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C a m p u s Ministry Supports Hunger Awareness
By Marcia K. FameII
Contributing Writer
October is observed as Hunger
Awareness Month and Mercyhurst
once again takes its place as a place
of support in the Erie area. Within
the past week, Campus Ministry
hassponsoreda teleconference, the
annual food drive and the Hunger
A \v areness Di n ner.
The teleconference was held
Wednesday, Oct. 15 in the Student
Government Chambers. Those
who attended learned, via video
tape provided by the Bread for the
World Organization, that there are
38 million Americans living in
poverty while 26.6 million people
were forced to turn to the use of
food stamps last year. In addition
to those sobering statistics, 14
million children under the age of
12 are hungry or at the risk of
hunger in this country.
The Community Childhood Hun-
ger Identification Project (CCHIP)
states, "Hunger stunts growth and
affects cognitive development in
children, reduces the ability of
adults to learn job skills and be
productive citizens. Fortunately,
in our nation, hunger has a cure,
and effective federal nutrition pro-
grams are an essential part of the
cure."
According to Michele Garvey,
the campus minister who directs
volunteer services, the teleconfer-
ence was very in formative and dealt
Is. Those who at-
with global i
tended raised questions about the
role of the United States as a first
world country in dealing with this
problem, which was not addressed
during the teleconference. These
questions are being sent toCCHI P.
Additionally, Garvey said that Sr.
STUDENTS MAY LOSE PARKING RAMP PRIVILEGES
By Chris Wloch
Editor-in-Chief
During the past few weeks, there
have been numerous complaints
about students who have left their
cars parked in the lower level of
the main parking ramp on campus
during the daytime.
According to director of secur-
ity Ken Sidun, if this continues
then students will no longer be
MERCYHURST COLLEGE, GLENWOOD HILLS, ERIE, PA.
October 23,1997
Month
Dorothy Stoner, visiting instructor
of religious studies, is considering
whether to use the information
provided by the teleconference as
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part of her curriculum. Garvey said
that this is wonderful because the
most important part of battling the
problem is education.
In addition to the teleconference,
Campus Ministry also sponsored a
Food Drive Monday and Tuesday
nights from 6 to 8 p.m. Students
went out into the community to
collect non-perishable food items
to donate to Second Harvest Food
Bank in Erie.
The Reverend Steve Anderson,
College Chaplain, said, "Mercy-
hurst students have always been
the leaders for the local food drives
(our college is the one who started
them) and have always been most
generous with their time and en-
ergy. The Food Drive shows a real
conce rn for the hungry of our com- pose
munity."
1997 Hunger Awareness Month Food
According to Garvey, Tuesday
usually yields better results that on Junior Kate Shaffer said, "Help- The Hunger Awareness Meal serve the meal to those who par-
Monday, but with every can of ing out with the Food Drive, I was helps us to be aware that there are ticipated. "My thoughts would be
food, at least one person will be impressed with the number of people who aren't choosing to go that we need to get more students
fed. This past Monday there was a people who were participating. It hungry," said Garvey. According aware of the hunger problem,"said
great response with four college was wonderful." to Garvey, the money collected Lehr. "I think there needs to be
vans)being filled with students.. Kelly Sceusa, campus minister from the meal will be given to the more of a focus on the community
Garvey said that the team could for the North East campus, said Food Bank along with the food versus the self."
have used another van. The only that they will be conducting their collected on Monday and Tues- Opresko echoed Lehr's send
problem with the first night of the food drive Oct. 23. All donationsj day. For every penny, the Food men is. "The Hunger Awareness
Food Drive was transportation, she will be given to a food bank in Bank is then able to purchase a Meal really surprised me, "shesaid.
said. North East. "Last year we raised pound of food to be given to the "I knew there were hungry people
Overal 1, Garvey said that there over 300 pounds of food," Sceusa hungry. in the world, but I never knew the
has been great response from the added. There were various reactions distribution of the food was so
I studentsandcoachesofMercyhurst The crowning event of Hunger among the students who attended unequal."
in helping to collect food, with Awareness Month was the Hunger the meal. Fresher Tim McNicol Freshers Elizabeth McDonnell,
participation from various teams Awareness Meal held in the caf- said, "As I sat here, I felt for the and Heather Weber said they were
enlightened by their attendance at
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such as dance, football and soccer eteria Wednesday night from 4:30- people who are in need and I have
to name a few. Several coaches 5:30 p.m. and the cost was $5. a deep desire to reach out and help the Hunger Awarencss Meal. "It
have made sign-up sheets for their "We are forfeiting our choice of them." helps us to realize how lucky we
teams. Garvey praised the hockey one meal for one day and manyj Jenn Lehr, a junior and Kathleen are," they said, "and to not take for
team for attending both nights. people go without food everyday. Oprcsko, a sophomore helped to granted w hat we have."
Campus Interior to be Closed to Traffic
able to park in the lower level. night visitors have been parki ng in By Chris Wloch of Zurn and Baldwin, will remain
Students arc currently permitted the ramp's lower level. Editor -in- Chief permenantly closed starting
to leave their cars in the ramp's Additionally, Sidun related that Monday, Nov. 3. fc
lower level from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. 'starting next week, unstickcred In the October 2nd issue of The After a traffic study is conducted
When students fail to remove their cars that remain in the lot after I Merciad, it was incorrectly re- this term, a decision will be made
cars in the morning, the faculty a.m. will be towed in the morning. ported tha t new 30 by 60 fool cast whether the gates should remain
who have paid for a parking spot Sidun said that the loss ol park- iron gates were to be placed in the closed only between the hours of 8
are forced to look elsewhere. Any ing ramp privileges "is dependent campus interior. a.m. and 4 p.m., Garvey said.
cars without a parking sticker are on whether students follow the College President Dr. William Access cards will be issued to
lagged with a $25 ticket. rules. If they continue abusing P. Garvey, said that the two new handicapped persons and mail de-
Sidun said that the rules will also these regulations, then we will gales, which were recently in- livery trucks which need to get
^ sirioily enforced because over- close the lower level to students/ stalled on Preston Drive in front through.
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discussing proposals for change in the Irish constitution as part of was not budgeted but when things benefit the students they have to done, no questions asked.
both a balancedconstittrtionaltftange and an derailagreerjieftt^ithi The staff works hard to provide s tuden ts with the necessities said Moore. Many al terations have been made
Ithe British government; Britain and Ireland agree that rule from to accommodate them. Over the summer more than $200,000 worth of furniture was purchased for the East
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in particular in good condition so that futureresidentscan enjoy the same comforts. Also in the works is a
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Following an incident involving German police md the husband

of a Liberian diplomat, German Foreign Minister Klaus Kinkcl has
demanded the removal of Liberian diplomat Neville Reid from the United Way Strives to (Reach its Goals
cinrntry,
Reid, husband of the first secretary of the Liberian Embassy to By James Gorman
Bonn, Berenice Reid, threatened German police with a loaded News Editor
handgun after he was caught selling 17 pounds of cocaine inaBonn;
hotel. The Mercyhurst College United Way Program has reached 28% of its goal thanks to employees who have
Reid was released under diplomatic immunity, but the German pledged a total of $4,800 thus far. Coordinator of the drive Karen English said, "We need their hcl p to reach
government has declared both him and his wife persona nop grata, the top, so the United Way can continue to provide support to agencies in Erie County. Duringf 1997,
the sharpest diplomatic recourse. The couple has been given 4ft Mercyhurst contributed more than $ 15,000 to the United Way of Erie County to help fund human service
hours to leave the country.. agencies such as the Mercy Center for Women. The center founded by the Sisters of Mercy, provides long
One American and one British citizen have been detained in term transitional housing for homeless women and their children while assisting them in obtaining the
connection with the incident. There was no comment available from education and skills they need to become self sufficient. If you can help with a donation or a gift of volunteer
the American Embassy concerning this arrest. service, contact Karen English at Ext. 2004 or mail your pledge to Institutional Advancement in Egan 41.
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MSG News:BillingsIey Meets with Reps The War is On

The Mercyhurst College Circle
By Emilio Colaiacovo K Clubis teaming up with United
MSG Secretary, Cerebral Palsy in an effort to
raise funds for fighting the dis-
On Monday, Mercyhurst Student Government held its weekly meet- ease statewide.
ing at 8:30 p.m. in the MSG Chambers, upstairs in the Herrmann Union. Nearly 70 other PeAnsylvania
Tom Billingsley, vice president for administrative services, met with clubs are also fuhdraising for
representatives of student government to discuss a number of issues United Cerebral Palsy this year,
that concerned the student body. Billingsley informed the student body according to Mercyhurst Circle
that the college is trying to finish construction on the library before the K President Scott Koskoski.
winter begins, however this would not deter the administration from One hundred percent of all dol-
accommodating student wishes. lars donated will stay ri ght here
Billingsley also said that the new Rec Center advisory committee will in Pennsylvania. \
consist of Dr. Adovasio from the Archeology department, Vernon To raise funds and awareness
Wherry from the Criminal J ustice department along with Tom Bender for cerebral palsy at Mercyhurst, 1
and Emilio Colaiacovo, as well as staff from the Rec Center. The a campus-wide "nickel war * was
committee will meet Thursday. Billingsley said that he hopes that the started on Monday. Competing
new com mi t tee wi 11 be able to devise a plan that will rectify some of the against each other are the resi-
existing problems that concern the students who use the REC center dence halls for current freshers
regularly. and the front desk of Herrmann
Additionally, Billingsley made mention of the new electronic gate Union for the upperclass stu-
that will be operational on Monday, Nov. 3. It will limit traffic into dents. Starting in winter term,
student areas for their safety. faculty'members from the dif-
At the meeting, several students expressed outrage at the heinous ferent divisions,of the college
actions done by some students to vandalize the new Munson Plaza. For will also enter the "war," ac-
many on this campus, Bob Munson was much more than an adminis- cording to Koskoski.
trator, he was a friend and confidant It distressed many in MSG that his According to Koskoski, the
memory was tarnished by someone who has little respect for other first group to completely fill
people' s efforts. Billingsley encouraged the students to spread the word their container with coins will
about the respect thai ought to be shown for Munson Plaza. be treated to a large pizza party.
President Kevin Segedi began to conduct discussion on the donation "The goal is to create a sense
that MSG gives to a charity this year. This year, MSG has decided to of competition between the dif-
donate $500 to ALS otherwise known as Lou Gherig's disease. A vote ferent dorms and the uppc rclass-
will be taken next week to officially donate the money to this worth- men, "Koskoski said. "Itall goes The fountain " Blessing'' was recently installed in
while charity. to a good cause, and we're not
asking for a thousand dollars Munson Plaza only to be quickly defaced by vandals.
At last week's meeting, a letter was read from the Buettner Family
thanking the MSG representatives for their generous donation last apiece. Every time you leave or Fortunately, the grafitti is not a permanent addition.
spring. Bob Buettner was a member of our maintenance staff who enter the dorm or Union, if you A dedication service is scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 16.
passed away suddenly last spring. Those in Student Government have a little change, think of Members of Munson's family and the artist who
decided to donate some money to the Buettner family to assist the Cerebral Palsy." created the stunning water sculpture will be present
children with their education. Treasurer Ryan Kennis announced that
last month's expenses were posted outside the MSG office in the
Student Union.
'Hurst Football Moves to Division II Scholarship
By James Gorman
Segedi related that the Executive Board met with College President News Editor
Dr. William P. Garvey and Director of Residence Life Tyrone Moore.
According to Segedi it was a productive meeting and the results will Mercyhurst College football started as an NCAA Division III team and then moved to Division II non-
hopefully benefit students. scholarshi p in 1993. .1
MSG representatives also debated the annual donation to the United On Oct. 16, 1997, at Mercyhurst-North East Campus, Mercyhurst College trustees approved a motion to
Way. After a debate, Senior Representative Eric Wicks made a motion make the team a Division II scholarship football team. Consequently, the Lakers will be moved into the
to donate $500 to the United Way. Additionally, junior representative Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference (MIFC) at the beginning of the 1998 football season.
Brian McCarthy was elected to the Judiciary Board. The MIFC will increase the number of teams in the conference with the addition of Findlay, Westminster,
MSG meetings arc open to the entire student body. If any students and Mercyhurst. These three teams wilI be competing in the South Division along with Ashland, Indianapolis,
have a particular issue they wish to bring to thefloorfor debate, or if Hillsdale and Wayne State. The Northern Di\ ision includes Ferris State, Grand Valley, St. Francis of Indiana,
students would 1 i ke to become more involved i n student life on campus,Michigan Tech, Saginaw Valley, Northwood and Northern Michigan. Each Ml FC member will play the other
they may come to the weekly meetings which are held Monday night six teams in its division, plus four games of inter-division play, thus making it a 10 game schedule for each
at 8:30 p.m. in the government chambers. squad. * J
The tentative 1998 Mercyhurst schedule includes home games with Michigan Tech Hillsdale, Grand
HELP]WANTED!! Valley, Ashland and Findlay and away games at St. Francis, Indianapolis, Westminstei Saginaw Valley,
Northwood and Northern Michigan. Mercyhurst Athletic Director Pete Russo said. "This upgrade will give
Students needed to help shovel^snow, our football program the opportunity to gain greater regional recognition, a guaranteed ten game yearly
schedule, the ability to compete in the conference championship and the opportunity to receive an automatic
Starts at minimum! wage. Contact bid to the NCAA tournament** , "
With the addition of scholarship football, 19 of Mercyhurst's 20 sports programs now offer financial aid to
maintenance department at x2273. student athletes.
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Garth-mania sweeps Brooks-Burgh the community is by placing col-

By Carrie Tappe his seven-member band, known as background for a new CD in the didn't seem at all disappointed.
A&E Editor the Stillwater Band, played on a making. Each concert was taped in Among the crowd were Garth's lection sites outside the arena
fairly simple, plain, octagon- efforts to produce a new "Garth parents, T royal and Colleen where his concerts are held. Con-
Six sold out concerts in six con- shaped stage. The drummer, origi- Brooks, Live" cd. He said himself Brooks. His mother seemed hon- cert goers are asked to donate non-
secutive nights... 100,000 Pitts- nal ly from Beaver Falls, Pa., was that during his stay in the B urgh, if ored to sign autographs and even perishable food items at the sites.
burgh and local fans...and $2 mil- enclosed in a glassflat-edgedball. he needed to describe the city in pose for a quick picture or two. But All of the food and money col-
lion in ticket sales: those are quite The remaining band members one word, it would be 'class'. like all good things, the Brooks' lected will benefit local homeless
impressive credentials. moved all over the stage through- Overall, the concert was a three- stay in Pittsburgh had to come to shelters and people in need.
Garth B rooks overtook the city out the concert Garth himself was hour energy packed display of tal- an end. Next stop on the World Born in Tulsa, Okla., on Feb. 7,
of Pittsburgh last week by sched- out of control. The more the people ent, enthusiam and "country music Tour...Chicago. Garth will be per- 1962, Troyal Garth Brooks was
uling six concerts at the Civic got into the concert and his music, with a little bit of muscle," accord- forming eight consecutive con- named artist of the year in October,
Arena, breaking previous ticket the more wound-up Garth became. ing to Mr. Brooks. The audience certs i n C hicago this week. 1997, aC the American Music
sales records. A11 six concerts sold The concert was packed with sang right along with Garth. Another major attraction at the Awards. Brooks also won, for the
out within five hours. The going special effects ranging from It was evident that he appreci- concert was Garth apparel. T-shirts fifth year in a row, favorite male
price for tickets was $ 19.25. The smoke, fog, lighting and confetti ated the feedback through his com- and sweatshirts were priced start- country artist and favorite country
last time Garth performed in Pitts- to sound effects. Garth was decked ments and excitement Although ing at $18. Posters were only $5. album for Hits. His album sales
burgh was for one single show in out in a Steelers jersey given to at the age of 35 Garth feels he is Merchandise stands were crowded have topped 60 million worldwide
October of 1992. him earlier Friday afternoon. He is getting too old to perform his fa- both before and after the concert. in a career of less than seven years
As for the actual concert, it was known to be a serious Steeler fan. mous flying trick, the audience Garth's way of contributing to and only eight releases.
fabulous. Garth, accompanied by The Pittsburgh fans served as

SAC News John Denver dies in • th

4 Annual Mercyhurst«
By Melissa Lang 'Criminal?Justice Club
SAC Chairperson

Last week SAC took a break so

tragic plane crash HAUNTED HOUSE

that all students here at Mercy-

hurst could study for their finals.
On Friday night the Tournaments
Committee held a spirit contest at
the Hockey game against Penn
State. Ron Ram bally and his team
won the'contest for having the
most hockey spirit
On Saturday night the Week-
ends Committee sponsored an off-
campus excursion to the movies. A
majority of the participants saw
the movie "I Know What You Did
Last Summer."
This week, SAC will sponsor a
Bingo tournament, open mike
night and Mysteries on Campus.
Mysteries on Campus will be held
at 7:30 p.m. in the Great Room.
Cash prizes will be awarded.
To keep up with the hockey
excitement the weekends commit-
tee will be driving to Fredonia to
watch the Lakers play Fredonia on
Saturday. Please sign up at the
Union Desk.
November calendar informa-
lion is due in the SAC Office by
Monday, October 27. All weekly
activities arc listed on the SAC
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and James Hain, Copy Editor
On Oct. 12, 1997, John Den-
ver's life came to an abrupt end.
His experimental plane, a fiber-
glass two-seater designed by Burt
Rutan, nose-dived into Monterey
Bay near Pacific Grove, Ca.
Denver, 53, was one of
America's most popular folk sing-
ers. Born in Roswell, N.M., he
became the second-biggest selling
artist in RCA Records' history.
His timeless hits include "Take
Me Home, Country Roads,""Sun-
shine on My Shoulders" and
"Annie's Song."
Of his 35 albums, 14 went gold
and eight went platinum. In 1975,
the Country Music Association
named him its Entertainer of the
Year, and two years later he co-
starred with George Burns in the
comedy, Oh God.
Denver was also well-known for
his efforts in environmental and
wildlife conservation. In 1976, he
founded the Winds tar Foundation,
jected to much criticism during the
energy shortage for driving a gaso-
line-powered Porsche and storing
fuel tanks on his property.
A lifelong pilot, Denver was
also active in the Cit i zens i n Space
program which was devoted to
putting civilians on space shuttle
missions. The program ended af-
ter the Challenger disaster, which
claimed the life of the first citizen WHEN: i 1
in space, school teacher Christa
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Saturday, October 25th 7:00PM to Midnight
McAuliffe. Sunday, October 26 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
The plane Denver was piloting WHERE: »;
was an experimental model, but Mercyhurst College Zurn Parking Garage
aviation experts agree that it is (signs for parking will be posted)
generally safe and must meet all HOW MUCH:
normal FAA requirements. The $3.00 for Adults
cause of the crash is still under $2.00 for College Students with ID
$1 01 for Children 12 and under
investigation, but early reports in—J ••Special Thanks to Rocket 101**
dicate that Denver was not intoxi-
cated, although he was flying with
an expired pilot's license.
Denver joins a long list of mu-
sicians who ha\ e perished i n plane Checkout these Halloween fHcks now
crashes. Among them: Buddy
Holly, Ritchie Valcns, Otis
playing on the big screen:Wes Craven's
Redding, and Patsy Cline. Wishmaster, The Game, I Know What You
Married twice, Denver is sur-

phone hot-line. Call extension which campaigns on environmen- vived by three children. Did Last Summer, Kiss the Girls
2093 for the ti mes and locations of
events sponsored by the Students
tal and world hunger issues. In
1979, however, Denver was sub-
and The Devil's Advocate
Activities Committee.
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By Angela Harris deux from the ballet "Lc Corsairc." danccrs, will perform as guest art-
Staff Writer * Closing the first half of the perfor- ists i n a few of the pieces.

The Erie Ballet Theatre, a col-

mance will be "Mobile" where the
choreographer experiments with
•

Jay Kirk, ballet master of the

dance department, said, "It's such
in 01
I 0 iiLiiultcedl see
laboration of the Mcrcvhursi balance points and the thought of a thrill to have Yves and Sam back
dance department and Lake Erie three dancers "moving as one".
to work wi th us on another produc- By Carrie Tappe
Ballet, will hold the first perfor- The second half of the show is faculty of thecollcgeandliriccom-
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mance ofi its 11997-98 season,
"Rock, Roll and Remember", at
the D'Angelo Performing Arts
Center Friday, Oct 31, at 8 p.m.
and Saturday, Nov. 1, at 2:30 p...
;The dancers have been prepar-
ing for this performance since the
begi nni ng of the year, and the prod -
uct of their hard work should be
fabulous, according to Tauna
Hunter, director of the department,
The evening willij begin with
George Balanchi ne's masterpiece,
"Serenade." :
; *>
Next, there will be the pas de
dedicated to the "Rock, Roll, and
Remember" theme. This energetic
group of pieces will reminisce
about the days of "poodle skirts,
pajama parties, and leather jack-
ets." i Kirk said. "The dancers exude the
During the "Rock, Roll and Re-
member" portion of the show, disc
jockey, Dan Geary of local radio
station Froggy 94.7, will lend a
hand in bringing a "flash from the
past" to the audience.
To help Erie Ballet Theatre with
this production, Y ves dc B outeiHer
and Sam Pergandc, two esteemed
with a cast of more than 50 danc- A&li Editor
crs and six choreographers, this
show is sure to be lively, spirited The Criminal Justice Club will
and diverse. 'The content is very hold its fourth annual haunted
accessible to the general public," house Saturday, Oct. 25, from 7
p.m. until midnight and on Sun-
fun nature of the material and draw day, Oct. 26, 7-10 p.m. JThc
the audience in with them." spook lest will haunt the Zu in park-
"With less than a week left be- ing garage at Mercy hurst College.
fore opening night, the aura of the Admission to the haunted house
dance department is thai of antici- is $3 for ad u I is and $2 for students
pation and excitement," Kirk with a Mcrcvhursi ID. The
added. children\s admission price is set at
$1.01 as a thank vou to Rocket 101
forils sponsorship.^Bakcd goods
and refreshments will also be sold.
The haunted house is the first
munily. Not only is this haunted
house a well-anticipated event lor
the club, but a vital fund raisci for
the future adventures of the club."
Materials used in constructing
the haunted house, such as lumber,
hay and fog machines, were do-
nated by area companies.
Me icy hurst's maintenance depart-
ment is also contributing through
the use ofgils vehicles and some
additional tools and equipment.
Malt Berlani, ircasuicr of the
Criminal Justice Club said, "We
couldn't have had such successful
haunted houses in the past il it
wasn't for the support of local com-

a
AD O AD major fundraiser of the academic
school year for the Criminal Jus-
tice Club. The club, made up oF
panies and the college. We arc
grateful for the local support. n
Funds raised from the haunted

Getting Better with Age

criminal justice majors, is one of house and other even is are used for
the most active organizations at various activities and trips the club
the college. takes during the year. This spring
Aaron Laulh, president of the students from the club will be tra\ -
Criminal Justice Club, said, "The cling to Albuquerque, N.M., for
By Brian Elchstadt While not attracting major inter- strings, piano tinklings, and catchy haunted house is a great way lor us the National Criminal Justice Con-
Merciad Writer est, the underrated album showed chords rather than a typical explo- to interact with other members of vention.
Radiohead was turning intoa well- sion of guitar feedback to capture the club as well as the students and
During the past couple of years rounded band. listeners. Tracks such as "No Sur-
A men can cu 1 tu re has e m braced the >"Ok Computer," is aptly named prises" sound similar to 1995\s
music of our British cousins to a for today's seemingly automated "Fake Plastic Trees"and "Lucky" •i

degree not witnessed s i nee the days society. While not using this theme
of hippies, flower power, and the lor a concept album, this recording
seem destined for radio play with
its soft vocals and catchy gospel-
Faculty Art Displayed
Beatles. does have consistent songcraft like choruses. By Richard Costelloe fully moving, talented and crcai i vc
Lost in the shuffle among Oa- throughout It is mellow and well Fans of heavier Radiohead ma- Merciad Writer as these works arc, they do not
sis, Bush, White Town, and the constructed. For the majority of terial will not be totally disap- seem to demonstrate a progres-
Prodigy, Radiohead is a band that the album the crunchy guitars, pointed with this release.because Now on display in the Cum- sive, or relatively contemporary
continues to get:better with age. angst-ridden vocals, and heavy the song "Electioneering" is heavy mings Art Gallery' is the annual approach to the artistic project. Ol
Released in July 1997, Ok Com- layers ofsonic dissonance arc gone. w ilh guitar and "Climbing on the Faculty Art Exhibit. This exhibit all the works in this exhibit, leu
putcr is the newest and most di- In their place are mature song Walls" also possesses some thick features a total ol 29 pieces con- seemt to represent anything hut
verse addition to the Radiohead structures, harmonic hymns, little distortion. tributed bv Ihc faculty ol the art antiquated, traditional exercises in
piano parts, bells, and an occa- Overall, the album "Ok Com- department at Mercy hurst. the procedures of academic art.
catalog. Art today seems less concerned
sional electronic blip. c
putcr" is good because it shows trj This year's show features pieces
Previously Radiohead was and fm

possibly is still best known for The first single called "Para-
their 1993 single "Creep" off their noid Android" is a six minute cho-
"Pablo Honey" album. With its rus-lcss marathon with mellow
success, the young quintet grew vocals and acoustic guitar inter-
into the image ol a "grunge" band mingling with periods ol loud gui-
and enjoyed huge publicity by tar distortion and eerie harmonic
riding the coattails of Seattle bands interludes. While not\cry radio-
on to modern rock radio and MTV, friendly, it definitely creates a
With the release of their diverse deeper atmosphere than most pop
sophomore sctThe Bends, the Brit- songs because of its extreme uscol
ish foursome developed their first dynamic changes.
Other songs such as "Airbag* 1 enjoy 11.
successful ballad "Fake Plastic
Trees" and also honed their hard and "Karma Pi >licc " possess a laid-
edge sound with tracks like "Just" back retro-rx >ck feel that uses subtle
band is striving forward and not by professors Daniel Burke, Gary with questioning its own proce-
just trying to make similar albums Cardot, Calhlyn Hahn, Passlc dures than with rcdclining what
to capitalize on past successes. Hclminski, Thomas Hubert, Will- exactly its intentions and goals
More than anything this release iam Malhic, Ernest Maulhe and may be. I recently met an artist
shows that Radiohead is making a Joseph Pizzat. This exhibit fea- from Pittsburgh who was experi-
transition to smooth out the rough tures a wide variety of<: works, menting with art o\er the internet,
I.
edges in their sound. With the re- implementing many dil lercnl mc- forming collaborations with peo-
lease ol a six-minute chorus-less d i a. ple all over the globe. This struck
single, the initial commercial suc- Included among the pieces dis- me as progressive. I do not hesi-
cess of the album looks bleak, but played arc works implementing tate to question the purpose behind
the true fans ol the band should wood, metal,ceramic, paper fiber an exhibit which displays such
and more. There arc a lew weak- passive, classical ait in a gallery]
nesses, however, which arc quite whose lour walls are alrcadv well
obvious.For example, as power- knownlorcontaimngarl-lor-prolii.
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StaSlS! Responsible Represent The IGame of Politics
By Joe G al I a gh e r
Merciad Columnist
The most adequate explanation
of something is the highest poten-
tial of truth one can possibly
achieve. One hundred percent ad-
equacy is total truth. To strive to be
as close to this standard as possible
is the only way to accurately stand
for or against something without
falsely presenting it.
When you read, lines or words
are not skipped over if you want to
know the author's point in its en-
tity. All the words were placed in
that order so a point could be illus-
trated. The negative impact of par-
tially presenting something or lift-
ing it out of context is no new
news. In any matter of life, this
idea comes into play. It is why
being understood and effective in
conversation, giving complete ar-
tistic expressions, being thorough
in arguments, etc.is essential to
achieving a personal state of truth.
Regardless of What media is used,
being sufficiently informed in the
topic at hand to accurately show
for whatever points are involved is
needed for this. One must consi-
der the impact ofrwhat they ex-
press, and be truthful. Even if an
audience is thought to be zero, be
truthful to the air around you and
the wall in front of you, it is good
practice if nothing else. When writ-
ing, often a vast audience might
be reached and over an immortal
time frame, hence the responsibil-
ity of impartial explanation grows.
This is not a call for people to be
"politically correct" and follow
any limits someone may impose
with that. This is rather a summons
for adequate voicing and accuracy
in presenting information pro-
vides this necessity for clear com-
munication. In order to prevent
misleading information and pre-
vailing bias, it is a need we must all
strive to meet.
It is nice to sec that so many
individuals can afford this school
and are. able to have such a great
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time while here. But I wonder how
much these students actually get
out of it. Do they put in all they can
to present knowledge as directly
and completely as they can? In the
past two issues of this publication,
a couple instances of inaccuracy
have been present 'How many
people paid attention * to that, or
how many quickly read right over
it if they read at all?
I n the first issue of The Merciad,
Mr. Shawntae Howard had some
sensible points regarding the prices
of items in the campus bookstore.
However, his conclusion that this
is not the ethics one would expect
from a Catholic institution does
not hold much validity. This is
especially the case when the out-
standing amount of money ex-
tracted from people over the cen-
turies by the Catholic Church is
taken into consideration.
On page three of the last issue
Mr. Randy Hilliard discussed eat-
ing disorders like anorexia and
bulimia nervosa; Again, this is a
topic of vital importance. Physi-
cally, it is self deprivation, but
mentally it is an issue of control
that supports these "disorders." I n
essence it is fasting taken to a men-
tal extreme, J and often subcon-
sciously. Not to criticize Mr.
Hilliard, but outside of "image**
the mental component of these dis-
orders is many times overlooked
in discussions of this topic. Treat-
ment methods frequently cater
only to the physical conditions of
the problems and as a result are
ineffective i n rooting out the disor-
der from someone's life. It is won-
dered what exactly Mr. Hilliard
did /mean in his discussion of
"proper treatment"
Later in the same issue, Mr.
Emilio Colaiacovo criticizes John
Stuart Mill. That in itsel f may not
be a problem, but some misrepre-
sentations might be. Without be-
ing an expert on Mill's philoso-
phy, it can be said that "an
individual's rights to opinion and
speech" do not equate libertarian-
THE MERCIAD October 23,1997
ism with anthropocentrism. Also, By Joe Wong unnecessary without vetoing an
in discussing Mill's writings, Merciad Writer entire bill. Instead of harming mil-
Colaiacovo's examples of yelling lions of people by vetoing a com-
"fire" in a crowded theater, libel, On Monday, Oct. 6, President plete spending bill, and shutting
and voicing a plan to overthrow Clinton used his line-item veto to down the government, the line-
government are inadequate be- eliminate 38 military construction item veto confines the affects of
cause these are not self-regarding projects, worth $287 million, from the President's actions to the re-
acts. a Congressional bill. Of the 38 election cam paigns of,' Congres-
Moving on then, perhaps, Larry projects vetoed, 26 (68%) were in sional re pre sen tat i ves .S ureC 1 i n ton
Flint does lack finesse, but he is districts with Republican Repre- is playing political games, but who
very accomplished in his field. sentatives, leadingjto the attack really thinks Congress is acting
Maybe the film of his career is a bit that Clinton was simply (playing solely in the interests of military
exaggerated, but the points regard- partisan politics at the military's i? readiness?
ing the serious issues involved are m m w
The first part of Congressman
nonetheless important. In both The expense. Congressman Joe
Scarborough's statement is very
People Versus Larry Flint and Scarborough (R-FL) explains the
Natural Born Killers, the inaccu- Republican reaction: "I think [the interesting in that it is itself a form
of political gaming. It is easy for
racies and blood-thirst of the news vetoes] say volumes about the
media are pointed out Upholding president's continued war on the [Republicans to continue to return
to the President's military history,
a high quality of life in society is military and how he* 11 play poli-
often claimed to be a goal for many tics with military readiness.** Let's or the lack thereof It seems some-
what short-sighted to consistently
conservative beliefs. Mr. examine the last part of this state-
Colaiacovo attests that a risk of ment first,-die accusation that I attack Clinton's military record
since he has many more interest-
immorality is involved with allow- Clinton was playing politics.
ing pornography and films about Within the Beltway, virtually ing secrets and traits to attack. For
every action and reaction is "play- Congressman Scarborough to say
media and society. Yet he does not
recognize that the sameriskfactor ing politics.'*!The verv c
*ty °^ pthat the vetoes were* part of
Washington was created by means Clinton's "continued war on the
of "moral decay** is involved in the
heart and lung diseases which re- of political haggling, and 200 years military" is an attempt by the Con-
latter, it is still politics as usual. For rgressman^to shift attention from
sult from smoking or the compas-
sionate treatment of nonhuman Congressman Scarborough to the realities of the vetoes to a red
claim that things should not be that herring, a time honored political
animals such as dolphins? Indeed,
something does need to "be done way, and call for the President to game. Clinton did not veto the
stop playing political games is pure projects injsome .master-plan to
to curtail the problems caused by
perverse speech ... this danger af- hypocrisy. The Congressman's eliminate the military, although
fects us all," an excellent'point very state mentis a prime example that is of course what all draft-
dodging hippies from the 1960s
Emilio, no pun intended. of playing politics.
The 38 projects that the Presi- want to d a Clinton vetoed unnec-
It is wished to offer congratula- dent vetoed were not requested by essary projects in order to save
tions to anyone who does encour- the military and most had not even money, with minimalriskif any, to
age independent thought and bring completed a design stage; Mem- the readiness of the military.
up perceptive points on issues of bers of Congress voted for the
A much better argument against
very high importance »A gain, this projects without knowing exactly Clinton's vetoes is the fact that
is not a call for political correct- what they were supposed to be they are unconstitutional. Veto-
ness and the control or limits it once constructed. So the projects power is expressly defined in the
imposes. However this is a call for were not a necessity for "military Constitution, and' it cannot- be
completeness and accuracy for readiness, "and were still in a plan- changed just because members of
adequately presenting-*anything ning stage. Then why were they Congress do not* have political
(not just writings in The Merciad). included in the spending bill? nerve to vote down pork-barrel
Without such precision for truth, There is a very simple answer: provisions or the civic responsi-
dangerous conclusions can be political pork-barreling. bility not to offer such spending in
reached, and the impact they may To claim the readiness of the the first place. President Clinton
have in some situations both seri- military depends on the construc-
used the line-item veto the way it
ousl >, and ex ponen t ial 1 y, is nojoke. tion of a couple of reserve centers, was intended to be used, despite
It is hoped now that the reader will a painting facility, and a wharf is Congressman Scarborough's ob-
investigate the definitions in these ludicrous. The projects were not jections, and demonstrated the
articles. requested by the military, and were value of such a power in saving
not included in the bill to help the money. But that does not make it
military, rather they w ere meant to constitutional, only an amend-
bring more money and jobs into ment can do that. Congressman
Congressional districts, in time I Scarborough is correct in that
for the beginning of the 1998 elec- President CIinton is playing a type
tion campaign. The whole purpose of political game, except the prize
of the line-item veto was to give is not political points, but a weaker
the President the power to elimi- Constitution.
nate spending provisions that were
October 23, 1997
Americana
By Emtlio Colaiacovo actions. In our republican system
Senior Writer of government, the President must
be held accountable for all actions
^ Since being here at Mercyhurst of his administration regardless of
this year, I have attempted to re- purpose of intent. Unfortunately,
frain from writing an article on this has not happened with the
President Clinton and focused in- Clinton Administration.
stead on articles of a non-partisan I would be doing a great disser-
nature. I have attacked fellow Re- vice to myself and the conserva-
publicans, social depravity and tive community by criticizing all
Ted Turner* s ridiculous gesture to of the President's endeavors. How-
donate one billion dollars to the ever, I would like to concentrate on
United Nations. However, I have three in particular: Filegate, the
not encountered any conservative Paula Jones case and the current
commentary which questions his Campaign Finance Debate.
illegalities and resolve. First, for those who are unaware,
It seems apparent to me that re- members of the> President's ad-
gardless of the President* s actions, ministration were fired and inves-
the liberal media and a fairly naive tigated for misusing the office of
populous are emphatically enam- the presidency. These administra-
ored with this man. According to tors secured hundreds of confiden-
many, President Clinton can do no tial background investigations of
wrong. Even if the President were former Republican staffers who at
questioned about his activities, he one time worked in the White
would say that he was doing it for House under a different presiden-
our children and nothing would be tial administration.
done by our biased media. Once the story had hit the news-
The aloof media coverage and papers, the President, with this
passive feelings toward the Presi- usual political savvy, said that this
dent have had a direct impact on was merely a " bureaucratic snafu."
our fragile political system. It is This act was similar to the one
not healthy for one man not to be committed twenty five years ago
held responsible for his deeds and which helped force President
The Merciad
VOL. 71 NO. 4 October 23,1997
Merciad Editors
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Jim Gorman News Editor Jessica Russell
Scott Vance Sports Editor Stephen Nolan
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Carrie Tappe
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FED UP WITH CLINTON
Nixon from power. While the
Clinton Administration's goals in
this matter are unknown, the lib-
eral media absolved the President
by buying into his "bureaucratic
snafu" explanation. I cannot be-
lieve this. The Clinton Adminis-
tration was skating on thin legal
ice by misusing these files for
purely political purposes. How-
ever, this violation of the constitu-
tion was not} pursued-further by
the liberal media.
In regards to the Paula Jones
case, Iithink that the President's
camp and various radical femi-
nists, like Patricia Ireland of the
National Organization for Women,
have unfairly attacked a woman
who has every right to have her
case heard. After the announce-
ment by Paula Jones that charged
the President with sexual harass-
ment, Clinton's advisors attacked
Paula Jones by calling her "trailer-
park trash." This administration,
which allegedly "feels ourlpain"
and cares for all people regardless
of their station in life, has evi-
dently departed with its idealistic
rhetoric. Instead, it has decided to
take a page out of the O.J. Simpson
Defense Team play book which
Copy Editor
Photography
Advertising
Advisor
Marcia Parrel 1
Rich Costelloe
Joe Wong
Jen Harwell
calls to attack the messenger and
not the message.
To complicate matters, Ireland,
and other so-called radical femi-
nists, have showed how they really
valued women's rights when they
supported their liberal knight in
shining armor. I would think that
Pre si dc n t Clinton stands for every-
thing that feminists are repulsed
by, a womanizing politician. Yet
even though they supported Anita
Hill during the Clarence Thomas
confirmation hearings, thesefemi-
nists would offer no support to
Paula Jones. According to the
"American Spectators" As a legal
specialist, Jones has much more
credible and incriminating evi-
dence than Hill ever had. How-
ever, since Thomas was a conser-
vative and Clinton was a liberal,
the decision seems to have been
clear for these liberal feminists. If
nothing else, it showed that the
President could get away with
sexual harassment. In reviewing
this, I wonder i f the radical fe m i -
nists in this country are more i n ter-
es ted in protecting women's rights
or in courting political big-Whigs?
Finally, the campaign finance
scandal represents the ultimate
criminal act done by this adminis-
tration. As of Sunday morning,
T h e Los Angeles Times" re-
ported that the Chinese govern-
ment has attempted to buy influ-
ence within the administration by
donating some $2 million to
democratic campaign coffers. Yet,
Sunday morning talk shows re-
garded this as insignificant. The
entire campaign finance scandal
has been poorly covered by the
liberal media. They could not shed
any dark light on their liberal
prince. In this matter, we have the
possibility of breaking election
laws, mortgaging our national se-
curity to the Chinese communists,
and misusing soft money for ille-
gal purposes.
If we do not hold politicians ac-
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present act, who is to say that there
will be no future illegalities com-
mitted under new proposed cam-
paign finance resolution. Attorney
General Janet Reno has had to tes-
tify before a House committee in-
vestigating the flagrant campaign
finance violations done by the
Clinton Administration. Most sig-
nificantly, a video tape has sur-
faced that shows President Cli nton
with a number of campaign do-
nors. Magically the audio portion
of the video tape has vanished* I
believe this happened to Richard
Nixon during Watergate as well.
But, he- was a Republican and he
deserved to get caught. Attorney
General Janet Reno has done noth
ing substantial to look into these
improprieties. Yet, the scandals
surrounding the campaign finance
si tuation are the most damaging to
our democracy. It reveals that even
the White House has a price.
Regardless of one's political
slant in life, it is obvious that the
President has been less than forth-
coming in discussing his "prob-
lems. " Democrats are the first to
say, "well, Republicans do it too.
If Clinton was an honest man, he
would recognize his failures, ad-
dress the nation and take his pun-
ishment. These continual scandals
do nothing but lower the stature of
the presidency. It seems that there
is one standard for Republicans
and another for Democrats. This is
a terri ble double standard to set in
the art of politics, yet it is one that
we have become accustomed to.
These abuses will change only
when people finally realize what
type of man we have as our Presi-
dent. Apparently, CI i nton will say
and do anything for political ad-
vantage. His politics are not based
on principle, but rather survival in
a hostile political environment.
Will campaign finance finally
break the spell? Only time shall
tell. In the meantime, a lot of dam-
age has been done that injures our
fragile political system J
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&. like yourself a
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variety of positions with
God. Are these foundational promises violent? Are they mali- 5H;^j 'excellent pay and benefits,
cious? Are they deceitful ? r& as well as a number of;

Why in a society where we are constantly bombarded by til opportunities for advance-
reports of homicides, increased drug use, and teen pregnancies II I ment, and a business-casual
would an organization that seeks to better society be attacked?
Presently, one in every two marriages in America ends in i dress code at the office.
divorce. Why then would an organization that inspires men to t And we'll give you the
respect their wives and spend time with their children be labeled 3 ! uncqualed opportunity to
as a "disturbing carnival "and an "enlightened mob?" How can IS
the Promise Keepers, who promote such basic, universal morals ^> an the relaxed college town
as the Golden Rule and Love Thy Neighbor, be said to present
a superficial facade of morality? The Promise Keepers do not
atmosphere of
represent any one particular religion but seek to promote Bibli-
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cal Truths (the foundation of morality). The Promise Keepers Illinois. *
stand for Biblical love, peace, unity, and family. A place that combines
My father-in-law was one of the "cult" members who attended
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the Promise Keeper's Stand In The Gap Rally in Washington, '•'•"•."'

social, cultural and rccre- ,v

D.C. At one point in the rally, every man held up a picture of his "*:•

family so that the entire gathering could collectively pray for the
V* I ational benefits of ,'
safety and well-being of each man's family. Is such an action taw**\SmA
I living alongside two equally
deceitful? Throughout the day the Promise Keepers heard J* renowned universities.
testimonies of how God had touched and transformed men's | V i YttArfA.
All of which make
1 i ves for the better. Is that malicious? The men also spent a large r*52JEMfr^ W6$:
State Farm an unequaled
portion of the day singing praises to God. Did such an action iv
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cause anyone harm? rewarding career.
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solely motivated by economics. It is foolish to believe that the
organization docs not require money. Can any organization
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exist without some kind of financial backing? What about the If you're majoring In computer science, data processing, accounting, auditing, math or law, contact your Auto]
Salvation Army? Or the Peace Corps? They both collect dona- Placement Director for more information, or write to: Assistant Director, Corporate Human Resources, iy*(ito*>

tions, have fund raisers, etc. Additionally, the monies raised at Three State Farm Plaza-Kl, Bloomington, Illinois 61791-0001. INSU

The Stand In The Gap Rally are going to be used to host State Farm Insurance Companies • Home Offices: Bloomington, Illinois • An Equal Opportunity Employer
numerous free Promise Keepers gatherings next year. wwwJtaterarm.com
Many of the readers ot this newspaper are future husbands and
fathers in-training. This is why I was so disturbed to read an
article in the college newspaper that attacked an organization are an attack not only against the organi- their families, opting to immcrs nority groups in America. It is
that teaches men how to be good fathers and husbands and zation, but against the principle themselves in work and/or extra- true that (he Promise Keepers
provides them with support in times;of need. During your it stands for, namely Christianity. I chal- marital affairs, sports, etc. denounce the homosexual life-
college* years J is when you often drift} far from your faith, lenge you to ask any family member of a The Promise Keepers have also style. That is because the Promise
occupied with studies, dating, and experiments with sex, alco- man who is a Promise Keeper about how been labeled as a prominent white Keepers are committed to sexual
hol, and drugs. Maybe when you are done here at Mercy hurst the family has been positively affected group. At the Stand In The Gap purity. The Promise Keepers do
and begin a family you will remember Promise Keepers. I want by the man's participation in PromisT Rally, approximately 38% of the not hate or attack homosexuals
you to remember the organization to be one that exists to help Keepers. In nearly 100% of the cases, the gathering consisted of various mi- but instead pray that homosexu-
and support you. families have witnessed a dramatic nority groups, which is afair repre- als will alter their lifestyles.
The objections to an organization such as Promise Keepers change in the men who once neglected sentation of the population of mi ' t See "Promise, p. 9.11
October 23,1997
POSITIVELY
NEGATIVE
By John Dedad
Merciad Columnist
Tsk, tsk, tsk. It never fails to
amaze me how upset and verbally
abusive people become when they
encounter someone with an opin-
ion opposite their own. As you
probably all know by now, I was
attacked in the last issue of The
Merciad by a Mr. Harry Lyons.
While I won't stoop to his level
and personally attack him like he
did'myself, there are numerous
false statements about my column
in his letter.
For starters, it would appear
that Mr. Lyons has more of a prob-
lem with the style that I wrote the
article than the article itself. I can
clear up this problem by stating
•that this column IS AN EDITO-
RIAL. 11 can be written However I
may choose, as it is NOT a news
article. It is MY opinion, how I see
it, agreeable or not.
Mr. Lyons begins his letter by
not only attacking my writing
style, but claiming that I did not
exercise "investigative journal-1
ism." What he may have over-
looked in the article is that for two
and a half months, I was an eye-
witness to the renovations. Eye-
witnessing is the NUMBER ONE
source of investigative journal ism.
He then asks why I did not
W A V E M E R C V ! WSHAWNEE HOWARD
'THE KEY T O GGODM-
IAJ* A SETTER
ACADEMIC $Ti/P6A/T
ISToMAKESUftE
Yoc/ft STUDIES CorAl
choose to interview maintenance,
even though I specifically noted
that the bulk of my information
was dictated to me by a friend who
worked maintenance during the
summer, and had to clean the li-
brarv several times.
Mr. Lyons also states that "the
library and dorms are being reno-
vated for students 1 i ke (me)." I hate
to say it, but not only do I not live
on campus, I also prefer to use the
Erie Library, which is more conve-
nient for me (obviously he doesn't
practice investigative journalism,
either).
Mr. Lyons goes on to ridicule
WMCE, apparently since he be-
lieves this to be insulting to me.
Wrong again. The main problem I
had with his letter was his i nsul ting
me personally (i.e. "get off your
big butfr). He claims that my ar-
ticle would fit into a high school
paper, while his comments bring |
to mind kindergarten antics.
While I admit that I may have been
too rough to the workers, at least I
did not insult them personally.
Truthfully, I applaud Mr. Lyons
for having the impetus to write in
and give his view on a subject.
However, name calling and per-
sonal attacks don't help you get
your points across. In fact, they
deep-six any credibility that you
possess.
T° lost faCuS
VduR STUDIES CAW
CREATE CONFLICT.
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Meeting time: 8:30pm
Every Monday Night
Student Government Chambers
Upstairs in the Union
The Gay-Straight
Alliance at Mercyhurst
College is proud to?
present its first activity
of the year. On Monday,
Oct. 27, local business*
owner Harry Miller will
address "Erie's Gay
History." The half-hour
long talk, followed by
discussion will be held
in Zurn 213 at 8:30p.m.
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Mercy Heritage Study
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Groups to Begin Soon
By Chris Wloch
Editor-in - C liief
On Monday, Nov, 3rd, a brief
organizational meetingu ill beheld
for the Third Annual Mercv Hen-
•F
tage Study Group at 3 p.m. in
Sullivan 2.
The groups are made up of inter-
ested students, staff, faculty, and
administrators who wish to learn
more about the college's roots.
Throughout the year, participants
will read Henri Nouwen's book,
Reaching Out, in addition to jour-
nal articles.
Anyone who has questions or is
interested in attending the meeting
on November 3 should contact ei-
ther Whalen (ext. 3070, e-mail:
pwhalen) or Missy Breckeiuidgc
(ext 2295, e-mail: mbrecken) by
Thursdav, Oct. 29.
"Promise," cont'd from p. 8.
was chosen because it was a cen-
McCoistella's article also implied tral location, was large enough to
that the Promise Keepers held the accommodate the gathering, and
rally solely for media attention. Ihad adequate facilities to hold the
Did the Promise Keepers hold any day-long affair.
press conferences before or after The only logical explanation that
the rally to promote their cause I can conclude upon as to why
(which would have been the logi- someone would attack an organi -
cal avenue to gain increased atten- zation that promotes commitment
tion)? In response to meeting in to God, man, and family is thai
Washington D.C., the "customary such a person is afraid of what the
haunt for any extremist group with organization stands for.
half a cause," is not Washington
DC. one of the few logical places Andrea R, Gearhart
to assemble? Washington D.C.
PAGE 10 THEMERCIAD . October 23,1997
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Wi'Mi :'

What's Wrong? Stereotypes! CAFFEINATED PARASOLS

By Randy Hilliard By Marcfia K. Farrell serve to enhance our growth emo-
Institution allow this group to con- we think about it for a second it is
Campus Life Editor Merciad Columnist tionally. Yet, with all of these op-
tinue?" f i apparent that we are all minorities portunities, people still go hungry.
"Of course!" I think I may have in some aspect. Be it our race, sex,
Just the other day I was ap- been shouting at this point. What This Weeki To Graduate With Why is it that there are students
sexual preference, religion, or
proached by a friend who asked kind of hypocrite would deny the Honors who shun the full college experi-
even our hobbies, we are all unique
about my thoughts concerning the rights of peaceful assembly to a ence, or limit it to the experience of
and we should embrace this fact. ^
Gay-Straight Alliance, a new group geared at dispelling the The slow end of autumn signals only a handful of stimuli? As the
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Jit the campus would unite and not only the coming of winter, but
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group forming at Mercyhurst. I myths of a minority in our culture. join •''with these different groups, freshers follow the new core and
had not really considered whether And that really is what the Gay- also the sadness of recognition scurry around interviewing people
we could have a true Utopia at within the seniors that our time at
it was good or bad, right or wrong. Strait Alliance is all about. Just as Mercyhurst.'Learning to put aside on the.mission statement of the
Why should I have? Is there some- the name implies, it is a group of
• Mercyhurst is rushing towards its college, I am reminded of the motto
stereotypes, prejudices and racial close., With October being Hunger
thing wrong with a group of like people from both sides of the tensions will make this a better of the Sisters of Mercy -"Carpe
Awareness Month, we are asked to Diem." fe
minded individuals peacefully as- sexual spectrum learning to place to learn and to live. So before pay attention to those less fortu- Do we, as students, follow this
sembling in public? Of course not, accept and respect one another. we try to knock down a group nate than we and give of ourselves motto? I venture to say "not fully."
and the Bill of Rights in our Con- There are similar m i sconceptions before it gets established, take the for them. To my eyes, the feeding As long as we allow ourselves to
stitution protects that right about the Minority Student Union. time to see what they're all about of the hungry and the so-called
Our conversation finally got According to LaShawna Page, You might be surprised to know remain hungry for various types of
college experience are two seem- food, we are not living by the code
around to the main question that I director of minority services, that you actually agree with them ingly unrelated, but closely con-
have since heard rumbling about MSU is notjust for African-Ameri- on some points. upon which our school was
nected states. founded. As a senior, this is heart-
our campus. "Should a Catholic can students, it is for everyone. If
As a pre-frosh, I remember be- breaking. To think that the years of
ing bombarded with visions of a hi ghereducation have been wasted
The Dean's List Dinner will be held this Sunday, October 26, at college life that existed somewhere on only a small bisection of life
between movies like "With Hon- truths is stunningly sad. There are
6:30 p.m. in the upper level of the Egan Dining Hall. There are 276 ors" and "Higher Learning." For so many ways to stop our hunger -
students on the 1996-97 Dean's List Featured as the key speaker months I have been awaiting these through activities, the counseling
for the evening will be Dr. Frank Hagan, Professor of Sociology, ' great promises with the persistent center, academic support - and yet,
nagging thought that Hollywood denying ourselves these experi-
Director of the Criminal Justice Department and Director of the was wrong. It wasn't* until I ences, we are forced into a state of
Graduate Administration of Justice Program at Mercyhurst. watched the gathering of the Cam- starvation.
pus Ministry Food Drive that life Let us embrace our once in a
Fresher Guide to Campus Survival smackedmein the face. This month
has been dedicated to bringing
lifetime opportunity and drag our-
selves out of the stagnated cess-
By Don LeClalr awareness to those who are hun- pools of crabbiness and routine.
Contributing Writer you came here in the first place. one of the ballets, operas, or plays gry. College is a form of hunger Do what college life was designed
3 .Meet everybody! It's worth it that students perform throughout satisfaction. We come to college for and make your own entertain-
<i

By now you have probably all
gotten over the initial shock of
being in college. You've found
your classes, met some new people
and started to learn the pattern of
food in the cafeteria. But, you may
still have many questions about
what is happening all around you.
After spending four years at
Mercyhurst, I'm starting to under-
stand how everything works. So
I' ve come up with 7 simple ideas
for ensuring that you have a great
because everybody is cool if you
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get to know them. You will have
far more fun if you know people,
everywhere you go.
4; Party! Nobody can study all of
the time. So, if you study all week
you will have time to have fun on
the weekend and you won't have
to worry about classes. Let loose
and have fun!
5. Don't Puke! Be sensible. Many
of you have never had a drink
before coming to Mercyhurst If
the year.
7. Get off campus and see Erie!
So far I 'm sure you've found Rev-
co and Arby's, discovered Domi-
noe's and maybe Carini's - great
pizza, pepperoni balls ^homemade
bread, and subs if your adventur-
ous. But, Erie has so much more to
offer. Go find Dominick's Restau-
rant,orGeorge*s. If you wantsome-
thing spicy, try the Bombay Diner
— they deliver. Go visit Perry's
Monument, or the Old Custom
wanting to be educated so that we ment because no one else is going
may walk across the stage and re- to put on a sideshow just for you.
ceive a degree. The truth is that we
While feeding those with all kinds
receive much more than that
of hunger, feed yourself as well.
Through opportunities provided Falling back upon the excuses of
by the Performing Arts Center, the being busy does not allow you to
lecture series, volunteer organiza- graduate with true honor and dig-
tions, MSG, SAC and other activi- nity. Take advantage of these op-
ties, our hunger for various pur- portunities - helpothers, grow from
suits are satisfied. Our interrela- experience and tend to yourself as
tions with friends, co-workers, well.
classmates and authority figures
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with one beer, not ten! In the end

so don't forget to do it. Go to your
classes. Talk to your professors -
they Iike it, makes *em feel impor-
tant. I ntroduce yourself. Getting to
know your professors will make it
you are responsible for what hap- East.
pens to you. You will prevent a lot These may all seem like com-
mon sense ideas, but if you do it
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of trouble by learning your limits.
Besides, puking sucks, and sodoes you will have a great time. You see
college isn't just about academics,
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easier to get the help you'll need
dow n the road.
2. Study! I learned this lesson
long after'my first term. If you
study on weekdays, you won't fall
the night before.
-6. Find the culture on campus!
There are things to do including
watching Films for Discussion,
visiting the Cummmg's Gallery in
it's about enriching your life.
People will tell you that college
ALLOWED TO REGJSTERlIORj
isn't real life. That's crap, because THE WlNlTER TERMJ ARttiNGfe-
as long as you are in college this is
the only life you have. Make the
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behind and you will learn what you

need to. Remember that it is why
D'Angelo, going to coffeehouse,
listening to a speaker, or attending
most of it and have as much fun as
you possibly can bear.
FORE \^|EDNEsbAY OCT. 29.
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N E W D I R E C T O R O F M I N O R I T Y S E R V I C E S
By Chris VVIoch
Edho r-in- Chief
Last Wednesday, Oct 15, LaShawna Page, a graduate
student in the special education program was named the new
Director of Minority Services at Mercyhurst.
"In the past, students have often felt that they were not a
priority or a concern, Page said. "The administration has
shown a lot of support We're looking forward to changing
students' perceptions about this office," she said..
Page said that she is considering a possible name change for
her office, although nothing has been decided upon at the
mom en I. I ' m very open to suggestions," she said.
Page replaces former director Lesha Powelf who accepted a
job closer to her home in Linesville in order to cut down on a
daily commute which was more than 100 miles round trip.
According to Powell, "LaShawna is very committed to herj
new position. She has a genuine concern for the student body
and a good work ethic. She is never unprepared for the job and
is always quick with a smile."
College President Dr. William P. Garvey said that Powell's
resignation was a loss to the Mercyhurst community.
"Lesha had done a wonderful job by creating some real
momentum that we hope to continue," Garvey said "She
recommended LaShawna to keep it going, and the students
fully supported the idea."
"We're try i ng to encourage minority students to extend their
impact on this campus," Garvey added. "Across the nation the
dropout rate is higher for minorities. We need to find a way of
bringing the campus community together. It's a matter of
connection that holds true for any group that is a minority."
As a result. Page will be actively involved in strategies
designed for the retention of minority students at Mercyhurst.
Her responsibilities will also include recruitment in area high
schools, and increasing the academic profile of minority
students with projects that she is working on with Betty
Damper, Director of Act 101.
"A few years ago, I asked LaShawna to serve on the Act 101
LaShawna Page Photo: Jessica Russell
advisory board," Damper said. *I really believe that
there are many ^talented students like her that are
going unnoticed and do not think that college is an
option for them.
"LaShawna and I are trying to identify more stu-
dents in the Erie area who would come to Mercyhurst
if they were given the opportunity," Damper added.
Originally from Erie, Page graduated from
Mercyhurst in 1996 with a degree in education. She
served as president of Minority Student Union last
year and was also involved in the Pre-Law Society. At
the present time, she is looking at law schools.
According to Director of Student Services, E. Wil-
liam Kennedy, Page will receive the room presently
occupied by Sister Carol Ann Voltz, director of ser-
N A M E D
vice learning, after Voltz moves to her new office. Until then,
Page has been receiving phone calls at her apartment on
campus. She has yet to receive a phone line with voice mail.
Page is currently busy planning events for the upcoming
months. In November, she is hoping to show the recent film
"Rosewood" on campus. A talent show is also in the works for
January. <
In planning these activities, Page has already started working
with Michael Fuhrman, Director of the Performing Arts Center,
and Cass Shimek, Director of the Herrmann Student Union.
"I think LaShawna will be great," Shimek said. "She is a high
energy, strong-spirited person and a good role model She's
close enough in age to the students to understand what they're
going through and to help provide some guidance. What she
lacks in experience at the administrative level, she more than
makes up for in her enthusiasm and desire to do really good
things for the students."
For next term, Page is trying to involve Mercyhurst students
in the "Volunteers in Probation Program" which provides
mentors for children. "I 'm hoping to get as many males involved
in the program as possible," she said.
Additionally, Page is serving as advisor to Minority Student
Union. Senior Effie Tucker, activities director for MSU, said
that she is involved with the group because it is one outlet for
people to show that they are committed to Mercyhurst's being
a true liberal arts college.
"I would like to see everyone on campus take advantage of the
activities provided by MSU, "Tucker said. "People see the word
'minority' and they think only blacks or women are involved.
Minorities include everybody. We all have our own individual
thoughts, religions, majors and athletic associations. This group
is open to everybody."
On Saturday, Nov. 1, MSU is sponsoring its first social mixer
of the year from 8 p.m. to midnight in the Herrmann Student
Union. D.J. Jason Minor will be providing the music and
refreshments will be provided. The mixer is free and open to all
students. Anyone willing to help out with decorations is encour-
aged to call Effie Tucker at extension 2742.

Writing Center Prepares to M o v e from L a n g u a g e Lab

By Chris VVIoch brary. In the following weeks, dents, regardless of ability, not just
Editor-in - Chief preparations will be made to move those seeking to correcL grammatical
the Writing Center to its new loca- errors. The writing consultants are
With all the attention devoted to tion, she said. not tutors or remediators, Panctta
renovations of the Hammermill According to Panetia, there are said. They read over papers and are
Library, some as peels of the project currently 10 writing consultants read)' to provide help with issues of
ha\c received less attention. working at the Center for a total of content, organization, style, presenta-
Among these low priority concerns about 25 hours per week. They tion and mechanics. Eventually,)
at ihe moment is the College Writ- include Lisa Bednarski, Rebecca Panctta hopes to offer workshops on
ing Center w hich is to be mo\ cd to Bainc, Megan Bullota, Lisa many topics such as how to cite
the basement of the library some- Fowler, Wendy Ken/, Jody Kim sources and take essay exams.
Although the hours for the Writing
*

time before the beginning of next Tern Lacomb, Catherine Mason,

term. In the meantime. Dr. Clay- Autumn McClurg and Jackie
-
ann Panetia, Director of the Writ-
ing Center has set up shop in the
language lab \\ hich is just down
the hall J rom her present office in
Euan 14.
Pa net la, v ho rcccn cd her Ph.D.
Center change weekly, a sheet out-
Tamas. side the door of the language lab lists
| The writing consultants were rec- the times that writing consultants arc
ommended by faculty and chosen a\ ailablc. More permanent hours will
on the basis of iheir performance be available after the move, Panelta
on a sample consultation. said. Students who sign up for a half
There arc a few more work study hour appointment are given priority
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in rhetoric and composition, said positions still available, said o\ or walk-ins, she added.
that she is happy'about her new Panctia, w ho is looking for a stu- Until the end of this term, the Writ-
position. B> the end of next week, dent sec re tan to help file all the ing Center will be located in Egan 21.
Panetia will mo\e to her new of- paperwork that must be completed. Panetta can be reached by calling > V r i ( i consultants pose outside the language lab. From left,
fice next to the former archival Paneita stressed that the Writing extension 3092 or 2303 to leave a Jodie Kim, Jackie Tamas, Catherine Mason, Dr. Clayann Panetta
center in the basement of the li- Center is there to benefit all stu- voice mail message.
October 23,1997 THE MERCIAD PAGE 13
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N e w Director, Professors Join Walker
By Bill Melville
Features Editor
For Mercy hurst's Wal ker School
of Business, the 1997-98 school
year has brought several new faces,
Chris Stenberg, associate profes-
sor of accounting and chair of the
Walker School, Dr. Kenneth
Saban, associate professor of mar-
keting, and Dr. Michael Golden,
assistant professor of economics.
Stenberg, who received a bach-
elor's degree in business from
Mount Union College and a mas-
ter's degree in accounting from
Duquesne University, was previ-
Feature s
School
decided that this was the type of
college I wanted to be a part of.
When my position was offered to
me it was a very easy decision to
make," he said.
Golden, originally from New
York City, received a bachelor's
degree, in economics from
Canisius College, and received
both a master's degree and a doc-
torate from the University of Con-
necticut at Stores. Prior to Mercy-
hurst, Golden taught at the Univer-
sity of Connecticut at Waterbury
and at Allegheny College, which
he said "makes him somewhat fa-
miliar with northwest Pennsylva-
nia weather. ^ _ ^ _
M

ously associate professor of ac- Mercyhurst attracted Golden

counting at Robert MorrisCollege because of its tradition and his
for the last 14 years. Stenberg interest in the mission of Mercy
presented a speech at Mercy hurst colleges. He was also excited by
in early 1997, and was impressed the happenings at Mercyhurst and
from the beginning. He replaces m Erie. I 1
Dr. Helen Mullen, former chair of "I'm glad to have the position.
the Walker School. Other places are cutting back, so Mr. Chris Stenberg and Dr. Kenneth Sabanj Photo: Bill Melville
"Mercyhurst offers me the it's good to see*a school that's
chance to grow as an academic and expanding! There are many -cul- burgh. Mercyhurst is Saban's first
as an administrator. Also, it offers tural offerin gs at Mercyhurst and full time teaching position, al-
me the opportunity to make some in Erie as well. though he served as an adjunct
changes in the Walker School of Sabany a Pittsburgh native, re- faculty member at Duquesne Uni -
Business to elevate its stature on a ceived a bachelor of science and a versity, the A. J. Palumbo School
regional basis. Wheal came here, business administration degree of Business, Robert Morns Col-
it seemed I I ke a close-knit com m u- from Y oungstow n Slate, a master's lege, Penn State at New
nity plus it's a liberal arts college. degree in advertising management Kensin gton, CI cveland State, Kent
All of these factors left a very from Northwestenuand a doctor- State, Case Western Reserve Uni-
powerful impression on me and 1 _ ate fromjthe University of Pitts- versity, and the Weatherhead
School of Management
T h e Walker School's concen-
trations and goals impressed me,
and I believe I ha\ e the ability to
contribute to the development of
the marketing concentration.
When I came here, the faculty I
met made mc feel comfortable and
welcome/* Saban said.
Stenberg, Saban, and Golden said
they all have high hopes for the
Walker School in the next few
years. Stenberg said, *Right now
we arc in the middle of our strate-
gic plan which will guide us
I the _ne_xL_ several years.
Also, we have received donations
which will furnish our student lab
and all I acuity with new comput-
ers. In addition, another majorcon*
tnbution will pro\ ide an endow-
ment for the Walker Lecture Se-
ries, student awards for excellence,
and computer upgrades."
Stenberg said he also hopes to
add an international angle to the
Dr. John Golden [ P h o t o : Bill Melville Walker School, including studies
abroad, a closer relationship with these courses, Saban hopes that
the local business community, and students will be better prepared
scholarly activity by more faculty for internships and job experi-
members. ences.
Golden hopes to expand coop- "It really gives students some-
eration between the college and thing exciting to talk about dur-
local business as well. Addition- ing interviews," Saban said.
ally, he said he would like to teach The Walker School of Business
a course on economic history has a bright future. Our profes-
through en t re preneurshi p, a course sors want to make positive
on .-the economic history of Erie changes and arc willing to put in
and the region, and arrange a trip to the time to make them happen.
the Cleveland branch of the Fed- We plan on having a strong rel-
eral Reser\e Bank. Of his students, evant curriculum that is expertly
Golden said, "I try to be available taught," Stenberg said.
as much as possible. Mere) hurst
students expect that."
Saban, as faculty advisor to the
Mercyhurst Business Association
(MBA), wishes to arrange visits to
world class manufacturers and to
the offices of Pittsburgh sports
teams. Saban said all students are
welcome to attend any of the fu-l
lure tn ps.
M
l want our students to be on
equal footing with other institu-
tions,** Saban said. Saban said the
MBA should redefine its mission
in the next few years. Saban, in
conjunction with Dr. Mary Beth
Pinto, associate professor of busi-
ness, also wan is to leach courses in
capstone marketing and capstone
sales management, which will help Eeaturea Fast Fact: MSG
students apply book knowledge to Secretary Emllio Colaiacovo
real world situations. By offering is an avid wrestling fart.
PAGE
Simon Leads Debate on N e w Russian
By Chris Wloch
Editor-in-Chief -
On Wednesday, Oct 15,10 stu-
dents and faculty members at-
tended a debate in the [Union's
Student Government Chambers
which examined a recent law on
religious liberties which was over-
whelmingly approved by the Rus-
sian parliament. At 3:30 p.m. the
Rev. Steven Simon, instructor of
Russian, led a discussion of a new
piece of legislation entitled "The
Law on Freedom of Conscience
and Religious Organizations."
Essentially, the new law exclu-
sively protects the 11 be rties of those
religious groups which have been
recognized by the state. The only
four traditional faiths which re-
ceive guaranteed protection under
the law are Russian Orthodoxy,
Judaism, Buddhism and Islam.
Other religions which have not
been registered with the state for
Career Services Gets Makeover
By Bill Melville
Feature Editor
In the past few months,
Mercyhurst Career Services has
made many i mprovements that will
help provide more services for stu-
dents and also make it easier for
them to utilize the services it of-
fers. The first change came in July,
when Robert Hvezda, former head
of Counseling Services, became
director of Career Services and the
Cooperative Education/ Internship
Program/
Hvezda had served as Acting
Director since Oct. 1996. This is
Hvezda *s 10th year at Mercy hurst.
He considers that his master's de-
grees in counseli ng education and
human resources complements his
new position well.
"It's important that students know
I welcome their ideas. I want their
feedback as well as faculty feed-
back. Hopefully we have re-
sponded effecti\ cl\ to the demand
thus far," he said.
H\ czda said that one of the key
changes was "a big push on the
pari of our staff to connect our-
the past! 15 years will be consid-
ered as groups that are not neces-
sarily assured full protection under
the law. u
This is ironic, Simon said, be-
cause it rewards those religious
groups which decided to register
with the Communist system. Any
dissenting groups who chose not
to collaborate with the Soviets, by
remaining unregistered, are being
punished for their stand against an
oppressive regime.
Ironically, the new law?was
largely unnecessary, Simon
opined, given'that Russia ap-
proved legislation in 1990 which
granted its citizens full religious
freedom. According to Simon, the
law, which was formed in commit-
tees during thesummer, is designed
to "protect" the Russian populace
from three perceived threats.
The first alleged danger is the
proliferation of extremist cults and
pseudo-religious groups which are
selves with Mercyhurst alumni."
Encouraging alumni to makes pre-
sentations to classes, to hold work-
shops on campus, and to attend the
career fair are some of the ways in
which Hvezda hopes Career Ser-
vices can improve the relationship.
According to Hvezda, other pro-
grams have been implemented to
give Career Services better public-
ity among all Mercyhurst students.
Career Services, in cooperation
with the admissions department
and office of development, wants
all students to know the services
provided are free and to consider
Career Services a user-friendly
place. "We want ail classes to
know that we are here," Hvezda
said.
One way in which Career Ser-
vices hopes to keep students better
informed is a program call Don't
Cancel That Class, which was
started by Academic Dean, Dr.
Joseph Gowcr. Under this pro-
gram, if a teacher needs to cancel a
class for any reason. Career Ser-
vices will use class time to educate
the students about the services it
offers. Hvc/da has already taught
this class several times this year,
trying to claim the tax exemptions
Law
who hand out free goods, the Rus-
allowed for churches. One such
sian legislators are hoping to cur-
group,| which calls itself "The
tail the appeal of other Christian
White Brotherhood," has adopted denominations in their country.
an apocalyptic worldview and en-
The preventing of further schism
courages its members to sell all within Russian Orthodoxy is the
thei r possessions.
third threat, according to Simon.
The second perceived danger, In order to do this, Russian legisla-
according to Simon, was the pur-
tors decided to outlaw minority
ported threat to Russian culture sects within the church which
posed by "foreign" religions in- •
refuse to recognize the author ty of
cluding various Protestant sects
the Moscow Patriarch. Ever since
such as the Baptists. These groups
1927, such groups have been grow-
are apparently taking advantage of
ing in popularity both within Rus-
the current weak economic state of
sia and outside its borders.
affairs in Russia.
This discussion was sponsored
At the present time, religious cru- by the Russia and China Study
saders like Billy Graham are com- Group which was formed this year
ing into the country and holding to examine issues facing these two
conventions which | attract ^thou- superpowers. The next presenta-
sands of people because food, tion will be held at 3:30 p.m., Nov.
clothing and other articles are 12 in the Student 1 Government
given away to participants. Since Chambers. It will examine issues
theRussianOrthodoxChurch.with concerning trade laws which
its present lack of monetary re- affect China.
Rev. Steven Simon sources, cannot compete wi th those
Speaker Urges Christian Nonviolence
By Bill Melville world powers buy the weapons
Students and faculty have re- Features Editor insteadof feeding theirown people.
sponded well thus far. More stu- <!Kent said the solution to vio-
dents are getting to know about On Monday, Oct 13, Bruce Kent, lence lies in making reforms
us," he said. ormer University of London within the United Nations. He also
Career Services has also added a bhapl ai n, spoke on the topic " C hris - said that groups working outside
new computer base guidance sys- ians and Violence'* in the Mercy the UN are making the greatest
tem called SIGI Plus. Students who heritage Room. Kent, an active impact as peacemakers in that
are undecided on a major, can sit lember of Abolition 2000, an or- area. According to Kent, the major
down and assess their skills, which anization devoted to the elimina- points are the lack of world court,
provides a list of possible careers on of nuclear weapons, focused a global police force, and man-
based on the student's informa-1 his speecrf'on the idea that even dates on arms trading, and the domi-
tion. hough the doctrines of almost ev- nation of the UN by World War II
Hvezda has also done several ry major religion promote peace, victors and major arms dealers.
presentations for clubs and organi- here is an incredible lack of peace Kent also sees a problem with
zations, as a way to inform more n the world. people not viewing themselves as
students about what Career Ser- "If we're supposed to love our world citizens.
vices can offer them, 1 i ke resumes, Enemies, then why do we spend so One reform which Kent said that
job searches, and internship/co-op nuch time trying to kill them?" he considered important was the
opportunities. Hvezda attributes Kent asked his audience. Kent end of nationalism taking the place
the success ot Career services this said he grew interested i n the su b- of a religion. Kent said, "Ninety
year to his staff: Frank Rizzone, ect of non\ iolence after serving percent of religion in the world is
Angela Jones, Kyle Foust, Patti n World War II and visiting Nige- nationalism."
Montie, and Ci ndy Waidlcy. |ia in the 1960s during the middle While-he lectured, Kent pro-
Hvezda said that the Career bl its civil war. moted several other ideas—such
Fair, which is held in conjunction For Kent, the availability of as the j usi war theory—which he
with other area colleges, will be v capons was a primary reason for believes ha\ e become muddled in
held on Thursday, Nov. 6, from 1- he lack of peace. He criticized the twentieth century. He urged
4p.m. in the Rcc Center, Over 100 America for the looseness of its support for a conference in the^
companies and agencies will be zun laws, and also for its willing- Netherlands during 1999, which
present All students are encour- less to sell arms to the highest will focus on the abolition of war.
aged to attend. Seniors arc encour- bidder. Another sore point for This con I e re nee wi 11 be a repeal of
aged to bring resumes and pass Kent was the fact that many of the one held in 1899 on the same topic.
them out. pounines buying weapons from
October 1997 THE MERCIAD PAGE 15

?
W i n d ' B l o w s fin t h e R i g h t D i r e c t i o n f o r H o c k e y
The Mercyhurst hockey team
started off this weekend with wins
against Penn State University and
Windsor University.
The Lakers opened their season
against a much weaker Penn State
team and it did not take them long
to get a stranglehold on the game.
Trevor Brandt led the Lakers to a
7-2 victory with two goals.
However,; the real test was to
come against Windsor, who had
already beaten two top class Divi-
sion I teams.
T he gam e started i n a very com-
petitive manner with the two teams
trying to get the momentum swing-
ing in their direction. It was
Windsor who broke the deadlock
wi th only eight minutes gone in the
opening period after a wrap around
goal. ^ first ended, with a goal (scored by
Moments later, freshman Shawn
Kane was given the chance to level
the scoring, buthe failed to convert
what seemed to be an easy chance
in front of goal.
Senior goaltendcr, Avi
Karunakar took off a pair of great
saves to keep the Lakers within a
goal of Windsor, with just under
five minutes to play in the period.
The Lakers were rewarded for
their assault on the Windsor goal
with just four minutes left in the
opening period. Fresh man j Eric
Ellis fired the puck home from
close range after a great pass from
Oto Hlincik.
The Hurst took the lead with just
28 seconds remaining in the pe-
riod, thanks to a calm finish from
m
John Evangelista as he rounded
the goal tender and slotted the puck
into the empty net
The second period started as the
Hobart) within the "first minute as
the Lakers fai led to clear the puck
out of its zone.
It was Scott Ludeviks' turn to
restore the Lakers lead as he scored
, with a long distance slap shot thai
the keeper failed to hold.
The game switched hands many
times throughouttheseeondpcriod,
butthe Lakersreallyseemed to take
control of the game after a goal by
Mike Masse in the last six minutes
of the third period. Masse scored
' ^with a wrist shot in the top right
corner of the net after he seemed to
have lost control of the puck. This
[ gave the Lakers a 7-6 lead and the
team was not about to let it slip.
Aaron Morrison sealed the game
*-in the last minute as he poked the
puckinto the net to give the Hurst a
8-6 lead. "It'sagood sign beating
such a good team at the start of the
year. Hopefully we can continue to
work hard and continue to be
successful for the rest^of the Ron Rambally gets in touch with his
season," said senior Chris Morgan. feminine side during a spirit contest

Women's
Culler Leads Laker Striders * By Stephen Nolan Soccer Continue s to Shine
t i on at the time and we were ranked what we deserved on this particu-
On Oct 14 the men's and the women's cross country teams competed Merciad Sports Writer 10th, so it was an important game lar occasion. It was a must win
in the Slippery Rock Invitational. for both sides and we just hap- game for B looms burg because they
The men's team has been improving all year, slashing vital seconds off The Women's Soccer Team have pened to come out on the right end had slipped in one or two games
its times from last year. had some ups and downs over the of it," he said. before this but they are still a good
Once again it was Andrew Culler who led the Lakers, as he finished the past week. Wins coming against The Lakers then moved x>n to side. They thoroughly deserved
6.2 mile course i n 17th place out of a field of 54 finishers. Team Captain Lock Haven University, Ship- Shippensburg for another big their win,'*Melody said.
David Dausey was right on his heels crossing the line in 18th place. pensburg, and Gannon were some- game, they came away With a 2-0 Next the Lakers returned home
Dausey achieved a personal best time of 37:58 which was 47 seconds what clouded by an uncharacteris- victory. Goals from Allison to play cross town rivals, Gannon
better than last season. tic loss to Bloomsburg University. Marsden and JuileAnn Chiodo University, in a rare on-cam pus
"David can always be counted on to give a great performance," said The women now have a record of helped the Lakers to victory. appearance. In freezing conditions
coach Kathy Noble-Fraley. 12-2-1. ; "Shippensburg was a decent the Women came away with a well
Last weekend both teams traveled to Grove City College. On the The Lakers were on the road team. We didn' t play very well but deserved 3-0 victory. Two goals
women's side it was Bridget Holzheimer's time to lead the Lakers with against Lock Haven but managed wc scored some very good goals, came from freshman Olivia Mcn-
dicino and the third from Roach.
a personal best time of 20:48 for the 3.1 mile course which was good to come away with a 3-1 victory. they were worked very well. We
All three goals coming from star worked hard as a team. The field All three goals came in the second
enough for a 10th place finish.
half of the game.
The women's teamfinishedfourth out of seven teams, f {• i-\forward Theresa Roac h. wasn't the best, it was bumpy and
'The Lock Haven game was uneven. So it wasn't conducive to The Lakers did not look under
The men's team continued to lower their times, as theyfinishedin fifth . .

place out of a eight teams. probably the best we have played
all year. Everybody played very
well," said Head Coach John
Melody.
Theresa Roach scored a very
good hat-trick. We really pulled
out all the stops against them, we
had some easy wins going in to the
Lock Haven game, so this was a
real test for us. "I'm very happy
how we played. Lock Haven didn *t
score until the last minute of the
game, so wc were winning 3-0 for
most of the game, 2-0 at half time.
I can't say enough about the effort
put in by the girls. I'm very happy,
it's always nice to godown to Lock
Haven and come away with a win.
Captain David Dausey strides away during a racing meet They were ranked ninth in the na-
good soccer, but we were happy
wc edged out a good result. After a
10 day layoff it is hard to go back
and play, and play at your best but
we were happy with that result,"
Melody said.
Still on the road the Women
moved on to Bloomsburg Univer-
sity where they found a tough
mountain to conquer. The Lakers
went down to a 2-0 defeat. This
result ended a nine-game winning
streak and was hard to swal low by
the Lakers.
"I think, it's safe, to say that
Bloomsburg outdid us in every
area of the field. We didn't play
well as individuals, and we didn't
play well as a team. I think we got
any pressure during the game and
a strong second half buried the
Knights for good. Sarah Hoppe
and Beth Forbus played extremely
well in midfield and Nicole
Esposi to and Stacie Bortz kept the
Laker goal impenetrable.*
'The Gannon game was very
important for us, especially after
our loss to Bloomsburg. Condi-
tions were very bad and it slowed
down the pace of the game.The 0-
0 half time score did not reflect the
game but the girls came out strong
in the second half, scored some
good goals, and came away with
the result they deserved," Melody
said.
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October 23,1997
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L A K E R F O O T B A L L TRIES T O FIND CONSISTENCY

By Todd Zielinski
Merciad Sports Writer
In this year's most anticipated
game against arch rival Gannon,
the Hurst proved to be the better
football team beating the Golden
Knights 35-18.
Just as the Hurst was riding a
three game winning streak, the
Buffalo State Bengals pulled off a
close win 16-14, handing the Hurst
its third loss of the season.
Against; Gannon, the !| Lakers
could do no wrong, as they outdid
the Golden Knights on the ground,
229 to 190 yards. The first quarter
saw both teams try to establish
theiroffensive drives as the Lakers
held Gannon to only one drive in
the entire first quarter, while pro-
ducing two long drives themselves.
The score remained 3-0 in favor
of Gannon until Jack Stover turned
things around for the Lakers. His
blocked punt returned by Ed Bailey
for a 34 yard touchdown proved to
be a turning point for the Lakers as
they took the lead 7-3.
From then on the offense took
off, engineered by junior quarter-
back Matt Kissel I, who took the
Lakers all the way into the end-
zone via a 12 yard run by sopho-
more Justin Gibson to give the
Lakers a commanding 14-3 lead.
The second half was just as posi-
tive for the Hurst Senior outside
linebacker Jason Maier picked off
a pass and then handed it over to
the offense. From there Gibson
took it straight up the middleof the
Gannon defense for his'second
touchdown of the day to give the
Hurst a 21-3 lead *
Gannon was able to reduce the
deficit with a 22-yard drive into
the end zone. Soon after, Gibson
scored a 59 yard-touchdown run
ending Gannon's hopes of mak-
ing a comeback, c
The fourth quarter started off
with Laker quarterback Matt
Kissell launching a missile to Se-
nior wide receiver Tim Brediger
for a 95 yard touchdown.
Gannon answered back as the
Golden Knights masterminded a
drive starting at its own 31 yard
line, and turned it into a score.
The game against the Buffalo
State Bengals started with the op-
position scoring on their first
drive, taking the ball from their
own 16yard line into the end zone.
The Lakers then got the ball back
only to struggle offensively, not
moving the ball into Bengal terri-
tory in the first quarter. The Lak-
ers seemed to be in real trouble as
the Bengals scored another touch-
down before the end of the quar-
ter.
It was not until senior comerback
Jack Stover's interception, that the
Lakers started to take advantage
of an opportunities at hand. From
the Bengals' 29 yard line Kissell
completed a 13 yard pass to Joe
Liotta on fourth down. From there
Sophomore Justin Gibson ran it in
for the score, bringing the Hurst
back into the game.
I n the second half it was Gibson
again who seemed to give the Lak-
ers some life as he scored a touch-
down on the Lakers second drive
of the second half.
For the first time in the ball game
the Lakers had the lead 14-13. The
Hurst took the lead, but looked to
extend it into the fourth quarter.
The start of the fourth quarter
saw the Bengal's take the ball all
the way to the Laker 10 yard line.
From t there they were forced to
settle for a field goal giving them a
16-14 lead with a little under nine
minutes left in the game.
The Bengal defense made a big
play stopping the Laker drive on a Eric Wicks gets good protectionfromhis linemen as he punts the ball.
fourth down attempt in Bengal ter-
ritory. The Lakers would have one give the Lakers their fourth win second straight game with five
last attempt to win the game as in a row. The 41 yard attempt solo and six assisted tackles.
they took over on their own 24 by Wicks was blocked. The Lakers travel to Robert
yard line with 1:17 left in the ball Offensively, Brian Hamlin Morris College^ on Saturday,
game. MaU Kissell tried his best to led the charge with 15 carries Nov. 1, to play their last away
bring the Lakers back running 14 for 66 yards and a touchdown. game of the* year. The Lakers
yards for a first down on fourth and This marked his best game of will be hoping to keep their
10, to sustain the drive. the season in a bittersweet?win winning record alive
With the Hurst takin g a "too many for the Senior fullback from
men on the field" penalty for Washington, PA. Defensively,
five yards, the stage was set free safety Doug BrinkJey led
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By Jen Harwell ment

Merciad Sports Writer

Watching Sports is Fun: Lana Brown and Laura Kurillk show their Nazarcne stands at 28-5.***It looks as if it is going to be a tough match,"
supports for the varsity hockey team during Friday nights game.
The women's volleyball team are coming to an end to what coach SundaytNovember 9,1991
Craig Davie describes as a "tough season.'* |jl p,m. in the Rec Center
Despite their record 12-21, which is an improvement on last year, the
Lady Lakers are still "fighting hard,' Davie said. Men's and Women's
"We are not quite playing up to our potential," said Davie. Mistakes Divisions
made at key points are the basis of their problems, Davie said.
Performances by junior Colleen Pazderski. sophomore Laura Smith
and fresher Missy Miller. Davie highlighted as just a few of the key 4 players per team
players for the team. Outside hitter Colleen Pazderski has 155 kills and Sign op by Thursday
149 digs, while Miller, an outside hitter, comes in next with 150 ki I Is and | November 6,1997 |jj
171 digs for the season. Setter Smith has 524 assists.
Forms are available at
On Tuesday the Lakers hosted Gannon. However, the Hurst were
unable to defeat their archrivalsand they were defeated in three straight Intramural Office in the
sets 16-14, 15-13, and 15-9. asement of Baldwin Hall
The team will host Mt. Vernon and Na/arene on Thursday Oct. 23.
Any questions - call
Davie said. X Call 21381