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ERIE 1988
Student Alumni
Strong '88 Mercyhurst golf team Association starts
A new organization is taking shape on
Advisors(NAPLA) and plans to There will be courses set aside to a variety of law programs and other i
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join the Midwest Association of assist the student with research and programs.
Pre-law Advisers(MAPLA). analytical thought, to name a few. The Fair was at Gannon Univer- fflm-^
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Hvezda is originally jfrom 44
With the supportfromPresi- sity this year. 1
Scranton.PA. He attended Gannon dent Garvey and Dean McQuillen, I and local co-ops and interns Jo give . ;
University and received B.A„ in hope that the pre-law society be- the student the chance "discover • ilbE»rCvl & w •
Social Science and Secondary Edu- comes active in the Erie area," what a lawyer is all about"
cation. Hvezda said. | •'5"Any student wishing to talk
Hvezda also has two masters, 44
Some ideas on the this new about any aspect of this program, I
one from Gannon in j counseling club are trips to law schools, speak- encourage them to stop by on Oct
education and the other in human ers such as Alumni, community 18 in Sullivan Hall. The meeting is
resources from the University of service projects and possibly be- scheduled for 8 p.m. and refresh-
Scranton. i come involved in the planning of ments will be served," Hvezda said.
As a graduate student, Hvezda the Academic Celebration," he f~ Hvezda is also going to continue
was an assistant to the basketball said. his position as Cooperative Educa- &
coach and academic advisor at The first meeting is also when tion and Intern Coordinator. "I
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Gannon University. I Hvezda plans on electing officers to don't want to be a 'finger pointer or
I He was a counselor at Gannon- head the new society. fist shaker', I want students to be BOB HVEZDA: ' 7 don t want to be a finger pointer orfistshaker.''
dale School and a behaviorable 44
Once again I want to empha- able to talk about their problems and
management specialist at the Ger- size that the society is opened to all anything else that I can be of any Schools'' is to give the student the
trude Barber Center. plans to become more involved with
students of any major. I want the help with," Hvezda said. is the "Focus on Graduate opportunity to meet with represen-
j Hvezda has also used his secon- students to become involved in their Any student wishing to talk with Schools." | I ] tatives from graduate schools, law
dary education degree to teach so- community because when it comes Hvezda is encouraged to set up an schools and gives the student the
| * 'I hope to be able to bring more
cial sciences in the Elk County time to write up your resume and appointment at the Career Services
law schools to the Fair through my cahnce to discuss information about
School system. * meet with recruiters, being a mem- office. contacts that I have made over the a variety of law programs and other
He was also a production super- ber of this society will add some Another program that Hvezda years," Hvezda said. programs.
visor for a Fortune 500 company. impact on the hiring for the posi- t£ The "Focus on Graduate The Fair was at Gannon Univer-
Hvezda was a career consultant tion," Hvezda said. sity this year.
and pre-professional adviser with The society will give the stu-
$4.99 Township, is satisfied with the first aid, and drugs,' according to five-year plan has already been
campus security at Mercyhurst
According TO Dever, the crime
Dever. i submitted to President William P.
He also pointed out that some of Garvey and the Sisters of Mercy
Cheese and one item rate has decreased sufficiently since his men have four year degrees and concerning this issue.
Save 20 of Carini's pizza coupons and gej a free large pizza 1986, as indicated by our school's two are currently taking classes.
Dever would also like to install
crime report The statistics of this, "Young officers get educational
which is submitted each year, in- benefits which help them to get a a Crime Watch Program, a date-
sures campus safety to future stu- degree in criminal justice," Dever rape program in 3 November, to
dents. which a speaker has been invited
said* and the marking of student property
Although the crime rate is rela- There is anothertypeof training using his/her driver's license num-
tively low, minor drinking still known as'Lethal Weapon Train-
ber to avoid the risk of theft
remains the general problem on ing'. It is required for firearms,
campus. "It's frustrating," Dever according to Dever, something Dever says that "the main goals
said, "it seems to be continually Mercyhurst Security does not rec- of security are to make the campus
preaching the same message.*' ' ognize. "The officers here do not as safe as possible, provide ade-
I* * Drinking seems to start with have the power of arrest, but they do quate parking facilities, watch for
freshmen who have left home and have 'the power of discretion*," fires, issue parking tickets and plan-
ning future growth of facilities,
wantto try out their wings," he said. Dever said. "They make the deci- etc." 1
Dever adds, however, it is a com- sion whether or not to let the crime Dever is confident]that our
mon problem found on every cam- go/' j Security, according to Dever, school has the' 'potential for good
Ph: 456-6679; i pus and hopes that the new law on leads to suspension or expulsion. programs because of thefineselect]
minor drinking will take effect Security is responsible for areas tion program in recruitment''
3 7 0 0 Pine Avenue The new law will help to insure such as Housing and Safety, crimi- He asks that if any juniors or
safety and 'help alert kids'(to the nal investigation, crime watch, and seniors with a 2.0 average (Mr better
y* Eric, Vm. 10504 consequences of alcohol), accord- recommendations for security in are interested^ assisting as peer
Italian family awned. 25 yearn experience ing to Dever. buildings, according to Dever. intructors in the future Crime Watch j
Lniui & Frqnce*ra Randatzo Security must then take meas- Recently, Security has installed Program to contact him.
OCTOBER 13,1988 The Merciad PAGE 3
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By Maria Kelly month," Huffman said. al Resource Man-
Merciad staff reporter This newsletter, of which ^ ^ ^ isiness Administra- m
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Huffman is the executive i editor, tion. She, according to Huffman, ii
Kim Huffman, a recipient of the goes out to faculty and members of hopes to move to Pittsburgh after
Phi Eta Sigma scholarship for out- the society. | » j$k graduation and get an en try I level
standing achievement, is better Huffman is also an if active management position in human
known here at Mercyhurst College member of the Circle K Interna- resources. She also wants to study
for her active involvement in vari- tional Club. Between these* two part-time for her Masters, whils she
ous school organizations, r On societies, Huffmans studies and job, keeps up her full-time human serv-
Briggs Avenue, die shares an apart- she is kept very busy; j j | ices job,- This is certainly a girl who
ment with her twin sister, Kelly. She was inducted to Phi Eta likes to keep herself busy. ,. 1
To become a member of the Phi Sigma in her sophomore year and "I don't have time to have a
Eta Sigma, a national honors soci- her list of involvements in this club hobby but I do like to get involved
ety, you would have to score a 3.5 since is endless. In addition to being in different things,'' Huffman said.
Q.P. A in any one of the terms in secretary. Huffman had to take She enjoys swimming, traveling
your freshmen year, according to minutes of all the monthly meetings and music but doesn't have much
Huffman. ; and submit them for publication in time for other interests.
fHuffman stressed the impor- the societies newsletters. Huffman "Academic ability is$naturally
tance of getting involved in as many also participated in all the clubs important, but it is not enough.
activities as you can. "The social fundraisers. \ "" It is very important for a person to be
aspect lis just as important as the IS he also created and published a a good mixer, make friends easily
academic," she said. ' quarterly newsletter during two of and get involved,'' Huffman said as
Huffman, an outgoing | and her consecutive terms as lieutenant her advice.for fellow*students of
friendly girl, certainly'proved this governor. It was entitled * 'The Erie Mercy hurst &£ i \
point about activities. Last year, she Connection" and was distributed to Huffman will be graduating in
was secretary and editor of Scrolls, the five colleges within the l Erie May 1989 with her brother and
the Phi Eta Sigma Newsletter, area. * M. sister, ft
KlM HUFFMAN:\'Academic ability is naturally very important,
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created it and it's published every but it is not enough. ' Photo by Melissa Mangini
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Christopher J. Kovski Editor Maureen Walsh, Jill Wohlheuter coach has problems communicating
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and S tacey Cefola gave much to the with his or her athletes." In this case,
Michelle Bush program when?Mercyhurst didn't we believe it's the latter. * * '
BrendaLowe Editorial Board even offer much of a program. j The Mercyhurst men's golf team
Karen Sampson "Maureen and Jill were actually is coming off a respectable season
playing fifth and sixth singles for and four men in particular had excep-1
Matthew J. Clark Sports Editor us,'' Price says. % tional seasons. John Deasy, Tom ,
"Maureen, Jill and Stacey have Saccomanno, Kevin Keating;and
Patty Coneglio Business Manager put a lot of time and effort into the John Melody played well enough to
team and we really appreciate that," compete in post-season tournaments.
Liz Richards Photo Editor Holzhaeusser says. "It's sad to see They had the chance to represent Mercyhurst College as well as
th e seniors go. They've been a real themselves. If they could have won atone of these regional tournaments,
PatSteckman Photographer plus to the program,'' she says. they would have been able to move on to a national tournament
Cartoonist Hopefully, Walsh, Wohlheuter Because of a coach's error, these four men are being denied that
Steve Rush and Cefola won't see their efforts go chance. Golf coach Bob Powell forgot about registering his team for the
Faculty Adviser for naught The Laker women's tournament until it was too late. The players, obviously, figured that
JohnKupetz tennis team seems to be on the verge everything was being taken care of, as it should have been, by the coach.
of becoming a considerable factor Players should not have to worry about transactions such as registering
Reporters in the East Congratulations on a for tournaments. J |
great season and good luck in the That's the job of the coaching staff. Powell claims that he didn't
JillChiccarino SaraLJnehan future. Lakers. know if he would have a team going to the tournaments and that he didn't
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Margaret Coffey Brian Maiden
Jennifer Montani want to risk the $75 entry fee on something that wasn't a sure thing.
Holly Fulmer That argument just doesn't work. We believe Powell could have
Bill Hogan Andy Penhollow
Robi Taylor collected $18.75 each from the four men, which would be a small price
Maria Kelly
Theresa Ktoecker Andrea Tipton Correction to
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Kevin McHugh The Merciad would like to or not they'd play in the tournament $
note that, though Head Trainer We will say that Powell is pulling double duty this Fall. That's the
The Merciad is the student-produced newspaper of Mercyhurst Brad Jacobson gave supporting fault of the Mercyhurst athletic department We shouldn't have coaches
College, Box 161,501 E. 38th St, Brie, PA 16546; Phone: 825- evidence to the views of the au- working two jobs at once. It's not good for the student-athletes, as
0376. Material for publication must be submitted by noon on the thor of the "Punching Bag" edi- exemplified here, and it's not good for the coaches. |
torial (Merciad, Sept 29,1988), Bill Daisley poached both the swim team and the women's volleyball
Monday before publication. he was unaware of the nature of team this Fall as well. I say it's time Mercyhurst's athletic department
The Merciad welcomes letters to the editor. Letters mutt be signed, the article and is indifferent to the stops asking double duty from its coaches because in doing so, everyone
but the writer's name can be withheld by request views of the author. loses. •*
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I m ALL Metallica's music is powerful, rhythm is so intense and memory- Lightening and was astonished and
the heaviest music ever performed defying you'd pay nine dollars just 1986 was the year of Metallica's LP
by a rock-n-roll band. Butdon'tlet for that song. Be sure to check out Master of Puppets, which sold
that scare you, these guys are excel- Frayed Ends of Sanity, for the nearly one million copies, a master-
lent musicians. Lead guitarist Kirk Wizard of Oz influence in the begin- piece of metal.
Hammett was taught by none other ning and you'll hear what I mean. Metallica's music, if you've
than Joe Satriani and drummer Lars The fastest cut on —And Justice never heard it, will shock you. If
Ulrich, who has often been com- for All is Dyers Eve, which ad- you have heard it, their new album
pared to the great Neil \ Peart \ of dresses the problems each kid goes will excite you.
Rush. | -f through with his parents saying, This band deserves respect and
4 Despite what Ed Banger from "Dear mother, dear father, every is finally getting it James HetfiekTs
Alien Nation' is a blend of Showcase says, ...And Justice for thought I think * you disapprove, voice is definitely unique, clean but
A U is over 65 minutes of pure pleas- currator-dictator, always censoring mean and Jason Newsted's bass
sexy women and sour milk ure. Metallica has never sounded my every move - children are seen wallops you in the face.
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bestto give Alien Nation a new fresh dedication ceremonies for the new being held on Monday, October 17
look with thejhumanoid creatures D * Angelo School of Music Sunday, and 18from6 to 8 p.m^The drive
that landed on Earth in 1988. October 16,1988 at 2 p.m. will be held east of State and north
However, the result looked like a of Grand view.
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mixed-up combination of ! Lethal ATTENTION
Weapon and ^Aliens* with a little Does your club or organization ALDRIDGE TALK m
Robocop thrown in for good meas- have an announcement for the Bul- Lionel Aldridge, former All-
ure letin Board? Send your news to The Pro with the; Green Bay Packers,
This would have worked if the Merciad, box'l 61 or bring it to our will speak Saturday, October 15 at
Newlanders hadn' t been so human- office in Baldwin Hall. Items must 4:30 p.m.*in Mercyhurst's Little
like. The only differences shown be received by 12 noon Monday for Theatre on "Victory Over Schizo-
woe their love of sour milk, its publication in that week's edition. phrenia by One Who Has Been
effect on them, and the Bam Bam Typed, double-spaced items tare There."
Bigetow type of hairless hairstyle apprecsiated.
that they all have. Although the men
are odd-looking, the females have a
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By Matthew J. Clark
He said it was Powell's job to news." * and improve communications. Merciad Sports Editor
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quotedtosaying "I don't think he was the fact that Rockhurst, New The Mercyhurst women's tennis
tried to find out if he had a team." Jersey which takes two extra hours CC downs Gannon team \hasn't gotten much attention
\Powell's response, when asked of traveling time, was holding their from the media over the years. The
whether or not it was up to him to The Mercyhurst Lakers men's Merciad has been no exception. For
regional qualifiers, which would cross country team downed Gannon
find out if his team could travel, was also lead to the National aualiflpxc University 24-36 in a dual meet last one reason or another, women's ten-
that they should have told him. nis (and men's tennis for that matter)
"These guys are nineteen and Friday. * . i i hasn't gotten the ink that other sports
'I feel the w h o l e season w a s a The 'Hurst's Scott Devote J have enjoyed here on the hill.
twenty years old, I shouldn't have waste o f time... I was devas- placed second over the 4.9 mile
to spoon feed them." tated by the news.' h Football and basketball are prominent sports on
course with a clocking of 27:36 to and often, that leaves the smaller sports programs out of the limelight any college campus
Keating commented further pace the Lakers. Freshman Vic But this year, the women's tennis team has done so well that not
that the disappointment would not - John Deasy Bauerltook fourth on the Kanty
have been? so intense had they Village course with a time of 27:55. mentioning them would be a serious omission from the sports page.
known that they were on the late The team had been accepted to With gutsy play and determination, the Lady Lakers have put]
Other finishers for Mercyhurst together their best season in years. So impressive were they, that even
entry form, which implied that their compete at Rockhurst but Powell were: Tom Rinke whofinishedfifth
competing was not guaranteed. felt that they did not have the time to with a time of 28:49; Mark Feldman head coach Janet Price is a little surprised. ]
He said that he is particularly organize the rescheduled trip. finishing sixth at 29:51; Mark "We thought, going in to this year, that we could have a winning
upset as he was greatly looking Keating said that he thought they Simpson placing seventh at 31.08; tion." season," Price says. "But our record is totally beyond our imagina-
forward to thetournamentafter his could have made Rockhurst in Dan Becker taking eighth at 31:11;
illness had prevented him from time. I If Price is surprised, just think how surprised Div. I Canisius was
Mark Stephon coming in? 10th at when the Lakers upset them 6-3 on Oct 1. " §
competing in the preliminary tour- Powell felt that what had hap- 32:30 and Greg Beveridge placing 4
* We thought we could win some games from (Canisius), and we
naments. pened was unfortunate and* "a 11th at 34:37. i ? ended up beating them," Price recalls.
John Deasy said "I feel that the shame'' but argued that they had With a 23:02 run, Mercyhurst's Beating Canisius became a reality for the team this year, but Price
whole season was a waste of time been entered and were all set to go April Hannah-Thompkins won the remembers a time when even being able to compete with a team like
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3.1 mile women's race in impres- Canisius was only a dream.
Thurs..Qct 13th " sive fashion, finishing 1:49 ahead of u * 'Four years ago, we didn't have enough players to fill out a whole
the Lakers' Beth Keileher and team," she says. "We have 10 players now." \
Women's Soccer - Hosts Theil 4 p.m. Michelle Sirak who tied for second According to Price, the team got some new players this year who
Volleyball - Hosts Grove City 6 p.m. at 24:51. Cathy O'Gara and Jodi began to peak after three or four matches. Also, Price began to find her
McNellie completed the Mer- strongest doubles combinations after four matches. ~ arfrriM £
cyhurst effort They finished with "It all happened at the right time," she says, "when we played the
times of 27:17 and 29:23 respec- big teams." I g
C Tournament tively. Price feels that her players have performed well and haven't been
Tournament affected by the lack of publicity. I
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Sat Oct 15th B asketball "They are self-motivated,'* she says. "They play for the good of the
team. They like when peoplecome to watch, but they 're here to represent
themselves.
Men's Soccer - Hosts Pitt-Johnstown 1 p.m. ' 'It s always a plus when people give them a pat on the back."
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i Football - Hosts Dayton 1:30
Women's Soccer - Hosts Penn State-Main 3 p.m.
& Volleyball 7 at Walsh w/ Kentucky 12 p.m.
goes Price says that with the young players providing a major lift for the
team, the future looks good for the 'Hurst
Despite the success of the season, the Lakers did start slowly this
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ter from Ottawa, Ontario in Can- ! "The Canisius win helped us beat Edinboro.it really lifted us up,
ada finished as the Lakers third she explains.
when Mercyhurst welcomes Indi- Holzhaeusser believes the team as a whole is stronger and mon
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