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Vol. 78 No. 6 Mercyhurst College 501 E. 38th St. Erie, Pa. 16546 November 3, 2004

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NEWS:
’Hurst celebrates
Halloween

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FEATURES:
Learn
communication
skills by watching
the Apprentice

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OPINION:
Voting in this
election required
patience

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This composite photo illustration shows Senator John Kerry and President George W. Bush campaigning during the
ARTS &
ENTERTAINMENT: Knight Ridder Newspapers
Claremont Trio
Americans surged to the polls
performs at Tuesday in the first wartime election
Mercyhurst in more than three decades, anxious
to decide whether the country should
PAGE 8 stay the course with President Bush or
shift direction with Sen. John Kerry.
By early Wednesday, the numbers
appeared to be in President Bush’s
SPORTS: favor. Bush had a lead nationwide of
approximately 3 million votes over
Women’s hockey
wins pair
Kerry and appeared on the verge of
securing enough electoral votes to win
the presidency for a second term.
Unusually long lines at precincts
across the country underscored the
intense interest in the outcome, with
the stakes high and the choice be-
tween the two main candidates clear.
As it was in 2000, the country was
divided, and the two rivals carved up
much of the country along the fa-
miliar red-blue lines of election night
maps, with red for Republican states
and blue for Democratic states.
For his part, Kerry held Pennsylva-
nia, despite Bush’s persistent courting
in 44 visits.
At 1:30 a.m. EST, it became clear
that Bush held the crucial battle-
ground of Florida. Ohio hung in the
balance; Kerry’s campaign would not
concede it. The Midwest states of
Michigan and Wisconsin remained
in the balance, as were Nevada and
New Mexico.
Neither side was able to win away
KRT photos
a state from the other’s 2000 victory
column as of midnight, EST. The
final result was unclear and hinged on
a handful of closely divided states.
Earlier, Ohio Gov. Bob Taft said it
probably would be very late before
results could be determined there. In
New Mexico, nearly 200,000 absentee
ballots were outstanding in a state
that was decided four years ago by
365 votes.
Other battleground states remained
too close to call by 2:00 a.m. EST.

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Job Fair: 13th Annual Career and Job
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Sunday, Nov. 7
Skating: Open Ice Skate, 7:45 p.m.
until 9:15 p.m., MIC.
Index
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Opinion.............................................6
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Students played their part in election
By Jonelle Davis and
Joshua Wilwohl
Students on campus sat on edge as
the countdown to election 2004 came
to a close. Most watched vigilantly
and patiently – either in their lounge
or in the Student Union – awaiting
America’s decision.
Students who gathered to watch
the election kept concerned issues in
mind-issues such as the war, abortion,
and terrorism.
Gabe Donajowski, who joined the
viewing in the Union, believes that
neither candidate has a well-planned
exit strategy for Iraq. “Bush is just
not clear on his views, and neither
candidate is making any feasible
conclusions about such an action
either.”
Jim Schuler, also present at the stu-
dent screening, shares Donajowski’s
view. “I feel Bush has his own agenda
and is not benefiting America in
general; we are not there for the right
reasons. And as for Kerry, he wants
to just gain presidency before devel-
oping any concrete ideas [on the war
in Iraq],” he said.
Briefly mentioned was the subject
of abortion, which most believed
was a weak issue in the election.
Marie Blum, who was also present
during the public viewing said, “The
biggest issue is the war in Iraq, not
abortion.”
Another topic discussed as the polls
closed was that of America’s future.
Mike Cilladi said, “If Kerry comes
in, it will hurt small businesses and
ultimately taxes. If Bush stays, it gives
his policies time to work out.”
Other views included that of Chris
Spinelli’s, who said, “If Bush con-
tinues in office, he will take care of
things in due time. If Kerry would
be elected, he would be weak and
have no mandate or good call to be
President.”
The election year has provoked
many Mercyhurst students to actively
involve themselves in politics, and this
political season gave them a reason to
spread their values and beliefs. The
Young Democrats, Young Republi-
cans, Phi Sigma Alpha and Campus
Ministry were all active campus
groups that worked towards getting
Mercyhurst students to the polls.
The groups held their final elec-
tion event, “The Main Event”, a
student debate between the Young
Democrats and Young Republicans
on Oct. 27, which more than 130
students attended.
The Young Republicans were
represented by club president J.J.
Mikulec, a senior political science,
history and intelligence major, and Jo
Ellen Taylor, a junior citizen educa-
tion major.
The Young Democrats were repre-
sented by club co-presidents, Albert
Veverka and Michael Foglio, both
seniors and political science majors. Katie McAdams/Photo editor
Veverka said he was pleased with
the results of the debate. “The stu- Students watch Tuesday’s election coverage at the Mercy Suites.
dent debate went as well as could be
expected. I thought both sides did an groups held many other activities candidates. We were happy, as politi-
outstanding job and worked tirelessly on campus to push students into cal science students, to be able to give
to make sure the students were well following the election. These events something back to the Mercyhurst
educated. I was really proud to see included registering students to vote community.”
the Republicans do such a fantastic on campus and a viewing party for the Hudak hopes that their hard work
job. I was proud to share the stage first Presidential Debate on Sept. 30, paid off and they made a difference in
with them and I was so happy with where 180 people attended. the election. “I certainly hope we’ve
their performance,” said Veverka. A political science Ad Hoc titled made a difference. The joint effort
Veverka gave credit to Phi Sigma “Red States, Blue States and Battle- by Young Democrats and Young
Alpha and the President of the group ground States 2004” with guest Republicans has been amazing. The
Kristen Hudak, for the success of the speaker Dr. Speel from Penn State two groups worked together all term
debate. “All the credit really goes to Behrend and a political T-shirt sale, to help students learn more about
Kristen Hudak and Pi Sigma Alpha was held during the entire month of the election and candidates, and also
for putting on a spectacular show,” October, selling over 200 shirts. to get students registered to vote,”
Veverka said. “I had some students Looking back on the events Hudak Hudak said.
come up to me in the days follow- was happy with the results of their “Both groups did outstanding
ing the debate telling me that I had hard work. “I was impressed with work throughout the term. I hope
convinced them to vote for Kerry or the turnout for each election-related the activities we provided have left
that the Republicans convinced them event throughout the term,” said Hu- the student body a bit more educated
to vote for Bush. So I do believe it dak. “We are glad to see that students about the process and candidates, and
made a difference.” were excited about the election and perhaps excited to be involved and to
According to Kristen Hudak, the interested in learning more about the vote,” said Hudak.
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’Hurst celebrates Halloween
By Jenny Allen
Contributing writer
There were many chances to
dress up and get scared at Mer-
cyhurst this year for Halloween
weekend and many students
jumped at the fun.
First, students came out to the
women’s hockey game vs. Clark-
son on Friday night and showed
off their costumes for a chance
to win a $50 cash prize.
Students came in variety of
costumes including Spongebob
Squarepants, a priest, grapes
and more.
Jennifer Feret took home the
top prize with her homemade
Xena the Warrior Princess cos-
tume.
Feret came out with other
members of the softball team
to cheer on the hockey team
and show off their costumes.
“I thought I had competition,”
Feret said, but added that she
put a lot of hard work into her
costume.
Feret, whose favorite holiday
is Halloween, said that making
the costume, “was a lot of hard
work but a lot of fun.” Later on
Friday, students attended the
Halloween party in the union put
on by SAC for another chance to
Neighbors take complaints to City Council
By Jason Endress
Contributing writer
Mercyhurst’s reputation as a
good neighbor has come into
question in the eyes of Erie citi-
zens in recent months.
Due to an increase in off-cam-
pus housing and the limits of Po-
lice & Safety’s jurisdiction, they
cannot respond to complaints
against off-campus students.
Disruptive off-campus activi-
ties have increased, much to the
ire of neighbors.
Head of Residence Life Laura
Zirkle attended a recent Erie
City Council meeting on Oct.
13, to let the community know
what was and what will be done
in light of the sharp increase of
complaints.
Zirkle wanted “to let Erie know
how serious the college takes it”
and that “we would like to invite
our neighbors to get involved.”
Zirkle stated that the campus is
undergoing a process of register-
ing off-campus addresses and
numbers.
She added that a “strong let-
ter” will be sent to off-campus
students, informing them of
the complaints made, that this
letter will also address potential
consequences for poor behavior
and that off-campus living is a
privilege that can be lost.
There will also be an orienta-
tion for off-campus students in
the future, noted Zirkle, super-
vised by Joe Howard, who is in
Students experience real world
By Jaime Myers
Contributing writer
Mercyhurst College Interior
Design students experienced the
real world by working with Safe
Harbor Behavioral Health to re-
design four of their rooms.
Analida Braeger and her Interi-
or Design HealthCare Studio III
class became involved through
the Interior Design program di-
rector, Kathy Weidenboerner.
Nine students, mostly juniors
and two sophomores, were in-
volved with the project and have
been working most of the term
to prepare their presentation to
the administrators at the Safe
Harbor headquarters.
The students presented this
past Friday to agency CEO,
John Evans, and the administra-
tion. The Erie Times News and
WJET-TV covered the event.
“They were all very impressed
with the students’ accomplish-
From left to right, Kelly Dombrowski, Katie Reed, Jill Natale and Nicole and Lauren Vac-
cariello.
win prizes.
“For the costume contest, there
were five categories in which
each winner received $50 cash,”
Sarah Williams,SAC programer
charge of off-campus housing.
The orientation will include
information on local ordinances
and student responsibilities, not-
ing that the student handbook
does, in fact, apply to off-campus
students, reiterating that there
will be consequences for viola-
tors of the code of conduct.
“I’d like to emphasize that
Mercyhurst is committed to
educating students to be good
neighbors and citizens, and we
want to work with city officials
and our neighbors to reach those
goals,” Zirkle said in closing.
Councilman Pat Cappabianca
expressed support for the col-
lege, noting that “Mercyhurst has
been very very cooperative.”
He then opened the floor to a
large group of eager neighbors,
most from Sunset Boulevard and
Parade Street.
Many of the neighbors noted
that the area around the campus
is zoned R1, and that, according
to zoning restrictions, there may
not be more than three unrelated
people living in R1 housing.
Several complained of absen-
tee landlords who cared only for
their bankrolls and nothing for
the effects unruly students have
had on the neighborhood.
Mary Whiner stated that though
students in the neighborhood
had scaled back their activities to
tolerable levels recently, this was
“an uneasy peace” and was not
sure how long it would last.
Whiner went on to say “that the
negative elements are beginning
ments,” said Braeger.
The students visited Safe Har-
bor on two occasions throughout
the term. They went to speak
with the administration to learn
about what they were working
with, and then they took mea-
surements at another visit.
Other than those two visits,
the students worked on campus
and in the interior design lab.
Students worked in teams to
present ideas for four rooms,
which included three multi-
purpose rooms generally used
for group meetings and one
children’s examination room.
Mandy Fauble, outpatient
therapist of Safe Harbor, was in
contact with Braeger since July.
They discussed the rooms that
needed attention, and considered
painting, wallpaper, artwork and
the possibility of new furniture.
Safe Harbor is a non-profit
agency in Erie that deals with
people who are diagnosed with
serious mental illnesses and pro-
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said. She added, “Students were
given the opportunity to carve
pumpkins, bob for apples, deco-
rate cookies and enter a costume
contest while listening to music
to outweigh the benefits [of liv-
ing near Mercyhurst] and it will
get worse.”
Citing complaints centered
on young male students living
across the street from her, neigh-
bor Catherine Consilla-Milton
stated she would like to see an
ordinance to prevent dormitory
style living in the area, adding,
“I don’t want to live on a college
campus.”
Resident Debby Chase spoke
on behalf of the friends and
neighbors she left behind when
she moved to Haborcreek to es-
cape the noise and lewd behavior
of students on Briggs Avenue,
echoing previous concerns about
vandalism, public urination and
how to explain, for instance, a
college student passed out on a
lawn to her children.
Eight-year-old Aly Christie also
stepped up to voice her concerns,
stating, “I have a problem with
Mercyhurst,” noting that early
morning noise has awakened
both herself and her family re-
peatedly.
Veronica Christie, the girl’s
mother, added that the problem
isn’t “just on an adult level, it
affects everyone in the neighbor-
hood,” going on to say that she
and her family are afraid to go to
sleep at night.
During the meeting, Council-
man Jim Thompson volunteered
himself as the liaison between
the college and community to at-
tempt to broker a solution to the
problems caused by off-campus
vides psychiatric services.
They contacted Mercyhurst
because of their interior design
program. They also believed
that it would be a great learning
experience and resume builder
for the students.
“I believe this project will be a
great resume builder because, as
students, we normally don’t get
the chance to work with a cli-
ent so closely,” said junior Kelly
Shellem.
The students worked for seven
weeks with fabric swatches, color
charts and sketches for all of
their designs. They also did a
lot of research dealing with color
psychology.
This experience was more than
just a class project. Students
worked with real people in a real
place. “I thought it was a great
learning experience. This was
by far my most enjoyable project
thus far in my career at Mercy-
hurst,” said Shellem.
Sarah Williams/Contributing Photographer
and having a good time.”
Winners for the night included,
Jackie and Erika who won for
most creative costume dressed
as grapes, Kyle Scully who was
students.
In a later interview, Thompson
stated that prior to the recent
rash of complaints, the only
complaints previously made
against students revolved around
parking, and that “Mercyhurst
has been a good neighbor.”
Thompson stated, “Mercyhurst
will have to step up to the plate,”
adding that the school should be
more accountable, suggesting
that the Police and Safety charter
should possibly be changed to
allow for Mercyhurst security to
take care of off-campus prob-
lems, such as parties that have
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the scariest dressed as a ghostly of the year and let us share our
gentleman and funniest for Chris experiences.”
Kelly as an Irishman. McNierney added, “I am very
Others included best group or interested in the paranormal and
couple, Stephanie and Nicholas think it would be interesting to
for their costumes as Cruella have an investigator come and
Devil and her Dalmatian, and see what they would find in Egan
best overall for the cast of The Hall.”
Wizard of OZ; Kelly Dombrows- McNierney said on the tour
ki as Dorothy, Jill Natale as the they told the four main ghost
Wicked Witch, Nicole and Lau- stories of the college. These are
ren Vaccariello as Munchkins, the ring story, the dancer story,
and Katie Reed as Glinda. the story of the nun ghost by Old
“The costume party went Main and the story of the girl
great,” Williams said. who died in a fire in Egan Hall.
The final event for the weekend “They also had a movie called
was a haunted ghost tour of Mer- Haunted Erie that they showed
cyhurst College on Saturday night which included Mercyhurst and
from 10 p.m. until 1 a.m. This mentioned the ring story,” Mc-
event was put on by both SAC Nierney said.
and the Ambassadors Club. Though the ghost stories are
The tour was led by members scary, McNierney said, “I think it
of the Ambassadors Club while adds to the college experience.”
students waiting in the union Over the years many have re-
could relax and eat snacks like ported strange happenings and
donuts and cider while visiting claimed to see ghosts and these
with their friends. stories have created a unique
Brook McNierney was one college experience for many,
student who attended the tour. including McNierney.
After living in Egan hall fresh- SAC thanks all who came out
man year she became interested for the Halloween weekend and
in the campus ghost stories and enjoyed their events this week-
wanted to hear more. end. They would also like to
“Freshman year they told us remind you of the Slam Poet,
all the stories at the beginning E-Baby on Friday, Nov. 5, and
of the year,” she said. “Mike Stress Relief Night on Saturday,
Foglio came up again at the end Nov. 6, in the Union.
gotten out of hand. does not believe that all neigh-
As was mentioned in the meet- bors have subscribed to these
ing, Thompson noted that one stereotypes. Thompson stressed
of these parties had an estimated the importance of the residents
72 people in the house, a viola- learning to live with students and
tion of the Erie fire code. vice-versa.
He also said that the majority A meeting will be held some-
of these problems were centered time in the near future, probably
on several specific houses, and at St. Luke’s, Thompson added,
that “those places need to be saying that the city will act as me-
dealt with.” diator between Mercyhurst and
When asked if students have area residents. The ultimate goal,
been unfairly stereotyped and as Thompson stated, is to find
perhaps vilified as thoroughly some mutual agreement where
irresponsible and inconsiderate, we can all live together.”
Thompson said that while “some
neighbors have that opinion,” he
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November 3, 2004
Cope with the stress of college
By Holly Burns
Contributing writer
The end of the term is in sight
for Mercyhurst students. This
means that final exams, final
projects and presentations are
about to begin. Knowing all that
needs to be done within a few
weeks can cause a great deal of
stress for college students.
According to the American
College Health Association,
stress is “the physical, emotional
and mental response to change,
regardless of whether the change
is good or bad.” There are two
types of stress that college stu-
dents encounter: positive and
negative.
Positive stress is the extra burst
of adrenaline that helps them
through a task. It is a physi-
ological tensing and added men-
tal alertness that ends when the
challenge is over. The students
can then relax and move on with
other activities.
However, if the student is not
able to relax and move on, it
turns into negative stress. Stu-
dents with negative stress may
encounter an increased heart
rate, higher blood pressure and
stomach and muscle tension.
This can then lead to mental and
physical exhaustion.
According to the staff at
the Cohen Health Center, the
physical exhaustion can turn
into illness. In fact, with finals
coming up, they are already get-
ting patients with this problem.
According to the American
College Health Association,
“studies suggest that your stress
level affects your immune and
nervous systems, heart function,
metabolism, and hormone levels.
As a result, researchers now be-
lieve that stress may affect your
susceptibility and recovery from
an illness.”
However, students who are
educated on recognizing stress
and how to cope with it are going
to be able to get through finals
Class Time Changes
Effective Winter 2005
MWF
8:20 a.m.-9:40 a.m.
9:50 a.m.-11:10 a.m.
11:20 a.m.-12:40 p.m.
12:50 p.m.-2:10 p.m.
2:20 p.m.-3:40 p.m.
T-TH
8:20 a.m.-10:15 a.m.
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12:30 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
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8:20 a.m.-11:20 a.m.
12:40 a.m.-3:40 p.m.
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week much easier than those who
are not. Symptoms include prob-
lems eating and increased use of
alcohol or other drugs.
Stressed students may also
feel very bored, which may be
referred to as a general sense of
“the blahs.”
In many cases, students’ quality
of sleep will be affected by stress.
They will have difficulty sleeping
and may frequently oversleep.
Headaches, back aches, muscle
aches or tightness in the stom-
ach are common results of the
fatigue that stressed students may
feel from lack of sleep.
Oftentimes, a student under
a great deal of stress will also
encounter mental effects from
the stress. For example, they
may have trouble making deci-
sions and become very anxious
and confused over unimportant
events.
They may also have an inability
to concentrate, pay attention and
get organized. This then leads to
an increase in procrastination.
In addition, a stressed student
may experience physical effects.
They may become weak, dizzy or
have shortness of breath.
In extreme cases, a student
may be diagnosed as having an
“anxiety attack.” Frequent in-
digestion, diarrhea or urination
may occur. As mentioned be-
fore, stress can weaken students’
immune system, making them
much more susceptible to colds
and infections.
Also, there are emotional ef-
fects caused by stress that a stu-
dent may experience. Stress can
cause a student to have persistent
hostile or angry feelings, along
with an increased frustration
over minor annoyances. They
may also feel overpowering urges
to cry or run and hide. They
may also lose motivation to do
things that they once loved, like
exercise.
Once a student recognizes
that he or she is under negative
stress, it is time to take charge.
Just because a student has taken
to certain unhealthy habits, it
does not mean that they cannot
break out of them. There are
both short-term and long-term
ways that a student can learn to
cope with stress.
One short term method in-
volves the simple, though seem-
ingly lost, art of relaxation. One
technique for relieving stress is
for the student to sit in a com-
fortable position with the left
hand over the navel and the right
hand on top of the left.
Then, the student is to breathe
deeply through the nose, feeling
the hands rise as the abdomen
fills with air. While inhaling, the
student is to count to three, hold
his breath and then release it.
This technique is to be repeated
four times but stopped if the
student experiences light-head-
edness.
Other short-term solutions to
handling stress may be as simple
as taking a break, like getting
exercise or fresh air. The student
may also want to simply evaluate
why they are stressing and recon-
sider if it is worth being upset.
It may help to talk it out or
write it out in a letter that is
not meant to be sent. Another
simple thing that can be done
is to make a list of the things
that need done right away, then
prioritize the list and do only the
top few.
The long-term ways to handle
stress are mostly mental. The
American College Health Asso-
ciation says that students should
seek their own stress level. This
means that they should strive for
excellence but have limits.
Not everybody can do every-
thing well. They also say that
students should choose their
own goals. Many times students
can experience stress when they
are trying to please someone
else other than themselves. It
becomes too hard to please
everyone.
Also, a student should become
a part of their own support
system. It is hard for some stu-
Winter class registration begins
By Libbie Johnson
Contributing writer
Registration for winter term
began Tuesday, Oct. 26. By
Thursday, more than 1700 up-
perclassman registered online,
while freshmen are still waiting
to register on Nov. 4 and 5.
A major problem for many
freshmen is that classes are al-
ready full.
Sister Pat Whalen, registrar for
the past five years, said courses
are going to close but that “ev-
ery student that came in to see
us was able to find an alternate
course. Students may not get the
time they prefer or the course
they prefer for that particular
term, but they do have other
options.”
The Mercyhurst staff works
with students facing closed
Art department sells calendar as fund-raiser
By Teresa Gardner
Contributing writer
The fourth annual art depart-
ment calendar will be hot off the
press and available for purchase
at the start of winter term.
The calendar serves as a fund-
raiser for the art department. In
the past, the money raised from
the calendar has been used to
MISO plans Polish Independece Day celebration
By Anna Sienczak
Contributing writer
As the Polish Independence
Day, which is on November 11,
approaches, many Polish stu-
dents on campus came up with
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Students stress as finals draw near.
dents to admit when they have a
problem, so they try to handle it
on their own.
However, they should let their
friends help them when they are
under too much stress, just as
they should do the same to their
friends when they are feeling
overloaded.
In addition, it is important
that students think positively.
The mind sends signals to the
body to prepare for danger when
there is a possibility for negative
outcomes. So, the student will
become tense, regardless of the
outcome.
Also, students should make
decisions. Any decision, even if
it is consciously deciding to do
nothing, is better than none.
Students should also keep
their expectations realistic. They
should not expect perfection
from themselves or others. It
is important that they anticipate
classes.
“We see if there are other core
courses they can take. And most
of the time they find one. Or
they’ll go to the professor and get
signed in,” said Sister Whalen.
Sometimes students are un-
aware of their options. Part of
her job is to help educate stu-
dents about what other classes
are available in that particular
core.
Another alternative is for stu-
dents to wait until a different
term to take the desired class.
Students were notified Oct.
18 by e-mail about their time to
register, but Sister Whalen said
that some students did not know
their registration time.
She recommends students to
check their Mercyhurst account
because the e-mail won’t be
forwarded to other accounts.
She said that information about
pay for department speakers and
trips. Last year, the proceeds
were used for a trip to Washing-
ton, D.C.
The art chosen for the calendar
is from a peer-judged competi-
tion that was held in the spring
of 2004. There are five catego-
ries: graphics, drawing, painting,
three-dimensional, and photog-
raphy. The designer of the 2005
calendar is Frank Pessia, a junior
an idea of celebrating the holiday
at Mercyhurst. A meeting will be
held in Student Union so that
anyone who is interested in the
history of Poland can attend.
Katarzyna Tarczynska, the
president of Mercyhurst inter-
national students organization
some problems when reaching
their goals and to realize that they
can solve them with practice.
Moreover, a student needs to
accept what they cannot change.
Sometimes a student will get
stressed when they try to deal
with a problem that is beyond
his or her control.
For example, students may
hold onto the past and let it get
them down even though they
cannot change it. Instead, they
should learn from the past, live in
the present and move on.
Another thing that students
must learn to do in college is to
manage their time. College life
can easily become overwhelm-
ing if students do not prioritize
and plan.
Most importantly, students
need to take care of them-
selves. This means that they
should exercise regularly and eat
a balanced diet.
additional classes being made
available will be sent through the
Mercyhurst e-mail service.
Students are encouraged to
use WebAdvisor to learn about
added and cancelled courses as
well as changes in classes.
Web Advisor was down Oct.
22 at 1 p.m., according to the
Lakernet Website.
Sister Whalen explained that
the service was down when the
North East students were reg-
istering and that it didn’t affect
students at the main campus
because they didn’t begin regis-
tering until Oct. 26.
Sister Whalen said that Web
Advisor was also down for about
10 minutes Thursday, Oct. 28.
She said a few students came
into the office to schedule and
were taken care of. “Students
have from the time they’re told
they can go in and schedule until
Graphic Design major.
Jodi Staniuas-Hopper, assistant
professor in the art department,
said the calendar “encourages
students to share their art outside
of the classroom.” She also said,
“It provides exposure of the
work to people outside of the art
department and it gets students
in the habit of entering shows
and contests with their art.”
Art majors will sell the calen-
(MISO), said, “Organizing a Pol-
ish Independence Day celebra-
tion at Mercyhurst is important
because we have an opportunity
to show our national identity.”
A group of Polish students
plan to give a short lesson of his-
tory presented in an entertaining
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News
Katie McAdams/Photo editor
It also means that they should
get enough sleep and avoid al-
cohol and other drugs. Lastly,
students need to take time for
themselves. They should make
themselves a priority and find
time to relax every day, even if
it is only for a few minutes. It
can really make a world of dif-
ference.
So, if you are a Mercyhurst stu-
dent and find yourself stressed in
the coming weeks, just remember
that you can take charge.
College can be a stressful time,
but there are things that you can
do to overcome it.
Don’t let stress get you
down.
Know when to recognize it
and know what to do about it.
Also, you can visit the Cohen
Health Center on campus for
more advice. Good luck on
finals!
4:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 1 to
register. It’s a wide window of
opportunity.”
On Nov. 4 and 5, staff from
the Registrar’s Office and the
Academic Support area will be
available to assist freshmen with
registering in the Old Main Com-
puter Lab.
Because they don’t register un-
til then, freshmen like Carrie Wil-
lison are not sure if or how many
of their classes will be full.
Sister Whalen said that the
Office of Academic Affairs will
work to adjust the schedule for
the freshmen class and can add
courses as deemed necessary.
Students can register online
through WebAdvisor or in per-
son, but must meet with their
advisor first.
Students are unable to register
online for classes if they have not
met a prerequisite.
dar and Staniuas-Hopper said
they will set up tables in the lobby
of Zurn Hall. Students will also
go door-to-door to see if faculty
members are interested in pur-
chasing a calendar. The price of
this year’s calendar is $20. Stu-
dents interested in purchasing a
calendar should watch their mail
boxes for exact times and dates
of the sale.
way to gain people’s attention.
Also some traditional Polish food
will be served.
Tarczynska adds, “It will be a
great chance for students who
feel strongly connected with
their country to support Poland
in such an important day.”
November 3, 2004
FEATURES
‘The Apprentice’ can be a learning tool
By Courtney Nicholas
Contributing writer
Reality television has taken
over the cable networks.
It started with the series titled
“The Bachelor” and has grown
to include shows like “The Bach-
elorette,” “Who Wants to marry
my Dad” and “Survivor.”
Many celebrities have also been
approached by reality television
producers and asked to have their
lives taped. For example, Nick
Lachey and Jessica Simpson star
in “The Newlyweds.”
Even Donald Tr ump has
jumped on the reality television
bandwagon and created his own
show titled “The Apprentice.”
“The Apprentice” is a 15-epi-
sode unscripted drama in which
16 candidates from all walks of
life, including both Ivy League
MBA graduates and street en-
trepreneurs with no college
education, will endure rigorous
tasks each week while living
together in a hip Manhattan loft
apartment.
The tasks will test their intel-
ligence, chutzpah and street-
smarts.
They will face the challenges
of living in close quarters and
competing in sometimes hu-
morous but always difficult job
assignments that force them to
think outside the box in order
to outshine each other to get to
the top.
Upon their arrival in New York
City (some for the very first
time), the 16 candidates will be
rushed over to Trump Tower to
meet with Donald Trump, the
centerpiece and driving force of
Fogerty brings fresh energy to drama at Mercyhurst
By Courtney Nicholas
Contributing writer
“Mercyhurst College is unlike
the University of Washington.
The students are different, the
professors are different and the
academics are different,” said
Professor Hillary Fogerty.
Fogerty, the new assistant
professor of the English De-
partment, comes from the west
coast.
She studied at U.C. Berkeley
and received her masters and
doctorate from the University of
Washington.
“I taught at public schools
where the classes are bigger and
the students come from different
backgrounds. Mercyhurst Col-
lege has a big population of reli-
gious students and students that
come from similar backgrounds,”
Fogerty said.
“The atmosphere is also very
different,” Fogerty continued.
“Professors leave their office
doors open and the surroundings
give a community feeling to me
as I walk around campus. The
Standing tall says confidence
By Nancy Cole
Knight Ridder Newspapers
One of the most attractive
qualities an individual can pos-
sess is confidence.
Confidence emanates from
the way you gracefully carry
yourself.
When you possess perfect pos-
ture and walk with your head held
high, you exhibit body language
that reveals you’re confident.
If, however, your shoulders are
always rounded and your back is
hunched over, you can’t expect to
portray your inner confidence.
Poor posture can be the result
of a tight chest and weak back.
It can be improved immensely
by training your back to correct
the muscular imbalance. A shape-
ly sculpted back gives the body a
beautiful symmetrical shape with
the illusion of a smaller waist.
The resulting improved posture
To contact: featuremerciad@mercyhurst.edu
Donald Trump’s reality show can have an educational value to communication students.
this series.
After splitting the group into
two teams of eight, Trump then
issues the first task.
Teams will be given time con-
straints for each task and either
Trump himself or members of
his staff will observe them every
moment along the way.
At the conclusion of each task,
the winning team will be granted
a lavish reward, but the losing
team must report immediately to
Trump’s boardroom where one
of them will be fired.
Tasks each week will incorpo-
rate various aspects of business:
sales, marketing, promotions,
students seem to appreciate the
campus very much,” she said.
Fogerty brings expertise in Me-
dieval and Renaissance literature
to the English department.
She loves Shakespeare and she
is a film guru.
She has fanned the flame from
the student body to start a drama
guild on campus.
“I was surprised that the cam-
pus had three theatres but no
drama department. However, I
was aware that the musical the-
atre program no longer existed,”
said Fogerty.
She felt that it would be fea-
sible to start a drama guild and
that there was interest from the
students.
Fogerty wrote the the mission
statement hoping it would foster
interest in drama.
She put up posters inviting
interested students to attend a
meeting.
She was very pleased to find
40 students came to the meet-
ing, selected executive officers
and talked about how the guild
would function.
“I was very pleased with the
can actually make you appear
taller. Most importantly, a strong
back can help prevent injuries to
your shoulder joint and neck.
Painstakingly performing the
Lat Pull Down is a good place to
start when training your back.
Begin with a pronated grip
on the pull down bar with your
hands close as comfortable to
either end of the bar.
Then, while seated with your
thighs positioned under the
pads and your feet flat on the
floor, arch your back slightly and
squeeze your shoulder blades
together as you pull the bar down
toward your upper chest.
At the bottom of the move-
ment, hold momentarily and then
return to the starting position by
controlling the full extension of
your arms to allow the bar to rise
back up.
Try three sets of 12 to 15 reps
at a challenging weight.
charities, real estate deals, fi-
nance, advertising pitches and
facilities management.
Most of these tasks will be
assignments that executives face
in their daily lives. The winner
of the competition, the true
“apprentice,” will be granted the
dream job of a lifetime with The
Trump Organization and a salary
of $250,000.
“The Apprentice” is a great
show for students studying com-
munications to analyze.
By watching a 20-minute seg-
ment from the newest episode,
the students in Dr. Welch’s Re-
search methods class could thor-
number of students that were
interested. Most of them are
freshmen and sophomores but
this gives me students to work
with for a few years before they
graduate,” said Fogerty.
Fogerty expressed that she
wants drama to be part of Mer-
cyhurst because she loves it so
much and there seems to be a
big interest in it from the student
body.
Her enthusiasm comes from
the fact that literature and movies
are stories that were told through
the oral tradition and drama of-
fers freedom to the students that
become involved with it.
“Students involved in drama
have a way to express themselves
to others. It is a great way to let
students express themselves, and
it lets them be a part of a group
where students share the same
interests,” Fogerty said.
The tryouts for the play were
already held on Nov. 1.
The play is titled “She Stoops
to Conquer” and is one of the
famous comedies by Oliver
Goldsmith.
Fogerty hopes her love for film
THE MERCIAD
oughly critique the show.
They commented on the com-
munication of the team members
during individual challenges,
Donald Trump and the indi-
vidual contestants and, finally,
the effective and ineffectiveness
of communication as a whole in
the episode.
Aspects of communication be-
tween the team members during
their challenges were obvious.
The cameras would show the
team working together however;
they would then have a “confes-
sional” type moment with one
particular team member.
Through the interactions of
will assist her in teaching her
classes next trimester.
She has noticed some students
have come better prepared to
write essays and research papers
than others.
This has been an obstacle to
overcome in the classroom.
She would love to show film
in her classes so that students
can further realize connection
between literature, characters,
theme and plot.
She also wants them to be able
to connect the literature to the
period when it was written.
She hopes that showing mov-
ies will help the students get
excited about the literature they
are learning about in class.
“I am happy that I came to
Mercyhurst. I enjoy being part
of a college that centers on
teaching and I love that fact that
I get to see the great potential in
my students,” Fogerty said.
“Moving across the United
States was a good investment for
me and my family, and I am ex-
cited to do more and get to know
the campus better,” she said.
Katie McAdams/ Photo editor
the team members it is easy to
notice effective communication
as well as ineffective commu-
nication.
One student said, “If the losing
team would have communicated
better, they would have gotten
more dogs.”
“If the members would have
told the team leader that they did
not like his idea, he would have
done more and the team would
have done a better job overall.”
Another student said, “The
team members seem to resent
the team leader because he or
she seemed to draw a distinct line
between themselves and the rest
Professor Fogerty observes students trying out for an
upcoming play.
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of the team.”
Looking at the communication
between Trump and the con-
testants the same student said,
“Trump is very honest and asked
legitimate questions, which is a
good communication technique
because the contestants do not
feel uncomfortable answering
his questions.”
Another student said, “Trump
seems to be reasonable and un-
derstanding while stern with his
communication. He seems to be
demanding and wants answers to
his questions. He is not afraid to
express his opinion on the task
assigned to the teams and does
not hesitate to offer criticism and
praise to the team.”
In the end, Trump makes a
decision to fire one of the team
members.
This is arguably the best part
of the show; hopefully the one
person that the viewers do not
like will be booted off. Trump
always communicated his reasons
for firing the individual.
He points out that the person
is not a good communicator,
instead of working with the rest
of the team he or she did things
on their own or their own way
and, finally, the member did not
work well with the others on
the team.
Communication students can
learn a lot from watching “The
Apprentice.” They can actively
see how effective and ineffec-
tive communication sounds and
looks like from watching this
reality television show.
They can also learn valuable
pointers on how to work well
with others in a setting that is
saturated with competition.
Katie McAdams/ Photo editor
November 3, 2004
Sisters experience Mercyhurst together
By Jen Helbig
Features editor
“It’s nice to always have a
friend,” said senior Meghan
Roach.
Roach is the elder of the two
sisters studying at Mercyhurst.
Both she and her sister empha-
sized the benefits of studying at
the same school as a sibling.
“We have gone to the same
school for all of our lives,” Roach
said. “This year we are even
roommates.”
Meghan is an applied forensic
science major with a concentra-
tion in toxicology and anthro-
pology. She also has minors in
chemistry and anthropology.
Her sister, junior Emily Roach,
is also in a science major.
Emily is a Biology major in the
pre-veterinarian program.
Emily explained where the
motivation for science originates
from.
“Our parents are an influence.
Our mom is a nurse. She has
always influenced us with sci-
ence.”
Both sisters tried out their skills
this summer at their own respec-
tive internships.
“I worked over the summer for
vets at the River Square animal
hospital,” Emily said.
Her internship entailed many
jobs.
“I did everything I could,”
Emily said. “I was able to assist
in surgeries. I also learned about
the pharmacy aspect.”
Emily said that Mercyhurst
helped prepare her for the in-
ternship.
“I had to work with others, and
the lab work and group work at
Some Christians deem it necessary to debunk
Dan Brown’s popular work of fiction
By Helen T. Gray
Knight Ridder Newspapers
Sandra Miesel’s anger over
“The Da Vinci Code” grew more
and more with each person she
encountered who accepted the
novel’s conspiracy theories about
Jesus and the church.
Then her younger daughter
grabbed Dan Brown’s best-sell-
ing novel to read on a long plane
ride.
Once she got into it, the daugh-
ter couldn’t wait to question
Miesel, a medieval historian and
expert in art history, about the
claims made in the thriller, claims
Brown says are based on facts
Last fall Miesel began collabo-
rating on a book, “The Da Vinci
Hoax,” due out next month,
that is the latest in a barrage of
rebuttal books that have come
out this spring.
“I am avenging my daughter’s
waste of time and money,” Mie-
sel said. “I needed to respond to
(“The Da Vinci Code”) because
it is so stupid and wrong and
people are taking it as truth.
“I am not a wagon-circling
fundamentalist,” said Miesel, a
Catholic. “I would have been as
upset about the book if I had no
religion at all. The manipulative
errors got me so upset.”
In nearly 30 years in religion-
Use your noodles: Ramen is a cheap, easy meal
By Heather Chapman
Knight Ridder Newspapers
Your parents are back home,
and things are going swimmingly
at school. You’re on your own,
and freedom never tasted so
sweet. Until you remember that
you’re totally broke.
After textbooks and parking
passes take their toll, what’s a
poor student to do for nourish-
ment once supplies from home
are gone? Enter the humble ra-
Senior Meghan Roach and sister Junior Emily Roach share a passion for the sciences and hard work
Mercyhurst prepared me for that.
I had to be creative, and throw
ideas out.”
She also mentioned specfic
courses that prepared her for
the job.
“Anatomy courses and mi-
crobiology helped me, because
I was able to understand the
terminology the doctors used.
I also looked at slides and had
some idea about what I was
looking at.”
Meghan spent her summer in
her own internship.
“I interned at the Cuyahoga
County Coroner’s Office. I shad-
owed through trace evidence,
DNA, autopsy and photogra-
phy.”
A coroner’s office includes
many more people than just the
coroner, and Meghan had an
book publishing industry, Phyllis
Tickle, contributing editor in reli-
gion for Publishers Weekly, said
she has never seen this degree of
reaction from people feeling the
need to correct a novel.
The effect has been cumulative,
she said, of established religion’s
reaction to what is perceived as
distortions by pop culture.
She said she’s seen it with books
like the Harry Potter books.
The clamor is being heard
nationwide, with churches and
book clubs holding discussions
and sermon series to address
questions raised in the book.
At First Presbyterian Church
of Liberty, Mo., youth members
who had read the book wanted to
discuss it at the church. Church
leaders, however, thought the
study should be open to all.
So they invited Warren Carter,
professor of New Testament
at St. Paul School of Theology,
to present information on New
Testament and early church his-
tory questions, Mary Magdalene
and Jesus and other subjects.
In addition, Sharon Key, who
is on the church staff and has
studied Christian art and sym-
bolism in art, conducted a study
on the art in the book, includ-
ing “The Last Supper” and the
“Mona Lisa.”
“I was concerned about how
the youth were reading the book,”
men noodle.
A perennial favorite of college
students everywhere, “ramen
noodles are cheap, and there’s
lots of stuff you can do with
them,” says University of Ken-
tucky student Cheryl Jensen.
It wasn’t always that way. When
inventor Momofuku Ando intro-
duced chicken-flavored ramen
noodles to Japanese grocery
stores in 1958, they were consid-
ered a luxury item.
Nevertheless, they quickly be-
came a popular item in Japan, and
in-depth look at what the job
involves.
“I was able to do a toxicology
project on a GCQ machine. They
bought the machine six years ago
for 250 thousand dollars. How-
ever, they hadn’t done anything
with the machine yet. My project
was to set up an amine assaay (a
standard) so that they would be
able to use the machine.”
Mercyhurst also helped Meghan
prepare for the internship.
“I learned a lot through my
criminalistics class. There were
some newly hired employees
from Ohio University who did
not understand things that I
had learned in my criminalistics
class.”
Both sisters emerged from
their internships with their own
mindsets.
she said. “One 14-year-old felt it
was plausible that Jesus was mar-
ried to Mary Magdalene and that
the church had covered it up for
2,000 years.”
“
I don’t want to see people’s
faith fall by the wayside over a
novel, especially when it’s not
”
true.
Key also spoke to a book club,
whose members had reached
the point of speculating on how
many descendants Jesus may
have on the earth.
“I don’t want to see people’s
faith fall by the wayside over a
novel, especially when it’s not
true,” Key said. “Because this
book did affect people’s faith
adversely, I took it very seriously.
And I feel that those of us who
know the truth and can help
should do that.”
Among the reasons for the
rebuttals: Brown says his novel
was based on facts.
“Brown has gone around the
country saying that the skeleton
is true and that if he had written
by 1970, Ando’s company, Nissin
Foods, introduced Smack Ramen
to American palates.
Today, ramen noodles come in
more than 720 flavors and are
sold all over the world.
It’s not just college students
who enjoy them. People world-
wide consume more than 41
billion packages of ramen every
year, totaling almost $10 billion.
Consider this: After boiling and
stretching out the noodles end
to end, each package of ramen
contains 100 feet of noodles. If
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Emily said that the job rein-
forced that she would like to
do veterinarian work for her
career.
“I don’t know what else I
would do,” Emily said. “I applied
recently to vet school at OSU,.
If they accept me, I will go next
year. Usually anyone applying
gets turned down for the first
time, but I’ll have to see.”
Emily said that she has always
been interested in being a vet.
“This coming summer and
over breaks I also plan on work-
ing with other vets,” Emily said.
Meghan, on the other hand,
had a small change of mind after
her internship.
“The internship was very in-
formative, because there’s only
so much that you can do in a
classroom,” Meghan said.
nonfiction he would not have
changed a thing,” said Darrell
Bock, whose book, “Breaking
the Da Vinci Code,” came out
last month.
- Sharon Key
Many readers point to the be-
ginning page of the book, which
states a series of facts. The last
one is often quoted: “All descrip-
tions of artwork, architecture,
documents and secret rituals in
this novel are accurate.”
Bock, who is research profes-
sor of New Testament studies
at Dallas Theological Seminary,
quotes in the introduction to his
book a statement Brown made
on national television that, in
the course of his research, he
became a believer in the theories
about Mary Magdalene.
Bock said many people have
asked him why a novel should get
such careful historical attention.
The reason, he said, is because of
you laid out the noodles from all
41 billion packages end to end,
they would circle the Earth at
least 31,182 times.
But one has to wonder: Doesn’t
eating all those ramen noodles
get old after a while? Of course it
does, if you’re just eating noodles
and seasoning. The trick is to get
creative.
There are several published
cookbooks available but in the
true cheap-o spirit of ramen, you
can get recipes for free at www.
mattfischer.com/ramen.
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that it is not an entirely accurate
portrayal of the field.
Both sisters are also involved
in activities outside of their
classes.
“I am working on a project
with John McIlroy about post-
mortem interval of fatty acid
decomposition,” Meghan said.
She said that they are doing
the project in their spare time
for fun.
She is also the president of
Rotaract, which is the college
level of the Rotary club. She
also keeps busy as the secretary
and co-founder of the Forensic
Science Club.
Emily is also involved in Rota-
ract, but in addition participates
in the equestrian club, honors
council and the chemistry club.
With the activities and majors,
Katie McAdams/ Photo editor it is difficult to imagine how the
girls find spare time apart.
“This is our first year as room-
mates,” Meghan said. “It will be
“I learned that working the
different next year, because we
machines is boring. It’s all re-
have always been together.”
pitition. Now I am looking at
Emily added, “I’m sure I will
medical school. I am thinking
talk to her a lot, but I’ll be busy
about going to Case Western to
with school.”
study anatomy,” Meghan added.
“It is definitely a benefit for our
“I think I want to do autopsy. It
parents that we go to the same
fits along with anthropology.”
school,” Meghan said. “They
Meghan also expressed her
only need to make one trip.”
thoughts on the current level
Both sisters mentioned that
of interest in the field of fo-
some students and even profes-
rensics.
sors have thought that they are
“I think the field is going to
twins.
be saturated soon. Those who
“I guess it is because we are
have an interest in the field with-
always together,” Emily said.
out watching forensic tv shows
Meghan shared her feelings
will do well in the field. Those
about seeing her sister so much.
who get their idea of forensics
“It is difficult to take classes
from the shows will be disap-
together. We can be competitive,
pointed.”
and that can be frustrating. But
Meghan said that she has
at many times, it is a lot of fun
watched “CSI” once or twice and
to be at the same school.”
math
the claims that are presented as
fact under the cover of fiction.
lab
“The issues of faith and rela-
tionship to God are too impor-
tant to be left to the confusing
category of `historical’ fiction
where the claim is that, despite Located in the
being a novel, the history is
fact.” LIBRARY
John Pritchard, member of the
Liberty church who attended the 304 A & B
study sessions, said at first he
thought that if the author would
make such outrageous statements
that they must be true.
He was also astounded at
Brown’s seeming knowledge of
cryptology (code-breaking). open:
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OPINION To contact: opinionmerciad@mercyhurst.edu

Voting this year required patience

and caused headaches for many
By Corrie Thearle
Contributing writer

“The core of our American democracy is the right to vote. Implicit in that
right is the notion that the vote be private, that the vote be secure and that the
vote be counted as it was intended when it was cast by the voter. And I think
what we’re encountering is a pivotal moment in our democracy where all of that
is being called into question.”
- Kevin Shelley
California Secretary of State
December 2003

After months of television commercials, rallies, debates, door-to-

door canvassing and phone banking, the Presidential Election has
finally arrived. During this hectic and frenzied time many Americans
have repeatedly thought to themselves, “I can’t wait until it’s finally
over.” Unfortunately, to the frustration and irritation of these people,
the wait may be a little longer than Nov. 2. As I am writing this
article and the election is less than 72 hours away, I can’t help but
wonder by the time people are reading The Merciad on Wednesday
afternoon if the next President of the United States will, in fact, be
decided. With election predictions proclaiming that this may be one
of the closest elections in U.S. history, the ominous warnings from
the 2000 fiasco are coming back to haunt the electorate this year.
Will the infamous “hanging chad” or “butterfly ballot” be replaced Photo Courtesy of KRT

by “electronic voting” or “provisional ballots” in 2004?
After the horrendous balloting problems that plagued the nation in
the 2000 Presidential election, Congress passed, and President Bush
signed into law, the Helping America Vote Act of 2002. HAVA was
the federal response to the various voting crises and emphasized the
use of electronic voting to resolve and modernize voting reliability
in each state. The creation of the Election Assistance Commission
was designed to implement and regulate the reforms of HAVA.
Unfortunately, the EAC has been incredibly slow in formulating
national standards for each state to follow for voting technology and
procedure reorganization The legislation does not require states to
follow federal guidelines until Jan. 1, 2006. Meanwhile, federal fund-
ing has been provided to states to incorporate new electronic voting
technology for the 2004 elections. Without extensive research and
testing to endorse and support secure and reliable voting technology
states have been incorporating a diverse variety of electronic voting
technology which may, in fact, wreak more havoc nation wide than
the “hanging chad” did in Florida.
It is estimated this election that 30 percent of ballots cast
by voters will be done using Direct Recording Electronic systems
(this is triple the number of electronic votes in 2000). These DRE’s,
or electronic voting technologies, are intended to make the vot-
ing process smooth and proficient by directly recording votes on
electronic media with no paper or other forms of tangible backup.
Unfortunately, many software and computer service firms have found
multiple security weaknesses with e-voting machines. The Diebold
Corporation, the leading manufacturer of e-voting software, has been
cited by Compuware Corporation, a widely respected software and
computer services firm, for major security weaknesses in Diebold’s
AccuVote-TS. The system is subject to “hackers” and other tamper-
Eager voters wait to cast their votes early Tuesday morning in Boston, MA. Long lines at the polls were common
across the country on election day.
ing; anyone who can acquire or design a voting supervisor’s security will push the election process far beyond the first week of November
card can access the system and the results. Not only are security and invite some serious litigation disputes into the process.
problems an issue, but the daunting word “recount” will not be a pos- The requests for absentee ballots have also reached record levels
sibility with many electronic voting machines. Totals from e-voting this year. Cases reported across the nation and overseas has indicated
machines leave no ballot-by-ballot paper trail, making it impossible that millions of absentee ballots have not been mailed out to recipi-
to conduct an accurate recount of votes if necessary. Voters who ents in a timely manner. This has prompted many states to allow
use certain DRE’s are not able to verify whether or not their vote was overseas ballots to be received after Election Day. Because the U.S.
accurately recorded without a printed verification ballot. Although postal system is not entirely secure, millions of absentee ballots may
there are some DRE’s that print out a paper document that can be be subject to security breaches. In past elections numerous cases
placed in a locked ballot box specifically for a recount and verifica- of forged absentee ballots have been discovered, and many others
tion (endorsed heavily in California), once again there is no federal have been thrown out for minor clerical errors. This is why it was
guideline from the EAC to direct states on which technology to extremely important that people who were able to vote in person on
implement. Nov. 2 should not have sent in an absentee ballot.
There are other multiple voting issues at stake this election. The The days may be over when the country can determine the next
provisional ballot may prove to be another concern that will be called President of the United States after the polls close on Nov. 2. The ir-
into question. During the 2000 election, clerical errors and other responsibility of Congress to effectively and promptly enforce voting
problems caused almost 1.5 million people to be denied the right to reforms may be the catalyst for a disastrous repeat performance of the
vote because their names were not on the registered lists. This time 2000 election debacle. It’s sad to think that the ultimate voice of the
around Congress has voted to require all states to provide provisional people may be threatened by an inept election system. In a country
ballots to people who show up to vote on Election Day but are not that prides itself as a model example of democracy and freedom,
on the rolls. After election officials have determined whether or not how can we allow the power of the people to be subverted?
the person is registered, their ballot will be counted. This process
invites a multitude of possible problems. The number of newly
registered voters this year has reached historic proportions. The
millions of new voters may be forced to submit provisional ballots,
which will then result in an extensive and tedious process to validate
and count each ballot. This process will be subject to the various
rules and regulations each state mandates and may be the force that

Madam Malarky: The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly

Through a woman’s eyes: the
differences between men and women
Dear Madam Malarky,
What differences do you see in women relating
to men? Seeing as you are a woman, I am curious to know
what other women think.
From,
Womanly Bothered
Well being a proud woman, I hope to offer you
some enlightenment. To most moderately intelli-
gent women, men are just slobs at times. They go
to class in baggy sweat pants that show off their
unattractive boxers. The majority of the time they
don’t bother to comb their hair, nor shower the
day before.
So you can imagine why many women tend to
avoid campus boys. Therefore, women avoid talk-
ing to the boys.
However, when a rare gentlemen figure turns
up, it is my belief that a woman such as myself is
in utter shock. The first assumption we have of
this clean shaven boy is that he is gay. Of course,
there’s nothing wrong with gay men. It’s just that it
leaves a woman without the option of pursuing the
relationship to a “more than friends” level. On the
contrary, women seem to think that they can relate
to a gay man in entirety. Remember from my last
article that a gay man is a woman’s best friend.
Now that the basics are covered, it’s time to go
in depth. Women have known for centuries that it
is impossible to completely relate to a boy. Even
books as famous as “Men Are from Mars, Women
Are from Venus” cannot solve these everyday
problems.
I’m guessing even the prehistoric caveman could
not understand a woman’s grunts and growls. The
only agreement that both sexes can correlate on is
when they are both feeling outrageously frisky.
But other than that, there are problems that
they simply can not comprehend. For example, a
female could be wondering why this certain some-
one doesn’t look at her during class. She could be
telepathically throwing herself at him and he can
not pick up that hint, much to everyone’s amaze-
ment of course. Keep in mind this is what women
collectively think.
Boys just tend to do things that us women seem
to think is disgusting. For example, they seem to
enjoy spitting on the sidewalk for hundreds of
students to walk over. Our first thought is, “Yuck,
why can’t they keep their saliva to themselves.” If
anyone doubts this observation, just ask the clos-
est female.
It is hard to believe that a man has anything lurk-
ing below the surface. They are seen as shallow
individuals that just judge on the outer makings
of females. Consequently, it is difficult to believe
a genuine act of kindness made by a man. We have
come to believe that a man thinks about one thing
24/7, which does not need elaboration to explain.
In spite of this, there is one last resort a man of
courage can ask a woman and that is to tell him
about her day. You will receive many minuscule
details about the day for the next three hours (six
if someone seriously peeved her off). Even though
this will inevitably bore you, keep asking her. Pursu-
ing this ambition will make a woman believe that
you genuinely care about her. As a result, there will
be easier things for you to get. Now I shall leave
that there and let your imaginations run wild.
I would like to add one last important thing. You
guys and girls need to remember that this is all in
the name of fun. This column is meant purely for
entertainment purposes. It’s wonderful that people
do read this, but please don’t get overly offended
by it. The school year is still young. There is plenty
of time to equally ridicule each gender. Therefore,
no apology written by me is required.
Remember to email your questions to me at
madam_malarky@hotmail.com. However, you
are more than welcome to message mmalarky04
on the very popular AIM. Confidentiality matters
as much as your questions.
Till the next week and hoping to be complaint
free,
Madam Malarky
The Good
The election is over! Whether you are happy with the outcome or not, we now have the freedom
to turn on our televisions without being bombarded with political ads every 30 seconds. This
election has been extremely exciting, but now that it’s over we can all return to our normal lives
and watch our candidate of choice perform over the next four years.
Kudos to SAC and the Mercyhurst Ambassadors for organizing some great events on campus
over Halloween weekend. The haunted campus tours were a huge success. All of SAC and the
Ambassador’s hard work was definitely appreciated by the student body in attendence. They really
pulled off a great and creative idea using our own resources here on campus.
The senior class decided on a gift last week. “The Sister Damien Spirit Bell” will be given to the
college at the end of this year. The 350-pound bell is dedicated to the late Sister Damien, who
was known for her unwavering school spirit. This year’s gift is a beautiful gesture to immortalize
a wonderful woman who dedicated her life to Mercyhurst.
The Bad
While the end of a term and a 13-day break is appealing, we must first overcome the one ob-
stacle standing in our way of brief freedom: finals. It’s the cloud hanging over everyone’s head
until Nov. 17 brings relief. The stress will build throughout these last two weeks, but focus, work
hard and you will be rewarded.
The situation with off campus housing is escalating. Res Life’s attempt to police off campus
housing is bad, the actions of Mercyhurst neighbors are bad, and, let’s face it, student behavior
when off campus is sometimes bad. People move off campus to avoid living under the thumb of
their parents or Res Life and now feel like there are just as many rules as if they lived on campus
or even with Mom and Dad.
The Ugly
This is more like “The Gross.” The women’s restroom on the second floor of Hirt has been
without soap for about two weeks. The ladies at Mercyhurst deserve a little hygiene. Despite
what the school may think, we do wash our hands after using the restroom. With the season of
diseases upon us, it would help if we had the basic tools needed to kill germs.
There have been complaints on campus about the amount of time it takes maintenance to
respond to inconvienent and sometimes dangerous situations. Perhaps the most troubling situa-
tions involve electrical problems that could potentally be hazardous. We are paying a large amount
of money for housing. The least maintenence could do is respond in a timely manner when we
need their help, even if it is at night or on a weekend. Maybe we are expecting too much for our
thousands of dollars . . . or are we?
November 3, 2004 THE MERCIAD PAGE 7

To contact: opinionmerciad@mercyhurst.edu OPINION

Campus Question:
Did you vote? Why or why not?
“Yes, I voted because I realized by voting you can change things
in our country. You can make a difference in the world; every vote
makes a difference.”
-Jim Schuler, senior
“No, because I don’t get the feeling my vote would count because
of the Electoral College.”
-Brittany Jackett, freshman
“No because I just didn’t have time and my schedule would have
been interrupted. Voting should be two days.”
-Amanda Williams, senior
“Yes, I voted independent to make a point that Democrats and Re-
publicans should rethink their views.”
-Matt Rose, freshman
“Yes because it was my right, and I feel that Bush is the lesser of
two evils. As a Catholic, I couldn’t vote for someone who supports
abortion and stem cell research.”
-Don Smith, freshman
KRT editorial cartoon

Falling in love with Election 2004 will become

handwritten letters
By Kailani Koenig-Muen-
ster
Knight Ridder Newspapers
I remember reaching my lanky
arm into our rusty mailbox as a
young girl and getting so excited
when in the thick stack of mail,
I’d find a letter addressed to me.
Today, I’m still overjoyed to
receive a personal letter, though it
happens less and less frequently.
There’s just something about
the care and time put into a
letter that has drawn me back
personality and add a dose of
character to the paper.
For example, my grandmother
says if a person tilts his writing to
the left, he generally thinks with
his head and is more reserved and
quiet. If it’s tilted to the right, he
is more likely to think with his
heart and be more emotional and
loving. And if he crosses his T’s
low, he has lower self-confidence,
while crossing them high means
he is enthusiastic and spirited.
E-mails afford a quick, easy
and often mindless option for
keeping in touch. Sure, we all
a milestone for the media
By Edward Wasserman
Knight Ridder Newspapers
Both sides in the presidential contest are eager to declare this
election the most momentous event since the discovery of fire, and
we won’t know how true that is until we see how badly we’ve been
burned. But I think it’s already apparent that the campaign will be
considered a milestone in the history of the U.S. media.
Here’s what has changed:
The mainstream media no longer play a key role in setting the na-
tional news agenda. The established news media were nowhere on
public-policy matters. Issues that should have been their meat and
potatoes such as the adequacy of homeland security or remedies to
stanch job losses were largely untouched. A recent BBC Online cri- Photo courtesy of KRT

to this old-style manner of cor-
responding.
When e-mail became the
cheaper and faster alternative
to our classic postal service, I
admit I happily jumped on the
bandwagon. I was saving paper,
money and time all at once. Who
wouldn’t relocate their primary
address from their home mailbox
to the Internet?
Then in an English class last
spring, an assignment drove me
to fall in love with genuine letter-
writing again.
One of the most enjoyable
parts of the exercise was also the
most simple. In writing our let-
ters, we chose an array of statio-
nery, found new ways to decorate
our envelopes, and learned differ-
ent styles of handwriting.
I chose a new pen to use with
each letter, and added stickers,
colored paper or any other deco-
ration I felt was right.
Admiring a person’s handwrit-
ing is one of the many things that
separate letters from e-mails. The
different styles of handwriting
can say a lot about the writer’s
receive heartfelt e-mails from
time to time, but most are short
and full of incomplete sentences
with phrases like “lol,” “btw”
and “g2g.”
In a good letter, sentences are
well thought-out, everlasting and
complete.
But what about special occa-
sions like birthdays or holidays?
We’re bound to receive several
letters and cards in the mail then,
right? Not much anymore, thanks
to e-cards. Instead of taking the
time and thought to send a real
greeting card or to make one, we
can now click on a picture of a
card and e-mail it to a friend in a
matter of minutes.
From a soldier on the battle-
field writing to his loved ones at
home, to a king requesting the
help of another nation, letters
tell the stories that become our
history.
Once an e-mail is deleted, it
disappears into cyberspace. A
letter will last forever. An e-mail
is a document to look at on a
screen, not a piece of paper to
hold in hand.
tique was titled, perceptively, “How the U.S. media lost the plot.”
The Web stretched the universe of political news. The Internet has
Instead, the agenda was set by partisans, via political advertising
matured into a boisterous adolescence, with broad claims of diversity
and committed freelance efforts. Time and again, established media
and public empowerment. We’ve entered what pioneer Matt Drudge
essentially reacted to issues rammed through by outside groups. It
once described as “an era vibrating with the din of small voices.”
started with the Howard Dean primary campaign, in which a grass-
Bloggers are more adept at verification than original reporting, and
roots protest against the war blossomed briefly into an electoral
on the Internet it’s not easy to know who’s pulling whose strings. But
insurgency. Fahrenheit 9/11 threw the fat in the fire, raising Presi-
time and again the boundaries of coverage have expanded because
dent Bush’s character and competence as reelection issues. Also, that
of the persistence of Web-based reportage and commentary, which
critique, like the swift boat group’s anti-Kerry assaults, leapt over the
are now integral to any journalist’s beat coverage.
media firewalls and forged the campaign debate. One lamentable
Partisanship is here to stay. Advocacy journalism may rankle, but
conclusion: Buying your way onto the national agenda is easy; it just
its legitimacy within the national discourse seems to be more firmly
takes money.
established now than ever. Indeed, it’s the claim to impartiality that
The horse race defeated all comers. I can’t exaggerate the degree
the public seems unwilling now to accept.
to which mainstream news evaluated virtually all candidate actions,
The supremacy of fact is under siege. People should argue over
utterances, proposals and disclosures by how they might affect not
which facts matter, not what the facts are. When a University of
the country, but the vote. Learned commentators speculated endlessly
Maryland study found that 72 percent of Bush supporters believe
on the impact of a Kerry health-care proposal on Ohio’s turnout
that Iraq had or was actively developing weapons of mass destruc-
or Pennsylvania’s undecided, without ever looking at the proposal
tion, and 75 percent believe that Iraq was substantially supporting
itself. Political writer Matt Taibbi has skewered the almost derisive
al-Qaeda claims that not even the administration makes something
way in which journalists referred to policy “details,” which they never
is wrong with the country’s political information system.
actually described (and probably couldn’t).
Hence, with the 2004 campaign, patterns of media influence _
News media credibility was in freefall. Unrelenting attacks on so-
of who gets to speak and to be heard fundamentally shifted, with
called liberal bias were partly responsible. But the huge irony is that
once-authoritative voices discredited. A robust new conversation con-
for all the gnashing of teeth over the ``60 Minutes’’ anti-Bush Na-
ducted on the Internet, talk radio and cable TV has assumed historic
tional Guard memos, the two most calamitous errors that the media
prominence. Still, despite an unparalleled richness of information
have made in this young century were both immensely favorable to
and multiplicity of perspectives, the discourse that characterized the
Bush: prematurely awarding him the 2000 election and shilling for his
current campaign season was dopey, squalid and mendacious.
fallacious pre-war claims about Iraq’s strategic arsenal. When those
And vast numbers of people believe important things that aren’t
various instances are set alongside the cases of reporter deceit and
true.
the still-unfolding newspaper circulation scandal, the media inspire
anything but trust.

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20 minutes makes no difference
Pushing starting times of classes back is a
The
nice idea, but it will be ineffective for students.
Kelly Rose Duttine Editor-in-Chief editormerciad@mercyhurst.edu
This time change will not only alter the starting Jonelle Davis News Editor newsmerciad@mercyhurst.edu
By Allison Moore
time of classes, but it will change the ending time as Jen Helbig Features Editor featuremerciad@mercyhurst.edu
Opinion editor
well. Now our days will end 20 minutes later than Allison Moore Opinion Editor opinionmerciad@mercyhurst.edu
usual, which seems like more of an inconvenience Ryan Palm Sports Editor sportsmerciad@mercyhurst.edu
Recently, the “powers that be” at Mercyhurst than a plus. Meghan Sullivan A&E Editor entertainmentmerciad@mercyhurst.edu
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While the concept of allowing students to get extra sors as well. Staying here an extra 20 minutes longer Melissa Jack Production Editor prodmerciad@mercyhurst.edu
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I don’t know about you, but the difference be- other priorities. Sarah Dowden Copy Editor copymerciad@mercyhurst.edu
tween going to class at 8:00 a.m. and 8:20 a.m. is While 20 minutes may seem insignificant to some, Emily Crofoot Graduate Assistant ecrofo81@mercyhurst.edu
minimal. I, like many other college students, am it could make all the difference for someone with
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I understand and appreciate what the good people the long run. and finals week. Our office is in the Hirt Center, room L114. Our telephone
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ARTS &
ENTERTAINMENT
tHe
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NOV. 6. Hopeville Music
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HSBC Arena, Buffalo.
NOV. 6. Taking Back Sunday,
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NOV. 7. Tim Conway &
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NOV. 7. Blues Explosion
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NOV. 7. Bob Dylan. Univer-
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NOV. 7. Megadeth, Earshot,
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NOV. 7. R.E.M. A.J. Pala-
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NOV. 11. Jimmy Eat World,
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burgh.
NOV. 11. Good Charlotte,
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NOV. 11-28. “Christmas
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Christmas Special with the
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NOV. 12. Buddy Jewell.
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NOV. 15. Los Lonely Boys,
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By Christine Seuffert
Contributing writer
Mercyhurst College with its
liberal arts tradition has the mis-
sion and obligation to expand the
horizons of its students.
Chamber music has been
around for hundreds of years,
yet many college students haven’t
experienced a live performance.
This Sunday you have the oppor-
tunity to broaden your horizons
and fulfill the college mission
when the Claremont Trio per-
forms on campus.
The string trio consists of twin
sisters Emily and Julia Bruskin on
the violin and cello, and Donna
Kwong on the piano. The group
was formed while they were
studying at Julliard in New York
City in 1999.
The up and coming trio has
already distinguished themselves,
winning numerous awards such
as the Young Concert Artists
International Auditions in 2001.
They made their acclaimed
New York City debut at the 92nd
street Y. As a result of winning
the first ever Kalichestein-Lar-
edo-Robinson International
Trio Award in December 2003,
the trio played a 20 venue tour
Dramatic thriller ‘Veronica’s Room’ to be performed at North East
By Jennifer Camodeca
Contributing writer
In keeping with the spirit of
Halloween, a dramatic thriller,
“Veronica’s Room” will be per-
formed this weekend at Mercy-
hurst North East.
Michael Weiss, an accom-
plished director who recently
directed “You Can’t Take it with
You” in the Taylor Little Theatre,
brings his directorial talents to
this production as well.
Weiss lived in New York City
for several years and has an ex-
tensive Broadway history.
Some of you may even re-
member him as a character on
Beakman’s World.
He currently is the owner and
managing director of The Direc-
tors Circle Theatre in Erie.
Working with Weiss has been a
pleasure for his cast members.
He is “very professional and
demanding,he really knows how
to motivate us to perform to the
best of our ability.
He makes you work up to the step of the way,” said cast mem- by Ira Levin.
potential he believes you have ber Fara D’Aguiar.
and applauds your efforts every
Papermoon on State street is truly an illuminating experience
By Meghan Sullivan
Arts & Entertainment editor
Take a step into refinement and
culture at the corner of 14th and
State Streets.
The Papermoon is a divine
dinner experience for those who
enjoy seafood, Thai, Creole, and
Continental food.
With an extensive wine list
and a vast array of international
cuisines the Papermoon is sure to
create a night to remember.
With positively raving reviews
from its costomers the Paper-
moon’s menu lives up to its repu-
tation.
A favorite of mine is the highly
proclaimed Papermoon salad.
It’s made up of bibb lettuce,
cherry tomatoes, cucumbers,
mandarin oranges, walnuts, ji-
cama, croutons and is doused
with delicious orange champange
dressing!
This delectable mix of greens
and fruit will set the standard for
the rest of your meal.
If you’re looking for an en-
trée, I would suggest trying the
sautéed Tuscany-style chicken
breast.
The chicken is dressed with
capers, fresh tomatoes, fresh
spinach and black olives in a
white wine sauce with house
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Trio consists of Emily and Julia Bruskin on violin and cello, and Donna Kwong on piano.
in the United States and had
the opportunity to record their
debut album with Arabesque
Recordings.
The Claremont Trio has been
featured on NHK Television in
Mercyhurst North East’s Theatre Group
“Veronia’s Room” opens Nov. 4 at Mercyhurst
This work coincides with the
This chilling tale was written style of Levin as he has written
starch and house vegetable.
Feeling like a big spender?
Then go for the Fillet Minion.!
It is covered with brandy dijon
peppercorn mélange sauce. It’s
served with house starch and
house vegetable.
Japan, Martha Stewart Living
Television and has been heard
on radio stations in New York,
Boston and Chicago.
According to the Cincinna-
ti Enquirer, “Their exuberant
North East.
Besides the exquisite menu
the Papermoon also provides
live jazz.
Each night you can come listen
to Latin jazz guitar and jazz and
blues piano and vocals.
For your visual pleasure the
Performing Arts Center
performance and gutsy rep-
ertoire was the kind of fresh
approach that keeps chamber
music alive.”
At their Mercyhurst College
debut, the trio will perform
such famous stories as “Death-
trap,” “The Boys from Brazil”
and ‘Rosemary’s Baby.”
The play begins in the 1930’s
and portrays the story of a young
woman just beginning to date
a new boyfriend who becomes
caught in a vicious web of ter-
ror.
The real and fictitious in-
tertwine as one to add to the
sinister plot. An unexpected
ending will keep the audience
guessing and enthralled with the
performance.
The play has only four char-
acters: JoAnna McKee, Michael
Mazzotta, D’Aguiar and Peter
Mack. Some of the performers
are relatively new to the stage,
while others are veterans.
For Mack, this will be the first
play that he has seen or been in,
while McKee has been perform-
ing practically her entire life.
Mazzotta is also relatively new to
the stage as this will only be his
second performing experience.
D’Aguiar is new to the stage as
an actor as this is the first time
she has been in a play since she
was eight years old.
However, as a dancer one can
Papermoons displays the unique
clay artwork of Susan Hunter,
as well as other artists such as
Nadia Lutcovich, Ken Honnard,
Marion Howard, Adele Larsen,
Susan Moore, Anne Mazzone,
John Schein and Sandy Tanner.
November 3, 2004
Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Piano
Trio in D Major, Op. 70,” “#
1 ‘Ghost’,” and “String Band,”
which was composed by Mason
Bates the Young Concert Artists
Composer in Residence. Con-
cluding the performance, the trio
will play Trio in C minor, Op. 66,
by Felix Mendelssohn.
In a personal interview, Julia
explained that the trio has chosen
this particular program because
of the contrast between the
pieces as well as the excitement
the trio shares for each particular
piece.
During the ensemble’s 2004-
2005 touring season, they will
be visiting prestigious venues
such as Carnegie Hall, the Ken-
nedy Center and Merkin Concert
Hall.
The Claremont Trio will make
their debut appearance at Wolf
Trap and Wolf Trap Founda-
tion’s Debut Artist Award.
If you have not yet experienced
classical music, do not pass up
this opportunity. These distin-
guished artists will be performing
at the Mary D’Angelo Perform-
ing Arts Center on Sunday, Nov.
14 at 2:30 p.m. For Mercyhurst
students tickets are only $1.
remember her exceptional talent
as a performer as she has danced
several leading roles in Lake
Erie Ballet’s the “Nutcracker,”
“Cinderella,” “Dracula” and
Mercyhurst Dance Department
productions including “Coppe-
lia,” “Paquita” and others.
“Being in a play is an entirely
new experience for me. I have
been dancing for most of my
life, focusing on my technique
and the direction of my dancing
career. It is quite a change to
perform where I express my-
self through words instead of
through movements and chore-
ography,” D’Aguiar said.
The transition from dancer
to actor should be smooth for
D’Aguiar with the combination
of her many talents.
The performances are free,
open to the public and will be
performed Thursday through
Saturday, Nov. 4-6 at 8 p.m. and
Sunday, Nov. 7 at 2 p.m. in the
Alex Theatre.
For additional information,
call Mercyhurst North East at
725-6399.
The Papermoon may be too
expensive to eat at frequently but
it creates a great atmosphere for
those special occasions.
It will truly be an illuminating
dining experience.
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Mercyhurst musicians orchestrate concert
By Meghan Sullivan
Arts & Entertainment editor
Thursday the Orchestra will
perform music that is entirely
orchestrated by Conductor Rob-
ert Frankenberry and senior
composition major M. Joseph
Rendulic.
These two talented musicians
have spent countless hours and
drank large amounts of intoler-
ably strong coffee in order to
meet the deadline for this per-
formance.
The dedicated musician Rendu-
lic hopes the concert to be very
successful after he has spent over
20 hours working on it while also
attending full-time classes.
The program for the concert
includes works by Rogers Zahab,
Puccini and Haydn.
Thursday night will not only
display the talent of the orches-
tra. The concert will also feature
two vocalists who are new to
Mercyhurst.
Tenor Brent Weber, a new
faculty member of the school
of music, will perform with the
Orchestra as he sings three Puc-
cini art songs.
Weber has had leading roles
in many operas throughout the
United States. This includes
roles in “La Bohme” and “Ma-
dame Butterfly”.
He also had a leading role in
the Andrew Lloyd Weber musi-
cal “Phantom of the Opera” in
Canada for 3 and half years.
Another soloist in the concert
is Weber’s wife, mezzo-soprano
Lisa Laymen, who is adjunct
faculty for the department. She
will perform Haydn’s “Ariadne
auf Naxos” along with the or-
chestra.
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The Mercyhurst Orchestra will be performing Thursday in Walker Recital hall.
Laymen has been involved with
the Connecticut Grand Opera,
the Riverside Choral Society and
the Tampa Opera.
“I am very excited for my first
performance here at Mercy-
hurst”, says concert master Luis
Sierra.
Sierra is an international stu-
dent from Honduras.
The choir met him while per-
forming at a dinner for potential
Mercyhurst students on their
tour of Honduras this summer.
Rebecca Ryan recognized his
talents and his dream of studying
in the United States.
By helping Sierra receive finan-
cial aid and bringing him into her
home, Ryan made it possible for
Luis to come and study viola at
Mercyhurst.
The concert will begin at 8 p.m.
in Walker Recital Hall.

Pentagon condemns ‘Control Room’ Story of a teenage ennui

Controversial film shot from perspective of Middle Eastern news agency
By Christine Seuffert
Contributing writer
In times of war information
presented to the public often
dances on the line of fact and
fiction.
The 2004 film “Control Room”
is a documentary from the cre-
ator of start.com Jehane Nou-
jaim, who opens a window into
the international perception of
the war in Iraq.
The documentary is shot
from the perspective of the
Middle Eastern news agency,
Al-Jazeera.
Cabinet members and Penta-
gon officials condemn the piece
for reporting on a pro-Iraqi bias
and for repeatedly airing civilian
causalities.
The film also shows footage of
American POWs and aspects of
the war the Bush Administration
does not want the world to see.
“Control Room” bridges the
gap between timeless and time-
“Control Room” will be playing in the PAC on Nov. 3
ly.
The documentary locates itself
in the middle of the timeless and
ongoing culture clash between
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Western and Arab worlds.
The timely aspect goes through
the prism of satellite television
to show how viewers receive in-
formation; the truth is gathered,
presented and created by those
who deliver it.
“Control Room” provides an
opportunity to re-examine one
of the most pressing questions
in international relations today:
“Is America’s intervention in
Iraq radicalizing or stabilizing the
Arab World?”
The documentary demon-
strates how in a time of war, one
man’s objectivity is another man’s
propaganda and how bias and
balance are really interchange-
able terms.
Movie critic Ryan Cracknell
reports that “Control Room” is,
“Important not so much in that
it is a great documentary, but it
raises some of the implications
of our own biased media cover-
age.”
“Control Room” is part of
The Guelcher Film Series at
the Mary D’Angelo Performing
Arts Center and will be playing
on Wednesday, Nov. 3 at 2 p.m.
and 8 p.m.
By Jason Endress
Contributing writer
Recently, a friend and I went
to Hollywood Video to pick up
a movie and chill out for the
night.
While wandering around the
new release section, trying to
find something worth renting, I
stumbled onto “Nói,” the cover
having caught my eye.
When I read the back of the
box, I was instantly hooked. A
story of a teenage ennui…in
Iceland!
My friend and I decided to
indulge ourselves and rent the
movie, if only for the fact that it
was an Icelandic film and hope-
fully different from the usual
fare.
The theme of the movie is an
old one; however, what distin-
guishes “Nói” from films like
“American Beauty” is the fact
that looking at the story of a
disengaged through a foreign
lens allows for a different explo-
ration of it.
The opening scene is typical
of this genre: a teen stubbornly
haunt of Noí’s. As Nói fumbles
with picking the lock (something
the he apparently does frequently
and everywhere), Íris, fed up with
the cold, smashes through the
glass door with a rock.
During Nói’s rambling journeys
through town, he makes visits
to his father Kiddi (Þröstur Leó
Gunnarsson), an alcoholic taxi
driver who makes it no secret that
Nói was an unwanted child.
Nói attempts to end the tedium
of his life by turning to a life of
crime and taking Iris with him
to Hawaii, both of which fail
humorously and tragically.
The finale of the movie offers
a claustrophobic and extreme
twist, making Nói, in the end,
truly alone, but able to pursue
life without the anchors of the
people he knows.
While the movie does traverse
well-worn tracks in film, this
is quite possibly the best-shot
movie concerning teenage angst
ever. The aesthetic of semi-rural
Iceland is engaging, the houses
filled with kitsch and nigh-ob-
scene lustrous 70’s wallpaper, the
streets paved with snow.
The film has a wonderful dark

This week in reality:

in bed, being prodded to get up humor to it; in one scene, Nói
and go to school. Then the teen’s attempts to hold up the bank, is
grandmother walks into the bed- first laughed at, then shooed off

Unreal reality show ideas for next season room with a shotgun, carefully like a child by the manager, who
aims it out the open window a simply walks up to Nói and takes
few feet from the teen’s head, away his gun.
and fires. The film draws the viewer into
Nói (Tómas Lemarquis) is a 17- the story, despite the somewhat
By Pamela Sitt year old albino, living in a small bizarre circumstances.
Knight Rider Newspaper town in Iceland. During the win- The credit for this can be
ter, the town is completely shut placed squarely on the shoulders
off from the rest of the country, of director Dagur Kári, who also
Newlyweds: Britney and Kevin? Ms. Spears and her soon- them to use again receives $25,000 per relapse! leaving the place a very sleepy, wrote the film. Notably, Kári’s
to-be hubby No. 2 are reportedly interested in becoming the “Soccer Moms”: A series showing sports parents behaving one horse town. A clueless rebel, true passion is making music,
next Nick and Jessica on MTV’s reality series. Don’t hold your badly at their kids’ games. The focus should stay off the kids, Nói sleeps during his classes if and his band, Slowblow, created
breath. They have to make it down the aisle first. apart from quick clips showing how humiliated they are or he doesn’t skip them entirely, and the soundtrack for “Nói,” which
Speaking of things that will never happen ... a few weeks what lessons they are learning from their parents’ behavior, and takes a sort of detached pleasure matches the sparse landscapes
back I solicited your ideas for Most Unreal Reality Show Ever. should be aimed at the coaches and parents putting pressure in antagonizing his teachers. and dialogue of the film per-
Some of them were really good. “Soccer Moms”? I would on the kids and screaming at each other. Nói is predictably expelled, fectly.
totally watch that. (I imagine Bravo’s “Showbiz Moms & “Stir Crazy”: You take a guy who is a little crazy. You isolate and his ventures of refreshing “Nói” speaks to those who
Dads” crossed with Fox’s “Trading Spouses: Meet Your New him in a double-wide trailer out in the middle of nowhere. His defiance into town soon become have ever skipped class just be-
Mommy.”) Mark Burnett, eat your heart out. only human contact is with the UPS or Fed Ex driver. (Think boring. cause they could.
“Rehab”: A heroin addict, alcoholic, compulsive gambler, of how those companies would fight to be the ones delivering He turns his attention to court- The tense shots and skeleton
sex-addict and a gaggle of other assorted addicted folk share stuff to him and how the drivers would fight to not be the ones ing Íris (Elín Hansdóttir), an at- dialogue make for a great film,
the rehab experience for 90 days. delivering stuff to him.) tractive young attendant of the and it adds a deeper dimension
Those who succeed get their criminal records deleted, plus This is where it gets interesting. Every couple of days town’s lone filling station, where to the theme of teen angst by
jobs, homes, a car and $25,000 start-up money! Who will get you deliver stuff to him. Like golf clubs but no golf balls. A Nói buys a malted milk regularly placing it in Iceland.
sober? Who won’t? Who cares? Well, for one, the judge who plasma TV with no way to get TV reception. The week after with money stolen out of the “Nói” raises the bar for the
convicted them, who is living among them posing as one of he destroys the TV, send him a satellite dish, etc. He could get station’s slot machine. genre overall, painting a compel-
the addicts. paid so much per week with the amount increasing every week One of their “dates” takes ling picture of the antihero.
An added twist: “The Mole” placed there to tempt each of he stayed. place in a nature museum, a

Pop stars and rock legends alike use performance-enhancing help

By Jim Farber
Knight Ridder Newspaper
Smirk if you will over Ashlee
Simpson’s vocal malfunction on
“Saturday Night Live,” but nearly
everybody’s getting some perfor-
mance-enhancing help.
“The most scandalous aspect
of this isn’t that one person got
caught,” says Spin Magazine’s
Dave Itzkoff of Simpson’s
flubbed attempt at lip-syncing
after, she says, losing her voice
to bad acid reflux. “It’s the fact
that it’s so commonly used in
pop today.”
In fact, performers from all
genres even among the sacred
cows of classic rock use various
devices that do for music what
Tuna Helper does for dinner.
Stars have a full lazy Susan of
cheating techniques at their
disposal, from simple “guide
vocal” tracks to complete back-
ing tapes.
In many genres, fans rarely
expect performers to show up
with real bands. Disco divas,
R&B singers and rappers often
perform what they call “track
dates” at clubs.
Often the reason is economic.
Why pay to bring a full group on
tour when you’re going to play
only a few numbers for a quickie
promo in a club?
Hip-hop acts excuse their
frugality with history. Since the
form began with emcees rapping
over recordings, the spare sight
of performers with just a deejay
even when employed by acts as
esteemed as Outkast reads less
as heresy than tradition.
In the world of video-driven
pop stars from Janet Jackson to
Britney Spears, it’s a given that
the performers can’t sing and
dance hard at the same time.
Earlier this month at an awards
show, Elton John ridiculed Ma-
donna for cheating her fans by
lip-syncing during “live” shows.
What’s less commonly dis-
cussed, or accepted, is the rash
of enhancements used at rock
shows. Even a group as respected
as U2 clearly needs synthetic
help to boost its three spare
musicians.
As Rolling Stone editor Joe
Levy explains, “When bands go
on tour, they often use anything
from an added rhythm track to a
keyboard player hidden under the
stage. The drummer can trigger
samples from his drum kit, the
guitarist can hit a pedal that adds
a guitar part. “It’s real Wizard of
Oz stuff.”
Levy says this occurs because
“people still want to hear some-
thing live that sounds like the
record. Plenty of rock bands
overdub 15 guitar parts in the
studio to get that massive sound.
Just three guys onstage couldn’t
(do it).”
One major music publicist
blames “the increasing demands
on artists. The more radio shows
and interviews that are shoe-
horned into their schedules, the
less their voices can hit those
`money’ high notes.”
Itzkoff says Simpson-gate
could scar the singer since she’s
trying to sell herself as a singer-
songwriter.
But Levy believes music fans
should grow up on this issue.
“If people are shocked and
disappointed by this, they ought
to get a look at what the girls in
Playboy look like before they
airbrush them,” he says.
“All entertainment involves
some kind of enhancement.”
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LAKER
SPORTS
Wrestling set to hit the mats
By Paul Coffey
Contributing writer
The Mercyhurst Lakers wres-
tling team looks to have high
hopes for this upcoming sea-
son.
The wrestling program has
only been in existence for four
years and it has already climbed
to national ranking status.
“This year we are really looking
strong,” said senior wrestler Pat
Neubert. “We have a great senior
core with eight seniors. This year
we are really going to try to put
it all together with all the talent
we have.”
In a recent preseason poll the
Lakers are tied for 11th in the
nation in Division II.
Last year’s defending division
II national champion, Nebraska-
Omaha, is picked to win this
year’s title.
This poll which was released on
Oct. 13, is made by the NCAA
Division II Wrestling Coaches’
Association.
“All of the teams who are
ranked ahead of us are definitely
beatable and I definitely think
that they are in our reach,” said
sophomore J.J. Zanetta.
“We have a really good shot at
making things happen this year;
we need to make it happen at
regionals. This is only the fourth
Water polo fniishes 7-11 overall, 5-9 in CWPA
By Paul Coffey
Contributing writer
The Mercyhurst men’s water
polo team finished up its season
Oct. 31 in Princeton, N.J.
The team ended up finishing
eighth at the College Water Polo
Association’s South Division
Championships that took place
on Friday, Oct. 29, and carried on
through Sunday, Oct. 31.
The team opened up Friday by
playing Division I No. 12 Princ-
eton Tigers.
The Tigers went ahead by
scoring six times the first quarter
and went on to beat Mercyhurst
15-10 in the first day of the
championships.
During the match juniors Pat
Rowing teams finish
their fall campaigns
By Matt Jackson
Contributing writer
The Mercyhurst men’s and
women’s rowing teams both
wrapped up their fall schedule
with positive results.
The men’s squad had a very
impressive fall, earning many
top 10 finishes in their three
competitions.
The varsity eight has been the
highlight for the men so far,
and they didn’t waste any time
Senior Kerri Kanaley
showing that they could com-
pete with some of the biggest ished 15 out of 46 schools, but
schools in the country at the finished ahead of 2004 National
Stonehurst Capital Invitational Champions Harvard University
in Rochester, N.Y.
The men finished 10th out finished first in the Stonehurst
of 24 teams with a time of Capital Invitational, more than
31.08.08.
The men’s varsity eight had
possibly their best showing in season at the Head of the Elk
recent years in their second in Elkhart, Ind., a race that took
competition of the season, The place with 10 mph head winds
Head of the Charles Regatta.
The Head of the Charles Re-
gatta is one of the largest and in the four competitions that
most prestigious regattas in the they competed in, including a
world, boasting over 350 teams first-place finish by the light-
and 5,000 athletes.
The men’s varsity eight fin-
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year for this program and what
we have done so far is a great
achievement and it goes to show
how hard we work as a team.
Everyone on the team has goals
and everyone is very motivated
to achieve their goals.”
Nebraska-Omaha returns 64
points as the No. 1 pick, 29 ahead
of second-place Augustana (S.D.)
and 31 in front of third-place
Nebraska-Kearney.
Senior Justin Mautz became
the first -ever regional champion,
and also became a three-time All-
American with his finish fifth in
the 197-pound weight class at
Nationals.
The Lakers as a team finished
in a distant second at the Re-
gional Tournament.
Ricky Randazzo, also a se-
nior, had an equally impres-
sive campaign as he surprised
many by finishing seventh in his
125-pound weight class. He is
ranked fourth in the nation at
125 pounds.
In addition to Mautz and Ran-
dazzo, the Lakers sent six others
to the competition.
Also qualifying for the nation-
als were current seniors Ben
McAvinew and Angelo Caponi,
juniors Ryan Finn, and Will
Tedder, and sophomores Zach
Schafer and Paul Bergman.
The NCAA Division II Wres-
tling Coaches Association has
Staab and Kyle Tobul both
scored three goals, while fresh-
man Trevor McIlwaine scored
two.
Junior Kyle Wilson and fresh-
man Kevin Riordan each tallied
one.
Riordan notched two assists,
Tobul two, junior Nicholas Ar-
vanitis with two and Staab and
McIlwaine with one apiece.
On Saturday the team saddled
up and rallied back to defeat
Grove City by the score of 6-4.
The men were down 4-1 at the
half and came back with five
goals and made a defensive stand
to hold Grove City to no goals in
the second half.
During the game Riordan and
McIlwaine both answered with
two goals apiece.
by one second. Harvard had
a minute ahead of the Lakers.
The men wrapped up their fall
and choppy waters.
The men placed in the top 10
weight four.
The women also competed
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Freshman wrestlers Don Cummings and Scott SMith square off during the Blue-Green Meet onOct. 30.
ranked six Mercyhurst wres-
tlers.
Will Tedder is ranked eighth
in the nation at 157 pounds.
Zack Schafer is ranked fourth
at 165 pounds. Paul Bergman
is ranked eighth at 174 pounds.
Junior Nicholas Arvanitis
Junior Chat Ward and sopho-
more Kevin Weishaar both also
answered with goals.
Riordan added two more as-
sists, and Staab, Tobul and McIl-
with success in the fall season
despite competing in some
adverse conditions.
The women’s squad also com-
peted in the Stonehurst and
Head of the Elk competitions.
In their first meet since winning
their title, the Lady Lakers fin-
ished 11 out of 24 teams in the
varsity eight at the Stonehurst
Invitational.
While the women did achieve
some success in the Head of
the Elk competition, overall
their results were probably not
what the team was hoping for.
The varsity eight finished far
back in the field, and the varsity
four just barely cracked the top
ten with a ninth place finish.
Senior captain Kerri Kanaley
explained that the Lakers may
not have been prepared for the
tough competition.
“We raced in new lineups,”
said Kanaley, “most of which
had only a day or so of practice
together.”
The bulk of the Lakers 2004-
2005 rowing season will begin
in April when the Lakers will
compete at home, Buffalo, and
Philadelphia, Inidanapolis and
Athens, Ohio.
Ben McAvinew is ranked sixth at
184 pounds, and Justin Mautz is
ranked fourth at 197 pounds.
The Lakers look to open their
season on November 7th at the
West Virginia University Open
and then travel to Penn State on
Freshman Kevin Riordan
waine also contributed an assist.
Arvanitis made 18 saves in
the goal to carry Mercyhurst to
victory.
After the victory over Grove
Women’s soccer wins
a pair in Michigan
By Justine Adams
Contributing writer
As the Mercyhurst’s women’s
soccer season comes to an end,
the girls are finishing strong.
With just one game left, at
Gannon, the women hold a solid
record of 12-6-1.
Early on, the team knew that
they had it in them to make this
season a successful one.
According to Lisa Casement
and Julie Brickman, all they
needed was focus, hard work and
determination.
This past weekend, the Lakers
traveled to Midland, Mich., where
they took on Northwood Univer-
sity, Saturday, Oct. 30.
Casement, a sophomore for-
ward, is currently leading the
team in goals.
Saturday, her tally gave her 11
on the season, which gave Mer-
cyhurst win number 11.
Sunday, Oct. 31, the team trav-
eled north to Marquette, Mich.
where they battled the Northern
Michigan Wildcats.
The game was close, and with
only six minutes left in the game,
senior midfielders, Elin Minge
scored her fifth goal of the
season.
November 14th for the Pennsyl-
vania Dual Championships.
In addition, the team will host
five meets at home this year.
“I am very excited about the
team we have this year. I feel
that there are no teams that are
City, the Lakers had to play a
second match that same day.
Mercyhurst played Johns Hop-
kins University and suffered a
16-8 loss.
Johns Hopkins came out hot
with six goals in the first pe-
riod while they held Mercyhurst
scoreless in the first period.
During the match Riordan
contributed five goals, McIlwaine
scored two goals and freshman
Paul Rushofsky notched one.
Riordan, Rushofsky, McIlwaine
and Ward were all credited with
one assist.
Arvanitis made 13 saves in
the net.
On Sunday, the Lakers ended
their season with a 13-1 loss to
George Washington University.
The team was scoreless in the
“
We
always look
forward
to the new
”
talent.
- Lisa Casement
This gave the lady Lakers the
lead and defeated NMU 2-1.
Senior Katie Dobson had
scored the first Laker goal 15
minutes into the second half.
Brickman was credited with the
assist on Dobson’s second goal
of the season.
The team has had a very suc-
cessful season, one that they
knew was attainable from the
beginning.
Their hard work and dedication
has paid off, and they are ready
for next week when they battle
rival Gannon University Nov. 7.
This season was certainly a
good one for the Lakers, howev-
er, they will be losing nine seniors
at the end of the school year.
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Katie McAdams/Photo editor
out of our reach of beating. We
have a great senior line up and
have good depth; we should
have our best season yet. If we
stay healthy, I feel that we will
do very well,” said Coach Tony
Cipollone.
first three periods with George
Washington scoring 12 goals in
the first three periods.
During the match McIlwaine
scored the only Laker goal and
Arvanitis made 18 saves on the
defensive side.
The Lakers ended their season
with a 7-11 overall record, going
5-9 in the College Water Polo
Association South Divisional
Championships.
The year’s campaign was a
drastic improvement, as they
tallied only one win in the past
two seasons combined.
Great things are expected out
of this program as Coach Curtis
Robinette continues to strive to
bringing in the best athletes he
possibly can.
The team is stacked with tal-
ented younger members, but
some key players will be leaving
Mercyhurst in the spring.
Even still, the team is very opti-
mistic about next year. Casement
agrees, “Nine is a lot to lose, but
every year we get new girls that
bring something different to the
team.
“We are going to miss them
very much, but we are going
to play the best we can without
them, and we always look for-
ward to the new talent joining
our team,” she added.
Julie Brickman is one of those
seniors who will be graduating
in May.
She said, “There is no doubt
in my mind that the team will
be awesome next year. We have
a lot of really good underclass-
men and they just keep getting
better.”
Four of the team’s top five
scorers are underclassmen, led
by Casement, sophomore Finnela
Annand and freshman Adrienne
Sluga and Kelly Oldach.
It seems as though the team is
very optimistic and looking for-
ward to next season already.
November 3, 2004
Men’s hockey loses two on road
By: Chris Van Horn
Contributing writer
The Mercyhurst men’s hockey
team has gotten off to a sluggish
start this season, but that is no
cause for concern.
A 1-5 record to start the season
hasn’t changed the team’s goal
for the season, which is to be
league champions of Atlantic
Hockey.
“We expected a rough start this
season. We’ve played some tough
games, especially at Wisconsin
and at New Hampshire,” said
Coach Rick Gotkin who is in
his 17th season as men’s hockey
coach at Mercyhurst. “We’re not
worried, though, because we still
have plenty of games left.”
Over the last week, the Lakers
destroyed Robert Morris on Oct.
26 by a score of 8-2, snapping the
team’s three game losing streak.
The Lakers got two goals from
senior left-winger David Wrigley
in a four-goal outburst in the
second period that put the game
out of reach.
Freshman forward Matt War-
ren also scored two goals as six
different Lakers netted goals in
the game.
Junior goalie Andy Franck
stopped 25 shots and the Lakers
Football falls to Hillsdale
By Eric Meacham
Contributing writer
In order to make the playoffs
for GLIAC football, you need to
beat the teams that are below you,
and upset the teams at the top.
Mercyhurst pulled off that
upset earlier this year, but could
not pull out a victory against the
weaker Hillsdale Chargers.
The Chargers came into the
game fighting through a five-
game losing streak, while the
Lakers were fresh off a home win
against Indianapolis on Oct. 23,
on “Senior Day,” the last home
football game of the season.
Even though the Lakers fell
behind early, they battled back
to gain the lead late in the third
quarter before giving up a late
touchdown resulting in a 21-17
loss.
Hillsdale opened up the scoring
on their first drive of the game
when Chargers running back
Dan Wilson capped off a 59-yard
drive with a 12-yard run for the
touchdown.
The score remained that way
until halfway through the second
quarter when the Lakers got on
the board with a 22-yard field
goal by sophomore place-kicker
Phil Scanlon.
On Hillsdale’s next possession,
the Laker defense stepped up and
forced a punt, giving the Laker
Steelers’ Roethlisberger earns
respect as rookie quarterback
By Hank Gola
Knight Ridder Newspapers
Ben Roethlisberger, the quar-
terback the Giants could have
drafted had they not been infatu-
ated with Eli Manning, outplayed
the league’s coolest quarterback,
Tom Brady, and beat the Super
Bowl champion Patriots on Sun-
day to stop the longest winning
streak of all time.
“He has surprised me, but he
doesn’t surprise me anymore,”
said Steelers WR Plaxico Burress,
who caught a 47-yard bomb and
a 4-yard fade for TDs on Sunday.
“Everybody talks about who’s
the better quarterback. I heard
Tom Jackson and all those guys
say on TV that he can’t beat a Bill
Belichick defense.”
“Right now Ben is doing a great
job,” said WR Hines Ward. “He
shows no rattle. The whole time,
Junior Dave Borelli was one of five Lakers to light the lamp in a 8-2 victory over Robert Morris.
out-shot Robert Morris by a 39-
27 margin.
On Oct. 29 the Lakers began a
10 game road trip with a heart-
breaking loss to Union College
offense a chance to take the lead
before halftime.
The Lakers offense then ex-
ecuted the two-minute offense
perfectly with a seven play, 53-
yard drive, capped off by a one
yard run by senior tailback Justin
Adams.
Adams ended the contest with
another great rushing day, run-
ning for 134 yards on 33 carries.
It was the second time in as
many weeks that Adams clipped
the century mark and his third
time this season.
Adams had his career high
earlier in the season with 159
yards on Senior Day against
Indianapolis.
Hillsdale immediately answered
on their first possession of the
second half, finished off by a
47-yard run by Chargers running
back Phil Martin.
The Lakers defense then
stepped up and gave the offense
good field position and a chance
to regain the lead late in the third
quarter.
Junior Brandon Zangaro would
force the fumble with senior Ter-
rence Patrick, who was named
ECAC Defensive Player of the
Week, recovering the fumble.
Patrick was also the Mercyhurst
Male Athlete of the Week follow-
ing his stellar performance last
week against Indianapolis.
The Lakers offense took ad-
vantage of the great field posi-
he felt like we could take it every
drive and score. He doesn’t have
any recollections of the New
England Patriots and Belichick’s
scheme and all of that. He’s just
out there playing football. When
you’ve got a young, confident,
cocky quarterback and he’s play-
ing his heart out, we’re a hard
team to beat.”
“He made enough plays to
win,” Belichick said.
“I mean, he made some good
throws and his numbers were
good, but we never put him in a
position where he had to win the
game,” said Mike Vrabel.
Roethlisberger’s numbers were
good enough for a 126.4 passer
rating.
He was a mistake-free 18-for-
24 for 196 yards and a pair of
touchdowns, throwing just six
times after halftime.
“It was definitely difficult,” Ro-
ethlisberger said of his first test
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Polytechnic Institute (RPI) on
Oct. 30, as the team played on
consecutive days for the second
time already this season.
Ag ainst RPI, the Lakers
couldn’t seem to get anything
going offensively. They were out
shot 34-17 and were shut out by
a score of 5-0.
“We’re playing and working
hard to be prepared and we have
been executing our systems well.
We have been playing in front of
some hostile road crowds and
we’ve had chances to win some
games but just haven’t gotten it
done,” Coach Gotkin said.
Wisconsin, whom the Lak-
ers played twice in two days, is
ranked third in Division I, and
New Hampshire is a solid club
as well.
Against the Badgers from
Wisconsin, the Lakers played in
front of back-to-back crowds of
13,000 plus fans.
The Lakers continue their
10 game road trip on Friday
when they begin conference play
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Then on Saturday, the Lakers
continue conference play against
by a score of 3-2. sophomore defenseman Jamie rest of the way. the University of Connecticut.
The two teams were tied after Hunt. Franck stopped 31 shots in a Their next home game is
one period at a score of 2-2, as However, Union scored a goal losing effort. scheduled for Friday, Dec. 10,
the Lakers got goals from sopho- with 9:22 left in the second pe- In their next game, the Lak- when they take on conference
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Chargers running back Phil
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to convert on fourth down on
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Senior Ben Bluemle again led
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In winning his first five starts
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Mike Kruczek filling in for an
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In his last two games, he has
completed 39 of 49 passes with
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That’s Brady-like. Next week,
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Women’s hockey wins pair
By Eric Meacham
Contributing writer
The Mercyhurst women’s
hockey returned home this past
weekend to take on the second
year program of Clarkson Uni-
versity.
The eighth-ranked Lakers
jumped on the Golden Knights
early and would not let them get
any type of momentum going.
On Saturday afternoon Mer-
cyhurst used three first-period
goals to take control of the
game early.
Sophomore Julia Colizza put
the Lakers up midway through
the first frame with her second
goal of the season, with assists
coming from sophomores Sarah
Kurth and Jackie Jarrell.
The Lakers made it 2-0 just
less than two minutes later on
an unassisted shorthanded tally
by senior Teresa Marchese.
Colizza then added her second
of the game, on a power play,
late in the first period with as-
sists coming from senior Sara
McDonald and junior Samantha
Shirley.
Clarkson then cut the lead to
two with the only goal of the sec-
ond period. Clarkson forward Jill
Nolan scored on the power play,
as senior goaltender Desi Clark
lost her glove on the play and
Playoffs not a reality for men’s soccer
By Matt Jackson
Contributing writer
Just two years after their Divi-
sion II Final Four appearance,
the Mercyhurst men’s soccer
team has virtually no chance of
making the postseason after a
rough week of play.
Senior Marty Ruberry ex-
plained why he and the other
seniors are disappointed.
“It is disappointing because
we’ve made it every year since
I’ve been here and, in my opin-
ion, we underachieved if we
don’t make it.”
After two losses at the end of
September to regional foes, the
Lakers were forced to win out
to have a legitimate shot at a
playoff berth.
After six straight wins it was
beginning to look like the Lakers,
Field hockey ends season Volleyball upsets Gannon
on a good note with win at home, falls to Edinboro
By Justine Adams
Contributing writer
The Mercyhurst women’s field
hockey team ended this season
with a record of 7-9.
Their final game for the year
was in Springfield, Ohio, against
Lindenwood University.
The Lady Lakers gave up their
first goal 25 minutes into the
first half, but came back in the
second.
The Lakers were determined to
defeat Lindenwood as they went
into two overtime periods.
Finally, 2:26 into the second
overtime, freshman forward
Erin Kelleher’s scored giving
Mercyhurst a 2-1 win over Lin-
denwood.
Although their record was not
what they hoped, the team gave
it their best.
The team did have a few strikes
against them this year.
Things like players being forced
into new positions, academic
struggles, as well as team injuries
make for a difficult season.
According to junior defender,
Christine Smith, the team went
up and down this season. “We
started out strong at the begin-
ning of the season, but we soon
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couldn’t cover the puck before
Nolan put it in the net.
Senior captain Chrissy Yule
closed out the scoring with her
first goal of the season halfway
through the third period.
Sophomore Justine Jackson
and freshman Sherilyn Fraser had
assists on the goal.
On Friday night, Mercyhurst
again jumped on the Golden
Knights early, but could not put
them away as easily.
Junior forward Stephanie Bour-
beau put the Lakers up 1-0 late
in the first period with an as-
sist given to Marchese, as she
won the face-off and pushed it
back to Bourbeau, who beat the
Clarkson goaltender through a
screen.
The Lakers extended their lead
to two when freshman Stephanie
Jones beat the goaltender on a
rebound for her fourth goal of
the season.
Marchese got her second assist
of the game, along with sopho-
more Ashley Pendleton drawing
the second assist credit.
Clarkson then again ruined the
shutout opportunity late in the
second period, as the Golden
Knights cashed in on a turnover
at center ice.
Clarkson sophomore Lindsay
Williams put in the rebound
from a shot from Clarkson
defenseman Andrea Maluta to
with their large amount of senior
leadership, were up to the task.
Coach Keith Cammidge’s
squad had just three games to go,
all of which were against GLIAC
teams, the same teams the Lakers
were projected to be at the top
of in the preseason polls.
The first of those three games
was against the Eagles from
Ashland University, which had to
look appealing to the Lakers.
In 10 games previous to that
contest, the Lakers had lost just
once to Ashland.
But as the old cliché says, that
is why games aren’t played on
paper.
Ashland pulled off the upset
with a 2-1 victory, not only hurt-
ing the Lakers cause in their quest
for the postseason, but also pos-
sibly securing the fact that there
will be no GLIAC representative
in the postseason.
had a lot of injuries and we
couldn’t get it together; finally, by
the end of the season we picked
it up and did well.”
The team has shown a lot of
talent and is capable of being
undefeated, however, sometimes
they do not play to their full
potential.
“Some games we played well
and others we didn’t. Sometimes
we just couldn’t get it in the net,”
said Smith.
“It takes the whole team to
score, and when we’re not on, it
just doesn’t happen.”
For the most part, everyone
gave their best this year.
Every team has to deal with
injuries.
It’s a fact of life when you play
sports, but the one problem the
team was struggling with was
playing new positions and not
adjusting well.
It is very difficult for someone
who has played offense their en-
tire career to suddenly switch to
become a defensive player.
One player in particular had no
problem at all.
Junior defender Katie King
used to be an offensive player.
She was switched to defense
this year, and in the opinions of
her teammates, she had one of
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beat Clark.
Mercyhurst dominated the
game, out-shooting Clarkson
34-14, including 10-0 in the third
period alone.
Clark picked up both wins
on the weekend and was also
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Senior Mike Blythe
Senior Mike Blythe scored the
Lakers’ lone goal, which came on
a penalty kick late in the game.
Just last year Mercyhurst, Find-
lay and Ashland all represented
the GLIAC in the NCAA cham-
pionships.
The Lakers took another blow
in their second game of the
week when they had to rely on
her best seasons ever. “She gave
100 percent at every game and it
showed,” said Smith.
A huge part of her success is
attitude and mental preparation.
Smith explained that the team
needs improvement with aca-
demic performance, attitudes go-
ing into the games and having the
same mindset for every game.
Next year will be Smith’s fourth
year starting at Mercyhurst.
As a team leader she explained
that there is not much that she
would change, except how they
prepare for games.
“I would start the games dif-
ferently beginning in the locker
room. We all need to be on the
same page before we step foot
on that field.”
One bright spot has been Kelly
Costanzo, who has been honored
for two straight weeks by wom-
ensfieldhockey.com for her play
as of late.
She scored two goals last week
and had an assist on another.
The team will have a chance
to start fresh next fall, and with
four strong seniors for the 2005
season, there is no doubt that
they will be anything short of
excellent.
named last week’s College Hock-
ey America (CHA) Defensive
Player of the Week.
Even though Mercyhurst tied
and dropped a game to No. six
St. Lawrence last weekend, Clark
stopped 59 of 63 shots on the
File Photo
Freshman Kyle Jackson
a late goal from freshman Kyle
Jackson to tie Northwood, who
the Lakers had beaten 4-1 just a
year ago.
Despite the fact that the post-
season may be unattainable, the
Lakers do still have a lot to play
for in their final game of the
season against Gannon.
Aside from the obvious im-
By Amy Ruminski
Contributing writer
The Mercyhurst women’s vol-
leyball season is almost at an
end, but that doesn’t mean their
hope and determination to im-
prove their record is at an end.
As senior Missy Hunt said
about the season thus far, “It has
been a good season, involving a
lot of hard work.”
The Lakers are hard at work,
trying to produce two more
wins before the conclusion of
the season. Hunt said, “We will
continue working as hard as we
have. We’re really beginning to
come together.”
Recently, the Lakers shocked
Gannon University as they came
back from a deficit and won over
the Golden Knights.
On Oct. 27, the first two
games went to Gannon with
scores of 22-30 and 28-30.
But the Lakers were deter-
mined to play their best against
a rival, especially on their own
court.
The Lakers rallied and came
back and won the next three,
with scores of 30-25, 30-28 and
15-13.
This game also proved to be
weekend.
She then backed up last week-
end’s performance by stopping
28 of 30 against Clarkson.
The Lakers improved their
record to 5-2-1, and look to
continue their winning ways, as
plications due to the rivalry, the
Lakers still have an outside shot
at winning the GLIAC.
With a win over Gannon and an
Ashland loss to Findlay, the Lak-
ers would be crowned GLIAC
champs and would offer some
salvage to the Laker seniors.
“Beating Gannon always feels
good,” said Ruberry, “and win-
ning the GLIAC would be a plus
because we have won the GLIAC
every year.”
The Lakers will be going all out
against the Golden Knights of
Gannon on their home turf with
seniors playing for pride and the
hope of ending their career with
a win against their biggest rival.
The teams match up pretty
evenly, but a slight advantage
goes to Mercyhurst because of
one factor, home field advantage.
The Lakers are 6-0 on their brand
new turf field while Gannon is
memorable for the three seniors
at the Hurst, for it was the last
home contest for Kerry O’Brien,
Lyndsi Hughes and Hunt in their
careers at Mercyhurst. Junior
Angela Furlano said about the
game, “They are definitely a big
rival. It was a great win because
we came from behind, and it was
also a big boost in our team’s
confidence.”
Hughes, an outside hitter, and
freshman Kristin Patterson, had
24 kills each, and sophomore
Michelle Krob contributed 19
for the Lakers.
Cara Nelson, a sophomore
Libero had 37 digs which was a
tie for a match high.
Krob also had 10 blocks and
junior Kari Clapham, a setter,
had a match high of 67 assists.
The win for the Lakers im-
proved their conference record
to 2-13 and their overall record
to 6-20.
The next day, Oct. 28, the Lak-
ers traveled to Edinboro Univer-
sity to face the Fighting Scots in
an independent match.
The Lakers came up on the
short end, winning only one out
of four matches.
The scores of the 3-1 defeat
were 24-30, 32-34, 30-27, 24-30.
The Lakers’ record dropped to
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they travel to CHA rival Niagara
University next weekend.
The team then gets a much-de-
served break, as they will not play
again until they host Princeton
University on Nov. 20-21.
just 2-8 on the road.
Win or lose, playoffs or no
playoffs, no one will argue the
significance of the seniors on
this year’s team in the past four
years.
Ruberry, Dan Wagner, Mike
Lamm, Shane Hogan, Blythe,
Sean Cordova and Ryan Wagner
helped establish a great tradi-
tion in the Mercyhurst soccer
program.
The past four seasons have
been years of successful cam-
paigns, brought about by those
seniors who made such an impact
in leading to victory.
Their loss will certainly be felt,
and the legacy they have left will
surely be felt next season when
many new faces take the blow of
the loss of those athletes.
Despite the many young start-
ers, losing seniors such as Ru-
berry and Blythe is quite a task.
6-21 overall.
Hunt said of the team, “Even
though our record doesn’t show
it, we’ve improved a lot over the
season.”
The Lady Lakers have im-
proved on the court, and more
importantly, off the court. Fur-
lano said, “We’ve been able to
come together more as a team,
and we’ve realized it takes every-
one to produce wins rather than
just an individual.”
Despite losing stars in the
three seniors of this year, the
core of the Lakers team is re-
turning, featuring such young
players as Krob and Clapham, in
addition to sophomore Megan
Fargo who made a significant
impact prior to an injury.
Sophomore Laurel Dauphin
also showed strong signs of
improvement as the season wore
on, and will appear to be a big
factor for next season.
Two freshmen have also made
a considerable contribution to
the cause this season, in Peter-
son and Christine Nisbet, both
of whom hail from Saskatch-
ewan.
The team has two more GLI-
AC games left, facing the Uni-
versity of Findlay on Nov. 5, and
Ashland on Nov. 6.