VOL 60 NO. 18 MERCYHURST COLLEGE, GLENWOOD HILLS, ERIE, PA 16546 THURSDAY, APRIL 9,«1987 Two M S G Races Fraught With Fraud Candidates Exonerated, Two Reps Implicated By Chris Kovski sources, who witnessed the infractions, election procedures and the role of the * The proposal failed, 13-10. This means that that two of the election poll workers, CM IS MSG representatives manning the polls, the MSG representatives do not want an in- In these days of political scandal, it is still representative Gary Rail and Geology with the final conclusion being that MSG vestigation of the election. Kirik declined surprising to find the student statesmanship representative David Sawicki, were advis- representatives, when working aMhe comment on the implications of the propos- of Mercy h u r s t College affected by such prob- ing voters at the election and registration polls, are to be neutral. al's failure, f f lems. We have a situation where "certain ir- table as to the choices they should make After the discussion, during which it Voting for the two offices took place in a regularities have been found in the voting in the races in question. This occurred was clarified that the goal of t h e investiga- special election on Hies., April 7 and Weds., procedures, which put the results of t h e races while the two were registering voters at tion would be to merely make the situa- April 8. Hie winners of these two races will for president and SAC chairperson in ques- the polls. According to election rules, tion clear to the MSG body; the vote was be announced in the April 23 issue of The tion. The other races were unaffected, and we solicitating for candidates cannot occur called. The voice vote was undecided, so Merciad, as the results were announced too have winners in those contests. Joe Arcadi within fifty feet of the ballot box. • a roll call vote was taken. See sidebar for late to make this issue. won for vice president, Sheila Ragus for |All of the candidates have been ex- results of the roll call vote. secretary and Paul Cefrick for treasurer," ac- onerated. Kelly stated, "None of the can- cording to Mercy hurst Student Government didates were involved. We just decided i President Michael Kelly, j that there was enough of a doubt to call The MSG voting procedure consists sole- the results in these two races into ques- Betsy Lantz Remembered ly of a student list, which the MSG represen- tion." g* * tatives working the election cross the names When contacted about this situation, of the students off of before they vote. After Sawicki refused to comment. Rail was Through Scholarship Fund this registration, the students are given ballots unavailable for comment as of press time, By Jennifer Montanl parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer and A. Jessie But- for the positions. & . due to his being out of the area. When ler Lantz along with various persons involved The election board, which counts the votes, asked If these representatives were the When Charles DeGaulle died, the people of from the Mercyhurst community, will decide rules in cases of dispute and announces the two involved, Kelly stated,'"No com- France named an airport after him. When John on the criteria the would-be recipients must winners, consists of the five MSG officers— ment."* * * *w R Kennedy died, a center for the arts and an meet to receive the scholarship. Areas such as iKelly, vice president John Widecan, secretary During the MSG meeting of April 5, airporTwere named for him by the citizens of need, grade point " a v e r a g e and whether the Peggy Hirsch, treasurer Barb Sayers and SAC Special Education representative the United States. For John Lennon, the city of scholarship will be awarded to incoming chairperson Tracy Wasson—as well as Theresa Kirik submitted a proposal that New York created the park Strawberry Fields, freshmen or upperclassmen are j u s t a few o f the Chemistry representative Candy Tryon and E. a "formal investigation into the election" and Walt Disney left behind an ever growing decisions that need to be made.fe William Kennedy, director of student services. take place. Kirik gave as her reason for world of magic. "At this'point, we're a little over 6(yof The Merclad has learned through its suggesting such an investigation that "It When great individuals pass on, it seems only reaching our goal," stated the alumni relations isn't fair to the student body, because, ba- natural that they be remembered in a way that department's Gary Bukowski. "We have had sically, we are to be running a democratic epitomized their lives. The goal is not the quan- various donors; some of our alumni have government, and there is a question of tity of t i m e spent on this earth, it is the quality. already contributed, but we still have that 4(y Representatives and their votes, whether or not people were swayed in Although Betsy Lantz was taken from us at the to go before we hit the $10,000:' Bukowski went in order of major: their voting. I think that is a question that young age of 20, her attainable goals live on. on to explain that the plans for the scholarship Not in the form of an airport, she would be the are long term, which means that when the goal Accounting? Rich Porter X should be addressed, and we, as student government?representatives, should first to laugh; Betsy's memory will live on in is reached, all of the money will be placed in Art: Mike Haynes X the form of a scholarship, so others can achieve the bank where the interest accrued will be what Biology: Michael Good No know whether or not our constituents are being fairly served." her dream of education and success.. the student receives. Bukowski remarked, "I Business Admin.:"Tammy Barco No think this is a fitting tribute to Betsy.. .this is Chemistry: Candy Tryon Yes v jjThe ensuing discussion centered on The Mercy h u r s t Alumni department, with Communications: Jennifer Conmy Yes the assistance of Peggy Hirsch, Naomi Roman- a nice way to commemorate and remember her Commuter Caroline Robaszkiewicz Yes chok and Dr. Lew Lutton announce the Betsy beyond her graduating class." J Z L. Lantz Scholarship. The scholarship will be The motto of Mercyhurst College is Carpe CMI8: Gary Rail X v Criminal Justice: Kathy Schmidt Yes in the amount of $10,000, and will be awarded Diem: seize the opportunity. A famous writer Dance: Mary Campbell No to students in the field of liberal arts. Betsy's once said, "I'm not gonna die, I'm gonna go Dietetics: Sonia Ellis X out like a shooting star!" With a disease like Elementary Educ: Kathy Dee X Cystic Fibrosis, it's next to impossible to seize English: Susan Marcy No Editor's Notej f the moment, but Betsy did. She didn't just die, Fashion Merch.: Karen Davidson No she went out like a shooting star. Easter-time is hopping around the corner Anyone wishing to offer donations to the Bet- Freshman: Diane Conley Yes . pAC- early this year, so there will be no Merciad Freshman: Rebecca Palmer X sy L. Lantz scholarship should contact the Freshman: Rod Power Yes next week. Though Friday is officially the first alumni relations department ASAP by stopp- Geology: David Sawicki No day of Easter break, you and we know that ing in the office or calling 825-0246. History: Jim O'Conner X S everyone will be sneaking out of here on HRM (alternate): Jean Deegan Yes Thursday, so an new issue might be missed Interior Design: Michelle Hondal No - by those leaving the campus. When you re- Math: Paul Cefrick Yes. turn it will be old news, and old news is not Marketing: Julie Juenemann X d news, in our opinion. INSIDE: MISO: Walter Hader No We here at the paper will be eating our Music: Jerry Anderson No Easter candy in the office as we prepare a pa- Editorials.^—pg. 4 Nursing: Cindy Lynch X per for the week of everyone's return. The Political Science: Michael Vincent No Psychology: Dee Regester X issue will "hit the streets" April 23. Look for Resident: Greg Latimer No more coverage of the MSG elections and in Forum pg. 5 Secondary Educ: Tom Pari Ha No coming issues the Forum column will be look- Social Work: Elaine Lewis Yes ing into the mind of "All Things Considered" A hastily-made poster announcing new commentator and "Nightiine contributor, the "BHndDate" J Special Educ: Theresa Klrlk Yes election times tor the races of MSG presi- Sports Medicine: Norman Gabriel No sarcastic;'tan Shoales, as well as the usual dent and SAC chairperson. The elections stuff. Until the 23, "Hoppy Easter" to you all. Review .1... 4 .pg. 6 had to be redone due to problems at the X—Denotes rep. absent Ba-bum ching. (Bad improvisation of a drum polls* Photo: L Hafenmaier riff, but what can you do?) PAGE 2 (Sift JfUrctaft THURSDAY; APRIL 9, 1987 WMCY Moves Tbward F M Station By Kelley Moore ed are feeing. F a m i l y Stations, Inc. great?amount without ^any in- has filed for operation on FM 88.1. terference." Ragan said, "We've Since Sept. 1983, Mercyhurst Mercyhurst College, along with the done everything we can right now. College has been trying to attain an Martin Luther King Center filed for All that's left is to wait." If the waiv- FM station. Currently, WMCY is operation on FM 88.5. Mercyhurst erHs approved, Mercyhurst could operating at 880 AM, as it has been and the Martin Luther King Center start building the long anticipated for a number of years. have requested a waiver asking the FM station. The best estimate would iDue to many.complications, FCC to waive the rules in their case be another two to three months wait WMCY's chance of attaining an FM to allow the minimal interference. before a response from the FCC is station has been dismal in the past, The slight intervention, which will received. Hopefully, by the Summer but things are beginning to change. occur because of the stations being new construction will begin, and by They only have one more hurdle to so close on the dial (88.1—88.5) will the 1987-88 school year, Mercyhurst overcome. ';*- <5nly affect 6% of the population. students, as well as the surrounding On Monday, March 23, Mer- Mr. Richard Ragan, head of the Erie area, will have a new music Communications Department cyhurst filed a settlement statement source. f WMCY Heavy Metal DJ Brian Maiden cranks up the volume to with the FCC which simply covers believes, "We might have a chance because 94% of the population is a listeners of his "Metal Matinee" Photo: L Hafenmaier the problem the three parties involv- Phonathon Winners Announced As \Event Nears $60,000 Goal By Ann Johnson gift of parents. This $7,000 mark is In that second place position was high above previous contributions HSMA (Hotel Sales Marketing This year's annual Mercyhurst from parents which typically only Association) which raised $5,000 Alumni Phonathon has already rais- reached the $2,000 mark, the alum- for the phonathon. HSMA was ed over $52,000 of its goaljjof ni total also has already exceeded awarded $100 for its participation. $60,000, according to Associate the previous high mark of $40,000. The third place effort came from Alumni Director Tom Dore; the This year, in order to attract more the office of the Circle K club, goal is still within reach. Many student volunteer phone callers, the which is a service organization af- more alumni remain to be con- alumni office offered prize incen- filiated with the Kiwanis associa- tacted, so the prospects look good. tives to different clubs and groups tion. The alumni association gave The $52,000 raised so far was who would make the calls. Three Circle K $50 for raising over $4000. gathered by 174 volunteers during a cash amounts were offered to the top Although*every volunteer was From the outside, die tracks of the bulldozers show the way the graveltwo week span in March. These three groups which participated. awarded a 60th anniversary mug for volunteers included faculty, ad- was taken into the Blue Room which... I The top team, Phi Eta Sigma, was their help, Dore wishes to give add- ministration, alumni and students, awarded $200. Phi Eta Sigma, Mer- ed thanks. He said, "I can't thank and their contacts included not on- cyhurst's freshman honor society, enough the students, faculty, ad- ly alumni, but also parents of raised over $9,000. Dore contends, ministration, and alumni who students presently attendingJM^ "I was very impressed with them. helped out. Because of themf-we^ cyhurst. Of the $52,000 raised, They were driven to win." Their were successful." $45,000 is the contribution of a l u m - total was $4,000 more than the sec- Dore points out the importance of ni, while the remaining $7,000 is the ond place team. (See "Phonathon'*4page 3) Lack Of R e p s , Prevent Vote A t MSG Meeting By Margaret Coffey 1 displays such as the ode outside of subject to the discretion of t h e body the Student Government Office. for the next academic year." The A proposal which would have There has been a proposal to change purpose of t h i s change is to allow for allowed MSG's budget to be Article 9, concerning the budget, of overbudgeting, underbudgeting and published every fall in The Merciad the Student Government Constitu- sudden expenses. This would allow * *•«* was not voted on because their tion. They would like to change the the budget to be more flexible. weren't enough representatives at line, "... t h i s budget will cover all ... raised the floor up five feet to the level of the staircase. Overth e last MSG meeting. Student Government expenditures 'Student Government meetings 900 tons of gravel was used for the job to fill the space* and then the This proposal was not voted on for the next academic year," to read, will be held in 214 Zurn instead of cement was poured. It will be then covered with a vinyl flooring, newbecaus e two-thirds of the represen- "this budget will cover proposed 114 for the remainder of Spring lighting, and glass block windows. Photos: L Hafenmaier tatives were not present. The pro- Student Government expenditures Term. * ft* posal must be accepted by a two-thirds majority to be passed. The proposal would have enabled Attention Freshmen students to know what their $60 Stu- dent Government fees were being and Sophomores used for. The proposal inyolves in- 87-88 MSG serting the line, "The Student Government shall request that the Merciad, in the first publication of Fall Term, contain a copy of the pro- visional budget." Incidentally, at the Representative Elections second meeting of Spring Term, President Mike Kelly announced Have you applied to ALL possible sources of finan- that elections for student represen- tatives would be held on April 21 cial aid for next semester, or have you tapped only and 22. Letters of Intent for s t u d e n t government money. If so, you have probably skipped 22 reps, are due on April 10. over one, two or several of the more obscure 21 April is Living Organ Month. PRIVATE sources of financial aid that are just waiting The purpose of the month is to remove fears and reservations con- to be used. Thousands of dollars in scholarship cerning organ donation. The need money are available now and? our company for organ donors increases by 15 % specializes in locating them for you. Zurn Lobby every year. One person could con- ceivably, save ten to twelve.lives. Organs are generally taken from Scholarship Fund Locating Service people aeeeased under the age of 55. 'A P.O. Box 2578, Bloomfield/NJ 07003 Living Organ Donor Cards will be (201) 483-5360 < available around campus in special THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1987 Qttie fHertiaii PAGE 3
Mercy Terrace Complex Dedicated At Ceremony By Brian Sheridan who wouldn't find housing complex and the ideals that went in- anywhere else." The building has 64 to building it, as "a great addition The Mercy Terrace Apartments, apartments,i 12 are two bedroom to our community." senior citizen apartment complex units and fourjwhich are for the The ceremony was capped by the that stands on the hill over the Mer- physically handicapped, and are for blessing of the building's cor- cyhurst College campus was formal- It. • ' • i * nerstone, which reads "His mercy ly dedicated in a ceremony held at those senior citizens who do not p Mercy Apartments Dedication ceremony with, from left to right, qualify for subsidized housing. To endures forever," b y the Bishop and Msgr. Wilfrid Nash, Bishop Michael /. Murphy, Sister Carolyn Herr-the complex on Sunday, April 5, then the blessing of t h e apartments. Superior of the Sisters of Mercy get the structure built was not an mann, Msgr. Richard Stack, Mayor Louis I. Tullio. Photo: L Hafenmaier easy task for the Sisters of Mercy. Residents of the apartments will Sister Carolyn Herrmann, Mayor be encouraged to take part in the Louis J. Tullio, County Executive As TYill io pointed, out in his remarks made at the dedication, "Everybody cultural and sporting activities of the Judith Lynch, Msgr. Wilfrid J. college and a glass-covered archway Nash, Sister Maria O' Conner, and wants housing until they find out its going to be built in their connects the structure with the Briggs Avenue Parties Make Msgr. Richard J. Stack were on Sister of Mercy Motherhouse and hand as the Most Rev. Michael J. neighborhood." In fact a petition was circulated around the area to Center on Aging, all of which 'Hurst Look Like A ' 'Ghetto'' Murphy, Bishop of Erie, dedicated should give the residents plenty of and blessed the new structure. prevent the building.'Tullio said, "When they came to me (an East activities. By Matthew J. Clark niture may not be put out on the In her opening remarks, Sr. Herr- The well-attended ceremony was lawns, c) Kegs are still forbidden. Grandview resident), I told them I mann talked about how the Sisters was in favor of the apartments by invitation only, but the Mercy "The place looked like 18th The memo noted that infractions of Mercy had "discussed building Terrace Apartments will be open for of these rules would result in stern because, though it was an election Street!' \ That is how E? William such a place on our own grounds for year, I was getting to that age where public view this coming Sunday, Kennedy, Director of Student Ser- measures bong taken, and remind- a long time. We built it for the peo- April 25. ed students that being housed at 1 might be moving in here." Serious- vices, summed up the appearance ple we love and for those elderly ly, Tullio praised the apartment of the Mercyhurst campus after a Mercyhurst " is a privilege, not a recent party at the Briggs Ave. right". £ 1 I apartments left furniture scattered The memo also made reference outside the building and onto the to administration .receiving "a _-*T* - „ — _ H street. A, A phone call about the place looking like a ghetto'', and told students to Gasoline Alley, Mercyhurst 4 style? 'have some pride in yourselves The party reportedly got out of and your surroundings and keep the PHONATHON hand, with students taking furniture area decent looking". (Continued from page 2) outside and playing loud music. In a letter sent to these residents the participation level in these 'This, allegedly, made the campus on Sept. 18,1986 by Kennedy, he phonathons. He believes the level of look bad as well as disturbed the warned that' 'The college will press participation can? serve Kas a peace in the neighborhoods sur- charges both internally and exter- barometer for Mercy h u r s t ' s ability rounding the Briggs fApts. nally through the criminal justice to raise money elsewhere. It shows Because of^these activities, a system,'' regarding loud music and that Mercy h u r s t ' s graduates are not memo from Phyllis Aiello, Direc- keg parties, and he said in an in- only satisfied with their education, tor of Housing and Safety, was sent terview last week that "the ad- but that they are also doing well to all - Briggs, Townhouse, and ministration's position regarding enough to be able to make a con- Mercy Apt. residents, reminding parties on campus has not chang- tribution. According to Dore, the them of the laws that were ed." | * percentage of participation helps the established last fall regarding par- * 'Of Icourse we cannot do school get funds from corporations ties on campus. anything about parties we don't who see how much the graduates The rules given in the March, know about," he said, "but those Speakers blaring music and kegs are a common sight during partieswish to continue to be a part of the 24th memo are as follows: a) who make themselves known t o us at the Briggs Ave. apartments. Administration, however, is tryingschool to . So far this year, 32% of Stereos may not be played loudly will be dealt with." make that a thing of the past Photo: L. Hafenmaier. alumni donated, far surpassing the or put in your windows, b) Fur- national average of 20 %.
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Lisa Durni, Business/Education: "Swamp," Criminal Justice:;. •* Brad Beshaw, Art: "David Byrne, the leader of the "Talking "Vanna White because oflher|fine Tom Kaspick, Undecided: "I would have said Andy Warhol but he's managerial skills that she demonstrates on "jean Marc Baier because he has a world dead. No one else. Heads," because I feel that he would bring of knowledge and has been many places. He's some life into this school." "The Wheel of Fortune." Turning letters is a very good at organizing people." hard j o b . She also makes a beautiful playmate in "Playboy." : PAGE 4 She iflcrcinft THURSDAY, APRIL 9. 1987
Students Deserve Explanation And Action From Student Govt. Reasons For Revote By Brian Sheridan ficers and representatives who want call for an investigation into the By Mike Kelly, regularities. The other positions to push this incident under the rug situation and an official statement MSG President L were shown not to be affected! "If it ain't broke don't fixfit" are to be held responsible. Kelly can from MSG. Just what is this—the A group of seven and the election might be a saying that applies to do very little without the support of South with Huey Long? Do the Most of you have witnessed an committee reviewed the facts and many things, but not to elections of his staff. You have to trust the peo- MSGreps. think they Comic Scripter Harvey Pekar Describes Life On" Letterman > * By Harvey Pekar Through the good offices of John would be too polite to reply in kind. Marshall High grad Steve CTDon- 'bubbled": "Aren't they great to- for the Federal Election Commis- Sitting in the Green Room just gether?" I was held over through an- sion is quoted as saying that election Editor's Note: This article by nell, now an Emmy-award-winning prior to going on I knew I had these Harvey Pekar was written before other guest's segment. At the end of laws prohibited companies from comedy writer, I was invited to ap- advantages: Letterman generally is the show Letterman asked me to Pekar's third appearance on pear Oct. 15,1986 on NBC's "Late contributing political action com- 4 cast as an anti-establishment guy, come back.! <&& .«? mittee money secured from 'Late Night with David Letter- Night With David Letterman." but next to me, the old drugstore ** • i * man" which occurred a few weeks I really enjoyed working with employees by "the use of physical THEME TWO: In December cowboy, he'd look like a bank presi- , force, job discrimination or finan- ago. He was flown t o New \brk Ci- 1985 the General Electric Co. ac- Dave. At one point he looked at me dent. If I played my cards right I'd almost pleading and said, "Harvey, cial reprisal or die threat of physical ty by the show to appear at the last quired RCA, which owned NBC, have the crowd rooting for me, the minute, filling in for an unnam- I like you." It was a really nice thing force, job discrimination or finan- which owned "Late Night With underdog, the man of the people. cial reprisal." . ed guest, . „ David Letterman." This unfor- to do, and although me aggressive Also, I have no reservations about yapping continued, I felt m u c h more Wright, who had previously i THEME ONE: You probably tunately went unnoticed by the vast being rude or obnoxious, especial- wouldn't know who I was if you saw comfortable. There were points dur- angered NBC employees by order- majority of Americans. Both GE ly on a show that's lightweight and ing the show when I felt he was set- ing 5 % across-the-board budget cuts my name on an American Express and RCA are defense contractors, over-rated. And, it's always good to card, but I've been on the David ting up jokes for me,,adopting a and flaying off a\ number of together they figured to get a nice subvert the cult of celebrity. A fast straight man's role. On the way back employees, despite NBC's Letterman show—twice. I earn my chunk of change from Uncle Sam. living as a file clerk at the Wade "escalating profits," seeming excep- It doesn't seem right for a huge cor- tionally foolish a n d callous to me. Park VA Hospital here in Cleveland, poration like GE, involved in trying How could he, a lawyer, issue the where I've worked since 1966. For to push a mess of goods on the blustering PAC memorandum in me it's a good secure job; the pay's federal government, to own a major which he threatened to violate OK; the fringe benefits are fine; the media arm like NBC. And GE's past federal election laws? I'll bet even hours are right; my coworkers are history isn't exactly reassuring. Peter doesn't know how widely his good, interesting people. It sure In 1961 some GE executives were Peter Principle—people advance to beats being a janitor or working in convicted in a massive price-fixing their level of incompetence—is ap- factories and stockrooms, which is scandal and sentenced to prison. plicable. some of what I did back in the late During that year the Justice Depart- '50s and early '60s. But I guess my I Now I'll repeat—"Late Night" is ment pointed out that GE "had been an NBC show. However, a couple of main claim to fame is as an author. found guilty in 29 antitrust actions weeks before I went back on TV I I began doing articles and reviews in the last 50 years," Looking was pleased to see Wright parodied for nationally distributed publica- through recentireditions of the on it as a dull-witted, used car tions when I was 19. Back in 1972 Reader's Guide to Periodical salesman-type. If Letterman could started writing autobiographical Literature, I notice articles with get away with it, maybe I could hit comic book* stories that werel il- tiUeyjke""Arr Force Will Withhold Wright with a much heavier, and lustrated by a variety of people in- General Electric Payments Because more direct attack. It was worth cluding Robert Crumb, one of the of Discrepancies (Airplane Engine looking into. Why try to trash Dave world's greatest cartoonists. Contract)," "Defense Department as shallow again? l i e fault wasn't (Crumb's an old friend of mine-—I Disqualifies General Electric From with him; it was with his ignorant met him in 1962 just before he began New Work," "General Electric • audience. If he didn't take the working for A m e r i c a n Greetings on Pleads Guilty to False Claims, millions bucks a year to play to the West Side.) Since 1976 I've self- Statements," "Foul Play on a Artist R. Crumb's illustration of comic book writer Harvey Pekar, from them, someone else would and pro- published stories in a comic book Megamerger?(Inside Traders and the anthology "American Splendor". B | fm bably do a worse job at it. called "American Splendor." It lost the GE-RCA Deal)," and loud-talking guy like me can to Cleveland I was on top of the Presented straight, the informa- money year after year, but got a lot When GE gobbled up NBC, was mess up Letterman by pushing and world. tion about GE and NBC, however m of critical praise. In 19831 was the it like putting the fox in the chicken interrupting him, botching up his My next appearance on "Late alarming, wouldn't interest Letter- subject of a cover story in the coop? Well, they bear watching timing. But would the techniques I'd Night" occurred on Jan. 6. About man's audience. But I could make it Village Voice. Finally, in 1986, anyway. honed for 40 years in schoolyards a month earlier I'd read an article in funny. I could talk about poor Doubleday issued a trade paperback OK, so now it's Oct. 15, and I'm and on street corners, that had earn- the Cleveland Plain Dealer on George Burens, the former G E vice collection of my work. The book about to make my debut on national ed me a certain reputation as a wit Robert Wright, the guy GE had sent president who'd been thrown to the sold fairly well,land again the TV. There are a couple of things I on Kinsman Ave., work on this au- over in September '86 to be the new lions in 1961, and had to serve 30 reviews were flattering, particular- want to accomplish: (1) I'd like to dience? \i> NBC president. It began, "The days'in jail. Burens, a Clevelander ly a full page piece in the May 11 president of NBC has urged that the who quit school at the age of 16, New York Times Book Review. I network start a political action com- began at GE as a laborer and work- even got my mug on the cover of t h e mittee and that NBC employees who ed his way up through the ranks for Cleveland Plain Dealer Sunday j"lf I played my cards right, I'd refused to contribute to it 'question 40 years until he reached the vice^ Magazine. *' have the crowd rooting for me." their own dedication to the com- presidency. He was reported to have •: j From this recognition flowed t a l k pany'. .." In a memorandum Wright fought the price-fixing policies of mentioned, "Employees that earn his bosses before finally being forc- show appearances, beginning with their living and support their fami- a five-minute s p o t on a small UHF sell my book to supplement the pen- I came on swinging, bludgeoning, ed to capitulate to them. But when sion I expect to get upon retiring in talking about how bad Letterman lies from the profits of our business the price-fixing was discovered, it station in Chicago ("A lot of peo- must recognize a need to invest ple'll see you," said the interviewer, eight years and (2) I'm not going to looked, how he wore a toupee (he was Burens, not the president or allow Letterman to embarrass me. doesn't), etc. A few of my remarks some portions of their earnings to chairman of the board, who went to "this comes on just before the race ensure that the company is well results.") Then there were a couple I normally have to get up too early weren't intended to be funny but the slammer—they pleaded in no- ;| to watch his show, but I figure that they got laughs anyway. Some au- represented in '^Washington, cent and got off scot-free. of radio appearances on / he has such a formidable r e p u t a t i o n dience. If you used words longer D.C... Employees who elect not to I could point that out to Wright as Philadelphia'shows, including than two syllables, or talked about participate in a giving program of a lesson, tell him on national TV his "Fresh Air," a prize winning Na- as a cutting wit I'd better scout him. this type should question their own I watch two of his shows. My take anything halfway serious, you could superiors wouldn't hesitate to sacri- tional Public Radio program. Radio feel them going to sleep. I knocked dedication to the company and their fice him if they thought it expedient. and television appearances follow- is this: Though undeniably a clever expectations." NBC employees were fellow, he likes to lay back, take his Letterman for being a phony show- "Yeah, Wright" I'd say, "You ain't ed in San Diego, including one on biz phony, for asking lame ques- reported, not unreasonably, to have the only shark in the ocean, and you a program hosted by former C l e v e - time and pick his spots for his detected "a hint of coercion" in zingers. Crowd him and he'd have tions, i.e. "How are things in Cleve- 4 * (See "Comic" page 6) land deejay Jerry G (now Jerry G. land?" I'd do a doubletake and say Wright's statement. It is quite like- Bishop), during which I walked trouble. Also, though the nature of ly that many NBC people, including his show sometimes makes him ap- "Wuddya mean, how are things in away with food from the cooking Cleveland? What a dumb question!" some who are well-to-do, would not THE CLONE STORE™ pear condescending, he's really a APPLE IIC \ I demonstration. Oh, didn't I tell The audience dug the spunky file agree with Wright on such issues as you—I'm a real zany guy. nice guy. I was impressed with how DISK DRIVE 145 clerk insulting a fat cat TV star. A corporate taxation. Did he expect CLONE STORE This media exposure was heady genuinely kind he seemed to be to them to join his PAC? $ a nervous young woman country reporter who covered the show XT COMPLETE |fl 995 wine for a humble fellow l i k e me, wrote that one staff member Later in the article a spokesman m NOON-6 P.M. - SAT. 10-2 but the best was yet to come. singer. If pushed, he probably 2127 W.8TH 452-6716 PAGE 6 (Bite fflcrctab THURSDAY, APRIL 9,1987 At: L e a s t Bruno Doesn't Sing.. • 4f9 By Brian Sheridan f underlying theme of man's total a Seagram's Wine Cooler. In a degeneration, but how Bruce Willis strange twist,? his role more At first BUND DATE sounds like does in his first main movie role. He resembles Cybill Shepherd's "Mad- a one joke movie. Walter Davis does just fine. die Hayes", right down to acting ex- (Bruce Willis) has been fixed up This isn't his first time on the big asperated, and leaves the antics up with the gorgeous Nadia Gate (Kim screen. He did appear in THE to Basinger. There, Willis seems to Basinger) and has been warned not VERDICT, PRINCE OF THE CI- have met his match. As the blonde- to get her drunk. He doesn't heed TY and THE FIRST DEADLY not-brunette knockout, Basinger (in the advice, lets her drink, and she SIN, but I'll buy a wine cooler for a role originally conceived for r o c k then ruins his entire life. That's anyone who canjremember old star Madonna) acts like a Kansas about the whole movie. It may Bruno's roles in those movies. Now Twister throughout BLIND DATE. sound like a one joke movie and it you would have to have been visiting When intoxicated, her transforma- is one. But its straightforward at- Mars for the last year not to know tion has her reverting to her natural titude makes it a winning one joke. him as being co-star of the hip, fast- Georgian accent and losing all BLIND DATE is one date you don't witted T.V. series "Moonlighting." refinement, whirling around, ran- want to be late for. % BLIND DATE doesn't prove he can domly destroying anything in her Writer Dale Launer has taken the function o\jt on his own j but mere- path. Mostly it's just Walter's life. Basinger mixed beauty^ with one joke premise and garnished it ly that his charm transfers well on ***** like a fine meal with off-the-wall the big screen. shameless slapstick in true Carole i-s»fc——-""• slapstick gags, wild performances Luckily, he doesn't sing in Lombard tradition. Her, Willis, and John "Night Court" Larroquette, and tops it off with Blake Edwards BLIND!DATE and plays the role ...-*' doing his best directing since VIC- rather straightly. Walter doesn't dif- playing her psychotic ex-boyfriend who hilariously tries to kill Willis, David Bedford (John Larroquette), Nadia's insanely jealous ex TOR/VICTORIA. It results in the fer greatly from his David Addison boyfriend, wages a war of extermination against Walter (Bruce Willis), most edible movie that isn't French character- make a winning trio. cuisine, but more like fast food in even his sunglasses are the same— BLIND DATE is screwball com- Willis all over town, from pen- after the alcohol wears off, which is expensive, we 1 1 - d e c o r a t e d but that pigheaded boorishness that edy that's harsh, mean and one that thouses to outhouses, in a drunken exactly what happens to BLIND wrappers. * i often makes Addison irritating isn't never stops for air. Launer's script frenzy. Like real life, though, the DATE. It's the after-effects of the Few people will be interested in present. You still feel, t h o u g h , that wrecks havoc on the high class, low consequences of a drunken bac- post-party BLIND DATE that wear how well Edwards directs or the at any time he's going to whip out class and no class. Basinger drives chanal always are bleak and painful (See "Bruno" page 7) If you can't be rude to a boss where down GE. He said people would be damage. What if GE is again accus- Harvey Pekar's collection of COMIC comics "American Splendor" is (Continued from page 5) you work, be rude to t.one fired, sued, and my remarks would ed of breaking the law; will NBC somewhere else.) *• 5? ; % get bleeped. ••* «*v* covet the story closely? Think about published by Doubleday and his ain't the biggest one either. You bet- Yeah, wasn't I clever? I'd make a Well, it had been a long shot. I it. second collection "More ter watch out because somebody serious point and still get my laughs. didn't want to sacrifice people to I Hmmm.. .fWell,^uh, (Riinng!) American Splendor" is how in might be sneaking up behind you." If it could only be brought off. I make myself look like a populist Oh, 'scuse me, gotta get this call. bookstores. The Merciad editors Then I could add, "If you don't talked to a couple of people on the hero. So I reassured the guy and "Hello. . .yeah, ? this's would like to extend thanks to agree with me, Wright, I'll tell you Letterman staff, and the only objec- went ahead and acted with Letter- him.. .who... Montague, I don't Harvey Pekar, Dr. Mark Gridley what; m give you equal time on this tions they had concerned my man pretty much the way I had dur- know no Montague!.. .Oh, and Joanna Connors of t h e Cleve- station to present your own point of discussing GE too much, so that ing the first show. It was fun, now Donahue.. .Troy Donahue? Oh, land Plain Dealer for their per- view. Or 111 debate ya, for money, people wouldn't get to know me. But that (I think) we were more famil- Phil, Phil Donahue! From the West mission and help in obtaining and marbles or chalk." (It's often good when I walked into the studio to do iar with each other. We got a bun- Side, right? Mr. Mario Thomas, reprinting this article. | to be rude to people in authority, just "Late Night" on Jan. 6, the ex- cha laughs. At one point, during a right?... Naw, naw, just kiddin', I to keep them humble. Chances are ecutive head of t h e show—we'll call commercial, h e leaned over and said won't call *&! that... Really, I'm 1 they're not particularly competent. him Mr. X—begged me not to put something like, "America is a great the soul of t a c t . "Nah, I'm not doin' THE CLONE STORE "* country. Do you believe they pay me nuthin' next Tuesday that I know for doing this?" I think Dave knows SEAGATE ST225 20 Meg of.. OK—If you guys fly me WITH W/DIG CONTROLLER $Q7fl mm off wmmsofamm am...hi s show has limitations. up.. .'At's right, you pay f f o r the ..,- r30 DAYS ONLY i Off V Now that I had two "Late Nights" ticket!"* IBM CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN under my belt, people were asking 2127W.8TH 452-6716 me to write about my experiences, I wanted to, but I wanted to do an honest job. The fact that Mr. X didn't want me to talk about GE on the show would have to be brought up. I called to ask him how*I could MSG do it in a way that wouldn't put him in a bad light. He'd done'his job, MEUFEM TIMES OFHMMKKARafte r all, he'd asked me not to talk of Intent ANYBdDVD A'TOLEJ J WEIX, l__ about GE on "Late Night" and I ME A COJPIA YEARS ACO WHEN I WJOZ ALWAVS KNEW hadn't. But Mr. X wouldn't speak to For: all majors JUST A RJUNKY ALE CLfRK THAT I 'DA MV &AV open rep SMff S-SNURK-(*' \ there they were not-telling me what *^r T & I should, or rather shouldn't, say! Letters due by 4 p.m. _ The ^^__ _--i_— — All of Letterman's staff treated me his underground comic of the same name. The comic book has got- well, but because of NBC's connec- Friday, April 10th I ten rave reviews from everyone from the "Village Voice" to "The tion with GE I was told to keep quiet Catalogue of Cool." The "Los Angeles Herald-Examiner" thinks the about something I think was impor- in the MSG Office, comic book "as good as first-rate fiction." Pekar's work has also drawn tant. Huge scandals like Watergate comparisoms to Theodore Dreiser, Dostoevsky and Umny Bruce. Thearen' t discovered every day, but lit- 209 Old Main. book k priced at $6.95 and is published by Doubleday. In Erie, copies tle things that erode freedom are can be found at Waldenbooks in the Millcreek Mall. "More American common, and an accumulation of Splendor has just been published. - | them can eventually cause great THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1987 3be fflactiab PAGE 7 WHO dU>ir iT ? ROTC Program * DISC JOCKEYS WANTED AIRBAND COMPETITION^ A new program is available for WMCY needs D.J.s. Anybody SAC will be holding an airband college students who have a can sign up for t h e training program competition at the Zurn Recital Hall minimum of 2 years of academic which begins April 22. Call Debbie from 7 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, April graduate or combination of at 825-0260. 1 undergraduate and graduate work VOLUNTEERS NEEDED remaining. Graduate work can be ^Students are needed to help with SAC MOVIE completed and at the same time a this year's Senior Week. Needed are The SAC movie on Sunday, April commission as an Army Officer ob- two Juniors and two Seniors to help 12 will be "Animal House." The tained. For more information con- plan and implement the activities for movie will be shown in the Student "Who Dun ItV which features the works of Lisa Palloto, Jude Grant, tact CPT Werner at Gannon May. Please contact Peggy Hirsch at Union. and Liz Shewan, opens Sun., Apr. 12, at 3:00 p.m. in the Cummings University 456-8376. I 825-3333 is interested in nebine. Gallery. BRUNO (Continued from page 6) RE V O T E KOVSKI (Continued from page 4) (Continued from page 4) a little thin. ALL OF ME, probably the finest screwball comedy of the Constitution. I was elected to do I don't see myself as beginning a Oh, well. Thanks, Sean. You cost institution, not an NFL, NHL or (5last ten years, kept its tender rela- this. I felt t h a t if s o m e t h i n g is wrong moral crusade. If it is possible that us some money that could have gone NBA team. :. f tionship between Steve Martin and it's wrong. The outcome could have this will occur again and at that to the new bookstore. Okay, As Patrick Henry once said, I Lily Tomlin in check until they ex- been affected but this was not my point whoever is in charge will students. It's time to rebel. Let's rise "Give me showers or give me lear- hausted the slapstick elements. main concern. If elections are seen make their own decision. We did up and demand that Madonna di- ning." (Okay, maybe he didn't say BLIND DATE vainly attempts to as having been tampered with, the what we thought was right in this vorce that buzzard. Then and only it—but he should have.) The only complicate its story by allowing credibility of that election and, as a case, I hope you will think so too. then can we have a bookstore up to thing we can learn from a shower is Larroquette, who's conveniently a result of that, the organization, is af- "Off the Record" is solely the opi- the challenge of changing college that water swirls down the drain. defense lawyer, to marry Nadia in fected. My concerns about your nion of its writer and does not re- 1 ife. We want a structure that meets Will wonders never cease? ^return for preventing Walter from right to a fair vote and to MSG's flect the view of this publication, the requirements of an educational credibility were utmost in my mind. its staff or its advertisers. going to jail for w h a t She did on her If 4 t*t »!! Wjrf. drunken spree. BLIND DATE ap- pears at this point to have exhausted gits one joke and acts like it has a Mascot Madness Continues At! Mercyhurst » h a n g o v e r . Head football coach Tbny DeMeo "right" costume is also needed. By Julie Cherico simply stated, "I think that if it's a Through experience, he knows that crew member, then it (mascot) will it is very expensive to find a cos- 'Hurst? C h a p t e r Of Alpha Upon waiting for approval from be a major success because they tume which looks high quality and Dr. Garvey and administration, it is (crew team) have the best spirit." realistic. The Buccaneer, he sug- Phi Sigma Wins Again hoped that Mercyhurst's tnew Women's basketball coach Luke gested, will be a difficult and expen- mascot will become "The Buc- The Mercyhurst College Upsilon 100 other chapters eligible, in- Ruppel feels that it's critical to get sive character to create in real life. caneer." Its acceptance by MSG had the student body involved, especial- The creator's answer to Shreve's Chapter of Alpha Phi Sigriia, the cluding those which have held na- been based upon a populous vote National Criminal Justice Honor tional offices. ly when the events take place on suggestion seems simple. "I would from the student body. campus. Ruppel said that the like to see the Buccaneer in the Society, won the 1986-87 Outstan- This year's success marks the The Athletic Staff at the campus typical Errol Flynn costume," ding Established Chapter Award at third Outstanding Award in the cheerleaders and Laker Shakers are center is thrilled that there is going great as groups, but Mercyhurst also Flecken explained. "A white shirt, the Alpha Phi Sigma/Academy of chapter's short history. The college to be a mascot who will, hopefully, vest, and cap is what I had in mind, Criminal Justice Sciences Annual chapter, founded five years ago by needs "an individual" who can get generate even more spirit and en- the crowd even more enthusiastic. but it doesn't matter." "I don't know Meeting held in St. Louis, Paul Benekos, had received the thusiasm at the Laker men's, as well what they're going to decide,". he Missouri, in March.^ Outstanding Award for 1982-83 and Comparing Mercyhurst to a larger as women's, sports events. Accor- campus, Ruppel stated, "Being a concluded. Being that Mercyhurst's The awards are based on a scrap- also won the Outstanding Establish- ding to the Athletic Staff members, sports program is enlarging, Leiser- book of the year's activities entered ed Chapter Award-last year. small school, we^have the oppor- a mascot representing Mercyhurst tunity to generate a lot of spirit and ing thinks that whoever accepts the in a national competition with over has been overdue—before it was enthusiasm, especially with a role as The Buccaneer may be a very "Crazy Dave," and now it-will be mascot." | busy person. Will The Buccaneer be "The Buccaneer." found only at the Laker basketball i t However, Shreve came up with a Eric Flecken created "The Buc- point concerning "The Buccaneer." and football games or can the caneer" figuring t h a t it would stand He commented that not only is the mascot be found at a variety of out in the community's mind. "I "right"jperson needed, but the Laker events? wanted it to be something young, different, and vibrant,"-IFlecken Campus Ministry is stated, "so that it would get the col- lege to rally behind it." Athletic Director John Leisering accepting applications j commented "The Buccaneer has the potential to increase school spirit 1987-88 Academic and exhibit a source of identity to Send In Any Black & White or which the fans can relate." Color Picture up to 8"xlO"(No Negatives) Both Leisering and Asst. Athletic and Have it Enlarged into a year. \ Director/Sports Information Direc- Giant Black & White or Full Color Poster. tor Bob Shreve agree that the suc- cess of the Buccaneer is going to Comes in Mailing Tube - No Creasing. largely depend upon the individual Put Your Name and Address on Back Application deadline who will portray the mascot; there of Original for Safe Return. needs to be somebody who will 16"x20" $ 1 4 . 9 9 "fit" the part. "i next Thursday, April Shreve expanded upon this and 20"x30" $ 1 7 . 9 9 2,x3' $ 1 9 . 9 9 stated, "An individual is needed, but i the Buccaneer has to be an in- add .75 Postage and Handling Per Order dividual who will be funny, ] KRYSTAL KLEER PHOTO CO. dedicated, and have no fears about P.O. Box 25488, Fort I#uderdale^FL.33320 going out in front of the crowd." PAGE 8 (ghe fflerciaft THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1987 1987 MERCYHURST COLLEGE SPRING BASEBALL SCHEDULE April 2 THU The last basket was shot, the David Robinson, standing at atten- C r u m ' s Cardinals not being picked at Cleveland State University (2) Cleveland. OH 1:00 p.m. tion after his final loss, while the 4 SAT at University of Pitt-Johnstown (2) Johnstown, PA 1:00 p.m. buzzer sounded and Indiana was as one of the top 64 teams in the 5 SUN at SUNY-Fredonia (2) Fredonia, NY 1:00 p.m. crowned the 1987 National Cham- Navy band christened their flagship. country. We must get the selection 7 TUE at Penn State-Behrend (2) Erie, PA I 1:00 p.m. pions. It was a white knuckler. And who could forget John Chaney, process out of the hands of power 9 THU at Ashland College (2) Ashland, OH 1:00 p . m . I So now the lights can be turned my coach of the year. If the cor- brokers in smoke-filled rooms. An- 11 SAT at Gannon University (2) Erie, PA 1:00 p.m. down, the party's over in the Cres- porate world only had the values and other thing: I feel strange, when I 12 SUN at Point Park College (2) Pittsburgh, PA 1:00 p . m . cent City, and first of all I want to intelligence of John, then we look in the mirror and my conscious 16 THU PENN STATE-BEHREND (2) ERIE, PA 1:00 p . m . 21 ERIE, PA say—General j Patton, wouldn't have a deficit trade balance talks so much about amateurs in TUE GANNON UNIVERSITY (2) 1:00 p.m. with Japan. 25 SAT at Geneva College (2) Beaver Falls, PA 1:00 p.m. Michaelangelo, Con Edison, what- sports, and all.I hear in the back of 28 TUE POINT PARK COLLEGE (2) ERIE, PA 1:00 p . m . ever you want to call him, an Adidas Other memories of this last my mind is cash registers ringing, 30 THU at Edinboro University (2) Edinboro, PA 1:00 p . m . sweater with an Archie Bunker season: Dean Smith, with the trio of commercial endorsements, to the May 2 SAT at Westminster College (2) New Wilmington, PA 1:00 p.m. waistline, you're the best. Hobson, Wolf, and Kenny Smith bank, to the bank, again. Let's face 3 SUN ASHLAND COLLEGE (2) ERIE, PA 1:00 p.m. I This time around for Indiana, the showing class in their early swan out it, it's time to be constructive, and May 5 TUE SUNY-FREDONIA (2)| ERIE, PA 1:00 p . m . not only split the NCAA tournament 7 THU whole was definitely better than the of the NCAA tourney... Dale ALLEGHENY COLLEGE (2) ERIE, PA 1:00 p.m. Brown doing the miracle of the money between the 290 schools, but HEAD COACH: Bob Shreve f parts, the kids did a magnificent job, ASSISTANT COACH: Dave Cherico and this should be your proudest loaves and fishes again at LSU... do a little charity work for die stu- moment - even above the Olympic The UCLA Bruins showing they're dent athletes involved as well. To- gold and the two previous cham- back, that the drought has ended... day, it seems, the only people we Men's Volleyball pionship teams, one led by Isiah The Iowa Hawkeyes and their mar- lock up are the student athletes, Thomas, and the other by Scott May riage with Dr. TomfDavis that while the rest of us are living high and Quinn Buckner. This one was should last as long as the Duke of on the hog. It's a sad thing, but Now At The! ' H u r s t all Robert Montgomery Knight. The Windsor and Wally Simpson... there's so much money in this thing As of M a r c h , there's another first ranked number one in the Western image is a clean program, kids that Tark the Shark having his first it's frightening. f :£ at the 'Hurst. Mercyhurst College half of the state." m$ | || go to class, front and center, get doubts about the time remaining for It's crazy, but when some faculty lias a Men's Volleyball Club Team. Fleet went on to explain that their degree, and it's a good step for him to win the Kentucky Derby he rep starts talking amateurism, I sud- The club team came about due to the because of injuries his football ca- the roundball world and in the direc- wants so much... and Ricky Ratino denly feel dirty. What's going on to- interest of several students who had reer at the "Hurst was ended. That tion the NCAA, the university telling his team "We'll cry later" day has nothing to do with bettering. played men's power volleyball in is when he decided to help Ruggiero presidents and the NABC want to after his infant's death. More mem- ories: Lucky, lucky, lucky, David We've completely lost the idea that high school. The main reason for coach the Women's volleyball team. go, so Coach, congratulations. education is an opportunity, and not the conception of the team was the In speaking about the new men's Rivers. A crunch time player with il also think Jim Boeheim has blueblood class lines.«. The heart- just for the elite. | j hard work of Elaine Ruggiero, the team, Fleet stated, "It's funny finally received the credit he so just- And while we're at it, let's stop head Women's Volleyball coach and because most of the guys on the ache being over for the freshmen ly deserves. His production players that were down with Proposition making the band and the Charles Fleet, a senior at Mer- team were freshmen and were predominately underclassmen, cheerleaders fee! l i k e second-class sophomores when I played them in 48... The fears and anxieties of t h e cyhurst who has been Ruggiero's and the future looks unlimited for graduate assistant coaches, whose citizens. They travel 42 hours by bus assistant for the past two years. high school. We re a young team; as the upstaters. So Jim, a job well to get to the tournament, while the a matter of fact, I'm the only sen- jobs were sacrificed in the political "I've been trying since I was a done, and it's been a long journey, arena*of the .athletic directors rest of the entourage gets there by j e t freshman to get a men's team here ior, and there are two juniors. The but you're finally eyeball to eyeball in an hour and has a limo waiting. rest are freshmen and sophomores. meeting... i T h e sham of charging and I've finally b e e n able to get one with Dave Bing. And, in a photo money for seats at the Superdome Meanwhile, I'll stay in my wind- together," said player/coach Fleet. The Men's team has a record of 1-3. finish, ahead of J o h n Thompson and breaker and cap, and try to give a "You have to realize that most of the that would make a mugger look like "Coach Ruggiero deserves a lot of Lou Carnesecca. an alter boy... Two wrongs not marquee to the people who have no credit for h e l p i n g . She was the one players on our team have not played ?Now, he's above the trees, has springboard for e x p o s u r e , that have for two years. We are also very small making a right, with Memphis State who got us a ten game schedule, shed the Rodney Dangerfield tag, is winning the metro and Denny no sounding board. which is great, especially since we in height compared to most of the his own man, and this game mirrors didn't have all that much time to get teams we play, but the guys on the the shot five y e a r s ago that Michael organized. I had gone to Tom Bill- team are not going to let that both- Jordan made against the Hoyas of ingsley with the idea and he helped er them. Even though we've only Georgetown, and let's hope the to get the ball rolling. Most teams played one game at home and won, same thing happens to you, Jim— had already had schedules made up, I'd like to start the tradition of never that you win the championship the so to get ten games.in the first losing on our home court. As for following year. | season is great." next season, we just have to take each day and game as it comes. I r While I'm at it, I'd also like to "A lot of people didn't really hope that the team is here again next congratulate New Orleans. The ci- realize that men's volleyball even ex- year." ty did a great j o b in the hospitality isted until the gold medal men's end of things. The championship team this past Olympics," continued Fleet concluded by stating his game itself was a toss-up: Either We at PLASMA-TEC, LTD. Fleet. "I came from a high school gratitude to the Student Government team could have won it; it just so to program that had been ranked in the for providing the funds to start the happened to end at a time when In- would like make your top five teams in Pennsylvania for team, which is now trying to raise diana was leading, and I think the School year more rewarding the past ten years. During my Jun- money for its own budget. deciding factor was truly Keith ior year in high school we were Smart having a hot hand at the final by offering an opportunity to curtain. f I ' d like to look back now, at peo- earn up^ t o $96 cash*a month 1987 SPRING MEN'S VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE ple and things that impressed me. whilei i reading or just FRI., MAR. 20 at Behrend (L) 6:00 PM *First, Tom Jernstedt, the NCAA's WED., MAR. 25 Behrend (W) 6:00 PM assistant executive director. He relaxing. » WED., APR. 1, at Grove City (L) 7:30 PM deserves to be thejjhead of the FRI., APR. 3 at Slippery Rock (L) 6:30 PM NCAA when the great warhorse, ^MON., APR. 6 at Allegheny (Rescheduled]) 6:30 PM Walter Byers, cashes in next year. For more information on 1 THURS., APR. 9 SLIPPERY ROCK J 6:30 PM This man has been No. 2 behind becoming a plasma donor TUES., APR. 14 At Gannon i$ H 7:00 PM Byers,* and I think the job should WED., APR. 22 GROVE CITY 7:00 PM • stay in-house. You know, we use the FRI., APR. 24 GANNON 6:30 PM NCAA as a dartboard lots of t i m e s , TUES., APR. 28 CLARION 7:00 PM but it's an impossible job, in trying Call 4 5 4 - 0 0 7 0 or| COACH: Chuck Fleet to handle 290 city state Division I | ADVISOR: Elaine Ruggiero fiefdoms and have united them into stop i n at 111 W. 9th PLAYERS . a solid image. £• f Tom Conrad Derrick Christy Chuck Fleet Rudy Higgins I'm also pleased that Joey Meyer Kurt Houser Tom Kaspick Eric Kostic Dan Moran has popped out of t h e shadow of his Under new management Dave Par m e t e r 1 Matt TWola Jim Whitley Bob Young legendary father, and I can't forget