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October 20,1994
Lakers crusht
Pace University
52 -13 in\1994
Homecoming*
Crew Concert Controversy
By Anne L. McNeils
See story on page Copy Editor
8.
Andrea Peterson spoke to MSG
reps on behalf of the crew team at
Monday's meeting. Peterson
asked MSG to loan the crew team
all or part of a $ 1,500 fee required
to supply sound for a concert the
team is sponsoring.
The concert, which is sched-
uled for November 12, is a fund-
NationaP Chemistry fWeel| raiser for the team. Peterson said
proceedsfromthe event will help
On Saturday, Nov. 5, the Brie section of the American Chemicaf
Society will sponsor a day of hands-on chemistry activities at the pay for uniform and travel ex-
Millcreek Mall. Participation in the event will include Mercyhurstj penses that are not covered by the
College, Allegheny College, Edinboro University, Gannon Univen team's budget
sity and Penn State-Behrend students, area high school science MSG President George
teachers and representatives of local industry. The main goal of the Pay dock said, "In the past we
activity is to stimulate younglpeople's interest in science. The have stayed away from athletic
activity is for, all science education majors, as well as science or events ... as a student govern-
elementary education majors. Anyone interested in participating hi ment, we do support athletics but
the mall show should contact Dr. Todd Trout in Zurn 305i we cannot afford to support ath-
letics financially."
t
Peterson said the team plans to
Hurst Bread BoxjAward 1 pay MSG back, but they need the
money before the concertbecause
The Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwestern Pennsylvania they have to pay for the sound up
wilf recognize Mercyhurst College with a Bread Box Award for front Some reps questioned why
participation in three 1993 projects.!Mercyhurst donated 2,1325
the crew team could not borrow
pounds*of food in the fall of 1993, raised $400 from a film the money from the athletic de- J
presentation and discussion In October 1993 and also raised $19050 partment Peterson said a repre-
through charging admission to student activities. Mercyhurst^ sentative from the crew team
contributions earned second place*in the college division of 'the spoke to Athletic Director Pete
awards. Russo. Russo reportedly said the
athletic department cannot give
or loan the money to the crew
Christmas on Campus I team.
It seems far away, but it's time to start planning for Christmas on Junior Rep. Charlie Caryl said,
Campus. Sign-ups for the organizational committee will be held in "We might have an obligation to
the Union next week. A meeting will be helditext Wednesday, 0$L do something for some students"
26 at 8 p.m. in Preston 314. if there is a need for the money.
MSG Adviser Cass Shimek
said, "If student government is
Youth on a Missionl
I On Saturday, Oct 8,10 members of the National Criminal Justice
Honor Society and the Criminal Justice Club participated in a Tug
of War sponsored by Youth on a Mission. The mission, which
focuses on programs for area youth, promotes its motto, "Life£+
neat ion and Pride - Drugs and Crime = Success." Mercyhurst sent
a HI en's team and a women's team. The men's teamSreceivediii
HOMECOMING
plaque and T-shirts for the Best Pull. Mmiimmn "m *tnw
This week in sports
The hockey team opens;its 1994-95 seasonjon Saturday night
against Seneca College at 7:30 p.m. at the Mercyhurst Ice Center.|
The game will be broadcast on WMCE. The football game against
GW. Post will also be broadcast on WMCE on Saturday aftcrnoom
going to do something, they may
want to look at the unfairness of
the budget to the crew team. I
don't know who else is going to
do it if it's not student govern-
ment"
Paydock said MSG should in-
vestigate "reasons why the crew
team doesn't have the funding
they need" for uniforms or travel
expenses and suggested tabling
the discussion until next week's
meeting. Paydock said he would
talk to Russo this week and report
to reps at the nex t MSG meeting.
^Paydock also discussed the suc-
cess of the first day of National
Collegiate Alcohol Awareness
Week. There was a picnic in
Garvey Park on Monday after-
noon. Paydock said it was "a lot
of fun. A lot of great things hap-
pened."
The Spring Festival committee
has been meeting on a weekly
basis to start planning for/this
year's festival, which is tenta-
tively scheduled | for April 29,
1995. Paydock said the commit-
tee plans to sponsor someone in
the Erie area who is in need of
medical and financial support The
committee already has "a couple
people in mind," said Paydock.
Paydock said there is a plan to
contact alumni this year to donate
money or services to the festival.
He said he wants to "invite the
Board of Trustees, faculty* and
administration" to the festival.
"Let's make this a community,"
said Paydock.
The festival committee meets
every Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. in the
Darrin Tovtin and Abha Nix were crowned Homecoming
king and queen last Saturday during half-time at the
Mercy hurst-Pace football game. The Lakers triumphed 52-13 in
he game at Erie Veterans Stadium.
Photo by Craig Rybczynsld
Clubs and Orga niza tions room on
the second floor of the Union.
Paydock sa id all students are wel-
come to attend.
SAC Chair Rich Straub re-
viewed last week's activities. He
said 25 percent of the profits from
last week's Coffeehouse were
donated to the Erie County Food
Bank. Twenty-five percent ofthis
week's proceeds will benefit
Amnesty International and an-
other 25 percent will be donated
to Rape Crisis Intervention, Straub
said.
Paydock said he had heard from
a company regarding a candle
holder for the Grotto. There is a
"wrought-iron candle holder"
available|from an Erie church,
Paydock said/It holds 50 candles
and can be purchased for $75.
Paydock said he and MSG Trea-
surer Darrin Tovtin would go see
the candle holder this week. Reps
unanimously approved a motion
allowing Paydock and Tovtin to
purchase the candle holder ifthey
are satisfied with it
Sophomore Rep. Stacey
Fitzpatrick and Senior Rep. Matt
Adams were elected to co-chair
the Winter Formal. |
Tovtin named the first Rep. of
the Week. Fitzpatrick was se-
lected based on her dedication to
MSG, Tovtin sa id. Fitzpatrick was
given a Mercyhurst mug in rec-
ognition of her service.
MSG meetings are held every
Monday at 8:30 p.m. in the Gov-
ernment Chambers of the Union.
All MSG meetings are open.

Friday
Partly cloudy; high
around 60. I
Saturday The Court: Frank
Partly sunny; lows 35 Basco,Amy Baxter, Rich
- 45; highs upper 50s Straub, Erin McGuinness,
to mid 60s. Darrin Tovtin, Aisha Nix,
Chris Fiely, Beth Hurrianko,
Sunday Matt Adams, Danielle
Chance of showers; Baginski
lows in the 30s; highs
mid 50s to low 60s.
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PAGE 2

A step in the right direction

"It is the first great step," said
President William P. Garvey. "We
want to be one ofthe top 10 schools
in the region, then cross the Mis-
sissippi and become ranked with
the national schools and that will
take years. Our goal is to be one of
the top 25 schools in the country."
Garvey commented on
Mercyhurst College being ra nked
as one of the top 25 liberal arts
colleges in the North in the 1995
edition of "America's Best Col-
lege," published by US, News
and World Report.
"We were not in the top 10, but
in the middle of the pack," said
Garvey. "We guess 13 or 15."
The rankings for the 1,400 col-
leges in the guide are based on a
survey of 2,800 college officials
who were asked to place each
school in one of four quartiles or
tiers based on the school's repu-
tation. The groupings were then
combined with educational data
supplied by the colleges them-
selves to arrive at the final milk-
ing for each school.
"It's definitely a breakthrough
for the college to be ranked in the
top tier of liberal arts colleges in
the Northern region," sa id Garvey.
"Ratings by no means convey the
whole story, but, when used in
conjunction with other kinds i>f
information, they can help pro-
vide a better overall picture of the
institution.
'This ranking is a reflection of
the combined efforts of the entire
Mercyhurstcommunity - faculty,
students, administration, staffand Andrew Roth, dean of enroll- in the 1995 guide are divided into
five categories: national univer-
alumni -{and fits well with our ment services for Mercyhurst, at-
long-range plans for the school," tributed the ranking to increased sities, national liberal arts col-
leges, regional colleges and uni-
he said. t academic standards, the geo-
Garvey said it was difficult to graphic diversity of candidates versities, regional liberal arts col-
leges and specialized institutions.
make a clear comparison between for admission and the growing
this year's rating and last year's academic reputation of several of The colleges listed in the guide
because, until this year, the school's key programs and supply statistics that measure stu-
Mercyhurstwas placed in another the college as a whole. dent sel ectiv ity, fa culty resources,
category: regional colleges and "Th is val idates whatwe've been financial resources, graduation
universities. trying to]accomplish in recent rate and alumni satisfaction.
"Last year we were ranked in years and will certainly help as In addition to Mercyhurst, other
the third tier of regional colleges we continue to raise our academic schools ranked in the top tier of
and universities," Garvey ex- standards," Roth said. "Because Northern liberal arts colleges in-
plained) "but beginning this year our ranking in this year's guide clude Elizabeth town, Grove City,
they changed the criteria for some was based in part on information Kings College, Lebanon Valley,
categories and Mercyhurst is now for the 1993 freshman class and LcM oy ne, Lycom ing, St. Ansel in
evaluated as a regional liberal arts the 1994 class is even stronger, I and Stonehill. *
' college, which is certainly a more look for us to be able to sustain
accurate reflection of who we are this position." X
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By Terri Ressler Europe, with Dr. Michael was pure chaos," Trisha Klosky, the students agreed that none of Wol per took a longer-term view
Merciad Contributing Writer McQuillen, or Issues in Multi- junior, said. "We arrived a15 a.m. the spots they visited looked bet- ofthe experience. "By having th is
cultural ism with Brian McHugh.
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and people were riding around ter to them than Engleberg. The international experience, you gain
Both classes were accepted for like! crazy on their scooters al- small resort town, they said, was a greater appreciation for other
When most Mercyhurst students core requirements. ready. an ideal location, the train station countries and people," he said. "It
*j* i

come back from summer break, The students sat in class be-
they tell tales about spending their tween two and four hours a day
long days working for minimum for each course, but the atmo-
wage and their nights drinking spheretwas very relaxed. Class
coffee at Denny's. But for 20 stu- time included many things be-
dents, their summer stories are a sides lectures. One field trip in-
little different The doors of the volved spending a weekend in
world opened for them, through Munich, Germany. Students could
4
their participation in the shop, visit local hangouts and
Mercyhurst Summer Abroad Pro- explore the culture of the city.
gram in Europe. One requirement for the trip was
John Wolper directs the pro- a tour of Dachau, the first concen-
gram and he and the students who tration camp in Nazi Germany.
participated in the program left "The feeling I got when going
Pittsburgh International Airport through the camp was indescrib-
July 7, to begin their adventure. able," Bridgette Palm isano, a jun-
Wolper is a strong supporter of ior, said. "There is an eerie pres-
global education and said it offers ence in the^air that makes you
students a wonderful experience, wonder how something such as
because "the world is shrinking the massacres there could have
and as a society and as individu- occurred."
als, we need to be more aware of After the students finished their
our global partners." studies, they were off for a week
The students' home base for the of travel on European railroads,
month of their tour abroad was in using their Eurorail Pass, that al-
Engleberg, Switzerland, in the lowed unlimited travel during the
heart of the Swiss Alps. There, at time the pass was good.
the SchillerrUniversity Swiss The students traveled together
Branch, students could take ei- to Italy to explore Florence and
ther one or both of the courses J Rome.
offered: A History of modem "Italy—Florence in particular,
"And the -people were so
friendly,'* she said.
. After Italy, the students split off
into groups to travel to France,
Holland, Spain and other places.
The students visited local land-
marks, explored the night scenes
and learend a lot about the people
in the countries they visited.
"You can go to one country,
such as Holland, and experience
five or six different cultures in
one place," Palmisano said.
When they came back, most of
By Jule Gardner
Senior Writer
Slurred phone calls made late
at night to the Baldwin desk have
been traced to a student who did
not know how to use the phone
system, according to Bud Dever,
director of security.
Tony Prima vera, a night desk
attendant!at Baldwin JHall, re*
ported possible harassment after
receiving numerous unintelligible
phone calls. Dever said the calls
were made by an intoxicated stu-
dent trying to call relatives in an-
other country.
Security was able to trace the
calls and the student received a
crash course on the Mercyhurst
dialing formula. The whole inci-
dent turned out to be a "nonsensi-
cal-type thing," said Dever,
In other security news, an off-
campus student reported being
stalked by a group of "skin-head
types" after an altercation at a
townhouse party, said Dever.
was* right across from the stu-
dents' hotel and] the town was
surrounded by mountain trails that
were ideal for either hiking Or
biking. There was also a com-
plete athletic center at the stu-
dents' disposal and the pubs and
discotheques were not far away.
Klosky said, "My favorite thing
about Engleberg was walking out
of my hotel room onto the terrace
every single morning and seeing
nothing but snow-capped moun-
tains." 'ffpPI'v
Dever said two carloads came
looking for the Mercyhurst stu-
dent the next day and found out he
was in the library.
The student was warned by a
friend about their intentions and
called security. Security appre-
hended a few in the grou p nea r the
library and another carload at the
parking lot near Weber Hall.
Erie police said a report had
been filed and declined to give
details or confirm the name of the
student.!
Dtver said the individuals are
from the Mil I creek and Wa terford
areas and Millcreck police have
been notified about the suspects.
No arrests were made because a
specific crime had not been com-
Eco Tip of the Week
In order reduce waste and
is a very exciting time for the
development of an international
studies program, given the cli-
mate in central Europe during the
past few years."
The program cost about $4,500
for airfare, room, board, classes
and a 15-day unlimited Eurorail
Pass. Financial aid is available to
those who are eligible. Further
information about the next
Mercy hurst Summer Abroa d Pro-
gram is availablefromWolper at
extension 2338.
mitted.
to campus from the Stadium
Lounge.
According to Dever, the boy
told the students he was "dis-
placed" or homeless and needed
somewhere to stay.
The students called security to
check it out Erie police arrived
and said the boy had a history of
running a way and took him home,
said Dever. $
"Our students were very wise to
handle it the way they did, | he
said. |
On Wednesday, Oct. 12 secu-
rity and Erie police responded to
a call concerning a possibly dis-
placed boyiwho followed two
Mercy hurst students walking back

Laker football fanatics Bill Steen, Joe loseph and Scott

The student reportedly helped
throw someone out ofa party fol-
pollution, bringjyour own bags to
Harbor root the Hurst on to victory, Saturday. lowing a political argument. the grocery store.
OCT. 20,1994
THE MERCIAD PAGE 3

H o l d t h a t t h o u g h t V a m p i r e L e s b i a n s o fW h e r e ?
By Heather Marshall
Merciad Staff Writer
Anne M. Schleicher
Features! A&E editor

The Smashing Pumpkins have The Roadhouse Theater, 1505

released a new album of previ- State Street, will continue its tra-
ously unreleased songs and "B" dition of bringing unique and in-
sides. The album is a rather teresting theater to the Erie com-
munity. Starting October 28th
eclectic collection of the differ-
and running throughjNovember
ent types of music that the band
is able to play. I personally love 26th, the theater will play Vam-
this disc. Even if you're not the pire Lesbians of Sodom. This is a
biggest Smashing Pumpkins fin, I'm sure that there is at least one comedy in the Rocky Horror
song that will catch your ear on Pisces Iscariot genre and has been a smash cult
Many of the tracks, as I mentioned before, seem to have a different hit in New York City for many
flavor for the Smashing Pumpkins. Songs such as "Blew Away," years.
which is not sung by Billy Corgan, but by Jameslha.lt uses his voice According to Scott McClelland,
and makes it sound reminiscent of... oh, I don't know, for some director of the Roadhouse, the
play begins at the mouth of the An interesting extra - following dition at the roadhouse theater.
reason, it reminds me of the Carpenters. It has that aged but classic
cave of the succubus, a monster each performance there will be an However, on Saturday October
feel to it. It's a really good song. The next out-of-character song for EXDRAGAVANZA, complete
that is tormenting the characters 29 there will only be one show at
the group is "Girl Named Sandov," wh ich reminds me very much of with different performances by
in the play. A vampire of ancient 8 p.m., as the theater will be spon-
Jimi Hendrix. This song includes strong guitar rifts mixed with drag performers* from across
proportions spends'the three soring a Halloween costume party,
Corgan's croon, which abruptly stops and then breaks into a low
scenes of this one act play chas- Western Pennsylvania. complete with catering by La
whisper. Mixed in with these songs is also a remake of a Stevie
ing throughout time after a virgin Shows start Friday and Satur- Bella Bistro.
Nicks song, "Landslide," which is completely acoustic and lets the
to sacrifice, who cunningly es- day nights at 8 p.m. In addition, Tickets for the show are regu-
talent and power of Billy Corgan's voice truly shine through.
caped his clutches. The play runs on Saturdays there will be a mid- larly $8 but students can get $6
Throughout the entire CD there are the type of songs that have night show. The midnight show,
the gamut from ancient times tickets Friday and Saturday nights
become the Pumpkins' trademarks and will make any true fan "the forbidden time slot," a ccord-
through 1920s Hollywood con- at the midnight shows.
happy. Some of the songs that aregparticularly wonderful are: ing to McClelland has a long tra-
"Whir,* "Obscured," and "Starla >> cluding in Las Vegas in the 1990s.
"Whir" combines the power of the lyrics that the Smashing
Pumpkins are known for and the melodies that are a trademark of
this great band. Corgan says in the album insert that this song
Erie's Hottest Nightclub
basically symbolizes what the band is -frailand gentle - "sweet and
sadness." "Obscured" is a happy song that incorporates the typical
melodies and beautiful lyrics of the band. Even Corgan agreed by
saying that it id such a pretty song. It was recorded around the time
when Gish was recorded.
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715 French
The best song on the entire CD is "Starla." It is an epic song that THURSDAY FRI. St S A T
goes nearly 12 minutes and twists and turns through melodies 1 ike 'MA
there is no tomorrow. It takes the listener through a trip that involves LATE NIGHT
nearly all the senses. Whenever! listen to this song, it relaxes me and
draws me into the aura of the electric guitars and harmony of the LIGHT ALL S H E L F
band members voices. f *• DRAFT NIGHT H A P P Y HOUR
Pisces Iscariot is the widest range of melodies that the Smashing 8 PM • 12 MID. 9 : 3 0 - 1 1 : 3 0 PM
Pumpkins have produced so fa r. This album shows they can prod uce
a variety of different ivpes of music. Hopefully this album will
appeal to a variety of different listeners. All throughout the album,
MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
the band shows its diversity and true talent I would highly recom- ON OUR 12' BIG SCREEN T.V.
mend that anyone who has any interest in the Smashing Pumpkins: FREE WINGS & PIZZA ALSO DRAFT t BOTTLE SPECIALS
get this album. • M O N . N O C O V E R

Going Green
By Heather Marshall
Merciad Contributing Writer cycling of paper. In addition to
these ind iv id ua 1 concepts, the cl ub
INERS Students who feel strongly will also provide weekly env iron-
about environmental issues such mental facts and tips to the
as recycling are welcome to at- Merciad.
tend a meeting of the Environ- [pf the club's plans sound like an
mental Awareness Club. This is a interesting way to accomplish the
Jim> Leonard, Jr new club concerned with the re- environmental issues that concern
cycling, reduction and reusing that you, come to the next meeting, in
ATTHE goes on, or doesn't go on, at the Government Chambers. Help
MERCYHURST COLLEGE Mercyhurst. The meetings are implement and discover newways
TAYLOR LITTLE THEATRE held every other Wednesday to protect the environment, both
night, at 8:45, in the Student Gov- globally and iiuyour own per-
ernment Chambers in the Union. sonal space.
WEDNESDAY, OCT 19 at 8:00 PM Members say they hope to
THURSDAY, OCT 20 at 8:00 PM implement a recycling program,
FRIDAY, OCT 21 at 8:00 PM as well as make the college com-
SATURDAY, OCT 22 at 8:00 PM munity aware of the need for en-
SUNDAY, OCT 23 at 2:30 PM vironmental protection and what
they can do about it. Some ideas
the club has already discussed are
824-2401 the suggestion that the school
adopt an alternative to Chemlawn,
and the concept of individual rc-
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The Ryu Roast By Greg Troyer instability in this backwater pose

to the United States? He argued
By Craig Rybczynski Merciad Political Columnist
Editor in Chief none at all. Quayle's logic is dis-
The former Vice-President of torted. £
It's time to set down the prongs the United States Dan Quayle Iraq's actions in Kuwait posed
and address a serious problem. rolled into town last Thursday. no threat to the "security" of this
It involves battered and abused Mr. Quayle delivered a speech nation. It did pose a threat to the
women. before a full auditorium at Perm supply of cheap gas. Quayle ex-
Domestic violence has cap- State Behrend. As expected the plained that our actions were de-
tured the headlines in recent &j conservative Republican estab- signed-to protect the rights of
months and October has been lishment of Erie and Brie County Kuwait . It was worth endanger-
designated Domestic Violence were well represented. Even Phil ing Americans to restore the gov-
Awareness Month. English, the Republican candi- ernment of Kuwait
But behind the cases involving celebrities that occupy the front date for the 21st Congressional This is the same government
pages of newspapers, there live people in towns and cities all over District's seat in the U.S. House with a well documented record of
America that experience the same thing, but with less publicity or of Representatives made a coat- atrocious actions on women's is-
notoriety. tail appearance. sues and the treatment of foreign-
Tuesday's trip to a shelter for battered and abused women intro- Mr. Quayle chose to focus his born laborers. Yet Quayle had
duced me to two real people. appearance on foreign affairs. The the nerve to challenge the wis-
The house didn't resemble a shelter. reemergence of problems in Iraq dom of restoring the leftist lean-
was extremely current and ing Aristide back into power. A Republican mouthpiece -
It looked like ray grandmother's house. When I entered I was
America's Haitian policy is still Quayle apparently favors self de- but can he spell?
politely escorted into an office. ;
As I prepared to ask the questions I knew I was exploring a topic being openly debated. Quayle termination only as long as the
I knew little about. played the Republican mouth- decision is pro-American and pro- policy of the Bush administra-
Excluding the O.J. Simpson case, I've only briefly talked about piece to a tee on both these issues. capitalistic establishment In other tion. Mr. Limbaugh needs to get
abuse ofwomen. Now I was going to pry into the lives of two women To Quayle's credit he did ex- words Quayle favors actions to his "facts" straight. Then again
who have survived abuse at home.4 press that the concern for the loss uphold pseudo-democratic gov- this is nothing new for Rush.
of life should be of primary im- ernments as long they only As to his political future, Quayle
Why? * w I 4. commented only that he will not
I did it because in order to alert the public to this problem, portance. I agree, as I have stated threa ten women a nd working class
before in this column. However people and not the moneyed elite. make a decision on running for
something must be written. And I was the reporter who was chosen the Presidency in 1996 until after
to write the story. Quayle specified that the loss of I asked Quayle to comment on
lives he was worried about were Rush gLimbaugh's recent state- the upcoming m id term elections
With pad and pencil in hand, I glanced at the surrounding walls. are over.^Quayle's speech was
Americans. The value of human ment that Saddam Hussein was
t The office was filled with pamphlets and literature about women
life remains the same regardless intentionally left in power to serve part of a national tour promoting
and children from abusive homes. his new book Standing Firm.. I
This meeting interview was with a woman who had undergone of the label applied to it as a butler between Iranian fun-
Quayle went on to challenge damentalism and the rest of the hope Quayle makes more sense
three f marriages filled with emotional and physical abuse. I in print than in person or in his
knew then that this wasn't just an ordinary reporter intern's inter- what the United States*Interests Middle East. The former vice
in Haiti are. What threat did the president denied that this was the four years in office.
view. A ^ ja M
She grasped for the words to explain the suffering she and her
children had endured.
She talked about the period of abuse she referred to as "the most
Flush TVo
humiliating, dehumanizing andfrighteningtime of her life."
Beatings in the basement and in her car became a daily routine in
her life and she finally decided to leave for good.
But for many women leaving is the hardest part At Mercy hurst,
if you are seeking help from or need information about abuse call
Bob Hvezda 's office, 2555.
Colaiacovo stands up for Rush
Dear Editor: pegged Rush as a sexist, and how fed up with liberals like you in
Stories that I was exposed to and the women I met will forever stay this country. You are part of a
you scoffed at his support of 'tra-
with me. ^Recently I had the displeasure dying breed. I personally believe
ditional values.' After former
The interview sessions that were supposed to last only an hour or of reading a purely tasteless ar- that when people vehemently at-
Vice President Dan Quayle was
two, exceeded the four-hour mark. ticle authored byfthe Merciad tack a person, like you did, deep
blasted for his stance on family
After the talk with the first woman, I felt tired and exhausted. Yet "Political Columnist," Greg down inside, they question their
values, the Clinton Secretary of
I sat and talked to the woman who fired up cigarette after cigarette. Troyer. in which he tries to attack own political existence. There is
The second interview was more difficult Health and Human Affairs Donna
Rush Limbaugh. In my experi- Shalala, after the election was over still time for you Mr. Troyer to
This time she asked me questions about my own life. We inter- ence, so many more capable "po- see the light I think you need to
viewed each other. she agreed with Dan Quayle that
litical analysts" have tried to dis- the country needs strong family tune into Rush's show and be
Not only did I learn about her, but I also learned something about credit Mr. Limbaugh, and have enlightened to what many in
myself. values. Put that in your pipe and
failed. Mr. Troyer, I do not rank America feel is right
She has been divorced for longer than I've been alive. smoke it
you up therewith the top political Throughout your article you
The abuse she had to go through in the almost 20 years of marriage minds, so eventually you will be Mr. Limbaugh is the most lis-
tened to talk show host in all of showed signs of conservatism
is incredible. The question is, "How can a man be so brutal to the placed in the political graveyard.
America. This is something you with your references to the dc-
women he'loves?' I found it very offensive how can not deny. How can you be* cline of moral values and using
Mr. Troyer called Mr. Limbaugh little yourself by saying that us Briggs Avenue!as an^example.
She wiped her eyes and tried to hold back the tears, but could not the King W. A.S.P. Why is it when conservatives and our philoso- See, you are seeing the light
I found myself also struggl ing to cope with the d emons thatfilledher you call yourself a conservative, phies are self defeating. If this is Thank God there have been people
past. you are immediately plagued as a so, why in the last 14 years, have like Rush Limbaugh, who bring
I wanted so much to reach across the desk and give her a hug. But racist or a bigot. Like Mr. the American people have elected us around to the ideals and phi-
I didn't because I barely knew her. Limbaugh, I want the best out of Ronald Reagan twice and George losophies that made this country
I learned a lotfromthis woman in the two hours I spent with her. people. Mr. Limbaugh and I sup- Bush once. It seems to me that the great. People have notabandoned
These are the experiences you cannot get in class. Talking to such port programs that promote em- American people know wha t they them. They were brought back in
people not only made me realize the plight of abused women, but powerment of people, and we do want They favor the supply-side the 80s under Ronald Reagan. In
also made me question something that has bothered me about a not support any dependency pro- econom ic policy, they support the the 80s America had eight years
person 1 know. grams. Also, Mr. Troyer, the right to life, they support the con- of the greatest econom ic growth
When I left the shelter, I realized what a great internship I have at mainstream press is predomi- servative stance on foreign policy, and over 18.2 million jobs were
Hie Cony Journal. nantly a liberal medium. Why is it they! support* the conserva tive created. Do not insult my intelli-
I realized, that women's rights are very important. that all the liberals are getting pol icy of empowering people. The
more press time than their con- gence Mr. Troyer by saying wc
That's right guys! people have spoken against what
1 said it. This problem has to be addressed and Mcrcyhurst is one servative counterparts. And you are not winning. The writing is on
you yourself preach. Thankfully the wall Mr. Troyer, all you need
of the places to spread this message. have the audacity to claim that the they have not been listening to
If you a re bored one day or are concerned about women's rights conservatives get more press than is to open your eyes to its illumi-
your "commentary." nation and its radiance.
take a drive to a shelter and talk to the people who have lived the liberals. Have you been smoking
experience. illegal substances with President We are winning. The conserva-
Clinton? ^ * + tives across the country can smell Sincerely,
Also, I was insulted how you that the people in this country are Kntilio Colaiacovo
 OCT. 20,1994
THE MERCIAD PAGE 5

Bhuta addresses Krayger' s complaining

Dear Editor: ^ ^
Accept this fact - It is not
Harvard and it's not Stanford, it's
Mercyhurst! However, someday,
I feel, it will reach the status of an
ivy league school.
Is our school a success? Does
Mercyhurst provide for its stu-
dents what every college should
be providing? You bet! The three
years that I have been here, the
school has given me a good, solid
Liberal Arts education and has
helped me tremendously in my
personal growth and develop-
ment This, in my mind, could
have only been possible at a small
college like Mercyhurst It has
taught me to live^ the school's
motto "Carpe Diem!"
Mercyhurst to me is a home
away from home, a place where
people (faculty and administra-
tion) are there to help and guide
me. It is here that some of us make
our life-long friends. It just frus-
trates me j;when someone com-
plains about Mercyhurst For in-
stance, Nick Krayger, a Merciad
staff columnist
This past weekend being the
Homecoming and Alumni week-
Campus Question:
end, the entire school was trying
to build school spirit All the stu-
dents came together and showed
pride' in being Mercyhurst stu-
dents. Everyone, that is, except
Nick. What does he do? He down-
grades the entire school including
the faculty and the students. How?
Well, he wrote an article in the
Merciad titled "Disintegration."
I would like to comment on
some of the things written about
Mercyhurst in that article:
?Nick's statement: "I don't
know if it is the time of my life
that lam in, or the juncture of my
academic career, or a stage of my
personal development that is caus-
ing me to question the way that
'things' are, or if it's something
completely opposite."
Response: I think that you
are just questioning the way that
things are. You are probably too
stressed out and that is leading
you to blame someone else.
Nick's statement:
"Mercyhurst- this idealized, aes-
thetically appealing mass ofbu ild-
ings and people is not everything
that the admissions office cracks
it up to be to prospective students.
I took the bait my senior year of
high school, and so did many of
you.
Response: First of all, I
would like to apologize on behalf
of admissions if you were misled
in any way. On the other hand, I
seriously doubt you were misled.
If you were hinting that an Am-
bassador misled you then you are
wrong. To get any sense of who
an Ambassador is then I suggest
that you attend the lectures given
by Dr. Garvey, Sr. Eustace Tay-
lor, Andy Roth, and Michael
Fuhrman explaining the history
of Mercyhurst and the admissions
department. By doing that? you
will get a sense of what
Mercyhurst is all about. Maybe
then you will stop complaining.
Nick's statement: "And I
think that part of the problem on
this campus is that there are a few
students,who do everything,
hordes of students who do noth-
ing, and numbers of administra-
tors who take the credit for 'mold-
ing Nick into the person that he is
today' or 'helping generic fresh-
man #37 see that Mercyhurst is a
good place to be' or whatever.
Response: Don't worry about
the students who seem to you to
be doing nothing. Each individual
involved, then that's our own
choice.
^Mercyhurst, along with the ad-
ministrators, has all the reason
to take pride in your achievements.
Just because you don't take pride
in being a Mercyhurst student does
not mean that Mercyhurst can't
take pride in you.
Nick's statement: 'The only
thing that I find to be absolutely
rewarding is my major depart-
ment. The Human Ecology de-
partment- small as it may be-
seems to be the only SYSTEM on
this campus that is functioning at
its fullest capacity. I have had a
few professors who have stimu-
lated me, aji'handful who have
pushed me to maximum poten-
tial. But not nearly enough. lam
paying approximately $14,513 a
year to be involved in a SYSTEM
that I give more to than I get from.
Sometimes I feel like I should be
paid for being here."
Response: There was some-
thing positive said-almost! Well,
it is good you are happy with your
major department. I am sure there
are students who are happy with
their departments too. Otherwise
they wouldn' t be here. If you are
not pushed to your maximum then
enroll in some honors courses or
make it a point to tell your profes-
know that the school has and is
continuing to raise its academic
standards.
Nick's statement: "If you
were to take 10 of the strongest
student leaders on this campus
out of the picture for a term, I
think you would gain first hand
knowledge ofjust how pathetic a
pi a ce; Mercyhurst can be. They
say that any chain is only as strong
as its weakest link. What happens
when even the strong want to give
up?" M| I
^Response: They are not strong
enough! They apparently are not
as strong as they seem to be. Look
at George Paydock! Does he ever
seem to give up? No, because he
is strong and he* functions in a
way in which he can make the
weakest link in our school a strong
one.
Nick, right now you are the
weak link! Don't let that happen
to you. Be strong! Yes, continue
to make a statement but in a posi-
tive way. From the way you talk I
find that you are a very talented,
gifted and intelligent individual. I
think that people with your quali-
ties should gear themselves to
have an optimistic outlook on life.
ing!
Please, please stop the moan-

Are you registeredito vote?
.ms&§?-
Quotes compiled by TraiiCross
.v.".
sssisss
Brian Armbrech _lghoiiiore,' Ibgy/Chemistry:
"No, I really donHlHw what's {HBMon and I hon-
estly don't have a clueTl don't tl^^pfiat|['m going to
99
vote.
Jeff Spitler, Junior, Elemenjpy Education:
"Yes, but I'm probably not g to vote because I
think that I should be educatjp about the issues in the
elections."
Will Sauve, Junior, Biolg^fcemistry:
"No. I don't like campaig ^ ^ ? i don't have the time
to look into candidates. Whenlt comes time, I will
look close into it."
Jen Wilson, Sophomore, Biology Education:
"No, I wasn't planning on voting. I haven't thought
about the elections."
Susan Colter, Sophomore, Archaeology/
Anthropology:
"Yes, I will vote. I think it's important to have a say in
what is going on."
Hillary Hamilton, Senior, Interior Design: *g
"Yes, I'm going to vote. The campaigns get more
interesting every year. I definitely care about whatfis
going on. Too many people have no idea what's going
on. I'm glad that my vote is going to be taken seri-
has his/her own interests and ca-
pabilities. For some of them the
things that they do may be all that
they can handle. If you or I , for
that matter, choose to be more
By Jule Gardner
Senior Writer
Anne Wilson Schaef, in her
book' Women's Reality, de-
scribes the white male system
(otherwise known as patriarchy)
not as reality, but as pollution. It
is difficult to recognize white male
rules, role playing and stereotypes
as we breath in the thick of it
Male domination is not natural - it
is created.
Although written rather simplis-
ticall y, Schaef encourages women
and men to step far enough away
from what we think is reality to
recognize the myths.
One such myth: women today
trying to "have it all" - career,
% marriage, family. The phrase has
become so overused it's moot
Economic situations necessitate
women's w
°rk (never mind
whether she is educated or enjoys
so) and tradition dictates
she be the nurturing aspect of the
family. She is all things to all
people and perhaps widely re-
spected for it
In effect, she is selfless - with-
sor to push you to your* limits.
Unfortunately,INick, the school
has to function at the standard of
Sincerely,
Vyom Bhuta
Junior, Marketing major
the average student You should
surprisingly large audience.
But let's say a woman searches
A look at out those bookstores and college
classrooms, grows and changes
feminist because of them. Let's say she
hurdles over mainstream's ob-
writings stacles and finds a voice unde-
fined by patriarchy. How is she
and issues affected when she discovers a
voice of a woman, about women,
makes those in her home, college,
having children, succeed through office and life uncomfortable? As
an adversarial approach, you are Schaef would say, she grabs her
filling a quota, keeping the family solar plexus and runs.
together is your responsibility. JShe begins to think she is en-
Such ideas become part of who tering an exclusive club with se-
we are, affecting our ideas of our- cret passwords and mottoes, and
selves and our actions. although she is aware that this
Outside the pollution, this is, of makes her among others, it is not
course, oxymoron ic Self-knowl- enough to take away the real fear
edge cannot come from others, - Aloneness.j? The voice she
yet where are women's voices? worked so hard to gain continues
They are stifled in this thing we to live inside herself but she be-
think is reality and if they shout gins to wondeitif she should let
about the reality, they are met those outside the club hear it After
with disdain, sarcasm and often a all, how easy is it to explain pol-
hearty laugh. lution if she is one*of the few
In the 1990s there is a time and around her who can see, smell
a place for women's issues: book and taste it? Through her educa-
stores and a few college class- tion she has pulled herself away
rooms. Always on the fringe of from it partially. Completely get- -*•"

ously." out self. This is a common argu-
ment in feminist circles, espe-
Melissa Boyd, Freshman, Communications/ cial ly when discussing the impor-
tance of voice. Across the socio-
Political Science:, economic spectrum, women gain
I'm not registered but I want to vote. I think candi-
III * self-knowledge through others'
definitions and perceptions. Wc
dates should win on their own merit, not the faults of are told: you justify yourself by
the mainstream, feminism is still ting out means being on the out-
a dirty word. And no wonder side of nearly everything and ev-
with the likes of Rush Limbaugh eryone she has known.
declaring women who assert "When we dead awaken," as
themselves as "feminazis," a hei- Ibsen wrote, is a moment of both
nous term comparing women to exhilaration and fright. Still, I'd
genocidal murderers but accepted just as soon open my eyes. And
«"•

as a funny kernel of truth by a you?

somebody else." j _ _ _
 PAGE* THE MERCIAD OCT. 20,1994

^ ^ t - t ^ ^ * • » » • * T * • .»

The Vegetable Kingdom The Rzyczycki Plan

By Jay Kennedy By Leon Mum ford
Merciad Staff Writer Merciad Sports Editor
The Jesus & Mary Chain is
"To tell you the truth, football is
back again,'playing the exact
my life," said Mercy hurst defen-
same kind of music as usual, but
sive back Brad Rzyczycki.
this time with a more mellow
No. Really Brad, what do you
acoustic feel. I never found this
want to do after you finish play-
band to be that talented to start ing football for the Hurst at the
with, however 1 at least always end of the year? "I would really
knew wha t to expe ct from them:
fuzzy, psychedelic distorted guitars with a hard 60's style driven like to coach football at the col-
lege level", he replies. • But what
beat and vocals that ra rely use more than the same four notes. I never
about yourfriends?What do they
respected their ZZ-Top repetitive guitar work or the fa ct that the lead
like? What do they do? This time
vocals would never utilize the potential that it had.
Rzyczycki looks me straight in
Honey's Dead, their previous album, was exactly that kind of
the eyes. 'They play football too,"
music coupled with techno-like rhythms, and I would go as far to say
he says, with the slightest trace of
that a couple of the songs were reasonably good for the dance floor.
a smile lighting up the serious- the academic workload. the day in] day out scenario
With that in mind, Honey's Dead was a !j slight, but pleasant
ness in his face. Besides football itself, Rzyczycki was describing.
transition from the usual Mary Chain sound, but was still highly
repetitive throughout the majority of the album. Three songs on the "Seriously, I've been a football Rzyczycki is going to miss the Attacking the complexity of
album were mellow, for a change, and were almost as hazy sounding fan my whole life. Even after my friends he has made within the post graduate life with convic-
as Pink Floyd. Those songs seemed to force the band to concentrate brother pulled my pants down team.? Coach Kimball has cre- tion, commitment and self belief
more on beautiful melodies and less on grunge. v during a Brown's game....in the ated a close knit squad here," he offers a refreshing solution to
middle of November", he said. said. "I'll also miss the inspira- many of the fears conjured up by
Their latest release, Stoned & Dethroned (accurate title), which Rzyczycki came to Mercyhurst tional Kimball pep talks," added students facing the end of their
was originally going to be an all-acoustic album, takes that mellow as a dual athlete to play football
Rzyczycki. senior year.
soundfromthose three songs on Honey's Dead and incorporates it.; and baseball, but he was forced to
throughout the entire 17-track album. Most of the songs are less than compromise his position on the But what if football doesn't
three minutes and concentrate mostly on the vocals, leaving the baseball team as he struggled to work out? "I'll have a degree in Meanwhile Brad's commitment
endless repetitive grunge sound of the Mary Chain behind. This^j adapt to the demands of the class- Marketing and I'll put the same is focused on football, in the
album makes them sound more like a 60s band than-any of their room. "When I first came here, kind of commitment in to what- present, at Mercyhurst with five
previous efforts, and it stands out as their best album musically ever, my mom liked it more than I did. ever I end up doing." Rzyczycki games to go in this season. He is
though still not that good in comparison to musically talented bands. All I could do was keep my head quickly replied. C frustrated by last quarter losses
Too bad for me, though, because I never wanted to listen to the Mary up and work harder."1; Rzyczycki's plan may be simple against second, third, and sixth
Chain for their musical value. I just liked to listen to them whenever but it is reinforcedjby a fierce ranked teams in the nation but
1 was mad at the world for a few minutes and had unending tensions Spurred on by his mom, who sincerity. He is determined not to refuses to give up the prospect of
like the unchanging structures of their songs. desperately wants Brad to become "end up doing something I hate, a place in the playoffs;
the. first person in the family to day in, day out" I began to won-
The track that's making all the news about this album is that achieve a college degree,
Mazzy Star shares vocals on "Sometimes Always" ("I Got You Rzyczycki eventually got used to der how many Smith and Jones
Babe" comes to mind), the best track on the album, and the onlyS with PHDs and ABCs belong to
track like it. Sorry folks, she isn't on any other tracks, and none of
them have that cute love song appeal either. That stinks for theg £S

commercial crowd, and because the other songs are so disappoint-

ingly unlike the Mary Chain, it stinks for the old Mary Chain fans^
as well. HEY MERCYHURST COLLEGE STUDENTS! !J
The Jesus & Mary Chain are learning a whole new type of music,S
and until they have it mastered to a decent degree, they will be hard
to fully appreciate. It's funny, because even though they've tried to
Wednesday night is your night at the
change their sound to avoid repetition, most of their songs sound
alike anyway. They have one nice hook to every song, but that's it!
Even "Sometimes Always" has one hook in it, and if it hadn't been
for Mazzy Star's vocals and the cute story the song tells it would
have fallen on its face about asflatas anything else releasedfromthe
New Stadium
Mary Chain. All the best musicians incorporate at least three catchy *i
hooks in their songs that make you want to sing along, which is why
rap artists will never be known for their ability to achieve outstand-
ing musical harmonies. I never understood how the lyrics of a song
can make it so popular, even though it's crappy otherwise. I guess
Check us out every Wednesday for
that's why I never understood Bob Dylan, either.
If you're an old Jesus & Mary Chain fan, I wouldn't recommend
a buying this album unless you like feeling Stoned & Dethroned,
a
BA en OA
which in such a case this album is an excellent prescription. If you 're
a new fan, that is, inspired to like them because of the "Sometimes
Always" v ideo, you'll also be very disappointed in the album due to
Pounder Night Every Wednesday!!
the lack ofMazzy Star in the rest of it The one catchy hook per song,
though considerably catchy, is not enough to make this a pop album
or a good album for any ones' tastes.
Really, this album is a disappointment in the same way that the
latest Gin Blossoms, Spin Doctors, and Pavement albums were.
They were all trying so hard to go commercial that they ended up
having every song on the album carefully and intentionally sound-
ing the same in order to avoid fitting in with the true definition of
a 1 terna ti ve music. Check out any Dr. Dre or New Kids On The Block
album sometimes, and tell me just how much melodic variation and
originality you find from song to song.
'Very few groups have been successful in totally changing their
sound while maintaining a unique, yet pleasant sound. Soundgarden's
Superun known is a great example of such a successful change. To
my dying day, I will still insist the Supemnknown was not a pop on't forget to come down on Sundays for Karaoke andDJ
album, but an attempt to show that the group is talented in other music !

musical respects.
Jesus & Mary Chain's newest album, Stoned & Dethroned is just
barely two stars out of four.
OCT. 20,1994
THE MERCIAD PAGE 7

Yesterday's News Both crew teams an top 10

By Leon Mum ford J
Merciad Sports Editor By Jean McFeely & McGill, Trent, Toronto, St. racing was particularly grueling
WillSauve* ( Catharines, Princeton and Yale. for all involved, and the women
Nolan Ryan's fastball cut Merciad Sports Writer s Despite thevtough competition, definitely rose to the challenge.
through the air, blurring a path- the men's team really held their The women's head coach,
way behind it scarcely percep- This past weekend the own, showing the Ivy Leagues Adrian Spracklen, was pleased
tible to the human eye. Instinc- Mercy hurst Crew team traveled the abilities of a small school. with their performance, saying
tively, I swung toward the move- to Rochester for the Bausch and The other men's crew to com- that he was "very happy" with the
ment. Owww! It felt as if I had Lomb regatta which is a 5,000 pete was the men's lightweight results "and it's as sim pleas that"
thrust my bat into the spokes of meter head race followed by a eight which was coxed by Kate
a Harley Davidson roaring past 1,500 meter sprint. Millcnbach. This team consisted
me at 130 miles an hour. The Joyce O'Hara was the men's of Stephen Rozier, Doug The va rs ity women's crew tea m
feeling jolted through my whole body as the bat fellfrommy numb heavy weight four coxswain, and Reynolds, Judah Sussman, Chris also competed in Rochester this
fingers. she was very pleased with her Moigis, Jarrett Coco, Rob Fetter, past weekend and rowed with
A tide of noise began to invade my consciousness. From all around crew's position of sixth overall. John Janota, and Chris Thomp-
exemplary form and strength to
it got louder and louder. Startled, I looked up and there it was. My "It was our first race as a crew, son. When asked how she felt
finish| an impressive lOthlin a
dream surrounded me. The familiarity of thescene, which had been and things really came together about her team's performance,
category consisting of over thirty
replayed in my mind thousands of times, eased my response. Now for us* It was a tough race but we Kate replied, "We showed a lot of
strength in the head piece, but we entries.
I knew what to do. Calmly, I set off on my victory lap of honor. One managed to hold off the bigger Many of the crews present were
foot at a time, one in front of the other deliberately drawing the schools," she said. weren't prepared for the 1,500
meter sprint due to lack of water from Canadian schools, and sev-
moment out, allowing the others to gawk in my wake. Her crew (from bow to stern) time the week before the regatta. eral Ivy League schools were rep-
But this wasn't enough. What ifI stretched out my arm and pointed consisted of Josh Pawlovich, Jim We really "pulled together, and resented.
to the ascending ball which would carry on rising as I rounded the Kaveney, Will Sauve and stroke we're looking forward to the next In order to place so high, the
first base, until it crashed into the scoreboard igniting sparks which Jon Milgis. women not only had to row a
two races."This team also placed
danced across the screen causing the spectators below to shield It was the first race of the fall in the top 10, with a ninth place three mile timed course, but also
themselves from the "electricity cascading down toward them? season for the team, although finish. a three- quarter mile sprint that
...Yeah! That would be a more fitting epitaph of my greatness. many of the schools there were was averaged into their previous
Maybe if all the faces in the crowd were the faces of famous finishing off their fall with this Most fall regattas only include time for the final tally,
people I had admired since being a boy. They could all do the race. There were crews-from the three mile piece, so this week's
Wayne's World "I am not worthy" sign too.
And after I had touched homebase, Babe Ruth could pick me up
above his head, before embracing me, tighter and tighter squeezing
and shaking me. Until I began to shrink in his grasp, evaporating into
Lady's soccer first in region
—w—

an atom which sailed between the gaps of his clenched Gst and By Joel Pentz impenetrable defense kept the Division II game."
swirled into an atmosphere of infinite possibilities. Merciad Staff Writer visitors scoreless. Cynthia Nay lor put the Lakers
Is this a dream I'm experiencing? It can't be'reality. Some Coach Hartis was quite pleased ahead with a nice volley from the
fundamental laws of physics are being broken. But it feels real. As The Women's Soccer Team (0- with the result saying, "We put top of the penalty box. LeMoyne
an atom I can see and touch another atom*?My breath draws shorter 1), ranked second in the country, forth a solid performance against pulled even with one of their own
and my heartbeat races as I am lifted into the air by the wind. won both of it's matches this past the number eightteam in the coun- in the second half, pushing the
I'm flying in Cyberspace. The hallucinating realm in which users week and has put itself in a very try. The team could have actually game into overtime. In a game in
immerse themselves in infinitely variable computer-generated uni- good position to earn the coveted won by more on the day." He a lso which the Lakers had 35 shots on
verses, otherwise known as virtual reality. Entry*to this make- automatic berth into this year's remarked that, The girls were a goal, it was only deserving that 2
believe world requires special cyber gear (helmet, glove, bodysuit) Final Four. bit unhappy with the resu 11, sh ow- of those found the net in over-
which is hooked up to a computer. Sensors within the gear track On Saturday the team"faced ing the high standards which have time. Claire Scanlan and Becky
body movement and subsequently re-align that movement with the tough regional opponent become part of our program." Miller did the honors.
corresponding virtual body in a computerized three dimensional Bloomsburg University. In a game Tuesday night saw LeMoyne The weekend brings matches
world. All this means, of course, that you have the power to change that will probably determine this attempt to kick the Lady Lakers against Canisius and
the laws of physics if you do not like them. For approximately season's, regional champion, the off the park rather than play soc- Shippensburg for the women. The
$250,000 your dreams can become a reality. Lady Lakers battled to a decisive cer. Coach Hartis was disgusted season is nearing a close, but the
God (the one that exists) made sure that we comprehend one 2-0 victory. Tracy Cross and Erin with the officiating at LeMoyne experience and work ethic of the
billion bits of information per second just by looking at something. Stewart both found the back of commenting, The officia ting was Lady Lakers makes another ap-
You probably already knew that our bodies control "squillions of the net while Stacy Bortz and the the worst I have ever seen in any pearance in the Final Four likely!
complex processes with every passing moment" (you definately had
to know this to pass Biology j 101).'But now, in this moment,
computers are getting closer to translating that 'real world.'
Jaron Lanier, founder of Virtual Reality rest arch, predicts a future
world without words as people conceptualize images faster than
Harriers' finish second
By Greg Troyer continued to run well. She broke 9th place. Nicole Putt rounded
columns of numbers or lines of texts (100 bits per second). Steven Mericiad Sports Writer into the top five with fourth place out the scoring positons for the
Levy, who writes for Macworld says "1,000 words Will die with showing in 20:37 for the 3.1 mile
every image used to convey a complex idea." The Mercyhurst men's and course. Freshmen Bridget Lady Lakers by placing 15th in
Woooah ! Maybe Prince was ahead of his time when he changed women's cross country teams both Holzheimer and Wendy Lam part 23:18. Congratulations go out to
his name to... uuh what was his name again ? I won't even pretend ran to second place team finishes secured 7th and 8th places re- all members of the squads?for
to understand what's going on. All I know is that they are saying at the Ed inboro University North- spectively in 21:27. Katie Fox their outstanding efforts this past
I've got a chance of playing God in the future and I want in. Don't west Pennsylvania Invitational on followed quickly in 21:30, taking weekend.
you ? Saturday, October 15.
In my world (that's what it will be because I'll be the one defining jBoth Laker squads easily out-
it) I can trounce Michael Jordan in a one on one game just for a cheap distanced crosstown foe Gannon,
thrill. On second thoughts, who needs conventional sports? I can making it a clean sweep for
make up the rules to my own game, hook up with Cedric in Oregon Mercyhurst* this past!weekend
via modem and compete in the annual nerdathon challenge. The with the men's soccer team vie-
winner's reward is subject to the imagination. But then again so is tory. Mercyhurst also easily de-
the losers. feated Allegheny College.
Next to virtual reality, reality seems boring. Why watclj other Freshman Jeff Welch led all
people become sports sure for instance, when you can experience Laker men with an 8th place fin-
their rise to fame in a virtual world? All you have to do is let the ish in 36:08. Mike Brown fol-
computer, instead of your senses, interpret reality. Then you can lowed Welch \L -36:30 for 9th
have anything you want. And you won't have anyone else bothering place. Dan Chase and Tom O'Dea
you. Just you, your computer and your imagination. * * !
\££j finished the 6.2 mile course in
I'm looking forward to the future. There's just a couple of things 37:16 and 37:17 respectively.
thatbotherme. After I've imagined everythingl could possibly wish Their performances were good
for, what will I do then? Won't 1 be a little bored? Maybe it's the for 11th and 12th places.*'The
unobtainable that keeps dreams and the imagination alive. And, Hurst's top five was rounded out
then, what will be the real world? by Scth Carl's 15 th place finish in
Won't the necessity of feeding always keep one foot firmly 38:04. * j pf I
entrenched in the real, real world? Maybe it was a dream alter all. In the ladies race Melissa Hall Lady Harriers line up at Edinboro Invitational
PAGE 8 THE MERCIAD OCT. 20,1954

R e v e n g e for Laker soccer against G a n n o n

By Lee Ann Kelly Saturday, the Lakers invited their commented coach Rich Hartis,
Merciad Sports Writer cross-town rivals to the hill to " it also served as bragging rights
deliver a long awaited brutal bru is- for the next 12 months." After
"Hurst men score biggest win ing. Mercy hurst, confident from seven years of being defeated by
ever," was the headline in last a four game winning streak, was the Knights, the Lakers were ready
week's Erie Times in response to looking to avenge last year's 4-0 to turn the tide.
the result of the traditional loss to Gannon as well as secure Eleventh- ranked Gannon came
Mercyhu rst-Ga nnon soccer game. hopes for a well deserved playoff out strong, settling into a rhythm
Although this might be a bit of berth. quicker than Mercyhurst. Four-
an exaggeration,; it-was, by no "Not only did the game hold teen minutes into the game, the
means an ordinary game. Last NCAA playoff ramifications," Lakers faced a loud wake-up call
when the Knights almost scored
off *a low shot that fortunately
hit the goal post From then on,
Mercyhurst tooMcontrol of the
game, taking no prisoners. The
men went on to outshoot their
opponents 2-1, proving that they
would accept nothing but a win.
The Lakers began their scoring
with a late first half goal from
nonefother than... Mike'The
Domm-inator" iDomm.
Midfielder jLeon Mumford
crossed the ball to an awaiting
Domm positioned right in front
of the goal. Displaying tremen-
dous composure, the Dommina tor
slid the ball past the keeper into
the right comer of the net
In the second half, Mercyhurst
outhustled, outmuscled land
outshot their opponents 7-2. Af-
ter a free kick from Joel Pen tz that
inadvertently bounced off a de-
Mike Shiels (3) shields the ball away from a despairing Gannon
player i I fender into the goal, the Knight's
game went down the drain. "It
was a good play by Joel Pentz to
take the free kick early," com-
mented Hartis. "I think'that it
broke their backs."
J Pentz struck again later in the
half with a rocket of a shot to the
near post The Gannon keeper did
not even have a chance to react
Freshman Mike Shiels scored his
second goal of the year with an
impressive back heel off a pass
from Mark Shokalook.
A Mercyhurst game would not
be complete without a goal from
Shawn Kroener. The freshman
capped off the Laker's scoring by
thoroughly beating a player one-
on-one to slide the ball in the back
of the net. Unfortunately,
Mercyhurst did not record a shut
but for the day. A late second half
Gannon free! kick squeaked tits
way past Bartley Joyce and into
the goal.
While all the players performed
well, the| three seniors deserve
special mention for their extra
efforts. Leon Mumford' s positive
runs from the \left hand side
mid field caused all sorts of prob-
lems for the Gannon defense.
Mark Shokalook was superb in
the second half, delighting the
crowd with his moves and aiding
in the scoring of two goals. And
Joel Pentz posted yet another
strong ^performance. Even after
Pentz suffered a gash to the chin,
he was still able to anchor the
defense as well as post two goals
for the Lakers.
Although Hartis was very
pleased with the result, he was
disappointed that the Lakers gave
a silly goal away in the last two
minutes. "While I'm delighted to
beat Gannon, everyone still real-
izes that we have a lot of work to
do to maximize the position that
we've put ourselves in."
The victory against Gannon
puts Mercyhurst in an excellent
spot for playoffs. The men are
currently ranked number 15 in the
nation and number4 in the region
with crucial regional games still
left to be played. As Hartis looks
towards the future, he comments,
"We are looking to continue the
positive mom en turn we have built
up." If the Lakers continue to
perform this well, anything is
possible.
This weekend the men will be
looking forward to extending their
winning streak to six as they face
tough regional opponent
Shippensburg University away
from home. The game is sched-
uled for Sunday at noon.

Kimball's m e n destroy the Setters

By Leon Mumford on the verge of humiliation, the five succesful passes out of 12
Merciad Sports Editor Setters went on an eight play 76- attempts for 132 yards and two
yard drive which ended with a touchdowns, while the Laker run-
After four long unsuccessful touchdown. Going into the sec- ners were allowed to roam the
weeks on the road, the Lakers ond quarter the score read 13-7 in field piling up 213 yards.
football team made its home- Mercyhurst's favour. Amid Laker
coming a triumphant one by de- domination the glimmer of hope
stroying Pace University 52-13. still shone in the eyes of Pace's With the homecoming confi-
Head Coach Greg Lusardi. dence booster behind them, the
In front of a partisan Hurst But the;party had only been Hurst travel to C.W. Post next
crowd of 1,078,Head Coach Joe, briefly interrupted as the home week to face a tough Conference
Kimball said "I think we proved team inflicted a 15 point blitz on encounter. Kimball will look to
that in spite of our record we're a the Setters in the second quater. improve on the team's 2-4 record,
pretty decent football team." Justin Everett and Cra ig Woodard aga inst the side that knocked them
Mercyhurst completely over- both ran in touchdowns from close out of the ECAC bowl playoffs
whelmed Pace as they accumu- range while Steve Fa ilia caught a last year.
la ted 345 yards compared to the Golga pass for a two point con- Brian Hamlin (9) celebrates after soring first T.D
Setters' 247. version and George "the Pres."
Quaterback Matt Golga started Pay dock kicked in the point after
the barrage when he connected touchdown. By the end of the first
with Brian Hamlin on a 30- yard half Meryhurst controlled a 28-7
pass; But in recent weeks the Lak- lead and the supporters began to
Day for Lady's Volleyball
By Dan Hilflker the Edinboro University Tourna- ing for us so far, but this weekend
i had built impressive leads shed their 'fallprooF jackets and Merciad Sports Writer ment, which will be comprised of is the biggest of the season so far
against top qua 1 ity opposition only enjoy the warmth of the sun. the top teams in the Atlantic re- and should tell'if we make the
to see it vanquished in the final Following straight set losses to gion. regionals or not We are looking
quarter. Kimball's men were de- After two touchdowns in the number one ranked Edinboro, and "We must beat the third, fourth, forward to coming in as a com-
termined not to let that happen on third quarter, both at the hands of number two ranked Ashland Uni- and fifth ranked teams in order to plete team and playing as a unit,"
this occasion. Shea Berkley, the Lakers began versity, the Lady Laker volley- move up into the top three and get added Lukasik.
to ooze with a confidence miss- ball team, which carries a record into the playoffs," said Coach The ladies next home match
Mercilessly, the Hurst applied ing in the last couple of weeks. of 9-9 and a sixth place ranking in Davie, adding, "By beating will be against Slippery Rock
relentless pressure. Then Brad Pace coach Lusardi paid the At! antic region, is keenly look- Gannon we know that we have University on Wednesday, Octo-
Ryczcycki ran a 31 yard punt re- Kimball's team a huge mark of ing forwa rd to th e next two weeks. the capability to beat everyone ber 26 at 7:00 PM in the MAC.
turn which set up a second touch- respect when after the game he "The girls are prepared. All that below them, and that is a must if
down for the homecoming King said "Mercyhurst is much better matters is the next two weeks," we are going to make the play-
and Queen to savor. Jeff Andries than its record. They're very said Coach Davie of the women's offs. Everything that has happened
worked himself an opening to physical upfront and I could tell volleyball team. so far doesn't matter. All that
pluck a 39-yard Golga pass which from their game against Buffalo
put the Lakers 12 points ahead of State last week that their offense
'This weekend will be the big
one," said senior captain, Kelly
matters is the next two weeks."
"We are all looking forward to i
a scoreless Pace team. was starting to come around." Lukasik. On Friday, and Satur- turning our seasons around be-
With theirbacks against the wall, Matt Golga finished the day with day, the women will compete in cause it has been a bit disappoint-