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VOL 71. NO. 1 MERCYHURST COLLEGE,
Housing Shortage Upsets
By John Murphy
and Chris Wloch
Merciad Editors
At the end of last year, the
housing capacity was estimated
to be 1,192 beds. The week be-
fore school started there was a
need dor 1,242 beds, leaving a
shortage of roughly 50 beds; The
current situa tion ha s caused ha rd -H cents. Having a roommate was
ship for many students a nd Resi-
dent Assistants alike. This over-
crowding has also resulted in
many complaints against the
bousing office. "This school is
attempting to project an Ivy
League image, the only thing I vy
League about this school i& the
ivy growing on the walls," said
I Senior Baldwin R.A. Tiffany
Reid.
The surplus of students requir-
ing housing stems largely from
the fact that the 1996-97 aca-
demic year boasts the largest
Freshmen class ever in addition
to the highest percentage of re-
turning upperclassmen that the
college has bad in years.
One of the most significant
results of this housing shortage
on campus is that many of the
R.A.S in the three Freshmen dor-j
mitories have been temporarily
placed with roommates at the
beginning of the school year.
AllfiveR.A.s in McAuley Hall,
three ofthe four R, A.s in Ba Id win
Hall have roommates and neither
of the two in Ega n have room-
ma tes. One of the Baldwin R.A.s
had a roommate who was moved
out just this past weekend.
u
Mercy hurst feels it can make
decisions that affect its students
with little regard for their con-'
not part of my contract. I can deal
with it, but it was unexpected,
and that's wha t bothers me," Reid
said.
Former Director of Housing,
Dr. Gary Brown stated that he
was not sure whether a single
room was part of the contract for
R.A.s in the dorms, and that they
had very likely assumed that they
wouldn't have a roommate based
on the practice of previous years.
However, the Residence Life Sta (T
Manual for 1996-97 states under
section 8.0 that the compensation
for RA.s in the Baldwin, Egan,
and McAuley Residence Halls
ind udes a single room.
The R.A.s in the dorms who had
been expecting a single room were
informed in August that they
would most likely have a room-
mate at the beginning ofthis year.
Some of Ihem, 1 ike Tiffany Reid,
did not receive the letter of notifi-
cation until a couple of days
ERIE, PA. 16546 September 12^1996
Students
before returning toe campus for Donna D'Aleo, left, and Tricia Six, in photo above, share their room
in Egan, while Jeremy Hartung, below, sat on a mattress in the Egan
R.A. training during the third
week of August The disgruntled Lounge Tuesday, after the beds were supposed to have been removed.
R. A.s were not offered a ny com-
pensation for these developments.
One major difficulty of the over-
crowding is the effect it has on
allowing the dormitory R.A.s to
carry out their jobs properly. "Last
night a student needed some coun-
selling. I could not use my room
to talk to the guy because my
roommate was sleeping. I ended
up-having;to go to the laundry
room," said Mike Morgan.
Brown responded by pointing
out that the shortage is only tem-
porary and that these R.A.s will
have their own rooms by the time
they go home for Thanksgiving.
Based on the statisticsfrompre-
vious years, roughly 50 students
leave the college for various
sons between the fall and winter
term s.
According to Brown, Freshmen
over 21 are allowed to move off-
campus, but those under 21 are
required by school policy to live
in one of the three dorms. They
cannot be moved to an apartment
even when there are openings, be
said, and the college did not want r
to deny housing to certain fresh-
men just so the R.A.s could have . *
single rooms.
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M a s s Tradition Returns to Mercyhurst

By: Bill Melville, i
Merciad Contributing Writ

At 11:30, on Wednesday Sept

11, ,1996, members of the
Mercyhurst community HI led
Christ the King chapel to'cel-
ebrate the Mass of the Holy Spirit
for*the first time in over three
decades. Former Erie Bishop
Michael Murphy, Father John
Murphy and Mercyhurst's Father
Steve Anderson led the Mass.
The main procession contained
members of various pa rts of the
community who were preceded
by a drummer and two flutists.
After a brief invocation in the
middle of the procession, the cler-
gymen began.
President Garvey delivered the
first«reading, and a mixture of
readings in different languages
came together for the* second.
Among the faculty who read were
Professors Alice Edwards in
Spanish and Igor Stalsky in Rus-
sian.
.Bishop Murphy delivered the
sermon, in which he urged every-
one present to devote five min-
utes a day to the presence of God.
"Don't be afraid of loneliness: *

don't be afraid of silence," he

offered. a
Immediately following the
The Picnic in front of Old Main following the Mass of the Holy Spirit was enjoyed by students, faculty and administrators.
Mass, a picnic took place on the
lawn in front of Old Main. Many
students expressed enjoyment at bless the school year and inaugu-
the change of pace and relaxed rate its beginning. It ended for
unknown reasons at some point
MSG News • •
sports,
interest
and
to
other information
students will be
of
dis-
Elections for the s be Fresher
representatives will be held on*
atmosphere, although a few felt By: Tavis Overstreet Sept 23 & 24. Three other posi-1
: played.
that the music did not reflect the in the 1960s. - *' !* . " '* _ \

and Chris Wloch V • The Freedom Zone received a tions are also open: one resident
spirit of the event According to Father Steve •

and two senior representatives.

Mercyhurst Student Govern- new computer this year at a total
Several professors also offered Anderson, last spring, the admin- Additionally, there are two stu-
their sentiments. > ment started off the new school cost of around $3,500.*
istration and Campus Ministry year with its first meeting held in dent positions available for the
u MSG President Stacey
This is one of the things, along. ^.decided to revive the Massforthe Student Government Chambers Judiciary Board. Ron Rambally*
with harder work of students, that purpose of bringing the Fitzpatrick disclosed that the cost
at 8:30, Monday night of student IDs was raised from was named as a temporary seat
helps to make Mercyhurst move Mercyhurst community together and a permanent replacement is
MSG has purchased a new elec- $15 to $25. SAC Chairperson
into the upper levels of institu- to bless the school year and revi- currently being sought Letters of
tronic sign board which will be Brian Marshall announced that
tions,"^ commented History Pro- talize the rel igious energies of the intent are due in the MSG office!
placed downstairs in the union, Sept 20 is the date for the Fall
fessor, Richard Kubiak. community. The picnic and the by midnight Sunday.
where the old one is now. News, Funfest
According to Dr. Kenneth Mass. were designed to be ofequal
importance for bringing the com- II
Schiff, "It was a really nice op-
portunity for members ofthe com- munity together. ~ 3^
munity to get together in an infor- ^Father Steve affirmed, 'The stu-
mal manner." dcills really deserve attention for
The Mass was probably first attending. I was really proud. This
celebrated at Mercyhurst in the is a sign that the spirit of God is
1930s to ask the Holy Spirit to alive and well at Mercyhurst"

Lawrence Otis Graham

Starts Off 1996-97
Cultural Lecture Series
By: Chris Wloch,
Merciad News Editor
This Tuesday, September 17,
the 1996-97 Cultural Lecture Se-
ries opens at 7:30 p.m. in the
Taylor little Theater with au thor
and lawyer, Lawrence Otis Gra-
ham, presenting his lecture en-
titled 11a rlem on my Mind."
Graham graduated from
Princeton and Harvard Law
School and has written more than
10 books dealing with issues of
diversity and race relations. In an
upcoming movie for HBO, "In-
visible Man: A $105,000-a-year
Harvard-trained Lawyer Goes
Undercover as a Busboy at Green-
wich Country Club," Oscar-win-
ner Dcnzcl Washington will por-
tray Graham.
The lecture is free for
President's Card Holders and the
cost of general admission is $4. A Action from Tuesday night's volleyball tournament organized by SAC. In action are the
series ticket for all six lectures is 'Hammerheads' of Mike Hammer and Bill Desko, against The Spanks' of Matt Orysiek and
available for $20. Fran Rodowicz. In this marathon struggle the Hammerheads eventually won.
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Housing, cont'd from p. 1
However, the chronic situation
has affected not only the R.A.s.
Several students, particularily
freshmen and transfer students,
contacted the Merciad with com-
plaints. "I was aware of R. A. con-
cerns. However, I was not aware
of such complaints among other
students. I have I not been ap-
proached by them," Brown said.
Three of die looms in Egan Hall
which usually house two students
now have three in them. Addi-
tionally, the second floor lounge
in Egan, which Brown pointed
out was originally a room years
ago. g viously, it is difficult to satisfy
With regards to the lounge in
Egan, Brown said that eventually
it is going to,revert back*,to a
lounge. It's lousy. Most of the
people in Egan don't party that
much, but we need a lounge,"
said Freshman Jeremy Hartung
"1 t's u nfa ir to students," sa id Egan
R.A. Sherrie Weldon. "Girls are
looking for a place to watch T.V.,
study etc It's frustrating and dis-
appointing to them."
Although Egan's third floor
lounge wa s prepa red at the begin-
* ning of this year as a four-person
room, Brown confirmed that as of
4 p.m. Tuesday, the 10th of Au-
gust, the beds in that lounge had
been removed. However, t
Merciad photographer saw that
the beds were still in the lounge
Tuesday night
Commenting on this, Brown
said, "I was in the maintenance
office late on Tuesday a fternoon.
Maintenance secretary Terry
Frisch related that the order had
been made to Bill Kerbusch for
the removal of the beds."
There are also four tranfer stu-
dents living in the Tower. Their
rooms were home to the History
faculty las t year. At the sa me time,
These
Mercyhurst is currently renting
several apartments off-campus,
Highland Square Apts., Jefferson
Apts., and apartments on Lewis
Avenue.
Although no R.As were placed
in off-campus housing, and these
facilities house Freshman transit] particular weekend, we had no
fers over 21, Brown said that the
students who were selected to live
there were "hand-picked" on the
basis of their disciplinary records. day weekend (Labor Day), it was
Elaborating on the overall situ-
ation, Brown said that, "The hous-
ing office faced a huge problem
with providing for this situation.
Again, we did everything pos-
sible to rectify the situation. Ob-
every problem that will arise with
such circumstances."
"Through the good efforts of
the housing office we were able
to create 29 beds on campus, and
29 off campus. When 1 got back
from my holidays in July, I at-
tempted to reach all the affected
students to notify them of the
changes," Brown said.
Freshmen Donna D'Aleo, who
shares a room with two other girls This was not part of my contract
in Egan, claimed she found out
the day she arrived at Mercyhurst.
"When I saw two other names on
my door, I realized I had two
roommates," said D'Aleo. "We
get alongfine,but you never have
any privacy with three people."^
/'I drove all the wayfromthe
west coast and found out when I
got here that I was living in the
Tower," sa id California n transfer
MattNutley. ,
Freshman hockey transfer,
Kelly, Kishman was not happy
with the situation he found in his dents, or requests for compensa-
Jefferson Apartment "We did get
fe notice in the summer about the ing on this. I will have to talk to
- the students. When yougeta room,
change in residence. Unfortu-
nately, we had no electricity for
the first four days on our arrival. to stay, and a place to put your
This meant that all the food I
Connor
5. Their
brought from my home in Sas-
katchewan, Canada, was gone off
by the time thefridgeworked,"
said Kishman. The bathroom was
blocked, we couldn't take a
shower," he said.
The landlord was away for the
access to where: the electricity
switch was," said Brown. "I was
there every day, but on the holi-
difficult to get things resolved."
Commenting on why Kishman
and his roommates had to pay for
a phone hook-up, Brown stated
that the students knew this before
arriving. "Where athletes were
involved, we communicated the
housing situation through their
coaches. They knew of the ar-
rangements before they came
here," he said
"I went through a lot of hassle
to get my room in Egan," said
Mark Riley. "When I signed my
contract in April, my room was
for two people. I was informed in
the second week of August that
my room would have three people.
I am very disappointed," he said.
Riley calculated that with three
people in his room, Mercyhurst
made an extra $1,000 a month in
revenue. "I feel that we should
receive some sort of compensa-
tion," said Riley. "We should get
some compensation, especially
for the first four days," said
Kishman.
Brown was not prepared to com-
ment about giving compensation.
"Since I have not been approached
with any complaints from stu-
tion, there is no point comment-
what you are paying for is a place
things," he said.
Student Activities Corner
1
< By Mindi McDowell Virtual Reality allows you to put
•
Merciad Staff Writer on some goggles and gloves and
jump into the 3-D world of
The members of the Student Ac- Cyberspace. Come test your hand-
;tivities Committee are ready for eye'coordination as you battle
another year and want everyone 'Virtual" enemies!
to join in the fun! Here's a great The tournaments committee is
way to meet people, relieve bore- having a soccer shootout contest
dom, and get your mind off ' that Tuesday during Mercyhurst's soc-
f* paper that's due in a week. If you cer game. There is no lim it on the
1
haven't attended any ofthe events number of competitors, and each
yet, now is your chance. person gets to take one penalty!
Coffeehouse opens this week on kick. The competition will con-
Thursday night and will feature tinue until first and second place
the alternative band "Seventh have been determined. The Gist
House"fromPittsburgh. Most of place winner will receive $20
^the songs the ba nd plays are origi- cash, and the second place winner
nals, but occasionally they'll add will receive a $15 gift certificate
i": fa miliar cover songs from other for the bookstore. If you're inter-
bands to their set While you're ested, sign up in at the Union desk
|1 listening, you can enjoy any one by 6:30 pm Monday.
of the coffee selections offered, Be prepared to laugh Wednes-
includinglattes and mochas. Grab day night because the comedy
^a couple bucks, some homework, "Get Shorty," starring John
pi and somefriendsand head to the j Travolta, Danny DeVito, and
I Laker Inn between 8 andll p.m. 2 Renee Russo, will be showing in
for some coffee, some music, and -the Union Great Room at 9 p.m.
|g some atmosphere. The story centers around an ama-
At 8 p.m. Friday, "Come on teur gangster who gets mixed up
down! You could be the next con- in the movie business. ^Bring a
testa nt on*the Price is Right!" • blanket and pillow and get your
Remember PIinko, the Yodler, the i mind off homework for a couple
I* Golf Game, and the Wheel? These of hours. \
f. are only a few of the games that If you have any ideas for ac-
will be played in the Taylor Little tivities you want to see on cam-
Theatre at the bidding of pus or just want to become in-
Mercyhurst's own Bob Barker. volved, come to the SAC meeting
There are $1,300 worth of prizes Sunday at 7 p.m. in. the Govern-
to be won, including a TV/VCRij ment Chambers. Each committee
combo, a stereo, a phone, CDsI is looking for eager members to
and many more! Come try your J help choose and organize campus
luck and see ifthe Trice is Right"! events, so jump in and get in-
The weekend events continue # volved!
in the Union on Saturday from
noon until 6 p.m. with a whole
new way to play a video game.
ATTENTION!!!!!!!!
EARLY CHILDHOOD,
ELEMENTARY,
SECONDARY AND
% SPECIAL
EDUCATION MAJORS
ALL MAJORS
ARE REQUIRED
TO ATTEND
THE EDUCATION
DIVISION MEETING
8 P.M., THURSDAY,
SEPTEMBER 19,1996
D'ANGELO
PERFORMING
ARTS CENTER*
GUEST SPEAKER:
DR. KATHLEEN
BUKOWSKI
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Growin
By Brad Rybczynski Center has been replaced by a
Physical Fit|esspfe
Features Editor shock-absorbant floor. The new
floor will be a welcome addition
Mercy hurst is again expanding to those with shin splints as well
and improving. Over the summer as those persons wishing for
construction crews we re very busy greater availability of basketball
on? campus. At every turn, courts. Thats right, the floor is
Mercy hurst is growi ng phy sica lly. lined for basketball and volley-
during the recess the campus Rec ball too. The Rec is equipped
Center was refurbished, a foot- with two sets of basketball hoops
ball stadium was put behind the and two volleyball courts.
Ice Center and an addition to the The Rec Center has been trans-
Atheletic Center was erected. formed. What was once an almost
The inside of the Recreation completely wasted space has been
Center was given a facelift. There converted to afirstclass facility
is a new weight room/fitness cen- for athletes and students alike.
ter in the facility. Previously, stu- The possibilities for uses of this
dents would go to the Athletic grand facility are nearly endless.
Center to pump iron or climb Scott Vance, a Junior elemen-
stairs. Now they can go to a cleaner tary education major said of the
and more spacious facility. new facilities, "It is nice to be
The old green rug of the Rec able to come work out in a clean
environment" | The grounds surrounding the sta-
Those of us who were around in dium have been done in true
previous years at the Hurst can Mercyhurst fashion. Flowers and
remember either having to get in bu shes line the parking lot and a re
a car or braving a long walk down a great accent to beautify the area.
State to watch the Laker football Thefootballprogram is sure to
Pteam play. Attendance was benefit greatly from this new re-
consistantly sparse, especially in source. Coach Kimball said, This
poor weather. That will now be a is a tremendous step in improving
thing of the past It has been a the recruiting process and the pro-
pong wait, but Mercyhurst foot- gram in general." The fact that
ball has finally come to campus students no 1 onger have to trek 10
where it belongs. blocks down town and need only
The first football game ever to go on their own backyard for
played on Mercyhurst's campus games will provide a "great at-
was on Saturday, September 7. mosphere"forthe team, Kimball
The day was rainy and dark, but added.
that did not stop the fans from The Sports Medicine depart-
coming out to see the game and ment was also blessed with out-
the ne w stad ium in all ofit's glory. standing news this year. An addi-
The stands were full, and the tion is being placed onto the Ath-
fences lined with spectators. The letic Center to expand the cramped
attendance for the game was a conditions of previous years. In
stunning 1,850 people. This would the past, those taking classes sat
have been unthinkable at the down on training benches during lec-
town stadium. tures. The one roomforthe Sports
The grandstand is complete with Medicine department served as a
a press box and reserved section* classroom, taping room
and rehabilitation room.
The addition will encompass Lee Lindstrom, a sophmore
spacious classrooms, a rehabili- Sports Medicine major, e xpressed
tation center, a taping room and a the feelings of the entire depart-
w
student library. This new facility ment when he said, everybody is
will do wonders for the Sports really excited about the new addi-
Medicine department tion.- %i

Top:Former Rec Center

houses new fitness cen-
ter.
Middle: View of Pitch and
new stand on football
field.
Bottom:New addition to
the Sports-Medicine
Dept
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lignum T S J C - O J

ON THE DITCH
By John Murphy
By M.EJ»ike can not help wondering if they sun.
Editor in-chief look younger than I remember, When you finally emerge be-
Merciad Columnist
when I was there. They are so neath that dark cloud of Sopho-
At this stage most people have had enough of "Hello's," "Great to see you's,"
$ As the season sheds its brilliant carefree, so undaunted by the task more uncertainty, you re a Junior.
"You look great's," and all sorts of insincere stuff like that I won't bother.
Summer form to turn into Au- of this year, so open, sure, and, And when that ends ... well, I'm
Besides, I'm not very sociable anyway (the latter characteristic' fluctuates well, young. \ still waiting. But it begins by feel- *j
tumn, we students discard the last
greatly depending on the level of alcohol in my system). I realize that I was just like that ing older-, a little worn, and yet as
vestiges of vacation and return to
Anyway, welcome to the first edition of the Merciad. I hope its adequate theihouse on the hill. "My^first at one time, at aflashingmoment excited as any freshman. Sweet j
reading, although I have to be honest, I'm not sure if I care at this stage. I'm year," speak some excitedly; "An- in my life that seems like yester- God, one more year!
wrecked. I mean this is a bloody hard job. I've been running around campus for other year," grumble others; and day. Then Sophomore year arose Perhaps some of you have no-
the past week trying to do a hundred different things at once, It's done, I'm still others quietly muse, "My last like a bleak winter, handing me ticed this, or will soon enough,
happy. I more responsibility, and I bad to and perhaps not. It is personal. I do
year;"
One of my duties us to write a column, this column. The title is related to an Whatever the case, it has come, relinquish my freshman shadow. promise that there will be some
Irish sport called Hurling, and the title meaning 4 s something like that of like it or not Perhaps the Veteran Naturally, Sophomore year had change inside. New ideas will re-
"Monday morning quarterbacking." Hopefully,jthe column will give this of Mercyworld might note a few to drag itoutofme, while I kicked tire the old and,tbe mind will ex-
commentator's views on events that directly or indirectly affect the students of new items of interest around, for and screamed to the end. I know plode with newly acquired knowl-
Mercy hurst. (Just to remind some of you, there is "stuff going on out there that example, the football field, the that I am not alone in my loss. edge. People .•_!#ill become differ-
affects us. Shocker!) -)_ tighter than lastfyear housing You see, as a freshman every- ent, classes*will seem morefim-
On the subject of hurling, it's an ancient Gaelic sport, and it's the greatest crowd, or the stained glass win- thing is new, exciting, even dan- portant, and homework-
game in the world. Okay, maybe a little bias here. The day before I returned to dow over the main entrance to the gerous . Awa y from home for per- will be the exact same it has al-
Mercyhurst, and America for that matter, I had the privclcgc of witnessing my Union- a colorful reminder of the haps the first time, without mom ways been. In any case, try to have
home county in Ireland win the 'All-Ireland Hurling Championship .' i | graduating class of 1996. and dad there to guide or chide, fun. Enjoy it while it lasts,' the
Since then, I've thought about the feeling of elation this gave me. Of how I but still with the safety net, the good and the bad alike. After all,
However, the change Ithat
wasfilledwith such pride and emotion that I shed tears of joy, threw my arms excuse of being a freshman. we will never see this time again,
strikes me most sharplyls^that
around grown men I never knew, and even kissed them* I've thought about how [^Sophomore year, quite bluntly, this first year, tbisplast year, an-
private one within myself. A few
I was locked in this bond with my fellow countyuien, of howythis event [%obs you of this. Friendships be-1§o t h e r year. And someday we will
of you might notice this as well.
somehow represented all we were made of, all of what we came from, as if it take a moment from the rat race,
It seems as I embark upon my come more complicated, family
were part of our souls. The event went way beyond a game and a sport It was from the exhausting, exciting, dan-
third year at the Hurst, that I am issues ^rear, and financial prob-
spiritual. . older. "Certainly not wiser," a lems grow larger than life. In short,pgerous world out there, and won-
And to think, such emotion was attained from watching 30 amateur sportsmen "/friend ofmine retorts with a smile. it becomes a dull, terrible chore, der: When did I crow up?
running around a field. There were no million dollar contracts here, no product I glance at the class of 2000 and but not without its moments of
endorsements, and no TV timeouts.jj These men were farmers,.shopkeepers, v
factory workers, ordinary people. They had nothing material to gainfromthis.
Again, there was a spirit created. It was beautiful, pure, and untainted.
I tried to compare the aura created by this event to sporting events that take
place in this country. Sorry, no/comparison. There isnot a single major sporting
event in this country that is untainted by materialism and commercialism. A WMCE 1996 FALL TERM SCHEDULE
greedy America has taken sports and wrenched it of all the great qualities it has
the ability to promote. * Student Announcers
I Arecentexample of this is the Atlanta Games. I shouldn't be able to say this
because I worked in Madrid during the Olympics. But, even though I know nada MONDAYS THURSDAYS
in Spanish, the negative feeling emanating from Atlanta was such that even I noon-2 N Wilds 8-10 Luca; Lorenzana
^ ^
conld get a sense that the games were drained of their spirit. |
2-4 * Gerrit Shuffstall 10-noon Matt Mescan
America was given a chance to host these ancient games, to help maintain the
Values and glory traditionally associated with them. America failed. The lasting 4-6 Julian Laskos noon-. Paul Colontino
impressions perceived about Atlanta among most Europeans are thoselof 6-8 Nate Mcintosh 2-6 Jamie Smith
meanness and a smugness on behalf of the American hosts. |
8-10 Mike Gratzmiller 6-8 Matt Dimperio
The coverage and attention lavished upon the big name athletes, with the big
name sponsors. The lack of attention payed to the lesser known sports, the ones 10-12 Andrew Burck 8-10 Nate Mcintosh
that didnt attract huge public attention, and huge revenues for advertisers. The 10-12 J.D.IHaltigan
of
tack sportsmanship displayed ? by the media toforeignathletes who TUESDAYS
'unbelievably' managed to beat favored American opponents.? FRIDAYS ; if
By treating the Olympics as an American event,'rather than an international 8-10 Sarah Lelle
event, the quality and integrity of the games were reduced in the eyes of the 10-noon Matt Mescan noon-2 Matts Wilds
Gerrit Shuffstall
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world. World events like the Olympics are rare, any country lucky enough to noon-2 Jamie Smith
host them usually tries to display her best values to the observing world. \ :\
2-4 ] Gerrit Shuffstall 6-8 i f Marisa Ortman
If Atlanta were the best America coulft do, then perhaps she is in trouble
4-6 Marisa Ortman 8-10 Jim Gorman
heading into the next century." Rich Costelloe
6-8^. Matt Dimperio 10-12
8-10 Mike Gratzmiller
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By Dan H ilfiker One problem that I have with

Senior Writer the entire Juvenile Probation sys-
tem is that these kids, who have
Another school year is starting severely screwed up, do not spend
and students everywhere are go- their day in school, nor are they
ing back to the classroom in order receiving any kind of private tu-
to better their educations. For bet- toring. They spend the majority
ter or worse we are all here at of their day sitting in a chair with
Mercy hurst of' our own will as we a legal pad writing about what
have decided to go on to college they have done wrong and how
as a way to get a higher education they will never do it aga in. They
a nd possibly a better job. keep writing until that legal pad is
Unfortunately, I have recently full. . . >| . \ * ;
seen a very troubling sight lam Another senseless task that these
working as an intern with the Dis- kids perform is that they work off
trict Attorney's Office every day. their offense. This is their punish-
I work inside the confines of the ment; cleaning the courthouse
Erie County Courthouse, and offices totally unsupervised
throughout the course ofthe day I throughout the course of the day.
walk past the offices of the J uve- Needless to sa y, they do not do a
nile Probation Division numer- very good job of cleaning.
ous times. It may not seem strange The worst part of this whole
to many of you, but already, after situation is that we are always
only two weeks of school, the hearing about how the children of
hallways are, filled with young this country are our future, but
children who elect not to go to what type of future are we going
school everyday, but who decide to have if a grea t number ofpeople
to spend their time talking to their spend their formative years not in
Juvenile Probation Officer. This school, or being privately tutored,
is a very strange thing for me to but by writing until their arm falls
see because I have always, for the off or pushing a vacuum cleaner
most part, enjoyed school and for eight hours a day?
been fearful of the law. After seeing what a lot of these
The sad thing is that most, if not kids, and many other adults a round
all, of these kids are getting ex- the courthouse, are doing now
actly what they want by being out with their lives really makes me
of the classroom every day and feel fortunate to have grown up in
being held by juvenile probation. the environment in which I did.
These kids do not want to learn Sometimes we tend to not realize
and be a part of their classmates' that there are so many out there
lives. who are less fortunate than us.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR RUDEAWAKh/sllNG B^ SHAWNTAfc H O M R D ©Wfr

Dear Editor

During the summer I made the

decision not to return for the 96-
97 school year. After being a po-
lice officer for 30 years, and 10
years as the Security Director at
Mercyhurst, I felt it was time to

* * Attention Seniors*!*
u
go fishing." My resignation was
effective September 1.
1 want to take this opportunity ft

to say goodbye to my many friends

in the student body, and particu- The class of si 997 Senior portraits I
larly to the Class of 97 which
includes many personal friends will be taken for the Yearbook starting the week of Sept. 23th
of mine. In May I will be in the
audience when they graduate, to
share their joy, and say goodbye, Location:|Perfbrming Arts Center
to them and their parents.
To all of you, good luck in what-|
ever your choose to do with your
Mercyhurst experience. Please PLEASE CALL
work with the new Security Di-
rector, Ken Sidun, and bis staff.
Carpe Diem. I will miss you and
800-836-0558
the Hurst. You all have touched
my life, and I hope in some small
way I have touched yours in a during the week of Sept 16th
positive way. God bless you. to schedule your appointment,
Bud Devcr
Security Director

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Political Minds Set TheirA enda

By Emilio Colaiacovo
and Joe Wong
Merciad Political Writers
As we begin a new school year,
we are going to begin a new politi-
cal feature in the Merciad. Mosl
previous articles in the Merciad
dealing with politics expressed
views on disjointed subjects and
topics. With this new column, we
expect to limit our weekly writ-
ings to single or connected issues
in contemporary politics. While
we will base our writing on our
individual political ideals, we do
not want to concentrate on parti-
sanship and answering "which
party is better." I one here. He dema nded no special
At the same time, we are not
labeling ourselves Democrats and
Republicans or conservatives and
on what we write and suggestions
on what we should discuss. Now
to give the reader an understand-
ing of ourselves: f government intrusion, keeping I People crave freedom from
Cola iacovo; I am a junior His-
tory/RIAP major and a Spanish/
Political Science minor. I was born
and raised in Buffalo, New York
in a traditional Italian household.
My father and mother raised me in
a conservative fashion but always
taught me to respect the views and
beliefs of others. My father immi-
grated to this country at the age of
15 not knowing English; or any-
treatment; he sought no handouts;
he asked for no favors.
His life was an example of what
logical faction that best represents 1
economy will produce more. Tax- •but modified them with southern
my values. I believe in individual ing and spending are no longer conservatism. My primary inter-«*
initiative and responsibility, less the answers. i ests are in foreign policy and na-
tional security, where I am pro-
more of what you earn, and fiscal I government and desire the abil- military and believe America
responsibility. ity to invest inf their families' should have influence around the
I grew up listening to the dreams futures, free of heavy tax bur- world.
and hopes of Ronald Reagan and dens. Hopefully, our nation will In economics, I hold conserva-
so if there is anyone I identify move towards fulfilling those tive feelings on the budget and
with politically, it is President desires. government spending, but real-
Reagan. President Reagan spoke ize Keynesian New Deal eco-
to our highest ideals and made Wong: I am a senior RIAP and nomics still holds some value
sure through tax cuts and limiting Political Science major, with a today. My social-politics are
government spending, power personal emphasis on interna- clearly liberal, rangingfromsup-
could be returned to the people. I tional affairs. I was born in Cali- port for Social Security and wel-
tend to be quite conservative in fornia, but have lived in Win- fare to education and the arts. I
dealing with social policy. chester, KY. for the past 10 years. am not a true classical liberal nor
I still believe our greatest asset My family has always been lower a modern liberal, butj feel more
in helping the downtrodden is to middle-class Democratic, from comfortable using those terms to
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liberals, and reserve.the right to
transcend party loyalties and ide-
ologies. We welcome feedback
from the Mercyhurst community
communities, not government my FDR grandparents to my describe myself than with Re-
people, not government, can do to On economic issues, I believe in Kennedy-inspired mother. • publican conservatism.
empower themselves. As I studied supply-side economics and fer- Living my teenage and early
politics more and more, I realized vently feel, through tax cuts not adult-life in semi-rural Kentucky,
the Republican party was the ideo- government regulation, our I have kept my Democratic roots,

Scoop
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Tom Porubsky this year, especially with a lot of
Merciad Sports Columnist teams having explosive offenses.
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It is hard to pick a team out of the

Hello and welcome to 'The
Sports Scoop by Poop", a weekly
look at the crazy world of sports.
It's football season so here is my
1996 football preview special.
Nebraska starts this season trying
to make it a three-peat for the
national title and this might be
JM£4utitt&'
AFC to go to the Super Bowl, but
I think that I am going to have to
go with the Kansas City Chiefs.
Now that they have a good kicker
to go with the rest of the team,
they will be better than they were
last year.
I don't think Pittsburgh will be

a^p*« their toughest task yet With sev- therewith all of their quarterback
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these days so I think that Kansas
City will win the AFC just be-
cause no one else can.
th em being number one at the end I love Green Bay in the NFC,
of the year. especially with Brett Farve and
Watch Tennessee be the na- the offense that they have. Robert
tional champions at the end of the Brooks, Edgar Bennett, Keith
Looking Pretty: The scoreboard on the new football field with the word 'Lakers' spelt by the shrubbery beneath year. Peyton Manning is awesome Jackson and the rest of that of-
the board. and he should lead the Vols to the fense is too awesome for any de-
promised land. One thing that fense to contain. Then you take a

The Merciad Tennessee has in their favor that

Nebraska doesn't, is the fact that
look at their defense and see the
all time sack leader in Reggie

VOL. 70 NOJl . May 9, 1996 they play their toughest games at White a nd a good supporting cast,
home infrontof 106,000 of the they will be giving a lot of of-
Merciad Editors craziest fans in the world. I think fenses throughout the league a lot
Editor-in-Chief James Hain A&E Editor that this edge will help Tennessee of nightmares. They also have
ohn Murphy
Sports Editor Jason Giffen Advertising knock off Nebraska to be the new one of the best specia 1 tea ms units
cott Vance
hris Wloch News Editor Michelle Mizia Copy Editor- king of college football. Pcnn in the whole league, so this is one
rad Rybczynski Features Editor Aaron Connel Graphics State should edge out Ohio State team to be reckoned with* When
Senior Writer J erry Tramble; Advisor for the Big 10 title and go on to everything is sa id and done, I see
an Hilfiker
play a surprising Arizona State the Green Bay Packers winning
Merciad Staff team. I think that Arizona State their first Super Bowl since Super
Shawntea Howard has a really good team and should Bowlflll and Brett Farve being
lamz Porzio Jessica Russell
Joe Wong be tough to beat especially with hailed as the Super Bowl MVP.
Tavis Ovcrstreet Stephen Nolan
Bill Melivlle Jake Plummer at the quarterback Well that does it for this week a nd
lie Sad ley Emilio Colaiacovo
Nicole Ponstingle spot until next time, take it easyl
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Trai
Grand Delusions " "spotting ff

by James Hain 60s, includes a scene in which the But I have to admit that I did erwise intelligent guy who none-
MerciadA&EEditor band plays a talent show at our By James Hain
think Independence Day waa the theless allows his addiction to
fine institution. Of course, they Merciad AScE E
best of the group, kind of like a control his life, even after he kicks
Welcome back, folks. If you didn't actually film it here, and 50s monster movie crossed with the habit His ragtag pals include
did absolutely nothing this sum- the scene might not make it into a 70s disasterflick.Lots of fun, In a summer full of mindless Spud (Ewan Bremner), a rodent-
mer, the n, well, your summer was the finished film, but, hey, you and if you haven't seen it, don't trash, it'srefreshingto have trash like weirdo who always seems to
about 50 times more exciting worry. Like most of the other big that actually has something on its
cant have everything.... be 10 minutes behind everyone
than mine. But it wasn't necessar- If you feel like a flick, check out summer movies, it'll be on video mind. The Scottish import
else, Sick Boy (Jonny Lee Miller)
'before Thanksgiving.... And fi- Trainspotting is at once the most
ily my fault Few of you are the new Tinseltown theater out who navigates in and out of ad-
nally, the begging starts. J Think intelligent, provocative and en-
aware ofthis, but I was actually a past the mall. With 17 screens, a • . • diction, seemingly with ease; and
you can turn a decent sentence? g movie of the summer,
participant in our fine summer pizza parlor, an arcade, and more Bigsbee (Robert Carlysle), who
games. I was offici ally in charge
ofdoing nothing. It was a big job,
gaudy colors than RuPaul's
Graving the cheap thrill ofseeing
your name in print?; Dying for
and probably the funniest movie
about drug addiction you 're likely
doesn't do drugs, but is psychotic
enough without them. . :
i
closet, it's truly a sight to behold, to see.
since, as you know, when you're the largest multinl* v in Pennsvi- deadlines? Obsessed with John The drug of choice here is
Murphy? Ifyou answered yes to The film was directed by
doing nothing, it's difficult to va iiia.... Speaking ofmovies, did Danny Boyle, who made a splash heroin,and there are many graphic
know when you 're finished.... The anyone see that big movie this any or all of these questions, you, scenes of snooting up. But
last year with the dark, dark com-
Wg Mercy hurst news this fall, of summer? You know, the one yesyou, maybe qualified to write Trainspotting is dearly an anti-
edy, Shallow Grave. Just as that
course, is that we're being fea- where stuff blew up and nothing for us. The Arts and Entertain- film had fun with the mechanics drug movie, and anyone who de-
tured in a BIO TBdB HOLLY- made any sense but that was OK ment section is especially excit- of murder and dismemberment, nies this hasn't seen the film. The
WOOD MOVIE written and di- £ because the heroes knew what ing, ul'm serious. It's like espio- Trainspottingriffson such a ddic-| ugly lives led by Renton and his
rected by Mr. Tom Hanks. That p they were doing and saved the nage here, a thrill a minute. Call tion-movie staples as creepy hal- cronies don't exactly scream
Thing You Dot, which tells the day with computer technology. the Merciad at 824-2376 and get lucinations, trouble with the law, "Emulate me!". For starters, a
story of a (fictional) garage band Hah. Trick.question. Every- a bead start on a bright and prom- and the pain of withdrawal. But J baby dies from neglect, there's
from Erie that makes it big in the thing was like that this summer. ising future of indentured servi- Trainspottingdoes something al- the aforementioned AIDS death,
tude! most unthinkable—it adds black, and Renton and his pal Spud get
gallows humor to the mix. What busted by the cops. In fact, this
can you say about a comedy in film could be more helpful than a
which one principal cha racter dies thousand "Just Say No" commer-
of AIDS? But the humor is deftly cials in keeping kids off drugs. At
mixed in with the tragedy, and the same time, the film ig daring
Boyle does an excellent job of in portraying (a nd describing) the

Return to the 50s
By Nicole Pons tingle
Merciad Columnist
Welcome back to what prom-
ises to be a fantastic year, the year
that I make a jail break. Summer
seemed to go too fast this year,
but I hope you enjoyed it while it
lasted. I decided that I wanted to
shift my focus and work with
music, so here goes nothing.
People generally classify the
1950s as the time that rock-n-roll
orn, but many think it was a
legged time when a girl was
destined to be, well, frankly, not
too much, and a boy was going to
follow in the footsteps of daddy.
The stereotypes of this time are
endless. But I cannot honestly
think of a time that was more
alive. There was so much hap-
pening in the world of music that
has left its mark on our modern
Out of all of the music of the
1950s, there is one that stands out
above all of the others and sur-
prisingly is the least remembered.
That music I is known as
"Rockabilly." It is more or less a
fusion of rock, blues and (do not
be frightened) country, but with a
whole lot of kick to it It is the
music of rebellion. It was the
choice of a generation of greas-
ers. It is about being "cool" and it
is certainly not for everybody.
As a matter of fact, it is doubt-
less that you have heard it Ever
beard of a guy named Elvis ? Elvis
was one of the early rockabilly
artists, some even call him the
father of rockabilly. Not every-
thing Elvis did could be called
rockabilly, but his early stuff like
L "Rip it Up," "Ready Teddy," and
" "I Got a Woman" certainly is.
There are other guys like
Duane Eddy who did their share
maintaining an off-kilter tone high that causes people to be-
from start to finish. come addicted in the first place.
Taking a cue from another Trainspotting will upset a lot
underworld classic, A Clockwork of people. But don't confuse the
Orange, Trainspotting is narra ted messenger with the message.
music wasn't made in the 1950s
Trainspotting doesn't advocate
though. There are bands like The by its chiefprotagonist, one Mark
drug use any more than Leaving
Stray Cats who brought it into the Renton (Ewan McGregor), an oth-
Las Veeas advocates alcohol, It
1980s. Their songs, like "Rock
presents
This * Town," "Rumble "in
Brighton," and^Look at that
Cadillac" fall within the realm of
this older genre of music. Even
some oftoday's groups are trying
to bring it back, bands like South-
ern Culture on theSkids, You can
even find somerockabillylicks in
some of Chris Isaak's tunes.
Another interesting twist on
rockabilly was brought to you
exclusively by a band called
Rocket from the Crypt, which
Short Attention! Sp
combines punk and rockabilly,
f which incidentally fit together
quite well..
' Video Reviews
Henry Krinkle Happy Gilmore: A happy
Rockabilly is music that will 'fiv Loner prise. * i
go on forever. It is the music of // Takes Two: Two too m
the "rebel." It has made a name
Aladdin and the King of Thieves: The Juror: Mistrial.
for itself that even today is in Genie-al. Mr. Holland's Opus: Has n
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music. It is definitely time to stop
the jokes because there was • hell
of a lot more happening in the50s
than in any other decade since.
Besides, it's much cooler to be
"squ
a
a re
n
ithan to be "groovy,*
fu nky or "awesome
•Keety smd Dy~The Roadhouse
•Theater production of Jane
SMaita'scontoversialpIay about
S a woman seeking an abortion who
•is kidnapped and held by a radical
•rigbt-to-life group. Directed by
iMercyhurst theatre instructor
•Scott McClelland and starring
• Lori Allen and DorisBcckefcPlay-
I ing Thursday, Friday and Saw*
• day nights at 8 p.m. at the Road-
• house, 145 W. lllh St Through
5 Sept 28. For tickets call 456-
• 5656.
of shaking up early rock music
Duane Eddy could play a mighty
|.:mean guitar, His song "Rebel
Rouser" is practically a rockabilly
anthem.
Some of the best rockabilly
The Films for Discussion Series
returns next*week with Todd
Solondz' Award-winning Wel-
come to the Dollhouse. Thestory
ofa put-upon 11 -year-old girl and
the trials of adolescence, the film
won the Grand Jury Prize at Rob-
ert Redford'sSundance Film Fes-
tival, and will be presented
Wednesday, September 18th at 7
p.m. in Zuro Recital Hall.
I
demand. There is something AllDogs Go to Heaven 2\ Wanna heal ft you can dance to I
about that rough sound that people
bet? I Mr. Wrong: And how!
crave, not to mention that men
Barb Wire: Don't go near it Mulholland Falls: Catch I
with motorcycles and pompa-
Black Sheep: Shear it! "'' The Substitute; Absent
dours aren't too bad either.
Broken Arrow: Buy some duct Things to Do in Denver When
tape.
City Halt Fight it
I You fe Dead: Lively.
I Tom and Huch Like watching u
Crazy for YonJIke Erie Play- Diabolique: Diabolically bad re*f paint dry on a picket fence.
house opens its 80th season with make* The Truth About Cats & Dogs:
this Broadway smash. An update Executive Decision: Sound. Truly hilarious. I
of the classic mu sica I Girl Crazy, FourRooms: Check your brain at!Up Close & Personal: Too close
the show la a lively Gershwin the door, f for comfort
revue and stars such Playhouse From Dusk Till Dawn: Worth Waiting to Exhale: Keep waiting.
staying up for. i White Squall: A wild ride, a
veterans as Brian Altaian, Rac
Jean Urbanowicz and John Bur-
ton- Runs Sept 12-15, 26-29,
Oct. 3-5,10-12, Curtain times:
Thursday at 7:30, Frid ay and Sat-
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urday at 8 and Sunday at 2. Call
454-2852, cxt 41fortickets. At
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Garvey a n d Mercyhuist Healthier T h a n Ever
By Brad Rybczynski
Features Editor
I bad the honor of sitting down
and talking with the one man that
most embodies the true Spirit of
Mercyhurst, President William
Garvey. There is a mystique that
surrounds Garvey. He is the man
iwho has spurred the growth of
Mercyburst, he is a man with great
vision.
Garvey is a living example of
fulfillment of our college motto,
Carpe Diem, or "Seize the day."
Not only has Garvey seized the
day, he has seized a decade that
has brought about over 60 per-
cent of Mercyhurst's physical
growth. During his tenure,
Mercyhurst has ga ined a new stu-
dent union, ice rink, performing
arts center and mostrecently,a
new football field.
When the growth of the college
is mentioned to Garvey, excite-
ment'fills his every word. He is
quick to point out that Mercy hurst
has expanded every two years
since 1987 and will build again
when the library is expanded in
97. *
• Excited does not begin to de-
scribe Garvey when he is asked
about the students of Mercy hurst.
Garvey is overwhelmingly confi-
dent when he says "the future for
Mercy hurst is very bright" This
is due to the fact that Mercy hurst
students nowrepresent30 states
in the Union as well as a great deal
of foreign lands such as Ireland,
Engla nd, Tanzania, Australia and
A Plea From The 'Ryb Roast
By Brad Rybczynsld
Features Editor
The Merciad is back. This year
the staff of editors and writers
have changed titles or have just
joined* We have lost the out*
standing abilities ofNickKrayger,
but we have added new and en-
thusiastic members.
The infusion of new blood into
the Merciad will bring change.
Change that is hopefully Cot the
better. I can only speak for the
Features Section and I know that
with the staff assembled we are
looking forward to a phenomenal
year.
The Features section this year
will embody a different style and
emphasis. A great many of our
readersresideon campus and they
will be catered to.
A Feature's Fast Fact:
know that Dagwood
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Bangladesh just to name a few.^ The improvement of all aspects campus and theremainderat the One pressing concern about
The geographical diversity is not of Mercyhurst brings about the Northeast campus. Garvey has been related to his
the only thing that students are question of whether or not Garvey *s overall visionforthe health. In August Garvey had
now bringing to Mercyhurst, the Mercyhurst will get bigger. future of Mercyhurst i is to be- preventative' by -pass surgery.
academic caliber of the students Garvey responded come part of the top tierforna- Garvey said, when asked about
has also greatly increased. Garvey by saying that Mercyhurst will tional liberal arts colleges. Such his health, "I'm in the best health
spoke proudly when he said "Our "better, not bigger, if an accomplishment would speak I've been for years," Garvey
board scores are up 150 points" Mercyhurst were to get bigger it volumes for the reputation of the assured me that he will fulfill his
and the "the improvement of our would lose its charm." Garvey school. Presently Mercyhurst is contract which runs until 1999.
student body has been by leaps envisions a total enrollment of rated in the top tier for Northern
and bounds." about 3000, with 2500 on the main \
\ libera] arts colleges.
Weekly features of persons or greedy. I want you all to hunger, continue to improve by leaps and per, I am still not sure 1 wanted 10
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events or both will be run. I am to desire a spot on the Features bounds. I urge you to take a dvan- welcome the class of 2000 in a
hopeful that the Features section pagei tage of us. grand manner and to attempt to
will be where most turn to first If a faculty member has done With that said I would like to instill in them some wisdom I
Gnd out about exciting events on something out of the ordinary let welcome all of you back to have gained over the past three
campus. r my staff know. If you have a club Mercyhurst. I hope that everyone | years.
Mercyhurst is not a "big" school. event, such as a bake sale, shirt had an enjoyable and fruitful sum- Luckily for everyone 1 llvi
We are a campus of approximately sale or raffle, we are offering free merrecess.I know that I am glad not to get on my soapbox and
2,700 students. This is not con- advertising. If a student deserves to be back and hopefully all of preach. I will instead say only
sidered big by most standards, • II *4 9 ition we will give it to them. you are as Well. this: Get involved. These four (of
but when your are tryingto equally Without the college the Merciad To the class of 20001 am very five) years will be the most im-
distribute attention to every de- does not exist It is in that phi-* excited to welcome you to portant ones of your life. You
partment or dub the task can be- losophy that we wish to serve the Mercyworld. You ate the largest will find out who you are and
come a difficult one. students of Mercyhurst. Use us, class ever admitted to the college. what you are all about Enjoy
The features staff and, I we do not mind. We are not doing I am sure it is an honor to be a part yourselves and have fun.
cannot cover everything, we are you a favor byfeaturingan event of Mercyhurst and I urge you to Well summer is over and soon I
too small. We need the help ofthe or person, you are doing us the become a complete part of the will he saddened by the trees los-
Mercyhurst community to ensure favor. college. ing their leaves and by my losing
that attention is given to those The Features Section wants to Over the summer I pondered tilltie of my hair. I plan on a g • : • ; •
that deserve it. I am asking that be a success. Alone we can only endlessly on what I would write about Gist term and year nonetheless.
every department head, faculty do so much.} With your help and in my first column. Now that I am Again I implore you to help us |
member, administrator, club suggestions we will improve and faced with putting words on pa- the Merciad to help you.
president and student be very
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Scott Vance
New Home Not tion of Justin Everett, Brian
Sweet For Lakers
Merciad Sports Editor Hamlin, and Matt Golga wasn't
good enough and they were forced
After four wins in a row at the to call on Wicks for another punt
end of last year, a new stadium on | It was at this point that Robert
campus, and a overall record of Morris took control of the game
14-1 in previous home openers it as Wanamaker rushed 40 yards i&fe&fi&tf«l
was looking very bright for the before he was finally taken down
Hurst ^ as they took on Robert on the Mercyhurst 16 yard line, to
Morris in last Saturday's home end the first quarter. Robert
opener. Morris started the second quarter
.However, that bright cloud S as they finished thefirstand with m>

turned very dark as the Lakers just,three minutes gone they ml

were defeated by a margin of 20- scored a three yard touch down

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0. • '. and were successful with the ex-
Mercy hurst started off in fine tra point to give Robert Morris a
fashion as they stopped the open- 7-0 lead. ' t * 11? >KMk
ing drive of Robert Morris, and This score seemed to trigger the m
forced a field goal which was Lakers offense as they drove the
blocked by a more than impres- ball from their own 35 yard line to w m

I sive defensive line. The game Robert Morris 14 yard line. wm

couldn't have had a better start Thanks to somefinerushing from •-M

for the Lakers as they had the ball Golga, Hamlin and some great
on their own 43 yard line. How- catches from Tom Brediger and
ever, they failed to make a first Joe Liotta, .Mercyhurst was on
down and Junior Eric Wicks was their 4th down and needed six
Rumble in the new park...actionfromthe Lakers home opener on their new pitch last Saturday. It was first
forced to punt yards when \ Robert Morris re- day blues as the Lakers lost 20-0 to Robert Morris. *
Robert Morris returned the punt ceived a five yard penalty which
111 yards to their own 25 yard line meant that the Lakers only needed
and continued five minutes of one yard to continue their fine
sustained rushing^ ^tof r t h e drive. However, it was not to be alties forced the Lakers to punt.
line. 92 yard touchdown. They added cent physically. If we play con-
Mercyhurst 20 yard ^ ^ as Everett failed to get the elusive Robert Morris had the ball on
the extra point and took a 14-0 sistent football we can beat any
Mercyhurst defense * forced J aya rd needed. the 20 yard line after Wick's punt
lead. "We had them on the ropes. team, but we didn't play consis-
fumble when on the 20 yard line.j K Robert Morris moved the ball went into the end zone for a touch-
It was very slick out there. The tent football on Saturday."
Once again Golga was given the out of danger due to some fine back.
opportunity to impress the 1,850 qua iter backing by Ja ke Newman ball came out of Matt's hands There was however, some posi-
However, once again the which was an unfortunate situa-
supporters who turned out on this and excellent running by Archie Mercyhurst defense remained re- tive areas on Saturday with the
wet and miserable day to watch Wanamaker, but Robert Morris silient and forced Robert Morris tion, if we had scoredfthen we defense performing exceptionally
the Lakers. Golga rushed for three was forced to punt on their 4th fo punt, but the offense was un- could have won that game/' said well, anchored by defensive
yards on the opening play, but on down at their own 37 yard line. Coach Kimball. player of the*game, Frank
able to take advantage of the good
the second down he threw an off Jeff Andres returned the ball 35 field position :|the defense left Golga's bad luck continued Figliano, as well as solid games
balance pass that was intended yards to the opposition's 34 yard them in, and they turned over the throughout the fourth quarter as a from Lou D'ambrosio and Keith
for one ofhis receivers which was line. pass of his was intercepted a few Swanson.
'"' ball on their own 37 yard line with
intercepted by the defense of Rob- This was just what the Lakers just over 7 minutes gone in the plays later. It was a tough day for The Lakers face top opposition
ert Morris, to give them the ball needed and they moved the ball to third quarter. The defense an- Golga who found it hard to link ["Albany State in this Saturday
on the twenty five yard line. "He the Robert Morris three yardline chored by Jeff Swanson who had up with his receivers wjth any game. "When you 're0-l you have
real consistency, f t> J to focus the minute you step onto
Didn't have his footing on the with under a minute left in the 14 tackles in the game retrieved 1
1 Overall head coach Kimball rthe bus until the game is ended. If
mud, and be tried to force the half. The Lakers opted for a field the ball for the /offense on their
described the game as " a disap- "We play as a unit we'll be okay.
play as he was under pressure," poaL-ibut Wicks's effort, was own 46 yard line The Lakers
pointing and frustrating game. It's We have a tough schedule there-
said coach Kimball. . blocked, which sent the Lakers were able to carry the ball to Rob-
easier to accept a defea t to a better fore we have to come and play
Once again Robert Morris was into the locker room down seven ert Morris's 27 yard line thanks to
team, but that wasn't the case. each week." t,
unable to capitalize on the to zero. some fine funning by Justin
We have to get things done inside Both Shawn Hamlin and Mike
Mercyhurst error and two plays On the opening play of the sec- Gibson. *
the red zone (20 yard) and we Uler, are the only doubtful play-
later they fumbled for the second ond half, Joe Liotta returned the kThen it all went wrong as Golga
didn't get it done. However, it ers for Saturday's game due to
time, and the bail was
,—m,^^^— ^ ^recovered
^_ ball 20 yards which helped the fumbled the ball on the Robert wasn't through lack of effort as -injuries they sustained in last
by the Lakers. Unfortunately for Jiuist move the ball to the Robert Morris three yard line, and Rob- these kids always give 110 per- Saturday's game.
the Lakers, the rushing combina- Mortis 34 yard line, but two pen- ert Morris returned the ball for a

Growing Pains For New Team

By?Scott Vance selves two goals sown within the top corner leaving the opposi- Freshmen lead the wa
firstfifteenminutes of their sea- tions goalie mesmerized. .
Merciad Sports Editor The Hurst started the second
son opener against the Univer-
half as they ended thefirst,and
If

With thirteen seniors last year sity of Southern Indiana. The

graduating it will be diCficult for
the Lady Lakers soccer team to
match the success of previous
years. The team has eight new
freshman. Theresa Roach is a
big, strong center fielder, Maria
Sunkqu istfromSweden is a full-
back who is currently suffering a
hip-flexorinj ury and Beth Forbus,
who has already scored too great
goals for the Hurst, are just a few
of thefreshmannota bles.
This team definitely has the ca-
pability to make nationals. They
have to learn to cope with the fact
that sometimes things wpn't go
right for them. If the keep the
passion going they can be as suc-
cessful as any other team.
However, the Lakers didn't start
out as previous Mercyhurst soc-
cer teams. They found them-
team,- however, fought back and
dominated the rest of the game,
but were unable to receive any
reward for the valiant effort Erin
Stewart had a particularly good
game and she seems to have over*
come her knee injury.
' In the Lakers' second game
against the team Edwardsvillc
found themselves; down by
three goals within the first 15
minutes, but the Hurst never let
their beads drop, a nd by half time
they bad reduced the deficit to 3-
2 thanks to two fine goals from
freshman Beth Forbus.* On the
first goal Forbus brokefromthe
midfieldjbeattwo defenders and
slipped the ball past the goal
keeper. Her second goal was
even better as she bent a free kick
with pin point accuracy into the
with just one,minute gone were
awarded a penalty. Junior Nicki
By Kathy Fraley
Esposito failed a spot kick. It was course in 30:01 for 50th place.
Merciad Writer
another freshman Theresa Roach Other Lakerfinishers:Freshmen
that tied the game with a wonder- Steve Siemienski 58th, 30:04;
The Mercyhurst men's and
ful individual goal as she skipped Freshman Ja y Porter 90th, 31:35;
women's cross country squads
by two defender and hammered Junior David Dausey 97th, 31:41;
took thefieldon Saturday (Sept
the ball into the corner to leave the 7th) for their first race of the sea*
Junior Thorn a s£*Van Fleet
vgame all square at two minutes, son at the Buffalo Slate Invita- 118,32:50; Senior and Team Cap-
' left in the game. Senior Marissa tional held at Beaver Island State tain Thomas Humphreville 135th,
Rosctti was sent off for a second Park in Grand Island, N.U., The 34:08; Freshman Shane Lynsky
bookable offense. This sent the meet, featuring the top teams in 140th, 34:34.
" Lakers Into overtime with just 10 J the NCAA East Region, was the Freshman Jenny Standfcst was
players, and within thefirsteighth first taste of college level compe- first in for the women, finishing
minutes ofovertime Edwa rdsville 5 tition for 11 Freshmen, 7 on the in the 30th spot in 20:53 for 3.1
took the lead, which prove J to be woma n 's team and 4 on the men's. miles. Team captain and junior
the game winner., Bridget Holzheimer was next in
The women placed 7th out of 12
"I'm delighted in the way we teams, with 260 points. The men's at 21:14 for 40th overall.
came back, now we need to start*: team placed 12th out of 13. The La ken travel to Allegheny
off games like that, and if we do, Freshmen Andy Culler led the for the Allegheny Classsic Invita-
we're going to dofine"said bead Laker men, finishing the 5 mile
tional this weekend.
coach Rich Hart is.
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By Michelle Friscarella are hard to replace right away. travel. To the Lakers, how-
Merciad Sports Writer According to Coach Kimball, it ever, it means they will really
took the Freshmen about three or play at "home."
This past Saturday kicked off four days to come around, but Coach Kimball and the team
the 1996 football season here at now they arc doing a great job. are grateful to everyone who has
Mercyhursl. Even though the first The Seniors, the first to be re- aided in this project "People
game was not a victorious one, cruited by Coach Kimball and his have done a tremendous job," said
our Lakers did their best On staff, have proved to be excellent Coach Kimball. "The*staff has
Tuesday, Coach Joe Kimball com- leaders. The team has a positive worked hard to get done and we
mentcd that there were too many attitude and even in demanding greatly appreciate it"
mental errors, but next week will practices the y are respond ing well. It is hard to predict the rest of
be an improvement If we keep together as a team, we
the season. The Lakers play a
Pre season was a test for the will do very well," stated Coach very demanding schedule against
Lakers. Many empty spots were Kimball. tough teams. Coach Kimball
left open on both offense and de- The newest addition to feels, "The talent is here to win. If
fense. Some of last year's Se- Mercyhurst College has gotten we stay.as a team we will get
niors had been starters for two or everyone excited. For those who better each week."
three years and efforts like that live on campus, it will mean less
"What are you guys doin' out there?" asks head coach Joe Kimball as
his players put in a losing performance on Saturday.
Golf Brief i

By Mike Pattison Soccer Team Off To A Solid Start

Merciad Sports Writer
By Scott Vance By Jessica Stout J
The Hurst started off the season Merciad Sports Writer
The 1996 version of the Merciad Sports Editor against southern Indiana and ley with mixed emotions.
Mercy hurst golf team is off to an quickly disposed of the weak op- But any doubt was soon over-
Having finished fourth in the Tennis is back! The Lady Lak-
inspiring and impressive start to position by a score line of 6-2.. shadowed, as Shawn Kroener
nation last year, the Mercyhurst era have started a new season,;
this year's fall schedule. The team, The interesting thing about this broke the dead lock with a fine
men's soccer team will be hoping welcoming back five upperclass-j
under new head coach Joe game was that there were six dif- top corner strike after some fine
to improve on last year's perfor- men, along withfivefreshmen.
Podolsky, has won its first two ferent scorers, with goals com- work from Stuart Hogg. Keith
mance and go all the way to win The new players joining the team
tournaments of the year in con- ing from Barry Allen, Stewart Selvitelli doubled the score as he
the national championships. They are Laura Ha melly ofSharon, PA,
vincing fashion. The team Hogg (2), Rob Yurkovich, Glen drove a half cleared bait through
will need the talent of the new Cara Paglia of Hermitage PA,
trounced the £ opposition in the Francis and Ian Dickerson. a cluster of players and into the
freshmen as well as the experi- Amy Smoulder of Warren, PA,
Edinboro Invitational last However, their second game back of the net Hogg added a Lindsey Waite from Liverpool,
Wednesday at Riverside Gol ence of the upper classmen if they wasn't as easy as the Lakers were third goal with probably the strike
are to achieve this feat NY, and Kristina Zevnik from
Club in Cambridge Springs. defeated by a scoreline of 2-1 to ofthe game, with a superbly struck Euclid, OH. The players return-
Mercyhurst was led by second Some freshman noia bles are Edwardsville. "After playing so left foot shot that gave the keeper
Rob yurkovfch, who is a very 6
ingfromlast year include Lauren
place finisher, Tony Greidanus, well in the first game, we per absolutely no chance. The im- Diulus, Carmel Dougherty, Ma-
whofireda one-over par 72. Cory quick and aggressive player, Brian formed well below pa r in the sec- pressive Ian Dickerson added a
Sayer, who has slotted in nicely at ond game; .We thought we won rina George, Kim Hodgkiss-Lflly
Decoteau, Mike Pattison, Curry fourth with a sheer class lob over and Jessica Stout
Huskes and Chad Hoisek also right full back orrightmid-field, the game before we went on the the unexpecting goal keeper.
Gred rounds of 74,75,76, and 79 a consistent all round player, and Fourth goals were added from The team started off their sea-
field, and they let the standard, son infinestyle with a win over
respectively to give the Hurst a Barry Allen, who scored a great okay,the team to slip and played Rob Gilooly and Did ion.
remarkable 17 shot victory. The goal in the season opener. He is a California University ofPennsyl-
poorly. It was a lesson to the team The team takes on East vania. The Lakers swept Califor-
team total of 297 is the lowest very quick player with great tech- Stroudsberg this Saturday in a
that people are hoping to try to nia six to zero with winsfromall
team total ever posted by* a nical skill who will get better with game the Lakers will be hoping to
knock them off," said head coach three of the starting .Freshmen.
Mercyhurst golf team. Congratu- every game. Allen hails from win in order to improve their
Rich Hartis. The team is looking forward to
lations boys! County Meath in Irela nd and is an rankings. The Lakers are cur-
So with an overall record of 1- GLIAC Competition, which will
The great scores continued last exciting a d ition to an already ex- rently ranked third in their con-
citing squad. 1 Mercyhurst went into their game start on Saturdays I
Friday as the team traveled to last Sunday aga inst Sagjnaw Va I- ference. •
Elmira to try and win its second
consecutive trophy. Fortunately
the team didn't disappoint and
came home victorious for the sec-
Volleyball Team Improving
ond time in three days. Once aga in
the team was led bymcdalist
Tony Greidanus whofireda 78.
Lacrosse At The Hurst
Tea mm a te Chad Hoisek also shot By Kara Clark The Lady Lakers had their home
a 78 but unfortunately succumbed Merciad Sports Writer opener against Allegheny Col-
came from other countries' na-
individual honors on the 3rd play- By Maureen McMahan
tional teams. Two players are lege last Tuesday evening, but
off hole. Also playing wellforthe Merciad SportsWriter The Lakers volleyball team is
from Canada, one from the En- were unable to improve their
'Hurst was Curry Huskcs who looking stronger than ever with record and were defeated in a
glish National Team, as well as a
Gred a respectable 79. Only four What has the students at three returning seniors Heidi
player from the Iraqi National close encounter.
golfers broke 80 at the rough and Mercyhurst all in anticipation? It
Team. Bock, Heather Lemley and • "The goal of this year's team is
three of those were Laker team is the new Division I sport of
If you are a die hard Lacrosse Natalie Pellcgrine. All of these to finish in the top three of the
members. This good start should men's and women's Lacrosse,
fan or somebody who wants to seniors will have a big influence GLIAC Southern Division I. I*
translate into more tournament head coached by Pete Ginnegar
see the thrill of the game, come over the way the Lakers season feel that this is one of the best
victories for the boys of the links. and assisted by Jeremy Murphy. teams I have coached at
out next spring to the beautiful will go. The Lakers have also
As tea m member Tony Greidanus A complete turn around from Mercyhurst in the pastfiveyearn.
new sta dium a nd watch your fel- recruited some top class Fresh-
said, "This is the strongest team last season's club team, the Our backcourt defense is stronger jtj
low Lakers strive for victory! men namely Sharyl Maulman,
I've seen in the four years I've bn 's Lacrosse team will open than ever and offensively we a re
Justyn Headley, Hollic J us linger,
been here. It's nice to go to tour-| against Notre Dame with I that The one's to watch for on the successfully running a quicker
Laura Sin ith, Maureen McMahon
na me n ts and have the other tea ms fighting Mercyhurst spirit The women'steam are returning play- tempo offense. The biggest con-
and Kara Clark all of whom will
worried about bow well we are men's team will also compete ers Rebecca Dubish, Kathleen cern is the youthfulness of the
need to play their best if they are
going to play. It is also great that against top ranked teams such as 0'Hara,»Kodie Marks and Erin team, however I do know this
to turn around last years losing
the guys are bitting the ball solid Michigan State and Ohio State. Traeger. All have excessive skills team will go hard against any
season into a whining one. The
right now. Chad Hoisek is play- With a combination of talent and and hard working attitudes. With team," said head coach Craig
Lakers started their season at the
L a
their exuberant attitude, both La- this new sport on the rise for the Davie.
ing really well, consistent golf California University of PA on
crosse teams strive to be as com- men's team, all 22 new players August 30 and 31st and finished The ^Lakers host a tournament
and one of these times he is going
to win i tournament and bring our petitive as possible with a "noth- contribute to the game, and a few with two wins and two losses. on September 13-14 which in-
team trophy home." The Lakers ing to lose" outlook for the sea- The Hurst then travelled to cludes teams .from Edinboro,
have a busy schedule next week son* x Edinboro on September 6 and 7 Juniata, Lock Haven,
as they play in three tournaments for their tournament and once Milllersville and West Virginia,
starting Sunday in the two-day St againfinishedwith two wins and Wesleyan.
Bona venture Tournament two losses.