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THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF MERCYHURST COLLEGE SINCE 1929

News:*
Mercyhurst student
Brian M iller returns
Archaeology digs into Texas
safelyfromcombat in A Mercyhurst Archaeological Insti- often mixed layers found in rock she!-
Iraq. tute project that kicked off in July ter floors is an art honed bv the MAI
2003 will continue for the next few after its experience handling the
Page 2 years - under the watchful eve of world-famous Meadowcroft Rock
the U.S. Army. shelter outside Pittsburgh, Pa., plus
Mercyhurst faculty and students others in Mississippi, West Virginia
have been charged with the task of and Kentucky.
excavating a handful of historically "This project includes the examina-
significant rock shelters found on the tion of rock shelters, a type of site in
Opinion: nearly 200,000 acres of U.S. Army which we specialize," explained Ado-
It's back! The | training facilities located within Fort vasio. "We have the best rock shelter
Good, the Bad and Hood, Texas. excavation capabilities in the country,
According to James ;Adovasio, and we have developed rigorous pro-
the Ugly returns! Ph.D., director of the Mercyhurst tocols for dealing with these shelters
Page 3 Archaeological Institute (MAI), the - that is why we are involved in this."
college was invited to participate in The project began with some initial
the excavations because of its repu- work this past summer, but next sum-
tation as the leading resource in the mer marks the true beginning of what
world for handling rock shelters. promises to be a multi-year seasonal
Found scattered across the landscape, dig at Fort Hood, an prospect that
rock shelters were used over the cen- affords outstanding learning oppor-
turies as camping grounds and for tunities for Mercyhurst archaeology
Features: protecdon from the elements, a us- students as well as students from other
Joe Delgato shines at Jody MeSo/Photo ecttcr age that often left them with layer - .
institutions.
Duke University with Freshmen Megan Cameron examines material In the Archaeolo- upon layer of relics and artifacts.
other political science gy lab. Many Mercyhurst students will help with the Fort Hood Excavating and understanding the Please see Texas on page 3.
project.
majors.
Page 5
Nygaard kicks off newllecture series i Idred v. Ashcroft, Virginia v. in many ways.
By Joneile Davis
Black, and The United States v. Some of his accomplishments in-
Contributing writer The American Library Association. clude working as a consultant on
Arts & Entertain- During his speech Nygaard also constitutional issues, for Albania,
ment The seats in the Walker Recital focused on the importance of the Lithuania, Ukraine, Russia and
Check out the latest Hall quickly filled on Wednesday Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Croatia, helping them to advance
evening as Mercyhurst students, He stressed that those documents their principles of a judicial struc-
scoop on Ben and J local attorney's, and other com- were created to protect all citi- ture and the protection of their
Lo's love affair. munity members came together zens, and citizens should know individual rights.
Page 6 to listen to a lecture given by Ri- their rights. He also worked as one of the
chard L&Nygaard, Judge of the After discussing each case and architects of the Home Rule Char-
United States Court of Appeals for die importance of the constitution, ter for Erie County, and was work-
the Third Circuit. i Nygaard finished his speech by ing as a judge in the Court of Com-
' Judge WJgpSZtl fyrun.ptly took challenging the-awlie&ce- to know m o n Pleas for t h e Sixth Judicial
the stage at 7:30 p.tfl. to start his the constitution. He stated that District of Pennsylvania.
discussion of the major cases there is no higher office in the Nygaard recently joined the
Sports: heard in the U.S. Supreme Court's land than that of the citizen. Mercyhurst Civic Institute and has
2002-2003 term. ' W J ** Nygaard graduated, with a set out to educate Erie citizens of
Men's hockey Nygaard informed the audience bachelor of science degree in the importance of the Constitution
geaars up for m and gave his view of the many public administration, from Uni- and how it effects people every-
different cases that were heard in versity of Southern California. He day without them knowing.
season opener X **f
/ » the Supreme Court during this then pursued his jurist doctor at His lecture kicked off the new
against Michigan. past term. Some of these cases the University of Michigan School lecture series put on by Mercy;*
include Grutterv v. Bollinger, of Law. hurst College that focuses on the
Page 8 Katie McAdams/Merciad photographer Lawrence v. Texas, Ewing v. Cal- After receiving his education, Supreme Court, the Constitution,
Richard L. Nygaard ifornia, The Nevada Department Nygaard went on to help society and the interplay between laws
of Human Resources v. Hibbs, and individual rights.

Mercy-
hurst stu-
Campus Events d e nt s
gather to
Thursday, October 2, 2003 at 7 p.m.
welcome
Rotaract Meeting in the Marion Shane
h o m e
Reading Room in the Union. Brian Mill-
er, left.
Thursday, October 2, 2003 at 8 p.m. Miller em-
Dr. David Kozak, the director of Leadership braces his
Eric will speak in the Taylor Litde Theatre. mother
Mary after
being in
Friday, October 3, 2003 at 10 p.m. Iraq i f or
SAC presents Dueling Pianos in the Union. seven
months,
Saturday, October 3, 2003 at 10 p.m. right.
SAG presents October Fest which will include
Katie McAdarntfMoraad photographer Katie McAdarra/Merciad phoiograplMsr
Root Beer kegs, a live local band and other
activities in the Union.

Monday, October 6, 2003 at 8:30 p.m.

MSG meeting in the Student Government
Miller retuprns from Iraq
Chambers in the Union.
By Katie McAdams
Contributing writer
Wednesday, October 8, 2003 at 8 p.m.
Guelcher Film Series presents "Spellbound" Last Saturday afternoon, 33 Ma-
in the PAG rines, including onc^from^Mercy-
hurst I ollege, Brian Miller, re-
turned safely to the Marine Corps
Reserve Center after fighting the
Index conflict in Iraq for seven and a
half months,
E It was an exciting day for many
News : n people, including Miller's family.
It was an especially exciting day
News v 2 for his younger brother Scottie
Opinion .£ 3 who is a freshman at Mercyhurst
and for his close friends at Mer-
Opinion. •4 cyhurst.
Features 5 As close family and friends of
ing "Welcome Home" and "Wel-
come Back Brian/* all decorated
in red, white and blue, his proud
parents held flags in honor of
there oldest son coming home
from Iraq.
Friends from the 'Hurst made t-
shirts in honor of the homecom-
ing and all wore red, white and
blue. Roommates Earnon and Bill,
held the American flag as they
waited to run with the bus as it
pulled up in the driveway.
Miller's former roommate Bill
Brown said, "Brian Miller is a hero
in my eyes. He is one of the most
honorable individuals 1 have met.
For what he did and how he
served our country everyone
supposed to come home during fill Miller in on everything that
in May but things did not go as happened to them over the past
planned overseas! seven months. Laughing, Miller
Then, the second arrival date said, "It sounds like more stuff
was supposed to be in the mid- happened over here than in Iraq."
dle of July, but again, no such Younger brother Scottie Miller
luck. The saying "third time's the said, "Although I missed him and
charm" worked out in this case worried about him everyday, 1
because the third time he was on knew he was going to be okay.
the airplane heading for the U.S.A. Just staying optimistic and believ-
Family and friends listened in ing he will return safe as soon as
awe as Brian told of his experi- possible kept me believing in him.
ences in Iraq. He told everyone I am so proud to be the brother
that the Hfeat was unbearable. of such a heroic and patriotic man.
"The only wav 1 can describe It is men like him that protect our
that country [Iraq] is to tell you to everyday freedom and deserve the
preheat the oven to 140 degrees up-most respect. My hat goes off
and stick your head in there for to Brian and all veterans who have
w

seven months while I throw bags ever served this great country."
6 Miller's gathered there waiting needs to appreciate." of sand on you," said Miller. Miller plans to return to classes
A&E 1 4 While overseas for seven
anxiously in the rain, the bus Miller mentioned over and over at Mercvhurst winter term*
Sports J 1 7 pulled up at 12:10 p.m. and ev- monthSi family, friends and rela- how happy he was to be home The Mercyhurst Community con-
it 8! :. 8 eryone there just could not help tives keep in contact with Miller and how wonderful it was to see tinues to keep all students who
Sports through letters and packages. hiis friends and family* are fighting the conflict in Iraq in
but show their excited emotion.
While his aunts held signs say- Originally, Miller's brigade was Friends at Mercvhurst tried to our thoughts and pravers.
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THE MERCI AD

NEWS To contact newsm8rciad@mercyhur8t.edu

Prestige on the rise

litdc easier" mained without electricity Sun Mercy hurst adopts two new graduate programs
China scaling back Streamlining the bureaucracy day night
government's role does not signal, however, any But why the entire Italian net by Bob Cisek, and considering program they must both be ap-
intention by the Communist Par- J work collapsed within 20 min By Angela Amatangelo the state of the world, jobs of proved by the state. There is a
in daily lives of -

ty to end its monopoly on pow- utes, leaving the nearly 57 mil- Contributing writer this nature are much in demand. rwo- pronged process that is tak-
citizens er. lion Italians without power, re Two new graduate programs There are several hopes of add- ing placerightnow. Breckcnridge
Instead, it is responding to un- maincd a mystery. arc expected
r to the boost the ing these two programs to the says that they are nearing the end
BEIJING Slowly but steadi- happiness among many Chinese standards even higher at Mercy- Mcrcvhurst curriculum. One is of the second phase, the state-
ly, China is easing intrusive state over the bureaucratic hassles that Pope names hurst College. that these programs will bring a ment of program design.
control over the lives of its cit- circumscribe some of their dai- Philadelphia's Hopes are that both the Foren- much needed heterogeneous This step includes review of
sic and Biological Anthropology group to the campus. the svllabi, course curriculum,
izens. In recent weeks, Chinese ly activities as the nation goes next archbishop
leaders have made it easier to through changes brought about and Applied Intelligence will Second, Dr. Mary Brecken- and the course load just to name
get a passport and relaxed rules by rapid economic growth and PHILADELPHIA Archbish- bring in students not just region* ridge, director of Graduate Pro- a few. She is optimistic this phase
on where citizens may live. the disintegration of a cradle-to- op Justin Rigali, Philadelphia's; ally, but from all over the coun- gram in Organizational Leader- will be complete as of October.
In the latest change, which grave system of social welfare. next archbishop, will become a try. ship says it is very important to f*.The next step involves experts
takes effect Wednesday, the na- Stability remains a major chal- cardinal just two weeks into his The Forensic and Biological "educate students in specialized from the state visiting Mercy-
tion's 1 3 billion citizens will be lenge for Communist leaders. tenure here far quicker than his Anthropology program is to be areas that are much in demand." hurst to review all aspects of each
allowed to marry or divorce predecessors, who waited years headed up between two well- Finally, with bringing students graduate program.
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without permission from police

La Dolce Vita less
or workplace bosses. sweet in the dark
for their red hats.
Rigali was the only American
known professors. Dr. Dennis from all over the nation, the Mer- After the entire proposal has
Dirkmaat and Steve Svmes. cvhurst alumni base will only been approved, it is possible that
It is anticipated the mention of
w *

Red banners festooned the
Beijing municipal marriage reg-
istry center announcing "con-
venient" and •'simple'* rules for J
matrimony and divorce.
"We have made some drastic
changes/9 said Li Ziwei, the reg-
istry's director. "Our new rules i
diminish the role played by the
government." > tricity grid.
Such changes may seem mi-
nor to those outside China, but
they offer relief for millions of
Chinese and underscore the re-
duction of the oppressive state
apparatus that was the hallmark
of Communist rule for more
than five decades.
Scholars credit the 6-month-
old leadership of President Hu
Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao
with initiating changes.
"They are sensitive to the
problenis of discontent," said
Richard Baum, an expert on
China at the University of Cal-
ifornia in Los Angeles. 'They
have made a genuine effort to
make bureaucratic obstacles a
after Italian
blackout
VENICE, Italy. Italians were
left in the dark early Sunday
when an Alpine storm blew a
tree onto a power pylon in Swit-
zerland, causing a maddening
domino effect along Italy's elec-
5 ceeded Cardinal Bernard E Law
The storm was blamed for the
peninsula's worst blackout,
which stranded 130,000 passen-
gers aboard 110 trains for hours.
The outage caused traffic jams
in major cities and forced fire
departments to shutde fuel for
emergency generators to hospi-
tals. The only part of Italy not
hit by the blackout was the is-
land of Sardinia* where energy
is produced locally.
Some of Italy's northern cit-
ies, among them Milan, Venice
and Turin, regained power short-
ly after dawn, but Rome was still
partially blacked out by dusk
Sunday, and southern provinces
such as Puglia and Sicily re-
among 31 cardinals-elect an-l
nounced Sunday. Pope John
Paul II read the list at noon I
from his apartment window
above St. Peter's Square. The
elevation ceremony will take
place Oct 21 in Rome.
Archbishop Sean Patrick
O'Malley of Boston, who suc-
there in July, was widely expect-
ed to be appointed with Rigali
but not among those named.
Church rules call for only 120
papal electors, all of whom are
cardinals younger than 80.
Next month's elevation cere-
mony will bring the number to
a record high of 140, though
that number will decline as cur-
rent cardinals turn 80 and lose
their elector status.
During his 25-year pontifi-
cate, John Paul, 83, has named
135 of the 140 electors. The
elevation of Rigali, 68, will take
place Oct 21 on the steps of
St. Peter's Basilica.?
ilnfo provided by KRT
these two men will help to bring
a very wide range of traditional
and adult students.
Applied Intelligence is to be led
Student Government Gab with Jess Tobin
OK, so let's talk "fall formal".
Fortunately most students en-
joyed the dance very much.
There seemed to be few com-
plaints except that some weren't
too impressed by the disk jock-
ey. "He was a little out-dated for
our crowd." says sophomore
Aisha jasper. Hopefully, no one
let the unpopular d. j. rain on their
parade. On the bright side.of
things, SAC is working on get-
ting a better d.j. for upcoming
formals. "I think everyone had a
really nice time. Irs great to see
all of your friends at one place.*'
says sophomore Marisa Paolini.
The gift given out at the formal
was especially handy. Everyone
received a blue or green travel
coffee mug with a clip handle.
"The best part of the formal was
broaden and spread to large cit- both Forensic and Biological An-
ies helping the Mercyhurst name thropology and Applied Intelli-
gence will be offered as early
grow in prestige.
However, before anyone has spring term.
the chance to register for either
The senior class hopes that this p.m.. He will be speaking about
will increase student interaction the "Leadership Toolkit:
and gatherings. The pavilion thoughts and reflections." The
should be especially nice in the lecture is being sponsored by
spring, and is something for all SAC, and is part of the six-lec-
of us to look forward to. ture Leadership Certification
And now for your Mcrcvhurst Program. Students must attend
technology update: There is now five out of the six lectures to be
an electronic discussion board certified. Two lectures will be
available on h t t p : / / held each term. Just a note, lead-
lakernctmercyhurst.edu/. You ership certification looks great on
can log on to the discussion a resume.
board the same way you log on This Friday the "Dueling Pi-
to your email. The discussion anos" comedy show will be held
board is made up of seven mes- in the Union at 10 p.m. The show
sage boards which include: the is free and if you haven't seen
ride board, the book swap and them perform before, they are
sales board, the academics board, really funny.
the athletics board, the student On Saturday from 10 p.m. un-
government board, the student til 2 a.m. October Fest will be
activities board, and the general held in the Union. Included will
board Feel free by all means to be a band, and root beer kegs as

Archaeology digs into Texas getting the coffee cup. It is so

very functional." said junior
Kelly Rose Duttine. Hopefully
go on and start discussions. It is well as other activities. It should
a really good way to communi- be a lot.pt fun so please come.
cate with other students on cam - SAC is sponsoring all of these
~1' tiiLijjr.iaf"ii ;~ < | the;winter and spnng formals pus. The book swap/sales add
cvehi 7 / , -* A
CdmXnmdftbWi ] u xu
pdge J / 'gatherings but added that chose the state of Texas, and eventual- the ride boards should be espe- Make sure to show up to the
will be as successful.
fit in with a larger movement ly, the information infused into This year the Senior Class is cially helpful. Mercyhurst?Student Govern-
underway at Fort Hood. the findings of archaeologists at giving a nice gift to the campus. This Thursday the leadership ment meetings on Monday nights
Fort Hood is the largest mili- "We are concentrating on the work across the United States.
tary reservation west of the Mis- rock shelters in particular because They have decided to build a speaker series kicks off. Dr. Dav- at 8:30 and give your support
"What I envision is that we pavilion over the Briggs and id Kozak, the director of Lead-
sissippi River, with more than they are a unique resource and have this overall goal of under-
220,000 acres. It is located on the we have quite a few of them on standing and preservation, but Lewis picnic and grill area, and ership Eric, will speak in the Tay- To reach Jess, e-mail her at
Edwards Plateau in central Tex- the installation,' explained Huck- within that are opportunities for hopefully re-surface it as well. lor Little Theatre promptly at 8 jtobin 75@mercyhurst. edu
as, and is home to, among many erby. "But we are also focusing students to do research, master's
others, the major mechanized there because they contribute an projects as well as the hands-on
units of the U.S. Army. For de- enormous amount to the under- work," said Huckerby. >
Don't think of graduate school as going back...
cades the military has systemati- standing of the history of this
cally surveyed the acres used for
training exercises, locating hun-
area.
Fort
Camp
Hood
Hood
was
in
established
the early
as
1940s I jvnsider it moving forwaid.
The latter reason is key, said and originally measured only
dreds of archaeological sites
Huckerby, because of-a move- 108,000 acres. It was officially
throughout the reservation. Both
ment toward mitigation on the opened in September 1942, and
federal and Texas law mandates
installation. Because not every was used during World War II for
those surveys before an area can
site can be protected from the training tank destroyers. After
be used for training, and ii the
damage done by training exercis- being renamed Fort Hood in
survey and subsequent study of
es involving live ammunition, 1950, the military camp contin-
a site identifies it as significant,
tanks and other heavy equip- ued its mission of training mech-
the area is protected from the rig
ment, the fort is working to pro- anized units of the Army for
ors of training. Nearly 1,110 pre-
tect the best of the sites - the combat. The fort is named for i• ^ » . MPT mi
historic sites have been record HEW! | fm i Master of Edueat o n in Elements ry
rock shelters and their cache of famed Confederate general from
ed on Fort Hood, and another * Online K,£d Reading Education
history. Texas.
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Historical Commission wants boundaries, and excavating the years ago to the present and in-
MathtfMtfab
these sites intensely studied," said rock shelters is one of the best clude all of the major periods
Adovasio. "\X'c, in turn, were ways to do that" said Huckerby. now recognized in Texas prehis-
looking for field training oppor- adding that the rock shelter to be tory. All artifacts found on Fort
GRADUATE — - ^ r of Arts in Art
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as well as open sites." * good shape. Not only has it nev- by the Fort Hood Cultural Re-
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To contact opinionmerciad@mercyhurst. edu OPINION

Campus Question:
What have you been doing to occupy your
time on the weekends since schoolstarted? This weekend, I came to a sud-meaning ofjriendships alive
"Fridays, I don't go out be-
cause I have a game on Sat-
urdays. After the game, I usu-
ally go out and celebrate with
all the guys."
•Corey Banks,
freshman
"I go to the football games
each weekend and watch a
lot of movies,"
-Michelle Peelman,
sophomore
"For the most part I sleep
all weekend, but on Sundays
I have people over to watch
anime." £.
-Kristin Scan:,
senior
"1 try to go out to dinner
on the weekends or go see a
movie. Thar is if I'm not
caught up in homework."
-Parris Hobbs, I New Hampshire for the mid-
senior
"I mostly hang out with my
roommates and catch up on
the sleep I lost during the
week."
-Katie Ostromecki,
freshman
Keeping the
"I've been participating in
a lot of the campus activi-
ties, including the Clarks con*
cert and the fall formal/'
-Niky Nocera,
freshman
"My weekends are pretty
much filled with homework
and waiting for my boyfriend
to come home from Iraq/'
-Jen Ruffa,
senior
"Lately I've been traveling
with the cross country team
and having a good time with
my friends."
* -Beth Kenniston,
sophomore
"Friday nights are party
nights. But me and my room* |
mate try to do as many of
the campus activities that we
can. We like the concert
scene too."
-Matt Goodrich,
junior \
"We live in the suites so
we've got access to the ice
rink "snow". We spend our
weekends throwing snow, so
watch out."
-AJ. Duesler,
freshman
'You're stuclqwith me'
arc.
"Every weekend I've been den, shocking realization. For example, my roommate, a
visiting my friends at other
But I Could Be Wrong
My friends are total dorks. music education major, bound-
schools/** What's more: I wouldn't have ed joyfully into the living room
-Colleen Jackson, it any other way this morning after blowing dry-
sophomore Never before have 1 had the ing her hair to cell me that when
opportunity to sit leisurely on my i you switch her blow dryer to
"Weekends were made for
couch, drink in hand and watch
Jaime
homework and catching up "cool", it sounds like a major
; captivated as a group of my clos- Rinne third. Did I roll mv eves? Okav.
on sleep" :
est twenty-something guy friends mavbe 1 did. But onlv a little, I
-Jim Pierce,
played a heated game of Star swear.
junior
Wars Epic Duels. For a moment, On the same token, when 1
"I clean my room, do I thought there was going to be odds? How often can one group proudly tacked my brand-new
homework and read on the
9 bloodshed* This was no mere of people equally appreciate the Harry Potter poster to the wall
weekends/ game of Monopoly, people. finer points of James Bond and at the beginning of the school
•James Kelly, Anyway, like I said, they're total the Star Wars trilogy? Not many, year, my roommate did not
freshman dorks, but 1 can't tell you how I can tell you that much. mock me mercilessly. She onlv
"All my time on the week- much I love them for it Why? So, here's my bit of advice for smiled and turned away so that
ends is taken up by studying, Because, I'm a dork too. Bet this week, if you want it. Apprc- 1 wouldn't see her laughing.
_
homework, and work. * you couldn't tell, but I am. A Now, that's true friendship.
-Amanda Mountain, complete, total, absolute dork. Let's face it: We're all dories in
senior So, once I came to this life- My friends are some way or another; Some of
"Every weekend I go up to changing realization, I got to total dorks. J } us more than others certainly, but
New York State and fly air- thinking about friends and everyone is a little bit So, it might
planes for fun. I've been do- friendship and all of those love- -Jaime Rinne just be considered atinybit hyp-
ing it since I was 15.1 plan ly Hallmark card-worthy senti- ocritical if you mock your
on Hying myself home to ments. Actually, I think I even date your friends for who they friend's love of "Dungeons and
had afleetingthought about kit- are, in all their varying types of Dragons" while you turn around
term break." tens and rainbows before I had personality quirks. 1 can't prop- listen to your Pearl Jam albums
-Justin Lonie, to resist the impulse to stab my- erly explain how annoyed I get with a glazed expression in your
sophomore self in the eye with a rusty fork. when I hear someone say: "Oh, | eyes and drool on your chin.
Anyway, once I had accepted I adore my best friend. I really Think about why your friends
"Drinking an awful lot and the harsh reality of my dorki- do...except when she [insert would ever want to hang out with
slceeping in to start it all over ncss and that of my dearest vaguely charming personality yon for once.
again." - friends, I had to wonder how a trait here]." It takes all my will Anyway, it's just a thought.
* -Allison Tome, group of such apdy suited dorks power not to scream back, Now, if you'll excuse me, 1
senior were able to find each other. "Then you don't adore diem, be- have an episode of The Simpsons
Think about it: What are the cause that's part of what they to watch. Very important.

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PRIVATE /\\STot*o&ii*e5 Stealing the fizzy lifting drink:
A professor speaks on plagiarism^
By Dr. B. Pittman You might find me wandering of getting a higher grade is too
OBSIGNATED Guest Opinion in the halls on these days, mut- much to pass up, right? Plus,
tering "you stole the fizzy-lifting weren't these same students pun-
SM0KIN6AREA / (\t the end of too many terms, drink" to myself, because once ished enough by taking low
I think about my favorite scenes again 1 have been disappointed grades on the earlier work Vhey
in one of my favorite movies, by students who have intention- did themselves? ^
No SMOKING Willy Wonka and the Chocolate ally stolen text from online sourc- It's at this point that some stu-
<fta factory. es and passed it off as their own dents express outrage or de-
When Charlie and Grandpa (I may never know I how much mands of sympathy for their fc-
are accused of having stolen the else is stolen). no ranee, just as Grandpa did.
fizzy-lifting drink and kicked out Like Wonka, I am disgusted And I mutter "but you stole the
r< of the factory, they are shocked; that such unethical behavior has fizzy-lifting drink."
then Grandpa is outraged, be- occurred, because 1, too, have So, what can I do? Well, I can
cause he can't believe that such given instructions, and I expect give zeros for plagiarism that I
a trivial act has such a great con- students to use those instructions can identify; I can give copies of
sequence, After all, the fizzy-lift- and even go farther in seeking them to the administration and
ing drink was right there for the to* understand the principle of start the process of punishment;
takings unprotected, and only documentation of sources that mosdy I become more and more
cynical about academic honest)'.
Ma±M This Week: forbidden by Mr. Wonka's in- is one of the hallmarks of aca-
structions.
But most ot all, the tempta-
demic work.
When we scholars borrow in-
Then every year, I stress ad
nauseam to new students how
How to deal with thefifthwheel- tion of the literal high the drink formation to support our argu-
offered was too great to pass up. ments or to show the depth of
important it is to cite every bor-
rowing from a source.
your roommate's boyfriend How could they have been ex- our research, we credit those
pected to obey Wonka's instruc- sources, because we value our
And I remember my very fa-
vorite scene in Willy Wonka,
boyfriend-shaped hip ornament for once. "Whew!" you'll think tion facing such temptation? And own intellectual property and that where Charlie places his gobstop-
emerge from the bathroom, "Finally 1 can get some peace and hadn't they been sufficiently of other writers* per on Wonka's desk as a sym-
they'll scurry off to the kitchen quiet" Wrong You will soon learn punished by almost floating up Why don't some of our stu- bol of atonement, and Wonka
into the giant fan? dents value these things? utters from his heart, "So shines
where they'll proceed to eat your that if hip ornament isn't in the
very last Stouffer's French apartment, there is probably a From Charlie and Grandpa's Maybe students don't think of a good deed in a weary world."
Pear Madam Malarky,
point of view, no one had been their writing as their intellectual I'm looking for those good
Help! My roommates boy*Bread Pizza. reason. The two most common;
hurt, and they arc still entitled property. deeds and only wish I could of-
friend is driving me cniqy. Please help.Worry not! For eventually they reasons for a boyfriend to not
to Wonka's grand prize. Is it any Plus, the Internet is right there fer a lifetime supply of choco-
Thanks. will settle down and watch TV. be in the apartment are:
wonder, then, that in his outrage for the taking, isn't it? I guess the late in return.
Twitching With InsanityFinally you'll be able to take a 1. They have broken up and
shower. Of course, all the hot she will cry like a sick sheep with Grandpa threatens to give a gob- logic is that if copying and past- But more than that I wish I
Dear Twitching, water will be gone from the pre- syphilis until he comes crawling stopper to Slugworth, Wonka's ing were wrong, then it wouldn't could instill in students a respect
Did you know that 346 out of vious nine-hour shower and back in the hopes to get her to faux nemesis? be possible* And the temptation for the value of their own work.
347 roommate murders occur you'll have to get dressed in the shut up or-
because of significant others? It's bathroom because it's just creepy 2. He has been obliterated in
true! (Probably.) to let your'roommate's boy-' some kind of freak meat-pack-
Freshmen, I'm warning you. friend see you in only a towel.
When it comes time for room Don't be discouraged right away |
mate signups, DO NOT room - putting jeans on wet legs takes
with anyone who says,' Urn, is it practice, but you'll get the hang
okay if my boyfriend visits ev- of it.
ery great once in a while? 11 will Now you can settle down in
ing incident and your roommate
will cry like a flock of maimed
hyenas with gonorrhea.
However, you must remember
that your roommate's boyfriend
probably also has his own apart-
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phrases such as "Don't misbe- thumbing the buttons with a
she will bring up ever)' small fa- The Merciad Is the student-produced newspaper of Mercyhurst College. It is
have or you'll get a wicked' glazed over expression on his
face. You're just about to ask for vor she has ever done for you
spanking!" in your lifetime and make you published throughout the school year, with the exception of midterms week
This will be followed by your the remote, when hip ornament's feel horrible for not letting her and finals week. Our office is in the Hlrt Center, room LL114. Our telephone
roommate and her towel-clad eyes light up He's found a sports
boyfriend darting in tandem event. You have no prayer of
boyfriend stay "just this once." number is 824-2376. m i ]S
Just go eat your French bread
from their room to the bathroom retrieving the remote now. Just
and showering together for ap- cheer as if you know what's go-
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OPINION
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Questioning the deeper meaning
Peat's hot and what's not at the Hurst cf supporting those overseas x
The true underlying implication the bottom of our TV screen.
By William Elliott in the statement, <rVou don't sup- It's easy to forget that people arc
The Good... Managing Editor port our troops," is that you don't
care if they die and what could
dieing when they are nothing
more than a footnote.
Ever since 9/11 fear and pa- be more monstrous than that. 1 Now, 1 know that people will
Hie new bike tacks on campus ate encouraging students to ride their bicycles to school triotism have run rampant in this mean, my god, if you don't sup- also say that we need to support
while the weather is still nice. Now, if the cyclists and the pedesterians could just learn to society. port our troops, you don't de- our troops because they didn't
respect each other... L No longer is it acceptable for serve to be an American. make the choice to go over and
*
people to voice their opinions, Well, you know what? I'm here fight. Instead, we believe that
SAC's hard work on the foil formal made it an enjoyable rime for all in attendance. Hopeful especially if it is opposed to what to say that I don't support our they were forced to go by the
ly, more of Mcrcyhurst's new freshmen class will attend next time. our country is doing. No where troops. In fact, I will never sup- government* £
is this more obvious than when port them or any military action. The problem with this idea is
Hurst TV will be airing a new program: "Ladies Night". The program airs Tuesdays at 9pm it comes to "THE WAR ON If I say that I support our troops the fact that they did choose to
on the Mercyhurst television network. TERRORISM." If anybody what 1 am actually forced to say go mere. When die)' signed up
dares to speak out against it they is that I support their actions. for the Armed Forces they gave
are treated like a social degener- When I support somebody, it is their tacit approval to the gov-

The Bad... ate or even worse unpatriotic. giving my approval not only to
As horrible as those two titles the person but also to all of their
are, nothing can come close to actions. 1
ernment. With this tadt approv-
al of me government, they basi-
cally give up their right of choice
Hey freshmen, here's a dp: Walking across campus in a giant group to an upperclassmen the comment, "You don't sup- How could I support anybody's with the government. In doing,
party is a great way to get yourselves in trouble. Travel in small herds. It's less obvious. Oh, port our troops." actions that result in death? this we can claim that what die
and wear lessflashyclothing. Glitter and sequins are sure to attract the attention of campus How terrible atilingit is not to Let's not kid ourselves here, government chooses is what the
security. support our troops. They are people, in the war on terrorism soldiers choose.
* la over there fighting for our free- people are being killed. All that Having said all of this, I would
What's up with noises preventing students from sleeping lately? Garbage trucks outside of dom so that we can stay at home we really hear are statistics and hope that it Is easy to see why I
#(
BrigKS and Lewis* construction outside of the Warde Townhouses and lawnmowers outside comfortable in our gluttonous names, but let's not lose sight that can't support our troops. I'm to
of Egan Hall make for pretty cranky students. We understand that you need to do mainte ways without a care about the these are people that are being busy supporting life. This is my
nance work around campus, but let's start it jiftgr 9am! rest of the world. creed. 1 support all life. 1 don't
killed.
Well, only until our access to It is easy to lose sight of this want harm to happen to anyone
and this includes our soldiers, the
The Ugly... cheap oil is threatened, but that when the only evidence we see
is another story. of this is that small scroll bar on Iraqis, even Saddam Hussein.

Persons around campus have been tearing down and defacing the signs and posters of The Merciad welcomes submissions from the
campus clubs and organizations. People, have we read the mission statement of Mercyhurst Mercyhurst student body, faculty and staff. 3&
College lately? "Promotes the values of truth, individual integrtiy, human dignity, mercy and Please submit all articles to: opinionnierciad@inercyhurst.edu,
justice." Read your college handbook. You might learn something. '4
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A tradition of body mutilation: *The Merciad retains therightto edit

Submissions for length. If possible, the author of
the article will be contacted before anyI
How to start your college career off right changes are made. S
term. It was a first term surviv- people don't like the idea. That's
By Ashley DuBose
Contributing Writer
al celebration.
After all, what else is the un-
der 21 crowd supposed to do?
cool, I don't particularly like re-
ality television.
If you do plan on following
Write Truth:
Ah yes, tattoos and piercings. All of a sudden, everyone was this-college rice, I have a few
One of the last rites of pas- mtoving around dar<?fully or hud - i suggestions: tj; •-,•-!• <> \ -n^ ' - A
A new calumniwth a new attitude £
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sage for college students, placed dling around fcovered and ten- First, the winter is the best time ^ * who's carrying their baby. I my last painting class?.The as
just after leaving home and be- der body parts. to get tattoos done; there are no By Michelle Stevenson For God's sake look at the signment was to copy one of
fore getting a real job. We come Why not? Tattoos and pierc- UV rays or chlorine water to Contributing Writer Catholic church. Priests profess Manet's paintings perfectly*
to Mercyhurst, take the classes, ings can be a great way to me- bleach the color. that sexual immorality is a sin. Needless to say I turned in a
buy the hoodies, and drink die morialize important life experi- As far as piercings go, as the You know that girl who plays Apparently that rule is only for painting with one large quotation
alcohol. What's next? ences. You just have to be really Buddha's Body Art tattoo artist the "I'm cute and sweet" role, people over the age of 12. trying to make this very point:
Why, it's body mutilation! ft careful about the type and place- said, "Well, you wouldn't soak a but you know is totally fake? She What about the institution of "The challenge is to be yourself
I got my tattoo the summer ment. cut on your hand in dirty water, works at Hooters down the marriage? "I take you, to have in a world that is trying to make
before freshman year, and 1 Here is a very good suggestion: would you?" So, no swimming street. and to hold, to love and to cher- you like everyone else."
don't regret it. Well, I regret the If you only like a design, do not and no baths. Not that that is And what about the guy who ish, through sickness and ^School systems arc slowly in*
not being able to swim part, but get it engraved on your flesh! much of a worry on this cam- "doesn't believe in drinking" but through health...until I meet tegrating standardized teaching
the rest was fine. After a week Tattoos are permanent, get it? pus. Oh, and don*t tomb! Poking taught you his rules the weekend Pamela Anderson and she bears styles into the mix.
of "Ouch, can't sit that way." Tfjgr never come off. Well, you can and prodding will just make it before: "You're not drunk until my children." All the kids are going to soon
My tattoo became another part get the surgery, but that can leave uglier. No one likes scar tissue. you pass out and if you puke, How about athletes taking ste- be taught the same information,
of me. Sure it's small, but size a nasty scar. Trust me on this, Second, plan ahead. We're that just means you have room roids? Or vegetarians and their through the same teaching meth-
doesn't matter, right? either absolutely love the design talking jw/y ahead. Say to your- to refill/' He forgot that con- secret attachment to this phe- ods, so that they can pass the
Whenever I tell someone that or do not get it done. self, "How is this going to affect versation. nomenon we call beef? same tests, and meet the same
1 have a tattoo, they ask one of If you're unsure about the tat- my future job opportunities?" Then there's always your boss, We can't forget about the fam- people.
two questions: % too, but still want to add some Very few people will hire you if who happens to be a sister, ily doctor who just got out of KEven school systems now will
Did it hurt?f unnatural shape to your body, you have a giant Chinese sym- swears you to hell during work rehab for abusing pain pills. I be generalized, creating adoles-
What did it feel like? why not get a piercing? bol on your face. Let's keep it and makes you shovel multi-di- seem to remember him telling cents Into mere clones of one
Usually I tell them, no, it didn't I Just think of all the varieties: tasteful, people. rectional walkways in the snow me "take one pill, twice a day, another. Sounds like a multi-fac-
hurt, because it was licked on by eyebrow, nose, cartilage, lip, Finally, stay away from names. at 8 a.m.. Mind you this wasn't a everyday." Hippocratic/Hypo- eted future society.
puppies. As for what it felt like, tongue, not to mention the non- Do you really want to have to pet shelter, it was a recreational era tic oath. Oscar Wilde once wrote,
it felt like I was being repeatedly facial piercing possibilities. How- explain who Tanya or Shawn facility for the elderly. Individuality? I'm not really "Most people are other people.
stabbed by a needle. ever, I have to say one thing was to your future spouse? I There's that police officer that sure it still exists. Look at writ- Their thoughts are someone
Go figure. about those. Ow. Oh, and OW. don't think so. busts the boy next door for deal- ers, look at painters. The goal of else's opinions, their lives a mim-
When I got to the 'Hurst, I Now, I am not saying that tat- So go crazy, go wild, go nuts. ing weed, and then goes home an artist is to create an individu- icry, their passions a quotation."
found out that 1 was ahead of toos and piercings are for every- But don't go drunk, because the to smoke a joint... with his wife al style, not repeat the past, but Now that's the truth.
the game. Most of the gills in one. I have been called crazy tattoo parlors will not lay a nee-
Egan got theirs after the first enough times to know that some dle on you.
Letter to the Editor:
Beginning life? at college: Gay/Straight Alliance Member Speaks Out
Afreshmentalks about the crucial first weeks By Emily Crofoot
A&E Editor h
garuzaQon.
Our first club meeting is
group of gay and straight indi-
viduals who offer support, and
learned in just the few weeks that estly don't realize how much I'm Wednesday night, and we post- give students a safe and comfort-
By Meghan Smith I've been here, who to stay away learning because the teachers Ever since I was six years old, ed signs both Sunday and Mon- able place to Be able to express
Contributing Writer from and which crowd to sit with make it so much fun. We spend I have been affiliated with Mer- day night to get our word out to themselves and talk about their
at dinner. Dinner, in fact, is an- just as much time copying notes cyhurst because both of my par- students about the meeting. sexual orientation without being
As sooi) as I moved in to Mer- other subject all in itself. as we do laughing. I was so re- ents are alumni, and 1 took mu- By the next morning after both judged, persecuted, or made fun
cy suites 322 on August 4H> 2003, I'm sure I'm not the first to lieved after classes started. I had sic lessons until my senior year days of hanging up signs, the of. 1|
I knew 1 was moving into a com- say it, but the food here is less been so worked up in nights pri- in high school. majority of them were taken The purpose in writing this let-
pletely different lifestyle. Never than satisfactory. Picking and or 1 thought I was going to make Being an Erie native, I know down by students and work stud- ter to the editor is to spread the
before had 1 lived with four other choosing what is edible is half myself sick. I had heard numer- that Mercyhurst has a good rep- ies of administration. word that the Gay/Straight Alli-
girls. I had grown up with two the battle for me as I enter the ous horror stories about college utation around the area for be-
*
These signs that we hung up ance is a recognized club on earn-
older brothers, they kept to their cafeteria each day. The other professors from friends and rel- ing hospitable, accepting, and were not pushy in subject mat- pus and arc not causing harm
side of the house and 1 kept to half is keeping the food down. atives that 1 was sure would hap- helpful to students, especially ter, but gave information about or pushing beliefs on anyone, but
mine. All of a sudden I was sup- I'd much rather Easy Mac and pen to me. They were wrong. those of a minority — whether it the meeting and its whereabouts, letting students know that there
posed to share a bathroom and Hi-C in my room any day. Lucky, Mercyhurst has turned out to is race, low income level, handi- Since when is hanging up signs is a place to go to meet other
closet space with complete for me, the food is the only thing be the exact opposite of what I cap, or sexual orientation. for an accredited club about a gay and lesbian students, £
strangers. Nothing could prepare that's been causing me unhappi- had expected. I seem to be get- This brings up my next point. meeting against Mercyhurst pol- Students need to know that
me for the changes 1 was going ness so far. ting along pretty well. So far I Never in my four years here, icy? there are people who will not
to go through when I finally made I've got to say, I'm the luckiest haven't gotten lost or done any- have I been embarrassed to be a You don't see anyone else tak- judge them, and that the meet-
it to Mercyhurst. g girl at Mercyhurst when it comes thing too embarrassing in pub- member of the student body at ing signs down for MSG, SAC, ings are safe - a true freedom
With each day I'm beginning to my schedule. First of all my lie. 1 have found myself to be Mercyhurst until just recently* or Ambassadors. zone.
to feel more comfortable. There earliest class is 11:00a.m. and my extremely lucky thus far. I'm just I am a member of the Gay/ We're not asking for people to So, please respect others life-
are new people I meet that help last class ends at 3:30p.m.. It is hoping that in coming months Straight Alliance on campus, and offer a lot of support, but to just styles. If you don't believe in al-
me tofitin. I've found that there so nice to sleep in every morn- my luck continues. After all, the way the students and admin- respect other's freedom of ternative lifestyles, ignore it And
can be some really friendly up- ing and take naps early in the af- Mercyhurst has become my new istration have reacted these past speech and freedom oi expres- if you are an advocate for the
per classmen. Along with some ternoon. The best part about my home and I intend to enjoy ev- few days has embarrassed me sion. | gay community, supporters ate
really obnoxious freshmen. I've schedule are my classes. I hon- er)* moment, good or bad. and other members of our or* The Gay/Straight Alliance is a encouraged to come to meetings.
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OCTOBER 1 2003 *
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7b contact featuremerciad@mercyhurst.edu FEATURES

Jared Adams andfTracy Heranic Delgado studies
chosen to reign over Mercyworld at Duke University
By Kaitlyn Reif
Contributing writer

"And the winner is."

Seniors Tracy Heranic and
Jared Adams were crowned
Mercyhurst's 2003 Homecom-
ing Queen and King on Satur-
day Sept. 20. WW
"AU the girls on court arc won-
derful. I-r.wasreally surprised
when they announced my m

name" said Heranic '£

%
*It was a great feeling know-
ing that my classmates voted for
me to be die homecoming king.
1 think it's a great honor just to
be recognized by my peers. I'd
like to thank everyone who took
the time to vote and making this
possible for me," Adams said.
"I was very flattered so many
students voted for me/* Heran-
ic said.
Adams was in the locker room
preparing for the next second
half of the big game when his
name was announced.
"I was pretty surprised when I
was told that I won. The guys
on court are all good guys; I re-
ally thought it was going to be
one of them."
The football program at Mer-
cyhurst is what caught Adams'
eye. Adams is a native of Twins-]
burg, Ohio majoring in Business-
Financing. Upon graduation he
would like to have a job which
allows him to travel.
"After a few years of travel-
ing, I would like to go back to
school and get my master's de-
gree," Adams said.
Tracy Heranic and Jared Adams were crowned 'Hurst Homecoming Queen and King.
Adams knows he has the
knowledge and skill to pursue a
position in investment planning
or other related finance job. He
will be flexible and marketable
from the knowledge he has
gained at Mercyhurst .
Hampton Township, Pa. is
home to Heranic. She is a duel
major in Elementary Education
and French Education.
After college, Heranic plans to
move to France where she ide-
ally wants to teach at an Ameri-
can school' with elementary lev-
el kids.
? Tracy Her ante/Contributing photograph*
"The culture and the French
language are my passion. Why
not kill two birds with one stone,"
said Heranic.
Both Heranic and Adams are
very involved at Mercyhurst
Heranic is part of the Ambas-
sadors Club, along with being a
member of Mercyhurst Student
Government
"I love Mercyhurst and 1
wanted to share my enthusiasm
with incoming freshman stu-
dents," she said.
Adams participates with the
football program, but also part
of the Mercyhurst E-Com-
merce Institute and has helped
with Special Olympics.
Adams enjoys lifting, skiing and
water skiing, and wakeboarding
Heranic enjoys French and
children, and anything to do with
her friends.
The friendships and great peo-
ple of Mercyhurst will be the
greatest memory of both.
For Heranic, her busy itiner-
ary and the atmosphere will be
missed.
Adams will undoubtedly miss
his alias "Joey Dale!"
Senior Joe Delgado studied with other political science
majors at Duke University this summer. |
By Courtney Nicholas
Features editor
"I got in!" is what senior Joe
Delgado said when he received
his letter from Duke University.
Delgado is a political science
major and native of Lorain,
Ohio. | i % I
He applied to the Ralph
Bunche Summer Institute at
Duke, The program is for mi-
nority students who are interest-
ed in pursuing a doctoral degree,
"I was very surprised and ex-
cited," Delgado said,
Delgado was working as Dr.
Clemens* research assistant and
gave him the brochure advertis-
ing about the summer institute
program. Clemens knew that
Delgado wanted to pursue grad-
uate school and thought he
should apply to the program.
Jody Meflo/ Photo editor
Ralph Bunche program are in-
vited back to Duke to share their
wisdom with the present group
of college political science ma-
jors.
"The only free rime I had was
when I was sleeping," Delgado
said.
The six weeks went by fast for
*
DelgadoJ; He didn't have time
to get homesick. He called
home and always had something
new and exciting to tell his fam-
ily. He knew that this would be
an opportunity if a lifetime.
During the six weeks, the pro-
gram sponsored a recruitment
fair- Many graduate schools, in-
cluding Duke, where present.
Delgado received many phone
numbers and e-mail addresses
from the fair.
"I got to do some many things.
It was a life changing experi-

Dr. Hosey leaves classroom to better Mercyhurst
By Bethany Shaffer *
Contributing writer
Over the summer, Dr. Heidi 1
Hosey was approached artd'^vas
asked if she would be interested
in the newly available Associate
Vice President of Instruction |
and Assessment position at Mer-
cyhurst
This position would mean dras-^
tically reducing the amount of
teaching she would be able to do.
Hosey has been a part of Mer-
cyhurst for 16 years.
m *
i;"I see myself primarily as a
teacher, so I didn't leap to a deci-
sion. It was a hard choice" she
said.
After carefully considering all
of the options, Dr. Hosey did
decide to take over the position.
When asked what factors con-
tributed to making the decision,
Hosey said, "There was enor-
mous possibility in this position.
It was an opportunity to do
something that has never been
done before. I enjoy being chal-
lenged to think differently. I am
very committed to Mercyhurst
College and its future/'
President Dr. William P.
Garvey certainly made the right
decision when he selected Hosey
as his main candidate in the area
of instruction and assessment.
After settling into a much larg-
er office on the first floor of Old
Main, Hosey took the time to
Afraid to talk: the impact of social anxiety on campus
By Ellen Flee kens tein
Contributing writer
Half of all Americans would
describe themselves as being shy.
Most of us have some difficul-
Dr. Heidi Hosey is the Vice President of Instruction and
Assessment at Mercyhurst College.
make sure everything she need-
ed to do was done efficiently.
Her main priorities are instruc-
tion and assessment at Mercy-
hurst This involves coordinat-
ing efforts to develop and imple-
ment an outcome asses rnent
plan. It also entails looking at the
goals Mercyhurst has set and if
the college is on the way to
achieving them.
Hosey also plays a big role in
coordinating many things with
the faculty. She works closely
within the hiring process, evalu-
ations and retentions, as well as
ous. They involve a physical re-
sponse to an anxiety-provoking
situation that can be very pow-
erful. This may play out in feel-
ing dizzy or sick, restless or
shaky, freezing up or shrinking
back. The notion of panic can
become very real to such indi*
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faculty orientation.
"Teaching is the life of the col-
lege. The essence is that I am a
teacher and I get to work closely
with them," she said.
Lastly, Hosey is also responsi-
ble for supporting Dr. Tom
Gamble, the Academic Vice
President of Mercyhurst.
When students heard that Dr.
Hosey would only be teaching
one or two classes this year they
had similar reactions, being hap-
py about her promotion and sad
because they would not see her
in the classroom.
Unfortunately, some of these
students can experience a pain
so unbearable they choose to
drop out of school before
they've had a chance to be
helped.
It is exacdy this population of
students that may need help the
"I am so proud of Dr. Hosey/'
senior Pre-Law major Emily
Mosco said, "No one deserves
this promotion more than she
does. She will be greatly missed
in the classroom;" : * * ' R
Jaime Rinne, a senior english
major believes, "With Dr. Hosey
you always feel important. You
never feel like just another stu-
dent."
The reaction was much the
same from Jessica Morgan, a sec-
ondary education English major.
She said, "Dr. Hosey always
made time for me. * No matter
what my questions were, she al-
ways had time for me. She is
leaving a space in the English
Department that will never be
replaced."
KSMuch to the relief of her stu- I
dents, especially the seniors, Dr.
Hosey will be back in the class-
room to teach Twentieth Centu-
ry Criticism in the winter. Stu-
dents are also pushing for her to
teach Women in Literature,
which is scheduled for the spring
term of 2004. S
Hosey has a message for the
students of Mercyhurst, "We are
on the edge of becoming a great,
well-known institution. All of
this change is making this school
what we want it to be. Always
remember that you are at a great
school in the constant process of
becoming an even greater
school." 3 \
article and realizing how close to
home this topic hits, it would be
as follows... You are not alone.
Despite how painful and lonely
it may be, you truly are not alone.
There are many faces around
you that are feeling some of the
same things you are. They, like
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Delgado and the rest of the
f
students involved in the program
There was an interesting mix were required to write a research
of people. The setting was very
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what to expect He got mentally Delgado came home being niore
prepared and the last few days conscious of who he is as a
at home to relax. He did not Mexican male college student.
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load that he did while at Duke. Duke helped him realize that he
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every day for four days a week. about politics. -The program also
Duke brought in many speakers, made him realize there are many
we had to write research papers issues in politics that he should
and I did a lot of reading/' Del- start considering
gado said, "It was like a political "I feel that these young peo-
science boot camp." , ple and I will stay in contact*? We
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program were Duke faculty. hope that we meet again."
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BuZz
OCT. 5. Punchline, Ritter,
Affleck Lopez part ways
Calling Blue Skies, There's By Lindsay Kezlarian
Always Tomorrow. The Contributing writer
Hangout in Edinboro. Tickets
S6. I Jennifer Lopez has trust issues;
Ben Affleck has personal prob-
OCT 10. Bury Your Dead, lems.
xSuffocate Fastcrx, Drain v4ls this really what led to the
This Blood, New Noise, break-up of this famous couple
Anne Gorha. Blue Planet in known to manv as "Bcnnifer?"
Meadville. Tickets $5. Furthermore, are they actually
"broken up?" | |
OCT. 15. Chris Rock. Palace According to US. Weekly; just
Theater, Cleveland. On sale five days before the couple was
Sept. 26 at www.tickets.com, scheduled to marry. Affleck de-
by phone at (800) 766-6048. tided to pull out of the event
after a fight
OCT 18. The Twirpentines, The two were supposed to be
Falling From Nowhere, The married on Sept. 14 in Mon-
Midnight Jacks, Black Room tecito, Calif.
Conspiracy, Down 19. ^However, as a result of their
Country Greens in pre-wedding quarrels, J-Lo in-
Cranesville. Tickets $4. stead retired to Miami in hopes
of easing her pain.
OCT. 18. Chris Rock, t I [ While she was recovering from
•
Bcnedum Center, Pittsburgh. the unexpected break-up, her ex-
On sale Sept 26 at 9 a.m. at fiance was spotted at the Hus-
der Casino in Garden City, Ca-
Ticketmaster.
lif., where he gambled the night
OCT. 18. Stanley Clarke, away.
Jean-Luc Ponty. Byham Sources say that their separa-
Theater, Pittsburgh- On sale tion was caused by many differ-
Sept 29 at 9 a.m. at ent reasons.
Ticketmaster. First of all, Lopez was upset
OCT. 22. Raekwon, C-Rayz
Wayz. Agora Ballroom,
Cleveland. Biggs stars in 'Anything Else Roadhouse regrets
OCT. 24. rhe Twirpentines, Film proves to be anything but entertaining
The K Word, Form of
Rocket, Tabula Rasa, New By Meghan Sullivan
Transit Direction, SP Contributing writer
Firehydrant Blue Planet in
Meadville. Tickets $6. * Jason Biggs plays Jerry in the
new movie "Anything Else." Jer-
OCT. 30. Norma Jean, ry is a struggling writer who can-
Figure Four, Blood of the , j not say no.
Martyr, Anna Gorha. The He cannot say J no to his psy-
Hangout in Edinboro. Tickets chiatrist that doesn't give any
$8. *T ; ^ ".:; *fU advice, to his agent that doesn't
give him any jobs, and to his girl-
OCT. 31. John Mayer, Teitur. friend who doesn't give him any
Bryce Jordan Center, State sex.
College. On sale Sept 26 at The only person in Jerry's life
www.bjc.psu.edu, by phone at who is trying to look out for his
(800) 863-3336. well-being is his crazy friend
David Dobel.
NOV. 1. Barenaked Ladies. Biggs does a lower then ade-
State Theater, Cleveland. On quate job of acting in this film.
sale Sept 26 at He is well-known for his ap-
www.tickets.com, by phone at pearances in the "American Pie"
(800) 766-6048. i movies, and should probably just
stay there.
NOV. 5. Rickie Lee Jones. Biggs plays this part just as his
Palace Theater, Greensburg, other character: overwhelming
Pa. On sale Sept. 26 at 4 p.m. nervous.
at Ticketmaster. He does not act strong enough
to play a character where he is
NOV. 8. G3 with Joe constantly breeching the fourth
Satriani, Steve Vai, Yngwie wall, and trying to communicate
Malms teen. A J. Pal umbo directly with the audience.
Theater, State College, Pa. Jerry is a human door mat,
On sale Sept 26 at noon at People walk in trampling the mud
Ticketmaster. of their problems all over him
leaving him strained with their
NOV. 8. Faded Me. Second burdens.
Before the Crash. Falling He is afraid to cut off connec-
from Nowhere. Black Room tions with anyone. In the movie-
Conspiracy, Doll and More he is quoted as saying, "I can't
Doll. The Hangout in leave anybody, I'm afraid to sleep
Edinboro. Tickets $5. alone."
This statement alone defines his
NOV 8. Cash Brothers. character, especially in his rela-
Rosebud, Pittsburgh. On sale tionship with Amanda.
Sept. 27 at noon at Amanda is played by Christina
Ticketmaster*
Upcoming PAC events
NOV. 12, Give Up the
Ghost, Fairweather The Bled,
Daughters, Good Intentions.
Forward Hall in Eric. Tickets
By Emily Crofoot.
$10. W performing in the PAC at 7:30
Arts and Entertainment Editor
The first On Wednesday, Oct. 1, "Whale
Rider" is showing in the PAC at
Gay/Straight 8 p.m.
This film is so stunningly bcau-
Alliancef dful to look at - and such an
uplifting story - you can under-
meeting will stand why it has won so many
audience awards at festivals all
be held on over the world (including Sun*
dance and Toronto).
Wed., Oct. 1 It's a gorgeous fable from New
Zealand about the balance be-
at 8 p.m. i n | tween the old and new worlds, -
tradition and progress, supersti-
Zurn 11. tion and faith.
Tickets are $5 for adults, $4 for
seniors, $4 for youth under 15
For more jy years old, and free for Mercy-
information, hurst students.
For more information about
contact:
the film, visit:
Mercyhurstgsa@yahoo.com
www.whaleridermovie.com.
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just less than rwo weeks after
him to call off the wedding"
J-Lo's past marriages really con- they split up*
cerned her as to the well being Supposedly, they were at the
of her son. courthouse to get a license.
However, Affleck can't be let The media immediately
off the hook and Lopez left with jumped to the conclusion that it
all of the blame. was a marriage license.
In 1999, Affleck told Playboy However, the Libert}* County
that he will often "create some Sheriff said "Affleck stopped by
incident to get out of a bad rela- to ask about a gun permit."
tionship" Adding another twist to the sit-
Another point against him is uation, according to CNN, Af-
that "he is a recovering alcoholic fleck's brother Casey accompa-
and may have jumped into a se- nied the couple to the court-
rious relationship too fast" house.
Experts advise not getting into Now the public asks the ques-
a serious relationship for a year tion: Why would his brother be
after rehab. there if he was seeking to get a
What is difficult for addictive gun permit?
people is the boredom of nor- Just a little side note: Casey
mality. Affleck was supposed to be his
But when thought about it, how best man.
can Jennifer Lopez and Ben Af- When calls were made to both
fleck lead a boring or normal Lopez's and Affleck's reps about
life? * B the current status of "Bennifer"
How many "normal" people all they said was "absolutely no
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get bombarded with paparazzi? comment."
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez called off their wedding How many "normal" fiances So what is the real deal with
which was supposed to be on Sept. 14. \ purchase a 6.1 carat pink dia- "Bennifer?" No one really
about Affleck's trip to a Vancou- of him marrying J-Lo. mond ring worth SI.5 million knows, except for the two them-
ver strip club in July US Weekly reports that his dollars? * selves, their family, and possibly
She also complained about mother said "she worried about The plot thickened when the a few fnends.
Ben's love for gambling, and that him having to live the rest of two were spotted at the Liberty Only time will tell for this dra-
his mother did not like the idea his life in a fishbowl and urged Courthouse in Hincsville, Ga., ma-filled couple.
>
By Betsy Donner
Contributing writer
The new Texas Roadhouse
chain carved its way onto the
Peach Street strip, so I decided
to take the venture to see what
the buzz was all about
My two roommates and I Pticto courtesy of www lexssroadhcuso con
stopped by on a Tuesday night The Texas Roadhouse is
and took our seats at the bar. now open on upper Peach
The crowd was still bustling, Street. *
not to mention the immense uni- with some of my own personal
formed staff running around specifications.
the newly built restaurant We shared the appetizer and
This Clarksville, Ind., born in a couple of minutes my
chain restaurant has a Texas roommates' salads came out
theme, with menu items, decor from the kitchen.
and country music to provide us I was told my salad was on its
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Yankees with a real Southern way, and I then sat there for 15
'Anything Else,' starring Jason Biggs, Woody Alien, and feeling. minutes waiting for my salad to
Christina Ricci, is now playing in theaters. A unique addition to the atmo- come out
Ricci. Ricci is known from oth- In this movie, Allen is the writ- sphere is that every hour on the By this time, business had died
er movies such as "Casperi ft er and director, as well as one hour, the servers break it down down, so how hard was it to pull
"Sleepy Hollow," and "The Man of the lead actors. cowboy style and "perform" a together a salad supposedly told
Who Cried." . | i His performance is typical as choreographed line dance. to the kitchen staff as a priori-
She is probably the saving far as his acting goes. He was The company's motto is "Leg- ty? j •* i
grace of this movie. Amanda is slightly annoying, and proceed- endary food, legendary service Then, when my salad came
a complicated, free spirit, who is ed to ramble on each time lie through legendary people!" out, it came with the wrong
on enough meds to take down talked. The new location in Erie, how- chicken and dressing and wrong
an elephant. Allen's character was nothing ever, is a far boot scoot away specifications.
Besides all of the drugs she is out of the ordinary' except for from becoming all that the com- They took it back; another
taking, Amanda has a serious the violent tendencies he pos- pany desires for its chains. five to seven minutes passed and
commitment problem where she sessed- The menu contains "down on the right salad came out, but
gets to the point of actual suf- i The script for this movie felt the range" grill favorites from again with the wrongs specs.
focation. very looser hearty steaks, to ribs, and BBQ They took it back once again,
Besides these faults, she is still The actors seemed to be im- chicken, all appropriately named and finally it was correct. All of
sexually attractive to men. She provising all of their dialogue, to fit within the Texas Road- that hassle and wasted food to
seems to radiate flirtatious vibes especially in the scenes where house theme; "Road Kill," get my order right
with all the males she intera< ts characters were arguing "Chicken Critters," and "Ratdc- They lost a total of $29 in
w [• }A lot of the scenes were snake Bites" top my list of scary, menu items from the mistakes
Ricci takes advantage of her drawn out, and overwhelming yet tempting dinner choices. they made, not to mention that
unique beauty and charisma as On a scale, from one to ten, Before I begin my critical anal- the bartender serving us had
she plays Amanda. this movie would be rated a Five. ysis of the service, keep in mind actively decreased her tip from
Jerry's friend and mentor, Dav- It was mildly entertaining at you are listening to an HRIM us.
id Dobel, is played by Woody some points, but overly long and major, aka Food and Beverage After a talk with the manager,
Allen. '!: pointless at others. dork. I realized communication was
I take restaurant service seri- not yet part of the working ma-
ously, and I believe there is al
i hine at the Texas Roadhouse.
ways a way for food service pro- Leadership from above is re-
viders to get the job done cor- flected through those who arc
rectly or,yat least after the sec- led, and meeting the "leader of
On Tuesday, Oct. 6, Leahy is Mercyhurst students. ond or third time. the pack" proved that the Road-
¥ •
For more information, visit: We were served rather quick- house employees are being led
ly by a bartender, however she down the path po failure.
p.m. www.lcahymusic.com.
They say the family that plays On Wednesday, Oct. 8, "Spell- forgot about one of our drinks; After my experience, the ac-
together stays together, but the bound" is showing in the PAC she poured it, but left the glass claimed legendary service
musical Leahy sisters (five of at 8 p.m. sitting straight across from us on through legendary people was
them) and brothers (four) give How could a film about the the bar. Since when does it not not all that it was said to be
that phrase an entirely new National Spelling Bee get an say in the job description of a through my experience at the
meaning, Oscar nomination for Best Doc- bartender to make AND serve Roadhouse.
Just ask Shania Twain, who was umentary? drinks to the guest? I plan on going back to the
so impressed by the family's fu- Director Jeff Blitz follows One roommate ordered a Roadhouse and giving it a sec*
• r t
eight contenders to the spelling Chicken Critter Salad and the ond try. Maybe after the staff
sion of Celtic, folk and country
music that she hired Leahy to championship in Washington. other a Grilled Chicken Salad.
i i t 1 * 1 gets more comfortable, service
open her 1999 world tour. D.C., and then paints a vivid I ordered the Combo Appe- will improve and my opinion on
Now the Leahys are head!in- portrait of Americans multicul- tizer, featuring some chicken this first experience will be for-
crs themselves. And why not? tural makeup, critters, rattlesnake bites and gotten.
Not only do all nine tear it up ; il ach of these teens has a dif- tater skins. If you want to try your taste
on the fiddle (dad taught them), ferent background and his or While we were waiting for our at the new Texas Roadhouse, it
as well as guitars, bass, piano and her own reasons to compete. food to come, an extra appetiz- is located on upper Peach by
drums (mom's influence), but Tickets are $5 for adults, $4 er came out as a mistake and Wal-Mart |
they all step dance, too. for seniors, S4 for youth under the bartender offered it to us.
You may never see anything 15 years old, and free for Mer- It happened to be the same Hours of Operation:
cyhurst students. one I ordered for my entree, so Mon.-Thurs. - 4 p.m.-10 p.rn»
quite like Leahy again.
Tickets are $22.50 for adults, For more information* visit: I cancelled that order and or- Friday - 4 p.m. 11:30 p.in
$20 fo. seniors,? 12.5.0 I or youth www.thinkfilmcompany.com/ dered myself a Chicken Critter Saturday - 12 p.m.-l I; 30pm
under 15 years old, and S15 for SpellboundMovie/.v salad instead of my appetizer, Sunday - 12pm.- 10pm.
OCTOBER 1,2003
THEMERCIAD PACE 7

Football loses to Northwood
By Ryan Palm
G mtribuiW Writer
The Northwood Timbcrwolvcs
scored once in even- quarter,
leading them to a 30-3 victory
over the visiting Mercyhurst
Lakers on Saturday, Sept. 27
2003.
The Lakers dropped their sec-
ond straight contest, and was also
the second straight game \vith-
out scoring a touchdown.
The Laker defense forced a
punt on the first Northwood
possession, and marched all the
wav down to their 23-yard line.
Junior tailback Justin Adams
came up short on a 4th and 1,
giving the ball back to the Tim-
berwolves.
On the next play, Northwood
quarterback Reggie Graham
connected with wide /receiver
Robert Height for a 77-yard
touchdown pass, giving them a
7-0 lead with 7:04 left in the first
quarter.
After stopping the Timber-
solves on their next possession,
quarterback Jeff Nowling com-
pleted five passes, leading an 81 -
yard drive resulting in a 21 -yard
field goal by Phil Scanlon.
Northwood then proceeded to
go 84-yards on just ten plays,
capped by a Bryant Lawrence 1 -
yard touchdown.
The extra-point made the score
14-3, which took the teams to
the half.
Following a Laker punt, North-
wood quarterback Reggie Gra-
ham completed a 30-yard pass
to receiver Yared Yearby, which
got the 1 imberwolves deep into
Mercvhurst territory*
Senior running back Pernell
Jackson scampered into the end
zone on a 15-yard run which
made the score 21-3.
The Lakers were unable to
move the ball on their next two
possessions, with Schuler punt-
ing on both drives.
Following the second punt,
Northwood drove down the
field, going 89-yards, getting to
the Mercyhurst 4-yard line.
Senior defensive tackle Mike
McQuillan came up clutch for
the Lakers, forcing Northwood
quarterback Reggie Graham to
fumble the football, and junior
Mike Krahe recovered the ball,
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letting Mercyhurst escape with-
out allowing a score.
On the ensuing possession,
Mercyhurst freshman quarter-
back Jeff Nowling was picked
off by Northwood's Allan Bogan
at the Mercyhurst 30-yard line.
Five plays later Bryant
Lawrence got into the end zone
again, this time from 3-yards
out.
The extra-point made the score
28-3. v
The Lakers punted again on
their next possession, and played
tough defense to force North-
wood to punt.
Chris Putnam's punt off 41-
vards was downed at the Mercy-
hurst 2-yard line, giving the Lak-
ers very little room to work.
Following two rushing plays,
Nowling was sacked in his own
end zone, giving the Timber-
Patrick MartmofContribUting PI
wolves a safety, making the score Mercyhurst battles Northwood in 30-3 loss.
30-3.; . I *
The game would finish that "We started really well, execut- turn. running back Bryant Lawrence
way, improving Northwood's ing the way that we wanted to, Northwood running back Per- also was key in the victory, scor-
record to 2-2, while* being 1 -2 in but'just couldn't make the big nell Jackson had a great day, rush- ing two touchdowns.
the Great Lakes Intercollegiate plays", head coach Marty Scha- ing for 104 yards on just nine Mercyhurst running back Jus-
Athletic Conference. etzle commented following the carries and also adding a touch- tin Adams led the Lakers with
Mercyhurst dropped to 2-2, game, "They made the big plays down. 73-yards on twenty-three car-
and are also 1-2 in the GL1AG which gave them the momen- Jackson's teammate and fellow lies.

Cross country teams running well J u n i o r leads women's golf

Both teams pull out impressive wins last
By Matt Jackson
Contributing Writer
Sept 27 was a winning day for
the Mercyhurst men's and wom-
en's cross country teams as both
turned in dominating 15-50 vic-
tories over the Gannon Knights.
f The men put the first six across
finish line in the race while the
women were just as dominant
with the top seven finishers.
Leif Schmidt turned in the
best time in the men's race with
a. 27:34. j ~ ^Jl
Contributing Photographer
Kenniston and Lauterbach.
Sophomore Beth Kenniston
one again led the Lady Lakers
weekend
By Amanda Pointer
Contributing Writer
This past weekend, the wom-
en's golf team played in a tour-
nament at the University of
Findlay.
The fall classic took place on
Sunday, Sept. 28, 2003 and
Monday, Sept. 29£2003.J F * Photo
As of day one, the team is in Junior Sara Jaecks.
last place out of the nine par- mg position.
ticipating teams. Dave Hewett, an Erie local
Contributing Photograpner
Craig Andrews and Nate Smith. \ Grand Valley State is holding who attended McDowell High
20:07, 20:13, and 20:21 rcspec- team will travel to Le Moyne the first place spot with the School, was appointed wom-
tively to finish second, third, and College for the Le Moyne Invi- score of +38. en and men's head golf coach
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(He was followed across the
line by teammates Scott Bishop,
Ryan Knight, Pat Hauser, Craig
Andrews, and Nick Scalfone,
who all ran under 28:25.
Nate Smith and David Fred-
erick rounded out the Laker top
ten finishers with times of 28:42
and 29:05 respectively.
to victory with a time of 19:38.
The women didn't stop there
as they took nine of the top ten
finishes, with only an eight place
finish from Gannon.
Senior Mindi Lauterbach, jun-
ior Shannon Morton, and the
promising freshman Katejarocki
all ran respectable times of
fourth in the race. 1 National on this upcoming week- At the end of day one, the 6n Tuesday, Sept. 9 * ,
It was all members of the Lak- end on SaL, Oct. 4. lady Lakers score was +82. Four months prior he was
er junior class after that as Heidi The teams will hope to im- Junior, Sara Jaecks leads the elected to the Mercyhurst Cpl-
Irons, Katie Mieczkowski, prove on their previous invita- Mercyhurst golfers with the lege Athletic Department Hall
Stephanie Schnackc, Karen Th- tional, held in South Bend, IN, score of 91, +19, of Fame.
omas, and Julie Dickman round- where the men finished thir- At Findlay last year, the girls Hewett, who spent all four
ed out the Lady Laker top ten teenth out of 28 teams and the placed seventh out of the eight years on the Dean's list, grad-
finishes. women an impressive sixth out teams that played in the annual uated in 1987$ J
Both the men's and women's of 321 fall tournament. He was also one of the best
This is the start of the sea- golfers to have ever attended

Men's lacrosse gets ready for upcoming season
Community College^'
By Amanda Harnocz; Before coming to Mercyhurst
Contributing Writer he coached women's lacrosse at
Alfred University for one year.
Mercyhurst men's lacrosse After coaching the women's
team did so well in the 2002-2003 team, Ryan accepted the assis-
season, expectations are set high tant coaching position at
for this season. Mercyhursr.l lis main job was to
The team has already been
having grueling practices and
help out with defense and rccruit-
Women's field hockey wins
third straight h o m e game
i n
& |
son for the girls who will be
playing again Oct. 2 when they
host the Mercyhurst Invitation-
al.
Last year, the girls placed
fourth out of seven teams scor-
ing 376 as a team.
In other women's golf news,
a former Mercyhurst College
golfer has been given a coach-
Mercyhurst College.
Hewett had the low round
in ten of thirteen matches his
senior year alone.)!
He also won two tourna-
ments, averaged a team bejt,
of 76.6, and placed tenth in
the ECAC, as reported by
Mercyhurst Sports Informa-
tion.

conditioning, as well as manda- Ryan was eventually named

tory study tables.
Last years team had an unbe-
lievable record of ll-3.The
men's lacrosse program is in it's
eighth season.
Last year started off with a 8
game win streak. 11 -3 is the men's
best record ever at Mercyhurst
The team also made a Divi-
sion II semi-final appearance, as
well as being ranked seventh in
the nation according to the Unit-
ed States Intercollegiate Lacrosse
Association (USlLA).This years
mens team is returning 32 vet-
eran players as well as adding 11
eager, young talented freshman.
Big wins for the men's lacrosse
program last season include the
13-12 overtime win against de-
fending national champs. Lime-
stone College.A 13-9 win over
Wingate University helped boost
the team into and secure a spot
in the national tournament.
The 13-9 win over St.* An-
drew's College proved that Mer-
cyhurst, who wasn't ranked at the
time, could beat the ninth ranked
team in the country.
Other individual awards were
also an accomplishment for the
tcam.Senior and co-captain Jim
Detwilei was honored with sec-
ond team USILA All-America,
head coach in 2000.
Coach Chris Ryan is helped by
his assistant coach, Jeffrey Rob-
erts.
This is Roberts fourth year
coaching at Mercyhurst.
He is mainly the offense coor-
dinator.
Before coming to Mercyhurst
he coached two years as head
coach at Drew University in
Madison, NJ.Goals for this year
is to achieve more "firsts" and
beat last years records.
This years team doesn't want
to just appear in the Final Four,
but they want to be seen, appre-
ciated, recognized, and to be
champions.
The men's lacrosse schedule is
extremely difficult being in Di-
Katie McAdnmvMerdtfd Photographer vision II with highly skilled and
Joe Poole eludes Andrew Sands In Inner squad play. talented teams.
Other players received individ- dedication to the team, Coach Mercyhurst will play teams
I ual awards. Rvan has brought on mam such as #3 Limestone College,
Awards such as recognition by "firsts" for mens lacrosse. #6 Dowhng College, U10 Wheel-
Division II Independent coach- AU-American selections, schol- ing-Jesuit, and the national cham-
es and first team All- ar Ail-American selections, pion from the New York Insti-
Independent.Those who re- ECAC All-Star selections, and the tute of Technology.
ceived these awards were Oe- team's first ever Final Four ap- The first game of the season
twiler, Andrew Sands, Derek pearance are all incredible ac- is on March 3, 2004.
Gabrilc, Brendan Doran, Ian complishments by the entire l.i*j This game is away against Win-
Komorek, Jerod Felice, and se- crosse program. gate at 2 p.m.
nior co-captain Matt Beach. While all of these things are The season's home opener
The teams accomplishments branched from athletic ability, the game is on March 11, 2004 on
The goal was Dennis's second
By Krista Ross on the season, and came with
Contributing Writer 25:02 left in just the first half.
Freshman goalie Julie Smith
The Mercyhurst women's field was credited 5 saves and posted
hockey team remains undefeat- her second straight shut out of
ed on their home tun. winning the season.
their third straight home game of Mercyhurst out shot Slippery
the season, defeating Slippery Rock 21-3, and has won the last
Rock 3-0 Wed. Sept. 24 at Tullio four of their five games.
Field| I St \ T ^iThejLady Lakers will face
Leading the team in scoring for Nazareth Tuesday, Sept. 30away,
Mercyhurst, junior forward and will not be back on their
Nicole Davis scored her ninth home field until Monday Octo-
and tenth goal of the season in ber 13, when they face Cataw-
Wednesday's defeat ba,
Also scoring for Mercyhurst The game against Catawba will
was sophomore forward Misty also be their last home game of
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~LAKER
SPORTS
M e n ' s h o c k e y shooting for
By Patrick Martino
Sports Hdiror
At the beginning of every sea-
son coaches and players alike
search tor the secret of success.
I hev search for the clue that
- V*
holds a team together.
It is an answer that eludes most
tennis season after season.
Luckily however, the Mercy-
hurst mens hockey team un-
doubtcdlv found the answer.
They found the answer a little
over three years ago when they
found seven soon-to-bc fresh-
men who would shape and mold
the Mcrcyhurst hockey program
into what it is today. ' that draw top-notch players to
For a team that had only one
Division I season under its belt*
Coach Rick Gotkin and his
coaching staff searched hard and
long for players that would bring
Mcrcvhurst hockey to a new lev-
el. J I
Nolan Brown, Shane
Relihan, Adam Tackaberry, Pe-
ter Rvhshoven, Mike Carter,
Jamie King, and Matt
Cifelli answered the call.
These players immediately
jumped into the lineup and
turned the Lakers into national
contenders.
With the exception of the loss
of Cifelli early last season, the
remaining six are the heart of
this team.
They are the leaders that will
• >
take Mcrcyhurst hockey to new
heights.^
Men's tennis working together
By Amanda Pointer
Contributing Writer
So far in pre-season the Mer-
H'Hurst Lakers riieri's tennis
team is on fire.
John Nichols and Lee Marnik
took names creating a big upset
in the second day of Regional.
This junior and freshman duo
was seeded number six in the
doubles and were victorious
over the No. one seed.
glThe falling pair, from Ferris
State lost 8-5 in the quarterfinals
on Saturday, Sept 27.
All this action took place at the
2003 ITA Great Lakes Men's
Regional at the Midland Tennis
Center.
The Lakers fell the second day
to Northwood's number three
team losing 8-4 in the semi-fi-
nals.
Part of the Lakers ultimate
due from last Saturday, John
Nichols, is said to be the defi-
nite leader of the team.
Holding the position of cap-
tain, he is greatly respected by
the team.
"John Nichols is a great guy,
everyone looks to him as some-
one they can learn something
from," said Rick Fowler, a soph-
omore member of the team.
His partner this weekend, Lee
Yost still doing great things with women's ten:
Team lookingforward tofacing Ashland this coming weekend
By Amanda Harnocz
Contributing Writer
Coach Ray Yost has done spec*
tacular things for both women's
and men's tennis programs here
at Mercyhurst College.
For the women's program he
has fought for financial aid to
equal what the men's team re-
ceives.
Yost got permission to have
spring training at Hilton Head
Island, S.C. and upgraded the
entire schedule so that his team
will be playing the best Division
I teams in the area.
Yost started coaching for the
women's team in 1995.
The team's record for last
years 2003 season was 15-10.
Also, the tennis team entered
the Great Lakes Intercollegiate
To contact: sportsmerciacl@mercyhurst.edu
I
Assistant Coach Chris Herbolsheimer draws up a drill in Monday's practice.
It is without any doubt that with
Drown as captain, and Ryn-
shoven and Tackaberry as his as-
sistants, that they are the leaders
of this team.
But what really makes this team
exceptional is that it does not
matter who is wearing a letter on
their jersey.
Every senior on the squad
Re Photo
Lee Marnik
Marnik, is a freshman showing
a promising future for the team.
"From the way he's been play-
ing, confidence is building in ev-
eryone. Lee is getting good ex-
perience for the spring. " Fowler
said.
In the GLIAC, tennis specifi-
cally faces a lot of tough com-
petition.
One of the reasons for the
strong adversity is the mass
amount of international recruit-
ing.
Many schools look to find stu-
dents from Germany, the Czech
Republic, and Spain to fill their
roster.
Although Coach Ray Yost has
nothing against international
players, Mercyhurst tends to re-
cruit locally.
"We're pretty much an all
American team. Coach looks to
find players who are interested
Athletic Conference (GLIAC)
with a record of 7-11;*'
Last year's team finished fifth.
The four teams above Mercy-
hurt women's tennis were all
ranked nationally^
This season will be strong once
again under the coaching of Ray
Yost.
Five of the team's best play-
ers from last year are returning
again this year.
There are three new additions
to the team.
Those freshmen include Penn-
sylvania State Doubles Champi-
on, Jamie Sutyak, and freshmen
Jaync Brady and Lisa Kir-
schman.
The next opponents on the
schedule are Ashland, Grand
Valley State, and Ferris State.
These arc all home gamesThc
match against Ashland will start
THEMERCIAD
plays the leadership role.
Each one of these players has
seen and played against the
best players Division I hockey
has to offer.
However, the leadership goes
much deeper.
"Guys through every level are
leaders on the team. Players
from each class were leaders on
in visiting the school, academics,
and also tennis.; Scholarship
money is driven toward those
who are looking to do more than
just play tennis," said junior pow-
erhouse John Nichols.
The top ranked team, North-
wood, is a prime example of a
team composed of mostly inter-
national players.
Most of their players hail from
European countries.
Mercyhurst fell to North wood
last year but hopes to given them
a strong match in the spring
"We're really taking it up a
notch," said Fowler.
Ferris State and Northwood
tend to dominate the GLIAC but
this year the team should give
them a better match then in pre*
vious years due to improvements
and new players.
Wayne Static, which is ranked
3r<1, following Ferris State and
Northwood, should get a defi-
nite run for their money this sea-
son.
"We have? high hopes due to
losses Wayne State has faced this
year." | a driven individual," said Nichols.
The Lakers seem anxious
when it comes to the upcoming
spring seasons
Skill wise, much improvement
can be seen in the team.
£Evcry year we improve.
We're a deep team, we're strong
Coach Ray Yost
on Saturday, < )ct. 4 at 1 p.m.,
Grand Valley State starts on Fri-
day, Oct.10 at 4 p.m., and Ferris
State's match starts at 11a.m. on
Oct. 11.* * S* l ;
The women's tennis team plays
all of their home uames at the
Westwood Kaquet Club in Eric.
This is owned by their Coach
their other (previous) teams and
they have their role here too/'
said senior captain Nolan Brown.
Assistant captain Adam
Tackaberry feels the same way.
"Everyone plays their
part. Letters don't mean too
much. Everyone leads in their
own way/' adds Tackaberry.
But no matter who is leading,
all the way through our sixth play-
er," said Nichols. . Lakers in their losing effort with
Nothing but good things have
been said about Lee Marnik.
As the team captain and after
a winning weekend, John Nichols
praised Marnik, "For a fresh-
man, he doesn't crack. Even in
a pressure-filled situation, he
stays strong"
Marnik is no novice to tennis.
He played in the Pittsburgh area,
Peters Township, a strong tennis
area.
"He got a lot of experience by
.having tough competition and
getting a lot of tournament
experience,"said Nichols
Holding down the team with
seniority is Tom Redband.
Redband, the only senior ten-
njs player, has the most experi-
ence and has been through it all
when it comes to Laker tennis.
He's seen much change con-
cerning the team and knows
what improvements need to be
made from year to year.
"Tom has been around forev-
er. He's a great role-model and
New players, new attitudes,
and improvements in skill look
to offer the Lakers a promising
spring season.
Getting more experience, the
Lakers will be in action again
Oct. 1 at Carnegie- Mellon.
Ray Yost and this is where they
have all of their practices and
home evcnts.On Sat. Sept. 27,
the women's tennis team had
their first GI 1 AC loss.
Their record as of now is 6-1
in GLIAC and 6-2 overall.
|* Their loss was to Northwood
at Midland Community Tennis
Center, Midland, Mich.
7-2 loss ruined their 6-game
winning streak,
liven with Freshman Jamie
Sutyak's efforts and getting the
last point for Mercyhurst in her
singles match, the team could not
pull ofI the win.Undsay Zimm
and Alison Hughes had a valiant
effort in winning their doubles
match, but the points just weren't
enough. I I 1
The Lakers hope to pull off
their home match against Ash-
land this coming weekends;
OCTOBER 1,2003
success
play in two NCAA national tour- /|
naments after winning two
MACC playoff championships.
The same six have also domi-
nated their league winning the last
three consecutive regular sea-
sons.
Among the teams they have
played arc Colorado College,
University of Maine, University
of Denver. Northeastern, Clark**:]
son University, just this last year
faced off against the two-time
National Champions University
of Minnesota and three years
ago nearly upset the hockey pow-
erhouse. University of Michi-
gan. I > jyk
It is these appearances
Mercyhurst year after year.
All this leads up to an extremely;"j
anticipated season this year.
Again more talent has been
brought onto the team and ac-
cording to Brown, "all the re-
cruits arc really good."
And it is a good thing that the
team is ready for this year be-
cause they first face off against
Michigan in front of a sure-to-
Jody Me*wrPhoto Ecftor be packed houee in Michigan on
Oct 4.;
there is no question that this team This is an enormous early op-
advances every year. portunity for the Lakers.
It is the seniors who have seen A MACC champion ring cere-
the greatest portion of the mony will kick off this year's
change. home rampage on Oct. 11 at
With the advent of an auto- 7:30 p.m. against Brock Univer-
matic bid into the NCAA national sity.
tournament for the MACC (now This year is sure to be a spec-
Atlantic Hockey), the six current tacle not to be missed by anv
seniors had the opportunity to hockey or Mercyhurst sports
fan.
Women's volleyball has
bittersweet weekend
By Matt Jackson nine kills to raise her kill total
Contributing Writer on the season to 234 in 19
matches. Sophomore Kari
The Mcrcyhurst women's vol Clapham and junior Kerry
leybali team experienced mixed O'Brien each contributed to
results this past weekend in two the effort with 29 assists and
key conference matches* 13 digs respectively.
In the first game the Lakers The loss dropped Mercyhurst
traveled to Ashland and record- to a 13-6 overall record and
ed a well-earned 3-1 victory dipped them to a 2-3 confer-
over the Eagles. ence record.
The two teams put up scores They now sit two games back
of 30-23, 30-23, 27-30, and 32- in the GLIAC South Division.
30. | % The win propels Findlay to an
Lyndsi Hughes came up just overall record of 15-4 and a
one kill shy of the school match GLIAC record of 4-1, good
record with 26. enough for a first place tie with
The record of 27 is shared Gannon, two games ahead of
by Jenn Barba and Hughes. Mercyhurst.
[>;BarI >a also contributed in the The Lakers will face a chal-
win with 16 kills and four aces. lenge when they play undefeat-
Sophomore setter Kari ed Northern Michigan (10-0,5-
Clapham played her part total- 0) Tues; Oct. 3.
ing 52 assists. A win against the powerful
The win evened the Lakers' NMU team could completely
GLIAC record at 2-2 and set turn the season around for the
up an important conference Lakers.
game at Hndlay scheduled for The Mercyhurst women now
noon the next day. have 12 games left in the sea-
This match didn't go as well son with each game being ex-
for the Lakers, however, as tremely important to the out-
they were swept by the Findlay come of the season*
Oilers 3«0.|j % ' All of the 12 are conference
krThe teams turned in scores of matchups and will give the Lak-
30-23, 30-17, and 30-25. ers an opportunity to gain
Senior Jenn Barba led the ground in the GLIAC standings.
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