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VOL.« NO. 19 MERCYHURST COLLEGE, GLENWOOD HILLS, ERIE THURSDAY, MARCH 23,1989

MSG letters of intent received *

*2 candidates run unopposed

in April 25,26 election !
By Karen Sampson
Meiciad staff editor
The Mercyhurst Student Government
announced changes to its constitution regard-
ing deadlines for letters of intent and election
days at the March 19 meeting. m changes two weeks ago and posted signs with
These changes, which were unanimously
approved, were necessary to facilitate the
calendar changes implemented this year. The
constitution formerly said that letters
"should be submitted no later than
of the last week of Winter term.* * The change
makes letters of intent for officers due the
third week into the spring term. Officer
elections will now take place during the week
of the Spring Activities Weekend. This year,
officer elections will take place on April 25
and26.
The offices available are those of presi-
dent, vice president, secretary, treasurer, and
SAC chairperson. These carry scholarships
of$3,000 for the president, and $1,500 for the
other offices, according to a change passed on
May 3,1987. Representatives do not receive
any MSG scholarships. "'
The change will make letters of intent for
department, commuter, and resident reore-
Paul Iddings
hospitalized,
directed Our Town
By Theresa Kloecker
Merciad staff reporter
sentative elections due on Friday in the third
week of April. The elections for representa-
tives will be held during the first week of
May. 0
According to Secretary Lynn Sheffler,
MSG decided to make the constitution
letter of intent deadlines on Monday, March
13. This gave those who were considering
running for an officer position only eight
days to get their letters of intent in to the MSG
office.
Desp the inconvenience, several
people did get their letters of intent in on time.
Those in contention for the office of president
are Robin Engel (Sports Medicine), Brad
Fairfield (HRIM), Gerry Fanta (History),
David Godwin (Accounting), and Matt Tri-
ola (International Business), f
Rod Power (Marketing) was the only one
to submit a letter of intent for vice president,
and Tod George (Accounting) was the only
one to submit a letter for treasurer. |
Letters of intent for the officeof secretary
were submitted by Ken Floss (Business
Administration) and Lynn Sheffler (Biology/
Chemistry).
SAC Chairperson got letters of intent
from Kelly Laverty (HRIM) and Andy Pen-
hollow (HRIM). jg i
'f Students wanting to run for office who
didn't get their letters of in tent in on time may
run as a write-in candidate. *This type of
candidate must abide by all election regula- A RABBIT ON the Mercyhurst campus looks around on the first day of Spring, when
temperatures dipped into the 20s andflyingsnow was a common sight. k Photo: Liz Richaids
tions in order to be considered a viable candi-
date! W I 'K H I i i

Paul Iddings, assistant professor! of

theater was admitted to Hamot Hospital on
Feb. 1. I By Karen Sampson
Iddings was directing the play Our
Town. He was also teaching two acting
classes, Acting I and Intermediate Acting.
Iddings came to at least one of the dress
rehearsals for the show, according to Caryl
Unseld, the female leadfromthe show. "If
f> would have been allowed to be there, he
[Would have been there,*' Unseld added in
regard to Iddings being at the show.
He got sick the opening week of the
show so he was pretty much done with
directing the show itself, according to
Unseld. Another director did not come in to
replace Iddings. "If someone came in, he
would most likely have his own view, there-
fore nobody could direct it any further,"
Unseld said. Igor Stalsky, director of the
theater department was at the rehearsals and
assisted at the Box Office, according to
Unseld. * transportation for the Lord Mayor of Dublin
A coincidence does exist between Jd-
dings' illness and the theme of the show.
ct
The show itself deals with the fact that
9
see 'Iddings, pg. 3
Toga Party could replace Spring Formal
Merciad staff editor
The weekly MSO meeting for Sun., Mar.
19, generated much discussion on activities
for spring quarter, notably the Spring Formal.
MSG President Chris Mohr revealed the
idea of changing the Spring Formal to a toga
party. The dance will be held at the Quality
Inn in Erie.
Mohr and Vice President Bev Tuck said
that the idea had been approved by Garvey,
William Kennedy, and the Quality Inn. The
subject was hody debated as to whether or not
students would like the idea and attend the
event
Some representatives said)the students
would feel "cheated out a formal" since
many people were unable to attend the Winter
Formal due totlack of tickets. The idea of
having a toga party the day after the formal on
campus was favored by some representatives.
As one representative said, " I don't mind
walking around campus in a toga, but I'm not
walking around downtown Erie in a sheet'*
Mohr seemed to be in favor of the idea of
having a toga party instead of a formal, butnothis amount since the ground apparently had
consensus was reached. some low spots which added to the amount of
MSG did, however, decide to poll student damage.
opinion by either questionnaires or having Secretary Lynn Sheffler stated that SAC
MSG members directly poll students. Ideas of should pay part of the costs of the damage
themes for the Spring Activities weekend since they sponsored the event Holzhaeusser
include "Greek Week" encompassing the said she would discuss this with the commit-
toga idea, "Fiesta" presumably having a tee at their next meeting. Mohr said that he
mexican theme, or "Beach Party." would also like to see estimates from other
companies before paying for the lawn.
On behalf of the SAC, SAC Chairperson
Janet Holzhaeusser asked MSG to be able to The lawn will not be reseeded until late in
move extra money budgeted for movies into the school year, after the Spring Activities
Weekend.
the general fund for activities. Last year it was |
necessary to«budget a \ large amount for Garvey approached a SAC member about
movies since the Committee rented them for using some timefromthe limousine service
the Committee purchased at the beginning of
viewing on campus. This year, however SAC
the year. Mike Falk, who told of the request,
has saved money by providing transportation
said that SAC has 10.5 hours left with the
to Eastway movie theater and paying for only
service (after raffling off use for formals) and
the students who attend. MSG unanimously
Garvey wants to use 5.5 of these hours.
approved the proposal. \
An estimate for lawn damage was re- Garvey wants to use the limousine to provide
ceived by Mohr on behalf of the MSG from
who is visiting Mercyhurst to help raise funds
the administration. The estimate from
tor the Irish Scholarship Fund, Falk said.
Ward * s Landscape service placed the damage
The representatives decided to donate the
at $740. i-
The administration offered to pay $250 of hours for the event

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News
A B Cdiscusses ideas for recreation on
WWm By Holly Filiate?
Merciad staff reporter
The Association for Black Col-
legians at Mercyhurst conducted a
Black History Memorial Service
last month for Blade History
Month, I according to the
organization's president
President Eric Myles said that
the memorial service featured a film
of Martin Luther King.
Some of the other events the
ABC has held include black cultural
talent shows, and for the musically
inclined, a space in the Gospel
Choirs throughout the city, Myles
said.
One particular event was a black
cultural fashion show which was
held in the former Hilton in Erie.
Several members of the ABC were
fashioned in clothes from the slav-
ery days to those of today, Myles
said. £
The organization is an attempt to
enhance the* educational,
cultural, and social activities at
Mercyhurst, according to the
organization's faculty advisor, Ty-
rone Moore. "It's not a racist or
separatist kind of group," J Moore
said.
Although it supports and pri-
TYRONE MOORE marily*i_consists
inn • of blacks
• on cam-
J •
pus, th^. ABC n is o p e n ^ and « ^
tended to benefit all students, black
or white, according to Moore.
The group meets once every two
weeks and the? last meeting dis-
cussed ideas for recreation on cam-
pus, Moore said.
Myles proposed the idea of
having an ABC delegate repre-
sented at MSG meetings for input
"In the future, I think the students
need to become more involved in
planning other activities, Myles
§i
said. T
Another one of Myles* =goals
includes voting this year for next
year's officers. "One thing I am
trying to do is set up a platform for
next year to get a jump on things
they want to accomplish,'' he said.
Currently, ABC usually holds
Cafeteria hosts lunch
provides nutrition tips
By Paula Staab
Mercyhurst Dietetics major
The Mercyhurst College Cafete- * We also need a balance in amounts
™ k hosting a National Nutrition of all nutrients. Therefore eat a
M6nt«4uiicli an*dJnner en*iartfc >variety of foods from all basic four
29th, and will feature extended en-
campus
an annual picnic the weekend 1*1
fore finals. "We want to J7/
many people as possible to attend-
Myles added. '
Over the years, the response to
the organization 'has dramatically I
increased. Myles creditedanumbepfc
of students for their help, including^
Andrea Myers, freshman, who
regularly attended meetings and
actively participated. "We would
like to increase the unity between
black students here," he added.
On April 1, the ABC is having a
dance in the Cove of the Student
Union from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. featur-
ing a DJ from Mercyhurst's radio
station. The dance is open to the
entire Mercyhurst student body.
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number of calories we consume and
those that we expend. |
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Freshmen girls are the-most the Crisis Center, in the past year, 85 make women less vulnerable are:
vulnerable victims of date rape on
percent were acquaintance rape,
college campuses, according to a Diplacido said. Most incidents hap- - Never be alone with a man you
spokeswoman for the Erie County
pened to women 18-20 years of age don't know, and if you are alone,
Rape Crisis Center. on college campuses. make sure a friend knows where
Communications Education
Diplacido explained that date you are. ft
Coordinator Lisa Diplacido gave a rape is the use of physical force,
M The benefits of proper nutrition
- If you say * *no, act like you
Morningstar mean it Don't confuse the message
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Hair styling'salon and alcohol
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the Rape Crisis Center for help at
I Phone 455-9094 870-7087 any time, or a toll free
Walk-ins welcome hotline at 1-800-352-7273.
"Rape is never the victim's
fault," Diplacido said.
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LIBRARY HOURS GROTTO MENU pj
The Hammermill Library will The Grotto Dining Room will RADIO STATION V M

be closed from March 24 through open for the spring term on Tues- C-Rock will present the 1970* s \/7
March 26, in observance of the day, March 28. The menu for the rode opera Jesus Christ Superstar
v Easter holiday. % following week is as follows. on Friday, March 24 at 9:30-11 a.m.
March 2 8 | menu - "On the
Lighter Side''
j^NlSTRY WORK-STUDY Italian Tortellini Soup
Campus Ministry is accepting COMMUNICATION TEXTS
Green Salad w/Herb Vinai- WANTED I
peer ministers work-study appika- grette Dressing §
{jonsfor the 1989-90 academic year CAN COLLECTIONl Former Human Communica-
The women's' soccer team is Chicken Marengo tions students who want to sell or
during March. April and May. Long Grain and Wild Ricel lease their Understanding Human
collecting aluminum cans in order
to buy new uniforms and defray Modern Mixed Vegetables Communication texts should drop a
traveling costs. j If interested in Crescent Onion Rolls | note with their name and phone
D'ANGELO CONCERT Chocolate Bavarian Tone SCHOLARSHIPS AVAIL- number to Box 102. Second or third
The D'Angelo School of Music donating, the team will even pick up Whole menu 800 calories ABLE I I editions are acceptable.
presents The Empire Brass Quintet the cans at your home. Please con- Applications for the following
as thefinalconcert of its 1988/89 tact Andy Roth at Ext 240, or stop scholarships are available
March 29 menu - "German" Financial Aid office. The Presque in the
Concert/Recital Series. The concert by the Admissions Office. Swiss Potato Soup
is Sunday, April 2 at 2:30 p.m. at Apple Cabbage Slaw Isle; Chapter | of American
Tech Memorial High School Audi- AUDUBON ACTIVITIES J Swiss Baked Ham in Beer Businesswomen's Association for
torium. 3325 Cherry St 9 women with financial need. Dead-
Discover the' 'Signs of Spring ' Spoetzi £ I line for application: 3-31-89. The BULLETIN BOARD |
on March 25 at Presque Isle State Buttered Carrots Joseph G. Olszewski Scholarship If you have an announcement
Park with^a skilled birder, Jerry Egg Twist Bread Fund for residents of Erie county. for the Bulletin Board, submit it to
McWilliams. For more information German Chocolate Cake Must possess good scholarship and Box 161, campus mail, or hand*
BALLOONS I I call Mc Williams at 833-3169. character and have financial need. deliver it to The Merciad jj office,
March 30 menu - "Italianit 81B, Baldwin!HalL Typewritten
Campus Ministry is selling bal- Italian Onion Soup Deadline for application: 5-15-89
See some "Early Spring Mi- material is appreciated. Items must
loons for all occasions to raise funds Green Garden Salad be received by noon on the Monday
grants" at Land of Lakes,
forcharity. There are twotypesof idge Springs on April 1. For more Cambr-
Lasagna before publication. Any items after
balloons on sale, Latex for 50 cents, information call Joan Howlett at Peas w/ Pearl Onions f that time will be given consideration
Mylar for $2. The sale will continue ?
734-1765. .
v Garlic Bread only if space permits. §
throughout the year. Fresh Fruit Carousel

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needs more funding
Dear Seniors, pride never seen before. No other Those who doubt this have
As the warm winds of spring fill class, in recent Mercyhurst history, merely to look at our Senior Class
the air and we begin to celebrate the has exhibited such unity among its Project, a six feet by six feet stain
achievements of the past four years classmates and such caring for its glass window (bearing the college
we can do so with an honor and school. seal) to be installed in Sullivan Hall.
This window is the perfect expres-
sion of our feelings, and it exempli-
RESERVE O F F I C E R S ' T R A I N I N G CORPS fies the uniqueness and importance
of our class.
Although tremendous progress
has been made, the project is not yet
completed and much work remains
in order for our goal to become
realized.
I Response has been good, but it
isn't overwhelming. Of the $2200
needed, only $ 1600 has been raised.
And furthermore, only about 30
percent of all seniors have partici-
pated.
Let me be frank: if we are to
make our dream a reality, we need a
sharp rise in contributions and an-
other $600 by the beginning of
April (the installment date).
Do you support your class and
START YOUR CLIMB its effort to leave behind a lasting
memento to the class of'89? Can
TO CAREER SUCCESS THIS SUMMER you afford to make a financial
Apply for Army ROTC summer leader- contribution? These are questions
ship training. YouTlidevelop confidence you must take seriously and answer
and decisiveness essential fort success. within the next week if we hope to
And you'll qualify to earn officer credentials
enjoy the completion of our project
while completing college.
The following? have already
given of themselves, but you still
have a last chance to add your name
to the list: | f| c
Fat Botwrigh t, Cathy Fompura,
JARMYROTC Dave Sydow, Matt I Clark, Andy
TWO-YEAR PROGRAM Ambramczyk, Joe Chiprean, Karen
Spaeder, Joe Rupp, Sue Deets,
THE SMARTEST COLLEGE Megan Darcy.i Matthew jDiebert,
COURSE YOU CAN TAKE. Barbara Baemaier, Chris Kovski,
Denise Allemang, Sue Vogelman,
CPT
Randy Huffman, Tom Dirienzo,
Sheila Carone, Lisa Gierszal,
Heather Steiner, Andy Sponder,
Robert Kiener, Melissa Martin,
Patty ^Marshall, Christina Brown,
Dana Martin, James O'Connor,
Laura Gick, Chris Collins, Joe
Bankovich, Josh Jung, Bo Porter,
Michele McNelis, Patricia Hink-
ernell, Christi Livi, Lisa Smith,
Kathleen Nicholson, Lori Sohl,
Donald Mitch, Michele Maxwell,
Maureen Walsh, Kurt Houser, Sta-
cey Cefola, Bill Clark, Eric Kostic,
Jill Wohlhueter, Julie Grippi, Joe
Arcadi, Tim Valento, Barbara Prz-
estrzelski, Cindy Anthony, Lisa
Durni, Dave Delzell, Sean Gibbs,
Rebecca Beige, Caroline* Ro-
baskiewicz, Jim Whitley, Ian
Hessel, Lucy Persuit, Cindy Lynch,
Jeffrey Prichard, Joy Jolin, Susan
Heltzel, Diane Erzen, Joanne Le-
wis, Jennifer Montani, Fiona
McGettigan, Christine Foley, Paula
Staab, Kathy Yeager, Lillian
Dressier,* Jimmy Callahan, Pam
Callahan, Charles Kolb, George
Gazzman, >Doug Webster, Susan
Dean, Donald Morrison and Alan
Copeland.
Please give this matter careful
consideration and thank you for
your time and effort If you wish to
help, send your contribution to
Bonnie Clark, Alumni Relations
Office, or contact James O'Connor
(825-7701), or Diane Erzen (825-
3771).
Thank you again,
James O'Connor and Diane Erzen
Iddings,/ram pg. 1
people miss so much in life,*' Un-
seld said. Unseld added that the
actors performance did not seem
to be harmed by Iddings illness.
"I think that when he got sick the
actors really gave more* and in
some ways reached a greater un-
derstanding of the show,' * Unseld
said.
As mentioned earlier, Iddings
was also teaching two acting
classes at the time. The students in
Acting I and Intermediate Acting
received incompletes in the class.
"Igor Stalsky has been talking
with is students in the courses to
determine how to handle the in-
completes,*' Dean McQuillen
said.
It was suggested that Stalsky
takeover the course, but this could
not be done because of Stalsky's
schedule, according to Tracy
Eckelberger, a student in the Act-
ing I class. "The administration
was not prepared for this to hap-
pen; they did their best to work it
out, striving with students to meet
their needs," Eckelberger said.
Eckelberger is an HRIM major,
taking the class as an elective.
No one can give a specific date
on when Iddings will able to return
to teaching. Replacement profes-
sors have not been looked into ac-
cording to Stalsky. I
Stalsky and Iddings are!the
only two full time professors in the
theater department "My course
load has more than doubled for
this semester,'' Stalsky said. Stal-
sky is teaching four public speak-
ings classes, .while, he was only
scheduled for two. He is also di-
recting the play, Jacques Brel Is
Alive and Well and Living in
Paris, which Iddings was sched-
uled to direct
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Timing of MSG elections cheats students
On April 25 and 26, Mercy hurst
College students have a choice to
make. There are five positions to be
decided on student government, but
11 people running for them.
The choice is a difficult one for
a number of reasons. First, the
people you choose will be handling
a budget of over $110,000. In
addition, these people will be decid-
ing issues that affect almost every
student on campus.
But what isn't said on the ballot,
and won' t be acknowledged on the
election posters, is the lack of
preparation available for these e lee -
tions.
Approximately two weeks ago,
the MSG Election Committee and
the officers decided when elections
would be held, and when letters of
intent would be due. On March 13,
signs were put up to that effect
This gave people eight days to
decide whether they wanted to run
for office and make all of the neces-
sary arrangements. These arrange-
ments include talking to advisers to
see what kind of course schedule
the student would have next year,
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The Merciad if the student-produced newspaper of Mercyhurst
College, Box 161,501 E. 38th St. Erie, PA 16546.jPhone: 825-
0376. Material for publication must be submitted bv noon on the
Monday before publication. -*t
The Merciad welcomes letters to the editor. Letters must be signed,
hut the writer's name can be withheld by request
deciding what office the student is
suited for, write an intelligent, well
thought out letter of intent, and get
a group of friends together to see if
a campaign can be mounted.
Now, there could have been
people who couldn't complete all of
this in eight days, especially if they
had tests or work to cope with as
well. These people now can't run
for MSG. f I 1
Sure, they can run as write in
candidates, but how successful can
one be against people whose names
are on the ballot? If people go to
vote, they are likely to put a check
by the name they know. It is highly
unlikely they'll remember a name
off of a poster unless they see it
again in die voting booth.
Also, it is stated in the MSG
44
Constitution that all the campaign
opportunities afforded to the offi-
cial candidates will not be offered to
write-in candidates." &
This problem could have been
eliminated by allowing two more
weeks for letters of intent, then
cutting campaigning down to three
weeks. That is more than enough
March 23,1989
Editor
Editorial Board
Sports Editor
Assistant Sports Editor
Business Manager
Photo Editor
Circulation Manager
Photographer
^Cartoonists
Faculty Adviser
Bill Hogan
Maria Kelly
A IlCi C M IVlUCvJtCI
"SaraLinehan
Brian Maiden
Jennifer Montani
Andy PenhoUow
Robi Taylor
Andrea Tipton
\ few days.
The Merciad
time (and some may say that it is too
much).
Or, in a move that would make
many people happy, eliminate the
separate Selection for. representa-
tives, move the election for officers
bade, and take care of everything at
once. This provides the advantage
ofone election, which is likely to get
a good voter,turnout, rather than
two, which can be drawn out
If someone would like to run for
representative and as an officer, let
them. If they win an office, then the
person who came in second in the
race for representative would be
appointed as the representative in
the major.
Now, earlier it was stated that
write-in candidates would not have
access to all the campaign opportu-
nities that the official candidates
have.
I But what are these opportuni-
ties? One is an open forum in the
cafeteria. The other is press access.
Evidently, the people who wrote the
MSG I Constitution feel that press
access can be easily controlled from
the outside. Unfortunately, this is
not the case.
If a write-in candidate were to
write an open letter to the editor of
the paper, this letter would probably
be printed, if it were well-written,
made a point, and would serve the
readers of the paper.
In addition, it is not the policy of
The Merciad to have its content
dictated by outside sources. The
only way to have guaranteed space
is to purchase an advertisement,
which can be done by any member
of the Mercyhurst community. If
the open letters from candidates are
submitted to The Merciad, they
may be published, dependent upon
the space available. ? cultures, we are sorely lacking.
The fad that MSG didn't an-
nounce the change in the candidacy
procedure v until the f meeting on
March 19 is disturbing. If MSG
knew when letters would be due
"two weeks ago,'* as a member of
MSG said, then they^could have
notified members at the meeting of
March 12, and posters could have
been put up on the first-day of
classes, March 7. * This would have
allowed an extra week for interested
students to pursue their possibility
of running for office. *
This delay has left two offices
with candidates running unop-
posed. These people will step into
positions which carry scholarships
of $1,500 eachj with no one to
oppose them. Even if someone runs
as a write-in, they will be denied the
privileges?that the regular candi-
dates have. |
fin the future, more time must be
allowed for this procedure. In addi-
tion, the two elections should be
consolidated to get voters' interest
With such changes, people will be
represented by the best people pos-
sible, not just by those who can
throw together a letter of intent in a
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I Speed doesn't make a gi . • : • : •
candidate. A good candidate will be
conscientious, and will make prepa-
rations carefully before leaping into
a situation.
MARCH 23, 1 9 8 9
Kovski's Korner
Toga party suggestion
affects College's image
W By Christopher J. Kovski
Merciad Editor f £
"Toga! Toga! Toga!* g 9
Every college student knows
where that isfrom.Animal House is
required watching for all college stu-
dents, and John Belushi's response to
the news that the Delta house was on
double secret probation is legendary.
But the movie is not a way of life
at Mercyhurst College — or is it? |
Mercyhurst Students Government has announced a proposal to
change the Spring Formal into a* Toga Party." Surprisingly enough,
this proposal evidently has the approval of Mercyhurst College Presi-
dent Dr. William P. Garvey, Mr. E. William Kennedy, the director of I
Student Services, and the Quality Hotel Plaza. ]
9
Before evaluating this from the students possible point of viewj
perhaps we should look at the College's image. i JP|
In the College Mission Statement (page 7 of your 1988-89 catalog),
there is the following statement: * 'While... Mercyhurst offers experi-
ences directed toward cognitive learning, spiritual and personal fulfill-
ment, social and physical achievement, and satisfying and rewarding
career choice, it recognizes the primacy of the academic and spiritual
dimension. To insure the soundness of these experiences, the College
strives to provide moral, religious, intellectual, creative and aesthetic
features in each of these experiences. 99
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Okay, I can see some possibly aesthetically-pleasing events happen-1
ing at a toga party, but I can't really see any morally or religiously
redeeming factors in a toga party. |
The Sisters of Mercy probably didn't have toga parties in mind when
they said that they want students to "come to terms personally with
values and thinking seriously about die needs of others — their fellows,
and peoples of different lands and cultures." •: I
If we want to study the ways of the ancient Greeks, let's stick to'
Socrates and Plato. If we use toga parties as our contact with such
i
In addition, formals are another time when students get to practice!
their social skills in the community. Here we'll have over 400 students
exposed to the community — in more ways than one. I
Personally, I'd rather have people tell me that they know of|
Mercyhurst because of the manners of the students when they're in
public, not because they remember seeing 400 people dressed in sheets.
I What shocks me more than the fact that this would even be proposed
to replace the tradition of the Spring Formal is that the administration
would approve of such a scheme. %
For a group that wants to reduce the incidents of alcohol abuse
among students, these administrators seem to be leaning toward an event
which would encourage heavy drinking. Idon'tthinkI would be caughtj
walking around the streets of Erie at night in a sheet unless I killed quite
a few brain cells first ^ : p
Now, to get to what would be a likely student reaction to thi|
proposal. Many students wanted to go to the Winter Formal, but]
couldn't get tickets due to the limited number sold. So now these
students have no chance to go to a formal — which is especially bad for
seniors. ||
p ;Also,manystudentsarenminto"wUd''partiesofthe
suggest While this event may not be set up as a wild party, the image
of the toga carries that connotation. -j ?
i An alternative was suggested, which entailed keeping the idea of the
formal intact while throwing a toga party on the campus the same
weekend. This is also not a good idea. Again, we're dealing with a type
of party that tends to get out of hand. It has already been shown that
events sponsored on campus can get out of hand, so perhaps this
not be held. * £ £ j
MSG has said that it will somehow gather student opinion on
changing'over to a toga party. Make it easy on them. Tell your
representative that you won't stand for this, not only because it would
deprive you of an event that you'd like to attend, but it would promote
an event that would make Mercyhurst - and its students - look t•?:3j
Why should Mercyhurst get in the toga party business? Let students
have a night that memories are made of, like a formal - not a night that
many will not remember the next day. j
 MARCH 23,1989 The Merciad PAGE 5

Seniors show their art

ftfirBy Theresa Kloecker helped to organize the show.
BMeiciad staff report* "A large number of peopl
tended * because we had a la
group participating/ • Ernest Mau
the, director of the art department
said. Last year's senior show onlv
jr*i cifr*»t%^Mfr*fe _
MtssiUs AT ™ I M 4 I » » * .
S t R* rrwot rowtir i^h s o t
"My Grandfather's Trains" by Matthew Deibert
It is estimated that there were had seven students. Mauthe said. Hammermill library. The gallery
150-300 people at die opening of "This opening was a success, the hours are the same as the library
the show, entitled Interpretaion, on success being the attendance and hours.
March 12. Accurate numbers were especially the participation of the
not available because not everyone Mercy hurst *' community,*' Fiona
there signed in, according to Jodi McGettigan, a senior art major said.
Staniunas, a senior art major who I Various committees of art stu-
dents were formed to assist with all
the details that go in to putting on the
show, according to Staniunas.
People from outside of?the Mer-
cyhurst community also helped.
Philip Pierre of the Erie Art
Museum's frame shop helped to
frame some of the pictures, f
All the students in the show will
graduate with a B.A.'in the Fine
Arts. The students' concentrations
in the art field vary. They include
fine arts, teaching, art therapy, and
graphic design. Every student has at
least two works in the show* and APRIL HANNAH TOMPKINS is just one of the students featured in the
more were added if space permitted. Senior Art Show in Cummings Gallery. Pictured is "Seated Figure."*
The mediums used for works Photos by Theresa Kloecker
also ? vary. They include fwater-
color , colored pencils, ceramics, oil
paints, and graphic design elements.
"It was a very exciting show be-
cause of the diversity of the
'What Up, Dog?'
works,"Mauthe said.
The works include portraits,
landscapes, studies of famous art-
ists and sculptures. The majority of showcases ambiguity
works at the show can be purchased. morning she looked like a horse."
The prices rangefrom$75 to $500. By Karen Sampson! Though some of the words ate
The show will continue until Merciad staff reporter zany and the music that accompa-
April 12. The Cummings Gallery is nies them bizarre, the Was boys do
located on the second floor of Was (Not Was) is a band which sometimes have something impor-
defies definition and thumbs its tant to say. Such is the case in "11
nose at convention. *: Their debut MPH'' which describes the assassi-
album, What Up, Dog? success- nation and presidency of John F.
fully showcases their ambiguity of Kennedy. This is all set to a driving
style which makes it so hard to pin R&B beat interspersed with har-
al»».
• •
a category title on the group. . ^ monica and bass fljJflfcOJ^ 1
The band is definitely funky, Other songs such as Wedding
yet they are not quite funk. Nor are
they totally R&B. In fact, they even
have one song ("Dad, I'm in Jail")

Cancer 6ocietv fund that borders on punk. Each song is

truly an entity all its own.
Was (Not Was) is made up of
Sir Harry Bowens and Sweet Pea
Atkinson sharing the lead vocals;
Don (Fagenson) Was covering the
The American jCancer (Society says, the 4 C
bass, keyboards, guitar, and man-
dolin; and David (Weiss) Was on
v
flute, keyboards, harmonica, and
1930*6, le66 than one in Evel cancer patients was vocals. The band hails from De-
troit, but had to go out of the stales
alive atlleast Ifive years after treatment. Today the in order to get their "big break." No
one could accurately categorize the
band, so no one knew what audience
survival rate has more than doubled, to approxi- to aim for or on what stations to play
them.
The first single off What Up,
mately one in two, and many more people could b d Dog?, "Spy in the House of Love,"
Vows in Vegas" and "Anytime
is thetypeof song you find yourself
Lisa" again change styles. "Ve-
saved througji early diagnosis and prompt treat- singing even if you do not care for it
It has a pulsating back rhythm that is gas" is a slow, depressing easy lis-
reminiscent I of disco filled with tening piece which features Rank
ment." | horns and female singers providing
backup.
Sinatra
"Anytime
Jr.
Lisa"
(huh?)
is the
on vocals.
classic fifties
Good-Boy-In-Love-With-A-Bad-
The American Cancer Society will have its annual There is also their current dance hit
"Walk the Dinosaur," (you know, Girl
high
thing
and
with
sweet
Sir Harry
They
crooning
have also
boom boom acka-lacka lacka
city-wide education? and fond raisins drive Sunday, _,„ n) which reminds me a lot of
• : « : •

something Kool & The Gang would

included
Redding's
a
"I
remake
Can't
of
Turn
Otis
You
sing. ? Loose" which isn't half bad (it's a
April 9 through Saturday, April 22. The Collegp "Earth to Doris" is ascenario of
a dirty night filled with cheap
little
the
less
Otis
"raunchy
version).
sounding" than

For those who like "Walk the

Community! is invited to volunteer one hour of _ e , cheap women, and a cheap
• : • : • .

hotel set to music. One can almost Dinosaur,"

you would
I cannot
enjoy the
guarantee
entire
that
album,
visualize the smoke in the air and
needed time jto this worthy cause. To sigp up, ripped vinyl seat covers in a diner. and for those
The blunt language makes the vi- I cannot guarantee that i
who hate "Dinosaur,"
would
gnette amusing, yet comments on not be something that really struck
contact Sr. Elizabeth, DoRer Clark, or Fr. Steve at the seedier side of life. One line you in one of the other songs. What
says: "I met a woman there one Up, Dog? has something for every-

Campus Ministry, extension 429 Thank you night..She kissed me like she was one, but not necessarily all at the
hungry, So we got a room. In the same time.
PAGE 6
Seduction is plot of 'Liaisons
By Robi Taylor
Merciad staff writer
I have some very strong feelings
toward Glenn Close, especially
since her appearance in Fatal At-
traction. To put it in a nut shell.. J
can't stand the woman. So I went to
see Dangerous Liaisons expecting
not to like it But I was wrong.
All the cast did a magnificen tjob
in their roles. Everybody fit their
role perfectly. Usually at least one
character seems just a little out of
place. That was not a problem here.
The story that the movie came
from is over 200 years old, but it is
the kind of plot that makes up our
prime-time soap operas. While
watching Dangerous Liaisons my
mind kept going back to Dallas. The
main characters were so much like
J JR. and Sue Ellen that it was un-
canny.
Glenn Close and John Malkovich
play the two lead roles of the Mar-
quis de Merteuil and the Viscount
deValmont Their main objectives
in life were to see how much dam-
age they could do to other people
and eventually to each other.
The Merciad \s> having on Oscar contest
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The character played by
Malko vich tries the entirefilmto go
to bed with Close. She bets him that
he will not be able to sleep with the
Madame de Tourval, the faithful
wife of one of his enemies, played
by Michelle Pfeif fer. Her part of the
bet is that she will honor him with
her attentions after he completes his
quest
"All the cast did a mag-
nificent job in their
roles...Usually at |least
one character seems just
a little out of place. That
was not a problem here/'
As kind of a side request of
Merteuil, Valmont spoils the virgin-
ity of the daughter of an unliked
cousin of hers leaving her pregnant My rating 95/100
All the time this is going on Merteuil Some nudity, adult situati
is sleeping with the virgin's fiance. ual theme
ifiji * J
W-r.
The Merciad MARCH
», 198*
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While Valmont plots on how to
make love to Tourval, Merteuil says
that she will only pay off if she has
proof* in writing, that the event ac-
tually took place. Of course she lies
about that too. |
i After everything isfinallyre*
solved they have the most realistic
sword fight ever filmed. The way
that this was acted out and shot
made the viewers feel that they were
in the middle ofthe action. It wasnot
quick or pretty but it was exciting to
watch. I | I
Don't be surprised if the aver-
age age of the audience is around SO
years old, but there are also some
people that bring young teenagers
to see this movie/
The older set is the kind of
market this type of movie is aimed
at But don't let that keep you from
going to see Dangerous Liaisons.
Wendy & Lisa has rotten fruit
If you do, odds are that you'll miss
one of the best films of the year. m
while FYC cooks
By BUI Hogan ?
Billboard's Hot 100 and still climb-
Merciad record reviewer
ing, f \ g
The Cannibals
Hey Gang. This week we will modern beat with hard edged guitarhave a j in
look at the second LP from Wendy accompaniments. "I'm Not Satis-
& Lisa and the second LP from the •j
Erie Rocks airs i Wendy A Lisa left nice three will be hits. Also, for all of you 50s
Fine Young Cannibals. fied" andrWs OK (It's Alright)"
last show years ago to pursue their own music music night club fans there is some
careers. Theirfirstalbum did alright fine love ballads and dance musk i
with the hit, "Waterfall" and now with a style from this era on the
"Erie Rocks," a popular lo- they hope to really break through album.
cally produced * music program with Fruit at the Bottom. In;1987, you might remember
(Monday, 8:30 p.m. on Channel This album is a little more funk the movie Tin Men with Danny
andlessrock. It sounds as if Prince DeVito as an aluminum - siding
11) will air its last show on Mon-
wrote and produced the whole al- salesman."The Fine Young Canni-
day, March 27. I bum. bals had a cameo appearance play-
The program has aired for 5.5 Wendy & Lisa have a couple of ing in a night club. The song that
years now, according to Robi good trades with "Are*You My they sang in the movie, "Good
Taylor, its producer/director. Baby," which is trying to break Thing" which is on this album is the
Videos and interviews with local onto die charts. Another is "Satis- most popular songfromthe movie.
bands were the focus of the pro- faction,' ' which receives a little help Fine Young Cannibals David
gram. from Jessie Johnson. These tracks Steele and Andy Cox have come a
Mercyhurst students Brian are good, but certainly not enough long way from their defunct group
DiPlacido and Pamela Rock have to carry die whole. £ English Beat Roland Gifts vocals
Ladies, this album just doesn't are supreme and at the same time
been interviewed with their bands
on the show. have it Right now, Prince is having different
the last laugh. I The Cannibals are here to stay 1
The show is ending, accord-
ing to Taylor, simply because the The next group is the English and The Raw and the Cooked is| 1
trio, Fine Young Cannibals. Their an album worth having. All ofyou 1
show producers are "moving on second album entitled The Raw adults out there now have a chance I
to bigger and better things." and the Cooked is fantastic There to enjoy a new modern group af% •
The last show will feature the is something for everyone. The you can brag to your kids how gr<pR|
local band "Marz." ! f chart busting hit, "She Drives Me the Fine Young Cannibals are and | |
Crazy" is at number seven on what the heck, cut a rug. J
World of Snafu
By Steve Rush and Craig? Prennatt
H6Y, SNAFU- I
TOO OtoT fl /UI8HT
• 5 P 6 L U O R . S O f - e T H l M ' ' ?
IT'S DARK IK! HEBE,
5 ^RCH 73,1989
The Merciad PAGE 7

Lakers remember turnaround 9 from pg. 8

Men's Tennis improves
| | f "I'm planning on going to the but now they'll be looking out for
Playoffs next season," D i U l l o us. S o we'll have to work harder to
rids. "Everyone is going to be win next year." I ; I S
striking is that this team actually had
fun this year. at a steady pace
I k i n g really hard over the sum- Of course it's easier to have fun
"If you can find a balance be- while you're winning, but this team
mer it's going to take that much tween the three point game and the laughed when other teams may have By Matthew J. Clark

m ^> win because the league's inside game, you can be a great
j ) be even tougher next year. team,'' Maxson says.
Teams won't take us too * 'We have great inside play and
fehtly next year," she says. we have great outside play. If we
; gj
cried and pulled together when
other teams may have crumbled
under the pressure.
"I had fun,"^Hogue says. "It
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Merciad Sports Editor
The men's tennis team is off to an
impressive start - even though their
•Teams that judged us on our past can find a balance between the two record is only 5-5.
was a great year because we notonly With the level of competition the
ncords didn't think w e were that we're going to be unstoppable." won but we had fun doing it" j
good and we proved | t h e m ; all No doubt teamwork was a key in- Lakers have faced thus far, even head
' 'We not only worked hard, but coach;!Frank Clark wouldn't have
wrong. We'll have to work much gredientforthe Lakers in 1988-89. we had a great team and we also had
htfder next year." In fact, it may be difficult to find been surprised to see die team below
fun the whole year,'' Sullivan adds. .500. I \ \ \
Next year's competition will another basketball program in the By the way, all die girls agree
definitely be tougher, but Hogue entire nation which better exempli- Quinton, the 'Hurst's N o . 1 player is currently 7-2 and Raul
that they had a lot of fun beating do, the No. 2 man is 7-3. p m '
says the Lakers will be ready. fies the word "team." Gannon twice in the same season. as
had a little trouble this year but things are looking up,* * Clark
"We know what we have to do "I think we had a great season* says, r • We* ve had a tough schedule and right now we're still 5-5. W e
4<

Ito be successful,'' she says. \' 'We
haveto win all the MCC games even
though the competition will be bet-
ter." J (Kindlin's) rebounding all com-
"This year we did well o n the
road but we'11 have to do even better
next year," Sullivan says. "This
year we snuck up on some people
1
Cafe Memi Jbr the week
BrL March 24
* 'Everyone contributed,''
Maxson says. "Nancy's ball-han-
dling skills, Kelly's incredible de-
fense, Cheryl's shooting and Chris
bined for the team's success."
After all has been written about
this team, including this article, the
one thing that will probably be most
>;•• t - " . v . . Veal Parmesan
HHIIiliiifl
DiLallo offers. "We accomplished
everything we set out; to do and
more. Everyone deserves it."
I Indeed, the 1988-89 Lady Lak-
ers deserve all the recognition they
get and it appears that this group has
the chemistry to "play it again"
next year. Thank you, ladies and
good luck next season.
Dinner i I
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_
weren't expecting to be 5-5 at this point considering die strength of our
schedule." jj i \ '
Last year, the Lakers were 14-3 and had little trouble with most of
its opponents. But this year, the Lakers have taken a tougher route.
Despite this, Clark feels the team will still be represented in the NCAA
tournament in May.
44
ipped, the level of competition for this year," Clark
plains.' 'Last year, we were 14-3 but the quality of opponents wasn't
at great • \ lsj| • £ \ X
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year, our record may not be as good but we're still hoping we
might be nationally ranked and qualify individuals for a bid to the
NCAA tournament \ f
' 'We should definitely end up with a winning season,'' he says.' And
the going won't be getting much easier for Mercyhurst over the next
several weeks. '
All upcoming matches get progressively harder until a big tourna-
ment on April 21. The Quad match will feature all Div. II schools -
Mercyhurst, Millersville, archrival Bloomsburg and Concordia.

Beef Burgundy t&OoH 9 V* r T

The*young Lakers should get better and better as the season

Lunch 1/4 pound Hamburgers progresses and Clark hopes next year will be arealturning point for the
Fish Sandwich program. t 5 I i , '!
Macaroni & Cheese March "Someof our strong points are that we have two juniors playing very
strong at No. 1 and No. 2 and we still have another year of play out of
Dinner Lunch i them/* Clark says, - g | \ "g
Battered Haddock Bar-b-que Ground *Beef "Plus die recruiting we're doing right now will give us a much
French Fries & Cole Slaw Sandwich stronger team next year.
Ham & Scalloped Potatoes "We also have three freshman playing and they are gaining
experience," he continues. "Right now they're playing a little weak
Sat March 2S against the more experienced players. But that should turn around and
Dinner even as this season goes on, they should get stronger and stronger.
Lunch I ¥ Spaghetti & Meat Sauce j "Our no. 7 man, Jason Hervoyavich, is twice the player he was in
Hot Dogs Chopped Steak w/ the Fall," he says. "He's starting to put the heat on some of the other
H
Cook's Choice Casserole mushrooms & onions players on die team ^^^^ ^^ _ _
Chicken Burgers Clark says that No. S man Greg Dixon, another freshman, is one of
Dinner the steadiest players.
New York Strip Steak Wed, March^? "He'shad much success," he says. "He had a lot of success in the
Breaded Shrimp Fall but more recendyfhe's had some trouble because the more
Lunch i I I experienced players attack his game - so he's learning about collq
Hamburgers f tennis. The experience is going to help him. He's going to be real solid
I Philip Clark, another freshman at the no. 4 position is a real strong
Sun. March 26 fj Macaroni & Cheese serve and volley player, j
| Tom Pakulski, currently _ ^^ ^^
Brunch 1 Dinner I Tom Conrad, a senior and team captain is at the no. 3 position and
Scrambled Eggs Curried Turkey w/ Rice could be a factor toward season's end and in the bigger tournaments
Home Fries Swiss Steak Clark knows that any successful program must have good double
Bacon Pepperoni Pizza play and he still stresses it 1
"Mercyhursthasalwaysstresseddoublesplay,"hesays. "Doubles
Dinner L March 30 play is just as important as singles play. Withfreshmanplayers and
Baked Taverne Ham inexperience, we've got to win our doubles matches.
Broccoli Spears & Sweet Lunch I I As for the future of the program, Clark hopes to keep it slow and
BLT Sandwich j steady, building up the team piece by piece into a real contender.
Potatoes i B "We're going to keep adding stronger and stronger schools to our
Shells & Sauce
schedule. g I
Mon. March 27 ^"Hopefully, next year we'll add three orfourbig names.
Dinner "We'll continue recruiting tennis players that hopefully
Lunch Baked Chicken prove the program dramatically. We hope to be adding tw
Grilled Pastromi Beef Storganoff players for next year.
& Swiss on White Fritters & Syrup| Our team for next year should be bigger and better and our schedule
Turkey Fried Rice should be tougher,
all menus subject to change
The Sports Information Dept. is looking for stu-
dent assistants. Anyone interested should con-*j
tact Greg Yoko at ext 225 during business
hours, or see him at the Campus Center.
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Lady Lakers remember spectacular season

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By Matthew J. Clark F conunues. "lowanitliecndofti-

Merciad Sports Editor as- season we worked even hard* Z
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0 1
^ S ? " ^ " moreintense?
What a difference one year can Our ability to work together
make. Not too many people re- **j hejed us down the «reieh^
member that last March the only pulled us through," Peggy ^2 .
thing the Lady Lakers were cele- adds. "We pulled eachTlfo%L
brating was die end of a long and whenweweredown.Weweitmoi^" v
family-oriented."
disappointing 7-16 season.
Now, just one year later, they're "Our ability to work together
celebrating die completion of the and how well we got along made us
almost miraculous turnaround of a successful," DiLallo agrees, "it
program that was going nowhere wasn't just individuals, it was a
three years ago. In fact, not many team. Offthe floor,we all getalon K
people even acknowledged! the really well. I've never been on a
women's basketball program. team that s gotten along this well"
On the heels of a 21-8 season DrfensivespedalistKeDySulH-
and a runner-up finish in the ECAC van is lookingforwardto next year
championships, the satisfaction of and sees this season, with all it's
winning and accomplishment has rewards, as a learning experience
replaced the bitterness and frustra- for better things to come.
tion of a team that couldn't put 10 "Playoff experience this year
wins together last year. will help us a lot next year," Sulli-
Sophomore Ruth Henderson van predicts. "We should be more
remembers last season and is glad to relaxed. Next year, our expecta-
be a winner now. tions in the tournament will be much
"It's better to be a successful greater. We'll want to win the tour-
program than to lose all the time," nament This year, we were just
she says. "It makes you proud happy to be there, i
when people ask how you've done THE 1988-89 MERCYHVRST Lady Lakers, Fromfrontrow left: Cheryl Tomczak, Rente Patmore, Peggy Hogue, "I think we're going to be twice
and you can tell them you've done Nancy DiLallo, Ruth Henderson, Liz Kennedy, Kelly Sullivan, Becky Schmidt, Danielle Lips, head coach Lukeas good next year," she says. "We
well. R up pel, asst. coach Jim Gray, Chris Kindlin, Lisa Maxson, asst. coachBill Pepicello and stud. asst. Laura Kalish. already know how to work together.
"Last year we were counting I think we' 11 win the MCC and make
down die-days until the season was "To me, theECAC's were still big. ing to Mercyhurst, but the team's the Lakers new found success this the NCAA tournament" |
over. We were sick of losing. This Itwas the biggestthing all season. It performance did not At least not year. | | J "Any tournament experience is
year, we were looking forward to was a huge accomplishment" until this year. ! "This year we had a better atti- helpful," Maxson adds. "The more
the next practice or the next game MCC Player of the Year Lisa "It's always| satisfying to do tude and the whole team got along tournament experience you have,
because we knew we could win," t who averaged over 22 well in anything you do but it's ten really well," Maxson says. "That the better you are in the next tourna-
she says. pouits per game for the *Hurst was times more satisfying now that the was a big plus because that doesn' t ment, i ;
Indeed, they did win and played . w i •:*: ially pleased with the turn- whole 4
team's doing well,' * she says. happen very often." "If everyone stays healthy and
in the ECAC championship, bow- around. ' Going home knowing that you did And just how important was that everyone comes back and a few
ing to Keene, 75-64. "It was really awesome toturn well and lost-it's just half of a good togetherness to the Lady Lakers recruits come in, we're just going to
"We couldn't believe it," she the program around in one year," thing." | jg | down the stretch? be that much better,
recalls. "We never expected to go she says.' * I went through the same All the players seem to agree that "We all get along and that's a see 'Remember,' pi 7
that far and then to be in die cham- situation in high school with a really team togetherness was the key for big thing on the floor," Maxson
pionship of the ECAC was really bad program but thefreshmanclass
something. Knowing you're one of was really talented and we brought
36 teams leftat the end of the season die program up. That's what hap-
and that everyone else has turned in pened this year.
their stuff makes you feel g< . • : • : • "We had a lot of good recruits,
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I thought that we would go this far, here, she continues. "It was just a By Kevin McHugh wrong with the degree to which may beforgottenif the influences
junior point guard Nancy DiLallo culmination of new players, old Merciad Asst Sports Editor American athletes are idolized and money and commercialism laysits
adds. "But it was hard to believe players and the coaches and it just admired and the amount of money black hand on them.
that we actually did go this far. It's clicked and gelled and worked for A move to professionalize Irish they make?Isn't it strange that thou- The legendary background to
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starting to sink in now." us. amateur sports may lead to many of sands of them earn more than the Hurling, a sport that is played m
*"I've been in playoffs ever Max son's individual perform- the problems that riddle the Ameri- American president? % - sticks similar to hockey sticks ins
since high school," DiLallo says. ance has always clicked since com- can sporting organizations such as The reason Ifindit hard to idol- called hurleys that are used to mta
drug abuse and the use of steroids. ize and glorify individual players basebaUlikebattbetweenH-shapec
If Irish athletes involved in the and teams in professional sports is posts, extends back to the NfeW™
Gaelic Athletic Association because they live in a different UlsterCycle.
SCOREBOARD (G.A.A), which is nonprofessional, world. 11 have nothing in common
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that American athletes do they will impersonal. F killed the Irish wolf hound w
Men's Tennis (5-5) be tempted to begin using steroids I come from Co.Donegal in i n g t o K i n g a u l a i i m . C u ^
and may,|as many American ath- Ireland and that is why I support the was playing hurling when tf*
letes do spend their? money on atta^edbythedofrHethrewu^J
Co.Donegal Team and that is invari-
L^Cornell|University drugs.
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I So much is at stake in American and women support each of the 32 down the dog's *roat.TheK^g
iJkutgers University professional football and basketball county teams. I can walk into a bar hoirffiedatthedeathofte^J
W- University of Buffalo that winning is the only thing that and talk to the local players that are hound but was appeased wnen
counts. The pressure to succeed and part of the county team. These boy offered to take the dog SP^J
the fear of failure has led to many From then oil he was known^g-
players have fame but have little of
Basebalf(3-2) college athletes taking steroids.
the restrictions that American ath- Chulainn which means the bouw
The huge earnings made by letes face. Ifindit hard toput posters
Chulainn.
young professional athletes in on my wall of players that live in a
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spend their millions on cocaine and
to
totally different world and with | Traditional Irish spots a* n
I W-^Hobart 10-9 heroin. At the moment drug abuse whom I have little in common. tually unadulterated in f " ^
and the use of steroids in Ireland is Another! attraction that Irish to those in America. W***%J
W- NorthlDakota 4-3 very limited so why risk changing sports that include Gaelic Football, to direct diem in the * " * * j,
~W^ Wesley College 4-3 that by increasing the influence of Hurling, Handball and Camogie professional
nave and that American sports do taking, which has led to e * ^
sport in A * * * ^
money on Irish sports? t
fj> Bloomsburg 7-2 not is that they havea deep historical commercialism and empw**
Doesn't anybody see anything and mythological background that
winning, may change that