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•; Don't miss the Spring Fest this » Saturday —Union/ Wish' for bands fulfilled Rec Center/Garvey Park. 12 p.m.until By Anne L. McNeils including Morrow, Trans W o r l d HRIM dub and many others ha v e Copy Editor magazine and K2. Hurd said planned a variety of a c t i v i t i e s for 8 p.m. Morrow andiK2 have donated tile festival. "It's one of the biggest things snowboards and apparel for The vendors and other activi- Reactions to formal letters Page^S that t h i s campus has seen in a long raffles. The demonstration will ties will be located in Garvey Park, time," said MSG Vice President take place on trampolines at 1:30 in front o f the Union and in front Kristen Hunt. She's talking about p.m. 4 of the Rec and Athletic Centers. ft v*• • I Va!oK*X the Spring Fest which is sched- The step show begins at 3 pan. The festival costs $3 for uled for tills S a t u r d a y , beginning and will take place in the Athletic Mercyhurst students and $5 for at 12:30 p.m. Center. The AKAs and Alphas of the public. Students w h o are work- The festival will benefit the Edinboro University will be per- ing at the festival must pay ad- JUL Make-A-Wish Foundation, an forming. mission. Tickets can be purchased organization w h i c h grants w i s h es There will also be a number of in the Student Union office from to terminally ill children. The f e s - vendors, crafts and other activi- 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. tival was organized by MSG. ties. Many of the activities have until 7 p.m. Tickets will also be The dirt on the CIA President George Paydock first been orga nized by different d u b s available the day of the festival. Come this Tuesday, May 10, at 7 p.m. for the film for d i s c u s s i o n . suggested the idea of helping and ] groups. Paydock said the Student ID is required. Anyone It's sponsored by Amnesty International and is based on the story of Make-A-Wish and the idea for hockey team, Ambassadors, the with questions about the festival Leonard Peltier. Peltier is a Native American who has been tile festival was born. Council for Exceptional Children, can call 824-2090. 4 imprisoned since the mid-70s, even though the charges against him "I'd heard a lot about the Make- {Honors Society, the Minority Stu- Hurd said students should "hold are now known to be fraudulent Surprise, surprise, the CIA has a A-Wish program and I thought dent Union, the dance team, the their breath for a great show.? shady part in the story. This would be something. ^ we could do/" said Paydock. Paydock said the average wish costs $3,400 to grant The wishes Library hours during exams are simple, he said. Many chil- The hours for exam week are as follows: Thursday, May 12,8 a.m. dren want to go to Disney W o r l d to 11 p.m. Friday 8 to 8; Saturday 9 to 8; Sunday 1 p.m. to midnight or to visit relatives. Monday the 16th and Tuesday the 17th, 8 a.m. to midnight; Wednes- In previous years, MSG has day 9 to 8; Thursday and Friday (19th and 20th), 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. hosted one big band during the Spring Term. Paydock said funds i were not available for a big band this year and a decision had been Calling alLradioheads made to host a number of small i If you plan to work at WMCE radio in the fall, there will be a bands. It was suggested this idea mandatory meeting for returning and would-be staff on Tuesday, be incorporated with the fei May 10, at 8 p.m. in the Baldwin classroom. Students interested in sports announcing next season are also encouraged to attend. Also, She characterized WMCE will sign off early on Friday, May 13, because of the their music as Communications Banquet that night Sign off will be at 6 p.m. The 1 staff positions for next year are: Station Manager: Jay Kennedy; 'earthy. Program Director: JoAnna Shirey; Music Director. Jim Bean; Assis- -Kristen Hurd tant Music Director: Kim Sulzmann; Production Director Paul Smith; Assistant Production Director: Melissa Torres; Public Ser- Four bands will be on campus vice Director Terre Resslen and Special Events Promoter Heather for the Festival Saturday. Co- Marshall. headlining are Rusted Root and First Light- First Light is a Cleveland reggae Micky Brennan says, "I don't care about 'earthy1 bands. I'd band. Hurd said the band has a rather study. Merciad photo/Andy Schudlich Shadowlands of a differentjkind "big following" in Cleveland. Dr. Mario Diaz, assistant professor of physics, will give a talk First Light will play from 4 p.m. titled "Suns, Moons and Shadows" about the May 10th solar eclipse. until 5:30 p.m. This eclipse will be the last one visible from t h e United States until ! Rusted Root i s a Pittsburgh band hout about r a p e 2012. Dr. Diaz will present a computer show on a big screen which recently signed a contract revisiting solar eclipses of the past and will run a simulation of the with Mercury records, said Hurd. By Lee Ann Kelly group walked in darkness around approaching eclipse. The presentation will be Monday, May 9, in She chara cterized their music as Merciad Staff Reporter campus, conclud i n g the event at a 2ura 314 at 7 p.m. Free to the Mercyhurst community. "earthy" and said they are very bonfire in Garvey Park. There, popular. Rusted Root will play "S-T-O-P! Stop the Violence!" Stacy Archer spoke about sexual from 6 p.m. until 8 pan. "People Unite—Take back the violence and read a poem. The The festival will open with night!" '£ I : group was then invited to write Erie's own Ric and Brian Butler, Chants such as these could be the name of an abuser on a piece) an acoustic cover band. The But- heard4 echoing thoughout of p a p e r and throw it into the fire lers will play from 12:30 p.m. Mercyhurst campus last Thurs- "It was a very emotional cer- until 1:30 p.m. day evening as students gathered emony," commented Kristei I Friday 1 [• Neville Blues is another band attheTake BacktheNight March, Hurd, vice president of M S G am 60 percent chance of from Pittsburgh. According to the dosing event of a week of coordinator of the event showers and possible 1 Senior Michael Arrigo, the band activities focused on heightening This was the first yea thunderstorms; highs in plays blues and will soon b e relo- awareness and increasing educa- Mercyhurst participated in Takej cating to Washington, DC to fur- tion on sexual violence. 1 Back the Night Overall it was a I the 40s. ther its career. Take Back the Night was a success—-about thirty people All bands will be located in the march designed to r MJ'4^^^^^t ^ showed up on a very cold night in \Saturday sexual crimes that plague our so- Erie. We hope to try it again next parking lot behind the Rec Cen- n Partly sunny; high 55 - ter. |f | n ciety. Both men and women were year, maybe first t c r a l HM,„, 65; low 35 - 45.J I In addition to the bands, there inv)ted to march in remembrance The purpose of the march was will be a snowboard demonstra- of the victims of sexual viola- to heighten awareness of sexual Sunday tion and a step show. tions, such as rape and molesta- violence and remember the vic- The snowboard demonstration tion. JL tims of s u c h crimes. Such was the •Sunny; high 60 - 70; is I soonsoresponsored bbvy several * The march began at McAuley goal of the whole week: to in- Hall at 19 D.m. 'From there the I flow 35 - 45. snowboard industry! frill panies, l See Take/ page 2 MAY 5,1994 PAGE 2 MERCIAD board named ? Townhouse By Megan € arship, and board members, who the discussion went well; b u t Dr. News Editor now receive $500, will receive Garvey is concerned the whole $750 scholarships next year. equality issue may go too far. MSG announced next year's Reps also discussed i Spring Nixon stated that he will know SAC board members: Rich Activities Week. Thursday's more by Friday. i Straub-Chair, Erin McGuinness- movie, The Pelican Brief, may Reps also discussed the new Secretary; Holly Heid-Treasurer, be shown outside, weather per- gumball machine that has been Judah |Sussman-Coffeehouse; mitting. Also, activities will be- placed in the union. Student g o v - Vanessa, Pappalardo-Special gin on Friday at 5:30 p.m. and ernment will receive 50 percent Events; Kristin Schmidtfirerick, will go until 8:30 p.m. Prizes will of the proceeds, and the company Donna Leonard-Weekends; be awarded to first, s e c o n d , and will make all repairs and also re- Mindi McDowel I-Mov ies; Vyom third place winners. First prize is fill the machine. Bhuta-Tournaments. $100, second prize is $75, and MSG meetings are held every Raising the scholarship amount third prize is $50.