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VOL. 61 NO. 23 MERCYHURST COLLEGE, GLENWOOD HILLS, ERIE, PA 16546 THURSDAY, APRIL 28,1988

Dukakis brings education message to Hurst 9

By Matthew J. Clark The next president must be our nation's versiues. Dukakis also wants to ask businesses to
Merciad Editor ^ number one spokesman for educational op- He said he would also try to create field encourage selected employees to accept mid-
portunity and for goodfschools," he said. centers of teaching and learning for veteran career placements in the teaching profession
Michael Dukakis brought his campaign ' 'Notjust for some, but for everyone. Notjust teachers. According to Dukakis, this would for three tofiveyears of service. He also wants
for the Democratic nomination to Mercyhurst during election years, but every year, every enable teachers to take sabbaticals to do re- to develop a national network ofretired teach-
April 21, promising to put an end to federal month, and every day." search in theirfields,share ideas, etc. ers willing to return to the classroom to pro-
spending cuts on education. vide specialized instruction, especially in
"The annual assault on Pell grants and math and science. r
loans must stop - and I will stop it,'' Dukakis
told a packed audience of about 500 at Zurn ^ Finally, Dukakis wants to establish na-
Recital Hall. f $ tional standards of teacher competence, train-
Dukakis said that before the Reagan ing and currency "that are as rigorous and
administration took office, the Erie school demanding as the standards we set for doctors
district received about $4 million a year from and our other top professions." f
the federal government and that that figure
has dropped to $2.5 million. i "Our partnership will invest in good
Dukakis sees "college opportunity" as teachers," he said. "It will invest* in the
another key issue in the realm of educational teaching profession.
excellence in America. t
i "No* youngster who completes high "It will help make certain that our chil-
school, is qualified to do college work, and is dren are given the learning and the knowledge
admitted to college should ever be denied that they'll need to enter the 21st century with 21st
opportunity because of financial need." century skills. That will be the single most
Dukakis said he has a plan that will allow important goal of our partnership for educa-
for the funding necessary to see that economi- tional excellence.''
cally disadvantaged young people can go to After his address in Zurn Recital Hall and a press conference, Dukakis spoke to the ' 'No issue, no concern, no institution has
college. students of Mercyhurst at a small, outside rally. The governor's message was geared meant more to me or to my family than
* Til put team of the smartest investment toward education. Photo by Matthew Clark. * education." m
bankers and college administrators in Amer- Dukakis said that the next president will-
ica, to work helpin^jatesi(vcreate ^college have to• foe us first on the most important §
opportunity funds* that will allow families to educational "-priorities. "And I'believe the
set aside enough today? to meet the cost of most important priority is teaching,"he said. I
college tuition in the future, he said.'* "We've got to take teaching an honored
And how would these funds get the fi- and valued profession once again."
nancing? i
English departmentlrestructures
Dukakis said that, as president, he would
"We can develop an approach based on work with Congress to create a National
die same principles as Social Security that will Teaching Excellence Fund which would be
offerings to improve writing skills
keep faith with the next generation as well," dedicated to good teaching, with afirstyear
he said. "A program that would provide investment of a quarter of a billion dollars. By Chris Kovski Director.
college loans to students who need them; to be According to Dukakis, the fund would Merciad Managing Editor | | The other two English core courses are to
repaid by those students through payroll provide college scholarships and loan for- be taken after the Composition course and in
withholding in future years. giveness for young people willing to make a In an effort to improve writing skills the following order Western Classics, fol-
"An 'Education Security Fund* that, once commitment to teaching after they get their. among students, % the Mercyhurst English lowedlby either Major British Writers or
established, would be simple, self-supporting degrees. He would also launch a new national Department has announced some major re- Major American Writers. |
and self-financing, and would guarantee the teacher corps,' 'a domestic peace corps for structuring of its offerings for the 1988-89 see 'English/ pg. 2
financial integrity of our college loan pro- teaching that can inspire a new generation of academic year.
gram at die same time." teachers directly out of our colleges and uni- In order to identify entering freshman
with poor writing skills, the department plans
to use the Test of Standard Written English ] y j C F C V h u r S t S t i m O U I l C C S
which all students normally take as part of the . " #
SATtests.All students who score below 40on 1 9 8 8 - 8 9 « I S S l S t 2 t I l t S h l p S
r
this test will be required to take Basic Writing,
formerly called Developmental Writing,
which receives-three credits, but does not By Matthew J. Clark
count toward graduation. Merciad Editor i
Only when students have reached a suffi-
cient level of proficiency as determined by an Mercyhurst has announced the continu-
exit exam, may these students register during ation of the Student Teaching Assistantship
the next term for Composition which is the Program for the 1988-89 academic year.
next course following Basic Writing. The program was designed to aid Mer-
: Students who have successfully com- cyhurst upperclassmen in meeting the in-
pleted Basic Writing or students who score 40
or above on the TSWE test will take Compo- creasing costs of education.
sition. This course will introduce the student Currently, there are over 60 student assis-
to the various kinds of essay and provide an tantship positions in 35 different areas of the
introduction to library research and the re- college. Each position carries with it a reduc-
search paper, skills previously treated in tion of tuition costs in return for a specified
Research and Analysis, a course which will number of work hours, intended for students
no longer be required. who do not qualify for work study or who are
needed for more hours than provided for in
The department feels < that £ with betterwork study. The student assistant positions
prepared students in the Composition class, pay $3.35 per hour, the same as work study,
The presence of the press was felt by those who attended the Dukakis address and sufficient time can be devoted to these impor- but students may earn up to $1,000 as assis-
ratty. Reporters from all three major networks were at Mercyhurst - to cover the story. tant tools for college success in that course,
For a reporter's personal reflections on the event, see pg. 4. Photo by Matthew Clark. said Vivetta Petronio, English Department see 'Assist,' pg. 2
PAGE 2 The Merciad APRIL 28,1988

Quartet makes first Erie appearance

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Student assistantship offerings ? from pg. 1

p-parta«nt 3upTvl«or position* hour*,; 3 valu« %»
Admissions A. Roth m i i3 %m
A3UI€ liucatlon 6, And«r»on i 15 1500 "
tants. I Administration *-*"""**•"-
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The following guidelines must Athletic OffIcs o7 "BuJcowiicI

J. Leliirlng 2
""~80§
f-•1/2 1500
800
be met in order to qualify for an Art Department
Biology
E. Mauth«
L. Lutton
1 8
8 800
assistantship. | % | Business 5*pt. E. wlnlarciyk 1 8 800
Carter Services
Students must be full-time up- Career ServIcei^Std Gvt ?• Moors 1 10 1000
Moors I 10
8
1000
CheilstrY J. wllllass 1 800
perclassmen with at leasta2.0 QPA. Communications
Anyone interested can apply for any Computer Center
D. Ragan
M. "BSii
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10
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2000
position in which they are interested Corry Crew
Center T. wise
M. Purcer
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8 800
1200
or feel qualified. Students may not Criminal Justice , P. Benekos l 8 800
Cunualngs Gallery
hold both a work study and an assis- Dance Department R. Clark i 10 1553
J. Baler l 8 800
tantship position if the*combined Dean's §3ucatIon
Of?Ice P. wleser
,T. Kallszak 2
l 10
8
1000
1600
total exceeds $ 1,500. Tuition reduc- EnglIsh/Mod.Language G. Myers 10 6 6000
External Affairs Daly 1 8 800
tion will not be grantedmntil the Film Series 0. Garrelts 1 3 500
term following employment Financial, Aid
Football
c. Crawford
J. Lelsering
2
2
15
7
1500
750
Final selection, based on a bal- Geology m R. Buyce 2 6- 8 6-800
Hockey 1 8 80S
anced review of the student's ability HRM K. Filigkowski 2 10 1000
C. Glisgy
both to perform the task on financialHuman Ecology
Intramurals L. Ruggel
1
1 10
4 400
1000
need, will be determined by the Maintenance Library
office
0. Pinto
H. George
4
1
10 1000
IS £500
department director or supervisor. Media Services S. slico 2 7- 1/2 750
Men's Basketball J. Lelsering 1 10
The JulUard String Quartet, which will perform Students may pick up applica- Poetry A. Elston 1 5
1000
500
Memorial as part of the D'Angelo Concert Serk tions from the department director/ Registrar B. Rail 1 10 1000 *
Security B. Dever 2 6 600
supervisor or from Dorothy Kirk. Soccer R. Burns 1 7 750
By Danielle Reynolds concert is the cost Unfortunately, The deadline for submitting appli- Sgort s "Medicine ~~ ~ " ~~~ ""J. "Price"-"* ^ ~2 15j
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Merciad staff reporter according to i Rotman, S * the cations is Fri., May 6,1988. Student Union L. Kozlowskl 2 12 1200
Swimming W. Dalsley 1 7- 1/2 750
President's Card does not cover the Switchboard sr . Damlen 1 10 1000
On May 1st, the Julliard String cost of this event'' A ticket for the Theatre
Women's Basketball
Z. Stalsky
LuiIce Ruggel
2
1
9
7- 1/2
900
.335
Quartet will make its first appear- event, if available, is $5, and can be Women's T«nni» J. Price 1 8- 10 800-1000
ance in Erie. According to Sam purchased the day of the concert
Rotman, the director of the One factor that makes this a
D'Angelo School of Music, "it spectacular price is the fact that the
took three months of negotiations to Julliard String Quartet "played in
New drinking law tough on minors
get them into the Mercy hurst Col- New York last year, and the tickets
lege series.*' The Quartet has made went for $40 apiece," according to By Laura Jannot year suspension. The penalty for false identification for minors will
over ISO recordings on the CBS Rotman. v- p | Merciad staff reporter any similar conviction after the be charged $ 1,000 for a first offense
Masterworks label. v
The concert is at Tech Memorial second will be a two-year suspen- and $2,500 for any offenses follow-
"The May 1 concert is one of at 2:30 p.m. ^ I ^ Drug and alcohol laws are be- sion. This law will be imposed even ing- 1 ^ t
the biggest concerts in Erie his- If interested, call 825-0394 be- coming tougher in Pennsylvania. though the violation may not have ? /1

tory," Rotman said. fore Sundayi;to reserve tickets for Governor Robert P. Casey recently anything to do with^driving. Another section of the law will
The outstanding element of the the concert I signed a law. that will make the bfe going into effect July 1. This
penalties and fines stiffer than ever This law, which goes into effect section will require a one-year
before. i M May 24, will also require underage mandatory prison sentence for any-
Minors who are caught lying drinkers to pay fines of up to $500. one convicted of selling drugs to a
about their age in order to buy alco- Anyone falsely claiming that a minor., An additional two years will
English (Changes j frompg 1
hol, will have their driver's license minor is of legal drinking age will be be imposed if the sale takes place
suspended for three months. The charged a fine, of $300. Anyone within 1,000 feet of a school or
second offense will result in a one- who knowingly provides alcohol or college. ii I
These courses will required us< {Finally, the department will
of the skills gained in the Composi institute the Senior Writing Profi-
tion course. They will be writing ciency Exam which will determine Panel discussion m*

intensive, requiring the students tc whether or not Seniors can write a

write papers and answer essay ques good essay.
dons on exams. "We will not be asking them to
U.S. not promoting world peace
write? professional level essays," By Jill Chiccarino sor, Dr. Robert Rhodes. best measures of a society is its
Petronio said. "We will be asking Merciad staff reporter Susa discussed an economics ability to provide for the unfortu-
The next step in the restructur- them to write grammar, adequate
1 view of the arms race, * 'Guns vs. nate." % % J I I
ing plan for improving writing development, and coherence.''
skills will involve the entire Mer- On April 13, four speakers of- Butter." Susa said that we are a Jeannerat stressed the need for
The test will be scheduled four fered their views on \ world peace consumer-driven society. As we are strong support services?and skill
cyhurst faculty in helping make times a year and students who fail
consumed with our stereos, VCRs building programs for the unfortu-
students better writers of the Eng- will have the opportunity to retake and why America hasn't done
enough toward it at a panel discus- and cars, 30 million of our citizens nate of society.
lish language. The faculty will be it 8*5 I } I
asked to incorporate writing assign- sion on Social Service Spending vs. live in poverty, our highways are in ^ 1 ii
We need to be more keen in
ments: into their courses: papers, Defense Spending here at Mer- need of repair, and so are our supporting these mentally ill per-
cyhursL bridges, Susa said. sons," he said. "They have abili-
book reports, precis, and essay test
ties, beyond painting Easter eggs,
questions to ensure that the students
f'A Step Toward Peace in Ronald Reagan spent over $2 that can and need to be developed."
will not lose the writing skills they Vallone, a caseworker who
have acquired in their English 1988' * was the theme of the discus- trillion on the military program
sion which was held in Zum Recital since 1980. "We can't afford our works with children who have been
classes.
Hall. The Academic Enrichment human needs, because our monies sexually and physically abused and
Grant sponsored the seminar. are diverted to other spending - neglected, talked about dealing with
military and consumer/' Susa said. limited resources. Although there
^The speakers were Gannon are services throughout Erie
Economics I Professor, the Rev. ** Jeannerat was concerned with ounty, getting the children into the
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COMMENCEMENT Robert S usa, Program Specialist for the homeless and the mentally re- services is difficult
Adult Programs and the Homeless tarded. Homelessness is a very seri- There is usually a minimum wait
ANNOUNCMENTS of Erie County, David Jeartnerat, ous problem, as no one is excluded, of 8 to 12 weeks. Government fund-
General Protective Service Winter, Jeannerat said. Jeannerat quoted ing limits the number of employees.
NOW AVAILABLE! Cyndra Vallone, and Edinboro Martha Nisley, a Harrisburg More are usually needed. TTiere is a
University Political Science Profes- "higher-up," who said "one of the yearly struggle for money.
Rhodes said he didn't vote for
ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE SDOETH President Reagan because his mili-
tary budget of $291 million was too
COMMENCEMENT OF MERCYHURST SUMMER POSITIONS large. Rhodes defined the • lit
COLLEGE CAN BE PURCHASED IN THE young females and heads of house-
holds with children. Some 22 per-
BOOKSTORE BY MEMBERS OF TOE} College students welcome cent of the poor are under age 16,
1988 GRADUATING CLASS. ,00 starting] while 17 5 percent are between 16
Corporate scholarships available and21.| 1 I f ^ I ^
Social programs are sent to
[Car necessary
CENTS Congress in a political structure.
Interview now. start after exams Once the politics are fflfafrd, die
BUY YOURS 1:1 : •
[and unfortunate get their aid,
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APRIL 28,1988 The Merciad PAGE 3

MSG vice president suggests MSGfrep. refutes

newspaper staff elections editorial statements
Letter to the Editor Mr. Kovski,

As you said in your column dated 4/21/88:".. .what do these people

Anyone can make ignorant comments about Mercyhurst Student Government It is especially easy for one do with this money? They spend it on activities, and nothing more. I
who sits behind a desk and writes opinions about anyone and anything. One who passes judgment without being see no lasting impact of these expenditures." The sole purpose of
fully educated on the present issues, causes one to look foolish. i portion of MSG, the SAC, is to hold weekly activities on campus. Mr.
The Merciad has a well-known reputation for being a joke. Obviously, you are carrying on the tradition. If Kovski, the definition of S AC is: Student Activities Committee. There-
you would care to be re-educated on the many positive things MSG has done, I will be happy to meet with you fore, the "lasting impact of these expenditures," cannot always be
anytime. surmised by tangible objects; an enjoyable evening can be equally
Furthermore, I do not feel it is just for you to make stipulations on the outcome dealing with next year's justified. j£ \ \ «
officers. I am very happy with the results of the elections, and I am confident they will do a fine job. I can only In a paragraph addressed to Ms. Holzhaeusser, the idea she presented
tig a space in The Merciad each week was
hope The Merciad will be there to support them 100 percent, unlike in the past ?'.
discussed. The reason given for the denial of this request was that the
MSG offices are elected positions, unlike the positions held on The Merciad staff. I think we should hold space is valuable for the advertising dollars it brings to the paper. This
elections for the school paper; let's see who wins that! point is well understood. However, why is it necessary to have two
weekly columns by yourself and Mr. Clank which usually encompasses
Sincerely, more than one page? f
Another suggestion offered was to run some polls to get an idea of
Joseph A. Arcadi* what activities the students would like to see on campus. Each student,
Vice President of MSG commuters included, had a survey put in her or his mailbox last spring
for that reason. We received less than 20 completed surveys.
P.S. Chris K., why don't you run for a position on student government?
Kathy C. Kunkel
P.S.S. If this article is not published in its entirety in The Merciad, I will disperse copies to the entire Mercyhurst
community!

Managing Editor's Reply:

Maiden makes it big
Mr. Arcadi: Mercyhurst's own Brian Maiden of WMCY fame will be
The Merciad staff positions are open to anyone on campus. There was a half-page ad in The Merciad DJing downstairs at PAP'S AM
for over three weeks, announcing when letters of intent were due. The positions are not elected, that is true, from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. on Friday nights.
but the selections are made based on the journalistic skill ofthe applicants, So don't wait until Saturday to go to PAP'S, because
I win not run for a student government position as long as I work for the newspaper. I can see definite | Brian will be playing the best inrockand heavy metal.
grounds for accusations of conflict-of-interest.
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make
Dukakis visit provides
lesson for young reporter
By M a t t h e w J . Clark
Merciad Editor
I came to Mercy h urst College to
study journalism, but I think I got a
real lesson o n being a reporter at
Governor Michael Dukakis' ad-
dress to Mercyhurst last week.
Trying to b e the responsible
young journalist, I arrived for the
address an hour early - to avoid the
rush. I really wasn't surprised to see
that hardly anyone was there. After
all, it was 10:30 and the address
wasn't to start until 11:30.
The first part of my lesson is that
presidential candidates! don't al-
ways perform o n time, i Dukakis
didn't deliver his address until after
12:00. But what was even more
interesting to m e w a s seeing how
the network n e w s teams worked.
The local television reporters
were on the scene at about 11:15 and
the network crews were still n o -
where to b e found. Finally at about
11:40," ten minutes after Dukakis
was to have delivered his speech,
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Kelley Moore
Paula Bruno
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JohnKupetz
Craig Prenatt
Steve Rush
Reporters
Joe Bankovich
Michelle Bush
Allan Carpenter
Mycal C. Casey
Jill Chiccarino
Carling J. Christensohn
Danielle Reynolds
The Merciad if the sludent-produced newspaper of Mercyhurst College, Box
209.501 & 38th St., Erie, PA 16546. Phone: 825-0376. Material for publication
must be submitted by 3:00 p.m. on the Monday before publication.
The Merciad welcomes letters to the editor. Letters must be signed, but the
writer*! name can be withheld by request.
known
the big boys arrived, shoving their
weight around. 1 '•
I felt sorry for the local T V
crews w h o had been mere for al-
most half an hour as I watched them
being almost systematically moved
aside. The big network cameramen
looked like true veterans as they
immediately took charge.
After Dukakis finished his
speech, it was announced that there
would be a press conference across
the hall and that Dukakis would
answer questions from the press
mere. After Erie Mayor Louis J.
Tullio wrapped things up, I saw a
wave of reporters making their way
toward the exits o f Zurn Recital
Hall. ! press and I was lucky enough to ask
I was at the back of the room, as
I had received a dp hours earlier
from Brian Sheridan, a Dukakis
campaign worker and former editor
of T h e Merciad, about the press
conference. S o there I was, a little
fish in this sea o f veteran network
reporters, with my steno pad in hand
and* my Pentax strapped to m y
shoulder.
Even though I had to act fast, I
had an advantage. Yes, even a rela-
tively ^inexperienced college re-
porter such as myself had an advan-
tage over veteran reporters because
the situation was right
I knew the turf and they didn't
A s they rushed toward the exits o f
Zurn Recital Hall, they knew they
had to g o across the hall, but they
didn't know the best means o f get-
ting there. S o I \ * seized the opportu-
April 28,1988
Editor
Managing Editor
News Editor
Sports Editor -
Photo Editors
Business Manager
Calendar Editor
Circulation Manager
Faculty Adviser
Cartoonists
Margaret Coffey
Lillian Dressier
Laura Jannot
Brenda Lowe
Brian Maiden
Jennifer Montani
The Merciad APRIL 28,1988
Kovski Korner
A flash-free world
nity .and joined in with the stam- B y Chris Kovski |
Merciad Managing Editor
pede of professionals.
I maneuvered across the hall,
Click.
getting to the doorway o f the con- 44
ference room quickly. When I got iwj
See, I told you it wasn't loaded.
ft
there, I strategically spread my el- Stop being s o paranoid.
&
b o w s out, which temporarily m&
mm i$a
t*
Hey, you never know. One o f
blocked the entrance. Then I saw i t these days, that thing could be loaded,
rd
A frontSrow center seat and I knew
,/". • F g&szmm and then you'll really be in trouble."
I had to have i t I raced toward the
& f t «
| M y brother got married a couple
seat, beating several reporters there of weeks ago. During the rehearsal dinner, the wedding, and the
by only seconds. But I had i t A seat reception, people were pointing dangerous items at one another —
directly in front o f the governor. cameras.*: * I
With that good of a seat, I knew I'm the second-least photogenic person in the entire world, right
I had more than a fair chance o f after Sean Penn f Therefore, I can't stand it when someone tries to take
getting the governor's attention. my picture. I start acting strange when someone points a camera at me.
And I did get his attention. He took Take, for example, this sample dialogue between one of the wedding
only about five quesdons from the photographers and myself. f
44
44
Okay, smile and say 'cheese'." ^ Sfi I
one o f them. If nothing else, I can Why do w e have to smile and say cheese? I really don't want t o . "
44
say that being at Mercyhurst for 44
Because I have a camera pointed at y o u . " J \ ^
three years helped m e to ge^that Sure, force m e to do things at camera-point"
good seat and ask that question. Someone has to do something about these nuts. There should be a
But that wasn't the end o f my camera-control lobby, made up of anyone w h o has had a rotten picture
lesson. After the press conference, taken for their driver's license.
Dukakis held a small rally outside of I know, you're probably saying, "When cameras are outlawed, only
Zurn for the students at Mercyhurst outlaws will have cameias." But how many more bad pictures are w e
going to allow? jtVy. t
who couldn't b e lucky enough to
find a seat inside ^for his formal At a wedding, w e have pictures o f . . .
address* . | * The groom eating.
The press made their presence The bride eating. ^ ^ r ? W * ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ * ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ *
known at the outdoor rally as well. The bride and groom cutting the wedding cake.
Once again, they pushed their way The flower girl and the ring bearer dancing (Oh, aren't they cute?).
in front o f the crowd, flexing their I'm sick of it I like the old firing line photos, wfoere everyone is lined
network muscle. I packed myself up and posed, showing their best side (not their back side).
into the middle of all those network As I sat eating a piece of chicken in a manner that would have made
boys and managed to get very close a barbarian look like an absolute gentleman, the photographer moved up
to take a picture. I then warned him that his lens would be a permanent
to the governor once again.
part of his anatomy, which might pain him in a number of ways when
A overheard a student shout, " I
he sat down. |
thought this rally was for the stu-
dents, not the press!" I can see the What I am trying to say is we need some kind of legislation making
student's point H i e press had the it illegal to remove a lens cap and take pictures ofpeople in embarrassing
best vantage point outside, while the situations. i
I, personally, love the idea. I can see it now -- the police break in on
students had to stand back, trying to
catch a glimpse o f the presidential
hopeful.
a photographer about to get cutesy pictures of some little kids playing
in McDonaldland. j
"All right, buddy. Drop the camera and no one will get hurt"
The press may have been some- 44
Watch it Chief! He's got an auto winder!'' \
what forceful,!that day, but think 44
where America would be without i t He got me! I was hugging one of the kids, and it was so cute he took
Think o f Tass, Pravda, Izvestiga a picture!" * ; ?$ % I
44
and Radio Moscow, the Soviet I think he's a serial photographer! Look out! He's going for a stop-
"press,"!'and be thankful * for the action series." | MI
How can you help? Take the camera awayfromUncle Fred. Even
American press.
more important, make sure he can't get his video camera.
The Dukakis visit was a great
There's a growing movement to stop these abuses of power. I
experience for those w h o attended
support this movement, and you should, too. : p*b>
and it certainly was a great learning
There is a great man who has volunteered to lead thisfightfor a flash-
experience for this young reporter
on the hill. free world. Contact him today for a new vision. 4 '
Please, stop this before it's too late. Call The Society for the
Advancement of Cruelty to Photographers, chaired by Sean Perm, at
5BA-DA77. i !
MISTER BOFFO by Joe Martin
 APRIL 28,1988
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Hogan likes 'Johnny Hates Jazz 5 At Wit End :±*

By BDI Hogan [
WMCY Music Director
Well, I'm back with three new
bands to review and like last week,
there seems to be no shortage of
music to keep you going through
Activities Weekend and Finals.
By Steve Rush
a band worth listening to.
Times Two are a super pop duo
that are climbing the charts with
their first single, "Strange But
True. " | They have a good new wave
sound that is easily acceptable for
Top 40 and college radio.

r Johnny Hates Jazz is a fantastic

newcomer to America. The trio's Times Two have good use of
first album, "Turn Back The synthesizers and drums to make you
Clock, is a good mixture of new dance all night long. Times Two's
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waveand pop. The trio's first single, ter Tears,' is an excellent song. It is
"Shattered Dreams," is booming fast paced and has the staying power
up the charts and getting wide air of INXS' "The One Thing."
play around the nation. Clark
Datchler has a great melodical pop The Venetians have gotten
voice that gives this album a nice, away from the synthesized electri-
refreshing sound. sound of their first album and
have moved back to the basics. The
; I Drummer/keyboardist next single to look out for is I 'Little
Hayes keeps a steady up Change." The Venetians are very
throughout the album. Producer good and their second album,
Mike Nocito has engineered such Amazing World," could be the
groups as The Cure, Duran Duran, one to establish them in America.
Thompson Twins, and Pink Floyd. debut album, "X2" is a good effort That's it for now. See you next
Nocito keeps everything together in and worth giving a chance. If you
get a chance, listen to them. It's week.
a nice, neat package. worth your while.
The group has had three top 5
hits already in England. "Turn The Venetians' "Amazing
Back The Clock" is a great album World'' is their second album to be
and one of the better albums to come released in the states. This time, they
out this spring. Johnny Hates Jazz is got it right Theirfirstsingle,' 'Bit-

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Lakers continue Basketball

Baseball splits with Gannon
swee SUCCeSS Dilallotops
'891 recruits
The Lady Lakers Basketball
team announced the recruits for
next year. They include four area
high school players, a college trans-
fer and two junior college transfers.

Cheryl Tomczak of St Ben's

Academy, Veronica Sansom mid
Tracy Kader of Mercyhurst Prep,
A Lady Laker fouls off a pitch from a Thiel foe. The green & blue continued and Becky Schmidt of Cambridge
Springs High School. Chris Kin-
their winning ways last week upping their record to 16-7. (Photo by Jean dlin is the college transfer|from
Deegan) %$ % £J? Carlow College in Pittsburgh. The
By Jean Deegan £ Julie Kemling, who ripped a two- junior college transfers are Nancy
Merciad Sports Editor run homer. Lips contributed two Dilallo and Kelly Sullivan j from
hits and three RBI for the 10-0 Allegheny Community College A Laker batter lines one into left field Tuesday. (Photo by Jean Deegan)
The sofiball team was in action victory. % also in Pittsburgh.
this week against Thiel, Slippery
Rock and Gannon. The week began In die second game Kara Kar- The Lakers took on the Golden stopped the green and blue's four
with a road trip to Thiel where the linchak brought in three runs in the
Lady Lakers swept them in two night cap for the Laker loss by the
games by the scores 20-0 and 14-0. score 8-7. j 1
Tennis defeats Knights of Gannon this past Tues-
day and defeated them 9-2 in the
game winning streak by defeating
the 'Hurst 12-6.
On Thursday, 16th ranked Slip-
Sherrie Mishrell was] on the The Lady Lakers returned to
mound twice for the 'Hurst as they take on Gannon, j For the second Millersvillef first game. Mark Williams hom-
ered, tripled and had five RBI. Scott
pery Rock handed the Lakers an-
other disappointment The Rock
extended their unbeaten streak to time this season the 'Hurst got out Gorring, Phil Sorenson, and Pat shutout the 'Hurst despite efforts
from Keith Parry with four hits and
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seven games, Mishrell came in to the broom and swept the Knights by Saturday the Men's Tennis team Carmichael contributed to the Laker
relieve Debbie Bonninger in the the scores 7-1 and 7-4. In the first defeated Millersville University 7- victory by adding two hits apiece. Pat Carmichael's three. The Mer-
first game. They combined for a game the bats were cracking. Kim 2. In action in the singles'matches In the second meeting, the Knights cyhurst men are now 12-15.
two-hitter, while in the second game Pethtel and Angie Foster were the Gord Quinton and Raul Raymondo
Mishrell handled the pitching alone. players that stood ouL Pethtel had won their matches by the scores 6-
She turned in a one-hit outing. three hits and two RBIs and Foster 3, 7-6; and 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 respec-
Danielle Lips belted four hits went three-for-three with ^ two tively. Also adding victories were
and collected four RBI in the open- triples, a double and three RBIs J Tom Pakulski, who beat his oppo-
Laker golf places 9th
ing game for the Lakers. Rene' On the mound for the 'Hurst nent 6-1 and 6-1, and Donnough
Johnson also added her strong bat to was leading pitcher, Bonniger. She Shaffery won by the scores 6-3 and Keating both with 84s. The other
the list She blasted in three runs in only gave up three hits in the first 6-1. K H ? m Oni April 20th the Golf team
participated in the Indiana Tourney. members of the team were Tom
die first game and four in the sec- game. Keenan with 90, Kyle Foust with 91
ond. Also adding three runs was Mercyhurst finished ninth behind
In doubles, Brian Demuth and the efforts of Derry Kiely and Kevin and John Deasy with 94. %%' \
Chris Densmore. - In the second game Pethtel was Quinton defeated their opponents
Thursday the'Hurst was at Slip- again die leader going three-for-
pery Rock. In the first game, the four with two RBIs. Lips was the 6-4 in both matches. Raymondo
lightning arm of Debbie Bonninger winning pitcher.in the night cap. and Tom Conrad won their matches xOO>M<*V«*" * * * * * * V»
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held the Rockets to just two hits. The 'Hurst is now: 16-7 for the by the scores 6-2, 3-6 and 6-2. tfl

The Offensive attack was led bv season. Pakulski' and Shaffrey completed
their match winning by the score 6-
4 in both matches.

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For this week's edition I was really stumped when it came to this
article. I thought about it for a good two hours. I first thought about
doing it on football because of the draft Thai I thought about doing it
Crew powerhouses •vfc

on baseball since last week I devoted my column to the Softball team.

Then I thought about the other teams, but when it came down to it I still
defeat 'Hurst 'I • ••

could not decidiIfV'l Then an ideafinallycame through. It was a great

idea. I was mad that it had taken me so long to think of something so By Karen Sampson *w

basic. If you haven't guessed by now I won't keep you in suspense any Merciad staff reporter r B # v
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longer. The idea was SPORTS. After all, what page does this article
appear on, none other than the SPORTS page. So without further delay After almost a four-and-a-half
I will proceed. K f hour delay, the crew team had a otttf*?
disappointing performance against • *

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