Social Work Maj o r MaryBeth Joseph Presented Senior Service Award By Janine Adolphson McQuillen, Special Education and Elementary involved with such campus activities as Cam- Education; Barbara Sayers, CMIS, Math and pus Ministry, where she is peer minister. She Mercyhurst seniors, with less than 100 days Accounting; Cheryl Burgard, Music; Matthew has also volunteered at the Emmaus Soup Kit- left in their college careers, gathered at the Shinn, Psychology; Elizabeth Yeager, Human chen, visited the Geriatric Annex weekly and Shriners Club on Jan. 31 to celebrate their ac- Growth and Development; and MaryBeth volunteered in Appalachia, spending an entire complishments of the past four years. Joseph, Social Work! ? % 1 summer working with the poor. Joseph has also One highlight of the evening was the confer- "Presenting the award on behalf of the Na- served as Vice-President and President of the ring of the Sister Carolyn Herrmann Senior tional Alumni Association was a 1979 graduate social work club, and a MSG representative. Service Award. The award recognizes a senior of Mercyhurst College, Michael Heller. This Tom Dore, Assistant Director of Alumni Rela- each year based on "an outstanding record of year the award was bestowed on MaryBeth tions, added, "the whole idea of this award is service to the College Community, as well as Joseph. She accepted the prestigious award by to acknowledge a person who does a lot for the Senior MaryBeth Joseph proudly the local Erie community." Those nominated saying "I accept this award on behalf of the en- college community. MaryBeth has done so displays the Sr. Carolyn Herrmann Sen- were as follows: Chris Alessi, Communica- tire senior class. They deserve this award as much that has gone unnoticed. She exemplifies ior Service Award presented to her at the tions; Chris Rayner, Biology and English; much as I do." f. what the Sister Carolyn Herrmann Award is all 1987 Senior Dinner Dance. Photo: J. Peggy Hirsch, Art Therapy and Special Educa- Joseph has been an outstanding active about." §11* Juneneman. I £ tion; Gena Kost, English Education; Amy member of t h e Mercyhurst Community. She is

VOL. 60 NO. 15 MERCYHURST COLLEGE, GLENWOOD HILLS, ERIE, PA 16546 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1987 Campus Renovations Million By Brian Sheridan affected by the proposed renovations. In some

* * |h %- cases, new buildings will be built and in others, The Mercyhurst campus will undergo major additions to the already standing structure will renovations in an effort to improve educational ,-f be made. j \ '£"£ facilities and to return the Hotel Restaurant i 1 /•' "What has been proposed," explained Management and the D'Angelo School of Mu- sadl Garvey, "is to construct the Zurn Recital Hall sic to the main campus after Mercyhurst's lease into an 800 seat auditorium. It will have a is up at St. Marks. The construction will take balcony, orchestra pit, fly space backstage- place only if the Budget and Finance Commit- all of which will enable to it be the finest recit- tee and the Executive Committee of t h e Trustees al hall in Erie. A music wing, containing of- give their final approval to the $6.5 million J—~~~—1 fices and practice areas, might also be attached dollar project at its March 17 meeting. They to it." The whole music project will cost $2.2 have already given their preliminary authoriza- million dollars. tion for t h e refinancing and construction of t h e The cafeteria will also get a new look. Gone project. will be the now-unused road by the dining hall "The project is basically meant to fix up the Artist's rendition of the new Mercyhurst cafeteria which is just one of many pro- and in its place will be a expanded 600 seat caf- school and is in response to the St. Mark's situa- jects proposed to renovate the campus. Photo: L. Hafenmaier eteria with student walkway. It now seats 350. tion." said Dr. William P. Garvey, president of on a 30 year note. Fortunately, we are in a very period we would never have been able to do On top of it, more classrooms will be con- Mercyhurst College. I good position right now because the interest! this." • structed for the HRM department, and in place "The college will borrow $6.5 million dollars rates are very favorable. In a high inflation! Just about every part of the campus will be of the sundeck that now exists, a new kitchen will be built with another small glass covered dining area. The deck will look into the grot- to. "It will be one of the most beautiful Seventh Phonathon Features cafeterias in the country," said Garvey. The roof of t h e current cafeteria will become an outdoor dining area and sundeck. This project is hoped Two Uncommon Occurences to be ready by next Thanksgiving. By Matthew J. Clark The goal for t h i s year's Phonathon is $60,000, sary of Mercyhurst College. Another major undertaking will be a connec- and after eight calling sessions, pledges have Cash prizes will be awarded to the tion between Egan and the new cafeteria. The Two unprecedented occurrences!have reached a total of m o r e than $30,000. Dore em- teams/organizations which help raise the most |(See "RENOVATIONS" page 3) money. First place award is $200, second place, highlighted Mercyhurst's seventh annual phasized that the success of the Phonathon TCOCVCI

$100, and third place, $50. There will also be • H Phonathon and both have benefited the event. should be attributed to the generosity of those w individual session prizes for pledge winners. This year is the first in the history of the who have made donations. I A victory celebration/award session for all pi Phonathon in which the student calling session The money being raised by the event goes to- «v totals have been higher than the alumni ses- ward Mercyhurst's annual Scholarship Fund as participants will be held Sun., Mar. 1, at 8:00 sion's. Also, parents of Mercyhurst students are well as renovations and improvements to the p. m. in the Faculty Dining Room. Refreshments being called and asked for donations for t h e first Hammermill Library. Money raised from the and snacks will be served. || &£:!:&:•£ time. I alumni portion of the Phonathon will benefit the Dore reflected on his first Phonathon as Tom Dore, Asst. Director of Alumni Rela- scholarship fund and donations from the chairman of the event. tions, was "very pleased" with student par- parent's portion will go toward the library. "Being my first Phonathon, I didn't know ticipation. He noted that he was happy not only Organizations participating in the event are: what to expect. But I was very impressed at the Forum .|.S.»g.5 with the number of students involved in the the Egan Second Floor Girls (a.k.a. "It's bet- sense of enthusiasm among the students and Phonathon, but also with how well the students ter on top"), Social Work Club, Circle K Club, how eager they were to get involved," he said. Personality {Mrfile j did the jobs for whioh they volunteered. Sports Medicine Club^MSG, SAC, Writing Dore offered his thanks to all who par- "I was very impressed with the caliber of Center, and MBA. | ticipated and added: "I hope the students em- Ttjny Marino .l.pgf7 students and with their overall performance on Anyone who participates in any way will re- pathize with those calling them when they are the phones." he said. - - ...... ceive a mug commemorating the 60th anniver- i" . . (See Phonathon photo page 3) • PAGE 2 (She JHerdad THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 26, 1987 Plasma-Tec Asks Students To "Donate" Plasma

By Jackie Rzomp examined by a physician who is be a problem. Says Santiago, "Risks if it is made during the same busi- cause. We don't ask or care why, as present three days per week, visits cannot afford to be taken." ness week. In effect, a healthy per- long as they do it and have clean Readers of The Merciad see it are by appointment only. On subse- Since September of 1986, only son could donate eight times per plasma/' every week. An advertisement quent visits, donors have vital signs one Erie donor has been rejected month and receive, as promised in P What is "the cause" for w h i c h the beckons with the caption "Students monitored to determine whether because of a positive H.T.L.V. Ill the ad, a total of $96. plasma is used? Healthy plasma is Welcome" and promises "to make they have consumed alcohol on die reaction. In comparison to the oth- Santiago tells that Plasma-Tec frozen by Plasma-Tec and sold to an- your school year more rewarding by previous night, and have a blood er two Plasma-Tec centers under the advertises only in- college other privately owned business, offering an opportunity to earn up count taken. All tests are done by same owner in Jersey City,'iNew newspapers. "We get a few c o l l e g e Hyland Therapeutics. to $96 cash a month while reading personnel trained by J.H. Thomp- Jersey, and Madison, Wisconsin, students who donate now and then Once Hyland purchases the or j u s t relaxing." Money for doing son Academy. I this is an excellent figure. "Erie is and have a small number of Gannon plasma, they reprocess it. absolutely nothing. It sounds too If everything is sound, plasma is a clean city with healthy people, regulars. We certainly would prefer Reprocessing consists of t u r n i n g the good to be true. taken through a relatively simple states Santiago. college students because they have plasma into a colorless fluid and But it i s true. Plasma-Tec, Ltd., a and painless process. The process, What accounts for the highest less of a n alcohol problem than most separating it into various parts for privately owned and operated busi- known as plasmapheresis, separates number of losses of Erie donors is of our donors and therefore have less further sale JPlasma-Tec has no ness, will pay people to do nothing. plasma from whole blood and a positive A.L.T. enzyme test. This chance of being rejected for the knowledge concerning to whom or There is just one catch. To receive returns the whole blood to the body. test reveals if alcohol is present in A.L.T. test." ; I \ I for what purpose Hyland sells the the cash, students must be willing Santiago reports that the plasma is the bloodstream and such plasma "In September we usually see col- plasma. The only information to give up their plasma. Plasma is then run through a series of tests. must also be disposed of. A final lege students who need book mon- which they are willing to disclose is different from whole blood. Jackie One test i s H.T.L.V. m, which is test, H.B.S.A.G., is a hepatitis test. ey," adds Santiago. that the anticoagulant of the plasma Santiago, manager of the Plasma- an antibody test. If the plasma is Although it takes the human body Cash seems to be the primary in- is sold to hospitals. Anticoagulant Tec center in Erie, describes plasma reactive, that is if an antibody is eight weeks to reproduce whole centive used by Plasma-Tec to gain is a medication derived from plasma as "the watery part of blood." Ac- present that should not be, the blood, plasma returns to the system donors. "We see over a hundred which is commonly used to prevent tually, plasma is a pale yellow fluid plasma is disposed of and the donor in about 48 hours with the intake of people on an average day in the cen- further blood clots from forming. which suspends red blood cells and is prohibited from future giving. Al- fluids. Thus, it is possible to give ter," says Santiago. "Most are Hemophiliacs and burn victims are transports them to all parts of the though the test does not pinpoint plasma twice inxa seven day period. regulars who do it for the money and two of the groups who benefit most body as well as carrying foodstuffs that a specific problem is present Plasma-Tec pays $10 cash for a first some put the money directly towards from other plasma-produced and waste products. (i.e. AIDS), it shows that there may visit. $12 is paid for a second visit alcohol. However, some do it for t h e medications. > Donating plasma is a process which takes approximately forty minutes for repeat donors to one hour and thirty minutes for new AIDS May S o o n Reach Epidemic Proportions donors. „***£ cases by "the pill". The pill, by control. According to a World War Because all new givers must be By Robert L. French because those condoms, were used preventing pregnancy, gave women II vet, neither the church nor the to prevent disease. AIDS, the acronym has an intrin- control over their bodies and allow- chaplains in uniform made condem- In light of t h e roaring disease call- sic irony, Acquired Immunodefi- ed them to enjoy "safe sex" or even nations of the condoms that were ed AIDS, one wonders why the ciency Syndrome, is as far from "recreational sex". issued to World War II soldiers same logic should not apply.' being helpful as can be imagined.! Today safe sex has a different The only thing it really aids is a meaning. Safe sex now is more like- premature death ** ly to describe the prevention of ve- At first, a n d still to a lingering ex-j nereal disease than the prevention of tent, the disease was viewed as be- an unwanted pregnancy. In today's

ing an affliction of homosexuals and America, it is essentially true that "fa *-•>> people who used needle drugs, if you sleep with another person, therefore, only those who deserved you are also sleeping with *V a celestial punishment were everybody who has slept with your stricken. sexual partner. | | r< nt* But it wasn't long until some in- With all the furor over AIDS the ocents started to surface: nearly four television networks have been percent of all AIDS cases now stem pressured to run commercials for from heterosexuals; almost 10 per- condoms. Indeed the networks had cent of all cases surface in people to testify before congress regarding who have never used needle drugs their adamant refusal to advertise or had a homosexual experience; condoms. And some major market most poignant of all, are the little network affiliates have started to children who have been forced out advertise condoms. The networks If you are searching for fulfillment, of their schools by massteria. claim that their audiences would be we invite you to j o i n us. We are the Today most people have passed offended. $ •# that simplistic attitude. AIDS now The Catholic Church is totally op-j Columban Fathers, Catholic mis- is recognized as the most deadly I posed to condom advertising since Just some of the condom advertising warning of the dangers of sionary priests, serving the poorj disease since the great flu epidemic condoms can also be used for birth AIDS. Photo: L. Hafenmaier. I 1

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Parent Asks Children Shakers Explain To Sexually Responsible I Their Plight Dear Editor,t own business and that (1) sex with- can't know all the details about a This is a letter that I received from Dear Mercyhurst Community, serve. In their own ways, they have out a significant non-sexual rela- potential sexual partner's past prac- As many of you may have notic- my fether ( a s did my siblings). Ac- tionship/commitment is wrong in tices and behavior, but you had bet- contributed to this year's Laker tually, my fether w r o t e the letter but ed, the Laker Shakers were not at Shaker squad. They have each made our eyes and (2) sex without atten- ter know that person very well their best last Monday, the 16th, for I believe it reflects the thoughts and tion to contraception is irresponsi- before starting a sexual relationship. this year a little bit better for all of insights of both my parents. ^ the Pitt—Bradford game. That's put- us. ble and, in that sense, also wrong. The old "one night stand" is literally ting it a bit mildly, we must admit. Perhaps the message is obvious to Now, an even more important fee- like putting a revolver to your head We would like to begin by thank- We really can't blame anyone for ing Chris Alessi, a senior Com- most students and maybe I'm a bit tor has been introduced into the when there is live ammunition in at laughing at us, but before you are out of l i n e , but I sincerely hope one responsible sex" philosophy and least one of t h e chambers. It scares munications major here at too quick to criticize, please give us Mercyhurst. Although,he was not can overlook any moral issues here, it, frankly, has me (and Mom) very me to death to see young people to- the opportunity to explain a few i m - and concentrate on the real ones. I day continuing to indiscriminately able to help us for t h e entire season, concerned. It used to be that sex for portant points. he contributed what time that he was deeply touched to receive this sex sake meant you could contact have sex with one partner after another. " § Number one, we work very hard could for the first h a l f of the year. letter from my parents. I thought diseases which could potentially al- to attempt to learn a new dance for He taught us three dances that Jean you might want to share it with your ter your fertility, c o u l d cause pain Well, I'm^sure you get my every game. This is not always easy; choreographed for us, and he also readers.. and/or embarrassment, and could message, but I do have a very uneasy however, we know that it gets bor- conducted practices three time a Yours, require significant medical interven- feeling that drugs and AIDS could ing for you, the audience, to watch week. Thank you, Chris. We ap- A Grateful Son tion to eradicate. Now, we know that literally ruin this country, and I don't the same dances over and over until preciate any help that you were able (Name withheld upon request) acquired immune deficiency syn- want you kids to put yourselves in you know them as well as we do. to give us. drome (AIDS) is moving into the a position where you could be in- Therefore, we are constantly trying Next, we would like to thank Jean heterosexual population at an alar- volved with either one. to come up with original ideas and Szulc. She is a sophomore majoring Dear Kids (I am writing the same ming rate. At this time, there is no Love, then to learn them—sometime in no in Fashion Merchandising. She ran letter to each of you), cure, and, once acquired, it costs Your Dad more than a week's time. the music for us for most of our I am writing now for the express you your life. I don't have any reason Number two, we never claimed to dances this year. This was very purpose of "making a statement" to think that any of my children are P.S. If this letter has insulted you, be professional dancers. Dancing is helping to us. After all, what would that I should have made a long time practicing promiscuous sex, but I'm I'm very sorry, but it was important just something that most of us do to Laker Shakers be without music? ago as a doctor and as your fether. just making the statement that con- to me to write it. get our minds off of our studies, to Thank you, Jean. Our final thanks, Your mother and I have said for cern about unplanned pregnancy is make new friends, and to get the au- is a very special one. it goes out to years now that your sexuality is your no longer enough. You, obviously dience pepped for the game. We are John Graves, who is a senior in only human, and yes, we do screw MercyhurstVDance department. up at times—something very badly, He has helped us out a great deal by Spring Formal Ticket but doesn't everyone? You have to at choreographing a dance for us at a least give us some credit for having time when we were ready to give up. the nerve to get out there in front of This may not seem like much to an audience and dance. Also, as you you, or even to him, but to us it was Sales Limited To 400 know, many people went home the EVERYTHING. He give us the By Margaret Coffey He feels this is a manageable crowd. three hundred dollars. The team is The tickets will not be available at asking for $500 but MSG is still week of Mercyhurst's 60th anniver- boost that we all needed. We had undecided about the remaining sary celebration. This made it dif- just received word that rather than Last Sunday's MSG meeting was the door as they were at the Winter ficult for us to get all of the girls doing a different dance for every opened by MSG President Mike Formal. 579 attended the Winter $200. |*j | | | ^ Letters of intent for running for together for practice. We knew that game, as Jean had told us we would, Kelly. Kelly announced the ad- Formal. It is likely that the formal the Beach Boys dance was a little bit we were supposed to simply keep ministration was very pleased with will again be held at the Hilton Ho- MSG offices are due on March 2. MSG will give the Social Work shaky, but as the old saying goes, repeating the only three dances that the Academic Celebration. They tel. Students will not be able to leave "The show must go on." we knew for the remainder of the estimated that about one hundred and re-enter the formal and the Club $300 to put on a dinner for t h e homeless of Erie. The Sports Last, but most importantly, we season, which was the majority of students went home for t h e weekend Hilton will not rent rooms to it. Needless to say, we were all feel- by counting attendance in the caf- students unless they feel the rooms Medicine Club was recognized by have been working without the aid MSG as a club. There was money of an advisor or choreographer for ing pretty low in spirits, when like eteria, i are needed to prevent students from an answer to our prayers, John The Spring Formal was also driving home drunk. The idea of budgeted for a Father/Daughter the majority of the season. Jean Weekend; however, there is no ap- Moniewcski, who works in Admis- showed up. He not only taught us a discussed. Several controls have having a DJ instead of a band was new dance, but he also gave us a pep been decided upon to attempt to also discussed. This idea went over parent interest so far. Many people sions, was serving as both our ad- felt this is covered during Parents' visor and our choreographer for a talk. His incredibly friendly and control student behavior. Director of well but limiting attendance to 400 energetic disposition was enough to Student Services, E. William Ken- people was not so well received. Weekend in t he Fal 1 and there isn't while, but she is no longer working a real need for it. with us, and hasn't been for some give us the strength to continue. He nedy plans to attend the formal and In other news, MSG has decided even gave a couple of t h e girls on the sales will be limited to 400 tickets. to give the men's jvol ley b a l l team time. Apparendy srie did not have the time to continue helping us. Of squad the motivation to choreograph course, we are only assuming that dances themselves, which is not an this is the case. She never actually easy j o b . Thank you, John, from the told us why she was leaving us, or bottoms of our hearts. We will never Renovations even that she WAS leaving us. she forget what you did for u s . Well, in (Continued from page 1) 1 simply quit showing up at our prac- closing, 1 would like to thank you for ki, y°*#' giving us the opportunity to explain. offices of t h e faculty will be on Egan not be taking away from the natural tices. We are not putting the blame HfOOud] for all of our problems on Jean, but our situation and to call attention to first floor and the first floor girls' beauty that this campus has become a few v e r y special people. We ap- mooo dorms will be moved. known for. G a r v e y assured that as it is extremely difficult to working an advisor, and especially without preciate it, and we hope to see you *W0Q The old bookstore in Zurn will be many steps will be taken as all at Saturday's game against moved, and improved; into a small necessary to preserve the aesthetic a choreographer—-just as it would be hard for the basketball team to work Ashland. It's the last home game of moo convenience-oriented store, three beauty of the college. Most of the the season, so don't miss it. COM times the size of the* current proposed renovation will be without a coach. bookstore. The space the bookstore building on top of already existing r While we have your attention, we • now inhabits will be turned into a structures so as not to use much of would like to give a few people the Respectfully, I game room. Completion of this pro- the now untouched land. recognition that we feel they de- The Laker Shakers i£JCv ject will occur at the end of this Renovation work will be in full m IjOOuO summer. swing by May i f the final approval K I Other projects will included ad- is given by the trustees, with initial Phonathon's donation chart ditions to all of the student's living ground breaking to take place in showing the success of this year's quarters and additions to Preston April. Halt MQst of all, these projects will efforts. Photo: L. Hafenmaier^ ra PAGE 4 She UUrcfai THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28,1987

The "Condom' ' n a t i o n of A I D S 'Condoms. More commonly ing parents, or are single parent ] K o v s k i Korner be delivered to those that do par- known as rubbers,'' began Ted Kop- homes, so television becomes the ticipate in casual sex and the By Chris Kovski beliefs. The method used is cajoling pell a few I w e e k s ago on his information transmitter to the kids. quickest way to do it is through the with a sort of underlying threat. "Nightline"program. This line, de- Sad, yes, but a fact of life. T.V. media. We can instruct morality at "For neither you nor anyone else What we are dealing with is the "If livered in Koppell's staccato hard- regularly advertises women's home and in our churches, but if can serve two masters. You will hate you don't obey the laws of the news style, sounded a bit silly. It was sanitary products without a fuss be- AIDS reaches the epidemic that it one and show loyalty to the other, or church, you'll burn in Hell" men- due in part to the fact that those ing raised. Why? Are the network has been predicted it will, they'll be else the other way around—you will tality, i 'taboo'9 words haven't been heard execs chauvinistic enough to think no use for morality because even the be enthusiastic about one and de- In the case of organized religion, on television with the exception of it's okay to promote those products most moral of us will be somehow, spise the other. You cannot serve one example is the old "If you don't clinical references made by Dr. because women are too stupid to both God and money." (Luke 16:13) go to worship every designated day, in someway, be affected by the tragic I* The Amy Foundation is sponsor- God (substitute Buddha, Yah w e n , Ruth. Now, with the ever increasing find these products on their own disease. ing the Amy Writing Awards. These possibility of an AIDS epidemic, a without those embarrassingly dumb 'Mohammed, or any other deity of awards are large cash prizes (first your choice) will throw you into decision about condoms advertising ads? Now condoms, since it's a male prize $10,000) for e l i g i b l e articles. must be made. product, shouldn't be advertised perpetual suffering."^Needless to "Propholactics sounds too Eligible articles are those publish- say, the image of a deity who would jFundamentaliststhave talked because it will either embarrass men clinical; condoms, ed articles propagating religion by throw me into Hell if I were sick or about AIDS as the new plague that (aww, poor babies) or that we men relating God's word to problems in overslept one day is not a sight of a God created to wipe out the are smart enough to go down to that too stuffy." today's society. I am going to tackle benevolent Being 'filled with com- homosexuals that have infected bur drugstore and purchase those Tro- one of these problems now—the passion; rather, it is the visage of t h e culture. How will they explain it jans right off of t h e rack? We do live manner in which society exhorts wrathful God of Job and Noah, a now that heterosexuals and children in a confused society. It's never easy to bid farewells but religiosity. God who would delight in suffering. are getting the sy ndrome? I refuse If it's the possible embarrassment we must say aloha to two very im- Personally, I don't believe that vi- to believe that God would cause the that's preventing the networks from portant people on The Merciad lb offer cash awards for w r i t i n g articles involving religion is sion of God. Conversely, I don't suffering and death of small, inno- advertising condoms they should staff, jj First is our adviser, Dennis believe that God would delight in cent children because there are maybe think about calling them ludicrous.^Journalists who know McCarthy, who is taking a leave their craft will write articles in the foundations awarding His word with homosexuals in the world, f something else. ^Prophylactics from teaching for medical reasons. most accurate and non-biased way riches, when this same foundation These fight-wingers have also at- sounds too clinical; condoms, too This was Dennis' second year as possible. If the nature of t h e article could help feed t h e starving of the tempted, through political pressure stuffy. Maybe call them rubbers or adviser to this publication and he or publication allows editorializing world with the $31,500 in prizes be- and pressuring television, radio and Mr. Happy's Latex Raincoats? Get helped us turn our newspaper into to an extent, writers will choose the ing given away. He also would pro- print outlets, to prevent the adver- Stan Fr^berg, or that Vern guy, to do a strong campus voice. He gave us quotations and background materi- bably be disappointed by the use of tisement of condoms. I feel t h a t this the commercials? How can anyone free-reign when we needed it and al that best support their point of His name in threats. People should middle-aged thinking that condom be offended by something that was there to offer advice when we view. spread His word and His message advertising will promote promiscui- inane? - &1 were unsure. He also instilled us through love by an act of free will, ty and giVe sex the ''O.K.'^sn't a AIDS, however, is no laughing with a passion for taking stands on Rewarding a writer for using not by bribery or extortion by acts moral dilemma anymore.*lr h a s subject?It may not be the God- things we felt were important issues religious quotes is not only insulting of terroristic threats. crossed into alerting people that fearing, church-going, faithfully- and cautioned us on the conse- to the profession of j o u r n a l i s m , it is also insulting to the sensibilities and For that is the issue now, isn't it? condoms prevent the spreading of a married types that are involved with quences of taking such stands. He ethics of the truly religious. To be fatal disease. There's no "getting the spreading of the disease, but was also our friend. We wish him We see many people spreading religious means to live your faith, what J i n other contexts, would be better" from AIDS. "You get it, you they will be affected by it none the well and hope he comes around now and if living your faith means to use die. Granted, many people believe less. It will be their children that and again to light a fire under our terroristic threats, but their -in- religious quotes and references for timidations are accepted in a world that this subject is something that will live in the world ravaged by seats if we start taking the easy way remuneration, you obviously place should be kept within the family. To- AIDS unless its spreading can be out instead of having faith'in where some fanatics feel that the your faith in the Almighty Dollar. spread of what should be a natural day, however, kids grow up fester controlled or a cure can be founds ourselves. f (Amen, and pass the cashier's than their parents can keep up with A ounce of p r e v e n t i o n is still worth The other member of o u r staff we and personal phenomenon merits check.) Of course, the Amy Foun- drastic measures. People should be them. More families have two work- a pound of cure. That message must are losing to much happier cir- dation has good intentions—as do cumstances. Business Manager Tom religious by choice, not by force. most of the religious. The only What is needed in today's socie- Mulligan is graduating at the end of problem is that today's society does this term. He wasn't as visible or as ty is not a rebirth of c l a s s i c al values, not stop with what is, in effect, brib- but rather a reawakening to self. If vocal as Dennis, but was just as im- ery for b e i n g religious. To an extent, Stttt Mztti aii portant, for he got us the ad funds our nation's youth are told that they bribery is one of the less have some intrinsic worth, not that which allowed us to afford such psychologically crippling devices. Brian Sheridan, Editor things as "The FaffSide" every they are worthless and despised, Chris Kovski, Managing Editor week. Mercyhurst students should The worst device, psychologically they will, more likely than not, act Jennifer Conmy, Sports Editor thank him every time they use an speaking, for getting religious in a manner living up to whatever Matthew J. Clark, News Editor Arby's coupon from T h e Merciad. behavior is a sort of extortion. In- trust is placed in them! The youth Leslie Hafenmaler, Photo Editor He worked hard to get that account? stead of money, the responsible par- need a hand up, not a hand across Paula Bruno, Calendar Editor We congratulate Tom on his degree ty seeks conformity to a system of the face. Tom Mulligan, Business Manager and wish him a great life. Frank Pawlowskl, Circulation Manag er THE FAR SIDE By GARY LARSON VOL. 60 NO.'15 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1987 Typists ff Editor' I Bridget Presuttl, Karen Cascio Note Janlne Adolphson Brenda Kondik Hey, all of you Merciad readers, all Margaret Coffey Jackie Rzomp of the Editors here want to wish you Robert L. French good I uck on all of your finals and to hip you to the fact that this Mer- ciad will be the last one until next Dennis McCarthy, Faculty Adviser term. Let us repeat in big, boldface type, this is the last newspaper un- 1* til next term. Don't think we have •I (A The Merclad is the student-edited newspaper of Mercyhurst College, 501 East deserted you. Finals conflict with I 38th Street, Erie, PA 16546. The Merclad office is located in the basement putting, out a paper next week. As 5 of Baldwin Hall, phone 825-0376. J *J it stands now, 85 % of our editorial s staff will be staying up late next 6 week drinking large pots of coffee When a body meets a body and two-liter containers of J o l t soda. comin' through the rye . THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1987 Qltic fRerciafc PAGE 5

A Psychologist Asks; Why We Like Music By Mark & Gridley, Ph.D. j* sion reduction. M a s l o w said that we to the sound of a bell if that bell had strive for a state of mind in which previously been associated with With the Grammys awards we appreciate beauty and find food. Analogously, humans will feel ceremony still fresh on our minds, ourselves at one with the universe. good when they hear a certain song, the winners make us wonder why And many of us do indeed feel just because that song reminds t h e m people like the particular styles they serene when we hear a stunning per- of good times that previously had like. But a larger question is, "Why formance of a particularly well- been associated with its sound. do people like any music at all?" ordered musical composition. Nostalgia is one of the prime factors Here are a few psychological prin- Maslow also said that it is in our that accounts for the periodic revival ciples that might help us explain nature to strive for "peak ex- of pop musical styles. Like Pavlov's Steve Winwood's "Back in the High Life" album that was this. * periences/' which the "self- dog's, we often listen with our nominated for best album and best song during Tuesday night's We've all heard the maxim "mu- actualized" person frequently at- glands. (Little did Pavlov's dogs Grammy Awards. Whether or not it won isn't as important as the sic hath powers to sooth the savage tains by creating things of beauty. know that one day their hunger question of why so many people enjoyed the album. breast." But much music is liked for This helps us appreciate how a would lead consumer psychologists precisely;, t h e opposite reason: to musician has a peak experience dur- to this profound insight!) Children often spontaneously re- pleasure centers of our brains. turn a phrase, "music hath powers ing the process of creating music, Harlow found that monkeys will spond to music with joyful physical Preferences for a particular instru- to savage the soothed breast." In otiV and why musicians seem to never perform a number of tasks in order movement. In other words, dancing ment tones, for instance, seem al- er words, certainly some of u s seek tire of making more music. to be granted the privilege of peer- seems to reflect a natural apprecia- most inborn. For some of us, soft, even-contoured sounds to Even though music is really no ing out a window. The analogy to tion of music. According to Jung, pleasure is automatically evoked by sooth our frayed nerves and give us more than alternate compressions behavior in other primates is that a however, when we act younger than the sound of the saxophone, while gentleness and predictability (Wind- and rarefactions of air molecules, desire for n o v e l t y and intellectual our age and we do it on purpose, we the sound of the harp does it for ham Hill's "new age" devotees, per- we ordinarily treat it as though it stimulation is evident in the enjoy- are "regressing" in service to our others. And many of us like the haps?) Yet often we delight in loud, were alive. We like to have music ment that listeners get from follow- ego. So perhaps what seems natu- sound of the human voice most of syncopated sounds for their arous- playing while we work. We feel less ing the development of a theme to ral is, at least in Jung's eyes, not all. Many of these preferences are ing capacity (hard rock, perhaps?). alone when music accompanies see how cleverly it is manipulated. necessarily natural to people of all already apparent in infancy, thereby When we are surprised by sudden; solitary activities.'Somehow we Intellectual curiosity seems to ex- ages, though it is alright if we con- suggesting that such tastes might be loud sounds, the sympathetic branch automatically interpret vibrations as plain how a number of l i s t e n e r s en- sciously choose it before doing it. innate.** of our autonomic nervous system companionship! In feet, when we joy studying music just to learn what This seems a bit stuffy to me. But We might never know why some causes the liver to dump sugar into hear a singer, we often feel as sounds combine to a given effect, there is no question that extremely people detest the same music that our blood, and it raises our blood the singer is actually talking to us just as the gourmet is tickled to loud and syncopated music really others cherish;. Physicists pressure and heart rate. This hap- personally. During the blitz in come out of a restaurant not only does have the physiological effect of sometimes define noise simply as pens no matter whether the cause of World War II London, people ar- with a del icious memory but also a eliciting movement because our nonperiodic vibrations within the the sudden change in our auditory ranged to hear music while cower- precise recipe. Research by body interprets the^sound as audible range. But psychologists surroundings is danger or syn- ing in their bomb shelters. It was as Holbrook and myself suggests that survival-relevant and sends our define it according to the response copated music. And we like the way though,'despite the real threat of musical complexity can be pleasing body into action. Our body cannot that the sound elicits. One listener's it feels. Music can supply an death, the music assured them that to listeners, but too much is as bad distinguish the situation from a war music is another's noise.We ought to adrenaline kick. In-fact, neuro- life was present, even though the as too little. It seems that curiosity and the requirements of battle. For keep some of these ideas in mind psychologists Hebb and Berlyne records themselves were not alive at and stimulus change are fundamen- example, you may be dog tired when when we try to understand the deci- have contended that our nature is to all. P#j J tal human motives that music can you enter a discoteque, but after a sions of the Grammy judges fortius seek an optimal level of such arous- ;Much music is enjoyed not so satisfy with varying levels of com- few ear-shattering blasts from the year's awards. Most of all, we need al. They disagree with Freud and much for how it sounds but for what plexity. loudspeakers, you are sufficiently to remember that ultimately beauty Hull who believed that the ultimate memories it elicits. Pavlov Many people like music because energized to dance until dawn. is in the ear of the beholder. J for us is minimal stimulation or ten- demonstrated how dogs would drool it makes them want to dance. Many of us listen with our feet, and Dr. Mark Gridley is an Assis- that's why we like music. tant Professor of Psychology here ? Some of my own research is at Mercy h u r s t . He has "written beginning to suggest that many of u s many papers and delivered many From The Adviser Desk like music just because particular lectures across the country on the By Dennis McCarthy! me as being very far-fetched. I also learned and I thought about all the sounds seem to go straight to the psychology of music. I remembered imemorizing The other people that I've met and talk- |A few Sunday nights ago, my Baltimore Catechism as a requisite ed with, people from whom I've family and I watched Shirley for being confirmed and thought: learned, and some that, I hope, I il-f#il:ff#fifif#iiifffi MacLain's "Out on a Limb". The| _ have given to, or taught, but not "This is certainly a different t THE SEARCH IS NOW ON! promos for that particular two-part^ theology from what was being merely in a purely pedagogical •**-f I manner \ \ "1988 MISS PENNSYLVANIA USA® PAGEANT" movie ended with the tag line "Sun- taught 30 years back, but, then « * *M1 \ NO PERFORMING TALENT REQUIRED _ day Night Shirley Mac Lain goesfl again, ultimately it is as provable (or I listened because it seems to me Jf you are an applicant who qualifies and are; j t Out on a Limb" f 0 disprovable) as all other theologies. that at no time in our history as a between the ages of 17 and under 25 by February w One of the wittier students oni In the end, all religions require w h a t species, have we been more direly 1, 1988, never married and at least a six month ^ in the need of religion—pure relig- resident of Pennsylvania, thus college dorm $J.*- campus mentioned to me that it*, the Baltimore Catechism termed the students are eligible, you could be Pennsylvania's J5f would be more appropriate to say "Gift of Faith". This seems to mean ion. A religion based on love for a n d representative at fthe CBS-nationally televised ft,<; "Shirley MacLain goes Out of her that all religions or philosophies re- respect of all other human beings. Miss USA* Pageant in Feb., 1988 to compete for ™ Mind." p quire their members to accept some But I'm not sure we're ready f o r over $ 175,000 in cash and prizes. The Miss Penn- { { ^ it. Until this point in time religion sylvania USA® Pageant for 1988 will! bes£ One week later, my family and Iy things that run counter to the laws presented in the Grand Ballroom in the Howard ^ \ went to a gathering of friends who of nature i.e. Moses parting the Red has been primarly a means of Johnson Hotel. Monroeville, Pennsylvania, April w.' were meeting in a house in Erie, j Sea, Christ rising from death, etc. distinguishing one group from 3, 4 and 5, 1987. The new Miss Pennsylvania 4j\ another. \ ^ (JSAf along with her expense paid trip to com ^ The people wlio were invited to this And these inexplicable occurences pete in the Miss USA® Pageant, will receive a "*£ potluck supper ranged tremendous-ij are hard to accept. But not absolute- It's not quite as simplistic as good $1,000 cash scholarship and will personally^ guys wear white hats, bad guys wear ly throughout the human spectrum. ly impossible, at least not impossi- B D Lisaa NvnKiewicRynklewlczi « select a $1,000 wardrobe among her many-J? Obviously both sexes were present. ble to the believers. Most people black hats, but that's not too far off. Miss Pennsylvania aSA®Prizes-A" 9lr,s interested In competing for the ti- m) In the modern world, as we see re- • "#• I tie must send a recent snapshot, 1 brief ws There were also guests as young as don't believe in reincarnation, BA, 10 months and as old as 70 some trance-channelling, or other ligion, in particular, good guys wear biography, and phone number to: the white hats of the Judeo-Christian 1988 Miss Pennsylvania USA® Pageant years. All of the people who were paranormal phenomena. But, with- tradition; the bad guys wear the ter- c/o Tri-State Headquarters -Dept. A, there were interested in what many | out our preconditioning, would 347 Locust Avenue, Washington, PA 15301 people call "New Age" thought. M o ses and the Red Sea be any more rorists' hood. \ Even though it seems as if people Tri-State Headquarters Phone la 412/225-5343 Specifically some of them were plausable than Shirley MacLain * Application Deadline la March 4, 1987. there talking about reincarnation,| visiting the moon during an out-of- have been struggling forever i n Ire- land to put aside, their differences, «SU AMI "A CarVern Production" out of body experiences, etc. I sat body experience? which happen to usually be and listened a good deal of the time Implausable, yes for both; im- and heard some claims that struck possible, no/ So I listened and I (See "ADVISER" page 6) PAGE 6 Site ffflerci ab THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1987

Bob Clark's "From the Hip J 5 Smart As Whip By Brian Sheridan personal ethics. The real guilty par- ing this case to those of dying character, dumping a pan of ice wa- every scene. . • • M Ladies and gentlemen of the movie- ty in this case may be the people children and turning the trial into a ter on his sleeping girlfriend The main reason, though, that going jury, I am here to defend the responsible for promoting and titl- media event. Weathers earns a (Elizabeth Perkins). WhenpHIP FROM THE HIP deserves to be latest lawyer comedy, FROM THE' ing FROM THE HIP. The title has reputation as a maverick and, as changes venue from the assault cleared of charges is that it's just an- HIP, starring Judd Nelson as Robin no meaning except it probably tested punishment from the law firm's s t u f - hearing to the murder trial and other wacky lawyer story is its in- "Stormy" Weathers, a young well in market research studies. fy partners, has been assigned an Weathers must decide if he will re- telligent script. One would be lawyer. i Nelson, a member of the Brat Pack, unwinnable murder case. main faithful to his own ethics or to hard-pressed to find a finer blend of True, the film was directed and is shown in clips from the film a c - I would like to call to the witness those of his profession^the jokey shtick and social relevance. Here, co-written by the man who gave the ting like a manaic in the courtroom. stand John Hurt, as the English pro- Weathers becomes straight-arrow not only do yuppie-puppies get their world the low-brow sex farces, Those parts unfairly suggested that fessor who's the defendant in the serious. A young actor like Nelson comeuppance for forgetting the PORKY'S and PORKY'S II, but this movie may just be another murder case. Accused of the mur- having to face a two-time Academy idealism of the sixties, but are don't hold that against my client. PORKY'S sequel " kind* of a der of a prostitute, Hurt sparkles in Award nominee like Hurt isn't a shown that, as Perkins says in the Clark's fondness f o r below the belt PORKY'S AT LAW; f I] a role that keeps everyone guessing. laughing matter either, and Nelson, film, there can be a middle ground humor has been tempered by co- It does have its moments of lunacy Did he do it or didn't he? One mo- for once, rises to meet the challenge. between being "Mother Theresa writer David E. Kelley, a former as Weathers defends a slightly ment you think this cross between The last time we were in the and Joan Collins." lawyer and "L.A. Law" consultant, sleazyibanker (Ed Winter) on Jack the Ripper and William F. cinematic comedy courtroom was In summation, FROM THE HIP to create a romantic comedy that assault and battery charges. He pulls Buckley is quite capable of the hei- for the LEGAL EAGLES trial. That stands as a sharp-witted but not raises questions about a lawyer's out every shady stop, like compar- nous crime with which he has been film received a light sentence preachy film t h a t restrains itself in- accused, but he vehemently main- because of t h e leaden direction and stead of trying to deliver one big tains his innocence. A four-star per- forced sophisticated banter between laugh after another. Shakespeare formance on his part. stars Robert Red ford and Debra said that, in a perfect society, the The Merciad Asks: Next in the witness box is Nelson Winger that spoiled much of the first thing to do "is to kill all of the himself. This is his sixth film, and humor. Nelson and Perkins have a lawyers." He might have made an Do you think condoms he finally achieves screen maturity. much less forced relationship, exception to "Stormy'^Weathers Luckily, Weathers isn't an extension which puts zip into their scenes to- and FROM THE HIP | ;. of t h e bland lawyer character he por- gether. Clark's direction may not be I ask you, the jury, to make the shouldfbe advertised? trayed in the self-conscious ST. a threat to the memory of Frank same exception, because your ver- ELMO'S PIRE. He starts out, Capra, but he does manage to dict to see it or not will make or though, as the usual smug Nelson visually create a natural ease to break this case. I rest my review.

and if he doesn't get it he will die. credibly complex issues as foetal Adviser He will die in kind of an imper- cell surgery, abortion itself, and nu- (Continued from 5) sonal way, at least that's the impres- clear disarmament based on their delineated by the religion of a giv- sion the media have given us, since understanding of their religion. An en individual, in reality it hasn't there was no specific ailment or lack understanding that may be flawed, been all that long; 300 years is of action mentioned; it seems al- simplistic, and is more than likely nothing in the long history of the most like an Old Testament sacri- unilateral, in that it's been exposed species. And even though the cur- fice.?! Maybe I could never to only one side of human thought. rent Arab-Israeli conflict is in many understand the Old Testament God, Ultimately we're left\with a ways a post-World War II product, simply because I couldn't imagine somewhat surprising question, that in many other ways it goes back why he would want people to kill is inescapable. It seems to me that much further than the troubles in sheep in his name. we have to ask if human beings are • Northern Ireland. Are these In any event, there are people and ready for r e l i g i o n ? Religion does not Leigh Kennedy-Petrasek, HRM Tony Chimenti, Police Science religious wars? in many ways it would appear that mean ritual, custom or superstition. Yes, but in a tasteful way because I think condoms should be strong- Maybe. The Catholics hate the an increasing number of them are Religion «is not public piety, or society is a lot freer now than it us- ly advertised if young people today Protestants, and the Protestants hate alive today for whom religion is not ceremony. -.• ed to be and people will be having are going to be involved with the Catholics in Belfast. It seems only a very important part of their Religion here is taken to mean a sex anyway. Advertising would premarital sex. like any place in the world the Arabs lives but it is the prime mover in unifying spirit that brings people to- make people aware of the fact they hate the Jews, and vice versa. their actions and attitudes. They gether rather than a divisive force. need condoms because of all the Things have been always thus. make their decisions about such in- (See ^ADVISER" page 7) diseases they can catch without us- More people have died, more ing them. people have killed, or been killed in the name of God and religion than any other single principle, to my &®&y knowledge. I can't understand how that can be. How could someone be so sure of their own idealogy, that o •', they would kill another human be- ing for t h e purpose of protecting and Mercyhurst College Dance Department maintaining the religious- presents "Off Off Off Broadway" philosophical status quo? How could anyone have that kind featuring a variety of works, of certitude about their moral posi- including modern dance, jazz, tion that they would kill those who and ballet, choreographed by Mercyhurst didn't believe along with them? I suppose in this country, the Dance majors, under the direction of modern idealogs have so confiden- Jean-Marc Baier. tally thrust themselves forward n addition to student choreography, because of the rise of the New Tim Beveridge, Criminal Justice Michelle Chiaramonte, Sports Right, and the publicity that's been works choreographed by June Hines and I think they should be advertised Medicine given to things like the Presidential Daphne Rathouse will be presented. because there is too much of a prob- I don't think they should be adver- Candidacy of Pat Robinson, the Oral Weber Hall Dance Studio lem with teen pregnancy and it ruins tised on television because young Roberts "Death Watch"; except peoples lives. It would help out the people, like the 12 and 13 year olds, unlike Bobby Sands who fasted to Open Dress Rehearsal, February 27 at 2 pm poor unfortunate ones that wouldn't will get wrong idea that sex is be- death, Oral Roberts is not enduring Performance, February 28 at 2 pm \ be aware of them otherwise. 4 ing condoned. I think that's any pain other than anxiety. You see, Free and open to the public. something they should discuss with a nine-hundred-foot Jesus told him their parents or counselor. • * 1* *« he mus• B • t hav« • e $4V• .*- \& VI *millio n» b- y« Apri ' l THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2&1l987 <&bt Mtt daft RAGE 7

THEATRE good academic standing and CONCERTS The Erie Playhouse will present character and show financial n e e d | The Erie Philharmonic Pops ON YOUR TOES F e b . 26th at 7:30 Applications are available in the presents "Hooked on Swing" with p.m. and Feb. 27-28 at 8:00 p.m. Financial Aid office and must be Larry Elgart Sat., Feb. 28, at the Admission is $5.00 with I. D . , adults returned by April 5. Warner Theatre at 8 p. m. Tickets are $9.00. For more information call $15.25, $12.25, $10.25,$8.25 with 454-2857. * g RECRUITERS ON CAMPUS special discounts for students. For The following r e c r u i t e r s will be more information call 455-1375. -SCHOLARSHIPS on campus this week: Feb. 27, Saga Tony Marino: File Photo Applications are available for Corporation for HRM majors for jjjj DANCE three $800 scholarships from the PA management trainees. Students in- The Mercyhurst College Dance Federation of Democratic Women, terested in interviewing should go to Department presents "Off Off Off Inc. Female Juniors interested in a the Career Services Office, Main Broadway" at Weber Hall Feb. 27 Personality Profile career in politics or government, or 204, to sign up for an appointment. and 28 at 2 p.m. The performance who are preparing to teach govern- is free and open to the public. ment, economics, history, or an VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Tony Marino allied field. M u s t have a Democratic Volunteers are needed for RIDE OFFERED By Brenda Kondik family background or have been ac- "Children's Day" being sponsored Traveling companion wanted to on the list, brings the focus to tive in the Democratic Party. App- by CEC. A day of activities on cam- go cross country to L.A. and into Marino's minor. His favorite classes, ly before April 5 to the Federation^ pus are planned for exceptional Washington state, in a V.W camper- What do the Air Force, golf, ex- such as "Introduction to Existen- The ZONTA club of Erie U is of- children. Contact Kim Mastrian at van. Stops will be made at tent and istentialism, and classical music tialism", "Eastern Religions", and fering scholarships for female 825-8064 if interested. 'W R.V. camp grounds. Call 864-2441 have in common? They are all parts "Wofld Masterpieces" have con- residents of Erie County who have for more information. of what make up one student here tributed to his interest in philosophy. at Mercyhurst. He's a senior and his Marino recently took a trip to Tbronto to witness Chinese and Ko- The true irony of the human con- Budda had a piece of the truth, even name is Tony Marino. Although he Adviser | § was born in Erie, he grew up and rean Buddhist Temples. (Continued from page 6) dition is that we cannot really func- atheists who totally reject an an- tion without something like thropomorphic God have the graduated in Warren, Pennsylvania. Marino is the oldest with three I don't know what specific panaceas As a Theology major, he attended younger sisters, appreciates will solve the world's incredible religion. But thus far, I don't think possibility of having some truth in it can;be trusted to^any of the their beliefs. But how can we put St. Bonaventure University in classical music and possesses a phi- social, economic and political Olean, New York his freshman year. losophy of life all his own. Im re-> crises. I don't think, at that present established religious institutions. these insights together in such a way $. What is important is that every re- that people strive to live together in Then he served as Staff Sergeant in sponse to the question "What do time, there is any? particular you consider to be the key to hap- ligion, it seems to me at least, con- peace and harmony.! \ San Antonio, Texas. religious institution that will keep "It is difficult to explain this to piness in life?", he observed, sists of a bit of the truth.r And no How can we use religion not as a 1 safe humanity while solving the people, since I consider myself a "you've got to look for it within ^ "Question of Evil" for example. If religion contains all of the truth. fence to divide one group from an- yourself, not from outside . . . and Every religion openly turns into a other but as an umbrella to shelter pacifist," comments Marino. "I we keep striving I thinfc someday we worked in health care and not in openmindedness toward others." will have a solution to the religious system of religiousity. And that all of mankind? Why can't we make warfare." Marino continued further, "And system, that human system betrays religion a binding tie between peo- problems of t h i s planet. But we real- After his four-year service, wherever I am, whether it be in San ly aren't ready for religious solu- the divine nature of religion. And I ple rather than a fence t h a t effective- Antonio, Texas, Olean, New York, have no^clear ideas as to the ly divides because it is supposed to Marino entered Mercyhurst in 1984 tions yet. to study Religious Education. He or Erie, Pennsylvania, I try my best Every faith that commands loyalty parameters of this divine aspect of divide. It may be that we all need to to be a happy person" religion. I do know however, that no be born again, but not as Christians has been active on the golf team for and devotion has in one way or an- Marino plans to obtain his Mas- religion has changed us yet, into the or Jews or Moslems but as the three years and recently^won the other misused the loyal or devoted ter's Degree in Religious Studies type of people we need to be if the children of an ever-evolving, ever- Gannon Tournament this past actions of t h e i r followers. It seems and eventually teach at a university plant is to flourish and live. present, all-loving god. September. $ as if religion can be used to bring Existentialism, the next subject level. out the worst in humanity as readi- Despite today's increased ly as it can the best, as was intend- religious activity I don't see much ed. The reason for this is perhaps increase of true brotherhood or best summed up by anonymous sisterhood in the world than let's say friend of m i n e , who once told me in a thousand years ago. Or ten thou- all sincerity that the difference bet- sand years ago for that matter. The ween Mormons and other religions biggest difference isn't that we have was that other religions felt that they changed or the ways that we have were right a n d Mormons knew they changed, the biggest difference is in were right. This kind of boasting the end product. Now we can exter- about "I'm right and you all are minate ourselves and our planet in wrong, and you must become like minutes. Instead of decades or cen- me in order to be saved and right" turies, as would have been required seems to be a increasing plague. in the past. And tragic irony in a world that 'We have become, in a word, much becomes increasingly complex, is more efficient with our technology President j that simplistic answers given from of killing. We have learned how to a religious or philosophic leader destroy the planet, and many times make it easier for h u m a n s to live in- seem to have learned nothing else. Vice President stead of being faced with hard All religions have some Truth to choices of their own. them. Jesus was very truthful. The Secretary Y' OPEN SUNDAY BS 12 P.M. Treasurer 22nd & Wayne (3 \ TONIGHT Oldies with Letters of intent due | FRIDAY & SATURDAY Partv Down Best in the MSG office by 4:00 p.m HITS

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Lakers! Defeat Centralist., Pitt-Bradford by Jennifer Conmy ^^ The Lakers were led by Ronen hands of Earl Moncrieffe who turn- Ginzburg, who dropped in a game ed in a game high 29 points. He was The Mercyhurst Lakers won both leading 23 points, 19 in the first half 10 of 18 from t h e field, 1 of 1 from of their games this past week, including three three-pointers. three-point range. Moncrieffe was defeating Central State 86-78 on Phalon Bass and Chris Mindach followed by Mindach with 19 points Saturday, and, earlier,in the week, contributed ;14 and 12 points, and Ginzburg with 18 total points. Pitt-Bradford, 82-78. respectively. Central State was led Mindach led the Lakers in re- The Lakers jumped out to a 17-8 by Reggie Robinson with 19 points bounding with nine followed by lead five minutes into the the Cen- followed by Maurice Brighthaupt Bass with seven off the boards. tral State game; they increased their with 17. I Ed Robinson led Pitt-Bradford lead to 30-15 with seven minutes re- Rich Lipscomb came off the with 29 points and 20 rebounds. He maining in the first half. The 'Hurst bench for the "Hurst to make eight was followed by Joe Strouse with 15 entered the locker room at halftime of eight free throws in the final min- points. Mercyhurst out-shot Pitt- with a 46-24 advantage. ute and a half of the game. Matt Bradford 33-29 from the field, w i t h Mercyhurst had a strong; lead Nesser contributed 15 assists for t h e Pitt-Bradford turning in a better throughout the second half, up by 20 Lakers, tying the school record set shooting percentage of 51.8% corn- at 70-50 with nine minutes remain- by Sherrad Bennard. In earlier ac- pared to Mercyhurst's 49.3%. ing. Central State came back with a tion, Mercyhurst defeated Pitt- The Lakers will finish out the 10-1 run to bring the game to with- Bradford for the second time this season at home on Saturday when in 71-60 with seven minutes left in season. In an exciting game the they host Ashland in the Campus the game. State had the game down 'Hurst came back from a 43-40 half Center at 8 p.m. to a six point spead with 2:41 re- time deficit to defeat Pitt-Bradford maining before the 'Hurst pulled 82-78. ' lp|s& *!? 41 away for t h e 86-78 win. Mercyhurst was led by the hot Lady Lakers Win Number Seven by Jennifer Conmy Bradford went in to the locker 17, followed by Karen Garland with Phalon Bass (44) hits a short, baseline j u m p e r against Pitt-Bradford \ rooms at halftime tied at 29-29. The 16. Mercyhurst out-shot Pitt- in last Monday's game. Photo: J. Conmy } The~Lady Lakers gained their Lady Lakers came back out to Bradford from the field 2 5 - 2 0 , also seventh win of the season when they outscore the Panthers by three, turning in a better shooting percent- defeated Pitt-Bradford 55-52 in a 26-23. Mercyhurst's top scorer was age of 36.2% compared to Pitt- Scoreboard close game. Mercyhurst and Pitt- freshman standout Lisa Maxson Bradford's 29.8%* H- 2 $£• who scored 19 points before fouling _ Pitt-Bradford had a better night at Men's Basketball out. She was followed by Kelly the charity line, converting 12 of 17 Women's Basketball Lightweight Murphy who dropped in 17 points shots for a 70.5% {average. Mer- Mercyhurst 86 Mercyhurst 55 and 10 rebounds, freshman Tina cyhurst was unable to get the Central St. 78 Pitt-Bradford 52 Crew ^Raises Palm led the team in rebounding buckets from the line, however, con- with 11. Leading Pitt-Bradford in verting only 5 of 16 for a 31.3% Mercyhurst 82 Cash For Trip scoring was Cindy Steadman with average. Pitt-Bradford 78 CThe Mercyhurst College men's lightweight crew team held a row- a-thon recently to raise funds to Kaliszak assist the team in travelling to San Diego for the Annual San Diego Makes * Merc*ho«l??!!292 Crew Classic Regatta to be held the first weekend in April. Head coach Nationals Catholic Men Mike Purcer said "It will give us the Mercyhurst swimmer Mary chance to compete against UCLA, Kaliszak has qualified in two events Talk About Stanford and the University of for the NCAA Division II nationals Washington and some stronger to be held in Long Beach/Ca. Mar. schools on the west coast." 11-14. Kaliszak qualified in the 100yd The crew team rowed continuous- breaststroke with a time of 1:08.8 ly for 2 4 hours, taking turns at 40 and in the 200yd breaststroke with minute breaks each hour to eat and a time of 2 : 2 9 . 4 . She qualified while Priesthood and YOU drink. The team managed to raise competing a t the Penn-Ohio cham- $1,426 in pledges for t h e trip. pionships in'Cleveland, Oh. The A Quiet Time Away... 1 The entire crew squad will begin Mercyhurst women finished fifth on-water training in Oak Ridge, overall'while the men finished For Talking, Wondering,'' Finding Out'.' Tenn. during spring break. eighth. You and 30 Other Men... W/io Have Some Questions. \oin the St. Mark College Seminary Community... Tickets are available for the Sun- Wll try to provide Some Answers* day March 1 Erie Golden Blades game at 2:00 PM. Purchase them Friday Evening Special Weekend through Sunday Noon at the Athletic Dept. at a discount to COLLEGE LIVE-IN March 13,14,15, 1987 students. It is Mercyhurst Night so Fr. Larry Speice the group Will be announced at the CALL OR WRITE Vocation Director (814)452-3610 429 East Grandview game. ext. 2 5 6 Erie, PA 16504