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Vol. 78 No. 3 Mercyhurst College 501 E. 38th St. Erie Pa. 16546 October 6, 2004

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NEWS:
By Holly Burns
Dean’s list Contributing writer
students honored
at dinner If you are a student at Mercyhurst,
you have probably been experienc-
ing some problems with the campus
network.
PAGE 2 However, the Information Technol-
ogy (IT) department is working hard
to keep them from happening.
The campus Internet is currently
FEATURES: being expanded to a larger capacity to
improve the quality of the connection
Gasse makes for Mercyhurst students.
opera debut in However, there has been a delay
New York City in the expansion process because of
problems that Verizon and Global
Crossing have had with coordinating
PAGE 5 the delivery of a fiber connection to
Mercyhurst.
Both vendors have said that they are
back on track, but a completion date
OPINION: has not been determined as of yet.
Pat Benekos, Director of Informa-
tion Technology, says, “Students need
“Vote for change” to realize that even with a bigger con-
tour kicks off nection, we will still prioritize traffic
while allocating bandwidth.”
This means that students are still
PAGE 6 expected to avoid causing traffic in
the network as much as possible.
Benekos cited two steps that stu-
dents should take to ensure that they
ARTS & are not contributing to the problem.
The first step is to make sure that Bethany Canfield//Contributing photographer

ENTERTAINMENT: your Windows updates are current. Students may stress when work needs to be done and the Internet is down.
Secondly, make sure that your antivi- taken these steps and are contributing Also, in some instances, student nected.
Erie Playhouse rus is current. to the problem, the IT department ports are being disconnected as a re- If a student has been disconnected
Benekos says that these two steps will notify them, saying that their sult of excessive traffic due to viruses more than once, the situation will
opens new can prevent most PC problems from computers are vulnerable to viruses, or peer-to-peer downloading. be referred to Residence Life for
musical occurring. requiring that they perform the up- These students must then call the review.
However, if students have not dates immediately. Help Desk in order to be recon- Please see Network Page 2.
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SPORTS:
New grad progams put ’Hurst on map
By Holly Burns cludes exposure to the fundamental intensive, in-depth study on research living up to her expectations.
Contributing writer concepts and techniques related to analysis and how it relates to intelli- The Applied Intelligence program
Football wins The graduate programs at Mer- intelligence. gence,” said James Breckenridge, di- is the first program in the country to
in Ohio for first cyhurst College have always been a They will also take elective courses, rector of the undergraduate Research focus on the study of research and
time in four years success, but they are about to enhance which focus on areas such as law Intelligence Analyst Program (RIAP). intelligence analysis.
Mercyhurst’s reputation in a big way. enforcement, national security and “I saw that in my travels to New York The second addition to Mercyhurst’s
In addition to the graduate pro- competitive intelligence. and Washington, D.C.” graduate programs is the Master of
grams offered in Administration of Students participating in the pro- The Applied Intelligence program Science Degree program in Forensic
PAGE 12 Justice, Special Education and Orga- gram will experience state-of-the-art builds on the nationally renowned and Biological Anthropology.
nizational Leadership, the college now learning resources and exposure to an RIAP program, but enrollment is not This is the first program in the
offers two additional programs in Ap- accomplished faculty with a variety limited to graduates of the under- country that focuses on the combined
plied Intelligence, as well as Forensic of expertise. graduate RIAP program. fields of forensic and biological an-
Upcoming Campus Events and Biological Anthropology. The program also allows them to Alyssa Sundy, a student currently thropology.
The Master of Science Degree network with potential employers enrolled in the Applied Intelligence Students will take courses in all
Saturday, Oct. 9 program in Applied Intelligence is a in the government and the private program, came from Penn State the major components of forensic
33-credit program designed to pro- sector, as they will be working on where she studied International anthropology, including forensic os-
Oktoberfest: 12 p.m. until 6 vide the framework for the study and projects within the department that Politics. teology, forensic archaeology, forensic
p.m., Garvey Park. application of intelligence. are contracted with the federal gov- She says that Mercyhurst made the taphonomy and skeletal trauma.
Students will take a variety of ernment. transition between the two programs
courses in a basic core, which in- “There was a need for a more very easy and the program, thus far, is Please see Graduate Page 2.
Sunday, Oct. 10
Music: Paul Groves, 2:30 p.m., Geography institute is eye opener for students
PAC.
By Elizabeth Johnson
Contributing writer
Monday, Oct. 11
Mercyhurst students use geography
McHale Distinguished daily; whether it’s finding their way to
Speaker Series: William Kris- class, the dining hall or bars, accord-
tol, 8 p.m., PAC. ing to Ed Grode, director of the new
Mercyhurst Institute for Geography
Education. “Not a day...goes by when
Wednesday, Oct. 13 not everyone on the planet uses ge-
ography,” said Grode.
Film: Twilight Samurai, 2 p.m. Because students are taking his
and 8 p.m., PAC. Introduction to World Geography
class to fulfill a requirement, Grode
strives to make Geography relate to
Index everday life.
News..................................................1 He points out that football players
use geography to find the end zone
News..................................................2 and that rock group managers use ge-
News..................................................3 ography when scheduling concerts.
Since the majority of his students
Features............................................4 are education majors, Grode likes to
Features............................................5 show them hands-on projects.
Having them break into small
Opinion.............................................6 groups and make landforms like
Opinion.............................................7 islands, archipelagos, isthmuses and Katie McAdams/Photo editor

A & E......................... .......................8
A & E.................................................9
Sports..............................................10
Sports...............................................11
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straights from construction paper, is
one such activity which can then be
used in their classrooms.
Drawing from his personal ex-
perience as a principal for the Erie
School District, Grode recalls that
when American students were given
the opportunity to question German
Ed Grode offers students a different look at geography in class.
students, they asked, “Do you guys which occurred before the fall of the to be in an honors class. ... It says
have cars in Germany?” Soviet Union. nothing about her; it says what she
Questions like these “emphasizes Soviet students were put in front of was never exposed to.
the fact that we know nothing about an honors class and a girl asked, “Was So I blame us and not the kids,”
the rest of the world,” said Grode. it a long drive over from Moscow?” Grode said.
Grode remembers another incident “Now you have to be fairly sharp Please see Grad Programs Page 2.
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NEWS To contact: newsmerciad@mercyhurst.edu
Students plan Dean’s list students honored
demonstration
Students from Mercyhurst
Peace and Justice Club, in rec-
ognition of National Indigenous
Resistance Day, will hold a peace-
ful, non-violent demonstration
outside of the Taco Bell on
Peach Street on Tuesday, Oct. 12,
from 4 p.m. until 6:30 p.m.
Students are protesting the
unfair treatment of tomato pick-
New geography
institute at ’Hurst
Continued from Page 1
Grode said that when National
Geographic conducted a survey
among industrialized countries
to test geographic knowledge
among adolescents and adults,
Americans scored last in most
categories.
In 1995, he started the first
geography theme-based elemen-
tary school at Perry Elementary
School in Erie.
“I thought at the elementary
level we could really make a dif-
ference,” Grode said.
In November 2000, Perry
students were recognized in the
National Geographic Magazine.
The Mercyhurst Institute for
Geography Education, located in
314 Main, is in its first year.
The program’s primary goal
“is to espouse the best prac-
tices in teaching geography,”
said Grode.
One of the main duties of the
Institute is to publish a newslet-
ter/journal called “The Geogra-
phy Teacher” twice a year.
The first issue comes out Oct.
10 and costs $10, but is available
to Mercyhurst students for $5.
Grode will give a speech on
the subject in Kansas City at the
National Council for Geographic
Graduate programs
Continued from Page 1
Graduates of the program are
encouraged to go on to receive
a Ph.D. within the forensic and
biological anthropology disci-
pline. The mixture of academic
and hands-on abilities the stu-
dents will possess at the close
of the program will allow them
to compete with other graduate
students for teaching assistant-
ships, as well as earning grants
and scholarships.
Other students wishing to
seek employment with local, state
and federal agencies upon gradu-
ation from the program will not
have a problem doing so. Gradu-
ates of the program will have
extensive case experience, having
worked on about 30 cases with
the police. They will be able to
perform professionally in crime
scene data collection, as well as
conduct preliminary analyses of
human remains recovered from
forensic scenes.
“We’re excited because I truly
believe that we have the best
program in the country,” says
Dennis Dirkmaat, Director of
the Forensic and Biological An-
thropology program. “In fact,
we could have the best one in
the world.”
Chris Rainwater, a graduate
of the study of anthropology,
came all the way from the Uni-
versity of Florida to participate
in Mercyhurst’s new gradu-
ate program. Coming from a
large school, Rainwater is very
impressed with the personal at-
tention and interaction that he
receives from Mercyhurst faculty.
He also says that the new, state-
of-the-art processing lab presents
many opportunities for students
of the program.
The program is highly com-
petitive, accepting only five
students per year. Dirkmaat says
that Mercyhurst can expect to
produce only the highest caliber
of students from this program.
In the words of Dirkmaat, “Mer-
ers in the United States by YUM
Inc., owners of Taco Bell.
If you are interested, meet in
the Student Union at 3:30 p.m.
on Tuesday, Oct. 12.
For more information visit
www.ciw-online.com.
Peace and Justice meets every
Monday at 7 p.m. in Campus
Ministry.
Education’s annual conference
on Oct. 19.
The opening article is “Encour-
aging Girls to be Geographers.”
According to Grode, all studies
on gender differences show that
males perform better in the study
of geography; the theory with
most credence for this is that girls
are dumbing themselves down at
the elementary level because of
peer pressure.
The Institute will also estab-
lish a geography Website and
will serve as a clearing house for
informational materials from
the Pennsylvania Geographic
Alliance, The Pennsylvania Geo-
graphical Society and the Na-
tional Geographic Society.
A Geography Champion-
ship, sponsored by the Institute,
will be held Nov. 6 in the Little
Theater for 7th and 8th graders
in all Erie County schools. The
preliminaries will begin at 9 a.m.
and the finals at 1 p.m.
The winner and runner-up will
be flown to the U.S. Space and
Rocket Center in Huntsville, Ala.
Possible future plans for Mercy-
hurst students include a club for
geography.
“The whole goal is to have
people think geographically,”
said Grode.
cyhurst is on the map.”
According to Missy Brecken-
ridge, the Associate Vice Presi-
dent for Adult and Graduate
Programs, the implementation
of these two new graduate pro-
grams is a result of a combined
student and faculty interest. It
has been a project two years in
the making.
Breckenridge says, alluding to a
statement by President William P.
Garvey, that Mercyhurst gradu-
ate programs have always been
in response to the mission of
meeting local community need.
However, the new programs are
now meeting a larger, national
community need.
There is no doubt that the
new programs will be a positive
addition to the college and en-
hance its reputation nationally.
However, as a member of the
administration at Mercyhurst
College, Breckenridge recognizes
the impact that the expanded
graduate programs may have on
the campus.
She says that there is no inter-
est in moving away from the
undergraduate focus, but she
admits that the increased enroll-
ment of graduate students will
present issues that will need to
be addressed, such as housing
and the question of the neces-
sity of further expansion to the
college.
Breckenridge stresses that,
“the trajectory of the college will
not be changed.” The focus of
further administrative discussion
on the issues surrounding the
new programs will be the ways
in which the college will be able
to provide a good culture for
the graduate students, while still
maintaining a focus on under-
graduates.
The goal of the administration
is to make the graduate students
and the undergraduate students
work together to make Mer-
cyhurst College an even more
successful institution for higher
education.
THE MERCIAD
By Jaime Myers and
Kelly Rose Duttine
The annual Dean’s List dinner
took place Sunday night in the
Egan Hall Cafeteria to honor
the students at Mercyhurst who
achieve academic excellence,
but there were fewer students
honored than ever before.
One reason for the lack of
students was an increase in the
standards for making the Dean’s
List this year. Students had to
have a grade point average of
3.6 for the previous academic
year. In previous years, students
only had to have a 3.5 to be
honored.
Sue Johnson, who works in
the Academic Affairs office, says
that there are just too many smart
students that attend Mercyhurst.
According to Johnson, they will
have to either raise the standards
again or look for a larger place to
hold the dinner.
Another reason that some
students were not invited to the
dinner was because of a glitch
in the system with students who
studied outside of the gates of
Mercyhurst College during the
previous academic year.
Senior Tim Krysiek was one
such student. Krysiek called the
office of Academic Affairs after
he didn’t get an invitation to the
dinner because he thought his
Network changes in the works
Continued from Page 1
Information Technology pro-
vides students with more than
just reconnections after traffic
problems. The Help Desk also
assists students in resolving other
network connection issues.
Unfortunately, because the
number of student computers
on campus is near 2000, the Help
Desk cannot perform computer
repairs, like hard drives or power
supplies. There are simply not
grades were high enough for the
Dean’s List.
“It’s not really that important
to me, but I was curious why
I didn’t get an invitation,” said
Krysiek.
The office of Academic Affairs
told him that it was because he
did not complete enough credits
at Mercyhurst this year.
Krysiek feels that this is one
problem of many that students
face after they return from study-
ing abroad. “Mercyhurst advo-
cates studying abroad, but then
they don’t show support for
the students,” said Krysiek.
Johnson and the Office of
Academic Affairs just discovered
this problem last Friday morning,
too late to do anything about the
students.
“We didn’t notice that this was
the policy until right before the
dinner,” said Johnson. “Those
students were just not included
in the parameters of the search
that we give to the Registrar’s
Office because their credits come
up as them not taking the class at
Mercyhurst.”
Johnson and the Office of
Academic Affairs hope to change
this policy for next year. “We do
think that studying abroad is a
good thing. We don’t mean to
penalize for it,” said Johnson. “It
is something we will absolutely
take care of for next year.”
enough resources to perform
repairs on that large amount of
systems. However, the Help
Desk can assist students over
the phone or in Preston 15. In
some cases, a student may be
authorized to bring their PC or
laptop in by appointment, but
that will not be necessary for
everyone.
According to Benekos, “Most
of the problems that students
have are software related and are
the result of spyware, Trojans
Dr. Michael Federici delivering speech to Dean’s list
The most prestigious award
given at the dinner was the Aca-
demic Excellence Award. This
award was given to the students
with a perfect GPA of a 4.0.
Thirteen students at Mercy-
hurst have a perfect 4.0 GPA.
Besides the students, faculty
members of academic affairs,
as well as chairs of the different
academic departments and the
President of Mercyhurst, Dr.
William Garvey came to honor
the students.
The guest speaker was Dr.
Michael Federici, of the Political
Science Department, who spoke
and viruses. We can assist in
resolving those problems and we
do every day.” For student con-
venience, the Help Desk is ex-
panding their hours until 7 p.m.
Monday through Thursday.
In addition, changes have been
made to the Mercyhurst Web-
page. It has been redesigned by
the Public Relations office to be
an information source for people
outside of Mercyhurst.
The Webpage is now focused
on a broader, outside audience.
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Katie McAdams/Photo editor
about student involvement in the
upcoming election. He said that
voters were in favor of George
W. Bush after the Republican
convention. But then things
changed some after the first
presidential debate, when John
Kerry was calm and in control.
He believes that Bush has
the advantage because history
seems to side with the incumbent
president. Only nine out of 28
incumbent presidents have lost
to their opponent.
Students are urged to vote in
the presidential election or send
in their absentee ballots.
On the other hand, Laker-
net is also being enhanced to
contain more information from
more offices to communicate
with students. “The focus is on
developing Lakernet to become
the information resource for
students,” says Benekos.
Lakernet, which can be easily
accessed through the Mercyhurst
Webpage, is a helpful tool for
Information Technology updates
and virus assistance.
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Bush, Kerry debate who can best lead in wartime
By Steven Thomma
and James Kuhnhenn
Knight Ridder Newspapers
CORAL GABLES, Fla. - Sen.
John Kerry accused President
Bush of making a “colossal mis-
take” in invading Iraq, hoping a
sharp attack in their first debate
Thursday would shake up the
presidential campaign five weeks
before voters go to the polls.
Bush countered that Kerry was
a political opportunist who voted
to authorize the war, then de-
nounced it and thus discounted
his effectiveness as a potential
commander in chief. “What mes-
sage does that send?” Bush asked
repeatedly.
The 90-minute face-off was
the first debate over national
security between the leaders of
the country’s two major political
parties since the United States
was attacked by terrorists on
Sept. 11, 2001.
Kerry needed to score against
Bush, facing the incumbent 32
days before Election Day, with
Bush holding a slight lead in
most polls but the race still close
enough to swing either way.
With as many as 60 million
Americans watching, the debate
offered the single best chance for
Kerry to gain ground or for Bush
to solidify his lead. Though many
voters have already made up their
minds, Thursday night’s audience
still was likely to be the largest of
the three debates and its subjects
of war and national security the
most pressing.
Indeed, news from Iraq Thurs-
day competed with the debate
and underscored the stakes. First,
terrorist car bombings killed 14
adults and at least 35 children
accepting candy from American
soldiers at the grand opening of a
sewage treatment plant in Bagh-
dad. Another 200 people, many
NEWS
children, were injured. Later, U.S.
and Iraqi forces launched a ma-
jor attack against the insurgent
stronghold of Samarra.
Kerry stayed on the offensive
throughout the showdown, held
at the University of Miami, label-
ing Bush as a careless leader who
let terrorist Osama bin Laden
escape in Afghanistan, led the
country precipitously into war
in Iraq without proper plan-
ning and ignored vital security
needs at home, such as securing
ports.
Bush defended his record as a
determined and steadfast leader
who’s taken the fight to enemies
abroad. Even when Americans
disagree with him, he said, they
know where he stands.
Kerry said Bush wrongly took
his focus off the war against ter-
ror in Afghanistan to invade Iraq
and that he went to war there too
quickly, without enough troops,
allies or planning for how to
secure the post-war peace.
“This president has made, I
regret to say, a colossal error of
judgment, and judgment is what
we look for in the president of
the United States of America,”
Kerry said.
Of bin Laden, Kerry said
Americans should’ve captured
him in the Tora Bora mountains
of Afghanistan in late 2001. “We
had him surrounded,” Kerry
said. “But we didn’t use Ameri-
can forces, the best trained in the
world to go kill him. The presi-
dent relied on Afghan warlords
that he outsourced that job to.”
The Democratic Presiden-
tial nominee said Afghanistan
has slipped backward since an
American-led coalition invaded
in retaliation for the Sept. 11
attacks. He said Afghanistan
now produces 75 percent of
the world’s opium and that elec-
tions have been postponed three
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times.
Turning back to Iraq, Kerry
said Bush doesn’t acknowledge
how bad things are.
“It’s getting worse every day,”
Kerry said. “More soldiers killed
in June than before, more in July
than June, more in August than
July, more in September than in
August. And we see beheadings,
and we got weapons of mass
Students gathered in the Student Union last Thursday, Sept. 30, to view the Presidential
Debate live from the University of Miami. The student event was sponsored by Mercy-
hurst’s Pi Sigma Alpha, Young Democrats and Young Republicans.
destruction crossing the border
every single day, and they’re
blowing people up.”
Kerry insisted he would be a
strong defender of the United
States.
“I can make America safer than
President Bush has made us,”
Kerry said. “I believe President
Bush and I both love our country
equally, but we just have a differ-
To contact: newsmerciad@mercyhurst.edu
ent set of convictions about how
you make America safe. I believe
America is safest and strongest
when we are leading the world,
and when we are leading strong
alliances.
“I’ll never give a veto to any
country over our security. But
I also know how to lead those
alliances,” Kerry said. “This
president has left them in shat-
Katie McAdams/Photo editor and Joshua Wilwohl/Layout assistant
ters across the globe, and we’re
now 90 percent of the casualties
in Iraq and 90 percent of the
costs.”
Bush countered strongly that
he’s led a successful war against
terrorism.
“We pursued al Qaida wher-
ever al Qaida tries to hide,”
Bush said. “Seventy-five percent
of known al Qaida leaders have
been brought to justice. The
rest of them know we’re after
them. The Taliban is no longer in
power. Ten million people have
registered to vote in Afghanistan
in the upcoming presidential
election.
“In Iraq, we saw a threat, and
we realized that after September
the 11th, we must take threats
seriously before they fully ma-
terialize. Saddam Hussein now
sits in a prison cell; America and
the world are safer for it. We
continue to pursue our policy
of disrupting those who would
proliferate weapons of mass
destruction.”
Bush acknowledged that many
Americans disagree with his
policies.
“I understand everybody in
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this country doesn’t agree with
the decisions that I’ve made,” he
said. “And I’ve made some tough
decisions. But people know
where I stand. People out there
listening know what I believe,
and that’s how best it is to keep
the peace.”
On Iraq, Bush pointedly noted
that Kerry had seen the same
intelligence and had declared
Saddam Hussein a threat. He
also reminded people that Kerry
once observed that anyone
like Democratic primary rival
Howard Dean who believed the
capture of Saddam didn’t make
America any safer didn’t have the
judgment to be president.
“I agree with him,” Bush said,
turning Kerry’s words against
him.
Bush also reminded viewers re-
peatedly that Kerry has criticized
the Iraq war as “the wrong war
in the wrong place at the wrong
time,” saying that stance would
make it next to impossible for
Kerry to get more allies to par-
ticipate as he’s promised.
“I don’t see how you can lead
this country to succeed in Iraq if
you say wrong war, wrong time,
wrong place,” Bush said. “What
message does that send our
troops? What message does that
send to our allies? What mes-
sage does that send the Iraqis?
No, the way to win this is to be
steadfast and resolved and to
follow through on the plan that
I just outlined.”
Bush also insisted that bin Lad-
en, while still free, is no longer
an effective leader of terrorists
against the United States.
“He’s isolated,” Bush said.
“Seventy-five percent of his
people have been brought to jus-
tice. The mastermind of the Sep-
tember the 11th attacks, Khalid
Sheikh Mohammed, is in prison.
We’re making progress.”
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FEATURES To contact: featuremerciad@mercyhurst.edu

Stay fit, have fun at the athletic center

By Amy Landphair
Contributing writer
Students must endure miles
of monotonous treadmill run-
ning and sweating on their dorm
room floors to dull workout
videos no longer.
The Mercyhurst Fitness Cen-
ter offers a diverse schedule of
physical fitness classes for the
campus community including
kickboxing, pilates, spinning,
step aerobics, hip hop and mar-
tial arts.
No previous training in these
areas is necessary to participate.
The classes, which are free and
open to all Mercyhurst students,
faculty and staff members, take
place in the practice rooms inside
the Fitness Center.
Most sessions run on a first
come-first serve basis because
space is limited.
“You’ll want to get there at
least 10 minutes early,” says
Caitlin Miller.
Miller, a junior, is one of many
people around the country who
has found satisfaction through
the recently popular Spinning
program.
This indoor cycling program
uses stationary bikes with adjust-
able resistance levels.
Classes run for approximately
one hour and consist of a 40-
minute workout with a warm-up
and a cool-down.
Instructors must be certified
in technique by the trademarked
Spinning program, but each ses-
Training is open to beginners,
hobbyists and participants with
previous advanced training.
The instructor implements a
comprehensive style of teaching
and building upon skills.
Interested beginners should
come at the start of a session
to receive an orientation of the
program.
Since times of classes are
changing during the upcoming
week, interested participants
may contact John Bruno at
jbruno@mercyhurst.edu for ad-
ditional information.
If martial arts is too aggres-
sive, one might enjoy the slower
tempo of Pilates.
Floor stretches and controlled
leg and abdominal exercises
comprise much of the hour long
work out.
Pilates methods tone and slim
muscles, strengthen the abdo-
men, increase flexibility and
Katie McAdams/ Photo editor
improve back posture and mo-
This year, the fitness center offers an assortment of classes. It provides fun opportunities for students and faculty to bility.
stay in shape, especially during this upcoming Erie winter. Pictured are PJ Mastylak and Neil Fucci (standing). Pilates is not a high intensity
aerobic workout, but its toning
results are comparable.
sion may incorporate different with their technique. while working at their own in- typical aerobics class. Classes meet on Sunday at 7:30
routines at the discretion of the This term, classes run at the tensity level. Classes meet on Monday and p.m., Monday and Wednesday at
instructor. following times: Sunday 7:30 Kickboxing classes are Tuesday Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m., and Tuesday and Thurs-
Many people, Miller explained, p.m., Monday and Wednesday and Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday at 4:30 day at 8:40 p.m.
have an instructor they prefer 4 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday Step aerobics meets Monday, p.m. Schedules for all fitness classes
because of their attitude and 12:10 p.m. and 4:30p.m. and Wednesday and Friday at 4 p.m. For those people who like can be picked up at the front
music. Friday 4 p.m. and Sunday at 6 p.m. kickboxing, but do not need the dePJsk of the Fitness Center.
These high energy classes use Other loud, high energy work- The hip hop class is new to the dance music, martial arts classes While Mercyhurst charges
loud, fun music as motivation, out options are kickboxing, step fall schedule. may be a good solution. students thousands of dollars
alongside shouts of encourage- aerobics and hip hop classes. It was formed to serve the These sessions teach boxing, during the year to exercise their
ment from the instructor, who These hour-long aerobics many people who find them- kickboxing, grappling, self-de- minds each week, exercising their
will periodically walk around the classes allow the participant to selves wanting to dance rather fense, flexibility and physical bodies is free.
room to help individual cyclists build strength and endurance, than perform the routine of a fitness.

Lights, camera, action: communications depart-

Is there McDonald’s in Poland? ment to sponsor 1st annual scriptwriting contest
By Natalie Jo Vindivich
By Ola Powazynska Contributing writer
and Kasia Tarczynska
Contributing writers Attention all writers, actors
and anyone interested in filming
One of the first questions
or editing; the Communications
that I was asked after coming to
Department is sponsoring the
Erie, apart from the one in the
first annual scriptwriting con-
title, was, “What are the differ-
test.
ences between the United States
The winning script will be
and Poland?”
made into a student-produced
I remember that it was hard
movie with production taking
for me to answer right away.
place in the winter and spring
There aren’t any great differ-
terms.
ences between life in Poland Katie McAdams/ Photo editor
Although Mercyhurst has pro-
and life in Erie (since I haven’t From left, Ola Powazynska, Kasia Tarczynska, and Anna
duced films in the past, this is the
lived anywhere else in the U.S. Dunin are three of Mercyhurst’s Polish students.
first opportunity for students to
for a long period of time). The fic and cuts down the pollution on one exam only, so it makes
submit scripts.
difference lays in details. of the environment. studying a lot more stressful In the spring of 2003, the
First, the climate of Poland is That’s what I miss while in than in the U.S. Communications Department
similar to that of Erie. Erie, as well as having restau- Imagine having one combined delivered a black and white Photo courtesy of the Communications Department
Therefore, long winters and rants and stores within walking exam in U.S. History I, II and
1940s style film titled Synaptic Students from last year’s production of Love is Blind.
short summers were nothing distance. III and you’ll get a feel for a Conundrum.
new to me. Which, unfortu- If you don’t have a car here, Polish final exam. This past spring, the depart- process. Nov. 1 by Mr. Dennis Lebec, As-
nately, doesn’t make it less you’re grounded, which I found A lot of times, the exams are ment presented Love is Blind; a Scripts must equal 25-40 min- sistant Professor, in 108 Hirt.
irritating. out while staying at Mercyhurst held orally, which was particu- contemporary college piece. utes in length, or approximately The winner will be announced
Second, the flora and fauna over this past summer. larly nerve-racking for me. Dr. Richard Welch wrote both 30-50 pages in length. Dec. 1 and one 100 dollar prize
of Erie doesn’t differ a lot from From my own experience of Also, you need to wear a suit scripts. When writing, students are will be awarded to the author or
that of Poland. spending one year at a Polish or at least a white button-down Due to the success of the asked to keep in mind the limi- authors of the script.
The difference in the land- university, I can say that the shirt to an exam, even if it is a
previous two movies, a sequel tations of existing equipment, Opportunities are also avail-
scape lays more in its urban main difference between the written one. No baseball caps or
to Synaptic Conundrum will be number of shooting locations able for any student interested
make-up. higher education in Poland and pajamas are allowed to be worn filmed in addition to the winning and expertise of the actors. in helping with or acting in the
Driving through the streets of in the U.S. is that the teaching in class, even on a normal day.
script this year. Because the film will be shown sequal to Synaptic Conundrum.
Lublin, you will see rows and style at Polish universities at These are only a few of the The script writing contest is on the Mercyhurst campus, the Please contact Dr. Gibson in
rows of tall apartment build- the B.A. level resembles the interesting aspects of Poland.
open to all students currently winning script must be appro- the Communications Depart-
ings, an ugly remainder of the American style at the graduate If you are interested in learn- enrolled at Mercyhurst College. priate. ment for more information or
communist era. school level. ing more, feel free to talk to the Undergraduates of any major All scripts must be received by to get involved.
You will also notice numerous At a Polish university there are representatives of Mercyhurst may enter; involvement with the
buses and trolleys packed with either one or two exams in each International Student Organi-
movies is not restricted to com-
people commuting to work or class, and they are either at the zation.
school.
munications majors. 1st Annual Scriptwriting Contest
end of a semester or at the end They will introduce you to the
Poland, as in other Euro- of two semesters.
Scripts must be type-written Sponsored by the Department of
Polish students living on cam- using a Microsoft scriptwriting
pean countries, has a highly Each class lasts for a semester pus, who might help you to bet- Communications
template.
developed public transportation or two semesters. ter understand the differences Scripts typed in other formats
system, which reduces the traf- Grades very often depend between the two cultures. Rules
will not be accepted.
A panel of academic and pro-
1. Contest open to all currently enrolled Mercyhurst College
fessional judges will evaluate
undergraduate students of any major.
scripts using a masked review
SAC keeps students occupied with a myriad of activities 2. Scripts must be type-written using Microsoft scriptwriting
template found at: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/tem-
By Katie Goodwin ous amount of free time to this they are always met with great Student Travel plates/TC010186361033.aspx. No scripts will be accepted
Contributing writer committee. success.
in any other format.
“We have big competition com- The annual fall fest will take
Services 3. A panel of three judges (both academic and professional)
If you thought that college was ing from people going home on place Oct. 9. This year’s theme
will evaluate scripts using a masked review process. Win-
all fun and games then you’re weekends, playing sports or just is ‘Oktoberfest.’ The days events Spring Break 2005. Travel ner will be announced December 1, 2004.
right. wanting to go out on a Friday or will go from 12 p.m. until 6 with STS, America’s #1 4. The winning script will be produced by students in
At least this is the message that Saturday,” Laura Hearn said. p.m. Student Tour Operator the Department of Communication in Winter and Spring
Mercyhurst’s Social Activities “What we try to do is plan Four bands will get the fest to Jamaica, Cancun, 2004/2005 terms.
Committee (SAC) stands by. events so that each student would started with appearances from Acapulco, Bahamas and 5. Scripts must keep in mind the limitations of existing
Each weekend, SAC puts on be interested in going to three Mercyhurst’s own students. Food Florida. Now hiring on- equipment (limited special effects), number of shooting
events aimed at all students. events per term.” and activities will be going on campus reps. Call for group locations, and the expertise of the actors.
SAC is made up of 10 students Another mission of SAC is to all day. discounts. Information/ 7. Because the film will be shown on Mercyhurst campus,
who make sure they are providing provide students with events that The Fest will include a pig Reservations: the winning script must be appropriate in content and
the students with what they want complement their academic lives roast, a cookout, dip’n’dots ice
language.
and what they’ll enjoy. and allow them to unwind for a cream, and pudding wrestling. 1-800-648-4849 or 8. All scripts must be received by November 1, 2004 to Mr.
The committee members are few hours. SAC will also team up with the
Dennis Lebec, Assistant Professor, Department of Com-
aware that not every event will Events such as “Food for Fi- Ambassadors on Oct. 30 to give www.ststravel.com . munication, 108 Hirt.
appeal to all, but that doesn’t nals” are usually the term’s big- haunted campus tours around
stop them from dedicating a seri- gest turnout with students, and the college.
Ocotober 6, 2004 THE MERCIAD PAGE 5

FEATURES To contact: featuremerciad@mercyhurst.edu

Residence Life Office vital Gasse makes singing

to students all over campus debut in New York City
By Kaitlyn Reif
Contributing writer
Fall is here and the Residence
Life Office at Mercyhurst is
busier than ever.
The department is striving
to achieve many goals this year
and has many interesting issues
it is working on right now.
“The main goal this year is
to promote an environment
in which students can be suc-
cessful, comfortable, learn well
in and enjoy,” said Director of
Residence Life Laura Zirkle.
Residence Life is a specific
area within the college dedicat-
ed completely to the student’s
lives.
They focus on helping stu-
dents with their problems and
creating a comfortable and
productive environment.
Also, they are involved with
discipline, scheduling and fill-
ing desk-worker positions in
McAuley, Baldwin and Egan
in the fall though. But we are
always dealing with program-
ming for different things.”
Zirkle said that the aspect of
the student’s lives they deal with
most is discipline.
“Discipline is always a con-
stant,” she said.
This year’s newest accom-
plishment of Residence Life is
the new Student Handbook.
This handbook not only
has an introduction to Mer-
cyhurst and other important
information pertaining to the
college like the many rules and
procedures, but also includes
a planner.
“We worked really hard on
those Student Handbooks and
we are just so excited about
them,” Zirkle said.
Other new updates include
the Mercyhurst Website.
The department constantly
updates the Website to make
it easier to navigate and in-
clude all the information that
someone could possibly want
complete mini tests to see how
they are adjusting.
In these special designated
apartments the students get
more attention so they have
a smoother transition from
freshman to sophomore year.
So what’s next on Residence
Life’s agenda?
They are always trying to
improve all the programs at
Mercyhurst.
The next big activity will be
Christmas on Campus.
After that, they will be busy
picking RAs and beginning
to get organized with student
housing.
Zirkle said, “We try to get
things up and running and off
to a good start. This always
takes a lot of time.”
The department is trying to
help students who live off-
campus, helping to get them
adjusted to living in their own
house for the first time.
They are making programs to
help these students and make
By Jen Helbig
Features editor
This past weekend, sophomore
Nicole Gasse sang her way one
step closer to her dream in New
York City.
“I sang in a one act opera
called ‘The Ruined Maid’,”
Gasse said.
“It was one of three acts in a
show titled ‘Maids, Mischief and
Mayhem’.”
Gasse, a music education ma-
jor, has had her mind set on op-
era singing since her childhood.
“My grandfather and I used to
sit in the basement and listen to
opera records,” Gasse recalled.
“He would ask me what I
wanted to be, and I would tell
him, ‘an opera singer’.”
Gasse’s dream came true this
weekend with much help from
her singing instructor, Ms. Lou-
isa Jonason
Katie McAdams/ Photo editor
Sophomore Nicole Gasse
traveled to New York City for
her opera singing debut.
former.
“Catherine Zona, a Mercyhurst
Alumni, was also in ‘The Ruined
Maid’,” Gasse said.
“There were also four other
learn when to be reserved and
when to be out of this world
with emotions.”
Gasse was able to take aspects
of Mercyhurst with her to New
York.
“I benefited greatly from Ms.
Jonason’s teaching and guid-
ance. Also Dr. Glinsky’s and
the D’Angelo School of Music’s
support. My family, too, has al-
ways provided love and support,
necessary to help me fulfill my
dreams.”
Jonason accompanied Gasse
to New York along with Mr.
Robert Frankenbury, the musi-
cal director.
Gasse’s parents were also able
to drive from Peters Township,
Pa. to see her.
Gasse learned from the experi-
ence and will be able to use her
skills at Mercyhurst.
“Now I know what it’s like

“This entire experience

Residence Halls.
“Different seasons bring
different concerns with the
department,” Zirkle said.
“In the fall we have small is-
sues to deal with,” Zirkle said.
“Tons of paper work always
needs to be completed because
the system in which the college
does things is always changing.
We mostly deal with freshmen
from it.
The newest adjustment on
campus was the sophomore
living area on 3937 and 3939
Briggs Ave.
It was created in order to
make the adjustment from liv-
ing in the freshmen dorms to
living in apartments easier.
The sophomores will have to
periodically fill out surveys and
them become aware of what
they should be paying atten-
tion to when living off campus,
Zirkle said.
So whether a resident or not,
students can benefit from the
programs and services that
Residence Life has to offer.
Keep your ears open for
upcoming activities around
campus by Residence Life.
Jonason found a place for
Gasse in the After Dinner Opera
Company, which was recently
revived after 50 years in exis-
tence.
reinforced how much I want to
“This is the first show that pursue opera as a career and
perform for life.”
reactivated the company,” Gasse
said.
Gasse is the only Mercyhurst
student to perform with the
company thus far.
“Ms. Jonason became the lead- - Nicole Gasse
er of the company and helped

The question is, why Mercyhurst?

resurrect it,” Gasse said. singers, two of which were from to perform for an appreciative
“Hopefully a lot of other Mer- Erie. They were Luka Glinsky audience,” Gasse said.
cyhurst students will have the and Stephanie Gandolfo.” “This entire experience re-
By Justine Adams opportunity to be part of it.” The experience provided inforced how much I want to
Contributing writer Gasse’s trip to New York City Gasse with new acting skills of pursue opera as a career and
is actually a great accomplish- transforming into a different perform for life.”
ment. character. Gasse’s opera career has just
Since the college opened in “There aren’t a lot of 18-year- “I played a 40 year old snooty begun.
1926, Mercyhurst has been work- olds who have the opportunity woman who runs into her for- In December, Gasse will
ing to build and develop a strong to perform in New York,” Gasse mer kitchen maid,” Gasse said, be appearing as Antonia in
campus with a diverse student said. “and the kitchen maid had an af- Mercyhurst’s production of
body. The experience was real to fair with my husband. The opera Offenbach’s “The Tales of
75 years later, the college has what Gasse hopes to do for a was basically an interchange of Hoffman.”
done just that. career. conversation between the two “Antonia is one of Hoffman’s
Each year, the entering fresh- “I found out about the part characters.” three loves,” Gasse explained.
man class seems to get larger. in late June,” Gasse explained, The opera takes place in the “She is in her late teens or early
National and international stu- “and I rehearsed it alone over 1890s, so Gasse had to learn how 20s, and she is dying of a disease
dents flock to this small liberal the summer.” to prepare for her part. where every time she sings, she
arts college. “I came to Mercyhurst to “At first it was difficult part to gets worse.”
The question is, why Mercy- Katie McAdams/ Photo editor practice a few times, and we have play,” Gasse explained. Gasse said that she will take
hurst? The appeal of a campus’ appearance can determine stu- been rehearsing since school “I had to learn how to move the experience from New York
The college is located in a com- dents’ comfort at the school. started.” around, and it was hard to get to better herself.
petitive area. Gannon University Gasse was not the only per- used to being proper. I had to
is only minutes away. Penn State around here, and that is extremely According to the 2004 New
Behrend is about 15 minutes east comforting for parents.” Student Enrollment Report, the

Laker Fall Term I n n

of the college and Edinboro Uni- Another perk that Lindahl freshman class has come from 29
versity is only 20 minutes south. mentions is the rewarding hous- different states and 10 different
With all of those schools to ing situation Mercyhurst offers. countries.
choose from, why choose Mer- For the first year on campus One thing Lindahl stressed was
cyhurst? students are required to live in the college’s goal to be diverse.
According to Travis Lindahl, the college dorms.
Associate Director of Admis-
The school is both religiously and
After that, students move over geographically diverse.
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OPINION To contact: opinionmerciad@mercyhurst.edu

Do you feel a draft? Campus Question:

By Corrie Thearle
Contributing writer
A rumor has been spreading of the pos-
sibility of the reinstatement of the military
draft through forwarded emails, links to
various Web-sites and editorials in newspa-
pers. With the issues of Iraq and the war on
terrorism as primary areas of hot debate this
election, the buzz of a draft is beginning to
circulate as we draw closer to Nov. 2.
Although there have been two bills in-
troduced into the House and Senate for
reinstating the draft, the general consensus
in Congress and the White House is that the
possibility is remote. Secretary of Defense
Donald Rumsfeld has voiced his negative
opinion on the draft, stating in a speech
earlier this year, “I don’t know anyone in
the executive branch of the government
who believes that it would be appropriate or
necessary to re-institute the draft.”
Most recently during the first presidential
debate President Bush exclaimed that the
military would remain an “all voluntary
army” and John Kerry described his com-
mitment to end the “back-door draft” taking
place in the Middle East. However, these are
the judgments and deductions for the pres-
ent moment, and conditions and attitudes
can change quickly in response to imminent
threats and catastrophic events such as Sept.
11, which would then bring the possibility of
a draft into sharp focus.
The introduction of bills S. 89 and H.R.
163 into Congress on Jan. 7, 2003, by New
York Rep. Charlie Rangel and South Carolina
Sen. Fritz Hollings have been viewed more
as anti-Iraq protests than actual attempts to
reinstate the draft. However, what is signifi
are the changes in draft criteria. While all
men are registered in the Selective Service,
reforms at making the draft more just and
unbiased are aimed at women and college
students.
The opening line states that the draft is
“To provide for the common defense by
requiring that all young persons in the United
States, including women, perform a period
of military service or a period of civilian
service in furtherance of the national de-
fense and homeland security, and for other
purposes.” The young persons are defined
as people 18 to 26 years of age.
Efforts at dodging the draft (perfected
by both Bill Clinton and Dick Cheney) will
be much harder this time around. College
underclassmen would only be able to post-
pone service until the end of their current
semester, seniors until the end of the school
year. Escape to the north is also an impos-
sible feat after Canada and the U.S. signed a
“Smart Border Declaration” in 2001, which
will help to keep draft dodgers in. Neverthe-
less, both bills have gone virtually nowhere
in Congress, sitting idle in the Committee on
Armed Services. Keep in mind, however,.
that they are in Congress, just waiting to be
called up if the need should arise.
Another event that has escalated the issue
of a draft is the $28 million dollars added
to the Selective Service System budget and
the advertisements posted by the Pentagon
looking for volunteers for local draft boards.
Because neither candidate would dare to
directly discuss such a taboo topic, the pub-
lic is left to draw its own conclusions from
the suspicious information made available.
Spokesman Pat Schuback from the SSS has
explained that the advertisements for draft
board positions have been going on for the
past couple years due to the retirement of a
majority of employees. The bad timing of
these ads and the war in Iraq has helped ig-
nite the scare of a draft. But there is also the
request from the Department of Defense for
the SSS to look into drafting skilled people
in the areas of healthcare, linguistics and
computer technology. If a draft would be
implemented at all in the near future, it would
more likely be a “Skills Draft” than the one
currently proposed in Congress.
What is important about the possibility of
a draft is that it is yet another issue in this
election that is specifically geared towards
college students. Once again, for those apa-
thetic, uninformed students who don’t care
about politics or consider it a taboo subject,
this is your wake up call: this election directly
affects you!! Although the draft is not con-
sidered an immediate threat at the moment,
people need to be aware of the direction
each candidate in this election is intending
to steer the U.S. and the implications it may
have on our military.
Without a doubt, the U.S. military is
stretched thin. Reservists and National
Guard units are continuing to be deployed.
Service in Iraq and Afghanistan is being ex-
tended for all those in the military months
longer than anticipated. Troops are being
taken out of Europe and sent to Iraq. The
death toll in Iraq has been rising each month
since June this year.
Frequently throughout the presidential
debate Bush spoke of “spreading freedom”
and that “millions plead in silence for liberty
in the broader Middle East.” Unfortunately,
giving another country freedom entails the
use of military campaigns and consequential
armed forces having to remain stationed in
the newly “liberated” nation. If the U.S. is
to embark upon the noble and sacred quest
of giving the world democracy and freedom,
wouldn’t that require more troops? Appar-
ently, despite how technologically superior
our military is in the world, we still remain
mired in the struggle in Iraq and Afghani-
stan. What is to stop this same pattern from
repeating in other countries we decide to
“spread freedom” to, such as Iran or North
Korea?
John Kerry also expressed his unwavering
commitment to the war on terrorism and
the war in Iraq. Let’s think back here for a
moment and consider the momentous events
that have occurred in the past four years and
what events can conceivably take place in
the years to come. No one expected 9/11
to happen and no one could have imagined
that such a “rapid victory” as President Bush
describes Iraq could have locked so many
of our troops into the Middle East. Where
we go from here is, once again believe it or
not, up to you. Although a draft is not an
imminent threat at the moment, the option
looms on the horizon.
Which candidate do you support and why?
Bush:
“I’m happy with what he’s done for the past
few years. He’s had a lot of tough decisions and
he’s done well.”
-Andy Lapiska, sophomore
“I like his policies, he’s up-front and there’s
no questioning, and I agree with what he’s do-
ing in Iraq.”
-Jen Ciccone, sophomore
“He’s a strong leader and what he believes in
doesn’t change in any situation.”
-JoEllen Taylor, junior
“He actually incorporates his values and he’s
not afraid to show morals and stick to them.”
-Sara Lutz, junior
“I grew up in a military family, and I’m a strong
Republican.”
-Brittany Snyder, sophomore
Practice what you teach
By Corrie Thearle
Contributing writer
You diligently stayed up until 3 a.m. to finish your
research paper. Groggily you hand it in to your
professor the next morning, exhausted but happy
that you won’t lose any points for handing it in
late. Slowly the weeks go by as you wait patiently
for your work to be returned to you. Finally, after
three weeks the paper you had worked so hard to
turn in on time is finally given back. As you stare
at the comments the teacher made and realize that
during the past three weeks you have made the same
mistakes on the past two papers you have handed
in, you look dumbfounded at your professor and
begin to see red. Why is it that teachers demand
and expect that students turn in work on time, and
yet students do not receive the same consideration
in return?
Disorganized, unsystematic professors are a
recipe for disaster in the classroom for many col-
lege students. For these teachers you might as
well throw the syllabus in the trash at the begin-
ning of the term because there isn’t the slightest
chance assignments and lectures are going to be
on schedule.
As you walk into the classroom with no idea what
is due or whether the exam is going to be that day
or during the next class, your fellow classmates
return the same bewildered expression. Opening
your notebook and looking at the jumbled mass of
incoherent thoughts you managed to glean from
the last lecture, you realize the futility of attempting
to use the notes to study. The teacher went from
Vote for Change Tour,
music to my political ears
By Allison Moore
Kerry:
“I don’t want Bush.”
-Kelly Bragan, senior
“I hate Bush, and I lean towards Kerry’s poli-
cies more in general.”
-Kriste Barone, junior
“Bush is too much of an idealist and his foreign
policies don’t do anything for me. He’s too idea-
logical about democracy and the world.”
-Sarah Wagner, senior
“The deficit has gone sky high, jobs have been
lost, and I don’t think we should be in Iraq.”
-Emily Pahon, sophomore
“I’m against a lot of Bush’s ideas for the war.
I don’t totally agree with Kerry, but I don’t agree
with Bush at all.”
-Katie Lish, sophomore
using Power Point to writing on the board and then
organizing the class into groups for discussion,
with no one really understanding what they were
supposed to do. As the teacher walks into class in a
rush, you sit back in your chair praying that maybe,
just maybe, you will get back the exam that he or
she accidentally misplaced the previous week.
After sending multiple e-mails without a clear
response, you make an attempt to approach the
teacher after class to clear up some of your confu-
sion. Nothing is more frustrating than having the
professor have no idea what you’re talking about
or not knowing who you are. For the fourth time
you have to repeat your situation and ask the same
questions. Leaving the class, you feel angry and
discouraged, and the prospect of even trying to
make sense of the assignment you are supposed
to hand in on time is inconceivable.
Students know that professors are extremely busy
outside of the classroom, and not only do they
have to teach multiple classes, they have to try to
remember every single student they are teaching
during that term.
We understand that waiting at home is a family
or other important issues that professors need to
concern themselves with. But don’t forget that
as a teacher you are a model to your students. If
you want assignments handed in on time show
the same courtesy and return them to students on
time as well.
Teaching students in an unstructured, confusing
environment can only lead to poor student per-
formance. If teachers expect students to achieve
in their class, then they need to start by setting a
good example.

Madam Malarky: Opinion editor

Anyone have any questions?
Dear Madam Malarky,
Why hasn’t anyone e-mailed me?
From Madam Malarky
That is a very good question.
I must ask myself why as I try
to ponder the facts without
mentioning the obvious; every-
one has the capability to e-mail.
From the time you learn to
read, you are sufficiently able
to email. Even though typing
in the simple address of mad-
am_malarky@hotmail.com isn’t
hard, I’ve decided to try another
old fashioned way, AIM. Under
the screen name mmalarky04
you will yet have another way of
getting in contact with me. I am
confident that this alternative
method will work, regardless of
the unstable internet connections
we are forced to suffer with. It is
well-known knowledge that 99.9
percent of this campus has at
least one screen name. Perhaps
this is a façade; time will only
tell.
In an effort to try to become
more persuasive, I shall continue
to make my case. “Why is she
being so difficult when it comes
to this matter?,” as some lone
student may wonder. Well, it is
because it takes an extremely
agonizing FIVE minutes or less
to write a quick question. As an
example, someone may want to
ask, “Why are some fellow Mer-
cyhurst students so tone deaf
when it comes to their choice of
music to blare on the weekends?”
The answer to that is they lack the
musical taste to have acquired the
ability to choose between good
music and bad music. Clearly,
someone who would choose
Beyonce over JoJo has some
internal issues. Another instance
of horrible selection would be
the preference of Eminem over
the appetizing Usher.
Now, do we fully comprehend
the seriousness of this situation?
I do not wish to erupt like Mt.
Saint Helen’s for the follow-
ing issue. Nor do I wish to beg
others for questions or make
up questions for future articles.
Self-exploration once a week is
far too much for your Malarky,
even though it is a fairly medi-
ating thing for a person to do.
This is not pity; I would rather
it be classified as an attempt of
desperation.
It is October. We have been
back in school since Sept. 7.
Going into the fifth week of
classes, it is not unreasonable to
think that something has hap-
pened. Whether it is good, bad,
irritating, a crush or two, kissing,
behavior as a whore of Babylon
and a million other activities, I
need to be aware of something.
Even though this article may be
smaller compared to the others,
rest assured that this equally
ranks in importance.
There are some limits of des-
peration that I am not capable of.
For instance, I will not flip-flop
like a well-known politician. I will
not bend to the opinion of the
masses just to receive an e-mail
or instant message notification.
But, of course, I will not give
up without a fight. Nor will I go
quietly into the following week. I
will find a way to obtain a ques-
tion. For this year, this is your
chosen Madam Malarky!
Now, put on your think-
ing caps. Write to madam_
malarky@hotmail.com or the
less preferable means of AIM’s
mmalarky04.
With no excuse acceptable,
Madam Malarky
This past Saturday I had the ex-
treme pleasure of seeing Bright
Eyes, R.E.M., John Fogerty and
Bruce Springsteen and the East
Street Band in concert. This was
no ordinary concert, however.
These bands were on a mission:
Defeat President Bush in No-
vember and send this country in
a new and better direction.
The Vote for Change Tour,
organized by Bruce Springsteen,
is a coalition of bands ranging
from Dave Matthews to the Di-
xie Chicks that have set out to be
heard. The evening was full of
amazing musical performances
accompanied by strong political
messages.
Some of you may think that
celebrities should keep their
mouths shut when it comes to
politics, but I strongly disagree.
I think it is refreshing and up-
lifting that artists care enough
to voice their opinions. Even
more encouraging was the sold-
out crowd of concerned and
motivated citizens that feel the
same way.
Music is such a powerful and
influential outlet. It conjures up
emotions and provokes thought,
but more importantly, it shapes
entire generations.
The Vietnam era gave birth
Bruce Springsteen has been the big star of the Vote for
Change Tour with hopes of unseating President Bush.
to some of the best music ever
made that became anthems of
the time. The songs’ anti-war
and political messages are still
relevant to today’s world. Most
of the songs performed on Sat-
urday were decades old, yet their
lyrics and meanings apply to the
present just as much as they did
35 years ago. Funny how that
works isn’t it? I guess history
really does repeat itself.
Some would argue that these
artists are unpatriotic for voicing
their opinions and disgust for this
administration. I beg to differ.
In fact, I believe that they are
more patriotic than most.
Those who roll over and accept
everything the government says
KRT News Service
and does are accepting a body
that was designed to be called
into question. The purpose of
living in a democracy is allowing
the people to have a voice. In
my opinion, those who use that
voice to demand change are the
patriots that want America to live
up to its great ideals.
My message to all readers is
never settle for anything less
than you think is possible, raise
the bar and expect more from
your country. If you’re unhappy
about our current situation, then
use your rights, speak up, and do
something about it. The Vote for
Change Tour represents political
unrest at its best. All I have to
say is, rock on.
October 6, 2004 THE MERCIAD PAGE 7

To contact: opinionmerciad@mercyhurst.edu OPINION

The left and right face off:
This Week: healthcare
On the left: Government can do more to help.
By Allison Moore
Opinion editor
Healthcare is one of the big-
gest issues concerning the presi-
dential election this year. Too
many people in this country are
unable to get the care they need,
and this administration has done
nothing about it.
According to www.johnkerry.
com, there are 44 million people
in this country that do not have
any form of healthcare, and
more than 80 million have gone
without healthcare at least once
over the past two years. These
are disgusting statistics. America
is the richest nation in the world,
yet our people do not have the
care they need. There’s no excuse
for that.
Health insurance has increased
dramatically under President
Bush. The average American
family has endured about a
$2,600 increase in their health
insurance over the last three
years. This is bad enough on its
own, but combine that with an
average loss of $1,500 in income
and you have a serious financial
burden.
The increase in healthcare
costs is not only devastating to
the American family, but also a
major problem for the American
economy. Small businesses can’t
afford to insure their workers,
and larger businesses are finding
it more difficult to compete in the
global economy.
The people of this country are
not getting the aid that they de-
serve under President Bush. At
an event in Erie a few weeks ago,
a man stood up and told Teresa
Heinz-Kerry about a fellow co-
worker’s position. She has Lupus
and under the Bush administra-
tion, she receives $600 a year to
help her pay for her prescription
drugs. This is all well and good,
until the man continued his story
and revealed that this woman’s
prescription drug bill was $900
a month. That $600 isn’t getting
her very far at all.
Prescription drugs are a vital
part of healthcare. If any of you
are on medication, then you’ve
probably encountered the rising
costs. It’s a good thing we have
a president that cares so much
about our situation. In fact, he
has showed his concern by siding
with the big prescription drug
companies and HMOs over the
needs of the American people.
It’s also nice to know the presi-
dent has forbidden the American
people from getting their pre-
scription drugs from Canada.
Canada provides prescription
drugs at a fraction of the cost,
but if you take advantage of this
opportunity the president sees
you as a “criminal.” The only
thing criminal about this situa-
tion is the American people being
robbed of choices.
Children are the future of
this nation. Sen. Kerry and
Sen. Edwards understand that.
That’s why, under their program,
children will be signed up auto-
matically at hospitals, community
health centers and schools for
health insurance. The best part
is the Kerry-Edwards plan pays
for all 20 million children in the
Medicaid program. This way the
burden is taken off struggling
parents and children don’t go
uninsured.
The Kerry-Edwards plan is
designed to provide everyday
people with the same coverage
that the members of Congress
receive. It provides tax credits
ranging from 25-75 percent,
depending on your age and
situation, to Americans to help
pay their healthcare premiums.
Finally, the Kerry team will pass
a real Patient’s Bill of Rights
that President Bush has blocked
repeatedly. This bill would give
decision making power back to
doctors and nurses and out of
the hands of powerful HMOs.
The Bush administration even
went to the Supreme Court to
side with HMOs by denying a pa-
tient the right to sue a HMO that
was in the wrong. The bill will
also give the patients the right to
choose their own doctor, a right
that is often decided by HMOs
and insurance companies.
So I bet the burning question
in all of your minds is, “How
is he going to pay for all this?”
Well, I’m glad you asked. Do
you remember that nice tax cut
the president put in place for his
friends? You know, the one that
only benefits the wealthiest one
percent of Americans? Well, Sen.
Kerry is going to get rid of it and
use that money to help the strug-
gling people of this nation. Sure
the rich people aren’t going to
like it, but that’s why 95 percent
of them are Republicans.
In the debate last week, Sen.
Kerry summed up President
Bush’s policies in Iraq by saying it
will be “more of the same.” Well,
the same is certainly true on the
health care front.
Judging by the statistics and
the rising number of uninsured
Americans, I don’t think what
President Bush has done is work-
ing, and I don’t want “more of
the same” over the next four
years.
Americans deserve to have
healthcare. We can’t be divided
into categories of poor and
rich, connected and neglected.
John Kerry wants to eliminate
these class lines when it comes
to healthcare. America is the
land of opportunity, but it’s our
government’s job to create those
opportunities. John Kerry will
make that possible.
On the right: Government should reduce its role.
By James Mikulec
Contributing writer
As seems to be the case with
many issues in this election, the
differences between President
Bush and Sen. Kerry on the issue
of healthcare illustrate a funda-
mental difference in operating
philosophy.
President Bush stands for a
smaller federal government and
a greater role for the individual
in their own decisions. Sen.
Kerry, on the other hand, stands
for the expansion of big federal
government, despite differing
local circumstances and one-size-
fits-all solutions.
The most potent example of
this is in healthcare coverage
for seniors. Instead of simply
talking about making prescrip-
tion drugs more affordable for
seniors, President Bush signed
into law a bill passed by Congress
doing exactly that in December
2003.
The bill was endorsed by AARP,
the nation’s largest organization
of senior citizens. Where was
Sen. Kerry? He was one of only
two members of the Senate who
decided not to show up for the
vote that day.
Sen. Kerry’s own plan for se-
niors, on the other hand, seeks
to put the health of our grand-
parents in the hands of other
countries.
Kerry’s solution is to literally
outsource prescription drugs by
forcing seniors to buy drugs
from Canada in hopes of saving
money. As an American, I would
much rather see a solution to the
high cost of prescription drugs
that keeps money here in the
U.S., rather than one that by its
very natures ships the benefits of
growth north across the border.
The issue of insuring the cur-
rently uninsured also illustrates
a difference in operating phi-
losophy.
Sen. Kerry claims to want
healthcare for everyone in Amer-
ica and I have no reason to doubt
that he genuinely does. The way
in which he proposes to do so,
however, will expand the federal
bureaucracy to previously unseen
levels.
Sen. Kerry wants to offer ev-
eryone in America “access to the
same coverage plan that members
of Congress give themselves,”
which on the surface seems like
a great idea, until one takes into
account that such a program
would mean government-run
healthcare for America.
Is socialized medicine really the
answer to America’s healthcare
problem? I would argue that it is
not and would even caution that
it may hurt individuals in need
because of the massive red tape
that such a program is bound
to create.
President Bush’s healthcare
plan, however, concentrates
on giving individuals ultimate
control over their healthcare
coverage.
The President’s plan would
help people help themselves
by establishing Health Savings
Accounts through which Ameri-
cans could save for healthcare
tax-free.
The President would also help
curb the growth of crippling
federal bureaucracy by expand-
ing state healthcare programs
that are more closely tailored to
local needs.
President Bush would also
strengthen healthcare by lower-
ing the latent costs. While health-
care in America clearly involves
many up-front costs, the cost of
healthcare is also greatly affected
by a number of expenses that lie
below the surface.
The largest of these comes
from medical malpractice suits.
While Americans ought to re-
ceive compensation when they
are wronged by doctors, the
number of frivolous medical
lawsuits in America is staggering.
President Bush has proposed
steps whereby medical malprac-
tice procedures will be made
faster and more efficient, thus
limiting the ever-growing medi-
cal liability premiums that make
healthcare more expensive for all
Americans.
Sen. Kerry, whose running
mate made his millions as a medi-
cal malpractice attorney, has pro-
posed no reform in this area.
Finally, President Bush has
proposed a plan to ensure that
each of America’s poorest com-
munities has a health center.
President Bush has expressed
concern about the lack of basic
healthcare in rural and urban
communities, which is why he
is proposing to create a health
center in poorer American com-
munities to provide basic care to
at-risk groups such as migrant
workers and the homeless, re-
gardless of their ability to pay
for such care. Sen. Kerry, on
the other hand, offers no plan
to specifically ensure that these
groups receive even basic levels
of healthcare.
On the issue of healthcare, the
choice between President Bush
and Sen. Kerry is quite distinct.
On the one hand, Sen. Kerry’s
platform advocates big govern-
ment solutions to healthcare
problems in which healthcare
will fall under a one-size-fits-all
federal program.
President Bush, however, be-
lieves in a system in which indi-
viduals and local communities
hold the ultimate responsibility
for making healthcare decisions
that best fit their own individual
circumstances.

Hooked into paying more dough for the same cup of joe
By Tanya Barrientos
Knight Ridder Newspapers
PHILADELPHIA The news broke last week.
Right there on early morning television, between
reports about Middle East bombings and the final
few weeks of the presidential campaign, came the
headline that would truly affect America.
The price of Starbucks coffee is going up. About
11 cents a cup. Oct. 6.
Sure, people in Haiti are clamoring for food and
water. Homes and lives in Florida have been de-
stroyed by the hurricane season from hell. But the
Cappuccino Crisis is the news-you-can-use.
I don’t mean to sound cranky, but that’s a heck of
a thing to tell a person first thing in the morning.
Politics. Traffic. A local fire. I can handle these
in my bathrobe with my eyes half-closed.
But a sudden hike in Mocha Valencia?
I need a shower and a good swig of nonfat-
foamed-milk double espresso with vanilla, a swirl
of caramel, and a dash of ground cinnamon to
digest a news bite like that.
Apparently, $3.40 for vanilla latte doesn’t bring
in enough cash for Starbucks to offset the rapidly
rising cost of coffee beans and milk.
And that extra buck we’re shelling out for a
shortbread cookie isn’t helping either.
I called the coffee corporation’s headquarters to
ask a few questions about the hike, and I got an
e-mail reply from spokesman Matthew Mors. It
explained that prices haven’t gone up in the last
four years, and the rise was due to “increased cost
throughout the business,” but he wasn’t specific.
According to CNN.com, the price of high-quality
coffee beans has jumped to an all-time high. And,
something I didn’t know, coffee is the most actively
traded physical commodity in the United States
after crude oil. (Which, at $50 a barrel, might be
cheaper by the cup than Starbucks.)
So, while we’re taking a hit at the gas pump, we’ll
also be facing a smack-down at the coffeehouse.
Hey, who am I to question?
I’m no Milton Friedman.
But when I looked up Starbucks’ 2003 annual
report, I learned the company made $4.1 billion
in revenues and $268.3 million in profit. From
drinks that are essentially water, ground beans, and
a splash of milk.
And crumb cake.
Still, nobody seems to be complaining. Because
we’re hooked. We’re completely strung out, pas-
sively lining up in front of that burnished wood
counter every morning like glazed-eye methadone
addicts.
“I’ll keep coming no matter what they charge,”
said Robert Vigderman, who told me he buys two
double tall cappuccinos at a local outlet every day,
at $3.29 a pop.
“Sometimes I think they’re taking advantage
of my addiction,” he said as he sipped. “But I’m
beyond the guilt phase.”
Hieu Tran, an optometry student, said he didn’t
care about the price hike, either. Even though he’s
on a tight budget.
“What I get costs only like five dollars,” he
shrugged. “And I don’t eat. I just drink coffee. So
I don’t spend on groceries.”
So is this a case of naked greed, or brilliant busi-
ness practice? I’ll go for a nice brisk walk in my
$100 Nikes and decide.

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ARTS &
ENTERTAINMENT To contact: entertainmentmerciad@mercyhurst.edu

tHe Erie premiere of Beauty and the Beast

BuZz
OCT. 6. Al Kooper. Beach-
land Ballroom, Cleveland.
OCT. 6. Usher, Kayne
West. Mellon Arena, Pitts-
burgh.
OCT. 6-NOV. 7. Musical.
“Phantom of the Opera.”
Allen Theater, Cleveland.
OCT. 7. Brian Wilson
(performing “Smile” in
its entirety). Music Hall,
Cleveland.
OCT. 8. Barry Manilow.
Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh.
OCT. 8.Dave Coulier. Cole
Auditorium, Edinboro Uni-
versity. $10.
OCT. 9. Tim McGraw and
the Dancehall Doctors, Big
& Rich, Warren Brothers.
HSBC Arena, Buffalo. On
sale at Tops, online at www.
tickets.com, by phone at
(888) 223-6000.
Come join the Erie Playhouse for ‘a tale as old as time’
By Mark Donlin
Contributing writer
Beauty and the Beast definitely
stands as a crown jewel in the
Disney crown of animated clas-
sics as any six-year-old girl can
tell you. It has a plot that most
college students could still recall
from their youth. The film that
our generation remembers with
such affection has also been re-
worked into a spectacular Broad-
way musical that was nominated
for a Tony Award in 1994.
In just under two weeks, the
Erie Playhouse will present this
“tale as old as time” with Mercy-
hurst College’s Kate Amatuzzo
in the leading role as Belle. I was
lucky enough to have a conver-
sation with her about the much
talked about musical.
Mark: How have rehearsals
been coming along?
Kate: The cast is terrific. We
started rehearsing the last week
of August and things have come
together quite well. There’s a
large sense of anticipation and
Mercyhurst student Kate Amatuzzo stars as Belle.
excitement surrounding the
show. Disney just released the
rights to the show and the Play-
house is one of the first theaters
in the country able to present
the show.
Mark: Have there been any
bumps along the road?
Kate: We just starting rehears-
ing in the theatre last week, so
Photo courtesy of Erie Playhouse
there’s not really any glitches
yet. Costuming might pose a
problem, but what I’ve seen so
far is spectacular.
Mark: Are there any other Mer-
cyhurst students involved?
Kate: Yes, Greg Wilczynski is
hysterical as LaFou, and the en-
semble includes Marann Curtis,
Caitlyn Dubsky and Christian
Gandalfo. There are also a lot
of cast members from the other
colleges and high schools in the
area.
Mark: “Beauty and the Beast,”
makes most people think of the
1991 Disney animated film. Are
there any major differences be-
tween the musical and the film?
Kate: Added music. Although
the movie was very music ori-
ented, in order to adapt the film
into a full scale musical, more
songs were needed. There will
be a few songs that will be unfa-
miliar to people who have only
seen the movie.
Mark: This is a technically de-
manding show. What does the
Playhouse have in store as far as
special effects are concerned?
Kate: I’m anxious myself
to see it all come together! At
each rehearsal something new is
added. Although I can’t say too
much, the show does rely heavily
on the special effects. You’ll just
have to come see the show for
yourself to find out!
Mark: Belle is a role that many
girls have always wanted to
play. Has this always been your
dream?
Kate: This has definitely been a
dream role for me. Ever since I
was little I’ve loved the movie. I
even saw it in the theatre eleven
times! I can still remember see-
ing the musical for the first time
in Toronto. It’s always been a
favorite musical of mine. I’m
thrilled to be able to perform
this role on stage with so many
talented individuals. The cast
will blow you away!
Mark: What’s your favorite
scene?
Kate: I think it’s the Act One Fi-
nale, “If I Can’t Love Her.” John
Burton will give you chills as the
Beast.
Beauty and the Beast features
music by Alan Menken and Tim
Rice and runs for the first time
ever in Northwestern Pennsyl-
vania Oct 14-17, 20-24, 28-31
and Nov 4-7, 11-14. Ticket
prices are $10 for students, $20
for adults, and $19 for seniors.
Call the Playhouse Box Office
at 454-2852, or online at www.
erieplayhouse.org.

OCT. 10. Metallica, Gods-

mack. HSBC Arena, Buf-
falo. On sale at Tops, tick-
ets.com, by phone at (888)
223-6000.
OCT. 10. Incubus, Ben
Kweller. A.J. Palumbo Cen-
ter, Pittsburgh.
OCT. 13-17. Ringling
Bros. and Barnum & Bailey
Circus’ Hometown Tour.
Tullio Arena, Erie. $11,
$17, $31. On sale at Tick-
etmaster, Tullio Arena box
office, Ticketmaster out-
lets, by phone at 452-4857
or 456-7070.
OCT. 14. Flickerstick.
Hard Rock Café, Pitts-
burgh.
OCT. 15. Barry Manilow.
Gund Arena, Cleveland.
OCT. 15. Ministry, Life
the Thrill Kill Kult, Hansel
und Gretyl. Mr. Small’s,
Pittsburgh.
OCT. 16. Stylistics. Shea’s
Theater, Buffalo.
OCT. 17. Third Day, Toby
Mac. A.J. Palumbo Center,
Pittsburgh.
OCT. 17. Cake. Ice Gar-
den, Pittsburgh. On sale
at www.ticketmaster.com
only.
OCT. 17. Tragically Hip,
Sam Roberts. Rock Club,
Pittsburgh.
OCT. 19. Toby Light-
man, Ben Arthur. Odeon,
Cleveland..
OCT. 22. Carrot Top.
Warner Theatre, Erie.
OCT. 23. Guided by Voic-
es (final tour). Beachland
Ballroom, Cleveland.
OCT. 26. Social Distor-
tion, Explosion, Tiger
Ar my. Ag ora Theatre,
Cleveland.
OCT. 27. Switchfoot, For-
mat, Honorary Title. Agora
Theater, Cleveland.
OCT. 30. Sarah Bright-
man. Mellon Arena, Pitts-
burgh.
NOV. 1. Lecture.Ken
Burns. Warner Theater,
Erie. $45, $35, $25. Spon-
sored by Erie County His-
torical Society.
NOV. 5. Hopeville Mu-
sic with Kirk Franklin,
Yolanda Adams, Donnie
McClurkin/ State Theater,
Cleveland.
Interpol releases new album Interpolantics
By Jason Endress
Contributing writer
Whenever a band like Interpol
is discussed, the fact that they
are a New York band rarely
goes unsaid. Obviously, this is
no exception.
The fact is, New York bands
have garnered something of a
reputation, if only for the fact
they are from New York. It just
makes them so darn hip.
It’s no surprise that music
lovers have come to expect a
great deal from NYC. Musical
touchstones like Television, The
Ramones, Patti Smith and The
Velvet Underground were all
orbits of the NY scene.
The legend of scruffy rock
club CBGB (where many future
rock saints played) has spread
to the point where kids can pick
up t-shirts from the local mall
without actually making the pil-
grimage to Bowery.
In recent years, New York has
bestowed upon the world the
(apparently forgotten) Strokes,
the bombastic Yeah Yeah Yeahs
and, of course, Interpol.
On top of hailing from the Big
Apple, Interpol is on the Mata-
dor imprint, arguably one of the
coolest around, making them
labelmates with indie all-stars Yo
La Tengo and Pavement.
This in itself is enough to get
some modicum of attention,
regardless of the music itself.
However, their 2002 debut, Turn
On The Bright Lights, was one
Fallon flops in Taxi
“ This “Taxi” moves in fits and
KRT News Service
Saturday Night Live’s “Week-
end Update” just wasn’t the same
last week without Jimmy Fallon’s
loose-limbed antics.
Seeing him with Queen Latifah
in “ Taxi,” the lame action-com-
edy , is a poor substitute.
Fallon plays Washburn, a Go-
tham cop who’s also a lousy
driver. After smashing up more
than his allotment of cars, he
loses his drivers license.
That’s where Latifah, as a cab-
bie named Belle, comes in. Belle’s
a great driver with a souped-up
taxi and a dream of competing in
NASCAR. After Washburn per-
suades her to drive him around,
the two of them take on the city’s
latest menace.
“Taxi” is based on a 1998
French film, as if some people
needed another reason to be
ticked off at the French. The
domestic remake is clumsily
directed by Tim Story, who also
made the much-preferable “Bar-
bershop.”
of the year’s best albums. The to quiet introspection rather
moody, propulsive guitars and than selling words and drinking
cryptic lyrics of the down-and- wine.
out four-piece propelled them Interpol, while not exactly
into the limelight and critical boldly going where no band has
acclaim. gone before (“A Time To Be So
The question is, does their new Small” is off of an early EP),
album, Antics, rest on their lau- certainly can’t be accused of a
rels? Have ‘the New York kids’ cookie-cutter album.
become an end unto itself for Slick as they sound, Interpol
indie pundits? has actually moved away from
The album begins with the the frantic, high-speed gloss of
sweet sounds of a Sunday organ their debut, going as far as to toy
on “Next Exit,” a plodding, slow- with feedback on several tracks,
dance hymn about returning to notably the delicious finale to
a home that’s become a strange “Public Pervert.”
place. The entire album seems to The only sore spot was the
www.interpolantics.com
be treading awkwardly over old cheesy triumph of “Not Even
ground, specifically in the land Jail,” redeemed only by the driv- Cover from Interpol’s newest album Interpolantics.
of star-crossed romances. ing rhythm section.
Lyrics like “Feast your eyes Flying in the face of a sopho- their scenester brother has picked clothing.
I’m the only one, control me more bomb, these pretentious up on the fact that NYC bands It can be tough to sort through
console me, cause that’s just New York kids have clearly es- are a hot ticket. Does this make all the ultimately forgettable acts
how it should be done” (“Narc”) tablished that they know how to the music less worthy? out there. But it’s safe to say that
make this a perfect album to play rock. Will this satisfy their swell- Obviously, when image pre- Interpol is doing justice to NYC.
while sorting through yellowed ing fan-base? They’ll certainly say cedes the music, yes. As with But who really cares about New
love letters. so, all the cool kids do. all lackluster acts pushing trade- York when you’re experiencing
The bluntly love-addled lyrics The only reason Interpol has marked punkrawk, anger and da great music.
border on tacky, but Paul Banks’ reached so many ears in the first bling like cocaine, there’s nothing
vocals gives them a nervy and place is because everyone and behind the meticulously selected
self-conscious quality. Sprinkled
throughout the album are new
wave-ish strings and choral har-
monizing. Bittersweet indeed.
The album maintains Interpol’s
signature taut sound; the drum-
play of Sam Fogarino provid-
ing a bouncy punch, with Dan
Kessler’s guitar skipping around
Carlos Dengler’s meaty and
relentless bass lines. The overall
feel though is more subdued than
on Bright Lights.
The album lends itself more
starts, and it’s often headed in
the wrong direction. There are
tiresome car chases, an overcom-
plicated narrative and tedious
banter between Latifah and
Fallon.
Both of them seem to be
working very hard to convince us
that they’re having a good time.
Occasionally, Latifah almost suc-
ceeds. But in the end you have to
ask yourself:
Has there ever been less chem-
istry between the stars of a
“buddy” movie?
Rounding out the cast are
hunky Henry Simmons (“NYPD
Blue”) as Belle’s construction-
worker boyfriend, Jennifer Es-
posito (“Don’t Say a Word”) as
Washburn’s ex-girlfriend and
current boss and Brazilian super
model Gisele Bundchen as the
head bank robber.
The movie’s only real laughs
are provided by Ann-Margret
who, as Washburn’s tipsy mom,
turns out to be a funny drunk.
Clearly, she’s feeling no pain
and I wish I could say the same.
October 6, 2004 THE MERCIAD PAGE 9

ARTS &
ENTERTAINMENT To contact: entertainmentmerciad@mercyhurst.edu

Lake Erie Ballet to perform with Mercyhurst Dancers

By Jennifer Camodeca
Contributing writer
Dance history may not be a
topic of interest for some, how-
ever, in an effort to make it more
entertaining, the Lake Erie Ballet
and the Mercyhurst Dancers will
be performing Dance Through
Time II.
This will be an experience to
learn where dance originated
from through the visual art
of dance instead of through a
textbook.
Christine Hay, Mercyhurst
College faculty member and
knowledgeable dance historian,
will begin the evening. She will
perform as the guest speaker,
advising the audience on the
basic history of dance and even
inviting some surprise guests
straight from the history books
to attend!
Pamela Swaney and Danielle
Downey will then take the stage
as the White Swan in excerpts
from Swan Lake.
This role, coveted for centuries
by all prima ballerinas, is per-
formed with grace and balance
by the two.
The soft idiosyncrasies that
are necessary to perform this
role to the utmost potential are
evident in the dancers through
the coaching of Lake Erie Ballet
Artistic Director, Gina Ribera-
Illingworth.
The technical and dramatic
abilities of the dancer are put to
Dance Through Time will play Oct. 9-10.
the test with this role.
Neapolitan, from Act III of
Lake Erie Ballet photo
Swan Lake, is a light and fun
piece danced by Brian Walker
and Katie Finger or Abby Hen-
niger. The performers are to be
entertainment at a party.
This duet is challenging, yet
clearly a joy to perform as the
dancers bring a playful atmo-
sphere to the stage.
La Sylphide brings a corp de
ballet of dancers together to cre-
ate an entrancing effect. Swaney
and Amanda Mountain are the
lead Sylphs who dance with
Walker and Michael Patterson.
Patterson is a former member
of the Lake Erie Ballet, currently
dancing with the Pennsylvania
Ballet.
Both Patterson and Walker
complement their partners beau-
tifully.
Another historic piece is called
Pas De Trois. Bonnie Hair, Ran-
dall Crame, Mountain, Finger,
and Randy Prill will alternate in
performing this classical ballet
for three.
“It is always fun to perform
classical works in the ballet rep-
ertoire. It is an educational and
enjoyable experience to perform
such wonderful ballets….the
stories and choreography are
timeless,” said Finger of her time
rehearsing and performing in this
production.
The ballet will be at the Hard-
ing Elementary School Audito-
rium Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. and Oct.
10 at 2 p.m.
Tickets are only $5 with a
Mercyhurst I.D. For tickets, call
the Lake Erie Ballet at 814-871-
4356.

In the spotlight with composer Dr. Albert Glinsky

By Matt Rendulic
Contributing writer
I find it interesting how we
choose to remember objects or
events in our lives.
Most often we frame these
events around milestones or
large events that happened in
our lives. I can remember one
of my first “milestones” like it
was yesterday.
It was a Saturday morning
almost 13 years ago when my
parents bought a piano for our
house.
I had been studying for a few
months and they decided it was
time to own our own piano. To
further celebrate the occasion
they had purchased tickets for
us to see the Erie Philharmonic
that weekend where a piano con-
certo was being performed. I of
course was excited from the mo-
ment they had told me about it. I
remember walking in and taking
Picture courtesy of Matt Rendulic
Dr. Albert Glinsky
my seat in the large Warner The-
atre and just being taken aback
by the sweeping melodies that
the orchestra and piano seemed
to fight over until they combined
in an illustrious sound that made
my little body quickly cover with
goose bumps.
I never dreamed then that the
man that wrote that piano con-
certo was going to be my future
guru in composition, Dr. Albert
Glinsky. Dr. Glinsky has been
writing music since he was a child
and has heralded performances
not only in Erie, but in New
York, the Aspen Festival and all
over the world.
He began his studies at the
School for the Performing Arts
and eventually went to Julliard
to complete both his bachelors
and masters degrees in music
composition.
Glinsky studied under two
titans of American music Joan
Tower and David Diamond. It
was while pursuing his Ph. D at
NYU that he began to research
and write about the topic in
which perhaps he is most known
for, the Theremin (an electronic
musical instrument that is played
without actually physically touch-
ing the instrument).
Dr. Glinsky’s book on this
subject entitled: Theremin: Ether
Music and Espionage was pub-
lished five years ago and is sched-
uled to be put to paperback
sometime this spring.
In 2001, Glinsky won the
ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award
for his book.
Since writing his book Glinsky
has been featured on numerous
television and radio interviews
on NPR, BBC and A&E. Last
fall Glinsky was extensively inter-
viewed for a Discovery Channel
produced documentary on espio-
nage in the United States.
He has composed over 40
works in his career that range
from symphonic orchestral music
to ballets and choral music to art
songs. Composing is what drew
Glinsky to Mercyhurst in the first
place. He was first hired here
as the Composer in Residence
for the D’Angelo Young Artist
Competition in the late 80s.
Since Glinsky’s appointment
here he has composed numer-
ous works for our ensembles
including the Mercyhurst North
East Alma Mater and the open-
ing brass fanfare for the Walker
Recital Hall.
A comprehensive concert
of Glinsky’s chamber music
was sponsored last May by the
D’Angelo School of Music’s
Faculty Recital Series. It featured
all of our music students in some
way, and I was privileged to con-
duct his epic Mass for Women’s
Choir, Celli, and Piano.
At Mercyhurst, Dr. Glinsky has
a number of responsibilities. He
is currently the director of the
D’Angelo School of Music.
Glinsky also still commits to a
busy schedule where he teaches
Music Theory, Music History and
private Composition Lessons.
I had my next experience with
Dr. Glinsky on a huge, but more
negative milestone. It was 10 on
the morning of September 11th,
2001 when we were to meet for
my first composition lesson.
We both had heard the cataclys-
mic news of the plane crashing
into the first tower; however we
decided to proceed with our les-
son. I found it hard to express
through words the pain I was
feeling and shared with our na-
tion at that time.
Dr. Glinsky began teaching me
how to find my voice as a young
composer and then shape my
voice in a way that could help me
and my audience cope together.
Today much of the pain is gone
and Dr. Glinsky is still helping
me to refine my voice to express
many sentiments through the
various media of art music.
As my final milestone at Mer-
cyhurst College (graduation) is
quickly approaching I know that
it will be slightly hard to leave
my guru as well as all my op-
portunities and experiences at
Mercyhurst behind me.
However I take solace in know-
ing that Dr. Glinsky will still be
helping other young artists find
their voice and he has trained me
to do the same.

This week in reality: PAC unveils 2004-05 season

let the drama begin Featuring 18 prized performers from around the world
By Amy Ruminski
Contributing writer
I’m sure you have all seen at
least one of the new reality TV
shows. After all, they are the
hottest things since the new
age of Instant Messenger.
From Survivor winners show-
ing up on talk shows every-
where to Real World members
making guest appearances at
college campuses everywhere,
the stars of these shows are
just like everyone else, and
that’s what attracts us to these
shows.
One of the longest-running
reality series in history, Real
World is in its 15th season with
as much drama as the first
season. Set in Philadelphia,
Pa., these seven strangers are
getting to know and like each
other, as well as getting to dis-
like each other.
Recently, Karamo starts
having problems with MJ and
Landon, Shavonda develops
some money problems and
Melanie voices her opinion.
Landon and Shavonda both
have crushes on each other,
and things are still confusing
between MJ and Sarah. Wil-
lie runs into an ex-sort-of-
boyfriend from the past and
opts to see if there is a future
there.
To see the next episode and
all of its juicy happenings,
watch MTV on Tuesday nights
at 10. It will be sure to leave
you hanging on the edge of
your seat.
As for Survivor: Vanuatu, the
two tribes are off to a good,
competitive start.
The Lopevi tribe almost suc-
cessfully started a fire… until
the skies send down an abun-
dance of rain. The Yasula
tribe was under the impression
that they got lucky when they
found a banana tree, until they
discover the fruit is infested
with maggots.
Survivor is on CBS every
Thursday at 8 pm., so if you
want to see what happens at
the Tribal Council, or who gets
voted off, be sure to tune in.
Trying to switch things up
a bit on The Bachelor, a new,
innovative twist is added this
season. Instead of having one
eligible bachelor given to the
women to fight for, they are
now given two different men
to choose from at the “Ladies
Choice Ceremony.”
The two lucky male contes-
tants? Byron, a bass fisher-
man from Nevada; and Jay, an
entrepreneur from New York.
The ceremony is held where
Byron wins with a large major-
ity, 18 roses to Jay’s seven.
Another change this season
is the Bachelor will be living
with the ladies. This gives
the opportunity for intimacy.
Watch The Bachelor on ABC
Wednesdays at 9:00 p.m.
You can tune into America’s
Next Top Model and see Mer-
cyhurst senior Ann Markley!
Be sure to support her as she
competes in New York City
against 13 other beautiful girls
for a modeling contract with
a top agency. You can see the
show on
As you can see, many inter-
esting events are happening
on these three shows, as well
as the countless other reality
tv series. So the next time you
turn on the tube, give one of
the shows a chance.
So, stay tuned reality tv junk-
ies for the next weekly update
on all your favorite shows.
The Mary D’Angelo Perform- the winner of the 1995 Richard again – this time in Paris, and find forming Arts Center. Adults $5,
ing Arts Center of Mercyhurst Tucker Foundation Award made that their connection is no less Seniors/Students $1.
College unveiled its 2004-05 cul- his New York recital debut at real than it was nine years ago. Friday, Oct. 29, 7:30 p.m. String
tural arts series and the popular Alice Tully Hall. Gold Circle It’s a timeless romantic story of Quartet: Invert. Invert is a New
Guelcher Film series. $22.50, Adults $17.50, Seniors/ two questing hearts and minds York City-based string quartet,
This year’s performing arts sea- Students $15, Youth $5. whose powerful bond defies time with two cellos, violin and viola.
son line-up, boasting a 50 percent Wednesday, Oct.13, 2 p.m. & and place. Mercyhurst College, They will collaborate with
increase from last season, will 8 p.m. Film: Twilight Samurai. Mary D’Angelo Performing Arts students of the D’Angelo Music
feature 18 prized performers A widower samurai who is more Center. Adults $5, Seniors/Stu- Department on a Beatles’ tune,
from around the world. concerned with looking after his dents $1. Tomorrow Never Knows, writ-
Wednesday, Oct 6, 2 p.m. & 8 senile mother and two young Wednesday, Oct.27, 2 p.m. & ten by Lennon and McCartney, as
p.m. Film: Osama. Under the daughters than the warrior way 8 p.m. Film: I’m Not Scared. part of the Visiting Artists Series.
Taliban regime, where women of life steps forward to protect A chance discovery leads a 10- Mercyhurst College. Walker Re-
are permitted no public role, a a young woman, who he loves, year-old boy to think that his cital Hall. Adult $12.50, Senior/
mother is driven to disguise her from her abusive husband. Mer- parents may be behind Italy’s Student $10, Youth $5.
12-year-old daughter as a boy in cyhurst College, Mary D’Angelo most wicked crime. Mercyhurst Information from Performing Arts
order that they may find a way Performing Arts Center. Adults College, Mary D’Angelo Per- Center
to survive. Mercyhurst College, $5, Seniors/Students $1.
Mary D’Angelo Performing Arts Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2 p.m. & 8
Center. Adults $5, Seniors/Stu- p.m. Film: Before Sunset. Nine
dents $1. years after Jesse (Ethan Hawke)
Sunday,Oct 10, 2:30 p.m. Ten- met Celine (Julie Delpy) on a
or: Paul Groves. Paul Groves, Eurail train in Italy, they meet
Come to the Pre-Major Fair and Gain
Valuable Information Regarding Your
Future!
Faculty and student representatives will be available to
provide information for students about choosing a course
of study.
THURDAY, OCTOBER 7th
8:00 PM-9:30 PM
MERCY HERITAGE ROOM, SULLIVAN HALL
The following Divisions of the College
will be in attendance:
 Natural Sciences & Mathematics
 Arts and Humanities
 Education and Behavioral Sciences
 Social Sciences
 Business/HRIM/Communication
For more information, call Kyle Foust at ext. 2171
FREE FOOD AND SOFT DRINKS
FRESHMAN PRE-MAJOR STUDENTS ARE
REQUIRED TO ATTEND THIS EVENT.
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LAKER
SPORTS To contact: sportsmerciad@mercyhurst.edu

Men’s hockey set to skate

By Ryan Palm
Sports editor
Mercyhurst College boasts 25
varsity athletic teams, ranging
from the traditional sports such
as football, to the unique ones
such as water polo.
Not many would argue the fact
that the men’s hockey program
has been the most successful
of those teams over the past 25
years.
As the team preps for yet
another campaign, much is ex-
pected out of the 24-man roster
and Head Coach Rick Gotkin,
who begins his 17th year at the
helm.
This group is yet again picked
to win their conference, Atlantic
Hockey, which is an occurrence
that has happened the last three
years.
This may look great on pa-
per, but, as Gotkin would say,
it doesn’t mean much for what
happens down on the ice.
“It shows that the coaches
have a great deal of respect
for our hockey program, the
tradition and the players that we
have here,” said Gotkin. With a
chuckle added, “Polls are great,
but really they are for the fans,
it matters most where you fin-
ish the season at, not where you
start.”
The biggest thing that the Lak-
ers have working for them is the
19 returning players they have,
only losing four from a team tion, as the Lakers have a pair of players on and off the ice.
which finished second in Atlantic capable sophomores in Jordan The two alternate captains are
Hockey last year. Wakefield and Mike Ella. seniors Hansen and Kemp, both
“We’re excited, we like our Wakefield had his share of ac- of whom are leaders on the ice.
returning players a lot,” says tion last year, finishing the season Without a doubt, the sights
Gotkin of the returning group. with a 6-6-0 record. are set on the Atlantic Hockey
“We have a good core of players Ella saw no action last season, championship at the end, but the
which can take us to where we but has been impressive in prac- coaching staff pushes their guys
want to be.” tices since day one of last year. to get better every single day.
The team finished last season Big things are expected out of The out-of-conference sched-
with a record of 20-14-2 overall this young trio. ule which the Lakers have is one
and 16-7-1 in the conference. Gotkin and his staff have re- of the toughest in the land, not
Those numbers are certainly cruited five players this season; helped by the fact that each and
impressive, but much more is realizing their wealth on the every non-conference game is
commonly expected out of such File Photo File Photo
defensive side they snatched up on the road.
a solid program like the one that Junior Scott Reynolds Senior T.J. Kemp four forwards and one defense- While the non-conference
hits the ice year in and year out at Johnson and Reynolds both Kemp not only held opposing man. games look tough, those contests
the Mercyhurst Ice Center. had 26 points last season, while offenses in check, he also was Ryan Toomey, Kerry Bowman, scheduled in the Atlantic Hockey
“We measure everything in Borrelli was not far behind tied for first in scoring by defen- Matt Warren and Ben Cottreau conference are not much easier.
championships and first-place with 24. Borrelli’s 14 goals were semen with 17 points. will all try to match or better the The Lakers play in one of the
finishes, many would like to fin- among team leaders. Alongside Kemp will be senior impressive play exhibited by last best in the country. with eight
ish second, but we’re disappoint- A trio of super sophomores re- Mike Kirby, juniors Preston years freshman class, and Gotkin other teams who can beat you
ed because we didn’t win the turn on the offensive front with Briggs and Conrad Martin, and expects much of the same. on any given night.
championship,” said Gotkin. Scott Champagne, Jon Asselstine sophomores Jamie Hunt, Pat Freshman defenseman Jamie While their regular season
Returning for the Lakers are and Kyle Gourgon. Henk and Denis Kirstein. Coughlan looks to follow the schedule does not begin until
two players who finished tied for The trio put up big numbers in Hunt was a two-time Freshman steps of Hunt, who impressed Oct. 15-16 when they travel to
second in scoring on the team, their first year in college hockey, of the Week award winner, and all with his play last season as a Wisconsin, they will square off
senior forwards David Wrigley with Champagne taking AH with only one senior defense- freshman. against Brock University in an
and Rich Hansen. Freshman of the Week honors men, this defense can only get “We addressed our needs, and exhibition match Saturday, Oct.
The pair finished last season twice. better with time. we think our recruits are out- 9, at 7:30 p.m. at the Mercyhurst
with 36 points apiece, with Wrig- He finished the year with 26 Junior goaltender Andy Franck standing people who we believe Ice Center.
ley leading the team in goals with points, tallying eight goals to go returns with a vengeance to im- will make an immediate impact,” Since Brock is not from the
18 and Hansen finishing second along with 18 assists. prove on his numbers from last said Gotkin, who is emphatic United States, they can accept
in assists with 24. Asselstine was also dubbed year, seeking to better a 14-8-2 that the bulk of freshmen in this players from the Ontario Hockey
The duo looks to lead an of- with the Freshman of the Week record. program get plenty of respon- League, which the Erie Otters are
fense which was tops in the honor, and Gourgon was near He boasted a .903 save percent- sibility. “I’d be disappointed if a member of.
conference last year, averaging the top with 12 goals on the age and gave up an average of the bulk of our freshmen did It is a rare opportunity for col-
over four goals per game. year. 3.25 goals per game. not get a significant amount of lege-level players to take on men
Alongside the pair will be ju- The defense looks to improve He was three times named the responsibility.” who have played professionally,
niors Erik Johnson, Scott Reyn- yet again, as they return the At- conference Goaltender of the The team is anchored by cap- which makes for an exciting tune-
olds, Dave Borrelli and Mike lantic Hockey Defenseman of Week. tain Reynolds, who as a junior up game for the Lakers.
Pochatek. the Year in senior T.J. Kemp. He will again seek competi- sets an excellent example for

Women’s hockey to begin Men’s soccer keeps winning,

year with high expectations sights set on the postseason
By Eric Meacham By Amy Ruminski
Contributing writer Contributing writer

It is hard not to be looking for The Mercyhurst men’s soccer

the best season in school history team is off to a strong start this
when you look at what the Mer- season.
cyhurst women’s hockey team is With their record at 8-2-1 thus
bringing to the table. far , they are showing they are out
Coach Michael Sisti and the to achieve something that they
Lakers are returning 17 play- fell short of last year.
ers from the team that won 26 The tie on their record was
games last year, the most in the to Slippery Rock, and their two
brief history of the program, losses were to Northern Ken-
File Photo File Photo
and finished the season ranked Senior Chrissy Yule tucky and Lewis, which happens
Junior Samantha Shirley
sixth in all of Division I women’s to be their biggest rival, as well
hockey. and junior Co-Captain Sam off-season, brings back a defense as the undefeated second-ranked
Sisti, the College Hockey Shirley. that was ranked third nationally team in Division II.
America 2003 Coach of the Marchese, a transfer from giving up less than two goals a The tension level was high on
Year, enters his sixth season Niagara University prior to last game. Sept. 29, as Mercyhurst traveled
as head coach of the women’s season, led the CHA in assists “This year we have a little to Lewis.With less than two min- Katie McAdams/Photo editor

with 25 and was second with more experience, seeing how utes left to play, the Lakers were Senior Shane Hogan has anchored a midfield that has kept
hockey team and 12 year over-
th

all as a part of the Mercyhurst 37 points. we had 11 new players last year,” winning 2-1. the Lakers on the offensive throughout the season.
hockey programs. Leading the team with goals Lansing said. “But we still had a Lewis then scored a controver- game,” Tait said. earning his eighth win of the
A good reason for the Lakers last year was Shirley, the other great year last year.” sial equalizer, which made the During that game, sophomore season.
to repeat their success starts in fi rst-team member. Bonello, voted to last year’s score 2-2 and pushed the game Zach Hiltner, a left midfielder The Lakers were also in action
the net. Joining them up front will be All-CHA Rookie Team, led the into overtime. who played defense for this on Oct. 5, when they hosted rival
Senior goaltender Desi Clark the leadership of captain Chrissy defense with 17 points. Early in the overtime period, game, rose up for the team. California University of Penn-
finished last year with 26 vic- Yule, co-captains Lindsay Del- Also returning to the defense Lewis scored a goal to win the Sophomore Matt Richards said sylvania. They tallied another
tories, the most by any goalie low and Sara McDonald, and are sophomores Ashley Pend- game. of Hiltner, “He shut their for- win, this one coming by the final
in Mercyhurst history, male or other offensive returnees Jackie leton, Jill Nugent and Lesley The numbers were pretty even, ward down completely through- of 2-0.
female. Jarrell, Stefanie Bourbeau, Julia McArthur. with Mercyhurst holding a small out the whole game.” They then receive a break until
Clark, the Preseason Player Colizza, Sarah Kurth and Justine Losing only three players last advantage over Lewis in shots, More recently, the Lakers shut the following Sunday, Oct. 10,
of the Year selection for Col- Jackson. year, the Lakers only had to 24-21. out Salem International 5-0. On when they again play at home
lege Hockey America (CHA), “From top to bottom, we have bring in four new recruits. Both teams also had five corner Saturday, Oct. 2, Kyle Jackson, against Saginaw Valley State.
starts the season just 10 wins great depth,” Yule said. “Any- The newcomers for this year’s kicks apiece. Marty Ruberry, a Blythe, Pedra and Sean Cordova With seven seniors on the
away from setting the record body on our team can put the team are defenseman Danielle senior goal keeper for the Lakers, all contributed goals to lead to team this year, they are hoping
for the most wins by any Laker puck in the net.” Ayearst and forwards Stephanie had six saves. victory. to advance further in the playoffs
goalie in the history of the two On the blue line, the Lakers Jones, Sherilyn Fraser and Kris- Sophomore Andy Tait said Mercyhurst had control over this year than they did during
programs. return four defensemen who ten Erickson. about the loss, “We were left Salem International the entire the 2003 season. With only one
Backing up Clark this year played in all 36 games last sea- The Lakers open up the season shell-shocked.” But overall, Mer- game, out-shooting them 23-11. month left of regular season play,
will be junior Shivaun Siegl and son, recording nine shutouts. with a home weekend Oct. 9 and cyhurst brought their A-game. The Lakers also held an 8-3 ad- now is the time that the team
freshman Laura Hosier. Leading that group will be 10 against Bemidji State and will “In general, we played our vantage in the penalty corners. wants to prove to themselves, as
Up front, the Lakers return preseason All-CHA selection host this year’s College Hockey best soccer of the season, we Ruberry stopped all four shots well as everyone else, that they
four forwards who had at least junior Danielle Lansing and America’s Playoffs at the Ice deserved so much more from the that came his way en route to can do it.
10 goals a year ago, including sophomore Michelle Bonello. Center during the second week
Lansing, who is coming off in March.
two First Team All-CHA selec-
tions in senior Teresa Marchese from shoulder surgery in the Wrestling coach Cipollone honored
Mercyhurst College Head Wres- During his career, he claimed ments.

Intramural Football Standings tling Coach, Tony Cipollone, will

be inducted into the Baldwin-
Wallace College Hall of Fame in
13 individual tournament cham-
pionships (which is also a school
record) and placed second nine
Last season he led the third year
Lakers to a second place finish
in the East Regional Champion-
Eastern League (7:00 p.m.) Central League (7:45 p.m.) Western League (8:30 p.m.) ceremonies this coming weekend times. ships and his team qualified eight
TEAM W-L-T PTS TEAM W-L-T PTS TEAM W-L-T PTS on campus in Berea, Ohio. Overall, he placed in 25 tourna- individuals for the Division II
Cipollone ranks second in ments in his career. National Championships.
Falcons 2-0-0 4 Chargers 1-0-0 2 Oilers 1-0-0 2 All-Time wins at the school, As a coach he led Muskingum For his accomplishments, he
Jets 1-0-0 2 Eagles 1-0-0 2 Packers 1-0-0 2 compiling 110 victories in his College to the OAC Wrestling was named the East Regional
Cowboys 0-1-0 0 Browns 1-0-0 2 Giants 1-0-0 2 four seasons. Championship in 2000, the first Coach of the Year. In three sea-
Bears 0-1-0 0 Bills 0-1-0 0 Dolphins 0-0-1 1 He twice qualified for the Divi- men’s championship at the school sons, he has had five All-Ameri-
Patriots 0-1-0 0 Vikings 0-1-0 0 Steelers 0-0-1 1 sion III National Championships in 15 years and the first wrestling cans, 14 National Qualifiers, 2
Jaguars 0-1-0 0 Colts 0-1-0 0 Ravens 0-1-0 0 and was named an All-Ohio championship since 1979. Academic All-Americans and a
Lions 0-1-0 0 Athletic Conference performer He was named OAC Coach 28-20 overall record.
Chiefs 0-1-0 1 three times. of the Year for his accomplish- - Courtesy of Sports Information
October 6, 2004
LAKER
SPORTS
Water polo at .500 for first time
By Matt Jackson
Contributing Writer
Since its formation as a Divi-
sion II sport at Mercyhurst Col-
lege in 2001, the men’s water polo
team has not experienced a large
amount of success.
Actually, let’s face it, they have
been down right atrocious.
Just look at their team picture
from last season, with the play-
ers all wearing various colors and
one member of the team wearing
a backwards hat.
From this it’s easy to tell they
have been the “Bad News Bears”
of Mercyhurst College.
Coach Curtis Robinette took
the difficult task of coaching and
recruiting for a water polo team
in 2002 and suffered through
1-48 record in his first two
seasons.
“My first year of recruiting was
tough because I spent most of
my time introducing Mercyhurst
to the water polo community,”
said Robinette. “With the lack
of schools locally, this forces
you to look well beyond Penn-
sylvania.”
And recruiting well beyond
Pennsylvania is exactly what
Robinette has done, and it is
finally paying off this season, the
Women’s soccer defeats Salem 3-1
By Ryan Palm
Sports editor
The women’s soccer team split
a pair of contests this past week,
falling to Ashland in a nail biter
and pouncing on the Tigers from
Salem International.
The Lakers traveled to Ohio to
take on the Eagles on Sept. 29 in
the first match of their confer-
ence schedule.
The Eagles entered the game
ranked first in the Great Lakes
Region and ninth in Divison II.
The Lakers stood at seventh in
the Region coming in.
The Eagles took an early lead as
they scored just 10 minutes into
the first period.
Sophomore Lisa Casement tied
the contest 16 minutes later when
she beat the Ashland goalie on a
score from the right side.
Casement’s goal was assisted
by senior defenseman Jessica
Lamb.
The game remained tied until
Ashland scored from 15-yards
out at 76:59.
The Lakers were unable to get
Fantasy football bad for game
By Matt Jackson
Contributing writer
While the NFL season has
opened with excitement and sur-
prises, there is one thing ruining
the game.
No, it’s not the steroid prob-
lem that Major League Baseball
has. And no, it’s not rumors of
a lockout that the NHL is going
through.
What is ruining the game in
a sort of moronic manner is
the increasing craze of fantasy
football.
Yes, fantasy football is helping
the NFL to draw record numbers
of fans to tune in to televised
games this season, but are these
really the type of fans that the
league wants to attract?
These fans aren’t true fans of
the game.
They aren’t the type of fans
that are willing to watch their
favorite team play weekly, even
if their favorite team hasn’t had a
winning season in a decade.
In fact, many so-called fans of
the game nowadays don’t even
have a favorite team.
How can you have a favorite
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third of his coaching career.
Robinette added players from
California, Illinois, and Michigan
this season to help boost his
team’s talent.
Through six games this season
the Lakers have a .500 record for
the first time in the program’s
history with a 3-3 record.
One particular new face on the
team, junior Brad Armstrong
from Carlsbad, Calif., has made a
huge difference by scoring 29 of
the Lakers’ 62 goals this season.
“Going into the season, we
knew Brad Armstrong was going
to make a huge impact. He has
put up big numbers everywhere
he has played,” said Robinette.
It’s this kind of play that Robi-
nette hopes will encourage more
athletes to choose Mercyhurst
for water polo.
“The importance of Brad,
junior Nick Arvanitis and fresh-
men Kevin Riordan, Kyle Bo-
gucki and Trevor McIlwaine are
vital to the team, not only in the
pool, but also for the future of
recruiting,” Robinette said.
The Lakers started the season
off 1-3 with their lone win com-
ing against Penn State Behrend,
which was also the only win for
the Lakers under Robinette in the
previous two seasons.
It was a lopsided defeat to Slip-
another past a tough goalie in
Delilah Martinez and fell by the
final of 2-1.
Later that week the team played
host to Salem International, a
non-conference school from
West Virginia.
The Tigers came in with a solid
record of 4-1 and appeared very
strong as they scored right off
the bat, notching a score only
three minutes into the contest.
From that point the game
would take a complete turn, as
the Lakers took to the offensive
and shut the Tiger defense, al-
lowing only three more shots for
the remainder of the match.
The Laker defense was solid,
allowing the offense to control
the pace of the game and keep
it on the Mercyhurst side of the
field.
Casement evened the game
with her team-leading sixth goal
of the season 15 minutes into
the second period, as she put in
a rebound of a corner kick past
Salem goaltender Jess Jones.
Just three minutes later fresh-
man Jacque Sluga would put back
COMMENTARY
team when you are too busy
rooting for opposing players to
perform with greatness just so
you can finish at the top of your
fantasy league?
Professional football has now
been narrowed to just stats of
the most important players,
rather than the more important
aspect of who won the game and
where that team is positioned in
the standings.
So who is to blame for this
problem?
It starts with the NFL itself
which has now begun promot-
ing these fantasy leagues with
commercials during the televised
games
This is basically promoting
gambling, since that’s what most
fantasy football leagues are all
about: the money.
Fantasy football began in 1963
and its popularity was never very
high until the National Football
League decided it would indeed
be good for business.
The television stations that tele-
vise the games have also recently
THE MERCIAD
Junior driver Kyle Wilson led the team last year with 32 goals and has seven this year.
pery Rock University, in a contest
which both coaches and both
refs were all alumni of SRU, that
triggered a change in the Lakers’
overall mentality.
Junior Julie Brickman has been crucial in the defensive front for the Lakers.
a rebound off a save, giving the
Lakers a 2-1 edge.
The goal was the eventual game
winner, as the defense remained
fell under the spell of the craze.
Watching the Pittsburgh Steel-
ers game this past Sunday I
couldn’t help but notice that the
television screen was constantly
littered with stat updates of
games around the league and the
stats of the game itself that they
were televising.
These stats wouldn’t be such a
nuisance if it wasn’t for the fact
that the television producers have
made the stat updates so large
that they actually overlap the view
of the game.
None of this would even hap-
pen if it wasn’t for the actual
people themselves pouring their
money into this fantasy busi-
ness.
Those fans that are true fans
should not participate in these
pay-to-play fantasy leagues and
should instead play in the free,
just for fun, ones.
Don’t get the wrong idea. I’m
not saying fantasy football should
be done away with altogether.
All I’m really asking is that
fantasy football go back to being
just another fun thing to do, just
a hobby that doesn’t take over
professional football.
“We feel that we are a differ-
ent team since the SRU game
last Wednesday. We were lack-
ing pride in every aspect of the
game, and since then we have a
strong throughout the second
half of play.
Sluga’s number was called
again just 10 minutes later, as
Volleyball continues to stuggle
By Justine Adams
Contributing writer
The women’s volleyball team
is off to a shaky start, as 19
games into the season they are
4-15 overall and 0-7 in the Great
Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference.
The women’s volleyball team
at Mercyhurst has a reputation
of being explosive and very
talented.
In years past, the team has had
very successful seasons, but it
looks like this could be a rebuild-
ing year for the team.
Going into the season the
women were looking for their
fourth consecutive winning sea-
son under head coach Missy
Soboleski.
The Lakers have yet to earn
a win in the GLIAC this season.
The team is stacked with ex-
tremely talented players and re-
turning letterman and starters.
There are three seniors leading
the team this year who all are
great assets to the team.
Senior outside hitter, Lyndsi
Hughes, a four-year starter and
this season’s team captain, is
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new intensity during practices
that has carried over into games
so far,” said Robinette.
This change resulted in a rare
two-game win streak for the Lak-
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she scored from seven yards out
with an assist from her sister
Adrienne.
The score put the Lakers out
looking to lead the team to vic-
tory.
Last year she led the team with
402 kills, 1,167 total attempts and
464 digs.
In addition to Hughes is senior
libero, Kerry O’Brien.
She played in 106 games last
year and recorded 344 digs and
six assists.
Hughes and O’Brien are only
two of the 17 women that make
up the 2004 Mercyhurst women’s
volleyball team.
Each and every member has
something significant to offer
and is vital to the team’s perfor-
mance.
However, they are not play-
ing well together at this point
in time.
According to O’Brien, they
have a lot of very talented play-
ers, but they are a young, inexpe-
rienced team.
This year the Lakers have two
or three starting freshman, in
addition to the five sophomores
on the team already.
“We’re not playing together as
well as we could. It’s going to
take time, but we’ll get there,”
said O’Brien.
In addition to that, the Lakers
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ers this past weekend.
In the first game of the week-
end the Lakers were in a posi-
tion very uncommon to them,
the winning side of a one-sided
game, in a 20-5 victory over
Grove City College.
However, it was the second
game of the weekend that really
showed the Lakers’ improvement
which has made them into a le-
gitimate team this season.
The Lakers handed Washing-
ton & Jefferson their second loss
of the season with a 9-7 win.
W&J defeated the Lakers earlier
in the season by a 15-8 score.
Robinette does not take full
credit for his team’s recent suc-
cess, but instead lauds the influ-
ence of a newcomer to the Laker
squad.
“The quick turnaround can be
directly accredited to our new
assistant coach Josh Buckley,”
he said.
Of course, now that the team is
becoming more of a contender,
the question on most of the
Mercyhurst students’ minds will
be, “Are they good enough to
beat the rival Gannon?”
“Even the new players are get-
ting caught up in the rivalry, but
I know better than to guarantee
anything,” said Robinette. “Gan-
non is a well-established team
in front 3-1, which is where the
contest finished.
The goals were Slugas first two
talleis of her career, quite an ac-
complishment for the first goals
to come as a pair.
Sophomore goaltender Karen
Eade made two saves to notch
her seventh win.
The team now stands at 7-3-1
overall and 0-1 in the Great Lakes
Intercollegiate Athletic Confer-
ence with their loss to Ashland.
“Our team’s main goal is to
make the playoffs, so it’s what
we’ve been working toward and
the next two games are big for
us,” said Jacque Sluga, “It shows
a lot for the team that we could
come back out after halftime and
put goals on the board.”
Ahead, the Lakers will return
to Ohio to take on the Oilers
of Findlay on Oct. 6 for a 3:00
p.m. game.
They then return home to host
Saginaw Valley State University
on Sunday, Oct. 10, with the
game starting at noon at the
Mercyhurst Soccer Field.
lost starting middle hitter Jenn
Barba.
She was a huge asset to the
team, and was the team’s “go
to” player.
Struggling without her this year,
the team is trying their best.
Although the Lakers are dealing
with these losses, the attitudes are
still very positive and the girls are
determined to make this season
just as successful as the previous
ones.
O’Brien seems confident that
things will start looking up for
the girls.
“When we get our first win,
it’ll jump start us for the season,”
she said.
O’Brien said that support from
the student body is a major
help.
Since the season kicked off,
most of their games have been
away.
She and the other team mem-
bers are looking for support from
their peers, and hope to turn this
season around.
This weekend the Lakers are
home on Friday, Oct. 8, against
Grand Valley State at 7:00 p.m.,
and Saturday Oct. 9, against Fer-
ris State at 4 p.m..
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LAKER
SPORTS
Football offense roars back
By Eric Meacham
Contributing writer
Once again, the Lakers defense
stepped up and put points on
the board to keep their offense
in the game.
But this time, the offense
showed signs of awakening,
helping the defense by putting
up three touchdowns of their
own.
The offense has struggled
of late, looking to the defense
to bail them out with multiple
scores.
The Laker defense made their
statement early with a fumble
recovery on the second play of
the game.
Senior William Shealey picked
up the fumble by Ashland’s
Antwan Hart, and proceeded
to return it 45-yards for the
touchdown.
The point after by Phil Scan-
lon was no good, leaving the
score 6-0.
The scored stayed like this un-
til late in the first quarter when
Ashland blocked a field-goal at-
tempt by Scanlon and recovered
the ball.
From there, Ashland’s quarter-
back Nick Strance went to the air,
completing a 57-yard pass for the
touchdown.
Mercyhurst came back and
answered on the next posses-
sion with a touchdown of their
own.
Quarterback Jeff Nowling,
who missed last week’s game
because of an injury, completed
Staph infections spreading
among football players
By Ryan Palm
Sports editor
The experience the football
program at Mercyhurst went
through this past summer makes
Head Coach Marty Schaetzle
happy he has a good staff in
order to avoid having the bad
staph.
During the final week or two
of training camp, several foot-
ball players were diagnosed with
staph (pronounced “staff ”)
infections.
Staph is a medical short-term
for staphylococcus aureus bacteria.
This bacteria is very common,
many even have it on their bodies
at all times.
About 30 percent of humans
in the United States are carriers
of the bacteria, commonly found
in the nose.
When the strain enters through
an open wound, it can cause
infection, most noticeably on
the arms.
Staph infections tend to be
Men’s golf finishes strong
at Northwood Invitational
By Ryan Palm
Sports editor
The men’s golf team has been
busy of late, competing in three
tournaments over the past two
weeks.
Back on Sept. 26-27, the team
took part in the NCAA Great
Lakes Regional Tournament in
Coldwater, Mich.
The Lakers finished in a tie for
14th place with Ashland Univer-
sity with a score of 612.
The winner of the tournament
was Ferris State Universtiy, which
had an impressive two day total
of 575, which was one under par,
good for a 15 shot victory.
Freshman Kyle Waddell paced
the Lakers with a two day total
of 148.
His rounds of 72-76 left him
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three passes on the trip to the
end zone, ending with a two-yard
completion to sophomore tight
end Dan Salupo.
The point after was blocked.
Ashland responded with a
touchdown right before halftime
on Strance’s only other touch-
down pass of the day.
Ashland led Mercyhurst at
halftime 14-12.
Shealey again stepped up for
the Mercyhurst defense with an
interception deep in Ashland
territory.
The Lakers converted this
turnover into six points on a one-
yard touchdown run by senior
tailback Justin Adams.
The two-point attempt failed
when Nowling threw an inter-
ception.
Mercyhurst then finished the
scoring for the game on their
next possession, with a 55-yard
touchdown pass by Nowling to
John Egbert.
The Lakers finally converted
a point after making, the final
score 25-14.
Jim Schuler set a new Mercy-
hurst single game record, record-
ing 11 punts in one game.
Last week Schuler punted nine
times and set a new Mercyhurst
record with a 76-yard punt, top-
ping his own mark of 70 yards.
The Laker punter is ranked first
in the conference and third in
Division II in punting average.
He averaged 38.5 yards per
punt this past week.
Last week’s homecoming game
against Ferris State saw the Mer-
cyhurst comeback fall just a field
pus-producing, which makes for
a not-so-pretty sight.
Once staph has been diag-
nosed, the doctor will prescribe
antibiotics that are known to
work on that specific strain of
the bacteria.
This medicine treats the infec-
tion and helps prevent it from
developing into anything worse.
The football staff realized that
they were dealing with a serious
situation and acted quickly.
Marty Schaetzle gives tremen-
dous praise to the staff of train-
ers and doctors who handled the
situation.
“The staff of doctors and
trainers did a great job to keep it
under control. It could have been
real bad, but they have stopped
it,” he said.
In all, around 20 players have
shown signs of having the in-
fection, and the number is still
growing.
Despite the strenuous efforts
to control the bacteria, it still
continues to spread.
“We gave antibiotic swabs in
at four over par and in a tie for
20th place.
Following Waddell was sopho-
more Craig Bishop who finished
in a tie for 26th with a two round
total of 149.
Just five days later the team
was back in action, this time at
the Northwood University In-
vitational, held Friday, Oct. 1 in
Midland, Mich.
Of the 11 teams in the field, the
Lakers finished seventh. Their
rounds of 307-306 left them at
615, trailing winner Saginaw Val-
ley State’s winning score of 589
by 26 shots.
The team received an impres-
sive performance from sopho-
more Brendan Flood, whose
rounds of 71-74 left him in a tie
for second place.
Bishop again was right there for
the Lakers with a two day total of
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File Photo
The Laker offense, listening to Head Coach Marty Schaetzle, continued to keep the team in the games, as the defense
came to life for a victory over Ashland. The offense scored three touchdowns against the Eagles.
goal short. Mercyhurst then took the by Scanlon. scoring with a two-yard touch-
Ferris State opened the scor- lead early in the second quarter Mercyhurst then took the lead down run, which was set up by
ing late in the first quarter on on a blocked punt which was on their first possession in the a 55-yard completion from Kaul
a three-yard touchdown run by recovered by Marcus Patton fourth quarter on a touchdown to Carlton Brewster.
quarterback Ryan Kaul. and returned 42-yards for the pass by Mitch Phillis to se- The Lakers host GLIAC pow-
The Laker defense recovered a touchdown. nior Jeff Thiel, which extended erhouse Saginaw Valley State this
fumble deep in the Bulldog’s ter- Ferris State then answered with Thiel’s record of consecutive Saturday. The kickoff at Tullio
ritory and was picked up by Mark 21 straight points before the Lak- games with a reception to 36. Field is scheduled for 1:30 p.m..
Watson for the touchdown. ers put a field goal on the board The Bulldogs closed out the
everyone’s noses - doctors, train-
ers, coaches and players,” said
head trainer Mary Ann Love.
They were given the swabs for
five days, twice a day in order to
keep the strain from spreading.
It develops through cuts, and
especially among Mercyhurst
players, turf burns.
“When we went to Michigan
they cleaned everything, bath-
rooms, showers, floors, every-
thing,” she remarked, “Guys
were complaining that stuff
they had left behind smelled like
cleaning supplies, so it should
really help out.”
The infection develops by look-
ing like a bug bite or even a zit,
but it is common for anyone to
just ignore it and not think any-
thing of it until the pus develops
under it.
Love says that the players have
been good about making sure the
trainers are aware anytime they
think that something is suspi-
cious on their bodies, a measure
which will certainly help towards
prevention.
151, good for a tie for 17th.
There was to be no rest for
the weary, as the Lakers traveled
south to Bay City, Mich., which
was the site of the Saginaw Valley
Invitational.
Mercyhurst shined on this
weekend, as the men finished one
shot back in second place of 11
teams with a total of 602.
The team led on the first day,
before being overtaken by Ferris
State who won the title.
Waddell again paced the team,
this time earning a second place
finish with scores of 73-72.
Freshman Steven Barr was not
far behind as he earned a top-ten
finish with his total of 151.
The team will rest until they
travel to Hillsdale, Mich. for the
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Ath-
letic Conference Championships
taking place Oct. 9-10.