a ^student publication
VOL. 54 NO. 4 MERCYHURST COLLEGE, ERIE, PA.
Goals Of Mercyhurst i |
Outlined In Master Plan
The office of President William and to adopt a more selective ad-
P. Garvey has >composed a missions policy based primarily
: on high school performance and
master plan in order to more
clearly define the goals and am- class rank. Other goals in this
bitions of Mercyhurst College. area include: the development of
This plan, covering the years a special loan program for
1981-1986, outlines objectives to students, the computerization of
be realized in those years, as well registration procedures and the
as strategiesforthis realization. development of a program for
The plan relates to all areas of marginal students.
the college, including academic Another area given much em-
basis in the plan is athletic
developments, student services
development,- and the develop- §evelopment. Goals* in inter-
ment ofv, the school's financial collegiate athletics •, include the
resources. As of now, the plan is addition of both a men's and a
simply a proposal; it has not been women's swimming team, the
approved by the Student Senate, construction of crew tanks by the
nor by the Board of Trustees. year 1984, and the hiring of a full-
This formal review g process time women's athletic director-
should be completed by coach. The college also hopes to
November of this year. j; involve at least 50 percent of the
Much of the Master Plan's text student body in some aspect of In-
deals with enrollment manage- tramural athletics.
ment According to the proposal, Mercyhurst also has a number
the college wishes both to in- of .construction plans. Some*of
crease the size of its enrollment, thesej are: the development of
handicap access to Baldwin and
Old Main, construction of a
P h y s i c a l FtftnessSi'rail
Graduation Requirement
throughout campus, construction
Reduced By 8 Credits * * of a new PfryslcafFitriess Cerilier,
purchase of Sesler Apartments,
President William Garvey and and the repla cement of Baldwin's
Dean. David Palmer rescinded
an earlier decision and reduced roof.
the graduation reouirement from
128 credits to 120 during the sum-
mer months. * Jl j£_ President, 1 explained Dean
This reversal, in a memo dated Palmer. ^The reasons • for this
August 18,1961, overroa d advoca- change, said Palmer, was that at
tions of Qw Senate, the Student most liberal arts colleges, the 128
Government, and the Board of credit limit is considered a level
Trustees last Spring's liberal that is appropriate. However, at
studies proposal, which included Mercyhurst "There were several
the 128 credit graduation problems with the 128 credit re-
requirements * quirement," said the Dean. "It
^This change In college policy wasfinanciallyimpossible to go
was fully within the powers of the along with that given the publish-
ed tuition.**]
Palmer also .revealed that
there was a necessity in making
sure Mercyhurst's science pro-
gram Is competitive with other
area colleges. Science students
were always charged for the ex-
tra lab credit they took with
every science course, he said;
The Dean explained that the
administration wrestled with
several different proposals then
reverted to the original credit
system jwhich created the least
amount of difficulty. There is no
longer a changeforthe one credit
lab, said Palmer. The credit will
appear* onf the ^student's
Dean David Palmer transcripts; however, if a student
wants it to count toward gradua-
tion, he must pay for it. As a
Living Section: slight counterbalance, the lab fee
was raisedfrom$25 to $75. Dean
Sealer and Briggs Palmer added that he'd be will-
ing to cooperate fully with the
iSee Page 4 Academic Policy Committee in
working out a new proposal.
Scholarships: Egan Scholars VS.
Valedictorian/Salutatorian
ZStory page 5
Editorial page 2
AtMSG ^ -j
Loan Changes Explained; a
Visitation Hours f:-*' .
* To Be Changed ^5^?
:
Parental Loan Begins 0££ %he Mercyhurst Student
Government discussed how the
*% Changes in the student loan program and the addition of a visitation hours in the afternoon
will be changed from 1 pm to 12
parental loan program have been announced by Barry Zem-
bower, the Director of Financial Aid at Mercyhurst College. noon at the ^September 22
After October l, 1981, students whose parents have an ad- meeting. These hours will
justed gross income of $30,000 or more must complete a become effective once a memo
"needs test" in order to be considered for a loan. < j L - i has been dispersed to all staff in-
"The needs test is relatively liberal," said Zembower. He volved, said Rich Lanzillo, MSG
added that the form is approximately only 10 lines long and
will only be "a couple of minute's work." f i A team of students will foe for-
mulated to discuss the pros and
A student's expected family contribution plus any financial cons of thefive-yearplan propos-
aid received by the student subtractedfromthe total college
costs determine the amount of loan a student may borrow. ed by Dr. Garvey^ i
The impact of the needs test will not be as significant at The amount of credits needed
to graduate was discussed. An
Mercyhurst as iUwould be*in a public college, stated earlier decision \to change
Zembower. 2£ -JJP t > * graduation requirements from
'Because tuition is usually less in the public sector, the ex- 120 to 128 was changed back to 120
pected family contribution together with otherfinancialaid credits by the President and the
awards may equal or be close to total college costs. This Dean this summer. The reason-
would mean the student would not be able to take out a stu- ing behind mis sudden decision
dent loan, t 1 was due to the new billing system
Private schools fared well with this type of federal finan- that would have to be proposed if
cial aid cutback, said Zembower. considering other options 128 credits were needed- to
which may have been chosen. A $25,000 needs test was one of graduate, explained Student
the alternative budget cut options.! , Senator, Bonnie James. ,
A new parental loan program has recently begun, said A motion was made by Mike
Zembower. Parents can now borrow up to $3,000 per each Smith to send a letter to the Dean
dependent child for each academic year. -3 recommending that he agree
The parental loans were approved underformerPresident withfivedays taken off the begin-
Garter at a 9 per cent interest rate. If the loan monejbis
ning or" iTianKSgiving vacation
disbursed before October 17 the interest rate will remain atsT and adding four days to the begin-i
per cent Funds given after October 1 will be at a 14 per cent
interest rate. i^ <J* \£&£& ning of Christmas vacation. The g
motion passed l l to 7.2* IB .i
Parents are given 10 years to repay the loan, said Zem- The SAC report was given by
bower. Repayment begins -60 days after the first
disbursement. 7 \ •*£ Jf Vice* President Mary Baldauf.
Some of the upcoming events will
''As opposed to coming up with the money out of the pocket, be Mr. Arthur Schlesinger Jr.,
it's a super deal," said Zembower,. * *
who will speak on September 24,
There ha ve been no federal parental loans in the past, ac-
cording to the Financial Aid director. Insurance companies
at 8 pm in the Zurn Recital Hall.
have bad loan programs in the past but at higher interest
It is free to Mercyhurst Com-
rates. r T J? & $5 ,:
munity and $1.00 for all others.
Parents'can only borrow the difference between the
There will be a Fall Get-TogetherS
students' other financial aid and the total college costs,
on September 26 at Belle Valley
Fire Hall, from 8 pm to midnight. I!
stated Zembower. ^ ^ ££? Admission is $3.00 and buses will^
A typical repayment plan for a parent who borrows $3,000 be provided.*
and pays it back over a 10-year period would denote a mon-
thly payment of $46.58. * 4 ?&m* In the coverage and content
(PT Zembower said the parental :
loan program has a significant section, the MERCIAD scored
impact on college students., g \ between very good and excellent
k. Although the financial aid changes mean much more in J criteria including scope of
paperwork for the Financial Aid Office at Mercyhurst, said sources, i timeliness of stories, f
Zembower, they "will- make the ^college much more and content. A perfect score was
affordable." i f given for the newspaper's
,
balance of sources.
9 Student reporting earned a
Merciad Rated "First Class rating between very good and ex-
it cellent^ for news, feature, and
Mercyhurst College's student areas: coverage and content, ^sports stories. Highest scores
newspaper, the ^MERCIAD, has writing and editing, opinion con- ••were earned in the opinion con-
achieved a rating of "First class" tent, design, photography, Ait tent section, where excellent
from the National^ Scholastic and graphics. The rating system ratings were, given for opinion
Press Association for the winter NSPA/ACP uses five classes of content, editorial cartoons, and
and spring terms of 198l7 g f ' performance. The MERCIAD opinion feature writing. Also,
Hie top rating was awarded to received a total of 3,365 points, editorail iwriting received a
the weekly student publication on with a minimum of 3,100 needed perfect score. ,i \ .®- »«j
the basis of comparison with for afirstclass rating. ^ 5 § j "Naturally I'm proud" said
other newspapers from colleges 4The MERCIAD^ evidences a MERCIAD editor Rebecca Mar-
across the nation of similar size. number of attributes which attest tin. "Thefirstclass rating shows
The first-class rating-is an im- to the quality of the publication" that a college newspaper can
provement over the second-class wrote NSPA/ACP* Judge Bernon achieve distinction as a student-
rating the Merciad received for Peacock in the evaluation, ad- opera ted publication."
the fall term of 1980. Stephen J. ding that the rating reflects "the
Curcio, the MERCIAD's faculty diligence and skill of its staff".
advisor, said the first-class Peacock added that 2 foremost
rating reflects the effort mat all among the diligence and skill the
students working on the paper student reporters exhibited were Letters To
put toward making the MER- •Villingness to investigate and
CIAD ' a ""top-notch journalstic report on flocal issues of,
effort* * significance and to offer editorial
The Editor
' • The newspaper .was judged opinion and comment on issues of Page 2
against P other papers in five local concern.** i
 Editorial SEPTEMBER 25,1981 PAGE 2

A Glaring |jg cur

Disparity *\

There is • glaring disparity bet-

ween the scholarships provided
for the Egan Scholars program Coltyiartx. Que Kero 15 | | § j | 1 -Uf**--
and those for the new valedic-
torian and Salutatorian program. £r\ fke- -f ret ib of -fta.
Both programs recruit
freshmen; however, Egan • • •

Scholars require minimum SAT

scores of 1000 while the new pro- B
gram requires only that the
students be Valedictorian or
Salutatorian of their high school
:
class. ' SS5|
The academic scholarships
also differ. Egan Scholars
receive $1,000, renewable every
year the program's 3.0 Q.P.A. re-
quirements are met. Valedic-
torians and Salutatorians receive
full scholarships renewable
every year the 3.5 Q.P..A. re-
quirements are met.
The disparity results in the
comparison of SAT scores. Right
now there are freshmen students
receiving full scholarships whose
SAT ^scores were below the
minimum requirement for the /J
Egan Scholar program. One must fa^ >s\\it\\)rtj/
question the justification in this.
Is it acceptable that a student no /feo. *.. OhJu fke SkaJou) fo\ou)S.
with low academic, scores be
rewarded with a^ full scholarship
while another student with a
distinctively higher, score get o n ^ Letter Letter
ly $1,000. J : 7, > r | ,

-111 $
If Mercyhurst believes
academic prowess should be StuderitsWpset 3.50 Duquesne Game
rewarded, then it must reward its
'scholars on a more consistent
basis. Perhaps the scholarship
With Homecoming Plans W?Price Unfair Says Student
amounts should be reversed; Last week when I attended the, would have cost nothing to see
Egai^cholarsj|eceivin^ul^nd Dear Editor: . Mercyhurst-Duquesne football here in Erie? For Mercyhurst'
Valedictorians Salutitorians get- * We are writing this letter con?" the use of this money and not just gameiftVlike everyone elao^was hornet gaine*- ifM onlyp
ting the $1,000. ^"^ cerning the Homecoming Dance. a select f e w . ^ w ^ST"' forced to pay $3.50 for admission visiUf ig^pecbforsV$TjQo. ""This
Another alternative would be to It has been brought to our atten- We hope that other students to the game. Before I left for the may not seem like a lot of money
offer all freshmen scholars $1,000 tion that Freshmen and game, I was told that tickets were to some people, but when you re
renewable in higher, amounts Sophomores will not be permitted will this
support our views and that
type of domination will not be $2.00 at the gate.for-Mercyhurst on your own and have to buy
each year Q.P.A. requirements to attend the dance due to two students. If I were to purchase some of the essentials in life, it all
are met* This way more'scholar- factors: f) the*legality • of permitted, f^jjiv k 9 9 my ticket here, I would nave had adds up. Paying a high price to
see an athletic event might cause
ships are available. And an incen- B.Y.O.B. and underaged drinking to pay $4.00 ($2.00 for the bus and people to wonder whether the
tive to achieve academic ex- and 2) the behavior of supposed $2.00 for admission) I, like a lot of cost is worth it. 3
cellence over this four year period underclassmen at the last others drove to the game. |
is provided. Homecoming Dance. fe?Why were students forced to
Just because a student is rank" pay $3.50 to see a game that Robert J. Posega
Letter ed according to credits does not
mean that they are not twenty-
Column one or older. Every student here
should be permitted to attend any
Nauseates activity! funded by i the school
since every student's tuition is
accepted.* * | ** * -5
JStuclent I This decision regarding who
will be permitted to attend the
* Isn't Bonnie James fortunate to danced was made by a few ad-
be the Merciad's Feature Editor? ministrative employers. We feel
1 Any other editor wouldn't have that the organizer of the dance
allowed (I hope) a nauseating ar- should look at their methods of
ticle like "On a Harvard Ex- organizing and running the dance
perience" to appear in print? Ob- last year. iMiSJ
viously Ms. James likes to pat Last year they let persons in
herself
v on the back and wants the who were not dressed according
rest of*< the student* body to do to the dress code and they permit-
likewise. I, among others, Was ted anyone in with alcohol
not impressed by or interested in whether they were of age or not.
learning the details of James' If the behavior of some students
It
summer at Harvard. I am glad it was*so objectionable, why
was enjoyable and successful, weren't they asked to leave? ^*
but the subject is of limited in- Many students who did behave
terest. I don't inflict stories about respectably are being punished
my trip to Europe on people who for the actions of the few who
haven't asked to hear them. The were belligerent.
editor should at least have in- An event such as Homecoming
\
sisted on a rewrite before prin- should be equally important for
S^ting the article. The "golly gee" both alumni and students. If the
unsophisticated tone is beneath manpower to set up the Campus
James and is reminiscent of Center will be coming mainly
IB "Tammy Goes To-College". I from students who are not
Lg would expect better of someone twenty-one and are not being paid
so profoundly influenced by such for their efforts, it is only fan* that
'•• .a prestigious educational institu- they? should be< permitted to
Stion. attend. Zfo
*% . Nancy Pa tScanlon It is our understanding that
1*
ric Miss Scanlon ? ***5i MSG is providing $1000.00 of fun-
A summer in Europe? How nice! ding to assist the Alumni Office in
We'd love to near about itjflr having this iactivity. It is the right
Mt > 1 :*£ i S h e Editor THE MERCIAD
 Op-Ed SEPTEMBER 25,1981 PAGE 3

Harvard:
-i'< ***

^Biking Jp*%., ^Through The Looking Glass

MtHolland jgSj
JJ » By George Garrelts
I heard that Holland was "full
of bicycles," but hearing about
something and experiencing are
never the same for me. I wanted
to see that "fullness" for myself.
My wife, Louise, and I decided to
just leap overfall the obstacles
and go. We dropped off our
children at her parents' home in
Minneapolis,?put;our bikes on
Northwest Airlines, climbed the
ramp and took off for Gatwick,
England. From Gatwick we flew
immediately to Amsterdam on
British Caledonia, got our bikes
from the luggage people, put
them together, changed clothes
and headed out of the airport on
the bikepath (fietspad in Dutch),
direction Leyden. ' r Garvey stated: "I still believe that the statement 'the need
Louise and I had done some
biking in Europe, mostly in
France and Belgium. So we had
some experience with airlines. It
helps to have snap-on wheels so
that you can take the front wheel
off easily, turn the handle bars
around to fit inside the wheel and
attach them both to the bike
frame with tape. We also take off
the pedals ana I lower my seat.
On the return flight the bikes
came up on the conveyor! belt,
thereby passing as our luggage,
which is the ideal situation. We
carried our clothes in a back pack
which fit easily under the seat or
into an overhead compartment
All this plus the guts to behave as
if this is all normal procedure is
enough to get you where you" are
Tjoingm" EurbperThe dominate
impression I brought away from
our 12 days of biking in Holland
wasfone of being part of the
transportation system.; Here in
America v it is "catch as catch
can"*«for the cyclist, but in
Holland the bicyclist has been
built into a system. The cyclist is
not on a completely equal level
with the motorists but he does
figure in the construction of
You can often lose that concen-
roads, j crossings, rsigns, Jand
(believe it or not) the stop and gotration when you are biking along
lights. He has a set of lights all canals which are full of in-
teresting things to see like wind-
^ Editor's Note :
' ,
^ This is the first of a series of reprinted
aj Merciad articles which'wills
feature : all stories with A Living Art
i3 relevance to the new. ^ . ' ^ £ * ?4
™ This article, which appeared in part in the September 12, Editor's Note: This is the second Harvard Square is slightly
& 1975, issue of The Merciad, College an interesting perspec- of a two-part series in which Bon- reminiscent of that time, but it is
^ tive to recently released ^* * /H~ w^ :
nie James, Feature Editor of probably more reflective of the
| "Master Plan" Blueprint III: Hurst in 1980 j ^ § Jg| THE MERCIAD concludes her great emphasis on the arts in
experienceat Harvard. Here, she Boston. Musicians carrying
A group of eight persons - representing the students, facul- discusses atmosphere and anything from a horn to a harp
ty, administration, and trustees of the College - has embark- university facil- ities as i they may be found on street corners,
ed on the project of designing the Mercyhurst of the 1980's. relate to her personal revelations in mint of banks, and in subway
The group known as the Blueprint III Task Force was about the oldest educational in- stations. Mimes', comedians, and
organized in May of this year at the behest of Dr. Marion stitution in America. dancers also filter through the
Shane, President of the College. & S * 1 * •J Harvard houses more than just Square, opening their souls to
The task force takes its name and heritage, from the rare people; the university and public criticism with an empty
Blueprint I and Blueprint II planning projects of the late its vicinity comprises a physical tin cup that they hope will be till-,
1960's and early 1970's. According to Dr. William Garvey, legend which;landmar k s ed with coins. s Ja
Vice President of Academic Affairs and Chairman of the historical events, famous poets Harvard Yard looks directly at
Task Force, it was the first two Blueprints that transformed and breathtaking New England the Square as it sits on the other
the Mercyhurst of 1965 into the very different Mercyhurst'of scenery. I i * 1 side of Massachusetts Avenue.
1975. [ ] : jg The Charles River dons all the. As the original Harvard College,
When asked what the purpose of Blueprint III would be, Dr. grandeur and majesty befitting which was built in the 1600's, the
of its name? Christened after Yard is entirely encompassed
for change is the only thing that doesn't change' is an King v Charles i I,. this natural with wrought-iron gates and pad-
operative statement at Mercyhurst . ••? . I t ' s absolutely sovereign^ is crowned by the ded with cobblestone walkways.
necessary for the college to continuously consider significant Longfouow bridge in downtown The classrooms of literature are
changes if it is to continue to meet the challenges to its
survival. M i J *£ "v ? -.". ) Cambridge. It is no wonder that named after classics such as
with all the bridges crossing the Ralph Waldo Emerson. % The
It was at the organizational meeting in May that President Charles, New England poets such science building is a replica of the
Shane spoke to the task force on their goals and presented as Robert Lowell and Hart Crane Polaroid Land Camera, funded
them with the guidelines to be incorporated into any plans for became inspired by their concept and named after Mr. Land, who
the Mercyhurst of the future. Those goals were: of I connecting one place to developed the Polaroid. Every
1) an optimum enrollment for Mercyhurst of 1500 FTE another, one culture to another, academic discipline has its own
(Full Time Equivalency) Students. S 1" 8 one life to another. great history to boast."These
2) A continuing movement and commitment to interinstitu- fields of study salute those people
tional cooperation through the Erie Consortium of Colleges The preservation of T.S. Eliot's
and Regionalization. +-£ *oL •Time Past" within "Time Pre- famous in their past by collecting
sent?' is m a n i f e s t e d in their ^originally published
I 3) Preservation of the Christian heritage of the College. "Grendels", a restaurant erected manuscripts and/or tapes of their
£*4) Development of programs which would relate to the liv-
back in Harvard's turbulent '60's. lectures elsewhere^ In fact, the
ing and career needs of students and society in general, in- It is a beautiful Bostonian man- tracts of one living monument
cluding consideration of the market appeal of new programs. sion transformed into a period are still fresh on Harvard's
5) Development of Mercyhurst's role in the Continuum and piece. Classical music floats grounds: I've heard B.F; Skinner
its commitment to life-long learning. fifcgSiri ~i i through the upstairs dining hall drops by occasionally for lunch.
One of the important duties for the Task Force will be to were shishkebob and pate' ultimately, tins is the picture
formulate a purpose and a set of goals for Mercyhurst as a embellish the menu, while Harvard has Impacted on my
col legeTDfT Shane stated: *'Before BfuepHnTi. the purpose downstairs pipecRh "Jazz muslc~' "Sour**!!*"- is *liire-*a^poem-,
and goals of Mercyhurst were quite- clear. Since Blueprint I, compliments the bacon-burger- aesthetically structured with a
the changes have come so rapidly and the college now has so and-cherry-coke crowd. I was unique style that alludes to the
many different things going that it is time to sit down and told that Grendels is the last of historyv and people -of our
create a new sense of identity, direction and purpose. I con- the remaining "hang-outs" once American heritage. Its tone is
sider this one of the main duties of the Blueprint III Task peopled with hippies, yippies and reverent and its theme is to reach
Force." I i for the highest ideal in life even
With the start of the academic year, the members of the flower children during Harvard's
radical era. among the highest idealists. I feel
Task Force will be meeting weekly, according to Dr. Garvey. jun. very much about my experience
$ftO this summer as Robert Frost felt
i
* .
l ; . , , O,
When Ihe ;wr ote WTte"^Grft
Outright": 'U %
S o me t h i n g w e l w e r e

MISTER
his/her own. There she is on a mills, boats, of all shapes and withholding made us weak
bicycle in red, amber, and green.'
n sizes, almost infinite numbers of Until we found out that it was
Sometimes the fietspads are °t ducks, fisherfolk, and wind- ourselves ; £*< "*jt s
easy to find, but they;are there. surfers, or people just sitting in We were withholding from our
You have been provided for on the sun. The farms are also worth land of living, | *•*. •
every street, at every intersec-
tion, between every town and
village and every other place to
scrutiny. They are'"handsome,
groomed, giving more of an ur-
ban than rural impression, plot*
Home of Fresh Baked v. And forthwith found salvation
in surrender,
1
s
P Such ; as >we were we gave
7?
which you want to go. \ During ted and pieced by* their own ourselves outright >'
those entire two *weeks I ex- similar canals, graced ** (The deed of gift was many
perienced courtesy from sometimes with precision that- deeds of war) ?
motorists and truckers in every ching on the roofs, dark- brown § To ihe land vaguely realizing
city in Holland save Amsterdam.
There the*crush of traffic and
construction has produced more
sheep, countless cows. Along all
these lanes from city to city there
is a stream of varied bikers in
Freshly Made westward, 25?"
j But still unstoried, ^artless,
unenhanced, t
aggressive motorist behavior. good weather, families of four or * Such as she was, such as she
There are five .kinds <of older five.expert riders going swiftly,
fietspads. One isfmade outgof all ages, men and women people of
Delivery System With would become.* &3T
brick, and that has a tendency to recreation sizes using bikesffor
be bumpy. So do the ones made or transforation.
out of rather-, large v- cement Our routine developed so that
Combined Order At: ATTENTION
blocks. The asphalt paths seem to we found ourselves in museums
be more recent and they are and important areas of the city
marvelous. They come in two col- we were visiting in the mornings,
• ••'*.1f

FRESH BAKED
III
FRESHMEN
ors, black and red and they are on the road in the afternoons and PIIXA^ The Student
both superb to encounter. Other- early evening, in our hotel by 6:30
wise, they are the asphalt coun- or 7, dining leisurely at a place Please minutes [FiMHUAK Government is
NOAMS
try and city ^roads* and streets that looked good to us in the later
which the bicyclists sometimes evening. Sometimes we took in a I prior to delivery • Cr*/H>se From nowf accepting
share with the motorists. In the movie or a concert; otherwise we
cities the paths are marked in the are reading and getting ready for ShowiMercyhurst letters of intent
streets awhile in the countryside tomorrow or'1 having a late
there are no markings but there espresso at a sidewalk cafe. Oc- Save
DILICtOUS
HOACIIS for| Freshman
are signs showing (he roads to be casionally, as at the Hague we Representatives.
bike lanes? i •* stopped for a swim in the North
Bikelanes are sometimes Sea or visited with a Dutch fami-
crowded in the cities, before and ly with whom we were ac-
33rd Pine iWS.
Letters should
be dropped offiat
after working hours.;At all times quainted. Travel in town could be
they are well travelled and it is a demanding and even frustrating 459-4104 the I Government
good idea to keep one's eyes peel- until you found out more about
ed for faster bikers and mopeds. Continued on page 7 THEMERCIAD Office 209 Main
 Feature SEPTEMBER 25,1981 PAGE 4

Living Section
MovementlTo - ^
Sesler And Briggs
E I By Mary Jo Allen 2 from the campus activities or
Every fall term.I Mercyhurst become actively involved. Being
College witnesses a small migra- on campus also adds to their safe-
tion. It's not the geese, swallow, ty, with Mercyhjirst^ security
or the ruffled grouse,; It is Mer- patrolling nearby.; .
cyhurst students trading their Sesler residents often become
residence hall rooms for the open like a close-knit family., With
spaces. In our case it's the Sesler winter weather limiting their
and Briggs apartments. 3fl| outer excursions, they learn to re-
What causes this annual re- ly on each other. Living in Sesler
location on our campus? Most adds on definite responsibilities.
agree it is the feeling of in- Sesler residents may choose to Sesler Apartment: where students trade in residence halls for the open spaces.
dependence, the increase of prepare their own meals, come photo by Rich Forsgren
responsibility offered by* the and go as they please, and set Briggs avenue holds an attrac- Mercyhurst College. These are not ideal for freshmen It is not as
apartments. *•••i§r& * their own personal standards. tion for many students, also. It of- patrolled* by - the Mercyhurst easy to build friendships as it is in
Many students choose to live in They learn Co be responsible for fers the same freedoms as Sesler, security and are under the direc- a residence hall. *?5 > £ §
the Sesler apartments. These are themselve and to show concern but in a more t residential at- tion of a Briggs resident assis-
located on the western edge of the and* tolerance for their room- mosphere. The residents don't re- tant. Most t residents of these Whether they live in Briggs or
campus center. Sesler has the ad- mates and consideration for ly on each other as much as in apartments are upperclassmen. in Sesler, most students not living
vantage of offering both privacy other residents. It provide a basic Sesler, in most cases, but they do A fewf apartments house in the residence halls are doing so
and a sense of belonging. The preparation for one's future life haye a basic respect. Some of freshmen. Although Briggs is a for the added freedom living in an
residents can choose tolive away after Mercyhurst. % r?T ^ {l! Briggs apartments are owned by nice place to live, most agree it is apartment allows/ ^fHT
Music Review
150 Years
The "Pretenders" New LP _ of Service
Receives Criticism
by James N. Kopchuk; v ^ .;
Sisters Of Mercy Celebrate
^ The Pretenders long-awaited Lp, 'Pretenders IT, has final' £• Did you ever think anything xj Everyone will then proceed on social service center, child care
ly been released, but, has been met with a dichotomy of could be older than Old Main? to the LRC for an art display of centers and homes for the aged.
criticisms. * * 2* The only establishment that is various works of the sisters. The 120 of the Sisters of Mercy reside
"She seems to have sung "Pretenders II" while she was older in spirit and growth is the paintings done by some of the here in Erie. ^r^
half asleep...", muses Anastasia Pantsios of the Cleveland Sisters of Mercy. 1981 marks the sisters include, Sr. Angelica One may begin to wonder what
y. Plain Dealer. " 150th anniversary of the founding Cummings, Sr. Jochim Stabler made the Sisters of fl|ercy^
"She'iis .ghrissje Hymjg^jeajier ojf the band and ungues of.their^estabiishment. UnSatur- and Sr^EymardPoydock, Other establish their motherhouse««jfr
Uonabiy one ofjtocks premiere leadingladiesTHer s tegreeraytwe ^istewist displayswv iluviMfwicIudeP'ttie 9t aIMbegart*When Fffilfties
seductive prowess stimulates audiences to near hysteria. ^ Mercy 'will celebrate their Ses- change of habits throughout the arae rame to Pittsburgh in
Criticisms stem from the Lp's lack of simulating the dar- quicentennial ®at Mercyhurst years, and the original constitu- 1843. Bishop Tobias Mullen heard
ing, unabashed energy of then* day-view Lp, "Pretenders". College. v tion of the Sisters of Mercy. of their establishment and asked
But, after starting their ll-week tour of the U.S. on August 8, pThe day of the celebration will Following the display Will be the the Sisters of Mercy to come to
in Ft. Pierce,, audience reaction to the new ten tracks was begin at 1:30 at the little Theatre Sesquicentenniall Mass at 4:30 in Titusville, Pennsylvania. Among
overwhelmingly positive. T ? * w with a lecture given by Sister Christ the King Chapel.* Bishop them was Mother Borgia Egan,
PHynde,* along with band members James Honeyman Scott Sharon Burns from Baltimore Michael J Murphy will be the whom Egan Hall has been named
on guitar, Pete Frandon on bass, and Martin Chambers on The lecture is entitled "We Have celebrant. after. She wanted to - build a
drums seems
4.
to rise above criticism and just keeps moving Been Called By Name - Mercy." | After the Mass, the dinner, school of higher education, but
forward. The lecture will conclude with a j which will be prepared by the found that Titusville was not
While the band methodically produces a hard-driving beat, slide presentation called "Mercy Hotel Restaurant Management suitable. Mother Borgia Egan
the music is balanced by Hynde's unique, somewhat tawdry, - Erie". i I i students, will be served in the stu- was then drawn to Erie because
beckoning lyrics. "Such a drag to want something dent dining room. Various people of its wooded and vast land
sometimes, one thing leads to another I know.... ", as taken I from the community such as the availability. Between 1924-1926
from "Talk of the Town", a track that was originally releas- mayor, county executive, and Mercyhurst College was built and
ed on the "Times Square" soundtrack and "Extended Play",
and
r
now has found its niche on "Pretenders II". J- X Blacks Are representitives of the boards of the doors opened in the fall of
the Mercy institutions will be in 1926. In 1929 the first graduating
Other bracks, ''Bad Boys Get Spanked" borrows from attendance Sr. Mary Charles j class consisted of four;women.
"Tattooed Love Boys" (Pretenders I) and a segment of the
"Wait" pops up in the old Kingsmen tune "Louie Louie". | Film Topic finds that "Letting people share The institution did not turn co-ed
in our celebration is to snare in until 1969. Mercyhurst College is
As the Pretenders wind down their tour of the U.S. they will Two films for discussion, both our prayers of gratitude ^.and now a growing community of
surely be met with more criticism from the media. Tom Car- dealing with the blacks* predica- thanksgiving." ^ | 1,300 men and women obtaining a
son, a music critic for the ROLLING STONE, leaves us with ment in South Africa, will be 150 years after the establish- higher education, i *
a glimmer of optimism. "This is a brave record and a good shown Wednesday, Sept. 30, in ment by Catharine McAuley in The dedication and caring at-
one: The fiercely ambitious work of a woman determined, by room 200 Main beginning at 7:30. Dublin, Ireland*, the Sisters of titude over the years is what has
whatever means, to make herself the greatest heroine in the The first, "Last Grave at Dim- Mercy have grown to be the made the Sisters of Mercy the
history of Rock and Roll. The odds are certainly against her.
r baza," has been called by the San largest English-speaking con- unified congregation it is today.
I hope she makes it.'\ £%fc$§P -*>•* > *i -' Francisco Chronicle "A powerful gregation of religious women in Sr. Mary Charles finds the ses-
Other tracks include, "The Adultress", "Waste Not Want film which details the govern- the world with nearly 20,000 quicentennial a special event to
Not", "Message of Love", "English Roses", "Pack It Up", ment's systematic attempts to members. They conduct colleges, celebrate because "It is an in-
"Birds of Paradise", and "Jealous Dogs". wjpe out black family life " secondary schools,.hospitals, tegral part of our history."
This will be offset by "Genera-
tions of Resistance," a film thai
WMCY
The on-campus radio station
portrays blacks as makers of
their own history. It is said by
criticst to provide "a^positive
counterpoint to the grim mood of
KEN ELSER'S BOOK MART
of Mercyhurst College Last Grave at Dimbaza."
"South Africa is the last coun-
f Select from over 35,000
has issued the following schedule for try in the world where; blacks are hardback and paperback books
I Fall Term 1981 : | ^ | not at least legally free," com-
mented Reginald Herring, presi-
Sunday through Thursday 2 p.m. -11 p.m
Friday and Saturday 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 pirn,
dent of the Association of Black
Collegians, which also sponsors
GOOD DEALS on a wide
fe Tuna in to WMCY these films. "The actual slave
conditions of the blacks in South
variety of quality books.
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T ^Sunday, September 27,6:30 p.m. "These prize-winning films
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V In The Radio Station All Invited!!! you will long remember," he Saturday, 10-5:30
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News SEPTEMBER 25,1981 PAGE 5

Hurst Administrator Since '70 *T' .

Thomas Billingsley \ \ ''J#p#r*$
Named Director Of Admissions
Tom Billingsley
Colleges Facedl WUh^
Extreme Budget! Cuts
Thomas A. Billingsley has been Billingsley has also served with
appointed as Director of Admis- several other organizations such
sions by President William P. as the College Senate, the col-
Garvey. ^ f e ^ ^ J K ^ a r ^ i i - ^ lege's cooperative education ad-
visory board and academic
Billingsley has been a Mer- policies committee during his
cyhurst Administrator since 1970 time at Mercyhurst College.
and this, past year he served as £l "I enjoy the challenge and the
assistant to the President. He opportunity to advance the
was the assistant director of Ad- enrollment service concept at
missions at Mercyhurst for two Mercyhurst," commented Bill-
years. For six more years he was ingsley. "This is an exciting time
the College Registrar. Then in be at the college. There is a
1978he was appointed the director highly positive spirit at the col-
of planning and instutional lege wich makes the admissions
research.! aBmriTri job fun to do."
Tw
Disparity Found
In Scholarship Allotments
Recipients of the newly instituted Valedic-
torian/Salutatorian scholarships at Mercyhurst must par-
ticipate fully in the Egan Scholars Program, according to
Thomas Billingsley, director of admissions. However, SAT
scores for Valedictorian/Salutatorian scholars are lower
than those of the Egan scholars, stated an administration
source, -;
The nine Valedictorians and Salutatorians in the freshman
class each receive full-tuition scholarships. Egan scholars
receive $1,000 per year providing they maintain a 3.5
academic average. There are 15 freshman Egan scholars
this year. » * * _ .
In order for Valedictorian/Salutatorian scholars to retain
their funds they must maintain a 3.0 QPA. "%.—'• V* **
- T be an Egan Scholar, incoming freshmen must have
received a 500 in each section of their SAT's.
Any Valedictorian or Salutatorian in high school can
receive!the Valedictorian/Salutatorian scholarship
regardless of SAT score. .** * * ~ ;• j"
The SAT scores of some of the Valedictorian/Salutatorian
scholars said the source, are lower than the minimum score
required by the Egan Scholar. - **£
According to Financial Aid Directoi Barry Zembower, the
Valedictorial/Salutatorian Scholarships were created "to at-
tract a quality student."

Emergency Loan
V P^"^- >•

Colleges v around the country
are already? struggling with
declining enrollments, rising
costs, and a slack in standards.
Along with these problems, col-
leges are now faced with extreme
budget cuts brought about by the
Reagan Administration. The cuts
in the Reagan budget affect the
State funds which in turn lower
the amount of spending the State
allocates. The cutbacks in the
IHdgerrerta lnly^iffecre^etyone
but most importantly it affects
the student seeking-a higher
education.^
Institutions all over the country
are feeling the budget * cuts.
Schools are having to adjust to
the sudden lack of funds, some af-
fecting school scholarships and
financial aid. A lot of schools are
so hard hit by the cuts that whole
departments are being dropped.
At Duke University a $4,000,000
building has just been con-
structed for the school of Nurs-
ing. This fall, the school is accep-
ting no new students into the pro-
gram, and, as soon as the current
Students graduate, the only thing
left wiU be an empty building
iwith an uncertain future.
The cuts can be especially felt
where economic problems plague
the State Education budgets.
Oregon is having to make drastic
cuts in ± its higher education.
Michigan State plans to close its
r e s i d e n t i a l Science and
Mathematics College, I and the
University of Michigan is plann-
ing on shutting its Geography
Department down completely.
This September Michigan State
University (MSU) is looking at a
$30 million deficit according to a
September 15,1981, article in the
College *PreSg* Service. MSU
President Cecil Mackey tried to
cut many of the Departments,
and lay off many tenured faculty
members, while eliminating one,
of the largest Nursing schools in
the country. Class boycotts and
countless demonstrations forced
the President to adopt" a •.less
severe plan which barfly covers
basic expenses4 I membership of the Carpe Diem
"C'Every University President is
tightening their operations in one
way or another. Many colleges
are having to choose drastic
surgery in order to cope with the
budget cuts which the State has
levied on them. By making
budget cuts across the board like
the larger universities are being
forced to do, they are cutting the
quality education which has been
a standard of these state schools.
£ With the loss of whole depart-
ments comes a loss of teaching
jobs: In colleges like Trinity in
Hartford, Connecticut, Milton in
Wisconsin, Duke in North
Carolina,«and Carnegie-Mellon
University in Pittsburgh, PA, the
colleges* are having:to relocate
professors whose departments
have been dropped or worse yet,
let them;go. There! are alter-
natives to dropping a department
such as merging two or three dif-
ferent departments into one in
order to save it and the teaching
jobs.; One colleges did! this by
merging the^German and Rus-
sian Departments with the Orien-
tal- and African language
departments. « w * *
Massachusetts and California
educators expect more budget
cuts next year.
In Appreciation for the fine, expert
work of the copy center. Thanks to
.*? t Shirley and Stef.&& | S
Education Department
Fund Started *
An emergency t loan fund for
students has been formed by
Mercyhurst Alumni, according to
Director of Student Services E.
William Kennedy,^
The Carpe Diem Society has
donated an estimated $2,000 to
the Carpe Diem laon fund. Loans
have a 90-day interest free pay'
backhand students have 24-hour
accessibility^© thrmonev. erf-
plained Kennedy.
The money can be used by
students in emergency situations
such as plane fare should a death
in the family occur and short-
term tuition shortages.'
Kennedy .added that the
amount of money available to
students will increase as the
Society grows. More information
can be obtained from the Student
Services Office, Old Main.
Pep Band
IsiReady |
| The Mercyhurst Pep band,
which is composed of weight
students at this time, will be play-
ing at thefootballand basketball
games' during the 81-82 year ac-
cording to Dr. Mennini, chairper-
son of the music department.
_ "The music department is piec-
ing together the hand to keep all
those students^who have had
previous experience in music a
chance to practice and enjoy the
Lakers", said Dr. MenninU 4
The initial idea of a pep band
came from Mr. Chiarelli and Dr.
Mennini. This fall 16 brass and
woodwind instrumentalists
enrolled and the music depart-
ment felt that if the students had
some people to practice with they
wouldn't lose "that tremendous
gift which they received".
The music department is ren-
ting instruments to students who
play. Interested students are ask-
ed to contact Dr. Mennini in Zurn.

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Defense proves troublesome I Know T™JT I4 aai a. <jaxJ <|a*ie.

Mistakes Cost Lakers Victory
Last Saturday evening the Mer-
cyhurst football team traveled to
Pittsburgh for a game against the
Duquesne Dukes. The Lakers
played an exceptional game
despite the fact that they lost 19-6.
M I **'!«! 4D4f Itak * e tyhhtzf «*"H
The Lakers, however, put 9t9
together their own* hurry-up %s
drive, only to come out short.
After returning the kick-off, the
team began its own drive. John
Moore took a hand-off and raced
•>•*

The game was played infrontof 46 yards down : the _ sidelines

2,250 fans, of which 1,000 were before he was driven out-of-
estimated to be Mercyhurst fans. bounds. But two incomplete I

The first quarter contained passes and a fumble quickly end-

conservative play by both teams,
each trying to determine the
weaknesses of the other. The first
quarter was a tough one for the
offense as they committed two
ed their threat. The: half ended
with the score 13-0, Duquesne.;
fe Hie Mercyhurst defense began
where they left off as Duquesne
was forced to punt on their first -

fumbles while trying to establish possession, T The Laker offense

a running game.!However, the
Duquesne offense was having
problems of its own, they couldn't
penetrate the Laker defense. The
quarter ended with neither team
getting on the scoreboard.. *.
The second quarter* opened
then proceeded to march
downfield, only to face a 4th down
and 12 yards to go situation on the
Dukes' 27-yard line. Craig Zonna
then tossed a 27-yard touchdown
pass to John*Moore for Mer-
cyhurst's only score of the night. •

with the Dukes threatening on the The snap for the extra point was /

Mercyhurst 11-yard line, hut on mishandled. '2gf 2 ? 1

the first play of the quarter, The i*Hurst ; defense, led by Women's Volleyball and soccer, ghas been getting a little more
Laker. James Sherrod pulled freshman noseguard Mike teams downed arch rivals the g public attention than the other
down a Duquesne pass and Hanes, who was involved in 12
returned it 14 yards to the Mer*
cyhurst 25-yard One. However,'
the Laker offense again stalled
and they were forced to punt. Bob
tackles, and James Sherrod, who
was credited with an intercep-
tion, av blocked extra point, and
From Behrend Cubs, volleyball winning forgotten sports but still football
3 sets to 1, 15-9, 15-13, 9-15, 15-2 is the limelight, everything else
and soccer beating the Cubs 3-2. ji£ lives inthe shadows, p
As a matter of fact both of the $ I remember when the billboard
Nies unloaded a 49-yard punt that
sent Duquesne back deep into
their own territory J
assisted in ten tackles, held Du-
quesne in check for the re-
mainder of the third quarter. Thej| above teams" are undefeated, ^in front of a Zurn F would read
volleyball 1-0 and soccer 4-0-1 ^ « Baseball vs Slippery Rock or
Speaking of undefeated teams I it Volleyball vs Behrend, now it on-
% The Mercyhurst defense con-
tinued to cause the Dukes trouble
and they^were again-forced to
turn the ball to the Lakers. Then,
S The Dukes added their final
score on the firsL play of the
fourth quarter. The conversion
attempt was again blocked, this
leanstalk
By J. Beaner
think it's about time we paid at- ly reads Football vs Duquense. I
tention to Mercyhurst's "other" l am not trying to take credit away
teams. Since the initiation of the * from the football team because
football program almost all other * they have done an excellent job
as the Mercyhurst offense began time by Bob Nies. The score, 19-6, sporting events are now playing gand I am impressed with their
to drive down the field, the of- Duquesne. j2£*£fc g ^Despite the football team losing second fiddle! to the football M performances so far, but when
ficials^ decided to make their b The Lakers gained 194 yards on to Duquesne, Mercyhurst College squad„ At the present moment awe start supporting inter-
presence-felt. It seemed they] offense, but they licked a balanc- bad a successful week^as the women's "tennis, ; women's $ collegiate sports let's not support
would be called for a penalty. In ed attack. Mercyhurst completed volleyball,! cross _country, ^only the football team but every
The first haifaioneT me tSkers only two of the 18 passes thrown baseball, and * soccer i are in^athletic team that takes .the field
were called for penalties seven TorjusF39 yards. season, T>ul are gelling very 1itfl«T representing" MercyhurstT and
Besides the defense, the
times for a. total of 62 yards.
These, along J with'the three Lakers' other bright spot was Lady Spikers campus recognition. True, soccer support them all equally.
fumbles committed in the first their kicking game. Punter, Bob
half,*made things tough for jthe Nies, averaged over 38 yards a Maul Cttbej»£gg&3£
defense.^ ^v %£ | kick, including a 55-yard boot The Mercyhurst girls'
Revamped Cross Country Team
And the! Mercyhurst special
Duquesne wasn't able to crack volleyball team opened their
teams also played well, limiting
season on a winning note,
Opens Season^ Itt
the 0-0 score until less than six the Dukes to only 26 yards on six
defeating the Behrend Cubs
minutes remained in the i half, returns, while the Lakers gained The Mercyhurst cross-country Rounding out the team results:
however,.their extra-point>at- 96 yards on nine returns. > 15-9,15-13,9-15,15484, team opened their season
& In the first game, it ap- Matt Truesdell 26th, Floyd Camp-
tempt was blocked by Sherrod. Mercyhurst will take on St. Wednesday with a four-team bell 27th, Greg^Yoko 33rd, Lea
The Dukes' second score came peared to be all Cubs as they meet at Allegheny College. Hie Donnelly 35th, and Ron Verrilla
Francis this Saturday at St jumped out t a 7-1 lead, but
with just 43 seconds to go in the Francis. \ & Laker team, composed of mostly 37th. ^
suddenly the girls came to life freshmen, didn't fare too well as
half. i .. and ran off 10 unanswered The Lady Lakers didn't field a
points and eventually won the a team ; The Lakers lost 19-42 to full-team,- however Kelle
game. Leading the way for the Bethany, 20-51 to Allegheny, and Johnston, Colleen Farley, and
81-40 to Slippery Rock. Dawn Baronfinished19th, 23rd,
In Soccer . g I ; ladies in the first game was Despite their losing effort, the and 30th respectively.
Heidi May who had fantastic Lakers had some outstanding in-
* Lakers Boost Record To 4-0-2 "sets". dividual p e r f o r m a n c e s .
Hie Lakers will travel to In-
diana University of Pennsylvania
The second game was more Freshman Marc Jelinak placed
The Mercyhurst soccer team they trounced the visiting John like a war as Mercyhurst Saturday for the Indiana
kept rolling along last., week as Carroll Blue Streaks 3-0* in a jumped out to a 6-0 lead but third and Darryl Rickard placed Invitational.
they won 3 games increasing game which looked almost pic- 15th, out of fifty participants.
the Cubs battled back to close
their£recor<H> to 4-0-1. Last turesque. *e Despite the wet field the deficit to 9-6. The tide turn-
Wednesday the 3 Laker offense the Lakers passed the ball very ed back toward the 'Hurst on
showed signs of greatness as they well and jumped out to a 1-0 lead two timely spike blocks by
pounded Big 5 rival Alliance 9-2. as Ed Mascharka scored on a Freshman Darci Weidner as
Baseball To Begin
The Lakers walked all over the break away. Next it was fullback Mercyhurst won the second The Mercyhurst College was tagged for the loss.
Eagle defense as Ed Mascharka Bret Blomberg, who had pushed game 15-13. * Baseball team a opened their g[ In the second game the visitors
scored 4 goals in the winning ef- upfromhis defensive spot, scor- In the third game the Cubs season in impressive style as umped out to a 2-1 lead until Jim
fort. Dave Cross .struck for 2 ing on an ever-dangerous volley came back jumping out to a
goals and Randy Voiles, ?Jeff shot to give the 'Hurst a 2-0 lead. 5-0 lead and Mercyhurst never
they blanked downtown 1 i
-rival less trigged a 4-run sixth inning
Gannon University- 2-0 at which gave the 'Hurst a 5-2 lead.
Campbell, andiDon Smith each Senior Don Smith capped off the came close as the girls from Ainsworth field. J The Rockets came back with 3 in
added a goal to aid in the victory. scoring as he threaded the nee- Behrend played f their best Sophomore Glenn Allen opened . the seventh to tie the game at 5-5.1
Saturday against Behrend Col- dle! weaving in an out of the JCU volleyball of the evening. A the first inning with a single, stole Neither team was able to score in
lege £in a battle lior area defensive to score the final goal. dominating • attack and good second, and came on to score on a the 8th and the game was called
supremacy the Lakers emerged In-5 games the 'Hurst has team balance earned the Cubs Lancer error. Lou Alverio added on account of darkness.
victorious in a 3-2 overtime outscored opponents 19-7, which a J5-9 victory. * # to the lead with an RBI single in The Lakers return .to action
thriller. The Hurst jumped out to averages out to 3.8 goals per However, this was the only the 6th to secure the Laker vic- Sunday asithey travel!to
a quick 2-0 lead as Ed Mascharka game offensively, while the bright spot for the Cubs, the tory. John Costello struck out 12, Fredoma.
and Don Smith scored^ Behrend defensive led*by Jim Grimes, .fourth game was all Lakers. allowing only 4 hits in picking up
came back on two beautifully BretiBlomberg,
Tom* Budz, f
Jeff Campbell,
and goalie Gary After^jumping out 4-0, the victory while loser John
Boyles allowed only 3 hits and Continued from page 3£
placed goals to tie the score at 2-2 Peterso have held oppenents to Freshman sherry* Putnam struck out 10 J sv
and send the contest into over- 1.4 goals per game. f rattled off eight service points the city in which you were riding.
time. In the overtime period in a row to put the Cubs down Against Slippery Rockiin the But once in the countryside, on
senior Don Smith came through, 124. A balanced attack from home opener the Lakers didn't the right of the road, the going
for the Lakers as he slipped in the The Lakers take thefieldagain the 'Hurst ended any hopes for' fare as well as they dropped the ranged between attractive and
winning goal on an assist from this Friday as they travel to Pitt- Behrend as they put them opening game of a double header magnificent. Holland is "full" of
Dave Cross. $ | p j 2 2 P sburgh to meet the University of away 15-2;, Lisa Jacobitz also 1-0. Slippery Rock scored the only bicycles but there is plenty of
L Finally, in the second home Pittsburgh in an £ attempt to played an important part in all run of the game in the 6th on a room for* all bf £us, plenty of
game of the season the, Lakers avenge last year's 5-2 drubbing in four games for the Lakers. bases loaded walk to John Semsa. fietspads yet to be ridden, lots of
looked absolutely awesome as Erie Veterans Stadium, - t . Tom Begley picked up the win for museums and places of meaning
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