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16546 April 9,1999

MSGireleases 1999-2000
By Carrie Tappe ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ an advertising, marketing and
election results
Merciad editor management major, holds a work
study position in the Rcc Center.
The results are in. The 1999- As MSG vice president, she will
2000 Mercyhurst Student be responsible for running the *
Government Executive Board lecture series.
members are: president, Colleen Secretary-elect, Wasko, a
Nardi; vice president, Tracy business chemistry/pharmaceuti-
Rscher; secretary, Kelly Wasko; cal sales major, is a member of
and treasurer, Laura Bilak.
^ Elections were held Wednes- the Academic Planning Assess-'
day and Thursday in Herrmann ment Committee and is a
Student Union. All full-time pharmaceutical technician at
Mercyhurst students who have CVS Pharmacy.
paid the activities fees were Bilak ran unopposed for the
eligible to vote in the election. position of MSG treasurer. A *
Current seniors were also eligible junior dietetics major, she is
to vote for next year's officers. involved with the Ophelia
i President-elect, Nardi, a Project She was also involved
dietetics major, is member of the with MSG for one year and is a 1999-2000 MSG president,
Student Senate, the cross country member of the field hockey and Colleen Nardi
team and has participated in lacrosse teams.
i Habitat for Humanity and several To be eligible to run for representatives will be held April
other volunteer projects, Nardi president, the student must have 28 and 29. Anyone interested in
said she hopes to increase student completed 30 credit hours and running for class rep must submit
involvement with Student served two terms in MSG. Vice a letter of intent to Mike
r Government by making the MSO president, secretary and treasurer Gratzmiller in the MSG office by
candidates must have also served April 12. Freshman representa- &
[meeting* better suited for student two tcrmsjn student govcrnmentr tives will be elected next year***
attendance.! ' . *•

Elections for the upperclass- ; during the fourth week of the fall
! • *4.. Fischer, vice president-elect.
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men, commuter and resident term. 2

Students made tie-dyed creations at Coffeehouse last:*-.
Wednesday. Coffeehouse Is held every Wednesday at 9 p.m.
In the Laker Inn. For more, see page 3 "Coffehouse."
Archaeological Institute on
History Channel
The Mercyhurst Archaeological
I nsti t ute's research at the
Meadowcroft Rockshelter
continues its hold in the forefront
of the search for the first Ameri-
cans. I
I Research at the Washington
County site, which has uncov-
ered the earliest evidence of
human occupancy in North
America, will be featured in an *
upcomi ng episode of the History
Channel's "In Search of History:
The First Americans." The
program will air Monday, April
26, at 8 p.m. and at midnight
April 27.
"I n Search of History" traces
the search for evidence of the I
first A men cans, and the specula-
> tion that arose since Meadow-
croft was first excavated 25 years
ago by Dr. James Adovasio,
director of the Mercyhurat .
institute. The stone tools, flints,
campfire remnants and burned
animal bones found at
Meadowcroft point to humans
living in North America over'*
14,000 years ago, discounting
previous beliefs that Clovis, New
Mexico, held the earliest cvi-
dence of human occupancy.
The segment on Meadowcroft
features an interview with
Adovasio who remains principle
investigator of the Meadowcroft
excavation.
Over the past 25 years,
Meadowcroft and the Mercyhurst
Archaeological Institute have
remained in the forefront of the
media's attention to archaeologi-
cal discoveries.
First Hurst^studerfPreceives
By Carrie Tappe
Goldwater
chemistry and biochemistry
Merciad editor
Lisa Reilly recently became the
first Mercyhurst student ever to
receive the Barry M. Goldwater
Scholarship. A junior chemistry
major, Reilly was one of 304
students nationally to receive
this prestigious award. Reilly is
currently carrying a 4.0 cumula-
tive grade point average.
"This scholarship is a great
honor and makes me feel Tike I
chose therightpath of study,"
Reilly said. It is cool to be
rewarded for doing something
you love.**
The scholarship program is in
honor of Senator Goldwater and
was designed to foster and
encourage outstanding students
to pursue careers in the fields of
mathematics, the natural
sciences and engineering. The
Goldwater Scholarship is the ,"
premier undergraduate award of
its type in these fields. * Todd Trout director of the
department, said.
While at Mercyhurst, Reilly
has designed and presented
research in the area of computa-
tional chemistry. She has worked
with Dr. Candee Chambers,
assistant professor of physics and
chemistry, on a project involving
the computational analysis of the
compound allicin, which is found
in garlic.
Reilly also has done work
through a National Science
Foundation-sponsored program to
encourage undergraduate
research in the chemical sciences.
:
She has also collaborated with {':\
Lisa Reilly professors at the Uni versify of
"This award represents a Pittsburgh on computational
landmark moment for not only studies. ri
Lisa, but also the division of Reilly will graduate from
science and mathematics and the Mercyhurst next May. In the
entire college. This type of future, she plans to attend
recognition will only enhance graduate school and study
Mercyhurst's reputation as a high theoretical chemistry. Eventually,
caliber liberal arts college," Dr. she hopes to obtain a doctorate in
chemistry.
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Amy Pieczynski and Coffeehouse
By Heather C vitkovk
Me rci ad editor
Often times the people who bring
us the fun that we have at various
SAC activities go unrewarded. No
one really knows about the people
who make these events possible
for the students. One such person
is Amy Pieczynski.
Pieczynski is a junior criminal
justice and social work major who
co-chairs Coffeehouse, the weekly
gathering in the union that offers
such things as tie-dye and candle
making and bands.
Pieczynski has been involved
with Coffeehouse since her
freshman year so it just seemed
natural that one day she would
take over its leadership. Most
students would say that she has
done a pretty good job with i
Coffeehouse this year.
"Honestly, I think the turnout is
bigger this year than some of the
years past,*'said Pieczynski. "But
not only with Coffeehouse but \
with pretty much all the SAC
functions on campus. We have
been getting great crowd turnouts.'
Tempest to 'rock out' Hurst
A night packed with Celtic rock,
Irish jigs and Norwegian and
Scottish- influenced rock'n'roll
will fill the air at Mercyhurst;
College's Taylor Little Theatre on Parnall completes the band with a
Wednesday, April 14, at 8 p.m. as
Tempest takes center sta
"Be prepared to stomp
maybe even break into an im- £
promptu jig, because these guys
are brash, bawdy, and brilliant,"
quotes Bam Magazine. *
Tempest has been playing what
they call Celtic rock for the past 10
years. Currently based in Oakland, spirits and provided an experience
Calif, the band consists of a
mixture of artists from around the troubled world," said Sorbye in a
world. * called "Sunken Treasures," which
There's the Norwegian lead
singer. Lief Sorbye, who also plays doing more than just playing the
a double-necked mandolin. Adolfo right notes, we're actually feeding
Lazo is the drummer, who comes
Some! advice on how to be utility chic
The key item for this look? The
functional bag. Regardless of who
started this trend, a whole host of
designers have introduced new
kinds of body-borne pouches for
spring *99. $
Look tor sacks anchored at the ,
waist, harnessed to the wrist or
slung across the body like a sling.
It's today's version of the fanny
pack, only much more chic.
"Utilitarian clothes fit the way
The turnout for Coffeehouse
could be atrri buted to its fun
activities. Gloss, a band comprised
of three Mercy hurst students, has
played at Coffeehouse several
times this year. Seventh House, a
well-known Pittsburgh band, was
al so at Coffeehouse, * Gloss will be in again for their last
What goes into bringing all this
fun to the students? Pieczynski
said there is some preparation *
involved, but not an overwhelming
amount. f now I'm not quite sure what they t^
"If we have a band, depending
on who they are, they are usually
booked a couple months in
advance. The milk and whip cream
for the coffee that is served is
bought that day or the day before.
The rest of the coffee supplies are
ordered on an as-needed basis,**
said Pieczynski."
"Activities like tie-dye and
candle making take a bit more
preparation from us, but overall
preparing for it is not hard or really
that time consuming. Sometimes it
can be a pain to get supplies,
though," she added. >*
As for interfering with her
studies and homework, Pieczynski
to the band from Cuba. Michael
Mullen is known as the band's
crazy fiddle virtuoso and John
Land is the bass guitarist Dave,.
fervent aptitude of classical and
flamenco guitar.
Tempest performs in a way that
provides band members an
opportunity to end up acting like
clowns on stage, with a bit of a
Spinal Tap routine, admits Sorbye.
44
W hen the audience leave the
show, I hope we have lifted their
that can help people in this
press release. "When I see them
having a good time, I realize we're
the human spirit"
Each season the fashion world
embraces some absurd term to
define the newest trend. This
spring is no exception, with the
buzz phrase "utility chic" on
everyone's lips.
The look is sporty and casual.
Cargo pants, drawstring shorts
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and T-shirts with multiple
pockets all exemplify the look
that has taken the runways by
storm.
Gerrffl Schuffstall/ Merctad photographer
Amy Pieczynski, co-chair of
SAC Coffeehouse
said that she has little trouble
juggling the two. She looks at
Coffeehouse as a study break, not
only for her, but for other students
as well, i
^ Although the year is almost .over
Tempest has released seven
critically acclaimed CDs over the
past decade. They have sold
albums not only in North America
and Europe, but also around the
world from Japan to Argentina
Their current CD, released in
1998 under the New York- based
label Magna Carta Records, is
called The 10th Anniversary
Compilation."
The album contains new re-
recordings of their most requested
songs from the past 10 years.
The band released its first CD,
"Bootleg," in 1991. A year later
"Serrated Edge" hit store shel ves.
In 1993, Tempest released a CD
was filled with unreleased tracks
from 1989 to 1992. In 1994* the
group produced "Surfing To
Spotlight on
fashion
Heather Cvitkovic
' APRIL 9,1999
that doesn't mean that students
should expect any less from
Coffeehouse.
"Right now we are working on
getting a Ska band in," said
Pieczynski. "I've wanted to do this
all year so we are really trying. *
show this year. And we are ,J^
working on a couple other acts."
We also continue with the
student activities although right
are going to foe. But just because
the end of the year is approaching
doesn't mean we*U slow down the
fun," she continued.
Next year Pieczynski plans to J
continue her involvement with
Coffeehouse, but she is also
running for the SAC chair
position. The SAC chairperson
oversees all functions put on by
SAC and works in conjunction
with Mercyhurst student govern-
ment
"I really enjoy being part of
SAC. I like being involved in
Coffee house because I get to
interact with different students and
hang out with the bands," she said.
Mecca " Then there was Turn Of
The Wheel" in 1996. "The Gravel
Walk" was released in 1997.
Tempest has performed its
unique style of Celtic rock before
thousands of people across the
United States and many parts of
Canada The band has appeared at
such events as the Philadelphia
Folk Festival, Milwaukee Irish
Fest and the Winnipeg Folk
Festival in Canada.
Tempest has also made a British
debut before 25.000 people at *
Fairport Convention's annual
Cropredy Festival in Oxfordshire.
Tickets to see Tempest at the
Taylor Little Theatre are $8 for
adults, $6 for students and seniors
and $5 for Mercyhurst students.
For more information call the PAC
Box Office at 824-3000.
we live today," said designer
Todd Oldham in the April
Cosmopolitan.
Here are some tips from t
Oldham on wearing the new look.
If you are going to buy one
thing, make it a pair of cargo
pants. They're a casual classic?
Don't mix up the look much —
wear funky, functional clothes
with clean-Iincd solid-color
basics. A girlie skirt looks
THEMERCIAD PAG E 3
Erie Playhouse
presents The Odd 1
Couple 1
By Heather C vi tkovie
Merciad editor
It was 1965 when Neil Simon's
newest show opened for Broadway
crowds. The comedy, "The Odd
Couple," was a huge hit and
became everyone* s favorite play.
The Erie Playhouse hopes to make
people laugh as it welcomes the
[day to the stage.
When the show opened on
Broadway it went on for 1,000
performances, and became a hit
movie and a television series. "The
Odd Couple" tells the story of two
terribly mismatched roommates,
Felix and Oscar. ?
Newswriter Felix Unger, an
obsessive neatnik, is recently
estranged from his wife. He moves
in with his divorced pal, poker
player Oscar Madison, an enor-
mous slob. The mismatched
roommates soon find themselves
engaged in the same battles and
conflicts that caused their mar-
riages to end.
The Odd Couple" starred
Walter Mathau and Art Carney on
Broadway. The movie starred
Mathau again but added Jack
Lemmon as the roommate. The
popular TV series starred Jack •
Klugman and Tony Randall as the
hilarious duo.
In 1985, Simon revised the play
and opened a new version of The
Odd Couple" starring women and
replacing poker with games of
Trivial Pursuit
The Erie Playhouse has a
dynamite cast to present the
original version of The Odd
Couple." i
The show opened Thursday and
runs from April 8 to 11, IS to 18
and 22 to 24. Shows on Thursday
begin at 7:30 p.m., Friday and
Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2
p.m. Tickets are $18 for adults and
$8 for students and children. For 1
more information or to make
reservations, call the Erie Play*
house at 455-2852, Ext 42.
ridiculous with a mulitpocket top.
Accessories shouldn't just be eye
candy. If you buy a functional
belt bag, don't lug around a purse
too. On the other hand, don't stuff
junk into the pockets of your new
cargo pants. Leave them empty
— random bulges are not stylish.
Follow these simple rules and
you will have utility chic down
pat People will be shouting,
"Work it, girt."
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OPINION
Editorial
Poor voter turn-out
Earlier this week, Mercyhurst
Student Government held its
executive elections. So, one
would have expected the union
to be overcrowded with students
ready to vote for their new class
leaders.
This, however, was not the
case. In fact, as of 2 p.m
Wednesday only 50 students had
cast votes. That number is maybe
3 percent of the entire student
body.
It takes less than one minute to
complete a ballot One minute,
that is nothing. All of us have
one minute that we could spare
The Catholic position
Questioning Faith
Rev. Am Piszker
Why is the Catholic Church
against the use of condoms given of AIDS.
their use as a preventative
measure against sexually
transmitted diseases?
-Stephen Nolan
(continued from Feb. 18)
I would like to conclude this
discussion with 1
a quote from the insert in The
U.S. Bishops statement on AIDS Catholic institution, are morally
entitled "The Many Faces of
AIDS, a Oospel Response"
(United States Catholic Confer-
ence, Nov. 1987).
!?• "Because we live in a pluralis-
tic society, we acknowledge that and that hopefully, they will * V
some will not agree with our
understanding of human sexual-
ity (which I wrote of in a
previous column). t presentation.
"We recognize that public jr
educational programs addressed
to a wide audience will reflect
the fact that some people will not
act as they can and should; that
they will not refrain from the
type of sexual or drug abuse
behavior that can transmit AIDS.
" I n such situations, educational
efforts, if grounded in the ,
broader moral vision outlined
above, (a vision presented in the
previous columns on this
question) could include accurate
information about prophylactic
devices or other practices
proposed by some medical
experts as potential means of
preventing AIDS.
"We are not promotting the
use of prophylactics (i.e. *
condoms), but merely providing
APRIL 9,1999
after we have picked up our mail
or grabbed a snack in the Laker
Inn.
So, what does this say about
Mercyhurst? Simply that no one
seems to care. People complain
about the campus and the lack of How many times have we seen
events, but when there is a
-chance to do something about the first ball of a baseball game? For
problems very few take the
iniative to do so.
Perhaps our elders are right
Our generation is disinterested,
apathetic and lazy.
We don't think so, but it is hard
to argue with statistics.
information that is part of a
factual picture. Such a factual
picture should indicate that
abstinence outside of marriage „
and fidelity within marriage as
well as the avoidance of intrave-
nous drug abuse are the only
morally correct and medical 1 y
sure
ways to prevent the spread
; •, ^ J l T
"So-called safe sex practices
are at best only partially effec-
tive. They do not take into J
account either the real values that thousands of Cubans crowded
are at stake or the fundamental
good of the human person."
Just as with the recent pro-life ^j welcome change of pace.
Merciad we, as a
and ethically obliged to present
the Catholic position on these
issues.
We recognize that there will be to have been successful. Cuban
those who may not agree with us,
acknowledge that we are well;.
within our right to make such a
Have Mercy
A little game of ^baseball
The Chimera
Bill Melville
eager politicians throw out the
me, those appearances are too
numerous to count, but the image
remains the same. Such a simple
act shows potential voters that a
politician can enjoy something as
simple as a baseball game.
With that in mind, we must
remember that this is the time
when baseball fans grow anxious
for the upcoming season. March
and April usually mean spring
training for major league
baseball. Teams who usually
play in different leagues meet
during scrimmages and this year
has been no exception.
Except for one game played
last month, that is, when the
Baltimore Orioles played a team '$
of Cuban all-stars in Havana, the
first time Americans have played
baseball in Cuba in the last 40
years. Judging by the photos of
outside of the stadium, a game
against Americans was a
The game's purpose, beyond
satisfying the Cuban love for
baseball, was to help easet
tensions between the United
States and Cuba, and it appears
President Fidel Castro, who once
tried out for the now defunct
Washington Senators, attended
and spoke with several of the
American athletes.
People might laugh, but using
w
baseball diplomacy" could be a
first step
into a new era between the two
nations. It exploits a pastime
both countries love.
But everything was not
copacetic in America. In Miami,
the stronghold of Cuban exiles,
anger was the popular emotion.
These Cuban-Americans, most of
whichfledor are relatives of
those whofledduring the 1959$
revolution, felt betrayed when
they saw images of American
athletes talking candidly with
Fidel Castro.
The Cuban-Americans who
raised a stink about the baseball
game do not represent the boat
people that crossed from Cuba to
Florida on homemade rafts.
These people are professionals
who want to regain land and
money they lost when Castro
nationalized Cuban industry after
the revolution. *J
These people, whose influence
through the Cuban-American
lobby is responsible for the
continued embargo against Cuba,
want America to have no ties
with Cuba until Castro falls and
"democracy** is returned to Cuba.
For the uninformed out there,
Castro's predecessor, Fulgencio
Batista, was a U.S.-friendly
dictator who subjugated the
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Cuban poor while waving a flag
of democracy. It is widely
believed that nearly 90 percent of
Cubans supported Castro during \
the years following the revolu-
tion, so the Cuban-American
lobby hardly represents the
feelings of a Cuban majority.
These people can continue to\
wait for Castro to fall, but they
are ignoring the obvious. Forty
years and nine American
presidents later, Castro is still in
power. However, the world is not
the same as it was in 1959, and I
support efforts to open up to
Cuba, no matter how smal 1 they
appear.
Slowly, America is beginning
to realize that Castro is not
Hitler. Many Cuban-Americans
insist he's pretty close, but the
man did what he had to do for his
country, and he deserves respect
for that, pot to mention for his
ability to maintain Communism
in Cuba seven years after the
Soviet Union fell.
Personally, I am glad this •
finally happened. Cubans could
use something to life their spirits,
since the lack of aid from Russia
has left them economically
depressed since 1992. A tittle
baseball never hurt anyone. To
paraphrase what a Russian friend
told me this summer, "It's not
people that are different, it's
governments.*' If it takes baseball
to remind us of that, then this one
game could mark a new begin-
ning for the Untied States and its
estranged neighbor.
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The Mail B ag I s anyone out there ?

Guest thanks campus
This is a copy of a thank you
written to Mercyhurst from *
Wendi Fox. Wendi was here on
March 18, 1999, on her Alcohol
Insanity Tour. Not only did
Wendi want to ensure that she
personally thanked everyone
involved, but she also wanted the
school to know what many of the
students do i n order to provide the posters to Wendiville,
them with these lectures and
entertainers. I would appreciate
it if this could be printed in Thegreat sound and lots of bass just
Merciad. Thanks!
Melissa L. Waclawik,
Assistant Director of the Student my show, for being cool enough
Union and Student Activities
From Wendi Fox:
A big thanks goes out to:
And to Tom Billingsley for
letting Ussy put those nice
posters in the ground, defacing
campus.
And to Danielle Murphy for
the excellent publicity.
And to all the work studies and
students for helping put up
posters and who are sick of Lissy
bossing them around concerning
especially Kelly and Nat
And to Greg Hardner for such
like I like it
And to Michael Regnier for
overseeing and troubleshooting
to wear that tattoo and sticks in
your hair all at the same time and
for the invitation to Tae-Bo.
Thanks, but I prefer to watch
television.
Haver
will be presenting ourfindingsat
Academic Celebration on April
21 at 7 p.m. in Sullivan 3. If
celebrities are able to shame-
Kari Wells lessly promote their upcoming
projects then so am I.
i
Though we did not address
To be quite honest with all of this in the final draft of our
you who read my column, I project, we found it interesting
could not think about one thing that there was some difficulty
to write about for this week's finding people to agree to
issue. participate, especially when the
This could be for two reasons: project consisted of determining
I am a last term senior who had if the student body was disinter-
to pass in her senior project ested and unmotivated. We
Tuesday and, secondly, there has wanted to have 100 students
not been much in the news lately included in the study, but we
that has inspired me to address a only ended up with 74 partici-
particular subject Yes, Kosovo pants after 14 attempts. (I would |
is a very important issue which is like to thank all of you who did
on the minds of many people, take the time to participate.
but I already addressed this Everyone did a wonderful job.) -j
subject area in a previous article. We were starting to think we
(And while we are on the should offer people money.
subject, I was completely right in As a staff member of The *
A nd, few people want to
write for The Merciad though
many are quick to criticize. If
one does not like what one sees,
do something about it or don't
complain!
It legitimately frightens me
that no one seems to care about
anything anymore, or that they
are so lazy and self-interested
that they would rather moan and
complain than fix the problem.
Even the people in my classes
who are supposed "free-thinkers**
or "good students'* simply spout
rhetoric or say what they think
the teacher wants them to say. Is
this what college is all about?
What happened to having a place
in which free ideas flourish and
\ people cultivate themselves
through self-exploration? Maybe
the United States has peaked and
we are on a downward trajectory.
I would like to think that this
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And to Emily Page for being that article and our government Merciad, I know how this feels. I is simply a phase and that the
Cass Shimek for letting Lissy her adorable self. should listen to me more often.) have written numerous articles youth of this country are just
bring me to campus, letting Lissy And to Heidi Martin for just My senior project is a study this year on a wide array off trying tofindan outlet for all of
come out and play and giving me staring at me when I tried out k on the topic of political apathy at topics. Many of the articles were their energy or maybe I am just
those $100 seats to Anthony new material. Mercyhurst College. I, with my addressing subjects that are or deluding myself. All I would like
Clark's show. # And to Chris Coan for actually partner Jessi Gentile , , were controversial in nature or to see is people taking the
laughing even when Heidi didn't. initiative or advantage of their
And to Cass's husband Jay for
And to Billy Byrnes just for (editor-in-chief of The Merciad), should have generated somewhat
holding my hand during Anthony conducted 10 focus groups of aresponse.However, not one surroundings and what it has to
Clark's show. smiling at me! letter was written all year to offer. Nothing should be
And to Coll is Allen for adoring comprised of Mercyhurst
And to Lissy for being one of students to determine the causes disagree, agree or add any pearl s spoon-fed to you. And with that,
the most kind human beings left me! I of wisdom. Why is this? I doubt I would again like to invite you
And to Kathleen Opresko and and extent of political apathy at
on the planet earth, having the that many people agree with what to the presentation of our senior
Mikey Karabinos for making my this college. For those who are project We will supply the
insight to bring me to the Hurst interested in learning the I say if my classroom discussions
and making the coolest posters ride to the airport enjoyable. cookies and punch if you are
specifics of the project and the are any indication. (Huh,
ever/ Supreme Court Class? Huh?) willing to critically evaluate what
solutions we are proposing, we we will be presenting.
And to Lissy's parents for a Thanks,
home-cooked meal. I haven't had Wendi Fox
one since the 1970s.
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FEATURES
Nobel laureate speaks in Erie
Walesa goes global the history of Poland and how it
endured the domination of other
with the peace mes- nations for centuries. *i' t!
"We have neighbors who like
sage he started two 9
to travel,* Walesa said, adding
that at one time one of Poland's
decades ago in neighbors stayed for over a
Poland century.
Throughout his hour-long
By Bill Melville speech, Walesa explored a
Merciad editor number of topics, ranging from
unjust laws to the failure of the
In the modern world, people United States to properly fulfill
constantly deal with issues such its role as the one remaining
as what role the United States superpower.
should take in the 21st century, Walesa urged people to
how Eastern Europe will play a remember their own sense of
part and how countries will right and wrong in spite of what
overcome hardships in the/ the law might say. He said he
aftermath of Communism. • always valued human judgment
Lech Walesa, former Polish over that of laws. When Walesa
president and winner of the 1983 began the Solidarity movement
Nobel Peace Prize, forced his in Poland, he had to deal with
audience to grapple with these breaking the law to cause a
tough ideas (hiring the speech he change in policy toward Polish
gave at Gannon University's workers.
Hammermill Center on March During the,question and
30. & j# answer period, a Polish man »
Walesa, who speaks no a * asked Walesa why he allowed
English, spoke Polish, which was the return to capitalism that hurt
no problem for the large number so many people.
of Poles in the audience. For Walesa said that Communism
everyone else, an interpreter £ is easy to implement and
translated his speech. capitalism is not He compared
Walesa began bv examining Communism to taking an
aquarium and boiling the fish
and water into a fish soup, and
compared capitalism to trying to
turn that soup back into an
aquarium.
Following a question from a
young boy, Walesa mused about
his days as president of Poland,
and said he missed them at times, to find an event worthwhile.
but also said that being president Well, die Erie Historical Mu-
meant he had no time for
anything else.
He also expressed his happi-
ness over Poland's admittance
into the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization, but said the
organization must go in a new
direction for the 21 st century
because admitting new nations
into NATO could create a new
"us against them" mentality in
the wake of the Cold War.
Gannon's President, Monsignor
David Rubino presented Walesa
with an honorary doctorate from
Gannon, The session concluded
with Erie Mayor Joyce
Savocchio presenting Walesa
with a key to the city.
Walesa said he would place it
next to his Nobel Peace Prize at
home. Following these presenta-
tions, Walesa shook hands and
posed for pictures at a reception
in Gannon's Old Main.
Lecture series highlights
World War II experiences
By Bill Melville
Merciad editor <
People often complain that there
is nothing to do in Erie, and that
a trip to another city is necessary
seum is offering a lecture series
which should remedy that
problem.
Every two weeks, the museum
will have a guest lecturer who
will explore World War II and its
affects on the world. The series
runs through August and will
cover topics ranging from the
obvious, like the Holocaust, to
the forgotten, like the role of
films during World War II.
Last Thursday, "World War II
and Hollywood War Movies"
was presented by local film critic
Floyd Lawrence. Through a
series of clips from several war
movies, both good and bad,
Lawrence looked at how
Hollywood became involved in
war propaganda, how Hollywood
portrayed the war, and how
realism has become vital to
today's World War II films.
The lecture series coincides
with the museum's extensive
World War II exhibit, which
includes uniforms, propaganda
materials and military equipment
from both sides of the conflict
Mercyhurst's Dr. Michael
McQuillen, professor of history,
will present a lecture in August
which will examine President.
Harry S. Truman's decision to
use atomic weapons on Japan.
Larie Pintea, Mercyhurst's oral
historian, will present "War
Correspondents at Work" on
May 20.
The lecture series is free but
donations are accepted. The Erie
Historical Museum is located at
356 W. 6th St The lectures are *
given at night, but exact times
vary, so contact the Museum at
871-5790 for more information.
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process. Poets must submit to
"One of my hopes as a writer
is that a reader will be able to
have an experience from reading
the poetry and that it will be
accessible to them. The poems
may not necessarily be a direct
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first poem can be a rough
process. Often, the only way to
get a first vol ume of poetry
published is to win a poetry
contest f
For Dr. Beth Gylys, assistant
professor of English, the years ol
being published in journals
finally paid off, and she recently
celebrated the publication of her
first full-length poetry collection
"Bodies That Hum."
"Balloon Hearts," Gylys'
chapbook, was published in
1997. Most of those poems were
reprinted in her current volume.
A majority of these poems also
appeared in renowned poetry t
journals such as The Paris
Review and The Antioch
Reivew.
look at me as a person, but it
does give a persona," Gylys said.
Both collections centered on a
common theme. Gylys describes
her poetry as being primarily
about" relationships and
sexuality. It is a kind of ironic
look between the interplay of the
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relationships, sex, etc. that are
truthful and that we all can relate
scripts over the past two years
looking for a publisher, a task
that is not only time consuming,
but costly as well.
Because getting published is s<
difficult, Gylys offers the
following advice to aspiring
poets.
"If a person is a poet or writer
and is sending work blind, it is
important to be familiar with the
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SPORTS
Ben Wiand
ATH LETE Baseball and
f E
Baseball's sophomore center
fielder Ben Wiand, pictured
here, has been named Great
OF THE WEEK women s lacrosse Lakes Intercollegiate Confer-
ence player of the week for his
performance in the Lakers' four-
game sweep of Grand Valley
State University last weekend.
Wiand hit nine for 12 in the
series with three doubles and six
singles. He had five RBI's,
including the game winner in
the fourth contest. Wiand was
walked twice in the series and
caught nine fly balls.
j * The Stone boro, Pa., native has
started all 26 games for the
Lakers. He is hitting .477,
second on the team, and .514 in
the GLI AC.
Laurie Sienkiewicz
Also deserving mention this
week is women s lacrosse
freshman attacker Laurie
Sienkiewicz who was named
Eastern College A thletic
Conference Division II $
women's rookie of the week for
scoring a combined seven goals
and eight assists for the Lady
Lakers. J * * and at Sox Harrison Stadium on Sept 16,2000. Mercyhurst's recent
Sienkiewicz also scored 10
pals in the 19-3 victory over
anisius College on Wednes-
day. The Lakers led 12-1 at
half-time.
Laker crews making early waves
f won their event by a boat length
Men s and
take a»co two women showing
and State University teams GLIAC
...and those oediis champions
By Mike Tanner
to the college you re attending. Merciad writer
m • ••
coac
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,••,-••
fcffc Adrian Spralden and Ben Foster,
More than 1200 courses available the men's and women's varsity
rowing teams have displayed the
Day and evening
jtivg potential for a tremendous
• Accelerate ypWdegree program.. season.
v
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or get back oirsc&edute ' -f The teams tested their skills
*
March 10 in Lewisberg, Pa., at
W. the 16th annual Bucknell
w* University Invitational, v
For a fielcouise schedule or to register by phone, call toll-free Compcteing schools included the
University of Buffalo, Bucknell,
te88-C5UOHK>* Lafayette College, Lehigh
University, the University of
Pittsburgh, Susquehanna College
and the College of William and
M akc the smart choice this summer...choose... Mary. i winning by three-boat lengths of
The women put forth two
exciting races as the lightweights
TJ
THE MEROAD PAGE 7
Hurst hockey guide
voted best in nation
The 1998-1999 Mercyhurst College varsity hockey media guide wa
voted best in the nation by a panel of judges representing the Col leg
Sports Information Directors of America. '
The media guide was produced by John Leisering, director of 0
sports information, Craig Rybczynski, assistant sports information
director, and sophomore David Leisering. J
The guide won for overall and for the cover which was conceived
by head hockey coach Rick Gotkin. ~
The media guide was titled "Fire and Ice." Pictured on its front
cover are several members of the hockey team in firefighters's
uniforms surrounding an Erie city fire engine. *
Hurst and Edinboro
football to resume
After a 16-year break, Mercyhurst and Edinboro University have
agreed to resume their football rivalry.
The two-year agreement calls for games at Tullio Field on Sept 18
move to Division II scholarship football made the contest possible.
"The quality of Edinboro's program and the school's proximity to r ;|
Mercyhurst make the games attractive," said Pete Russo, director of
athletics. "We already compete against Edinboro in a number of
sports* so resuming the football rivalry was a logical step."
two-boat length finish over
of open water. The heavy- Grand Valley as well.
In an event relatively new to
weights finished a close second
to winners William and Mary Mercyhurst, the four-man boat,
The varsity heavyweight men the Lakers made strong show-
came out of their heat in second, ings. Competing in four events
earning them a spot in the final. using a borrowed shell, the
men's heavy four, men's novice
In the last race, they finished
third, a few seats behind Dowling four, woman' s lightweight four,
and the women's novice four all
and Fordham. \ <? V/
On April 3, the Hurst held a soundly defeated Grand Valley
dual meet with Grand Valley in their own boat
State University on Presque Isle Looking forward to this
Bay. The Laker crews made Saturday, the Laker navy takes
amends for last year's thrashing, on Hamilton College, Robert!
winning every varsity and junior Morris College and the Univer-
varsity event and earning the sity of Buffalo in the Mercyhurst
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Invitational. The contest will be
held on the bay or at Findley
Athletic Conference champion*
ship. Lake (just across the New York-
The lightweight and heavy- Pennsylvania boarder) depending
weight women's events were on water conditions. Next
combined in one event, with the weekend, the Hurst is on the
Laker heavies winning and the move again, this time to Pitts-
lights close behind for a second burgh.
place finish. Grand Valley
finished third.
The heavyweight men soundly
trounced Grand Valley's entry
open water. The junior varsityf
men won their contest with a
\
PAGE 8 THE MERCIAD
LAKER
SPORTS
M e n ' s lacrosse disappoints h o m e c r o w d with loss
By Ken Fronczek
Merciad writer
The men's lacrosse team split its
home openers this post weekend
defeating Northwood University
16-6 on March 26, before falling
in a heart breaker to West
Chester, 11 -8 on March 28.
For Mercyhurst, who has a 5-
3 record, it was a chance to
finally play at home after being
on the road for its first six games.
The team opened against its only
Great Lakes Intercollegiate ,rJ-
Athletic Conference opponent
and quickly took to dominating
them in every aspect of the
game.
Junior midfielder Paul Fuller-
ton led the scoring with five
goals while sophomore sensa-
tions Ted Jenner and Trevor
Johnson combined on three goals
and seven assists to lead the
attackmen. Sophomore Larry
Casillo played a fantastic game
scooping up eight groundballs
while winning an astonishing 15
of 16 face-offs. Face-offs wen?
the most dominated category on J
the field as CasiUo*s efforts were
followed up by junior Ti m
Softball team struggles
for consistency
Softball manages
one win in
GLIAC play with
a 11-15 overall
record
By Lynn Burns
Merciad writer
The Mercyhurst women's
softball team continued its
season with four doable headers
against Clarion University,
Findlay University, Hillsdale
University and Westminster
College.
In their first of two meetings at
Clarion on March 29, the Lady
Lakers were nudged out by a
score of 3-2. The Lady Lakers
would rebound behind the
pitching of Karin Bender, as they
edged out Clarion by the score of
2-1 in the following game.
The Lady Lakers then traveled
to Findlay on April 2 to play
APR1L 9,1999
Fogarty who won all four of his
draws. Midfielder Owen Jones
was another key figure in the
scoring with four assists, as was
Jon Savage (one goal, two
assists) and Ryan Oast (two
goals, one assist). Freshmen
Steve Fecori (two goals) and Tim
Garbach (one goal) continued
their promising first seasons,
while junior Andrew Crane put
in a full day's work with two
goals, four groundballs, one
takeaway and two clears.
The stunning defensive display
was led by goal tender Chris
Cooper who registered 12 saves
and had four clears while | scoring attack.
pushing his starting record to 4-
0. Seniors Matt Nutley (eight
groundballs) and Rory O'Connor
(three clears) were punishing to
Northwood's attack.
In the next game the Lakers
were pitted against West Chester
University Golden Rams.
Although Mercyhurst controlled
the first half of action, leading at
half-time 5-4, nine penalties and
failure to use bench reserves
would prove fatal as the Rams
with a 5-1 record rallied behind
superb goaltending to steal a
another doubleheader. Findlay's
offense was too potent as the I
Lakers suffered two losses by
scores of 2-8 and 1 -8. * another conference title by
Looking to rebound from their
skid, the women traveled to
Hillsdale on April 3. In their first
game of the doubleheader, the
Lakers, courtesy of Bender's
shutout, only needed one run for
the win as they went on to pull
off the victory by the score of 1 -
0. In the second game of the day
the Hillsdale offense proved too
powerful as the Lakers suffered a
2*4 defeat
The Lady Lakers hosted
another doubleheader with
Westminster College on April 6.
The visitors proved worthy as j
they dealt the Lady Lakers 1 -5
and 5-8 losses. ? With the four victories, Mercy-*
The women's record now
stands at 11-15 (1 -5 in Great
Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference). %
The softball team will travel to
Findlay University to play in the
GLIAC Cluster Tournament on
Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
victory away from the hapless
Lakers 11 -8, stunning the
capacity crowd on hand.
Johnson continued his brilliant
work on attack notching four
assists and was aided in the
struggling offensive effort by
Savage (three goals), Jenner (one
goal, one assist) and Garbach
(one goal). Fullerton (one goal,
two groundballs, three clears and
one takeaway) and Jones (two
goals, one assist and three
groundballs) played excellent
games but were the focus of
West Chester's defense and had
trouble registering a sucessful
*?
Nutley (four groundballs, four
clears, three takeaways) and
O'Connor (two clears, three
takeaways) continued a success-
ful weekend campaign while
senior Bryan Hapeman (four
groundballs, two clears, six
takeaways), and again, Crane
(two groundballs, four clears,
two takeaways), showed all the
heart in the world in the losing
cause. Goaltender Brian Kalfass
saved 15 shots and anchored the
man-down defense which posted
a strong 70 percent success in the
Laker basebal i
Lakers crush
Grand Valley to
take poll in
conference
By Scott Koskoski
Merciad writer
There was a good reason the
Mercyhurst College baseball
team could not hunt for Easter
eggs last weekend. Their basket
was already full of wins.
The Lakers continued their
torrid conference play and
delighted fans at North East's
Hirtzel Field, sweeping double-
headers Friday and Saturday
against Great Lakes Intercolle-
giate Athletic Conference rival
Grand Valley State University.
hurst now reigns supreme in the
conference at 9-3 (16-10
overall). The only Easter
weekend setback was a double-
header sweep by local rival
Edinboro University Monday on
the road,. * game completely shut down
It was Grand Valley State who
A
Sophomore Ryan Gast on the attack for the Lakers against
West Chester at Tullio Held March 28. The Lakers lost 11-8.
frustrating loss. |
1
The Lakers next games will!
see them in New York City for
the secondtimethis season
against Dowling University on
April 10 and New York Tech
sits a t o p
was set back and knocked from
the GLIAC*s top spot against
red-hot Mercyhurst, though. The
Erie Lakers responded to first-
year coach Scott Norwood's
challenge and stepped closer to
crushing the Michigan Lakers.
On Friday, Mercyhurst never
trailed in the first game on the
way to an 8-2 victory, handing
Grand Valley its first GLIAC
loss. Adam Tills pitched five and
a third strong innings and Nate
Goodrich mopped up for his
fourth save of the season.
At the plate, sophomore Ben
Wiand continued an all-star
season, going 3-3 with two
RBI's. In the nightcap, a five-run
third inning helped hold off a
Grand Valley comeback attempt
as Mercyhurst prevailed 8-7.
Homerun hero Andy Wade'sf
blast was the offensive highlight
while Paul Welker, Ryan Bogert
and Goodrich teamed up to halt
Grand Valley's attack.
Saturday's games produced
much the same results for the
Hurst Hurler Tony Gentilcore*s
Orand Valley 6-0 in the day's
Icta Rusell/Merciad photographer
April 21. The next and last Laker
home game will be April 21 £ E
against Division I opponent and
arch-enemy Canisius Golden
Gri ffi ns.
GLIAC
first game. Sophomore Tony
Cruz went 2-3 with two RBI's 1
and Andy Wade's dinger would. J
be all the Lakers needed. In
game two, sophomore pitcher
Bogert threw three strong innings
in relief to save a 9-8 Mercyhurst
win. No home run for Wade in
this one, but the slugger did
connect for two doubles enroute 1
to the victory.
Mercyhurst hoped to steal two
more wins away Monday against
PSAC West member Edinboro B
University, but it was easier said
than done. Norwood's troops
collapsed at the plate in the 1
afternoon's first contest as the
Scots downed the Lakers 2-1.
Edinboro's winning run came off
a bases-loaded walk issued by
Bogert in the bottom of the last
inning. The second game was all
Edinboro as the Scots built an 8-
1 lead before Mercyhurst rallied
for three runs in the last inning.
The last-ditch effort was too little
too late as the Scots cruised 8-4.
Mercyhurst now takes its
GLIAC-leading record to the
University of Findlay for an 1
away doubleheader Saturday
afternoon. *