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VoL7 The Merciad is also available at mercia&mercyhurstedu NEWS: Guerriero wins Eric Barr A w a r d for Phoneathon work. faculty. MSG PAGE 3 By Kelly Rose Duttine News editor Students FEATURES: and faculty The debate over semesters vs. tri- members Steven Porter running mesters is really heating up the cold may' soon for Congress in the winter days on campus lately. experience 3rd Congressional Last week, TheMerctodiL-ponedtimt a change in District of P e n n s y l v a - the Presidential Task Force had vot- the aca- demic cal- nia. ed on a plan to introduce a four-cred- it semester system as the best option endar. for the academic calendar at Mercy- The Arche- PAGE 4 hurst ology De- The Presidential Task Force was set partment up to investigate options for a new has con- academic calendar when the recent cerns about OPINION: Middle States report suggested that switching t o Mercyhurst switch from trimesters to semesters. semesters. Madam Malarky Many different faculty members and the drunken and different academic departments query. on campus have diverse opinions R e photo about the possible change. instead of eight provides more op- English department are not 100 per- calendars could happen as soon as Associate Professor of the Mathe- portunity to stay professional and be cent behind semesters, but that there Fall 2005, affecting more than half PAGE 6 matics and Computer Systems de- active within our own disciplines, and are many things to consider. "Switch- of the students currently on cam- partment, Dr. Charles Redmond, fa- then we can bring that excitement ing to semesters would b e a challenge pus and all incoming freshmen. Jun- vors the four-by-four semester sys- into the classroom," said Redmond. for us as well as other departments," iors and seniors will defiantly be un- tem. "That's easier to do when you are said Reed "There are many things to affected by the change, unless it is ARTS& "I see the four-by-four system as only teaching six courses." consider." necessary for them to come back to an answer to problems we have with Other departments and professors Reed himself is not opposed to the Mercyhurst for additional classes to ENTERTAINMENT the current system, because it offers feel differently from Dr. Redmond idea of semesters, but feels that it finish their degree, or if they plan Kevin De v i n e , lead efficiency and depth," said Redmond According to Dr. David Living- would be a challenge. on attending Graduate School at singer of T h e Miracle "Efficiency is the hallmark of the ston, President of t h e Faculty Sen- |i .Mercyhurst Student Government Mercyhurst. also responded to last week's article of 86, releases a four-by-four." Redmond would like ate, one department that has already MSG President David Del Vecchio the opportunity to get more in depth has concerns about the proposed by pasting this message on it's screen also said, "Student Government is new album. .with his .classes during the term and | c h a n g e is the Archeology Depart- |name, HurstMSG: "For everyone in the process of educating ourselves the extra time with a four-by-four ment that read TheMerctetdand is now con-on all the issues regarding the calen- PAGE 8 semester system would give him and The department did not wish to cerned about the semester dar, before we can effectively present other professors that chance. comment on a possible switch to system...CALM DOWN! People get the calendar issue to the students and Redmond believes that the four-by- four-credit semesters at this time so fired up. Student government will seek student input" four system would be more efficient because the issue is still very contro- take everyone's opinions and concerns This spring, the Presidential Task for faculty members because they versial and nothing has been final- into account, but since the change to Force will have a formal recommen- would b e teaching three classes while ized a semester system will not occur un- dation to make to the Board of SPORTS: still having two terms, instead of Another department that may pre- til a few years...when every current Trustees in the form of a proposal. teaching four classes, like on a typi- fer to keep trimesters is the English student here is already graduated..we Until then, students with consider- Women's hockey cal semester system. Redmond said Department due, in part, to their ex- are taking the process very slowly and ations should talk to their MSG rep- remains perfect in that it is not that faculty does not tensive number of core classes. As- very delicately. Trust us....it isn't the resentative or voice their opinions pressing issue that you think it is!" CHA. I want to teach more classes. sistant Professor Dr. Brian Reed to MSG at the weekly meetings on 'Teaching six classes [each year] said that some of the faculty of the However, the change in academic Mondays at 8:30 p.m. in MSG Chambers. PAGE 12 MSG diversity lecture raises controversy Upcoming C a m p u s Events you think that 95% of crimes are By J e n n y Alien committed by black people?" j Film: Monty Python and the Contributing writer He continued by saying, "If we Holy Grail | would get free of this racial profil- Mary D'Angelo Performing Arts There was clapping and cheering, ing we would see that we are all the Center but also some uncomfortable faces same. Wednesday, Feb. 18, at 2 and 8 on Thursday, Feb. 12, in the Mary Dyson's next topic and the co-fo- D'Angelo Performing Arts Center as cus of his lecture was affirmative p.m. Dr. Michael Eric Dyson took the action. He did not limit he lecture stage to send a message of diversity to problems of African Americans Mercyhurst Jazz Ensamble to the students at Mercyhurst and the alone, though, he mentioned affir- Mary D'Angelo Performing Arts community of Erie. £ mative action with those who are Center 1 Though the crowd was sparse, those older, with women, with different who did attend could find a message ethnic groups, and young people. Thursday, Feb. 19,7:30 p.m. to any race, ethnic group, or person. "Affirmative action is about giving Dyson commanded the stage and someone a chance who deserves it," Food for Finals subject of diversity from a highly Dyson said. "We should love our Student Union intellectual standpoint brothers and sisters regardless of Sunday, Feb. 22,9 p.m. Dyson began his lecture saying, "if their color." y we are going to tell the truth about '.'It's about confronting real differ- diversity we must do it." He then ence and how America deals with Men's club hockey game proceeded to give his take on the is- that difference," Dyson said of di-| Mercyhurst Ice Center sues dealing with diversity and affir- versity and affirmative action. Saturday, Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. mative action. These topics are not ones that stu- Last home game of the season Diversity, according to Dyson, is a dents of Mercyhurst are used to problem dealing with "the narrow rig- dealing with and Dyson presented id definition of what it means to be them in a very direct manner that an American, to be a citizen of the brought a sense of reality to the sit- world." He said, "I'm talking about uation. The students who attended | diversity across the border and about were very receptive to his message Index our biases and bigotry." though. News A 1 "I'm not creating a problem, I'm Ricardo Aguirre was one student] National News 2 trying to reveal one," he continued. there who thought Dyson did a great "I'm just here to point these things job speaking. Although he said the News fe • y 3 out to you. lecture may have been unsettling for Features 4 The things Dyson pointed out in- some, "It was a real treat for me at Features 5 cluded the terror in America that is- least" $ * Dr. Michael Eric Dyson speaks to a sparse crowd at Mercyhurst on Opinion ..-• 6 sues of race have given rise to as "I was one of the very few who Thursday. His lecture was sponsored by MSG. well as the diversity problems in was able to see him before," Agu- Opinion. ' things such as racial profiling and irre, who had seen Dyson on televi- He added, "It made people aware of very energetic about the topic at hand A&E. •• 8 affirmative action. sion and read his works, said tilings they woulc I not normally think "l thought he had a lotxtf good things A&E. ;,. 9 In a staggering statistic related to Aguirre agreed with Dyson's beliefs about." to say," she mentioned. "1 thought it Another student attending the lec- was really cool how he put hip hop Sports. | , 10 the idea of r a c i a l profiling Dyson toldl and approaches but said, "With the 11 the audience, "I spoke in a prisonj situation we are in at Mercyhurst we ture was J e s s i e Verbic. She enjoyed into everything." Sports, yesterday that was 95% black. Do are not ready for a speaker like that" Dyson's lecture and thought he was Please see Dyson on Page 3. Sports. 12

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NEWS To contact [email protected] Mexico City's 'Zona Rosa' is gay, lesbian district By L a u r e n c e Iliff ularity of A m e r i c a n culture and crimination. The gays used to be The Dallas Morning News global debate on issues such as more discreet." same-sex marriage and gay Some business groups go fur- MEXICO CITY - Amid the priests, analysts and activists said. ther, saying the young men, jumble of r e s t a u r a n t s , discos and The trend comes on the 25th some of w h o m they describe as knickknack shops in the capital's anniversary of the nation's first provocatively dressed, are driv- touristy Zona Rosa neighbor- gay march, in Mexico City, where ing families and tourists f r o m the hood, one small coffee shop the City Council is considering a Zona Rosa. stands out Two large rainbow same-sex civil union law. Paulo J u a r e z , an official in the flags frame a sign with the leg- It would extend some rights o f Zona Rosa tourism office, said end, in English, "BGay, marriage to same-sex unions and there have been complaints BProud." might pass this year. A similar about the show of affection An open window reveals measure failed by one vote last among same-sex couples. All brightly colored sofas and metal year. have come from Mexican tour- bar stools inhabited by mostly One key element changing ists visiting from conservative young, same-sex couples. They Mexican social attitudes is a de- cities such as Guadalajara, he hold hands, drink coffee and mographic shift comparable to said. None has come from the occasionally kiss. the baby boomer phenomenon steady stream of f o r e i g n visitors, This open expression of their in the United States after World he added sexuality is not limited to the in- War II, analysts said. Still, Mexico remains a heavily terior of the nation's first cafe Mexico's demographic bubble Roman Catholic nation where devoted explicitly t o Mexico's gay of g l o b a l i z e d youth is coming of the clergy campaign against con- population. age. A third of the nation's 100 dom use and sex education. Pres- .All over the Zona Rosa, in the million people are 15 to 35 years ident Vicente Fox belongs to the KRT heart of macho Mexico, young of age. And 20 million will conservative National Action Luis botello Carbojal and his boyfriend, Abraham Licona Bocardo hang out with friends along the men walk arm-in-arm, check out move into that age group within Party and called one of his op- pedestrian walkways of the Zona Rosa, Mexico City, Mexico passers-by and congregate on a decade. ponents in the 2000 election more reserved; we had to hide," Tito Vasconcelos, a 52-year- chasing power, because they street corners. Men greet each But not everyone is crazy "mariquita," meaning "sissy." said Carlos Abraham Slim, 38, a old "torch singer" and pioneer only buy a few drinks," Vascon- other with a peck on the cheek about y o u n g men cuddling along Gay youths are sometimes phys- photographer from the nearby in Mexico's gay movement, said celos said, referring to soda and in McDonalds. Lesbian couples, the network of walkways in ically assaulted by parents or city of P u e b l a whose art exposi- he realized five years ago that alcohol alike. "But they come though fewer in number, nuzzle downtown's Zona Rosa _ a Bo- classmates. tion hangs from the walls of t h e gay youths had nowhere to go, every single day." each other as they lounge against hemian and chic enclave in de- The backlash against gay visi- BGay cafe. The images, using a as adult-oriented bars proliferat- Further, he said, the Zona storefronts. cades past bility has already begun, said 19th century process that leaves ed in the dark basements of the Rosa has always been a gather- "Part of what we are doing Its name, "Pink Zone," re- pollster Maria de las Heras. While them bluish, are semi-erotic. Zona Rosa. So he opened El ing spot for gay Mexicans, even here is showing people that we ferred to the tranquillity and the vast majority say that every- "This is a place where you really Cabaretito, which initially of- if they were less visible in the have nothing to hide, we are not glamour of an artist colony one has the right to his or her feel free," he said. fered theatrical skits. Gay young past. "It was a fantastical place doing anything wrong," said Ger- when it was established 50 years sexual orientation, she said, most Others agreed. people flocked to the club and ... and gay people are part of t h e ardo Espinosa, the 22-year-old ago. Streets are named after don't want to see physical affec- "In the last five y e a r s , there is stayed in nearby coffee shops or Zona Rosa and its history," Vas- co-owner of the BGay cafe. European cities such as Liver- tion among gays and lesbians in a freer g a y climate here," said Al- hung out on the streets. A com- concelos said. "This generation is unlike the pool and Prague. Now, some say, public, and only a fiftl i support berto Ibarra, 23, a university stu- peting club down the block, Celo, The transformation of the others. We watch Will & Grace.' its two dozen square blocks are same-sex marriage. "The visi- dent drinking a soda with four also caters to gay youths. zone from artsy neighborhood We see gay characters on becoming more ofa "Red Zone," bility of homosexual men in a friends in the BGay cafe. But Vasconcelos has five business- to commercial district came with "Friends.' We're on the Internet, with shops selling sexually orient- macho society like Mexico makes outside the Zona Rosa, he said, es, including a soda fountain for the opening of the city's subway and we absorb a lot from other ed videos, condoms and other other men feel more vulnerable, "There is still a lot of discrimi- gay kids who are not old enough system in the late 1960s, which cultures." paraphernalia. | and that makes their reactions nation despite the changes." "18" to enter a bar. A charitable brought the Mexico City masses Espinosa sees the Zona Rosa "These people bring a lot of more drastic," de las Heras said. His friend, Guadalupe Mosco, foundation offers an accredited downtown, he said quickly turning into a "gay vil- prostitution," said Victor Man- "The level of homophobia we 22, also a university student, said high school program for teenag- Architect and history buff lage" full of fashion boutiques, uel Freyre, 53, who has sold are seeing is intense." * lesbians have it easier than gay ers who are being harassed at Edgar Tavares Lopez said the restaurants and cafes, as in the handicrafts in the zone for 40 In contrast, older gays and men. "I think it is easier to be a school. Zona Rosa has always been a Castro district in San Francisco years. A gay bar dedicated to those from Mexico's more con- woman. Before w e were looked Rather than rejecting gay place to see extravagantly or Dallas' Oak Lawn. young people, El Cabaretito, servative countryside say they down upon, but things are be- youths as troublesome, he said, dressed people; a place where For now, the area is the center moved next door to his shop find the brashness of the capi- ginning to change." business owners in the Zona everybody somehow fits in. of a gay community that has three years ago. "They block the tal's gay young people refresh- The explosion of gay young Rosa should embrace them. Through the years it drew so- rgrQwn,in recent yearja}ong with door, and you catftsaY anything ing- ***• - • y ^* people in the Zor&'Rosa is in part "On the surface, it doesn't called "hippies" or "punks"; now it's "goths" a n d gays; * > . to them because then it s dis- ' "My generation was much a byproduct of the free market. llike theyhave a lot of p u r - I-, - -•-• b| VJUl Enrollments risdin U.S. colleges Military investigating whether By Maryanne George partly responsible for the lower 2003-04 academic year for in- guerrillas knew of general's convoy Knight ladder Newspapers numbers, school officials say. U- state undergraduate students is By Hannah Allam that General Abizaid and Gen- al Husseini al Sistani, a reclusive M has changed its application to about $11,000. Knight Ridder Newspapers eral Swannack were going to be cleric whose rulings are consid- Students enrolle• d in college require multiple essays, teacher At U-M, where in-state un- there is a leap that we are not ered law by most of Iraq's Shi- hit a record high of 15 million recommendations and other dergraduate tuition, room and BAGHDAD, Iraq - The U.S.- going to make at this time," said ite Muslim majority, repeated his last fall, and that number is ex- data, making more work for s t u - board is about $ 14,600, admis- led coalitionls trying'to deter- Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt, insistence on direct elections in pected to increase 10 percent dents. sions director T e d Spencer said mine whether a security breach spokesman for the U.S. military a meeting Feb. 12 with the lead- in the next decade, according At MSU, students are now en- he is hearing stones from par- may have led to a grenade at- in Iraq. er of a United Nations delega- to a national study released Feb. couraged t o write an essay. It will ents who are nervous about tack Feb. 12 on a military con- Kimmitt said an investigation tion that's in Iraq to study wheth- 11. - ;'•••:-i\ become mandatory in the fall of committing to send their chil- voy that was carrying Gen. J o h n was under way to find o u t wheth- er such polls are feasible by this But in Michigan, a struggling 2005. MSU is also becoming dren to U-M because of the Abizaid, the commander of all er insurgents knew in advance summer. economy may b e causing some more competitive, discouraging soft economy. of the generals' afternoon visit OS SI • • 1 American forces in the Middle Sistani s insistence on selecting students t o rethink their college some students from applying, said "We are hearing parents talk- to an Iraqi civil defense corps East, and another top U.S. gen- a new Iraqi government through plans, say officials at Michigan MSU admissions director Pam ing about sending their students compound. He added that Amer- eral. direct elections rather t h a n a cau- State University and the Uni- Home. to a less-expensive school and Abizaid and Gen. Charles ican troops returned fire and cus system proposed by the Unit- versity of Michigan. But an unemployment rate i n seeing how things work out Swannack escaped unharmed unsuccessfully pursued the at- ed States has slowed prepara- Across the country, applica- Michigan of 7.2 percent, com- economically," Spencer said. after guerrillas fired r o c k e t - p r o - ta< kers. Kimmitt said troops tions to return control of the tions have been increasing for pared with 57 percent national- "Even people with white-collar pelled grenades and other weap- searched a mosque that was country to Iraqis by J u n e 30. ly, and a fear of layoffs may also jobs are feeling threatened. ons at their convoy from roof- thought to be harboring the men, the last four years at the nearly Fallujah is an anti-American There is anxiety out mere in the tops in Fallujah, about 30 miles but made no arrests. 600 colleges that were sur- be factors. hotbed in the so-called Sunni marketplace." At Wayne State west of Baghdad, military offi- In the past, U.S. officials in veyed for the study by the "There is a lot of concern Triangle area, which is home to University, where many stu- cials said. A spokesman said it Iraq and Washington have said National Association of C o l l e g e about cost," Home said 'Tuition many diehard supporters of dents commute to campus and was too early to tell whether the that some Iraqis working for the Admission Counseling, based in went up about 10 percent last ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hus- can live at home, applications assailants attacked the convoy as American military and the civil- Alexandria, Va. fall at MSU, and the economy sein. After the attack, Abizaid for the fall are up 30 percent a target of o p p o r t u n i t y or w h e t h - ian administration may b e spies Preliminary data at U-M show has not bounced back in Michi- and Swannack, the commander overall and 47 percent for mi- er they had been tipped off that for the insurgents. applications for this fall are gan like the rest of the nation. of the 82nd Airborne Division, norities, according to J a c k Kay, , , •.•, ,- down 18 percent overall and More students and families are the two generals were in it I Meanwhile, coalition spokes- canceled plans to walk into the down 23 percent among mi- considering community colleges WSU associate provost for as- men had no comments on re- sessment and retention. "Whether w e can directly link city and returned to a military norities. At MSU, applications for the first t w o years and then this attack to any foreknowledge ports that Grand Ayatollah All base Instead to date are down 15 percent transferring to MSU." The opening of two residence for both groups. Parents who invested their col- halls and stepped-up recruiting A U.S. Supreme Court deci- lege savings in the stock market I urograms at area high schools sion in J u n e striking down U- are also not seeing the growth and in the Latino community M's point-based system that they expected, she said. Tuition, have helped boost the num- gave minorities a boost may b e room and board at MSU for the bers, according to Kay. Winter Term Laker-Inn Fallujah's mayor questioned by U.S. troops Lunch Specials By T o m Lasseter be holding him for quite some after his office was ransacked Knight Ridder Newspapers time." and set on fire. U n l i k e the pre- Monday | ^^ ^^^^ Wednes y FALLUJAH, Iraq - Machine- Continuing confusion over vious mayor, Hussein had the Bagel Sandwich Cheeseburger Si gun-toting Iraqi men swarmed who launched Saturday's attack support of many of the area's ling Salad the downtown streets of FalIu- and who is in control of the city tribal sheiks. 8 oz. Fruit Cup Curly French Fries 20 oz. Fountain jah on Monday as reports circu- offer a foretaste of the messy Kimmitt said investigators sus- 20 oz. Fountain 20 oz. Fountain lated that U.S. forces had de- job that U.S. troops will face in pect the attackers on Saturday Drink tained Mayor Raad Hussein for handing over authority to Iraqi had inside help, including the Drink Drink questioning about an assault on security forces. cutting of phone lines so the the local police station on Satur- Iraqi guards outside the may- police couldn t call for backup. day. or's office said Hussein was ar- There also may have been a false Friday "If those questions lead to his rested by U.S. soldiers late Sat- report called in just before the Thursday Saturday innocence, then I suspect he will urday night and remains in cus- attack to pull out some of the ITaco Salad Wrap Combination Sub be released," said Gen. Mark tody. Many residents, including police force and make the sta- Kim mitt in Baghdad. "If those the guards, said Hussein was still tion easier to overtake, he said. 20 oz. Fountain 2 Cookies Small French questions lead coalition forces to the mayor, despite reports that A convoy carrying Gen John Drink 20 oz. Fountain Fries suspect he may somehow have he'd resigned a few days earlier. Abizaid, the commander of all been involved in the loss of life Hussein was the town's inter- American forces in the Middle Drink 20 oz. Fountain of 25 Iraqi police service mem- im mayor, having come to pow- East, was attacked near the po- Drink bers inside the town ofFallujah, er when his U.S.-backed prede- lice station in Fallujah on Thurs- Students: Don't Forget to 6RAB Your "Lunch on the Runl I would suspect we're going to cessor resigned last November day. FEBRUARY 18,2004 THE MERCIAD PAGE 3

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Continued from page 1. diversity and what it had to do on include his essays from 1 9 8 9 However, Verbic was disap- with their life. to 1993 on figures l i k e Michael pointed with the attendance for P Dyson is a renowned speaker Jackson, Michael Jordan, and the lecture which was not nearly and h a s shared his messages with Spike Lee. These essays also as large as it was for the first i n - colleges across the country. His address racism, sexism, film pol- stallment of t h e series earlier this studies and research have fo- itics and music. His second col- year. "This guy is huge and our j cused on topics such as race, lection of essays was published school did not take him as huge," religion, popular culture and con- in 1995 on topics such as the she said. temporary crises within the Af- O.J. Simpson trial, the music of "I was really embarrassed at rican-American community. Marian Carey and Vanessa Will- our school," she added because He has also written six books iams as well as a critique of of the minimal attendance. and is a frequent media com- gangsta rap. The majority of the people at- mentator as well as being a pop- The Mercyhurst Student Gov- tending the speech were people ular speaker. His books include, ernment lecture series has from the community of Erie and "Holler if You Hear Me: brought many important speak- several students from Mercy- Searching for Tupac Shakur", ers and topics to campus and hurst. There was also a lack of "Reflecting Black: African- Dyson's speech was no excep- faculty and administration at the American Cultural Criticism", tion. This year's series began in event "Between God and Gangsta the fall with Notre Dame foot- "If our faculty and administra- Rap: Bearing Witness to Black ball player "Rudy" and will con- Katie McAdams/Photo Editor Culture", "Race Rules: Navigat- Senior Anna Guerriero is awared the Eric Barr award by Steve Zinram, director of the tors are not supporting this then tinue with Ruthie from Real ing the Color Line", and books World Hawaii in the spring. annual fund. She raised more than $7,267 for Mercyhurst. what are our students supposed to think?" Verbic said. on the lives of Malcolm X and Dyson was to be the diversity Regardless of who was there, Martin Luther King J r . also. part of the lecture for the year. Another* s u c c e s s f u l phonathon Dyson spoke as though each seat Many of his books are collec- MSG was unavailable for com- in the audience was filled a n d he tions of essays which include a ments on the lecture but many Ambassador Anna Guerriero wins Eric Barr award tried to make everyone in atten- variety of topics and people. members were in attendance in- ner receives the Eric Barr schol- termined to be the winner. In dance think about the topic of Some things Dyson has written cluding Verbic a n d Aguirre. ByJonelle Davis arship along with a cash prize. 2001, Guerriero raised $620, Contributing writer The top group receives $300, with a total of 24 pledges. second place receives $200, In 2002, she raised $1,030, Since 1980, Mercyhurst Col- third place receives $100, and with a total of 27 pledges. In IMPORTANT WORK STUDY New ATM lege has held a yearly phonathon fourth place receives $50. 2003, she raised $4,055, with a PAYROLL INFORMATION in order to raise money for the This year, the Ambassadors total of 78 pledges. This year, school took home first p l a c e this year however, she topped them all in Union In an effort to address the concerns of students, changes The phonathon focuses on with a total amount of $28,842 with $7,267, and a total of 98 Mercyhurst College has en- have been implemented regarding the current pay date sched- raising money for unrestricted in donations. The cheerleaders pledges. tered into a new agreement with ule. The pay date of F e b r u a r y 20 will include two pay peri- gifts to the annual fund, which and dance team took second According to Zinram, the stu- PNC Bank to provide ATMs on ods: January 15 thru January 28 and J a n u a r y 29 thru Febru- is money that had no restrictions place with a total of $6,782 in dents that participate in the Pho- the Erie Campus. ary 11. A revised schedule is available on the Laker Web donations. The men's hockey nathon use it as a way to give An ATM was installed in the for its use. This year, the money site. raised will help provide student team took third place with a to- back to Mercyhurst. He also Laker Inn and became opera- financial aid, support the Old tal of $5,885 in donations, while added that helping to build the tional Thursday, February 12. To effectively implement this change the following guide- Main renovation, and help the the rowing team took fourth endowment is what begins the An ATM already was in place lines will be strictly enforced: college in achieving the $300,000 place with a total of $4,605 in relationship the students have in the lobby of the Briggs Ave- Alden Challenge. $ donations. with the college. They get a nue entrance to the Bookstore. Time sheets will be due in Main 112 by noon on the sched- The phonathon ran from J a n . Although not all the participat- chance to understand the pro- v For the three-year term of the uled submission date. There will be no exceptions. 18 until Feb. 5, and according t o ing groups could r e c e i v e a cash cess of supporting the college agreement, PNC has agreed not Steve Zinram, director of the prize, they all still contributed to and that every donation, no mat- to assess a surcharge for the u s e Time sheets submitted after n o o n on the scheduled due date, Annual Fund, the results were the total amount of donations. ter what the size, counts. of t h e ATMs, including the one either by the student or the supervisor, will be paid on the not disappointing. More than The rest of the donations Zinram has run the phonathon in the Bookstore. following scheduled payroll date. $90,000 was raised $ I raised are as follows: women's for the past six years, and h e sees This is true, even if y o u do not Students organizations indud- hockey, $4,495; women's la- the overall effect the process has have an account with PNC. Students are encouraged t o erirpJliadirejCt deposit, a n d forms-., ing Ambassadors, Mercyhurst crosse, $3,760; softball, $1,625; on the students who participate. P'ff is possible that your own . Snbepicted.iip in Room 112 Old ^ain,. S r u # n t s not op Student Government, cheer-1 men and women's-rfsoccer, He discussed one particular bank could charge you a fee for direct deposit will be required to pick up their c h e c k s on pay- leading and dance teams, men $1,605; wrestling, $1,449; men's former student, Jeff Gold, who using the PNC ATM. day after 8:30 am. and women's hockey, men a n d volleyball $1,445; Mercyhurst actually called from Canada to If you have any questions, women's volleyball, men and Student Government, $1,375; make a pledge to the Phonathon. please contact the Finance Of- If you have any questions, please call Diane Rutkowski @ women's lacrosse, men and men and women's golf , $1,185; Jeff remembered his experience fice at 824-2278. 2278. Thank you for your anticipated cooperation. women's soccer, men a n d wom- women's volleyball, $1,165; foot- with the phonathon and that ev- en's golf, rowing, softhall, wres- ball, $1,045; men's lacrosse, ery donation counts. tling, baseball, field h o c k e y , and $1,010, field hockey, $505; and Overall, Zinram feels that the the football team all participat- baseball, $465. 1 phonathon benefits Mercyhurst ed in the phonathon. This year's individual who in many ways, and he looks for- Reasons why y o u n g adults should vote Spring ]Break These groups compete against raised trie most money was Anna ward to keeping the annual pro- Bookstore Hours each other t o see who can raise Guerriero. According to Steve gram running with future im- Chicago Tribune people 65 and older f e e l the same Thurs Feb. 26 8:30 -4:30 the most money. The top four Zinram, Guerriero has partici- provements which will allow way. Those data come from a Fri. 1 Feb. 2 7 8:30 -4:30 organizations receive a cash pated in the Phonathon for four more donations. A smattering of politically pas- recent study conducted by The Sat. Feb. 28 Closed prize, and the top individual win- years, and this year, she was de- sionate young people and dispas- Washington Post, Kaiser Family Sun, Feb. 29 Closed sionate numbers from surveys Foundation and Harvard Uni- Mon. March 1 8:30 -4:30 offer these reasons for partici- versity. Tues. March 2 8:30 -4:30 Student Tech Expo to be held at Gannon pation, not just at polls but in Reason No. 2: If the nation Wed. March 3 8:30 -4:30 The first ever NW Student technology community in the up for a chance t o w i n s o m e fan- campaigns too: goes to war, the young are the Thurs March 4 8:30 -4:30 Tech Expo, hosted by the Tech- eight-county Northwest region. tastic gifts and prizes. Reason No. 1: National prior- ones fighting it. When the econ- Fri. March 5 8:30 -4:30 nology Council of Northwest The affiliates of the Technolo- The expo will be held at the ities. Older voters are projected omy takes a turn for the worse, Sat. March 6 8:00-1:00 they're the ones not getting jobs. March 7 Pa. is more than a computer gy Council are: Crawford Area Waldron Center, Yehl Ballroom to outnumber voters under age Sun. Closed March 8 event. It is more than a show- Peer Professionals, Erie Net- at Gannon University on Thurs- 30 by more than 2-to-l on Tues- Reason No. 3 (a): Simqne Mon. 7:30-10:00 day. That means the generation Ward, executive director of case for the latest hardware and work Users Group, Erie Tech- day, March 18 from 10 a.m. to T? software solutions. It encompass- nology Management Associa- 4 p.m. Admission is free and gap in such matters as Social Young Democrats of America, Interested in Security might be underrepre- es all areas of technological de- tion, and Young Erie Profession- open to students of all majors. offers this tidbit gleaned from ;: sented in the candidates whom census data: If 18- to 24-year- working f o r | velopment and will focus on ef- als. • For additional information or The Merciad? This exciting and interactive to register for this event, please voters elect. Three out of five old turnout had been just 0.3 forts promoting the use of tech- Applications will soon b e tak- one-day event is a great oppor- visitwww.techcoundlnwpa.org o r people in their 20s, for exam- percent higher in Florida in 2000, nology as well as demonstrate en for Merciad staff positions tunity for students in the region contact Erica Jackson, Brain ple, said in a survey that Social Al Gore probably would have what technology can and is do- for the 2004-2005 school to explore cutting edge innova- Gain Manager, at (814) 451- Security should be redesigned so prevailed over George Bush. ing for our region. £ 1 year. 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To contact: [email protected] FEATURES Behm investigates death] as part of internship By J e n Helbig ington form her job. rial Agency is a government Contributing writer This large area kept Behm and Behm explained that some- agency," Behm explained. "They her co-workers very busy. times a body would be decom- were looking for an anthropolo- Behm recalled, "In a 10-hour posed to the bones when it was gy or archeology major, and I Dayna Behm, a Mercyhurst day, we had about 13 cases." brought into the office. > applied" " senior from P o r t e r s v i l i e Pa., had Behm's internship kept h e r ac- f "My skeletal biology class was Behm applied for a position a s an internship this past summer tive, but she said that she was helpful because I was able to an image intelligence analyst, at the Allegheny County Coro- grateful to be one of a few to identify the bones that were which is closer to the job field ner's office. receive the job. brought in as human or animal,'' that Mercvhurst's MAP majors From J u n e to Sept. 1st, Behm "I was one of 14 students that Behm said. go into. - made a one and a half h o u r com- were chosen for the job," Behm |;; Behm also noted that the crim- As soon as Behm's back- mute twice a week to her job in said. "There were over 60 ap- inal investigation class she took ground check is processed, she Pittsburgh plicants. I worked with one oth- at Mercyhurst also helped her will then find o u t where her job She spent the summer living in er girl for the entire time, the out a great deal when they w e r e will be located. Erie, where she worked in the other 12 worked with a partner working at the scene. Behm has lived in Erie and forensic lab on campus. during their own shifts." Although the job provided an Portersvilie, and the Allegheny Behm is a forensic anthropol- Behm generally enjoyed the inside look into the real world internship had her traveling also. ogy major with a minor in crim- internship for the experience that of forensics, Behm said that she Behm noted that she enjoys trav- inal justice. she gained would not like to work in a cor- eling, and she doesn't mind go- Behm's position as an assistant She said, "It was definitely nev- oner's office as a career. ing other places for opportuni- deputy coroner paralleled her er boring. I walked away from it "The job was very depressing," ties. * studies at Mercyhurst. with a lot of experience." Behm said. "It was very tough p*I may b e located in Maryland, Her job was hands-on experi- | This experience was unique to deal with the families who the Pentagon, or Virginia," Behm ence for her major. % because she was able to carry out didn't even care about their de- said "At my job we investigated any the duties of a deputy coroner ceased." \) Her entrance to a job immedi- death except for natural deaths," as if they were her own. Behm explained that some ately after graduation does not Behm said. "The police or a fu- "I thought that the job brought families do not claim their de- mean that Behm will end her neral home called to inform us me some experiences that Mer- ceased family members, and they education of the death, and then we had cyhurst could never have given leave the body for the county to Katie McAdams/Photo editor \?'H would like to go on and earn to investigate and get evidence, me," Behm said. "The hands-on pay for its cremation. "I come Senior Dayna Behm appreciates all the knowledge she my master's and a doctorate, and and if it was not a natural death work in the pathology suite al- from a loving family, and it was has gained at Mercyhurst. She feels this knowledge has although I'm not sure what they we had to write an investigation lowed me to work side-by-side hard to digest the passive atti- prepared her for the real world. will be in, I know that I do not report. i t with the pathologists." tude of these family members. want to leave the field for good" Allegheny County spans a large Some of Behm's classes at The internship turned me away do." field, she already has a job to distance, roughly from the city Mercyhurst provided her with from being a coroner, they don't Although Behm does not plan follow graduation of Wexford to the city of Wash- the experience necessary to per- get enough credit for what they to pursue a career in this direct "The National Geo-Interspa-

• Mello'skdventure on Fraser Island Former Mercyhurst professor runs for Congress

By M e g h a n Sullivan amount of money because of Contributing writer a bill that prohibits the buying of cheaper imports of drugs, and prohibits supplemental in- A few Mercyhurst students surance. and I went down to the Ply- Porter is in support of Phy- mouth Tavern this Saturday sicians National Health insur- afternoon for the petition sign- ance plan to cover all Ameri- ing brunch for Dr. Steven Por- cans, whereas his opponent ter, hopeful candidate for has previously voted to in- Congress in the 3rd Congres- crease out-of-pocket medical sional district of Pennsylvania. costs for senior citizens. K Hoping to have enough sig- Something that may be of natures to get his name on the interest to future educators of America is his stand on the ballot his campaigning crew w! scurries about him. "No ChUcl Left behind Act. ,j He believes the philosophy Taking time out of his busy File photo schedule, Porter allows me an Dr. Steven Porter behind it, moving away from interview among all the actiiv- public education to private ed- ity to share his viewpoints in stituents. ucation, is exactly right. this campaign "He doesn't tell the truth But, he feels the issue still about his own votes," Porter needs to be addressed more "There was a vacuum here," > Porter said. "No one had run claims^ "For example, in the and properly funded. Me against Phil English and the year 2000 he gave an inter- commented that treating chil- Democrats desperately need to view in the Sharon Herald that dren the same is literally im- change the balance of power) said he was in favor of import- possible. Since "minorities and in "Washington." Porter felt that ing drugs from Canada." Por- poverty go hand-in-hand," the he was up for the challenge. > ter then revealed that Phil En- poorer districts are not able to Porter has an M.A., Ph.D, glish "voted against that twice." hire the best teachers because and P.D. degrees in fine arts Another one of the issues he the test s a l a r i e s are being paid and educational administration wants addressed if h e is elect- by the richer districts, t He was a teacher for 37 ed is the exportation of Amer- When he taught in Bing- years, and a lifelong Demo- ican jobs. \. hamton, N.Y.,'they were not

Photo courtesy o f google.co m crat. He feels we need to "create able to have field trips, com- Jody Mello and friends visited Fraser Island for a three-day camping trip. The water was He ran for the New York jobs for our people here at puters, and text books- the beautiful and being outdoors was great. I State Senate in the year 2000, home. There are ways to do items that make the education senatorial district 51 and cam- that that the Republican admin- system function. Until better paigned with Hillary Clinton. istrations are not doing." funding is provided, the "No By J o d y Mello all the tree oil surrounding it ming below, and then there were Porter has his campaign fo- Pennsylvania has the second Child Left behind Act" will Contributing writer Regardless of this fact, this is large sea turtles a couple min- my favorite place to go early in utes later. cused on four issues: the econ- largest number of senior citi- not be effective. the morning. It is quiet, beauti- I From Indian Hill, the group omy, health care, involvement zens in the country, thus Por- "I want you to b e l i e v e in our At 6:45 a.m., I received a call ful, and the water is great. headed to the Champaign Pools. and misadventure in Iraq, and ter feels that health care is a government again," Porter from friends of mine that were We had dinner that night un- The Champaign Pools are the credibility of his opponant, tremendous issue. said. "Let's win." going to Fraser Island. There der the make-shift cooking tent. scooped out sand and rock that Phil English with the constitu- He wants to prevent senior had been a cancellation and they We had fish. held water from rain and some ants, credibility with his con- citizens from wasting a large asked if I would be interested in it^We started camp fires across of the ocean waves when the going. f the camp site, and everyone got wind and tide pick up. We I I packed in five minutes and familiar with one another. lounged around in them, bask- ran out the door. The next morning with a 6:30 ing in the s u n . When I got to the bus stop and am breakfast, quick swim in the We then headed for our camp- crammed into a van, the group waterhole, and we were off for site. was off on the weekend adven- another exciting day on Fraser Around 9 p.m. we headed to- ture. Island, wards the beach; we made a It was a five-hour drive past fcj We headed for the different huge bonfire and sat around Brisbane and to Fraser Island. color sand dunes. There are talking for the rest of the We drove inland and stopped many aboriginal stories on why evening. at a camp sight. We entered the the sand is different colors Once | The next morning was our last campground, set up the two or the minerals in the sand come day. We packed our things, took We have Immediate openings in three person tents, and then got in contact with oxygen they down the tents and had break- back in the vans. change color. fast,-We went to the rainforest our customer sales/servicejdept. The vans headed to Lake wab- From there we traveled to a part of the island that day, fol- by. We got out of the vans and natural lazy river. You can grab lowed by Lake Ma< kenzie. walked through a rainforest type a tube and just float around. Lake Mackenzie is a large lake area, which opened up into huge We floated along noticing all with an island in the middle of $12.50 base/appt. hills of sand. the vegetation along the sides; the it. i 3 We trudged across the sand water was refreshing. The water is very blue and hills for a little over a mile. The As we got back into the vans crystal clear; however, the sky sand hills just dropped off into to drive to Indian Head, I had turned cloudy so we head- Fun flex. Hrs. around class the lake, some of the kids were thought to myself. This is hon- ed in for lunch. running down die hill and diving estly the first vacation I've ever On the way home from the Work!with other students! in After playing in the water, we had. I didn't think it could get beach one of the van's tires went trudged all the way back to ou i better than what we had already flat/ so we went back to the ' - vans. seen, but the best was yet to campsite to fix in We headed back to t h e camp- come." : * k We said goodbye for a second site to wash up. The water of At Indian Hill, we climbed up time and hopped back into the the pond was so dark it looked a steep cliff to the top edge, The vans. black. I jumped in. I later found view was simply amazing. Some- On the five-hour d r i v e , I rem- out the water was dark red from one pointed out a shark swim- inisced about the great weekend. FEBRUARY 18, 2004 THEMERCIAD PAGE 5

FEATURES To contact: [email protected] Clark twins motivate one another By Kyia Mclnchak "Going to the same college and Contributing writerT rooming together just seemed natural," shared Mandy. Cheeiieading is something that She did admit that they fight, requires motivation and perse- but despite this they are still dose verance. * to one another. » Siblings Angel and Mandy Angel likes to see how much • »«%• Clark understand and enjoy the the squad has grown together. aspects of c h e e r i n g . When she began cheering she had Mercyhurst's cheerleading difficulty with stunts, but now she . # squad is Division II. § believes she has improved. m This past Sunday, the girls par- Mandy, who is the captain of ticipated in a competition at t h e the team, feds that it can be chal- University of Buffalo, taking lenging to make everyone on the third place. "We work hand to squad happy. "Sometimes it is M. look good while performing, so hard to tell people what they're I think the community takes no- doing wrong, but I make mis- M tice," said Mandy. Z takes, too," said Mandy. Angel, who is a business man- Because she is able to see her agement major, is currently in own w e a k n e s s e s , Mandy under- her senior vear. stands that she is the same as Both Angel and Mandy everyone else on the team This cheered on their high school helps to pull the squad together squad in Sugar Grove, Pa. so that they can work on their Angel had a great influence on problems. Mandy. She initially looked at Angel shared that for the past Mercyhurst, and Mandy fol- three years there have been 24 lowed girls on the squad. She and her sister tried out in With this large number of in- April of their senior year of h i gh dividuals, she believes it can be school for the college squad. difficult to prevent people's ideas Katie McAdams/Pholo editor They were pleased to become from conflicting. The Clark twins cheer for the men's basketball and football team. They enjoy cheering and think it has a positive effect part of the Mercyhurst squad, Angel feels that getting every- on others if taken seriously. and they currently c h e e r for b o t h one to attend each practice and the football and basketball game is also hard. get to know people on the cam- Although she doesn't have ^Although she doesn't know cheerleading creates. teams. "Ifs something I always Despite the problems that she pus, yet she also enjoys the ben- plans to a t t e n d right a w a y , Angel where she 11 be after graduation, Mandy also plans to coach lat- wanted in college," said A n g e l may experience, Angel said that, efits of seeing different people also hopes to attend graduate Angel hopes to own a business er in her future. Mandy and Angel have never "Mercyhurst is a good fit f o r me. from day to day. | school. someday. •K Mandy said that she enjoys the been apart, and even though I'm from a small town, so I like Mandy is a biology major for Next year, their younger sister, She also plans to coach a cheer- social interaction that cheerlead- four years have passed at Mer- the fact that the college is like a pre-optometry. Stacey, will attend Mercyhurst. leading squad after she settles ing provides. "I think that cheer- cyhurst, the girls are still able to big high school." She will attend medical school She also plans to try out for the down because she realizes that leading can have a positive af- live together. Mandy believes that it's easy to after her graduation at in May. cheerleading squad. J3 she will miss the atmosphere that fect if taken seriously," she said. Climbing is McFarland's passion Get your cook on By M a u r e e n Nebel Over the last several years, By Rob W i l s o n * r Flip the fillets over a n d Contributing writer» McFarland has experienced Contributing writer let c o o k for 3 0 seconds. many enjoyable climbs at McCo- • After 3 0 seconds add the W^rt nnel'sMill. A g»»> &L^ So it s your turn to cook for sliced portabella mush- \. Melissa McFarland's hand *i "Your first big climb is the everyone in your apartment. t.tJllv held gripped to two tiny crevic- hardest, but when you reach the What do you do? Why not • Continue cooking fillets es that held her from a 40-foot top it makes you feel strong, like make one of t h e most delicious until t h e s e c o n d s i d e i s light fall to the hard earth below her. WK, you conquered something. You Italian meals there is, chicken brown a n d t h e mushrooms i, Her knuckles turned white and look at the things below you and marsala. It's a great Italian meal are t e n d e r . her clenched fingers became *^Sfc* you just become engulfed with a and it is quick and easy to •Addthethree-fourthscup saturated with sweat as she des- sense of accomplishment." make. of M a r s a l a w i n e and l e t s i m - perately searched for a better For McFarland, rock climbing So what if y o u ' r e not a good mer for o n e m i n u t e . hold I ., j f|L is a very enjoyable experience cook? You can still make this Finally, you can top it with ei- She quickly released the ten- and a great form of exercise. perfect Italian dish and it can ther a brown gravy, or spaghet- sion from her right hand and Most importantly, McFarland be done in almost no time at ti sauce, whichever you prefer. swung it upward. feels mat rock climbing builds an all W This dish will be sure to tan- &a •flmwmQOTmvMV BOH Hfe vs Then, slowly, she removed her Melissa McFariand/Conlribuling photographer incredible trust between people. All you need to cook it is a talize your taste buds, and left hand to parallel her right Melissa McFarland demonstrates her climbing ability. When two people dimb togeth- skillet, measuring cups and please everyone you make it In an instant, she swung her er they must trust each other for spoons, a paring knife and, of for. gymnast body into a front sup- ways avidly enjoyed outdoor ac- ing for over seven years. support. "In some sense, they course, your oven. "I make it for my room- port and pulled herself upward tivities. 'Tim has really been the one hold your life in their hands." The foods you need are sim- mates all the time, and they just She stepped back and took a A few years ago, she was intro- who has taught me everything Since their first c l i m b , McFar- ple as well. Four fillets of raw love it. Its real easy for me to few deep breaths, letting the duced to the sport of rock climb- that I know about climbing," land and 11m have shared many chicken, two tablespoons of make and it doesn't take up a warm autumn air circulate in her ing and hasn t stopped since. McFarland said. "It's his pas- great times. butter, white flour, e i g h t cups lot of my time either," said lungs. "It's amazing to finish a climb. sion." You can always find the two of sliced portabella mush- Mercyhurst Freshman Matt McFarland had completed her You can't be scared. You just Following her first c l i m b , Mc- of them packing up their gear rooms, and three cups of Jason. first five-seven r o c k which is a have to remember not to look Farland spent the following few and heading towards McConnel's Marsala wine. J Jason gave me the recipe for rock climb on natural rock for- down," McFarland said. months learning techniques and Mill for another run at the rocks. The steps are easy t o fol- the chicken marsala. He used mations more than 40 feet in McFarland first c l i m b was the the proper use of e q u i p m e n t so ^McFarland's next big adven- io w and the results are phe- to work at the Olive Garden the air. Arete rock formations at McCo- that she could participate in top- ture is set for next fall when she nomenal % and he learned how to cook McFarland, a senior studying nnel's Mill in Pennsylvania. . rope climbing experiences. * is going to attempt a five-nine • Cover the fillets i n flour. several different Italian dishes. to achieve a bachelor's degree She was accompanied by a very She covered areas such as be- climb in Seneca, W.Va. *: W h i l e covering the "My recipe for chicken in special and elementary edu- experienced climber, Tim, who laying, bouldering, and knot ty- "I love to climb and am going chicken, begin m e l t i n g t h e marsala isn't the same as the cation, is a person who has al- had participated in rock climb- ing to keep on doing what I love." butter i n the skillet until it one used at the Olive Garden. covers the base of t h e pan. I've made some adjustments * Once t h e butter is melt- and a few different things here ed put the fillets i n t h e pan. and there to give it my own For one teacher, a lack of sense makes sense - Cook the fillets on one unique taste," said J a s o n . "It's side for about one-and-a- just always been one of my By Megan Pass inger during childhood. ones I had." We have a very good time." half t o two minutes, or u n t i l favorite dishes and it's always Contributing w r i t e r "What w a s it like growing up?" The ones she had inspired her In class, Fisher tries to share light b r o w n . acrowdpleaser." f said Fisher. "Kids always picked to be better, but not in a way the deaf experience with stu- Most college professors have on me because I struggled with that any child would hope for. dents. They participate in projects a preferred method of teaching. conversation, I couldn't afford ,"***My teachers were abusive at the deaf club , they have guest Some lecture, some depend on hearing aids, so it was difficult both verbally an d physically. I will speakers, and they do a number Save Lots of Money student participation, and others to understand what was going on never forget the time in elemen- of projects and simulations that use slideshows or handouts. One around me. I didn't know who I tary school that a friend and I require them to be "deaf." Tanglewood Apartment Homes professor at Mercyhurst College, was or where I fit in and by the had to go to the board and write Fisher believes that sign lan- however, takes quite a different time I was in middle school I was some English grammar," Fisher guage is a very good thing to Offering 1,2, A 3 Bedrooms diagnosed with depression, which said. "We got it wrong and our learn. The more communication approach teacher was so fangry she Nicole Fisher, a 34 year-old I've been fighting e v e r since." between the deaf and hearing One thing that helped Fisher slammed our heads against the worlds, especially in the work woman who's spent almost her blackboard. That's just not right." Heat, electric, A/C, entire life in Erie, Pa., has a very get through childhood was her place, is better." 11 gives a deaf •i'-_ This abuse went on until Fishperso- n a sense of good feeling trash, water unique personaliry. She's not just brothers and sisters. She had six brothers and sisters, two of er was in 10th grade. Then she and ifs much easier to develop the short, blond-haired, green- attended Western Pennsylvania & sewer are all included. eyed, bubbly lady that everyone which were also deaf. "We were a friendship," all very close and very under- School of the Deaf in Pittsburgh Though Fisher has had her sees. Fisher has much more his- and was joined by her two deaf tory than that standing of each other. We al- share of rough times in life, brothers. There she learned there's not much she'd i hange. Call 825-8145 to apply now! Fisher prefers to teach with- ways had such a fun time no matter what we were doing." American Sign Language and got "Even if t h e r e were a pill I could 907 E. Srandview Blvd. out hearing, or speaking, a sin- her masters degree in teaching. take that would turn me hearing gle word. •"•} Even with her lack of hearing, "I came to Mercyhurst last tomorrow I don't think I'd take Great Location! In fact, Fisher has been deaf Fisher always believed she could be anything she wanted. year because there was a job it. I've found my place in the all of her life. deaf community. I fit in here. Though she isn't completely She was right $ opening. I teach ASL levels I-DI," "Since I was a little girl I've al- explains Fisher. "I absolutely love If I were a little girl, it might be deaf (known in the deaf world it I just wish I could hear things different. Bin right now, I'm as hard-of-hearing) and speaks ways wanted to teach," said Fish- er. "I wanted to show children like class discussions a little bet- pretty dam happy being deaf.'; Ask aboutfour move-iniispeciall! extremely well, she's had her fair ter, but the students are patient. share of rough times, especially that not all teachers were like the FEBRUARY 18,2004 PAGE 6 THEMERCIAD

OPINION 7b contact [email protected] The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: What's hot and what's not at Mercy hurst The{Good.L. Madam Malarky takes on the drunken query ny. Where better to do that than plex and possibly an eating dis- Spring break is almost here, so that means 10 days of freedom from reading, studying and the only place they're not allowed order because of it Don't feed writing papers. Enjoy your time off everyone because spring term will be here before you know it. mMoM to go? Thank goodness for the the bulimia epidemic. This means only one more term until the end of the school year (and seniors, this means only ladies room. 5. Girls that bathe are pretty lOmore weeks until graduation). - This is essentially why women good too. over-think and require "time" to So where can you find w o m e n The Mercyhurst student government's "100 Days tfntil Graduation" party at the Cornerstone do everything. They need the who meet this criteria? Not on Bar and Grill was a great success with many senior class members in attendance. There was free support of their cohorts. This is this campus. Probably n o t o n any food, prizes (for those who made a donation to the class gift) and great music tor all to enjoy. The something that will never go college campus. Probably no- junior c l a s s should make sure not to miss their party next year! | away, and t h e r e is nothing you where. W^men are crazy. I have DearMcutomMdlarky, can do about it, so all I can tell written about such psychosis in Thanks to all the students who worked on the phonathon, making 19,000 calls and 2,000 you is to just deal. the past Check the Merciad ar- pledges! They raised more than $90,000. Good work everyone! WhyabuvtrienhawtothinkabuntNex t question: What d o I think chives for details, as I really dont everything theysaytoyou? Why doth e ideal woman is? Well that's feel like going into it right n o w . womenneed "time" to talk toyou difficult for me to answer, as I Does she even exist? Well, I abouteuerything? am a woman myself. The ideal think I kind of just answered Signed* woman for me would not be the that. She probably does not. The? B a d . . . j&Dmnk at2:42 am ideal woman for y o u . However, I have heard several Whatdoyou thinkthe ideal wom-^Personally I think the ideal men say that they're willing to Finals are almost here! This means that everyone has to start studying. If you haven't taken the an is? woman is one who will keep her deal with a little bit of psychosis cellophane wrappers off of those textbooks yet, now is the time to do it. Even worse, if you Signal hands off my special place be- if it means that they can have haven't been to class yet, now is the time to make friends with the professor in the hopes that they Drunk at2:45 am cause I like boys. You, however, that special something in their will cut you a break. Good luck everyone and remember, just like all things, finals week will Andwberecanlftndher? may have a different definition. lives. (Do I really have to define eventually come to an end. % f As far a s what kind of woman a "special something?") Drunk at2,'46am man should look for, I can give So I guess my only advice to Despite the fact t h a t the board equivalency hours at the Laker Inn have been extended consid- Ordoessheeven exist? you a few guidelines: you is to try to find a woman erably, some people are still complaining that there isn't enough time to get food on the meal Si^ied, 1. Look for a woman you can that is less crazy than average. exchange. What more do some people want? A delivery service? Ifs not going to happen, so get *; Dnink at2'47 am bring home to meet mom. She Try mental institutions. This up, get going and get over t o the Laker if y o u want your food. Yeesh. & doesn't have to wear overalls would be your best bet because Yay! Several questions at once! and cloth scrunchies in her hair women who are "out" about Looks like Madam Malarky's in all the time, but she does have being crazy tend to be less crazy for a challenge. to look like presentable. If she than the doset psychos. Okay, drunken query number wears belly shirts every day, The only woman I know who •.. a n d the Ugly one: Why do women have to scratch her off the list. I know isn't crazy is me. Toast is nice think about everything they say? these girls sound boring, but trust and I like su perfly burritos. Still, no letters to the editor for TheMerciad Does the editorial staff have to start hitting people Why do they need time? Techni- me — it's always the quiet ones Seriously though, the best ad- with hammers so that they will write in? Maybe it's time for drastic measures: door-to-door cally, I believe I answered this that you want. Everyone has a vice I can give you is that I'm solicitations for letters...at 3 a.m. question somewhat in previous kinky streak, and the harder the very tired, so ask somebody else. articles rhe upshot of it was that streak is to find, t h e more prom- women need "time" for every- inent it is when it surfaces. Woo for bananas, thing because "time" equals 2. Find a woman who doesn't Madam Malarky "running to 34 of her closest smoke. Not only will she smell friends and asking them what better, but she wont ask you for -Frittering away her college they think, all the while telling money as often if she doesn't education to bring you the best them embarrassing stories of have dirty addictions to feed. stuff to read in the Merciad- trends things her boyfriend has said 3- Find a woman who can look and/or done in the sack." pretty in sweats. This is self-ex- Send your questions about any- Why d o you think women trav- planatory thing G think love advice is get- A tradition of Mercy hurst spring breaks el in herds to the bathroom? 4. For the love of God, don't ting '" old) to As "for those olffi8^egula¥'po6r :Take some-photos of ^ 6 u en- They need to take their councils date a woman who weighs more Madam__Malarky@yahqp. c o rn . By A s h l e y DuBose college co-eds"wilhdut the tons joying your private beach and along to discuss every detail than you do. You may be fine or add Madam Malarky to your Contributing Writer of bucks to shell out for a trip send them to your friends at oth- about the present male compa- with it, but she'll develop a com- buddy list and send me an IM. away from (or to) the frozen er colleges who are currently tak- It is the end of Feburary (al- lands, I have a few suggestions ing their midterms. most) and you know what that to thaw out your break. Before So what if they are going to Racism in fashion means? Spring Break! Woo hoo! settling in at home to wait out have a warm spring break? You Party time! the cold, hit the store. get yours first. Ah, college spring break. Is Buy yourself s o m e playground Or, you could take the easy way Is there a problem with the Abercrombie image? there any greater tradition? What sand, a kiddy swimming pool, a out by hopping in a car with a i&Tve long dealt with this reality Imagine what message this is can be more fun that cruises in bottle of self-tanning lotion, buncl i of friends yelling, "Road By M a r y A n d o m of Shopping-While-Black: either sending to the little black girl the Bahamas, swimming at Fort some plastic palm trees, tacky Trip!" and follow the highway Knight Ridder Newspapers e A with dark skin, textured hair and Lauderdale, or just basking in the luau lights, and some coconuts south. you're ignored or followed. T^-The billboard of handsome full lips. Is she not beautiful or sun by the pool because spring and pineapples. You could stay in cheap mo- While cruising t h e mall recently, American enough? is here. „ Spread the sand out on your tels, eat in creepy diners, and white jocks and beautiful white I couldn't help but notice the sea women frolicking in fields r e - Abercrombie employs these Oh, wait living room floor. If your par- drink in dingy bars. of white streaming in and out live Barbies to reinforce the That's right. This is Mercy- ents complain, tell them it is a You could get lost for a whole minded me of how different I of the Abercrombie & Fitch am from them. They are tall, Eurocentric ideal of b e a u t y _ or hurst, home of the wintertime pre-dass homework assignment day and not care because you store. as they call it, the "all-American didn't have any set plans anyway. slender and fair-skinned or spring break.* They'll probably buy it. "Oooh, Abercrombie's having Asian- everyone from the cus- look." I always thought "all- It's is not like we can't travel, Fill the kiddy pool with salt You could come back in a car a blow-out sale," my friend said. American" referred to the melt- smelling like feet a n d cheese with tomers to the cashiers. right? ; y water and place it in the corner. "Let's go in." * "Traitor, you don't belong ing pot theory we're taught in You could head to Mexico, for Surround it with the palm trees. a bunch of exciting stories to "Uh, I don't know," I told her. school. But I guess Abercrom- share (or at least some good here," that little voice in my head fun, sun and Montezuma's Re- String the lights all around the "Black folk don't really shop admonished "Black people dont bie had something else in mind venge. J room. Now you have your very blackmail pictures if you didn't here. I'll walk around the food This controversial image is at forget that camera!) shop here. But that is played out. Boring. own private beach. court or something." I had had enough and was the very heart of a racial-dis- It's been done. Clean out the coconuts and No matter what you do, don't Secredy, I wanted to know ready to leave when my friend crimination suit filed against Personally, I suggest packing pineapple shells and fill them sit at home and complain that what all the buzz was about I chimed in, "Great, I found it; he's Abercrombie & Fitch by nine up your winter wardrobe and with your favorite d e l u s i o n en- none of your friends at other had never had the courage to going to love this shirt" Hispanic and Asian employees take a cruise north to Alaska. 1 lancing drink. schools can hang out with you. walk into an Abercrombie be- "OK, let*s just get out of here." who accuse the company of I mean, what says spring break Set your drinks out near your This break is about cutting fore. When I walked out, I was re- unfair employment practices. better than a frozen tundra? beach I blanket and grab your:sun- loose, so go out and have some "C'mon, it'll only be a minute, minded of t h e many reasons why Perhaps surprisingly, there are Everybody knows that over- less tanning lotion. fun. promise," my friend said. I refuse to spend my money in a no black plaintiffs in the suit In sized fur coats and hunting Sure, you are going to be or- This is also a term break. As 1 stepped foot in that store, place like Abercrombie & Fitch: a way, we've created color-cod- spears are a fashion must have ange, but at least you won't get When those other schools let I felt I was in dangerous territo- -I don't have the "A&F ed fashion associating the urban this year.^ Have fun, you crazy skin cancer from those nasty UV out, your friends are still going ry. An uneasiness swelled in my look." look of flashy tennis shoes, puffy rich people, you! rays. to have some homework to do. stomach as the customers -The suburban lifestyle coats, baggy jeans and jerseys looked on in curiosity. Feeling doesn't appeal to me. with blacks, and the suburban outnumbered and out of p l a c e , -The Abercrombie im- look of khaki pants, polo tops I tried to look as natural as pos- age is just plain racist. and Dr. Martens with whites. sible. I shuffled my feet and We all know that beauty is Abercrombie represents this poked at the clothing. A bubbly largely defined in this culture as image perfectly, further propa- Bush or Kerry: sales clerk chirped " I h huh, white. Even some of the most gating stereotypes and hatred yeah, that tube top looks great populai black actresses and pop with its racist message. Does with those low-rise jeans," as stars, such as Halle Barry and Abercrombie have an obligation Where the Mercyhurst vote is going techno music pulsated in the Beyonce, have lighter skin and to represent minorities on their Ixickground. long silky tresses. tical margin of error. The same a 2.6 on a scale of 1-5, where billboards and in their s t o r e s and If the presidential election Every couple of minutes, At a young age, we are taught catalogs? That's for the courts to was held today, President spread holds true for registered five equaled very credible, and voters and for those who said though, she would look over my that white is beautiful^, from decide. George Bush and SenatorJohn! gave media coverage a 2.9. shoulder and when I'd catch her Cinderella to Barbie. As a child, Kerry would be in a dead heat, they were likely or very likely to When asked how informed Honestly, I cringe at the vote in November. glance, she'd squeeze off an un- I used to smear my mother's thought of Abercrombie & according to the latest Politi- they were about politics, 31 easy smile. Not once did a sales dark foundation all over my cal Communication poll of Tliis is in contrast to a poll tak- percent said they were in- i itch expanding its marketing of clerk ask If 1 needed anything Barbie's face and plait her hair self-hate and racism to even more Mercyhurst students taken last en in J a n u a r y when 41 percent formed or very informed Poll or wanted to try something on. so she could look just like me. week % $ of those respondents said they participants were randomly se- people. Of the 79 students asked plan to vote for President Bush, lected from the Mercyhurst who they would v o t e for if t h e and Senator J o h n Kerry saw his student directory by students The Merciad accepts all letters to the editor election was held todays the support rise t o 18.5 percent. In in the Communication Depart- results are as follows: Bush was terms of credibility, respondents ment's Political Communica- Please submit your letters to: picked by 36 percent. Kerry were skeptical about information tion course. [email protected] was the choice of 41 percent coming from political campaigns The class also hosted a weekly This spread mirrors nation- ads and media coverage of pol- discussion program, Politics al polls that show Kerry ahead itics in general. Today, on Hurst TV Cablevi- The Merciad reserves the right to edit for length. Please keep all of Bush, but within the statis- Respondents gave political ads sion Channel 19. submissions to 300 words or l e s s . 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To contact' [email protected] N Federal funding failure: Selfish or selfless: The new advances in stem cell research es about where the technology Unite. -.- d States by a private bio- What's the best thing to be? By David Magnus and is going to be developed. US. pol- tech company, it would fall exit- I've been thinking a lot about activities and don't want to p a r - Arthur Caplan icy virtually prohibits expending side the federal regulatory a p - happiness lately, about w h e t h e r But I Could Be Wrong ticipate in co-ed volleyball, then Knight Ridder Newspapers federal funding on all forms o f paratus, t* or not there is a time to put your find your own activities. You embryonic stem cell research, There is no mandatory over- own happiness before that of can't change your friends and The announcement that re- using cloned embryos or other- sight of privately funded re- another, or to put another's hap- your friends cant change you. searchers in South Korea have wise. This means that this prom- search to A i n e r i c a . There is not piness before your own and It's when you try to do so that successfully derived embryon- ising area of basic research is to even a guarantee that those when it's time to mediate be- friendships end. ic stem cells from a cloned be left in the United States to Jaime who donated the DNA or eggs tween the two. Maybe the problem with self- human embryo raises many the private sector and (increas- that produced the embryos Its very aggravating when peo- Rinne ish people is not the fact that they important Issues. Making ba- ingly) other countries. made by the Koreans would ple think only of themselves, willput nooneeke before them, bies is not, despite what some Given that actual cures are still know what was.going on if a isn't it? % critics of c l o n i n g research say, 1* but the fact that they w o n t even many years away, it is not sur- private company did the same It's annoying when you know one of them. put SL few people before them. prising that the American phar- experiments in the United that no matter how important Is there a best thing? Perhaps the annoying fact a b o u t The researchers in South Ko- maceutical industry is not will- States. you are to these people, you will Is mere a way for your friends selfless people is the fact that; rea have no interest in doning ing to pour very much money I flf Congress outlaws all always come in second to their to know that you care about they try to put everyone b e f o r e an army of children. In fact, into basic research. That leaves forms of human cloning, there own well-being. It's bothersome them, while making yourself them, not just a few people. they have no plans to use the this important work in the hands is a grave risk that Americans and it's hurtful and you end up happy at the same time? Proba- Try to compromise. Decide technology for reproduction at of v e n t u r e capitalists and small will have to buy their cures feeling pretty bad about yourself bly n o t who is most important to you and all, ever. Their interest is in de- biotech startups. * overseas, making the current and what y o u ' r e worth No matter what you do, no what is most important to you. veloping cures for diseases and Promising young scientists will debate about drug imports However it's also annoying matter how marry people you try Is your roommate's tasteless disabilities. find \ xitter prospects outside the from Canada look like a sing- when some people think only of to please, someone is going to lime-colored polyester really that Right after the announce- United States. If they are smart, along. The failure to federally other people. These long-suffer- get hurt, which is a shame, but a annoying' ment of the first success in they'll do what happened in the fund research puts the United ing folks always have a way of fact of life. Not everyone is go- Well, I suppose that's relative. deriving stem cells from a Korean experiment _ team up States behind the rest of the making sure that you remember ing to l i k e your major, your hob- However, if y o u really have a cloned human embryo, die usu- with someone from another world in a promising area of what they sacrificed for you, of bies or your significant other. problem with your best friend's al suspects began the now usu- country. That is why some of o u r biomedical technology. what they gave up for y o u r own Sorry. However, some people hygiene (or lack thereof), or with al debate about how cloning best stem cell researchers axe "Worse, it means that what lit- good This is also incredibly an- can deal with these differences your roommate's constant all- embryos will inevitably lead to either moving to or s p e n d i n g long tle privately funded research noying. You usually end feeling better than others. Try to find nighters, perhaps it's time for the cloning of children. How- periods of time in Britain, Sin- that does take place in the incredibly guilt-ridden, despite those people. some re-evaluation. Y o u r prior- ever, the difference between gapore, India and China. Does United States does so outside their best intentions. If your roommate doesn't like ites may need a slight re-adjust- the creation of a cloned em- it make any sense to have to buy of our regulatory system that So, what's the best way to go your choice in music, try to play ment bryo and a baby is like the dif- cures back from other countries ensures that research is ethical- about things? Is it better to be it a little softer or invest in a set Remember however ference between a seed and a when it is American scientists ly conducted completely selfish or completely of earphones. If you don't like The next polyester you judge, sequoia. Even if a cloned hu- who are playing key roles in the [ So we wind u p with the worst selfless? What's the best thing? your roommate's extracurricular might just be your own. man embryo could become a research? of all possible worlds. Our sci- baby (which is by no means The research conducted by the entists have to go overseas to clear from the South Korean team in South Korea also high- do research because we don't Indifference: Distinguishing what matters experiment), cloned embryos lights another problem with lim- want them to clone babies _ to make a stand w h e n things are fanaticism, and edifying mean- that are kept in dishes outside iting federal funding. The re- which they have no interest, in Write Truth not done (i.e. not enough park- ingless ambitions oriented to suc- the human body have absolute- searchers overseas obtained in- doing. And those who dont go ing on campus). Ks time to vote. cess into the minds of its peo- ly no chance to become babies. formed consent and got approv- overseas can do what they want It's time to start becoming ac- ple, it's more than difficult to ] The most important ethical al for their procedures by an in- with private funds without hav- Michelle tive members of the society in stand in opposition. issue raised by the Korean an- sututional review board. If this ing to account to anyone for which w e live. Ifs difficult not to drink Bud- nouncement is what it presag- research had been done in the what it is that they do. It's time to decide when it is weiser, watch football religious- important to make a stand ly, and strive to r i s e in the finan- Nothing in America would be cially supportive business world accomplished if no one cared. instead of pursuing, oh, say, so- Within the controversy of war cial work. A w a i t r e s s break Stevenson and peace, the real e v i l is in the It's difficult to raise your hand people who remain i n d i f f e r e n t , in class and further a discussion 'Sdencenurybcuefoundaaiwforth e ones who find t h a t they are when you know you could get mastevik; htfU.hcxfcii^pQmmtyavoidin g the interaction of their out of class early if you don't: - &m a part-time \h >1 y fob? for the uvrst of them all—theapa-own beliefs and society simply It's difficult ;to 'caste*-aboflt and almost sprained my ankle. enjoyed. 3 thyqfhuman beings. "-HelenKeJlerbecaus e it's easier to s t a n d back things that are almost impossi- By Niky Nocera j*i This was not a dream job; a The people were great, the job and watch ble to c h a n g e . | Contributing 'writer seven to eight hour day was ut- was easy, and eating ice cream College is the time-filler.; the [-*• In the society in which we live, It's difficult to put a reputation terly boring and horrendous. all the time was awesome. time to d i s t i n g u i s h what is to b e this contemporary play of inter- on the line in the name df a cause found important and to d e v e l o p that may in fact p r o v e unaffect- While the usual spring break Needless to say 1 only worked However, when I turned 18. i national commercialism, Wall there.; one summer. wanted to wait tables. substantial opinions. Opinions Street and the sales at the Gap ed K • I FT consists of b a s k i n g in the sun in meaning positions on issues such Cancun or Florida, I, unfortu- The next place I ran to was I wanted to work two jobs at are common knowledge to m o r e If s o c i e t y stops trying, love and McDonald's, and I will never the same time, but with it being as abortion, not opinions on people than the specifics of w a r hate really dont stand a chance nately, will be waiting tables at football or which shade of nail ChiChis. work fast food ever again! my senior year of high school, overseas or the progress of and will in fact be overcome by polish best matches your under- peace efforts. 5 Monday night football and lip Tm sure everyone knows about Some days it w a s fun, but since the workload was pressuring, and wear. the hepatitis out-break a few my brother worked there and I could only manage one job. So, As Joan Vinge put it, "Indif- gloss, conceding to the domi- was designated my boss, it was I took a leave of a b s e n c e to work Indifference is an epidemic ference is the strongest force in nance and destruction of the months ago at the Beaver Falls the universe. It makes everything ChiChi's. hard to follow orders from my at Chi Chi's. among students. Look at drugs world's most threatening adver- and alcohol in the college envi- it touches meaningless. Love and sary of indifference. Even though my restaurant in brother, especially when h e made /Planning to have my other job me do things he knew I hated; back that summer, I was irritat- ronment. No one thinks twice hate dont stand a chance against It all comes down to whether Butler, Pa.was not infected, our about the abuse of substances it." \ { or not We compete against the business dropped so much that for example, cleaning the dining ed when my boss told me there room area. In addition, because were no hours available. among friends. After college, ifs The challenge is to make the outbreak of indifference. I was laid off until further no- a shameful reality that continues conscious decision to care, to It comes down to whether or tice. I did not act like him, which is | So, since last April, I have worked as a server, and it is the to exist because the perspective decide what matters, and then not we decide as college students So during both fall and winter crazy because first o f all 1 am a was previously a b s e n t girl, I did not get along well with best job for me yet I enjoy work- refuse to sedentarily w a t c h w h e n now that we re going to care breaks, I earned no money and The same is true with political things go wrong. The challenge enough to d e v e l o p our opinions. : slowly drained my bank ac- some of my other co-workers. ing with people and receiving Then I was supposed to get money based o n h o w well I per- values moral perception, ambi- is to d e c i d e whether it is more our beliefs, and our positions.- . count important to w a t c h reality tele- promoted to the same position form. tious drives. College breeds the It comes down to whether or Since the idea of going to the leaders of o u r society, and it also vision or engage in reality itself. not we care enough to make a beach is not even feasible this as my brother, and my boss ba- p Tip money is usually nice, ex- sically lied to me and revoked cept w h e n something goes wrong risks producing the indifference It's a hard thing to do, no difference. <\ break, I will be working and try- resulting in a languid lifestyle and doubt. In a world promoting As Edmund Burke said, "All the promotion. I was out of out of m y control or I get some- * ing to s a v e money so that I can a world corrupt without change. mindless existence, brainwasl line pay my bills and go take a vaca there! Next, was a small Italian one who has always left a dollar that is necessary for evil to sue- J restaurant where I worked as a for the last 30years. It's time to raise our hands in society with ads for Budweiser, ceed is that good men do noth- tion during the summer. classes. It's time to care enough promoting hobbies such as sport I remember my first j o b . It was hostess. All in all, I will go back to that ing. " So do something. a physical therapy place, organiz- Since I am Italian and most of for a few weeks to save money ing and filing c o m p l e t e d folders.^ the people who worked there for upcoming bills and what not The filing r o o m was a dusty, were Albanian, I tended to get Next year, I will hopefully cold, and very small with a step hit on a lot just because I was have some kind of vacation stool to reach the higher young, new, and attractive. I still planned for spring break. shelves. Since I'm only 5T\ eat there, but sexual harassment I guess that just depends on "» MERCIAD reaching for the higher shelves did not float my boat. Dairy how lucrative the business be- was a nightmare. One time I fell Queen was the first j o b I really comes. 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FEB. 21. laboration of musical per- Robert Randolph and By J e s s Camodeca formers, Quintan g o and the Family Band. Contributing writier award-winning tango dancers. Phantasy Theatre, The musicians played a Lakewood, Ohio. On Valentine's Day is a day of very evocative brand of t a n - sale Jan. 24 at Ticket- love that should be spent with go musk which complement- master. your loved ones and your ed the dancers' styles to the friends. fullest f % FEB. 21. r What better way to spend On Sunday, in the Dr. Bar- Little Steven's Under- this day than watching a per- rett and Catherine Walker Re- ground Garage live formance of music and cital Hall another perfor- with the Romantics, dance based upon the beauty mance with the talented danc- Chesterfield Kings, of l o v e and exotic movement, ers and musicians occurred. Reigning Sound, and a three-course gourmet However, this performance Fondas, Cobra Verde, meal included? also included many of the hosted in person by f| On Saturday, Feb. 14, dance groups from Erie. Little Steven Van Valentgngo' premiered at the Dafmark Dance, Erie Bay- Zandt. Beachland Mary D'Angelo Performing front Dance, and our very Ballroom, Cleveland Arts Center. own Mercyhurst dancers per- The evening began at 6:30 formed tango pieces along FEB. 22. p.m., in the DanceSpace, as with the professional dancers. Pennywise, Gutter- the studios were converted Tauna Hunter, director of mouthy S t r e t c h Arm- into a romantic dining hall. Mercyhurst Dance Depart- strong. Agora Theater, The HRIM department ment, choreographed a Cleveland. worked diligently on Friday dance for Bethany Kwas- night to change the basic stu- niewski and Parris Hobbs. FEB. 25 dio of the Mercyhurst danc- Their duet was also based Chris Whitley, Teitur. ers into a gorgeous dining at- on the tango theme and,

Beachland Tavern, .-&* mosphere. Their efforts were aesthetically pleasing Cleveland. ,t *rl quite successful Overall, "it was a wonder- Brenda Moore and her ful time working with the dis- FEB. 27. 1 * HRIM students catered the tinguished dancers and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. R\f \ meal including a "surf and musicians," stated Kwas- Beachland Ballroom, turf' theme with lobster tails, niewskl Cleveland. I t or a vegetarian entree and Clearly the idea to incorpo- chocolate heart-shaped des- rate'members of the Erie FEB. 28. | serts, i dance community was a won- Punchline, Don't Look Presque Isle Wine Cellars derfu 1 thought and a great Down. Club Laga, supplied the wine for the fes- experience for the dancers Pittsburgh. On sale tivities. along with the audience. Jan. 24 at Ticketmas- The performance was a col- ter.

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APRIL 6. Sleepy J a c k s o n . Rose- Lead singer of The Miracle of86 knows how to make music bud, Pittsburgh. On sale J a n . 23 at Ticket- master. occasionally a piano, and bright ly bouncing under Devine's py love struck "Your Body is a while I sleep on your couch/I'm By J e n Helbig drums. Some songs involve the words. Wonderland." coughing up a lung but I'm cov- APRIL 8. Contributing writer harmonic tones of a female vo- "A paralyzed puppet sits stiff He does not take life too seri- ering my mouth/And I paint you Larry the Cable-Guy. calist, comparable to the contrib- in the window/grinding his teeth ously, but the listener feels aware on the wall/Yellow, red, green Warner Theatre, Erie. In October of 2003, Kevin uting vocals in Ben Gibbard's and playing piano/all his songs of his opinions. and brown/I miss you all the time y$27.75. On sale Feb. 7 Devine released a full-length on "The Postal Service" album. bleed together in a flatline blur/ The second half of the album but I'm blocking it out." ['; at Tullio Arena box Triple Crown Records. This album is far better a broken litany of worthless tosses around various styles that For the love song fanatics, office, Ticketmaster To some of us, it was a much thought out than Devine's 2001 words/creating space while your surprise the listener, but all of "Thanks" brings a few sweet outlets, by phone at i:-&\ awaited album, and to others, it "The Circle Gets the Square." drinks get served."- them are tasteful. lines into the close of the album: |452-4857 or 456-7070, is a call to finally bury your J o h n The sound that unravels will The piano solo doses the song, "People are so Fickle" sounds |v rhin streaks of tar spill off [; online at Mayer CD's between the car catch your attention and interest tiptoeing over the soft yet pre- like a one-man cover band of your right eye/where my fingers ticketmaster.com. seats and get to the store for this you for more. cise strumming of the acoustic. The Get Up Kids. It's cute, pop- find/Their way there every night one. • The album begins with two 1 The next Is one of my favor- py, a n d driving. we sleep s i d e b y s i d e / Y o u r hands APRIL 30. Kevin Devine, the lead singer slower acoustic songs, "Ball ites on the record, "Whistling "Marie," ? C o u n t r y Sky Glow" in mine." Alan J a c k s o n , Martina ol The Miracle of 86 (whit 1 \ Game"; and "Wolfs Mouth." Dixie," where Devine quips on and "Tapdance" are thoughtful, The record generally has the McBride, Mellon also has an awesome new record) He reels the listener in with a few Americans gently, but almost acoustic movements that are the mood for a car ride or an after- Arena, Pittsburgh. On is a young guitarist/singer who catchy phrases: offensively. soundtrack of staying inside on noon of background music for sale J a n . 24 at Ticket- really knows how to make mu- "And I know the kid with his "We're a nation full of dumb- a rainy day. homework master. sic. P 3fl guitar/so drunk and anxious/has bells/Pulling nightshiftB at the The record does not leave you Devine has brought out even If you've never heard his been done to death/ so tell me gym/We're a nation full of book- sleeping, though, "Longer That more amazing talent than his APRIL 30. voice, I would say it's less-trem- what hasn't ill try it." worm girls/Dumbing down to I'm Out I lere," "You're My I n- earlier albums, but if you are Alan Jackson, Martina bling than Conor Oberst, more The third and fourth songs start fall in love with them." eentive" and "Splitting Up looking for a rock CD, this Is far McBride. Mellon modem than J o h n Denver, and to pick up the beat, revealing the Devine's good-heaned style is Christmas" involves more excite- too indie for you. Arena, Pittsburgh. On less of a sell-out than Chris Car- style of the CD. 'i never basiling to anyone except ment. : j If you end up buying it and sale date TBA. rabba. Sitting near the middle of the for, Ironically, himself. "Longer That I'm Out 1 - l e r e " enjoying it, make sure you also University of Buffalo The sound is most prominent- release, "A Flatline Blur" brings His subtle lyrics make the lis- tells a familiar youthful story go out and try "Owen," "Rocky • Mainstage Theater, ly Devine's acoustic strumming a catchy beat of q u i e t drums and tener feel Devine's youth, 1 >ui m >t with a new energy: Votolato," "Iron and Wine," or Buffalo. over light, dean electric backup, low rolling piano notes creative- immature like J o h n Mayer's sap- "And I'm singing all his songs "Son, Ambulance." 3 FEBRUARY 18,2004 THE MERCIAD PAGE 9 ARTS& To contact: [email protected] T Six questions Jennifer Aniston faces as she aims for movie stardom

If Aniston's life were as By J a m ! B e r n a r d smooth as her complexion, as New York Daily News untangled as her trend-setting hair, she might cut a boring fig- ure. But her famous rift w i t h her ^ With "Friends" coming to an mother is intriguing because it end on May 6, J e n n i f e r Aniston, adds a dark spot to Aniston's the show's most popular and otherwise perfect public perso- glamorous star, is expected to na make a simple leap to major She has been estranged for movie stardom. H eight years from her mother, It may not be simple at all. Nancy, a former model, ever On the face of it, Aniston is since the latter mined their rela- well-poised to join actresses like tionship for personal gain on tab- Nicole Kidman, Cameron Diaz loid TV and in a 1999 book, and Renee Zellweger on Holly- "From Mother to Daughter to wood's A-list. Friends." She could even make a charge In a recent interview with Di- on J u l i a Roberts' turf as Ameri- ane Sawyer, Aniston seemed ca's highest-earning female star. nearly ready to dismantle her Aniston boosted her standing l^ersonal Berlin Wall. last month with the box-office "Now we're sort of all stand- hit "Along Came Polly." Her fee ing in our comers, just waiting -j. of around $5 million per movie for the other to approach," she now seems set to double. told Sawyer. But there are pressing ques- Pitt, apparently the easygoing tions chat Aniston faces as she half of the couple, has gottenB tries to m a k e a permanent tran- Aniston to the jx)int where she sition from TV to movies _ a can imagine forgiving Mom. hill that's proved too steep for Yet that thought agitated her some. And some of those ques- during the Sawyer interview.- tions will pose personal dilemmas K"I should have a shock thing for her: around my neck like those dogs, Is it more important to her to when they start to bark. When I . have children? start to cry, I just get electrocut- r. Is she likely to be weighed ed," Aniston said. down by the continuing rift w i t h Aniston and Pitt are a rare Photo courtesy of www google com. her mother? couple in Hollywood in that With "Friends" coming to an end on May 6, Jennifer Aniston, the show's most popular and glamorous star, is expected Will marital tensions emerge if they not only seem happy, to make a simple leap to major movie stardom. her career outflanks that of hus- stable and mutually supportive, v band Brad Pitt? but seldom prompt anyone to es would be throwing off their quette) is fastidious. Ross (Dav- ture to bind her, Aniston's ton stealing literary heroine roles Can she "open" a movie? say anything negative about aprons and hiring agents. id Schwimmer) is neurotic. own quirky personality will from Nicole Kidman. Can she make it on her own them. Aniston has unique qualities, Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow) is a ditz. create a niche for her that That doesn't preclude her try- without the "Friends" support, No one has ever claimed it's a not least her empathic nature, Chandler (Matthew Perry; is a combines Rachel's innate ing a dramatically dark role. system? . | sham marriage to shield one par- that position, frer t o become, Ppe loser. Jpey (Matt LeBlanc). is sweetness, with those neuroses It is easier for comic actors to Is she too nice or too neurotic ty from gossip or to enhance the of those few actresses who can dumb. Aniston claims are at her try drama than vice versa, not a screen presence? lesser light's fame. "open" movies on the strength The movie parts they get tend core. least because people often use Aniston has said often enough There is no lesser light, Anis- of their name alone. to play on those qualities, though A little strangeness adds depth. humor to mask pain. that she wants to start a family ton and Pitt had each succeed- Her early attempts to "carry" Kudrow has managed to break Playing against Rachel's vivac- Aniston first became a class with Pitt as soon as "Friends" ed individually before they met. movies like Ticture Perfect" and type in films like "Wonderland" ity, Aniston was good as the de- clown after her dad (soap star ends. Their fame and creativity are "The Object of My Affection" and Cox Arquette has a dramat- pressed married store clerk who John Aniston) left the family It seems unlikely, however, not interdependent, which is a failed. But Aniston holds her own ic role in the upcoming film " N o - lias an affair with a stock boy in when she was 9- that she will disappear from healthy state of affairs. opposite Ben Stiller in "Along vember." "The Good Girl." \ Now, with her 35th birthday view like Annette Bening, who When one half of a showbiz Came Polly." i Aniston's Rachel, who went Director Miguel Arteta got approaching on Feb. 11, she can put her career on hold the mo- couple starts to become a big- She has also judiciously sprin- from rich, spoiled brat to self- Aniston to tone down her phys- begin to let the pain show ment she married Warren Beat- ger star than the other, it often kled her movie career with the sufficient buyer for Ralph Lau- ical comedy (by carrying weights through the wisecracks. ty ; I breeds insecurity. splashy ("Bruce Almighty"), the ren, is the only "friend" not sad- so she wouldn't gesticulate) and Whatever she decides to do Although high on family val- Pitt hasn't had a hit in a while serious ("The Good Girl"), and dled with a defining personality deflate her hair (by not washing with her "Friends" momentum, ues, Aniston has, if anything, and could start to feel sorry for the offbeat ("Office Space"), as trait that would limit future roles. it). I .; p at least she'll never have to go stepped up her workload since himself if Aniston becomes a if anticipating that one day she'd Aniston also has what it takes | Aniston could find it a greater back to waitressing or marriage (and she certainly Hollywood darling. need to cover many bases as a in ways that no resume can con- stretch to play a cynic, a bitch selling Poconos timeshares, as doesn't need the money). The Then again, he might welcome Hollywood leading lady, vey. or a femme fatale. she did before she became fact that babies have been pen- it. All her "Friends" co-stars have She has the girl-next-door Even in the name ofversatil- famous. ciled in to accommodate Anis- If all it took to be a contender made movies, too, but they've freshness of Sandra Bullock and ity, she may not want to squan- She can, of course, decide to ton's schedule means that pro- for Roberts' box-office throne mostly seen hampered by their the sophisticated comedy in- der the 10 years of goodwill sit back and do nothing. More fessional ambition remains a high were beauty and talent, then TV peronas. stincts of Carole Lombard. Rachel has accrued. likely, she'll decide to try and priority. hundreds of w i n s o m e waitress- Monica (Courteney Cox Ar- Without the "Friends" struc- It is also hard to imagine Anis- have it all.

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Roberts. FHe Photo sisted by Reynolds and Borrel- The first three scores of the Scott Champagne li. /' night would belong to Mercy- and junior Rich Hansen, gave the Hansen was the next Laker to hurst, with the first coming at Lakers a 4-1 lead. score, with his goal coming at 8:51 off the stick of junior de- Army notched their second tal- 12:40. fensemen Mike Kirby, ly of the night with 30 seconds Champagne was credited with Kirov's third goal of the sea- to play in the second, but that another assist, with Brown get- son was assisted by sophomore proved to be the last shot that ting a tally as well. Mike Pochatek and freshman got by Mercyhurst sophomore The next two goals came from Kyle Gourgon. goalie Andy Franck. the stick of Champagne, with the The second Laker goal came Mercyhurst was able to cap the first at 18:19 in the second, and thirty seconds prior to the end night off when freshman for- the second at 2:50 in the third of the second period, when se- ward Kyle Gourgon scored on and final p e r i o d . nior Adam Tackaberry was fed an unassisted shorthanded goal, Junior forward David Wrigley ... % _ _ . . by seniors Peter Rynshoven and his ninth of the season. added his eleventh goal of the Mike Carter. The goal put Mercyhurst ahead season at 12:56, putting Mercy- Tackabeny's eleventh goal of 5-2, where the game would fin- hurst ahead 6-2. the season gave Mercy h u rst a 2- ish. Army managed to score again Olead." Franck finished with a stellar at 15:35, but were able to get any , Mercyhurst struck again at performance, stopping 36 of closer than that, with the game 6:59 when senior defenseman the 38 shots he faced. ending at 6-3. and team captain Nolan Brown The two teams were back on Franck played another stellar scored his third goal of t h e sea- the ice on Saturday, and Army effort, as the Lakers were again son. came out prepared. out shot, this time by a total of Brown's goal was assisted by The Black Knights scored first 33-25. I : § I fj Tackaberry and Carter. on this night, when J o n Boyle put With the pair of victories, the Army would get two goals in it past Franck at 7:51 in the first Lakers remain in second place the third, but freshman Scott period of Atlantic Hockey with a 13-5- File Photo Champagne was able to score his Mercyhurst finally got on the 1 record, trailing only Holy Cross Hard work and hard practices are going t o give the team a strong finish. eighth goal of the season in-be- board at 6:30 in the second, when in the standings. games," remarked Champagne five games if w e stand a chance." Center, tween them. sophomore Erik Johnson and "We played very strong this regarding the team's play, "VCe are The men take on Sacred Heart This will be die team's last game Champagne's goal, assisted by junior T.J. Kemp found Dave weekend, and we need that to trying to catch Holy Cross and this Friday night, Feb. 20, at at the MIC while school is in ses- fellow freshman Jon Asselstine Borrelli. carry over into our next five we need five wins in our next home at the Mercyhurst Ice sion. | Men's basketball College sports given black eye earns playoff birth The Lakers shot 12-16 from the By D a n LeBatard ByKristaRoss foul line. KRT Newspapers Contributing writer The Lakers traveled on to Findlay on Saturday;Feb. 14 to Here's a partial list of what The Mercyhurst men's bas- face the Oilers,; happened recently in amateurism ketball team traveled to Ohio Mercyhurst came out strong while America clucked about a the past weekend to play GIJ^ taking a 13-2 lead over the Oil- scandalously exposed nipple: AC teams Ashland and Findlay ers in the first five and a half The University of Colorado while also trying to seal their minutes, but would get into foul began investigating whether foot- GL1 AC playoff spot. trouble that would cause a 60- ball recruits were provided pros- Hie Lakers faced the Ashland 53 verdict over the Lakers. titutes. Eagles on Thursday, Feb. 12, The Oilers went on a 21-5 run A North Carolina basketball and clinched the win 60-59 to but the Lakers would hold their recruit was released on $40,000 seal their GLIAC playoff spot, ground at half 24-23* bond after allegedly selling copi- and took over sole possession The Lakers leading 37-27 with ous amounts of drugs. of first place in the GLIAC 14:30 left to play held the lead The president at St John's dis- south division. with just under three minutes cussed disbanding a run-amok The Eagles gave the Lakers a left to play in regulation j. basketball program that had just battle holding senior guard J u s - The Oilers ended the contest had a bunch of p l a y e r s involved tin Shouse scoreless in the first with a 10-3 run outscoring the in a sex scandal. half. He averages nearly 15 Lakers by 8 in the second half. * points a game on the season. Shouse, who went the entire ^Miami's best football recruit was arrested for the 11th time. - Ashland led at the half 35- first half without a foul, picked Kevin KrecWKRT Photo 31, but the Lakers were not up five within a 13 minute span Then, of course, there were The U.C. football team Is just one of many caught up In a potential scandal. about to back down. your garden-variety bar fights, in the second half. a rape accusations, academic is- exposed as nothing more tluin the phone at the ready. That newly formed NCAA The Lakers NCAA Division The Lakers ended the game big business of minor-league After the recorded incident task force i s entrusted with find- II fourth ranked defense sues, domestic disputes, booster with 25 fouls, the most in one payments, suspensions and oth- sports with every incident, every was shown to police, the woman ing out if J o h n n y Recruit is hand- (58.0ppg) held the Eagles to 59 game this season. er abuses that don't feel quite arrest, every porno on a St. was charged with filing a false ing over his next four years of points on the night Shouse was credited with two right near the campus library. John's player's cellphone. report. education to Miami instead of Mercyhurst tied the game at assists on the night, which put All this stuff didn't happen in Did you hear the details of this 'She men explained to the New Nebraska because South Flori- 45 with 13 minutes left, and him in first place for all time the past year or past month. charming scandal? York tabloids that she wasn't a da has better exotic dancers. scored 29 points, outscoring tl le leading with 246. It happened in the past week. A bunch of St. John's players prostitute but a married flight The recruiting process is a petri eagles by five i n the second half. Helm led all scorers with 15 While we were leading newscasts go to a strip club after a game attendant dish for scandal. The game was decided when while Shouse added 14 and with Janet Jackson's malfunc- and leave with a 38-year-old Would have been fun to hear You lure young and often poor Shouse hit a shot from behind guard Jawad Ali added ten. tioning wardrobe. woman who allegedly agrees to her try to explain all this to her kids with private planes, lobster the left wing arc with only sev- Mercyhurst sealed the GLIAC Speaking of boobs, the NCAA have sex with them for money. husband. dinners, big parties, nightlife, li- en seconds left to play. playoff spot for the first time announced Feb. 12 it was form- They don't pay. He must have been soothed quor and cute student hostesses Seniors Shouse and forward since 2001, and will rest until ing a task force to look into the She claims rape. when he heard that. yes, his wife and are surprised when the acts Josh Helm combined to score next Saturday when it travels to tawdry recruiting practices. None of the players are arrest- had sex with a bunch of basket- entitled or gets into trouble? 24 of Mercyhurst's 29 second Hillsdale. |> That should solve everything. ed because one of them taped ball players but at least it wasn't Give kids enough head-swell- half points and 40 of the teams The Lakers also have upcom- A task force! the encounter on his cellphone. for money _ making her unfaith- ing free stuff, and pretty soon 60. ')• f W ') ing Rival game against Gannon When it convenes, who s bring- That's the kind of discipline ful and a bad businesswoman, Senior forward Mike Mar- on Feb. 28 to conclude the reg- you have those rape accusations ing the booze and strippers? and attention to fundamentals perhaps, but at least not greedy. shall pulled down nine boards. ular season. in Colorado where players turn We love to talk about the puri- you want from your squad. Sorry for all the naughty talk, lobster and women into part of ty and tradition of college sports, If coach has said it once, he but that's where we are today in the same take-as*n iuch-as-you- about Duke's bobbing basketball has said it a thousand times: college sports as Rice and Hous- Want buffet. ;: Join Amerka\#1 Student Tour Operator crowd and Touchdown J e s u s and When having an orgy with a ton and Colorado look into But never mind all that. the charm of the alma mater's prostitute you don't intend to whether their recruits were Let's just close our eyes and S CANON fight song, but shamateurism gets pay, make sure to have your cell- wooed with strippers. sing the light song again. ACMPUUO WMKA 2004 Summer Study/Travel Grants now available at Mercyhurst BAHAMAS FLORIDA Need some cash to study abroad this summer? You may be eligible for a 2004 grant to help with your finances. 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By Ryan Palm Contributing Writer

The seventh nationally ranked women's hockey team was able to maintain their perfect record in College Hockey A m e r i c a play with a pair of victorie s over the visiting University of Findlay Oilers The t w o wins, played Feb. 14- 15, improve Mercyhursfs record to 22-4-4 overall, and 10-0-0 in CHA play. The two games were quite the opposites, as spectacular goalt- ending in game one was super- seded by the stellar offensive play in game two. Mercyhurst struck early in the first game, when freshman for- ward Julie Colizza scored her fourth goal of the season at 17:53 in the first. ? The power play goal was as- sisted by junior Sara McDonald and sophomore Danielle Lansing. The score would remain that way until 10:22 in the third peri- od, when Findlay's Nicole Rich- ardson would score her fourth goal of the season. With the score tied 1-1 late in the third, it appeared overtime was a distinct possibility. Luckily Samantha Shirley was open and put a rebound from Britney Millar and Teresa Marchese-Del Monte past the Findlay goalie. Shirley's team-leading 14th goal of the season would turn out to be the game winner, as the Lakers would take the con- test 2 L. The Oilers pulled their goalie, Junior forward Teresa Marchese-Del Monte attempts to gain control of the puck in front of the University of Findlay goaltender. Kate McAdams/Photo Editor sophomore J e s s i c a Moffat, with 37 seconds remaining to get an- game. say Barch. The lead lasted until 5:48 in the much offensively for the first ited to Lansing, her 11th of the other attacker on the ice. Findlay got on the board first, I Both teams would notch a tal- third period, when Leannelunks four minutes of the overtime season The Mercyhurst defense but Mercyhurst rebounded with ly in the second period, with tied the game for Findlay. period The pair of wins keeps the stayed strong and was able to two consecutive goals in the first, freshman forward J a c k i e J a n e l l Neither team could score be- Mercyhurst finally broke Lakers atop the CHA, and the preserve the win for junior goalie coming from Colizza and junior doing the honors for the Hurst. fore the buzzer, and the game through when Colizza scored team will take the weekend off. Desi Clark. forward Lindsay Dellow. Jarrell's ninth goal of the year, headed to a five-minute s u d d e n - her second goal of t h e night with They will be back in action In the final game of the sea- Dellow's sixth goal of the year coming at 17:30, was assisted by death overtime. just 16 seconds remaining in the when they travel to Princeton son between the two teams, the was assisted by junior Chrissy Colizza and put Mercyhurst up A tie was looking probably as game. "J-?* University on Saturday, Feb. 28 issue was in doubt for the entire Yule and senior co-captain Lynd- 3-2. "*•* i • neither team was able to do The assist on the goal was cred- and Sunday, Feb. 29. }

• - Wrestlers taken Club hockey players show versatility

for the Lakers. down by JtTP J By M a t t J a c k s o n rhis win virtually places the wrestle and weren't realty pre- Contributing Writer By M a t t J a c k s o n Lakers in first place for the pared for what he was going to ECHL. ;• Contributing Writer do on the mat," said Cipolione. Academics and time-manage- Alternate captain, and junior "I think Justin will be alright ment in college can b e tough for forward, Bobby Spitzer shined In a pivotal match for both though. He is an endof-the-sea- anyone, especially for varsity ath- for the Lakers with two goals for teams, the No. 13 Mercyhurst son wrestler and has rebound- letes. 1 •§ the night Lakers wrestling team dropped ed from losses in the past." N It becomes even more difficult Junior alternate captain Mick a 19-12 decision to fifth p l a c e d The Lakers will get to see the when someone is playing not just Girardi netted a goal on a break University of P i t t - J o h n s t o w n on UPJ team in only two weeks one sport, but is also playing a away. # Friday., Feb. 14. when they bom will be compet- sport at the club level. Senior captain Pat Martino and It all came down to missed ing in the East Regional Cham- This is exactly what sopho- sophomore defenseman Ryan opportunities for the Laker pionships, and Coach Gpollonei more Kevin Binsell and fresh- Bessey each had a goal of their squad isn't worried about where his man Tim Falkner are doing at own fron 1 the blue line. "We lost two matches in over- team is presently at. Mercyhurst College. The Lakers still have two time and had chances for pins "They (UPJ) were looking Both individuals compete for games remaining in the regular in three different weights," said past us and the East Regional the very competitive club hock- season. Coach Cipolione. "We wrestled clear to the national tourna- ey team during the winter sea- Both games are against J o h n hard, but it wasn't our best ment. Well I think if they are son and then are teammates Carroll University and take place match." -;• I the team to beat, then we aren't once again for the golf team in on Friday, Feb. 20, and Saturday, A highlight of the match for too far behind." the spring. They also share many Feb. 21. W the Lakers came in the 184 bout The Lakers will not get a break similarities in other aspects of Friday's game will be played at File Photo where No.4 Ben McAvinew de- before the postseason as they their athletics as well. Sophomore Kevin Binsell John Carroll and Saturday's feated No.3 Randy Pyle 6-4. will take the mat against the "Yeah it's tough to compete in game will be placed in front of Pyle was victorious when the fourth ranked team in the na- two sports, because you have to according to ushockeynews.com, tion for scoring. a home crowd at the Ice Center. two wrestled earlier in the year. tion, Findlay University, this learn to manage your time," said the Buffalo Saints. In their team's most recent coming w e e k e n d Saturday's game will also b e the "The kid (Pyle) beat Ben at a Falkner. He played alongside his current game, the Mercyhurst club hock- last home game for this year's time when he wasn't wrestling; Findlay is a well-balanced Binsell agreed saying, "Yeah, it roommate and club hockey ey team defeated the University team, and the last ever for this his best. I think Ben is peaking team with a small amount of really is hard. It definitely cuts teammate, Ken Waszak. of Buffalo 6-3 in a key contest year's seniors. at the right time," said Cipol- superstars. back on your sleep time, and you Binsell comes from farther ione. Coach Cipolione is hoping not have to schedule everything north than Falkner-George- The other match of national- only to win the match, but also around your sports." town, Canada. ly ranked wrestlers did not have to help prepare his team for the Both Binsell and Falkner start- He played junior hockey while as pleasant of a n outcome for postseason. ed their two sports at a young in high school and still managed the Lakers. "It's hard to say what kind of age. Binsell started playing orga- to make the honor roll five At 197, No. 6 Justin Mautz line-ups will be put out, but w e nized hockey at age six and got times. dropped a 3-2 decision to two- have the chance to win. Either his first set of golf clubs at age The two also both plan to con- time All American Howard Bell.! way it will get us ready for the eight tinue playing some form of "We had never really seen him East Regional tournament." Falkner started his hockey hockey after they are finished r days at age five a n d began play- with college. ing golf at age seven. "I will play some hockey, but I Hockey is also the preferred don't know at what level," said STUDY ABROAD? sport of the two. Falkner. "And I will definitely play "Hockey is my passion," said golf, too." f 'i Representatives from Binsell. "I just love to play it." "I will probably play hockey Austra Learn & CEA "I like hockey better because until I can't walk anymore," said of the intensity," said Falkner. Binsell. "It is just something I Semester At Sea & Syracuse University "It's a lot more physical of a love to do." are here to answer questions about Studying A b r o a d . sport. n This season Binsell has had a Wednesday, February 18, 8:J 5p.m. in ZURN 214 Falkner comes to Mercyhurst huge impact on Mercyhurst\s If y o u cannot make it to the meeting and would like from West Seneca, N.Y. success in club hockey. He played for the top ranked r H i f t s x vs information His 19 goals and 24 assists 18 and under team in the nation. have put him at 10th in the na- Freshman Tim Faulkner File Photo on studying abroad, please visit Main 209 or call x2478