VOL. 71 NO. 3 MERCYHURST COLLEGE, GLENWOOD HILLS, ERIE, PA.

16546 October 9,1997

T h i r d iyear student dies at age 20

By Chris Wloch f
Editor-in- Chief
A funeral service was held on Saturday, Oct. 4 for
Yvonne Anntoinette Ransom, 20, of 1107 East 4th street.
The 1 p.m. service took place at Mount Ebal Baptist
Church with the Rev. Willie Sanders officiating. Yvonne
died Tuesday, Sept. 30, at Hamot Medical Center. The
cause of death was undetermined, although Yvonne was
admitted to the hospital after experiencing severe chest
pains.
Yvonne was born in Erie on Nov. 15,1976, the daughter
of Wi 11 ie Leroy and Cara Heidelberg Ransom. In addition
to her parents, she is survived by a brother, Richard
Darnell Ransom, and his wife Jennifer, both of Erie; her
maternal grandmother Dorothy Ree Heidelberg of Erie;
her paternal grandmother Sedera Ransom of Erie; and a
niece.
Yvonne graduated from East High School in Erie. She
was a third year student at Mercy hurst who had majored
in marketing and was also employed as an operator at
Teletron Marketing.
Yvonne's cousin, Suzie Dobbs, a sophomore philoso-
phy major, transferred to Mercy hurst this year. Suzie said
that the first lime she saw her cousin on campus was the
day before she passed away.
Additionally, Suzie recalled that although Yvonne en-
joyed her job talking on the telephone, she was a very "Yvonne was the type of person who really spoke only when was described as "the angel who kept quiet, but will soon
quiet girl even around those whom she knew well. "At spoken to, even in a family setting," Suzie added. "We called speak. Her halo is waiting for her in heaven," she said.
work she would do what she came to do and then leave." her 'the family churchmouse' because she was so quiet. She
gave me my nickname 'Smiley' and she always used to call
me 'Little Red Riding Hood' because my mother would
dress me in red at family gatherings when we were kids.
Along with her older brother, Yvonne used to make me
laugh all day. She had a great sense of humor."
According to Suzie, Yvonne enjoyed good jokes, read-
ing and music. "Her favorite gospel song was 'His Eye is
on the Sparrow.' One of her close friends sang it at her
funeral," Suzie said.
This year is going to be especially hard, said Suzie, who
is a month younger than her cousin, because the two girls
would have celebrated their 21 st birthdays together.
"For me personally, her passing was a recognition that
tomorrow is never a promise to anyone," Suzie said. "You
never really notice how much you miss someone until
she's gone. Yvonne was such a sweet person and a good
listener, too. But you didn't need to have a conversation
with her to get a sense of the type of person she was."
^Ms. Betty Damper, Director of Act 101, who helped
Yvonne register for classes several times, also remembers
her as a shy, silent young woman.
"Yvonne told me once that she was inspired by an aunt
of hers, a professional woman who placed a high value on
education. Her aunt served as a role model to her," Damper^
said. jt
Yvonne Ransom 1976-1977 Suzie said that at the funeral service on Friday, her cousin

Library's third floor re-opens Parents' Weekend

By Chris Wloch
Editor-in-Chief
On Monday, Oct. 7, the Ham-
mermill Library reopened its third
floor for use by patrons. Accord-
ing to Dr. Roy Strausbaugh, dean
of libraries, the majority of the
collection is now available.
"Students and faculty now have
access to all of the library's mate-
rials except for the oversize books
which have not yet been unpacked.
Most of the collection is now
ready thanks to my hard-working
| staff. Despite the construction, they
have the place up and running."
After the concrete is poured for
the sidewalk during the middle of
October, library patrons will be
able to walk in the recently con-
structed entrance, Strausbaugh
said. "In three weeks students will
be entering through the new door."
By that time, the librarians will
also be using the new round circu-
lation desk which will be located
to the left of the entrance.
At the present time, construction
crews are* also setting up new
shelves in the space behind the
desk. Several more reference com-
puters will also be set up in the
closed- off area which is now be-
ing recarpeted.
According to Strausbaugh, the
Great Reading Room located in
the area of Weber Hall that for-
merly housed the dance studios
should be open sometime in No-
vember. Also, the education
department's curriculum library
collection will be moved over in
the next month or two.
College President Dr. William
P. Garvey said that some plans
have also been decided for the
fourth floor, which is still under
construction. The upper level will
include a language lab, a board
room, the new Tullio room, and
possibly the offices for the honors
program, he said.
The tower on the northeast cor-
ner of the building will include a
room for meetings, Garvey added.
Additionally, a seven foot Celtic
cross will be placed on the top and
a large stained glass window with
a design that prominently * featur-
es an "M" will be installed. "It will
become the signature tower of
Mercyhurst and will appear on the
college's stationary in the future,
he said.
As a result of the construction,
the library has increased in size
from 40,000 square feet to 65,000.
Because of this additional space, |
Garvey said that there are also
plans in the works to increase the
size of the library's collection.
"Over the next decade we are
going to increase the library's hold-
ings by adding close to 5,000
books a year. Our long term goal
is to raise the number of volumes
from 150,000 to a quarter million,"
Garvey said.
By James Gorman
News Editor
The weekend of Oct. 10-12 is Parents' Weekend at Mercyhurst Col-
lege. The purpose is to introduce the parents to a segment of the activities
at Mercyhurst. They will be given a comprehensive tour of the campus
and even get to try the cafeteria food. The Alumni office has a whole
lineup of activities and entertainment scheduled.
Parents are instructed to register on Friday from 6-9 p.m. Hypnotist
Mark Pittman will be returning to put on another dazzling demonstra-
tion. This weekend will mark the seventh year that Pittman will be
performing during Mercyhurst's Parents' Weekend. According to
Mercyhurst student Chris Coan, "Pittman usually has 20-25 students on
stage in order to hypnotize them." ; i
On Saturday Oct. 11, there will be a breakfast held in the Egan Dining
Hall at 8 a.m. Between 9 and 11 a.m. parents will be given a tour of the
college and an opportunity to meet the faculty. Following lunch at 11:30
a.m. there will be a football game between Mercyhurst and cross town
rival Gannon University. Finally, on Saturday, a dinner will be held for
the students and their families. Mercyhurst College President Dr.
William P. Garvey will address those who attend the dinner. Parents
may also visit the Cummings Art Gallery in the D'Angelo Performing
Arts Center on Friday and Saturday between 2-5 p.m.
On Sunday, there will be a liturgy at 10 a.m. and brunch in the
cafeteria from 10 a.m. to noon. This will conclude Parents' Weekend.
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BLCE arrests two over the weekend
By James Gorman
News Editor
This past weekend, the Pennsyl-
vania Bureau of Liquor Control
Enforcement (BLCE) visited cam-
pus. They have made it back to
each homecoming in recent years.
An officer of the BLCE said it is
their duly ho enforce the liquor
code and uphold statutes of the law
American faces death penalty in Cuba regarding some 22,000 liquor and
By Randy Hilliard beer sales outlets in, the state of
Pennsylvania. Not only do they
Campus Life Editor^
Walter Van Der Veer, ajFlorida resident has been charged by the handle these cases, but they also
have the responsibility of prevent-
Cuban government withf*Promoting armed action againstfCuba."
Van Der Veer allegedly smuggled U.S. military uniforms into Cuba ing underage drinking, gambling
and speak-easies.
and unsuccessfully attempted §io obtain gunsfand grenades, which
prosecutors claim were to be used in an attempt to overthrow Cuban Most of their actions are com-
President Fidel Castro. Injaddition to the smuggling and weapons plaint driven, meaning that they
charges, Van Der|Veer has been accused of ^printing anti-Castro are contacted to handle distur-
leaflets, Iwhich weref spread throughout Havana in February and bances in the community. They
March of 1997| | f | § ' |' | | 1 | • ^ ^ & ' | » also perform minor controls,
The/trial, which was to begin last Frida|l has beer|postponed which include random searches of
according to court sources. Van Der Veer has been assigned a public bars and college campuses.
defender, who has only been in contact with the defendant this past The office of the BLCE located
week. Although his personal lawyer plan! to attendfhe may act only in the Erie area has jurisdiction
as an^advisor. According|to a U.SJ State Department official, a over seven counties in Northwest
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representative from theftJ.S. Interest'*section in Havana*wi|l be Pa, but the/ are part of the State
Police which means that they can cern for the student body of the
be invol ved anywhere in the state college."
of Pa. They differ from the Liquor It is apparent that alcohol is pos-
Control Board because the LCB ing a serious threat to the general
handles licensing while the BLCE welfare of college students, a sce-
enforces the laws created by the nario that is being played out on
LCB. They work in. conjunction campuses across the country. Con-
with campus security and usually sumption of alcohol is also leading
inform them that they will be com- to fights on campus, particularly
ing prior to their arrival.. A ser- between the di fferent sports teams.
geant of the BLCE said that they In addition, there is an increased
will actively .pursue underage possibility of an accident because
drinking, and that they will be fre- of the fact that students are going
quenting the campus throughout back and forth between Briggs
the school year. apartments and the newly acquired
East Briggs and Lewis apartments.
As a result of this weekend's ap-
pearance, they made two arrests Security officer Eric Kraus said,
for underage drinking and disor- "It is not practical for students to
derly conduct. Campus security get 'drop dead drunk' and intend to
also said that the upperclassmen get away with it. It is not accept-
are responsible for students who able in everyday life, nor is it a real
come to their residence for a party, world scenario." Hypothetically,
and that they can be charged with if a person was acting inappropri-
aiding the delinquency of a minor. ately in downtown Erie, Pa be-
Director of Security Ken Sidun cause of drunkenness, he or she
said, "One female student was would be subject to thes.punish-
taken to the hospital for alcohol 1ments that someone on this cam-
poisoning. There is a general con- pus might face.

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permitted tb attend*but no media will bellowed to monitor the trial.
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\ Jf. convicted; Van Der. Yefer will possibly face the death penalty
according to the prosecutions initialffindingsf While it is out of the
|hands of the United States government, U.S. authorities feel that the
penalty is rather stiff.
U.S enforces no-fly zone in Iraq
By James Gorman
News Editor
The United States Navy, in response to Iranian attacks on targets
in Iraq (his week, has instructed the aircraft carrier Nimitz to go to
the Persian Gulf to enforce the no-fly zone established in southern
Iraq. f On Wednesday* Oct. 1, the Cof- This is your chance to see one of was conducted this research and
Defense Secretary William Cohen instructed the 73,000 ton
Nimitz, carrying 50 F-14A and F/A-18 combat aircraft to go to the
gulf immediately, along with six other warships which will assist
U.S. enforcement of the the no-fly zone over Iraq.
The original goal of the Navy was to protect Iraqi Shi'ites from
the Iranian air force, and the U.S. had not taken a stand on Iranian
attacks of the Mujahideen, their major opposition.
However, Defense Department spokesman Kenneth Bacon said
"The United States has told Iran it could shoot down planes if they
try to violate the no-fly zone." It is the intention of the U.S. to
enforce the no-fly zones established by the U.N. Security Council.
The purpose of the added security is to prevent Iraqi President
Saddam Hussein from using the Iranian action as a catalyst to seek
revenge.
Analyst Judith Kipper, Middle East expert at the Center for Interna-
tional and Strategic Studies told Reuters News Service, "We are in
charge of security in the Gulf, and the Iranians will not be allowed
|to fl > in American controlled territory with impunity."
The | roblem with the Mujahideen bases is that they are very close
to thi Iranian border, allowing Iranian planes to make hit and run
raids without entangling U.S. patrols.
4'wJ Chemistry Student
Presents Research
By Chris Coan By Jamz Porzio
Contributing Writer weekend is the home opener for Staff Writer
the hockey team. They will play
Last weekend, the Student Ac- against Penn State on Friday the I On Tuesday, Oct. 7, at 3:45 p.m.,
tivities Committee held a bonfire 17th at 7:30 p.m. in the Ice Center. Mike Karabinos presented his re-
on Oct. 3 and a Carnival on Oct. 4 The Tournaments Committee is search on "Computational Study
for this year's Homecoming cel- going to have a spirit contest, so of Metal Containing Polymers by
ebration. The event went well, but dress up in your blue and green and Electronic Structure Theory" in the
like most things, SAC is looking come support the hockey team. Zurn computer lab. Over the sum-
for suggestions to make these On Saturday, Oct. 18, SAC will mer Karabinos presented at the
events better for next year. be making a trip to the movies. | University ofPittsburgh, where he
feehouse Committee had Scott the hot movies that is playing. earned $2800. -;%
Fetrig come in and draw carica- Watch for the signs telling the ex- About 30 students and teachers
tures. Those students who showed act movie that we are going to see. attended the presentation. With the
|up were pleased with the results SAC needs your support in pro- use of a computer projector screen
and hopefully we will have him viding ideas and feedback of the and the temptation of extra credit
back for another coffeehouse. activities that we are planning. You and a bowl of candy, chemistry
On the same day, the tourna- can contact the SAC office at ex- majors from all over campus
ments committee had a spirit con- tension 2463 or attend our weekly came to observe evidence of the
test for the men's soccer game at meetings on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. in fact that Mike has mastered the art
Family First Sports Park, but no- the Student Government Cham- of an effective presentation.
body showed up. bers upstairs in the Union. Or call His state of the art research was
Next weekend is midterms, so the Activities Hotline at 2093 to done mostly on a computer so as
SAC will not be planning a movie find out more about our upcoming not to come into contact with any
or coffeehouse, but the following events. of the toxic molecules,
"I was very glad to be a part of
Alpha Phi Sigma and the Criminal Justice Club will be
that research. It was a good oppor-
holding their 4th Annual haunted House on Saturday, tunity that I think a lot of people
Oct. 25 and Sunday, Oct 26. In order to prepare for this should pursue," Karabinos said.
event, it would be appreciated if all vehicles would be Karabinos' presentation is the
out of the fully enclosed parking garage by S p.m. on first of a seven part series of semi-
Friday, O c t 24. Thank you for your cooperation. nars by students in the biology and I
chemistry departments.
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What's Wrong? Eating Disorders
By Randy Hffliard
Campus Life Editor
Last week I talked about sex and
its place in our world. It's a rather
broad issue that effects every
single one.of us on some level.
This week I will discuss some-
thing even more personal and pri-
vate: eating disorders, primarily
anorexia and bulimia nervosa. The
points of this article are not aimed
at any on e directly, but we all know
someone who's suffered or is suf-
fering from this type of problem.
Why do people starve themselves
or resort to binging and purging? I
am no expert, nor do I pretend to
be.
But I watch my share of televi-
sion and keep a careful eye on
advertising campaigns. Our soci-
ety is so materialistic and con-
cerned with the physical elements
of a person that our sole concern is
merely what a person looks like.
We place absolutely no commer-
cial emphasis on the wonders of
the human mind or the incredible
depth of human personality. With
Speaker to address; active nonviolence
By Dave Robinson
Contributing Writer
Whether we like it or not, most of
us are enrolled in a class called
••Violence 101." Our teachers are
the media, with their flow of vio-
lent images and messages and our
society's values of consumerism,
rugged individualism and superi-
ority. Consciously or not, we are
continually being schooled in the
logic and practice of emotional,
physical or structural violence.
What do we learn from these
lessons? First, we are taught that
the world is a dangerous place and
that human beings are intrinsically
violent This is especially true of
our enemies, who are the most
violent and are beyond redemp-
tion or change. Faced with these
cold facts we learn our second les-
son: the only way to deal with
violence is to accomodate it, avoid
it or employ violence ourselves.
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the negative elements of a male
dominated society it is no surprise
that women, the largest population
effected by eating disorders, fall
into this chasm of self deprivation.
I'm sure that I have just made a
thousand enemies. But what I am
saying is this. First, the emphasis
of our society is wrong, and sec-
ond, our market economy feeds
off perpetuating this dilemma. I
don't propose that we can make a
difference in ad campaigns by set-
ting up a boycott of Revlon prod-
ucts, but we need to see people for
who they really are. * the election, the six men and
If we continue in this pattern of
only recognizing and appreciating
the physical attributes of a person
we are just as guilty of promoting
physical prejudices as the money-
hungry super capitalists who
charge us exorbitant I prices for
substandard products. We need to
change the formula of the law of
supply and demand to a demand
for intellectual superiority rather
than just physical beauty.
Now that I have gotten all of that
off of my chest and into the open,
eminent policies[ teach us these
methods, which we then try in
real life.
The great illusion of violence is
that it will solve our problems de-
cisively . Unfortunately, conflicts
often do not end when violence is
used; they^ generally continue to
smolder or escalate.
Jesus, Gandhi, \Dorothy Day,
Martin Luther King, Jr. and many
others have declared their lives an
alternative to the treadmill of vio-
lence. They have preached and
practiced active nonviolence as
the way to resolve conflict hu-
manely and effectively, to become
genuinely human, and to be faith-
ful to the Nonviolent God?'
Woundedness lies at the root of
violence in ourselves,'in others
and in our culture. Active nonvio-
lence comes face to face with
these wounds. This includes iden-
tifying and gradually transforming
our personal and social "scripts"
that keep us in the rut of violence.
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let's get back to the dilemma. What
can you do if you have an eating
disorder? Find someone you trust,
preferably your family doctor or
someone at the Cohen Health Cen-
ter located in* Preston 101, ext.
2431 and talk with ahem about
treatments. There is NO SUBSTI-
TUTE for proper treatment. Anor-
exia and bulimia nervosa are
diseases and ignoring the symp-
toms can be deadly.
What if your friend is suffering
from an eating disorder? The most
important thing is to be supportive.
Under no circumstances should
you criticize them— doing so
may just hinder themfromseeking
further help. It is certain that we
cannot just will them to get well
and!badgering them may only
make the problem more intense.
Encourage them to get help and
do not try to win their war for
them. If you want to talk with
someone about how to cope with a
friend who has an eating disorder
contact either Campus Ministry at
ext 2429 or the Counselling Cen-
ter at ext/2468.<
But even more profoundly, active
nonviolence makes contact with
the sacred ness that lies deeper than
our wounds.
This sacredness is the presence
of the God who longs for our
wholeness. It is where our truest
selves live, the depths where we
receive the gift of our richness,
our authenticity and our capacity
for compassion.
On Monday, Oct 13, you can
hear more about the Nonviolent
God and the Catholic tradition of
active nonviolence when interna-
tional lecturer and activist Bruce
Kent speaks on "Christians and
Violence" at 7:30p.m. inthe Mercy
Heritage Room of Sullivan Hall.
Come and learn more about the
tradition that continues to heal the
broken ness of everyday relation-
ships in anyone with the courage
and imagination to step out of the
cycle of violence.
Homecoming 97
By J im Gorman
News Editor
This past weekend, Mercy hurst
hosted its homecoming where
alumni return ho campus to see
familiar faces and talk to friends.
As always, the homecoming king
and queen were elected and the
winners were announced at the
football game.
Nominations for king and queen
were held on Sept. 22 and 23. After
women with the most votes be-
came finalists. The candidates for
king were Kevin Segedi, Tom
Bender, Aaron Stankiewiz, John
Crane, Avery Jon is and Leon
Medvic. The women were Nora
Grace, JennyeVetter, Sarah Allen,
Jen Hamelly, Karen Milinovich
and Stacie Bortz.
The election was held on Oct 1
and 2 and there was an excellent
voter turnout with about 500 bal-
lots cast. The winners were Aaron
Stankiewiz and Jen Hamelly. Last
yearsTwinners*Ron Ramol^ana
Fran Foltz presented the new win- in order to make next year's carni-
ners with their crowns and flowers val even more attractive.
Homecoming Queen and King: Jen Hamelly and Aaron Stankiewiz
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during half-time of the football
game.
MSG Secretary Emilio Coiaia-
covo said, "I was proud]of the
turnout and would like to extend
my gratitude to everyone who made
it possible." Coiaiacovo also said
that they could not have asked for
a better day in terms of the wea-
ther and the turnout was good too.
According to SAC member
Chris Coan, the first carnival on
Saturday was also a success.
Coan said that the event helped
out several different clubs and or-
ganizations on campus. T-shirt
sales went well and the remaining
shirts will be ] on sale at coffee
house on Wednesday nights. SAC
stands included games like basket-
ball and golf, and Circle K and the
Criminal Justice, Social Work and
Psychology clubs all had success-
ful stands as well.
The only drawback was the loca-
tion. Coan said that they intend
to move it to a more accessible
place next year.JSftSAC is- also
taking suggestions' and critfcf smf
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By Carrie Tappe
Jamal human volcano of wit, in PAC
A&E Editor
Directfromthe sets of "In Liv-
ing Color," "Comic Justice," and
"The Tonight Show" comes one of
today's funniest stand-up comedi-
ans, A J. Jamal, right to the stage of
the Mary D'Angelo Performing
Arts Center at Mercyhurst College
Saturday, Oct 11, at 8 p.m. He will
perform as part of the college's
Parents' Weekend celebration.
Jamal launched his comic ca-
reer while working,'at IBM as a
computer engineer. A group of col-
leagues approached him. They
were convinced that he had a
knack for comedy and arranged a
hefty IBM contribution of $10,000
to get him started;
A.J. Jamal is a family-oriented
comedian who entertains his audi-
Film Series Continues .{Another
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By Heather Cvitkovic' ^ Fraejigxi Language Film, i^kfe*
The 1997 Fall Film Series will
feature "Kolya" on Wednesday,
Oct 15 at 8 p.m. in the D'Angelo
Performing Arts Center.
"Kolya" is afilmabout a Czech
cellist, Frantisek Louka, who now
plays funerals at the city cremato-
rium. He agrees to a bogus mar-
riage with a Russian woman. When
she leaves for Germany, leaving
behind 5 year old Kolya, Louka,
now his legal father, must take care
of him and help him learn to speak
Czech.
This story of universal appeal is
set against the backdrop of political
events that led up to the 1989 Vel-
vet Revolution. The movie is di-
rected by Jan Sverak, and was the
Academy Award recipientforBest
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ence with G-rated material. He of-
ten admits to throwing in PG-13
material to add character and tex-
ture, but he prides himself in hon-
est, clean comedy.
During Jamal's lifetime, he has
appeared on and hosted numerous
shows. In 1992-93, he was a series
regular on "In Living Color." Dur-
ing the fall of '93, A.J. hosted his
own show, "Comic Justice," which
topped "Comedy Central" as the
#1 new Fall program.
The "A J. Bounce" is a distinct
trademark of Jamal. He is recog-
nized for his spinning, splitting
and twisting creating comedy that
is not only heard, but also visual in
nature.
Jamal is a graduate of Kent State
University with a B.A. in Televi-
sion and Radio. He also spent two
years in Cleveland State Univer-
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the
D'Angelo Performing Arts Center
have brought back the >films for
discussion series with a major ad-
dition, a new 35mm projector, and
two brand new concert level out-
put stereo speakers. This purchase
was made to replace the inadequate
16mm projector. Michael Fuhr-
man, director of the PAC said,
"This purchase solidifies a com-
mitment to our patrons to provide
world-class entertainment, in a
world-class facility with world-
class equipment Our choices of
movies is now endless."
The series began last year,
showing foreign and cultural mov-
ies. This year the series opened on
October 8 with "When We Were
Kings," just shortly after the new
projector was installed.
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sity's engineering program. From
there he was recruited by IBM as a
computer engineer before entering
the world of comedy.
In the late 1980s, Jamal moved
to Los Angeles where he opened
for Aretha Franklin and Michael
Bolton and headlined his own
"Can't Tru6t It" college tour. He
has been a guest on The Tonight
Show, The Arsenio Hall Show,
Showtime^with Jerry Seinfeld,
Comic Relief, Def Comedy Jam,
and Showtime at the Apollo.
Jamal's time is shared between
the road and movie and television
projects in LosbAngeles. He has
performedvfor a variety of audi-
ences including corporation em-
ployees and college students and is
involved with Community Out- i ^
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try. >i i Comedian A J. Jamal will perform for Parents Weekend
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Bobby's car breaks down in Supe-
Merciad Columnist It is here that U Turn becomes
rior, Ariz., a misnamed fly speck something more than a run-of-the-
Say what you will about Oliver whose populace would be right at mill, post-Tarantino exercise in
Stone, you have to admit that his home in a Manson family photo cool. The convoluted plot begins
films are never boring. He is one album. to take some unexpected twists,
of the few contemporary Ameri- Bobby takes his car to a garage leading to an outrageously bloody
can directors who is not afraid to run by Darrell (Billy Bob Thornton, finale that still manages to make
try something offbeat and unusual. who is hilarious), an inbred creep sense in context
Sometimes he succeeds (JFK, Pla- who suggests what Charles This film, which Stone didn't
toon) and sometimes he fails (Natu- Schulz' s Pigpen might have grown write himself, better captures the
ral Born Killers, The Doors), but up to become. Darrell agrees to fix manic sense ofblack humor that he
even his failures are infinitely more the car, for an outrageous sum, and said he was trying for in Natural
interesting than many other direc- Bobby wanders into town, where Born Killers. It's got a wonderful
tors' successes. he meets various oddballs, includ- sense of irony, and some terrific
His newest film, U Turn, falls ing Jon Voight as a blind beggar, performances, including Penn as a
somewhere between success and Claire Danes as a bubbleheaded guy who doesn' t know whether to
failure. It's his first non-political teenyhopper, and Joaquin Phoenix be amused or horrified at his snow-
film in quite some time, and is also as her exquisitely thick-headed balling run of bad luck.
an out-and-out comedy. It's often beau. Oliver Stone will never be a
very funny, which should quell the But Bobby's most significant "mainstream" filmmaker, and U
conventional; wisdom that says new acquaintance is Grace (Jenni- Turn offers ample evidence of
Stone has no sense of humor. fer Lopez), a sultry tease whose this, from its hal 1 ucinatory visuals
Based on John Ridley's novel husband Jake (Nick Nolte) to its kitchen-sink editing. The
"Stray Dogs," UTurn tells, in a promptly shows up and belts news that Stone may be directing
mixture of film noir conventions Bobby across the face. A few Mission Impossible II is doubly
and broad farce, the story of the minutes later, Jake picks Bobby ironic given this film's blatant at-
unfortunate Bobby Cooper (Sean up hitchhiking and offers him a tempt to be anti-commercial. Un-
Penn), a drifter who is travelling to proposition. Jake wants Bobby to like Brian DePalma'sfirstMission
Vegas with a suitcase full of money murder his wife... for a substantial chapter, at least we can count on
owed to a Russian mobster who sum of money, of course. Faced Stone to make the sequel interest-
has recently taken possession of with several unexpected snags in ing.
two of Bobby's fingers, justgto his trek to Vegas, Bobby begins to
October 9,1997
Not S o 'Picture Perfect Notable Soprano sings at Hurst
By Carrie Tappe
A & E Editor
Picture this...you are in your
mid 20s, a very talented Director
of Creative Affairs at Mercer Ad-
i *
vertising Company, working on a
huge ad campaign for Gulden's
Mustard, and single. At work you
seem to go unnoticed by both your
boss and a cute co-worker until
one; of, your closest friends, an-
other co-worker, %tells your boss
and colleagues that you are en-
gaged - to a man whom you' ve met
only once (but nobody needs to
know that). Suddenly^ou are pro-
moted by your boss and your cute
co-worker can't get his/herjealous
paws off of you. So what's the
problem?
For starters, your engagement
is a complete lie. You are living in
a fantasy world. Second, you can't
date that cute co-worker because
you are "engaged." Lastly, your
"fiance^ just saved a child's life
and is being praised on every TV
show and newspaper * across the
map. The biggest problem of all,
your boss and biggest client want
to take you and yourfiance"out to
dinner.
Jennifer Aniston (from
"Friends") stars in "Picture Per-
fect" as Kate, the talented associ-
ate that can't be promoted until
she proves to be settled down and
stable. Kate met Nick (Jay Mohr)
pONTjMISSiOUT!!]
|The Exotic fBodyj Painting"
_ | performance? of spoken
word, cover songs and
originals performed by
Dave Calabrese and Randy
Hilliardi This Saturday,
Oct 11 from 9 p.m. to mid-
night at jCup-^-ccino's on
Perry|Snijare. Se^youthere
mkts
I
at her friend' s weddi n g. She caught
the bouqueLand Nick caught the
garter, so numerous pictures were
taken of the two of them together.
When those pictures fall into the
wrong hands of Dareie, Kate's co-
worker, she exposes the saga of
Kate's; engagement to Nick.
Kate's boss promotes her. His
most trusted colleague, Sam
(Kevin Bacon), who prior to this
wouldn't give Kate a second
glance, is on her like white on rice.
Kate must find a way to con-
vince Nick to pose as her fiance\
stage a fight in order to break up
with Nick, so she can fall into the
arms of Sam and keep her promo-
tion. In addition, she must deal
with her pesty mother who is
played by Olympia Dukakis.
"Picture Perfect" is a humorous
and entertaining flick. It could ap-
peal to both sexes of almost any
age. The relationships and mis-
haps were realistic in today's fast-
paced world. The director keeps
you guessing as to how and when
the lies will all end. It was well-
written, drawing on both you sym-
pathies, frustrations and sense of
humor and emotions.
Kevin Bacon is portrayed as an
egotistical male pig. I was a little
disappointed in his character, but I
suppose he can't always play the
hero. As for Nick, is it true that the
"good guys always finish last?"
THE MERCI AD PAGE 5
BAteitoaii&iienSt
By Carrie Tappe
A&E Editor
''Soprano Heidi Grant Murphy
will take center stage at the
D* An gel o Performing Arfe Cfenter
Sunday, Oct. 12 at 2:30 p.m. She
will be accompanied by her hus-
band, Kevin Murphy, on piano.
Heidi Murphy has been lauded
for both her impeccable vocal tech-
nique and enchanting stage pres-
ence. She will host a program en-
titled "Angels, Spirits and Celes-
tial Beings," consisting of works
by Handel, Schumann, Mendel-
ssohn, Copland and eight other
composers, and compiled by the
artistic director of the Metropoli-
tan Opera, Ken Noda. Murphy
sang this ensemble at the funeral
of a friend who was killed in the
tragic crash of TWA Flight 800. Highly acclaimed Soprano Heidi Grant Murphy
Murphy has performed with
many notable opera companies in- sonality and generous spirit prano is a major vocal talent."
cluding the Salzburg Festival, and The Washington Post claims Admission is free for Murphy Is
The Santa Fe Opera. Today she is Muiphy to be "playful, gallant,
performance for cho^e w ho present
well known for her radiant musi-M fluent and graceful, exquisite in a Mercyhurst College student ID
cianship along with her warm per--I tone and communicative. The so- and for President's Card holders.
Mindset" hits Erie on 'tour
if
By Carrie Tappe sion . They combine crunching riffs "Sleeping Pills" gives the string
A &E Editor from the string section made up of section a chance to show off its
new guitarist Johnny Martin and bizarre guitar sounds and special
F.A.D. Record's newest face, bassist John O'Neill. The strings effects.
"Mindset" performed at Sherlock's are backed by the intense drum- "Mindset" originated in Vir-
Oct. 9. The band is currently on a ming of Kenny Windley and lead ginia Beach, Va., and was co-pro-
tour of North America in support
of both their self titled debut re-
leases. •
vocals belong to Roddy Lane. duced by the band and Brad Divens
According to Album Network, and Drew Mazurek. Roddy Lane,
"Mindset deserves to go some- lead vocalist, said, "It was educa-
"Mindset" was formed in 1994.
The band crafted its sound around
where, and with a wide range of tional for us. We write about ev-
song-intensity, there's something eryday things that happen around
an unforgettable,' hard hitting
sound that leaves a lasting impres-
for everyone." Their song "Shed us... the lyrics deal with situations
The Skin" tends to grab listeners. we've experienced and witnessed."
"Mindset" invades North America on tour.
PAGE 6 THE MERCIAD October 9,1997
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^iJMj •

By Joe Gallagher
Merciad Writer
Someone told me once that the
only bad questions are the ones
which go unasked. Indeed, it's im-
possible to ponder a question if it's
not raised. Many widespread be-
liefs claim not to be content with
various actions and practices of
Promising Lies
Stdsis: Inconsistency By Risteard McCoistella
Contributing Writer
^Washington D.C., a customary
haunt for any extremist group with
In any situation, must a person their "free will" to oppose one or half a cause and desire for media
not be mature and autonomous as mores stances .that itheir church attention, was host last weekend to
an individual in order to make takes. In modern times one need a grand celebration of*cultural
sound decisions regarding ethical only look as far as the topic of birth mediocrity. I am referring to the
matters? This remains so regard- control. Also, how many consci- mostly white, male "Promise Keep-
less of whether or not the concept entious objections or^refusals to ers" cult, whose simplistic arroga-
of "conscience" is embraced. If a commit to duty have been in recent tion of spiritual, social and moral
person is a pre-med student here military activities of the U.S.? norms| represents a disturbing
they may in the future be faced Every year (has it happened yet trend in American culture.
with trying issues in wrenching this year?), the "layeeeft... layeeeft The "Promise Keepers" festival
topics such as euthanasia, medi- .... layeeeft, raught, layeeeft" of concerned a large group of Chris-
cation, or abortion to name a few. some nifty group of troopers is tian men who gathered together to
They are accepting the responsi- heard when ROTC people of thi s reaffirm their faith and renew their
I
a unique event, apparently this
group has been packing football
stadiums full of concerned Chris-
tian males, who are more than will-
ing to pay the $60 ticket price, for
some time. Under the pretense of
reawakening the male Christian
conscience, the group has pre-
sented a Christian dogma which
has been twisted by its balls into a
quintessential white middle class
code of ethics, morals and biases.
Reflecting upon this occasion
brings up the question of why such
movements within American soci-
ety are necessary. If it is the role of
organized religion in a capitalistic

popular acceptance. When con-
templated, examples of this can hit
home and the reality may surprise
many people. Enough said; let's
consider and muse a nonfictitious
form.
Mercyhurst is a Roman Catholic
institution. Roman Catholicism is
a Christian religion, and Christian-
ity outwardly claims, to advocate
nonviolence. Pax^ghrjstJ USiftfaji
bility to make decisions that they college march along campus to male identity, an enlightened mob
consider to be acceptable with serve as an alarm clock. Marine lead by a football coach ^turned
their beliefs, even if doing so recruiters are seen in the student messiah whose entrepreneurial
places them in a dilemma with f - union to tell hapless souls of a new genius and foresight make me quite
the policies of a medical center. path to grasp their future. jealous.
Such ethical problems and the 2 Reports are heard of what R/ This bright man somehow man-
consequences of these situations IAP is for. This term, a list of aged to pull together a small nation
can also arise in any other field. recent R/IAP graduates from of spiritually vacuous consumers
Here, the example of the military Mercyhurst | and where they are who actively shared their Chris-
shows how consequences may be : now was seen in an issue of Mon- tian manhood while denouncing
- harsh, (e.g., discharge) for an indi-t day Morning. Jf remembered #>r- the likes of them* evil homosexual
vidual refusing jo take; part in or krectjy^the U.S.jBorder Patrol, t y p e s . • #
society to define such sociological
norms, then the superficial facade
ofmorality presented by this group,
as a functionally operational and
persistently reproducible product,
will indeed find many eager buy-
ers, f"
But hey, it's now quite accept-
able for us men to have feelings.
It's cool to show signs of love and
affection. It's even kosher to listen
i M M ' k ' to women when they talk to' us,
M

organization #thatfis a national
Catholic peace movement, even
suggests that people take a vow of
nonviolence due to the era we live
in. Mature individuals should be
able to think for themselves and
make rational decisions. Does
Mercyhurst, i as an institute of
higher education, produce gradu-
ates who meet such criteria? What
is Mercyhurst's responsibility to
its ground beliefs? What responsi-
bility does any institution have to
its said beliefs?
The Roman Catholic Church
encourages people to be good citi-
zens of their land/country, but not
to act "against their consciences"
in order to follow the law of the
land. In regards to war, if a conten-
tion goes through the church's
council of bishops it will be
deemed by them to bejus tor unjust
overall. It has been speculated that
no war will ever again be consid-
ered just by them. European lib-
eration from Germany in WWII
was considered a just action.
cooperate with any action or activ- ! BATF (Bureau of Alcohol, to- This disturbing carnival was not even our wives! * Revolutionary!
ity which s/he considers to be un- bacco, and Firearms), and FBI or
just. -In the event of war such a , CIA (maybe both of them) were
trying situation may come up quite featured, standing out among other,
often. Just think how common it presumably more menial "intelli-
Oealim with
must be in the life of a US Border gence" positions. By Shawntae Howard but you can draw your own con-
Patrol officer? The FBI and CIA (among other Contributing Writer clusions on the matter.
Mercyhurst has the responsibil- intelligence agencies) are notori- Also, I've been informed by
ity to produce mature, autonomous ous for questionable activity and We all go through it Sometimes higher ups that our store is much
graduates capable of making com- covert operations. These are facts we like it, sometimes we don't, but cheaper than those of the other
petent decisions in their field. Such that are substantiated outside of criticism is a part of life. It's all in colleges in the area. Now with
individuals should be able to think the X-Files". The Border Patrol how you deal with it that makes
,4 that out of the way, time for a
for themselves, and make rational and some police forces are known you abetter person. And the ability little commentary.
decisions that are compatible with for hostility. The BATF is con- to admit when you're wrong is a My opinion section will be just
their bel iefs. stantly under scrutiny for being true sign of character. With that that, an opinion based on my in-
Does Mercyhurst also have the L storm troopers and the blatant need said, let me proceed to make the dividual experiences here at
responsibility of following beliefs and purpose for its existence is following corrections and apology Mercyhurst for the past two
of Christianity as a Catholic insti- even called into question. The US about the last article I wrote. years. I am writing from-a
tution? The idea of individuals' military spends extremely huge Last week, I made comments student's point of view, and al-
free will and responsibility to their amounts of our tax dollars (around about some of the prices in the though some may feel J that? I
beliefs has to be considered at any i 50%) and historically has engaged campus bookstore. The first cor- -should stick to cartoons, I will
time, especially after graduation .' in unjust advances. Does this coun- rection from that editorial is that speak my mind. Whether you
-from any type of school. Most try truly attempt to change the glo- the store no longer carries CDs. agree with me or not,fl got a
schools of thought do accept the bal dependency on military de- This is something that I was not response which shows me that
duty of instilling this ability. Hy- fense or does it reap the benefits of aware of at the time. Apparently, people do care about events and
pocrisy in Catholicism is nothing conflict? Considering everything the store removed them during the issues on campus. If people have
new. Many people consider them- here, what type of responsibility summer due to the fact that it was to get upset to voice how they
selves "Catholic," yet choose of does Mercyhurst accept? not worth the time to keep ordering feel then let's just say it's going
them. Why that js, I'm not sure, to be a long year.

eniors! Don' t get o u m u s t ta e writing proficiency e x a m in order to

graduate in M a y 1998. T h e e x a m will be held o n three dates in October: Tuesday, Oct. 21
from 6-8:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct.^2 from!6-8:30 p . m . a n d T h u r s d a y , O c t . 2 3 from 3 - 5 : 3 0
p.m. Students sho uld report to the lobby of Z u r n 15 minutes before the start of the exam.
October 9,1997
Letter to the Editor
( H M
u As the '97-*98 school year be-
gins, I cannot help but feel a high
level of concern over the editorial
oversight exhibited by The Merci-
ad in letting such an inane and
vacuous article as that written by
John Dedad make it into print. Thi s
IS the College paper rather than
Mercyhurst Prep's paper, is it not?
As I see it, while the college has
invested literally millions of dol-
lars into the upgrading of the
dorms and library for the benefit of
students like Dedad, all he can do
is write a simply stupid article
about the inconvenience the con-
struction has caused him. While
certainly within his right to make
his assertions, if Dedad wishes to
be a serious journalist rather than
some yahoo dashing off inane ar-
ticles before press time to "get
something in," I would suggest
that he get off his big butt and head
on over and interview \mainte-
nance, or question the contractor
on the library. This is known in the
trade as investigative journalism.
If I wrote along the same vein as
Mr. Dedad, it might go something
like this.. "A good friend of mine
worked at WMCE (where Mr.
Dedad worked this summer) and
filled me in on all the goofing
around by the staff there. Each
The Merciad
VOL.71 NO. 3
Merciad Editors
Chris Wloch Editor-in-Chief
Jim Gorman News Editor
Sports Editor
Scott Vance
Carrie Tappe A&E Editor
Bill Melville Features Editor
Randy Hilliard Campus Life Editor Jerry Trambley
Merciad Staff
John Dedad
Todd Zielinski
Jamz Porzio
Heather Cvitcovic
The Merciad
Box 161 501 East 38th St. 16546. Phone:824-2376
Merciad welcomes
name
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THE MERCIAD PAGE 7
ff
SouthPark": CAFFEINATED PARASOLS
day, he witnessed the most laugh- Sick, Twisted Fun By Marcia Farrell class, I notice that the Zurn parking
able and silly excuses for DJs he Merciad Writer lot is full to the brim although I
ever saw. Feet up on^the desk, By John Dedad usually arrive quite early in the
empty potato chip bags all over, Merciad Writer This Week: The Case of the morning. j
sticky pop stains all over new CDs. Missing Parking Spaces As I drive through the campus
If you haven't checked out Com-
Those people had no idea what and avoid the horrid potholes and
edy Central's new animated show
they were putting on the air. One In a world consumed by the con- leftover pieces of construction de-
"South Park," you're really miss- sumption of goods and services,
even made gross body noises over bris, I almost always see cars
ing out. Based on the crude daily we are forced to pay homage to one searching in vain for a place to
the air and guffawed afterwards.
activities of four young kids in a wonderful god. No, I am not speak- park in the lot outside of McAuley
The 'atomic burp'as a segue to the
little hick town in Colorado, the ing of the porcelain god that some Hall. Even though I tend to park in
news somehow just didn't go over
show* is an eye-popping, side- bow to on occasion. This is the god the lot behind the Athletic Center,
that well. Other stories that were
splitting cartoon with more punch otherwise known as the mighty I feel a great deal of empathy for
related to me would almost be
lines *in a single episode than automobile. With the exception of those who try to beat the rush and
comical if they weren't so sad."
"Seinfeld" has in an entire season. fresh-people living on campus who park in the more convenient lots.
If the*editor of The Merciad Even the lot that my little car knows
Each week, Stan, Kyle, Cart man are not allowed to have vehicles,
would have second thoughts about
and Kenny (who dies in each epi- there are those of the Mercyhurst as its second home fills up easily
printing the above because of un-
sode) experience humorously sur- community who are dependent and is difficult to enter and exit.
substantiated and uninvestigated
realistic situations such as encoun- upon the gas guzzlers of the world As for the residents of Mer-
assertions, why the heck did he
tering a creature named Scuzzle- on a daily basis. We spend a bundle cyhurst, my heart swells to even
print Dedad* s article?
butt (who has Patrick Duffy for a of money in order to ensure vari- greater lengths. There are too few
In closing, Mr. Dedad notes that
leg), and watching a call-in talk ous rights for their vehicular loves. spaces for you to park your cars,
'The majority of people who con-
show hosted by Jesus. (And some of you scoff when your and if you choose to use the ramp,
stantly fling mud are self-con-
Many other characters are promi- Mends treat their cars better than then I pity you for pay ing the steep
scious nitwits who throw out in-
nent too, like Ned, a Vietnam vet so-called "significant others"! costs to do so. And, since when did
sults at others because they think
who talks through an electric voice FOR SHAME!) *
that the whole world is out to get **^ the parking on one side of Briggs
box, and Chef, who works in the
them. However, people-that are Now that we have established Avenue occur? This is a great in-
school cafeteria and sings songs the great importance placed upon convenience when there are
this stupid are just begging for it..."
about making "sweet love." the inalienablerightsof the royal Mercyhurst apartments on BOTH
Well, Mr. Dedad, I guess you ARE
Airing on Wednesday sat 10 p.m., car, I need to voice how sad it is sides'Of the-street Where are we
just begging for it and I am very
4 r
*56uth ParK* doeV feafifre*Vulgarthat cerfaitf^stitutfdft&ftnfGt ap-
happy to oblige.
comments, so it's not for every- pear to recognize, or at least not |&ri realize thai it would not seem
Sincerely,
one. It's rude, crude and obscene work no correct the problem of feasible to level half of the campus
—in short, everything a good com- fitting cars with a nice place to sit just for parking spaces, but there
Harry Lyons edy should be.* while their owners go about their has to be some kind of solution to
daily business. remedy the hassles of parking
Hence, it does not seem fair that one* s prized possession, especially
the poor underlings of the automo- when it is difficult tojustify spend-
bile must pay upwards of $60 for ing such a great deal of money for
October 9.1997 an unguaranteed parking space at a parking permit But, something
Mercyhurst College. should be done.
Those of Mercyworld who com- If this problem of parking is not
Jim Hain Copy Editor mute daily are forced to formulate addressed, then the possibility of
Jessica Russell Photography a strategic plan of attack before accidents from frustrated people
Stephen Nolan Advertising arrival on campus in order to find a attempting to park could be on the
rise. How would you like it if you
Emilio Colaiacovo decent parking space. This is an
Senior Writer even greater hassle once the winter had to leave your sneakers half a
Shawntae Howard Cartoons snow has fallen and some people mile awayfromyour office in all
Advisor decide that because those handy kinds of weather, not knowing if
little yellow lines are covered with there would even be a space to put
slush that parking jobs are open to them down?
creativity. Every day that I come to
Rich Costelloe Marcia Farrell
Mercyhurst's own philosophical discussion group,
Angela Harris Joe Gallagher
SPAM (Student Philosophers At Mercyhurst) will
Kylelyn Sansone Karen English hold its reorganizational meeting on Monday, Oct. 13
Laura Rush K. B. Nelson at 8 p.m. in Main 211J Last year SPAM presented
several movies for the campus which were followed by
group discussions. This year SPAM seeks to expand
Its activities,to perhaps include lectures, fieldtrips,
and psychedelic experimentation (e.g., black lighting,
AID fl©(ttt®irs nnn stroboscope mass hypnotism, the epistemological
basis of the crystal method). Anyone interested in
deep, meaningless discussion should attend, rcostelloe
Tbesday
PAGE 8 THE MERCIAD October 9,1997

QpiWoi
Art Bell Rings Loud John Stuart Mill: Hollywood's Best Friend
on Late Night Radio By Emilio Colaiacovo
Senior Writer
opinion and speech. In his 1859 caused 6 million Jews to die." Only
work On Liberty, Mill argued for •; in America are we more interested
By Brian Eichstadt the total removal of restraints from gin banning smoking and saving
Contributing Writer Some weeks ago, I was watching human thought and action. Any dolphins than in protecting society
the NBC nightly news with Tom restrictions would interfere with from the consequences of gangster
Aliens, vampires, time travel and government conspiracies are not B rokaw. I usually flip around from determining the truth, he believed. rap and violent movies.,
typical subjects for talk radio and are generally associated with pranks, station to station,ibut NBC was However, conservatives like my- i Something has to be done to cur-
jokes, and casual conversation between friends. By breaking down the featuring a story on two random self disagree with Mill's radical tail the problems caused by per-
stale barriers imposed by both conservative and liberal talk hosts, a man acts of teen violence that resulted anthropocentrism. One's private verse speech. While many of you
known as Art Bell is changing this perception. in the death of several innocent speech in many cases affects pub- mayjdisagree with my*position,
From his home in Pahrump, Nev., Bell hosts two syndicated shows on people. As I listened to the piece, lic life where society may be placed this danger affects us all. It is a
the AM dial. His weekly show, known as Coast to Coast AM, airs my social affirmations were rein- i n danger. We have limits to speech problem that has been created by
Monday through Friday between the hours of 1 and 6 a.m. It highlights forced by what I saw as the conse- even today in our government. We our hedonistic culture that cares
everythingfromcurrent news to unexplained phenomena. quences of social decay and radi- cannot yell 'Tire!" in a crowded only for the individual and not the
The other show, called Dreamland, airs every Sunday nightfrom1 to cal liberalism. movie theater. We can not libel society. In my opinion, neither Mill
6 a.m. devoting its entire five hours to topics best labeled as pseudo- Brokaw, a veteran newscaster another nor can we voice a plan to nor the founding fathers ever be-
science. Generally designed to speculate on possible extraterrestrial life for some time and ardent supporter overthrow the government. If we lieved that unrestricted freedoms
and the activities of the shadowy Area 51 military base, the Sunday of the First Amendment, admitted allowed these acts of speech to be would ever be abused as they are
program can be compared to Mr. Spock talking about the universe. that television was too violent. He legal, our veryfreedomand way of today. As Judge Robert B ork noted,
Possessing conservatively slanted moderate views, Bell makes his further conceded that a wide vari- life would be placed in jeopardy. It "First Amendment jurisprudence
broadcasts an intelligent forum for both professionals and common ety of media industries, in particu- is of no doubt to me, that the pros- has shifted from the protection of
listeners. Guests usually include leading scholars in their field of study— lar the music, movie and television titution of speech by the industries the exposition of ideas towards the
such as Stanford Friedman, a leading ufologist — or subjects with keen industries, promoted not only pro- mentioned above, have severely protection of self-expression, how-
insight on an issue like Danyon Brinkley, who allegedly gained extrasen- miscuity, but racism, drug use, il- impacted our safety and decency. ever lewd, obscene or profane."
sory perception after being struck by lightning. Yet in challenging these unre- The question to be answered now
legitimacy, profanity and violent
strictedrights,companies such as is "what is to be done?" Is censor-
More entertaining than some of his guests, the callers play an integral crimes. Though he is a vociferous
Time-Warner and people like Ice- ship the answer? I seriously hope
role on both shows because they are unscreened and display their own defender of free speech, Brokaw
T and Larry Fly nt begin to shout not. However, as we allow these g
unique personalities. Regular participants claim to be time travelers admitted that these actions have cries of censorship to their consti- abuses to continue, our individual
while others, drawn by Art's "Area 51" phone line, divulge information led to some serious, and in many tutionalrights.In particular, it an- rights are trampled on and -vio-
about the nation's top secret facilities. Throughout the dialogue between cases, deadly consequences. gers me that men like Fly nt, who lated. Something has to be done
himself and his guests, Bell maintains a healthy skepticism allowing him While watching this feature story, has published countless denigrat- to stop its progression.
to critically question the validity of the callers' knowledge. I could not help myself applying a ing cartoons and pictures of Afri-
The use of advanced technology is an important part of the Art Bell lesson I was taught in my "liber- These issues cannot and must
can-Americans and women, could not be settled by the government It j
experience because he communicates through satellites, the Internet, and alism versus Conservatism" class. take refuge behind the Constitu- is possible that the answer to end-
by fax. His website, located at www.artbell.com. offers great links to Recently, we have been looking at tion.
other pseudo-scientific sites and provides summaries of recent shows. political thinkers that have affected ing such perversity will lead to an
Other features include a chat room, for Dreamland fanatics and an modern day ideologies. In particu- .Liberals often respond that no authoritarian style of governmental
optional studio camera which allows you to view broadcasts live through lar, we spent a substantial period of one has ever died from watching which places a greater importance j
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October 9,1997
Noce leads Mercyhurst into the computer
By Chris Wloch
Editor-in-Chief
Mercyhurst is attempting to keep
up with the rapid changes in com-
puter technology. Among the
many improvements such as
HamLET and increased Internet
access, the college is taking a sig-
nificant step forward with the ad-
dition of a new director of technol-
ogy, Kathleen Noce.
"It's very exciting," Noce said of
her appointment to the newly cre-
ated position at the college. 'It
sends a clear message that there is
a commitment to progress which
involves utilizing technology as a
valuable tool'for education, re-
search and other forms of academic
scholarship.
"My primary role will be in help-
ing students and faculty to stay at
the forefront of their respective
fields by applying knowledge of
computers to the classroom and
integrating technology into all as-
pects of college life. We need to
make training available on what-
ever resources we have available
at the moment," she added.
Originally from Erie, Noce re-
ceived a bachelor's degree in eco-
nomics and computer science from
Alliance College and an M,B*A.
from Gannon University. She is
currently working on a Ph.D. in
education at Indiana University of
Pennsylvania. Her doctoral disser-
tation will focus on the role of
technological leadership in educa-
tion, she said. |
Noce said that shoretumed to her
hometown because she wanted a
stable environment in which to
Mercyhurst; students do things the old fashioned
By Allison Byrnes
Contributing Writer
A group of Mercyhurst students
"got primitive- this weekend at the
second annual "Knap-In." Orga-
nized by the Mercyhurst Archaeo-
logical Institute's lithics analyst
Cathy Pedler, the knap-in brought
together a group of people who
have dedicated their lives to the
study and replication of primitive
technologies. A number of exhibi-
tors flocked to the knap4n to dis-
play their varioui crafts and to
demonstrate how to perfonn tasks
raise her children. In her spare
time, she enjoys golf, soccer, vari-
ous community service projects
where, she teaches computer
classes and research involving in-
formation technologies. Noce said
that she spends one to two hours
minimum every day reading
trade journals and examining the
changes in computer technology.
As "a member of the Boys' and
Girls' Club Board of Directors,
Noce is also involved in programs
that help parents protect their chil-
dren on the Internet.
At Mercyhurst, Noce will be in-
volved in all technological activi-
ties including the new web site
scheduled to open on October 15
and the linking of computers in
student residence to the Internet.
Beginning this week, Noce is
scheduling classes that demon-
strate use of HamLET, the li-
brary's new on-line card catalog.
The classes, which are open to all
students, faculty, administration
and staff will be running until No-
vember, she said.
In addition to her work with the
library, Noce will be involved with
career services, advising the de-
partment on how to ensure that
students are best prepared for the
jobs of the future. Noce also said
that she will do what she can to
support greater access to comput-
ers for everyone on campus. As a
result, the computer lab in the
basement of Old Main is now open
from noon until 5 p.m. on Satur-
days.
"We do not want to see computer
labs locked up and empty when
students could be utilizing them,"
as they were done in prehistoric
times.
L Mercyhurst's PROMETHEUS
Club was there as well, selling
handmade hempjewelry and dream
catchers.
Flintknapping (the manufacture
of stone tools), cordage making
and pine needle basket weaving
were all demonstrated by prehis-
toric technology experts like Bob
Berg and Charlie Braumbaugh,
two gentlemen withrwhom MAI
has developed a close relationship
over the past few years.
Students and visitors were en-
THE MERCIAD PAGE 9
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Kathleen Noce, Director of Technology Photo: Jessica Russell
she said. Jin addition, Noce said I such as bills, budgets and tran- at this point one of the college s
that students are now able to pur- scripts. It's time to draw our atten- weaknesses has been a lack of con-
chase software in the bookstore at tion to the academic dimension, nection between the various1 infor-
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a reasonable price. Computer hard- Garvey said ^ " f *? - I matiori isysfefris on campuS. Nticfe
ware will be available for sale at
I AccordingJto Garvey, Noce willj * plans to ax this problem by focus-
the end of this month, she added. serve as the manager of the nine ing on plans for a college intra-net
College president Dr. William P. computer labs on campus. She will which links the computers on cam-
Garvey said that as his assistant, be responsible for setting the ru les pus and allows for the creation of
Noce will play a significant role in and policies and for coordinating smaller web sites and homepages.
the relationships between depart- On October 21, Noce has sched-
removing the obstacles that stand
in the way of campus computer- ments that will facilitate learning. uled a student forum in the Per-
Noce will also serve as a resource forming Arts Center at 4:15 p.m. to
ization
"Her job is to see that computer- for the faculty by teaching them talk about getting the computers i n
aided learning proceeds on this how to incorporate computer tech- student dorms and apartments con-
campus and to break down the nology into their courses. nected to the Internet. "Everyone
walls that are impeding that uWith the library's coming on- is interested and wants to make
progress. This position was cre- line there is an enormous potential this work," she said. "Theanput
ated because of the fact that much for access from students'-rooms has been very good at this point."
of the thrust toward computeriza- and faculty offices. More assign-
tion at Mercyhurst,has been di- ments will focus on the use,of
rected at the administrative details technology." Garvey also said that
way
couraged to pick up a spear thrower When the rain finally stopped, all another day of learning how those
known as an "atl-atl" and engage of the waterlogged bodies gath- who came before us met their
in a little friendly competition, ered around the huge bonfire to dry needs. "I had a lot of fun. It was a
while some participants actually their clothing. The laughter, jok- different kind of experience and I
learned how to make their own atl- ing and music continued, proving can't wait to do it again next
atl. | that a little rain could not dampen year," said sophomore Nicole
"Seeing as how this was my first this great event Brannan.
one, all of the veterans were ex- Junior Melanie Shaeffer remem- The second annual Mercyhurst
tremely, eager to lend a helping bers, "No one let the rain ruin their knap-in was a great success. Hope-
hand in getting my own atl-atl up good time. In fact, it was great to fully, future knap-ins wil I draw an
and running," said sophomore, ar- see how everybody pulled together even larger crowd. Anyone inter-
chaeology major Heather Adams. to keep die knap-in going strong ested is welcome to attend the
'The knap-in ran smoothly until despite the weather." ±, I next meeting of the
Saturday night when the evening The fun began again on Sunday PROMETHEUS Club, where stu-
of live fireside bluegrass music morning when everyone crawled dents try to understand the manu-
was interrupted by a thunderstorm. out of their tents, anxious to start facture! of prehistoric tools and
crafts.
PAGE 10
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Watters brings new
By Bill Melville
and Chris Wloch
Merciad Editors
During the fall term, many people
will notice a new face in the psy-
chology department, Dr. Barbara
Watters, assistant professor ofpsy-
chology. Watters originally comes
from Pittsburgh, and considers her
move to Erie a return to familiar
ground. She received a B.A. de-
gree at Penn State University, a
MA. at Cornell University, and a
doctorate at the University of Mas-
sachusetts. For the last eight years,
she has taught psychology at The
State University of New York
(SUNY) at Oswego.
Watters said that the size of
Mercyhurst was a big attraction
for her. '1 got tired of teaching
classes of 90 or more students. I
want to be able to get to know the
students," she said.
In the near future, Watters said
she looks forward to teaching class
6n thepsydhology of prejudice and
Res-Life adds two assistant directors
By Bill Melville
Features Editor
With the newly bought apart-
ments on East Briggs and Lewis
Avenue, and an opening for the
South Briggs Assistant Director,
Mercyhurst has hired two new
Assistant Directors. Melinda
Zampogna received the position
for South Briggs and Rabeena All i
is responsible for East Briggs and
Lewis.
Zampogna, who hails from
Harborcreek, received a B.A. in
psychology from Penn State. After
working at the Barber Center and
several other group homes,
Zampogna went to Edinboro Uni-
versity, where she receive a degree
in counseling. Presently, she is
working on an internship through
Edinboro at General McLane High
School in secondary guidance,
Zampogna is no stranger to
Mercyhurst. She completed an
internship with Cass Shimek, di-
rector of the Student Union, and
also n ith Betty Damper, director
of th' Act 101 program. Accord-
ing to Zampogna, her internship
with Damper involved advising
students with academic difficul-
ifwa
discrimination, which, she said,
was a popular course when she
taught it at Oswego. She also hopes
to teach a class in cross-cultural
psychology, about which she said,
"More students are getting the op-
portunity to travel abroad and need
to know the differences in laws
and customs of other countries."!
Watters will also take part in the
Psychology Club, travel to confer-
ences with members of the club,
and help psychology majors learn
about preparing for graduate
school. In addition to psychology
of prejudice and discrimination
and cross-cultural psych, Watters
also teaches classes on social psy-
chology, statistics, and experimen-
tal research methods.
According to Watters, the transi-
tion between Oswego and Mer-
cyhurst has been "wonderful and
not difficult at all." Watters also
said the professors at Mercyhurst
have been supportive of her and
made the adjustment easier. In her
spare time, Watters enjoys watch-
Melinda Zampogna and Rabeena Alii
ties.
Alii, a native of Guyana who has
also lived in Trinidad and New
Jersey, recently received a B.A. in
rehabilitation counseling from
Edinboro University. Alii accepted
the job at Mercyhurst, because,
she said, "I liked the interviewing
team, their future goals, and how
they worked well as a team."
After serving two years as a Resi-
dent Assistant at Edinboro, Alii
has not found her new position
difficult. She cites Mercyhurst's
alcohol policy as the greatest dif-
ference between the two schools.
In the future, Alii hopes to see
Dr. Barbara Watters
ing hockey games and hiking in
the woods with her husband and
dog.
Dr. Marilyn Livosky, assistant
professor of psychology, said that
more positive activities for stu-
dents on Friday and Saturday
nights, so that students can have
"more interaction outside of house
parties."
Both Alii and Zampogna said they
have not had any major problems
since they came on board. Alii
said, 'The job has been very re-
warding thus far. Hopefully I'll be
here for a while and I hope to make
positive changes in that time."
;? Larry Kozlowski, associate di-
rector of Residence Life, said," By
this addition, hopefully we can
better serve the students." *
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psych department
she was pleased with the added
dimension which Watters brings
to the department.
"She's bringing in a new per-
spective and it's refreshing. We're
already talking about making some
improvements .in the major be-
cause we feel strongly about pro-
viding a foundation in psychol-
ogy," she said.
Among these improvements,
Livosky said that the members of
the department are presently de-
veloping a seminar for winter term
which examines career opportuni-
ties in thefieldof psychology. The
class will explore options for
graduate school in addition to
providing information on what
you can do with a bachelor's in
psychology, she said.
Mr. Rob Hoff, director of the
psychology department described
Watters as a "veteran teacher with
a considerable amount of experi-
ence and demonstrated success in
the classroom. Barbara us the
college's first 'cyberspace hire'
Federici and Students Visit Washington
By Bill Melville
Features Editor
Dr. Michael Federici, associate
professor of political science, took
five studentsfromhis Honors Lib-
eralism vs. Conservatism class to
Washington, D.C. on Sept. 7-9,
1997. Federici designed the trip to
introduce his students to the ide-
ologies they would later study in
class. For Federici, this was the
first trip he has taken with students
from his class. The students join-
ing him were sophomore Andrea
Ellison, and juniors Lesa
Bednarski, Erica Blasic, Karen
Petho, and Jessi Gentile.
Over the two day period, the
group visited several think tanks in
Washington. At each stop speak-
ers informed them about the think
tank, its history and its political
objectives. They began at the Eth-
ics and Public Policy Center, a
conservative think tank composed
primarily of people of Christian
and Jewish faiths, which is i|
ested mainly in social issues such
as euthanasia and abortion, both of
which the group opposes.
The group then traveled to the
w%m
because she responded to a job
notice I had placed on the Internet
We had exchanged considerable
on-line communication before she
arrived on campus.
"She brings a great deal of en-
ergy, enthusiasm and vision, and is
an active contributor to the depart-
ment," Hoff said. "She also has a
strong interest in affirmative ac-
tion and representing the interests
of minorities, which will bring a
greater sensitivity for marginalized
peoples."
Watters said that she hopes more
students will become involved in
the Psychology Club. In addition
to running a refreshment stand at
last Saturday's Homecoming car-
nival, the group sponsors films and
speakers throughout the year. The
group is also planning to attend the
annual meeting of the Eastern Psy-
chological Association which will
be held in Boston during February
of next year. ^Psychology Club
meetings are held every Thursday
at 8 p.m. in Zurn 213.
Heritage Foundation, a libertarian
conservative think tank. On Tues-
day, they began with a visit to the
Natural Resources Defense Coun-
cil (NRDC), a think tank focused
on environmental issues. After the
NRDC visit, the group spent some
time at the Holocaust Museum.
The last stop for the group was
People for the American Way, a
liberal think tank which Federici
considers "a good representative
of modern liberals."
Bednarski, a special education/
elementary education major, said,
"As an education major, being able
to discuss current movements in
public education with a represen-
tative from People of the Ameri-
can Way was especially interest-
ing.
Federici expressed disappoint-
ment that only a handful of stu-
dents took part in the trip, since
many more showed interest when
he proposed the trip last May. Even
though only five other people at-
tended, Federici said he still con-
sidered the trip a success. "One of
the most fruitful things is that the
students got to talk with each other
about the ideas in an informal set-
ting," he said.
October 9,1997 THE MERCIAD PAGE 11

Coming Soon?
By Scott Vance
Defense Holds Strong For Men's Soccer
Sports Editor
By Stephen Nolan fense was strong, the goalkeeper good result," said Shelton.
I visited the Mercyhurst gym this past weekend after a difficult week Merciad Sports Writer played very^ well,-but we just "We were all disappointed with
listening to children screaming and shouting (no it wasn't that bad). I'm couldn't penetrate their back four. ourselves for not coming away
doing my student teaching at the moment. The men's soccer team was away We missed a couple of one on one with a result against A&B. The
Being the man that I am, I bypassed thefreeweights and went straight at Alderson-Broaddus and after a chances. Apart from that it was a next game is going to be no cake
to the bikes, all two of them. That is one bike for every 1,400 students poor performance, the Lakers came pretty even game." said Assistant walk either. Lock Haven are a
in the college and people say that's not enough. away with a 0-0 draw. The team's Coach Rich Shelton. good side and they need to beat
Well anyway back to my experience in the gym. After doing al 1 my record is now 7-3-1. The defense has been an impen- us. So we have to go down there
stretches which lasted about 30 seconds, I finally got the courage to get "I think everyone on the team etrable force for the Lakers. with victory in our sights. We
on one of the bikes. I jumped on and tried to pedal, but there was one played badly. The referee was bad. An tiguan goalkeeper Darian Tuitt havejto play hard. Close ithem
important factor leading to my being unable to exercise and that was that I'm not trying to make excuses but has conceded only three goals and down up front and take our
the pedals wouldn't go around. I did in fact try tofixit, but I have never it didn't help out the situation. We has six shutouts in nine games in chances in front of goal. That's
been known for my D.I.Y skills or any other skills ror that matter. should have come away with a his first season as a Laker. Fresh- what has been hurting us up to
It was then that I decided to go for the next best thing offered, which better result," said senior mid- man sweeper Mark Fitzgerald, this point. We haven' t been scor-
at the time appeared to be the stepper. Full of energy 1 mounted the fielder Shawn Kroener. combining with Glenn Francis at ing goals when we need to. We
stepper and went through the whole five minute process of starting the "We had a lot of chances which center back, puts fear into' any have two good forwards in Alley
machine. When I eventually started pedaling I was greeted with a loud we. didn't capitalize on. But we opposing forward looking for the O'Brien and Rob 'The Fugitive*
squeaking noise that made me sound like the Tin man from Oz. ; have a big game on Wednesday goal. Yurkovich, so we just have to
against Lock Haven. I think we are The Lakers now face Lock Ha- ^ get after the ball and hopefully
I immediately dismounted from this machine much to the delight of
al 1 up for it. We have to put in a ven University away this Wednes- we will get what we want*— a
the other people in the gym (if you want to call it that). *
strong performance and come away day . **Lock Haven are going to be win." said senior Mike Shiels.
It was at this point in my visit that I decided to go to thefreeweights
with the result we need." tough. They lost at the weekend so The Lakers have another big
section. I grabbed the 40 lb. dumbbells and went to work. When I
"We went away from home over they have to really beat us for a game this weekend. They play
managed to get 10 reps, I went to grab the 45s and there was only one
the weekend.| They were a strong chance to get in the playoffs realis- Gannon on Saturday at 7 p.m. at
there. I then looked for the 50s and they weren't there either, so 1 cursed
team we played against. We didn' t tically. We got to go there with a Family First. A victory tb.s
the place a little and went home with absolutely nothing accomplished.
play up to our expectations or our positive attitude, work hard and weekend would be a help to their
How does the college expect us to have good sports teams, if they fail
ability, but we?-got a tie. Our de- hopefully we'll come back with a *y record, as well as a morale boost.
to supply us with the necessary equipment in which to increase our
performances • ^
* This brings me to the main point of my verbal diarrhea: our archaic
gym hasn't got the facilities to cater to 100 people never mind 2,800.
The moment you enter this fine establishment you will begin to sweat,
due to the lack of ventilation. I mean if you have a hard workout you will
reach a point where you will find it hard to breathe and this will probably
happen after five minutes. -k
There are encouraging signs posted in the gym with the heading
"Coming Soon." They are in relation to the new equipment that is
coming to the Hurst. These signs have been in the gym for over a month
now, so what does coming soon mean? Does that mean that by the time
I graduate they will have gotten some new equipment to keep everyone
happy for the immediate future.
Those of you who will try to defend our pathetic room that is referred
to as the gym will say, "well there are two new bikes this year." In
response, I will say to you that there should be another three or four.
Something has to be done about this establishment if they are to call it
a gym, for instance getting rid of all the equipment and buying some new
stuff. If we can afford to spend thousands of dollars each year on flowers
in Garvey park, then surely we can afford some decent equipment in the
gym for the Mercyhurst students who fork out a lot of money to go here.
However, don't forget that the new equipment is "Coming Soon."

John Rees tries to keep his balance during a Laker practice. The Lakers are currently 7-3-L

upport Your Teams This {Weekend

[omen's Volleyball vs Northwood, 11 p.m. (at Gannon)
botball vs Gannon* 1 p.m. (Veterans Stadium in Erie)
en's Soccer, 7|p.m.(at Gannon)
"Where are the 40s and 50s?... "Oh, they are Coming Soon.
 - ^ •

PAGE 12 THE MERCIAD October 9,1997

W I C K S M A K E S H I S T O R Y IN E A S Y F O O T B A L L
By Todd Zielinski The first half saw junior quarter-
Sports Writer back Matt Kissel engineer several
drives for touchdowns by sopho-
The Lakers' Football win streak more tailback Justin Gibson and
stretches to two after the team de- freshman wide receiver Byron
feated the Red Flash 45-13 in the Curry. Kissel also went into the
Homecoming game at Tullio Field end zone by himself, running it in
last Saturday. from one yard out to give the Lak-
This marks the first back-to-back ers their fourth score of the day.
wins of the season for the Hurst, The highlights for the first half
which gives them an overall record included not only those touch-
of 3-2. ' downs, but also featured plays by
This Saturday at 1 p.m. the Lak- senior kicker Eric Wicks and se-
ers play arch rivals Gannon at nior Jason Maier. Wicks contin-
Veterans Stadium in Erie. Tickets ued his record-setting trend ofplay
are $4 for adults and $2 for stu- by cashing in on a 52 yard field
dents at the Athletic Center from goal. The previous record of 47
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Lakers yards was held by Scott Gorring
are hoping to improve their over- back in 1985, against Frostburg
all record to 4-2. They can achieve State. i'
this feat by defeating Gannon. Maier, on the other hand, closed
Last week's contest against St out the scoring for the Lakers in the
Francis was a surprisingly easy first half by running back an inter-
game for the Hurst Gaining seven ception 21 yards for a touchdown,
more first downs, and 118 more to the delight of his adoring fans
yards on the" ground, the Lakers who joined the celebrations.
compiled several long drives that The Lakers went into the second
ended up in scores.* half leading the Red Flash 31-0.
pltwN
W I N
The Lakers had 12firstdowns to
St. Francis's 4 and 222 yards of
total offense to St. Francis's 75,
i ncludingfivescores. The Hurst was
set to receive the ball in the second
half, again sustaining a drive all the
way down to the St. Francis 15.
From there on second down,
Kissel 1 continued to throw smoke
as he found senior wide receiver
Tim Brediger in the end zone for
another touchdown. St.Francis£
answered right back starting from
their own 36 and ending up with a
score making it 38-7. From there,
Wicks took over the game with
three more punts,»one spotted
within the ten yard line and one of
56 yards. With 8:45 left in the
game, S t.Francis looked to make it
a ball game whenfreshmanScott
Platz intercepted a pass and ran it
in for the last score of the game.
Jason "Pigpen' Maier turns an interception into a score for the Hurst
When the buzzer sounded the
during their 45-13 demolition of St Francis last Saturday.
Lakers had picked off four passes
and had run two back for scores. six tackles with help from Jason played consistent against a better
On defense, senior inside line- Maier withfiveSiAfter the game team ... Now we have our cross-
;
backer Kei th » Swanson recorded Head Coach Joe Kimball said "we town rivals.**

Women's Soccer 9 Cross Country : King of theJMountain

The men's and the women's cross country teams traveled to the Mount Union College Invitational this
By Stephen Nolan past weekend.
Merciad Sports Writer Although sophomore Theresa
Roach is getting a lot of mention Leading the way for the women was freshman Annette King, finishing the 3.1 mile course in a time of
this season there are other players 20:51, which was good enough for 15th place out of 102 competitors.
The Women's Soccer team was
away last Sunday at Grand Valley who deserve the same praise. Senior captain Bridget Holzheimer was not far behind as she finished in 19th place with a time of 21:04.
State where they continued their Mendicino has nine goals and two King is very happy with the way the women's team is performing,
winning ways with a 4-0 victory. assists in her debut season for the "The team has pulled together and has been running with optimism, courage and heart in the persuit of
The Lakers now have a record of9- Lakers. Senior goaltender Stacie victory"
1-1. - Bortz has four shutouts and only On the men's side, it was Andrew Culler who led the way for the Lakers finishing the 5 mile course in a
allowed in eight goals so far. time of 29:22 which was good enough for 29th place overall.
The Lakers win came thanks to
The women now travel to Lock However, Kathy, the head coach, has been most impressed with the performance of Brad Parks this
two goals from freshman Olivia
Mendicino, and one each from Haven University where they play season. "Brad has shown tremendous improvement over the last season and he is getting better with every
Julie-Ann Chiodo and Sarah on Wednesday. race. Parks finished the race in 57 th out of a field of 94 runners.
Hoppe. The Lakers had a 1 -0 lead "No matter how our season is Both teams travel to Slippery Rock this weekend.
going into the second half and then going Lock Haven are always out
just took over for a comfortable to get us, so we'll need to be on our
win. toes for it. Needless to say Lock #

"Grand Valley were not bad. The Haven is doing very well this sea- ft

midfield played well. Defensively son, so we are going to have to go % *

down there, play hard and hope* i

they played very well. 4-0 was a
flattering scoreline because our de- fully come away with a good re-
fense played so well. We scored sult," said Lakers Assistant Coach
f
some good goals, created a lot of Yvonne Parker.
>

chances. So now we have about six After the Lock Haven game the
games left, six tough games, some women are on the road again. They
big regional games coming up. So go down to Shippensburg on Oct.
I think we are arerighton track to 17 as they try to improve their
who:. we need to be at this point in already impressive record. They •**>

the siv son, 9-1-1. Couldn't be hap- w i i 1 need Roach to be in top form
pier,' said Head Coach John if they are to do this
Melody. Left-right: Bridget Holzheimer and Annette King in full stride during the Mount Union Invitational