VOL 71 NO.

5 MERCYHURST COLLEGE, GLENWOOD HILLS October 30,1997

Criminal Justice Club Haunts Parking Garage

On Thursday, Oct. 23, one day successful year to date.
By Gerret Baur before set up was to begin, Lauth While the Haunted House is not
Contributing Writer was informed that the past practice the Criminal Justice Club's only
of using black plastic sheeting as fund- raising event of the year, it is
The fourth annual Criminal Jus- temporary walls was a violation of the main one. The majority of the
tice Club Haunted House took thefirecodes. funds that they raise are used to
place this past weekend, and de- Upon receiving this news, Lauth send students to the annual Acad-
spite early problems, it was a suc- believed that the Haunted House emy of Criminal Justice Science
cess. The Haunted House ran for would have to be canceled. Lauth National Convention. The week-
two days, Saturday and Sunday, [plained that since the event is long convention is highly regarded
Oct. 25 and 26. As in the previous held in the parking garage, it must as the largest Criminal Justice edu-
three years, it was located on the be set up Friday night and is torn cators' convention in the countrv.
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down by Monday morning. In the The faculty advisor to the club,
south end of the underground- Vernon Wherry, associate profes-
parking garage. However, unlike past the use of plastic sheet i ng had
facilitated these needs, and initially sor of criminal justice, said, "the
the past three years, the Haunted convention's importance is that it
House ran into problems this year Lauth did not see an alternative.
Working under severe time con- provides students with an educa-
and was almost canceled! tor- to-educator point of view, and
straints, the members of the Crimi-
Aaron Lauth, president of the gives them the opportunity to
nal Justice Club came up with a
Criminal Justice Club, was in present their own papers. The con-
last minute solution. Black painted
charge of the Haunted House. vention covers everything imagin-
cardboard would serve as tempo-
Lauth said that the club's goal for able in the field and is a great
rary walls, and smoke machi nes as
this year was to increase advertis- learning experience." This year's
well as controlled lighting were
ing, which they did successfully. convention will be held in Albu-
employed to create the illusion of
i. As a result of the increased adver- querque, N. M. Thanks to the haun-
many rooms. These last-minute
tising |the Erie fire inspector ted house and other fund-raisers,
innovations proved to be popular
learned of the Haunted House and Mercyhurst will be represented.
as the Haunted House had its most
Lauth was contacted.
The
members of Minority Student Union would like to (
I invite you to a Social Mixer in the Laker Inn I
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Food, beverages and music will be provided. I
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Criminal J ustice Club Members, (leftto right) Front: Treasurer
Matt Bertani, President Aaron Lauth. Row 2s Greg Bruno,
Zu bin Byramjee, Ryan Yinglong. Row 3: Nicole Wilder, Carrie
Tappe, Brian Carey, Larry Smith. Row 4: Laura Rush, Brianna
Hoover, Kelli Davis, Amy Pieczynski, Diane Szklenski. Back:
Dave Mares, Bonnie Broad, Lisa Roberts, Seth Andregg.

What are you doing after graduation?

Explore your options at

The 1997 Erie College Cooperative

Career Day/Employment Information Fair

Mercyhurst College Athletic Center

Thursday, November 6
1 - 3 p.m. ALL STUDENTS
3 - 4 p.m. SENIORS ONLY

Seniors must bring resumes & wear interview attire. The Registar's Office and Act 101 counselors were busy from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday since seniors,
More than 90 different companies will be represented juniors, sophomores and freshers all registered for classes on the same day. Photo: Jessica Russell.

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MSG NEWS: $500 Pledged'to United Way

the library will not be available for helping with is called a "Mitten
By Emilio Colaiacovo student use until after the begin- Tree." All students are encouraged
MSG Secretary ning of 1998. •p \ \ to purchase mittens or hats that
A vote was then taken to decide will go to help young children in
On Monday, Oct. 27, Mercyhurst what charity would benefit from the Erie area.
Student Government held its our pledged donation of $500 to Students were able to voice con-
weekly meeting at 8:30 p.m. in the the UnitedfWay. Junior represen- cerns or express ideas duri ng the
MSG Chambers, upstairs in the tative Jodie Polk made a motion to meeting. A wide variety of topics
Herrmann Union. allocate the $500 to the Western wAS mentioned ^including com-
This week, the meeting began Chapter of ALS otherwise known puter services, MSG phone books,
with a report on the newly created as Lou Gehrig's disease. The mo- Circle K, the glass case in the foyer
Rec Center committee. Along with tion was unanimously approved. It of the Student Union, washer and
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Wednesday, Nov. 12> featuring By Jamz Porzio
Drive a Sweet Success
dents along with their coaches, in
Mohammed Bailal from MTV's Staff Writer i J addition to the dance team and
"Real World."Bailal will speak on their dance captain, facilitate the
Multicultural Diversity. drive in going door to door with the
SAC Chairperson Melissa Lang After about 20 days of going rest of the organization. This,aside
briefed the student body on the door to door the Campus Ministry from being a noble gesture, also
upcoming events for this week. On have managed to muster up - with helps the coaches workaround van
Friday night, there will be Tarot the help of $200 in donations - usage schedules.
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imrnm iccordiiigt^Iraqi Deputy Mic l^nisfe^e^A^Sa ter. Also, the representatives un- years that; Mercyhurst has been service hours. "There were no
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teuer-.tp Ihei U.N';|:Security Council,:-- ftad''wilt slop Working With: animously elected Chris Coan to running these drives and she has fewer students helping out this year
America be the new Coffee House co-chair- noticed a slight decline in the re- then there were last year," Garvey
K activities • and;*-.':.Americans ih Iraq should leave the country Within person. sults. This is due to the other orga- said "The students at Mercyhurst
The Freedom Zone Committee nizations on campus that also hold aiding the Campus Ministry Orga-
also reported on the issue being these drives. These other organi- nization show that they are there
currently worked on. It is sched- zations include the McAuley Divi- for the love of the community/
cans on the U. N.$pecial Commission in Iraq and gahr^in.'rhe cothhiis-] uled to be ready for the students by sion, H.R.I.M., and the Political she added.
a(^ischarge4 ^^hol^anthhg traq^w^ the end of this week or the begin- Science classes/ With Campus Garvey said the only ultimate
earlier agreements between the U.N. and Iraq, passing '&weapons ning of next week. Ministry bringing in only slightly goal that the Campus Ministry
inspection would be the conditionforlifongthe^xportemtiargQ which MSG President Kevin Segedi less food than before and the rest of would 1 i ke to see i s that there would
has been in place since Iraqi forces invaded Kuwait in August 1990. informed all in attendance that as these organizations putting forth some day be too much food col-
I The U.N. Commission's latest report has coromettded the marked of next week, security will begin to an effort, the combined drives suc- lected, depicting a wealth of food
improvement in some re-j-onsol Iraq, but noted that the Baghdad strictly enforce the garage parking ceed in actually collecting more and that all would be well fed. She
government was hiding k y information on biological weapons and regulations. Segedi said that he food.
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*^ parking and the latest rash of car Garvey said in reference to the students, the team members, and
body), has recently held n ictings to consider a suspension of coopera- break-ins. Also, students were college students. It seems that a the dance majors for devoting their
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By Randy Hi Iliard
Campus Life Editor
Autumn has arrived and by the
feel of the cold, cutting winds that
: America — an entire generation of
have blown across campus this
week, we can be sure that winter is
on its way. Before crawling into
hibernation we p a v e one last
chance to let loose: Halloween.
For a while, I thought that I had
outgrown the night of witches and
goblins, and in all hones ty I haven' t
dressed upf or the occasion in about
six or seven years. But this year
will be different Maybe it's be-
cause I have met with a little too
much stress lately orjust because I
want to be crazy again, but on
Friday, O c t 31,1 will become my
alter ego, Big Brother Ray-Ray. |
Now Big Brother Ray-Ray is
part Blair Outlet,,part Salvation
Army, part Goodwill and (he
BIG B R O T H E R RAY-RAY (left) a n d PIMP DADDY
thinks) all soul. Ray-Ray is the
J A M E S pose a s Nadia Shabanza looks on In disbelief
kind of guy that would bring Mad
P h o t o : L a S h a w n a Page.
Dog 20/20 and Kraft Slices to a
wine and cheese party. It's true, he
has no social graces, nor does he
want them. He even has a partner
in his fashion crime, one Pimp
Daddy James. Together they fight
to rid the world of over-stressed
college students and faculty, by
just annihilating the hemisphere
with laughter.
Some claim that there is a method
to their madness, and they dare you
to figure them out. But the whole
point is just to have fun and let|]
loose a little b i t (This is where I
get philosophical.) T o o many
people are insecure about them- j
sel ves, or too apathetic to make an
attempt at reaching within to find
something completely different
I have sat in classes full of intel-
ligent people, listened to the pro-
fessors give wonderful lecturesand
watched as most of the students
stared out the windows or sketched
battle axes and army tanks i n their
notebooks. It really angers me to
see this kind of attitude in higher
education. We are supposed to be
the next generation of leaders, yet
we take a two-hour lecture at face
value and don't challenge or ques-
tion any of i t Is this the fate of
people who just sit and watch the
world g o by them with out reach-
ing out to take their part of it? I
hope not. I know that I refuse to lie
down and accept what people say
is my fate, my destiny.
I am my own man, just as each
and every one of you are your own
person. So as Halloween ap-
proaches , reach dow n and find your
y
other self, that being of wonder
that exists in the back of your soul
and become him or her for a day.
T h e subconscious is a very inter-
esting thing, and your alter ego
could teach you more about your-
self than you ever knew there was.
So until next week, be your other
self, or as Big Brother Ray-Ray
would say "See ya on the flip side
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By Yvonne Maher
PAC Publicist,
and Carrie Tappe
A&E Editor
In celebration of the 10th anni-
versary of the Visiting Artists Se-
ries, Mercyhurst College presents
violinist Tricia Park and pianist
Sonya 0\ rutsky, on Sunday, Nov.
2, at 2:30 p.m., in the Mary
D'Angelo Performing Arts Cen-
ter. Admission for students is free.
"With*a program featuring
works by Mozart, Stravinsky,
Liszt, Sarasate, and Bright Sheng,
it is clear that Tricia Park is in the
front ranks of an extraordinary
group of young musicians on
today's international concert
scene," said AlbertGlinsky,Ph.D.,
founder of the Visiting Artists Se-
ries and faculty member of the
D'Angelo School of Music.
"Ms. Park possesses a first-
rate technique andfluidmusician-
ship, with both a confident and
elegant musical personality."
A native of Seattle, Park began
studying the violin at age six. Her
career was launched after winning
first prize in the Simon-Fiset String
Competition three years later, and
in 1989, at age 12, she made her
solo orchestral debut with the Bal-
timore Symphony Orchestra, per-
forming the Paganini Violin Con-
certo No. 1. Three years later she
performed with the Seattle Sym-
phony, and that same summer was
invited by Pinchas Zukerman to
perform with the Dallas Sym-
phony,"
Engagements with both orches-
tras immediately followed along
with performances of the Vivaldi
Double Violin Concerto with
Zukerman at the 1993 inaugural
concert in Harris Hall at the Aspen
Music Festival.
The following summer, Park
made her New York debutin Avery
Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center's
Mostly Mozart Festival, and re-
turned to the festival in 1996, to
appear with the festival s orches-
tra on a tour of the United States,
Canada and Japan. Her perfor-
mance of Mozart's Violin Con-
certo No. 3 under the direction of
Hans Vonk revealed "a trim, re-
fined sound and demonstrated an
impressive technical and interpre-
tive control. She handled the de-
tailed passage work in the quick
outer movements with agility and
a command of Mozartean style,**
according to a New York Times
article.
%t Since the festival, she has per-
formed wi th the Saint Paul Cham- Hi
ber, Frankfurt Radio and English
Chamber Orchestras as well as the
National Symphony Orchestra of
South Africa; the Montreal, Se-
attle, Dallas, Cincinnati, Lincoln,
Honolulu, and Nevada Sympho-
nies; and the Calgary, Westchester
and Buffalo Philharmonics.
She has given recitals through-
out the United States, including a
highly-acclaimed performance at
the Ravinia Rising Stars. She ap-
peared at the Festival of Campos
do Jordao in Brazil in July 1994
and was engaged for recital and
concerto appearances in Sao Paulo
and Rio de Janeiro in April 1996.
Park currently studies with Dor-
othy DeLay and Hyo Kang at The
Juilliard School.
Also from Juilliard and appear-
ing with Park is pianist; Sonya
Ovrutsky who gained worldwide
acclaim after winning the Interna- Violinist Tricia Park to perform in PAC
tional Piano Competition in Italy scholarship recipient. discussion to bring the audience
(Senigalia) at the age of 15. 'The Visiting Artists Series was into the backstage world of the
She has since performed in the originally created to include artists performers. Future events in the
main concert halls of Russia and and ensembles of various disci- series include "Roman Fever*, an
the United States including Mos- plines who would come to opera by Pulitzer Prize-winning
cow Conservatory Hall, Moscow Mercyhurst College to present un- composer Robert Ward, on Sun-
Philharmonic Hall, Rachmaninov usual and specialized performing day, Nov. 9 in the Taylor Little
Hall, Lincoln Center's Alice Tully groups and soloists," commented Theatre; and pianist Lorraine Min
Hall and the Aspen Music Festival Glinsky. Each performance is on Feb. 15, and the New Century
Competition, where she is a full complemented by a masterclass or Saxophone Quartet on March 29.

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The Students of Moon Over Buffalo fe "Screwball Comedy
Mercyhurst-North East By James Hain (played by Mike Hayes and Chris production.
Copy Editor Cooper), whose chemistry onstage Directed?by Richard Davis,
present is offset by their backstage bicker- "Moon Over Buffalo" is a fast-
imAKfEBNSTriBlIKf Lately, there haven't been too ing. I moving, well-paced production. In
many good door-slamming, mis- Their daughter Rosalind (Laurie the leads, Hayes and Cooper per-
taken identity farces in theatre. Oreen), who has left the company form magnificently, and the entire
By Tim Kelly. There was Noises Off a few years after breaking off a relationship [uction is well-cast from top to
Based on Mary Shelley's back, but Broadway seems to be with stage manager Paul (Patrick bottom. Theim's performance as
classic story. shying away from that once-re- Thcim), has returned to introduce the harried stage manager is espe-
vered combination of slapstick and her parents to her new fiance, a cially noteworthy, with just the
Directed by Jeff Lipiec miscommunication. mousy weatherman named right blend of confidence and awk-
"Moon Over Buffalo," which is Howard (Howard Savoy). wardness.
Friday, Oct. 31st currently playing at the Erie Play- Meanwhile, Charlotte is con- The play takes place almost en-
house, is a throwback to the classic templating running oil* with the tirelyt. on one set—the dressing
and screwball comedies of the 1930s, company's attorney, and George room—and it*works well, giving
Saturday, Nov. 1 st and although not as well-written discovers that he has gotten the the show a claustrophobic feel Just a Reminder...
as some of those farces, it is just company's resident ingenue preg- while at the same time being large Erie Ballet Theatre's fall
as much fun. nant This all takes place against enough for all the action that takes performance, "Rock, Roll, a nd
Alex Theater, 8 p.m. The play takes place entirely the backdrop of a small-scale pro-
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place. Remember" is at the Perform-

within the confines of a rundown duction of Cyrano de Bergerac, | "Moon Over Buffalo" is a funny, ing Arts Center on Friday, Oct
theater in Buffalo. A touring com- which is going to be viewed by light-hearted comedy that should 31,at8p.m.andSaturday,Nov.
Admission is free with pany has set up shop there for a few legendary director Frank Capra. please fans ol classic screwball I, at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are only
Mercyhurst Sturent performances. The cornerstone of Capra is considering George and comedy as well as the new genera- $3 for students with I.D. and
S the company is the husband-and- Charlotte for his new movie after tion of slapstick fans. Jim Carrey
I.D. wife team of George and Charlotte his stars have dropped out in mid-
range from $3 - $10 for the
has nothing on this. general audience.
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By Carrie Tappe
Auditions open for
touring production
king. (His wife is suspicious of an
A&E Editor affair and decides to hire a detec-
tive for the case. T
"Shall We Dance • the fourth Suo won the Japanese Acad-
film in the Fall Film Series will be emy Award for Best Film in 1992 By Carrie Tappe different insight by experiencing
WiMjrr HUPH. (mi u.ii Si \ - 7 n » . s
presented Wednesday, Nov. 5 at 8 for "Sumo Do, Sumo Don't." ^<^y" ££% A v w
A&E Editor a highly theatrical and abstract
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forming Arts Center. discussion has been outstanding, "PREPARE Auditions for the Mercyhurst Costume designs remove any
Directed by Masayuki Suo, especially for a Wednesday night TO B E
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College touring production of preconceptions about the charac-

the film is an audience favorite production," said Yvonne Maher, CHARMED!*Sr»
from the 1996 Cannes Film Festi- assistant director and publicist for Suimo/i Bortnnun
val. "Shall We Dance" is both a the Performing Arts Center. An
ROUJNC STONE
comedy and a love story about a estimated 200 people have been
group of Japanese people and the attending the viewing of the films. "SWEET
a
"The Miracle of Christmas" will ters and events in the story and
be held Monday, Nov. 3, and Tues- employ circular abstract "robes"
day, Nov. 4, from 7-9 p.m. in Zurn with various small additions to
314. No preparation or prior expe- specify character. The mak-up
ft-

rience is necessary to audi tion. will resemble mask-like faces

ballroom dance lessons that bring M A G
Only five films make up the •Peter Traven I C ! " * A cast of six women and four which give the production a dis-
them to life. Fall Film Series. The last film Rv«
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woman who is noticed by a busi- for the films are $3 for adults, $2 dents, faculty, staff and adminis- sion is movement. The perfor-
nessman in Japan while she stares for seniors and students.
out the window of a dance school. Mercyhurst College students and S h a l l we tration. mance is highly visual through

He signs up for a dance class in President's Card Holders are ad-

order to get closer to her. Soon, he mitted free.
Dance? The actual production will be the choreography. The entire pro-
staged in December during the duction lasts onlv 20 minutes.
first few weeks of the winter Michael Morris, director of
evolves into quite the waltzing term. Rehearsals will require a "The Miracle of Christmas", said,
week's time. The show will be "The play is essentially a visual

Portishead: Defining Genre
By Brian Eichstadt
Music Reviewer
In today's music scene, people
have been making a big deal about
a genre known as "electronics"
because of acts such as Chemical
Brothers and The Prodigy. While
these acts resemble rock bands
more than electronic artists, most
people feel they are the definitive
form of the genre and don't get
exposure to other elements which
are included under the electronic
umbrella. Some examples include
under house, trance, hard-core,
speedcore, Euro-dance, ambient,
jungle, trip-hop, and acid jazz.
Recently the style known as trip-
hop has made a moderate impres-
sion on the highly critical Ameri-
can audience. Termed "too slow"
by hip-hop hipsters and "too mor-
bid and weird" by modern rock
groupies, the genre will not be con-
sidered the next big thing on MTV
anytime soon.
However, the music does have
an artistic merit because its slow
hypnotic hip-hop beats mesh well
with its jazz and classical over-
tones. With rich melodic vocals
and a psychedelic feel, the sound
of trip-hop should strike a chord
with fans of late 60's psychedelic
or with people heavily into hip-
hop beats.
presented at Mercyhurst, as well meditation on the Christmas storv
as schools, senior citizen homes, and ha> been proven to be inspira-
and convents. tional as well as entertaining."
Along with acts such as Tricky, came from Joe Bird's 1968 group The pageant is a version of the Questions or concerns about the
Morcheeba, Hoverphonic, and the called 'The United States of Christmas story according to St production or auditions should be
Sneaker Pimps, Portishead is pav- America." If the song is any indi- Luke. The text is the Gospel of St. brought to the attention of Igor
ing the way for their sound to re- cation, the British quintet could Luke, told with no alterations or Stalsky, Director of Theatre at ex-
ceive major label status. After vir- very well have made a lost track abridgments. The method of pre- tension 2347.
tually defining the trip-hop scene from that early album. Composi- sentation is desi gned to offer a
in 1993 with their release Dummy, tions such as "Over," "Humming,"
the British band has returned from and "Seven Months" rely heavily Overall, this is a solid release should enjoy Portishead and fol-
a four-year hiatus to record their onlushfemalevocals,strings, bells, and shows the band is honing their lowers of the Cure and Morrisey
self-titled sophomore release. and a beat that will almost blow sound without utilizing vast stylis- might also enjoy the sultry dark
Arriving in stores earlier this out your speakers. tic changes. Fans of the last album atmosphere of the record.
month, the new album is very simi- Another track worth focusing
lar to Dummy and continues to on includes the ballad "Only You."
solidify the band's reputation as It abandons the loud beat for a
the leader of the trip-hop scene. combination ofasubtle xylophone,
The first single, titled "All Mine," piano parts, a slow bass rhythm,
is definitive Portishead with its and record scratching samples for.
slow trance-like drums, rambling a mellow lounge feel.
bass, and sporadic guitar solos Even with examples of such
drenched in distortion intertwined good musical orchestration, this
with Beth Gibbon's extraordinar- album is not without its faults.
ily powerful angelic vocal style. Staying with a consistent formula
As an added bonus, the band throughout the record makes most
adds a string and brass section to of the songs sound similarly mor-
add texture to their single, making bid despite the subtle changes be-
their effort a more developed mu- tween tracks.
sical arrangement rather than sim- The greatest departure from
ply programming and singing over the trip-hop formula was the
a drum machine. track "Half Day Closing" which
Other tracks such as "Half Day was more psychedelic than other
Closing" highlight a more psyche- tracks found on the album. Al-
delic side to the band with its though Beth Gibbons has a phe-
heavily distorted female vocals, nomenal voice, it is overly emo-
swirling atmospheric guitar, and tional and sounds great for only
-haunting keyboard parts. a few songs, but becomes quite
In the album notes the band men- | a bit wearisome as the album I
tions its inspiration for the track progresses
PAGE 6
A m e r i c a n a : H e y , let's get t h e facts straight!!!
By Emilio Colaiacovo
Senior Writer I rently, I am a political science mi-
Two years ago, I was criticized
for writing an explosive article in
my column which was then en-
titled 'The Heavyweight Cham-
pion of the Right." Many said I
should have written a letter to the
editor to vent my frustrations in-
stead of using my column as a
vehicle to bring light to a topic that
had irritated me at the time. Never-
theless, I find myself in the same
dilemma this week.
1 was criticized by Me re i ad
Writer Joe Gallagher in last week's
issue and I would like to respond to
some of the baseless comments he
has made throughout the past few
weeks. RegardlessofwhatAmerica
means for Mr. Gallagher, for me it
stands for freedom and I shall ex-
ercise that freedom properly to re-
but some of Joe's fallacies. I million Jews. This is one of the
Last week, Joe said that Merciad
columnists should be more consis-
tent and responsible when giving
their commentary. While the ideas
expressed in his article were a bit
confusing, I will try to make the
case that "my articles have been
consistent with the rich trad i tion of
academic integrity.
Throughout his article, Joe ex-
pressed a concern over an apparent
misinterpretation concerning the
philosophy of John Stuart Mill, an
18th Century political phi 1 osopher.
While admitting that he was no
expert in political philosophy, Joe
went on to criticize the most basic
tenets of Millian philosophy. Cur-
nor and have taken several courses
that involve political theory. While
not professing to be an expert in
the arena of theory, I must admit
that my interpretation of Mill was
free? of errors and contained no
misinterpretation or ambiguities. I
believe that Joe should have thor-
oughly read my article before mis-
quoting me.
Nowhere in my article did I write,
"an individual's right to opinion
and speech" equates to libertarian-
ism and anthropocentrism. What I
did say was that Mill's radical in-
sistence on civil liberties in many
cases leads to damaging effects on
society. To support this opinion I
used the example of the German
anti-Semitic newspaper "Der
Sturmer," which served a culture
that systematically murdered 6
dangers of radical individualism.
One theory which is held by many
conservative philosophers is that
the unrestricted freedoms of which
Mills spoke indeed have a detri-
mental T effect on society. Moral
decay surrounds us, Joe, and it is in
large part due to the fact that First
Amendment jurisprudence has
shifted from the protection of ideas
towards the protection of lewd and
obscene actions. This is the idea I
tried to convey in my article. Un-
fortunately, in his article last week,
you were less than stellar in up-
holding the journalistic responsi-
bility you spoke of. Tsk, Tsk.
? BY SHAWNTAE HOWARD
THE MERCIAD
Furthermore, Joe's inability to
remain objective in his articles has
been nothing but commonplace. In
his October 9th Stasis column ap-
propriately entitled "Inconsis-
tency," he in fact misrepresented
two programs that exist on this
campus: R/IAPand ROTC. In the
article, Joe more or less equated
ROTC cadets wi th goose-stepping
Stalinists.
Additionally Joe stated in the
same article that the military bud-
get consumes 50% of our tax dol -
lars. This is untrue! In a $7 trillion
economy, roughly $250 billion
goes to military spending. This is a
far cry from the 50% you spoke of.
This represents a major problem in
your writing, your articles lack fac-
tual basis and this is irresponsible
journalism. This is unfair to say the
least
Also, Joe, your attack on the
graduates from the R/IAPprogram
was inappropriate. While calling
IntelligenceAnalystpositions "me-
nial," I believe that you failed to
realize the significance that Intelli-
gence Analysts play in the com-
munity. All organizations, includ-
ing Coca-Cola, McDonalds, and
Sears employ analysts to analyze
trends and products throughout the
world. I do not understand how
you can equate this noble profes-
sion to the "questionable activi-
ties" that are often associated with
the FBI and the CIA. This is a clear
case of blaming the many for the
crimes of a few. Knowing of your
disdain for the military and gov-
October 30,1997
ernment, it is obvious that your A weekly criticism of Merciad
prejudice has clouded your ability col um ns by anotherMirc/orfwriter
to act as a responsible journalist is nothing but unimaginative. I j ust
One who lives in glass houses hope you don't start to critique
should not throw stones. each article based on the author's
I write political columns for The use or misuse of proper grammar.
Merciad and to my best knowl- I try to take it upon m yself to dispel
edge, I understand that you wri te liberal myths that are prevalent in
opinionated columns. I did not politics. I have better things to write
understand that it was now your about than answeri ng your appar-
sole duty to act as a moral censor ent incomprehensi on of what I
deciding what is just and what is stand for. Journalistic responsibil-
not. One does not have a monopoly ity is something worth striving for.
on morality Joe! I hope that in your However, people must be consis-
future articles you write of some- tent in their own writings before
thing worthwhile and independent attacking those of others. This is a
of someone else's thought. lesson that everyone must learn.
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Caffeinated Parasols
Merciad Columnist
This Week: The Nightmare
Beyond Halloween
When we were children, Hal-
loween was a time of headless
horsemen, witches flying past in
the moonlight and eating candy
until we burst But, the best part of
Halloween was the. ghost stories
and terrifying visions that danced
in our heads. That was .when
Disney cartoons actually seemed
scary. But now, what are wc left
with to make us scared?
Although Chucky and Jason
slasher flicks are always great to
pop into the VCR and new movies
like "Devil's Advocate" serve our
need for a horror fix, I think that
there is something even ^more
frightful than these gorey films
for our world today. The scariest
thing that we deal with today ex-
tends to time beyond All Hallow's
Eve. The horror that we see today
is contained within ourselves.
Each time that we tell someone
that his or her dreams are flawed,
or wrong, we are adding fear to the
world. Every day we try to act like
VOL. 71 NO- 4
Chris Wloch
Jim Gorman
Scott Vance
Carrie Tappe
Bffl Melville.
Randy Hilliard
John Dedad
Todd Zielinski
Jamz Porzio
GerretBaur
T h e M e r c i a d is the student-proaucea newbuauci u. m ^ ^ u u , .
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Thy M^rcfod
signed, but y<
"good friends" in telling someone whims? If someone who would
the "truth" as we see it in order to look better in a green sweater
save them from pain or fear. chooses to buy an orange sweater,
What we do not realize is that each give them their options and then, if
time we say something "for their they so choose, let them buy the
own good" we could be overstep- orange sweater.
ping our bounds and maki ng a situ - Ralph Waldo Emerson once said,
ation much worse than it already 'To believe your own thought, to
isc believe that what is true for you in
Don't get me wrong, I am guilty your own private heart is true for
of this as well. In a world where all men, that is genius." If you wish
emotional problems seem to run to have the freedom to make vour
rampant among people, why is it own decisions, then allow others
that we resort to tactics which only that same opportunity. We should
hurt them? To me it would seem stop making comments on the de-
that to truly help someone, you cisions of others, allow {them to
may creatively disagree with him grow in their own choices and pre-
or her, or even present to them the vent ourselves from causing
various options in front of them. deeper hurt. Once we do that, then
But, when suggestions turn into we will be able to see terror where
unsolicited advice and demands, it belongs with Freddie Krueger
then we should realize that we are and Cujo.
overstepping our boundaries. Who
are we to say that someone should
"Sex, drugs and prison" is the
act in a particular way or that he or
title of a presentation to be
she should not hold onto a dream?
given by Art Amann, Director
The more that we try to take
of the Erie Department of Cdr- JJ^Q^ p ^ a d ! aillldlftEfa®ffffiffltt<5>f TTIhrc M ataiffif
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rections and Warden of the the wsonEdl 1131k®ft®wflelh ®v©ffy<s>ai© a& ffiaipipy lBimflfl® wcs^m 8
chance that we are deeply hurting
Erie County Prison on Tuesday,
them is greater. Who are we to play f
Nov. 4 at 8 p.m. in Zurn 114.
God and decide that! someone
This free event is sponsored by
Speaker Adresses "Erie's Gay History
should thi nka certain way, or keep
Alpha Phi Sigma, the criminal By Chris Wloch examining gay-related issues.
from having certain desires and
justice honor society. Editor-in-Chief Although Encris not exactly
known as a "hotbed of liberalism,"
The Merciad On Monday, Oct 27, the Gay- the gay community has neverthe-
Straight Alliance at Mercy hurst less been able to thrive according
October 23,1997 College sponsored a discussion on to Miller.
"Erie's Gay History" at 8:30 p.m. After the discussion which fol-
Merciad Editors in Zurn 213. lowed, students involved in the
Harry Miller, owner of La Bella Gay-Straight Alliance met to dis-
JimHain Copy Editor Bistro and Tapas restaurants-, led a cuss business. GSA is a recently
Editor-in-Chief formed organization at Mercy-
Photography half hour presentation on the role
News Editor Jessica Russell of lesbigay people in local history hurst which examines the chal-
Sports Editor Stephen Nolan Advertising starting with the\ 1970s when he lenges of lesbians, gays and bi-
A&E Editor Emilio Colaiac Senior Writer was a student at Edinboro Uni vcr- sexual people on this campus and
Features Editor Sha wntae Howard Cartoons sity. During his half-hour talk, in our local communities. By fos-
Miller focused on the role of bars, tering a comfortable atmosphere
Campus Life Editor Jerry Advisor
restaurant, popular night spots and for dialogue and social inter-
Merciad Staff social organizations on area col- action, the group hopes to build
lege campuses. bridges between straight people
Miller was the first gay man in and sexual minorities. Meetings
Joe Gallgher MarciaFarrell are open to people of all sexual
the Erie area to publicly come out
Angela Harris Rich Costelloe of the closet. In 1974 he was a | orientations and are held at 8:30
Brian Eichstadt Joe Wong guest on a local radio talk show p.m. every Tuesday in Zurn 213.
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thinking that anything else would be "throwing their vote away. »»

Thus, they are led by the rich. coerced people would have. Think of third parties, in which blank count Remember that there is no
* Wake up! This need not be! Unity and awareness in an unedu- of the impact that! would come ballots are included (showing sup- need to support the self-interests
cated populace is what is presently lacking. It can change. about from everybody being com- port of "none ol the above") is an of an elite class which currently
pletely honest in their votes. utterly constructive one. Think of controls the system. Be honest. Be
Dedication to ourselves is al 1 that is necessary in all aspects of life.
What little say the average per- the change thatcould then resu! t or educated. Be strong. Be willed.
To start with, open and scrutinizing thought is necessary; also if
son does have i n the affairs of their at least be made possible from it
one follows this line of reasoning then an individual should not
political estate has a detrimental The inadequacy and insufficiency
allow their vote to be a lie. of the existing structure and candi- The Mercy Heritage Study
effect when it, too, is subject to
Do not complain il government does anything you do not like dates is the only reason not to. Do Groups are about to start
being manipulated.^ The thought
if you remain in support of the government's political structure. that a vote must be cast for the not be insecure. up! On Monday, Nov. 3, a
It may sound impossible ifi have a government that would be existing structure is a destructive brief organizational meeting
Strive for unity, not those com-
sufficient for everybody. T xt is entirely the point 1 n proving that one. The thought of the ballots . will be held at 3 p.m. in |
promises in which everyone ends
the present structure is hyp critical to the pcople^but not to itself coming i n and being tallied toshow up a loser. Seek positive change Sullivan 2. All students are
i n its detrimental persistence, which prevents a change outside of outstanding honesty and support for all. Cast a vote and make it encouraged to attend.
its own set limits. Think o the impact that true unity of a non-
October 30,1997 THE MERCIAD PAGE 9
l >

F u t u r e is B r i g h t e r t h a n e v e r for Religious Studies

By BUI Melville | at several other schools in the Chi-
and Chris Wloch cago area.
Merciad Editors Forsthoefel is pleased with his
experience at Mercyhurst thus far.
> This year has seen important "Mercyhurst offered me the
changes for the Rel i gious Studies chance to teach what I'm trained
DepartmentatMercyhurstCollege. in. The fact that Mercyhurst is a
Among the additions to the faculty Catholic 1 i beral arts college helped
in 1997 are Thomas Forsthoefel me to feel more at home because I
and David Livingston. went to the same kind of school as
"I think that we have been very well," he said.
fortunate to hire two men of such Additionally, Forsthoefel said
calibre," said Dr. Mary Hem brow that he sees the Religious Studies
Snyder, Director of the Depart- department as growing even more
ment of Philosophy and Religious creative over the next few years by
Studies. "They both bring a matu- drawing on the various gifts and
rity, sensitivity and level of so- expertise of the faculty.
phistication that we've long been 'The new core requires two reli-
looking for. Each has a great sense gion courses, which means that
of humor, which is also a delight." there will be a greater opportunity
Forsthoefel originally comes for more upper level classes that fit
from the Detroit area. He did his the training of department mem-
undergraduate work in English and bers," he said.
theology at Georgetown Univer- Next term, Forsthoefel will be
sity, received a master's degree in teaching a course on World Reli-
philosophy from Loyola Univer- gions. Eventually, he hopes to of- Mr. Thomas Forsthoefel and Dr. David Livingston Photo: Jessica Russell
sity in Chicago, and is currently fer courses in non-Western^reli- birth of their {third child, Luke I religious studies department, acol- "A majority of the time, families
working on his doctoral disserta- gions such as Buddhism, Hindu- Francis. About his son Forsthoefel lege needs to offer diverse kinds of cannot get back together because
tion in the philosophy and history ism, in addition to specialized said, "Between* his,; almond eyes approaches and expertise. It is en- the cycle of violence continues,"
of religion from The University of classes on particular aspects of and ruddy cheeks, I wonder if he's couraging that Mercyhurst is will- he said.
Chicago, specializing in South these faith traditions including taken the last bus out of Lhasa." ing to examine the various reli- Livingston spent his undergradu-
Asian religious traditions. Fors- mysticism and devotional poetry. Forsthoefel expressed optimism gious and philosophical questions ate years as a chemistry major, but
thoefel has taught previously at Three weeks ago, Forsthoefel and towards his future at Mercyhurst that have emerged in India and the switched to theology in graduate
DePaul University in Chicago and his wife Therese celebrated the He said, 'To have a high quality 'East'." ) school.
As a systematic theologian, ""I got bored with the lab and
Livingston is also concerned with realized that I didn't want to spend
t Hurst Student is Semi-Finalist in Modeling Contest the way these questions have been all of my time there. I still love
By Angela Harris something fun to do, I didn't ex- articulated within the framework science, but it's not something I
Staff Writer pect anything from it," he said. of Roman Catholicism. Livingston want to devote my life to," he said.
Two weeks later McNichol re- received his B.A. in chemistry "Being trained in the sciences
On Monday, Oct. 20, Andre ceived the letter from Structure. from Augustana College and a has helped me to think critically
McNichol, a sophomore dance The letter said that he was chosen Master's i n theology from Loyola. about religious claims," he added.
major, recieved a letter declaring out of all the entrants across the He is currently finishing his doc- Livingston said that he is very
him a semi-finalist in the 1997 country as asemifinalist. The semi- toral dissertation at Vanderbilt interested in the relationship be-
Structure Model Search. finalists would be considered for University in Nashville. The final tween science and religion. Addi-
In order to be considered for the the finalist position, and 20 people draft is due in less than three tionally, he hopes to teach a course
search, the Structure company re- will go to Columbus, Ohio for a weeks, Livingston said. He will which examines both classical and
quired that the contestant send ei- final interview. defend his thesis on December 8. modern understandings of e\ il and
ther a head shot photo, or enter one In Ohio, the contracts will be While in Nashville, Livingston contemporary situations such as
of the contests which they hold offered. 'They said they think that became involved in the Project to ethnic cleansing.
around the country. Ironically, I have what it takes to be one of End Abuse through Counseling At the present time, Livingston
Andre never anticipated entering their models," McNichol added, and Education (PEACE). After offers courses on Religious Person
in a contest, nor did he think that he "and they'll get back to me. "Andre completing all of his graduate and Western Christian Heritage.
would ultimately receive a model- should hear from Structure again course work, he began to counsel During the winter term, Livingston
in a couple weeks, after the final men who batter their partners. will teach two sections of Social
ing offer.
decision is made. As a result, Livingston's thesis Ethics, a class which wil I examine
McNichol entered the contest
McNichol has had previous mod- involves a reinterpretation of the issues of justice in relation to eco-
several weeks ago. "I went out to a
eling experience in Miami, where sacrament of reconciliation in the nomics, war, the environment and
club for my birthday, and as soon
he did runway shows. He has also light of domestic violence. He is the criminal justice system.
as I walked in, people suggested
that I enter," he said. "I had nd modeled dancewear. This past applying the work of French Jew- According to Snyder, the future
intention, but they insisted." summer, he was considered for a ish philosopher Emmanuel of the Religious Studies Depart-
The contest included a Lwalk— Capezio ad in Dance Magazine. 11 Levinas in order to understand if ment is "brighter than it's ever
down the run-way along with a everything turns out, McNichol and when forgiveness is possible been. Right now we are worki ng
talent portion. Since he has alot of will also have a Structure model- in cases of partner and child abuse. on a scries of initiatives in con-
experience as a performer, Andre ing contract to add to his resume in In many cases, reconciliation is junction the philosophy depart-
jumped at the chance. "It was just Andre McNichol a couple of weeks. not possible, Livingston said. ment to celebrate the millennium."
PAQE 10
Lenhart Joins Food Services as Assistant cl uding having the kitchens painted
By Chris Wloch
Editor-in- Chief
This year has seen many changes
in faculty and staff. Among these
new people at Mercyhurst jis
Cheryl Lenhart, new assistant di-
rector of food services. Lenhart
replaces former assistant director
Lisa Gierszal who got married and
left the position last spring,
Lenhart is no stranger to
Mercyhurst. Originally from the
Erie area, she graduated gwith a
bachelor's degree4n Hotel, Res-
taurant and Institutional Manage-
ment. Before returning to Mercy-
hurst in July, she worked i n Colo-
rado, Missouri and Texas for the
MarriotCorporationandlnsterstate
Hotels.
When she attended Mercy hurst,
Lenhart spent four years in the
Egan Dining Hall working with
Gierszal and John Washington,
director of food services.
Washington said that he enjoys
working with Lenhart, not only
because she brings a new perspec-
tive to the job, but also because she
is familiar with the responsibilities
and already knew many of the
people having worked here her-
self. : fast ends at 10 a.m., it is hard to
Lenhart said that she has made
various changes since she started
her new position. "We're always
looking to improve the cafeteria
and overcome obstacles."
Recently, the cafeteria under-
wen t a number of renovations i n -
Hurst Represented at Million!Woman March
1
"Comln* Together * (I. to r.) Front: Chrystal, Mattie Page. Back
row: Corania Doxey, LaShawna Page,Tammy Doxey, EfTieTucker. brought back from the march was
Director
1t>
and new wall paper installed in the
dining area. At the present time,
there is a need to fix the heating
and air conditioning system so that
the temperature in the cafeteria and
offices is not too cold during the
winter.
As assistant director, Lenhart's
responsibilities include doing
scheduling and payroll, checking
over invoices, planning meals,
doing research and sam pling prod-
ucts, going to food and equipment
shows, enforcing and modifying
rules and regulations, supervising
the workers and student managers,
and handling complaints, calls and
questions about meals from par-
ents. She also decorates the cafete-
ria and bulletin board wi th Caroline
Lupfer and assists in catering with
banquet manager Carrie Alsko.
Lenhart said that the changes in
cl ass ti mes which took effect at the
beginning of this year have made it
Cheryl Lenhart Photo: Jessica Russell
di fficult for some students and fac- ing out what they'd like to see in Come Join George and
ul ty to have a chance to eat lunch in the cafeteria. The Anthropology Club
the cafeteria. Lunch lasts from u
We're very open to input from Marthafora night of fun
and games as the is sponsoring two trips:
11.15 a.m. to about 1 p.m,. and students, faculty, administration
some people have been asking if it and staff. Every Monday we check Student Philosophers at to Seattle, for the annual
would be possible to add more the suggestion box to see what Mercyhurst (SPAM) meeting of the Society for
time. Lenhart said that since break- ideas people have for us," she said. present the film American Archaeology,
Lenhart plans on trying to do at 11 in March, and onetoSan
have everything ready for lunch least one theme meal per month Who's Afraid of
when there is only a little more throughout the year. Thus far she is Virginia Woolf? " Francisco, for the ann ua 1
than an hour to clean and set up. planning on having dinners that convention of the Ameri-
According to Lenhart, one of the feature Mexican, Italian and Chi- 8 p.m. can Academy of Forensic
most rewarding aspects of her job nese cuisine. For Halloween, there
Thursday, Nov. 6, Sciences, in February. All
is getting to know members of the will be caramel apples and candy
Mercy hurst community and find- for students, she said. M a i n 208 students are welcome to
a ttend, provided theyjoin
the Anthropology Club,
By Chris Wloch an awareness of the importance of which is also open
Editor-in - Chief community invol vement."
I Tucker said she felt that the march everyone, and help]
On Saturday, Oct. 25, two was not at all what she expected, fund-raising. Due to the
Mercyhurst students, LaShawna and that given the chance to do it magnitude of these trips,
| Page and Effie Tucker, travelled to over again she probably would not
Philadelphia to participate in the have gone. plane seats are given on a
first-ever Million Woman March. "I felt as though there were is- first-come, first-serve
According to Page the event was sues that were supposed to be dis- basis. A $50 down pay-
still enjoyable for her even though cussed that they did not address.
scheduled speakers Rosa Parks There was supposed to be an ment is due by Wednes-
and Corctta Scott King both can- agenda, but 1 saw it as being just day, Nov. 5,1997, at 8:00
celled. Page said that she most publicity for stars and Muslims." p.m. in the Archaeology
enjoyed the speech by California "I wasn't looking to go to a pro- Processing Lab (Zurn
House Representative Maxine black rally, but a pro-human rally,"
Waters who "encouraged women Tucker added. "You shouldn't basement). These \ trips
to go back to their neighborhoods have people pushing others down will likely cost between
and crack down on the violence because of their race, and that's $300-500 a person. Ifyou
and drug trafficking that is occur- what I saw there. But 1 still
ring there." thought it was positive that so
are interested, call 2956
"The most important thing 1 many women, men and children for further information.
came together without fighting."
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October 30,1997 THE MERCIAD PAGE 11

MEN'S SOCCER CrossCountry Team Struggles at GLIAC Finals

LOSS MAY COST Sports
By Scott Vance
Editor
PLAYOFF SPOT I ^The Mercyhurst cross country teams traveled to Hillsdale College
By Stephen Nolan last weekend to participate in the GLIAC championships.
Sports Writer Team captain Bridget Holzheimer finished the race in 22nd place
(out of a total 113 finishers) in 21:20 for the five kilometer race.
Annette King finished in second place for the Lakers as she
The men's soccer team had a busy weekend when finished the race in 36th place.
they took part in the 1997 Hamot Soccer Classic It was a weekend full of highs and lows for the team. The team
hosted by Gannon. Vv finished in a disappointing eighth place out of 13 teams.
Hoping to tie down a playoff spot the Lakers first Kelly Brown, However saved her best race of the season for
took on SIU-Edwardsville. The Lakers lost 2-1. The Hillsdale as shefinishedthe course 21:58.
next opponent was the University of Missouri-St. The men's team also finished in a disappointing 10th place and
Louis. The Lakers had better results this time and their bestfinisherwas once again Andrew Culler.
came away with a 3 -0 victory. The Lakers are now 10- Culler finished the 10 kilometer course in a time of 35:50 which put
5-1, and 3-0 in the GUAC. | him in 37th place out of 102 finishers. - * ft

"Edwardsville was ranked first in the region and we This year's season concludes at the NCAA Regional Qualifier on From left to right: Katie Conley and Annette King
were second so this was a very bi g game for the us. We Saturday, Nov. 8.
were terrible in thefirsthalf. We couldn't do anythi ng
right Giving up a goal so earl y in the first half gave us
an uphill struggle all the way.
"But we came out in the second half with new life.
We put a lot of pressure on Edwardsville. We created
a lot of one-on-one chances which did not go our way.
We played well but our first half performance,lei us
down," said Head Coach John Melody. ..
What
The Lakers only goal came in the second half when
a penalty kick was awarded. Senior Glenn Francis
stepped up but a good attempt was blocked by the
i are
keeper. Francis slipped i n the rebound to tie the game.
The game winning goal for Edwardsville came in the
last minute of regulation. A free kick was headed past
keeper Darian Ttdtl by an unmarked forward.
Next, the down hearted Lakers faced UMSL. The
Lakers knocked in three goals, thefirstcoming from
Rob Yurkovich, assisted by Barry Allen. The second gonna
came from Freshman Allen O'Brien after a great piece
of individual skill. Thefinalgoal came in the second d© with
half and was scored by Captain Fantastic Stuart Hogg
after a great phase of play. He was assisted by Rob
[r Yurkovich and Barry Allen who set up some great
y©ur
one-two's with Hogg. Tuitt posted his eighth shutout
of the season. f
life?
"We played very well against UMSL and we got the
result we deserved. The goals were very good and
were set up well. It was an important win for us after
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PAGE 12 THE MERCIAD October 30.1997

Ice Hockey Team Off to an Impressive Start

By Todd Zielinski
Sports Writer
The Lakers hockey team is set to
travel to Frank Ritter Arena in
Rochester, N.Y. to play in the an-
nual tournament at Rochester In-
stitute of Technology (R.I.T.) Fri-
day. They will play Oswego State
at 4 p.m. The Lakers have had the
ed ge on OswegoState withan over-
all record of six wins and three
loses.
Last year the Laker ice hockey
team lost a heart breaker in over-
time to Niagara 5-4 as R.I.T.
cruised to the championship, beat-
ing Villanova 20-3.
Kevin Rawlick lead the way with
his great play, which ended up
winning him a spot on the AH-
Tournament team.
This year is a different story as
the Lakers come into the tourna-
ment with an undefeated streak of
four games. In front of the pack is
John Evangelista, a 5*10" 175 lb.
senior out of St. Catharine's,
Ontario, who has been on fire
lately.
At the tournament at Fredonia
State, Evangelista lead the team as
he scored two goals and had three
assists to help the Lakers capture
the championship. His perfor-
mance there earned him a place on
the A11-Tournament team as well
as ECAC-West^ Division Player-
Of-The-Week. \ %
Evangel i sta looks to continue his
four goals in four games streak in
this weeks R.I.T. tournament
"It was nice to win the tourna-
ment. However, we were expected
to win so it wasjust business," said
team captain Mike Massis.
As for the rest of the team, they
too, are on a rol 1. No one has come
even close in the third period
against Mercy hurst. The Lakers
have pummeled opponents
outscori ng them 29-11, and during
the third period they have been an
even tougher, 13-2.
Coming off wins against Michi-
gan Dearborn (8-1) and Buffalo
State (7-2) die Lakers have had Kelly Koshman infidI strideforthe Lakers, as he tries to launch another attack.
steady scoring from * all of their
players. Three point performances against Buffalo State. average and a .956 save percent- "Expectations are always high
against Michigan Dearborn were There are 18 players with points age, f I - and we know that as a team, but we
turned in by Bob Atkins and John on the team, and 13 of them have The Lakers play ECAC rivals
• *
are only going to take one game at
Evangelista. three points or more. Goal tender Canisius College on Friday Nov. a time this year/' said Massis.
Oto Hlincik and Massis led the Chris Herbolsheimer leads all 7. The puck is set to drop at 7:30 The Lakers will try to keep their
way, both scoring three points goalies with a 1.31 goals against p.m. in the Mercy hurst Ice Center. winning record this weekend.

f
Women s Soccer Hope to Advance into the Playoffs
By Stephen Nolan
Sports Writer
The women' s soccer team had
last weekend off, but were soon
back i nto the thick of things when
they hosted the University of
Findlay. The Lakers came away
with a 2-0 victory, both goals
coming from sophomore Theresa
Roach. The Women's Team now
has a record of 13-2-1, with a 6-0
record in the OL1 AC.
"This was a very good result for
us, Findlay are a good side and we
knew that we needed to come away
with a victory. We played well in
patches, the midfield played well
and gave good delivery to the for-
wards. Also, two good goals from
Roachie. Ashland will be a big
game for us, a win will nean a
playoff spot and a chance o go to
the final four.The girls kn« «v what
thev need to do and we an confi-
dant," said head coach John
Melody.
Freshman Olivia Mendicino was
named OLAIC) player-of-the-
week last week after scoring two
goals in the Lakers 3-0 defeat of
Gannon. Mendicino now has 11
goals this season.
Roach's two goals against
Findlay gives her a total of 29 this
season, with 11assists. Roach is
now overall leader in Division II
Soccer with a total of 69 points.
She has tied the Mercy hurst record
for most goals scored in a single
season set in 1988 by Veronica
Sampson. With one game left in
the regular season and a good
chance of making playoffs Roach
seems to be in a position to set a
new record for Mercyhurst
As a team Mercyhurst is ranked
10th in team scoring with 59 goals
in 15 games, and 13th defensively
allowing only 11 goals this season.
Stacie Bortz was Division II *s 10th
best goal keeper with a 0.70 goal s-
against-average. Bortz has had
seven shut outs this season.
"We have had a very good sea-
son. The incoming freshmen have
made their mark on the team and i t
is nice to see them getting the rec-
ognition they deserve. Theresa and
Stacie are both very good players
and deserve all the praise they get
but you must not forget that soccer
is a team sport and if we don * t play
together we will go nowhere and
all this will be for nothing,** said
Melody.
The Lakers now take to the road
to play Ashland. This is an ex-
tremely important game for the
women. The winner should take
second place in the region and
move on to playoffs.
Winning this game would give
the Lakers ihcconfulencc they need
going into the play-offs. The Lak-
|s hope that Roach's scoring
form continues.
Sarah Hoppe showsfull concentration as she tries to intercept a pass.