VOL. 69 NO.
5 MERCYHURST COLLEGE'S WEEKLY STUDENT NEWSPAPER
From the
By Gagan Suri
World Arena
Merciad News Editor
AmtrakTVain Derails;
1 Killed, 100 Hurt
The Amtrak train en route to Los Angeles from
Miami wasfsabotaged and derailedlin a remote
desert area of Arizona, killing one person and
injuring more than 100 passengers.
FBI officials detected a notelnear the wreck
claiming responsibility of the wreck for the
5
"Sons of the Gestapo. ' The name is not on any
FBIicriminal files.
Sex War From Closed Cultures
Israel has been accused by the Egyptians of
launching a sex-war exploiting their Islamic
culture where knee-length skirts are considered
daring.
Israel has been smuggling pornographic vid-
eotapes, vulgar pop music, explicit language,
and adult magazines across the border to Cairo,
the Egyptians say. Censorship being stringent in*
Egypt, no-vrdeotapetJTHudio tape can reach"the |
market. This cultural clash could rekindle the*
war between Egypt andf Israel which ended 22
years ago.
Fairview Teachers Resign from
Extra-curricular Activities
Fairview High School students have suf-
fered due to the job action over teachers
salaries, and now will not be able to partici-
pate in many extra curricular activities be-
cause of the teachers' resignation from ext
racurricular jobs.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Volley of Storms in the
Gulf of Mexico
The National Hurricane Center in Miami, Fla.
has declared this year to be the worst storm
season in the lasbthree decades. After|l 6 storms
in the region, the area looks like a war zone. The
recent hurricane, Andrew, alone has damaged
more than $18 billion worth of property id Florida.
Editors Note
I am introducing afnew column for next
week's issue of the Merciad which would in-
clude a cartoon, book review, and movie re-
view. Please come forward with your talents
and contribute to your paper. Call 824-2376
or send your contribution to box 161.
*
Men at work: Construction progresses on the new Mary D'Angelo Performing Arts
Center. The center is scheduled to open February 11, 1996 for its inaugural season.^
Alcohol Awareness Week IT Security!
aLHurst Briefs
By Dan Hilfiker By Dan Hilfiker
~i
Edkor-in-Ch ief
S'Tbree years ago the Inter-Asso-
ciation Task Force on Alcohol
and Other Substance Issues spon-
sored the First National Colle-
giate Health and Wellness Week.
Their main goal was to develop
environments which encourage
and support responsible decision
making and which emphasize the
legal, moral, and ethical compo-
nents of responsibility in the de-
cision making process.
In the years since, this has
evolved into a national campaign
I that primarily targets college cam-
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puses. The result is the National
Collegiate Alcohol Awareness
Week (NCAAW), which runs this
I year from Oct. 15-21.
The focus of this week has
shifted over the years to encour-
age college campuses to provide
quality education, intervention and
prevention on a year-round basis,
highlighting the need for overall
wellness programming.
"This is the third year in a row
Urol we Have had a full-blown Al-
cohol Awareness Week,">fBob
Hve/da, faculty adviser *jto
Bacchus, said. "We want students
to make responsible choices. At-
tention will be brought to the is-
sues of AIDS and responsible sex
choices, as well as violence from
student to student, not merely men
against women."
ThqjkickofT for the week will be
a picnic in Oarvcy Park, Monday,
Oct. 16. Hot dogs and pop will be
available and many organizations,
such as the Erie. County DU1 Task
Force and the Pennsylvania Sub-
stance Abuse/Health Information
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October 12,1995
Center will be on hand to provide
information. I Editor-in-Chief
There will be displays?in the
Herrmann Student Union on Tues- Mercy hurst College Security is
day, Oct. 17. Members of Hospi- still trying to find more parking
tality House for Women, the Erie spaces.
County Rape Crisis Center, the College Security Director Bud
GECAC Drug and Alcohol Team Dever said, "I have contacted the
and other organizations will be on Good Shepherd Church and asked
hand lo provide information. about possibly leasing part of
On Wednesday the displays will their parking lot."
move to the Cafeteria, where the St Luke's Church is still letting
Regional Highway Safety Net- Mercy hurst students use part of
work, ErieCounty Health Depart- its lot and that has helped allevi-
ment — AIDS and the American ate some of the parking strain at
Lung Association will be on hand. peak hours, according to Dever.
The day will end at 8 p.m. with a "As far as criminal acts are con-
Coffee House in the Student cerned, I have not had anything
Union, where music will beprovided called to my attention (in the past
I week)," Dever said. There have
by Jamie Houston. g been some reports of minor crimi-
Thursday, the movie "When A nal m isch ief around campus, how-
Maifjj Loves a Woman," will be ever.
shown at 9 p.m inline Student
Union.
"Some of the lights above door-
ways have been broken and there
Friday, comedian David Nastor
has been some vandalism to a few
will perfonn in the Laker Inn at 9
signs," the security chief said.
Kip. m.
Students are urged to report any
"I think this week, as part of the young people engaging in vandal-
awareness, we should strjye to ism to security. g£. £
bring the campus together and to \ There also have been a few re-
'•reflect on issuesMiiat attect allt>f ports ol strange vehicles on cam-
our lives. I think that if we can pus. "I have had a few females tell
come together as a community, me that they saw some slow mov-
then maybe we will begin to make ing cars that didn't look familiar
more responsible choices. Pre- to them. If anyone sees an unusual
vention, education and, if neces- vehicleJthey should get a make
sary, treatmentare whatwestrive and license plate number and call
for," Hvezda said. security," Dever said.
The future of NCAAW will be He also urged students not to
measured by the ability of these leave any valuables in their cars.
campuses to bring to bear all of "The city has been reporting a lot
the resources, efforts and energy of car break-ins, so students are
necessary to continue to keep the encouraged to take any valuables
issues before the academic com- out of their cars. We've had one
munity and the nation, the spon- car broken into already this year,"
sors say.* he said.
 PAGE 2 THE MERCIAD October 12,1995

Commuter
Corner! By Dan Hilfiker
Editor- in -Ch ief d
MSG News couraged to donate food or to
help collect food.
Cuffia also announced that the
basketball team will be hosting a
By Midnight Madness event Oct 14
Kim Coughlin, Graduate Intern In Student Activities Commit-
Student Union eft Student Activities The October 9,1995 meeting of tee news, SAC president Brian at the MAC. Festivities will begin
Mercyhurst Student Government Marshall said that the Fall Fun test Bal 11 p.m.
UPDATE: An informational meeting was held on Thurs., Oct. 5 in was the first meeting of the year will begin at 9 p.m. instead of 8
where the six newly-elected 4"Thc basketball team has a new
the Student Government Chambers for com nutters who are inter- p.m., in order to separate it from
Freshmen representatives, two coach and thcyfare looking for
ested in forming a "Commuter Council." So far, there are two the hockey game. Comedian
resident reps, and one commuter somcjLsupport They are really
commuters who have expressed their interest and support. Please be David Master also will be per-
rep were in attendance. looking for a new image and are
reminded that the "Commuter Council" can only become a reality forming on {Friday night. Fall
The six Freshmen reps are Me- looking forward to a winning sea-
if you, as a commuter, are willing to get involved and make changes Funfcst runs during the weekend
lissa Lang, Colleen Obremski, Jim son, "said Cuffia.
that so many of you talk about year a Her year. This is an opportunity of October 20-21.
for you to plan activities/events, make changes where you can, and Carrabbia, Ryan Kennis, Sarah A list of rules regarding the
Lamont, and Jennifer Houck. The Prizes will be given away and
become directly involved in experiencing college.fRemcmber, you process of using (he lamina lor
two newly elected resident reps food will be available. There also
pay the same fees that residents do.... get your money's worth. For and sign maker was passed
are PatKlingcnsmith, and Kale will be a performance made by
more information on joining the "Council "contact Kim at cxt. 2422. around.|The list also gave the
Fedclc. The new commuter rep is the Laker Dance Team.
UPCOMING ACADEMICSKILKSA LEADERSHIP WORK- prices for the process. A copy of
Mike Morgan. Since Oct 15-2lf is National
SHOPS: 5 :"£ " .0 I I this list is posted on the outside of
' Nominations were held for the Collegiate Alcohol Awareness
Do's & Don'ts of Registration & Scheduling - Presented by Betty the SAC office door located up- week, the football team and MSG
Damper & Elaine Ruggiero - Tues., Oct. 17 at 8:15 p.m. in Baldwin position of chairperson for the
stairs in the Student Union. will sponsor a Monday night foot-
Hall & Wed., Oct. 18 at 8:15 p.m. in McAulcy Hall.f Winter Formal.This year, the for-
Freedom Zone Editor-in-Chief ball party in the Union. Pi/./a and
Getting the Most Out of Your Study Time - Presented by Linda mal will be held on December 9.
The date of the formal was Kevin Segedi gave an update re- wings will be made available, and
Linville - Wed., Oct. 18 at 4:15^ p.m. in the Student Government garding the publication of the first
changed so that it would not be in prizes will be auctioned off.
Chambers. issue of the Freedom Zone 'The
MARK YOUR CALENDARS: jj conflict with other Mercyhurst
layout is done. We are right on "The school is thinking of re-
Oct. 16 - 20 - NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ALCOHOL AWARE- activities, most notably the Dance
schedule. It could come out next vising the academic calendar for
NESS WEEK kicks off with a FREEKpicnic in Garvey Park on Department's annual perfor-
Sunday, but it depends on the next year," said Cuffia. The idea
Monday from .11 a.m. to 1 p.m. See posters around campus for mance. Jennye Vcltcr,?Craig
printer," said Segedi. Oct 24 is is to end the practice of giving a
additional information about the. week's activities. Zamary, and Chris Hcrbolsheimer free day for the mid semester break
the deadline for submissions for
Oct. 16 & 17 - FOOD DRIVE: Sign up today to go door-to-door were all nominated for thcJposi- 1 and creating a free day that would
the next issue of the Freedom
from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. to collect food to help the less fortunate. tion. separate the last day of classes
Zone.
Contact Michele Garvey at cxt. 2430 for more details. On Monday, Oct 16, the mem- from the first day of exams.
I MSG president Jessica Cuffia
Oct. 16 - WORLD FOOD DAY TELECONFERENCE: Campus bers of MSG will be walking
addressed the Freshmen regard-
Ministry & the Student Union are sponsoring the three-hour tele- throughout the Erie community "This is something that is going
ing the Freshman time capsule.
conference. Mercyhurst College will be the only site broadcasting. as a group collecting food for the to affect everybody,"said faculty
She described the process of tak-
Contact Michele Garvey at ext. 2430 to reserve your spot no later underprivileged fof Eric. This advisor Cass Shimek. Reps were
ing pictures for the capsule. "This
than 2 p.m., Thurs., Oct. 5. You can cam Continuing Education collection is in conjunction with to discuss this with their constitu-.:•
is something that is supposed to
Credits. the annual food drive sponsored cuts and discuss the issue at the
be a fun event during your senior
Oct 20 - FALL FUN FEST: Laugh & eat for FREE! Come back to by Campus Ministry. All are en- dinner dance," said Cuffia. next meeting.
campus to enjoy the comedy of Dave Naster at 8 p.m. in the Student
Union.
Oct. 24 - ATTENTION SENIOR COMMUTERS: Arc you plan-
ning on graduating in May or earlier? If so, you MUST make
arrangements as soon as possible to take the Writing Proficiency
Exam which will given on Tues., Oct.-24 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. &
Thurs., Oct. 26 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. in Zurn Hall. Students should MadB
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 PAGE 3
Nicole Ponstingle,
A&E Editor
I am certain thai there are still
some of you who think thai com-
puters are for people with pocket
protectors, right? ?
Well, I'd be willing to bet that
there arc plenty of them out there,
but computers fare becoming a
tool not only for work, but for
play. | cause they require few, if any,
What I am referring to is the
Information Superhighway. By
this I mean networks — OK. OK
the Internet and its little pals.
The Internet is a group of com-
puters that are all hooked up and
exchange information. 1 am not
4 the key is not to become an "on-
talking about two computers
across the room from each other,
I mean computers in California
being connected lo ones in Cleve- address at which it can be found.
By Jason Ulery
TUNES ON TAILS
Merciad Columnist
In my first article I briefly men-
tioned the new Circle Jerks and
SNFU without actually review-
ing them. This lime I will give
them the attention they deserve,
as both of these bands continue to
go unnoticed despite multiple
|good albums. '» ' ••••>-
Ttie CircleJelkslj^st, "Oddi-
Ities, Abnormalities and Curiosi-
ties," was their return after about
{six years without a studio release,
his was actually a bit better than
ome of their previous efforts.
-Some of you might know the
irele Jerks as one of the early
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land or even England.
This technology seems so mind
boggling, so hard to comprehend
for beginners—as 1 was last year
— but once you get in there and
putz around for a while, you will
have cyber connections all over
the place.
I found that the easiest way lo
start is to hook up to a service like
America OnLine or Prodigy, be-
computer skills, after about a week
of usage, I felt like a pro. And, as
you get more familiar with all of
the options, techniques and lingo
(which takes a bit of asking
around) you can move up to the
Internet.
The Internet is a bit more diffi-
cult because you need to know
whereiyou want lo go and the
eighties West Coast punk bands
who, along with Black Flag and
The Descendants (now Allaire-
defined punk rock in the early
eighties. They have mellowed
since then, but this album still
contains punk-rock anthems like
"Teenage Electric jg and "Brick."
The rest of the album has more
of a n "a I te rna t ive " sou nd, bu t goes able to do so without compromis-
beyond anything else released by
bands such as„Grecn»Pay or Tl^e
Offspring, who were influenced
by these early eighties bands.
SNFU's "The One Voted Most
Likely To Succeed" follows up
1993\s slightly above average
"Something Leafy and Green This
Way Comes."Their latest release
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UjBut do not despair, because there
are on-line services out there that
you can sign on to thai make this
process a great deal easier.
Now, once you get going, there
}are a few things to remember.
Things like money. On-line ser-
vices can be rather costly.
America OnLine, for example,
is $9.95 per month and that gives
youfivefree hours ofon-line time,
but each hour after the five free
ones costs $2.95 and IT DOES
ADD UP.
I've talked to people who spend
$500 a month. That is a worst
case scenario, though. Just keep
in mind that time flies on line and
line junkie."
Now, let's get into the reasons
to go on-line. Well, for starters,
you can get information on virtu-
stays hard-core yet the sound is
more clean and crisper than pre-
viously releases. This album starts
off strong with "Rusty Rake" and
has it's ups and downs (mostly
ups), so it is a pretty good album.
SNFU has been around since
the late eighties, carrying hard-
core into it's current age. It was
ing their sound to sound like
Slayer or something.^
I ™ onto greener pastures...until
next week. Enjoy your long week-
end. Use your extra time off to
call your parents and tell them
just how much you love living
here at beautiful little Mcrcyhurst,
or something.
\ 'A
October 12,1995
WHAT'S UPJ
ally anything under the sun. You
can get information on stocks, * . . i i
current events, pol itical issues and :j:| The Eric Philharmonic will open v
all kinds of other things. y
^ it's "Pop Scries" with "Modem
But I really found my niche in X Broadway Hits: the Best of An-
the chat rooms. £ drew Lloyd Webber," on Satur- a
The chat rooms arc where you d a y Oct. 21st. It will be held at g
can talk (typo) to people from »The Warner Theatre, 811 State 4
anywhere, about anything. I have :%St.,Jand will be conducted by
met all different kinds of people Si David Stunt/. Selections from
*
form all different walks of life. 1 « Cat&.LesMiserables.Evita.Phan- %
have actually had a few in-person # torn Of the Opera and many more yf
meetings, but thoseyou have to be jjgwill be included. For more info., A
very, very careful of because re- $ call 455-1357. W •S
ality can be two different things I
gjThc Mcrcyhurst Archaeological ^
?
on-line and in-life.
••$ Institute will be holding an Open •••
One very interesting thing you
» House for Pennsylvania Archac- ii
can find in the chat rooms arc
% ology Week. The event will be on >:
pictures, called "gifs," that you
% Friday, Oct. 13, from 1-7 pm- iiS
exchange from computer to com-
& thelowerlevel ofZurn Hall.Their 2£
puter and, yes, there is where a -, ,.,, , — - _ , .,«• -mi««aansfi-i .-.
•:•:
:«
. . r . «wul be presentations^on recent <.
great deal of pornography is J* ' ,, .... . >:
J _t . . . .ftexcavations, as well as artifacts*
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lound. The things that I have rc-i jftto be seen. For more info., call ^
ceived are very strange, some very $2531. ! f $
twisted, but I also got cool •>:
pictures of bands that I like, pho- «Want to write for the Mercian: &
tos of friends and things like that. XLike to watch movies? If you an->:
•A * .j,
Another great thing is that you •Xswercd "yes" to both questions.$
can talk to movie stars, band mem- jgyour wish might come true. The£:j
bers and even good (ontnot so SftfercfWArts and Enterla inmen «:•;
good) old politicians. There are KDcpl." is looking for a Movies
things called "forums" where you Jjjtevicwcr. If you are interested
can go in and talk with these lease contact Nicole at th
ipeople.- erciad office, ext. 2376.
If you can't get to them thai
way, many of them have e-mail
addresses to which you can send
them letters, pictures or whatever
your little heart desires. •
ll made contact with a band I dig
•_•
•*•
called Soul Coughing and Henry &&^¥£9^^
Rollins. It usually takes a while
for them to get back to you,
though. |l suppose it's because
they are just such busy, busy
people. i
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 PAGE 4 THE MERCIAD October 12,1995

Ryb Roast cruel and unusual punishment

Ity Brad Rybczynski Growing up in Buffalo, I lived
By Dan Hilfiker % Merciad columnist Whether or not you know it less than a block from Mount
Editor-in-Chief :. yet, MSG is going all out this Mercy Academy, and two blocks
Well, here we go again. I hope year to bring some quality enter- from Mercy Hospital. I knew the
There have been a great many happenings here at the Merciad you arc all ready for another "Ryb tainment in for Spring Fest '96. reputation of the Sisters ol Mercy,
since the end of last year. We had some difficulties early on finding Roast" • This year the event will not be a and I knew their history. I wanted
a Features Editor. We also had some difficult ics infindinga few able In the last issue of the Merciad I fund raiser as it was in the past. It to be a part of that
and willing photographers to help out the staff. I am sad to say that asked for some help in finding a will be solely for the students to Now, I am. lam very proud of
a new member of the Merciad staff has left us.f new title for my column. I haven't enjoy. Student Government and that fact Although I may not be
Many people come and. go on this campus but it is rare that heard much but keep in mind that Student Activities Committee the most devout Catholic, I still
someone is forced to leave this school. This is what happened to my I am still open to ideas. plan on bringing in a bigger band believe in the principles and mor-
news editor, Carly Simon. It is a real shame that she had to leave. Before 1 get too deep into the with a nationally known name. als of the church. »•• I
She was not forced to leave because of disciplinary purposes, or column and you all stop reading, I There are committee chairs still
because she didn't have enough money to attend. She was forced to What I am trying to get at is that
would like to relay a little bad open. If you would like to partici-
leave Mercyhurst because she is acutely sensitive to many chemical condoms would make not only
news. Some people in our pate, please contact me or
pesticides that the college sprayed around campus. this college and the Sisters of
Mercyhurst community need your Brian Marshall W the SAC of-
The school knew that she was hypersensitive to these chemicals Mercy appear to be hypocrites,
prayers and support Sr. Elizabeth fice.
and pesticides but they went along with the spraying anyway. This we too would wear the label.
just freturned from the hospital,
seems very strange to me because there arc many alternatives to I have just taken a quick glance Whether you arc Protestant, Mus-
while Dr. Mullen, and Mr. Bob
these chemicals, many of which do not harm the environment or the at my writings| so far and this lim, or Jewish, you must all un-
Munson are both hospitalized at
people that are inhabiting the area. |v almost seems like a newsletter. derstand that this college was built
the present time.
I am sure that very few, if any, students will show side effects or TiThat is not a bad thing, but I on a foundation of humility, char-
All three are great people who
any lasting signs of this spraying on campus, but that is not the issue. would like to move on to some- ity, and the moral principles off
care very much about Mercyhurst
The issue is that Mercyhurst condones the spraying of these highly thing with a little more substance. the Catholic church.
and could really use some sup-
poisonous chemicals merely because lhay want to have a greener, port. We all care very deeply for About two weeks ago I had the J A condom blocks the possibil-
weed less lawn. Isn't the healthiand safety of more than 2,000 these three and I know that one pleasure of having a discussion ity of the transmission of life
students more important? I sure hope so. way or another they have touched with one very irate sister. She which, in the eyes of the church,
What is the big deal with having a few dandelions on the front of ourlivcs. Please keep them in your was very upset about the fact that is the purpose for intercourse and
the college's lawn? They will probably be dead in a few weeks thoughts and prayers. the Merciad jprinted an article therefore an abomination of the
anyway, so why run the risk of harming the student body as well as Lately, there has been much dis- condoning the use and distribu- act.
Mother Earth. cussion within th e Mercyhurst Stu- tion of condoms. It got me think- Condoms also serve to promote
I was told that it would not be surprising if there were a few dead dent Govcrnmcntfabout a study ing. premarital sex, a sin in the eyes of
birds on the grass where the spraying had taken place. If these day before exams. This day will the church.
chemicals and pesticides are not safe for birds to ingest, then what When we came to Mercyhurst
not magically«appear, and there ijjUo take our tour of the school and Intercourse is an expression of
would give anyone the impression thai they would not hurt humans. needs to be a trade somewhere on love between two people in a life-
Sure, we might have a nice green lawn, but what good is it if we are. decide whether or not this was
the academic calendar. the school for us, something ap- long commitment. The men and
too ill to enjoy it. One of the options would be to women were joined in holy mat-
These chemicals upset the entire intricate balance of our Earth's pealed to us.
trade the free day in thefirstterm, It may have been the beauty of rimony by vows said before the
fragile ecosystem. Whenever we workfto eliminate part of thai as in the one this Friday, for a day community, each other, and God.
ecosystem, the entire balance of order is disturbed. These chemicals the campus, a special program,
to study before finals. The*first When we ask for condom ma-
run off into the water system and eventually pollute this as well. thefriendlyfaces, or the fact that
term would be the only one af- chines in Garvey Park, in the
There are many long range effects of these chemicals that we have it was close to home. For me, all
fected. dorms and apartments, or even in
not even begun to experience. But many generations down the line, of these things played an impor-
Another option would be to have tant role, but J realize that the the bathrooms, we ask that this
our children may be paying the price for our errors. Many of these some m our finals on Saturday. college and the Sisters that built it
errors do not have to happen. There are many environmentally Mercy tradition, and more im-
Both of these choices would en- portant > the Catholic tradition compromise on an unbending is-
friendly, as well as people friendly, alternatives to spraying these able all of us to get one more day sue.
chemical pesticides all over the campus. was the deciding factor.
to prepare before finals.
Many of us do not think much about this topic, but maybe it is time One idea brought up was the I was raised as a Catholic going I am not trying to take the moral
that we spenda few minutes reflecting on it because it is something possibility of starting a day ear- to Mass every Sunday, complet- high ground, or preach to anyone.
that affects all of us, as well as the generations of people that will lier. Due to the fact that the day ing the sacraments of invitation, What one does in the bedroom is
follow us. after Labor Day is needed for the and yes, going to a Catholic their own business and I would!
It may seem lijce a very trivial and insignificant issue for most of Registrar's office to prepare for school. I wanted to continue in not expect anyone^ to tell me how
us, but for Carly Simon it is something that she must live with for the the term, this is not a possibility. that spirit I liked the spirituality, to conduct myjscx life, hut we
rest of her life. Not only that,but she was forced to leave a place that The. registrar's office is already a the images ofsa ints, and the pres- mustjall respect Ihefposition of 1
she really felt a part of. She liked it here and was very sad to have nightmare the day before classes ence of a chapel where I could go this institution and those respon-
to go home, but she had no other options. I doubt that very many of and to takc.flhat away would be to be alone, pray, and worship. sible for it I
us have had to make decisions of that magnitude, but what makes
this so sad is the fact that it never had to happen.
I know that Carly and her parents tried to educate the college to the
fact that there were some alternatives to spraying that would not
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have affected the environment, or her place here at the collcge.f
Another question arose in my head while writing this. Why would Merciad J Editors
the college even have accepted her as a student if they knew that she Dairlli Hiker Editor in Chief Nicole Ponstingle A& E Editor
was so sensitive to chemicals that they spray on the campus? This John Murphy Sports Edito Marc Johnston Advertisin
seems like a very cruel thing to do beca use now she is stuck with four (lii^an Suri News Editor Megan Circle Copy Editor
wasted weeks, and no college credits. /essica Russell Features Editor Jerry Tramhley Adviser
I am sure that Carly would not have come here if she knew that the \
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looked elsewhere for a college education. Merciad Staff : WL:? ;
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It was sad to see Carly have to pack up and leave this place, a place
Ithat made her feel very happy, and go home and have to work until
she can possibly find another place where she fits in like she did Lee Ann Kelly Mike Lorenz Scott Williamson
here. Maybe the school cares a little bit more about its outward Nick Krayger Tracy Cross Stephen Nolan
beauty than it does about the prosperity of its student body. Scott Vance Mamie Jasinski Brad Rybczynski

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Dear Editor
Upon reading the. article about
condoms I was upset by the
author's suggestion that we, the.
student body, should support the
habits of fellow students who may
or may not use the provided sup-
plies. If these students want to be
"protected" they should provide,
their own * protection. Rcvco is
only down the street and they
surely should get their condoms
before initiating any romantic
contact. There a re some of us who
do not believe in supporting the
purchase of condom machines for
the campus and we should not
have to support something that
goes against our beliefs. As to the
issue of embarrassment, there are
many more embarrassing things
in life and it is one of the minor
prices a that should be a part of
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Mercy world Student Sees Part of the Real World
By Jessica Russell
Merc i ad Features Editor
Every summer many students
from all over the world and even
some from Mcrcyworld, study
abroad. This past summer was no
exception.
Theresa Schroeck, senior, trav-
eled to Madrid, Spain, for six
weeks through a Boston Univer-
sity program. From May 25 to
July 8, Sehroeek studied Spanish
arUhistory and literature at the
International Institute in Madrid.
The Institute houses several
colleges and ineludcs many rooms
for the students* classes. Although
Schroeck was in a foreign coun-
try, she was among Americans.
"AH of the classes at the Insti-
tute consist of the students^ in-
volved in the programs from the
U.S.," sh'e said. Also, Schroeck
did not have her art history class
talight in}the normal classroom
atmosphere. Instead, the class was
held in art museums throughout
the city.
Schroeck stayed within walk-
ing distance of the Institute at the
homeofTanoand Isabel Sanchez,
an older couple whose! three
daughters are grown and gone.
Theresa and her friend Kate near the Alhambra in Granada, southern O oRESUMESo o
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"We would watch the Jacques
Coustcau program everyday at
lunch time and on the weekends I
would go on trips scheduled by
the I nstitute," Schroeck sa id. She
visited surrounding cities during
those weekend trips J
{When asked what she remem-
bers most about her time in
Madrid, shefsaid, " It was the
things I saw everyday: the bums
and mimes on my way to school,
my favorite paper store, the choco-
late sandwiches that Isabel made
me each day for snack, sharing
my sandwiches with the birds,
Isabel's needlework, going out
for tea with my friends...."
Schroeck's main motivation, to
improvefher Spanish,^was ful-
filled during the six weeks she
was in Spain since all her host
family could speak was Spanish.
"I messed up a lot during the
first few weeks but was able to
laugh about it later when I real-
ized what I had said in place of
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"I had a great time while I was
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By Jessica Russell
Merciad Features Editor
Your teachers and professors
not onlyihavc a talent for teach-
ing, but other things as well.
Mr. Michael Gleason is one of
those multi-talented teachers.
Gleason teaches ballet and chore-
ography in the dance department.
He also is the technical director
for the dance department. Lately
though he has given his lime and
talent to the construction of the
Mary D'Angelo Performing Arts
Center. Gleason is working on
the specs and purchase of the the-
atrical equipment for the new
building.
Gleason had been a theater tech-
nician for 27 years when he was
asked to help with the Mary
D'Angelo Performing Arts Cen-
ter. He has since then worked on
the project by|designing a five
year plan to piece the house to-
gether.
This planiincludes having
enough equipment when the cen-
ter opens to begin productions. In
order to do this he took (he amount
of money available, ta Iked to sub-
contractors to gel individual costs,
and cheated a balance between all
a* The new stage, which was
designed for music, opera, and
dance, will open on February 11,
1996, with a concert by one of the
great pianists in the world, Andre
Watts.
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THE MERCIAD October 12, 1995

Out on her own:

Senior Katie Fox puts
her competition away
early at the Lemoyne
^ Compiled by Scott Vance and Marnie Jansky Invitational. Fox fin-
ished well ahead! of the
f
-Country s Fourth Win field in a time of 20:41
fortfirst overall.
The women's cross country team continued their excellent form with
their fourth invitational win in a row at the 46th annual Le Moyne V-*-*«V*>
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Invitational on October 7. The meet took place in Syracysc, N Y last

Saturday where five women's and eight men's teams competed for
honors.

GLIAC Soccer Statistic

Senior Katie Fox led the team with a time of 20:41 in the 3. If mile race
for first place. Bridget Holzheimer (21:04) and Wendy Lampart (21:35)
took second and third place out of a possible 36 finishers.
Barbara O'Connor, Nichole Pint, Kelly Brown, Terri Barringcr, and SCORING LEADERS (MEN)
Sara Boyd completed the line up.
Tom O'Dca lead the Laker men, with a time of 29:38, for 12th place in Mike Domm, Mercyhurst 1.83
a field of 39 finishers. | Greig Waddell, Mercyhurst 1.75
Rower's Begin Season! Keith Swisher, Ashland
Dag Magnusson, Gannon
1.56
1.42
The men's and women's crew teams competed this past weekend in the Nick Deren, Oakland 1.40
Head of the Ohio Race. A head race is a fall season race that is longer in SCORING LEADERS Ast Ave
thefall than in thespring.Thc fall racesare 2.5 to 3.5 miles long with boats
starting at 10 second intervals.
The winner of lastfyear's race, Brown University, set the pace for Cathy Miniuk, Oakland 2.78
everyone else to follow.
In the Men's Open 8+, Mercy hurst finished in eighth place with a time
Erin Gallagher, Oakland 2.75
of 14:04.3. In the Women's Open 8+, the lad icsfinishedin sixth place with Genevieve Long, Oakland 2.33
a time of 16:06.8. The Men's Lightweight 8+finishedseventh with a time Claire Scanlan, Mercyhurst 2.30
of 14:00.6. The Women's JV 8+ competed in the club 8 event but the times Maureen Gallagher, Mercyhurst 2.00
have not been released yet.
Coach Sean Tobin said, "Right now our times are slower than the other
1
schools , but we have a lot of talent and by the end of our fall season we
should imtfroveby a couple minutes. We started our season on September
Men's Soccer Teach A & B Lesson
By LeeAnn Kelly
12 and the other schools had started in August. >»
field. Keeper Darren Murray making the final score 3-0.
The Mcrcyhurst crew team has three more regattas this year. Their Merciad Sports Writer i flooked like a giant feline as he "Glenn Francis did especially
second race will be at the Bausch and Lomb Invitational. On October 28, feused lightning {re Hexes to make well, his aerial ability and tena-
the team will travel to Columbus, Ohio, to compete in the Jack Speekman )It is finally coming together for ^an early game save, keeping the
cious tackling kept a very potent
the Mercyhurst m en *s soccer team game at 0-0.
Regatta. The last race of the fall season will be November 12 at the A&B attack at bay ."said Melody.
who easily defeated Aldcrson-
Princeton Chase All Distance. Midfielder Shawn Kroener was Francis was well supported by
Broadduson Saturday with a score 1 first to score from a free kick 20
the controlled defensive play of
Volleyball's Last Weekend of 3-0 over the eleventh ranked
team in the country.
yards out. The game remained at
j^il-O until the later stages in the
his partner Jimmy Reen.
Ian Dickerson had a superb game
Foward
'This is a huge win for us/' sa id game when junior Ian Dickers on
The Lady Lakers volleyball faced Ashland College in their last game and used his vision to involve the
coach John Melody, who saw showed a little magic. At the 70
and were defeated narrowly in three closely fought games. players around him.
them inflict a convincing defeat minute mark, he received a pass
Coach Dav ic said that "the girls played really well but once again we upon a team that is also ranked With a record of 6-4-2, the men
lost in a close game." from team captain Greig Waddell now confidently look i a head to
number three in the region. With on the left side of the field, beat
The team has a tough weekend ahead of them as they travel to play only regional games remaining next weekend's lough line-up
national champions, Northern Michigan, on Friday and Michigan Tech, on the Lakers' schedule, this vic- two A&B defenders and slipped against Northern Kentucky*and
22nd in the nation, on Sunday. Da v icsaid, "1 t's a chance in a 1 ifetime and tory could prove instrumental to the ball in the back of the net. Like Southern Indiana whom they play
I just told the girls to go out and play their best." magic. in a home tournament. Saturday's
the men's chances of a play-off
He was also quick to praise the Lady Lakers saying, "We've improved berth. With only six minutes to go, game is scheduled for noon while
a lot as the season has gone on and if there's one thing 1 have to say, it Waddell added his finishing touch Sunday's game starts at 2 p.m.
It was one of those names in to the score. Stuart Hogg threaded Both games are sure to provide
would be that the girls never give up." which everyone played well audi a ball between the Aldcrson-ij some top class quality action.
*Thc Lakers will take a break after the Michigan trip until their spring nothing seemed to go wrong for Broaddus defense to Waddell
season. ^ the Lakers. The men worked ex- breaking through. In ajone-on-

Lady Netters Take Two tremely hard in all areas of the one situation with the keeper,

This past weekend, the Women's Tennis Team won both of its confer-
ence matches. On Friday, against Gannon University, 6-3, and on Sunday,
SPRING BREAK
against Clarion University, 4-3. Both of the matches were close and could Isell trips, earn cash & go freelll
have gone cither way. i <•••*£• .1 I Student Travel Services is nowyhiring
*^Xgainst|Gai.non, the deciding match was Jessica Stout's. She is a
freshman front'Buffalo, who won her match 6-2,1-6,'6-2*
I campus representatives. ^
Against Clarion, Marina George, a freshman from Erie, won her match Lowest rates to Jamaica, Cancun, Daytonc\
7-6 1-6 6-3. The doubles team of Lauren Diulus and Kim Hodgkiss-Lilly, I & Panama CityBeach. j
continuing winning ways. i They won both oftheir matches this past o
weekend. Colli o d)£Uo\<*^i& r /A

Fre.sl.man Marnie Jasinski, second singles, had two singles victories |

Junior Carmen Dougherty, fourth singles, split on the weekend, coming
home with one win and one loss. The. team takes an overall record of 6-3 FREE HAIRCUTS!!!
and a conference record of 2-3 into this weekend. •. ,< For Women only at...
Coach Ray Yost said, "The ladies played strong this past weekend and
captured two big wins. Both of the matches Were close and could have gone
either way. but with wins from Jessica Stout and Marina George, the Lady TONI & GUY
HAIRDRESSING ACADEMY
I S i T l A C l l ST. Freshman forward, Rob Gilonny
College they will be playing at 11 a.m., ana im im y *y
up high lo head the ball for the
at nnrm AofliiKt Wavne Stale University. |
at noon agams« way. Weslwood Racquet Club. Lakers. Photo: Kevin Segedi
HAH matches this weekend will in ai m A
 PAGE 8 THE MERCIAD October 12,1995

Footballl Team Suffers Monmouth Loss

Scott Vance for 41 yards on only their first
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Merc in d Sports Writer possession.

Last Saturday the football team
took to the field against one of the.
best teams in their schedule,
namely Monmouth University.
Unfortunately for thefHurst,
they were unable to extend their
winning record as they fell to a
35-14 defeat. The Lakers have a
3-2 record so far this season.
The Lakers got off to a bad start
and found themselves 14 points
down after the first quarter. The
first touchdown came from a 60
yard drive, from Uie strong offense
of Ihe Hawks. The second came
after a Golga fumble ?which
Monmouth converted into a
touchdown three plays later.
Worse was to come for the Hurst
as they found themselves down
21-0 with just overfive,minutes
gone in the second quarter. But
the Lakers didn't lie down and die.
like most teams would, they in-
stead fought back and were re-
warded with a 39 yard touchdown
^reception by Woodard off an ac-
curate Golga throw. Wicks was
successful with the extra point log
^reduce the lead by 21 -7 with only
It was here that Monmouth ex-
tended Itheir lead to 27-14 with
just 2:39 left in the third quarter
with a 67 yard drive which took
the time off the clock. The extra
point was blocked down by an
aggressive Laker defense.
Another fumble late in the third
qua rter gave the. ball to the Hawks
in scoring position on the Hurst
25 yard line at|the start of the
fourth quarter. Once again the
Hawks capatalized and scored
with a seven yard pass from the
Monmouth quarterback, Sabella,
to extend the Hawks lead to 35-
14. j l I
There was no more scoring in
the final quarter in•' what was a
disapointing day for the Lakers.
When Kimball was asked after
the game how he and the players
felt, he replied in just one word,
Grounded! Number 66 for Mercy hurst, Mike Peck, attemps to smother the ball. The Lakers committed four
"frustrated." He said, "We went
turnovers in their 35-14 loss to Monmouth. Photo: Mike Lorenz
21 points down through mistakes
and some, good offensive play by
the opposition, but we didn't lie
down and die, we. scored two con-
l Ladies ISoccer Success After putting in a below par first in the net, making nine saves and
verted touchdowns to put us in By Lee Ann Kelly half performance, Mcrcyhurst recording a shutout -J
the drivers scat, burthen it all Merciad Sports Writer once again pulled together and "I think we pulled together to
went wrong. »

12 seconds remaining in the quar-
ter.
At the start of (he second half,
Monmouth kicked off for*57
yards, but Tom Bender returned "
the ball for a 26 yard gain to
contribute to his 82 yards in kick
returns for the game. It was on
this play that Golga reduced the
lead with a two yard run after a 66
yard drive, which took just over
four minutes. Once again Wicks
was successful with the extra point
to reduce the score to 21 -14.1
After Wicks kicked off for 56
yards to the Monmouth nine yard
line, it was returned 53 yards to
bring play to the Mcrcyhurst 38
yard line. The Hurst denied the
Hawks a first down on their first
possession and it was at this stage
Coach Joe Kimball said that the
team was "really pumped, excited,
and ready to go."
The Hurst was unable to take
advantage of their possession and
were forced to make Wicks punt
When asked what lost the game
for the Hurst, Kimball had no
hesitency in saying, "The reason
we lost the game was because of
tumbles. You cannot give away
four fumbles and expect to win,
let alone against a really good
football team." He also replied,
ti
We do not ca 11 fumbles, its some-
thing we've worked on in prac-
tice because it has hurt us in the
past."
"If we didn't fumble the ball
last Saturday against Monmouth,
we would have been a real boost
to our football program. At the
same time, I was proud of our
kids as we always played physi-
cally hard and aggressive. >*
The team faces opposition from
Ihe No. 1 team in New York,
Buffalo State (4-1). Kimball said,
"If we beat a good football team
like Buffalo, it would be a huge
boost to our program, but i we
won't be beaten through lack of
effort." I than that to beat the Lakers.
Another successful weekend
for the Lady Lakers soccer team.
They played two games and se-
cured two victories, nothing un-
usual for the Hurst's most consis-
tent team-nothing unusual except
that* Saturday's game against
Bloomsburg was the most crucial
game of the. year so far.
Bloomsburg University is num-
ber two"in the region and any-
thing other than a victory for the
number one Lakers would have,
jeopardized their chances of mak-
ing it to the playoffs for the third
year in a row. The Lakers won the
game Si-0 and arc now virtually
assured a playoff spot.
It was a beautiful autumn after-
noon last Saturday as bolh teams
met to do battles Due to injury
Bloomsburg was without its star
player and was relying on shear
emotion to beat the stronger
Mercy hurst squad. It soon became
obvious that it would lake more
tidied things up in the second
period of the game. The Lakers
outshot their opponents 19 to 11,
giving the Bloomsburg goalie a
real workout.
After a failed penalty kick at-
tempt, the Hurst finally got Ihe
goal that they had been waiting
for. With 23 minutes to go in the
game, senior Maureen Gallagher
received a ball at midfield and
proceeded to make an incredible
run down the field, turning Ihe
Bloomsburg defense inside-out.
As she approached the 18 yard
line, she slipped the ball lo fellow
senior Tracy Cross who finished
the ball to the net for a brilliant
goal. J for the classy Lakers, who lagged
" As thefinalminutes of the match
ticked away, the* Lakers contin-
ued to create offensive opportu-l*
nities while defensively, sopho-
more Nikki Esposito and seniors
Sarah Connelly and Jen Root
worked hard to dismantle any
Bloomsburg advances. Stacy
Bort/appeared quite.comfortable
put in one of the best team efforts
this season," assistant coach
Yvonne Parker said. "It was nice
to see people rise to the occasion
and lake responsibility to bring
the game up a notch."
Aficrsuch a very physical and
mentally draining game, the Lak-
ers rallied together on Sunday to
easily defeat West Chester 4-0.
The game was less than a minute
old when junior forward Fiona
Lee beautifully controlled a ball
played into the box and laid it oil*
for her awaiting teammate Claire
Seanlon who placed it in the net.
Despite some^gulsyjplay by
West Chester they were not ready
on three more coals courtesy of
senior Becky Miller (two) and
Marissa Rossetti.
The. Lakers have an overall
record of 9-1-1 and arc ranked
fourth in the latest NCAA II poll.
This weekend they play away
against GLIAC opponents Oak-
land.

800 Lakers
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800 telephone access to the live play-by-play radio broadcast of selected
Mercy hurst. College football, basketball and hockey .games on its
TEAMLINEic^phon^s,e/vice^jri)e call is not freei ,
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Tohl ZawtetoWski, TRZ president s'aluV'Wc.'aTc extreme!/proud to be*
affiliated with Mcrcyhurst College and to provide our service to its fans for
the first time.... By using a speaker phone, fans in distant cities can get
together and listen to the game just like hearing it on local radio," he said.
To use TEAMLINE 'Hurst; fans will dial 800-846-4700, enter the
Mcrcyhurst access code, 1654, enter a credit card number and then be
connected to the live game broadcast direct from WMCE Radio.
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Fans are. billed between 20 cents and 50 cents a minute for the service and
pay less per minute the longer Ihey listen.
At the in inimum 20 cents fans pay $ 12an hour. At the lop rate of 50 cents,
the charge would be $36 per hour. f
TRZ offers TEAMLINE season tickets - 1,000-mmutes for
$250, or 25 cents a minuie, 500 miiiufcs for $160, or 32 cents per minute.
The service will begin Saturday, Oct. 21, wilh the broadcasts of both the Laker players watch another of their many shots on goal sail over the crossbar. They beat regional rivals,
Mcrcyhurst- Robert Morris football game at 12:50 p.m., and the Mercy hurst- Bloomsburg, 1 -0. Photo: Kevin Segcdi
Seneca hockey game at 7:20 p.m.