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By Anne L. McNeils
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The plan proposes a computer
fee of $25 per term for full-time
The Board has examined which
areas of the college budget will
Lakers President William P. Garvey
students. This fee will replace the
computer lab fee. The revenue
increase next year.
Salaries for faculty, adminis-
page 8 addressed MSG representatives from the fee will help start a "mas- tration and staff will increase by
at the Monday, Jan. 31 meeting. sive computerization of the col- 5.5 percent each. Garvey said the
Krayger comes out page 4 He reviewed the tuition increase
that has recently been proposed
lege," Garvey said, "We want
computers all over the college."
college wants professors to'be
paid "in the 60th percentile" in
by the Board of Trustees. He an- The total increase for next year order.to maintain quality of in-
swered representatives' questions is $1010 or 7.5 percent. The total struction. The college also plans
about such issues as housing, cost at Mercyhurst, including tu-
Black History Month space usage and the art gallery. ition, room and board and fees,
to add Gve new faculty members,
Garvey said.
A variety of activities and presentations will be available to the Garvey distributed a three-page will be $14,498.1 W The greatest increase is expected
Mercyhurst community during February, Black History Month. report summarizing the 1994-95 Garvey said, "This is a rela- in financial aid. The report pro-
budget forecast and the cost of tively modest increase in tuition. poses a $400,000 increase. Garvey
On Sunday, Feb. 6 at lp.m., several students from Mercyhurst
Mercyhurst in relation to its 19 It is lower than Gannon." He said, "We have made a decision
along with Mr. Peter Benekos, Mercyhurst criminal justice
closest competitors. added the increase*"won't bal- to get better students... they cost
professor, will be travelling to Albion State Prison to do a
Garvey said he knows there have ance the budget." continued on page 2
program for the inmates entitled "A Cultural Celebration" in
been rumors about how much tu-
honor of Black History Month.
ition will increase for the 1994-
Gary Horton, Assistant to Erie Mayor Joyce Savocchio, will
95 academic year and he wanted
present "Minority Participation in to Political Process: An Erie
to "address that in terms of real-
Perspective'' on Thursday, Feb. 10, at 2:45 p.m. in the Chapel of|
ity." f; j K J
the Carolyn Herrmann Union. This is the fifth in the 1993-94
Carpe Diem Discussion series sponsored by the Department ofi "Accord ing to the report, the pro-
Philosophy and Religious Studies and is presented in conjunction posed tuition increase is 5.8 per-
with Mercyhurst's celebration of Black History Month. cent or $535. This year's tuition is
Benjamin Karim, editor of" The End of White World Su-* $9,275. Under this proposal, next
premacy," will be speaking on the Mercyhurst College campus| year's would be $9810. Garvey
on Wednesday, Feb. 16 at 8 p.m. in Zuni Recital Hall. His talk is said this increase is consistent with
entitled," Remembering Malcolm: The Story of Malcolm X* previous years.
From Inside the Muslim Mosque." Karim will giver personal The Board also proposes in-
reflection of the Malcolm X he knew. The event is sponsored by creases in room and board. Ac-
the Mercyhurst Student Government and the Minority Student cording to the report, room and'
Union. board would'. each increase by
For more information, call Kris ten Hurd, Mercyhurst Student $200. The overall cost for room
vice president at 824-2428, or Cass Shimek, MSG adviser at 824- and board for the 1993-94 year
2433. was $3650. fo would be $4050
next year under this plan.
In previous years, room and
Extended hoursfat Hammermill board have only been increased
by about $100 each, Garvey said.
Library The increases in room and board
would be applied to maintenance
The library will be open special hours during exam week and of housing facilities, Garvey said.
between^ the winter and spring terms. The hours during exam Senior Rep. Kevin Nixon asked if
week will be: Saturday, Feb. 19, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, students can be assured the money
Feb. 20, fromvl p.m. to midnight; Monday Feb. 21 - Wednesday, will be used for housing purposes.
Feb. 23from8 a.m. to midnight; Thursday, Feb. 24, from 8 a.m. Nixon said hehas observed a "lack
to 4 p.m. and Friday, Feb. 25, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The hours^ of diligence" on the part of the
between terms will be as follows: Saturday, Feb. 26, and maintenance workers. Garvey
Sunday, Feb. 27, closed; Monday, Feb. 28 to Friday, March 4, sa id he is aware that maintenance greaser,
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Saturday, March 5, to Sunday, March 6| of housing is a "big problem." draught ends. Dohe
closed; and Monday, March 7 from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. On Tues-
day, March 8, the library will resume normal hours.
'Strictly Ballroom'
Strictly Ballroom/' a film for discussion, will be shown
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Plowing irks;car owners
By Joseph Legler feet," he said. about six o'clock and maintenance
Tuesday, Feb. 8 in Zurn Recital Hall. It is an Australian story of Senior Writer He added it is not unreasonable started plowing around 8:30, but
compctetive ballroom dancing, taken very seriously by characters for faculty with reserved spots to it took them most of the night to
in the film. Bordering on satire, characters become consumed Several Mercyhurst students "understand that this is an un-. get the ramp cleared up," Dever
with elegant dancing. Discussion will center around peacetime were rattled out of their beds be- usual winter with unusual circum- said, attributing the delay to the
concerns of another culture. tween 1:30 and 6 a.m. on Wednes- stances and that there is going to horrendous conditions that have
day and asked to move their cars be times when their spaces are already damaged two of the
college's plows. j
\Veekend from the top section of the park-
ing ramp to allow maintenance to
remove snow.
going to be occupied because of
these events.
"They should not call-me up
|«'In the meantime, students wen:
to bed and so, here comes the
Friday:^ administrators and faculty in the
Director of Security, Bud Dever, and demand that we tow cars or
Variable cloudiness; highs in said this has caused a whore set of
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Hall. She and her husband, Philip Berrigan and three others in the 15E Strike Eagle war jet, a type do that, people don't like it" well," Garrelts said.
Bcrrigan, are famous (or infa- group face a trial this month for used in the Gulf War. ^McAllister said she has accepted During the Gulf War, Garrelts >
mous) for putting their philoso- stopping wargames at the "We are called to do two things, the consequences of her protest invited Philip Berrigan to
phy into action. They are also Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, to preach the good news and to SheJhas been incarcerated six Mercyhurst 'There wasn't much
cast out demons. That means deal- times since 1984. Catholic response to the war or at
ing with the evil that is around us Although Garrelts said he Mercyhurst. He was one of the
and within us and it means con- wouldn't advise students go to only people saying, 'Hey, this is
from page 1 fronting unjust structures," jail for their beliefs, "I asked her not the gospel at work.'
more money. term for intramurals and other McAllister said. to speak on peacemaking as a g"I consider them prophets in the
Garvey said the Board is also sports teams' practices. "All the good we do does not re- vocation. We know how to wage contemporary world. We can fight
looking into how to improve on- Garvey cited plans to expand lease us from the responsibility war, it's all around us. But stu- them, destroy them or learn from
campu s resources. One of the top * the current physical fitness center we have to name and unmask the dents are not taught how to wage them. I would rather learn."
priorities is the library. "It's the in the Athletic Center. He said the
most important building on cam- |iRec. Center ma y be u sed for class-
. pus," Garvey said. rooms and other academic facili-
^ j ^ According to Garvey, there is a ties. The activities which currently
5$f "plaii to add on to the current li- USfLthe Rec^Cen^erJwould be
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-* brary. building. The.-addition * , moved to (be expansion in the By Anrie L. MeNeUsf , Junior Rep.Tom Gierszal agrees {at SAC events] is actually pretty
*m would be built in the area that is Athletic Center. Asst, News/CopyEditor with the increase. He said, "A lot good."He said the funds will pro-
currently a_garden.* .f V Garvey said the classrooms that of students ;don't realize what vide "bigger and better activities
The money for this addition could be created are "more im- At the MSG meeting on Mon- government does on campus. [The next year. * '
must be raised, Garvey said. The • iportant than practice for a team." day, Jan. 24, |Treasurer Heather increase] is a natural progression "Those who don't agree should
Board hopes to raise about $6 ^Hutchinson said remodeling the Heid proposed raising the fee to ... Eventually it has to go up." come to a meeting, see what we
million. Garvey said over half of | Rec. Center would not just affect help fund some of the activities Gierszal said SAC needs the do and then they might agree with
the money has already been raised. ^athletes.* He said, "A lot of stu- sponsored by the Student Activi- additional funding. "Thesturnout it"
Garvey said the Board is also dents do care [but] our say doesn't ties Committee (SAC). President
looking into expanding Zurn Re- *seem to matter." George Paydock said the "high
cital Hall. He said previous plans Garvey said, "Nobody is more success rate" of SAC this year
to build a new conceit hall have interested in athletics than I am," necessitates the increase.
been abandoned because of the ^but some academic groups, such For the past four years, the stu- By Anne L. McNeils JunionRep^Paul Roth brought
cost. ;*. > - as Sportsmedicine and human dent government fee has been $99 Asst. News/Copy Editor up kegs on campus. He and other
The money to fund this project ecology, are in need of newer or per year. The proposal suggested representatives said college poli-
would also have to be raised. Abetter facilities. raising the jee $5 per term for a President William,^ Garvey cies are inconsistent because kegs
Junior Rep. Jeff Hutchinson "Every move you make, some- yearly fee of $114 per year. The addressed representatives about are used for certain functions on .'
asked Garvey about plans for the body is unhappy," Garvey told increase will generate additional toitionjncrcasesaUheMSGmeet- campus jsuch as faculty* parties
Rec Center. >* representatives, "We're not just revenue of approximately ing on Monday, Jan. 3IJ Garvey and some of the graduation fes- t
The Rec. Center is the most going to go ahead and do this in a $15,000.* > 4$ # outlined the proposed tuition in- tivities but are prohibited for stu-
und em tilized? building on ^cam- dictator-like fashion .;. We have PaydocK said "everything else \ and answered representa- dent use.
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pus," Garvey said. The facility is . not made a decision ...We wel- has gone up" over the past four, tives' questions] Senior Ren* Wally Gagric said
used primarily during the winter come your comments." years. 'HTie increase is not unreal Representatives^! so voted to the keg policy should be "no one
sonable at all,? he said. Increase the student government caniiave them or* every one can
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Thc| issue was tabled hi t* that
meeting. Representatives unani-
mously approved the proposal at
fee by $15 for nextf c a i l p have them?* MSG Adviser Cass
I I Vice-President Kristen Hurd Shimek said the issue "needs to
discussed impending revisions to be looked into." Sbesaid there a re
the formal, but "the maintenance in the early morning was junior the January 31 meeting.^ the constitution. She said the body groups examining* a new ap-
people didn't come when we Jennifer Munch. She was told to One representative who asked will focus on a particular section proach to the alcohol policy."
thought they were going to come, move her car out of the faculty to remain anonymous disagrees! of the constitution at each meet- Representatives voted to look into
he added. and into the Zurn lot by 6 a.m. with thejfee increase. The rep. ing over the next several wecks|j the issue. . i
"In the meantime students had u
Why didn't they tell us to move Voted forIhe increase because "I Representatives will discuss the President George Paydock diSH
come back, so nothing could be to Zurn in the first place? ;!\Vc knew it would happen no matter" proposed revision; table if and cussed damage at the formal. Ho
done then;" were told to have our cars moved how we voted ... It was already vote on it at the following week's said, "We know who causcd"4he
He said he is working with Dean by 4 p.m., but they didn't start decided." i meeting^ Hurd
sai<£it*will tmly major damage. Shimek said it will
of Administrative Services, Tom plowing the top until after eight. The representative opposed the take a few minutes at each meet- be "handled by thye students) re-
Bill ingslcy, and Director of Envi- It was supposed to be done this increase because "I know a lot of ing* 4.*| $ I sponsible." | W-
ronmental Services, Bill weekend anyway. students don't go to SAC activi- I Sophomore^Rep. Rebecca Shimek said, the entire damage
Kcrbusch, on a more organized "It was very inconsiderate and ' ties. Students mat don't parttcP* Wljittemore-reminded represent report would be forthcoming^
plan of snow removal. > totally uncalled for for them to pate are paying for something they tatives that this Saturday is a news- Secretary Jessica Cuffiay.whi)
"I 'm not blaming maintenance, call at 1 a.m. I was sleeping and don't partake in. Ifs not fa it Stu4 paper pick-up day. Anyone with cha ircd the formal, sa id shcwoul^
but what we do need is a better when ihe phone rings that late, t i dents that do participate should newspapers tc* be .recycled.can have a full report concern ing4h
coordination of clearing the lots, automatically think something is pty atlhexvent leave them in tntf main foyer of formal within the neXt fewweeks
im mediately plowing and a time* wrong — only to have it be main-, ft talked to somebofthe pcoplft ^cifapartmcntbuUdrng-wdorrrtf & MSG meet ings^arejield cve$
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They eat with you in the cafeteria. They turn around to shake your
hand a t the sign of "Peace" at mass. Oh yeah, and they write columns *
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By David McQuillen we could. Eventually, Luke, the the paper. Tell me you wouldn't
Merciad Staff Columnist fish and I caught up with about a get the hell out of there.
dozen two-headed dudes that were Now suppose that you run out
Drugs a re not die biggest danger galloping across the landscape on th e d oor a ndfindyou rsel f on some
to America's children. Smiling huge snails. We climbed up on to desert planet Luke Skywalker
purple dinosaurs are. the back of the leader's snail and comes up to you, introduces you
I'll try to explain this. told him to go away. to the fish that has followed you
.Last night, I beamed down onto He looked at the fish first and out the door and asks you if you'd
a desert planet with two compan- then at me. I stared back, focusing like to join them in pursuit of an
ions. Luke Skywalker was one of first on one eye, then the other, interplanetary renegade. Tell me
them and a six-foot fish with a then the other, then the other. I you wouldn't report these people
leather vest and spurs was the must have spooked him, having to the police.
other. This did not strike me as only one head and all. The dozen OK. Now it's perfectly normal
unusual. guys and their 24 heads took off. to dream stuff like that (isn't it?),
We were on the planet for a Thefishclicked his spurs and we but if it happened while you were
reason. We were supposed to find cruised into the sunset. On a big awake, you'd think twice. You'd
a tribe of two-headed beasts who snail. I woke up after that probably say, "Wait a
were terrorizing the planet and Uh. Right Now think about this. minute...fish don't talk. Hell, fish
tell them to stop bothering every- I'll ease you into it. Imagine as aren't six feet tall and they don't
one. We were the only ones quali- you read this that someone taps wear leather vests. This is weird."
fied for the job. This didn't seem you on the shoulder. Youjitum
unusual to me either and I was around and find a six-foot fish
qu ite confident about our success. with a leather vest and spurs look- Wait a minute... fish
Anyway , we started running ing you in the eyes.The fish asks
across this desert planet as fast as you if you are almost done with don't talk. Hell, fish
aren't six feet tall and
they don't wear
leather vests. This is
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was a long and difficult process. chose about 20 different call let-
We attend a liberal arts col- It took the communications de- ters. These letters had to then be
lege. We take classes tojleani partment" over five^years to ac- called ill to the FCC for approval.
about what is? going on in the quire it. v r Ragan said, "The key was to find V
world. After many legal battles and call letters that reminded you of CRUISE SHIP JOBS!
But how much do we learn some engineering genius, a plan Mercyhurst." Students needed! Earn $2000+monthly.
about Mercyhurst? iFinally^they found WMCE. Summer/ho lidays/fulltimc. World travel.
wasfinallyworked out that would Caribbean, Hawaii, Europe* Mexico. Toui
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that WMCE used to be called tween the stations and would fi- ever. [asino Workers, etc. No experience
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Merciad Sports. Editor reach," she said. "It would be Gannon twice. "i ^ Either way, she has enjoyed her that basketball meant a lot to me
really fun. We've never gotten Salem has had a successful ca- stay. "Sure, it's a long season and butiit's not a matter of life and
? For the Pitt-Johnstown Lady that far. A couple of the years I' ve reer as One of thefloorgenerals of we al 1 get to complaining about it, death. »>
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be known as the recruit that got big deal but it would be great to go there is a playoff berth lurking of funlthroueh-iit. I've learned * •
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go there that we can stomp on Mcrcyhurstcis currently 12-6
them." and by defeating UPJ and Clarion
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most dependable and consistent top teams in the region. The east-
players for the Lady Laker squad ern regionals will take the six top-
over the course of;her playing ranked teams and Salem thinks
career. Come game time, you can the Lakers have What it takes to be
bet she'll be ready to play. thereatlheend. "If wc keep play-
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