Vol.83, No.3/9.23.
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Meal plans drain Laker
By JoEllen Marsh
Editor-in-chief
When Mercyhurst College students
arrived back on campus, they discovered
the Laker Inn, one of Mercyhurst’s most
popular dining locations, had become a
retail-only establishment.
Instead of paying out of pocket or
buying dining dollars, hundreds of students
with board-only meal plans flock to Egan
Dinig Hall as their only food destination.
The Laker and the Student Union have
had considerably less student traffic this
year, even appearing empty during some
prime meal hours.
Senior Ian Michalski said, “I come here a
couple times a week for lunch, and it seems
pretty dead. There’s just not the action we
used to have in years past.”
Sundeep Baggam from Parkhurst
Dining Services estimated Egan
receives between 2,500 and 3,000
transactions each day, while the Laker
averages only 300-400.
Mercyhurst Student Government (MSG)
President Dinorah Sanchez said, “It’s sad.
There’s such great food, and people are
impressed with Egan and impressed with
the Laker. We want all students to have
both options.”
Baggam, the manager at the Laker, said,
“I’m trying to do the best I can to bring the
board back to the Laker, but it’s up to the
college to decide how and when it’s going
to happen.”
Board equivalency hours started in the
Laker when Sodexo was in charge of food
service to allow students to eat at non-
traditional times.
The contract Parkhurst signed called for
Egan to be open until midnight, thus elimi-
nating the need for board equivalency at
the Laker - or so the college thought.
“We have realized there’s no way for
us to know how an operation is going to
work and what the students are going to be
requesting or thinking about until we actu-
ally get it into place,” One Card Supervisor
John Patterson said.
New versions of baja chicken and sizzle
salads are back on the menu in response to
student comments, but any change to the
board system is still up in the air.
MSG reactivated the Food Ad Hoc
Committee to help find a solution to these
problems.
“Nothing is definite, but we’re thinking
together and trying to figure out what it is
that we can do to bring students back to
the Laker,” Sanchez said.
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Meal plans crowd
Hamilton lecture draws record
for Constitution Day
drain Laker
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Some students who do use the
Laker prefer the shorter lines.
Linda Smith, who worked at
the Laker last year, said, “It’s a
more pleasant experience for
the customer. We get to spend
more time with customers and
give them a more personable
experience. It’s nothing like it
was with Sub Connection last
year.”
Michalski said, “In some regards
it’s nice, but in other ways it would
be more like a college campus,
like a student union, if there were
people passing through and that
sense of people around.” .
With the loss of the commu-
nity atmosphere, club leaders and
event organizers are forced to find
new venues or step up publicity to
draw students to activities.
Director of Service-Learn-
ing Colin Hurley blamed board
changes for the 40-50 percent
drop in attendance at the annual
Service Fair held in the Student
Juniors Lauren Balint and Meredith Stalker wait to receive
their meals. They are the only students in line for the Sequoia
Grill.
Union.
“One could count the number
of students on one or two hands
for the number eating at the Laker
during our Service Fair. The only
other students in the building
were there to check a mailbox or
for work-study,” Hurley said.
Mercyhurst’s chapter of
Amnesty International moved its
display for Banned Book Week
to Zurn. “The Union was our
best place to table last year, but
nobody goes there anymore,”
Amnesty International President
Rachel Brown said.
“It’s going to probably take
us a year to figure out what the
Student Union will be,” Assis-
tant Director for the Center for
Student Engagement and Lead-
ership Development Sarah Allen
said. “Will it always be like this? I
don’t know.”
Make your thoughts heard:
comment on the situation at the
Laker at merciad.mercyhurst.
edu/Laker.
Sam Williams photo
NEWS
By Kelly Dempsey
Contributing writer
Constitution Day is the anni-
versary of the signing of the
United States’ Constitution,
which was signed on Sept. 17,
1787.
Mercyhurst College hosts an
annual Constitution Day lecture
in honor of this occasion. On
Thursday, Sept. 17, Dr. Michael
Federici of the political science
department presented his views
on the constitutional theory
of one of America’s ‘founding
fathers,’ Alexander Hamilton.
In his lecture, Federici discussed
the constitutional and political
theory of Hamilton as it related
to the creation of a National
Bank and Hamilton’s ideological
opposition of Thomas Jefferson.
After giving a brief history of
Hamilton’s life, Federici spoke
about Hamilton’s constitutional
theory.
Hamilton was a loose construc-
tionist, a Federalist, opposed citi-
zen rebellion and was against the
Bill of Rights, Federici said. Loose
Krugman discusses economic crisis
By Jeremy Mando
Contributing writer
Paul Krugman, a Nobel
prize-winning economist and
columnist for the New York
Times, was interviewed at the
92nd Street Y in New York City.
This event was broadcast live
in the Taylor Little Theater on
Tuesday, Sept. 22.
The topic of discussion was
the current economic crisis and
what to do about the health care
situation in America.
Krugman said that major
banks in America are failing to do
enough in getting the economy
constructionist is the name used
for those who believe the Con-
stitution contains not only those
powers explicitly included in writ-
ing, but also implied powers.
According to Federici, many
modern political scientists,
especially those who admire
Hamilton’s political and ideo-
logical nemesis, Thomas Jef-
ferson, tend to view Hamilton
as someone who advocated
stretching the Constitution to
cover any power desired by the
national government with no
oversight.
On the contrary, Hamilton was
an advocate of limited implied
powers, which are powers that
must necessarily be tied in explic-
itly to the Constitution, Federici
said. Hamilton viewed the cre-
ation of the National Bank as
one such limited implied power.
On this and many other issues,
Hamilton frequently clashed
with Jefferson, who favored
only allowing the national gov-
ernment those powers specifi-
cally stated in the Constitution.
Another issue on which the
two disagreed was on the type of
moving again. He added that the
“only thing they have done right
is not collapse.”
Krugman expressed his dissat-
isfaction with measures taken to
combat the unemployment rate.
He said, “The creation of new
jobs has only been about half as
big as it should have.”
Krugman is a supporter of
socialized medical care, which
he said “is a lot better than most
people in this country think
it is.”
Junior Cameron Woods
agreed with Krugman. “The
same people trying to derail the
discussion for change are going
to be the most affected in the
September 23, 2009
national government which ought
to be adopted by the fledgling
United States of America. Ham-
ilton believed that the welfare of
the nation depended on a strong
national government, while Jeffer-
son was a fervent proponent of
states’ rights, without interference
from the national government.
The difference in political ide-
ologies between the two men
continues to be discussed today.
Hamilton was in the process
of writing a multi-volume work
on political theory at the time
of his death.
Its incompletion, according
to Federici, makes Federici’s
forthcoming book on Hamil-
ton “both easier and harder” to
write, he said.
Federici’s book will tentatively
be released in 2011, by John
Hopkins University Press.
“The lecture was really inter-
esting,” freshman Phil Blair said.
“I know more about one of our
‘founding fathers’ now.”
Over 75 people attended the
lecture, the largest crowd ever
to attend a Mercyhurst College
Constitution Day lecture.
long run,” he said.
Krugman hopes for a posi-
tive change from the Obama
Administration. He understands
the great undertaking in finding
the best solution for the current
issues and hopes that Obama can
convince the more conservative
voices, he said.
Junior Jil Staszewski says she
wishes that “more students
would attend these lectures
because they provide a means
of better understanding of what
is going on in the world around
them.”
A schedule of the 92nd Street
Y interviews can be found at
pac.mercyhurst.edu/events.
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RSCO fair helps students become involved
By Jennifer McCurdy
Contributing writer
New students, transfer stu-
dents and even some upper-
classmen looking for a new way
to get involved filed into the
Herrmann Student Union to
learn about the opportunities
on campus this school year.
The annual Recognized Student
Clubs/Organizations (RSCO)
Fair, held on Wednesday, Sept.
16, offered Mercyhurst College
students vital information about
more than 55 of Mercyhurst’s
clubs and organizations.
Tyler Stauffer photo “Students definitely need to
Representatives from various clubs and organizations spoke be involved in college, and one
with interested students at the annual Recognized Student way to do that is to join a club,”
Clubs/Organizations (RSCO) Fair on Wednesday, Sept. 16. freshman Victoria Gricks said.
Gricks joined the Snowboard-
ing and Yearbook clubs because
she was involved in both clubs
during high school.
Students who were not very
involved during high school also
decided to join clubs at Mercy-
hurst.
“I wasn’t very active in high
school, and in college, I want
to be more active in school
activities and clubs,” freshman
Amanda Stafford said. Stafford
signed up for the History and
Theatre Appreciation clubs.
RSCO representatives had
the opportunity to speak with
interested students by making
use of the crowds circling the
many displays.
“There’s been quite a turn-
out this year,” Ski Club repre-
sentative Carey Pelletier said.
“There’s certainly a nice variety
of clubs. The fair’s grown nicely
through the years.”
Pelletier said that in past years,
booths at the fair had been set
up only in the Student Union’s
Great Room. This year, several
booths, including the Ski Club
booth, migrated upstairs as well,
“and it’s pretty crowded up here,
too,” Pelletier said.
The Ski Club had signed 15
new members about half an hour
into the two-hour event. Other
clubs showed similar results.
For students who could not
attend the RSCO Fair, additional
information on Recognized Stu-
dent Clubs/Organizations is
available in the Student Union
and on the Mercyhurst Web site.

Harassment
Spammers phish
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by Communication Closed
Sunday, Sept. 13

for personal information Sexual Harassment

By Alicia Cagle
Contributing writer
Phishing is not an activity you do on the
weekend with your dad.
Phishing is an on-the-rise problem in which
a fraudulent group attempts to trick you into
giving them your personal information.
According to the Executive Director of
Learning, Information and Technology Services
Pat Benekos, this problem is not just academic.
It affects people all over the Internet.
Phishing is not only a problem for the victim,
but to the entire Mercyhurst College commu-
nity, Benekos said.
Once a group gains account information,
spam will be sent from those e-mail addresses,
which can result in every Mercyhurst e-mail
address being blacklisted.
Like many other students, Sophomore
KC Stoyer was asked for information from
telemarketers and received e-mails in the
past from Nigeria about lottery winnings,
she said.
Monday, Sept. 14
Egan Cafeteria
College discipline
Benekos advises students and faculty mem-
bers to never share their usernames, passwords,
credit card information or any other personal Disorderly Conduct Police & Safety Office
information with anyone, and never open any Monday, Sept. 14 College discipline
attachments or links in e-mails about which
they are unsure.
Mercyhurst will never ask you to verify your Liquor Law Violation Warde Hall
information through e-mail, Benekos said. Saturday, Sept. 19 College discipline
If it is necessary to contact someone with
personal information, “You need to initiate
the communication process and make sure Larceny/Theft 24/7 Hour Lounge
it’s a bona fide office,” Benekos said. “Rule of
thumb: If you didn’t contact the group first,
Saturday, Sept. 19 Pending Investigation
don’t trust them.”
“I think people need to be more careful about Liquor Law Violation Parking Lot #1
what they do in the first place,” sophomore
Alyssa Boxer said. “If they are (more careful),
Sunday, Sept. 20 College discipline
the problem (phishing) shouldn’t be an issue.”
Students who think they have been a victim
of phishing should immediately change their Sept. 13 - 20, 2009
passwords in an attempt to prevent anyone
from accessing their accounts. Then, contact
the Helpdesk at extension 3200.
For more information on this issue, visit edu-
cation.apwg.org/r/ or antiphishing.org.
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To read the rest of these stories and many more, go online to
Merciad.Mercyhurst.edu/Features
On–campus royalty The ’Hurst is finally ‘home’
Last part of Clark’s 3-part series
By Faye Clark
Contributing writer
As Sept. 30 draws closer, the
first month at Mercyhurst Col-
lege draws to an end for the
class of 2013.
By this time many fresh-
men have taken their first test,
turned in their first essay and
survived their first attempt at
doing their own laundry. They
know where the library is, what
the bus schedules are and how
Students: Texts too pricey
By Carolyn Carlins
Contributing writer
According to The College
Board, in one year, the average
college student can spend up
to $1,000 on textbooks. At this
rate, the cost of textbooks can
Tyler Stauffer photo
add up to approximately 75 per-
Read Liz Maier’s article about Homecoming King Kirk cent the cost of tuition.
Shoemaker and Queen Kati Tompkins online. While the average Mercyhurst
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long it takes to get to class. They
are finally beginning to feel as
though they belong on campus.
“I basically found my usual
group of off-beat people,”
freshman Katie Felong of Red-
wood City, Calif., said. There
have already been a multitude
of movie nights in her residence
hall, both in individual dorms
and in the lobby. People are
invited to stay and watch as they
pass a room while people look
for others with similar interests.
But the sense of camarade-
College student only spends
approximately $460 on college
textbooks, it is always impor-
tant to search for the most eco-
nomical solution to purchasing
books. When it comes to buying
the term’s textbooks, besides
relying on campus bookstores,
many students rely on resale
book stores and Web sites.
In the hunt for reduced prices,
students turn to Web sites such
September 23, 2009
rie was not always so strong.
Elizabeth Abernathy, a forensic
anthropology major from North
Carolina, came to Mercyhurst
with a sense of dread.
“Because I lived so far away, I
was worried that everyone here
would already know people to
hang out with and I would be
alone,” Abernathy said.
“I was terrified that I would
have an emotional breakdown
and have to go home,” Amanda
Schmeltzer of McMurry, Pa.,
said.
as Amazon, Half.com, and
Ebay.
In addition to these solutions
for cheaper books, another Web
site, dontbuytextbooks.net, has
a unique answer to the search
for textbooks.
Rose Anderson, the creator
of the Web site, believes that
it is time to “think outside the
book.”
September 23, 2009 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Page 5

‘Departures’ opens movie season at PAC

By Alaina Rydzewski
A&E editor
The Guelcher Film Series
kicks off Wednesday, Sept. 23,
in the Mary D’Angelo Perform-
ing Arts Center, showing the
Japanese film “Departures.”
This film explores one man’s
dream for himself and his des-
tiny, which often can be two
completely different things.
Daigo Kobayashi (Masa-
hiro Motoki) is a cellist whose
orchestra has disbanded and left
him jobless.
He decides to move back to his
homeland of Japan with his wife
to start over and look for work.
While looking for a job, he
stumbles across an ad titled
“Departures” that he falsely
thinks is an advertisement for a
travel agency.
When he goes for his inter-
view, the owner briefly glances
at his résumé and immediately
hires him.
Wary of the coffins lining the
wall, Kobayashi asks what kind of
work he will be doing, and learns
that he will be a funeral profes-
sional, preparing bodies for their
journey to the next world.
Although his wife is disgusted,
Kobayashi takes a kind of pride in
his work and continues with the job.
Too embarrassed to confide in
The Guelcher Film Series
Fall Schedule
• September 23 - “Departures”
• September 30 - “Riding Alone for a Thousand Miles”
• October 7 - “Food, Inc.”
• October 14 - “Moon”
• October 21 - “The Drummer”
• October 28 - “Séraphine”
• November 11 - “Munyurangabo”
• November 18 - “12”

CWB album
his wife, Kobayashi and his wife
continue their relationship on pre-
carious terms, which turns into the

defining theme of the movie.
A story that delves deep into
the human soul and focuses on
issues everyone has to deal with,
“Departures” will remain in the
audience’s mind long after they
see it.
Contributed photo The film plays at 2:15 and 8 p.m.
“Departures” is the first movie in the Guelcher Film Series. and is free to students with ID.
needs work
Their debut album, titled
By Casey Harvilla “Highway Run,” was released
Staff writer
last year.
The album’s overall feel
Normally, I consider myself is rather unclear, as the
to be pretty open-minded when songs change from country-
it comes to music. inspired blues to overpro-

Students value faculty show

By Alexandra Stacey
Staff writer
The D’Angelo School of
Music hosted its first faculty
recital in Walker Recital Hall on
Thursday, Sept. 17, at 8 p.m.
The faculty recital series
serves as a place for the fac-
ulty of the music school to
perform their primary instru-
ments for students and the
community.
This month, the featured
artist was Brent Weber.
Weber is an assistant pro-
fessor of voice at Mercyhurst
College and performs tenor
voice.
He was accompanied by Erik
Meyer, who is an adjunct pro-
fessor of organ at the ’Hurst.
Students enjoy watching their
favorite teachers perform.
Freshman Chad Bonifazi
said, “It’s nice to hear them
for once. We spend all year
performing for them, and we
never get to really listen to
their talent.”
The program of Weber’s recital
consisted of a few large pieces.
He started the concert with
“Unverganglichkeit” by Erich
Wolfgang Korngold.
This piece consist-
ed of five movements
and is sung in German.
The next piece that Weber per-
formed was “Airs Champetre”
by Francis Poulenc.
These were originally writ-
ten for soprano voice, but were
adapted for tenor, and are per-
formed in French.
After a short intermission,
Weber performed the last five
movements from a piece titled
“A Young Man’s Exhortation”
by Gerald Finzi.
These movements explore the
changes that occur in a young
man’s life.
The last piece that Weber
sang was “Five Movements For
My Father” by Susan Kander.
For this piece, a small
ensemble was brought out,
including Samuel Rotberg on
violin, Rebecca Wunch on
clarinet, Robin Hasenpflug
on cello and Erik Meyer on
piano.
Only three movements were
performed, two of which were
in English, and one of which,
based on a poem, was in French.
Overall, the audience had a
very warm response to Weber’s
recital.
Junior Lynn Dula said, “I
love to watch the man who has
taught me so much perform in
his own concert.”
“I’m proud to say that Mr.
Weber is my voice teacher,”
junior Randi Heitman said.
Still, there are few things
worse than clashing genres,
which, in most cases, is a cardi-
nal sin of music.
Unfortunately, this is the
case for the Charlie Wheeler
Band, made up of Greek Che-
ronis, lead vocals and harmon-
ica, Charlie Wheeler, guitars,
Anthony Brown, keyboards,
Chuck Jacques, bass and Darren
Payne, drums.
Based in western Pennsylva-
nia, CWB’s members hail from
Warren & Ridgway, Pa., and
Jamestown, N.Y.
Contributed photo
The Charlie Wheeler Band
came out with their debut
ablum, called “Highway Run.”
duced rock.
In some cases, the variety
of sounds would be a refresh-
ing change, but for the Charlie
Wheeler Band, the songs do not
flow very well, further focusing
on the fact that they are radically
different.
On a positive note, the vocals
are very well-produced and the
lyrics are well-written.
The main problem is their
inability to choose one genre
and stick with it.
The band’s tagline, “Old
School Rock for Fresh Young
Minds,” centers on another
problem: their initial audience.
CWB should aim less toward
the younger generation and
more toward adults who may
have a less discriminatory taste
in music.
Overall, the album is obvi-
ously not my style, but might be
a new favorite to some of you.
So, if you like the idea of blues,
rock and country mash-up, give
the Charlie Wheeler Band a
chance.
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New Facebook application strikes fear in stalkers
By Jordan Zangaro
Opinion Editor
I became an obsessive,
dedicated member of the
Facebook community the
week I started at Mercyhurst
College. In all honesty, I check my
Facebook between 10 and 15
times a day, and I am positive
most of my fellow classmates
are around that region, too. It is
a great way to keep up with your
friends from home, friends you
made while studying abroad and
your out-of-town family.
But, let’s be serious, it is a
Online Opinion Articles...
Lost in Translation: Student
clarifies controversial article
By Devin Ruic
Staff writer
Apparently I’m controversial.
If you had spent last weekend
with me, back in Cleveland enjoy-
ing a weekend with my family, you
probably wouldn’t think
so – unless you’re a
Toledo fan. Through the
The U.S. economy: In ruins
since 1913
By Thomas Kubica
Staff writer
The same people who laughed
at Peter Schiff and Ron Paul’s
warnings of the now ongoing
economic catastrophe are con-
cerned that the government-
licensed central bank’s freedom
and independence are at stake.
Read the full articles and “the Good, the Bad and the Ugly”
at merciad.mercyhurst.edu and click on opinion
better way to keep up with
everyone and anyone.
This was all fine and well
until last week when there
was a threat of the new “Fan
Check” application, which
supposedly told you who visited
your page the most. Panic struck
Facebook stalkers everywhere.
My roommate lives and
breathes on Facebook. In all
seriousness, she probably has
been on most of the pages of
every student in Mercyhurst
As alarming as it sounds, don’t
worry. She is harmless. I have
never seen a reaction such as
hers when I told her she had
grapevine at Mercyhurst
College, it is apparent that the
article I wrote two weeks ago
rankled a few noses. I don’t
usually feel the need to
explain myself, but as it
appears I’ve confused some
well educated people I feel
it wouldn’t be polite to leave
them with concerns about
my meaning.
The Wall Street Journal this
past July said, “More than 175
prominent economists warned
that the politicians’ attacks on
the Federal Reserve are put-
ting ‘the independence of U.S.
monetary policy...at risk’ and
urged Congress to back off,
lest it undermine the Fed’s abil-
ity to manage the economy and
thwart inflation.”
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been “tagged” on a girl’s Fan technology generation and only and last name and said she had
Check application. Her face discovered the addiction of a beautiful smile...without ever
turned transparent and her eyes Facebook about a year ago. meeting her.
got so wide you would think she When she caught wind of the I never understood the
just spotted the ghost of her threat of her stalking being severity of the problem until
sister’s dog—which she refers exposed, she immediately texted there was a chance we were all
to as her nephew. She looked me 20 questions about the about to be exposed. I have to
at me and said, “Uh oh, this is credibility of the rumor she admit, it was embarrassing.
not good.” had heard. But really, take a minute and
We both busted out laughing My professors and adult think about if the application
about how panicked she was family members have made was effective and people could
thinking of the people who comments about how creepy know that you were checking up
were going to know she Facebook seems to them. I have on them. Whose page would you
constantly checks their pictures always agreed because I have show up on? How comfortable
and status. But, she was not the been stalked and I have stalked. would you feel if they knew?
only one filled with fear. My favorite incident was when Relax. The application turned
My older sister just a guy friend from home visited. out to be a virus, so you can
missed being part of the He knew my roommate’s first breathe...for now
Procrastination
ruins weekend
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Football..............................................................Sept. 19, W 20-16 IUP

Men’s Soccer...........................Sept.17, W 4-0 District of Columbia
Men’s Tennis...............................................Sept. 15, L 3-6 Allegheny
Sept. 19, L 3-6 Bloomsburg
Sept. 20, W 5-4 East Stroudsburg
Water Polo...........Sept. 19, W 18-2 Behrend, W 17-16 OT Gannon
Sept. 20, W 17-8 Washington and Jefferson
Field Hockey..............................................Sept. 16, W 3-2 Seton Hill
Sept. 19, L 1-5 East Stroudsburg
Women’s Soccer..........................................Sept. 16, L 0-2 Edinboro
Sept. 19, T 2-2 2OT IUP
Women’s Tennis........................................Sept. 15, W 7-2 Allegheny
Sept. 19, L 3-6 Bloomsburg
Sept. 20, W 7-2 East Stroudsburg
Volleyball....................................................Sept. 15, W 3-2 Houghton
Sept. 18, W 3-0 Kutztown, W 3-1 West Chester
Sept. 19, W 3-0 Cheyney
MMA..................................Sept. 18, Mercyhurst College sophomore Tyler Stauffer photo
George Hyek lost in a split decision to Jeremiah Gurley. Mercyhurst College senior running back Ben Jennings celebrates his 18-yard touchdown run in
the Lakers’ 20-16 upset victory over Indiana University of Pennsylvania on Saturday, Sept. 19.

Lakers shock Hawks
By Nick Glasier
Sports editor
Electricity was in the air on
Saturday, Sept. 19, at the Home-
coming game at Tullio Field as
1,635 fans crowded in to catch a
glimpse of the Mercyhurst Col-
lege football team.
The Lakers put on a masterful
performance in a 20-16 upset of
Ethan Magoc photo Indiana University of Pennsyl-
vania, which came into the game
Online game of the week ranked 21st in the nation.
Despite a lackluster history
Mercyhurst College junior goalie Andy Sekulski celebrates against IUP, the Lakers were not
a Laker 17-16 overtime victory over Gannon University in intimidated.
this week’s online game of the week. The men’s water polo “We knew we could play with
team is now 5-2 on the season. Next week’s online game of IUP because we played with a
the week will feature the Friday, Sept. 25, volleyball match higher-ranked team in Blooms-
against Slippery Rock University. To watch videos of all the burg University. Despite the loss
that game gave us the confi-
online games of the week, visit merciad.mercyhurst.edu
and click sports. dence that if we just minimized
our mistakes, we could play
with anybody,” said head coach
Marty Schaetzle.
Coming out of the gates,
things did not look so promising
as IUP scored on its first proces-
sion with a 31-yard touchdown
pass, giving them a 7-0 lead.
“Early in the game we started
off slowly on the defensive and
offensive end, but after that
beginning stretch, we started to
exploit some opportunities that
IUP was giving us,” Schaetzle
said.
Sophomore Robert Giambra
got things rolling offensively
with his first career field goal
from 38 yards out, closing the
gap to 7-3.
In the second quarter, the
Lakers tallied another Giambra
field goal and an 18-yard touch-
down run by senior running
back Ben Jennings to bring the
score to 13-7 at halftime.
The Lakers scored on a 72-
yard touchdown pass from
senior Joe Laffey to junior Max
Khuri to bring the score to 20-7
at the end of the third quarter.
Despite a late charge by IUP in
the fourth quarter that brought
the score to an uncomfortable
20-16, the Laker defense held
strong.
The Lakers will have another
tough test as they travel to Lock
Haven University of Pennsyl-
vania on Saturday, Sept. 26, at
2 p.m. in Lock Haven’s Home-
coming game.
To read more, visit
merciad.mercy-
hurst.edu and click
sports.
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By Sarah Mastrocola
Staff writer
The Trey McIntyre Project
performance that took place in
the Mary D’Angelo Perform-
ing Arts Center on Saturday,
Sept. 18, was anything but
ordinary.
With unusual themes and
distinct choreography, the
dance troupe gave a perfor-
mance that was uniquely theirs.
The opening piece of the
evening, “Ma Maison,” had the
dancers dressed as harlequins
with skeleton masks and was
set to a combination of flashy
music and gospel tunes.
The zany nature of this
Laker Life
piece came from the costum-
ing and bouncy quality of the
dancing joined with the music.
The next piece shifted the
tone as three dancers took the
stage in tan slacks and but-
toned dress shirts. Titled “(seri-
ous),” this pas de trois between
two men and one woman
utilized fluid and unusual
partnering that gave the piece a
memorable quality.
“Shape,” the following piece,
served the audience a new
surprise as dancers appeared
with balloons attached to their
bodies. The first dancer had
two balloons stuffed into her
oversized shirt, seeming to
represent abnormally large
Trey McIntyre
breasts; another dancer had
balloons fixed to her hands,
and the third dancer had a bal-
loon on top of his head.
This piece had a flowing
continuation of movement, a
style common in much of the
choreography, and was set to
music by Goldfrapp and The
Polyphonic Spree.
The final piece of the
concert, “The Sun Road,”
was a multimedia presenta-
tion created for the Wolf
Trap Foundation of Glacier
National Park.
This work combined live
dancing with screen projection
video recording of the dancers
in the National Park.
Anything but ordinary
“It was a strange challenge
for me, the idea of making
a dance about a National
Park,” Trey McIntyre, the
program’s choreographer,
said. “It becomes the story of
how human beings move into
nature and change it.”
This piece showcased the
strength of the male dancers in
the company and was set to a
variety of music ranging from
fragments of Paul Simon’s “50
Ways To Leave Your Lover”
to the sounds of rushing wind
and native chanting.
When asked about the
performance, many audience
members gave glowing reports.
Freshman Emma Rishel
said, “It was unlike anything
I had ever seen before. It was
phenomenal, and some of the
things they did I did not know
were humanly possible.”
“It was absolutely fabulous,”
sophomore Anna Daught
agreed.
While the unusual choreog-
raphy may not have appealed
to everyone, the dancers them-
selves were all extremely skilled
and marvelous performers.
Dance department professor
Michael Gleason said, “The
show was wonderful, and it
was really nice to see some-
thing that was a little further
out there. The dancers were all
fabulous.”