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VOL. 62 NO. 4 GLENWOOD HILLS. ERIE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6,1988

Cores to "dwindle
to one, Dean says
By Brenda Lowe
Merciad staff editor
Mercy hurst's j academic regulations are
once again a causeforconfusion to incoming
Freshmen and this year's Sophomores.
The Senior English exit exam will not be
officially enforced until the year 1992, ac-
cording to interim Dean Michael McQuillen.
* 'Future students, Freshmen and Sopho-
mores will take this exit exam in their first
term as seniors/' McQuillen said. "The
English Department and I are working out the
details for the exam now."
The exam will be a two-part test which
will include an essay of 750 words and gram-
mer and usage skills.
A Basic Writing course has also been
added and will only be taken if an incoming
student received a 40 or below on the Stan-
dard Written English test that they are re-
quired to take on orientation day.
,' Incoming Freshmen will not have to take
Research and Analysis in Literature, accord-
ing to McQuillen. .*•*»
The Freshmen |will have to take, as of
today, English Composition, Western Clas-
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administration is thinking about including
sophomores in the requirement even though
the senate stated in the requirement they
should be included,'' McQuillen said.
I This will be the final determinator as
whether to include sophomores or not, ac-
cording to McQuillen.
* 'Right now we are following three differ-
ent core curriculums," McQuillen said.
* * This is causing some confusion but we will
soon dwindle down to one core curriculum.''
1988-89 Catalog Changes
| Pass-Fail: freshmen/sophomores are al-
lowed one pass-fail for four years.
Senior English Exit Exam: freshmen/so-
phomore will take a two-part exam in first
term of being a senior.
Basic Writing Course: added for incoming
students who received 40 or below on
Standard Written English test,
Freshmen: will have to take English Com-
position, Western Classics and British or
American Literature. ^k^i •Mi iTlilli

sics and one of: British Literature or Ameri-

can Literature. t Sophomore: will have to take English
Sophomores will have to take English
Composition, Research and Analysis in Lit-
erature and one of the following: Weston
Classics, British Literature or American Lit-
erature, according to McQuillen.
Another addition to the core requirement
for graduation is that of anew liberal studies
class, a computer competency requirement d
This requirement can be satisfied in vari-
ous ways. The student can either be tested for
existing skills or by taking a one credit course.
As with science labs, the credit does not
count toward graduation nor does the student
pay for the credit A $35 fee is charged. Lj
The academic calendar is new this year,
also. After several problems in the last previ-
ous years, the administration decided on a
three equal term academic calendar, each term
being 10 and one half weeks long.
Students normally take three courses each
term, though four are recommended for the
Fall term.
Beginning in early January, a short term
will run concurrently with the normal aca-
demic year. In this term, students may take
one course. This is primarily for transfer
students.
As of last Spring, the Faculty Senate
passed a proposal for a new pass-fail system.
The requirement pertains to incoming fresh-
men, sophomores and future students, ac-
cording to McQuillen. Seniors and juniors
will still be allowed to use their three pass-
fails. |g|j
* This new requirement will give the stu-
dent one pass-fail for the Your years they
attend Mercyhurst v \
One reason the senate decided to change
the number of pass-fails from three to one is
because past students never used the three
allotment allowed, according to McQuillen.
"President William Carvey and the
Composition, Research and Analysis,
Western Classics, and British or American
Literature.
Computer Competency: students can ei-
ther be tested on knowledge known or take
a course and learn computers.
ID card beats the hungries for 'Hurst
By Margaret Coffey
Merciad staff reporter
Last year we saw the addition of a new
cafeteria, and this year, we havefivenew meal
plans to go along with it
i The first meal plan consists of 20 meals
per week, breakfast, lunch and dinner, Mon-
day through Saturday and brunch and dinner
on Sunday. Dormitory students must choose
this meal plan.
I Mr. William Kennedy, Director of Stu-
dent Services, explained that this is part of the
contract with the food service and this feature
allows their overhead to be distributed.
^ The second meal plan consists of 14 meals
per week, with lunch and dinner on Monday
through Saturday and brunch and dinner on
Sunday.
The. third plan consists of 7 meals per
week, dinner for Monday through Sunday.
The fourth plan consists of 5 meals per
week, lunch on Monday through Friday.
Meal plan five is the declining balance plan.
A student deposits $200 into an account with
Student Accounts, and each time the student
uses their "Campus Card" the amount is
ON THE JOB
,000 to assist handicapped students in entering the Comma
nication dept. and the football offices. Photo by Matt Clark
deductedfromtheir account card
This "Campus Card*' can be used not security feature allows prices to be set more
only in the cafeteria but also in the Clipper's fairly.
Cove and in the Bookstore. Students may As Kennedy put it, "An honest system is
increase their balance by making payments to a less expensive system." It is a tough system
Student Accounts in increments of $50. but no system is unbeatable; however, Ken-
These meal plans reflect a more auto- nedy knows of no one who has been able to
mated system and a more attractive offer for beat this system. '•
both students and parents, according to Ken- l Last year there were a significant number
nedy. S j of students who tried to beat the system. With
{New IDs are being used to accommodate this system, prices are set more fairly. Stu-
these meal plans. These IDs have a magnetic dents who pay for the plan don't have to pay
strip on the back of them which is run throughfor those who are cheating the system and not
machines on campus each time students use paying for their meal plan.| l
their ID. Although the system cost in excess of
h Besides providing five new meal plans, $30,000 to implement, ^Kennedy Steels the
this system also provides security against system is cost effective and will pay for itself
those who try to cheat the system. Thissystem within five years. Part of this $30,000 is the
isaudited onaregular basis soeven if students cost of making the new IDs.
managed to beat the system they would even- It costs the school "above and below"
tually be caught $10 to make each ID depending on how much
\ The system records the social security film is used to make the ID. Thefilmis the
number of any student who tries to use their mostexpensivepartofthelDmakingprocess.
ID, so even if the unsuccessful the system will The school charges $10 for each new ID, $15
know that they've attempted. I for a lost ID and no charge if a student turns
This system also protects those students
who lose their cards. Once they report it lost See ID.s Page 2
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Kozlowski, Director of the Student expanded to be used in the library or
I A— Union and in charge of making the in the dorm for security purposes.
«C IMIJ new IDs, feeb the problems have However, this feature is far in the
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With the new system there are a
lot more departments involved in
implementation such as the Student
^r
Union, Student Services, Student
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Accounts, the^ Cafeteria, the
Clipper's Cove and the Bookstore.
All of these departments now
must use the system through their
next two years, according to Ken-
nedy.
Kozlowski stressed that if this
system is to be a working system, all
students must get the new ID, even
those students who don't have a
meal plan.

M o h r w a n t s t o l e a v e t h e w o r l d a lb e t t e r p l a c e
By Tina Fielding -
Merciad staff reporter
"Leave the world a little better
than when you came into it" This
is Chris Mohr* s philosophy, and he
will probably leave Mercyhurst a
little better off than it was when he
came.
Voter registration deadline
Mohr, 21, a senior, is the Mer-
cyhurst Student Government presi-
dent this year.
He was "overwhelmed, very
happy, and excited" when he
learned of his election. "It has been
a great three years (at Mercyhurst)
and the school has given me so
much I wanted to give some back,' I
9
Mohr said.
He gives a lot by also fufilling
his duties as captain of the soccer
team, a Resident Assistant for the
Townhouses, and the Manager of
the Laker Inn.
While living in Atlanta, Mohr
was active in his high school student
government until moving to Cleve-
land in eleventh grade.
He entered Mercyhurst as a
Biology major, then switched to
HRIM in his junior year.

nears, students urged to Mohr said his duties as MSG

president help him with his major
visit nearest election center since they teach him "leadership
and communication improvement,
as well as management skills."

"I like setting a goal and seeing

By Theresa Kloecker
Merciad staff reporter
I It's time for another Presidential
election. Anyone who is an Erie
resident can register to vote.
In order to register to vote in
Erie, you must a resident for at least
30 days and be 18 years of age. The
deadline for registration is October
11 and forms are available at all Erie
County Library branches, Pennsyl-
vania liquor stores, and at the voter
registration offices in the Erie
COunty Courthouse.
All Mercyhurst students who
live in dorms or apartments are
considered residents of Erie and can
register here. An important note, if
you are registering you must put
your Erie address as your perma-
nent address for registration pur-
poses. If you are out of town ad-
dress is listed your application will
be rejected.
how well it is done,'' Mohr said. He
If you are registered to vote in also likes the people he works with
another town that registration needs in MSG. ii &" • ;
to be canceled out by you before
you file again. Mohr chose to attend Mer-
If you are already registered in cyhurst because it is "small and CHRIS MOHR
another town and you do not wish to private." He also came here be-
register again in Erie but still wish to cause of a girl, but that relationship *Mohr added that when running able type job with "lots of chances
for any office candidates have to
vote in the election, you can fill out ended three,months after he got to meet new people.''
"listen to what other people say. When Mohr graduates in the
an absentee ballot Ballots are avail- here. "That's just another step of
able from the county courthouse of growing that college has given The more views you have, the better spring, he will surely leave Mer-
you can come up with a solution." cyhurst having given much of him-
the town in which you have regis- me," he commented.
tered and will be mailed to you upon Mohr said that he "thrives on self and his time to all of us, and
perhaps making Mercyhurst just a
request Absentee, ballots are working with people*' and, in the
The MSG, Mohr said,?is "a little bit better. * <
counted the same as any other vote mediation for communication be- future can see himself in a person-
in the polls. Absentee ballots for tween students and the administra-
those voters registered can be ob- tion."
tained from the voter registration
office in die Erie County Court- He not only wants to work for
house. present Mercyhurst students, but There will be a memorial! service for Mary-Beth
Question about voting can be for future students as well. "Stu- Bierbauer on Sun. Oct.9 at.7:30pm in the chapel.
answered by the voter registration dents have to take the chance of
talking to their representatives,*' he
office i in the Erie County Court- said. "The more we hear, the more
Donations may be made to benefit the Oil City High
house. The number is 451-6000. successful we'll be." School Scholarship fund in her name.
Your vote does count
OCTOBER 6,1988
McAndrew hams it up on the air
By Andrea Tipton
Merciad staff reporter
Brian McAndrew holds down
two part-time jobs, one of which is
at Classy 100 FM, goes to school
full-time, works as station manager
at WMCY, studies (sometimes),
and still finds time to party.
^ McAndrew is a communica-
tions major who enjoys working at
WMCY, where he holds a lot of
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McAndrew does it all, from
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ules; and for his efforts, he has been
awarded the WMCY Broadcast
Award for both 1987 and 1988.
Yet, McAndrew is quick to give
credit where it is due. "I don't do it
(manage the station) alone. I work
a lot with Bill Hogan, the program
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McAndrew also has dudes at
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am weekdays as an assistant news
director. *
The job entails writing news-
casts, calling police to check stories,
editing commercials, recording
songs for the play list, and more.
If this job doesn't seem to back
up McAndrew's claim, "I'm a hot
dog, basically, ..it ham," then con-
sider that twice a week, he does a
segment there where he^becomes
' 'Brian the Jokester.' 9
, When someone tells him
they' ve heard his Jokester segment,
McAndrew responds," I didn't say
they (the jokes)f were always
funny!p * | e
As busy as McAndrew is,(he
also enjoys being a live DJ for par- BRIAN MCANDREW
ties and dances, and claims if you
need a DJ, he's available. I
Although he enjoys both,, live As for the - near future, in Erie. "I think we're going to
and on-air DJ-ing, McAndrew en- Mc Andrew's mind is on blow their (K104, WJET) doors
joys the on-air side of being a DJ. Mercyhurst's newly acquired FM in.
But, as he stated, "Unless you're a station. i 'I • I McAndrew added, "I'm disap-
Dick Clark or Casey Kasem, there's Right now he's busily promot- pointed that it didn't come until my
no money in it'' ing the station and -training new last year, but I'm honored to be the
So McAndrew is leaving all op- DJ's, so that "by the time the FM first station manager."
tions open for the future and he's comes, we're gonna be solid.' * He also wants to get the whole
considering going into public rela- He views the new FM station as college involved. "They have to
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PAGE 4
Students, faculty ishould vote
in Nov, Presidential elections
, The upcoming presidential elec-
tion in November leaves the stu-
dents and faculty of Mercyhurst
with a responsibility. It is time to
vote. It isn't good enough to discuss
among friends who die president
should be. It is our responsibility to
elect die most qualified candidate.
The Mercyhurst community
win be affected by who is elected.
Two of die major issues in this
year's campaign are education and
financial aid given to colleges. For
students receiving financial aid, the
amount of that check may change
according to the candidate elected.
The quality and type of educa-
tion received will also be affected by
New catalog gets failing grade
from confused 'Hurst students
This year's catalog recently
came out and it is already confusing
students. There are questions as to
whether students arejeallowed one
pass-fail or three.
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Mercyhurst College's First-Glass newspaper
as rated by the Associated Collegiate Press
VoL 62 No. 4
Christopher J. Kovski
Michelle Bush
BrendaLowe
Karen Sampson
Matthew J. Clark
Patty Coneglio
Liz Richards
PatSteckman
Steve Rush
John Kupetz
Reporters
Jill Chiccarino
Holly Fulmer
Bill Hogan
Maria Kelly
Theresa Kloecker
Andrea Tipton
The Merciad is the student-produced newspaper of Mercyhi
College, Box 161,501 E. 38th St, Erie, PA 16546. Phone:
0376. Material for publication must be submitted by noon o:
Monday before publication.
The MereUd welcomes letters to the editor. Letters must be signed,
but the writer's name can be withheld by request
the candidate elected. There are
many other,issues affecting stu-
dents too, so get out there and vote.
George Bush and f Michael
Dukakis are the major candidates in
this year's election. How hard can
it be to choose between these two
charismatic men?
According to the Erie County
Courthouse, it isn't difficult for stu-
dents to register. Those living on
campus can register in Erie.
Those already registered in
another state can caned that regis-
tration and re-register in Erie.
Those not wishing to change regis-
tration can vote in their home state.
By calling their courthouse*
According to Academic Dean
Michael McQuillen, freshmen and
sophmores are allowed one pass-
fail while juniors and seniors are al-
lowed three. The reason for chang-
October 6,1988
Editor
Editorial Board
Sports Editor
Business Manager
Photo Editors
Photographer
Cartoonist
Faculty Adviser
SaraLinehan
Brian Maiden
Jennifer Montani
Andy Penhoilow
Robi Taylor
The Merciad
these students can receive an absen-
tee ballot ^ l
The last day to register is Octo-
ber 11 so hurry. For more informa-
tion students can call the Erie
County Courthouse.
If students and faculty are al-
ready registered, there is no excuse
for not showing up to vote on elec-
r
tion day. I •f £ what to do for meals.
It isn't difficult to carpool with
someone down to the voting booth.
Perhaps student government could
arrange to have the Mercyhurst van
available for rides on election day.
Get out there, register and vote
on election day. Every student and
faculty member on this campus can
make a difference.
ing it being students not using all
three pass-fails. * fc
. Because students in the past
haven V used up their pass-fails,
future students are only allowed
one. Why even allow students one?.
The option of taking one pass-fail
over a four year period isn't much of
an option.
For all the extra work involved
in providing the option of pass-fail,
it doesn't appear to be worth it
There are also three different
core curriculla? listed in the cata-
logue. According to McQuillen, the
new one for freshmen will eventu-
ally be the only core curriculum left
That is fine for in the future, but
now it is very confusing for stu-
dents. Those sophmores and jun-
iors finally declaring their major,
often wonder which core curricu-
lum they are under.
Are they registered under the
core curriculum required when they
enrolled or the new one for those
just declaring their major?
For all the extra work
involved in providing
the option of pass-fail, it
doesn't appear to be
worth it.
Itis hard to know. The best way
to eliminate the confusion is to stick
with one curriculum instead of
changing it every year. |
* Looking at the list of classes
available on the schedule is also
confusing to students. Those look-
ing at the schedule with the new
names of classes, often wonder
whether they have taken that class
under another name.
For now, the catalog will still
cause some confusion among stu-
dents. To alleviate this problem,
having the same policy for all stu-
dents in future years will! help
combat this.
OCTOBER 6,1988
Kovski Korner
ID systemic an
go further
By Christopher J. Kovski
Merciad Editor
The new ID cards appear to be a
solution to every students* problem of
•/T! If you don't like one opdon, you
can take another.
I don' t understand, however, why
students must deposit $50 at a time.
I Any amount a student wishes to
deposit should be welcome.
As long as the school is willing to make this kind of a change,
ostensibly to improve losses in the cafeteria, it should go all the way.
While keeping the benefits of the present system, why not go the
extra step and make the cards act as credit cards?
With the cosigning by a parent or guardian (in the case of students
without a credit history) or through a simple credit check (easily done
in our computerized society), students could purchase books and
supplies, as well as food — even without a credit in Student Accounts.
I realize this system would require quite a bit of work.
But I think the advantages, mainly, the increased purchasing power
of students on campus, would be worth the effort
After all, if students could charge food in the cafeteria or the
Clipper's Cove, they would Toe ready to spend a little more. That is a
proven fact with credit cards.
With books, students sometimes do without until they can get the
money together to buy their texts. This is a definite disadvantage m the
learning process.
' I think that the new ID cards are a good idea, but their cost seems to
outweigh normal expenditure concerns.
I understand that students with old ID cards can trade them in and
get new ones. But that still doesn't justify a $10 per card cost for a new
card. \
As long as the school is willing to make this
!
kind of change, ostensibly to improve losses in the
cafeteria, it should go all the way.
While keeping the benefits of the present
system, why not go the extra step and make the
cards act as credit cards?
Students in the future will be purchasing their ID cards, so the school
will eventually recoup its investment fin the machines (which are
probably under a lease-purchase agreement).
Why not charge $5 for a card? Allfreshmenhad to buy a card, so
that's about $4,500 per year that can be expected.
Weigh that against the cost of producing the magnetic strips (about
25 cents apiece) and the cost of putting the photos and everything else
on the card (about $2). We're seeing a mark-up of almost $8, or 400
percent ^ '
In any business, that's a good amount toward paying for capital
expenditures. This mark-up amounts to a total of about $3,500.
Any investment that can be amortized over five years is considered
good. At $3,500 per year, the school could amortize a $17,500
investment, Not bad. I 'i
If students are going to pay $ 10 per card, they ought to be given more
options — as suggested, a security system might be one of them.
When the students are "forced"by the necessity of eating topay $10
for a card, as well as pay for the food, they ought to demand the option
of a credit service with monthly bills. , "M 1
That would be worth the $10 for the card, and might be worth a small
percentage interest rate, as well. Si :
^So I'm not asking the school to give everything. They could have
the interest as another income-generating venture (to go along with the
money they make by investing the students* money that is a credit in
Student Accounts). \ I \
\ Here is an avenue that could be pursued by Student Government or
a group of interested students acting on their own. p ' *
Notonly would both sides benefit financially, the students could also
have an experience with the real world of credit ratings and monthly
payments. I
 OCTOBER 6,1988 The Merciad PAGES
Mercyhurst College concerns and answer
Health Fair shown and brochures Table #3
Community Blood Bank ofErie County - Blood typing and information on blood
10-12-88 l free Table #4
10:30 a jn.;- 1:30 p.m. The center will be providing a free glaucoma screening
at the Mercyhurst College Health Fair. Table #5
Student Union - Zum Hall 7. Diet Works - A service of Saint Vina i Center, i
on proper diet and weight loss. f Table #7 ^ ^
Exhibits 8. Pennsylvania State Police - Information will be available on drunken driving and
seat belt usage. Officers will be available to answer questions and demonstrate a
1. The Women's Center - Information will be provided on the various programs breathalyzer. Table #6
services available to women. Table #11 Programs at
Service courtesy of Saint Vincent Health Center. information and answer questions on drug and alcohol treatment programs
2. Athleticare - A service of Saint Vinrant Health rvntAr inform otinn «,,i Table#8 1 1 ^ if
provided by a physical therapist who will also be available to answer questions on Service courtesy of St. Vincent Health Center.
treatment 10. Saint Vincent Health Center Dept. of Education and Training - Educators will
3. Cholesterol Screenings - cardiopulmonary technologi provide infonnation and answer questions on various health topics including smok-
new chemical analyzer will perform the screening. Blood ing, cessation and stress programs. 1 Table #9
a registered nurse and consultation will be available with Table #1,2 Service courtesy of St Vincent Health Center.
Service courtesy of Saint Vincent Health Crater 11. Campus Ministry - Program information and staff available. Contact: Sister
4. Counselors Elizabeth.
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'Black Sox' movie not as

scandalous fas lack of slang
By Robi Taylor
Merciad staff writer
Hollywood has one rule that it
always follows. 1 That is, baseball
movies never make any money, so
they never make films about base-
ball or anything to do with baseball
for that matter.
Another rule says that to make
money use as many young, hand-
I some leading men as you can gather
together. That's what the producers
did in "Eight Men Out" " ^
They* gathered together such
stars as John Cusack, Charlie
Two OF THE Kujawiaki dancersfrom last year, File photo. Sheen, and D.B. Sweeney to play
the 1919 Chicago White Sox, noto-
riously called the "Black Sox" -
the name given to them for fixing
Performing ensemble
the World Series with the Cincinnati
Redlegs.. I used. There was no 20's slang - all
Although the thought of throw-
ers as simply aformof labor rebel-
lion, i would have dumped the sepia filter
Clifton James plays jj Charles
"Commie" Comiskey, the owner
of the White Sox. This man is a
tyrant, pure and; simple. Paying
slave wages, lying to get better
performance, and cheating the play-
ers out of well deserved bonuses
starts the problems that eventually
lead to the rebellion.
As a viewer, I began to side with
the players, actually hoping that
they would get away with it, espe-
cially the character of Buck Weaver
played by John Cusack.
I personally enjoy movies about
the time between 1880 and around
193S and watch them as often as I
can. There is only one problem with
this movie, and that is the language
the characters spoke in modern
have been if director John Sayles
on the camera and shot in black and
c
white instead.
Event though I enjoyed this
movie and recommend it, I feel it is
going to do poorly at the box office.
This is not because of anything
wrong with the movie itself, but
because ofan improper release date.
m With all the problems at the
Olympics andf recent drug and
gambling charges against profes-
sional athletes, people are fed up
with such stories. If the release
could have been pushed back until
Christinas, "EightlMen lOut"
would have stood an excellent
chance of making it
I I am not going to say that this is
the best baseball movie ever; I save
that for "It, Happens Every
Spring," but it comes in a close

seeks students ing a championship baseball game

is appalling to most Americans, the
way this movie portrays the treat-
English. This could be very distract-
ing to anyone who likes movies
about the American past
second. I think you will enjoy it

The Mercyhurst "Kujawiaki" Folk Performing Ensemble is currently ment of athletes of that time ex- One other thing that could have My rating: 85/100.
seeking interested individuals for participation. plains the actions taken by the play- improved' 'Eight Men Out'' would Gambling theme.
The Ensemble needs singers, dancers, and musicians, as well as
seamstresses, sound technicians, lighting technicians, photographers, and
people for set/costume design. j
t participants, gain the opportunity to participate in an internationally
fecogmzed performing ensemble, earn scholarships, travel throughout the
U.S., perform in Europe, and get room and board for a presemester
Bulletin Board
workshop.
For more information and/or membership please complete the form and
return it to the Student Union office by October 19.
FILMS FOR DISCUSSION
'Wed., Oct 12, Mercyhurst will SAC ACTIVITY
present a film for discussion entitled SAC is sponsoring comedian
Name: Scott Jones on Oct 7 at 8 p.m. The
"The Rivers Edge." Thefilmwill
begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Zurn Re- comedian will perform in the
Address: cital Hall. A discussion will follow Clipper's Cove.
the film.
< FLU VACCINE-ALLERGY
Phone: ATTENTION ALL JRS. ATTENTION EDUCATION INJECTIONS *s |
AND SRS. i i ; STUDENTS *• k| Flu vaccines will;; be admini-
Major: Focus on GRADUATE ^ The Education DepL is sponsor- stered in the months of Oct and
SCHOOLS '88, Oct 10 at 10 a.m.- ing a meeting required for all educa- Nov. Allergy injections will be
4 p.m. at the Hammermill Center, tion majors on Tuesday, Oct 11,in adminsitered on every Thurs. and
"Kujawiaki" Folk Ensemble - Mercyhurst CollegeGannon University. Transportation the Zurn Recital Hall. "The Real Fri. this year. The Health Services
J P- Erie, PA 16546 will be provided from Baldwin Hall Teacher!" will be the topic of a Office hours are Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-
at 9:30 a.m. Any questions J call panel presentation featuring seniors 12 p.m. and 1 p.m.-4 p.m. There is
J Career Services at 825-0427. who are currently student teaching. no charge.

jThe
Merciad
asks: Mike Ruchowski, senior:
I don't think we should have to
take them for the simple reason that
Should seniors be at the end of the year we're all
going to be interviewing for jobs
exempt from finals ? andfinalsare not on our minds. We
should be able to concentrate better
on the jobs and where we want to
go.
Doug Stiefvater, senior:
I don't believe we should have
to take ourfinalsbecause we've got
other things to do like trying to find
jobs, apartments or whatever. If
someone's not going to take a final
and blow off the second half of the
class, that's their business. They're
paying for it
John'Saxon, senior: Tim Kenyon, senior
Seniors have earned the privi-
lege to be exempted from finals.
Seniors, after going through
four years, deserve little privileges
We've been takingfinalsfor three because they've done four years of
years and in the spring everyone hard education. /They should be
has senioritis. You want to spend a privileged to be exempt from some
lot of time with your friends be- of the finals. 1 I
cause it may be the last time you'll
see them before you all go your
separate ways. That should be a
time when everyone gets together
and sort of relaxes because you've
earned it

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The Merciad
Mercyhurst's Intramural
Co-ed Volleyball
KE2K2^
Rascals. Alabama Slammers had abye.
Court Jesters. The Brazillian Bombers had a bve
Overall standings: 1) Alabama Slammers - 4-0.2) Late Night - 3-1.3) Brazillian Bombers - 2-2.4) Russian
KflSCfliS * 2 - 2 . 3.
Intramural Football Standings:
1) Mosey Inn - 3-1.2) Ten of Us - 3-1.3) No Names -1-3.4) The Untouchables -1-3.
Sports briefs
Tennis improves Cross Country Laker Volleyball
The Lady Laker tennis-team places 11th splits four
upped its season mark to 6-3 with
dual meet victories over Fredonia The Mercyhurst women's volley-
The Mercyhurst men's cross
State and Canisius last week. country team ran in the National ball team, under assistant coach
Sophomore Janet Holzhaeusscr Chuck Fleet, earned a split of its
Catholic Cross Country Champion-
led the 'Hurst from her number one ships at the University of Notre four matches last week. The Lakers
position by winning both her downed Division I Canisius 1S-S,
Dame in South Bend, IN last Friday.
singles and doubles matches. 15-6,15-13 to begin the week.
b- The Lakers placed eighth
Mercyhurst downed Fredonia among 11 teams, including six that The 'Hurst met Canisius again
at the University of Buffalo Invita-
by a 9-0 count while edging Cani- were nationally-ranked, scoring
sius 6-3. The Lakers take off before 221 points. Scott Devore was the tional. The result was the same, a 3-
0 win. The Lakers f lost to
hosting St Francis next Saturday. first Mercyhurst finisher, placing
Then, Mercyhurst and Gannon 26th with a time of 27:31 over the Bloomsburg and Buffalo to close
out the tournament
will co-host the EC AC Tournament five-mile course. • nent Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson was stripped of his gold medal in
in Erie. Additional information on Freshman Vic Bauer was close
this event will be available next behind, placing 34th with a clock- Hurst golfers earng
week. ing of 28:15. ! !
Top Ten finishes
By Bill Darling
Friday. Oct 7th
WMCY Sports Director
Volleyball - Mercyhurst Tourney
The Mercyhurstf Golf Team
managed to place in both the Al-
Saturday. Oct 8th
legheny Invitational held last Tues-
day and Mercyhurst's own Invita-
Volleyball - Mercyhurst Tourney
Women's Soccer - Hosts Bethany 2 p.m. tional this past Friday.
At Meadville C.G., John Deasy
Baseball - Hosts Point Park 1 p.m.
Women's Tennis - Hosts St Francis 1 p.m. fired a seven over 79 while John
Melody and? j permitted to continue playing.
Football - at Buffalo State 1:30 p.m. Tom Saccomanno shot 80 and
82 respectively. The 'Hurst as a
Sunday. Oct 9th? team shot a 423 for a 10th place
finish out of 18 teams competing.
Men's Soccer - Hosts Lewis 1 p.m. 4 Friday's Tournament was held
at Downing Golf Course in Law-
Monday. Oct 10th: rence Park where John Melody,
carrying his bag on a pull cart due to
Volleyball - Hosts St John Fisher 6 p.m.
a injured back, shot a surprising 83.
J.V. Football - Hosts Carnegie Mellon 3:30 p.m
Melody had some help J from
newcomer Bill Darling's 84 and a
pair of 86's from Kyle Foust and
Tom Saccomanno. * * '"-\
After the Game Party Mercyhurst wraps up its ^ Fall
Season with a trip to Hershey, Pa.
I Gas Club for the ECAC qualifying rounds
held Oct 5 and 6.
1512*State St. Bus trip
There will be a bus trip going to
Easton, PA to see the Lakers take on
8-12 p.m. Div. I Lafayette on Oct 22. The
price of the trip will be $65 and
includes round-trip coachfromErie
Music, Fun,Refreshments to Easton, accommodations at the
Easton Days Inn, refreshments and
food on the bus and a game ticket
$3 admission with MercyhurcljJ.D. Any faculty, administration or
students who would like to go
should contact the Football Office at
PropeiiLD.requiredfor drinks 825-0222 by PH., Oct 8. (tomor-
row). T
PAGE 7
New drug policy
poses questions
By Matthew J. Clark
Merciad Sports Editor
Drugs in sports. It's a problem that
has been plaguing die sports world for
decades, but it seems to have taken a
new twist of late. . .*;
For years, athletes haves gotten
into trouble for smoking marijuana
and using cocaine. Now, a new di-
mension has come to the forefront
Athletes are now using anabolic steroids to improve their strength and
overall performance in their given field of athletic expertise. y
Therecentevents in the world of sports offer a haunting example of
what is happening to our nation's athletes and the world's athletes.
Sports are becoming infested with drugs. | ': |
The National Football League has suspended a considerable number
of its players for violating its substance abuse policy. The violations
have been severe, too. Lawrence Taylor, the superstar linebacker for the
New York Giants is perhaps the most notable example. Taylor has had
a cocaine problem since he entered the NFL and this Fall, he failed a
mandatory drug test and was suspended for 30 days without pay. |
Bruce Smith, defensive end for the Buffalo Bills was also suspended
for 30 days for cocaine abuse. Both players missed four games because
of failing their drug tests.
In the Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, steroids were very promi-
the men's 100 meters and the entire Bulgarian weighilifting.team was
stripped of its medals because of steroid use7Even an American'fefnale
swimmer was not allowed to compete in the games because the
American Olympic Committee concluded that she had used steroids.
So what does all this mean to Mercyhurst? In the midst of all the
national controversy over drug testing, Mercyhurst has begun its own
drug testing policy for its athletes. But unlike the NFL's mandatory test
policy which states you must take a drug test when asked, Mercyhurst
athletes must sign a waiver before they begin playing their particular
sport
$ By doing so, the student-athletes consent to the random drug tests.
In the NFL, it's merely understood that you must take the test Richard
Dent of the Chicago Bears felt this violated his constitutionalrightsand
refused to take the test and after a brief struggle with the league, he was
I
The Mercyhurst policy states, in effect that ah athlete can fail this
test three times before a . 'student's indefinite suspensionfromathletic
participation and loss of athletic scholarship."
Because of this, it would seem that the policy isn't very harsh. And
it isn't in my opinion. But does it have to be? Mercyhurst's athletic
director, John Leisering says the policy's primary purpose is "to help
people who have an alcohol or drug problem." ^
I think that in order for any drug policy to be effective, it must be
severe. I think that a first offense should result in suspensionfromteam
activities. In other words, if you get caught once, you sit out until you
prove yourself clean. That's harsh, but that's the only way a policy like
this is going to work. i
Then there is the constitutional rights issue. I can understand
professional athletes being tested because they're being paid for their
performance and their performance can have a direct effect on the
financial well-being of thefranchisefor which they play. But student
athletes, although they are given scholarships, aren't making the big
bucks that professional athletes do, therefore, I don't think they should
be forced to consent to drug tests.
Now, I know this is actually being done for their own good, but the
student athlete should be able to refuse the test Those athletes who are
clean would have nothing to lose,right?WeU there is such a thing as
pride. Those who've never used drugs might find it a slap in the face to
:
have to urinate in a cup before an audience. . £
Constitutionalrightsaside, I think something must be done about the
drug problem in sports and society as well. Right now, drug tests offer
a reasonable solution. But I think drug education is the key and the
Mercyhurst program does offer an education program. J
Something had to be done and Mercyhurst has done something in
starting a drug testing program. As long as the education aspect of the
program takes precedence over punishment I think this new program
will help student athletes who have a substance abuse problem. I'm also
sure that the iurv is still out on this issue.
PAGE 8 The Merciad OCTOBER 6,1988

Men S occer back on track

9
9

extends unbeaten streak to

By Matthew J* Clark With less than|ll minutes re- thefieldfor much of the game.
Merciad Sports Editor maining, Alderson-Broaddus
scored the tying goal on a cross. The
Mercyhurst began the week
The Laker men's soccer team with a 1-0 win over Piu-Brad ford.
extended its unbeaten streak to four Ireland's Donnough* Shaffrey
games this weekend, downing St The Lakers are look- scored the game's only goal and
Vincent on Saturday before battling ing much better and Behr recorded the shutout I '
second-ranked Alderson-Broaddus
to a 1-1 tie on Sunday. could be muchi stonger
The Lakers seem to have gotten than therecordshows, The Lakers are looking much
on track after a slow start and now better and could be much stronger
boast a 6-3-1 record. game then went to two overtime than the record shows. Their three
In Sunday's game, the Lakers periods, but neither team could losses have come against some of
faced Alderson-Broaddus on their settle the score. f % the top teams in the country and by
home field in West Virginia. The The 'Hurst dominated St Vin- tying powerhouse Alderson-
surprising Lakers took an early 1-0 cent on Saturday, ousting the Red- Broaddus, the Lakers have shown
lead when Dave Delzell netted fa Flash 4-2. The Lakers kept SL Vin- that they're a team to be reckoned
goaljust 16 minutes into the contest cent guessing as four Lakers shared with in the East ?
This matchup was a physical one in the scoring and Joe Behr earned
and the game got violent at times, as the win in goal. The Lakers out-
numerous cautions were called. classed St Vincent and controlled
Season ends SOPHOMORE PETER NEILSEN starts action upfield in Saturday's
contest versus St. Vincent. Lakers Dave Delzell (8), fun Valento (6), and

Sansom leads Lady Lakers for Galovich goalie Joe Behr back up the play. The Lakers cruised to a 4-2 win over the
Red Flash. Photo: Pat Steckman.

Craig Galovich, one of the star

By Sara Linehan about five minutes, Baldwin-Wal-

running backs for the Mercyhurst
Lakers, suffered a season-ending in-
Lakers sink Frostburg, 28
Merciad sports writer lace kept the action close to the jury in last Saturday's game against before the Lakers came on.
Frostburg State.
By Matthew J, Clark
Mercyhurst net They were unable Merciad Sports Editor I In the second quarter, Brian
The 5-7 senior halfback broke his
The Lady Lakers keep rolling to get good shots on goal, however, clavicle in two places during the third
Haberstock punched it in from 11
along with two more shutouts over as the Lakers outshot Baldwin- quarter of the Lakers 28-5 win over * The Mercyhurst Lakers sur- yards out to put the 'Hurst in front
the weekend, downing Baldwin- Wallace for the day, 33-5.^ the Bobcats. vived some early tentativeness and 14-5. The run capped a seven play,
Wallace 6-0 on Saturday ahd Obei*- Sansom exploded in the second Galovich was the leader of the then took control to down the Frost- 74-yard drive.JThe Lakers added
lin 3-0 on Sunday/ half, scoring three of the Lakers' Mercyhurst "smurf * backfield and burg State Bobcats 28-5 and remain another tally late in the first half
j»In the Oberlin matchup, neither five second-half goals, lit was was the Laker's leading receiver with undefeated at 4-0. \ | f) when Jim Boyd scored from four
team could score in the first half, but Sansom*s third three goal game of eight receptions for 92 yards and one Once again it was the 'Hurst's yards out
Jennifer Hart finally got things the season. Joni Connelly contrib- touchdown. In addition to catching impressive defense that opened After failing to score in the third
going with a goal and an assist while uted a pair of goals while Renee the football, he was the team's second things up. The opportunistic Lakers quarter, the Lakers blew the game
leading rusher behind Greg Haski
teammates Veronica Sansom and Dahlkemper also put one in the net with 210 yards on 35 carries and two
grabbed four* interceptions and open when Andrejchak added his
Kathy Monohan added a pair of for the 'Hurst \ I touchdowns.
caused five fumbles in keeping the second touchdown at 13:56 of the
goals, giving;'the Lakers the 3-0 Freshman Karen Trapolsi Laker head coach Ken Brasing ton Bobcat offense out of sync. fourth quarter after the 'Hurst re-
decision. locked good again, recording the remembers the play. The Lakers built a 21-5 halftime coveted a Frostburg fumble, their
Andrea Colaruotolo shined shutout in goal. Her job was made "It was a run-option pitch," he lead and cruised the rest of the way. fifth turnover of the game, at the
again with the shutout against Ober- easier with the help of the outstand- recalls. "(Craig) turned up field and Junto Jeff Andrejchak led the eight yard line. i
lin. ing defensive play of her, team- was tackled from behind. He was also Laker scoring attack with a pair of The Lakers will travel to Buf-
In Saturday's matchup with an mates.- f y tackled from the side and the side touchdowns and a two-point con- falo State to face the 1 -3 Bengals.
outclassed Baldwin-Wallace squad, Despite j their 9-0 record with tackle caught him in the shoulder version. The Lakers featured a bal- The Bengals dropped a 34-7 deci-
(under the shoulder pads) andjammed anced offense, which produced 354 sion to Brockport last week, a team
the Lakers came out flat Despite eight shutouts, the Lakers are still
his collar bone and it gave. t t

yards of total offense. jj which Mercyhurst beat 36-21 in the

dominating the middle of the field, not getting the recognition of the "It's a shame, because he was
the Lakers could only manage a 1-0 National raters, leading many to ask having a great year and the timing of
The blue and green had; 178 season opener. Gametime is 1:30 in
lead at the half. : * 'What do the Lakers have to do to the injury is unfortunate because it's rushing yards, with Ed Hess leading Buffalo, f % I
In the second half, the Lakers be recognized.'* his senior year and it's too late to red- the way with 43 yards on 12 carries. Because Buffalo State lost big to
ran off five straight goals for the The Lady Lakers will try to shirt him," Brasington continues. Craig Galovich had 40 yards on Brockport and the Lakers beat
final 6-0 tally. However, there were make it 10-straight when they Red-shirting is when a team takes eight carries before suffering a sea- Brockport by 15 points, it would be
periods in the second half where match up with Bethany this Satur- a player off of its active roster, thereby son-ending injury in the third quar- easy to consider this a warm-up
they seemed to lack intensity. For day at 2 p.m. maintaining that player's eligibility ter. game for the Dayton contest on Oct
for the following year. i, ' Quarterback Greg Haski went 14. but head coach Ken Brasington
Brasington says that while Galov- 10 for 21 passing for 176 yards. doesn't see it that way.
SCOREBOARD ich will be missed, his absence will not
mean the death of the Lakers in '88.
Galovich broke his clavicle in % "I saw Buffalo State lose their
"We've been playing a number of
two places while running an option opening game against Canisius,"
1 Football (4-0) Men's Soccer (6-3-1) running backs all season long and I'm play. The Lakers have a lot of Brasington said. "They moved the
W - Pitt-Bradfoid 1-0 horses, though, and should be able ball up and down thefieldall day,
1 W - Frostburg State 28-5 confident they'll pick up the slack,"
to pick up the pieces after losing but managed to alwaysfinda way to
Brasington lays.
•
W - St. Vincent 4-2- "We're not going to change a their fine senior running back. self-destruct"
1 Volleyball (9-13) T - Alderson-Broaddus 1-1 thing," says Brasington. "Eddie Hess The 'Hurst utilized three run- Brasington said he « feels that
and Donnie DiPlacido are looking ning backs in building its strong 21- Buffalo State is a better football
1 W - Canisius 3-0 good for Saturday's game (at Buffalo 5 halftime edge. Andrejchak was team than their record shows.
1 W - Canisius 3-0 Women's Soccer (9-0) State).tf ^ ^ the first Laker to hit paydirt, scam- "They have an excellent tail-
1 L - B loomsburg
•

W - Baldwin-Wallace 6-0 . Because Brasington has placed
1 the burden of the running attack on
1 L - Buffalo W - Oberlin 3-0 many shoulders this season, the loss of
Galovich doesn't seem that severe as
ft
the 'Hurst has many runners with
1 Women's Tennis (6-3) game experience.
i "Getting kids in the games has
1 W -tFrcdonia 9-0 really paid off,'\ Brasington notes.
1 W - Canisius 6-3| Perhaps Brasington's efforts to play as
many people as he can wiU prove to be
his "ace-in-the-hok" as the always-
unpredictable football season wears
OIL i '•field goal to narrow the gap to 6-5 dangerous.
pering in on a four-yard run. Mer- back, Garnell Gladden, who's aver-
cyhurst gambled for the two-point aging six yards per carry."
conversion, but it fell short and they t! Tlie Bengals also have two good
led6-0. # | receivers who the Lakers will have
Frostburg cut the lead to 6-2 to control in order to beat Buffalo
when punter Matt Dellana hobbled State. And Gladden, at 6-1, 215,
the snapfromcenter. The Bobcats should provide the excellent Laker
blocked the kick and the ball trav- defense with a good challenge on
eled through the Mercyhurst Saturday. At 1-3, the Bengals will
endzone for a Frostburg safely. be up for the undefeated Lakers,
Frostburg then added a 34-yard which could make them especially
*