VOLUME 50. NO.
1 MERCYHURST COLLEGE
I Edward £ J. Gallagher, Jr.,
associate professor of education,
was appointed to a new academic
position at Mercyhurst, assistant
dean of the college, on August 15.
Gallagher said the primary
function of the assistant dean is
that of dealing with all student
academic »problems, such as
independent studies, tutorials
and grade appeals. > £&«
In his new role, Gallagher will
serve on the Dean's^ Advisory
Council, ithe group which
collectively advises the dean on
academic policies. He will also
help recruit new faculty in the
academic? and adminstrative
areas that would come under the
dean's jurisdiction!For example,
it ^ s presently | Gallagher's
responsibility tof recruit fa
director §£| of fit cooperative
education.IB! I 1 JbJ
^Gallagher admitted that he was
excited about his job and working
with students. However, he said
that he found it a difficultjtask
when he undertook the respon-
sibility for* sendingi letters to
those studentsJ whose quality
point! averagfw jwere% not high
In charge of parents weekend. From left to right * Helen Marasco, Stacia Scepura, Bob Seibel, Jan Gat-
ti and Sr. Carolyn Herrmann.
Parents. Fall Weekend Set
The second annual Parents
Weekend, which will be held
September 30 J October 1 and(2,
will entail a full schedule of en-
tertainment for both parents and
students. "** f p.m. Dancing Swill conclude the
Starting Friday evening at
8:30, Richie LeCea, a well-known
performer, will \ appear at the
Backporch Cafe in the Student
Union. The fee for this first ac-
tivity is 50 cents.
| A full schedule of events are
planned for Saturday afternoon.
The Fall Festival, [held in
Garvey Park, sponsored by the
Mercyhursti Student ^Govern-
ment, will include ;.a variety of
booths of ~f. each academic
department containing articles
for sale J In case of rain, booths
will I be set up in the Student
Union.
Dave Shimpeno, assistant
professor of physical education,
initiated a new activity for this
year's Fall Festival. Starting at 2
p.m., a soccer game will be held
at Tullio Field with the varsity
enough to continue their
education at the 'Hurst.7 $ 1
f *I did send those letters out/
he said, "considering only what
that quality point average was,
and it was difficult receiving the
feedback from students and from
some parents who were upset
because their sons or daughters,
were not able to return." 0^
J Gallagher added that he saw
some good in having an assistant
dean, "to lighten the load of the
lean so that he can go about the
business |of providing £the
.necessary academic leadership
to help Mercyhurst become an
even better institution,
academically speaking." <^3\
Dr. Jerry M. Trimble, dean of
the college and vice president of
academic services, s said
Gallagher was selected because
"he has demonstrated abilities in
the area of*educational leader-
ship, particularly in his role as
president of the college senate."
"Ed has strong faculty and
student interpersonal relation-
ships," Trimble continued, "and
he is a good listener withgwell
thought out ideas." His |per-
playing an alumni team.
Saturday evening a dinner-
dance at the Erie Maennerchor
Club will be^held. Cash bar will
begin at 7 p.m. with dinner at 8
evening. i& % event is to give parents a chance
The fee for the dinner-dance is
$10 per person. Reservations are
still being accepted. Jj?
Sunday, an 11 a.m. liturgy in
the College Chapel, followed by
brunch in the Egan Dining Hall,
will conclude the weekend. The
fee for the brunch is $1.90. q P '
A special bonus is included..
Accommodations at the Holiday
Inn? Downtown, located across
from the Maennerchor, are
available at a 20 per cent discount
to| Mercyhurst families during
Parents Weekend; Reservations
can be made directly with the
Holiday Inn Downtown.
The weekend was*initiated by
the Parents Association, which
includes Bob Seibel, president.
by John Bruno $
spectives are broad and he vis
rational about his;own personal
decision making processes."
Trimble also cited Gallagher
for |hfs. strength in areas of
managerial and organizational
effectiveness. "Ed Gallagher is
an excellent teacher. " concluded
Trimble, "and I think he can help
develop excellence in our
faculty." a 1 jlg|
Other duties of the assistant
dean -include working with the
special academic; programs of
the .college, summer and in-
tercession, where he will coor-
dinate! their programs with the
regular academic and adult
education programs.$v \ J£ ^
In addition to his new role,
Gallagher will continue teaching
one course each term, including
Intercession. £ I W\
4'v The assistant dean assures that
"students and faculty .have free
access to my office as long as I
don't have an appointment with
anyone else." * i J
3 Those who wish to talk with
Gallagher are asked!to first
check with his secretary, who is
located in the dean's office.
'%
Mrs. Leila Seibel, Ms. Helen
Marasco, Ms. Stacia Scepura and
Ms. Jan Gatti. Ml |QJ
According to Sr. Carolyn Herr-
mann, coordinator)' of Parents
Weekend, J the purpose of this
to meet; faculty and ad-
ministration and enable them to
experience the college.
Dr. ICisek Heads Mentoring
Mentoring, a new program
formed from an idea of the
Blueprint life Committee, has
been put into effect for the in-
coming freshmen.
This program provides a dif-
ferent approach to class advisors
for freshmen and the faculty.
Instead of i the usual rigid
association, it allows a more
casual atmosphere.
Dr. Robert Cisek, Assistant
Professor of Philosophy* chosen
SEPTEMBER 23,1977
Ed Gallagher was recently appointed assistant dean.
Sr. Maura Moves Uphill
TfrPrep Principal Post f — •
Two major changes have taken
place in the Environmental
Studies Department with, the
appointment of Sr. Maura Smith,
head of the department,: as
principal f of Mercyhurst
Preparatory School, and the
appointment of Dan O'Connor as
full-time faculty!in environ-
mental Studies. ! f
Sr. Maura was asked in May to
fill the position left open by Sr.
Mary Alice, former principal,
who left due to illness. She agreed
to accept the position and also
continue atfMereyhurst in her
capacity as a member of the part-
time faculty.
As a former board member and
Director of the Continuum of Life
Long Learning, Sr. Maura has
had much contact! with Mer-
cyhurst Prep and feels com-
fortable there. J
"The faculty and students are
really great," she said.
The usual initial problems have
been ironed outJ and she is
looking forward to a good year at
the Prep. W |
By working in both schools, Sr.
Maura feels that she is "bridging
a gap" between them and aiding
the Continuum. J
"My prime! aim is not to
jeopardize* the| Environmental
Studies Department, but to let it
continue to J grow," she en\-
phasized. I
As a result, Sr. Maura will
continue her regular office hours
and will be teaching a course
during winter term. | pointed principal to Mercyhurst
Dan O'Connor, who in the past
as coordinator of this program by
the Ad-Hoc ^Committee, em-
phasized some of the main points
that will be dealt with. fg
£ "The mentors will work more
closely with the students," he
said; "They will oversee both
their academic and personal
development. These include
things such as skills deficiencies,
and even intramural and extra-
curricular activities.*' % ?$£p?]
With the somewhat large
has been a regular part-time
faculty member, is now working
full-time in the "department,
teaching eighth courses a year,
advising more students, and
"practically running the
department.'' W
O'Connor, who holds an M.A. in
Environmental Education \ from
Slippery Rock State, is also one of
the resident directors for Briggs
and •'the assistant basketball
each. -He\is presently teaching
two courses and says he enjoys
being full-time faculty.
"I don't have the intramural
responsibilities," he noted,
"which helps." j|g
There will be various other
part-time lecturers in the
department teaching other
courses as the need arises. I
Sr. Maiira Smith recently ap-
Prep. ';£
faculty we have on campus, I
asked Dr. Cisek how he narrowed
it down to 15 faculty members.
"Thirty faculty members
volunteered and 15 were selected.
The criteria which determined
who were chosen was familiarity
with the college, commitment to
the students, teaching excellence
and divisional balance."
^Mentors receive a nominal fee
which is given as a token to show \
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VI wpoints With this issue The Merciad introduces "Outside Line," a
weekly feature which will contain selected items of local,
state, national, and world news, f gt | *
We got the idea last year from a student. She suggested we
carry a news summary for those who care what is hap-
pening in the world beyond the Mercyhurst gates, but who
lack either the time or the inclination'to read the daily
papers or watch the 6 o'clock news. 31
PAGE 2 THEMERCIAD SEPTEMBER 23,1977 Since experience tells us this description fits something
like 99 per cent of the student body, we agreed the idea was a
good one. £ &
the We started this column for another reason, too. In the
past, The Merciad has been criticized for dealing only with
editor campus news and ignoring local and national concerns.
While it is not our job & replace the city dailies or the 6
fifaafabr'tf %«.1tfyi*t0U
o'clock news, we do feel a responsibility to report and com-
ment on some of the Same issues. "Outside Line" will be our
form of shorthand. S^t I $%
The job of preparing "Outside Line" will be traded around
from week to week among members of the Merciad staff.
The selection and play of the stories will reflect no par-
b As the new school year begins, Mercyhurst will embark ticular point of view. T . ? Is^» *
upon its 51st year. Since 1926 the college has changed im- But, of course, any editorial remarks, personal biases or
mensely, but the ideals of higher education haven't changed. journalistic excesses that happen to show up in this column
They've just improved. | J will be purely intentional, j
I Mercyhurst is a sound educational institution with the goal
of building and influencing a desire to learn. In coming to On the covers of their most recent issues, both Time and
grips with this realization, the next 50 years should provide a Newsweek caricatured Burt La nee;, as Humpty Dumpty,
stimuli of intense impact which will be felt by both present | MICHAEL JERLING whistled In the opening of the new cracking at the seasm.J | Ul
and future students. I | W% I | \ J « Backporch Cafe on Friday, September 16. Jerling and the The portly MriLance, President Carter's director of the
I No institution is perfect. Mercyhurst is not the model headline act, Spiritwood, also played the following day at the Office of Management and Budget, concluded the third day
school of higher education.jlt does however thrive on both MSG picnic at Shades beach. of his third appearance since mid-January before the Senate
Governmental Affairs Committee. ag* i
faculty and student input to correct its mistakes. Before we
i The committee once again questioned? Lance about $6
start tearing down the system, let us take time to mink of
ways of improving it. After all, we must have done
something right to get through the first 50 years. M
Cafe' Acts Greati million in personal bank loans, $450 thousand in checking
overdrafts and his alleged use of a company airplane for
political purposes while ne headed two Georgia banks. ;•*
To carry tne Humpty Dumpty analogy a step further, the
I The mentoring program of Blueprint HI has now been im-
plemented. The program, under the direction of Robert
Cisek, Barry Mc An drew and Jacque Howey, is off to a good
Atmosphere Better King and his men had just about given up a bumbling effort
to put Lance's reputation back together again. The King's
horses on the Senate committee were not exactly thorough-
Backstage, before showtime,* all was tension and un-
start. All of us, (at least) in student government, were con- certainty. Who's checking the sound system? Where's the breds, either. 1 5 # £i I ft
cerned with this part of the implementation. Blueprint III bleeping coffee maker? And how d'ya make Formosa tea, Democrat Sam Nunn of Georgia was a rather transparent
was an issue that was given much thought by many people. choice to lead the Lance defense. Nunn had a point, though,
anyway? 1" when he criticized the committee, which twice investigated
Nerves and confusion are standard ingredients before an Lance and twice]cleared him, and now somehow feels
S| Upper classmen, in case you haven't noticed, Mercyhurst opening night, because opening night means taking risks betrayed. |. & * i I
received a facelift this summer. Offices were remodeled, and putting them to that first big test Last Friday, Sep- A second Lance supporter was that renowned advocate of
hallways were painted and the campus center was opened. tember 16, was opening night at the new Backporch Cafe in full disclosure, Missouri Democrat Thomas Eagleton.* Mr.
£- Yes, I kid you not: The campus center is open and all the Student Union. It was a test of a musical performance; it Eagleton compared the proceedings, to the anti-communist
systems are go. ffiHPmF^ & was also a test of an idea j - N i ] smear campaigns of Joe McCarthy during the 1950's,
Inside the darkened room, the small audience had been although most people seem to feel there is considerably
comfortably seated around tableclothed and candle-lit tables more hard evidence at hand in the present case.
5 The Merciad, too, got something of a facelift recently. g President Carter's support of Lance has raised inevitable
B Our new logo was designed by Chuck Benson, a senior for about 45 minutes, relaxed by conversation and refresh- comparisons with the cover-ups of the Nixon years. So it is
commercial art major at the Columbus, Ohio, School of Ar- ments. perhaps comforting that Carter's team is not nearly as good
ts. Chuck, who worked for Hammermill Papers during the The first performer, Michael Jerling, came on stage and at this sort of thing. 1 | £|» .•$ *
summer, also matched the logo with the new typeface seen began strumming softly and singing about Lisa, a woman he What was going on in Washington was mostly penance.
on the masthead and all department heads. j left behind, and the messages he wrote for her on the lamp- Robert Bloom, a carter transition aide, and Press Secretary
IJody Powell said they h a d information ahauL-LaUCBIS
freshman art student at Mercyhurst. (/From that moment on, perhaps, Mercyhurst's old Cof- imaginative banking practices last January, n.-.t. failed to
feehouse was no more. The Backporch Cafe may not report them. They apologized. - I i I
1 The Mercyhurst Student Government held a picnic for the represent anything new and different, but it is something Powell then got caught leaking a rumor, one that wasj
college community at Shades Beach on Saturday, Sept. 17. immeasurably better. It is coffeehouse entertainment the proved false, that Charles Percy, the ranking Republican on
the Senate committee, was guilty of roughly the same kinds
The picnic was not by any means an overwhelming success. J way it is supposed to go down, with atmosphere, friends and of things Lance is now accused of. Powell called Percy?a
In fact, the government lost money. Well, at least the people, good sounds, in no particular order. $ 'sanctimonious SOB." in the process * 5* _£> £<-
who did drop by had a good time. 9 1 jjj The Cafe is the product of an idea, which belonged to Ac- As we said, Powell got caught and had to apologize again.
§ The picnic would not have even gotten off the ground had it tivities Director Jan Gatti, of upgrading the Union concerts Now that Lance is, if not cleared, then at least certain of
not been for the efforts of the officers and some of the now that she has, finally, a decent operating budget. She had not going to jail, the question is whether he will resign, f
representatives of MSG. Special thanks should be given to props built, the stage relocated and the old coffeehouse tf, If the question had come up three or four months ago, Jim-
former president Stephen Ryan, Al Nase and Jan Gatti. generally redesigned. I my Career, we believe, would have played a gut-instinct
The success of Tuesday's opening was the result of hard gamble and asked Lance to stay on at OMB. But now he will
follow the course of at least* resistance and nudge
i I Review On Aging \ work: by John Gable, Jeff Pond and Instructor Linda
Parrish of -Hotel-Restaurant Management, who helped
make the various spice teas, coffees and cakes; and by more
Washington's latest Humpty Dumpty over the wall and out
of public sight. 8* j r '%A
If like many others you are feeling a growing personal Union staff workers than I have space to mention by name I The issue of busing—the forced integration of public
concern about the social problems associated with a crum-S but should, anyway. .•§*"
schools— has been persuasively argued against on con-
bling Social Security System, a glutted and-or reduced work Review stitutional, legal and practical grounds. However, a recent
market and an expanding welfare population, you may findS The point of this editorial is to build attendance at future tragedy at a Chicago elementary school indicates that much
an event scheduled later this month at the Mercy Center on £ Cafe elates. But Tuesday's performances simply were too of tne underlying sentiment against busing is still racism.
Aging (located on the hillside back of the College) par- strong not to mention at least briefly. I :i A seven year old black girl died, apparently of sickle cell
ticularly interesting. I ? Let me say first that Michael Jerling is, quite simply, an crisis, shortly after endurine the taunts of some 80 white
On Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 3:30 p.m., the center will feature impossibly good songwriter. He has no business being on the demonstrators as she arrived at Stevenson Elementary for
the Erie Chapter of the Pennsylvania Association of coffeehouse circuit—except that the man seems to love it so her first day of school . 2 | g | \g
Specialists on Aging (ECPASA). Dr. Stephen Davis of the much, i t M The girl evidently carried an arrested case of sickle cell
college's history department will host a review of the first Other than the Bob Wills hoedown that closed his set, anemias Doctors said the hostile atmosphere could have
social history of aging in the United States, from colonial J •every one of Jerling's songs was, to my knowledge, an brought on the sickle cell crisis. U
The demonstrators chanted "Go back, go back, go back to
times to the present. Growing Old in America, by David original. | ffi '• j? where you belong," and "Up with sickle cell anemia" as the
Hackett Fischer (Oxford University Press, 2977) will serve Jerling's secret, as is obvious to everyone who caught his children arrived at the schocl. As news of the girl's death
as reference for the review, m M"g -act, is his humor. Every one of Jerling's tunes made a point, spread, several demonstrators were heard to shout,
The message of this historical inquiry is signficant, sur-. but the point was never labored; they described genuine sen- *THooray for sickle cell.'/ * * : ^
prising and timely. The author suggests directions for the timents, but were never sentimental. •±- The black students are attending Stevenson Elementary
future which he believes cannot?wait long-ffor im- What his songs consisted of were bursts of simple words, under a voluntary busing planj r*
plementation without dire consequences for all who will be phrases and images all happily pushing/ crowding, bouncing
old in twenty-five to fifty years .J £ J and rolling into one another with a rhythm appropriate to A former model recently became the first woman to travel
I Interested students; faculty, administrators and staff of the subject. Usually they were undercut with a line of irony alone by camel across Australia's 900-mile wide Gibson
Desert. Robin Davidson, 28, stopped at a home in the town of
the Mercyhurst College community are cordially invited to • or winking satire. . *. 3f^ Wiluna, took a bath, drank a beer, then set out again on a
be guests of the chapter for this special event of scholarship. Like in "When People Fall Jn Love" ("You did the second, 400-mile trip to Australia's western coast.
The time will be well spent for those able to attend, i cakewalk—with style"), or "The Fight Song" ("My baby Miss Davidson said she made the trip "just because I wan-
and me, we like to keep things cool; We try not to fight... ted to." She reportedly has I sold her story to National
much"). J I \ Geographic and is amazed at the amount of attention her
the? \ Jerling's humor during numbers and between allowed the trek nas drawn. f

merci occasiona 1 strictly-serious moments added emphasis.

One of the best of these was an autobiographical account
of a Chicago childhood called "The City." The lines " . . .
you'll never grow up, you're always gonna be a bum; Ah, the
Tongsun Park, the South Korean rice merchant noted for
generosity during his years in Washington;! DC may or
may not be extradited to face charges on 36 counts of con-
spiracy,** bribery, mail fraud and illegal campaign con-
Editor Chris Van Wagenen boy's all right, his mama said" repeat as the boy watches tributions. % $& 5 >
News Editor Gary Wesman the factory skyline through dusk, starlight and, finally, Park may or may not have been an agent of the Korean
Feature Editor Darlene Keith and Lisa Manendo dawn. * i | KK- a m a o r m a no
kovernmen
° y y * ^ve Deen
secretly employed
Sports Editor... $ | . . . T^rry Kelly "Mississippi River boat Rag" is a conjectural piece that *J^ * toflnfluence American congressmen,
Graphics and Layout: Melissa McMurray,2
Darlene Keith, presents two adolescents of American literature in middle some of whom may or may not have been handsomely
Gary Wesman and Terry Kelly. age. One is a riverboat gambler on a run of hard luck; the rewarded for voting South Korean interests. % 1
Typists Jo Ann Alexander and Joy celyn Piccuta other is playing out the string on a lifetime of hard luck. Park may or may not stand trial in the U.S»or Korea or
Writers and Creators: John Bruno, VicW Martina go, Bob both or neither.
"If you're going to St. Louie," it goes, "look up Mr. tn e n d f m e wee
Derda Jr., Mark Cipriani, Chris Tomczak, Mary Mahon, Sawyer . . . Tell him the river always wins; -Just a friendly v!$ S , 9 k, Park was somewhere and House
Amy Chiznadia, Denise Moles, Sue Fuss, Maryann Ferraro, reminder - from old Huckleberry Finn.'' I litnics Committee Special Prosecutor Leon Jaworski was
Richard Birmingham. t -: somewhere else, looking for him.
Mark Twain himself, I believe, would have approved. Key members of the committee, some of whom may or
Photographers Gary Wesman and Randy Mink Spiritwood, the headline act, made a return engagement ma I ca ted w
X ?° u.J SPi! . . toe investigation, may or may not
Business Manager | »Lisa Manendo on campus after playing a well-received concert last year. / j be delighted if Park simply keeps lis bags packed and his
Faculty Consultant William Shelley mouth shut.
(Continued on Page S) Further details as they may or may not develop . . .
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SEPTEMBER 23,1977 THEMERCIAD

Fall J One
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Spiritibood' opened the Backporch Cafe...

Fr. John Swattz

got acquainted.

The campus center

got a workout..

And the rain kept falling

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SEPTEMBER 23,1977 THE MERCIAD PAGE 4

Funds Now Available Intercultural Club

Mr. I Norman^ L. Barber,
financial aid director of^Mer-
cyhurst College, announced the
availability of I funds! for
scholarships for foreign students.
This financial aid for students
from foreign cultures is made
possible through the provisions of
the International Studies Grant
received by Mercyhurst from the
HEW? Office 5 of | Education:
Toward s Understanding Cross-
To Whom If
; community."
Iff May Concern
Effective immediately all
signs posted on door glass or
fire J equipment| will be
removed. Such signs obstruct
vision and present a safety
hazard. OSHA?(Occupational
Safety and Health Act) stan-
dards prohibit posting of
material in these areas.
H I 'S"3* The Security Deportment
New MCE Tutors
Cultural Issues |in Preparation
for the Future. I £ iS
Directors of the program are
Marilynn Jewell, director of the
department of Jlntercultural
Studies, t and jH. I Michael
Erisman, director of the Political
Science Department.
The selection committee is
primarily interested in "helping
students who have the potential
to stimulate conversation in
classroom and extra-curricular
discussions and, to broaden the
perspectives fof |the college
| J
Students interested in making
application for scholarship aid
should pick up forms "from the
Financial Aid office in Weber
Hall. mr | J J
Criteria for consideration are
the following: §1) citizenship of
any| country other than the
United States; 2)3ineligiblity for
federal for .state aid; 3) at-
tendance at Mercyhurst College
as J a full-time student, and 4)
cumulative grade average of 2.5
or better.
£$£!§
££«W; Organized! At 'Hurst
TBI
Helping students Sto deal ef- has worked closely with Mentesh
fectively with different cultures and feels that the club will be a
and appreciating them is the aim success, L' £ | f
ass of the newly formed Intercultural Included in these studies will be
Club. | j > J ! I the specific cross cultural issues
Ibrahim Mentesh, a student at and acquiring a conceptual un-
Mercyhurst and a l native of derstanding of basic problems
Cyprus majoring in Chemistry facing mankind today. |
and Environmental Studies, had Talks with natives of other
the idea to start a club and countries, films of other cultures,
4
'M* suggested it!to Ms. Marilynn discussions, and a possible spring
rw. Newell, Associate! Professor of cultural costume party are
German With her permission, he among the future activities of the
then began making plans for the club, -j
Intercultural Club. •'? g? Also scheduled for Thursday,
Mentesh feels that people don't Sept. 29, is a visit from Maciez
know enough about eachlother Duruchowski from Poland who
and that 5isI the reason why will talk about*life in a Com-
jlbrahim Mentesh barriers occur between them.
munis t| country. | f
"The best* way of allowing Duruchowski has earned a
I EC Is Serious people to come and learn about M.A. from the Warsaw Technical
each other and other cultures is Institute.
Last year 15 students did not $
meetf an | English condition to unite them ^together. This is The first bi-weekly meeting is
what we are going to try and do in scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 27.
requirement. As a result, 13 of this club." B i The time|and place willfbe an-
those students |must wait six
months before they canfregister Ram Nair, another student at nounced through | the student
and the remaining two students Mercyhurst and a native of India, mailboxes.! t
were not permitted to graduate.
When a faculty member feels a
hCM

student is not writing on the

ArefEager To Teach
On your mark, get ready, set,
tutor! The PACE tutoria 1 service
is off and running! xi %
I On Saturday,? September 17,
orientation was |held| for this
year's < tutors! inl the faculty
lounge. Along with learning how
the tutorial service works, the
tutors learned and role-played
Mentoring... j
the various tutoring techniques,
which proved to be a lot of fun as
well as informative. i f
Cindy Casali and Rich Ortoski,
both veteran tutors, shared some
of their tutoring experiences with
the new tutors.
| So far, 26 tutors representing 17
courses have been recruited for
the 11977-78 academic? year.
Anyone interested in becoming a
|
college & level! or has f a
disorganization of thoughts and | I v| Law Club To Meet I
ideas, he must attend the Writing
Center. J
The center is a program free of
$The Mercyhurst Law Enforcement Club, under the
direction Jof department head James Kinnane and
associates Robert Ronksley and John Sliwa, invite
charge provided for the 'Hurst
students who need to "brush up" everyone tofget acquainted withfthe full-time staff on
on their writing skills. Upon Tuesday, September 27, at 8 p.m. in t h * Faculty Lounge.
rcceivingfan English condition,
the student first takes a pre-test Guest speaker will be Trooper Clarence Hunt of the Pen-
in order to find out what skills he nsylvania State Police. 1
jacks. The student then deter- jCome and leam more about law enforcement and the
mines himself how many hours
he wants to put in. 2£ 5 people who teach it. Refreshments will be served.
Joanie Stevenson, head tutor of
*

the Writing Center, stated that "a

tutor may stop by Main 21 and get few students resent being forced
more information. That goes also to go, but more feel the need1 to
5 (Continuedfrom Page 2) | 1 for new students or those who feel improve their writing skills.'
the College's commitment to the they may need: help with a frhe Writing Center is not only Intercession, 1977 - In Italy
program. j£ J fe ^ course;; The service is provided for those who are .required to
It is also Dr. Cisek's hope that free of charge through the PACE attend, but also forf students who Where: Rome, Venice, and Florence
he will the able to |adcf|rnore program.? | f g feel they need help with papers or
/r - faculty as the year progresses A new face on the tutoring any writing assignments. ^ Course: Interdisciplinary-Travel/Study Tour :± ItahgR _ £ul ture
and •also perhapst aid in adult scene ft this, year * is • Elaine - -
Th«y €cliter"!s located iffjMalTf ••Yesterday ancHTdtiay^f3 credits T"*^* "* ''"'^ • itm m m
^ ^ ^^^T^
education: Hilsinger. Elaine has been hired 304. . £ -fi £ I
Members of the faculty who as an academic assistant and will Cost: Approximately $825 (possibly less, depending upon airlapf
were chosen as mentors are: Dr. be working closely with the tutors LOST AND FOUND f presently being negotiated.) Price includes all air transport j
Robert Cisek, Dr. Ludlow Brown, and the Developmental Skills If you've lost anything tion from Erie to Rome and back, hotel, and travel, ^ n£
Dr. Wolfgang Christian, Sr. Program staff. lately, you might want to take sightseeing, all breakfasts, and some dinners. *
Kathleen Cribbins; Leonard What's happening? a walk down to the security of-
Cyterski, Brian j McHugh,* Dr. Thursday, September 29th, Jim How Long: 16 days
Michael McQuillen. fice in Preston Hall, home of
Infantino will lead a workshop for the Lost andlFound Depart-
lAlso, Dr. David Palmer, Dr. the tutors >jon theirf role as Instructors: Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Mauthe f f |
Joseph Pizzat, Robert Ronksley, motivating agents in the learning ment. Jplf you are interested, see MrjNauthe (219 Zurn), Leslie Eller
Ms. Sharon Santia, Dr. Jeffrey experience. The tutorial service Hours are 9 a.m. to noon and (219 Zurn)|or Mr. Gallagher (in the Dean's office) for passport
Sternleib, David iThomas, |Sr. would like to express its thanks to 1 to|3 p.m. And if you find applications and further information. A
Patricia Whalen and Dr.> Jamie Jim for volunteering his time and items around campus, take A deposit oi $100 is required by October 3,1977.
Yule. MM I 8 3 m I skills. ? them to the security office.

INQUIRING REPORTER ASKS:

$
What you think the 10 Parking Fee?
* »

jPat Murphy (right) and

Will Sydow
Chief of Campus Security
"I think? it is justified.
The money is supposed to
help with the upkeep of the
parking lots. Parking fees
at all the city colleges have
gone up, and I think Mer-
cyhurst's feet is a
reasonable one. None of the
money goes to the Security
office/' &
*•**
Ray Weitzel
Junior Law Enforcement
Major
"I think it's too much.
I'm not going to have a car
on campus all the time and
I don't want to pay .JIf the
money is suppose to go into
repairing the parking lots,
more power to them. I hope
they fix up these lots."
Richard Blanchard
Beth Estes | "We don't have ten dollars."
Sophomore Transfer
X Student SF
"I think it's a little high. I
Melanie Tompkins J don't believe .they should
Junior Elementary charge anything. It's
stupid to^pay, especially
&j Ed. Major t!
"I guess it's fair, because when you're only going to
we only have to pay once be here one term."
instead of every term.''

i i iii
SEPTEMBER 23,1977
Full Schedule
Activities
| The second Backporch Cafe
concert of Bthe year, headlining
blues singer Papa John Kolstad,
took place? Tuesday night, Sep-
tember 20, after The Merciad
went to press.
It is not too late, though, to slip
in a plug for a special Student
Activities event, "A Night At The
Races/' which will bejheld at
Commodore Downs this Friday
(tomorrow) evening. . | \
The college will provide bus
transportation, entrance to the
clubhouse, a buffet dinner, and a
racing form.i The whole package
costs $10, about half of what the
same program would cost if one
went as an individual.
Buses will leave Baldwin at
5:45 on September 23. '%.* |
Several other events in addition Friday, September 23, with The
to the weekly Cafe concerts have
been or are being planned. «&
a One sure date has been set
aside for thejBob Myers Magic
E E L I S NOTICE H » B, will follow on November 11. 6
8 Any student not wishing his
or her name published in the plans?Activities Director Jan j Gatti
student directory please con- mer on January 20. * » S 3
tact thefbirector of Student
Affairs as soon as possible. fij'S "so everyone will eat their hearts
| The harvest they reape d
this year was rather grim. £
Poverty and hunger and ig- I
norance seem to be their %
major commodity. l i l j B p 8 l
There must be some-
thing we can do to correct this
balance of payment. And * %
there is something. Some-.^
thing called the Peace Corps.
It'll never save the world. JLj
InaTs an illusion better left aF
home. But a small piece, just
a tiny piece, that's been done
before. 2,000 wells in the
drought stricken Sahel. Grain
losses cutfrom33% to 3%.
Those are no miracles,
progress. | JjBi, :
but
I Peace Corps volunteers
it's
|
are people who won't allow
the world to go gently into 1
that dark night. No, they'dfia
rather rage toward the fight.
But what can they possibly
iHush little baby
don t you cry.
If someone doesnt
dosomething,
you'll justdie.
A Public Service of This Newspaper
&T he Advertising Council
GxJKM
Revue. That will take place on
October 11. T
Tentative dates have the Cafe
booked for a Mace Electronics
display and workshop on October
6 and 7, and for an Ice Cream
Social,? probably on October 20.
There also may be;'a campus
photography contest and exhibit
later in the year. No date has
been set.
One new feature added tohe
Student Activities program lis *a
"Movies at Lunch" series.
Admission is free. The movies
will be shown in the coffeehouse
beginning at noon every!; third
Friday of each month.
Most of the scheduled noon
flicks are comedy or curiosity
pieces. The series begins "this
Bellboy.* starring JerryfLewis.
World Without Sun from the
Jacques Cousteau collection, will
be shown October 21, and a Gene
Autry epic, Cowboys and Indians,
In a sadistic scheduling move,
to run The Endless Sum-
|"I did it on purpose," she says,
out." 5 '•! t
getfromthat? The rewards,*
they're just too many to I
count. A language, a cultural
exchange, a mutual giving of
knowledge. Of course there's
all those and more. But howJ*
do you measure pride? And
what's satisfaction bringing
on the open market? And
happiness, that ought to be
worth something^,
T T Ask any Peace Corps
worker who they did the most
favors for. The answers seem
to come back pretty much the
same all the time. Himself.
Herself. They got back much
more than they gave.
The Peace Corps is
alive and well. Call toll
free: 800-424-8580. Or
write the Peace Corps, £
Box A, | p | a a{
Washington, JZS^p
D.C. 20525. C O T |
THEMERCIAD
Bob Sheehy
Sheehy§
Appointed
Bob Sheehy has been appointed
Director of Operations at Mer-
cyhurst College. Sheehy has been
here at the 'Hurst three years and
says he is very happy. What he
likes vbest about Mercyhurst
College is the people and the
community. He also said the
students are ^ very helpful and
cooperative. f|
Sheehy »got his A.A.s degree
froni the Milwaukee School of
Engineering. From there he went
on to work as the Director of
Physical Planning at Lakeland
College in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.
'A At Mercyhurst, Sheehy has
many duties and responsibilities.
He is in charge of maintenance,
where he assigns work orders
and makes sure the!work gets
done. In housekeeping he over-
sees the scheduling. Another one
of Sheehy'sfjobs is purchasing.
He issues the purchase and is in
charge of Budget Control.
Sheehy hopes he will do a good
job, he feels that the job was not
done as well" as it should have
been in the past. He also said that
his department will fwork with
other, administrative offices to
1
make sure that , things are run-
ning smoothly and that they are
working together for the benefit
of the ™iipp-o ft Y iiii Jga^jjj|jj
I Adven-
turous Pompanion
with no obligation.
PAGE 5
t
Cafe' Acts...
(Continued from page 2)
Lee and Larry Lawson are a very likable if somewhat ner-
vous couple whose music contrasted sharply with Jerling's.
The Lawsons trade off on guitar and piano and that, along
with their tight, well-rehearsed harmonies, make for a much
fuller sound.
«• Butt the main difference was in their lyric styles. Both
Lawsons are college graduates and it is my guess that they
have formally studied poetry.
During the set they covered a song by Steeleye Span, a
somewhat obscure English band that revives and rewrites
h
ancient folk music. At their best, the Lawsons approach * ~
breadth, mystery and fragile elegance of Steeleye Span
of the originals, for that matter. *•<
Particularly impressive was Lee Lawson's ballad, "How
Long Sailor." Between simple verses traded off between the
sailor and his lover is a haunting, almost free-form chorus
with images of Gibraltar and the Caspian Sea. ty M £
I "Encore" was equally moody, although less precise. It
5 was written for a friend of the Lawsons, whom both consider
an awesome talent. Strangely, it is1 a remote, melancholy
song in which "the fire in her eyes' is seen onlythrough the
smoky air of a tavern at closing time.
Less successful were a couple of what could be called
basic folkie numbers. "Lockhaven Lassie," a maudlin sing-
along, predictably inspired no one to sing along. "Oregon,"
a paean to nature, was straight out of the John Denver
songbook.' | £ .$. * 7
Spiritwood, though, was easly worth the admission price.
So was Michael Jerling. And so, come to think of it, was the
chance to sit and talk and sip cinnamon tea.
'i Which returns us to the subject of this editorial.
The audience at the opening concert was small, perhaps 60
in all. The second concert happened too late to be reviewed
here, but we were told the crowd was pitifully small.
"Hopefully, this space along with word of mouth recom-
mendations will get students and faculty and administration
to attend the next concert.
The setting is ideal for dates, even (or maybe especially)!
if there is a party to attend later. And it costs only 50 cents to
check it out. f. ! J
The next concert will feature Jim Ritchey and Bejea
Fleming, on Tuesday, September 27. Richie Lecea, who also
played here last year, will appear during Fall Festival on
September 30, and a jug band, the Cranberry Lake Strum-
min' and Pickin' Society, will follow on October 4.
Experience the ex-
citement of adventure train-
ing courses in Army EOTC.
I There? is no obliga-
tion to-the Army as a fresh-
man or sophomore. I
Add Army ROTC to
your college program and
you automatically add adven-
ture to your campus life. ^
Call:
Major Michael A. Konopka
456-8376
^AniiyROTG
Learn what
it takes to lead.
SEPTEMBER 23,1977 THEMERCIAD PAGE 6

by Bob Derda Jr.

Soccer is beginning its second
season of varsity competition at
Mercy hurst this year. '£
Under the direction of Coach
Dave Shimpeno, the Lakers will
field a "young but experienced"
team.
Experience gained from last
season^ pi us the addition of four
experienced freshmen Jgives the
'Hurst a teamfuncomparable to
last year's 1-5-2 squad. 3
"Last season we \ taught <fun-
d a m e n t a l s , " ^commented
Shimpeno. "We were lucky to
field 11,, players who knew all the
rules! F Saturday, Sept. 24, at 2 p.m. on
Thus, the u 1977-78 season is a
time Ifor | added | maturity and
improvement of skills for the
Lakers. ^ip5 •.* I I
"This year, the players ji know
the fundamentals, therefore
giving us time to practice dif-
ferent strategies and tactics-
things last year which we had
little time to consider." £
All * Conference sophomore
Striker Gary^Weber heads a
Laker squad consisting of six
seniors, two juniors, nine
sophomores) and five freshmen.
Mercyhurste will meet such
rivals as | Behrend, Gannon,
and Alliance along with playing
three newcomers: Edinboro
State College, * Pitt-Johnstown,
and Wheeling College.
The Lakers test Behrend oil
the Cubs home field.
The ^Laker kickers hope to
avenge a 6-0 loss to Behrend last
seaspn. That defeat was the most
lopsided score of the • Hurst initial
season. |pc i
Coach Shimpeno plans to start
the outside-inside combination of
sophomores ^Doug Clark and
Weber and freshmen R.T. Bence
and John Nystrom.
The Fullback positions will be
filled '• with a sophomore-junior
senior trio: Paul Garofolo, Bob
George, and Dave Maries. &
Finally: Shimpeno will go with
a pair of sophomores and a fresh-
man at the Halfback position.
they are Mark Rickert, John
Woodruff and Chuck Farina.
Freshman Mike Pribesh will be
in the net^l as the]? Lakers
Goalkeeper. ^ |ji
|"Last year our goal was to be
8 as competitive as possible and we
were in all but three games. This
year we will be competitive in all
of them." £ $ i'
"This season, as only a second
~ year teamj the Lakers, will be a
hard team to beat!*'
by Terry Kelly ^^^
While beginning my second
year as sports editor of The
Merciad, there are quite a
few changes and new faces
around the Mercyhurst
community. ' i'
One of these changes will
occur in this very column
I
where the community will
experience §fa£ female
columnist every other week.
Merciad staffer Chris
Tomczak and myself will
split in writing the sports
column,! thus giving a-two-
_____ sided tyiew of all sports ac-
tion.J
Probably by now everyone has been in, or seen, our new
campus center. I think the facility adds a great deal to the
campus and offers the students many things that were never
experienced here before. j
Basketball is not the only function going on inside, but two
main baskets and four side baskets on a synthetic floor
provide for the ultimate in playing. Volleyball nets and balls
are also available plus a full-scale universal weight
machine. Also set up in the weight room is a whirlpool along
with lockers and shower facilities. * m

spo
The JMercyhurst baseball was ts of only two seniors: third The new ifaces onfthe team
>rogram has a new look this fall baseman Randy Mink, and pit- inclade freshman pitcher Russ
n the person of head coach Mike cher Joe Williams. Mink anchors VVilhelm and Marietta College
Cusack. Cusack * comes to the he infield while Williams is the transfer, sophomore John
makers from Queens College in veteran on the mound. Greulich. Freshman catchers
^Jew York where he coached for Jeff Abel and Frank Kudlac are
our years, compiling* an im- Also returning from last
pressive^ 65-26 record. *He spring's 11-10 squad are
-eplaces Joe*Cook who left the spphomore pitchers Gordy
school for personal reasons, g Karstedt, Sparky! Mills, and
also new Lakers along with fresh-
men outfielders Mike Conroy,
John Lessr, Rick Trenski, and
freshman infielder Jimbo
Craig Nicholson. Sophomore
Former Laker Frank Trigilio catcher Walters, i * Professor in Physical Education,
A-UI assist Cusack throughout the retm%s*Rick Konkolewski* also e
along *wi tlf* junior * fn-
^Junior infielder Ray Gruss and
77*78 seasons? ™ ~~-o>~"' sophomores MfuTeTMerry and T!X
P Cusack will direct a relatively fielders Ron Coleman and Terry Fahey will complete the squad.
•oung^squad thisffall and also Kelly, and | out fielder *Dan The Lakers have already been
again in the spring. The team Sienicki. *& i rained out of two doubleheaders
but have rescheduled one, the St.
Bonaventure game for Saturday,
September J 24, hopefully then-
ANTHONY'S Joe's home opener.
The remainder of the schedule
Barber Solon is as follows:
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St. Bonaventure Home 1:00
| 12 East 5th \ Tuesday thru Saturday Tuesday. Sept 2V-
9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Gannon Home 1:00
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WED., THURS., FRI. Robert Morris i f Home 1:00
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nrc
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Alt in all? I think the students should get out and benefit
from the very fine, new campus center. ^|< | jl
& Tofgo along with the new center, Mercyhurst has a new
athletic director, Mike Cusack. Cusack comes Ho Mer-
cyhurst with a qualified background in athletics as well as
coaching. Cusack will coach the Lakers baseball program.
Because of the severe rainfall we experienced over the
weekend, one soccer game and four baseball games went
down the tubes. Bad elements always cause cancellations
and make it harder on writers because now we have to fill in
space normally taken up by game analysis. Once the games
start rolling,
f
the page will liven up a bit. jfe
9' Last, I would like to wish all the teams and coaches good
luck in the coming year and hope that they stand up for the
name of Mercyhurst throughout their various seasons.
Ousack
Michael Cusack, Assistant athletics, physical education and
recreation. \ntaddition, he will
t
is, looking forward to his raijt ™T eoach the L a k e r s baseball teand
as athletic Director of Mer- ' "The development; of Mer-
cyhurst /College. "Ittis a new cyhurst' sf athletic program is
experience which promises to be first class,'* Cusack It remarked.
a challenge." y P. a | "One positive plus will be the
The new Director received his student involvement and added
Bachelor's Degree from Long spirit now that the school has its
Island University and hisown home court," Cusack spoke
Master's from Queen's College. of the new Campus Center. The
He has been associated with facility furnishes the college with
athletics on the college level for ample seating for athletic events
ten years, teaching and acting as as well as other activities. The all
baseball and assistant basketball purposef floor; provides much
coach at Queen's College. fexibility. f J%
Cusack's new 'position entails Cusack also related that
administrative i duties in athletics are imperatives in the
growth of attaining a total college
WOMEN'S TENNIS program. The mind plus the body
1977-78 f must be developed. .
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