusak '90 is an account executive at The Convention and Visitors Bureau of Greater Cleveland, Ohio. Belinda R. Mcintosh '93 is the community release coordinator for the Mecklenburg County (N.C.) sheriff's office. Belinda received her master's degree in social work from the University of Pittsburgh. Glenn F. Novak '93 passed the certified public accountant exam and is employed at Coopers & Lybrand, LLP in Cleveland. Dr. Michele Polon '93 received her doctor of osteopathy from Western University Health Sciences Medical School in Pomona, Ca. and has relocated to New York to complete a three year residency in family practice. Amy Lynn Jurek Stoddart '93 is teaching ballet, choreographing and performing as a soloist, while finishing her master's degree. Nicole Acquilano '94 is in rehearsal for the role of Anybodies in West Side Story on Broadway in NYC. She performs in Ballet for Young Audiences and is a character performer for Walt Disney World Productions in New York City. Sarah McCormick Bell *94 is employed as a nutrition support dietitian at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital in Philadelphia. Daniel Carbonetti '94 is a Secret Service Uniformed Division Officer assigned to the White House. Joy Catania '94 earned professional status from the Millcreek Township School District. She teaches seventh grade social studies at Walnut Creek Middle School, and is an advisor to student council. Jennifer Ann Ziemski Houdy Shell '94 is an assistant guest service manager at Wyndham Milwaukee Center. Amy Kuklinski Lombardo '94 has accepted a position on the Mercyhurst College Alumni Board. Barbara C. Anderson '95 has been appointed executive assistant for Bensur Advertising in Erie. Chad Marrison '95 is a sales executive for Westinshouse in Ohio.

Margot Munch '90, a teacher at Westlake Middle School, earned professional status through the Millcreek School District. Johnna Bonghi Hotz '91 and Stephen Hotz '91 moved to Buffalo where Johnna is pursuing studies as a physician assistant. Dan Langan '91 has been named press secretary for the Pennsylvania Department of Education in Harrisburs, Pa. Mary Kay Schveder Hardy '92 teaches fourth through sixth grade students with developmental disabilities in Ohio. Cheryl Piertzak '92 received a master's degree in physical therapy from the University of Pittsburgh in 1994, and is working as a physical therapist for University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Work Partners. Sharon Pietrzak '92 is employed by Host Marriott Services at Dulles International Airport near Washington, DC. She is the store manager of Starbuck's Coffeehouse located in the main terminal of the airport. Dr. Melissa Mutscheller Thimons '92 received her doctor of osteopathy from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.

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Carla M. McCutcheon '97 is attending Rochester Institute of Technology to obtain her M.A. in school psychology and an advanced graduate certificate in school psychology and deafness. Kristen A. McGill '97 is attending graduate school at Michigan State University. Kira M. Presler '97 is attending graduate school at Washington State University. Jennifer Renee Russ '97 is a programmer analyst for Westinshouse Apparatus Division. Andrea Bulotta '97 is attending law school. Kristin Schmidtfrerick '97 is assistant food service director for Aramark Corporation at New York University. Jude Urso '97 is studying at Asbury Seminary in Kentucky for his master of divinity degree. Dominic Harris '98 was commissioned second lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps in August.

Weddings
Barbara Haise '73 married Robert Sibley Mary Mahon '80 married Richard Burrows Marianne G. Brown '81 married Barry L. Schneider Katherine L. Clark '85 married Daniel F. Ward Christina M. Kaliszak '85 married Michael Fuhrman '85 Mary Theresa Kane '85 married Sean McCarthy Robert W. Tirpak '86 married Angela M. Rocco Jo Anne L. Jarmolowicz '86 married Scott L. Toftner Scott L. Bensink '87 married Karen S. Lictus M. Beth Zampogna '87 married Francis L. Hardy Timothy S. Beveridge '88 married Jennifer L. Virgilio Sheila M. Bond '88 married Daniel M. Goldberg Halle Rinke '88 married Michael Van Damia Megan Darcv '89 married Sheamus Walsh Kyle W. Foust '89 married Bridget M. Hannon Lisa Ann Gierszal '89 married David Williams McKee Thomas M. Rinke '89 married Lynn M. Rupp Leslie A. Edwards '90 married Eric P. Bohrer '96 Anita A. Kloszewski '90 married Michael A. Gaydosh Jeffrey D. Morey '90 married Kelly Jo Salvo Eric A. Franos '90 married Anne E. Kumer Debra M. Rieger '90 married Jeffrey A. Cooper Melissa S. Tyson '90 married Bruce Platzman Michael J. Eaglen '91 married Linda L. Weidus Robert Dietz, Jr. '91 married Bronwyn Piccolo Carl Triola '91 married Victoria M. Williams Joseph A. Devoy '92 married Karen M. Eckert '93 Sharon Glennon '92 married Joseph Wilwohl, Jr. Jennifer Greenburg '92 married Brad Braverman Chicaga A. Parsons '92 married Matthew L. Bauer

Laura J. Whiteman '92 married Mark A. Miklinski Tina M. Walczak '92 married Brendan J. Cassidy Theresa G. Allsopp '93 married James W. Neuburger, Jr. Joseph Pasquerell '93 married Laurie Schwindt Leigh Ann Renninger '93 married Sean Hennessy Lisa Scaisella '93 married Dave Faith '95 Diane M. Tirpak '93 married Mark A. Visalle Cynthia A. George '94 married William C. Kuhn II Lori J. Krahe '94 married Joseph T. Baniewicz Brian C. Keinath '94 married Melissa A. Eaton Melissa D. Snyder '94 married Charles A. Alessi, Jr. Robin Ann Petroff '94 married Ronald J. Hedlund Tish L. Lawrence '94 married Christopher P. Rokosky LiviaTonelli '94 married Matthew K. Komosa Jennifer Ziemski '94 married Anthony Houdyshell Christine Arnold '95 married Christopher Estok Marcella Baker '95 married Timothy Richmond Matthew M. Barringer '95 married Samantha M. Marlette Ronald W. Fleming, Jr. '95 married Dawn M. Wade Heidi Fowler '95 married Robert Leyden Jennifer R. Kensinger '95 married Joseph D. Douglas Amy L. Knepper '95 married Jeffrey A. Kehl Chad Marrison '95 married Jennifer Vincent Kathryn Petri '95 married Michael J. Rathers Amy Schanzenbacher '95 married Jeffery Peters Beth Anne Manna '96 married Brandon S. Case Cecilie Morian '96 married Darrin Ott Daniel Pora '96 married Deborah Kuffer Colleen R. Shultz '96 married Richard F.Seibel'81 Carl Reisenauer '96 married Lisa Posterli Holly Elizabeth Henderson '97 married Richard G. Bebko F A L L

Deaths
Alumni Marsaret Burkhardt Kirk "30 M. Cleland Kelly '32 Mary Janet Kane Reitzell '36 Marcella Hartleb Lubin '3,7 Mary Rita Brennan '38 Margaret E. Eldridge '39 Frances Hauser Jones '39 Marie Mclntyre Day '40 Sr. M. Eymard Poydock '43 Wanda Grabowski Yost '44 Mary Doyle Sprague '47 Nancy Smith Peck '48 Roxana M. Downing '49 Sr. Mary Andre Ahearn '52 Sr. Margaret Loesch '53 Judith A. Hokaj '59 Doris M. Magee '59 Susan J. Half'61 Mary Jean Spaeder Olivelli '62 Sr. Rosann Zarecky '70 Frederick E. Rahal '74 Lucy Vaughn Hackenberg '72 Frank Barry '75 Patrick H. Hood '77 JoAnne Murphy '77 Leonard Dombrowski '78 Susan Schellhammer Limon '78 Mark Buto '79 Jeanne Fox '80 Lydia Messersmith '83 Patrick K. McHugh '92 Robert B. Munson '94 Husband of Janet Griffith Tuttle '40, her husband, Louis Dorothy McCarron Wilson '43, her husband, Frank Marie Gould Seaton '46, her husband, Kenneth Mary Hitchcock Harold '48, her husband, Robert Ruth Morey Griswold '48, her husband. Jim Joan Trapp Spakowski '48. her husband, Adolph Cecile Jewell Wolszon '50, her husband, John Mary Lou Dwyer Kaufman '53, her husband. Albert Barbara Stone Perry '57, her husband, Norman Mother of Sr. Pat Lupo '71 (Margaret Czigler Lupo) Willis G. Cardot, Jr. '75, (Dorothy M. Berchtold Cardot) JoAnn DeSantis-Barnes '79 (Josephine Wise DeSantis) Beth Beal Iadeluca '79 (Adelaide Beal) Brent Scarpo '84 (Betty Scarpo) Dr. Barbara Weigert (Agnes Weigert) Father of Maureen Nickel '61 (Leo J. Schedlin) Cammy Kwolek Matusz '62 and Tania Kwolek Hanlin '66. Mary O'Dowd Bauer '72 (David O'Dowd) Dr. Allan Belovarac '73, Bruce Belovarac '77, Nadine Belovarac '79 (Matthew Belovarac) Dr. Barbara Weigert (Joseph Weigert) Friends of the College Susan Bargielski Gunesch Betty and Robert Merwin James Nally 9 9 8 19

Births
Deborah Duda Gale '77 and husband, Christopher, twin daughters, Meghan Nicole and Alyson Erin. Paula Fritz Eddy '79 and husband Richard, a daughter, Monica Rose. Amy Blood Karstedt '80 and husband Gordon, a daughter, Elizabeth Marie. Kevin Cronin '80 and wife Linda Andrews '81, a third child. Mary Cay Marchione Ricci '82 and husband Enio, a daughter, Isabella Catherine. Maureen Casey Renauf '84, husband Christopher '87, a daughter, Haylee. Lisa Bradish Berlin '86 and husband Ken, a daughter, Sydney Nicole. Susan Trkula Schuler '86 and husband Stephen, a son, Logan Michael. Tammy McMaster Bendig '87 and husband Paul, a son, David Albert. Tim Winbush "88 and wife Kimberly, a son, Gabriel Emil. Kathleen Ziegler Dissosway '88 and husband Rich, a son, Patrick Ryan. Andrew Abramczvk *89 and wife Debbie, a daughter, Emily Noelle. Greg Latimer '89 and wife Dede, a daughter, Valerie Alexis. Juliana Calabris Lytle '91 and husband Eric, a son, Hunter Thomas. Nancy DiLallo Fitzgerald '91 and husband Greg '91, a son, Patrick Anthony. Alison Powers Paluchak '92 and husband Joseph '93, a daughter, JoAllie Elizabeth. Mary Kay Schveder Hardy '92 and husband Michael, a son, Michael James.

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It's approximately 5 feet high and 3-1/2 feet wide, When it came to deciding what type of gift and was created by a nationally known artist as a we would give our alma mater, there were two w symbol of the enduring power of the spiritual things we wanted to accomplish," Mullen said. tradition that has nurtured Mercyhurst since its "We wanted to express our gratitude to the founding. Sisters of Mercy for the fine education we had In April it was mounted on a wall in one of received, and we wanted to create a link the most heavily traversed spots on the campus between the Mercyhurst we knew and the the foyer of the new Hammermill Library Mercyhurst of today." and it is destined to become one of the signaThe difference between the two ture symbols of the college. Mercyhursts in question is dramatic. In The object in question is a bronze sculp1947, the entire campus consisted of Old ture of the Contemporary Mercy Cross by Main and Egan, and there were 42 young Archie Held of California, the artist who crewomen in the graduating class. ated the water sculpture "Blessing" for Munson Plaza in After the class decided that its gift would be some kind Garvey Park. The cross is a gift to Mercyhurst from the of religious symbol, Gower showed Mullen a drawing of Class of 1947. the water sculpture Held had been commissioned to create "It's beautifully done, and the fact that it's in such a as the centerpiece of Munson Plaza in south Garvey Park. prominent location serves as a reminder of the original misWe were very impressed with the design," Mullen sion of the college," said Sr. JoAnne Courneen, president of explained, "and it was then that we decided to commission the Sisters of Mercy. "Education as a means of empowering Mr. Held to create the Mercy cross." oneself in order to serve others has always been a cornerAnd how has the gift been received by patrons of the stone of the Mercy tradition." library? "It has definitely become the focal point of the new The sculpture is Held's interpretation of the entranceway and circulation area," said Dr. Roy Contemporary Mercy Cross designed in 1972 by Sr. Maria Strausbaugh, dean of libraries. "The Sisters are inspired and Josephine D'Angelo, head of the art department of Mount delighted by it, and students and visitors alike find it aesAloysius College in Cresson, Pa. The emblem was adopted thetically pleasing by Sisters of Mercy throughout the world as the outward and spiritually sigexpression of their inner commitment. nificant." "What attracted the Class of '47 to this concept was the In the midst of opportunity to make a connection between the old and the an era of phenomenew," said Dr. Joseph F. Gower, vice president of academic nal growth at the affairs. college, the gift of Members of the Class of '47 who live in the Erie area the Class of '47 is had been meeting for about two years to plan their 50th a radiant affirmareunion at the 1997 Homecoming, said Dr. Helen Mullen tion of the vision '47, who served as acting dean of Mercyhurst from 1994 to of the college's 1995 and as chair of the Walker School of Business from founders. 1995 to 1997.
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Entertainment
Calendar of Events - October 24 through February 24, 1999
The 1925 horror film "Phantom of the Opera" 8 p.m. PAC Projected on the Big Screen and with live music from the chamber orchestra "I Musici de Montreal" and the D'Angelo School of Music, this once-in-a-lifetime project is sure to keep you on the edge of your seat. I Musici de Montreal 2:30 p.m. PAC With whiplash precision and tension, this 14-member chamber ensemble provides music from the Baroque to 20th century. Joined for the finale by the D' Angelo Concert Choir. Moliere's "The Caribbean Miser" 8 p.m. TLT In this adaptation of Moliere's classic farce, 'The Miser," mayhem is the order of the day when true desires surface and people are unmasked as not being what they seem. "The Caribbean Miser" 8 p.m. (except Sunday at 2:30) TLT

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Cool Classics 7 p.m. on Saturday; 2:30 p.m. on Sunday PAC A trip down memory lane with the Erie Ballet Theater as it pointes and jives to the masters from Chopin and Previn to Ellington, Brown and Vaughn. Mixed Chamber Ensemble 8:15 p.m. PAC Mary Black 8 p.m. PAC Ireland's top artist stars in a program of folk, pop, rock and Irish balladry. Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center 2:30 p.m. PAC Balancing passion and precision, instinct and intellect, this premier chamber music organization will present an all-Mozart program. Voices of Winter 8 p.m. PAC This female trio interweaves vocal harmonies to produce a soulful, hauntingly dramatic and rich sound in songs that are new, old or funny. Vladimir Viardo, pianist 2:30 p.m. PAC At age 23, Viardo won the Fourth Van Cliburn Piano Competition and has performed at leading venues such as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln and Kennedy Centers. The Glory of Christmas 2:30 p.m. Christ the King Chapel The D* Angelo Concert Choir presents a program of holiday music. Vienna in Erie 3 p.m. PAC The 55-member D' Angelo Symphony Orchestra will perform the glamorous sounds echoed throughout the world at the famous New Year's Day Strauss Ball, including polkas, waltzes, marches and more.

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Douglas Webster, baritone 8 p.m. PAC Leonard Bernstein said, "He's got it all: the highs, the lows, the look and the croon." DfAngelo Wind Ensemble 2:30 p.m. PAC D'Angelo Percussion Ensemble 8:15 p.m. PAC Los Angeles Guitar Quartet 2:30 p.m. PAC One of the wonders of the chamber music scene, this group provides a fresh look at the music of the past, while their interpretations of works from the contemporary and world-music realms continually break new sround. New Works Showcase 8 p.m. PAC Remarkable choreography featuring some legendary and new works highlight this unforgettable dance concert. Sponsored by the Erie Ballet Theater. New Works Showcase 2:30 p.m. PAC PAC - Mary D 'Angelo Performing Arts Center TLT - Taylor Little Theatre

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Films at 8 p.m., PAC

$3 adults; Free to President's Card holders and Mercyhurst students with ID "Mrs. Dalloway" (English) "Stalingrad" (German) "The Thief (Russian) Feb. 10 Feb. 17 Feb. 24 "Lolita " (English) "Karakter" (Dutch) "Wild" (English)

Film titles to be announced for March, 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, April 7

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Mercyhurst leads the way with the best collegiate Astroturffield in the region. Tl)e artificial turf cost $900,000 and was ready for the home football opener Sept. 12. It was part of a $1.3 million package of athletic improvements made over the summer.

From Lake William to Garvey Park

Garvey Park was first a pond and then a parking lot. Few know how the quaint little park on the back campus received its present-day name. (p. 11)

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Class of '98 triumvirate

The tri-state area was well-represented at the 70th comThe 70-year-old grotto at mencement of Mercyhurst College May 24, 1998. In a hisMercyhurst-North East has toric break with the past, three students from the 409been restored by an anonymember graduating class mous donor in memory of shared the Carpe Diem his mother. A new Award, the highest student Williamsburg-style gazebo honor presented by the colsits on the edge of the garlege. The top honor went to dens adjacent to the grotto and gives the back campus a -r) Kevin Segedifrom dramatic look. The new addition is just one part of the Austinburg, Ohio, Karen unfolding stories at Mercyhurst-North East. Milinovich from Waynesburg, Pa., and Emilio Colaiacovo, Buffalo, Summer on NY.

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Setting higher goals

'Aiming to be healthy and successful, bright and popular, weawr and influential is not aiming high enough," the Most Rev. Donald Trautman, bishop of Erie, told Meryhurst students at the Mass of the Holy Spirit which started the academic year at the college. Aiming only for good grades, high QPAs, championships in sports and excellence in the fine arts, is not aiming high enough, he said. "Use this college year to develop your potential, your gifts, talents and opportunities. A college diploma will not get you into heaven, but living the values that go with that diploma will ensure your eternity."

For the past nine summers, the Pennsylvania Governor's Schoolfor the Arts has made its home on the Mercyhurst campus. This prestigious program, one of five Schools of Excellence in the state, celebrated its 25th year. (p. 6)

A great gift for Christmas

The Mercyhurst Afghan can still be ordered and delivery is promised on orders received by midNovember. Cost: $59-97plus s&h. It's a once-in-alifetime keepsake andprofits go to the renovation of historic Old Main. Call 1-800-484-4512 (ID#6173) for credit card orders payable in two payments. Ohio residents add 6% sales tax. Send check for $64.92 to: GLM&T Inc., Department Mercyhurst Afghan, P.O. Box5, Conneaut, Ohio 44030