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THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF MERCYHURST COLLEGE SINCE 1929 The Merciad is also available at V merciadmercyhurst.edu NEWS: New Health and Safety Building at North East to be built by next fall. PAGE 3 FEATURES Junior Katie Walker proves she has what it takes to be a TV producer. PAGE 5 OPINION: 'Write Truth'about the power of t h e human w i l l Photo by Greg Wohtford, reprinted b y permission of T i m e s Publishing Co. The audience intensley listens to James Carviile, who spoke at Mercyhurst as part of the McHale Distinguished Lecture Series. The PAGE 6 lecture was held In the Mercyhurst Athletic Center to accommodate the large crowd, which was twice the PAC's capacity. i ARTS& Ragm' Cajun' h e a t s up 'Hurst ENTERTAINMENT: By Michelle Ellia jokes, commented upon topics that Check out the events Contributing writer included the war in Iraq as well as for this years the intensity and duration of the Fiery, informative, and motivating upcoming presidential election. National Dance arc only a few out of many words "A bunch of Saudis living in Af- Carviile is known week at Mercyhurst. that describe the tone i n which polit- ghanistan attacked us and we invad- for writing five ical analyst, James Carviile, spoke on ed Iraq," Carviile said. "Nuttiest best selling books and ap- PAGE 9 Monday night damn stuff I ever heard. Like Carviile who is known today for co- [former White House counterterror- pearing von hosting CNN's popular debate pro- ism chief] Richard Clarke said, it's CNN's debate gram, "Crossfire" is often known as like Japan attacked us and we invad- program "Cross- the "Ragm' Cajun". Carviile was also ed Mexico." fire." He was SPORTS: largely responsible for President Wil- Throughout the lecture, Carviile also largely re- liam Clinton's victory in 1992. Al- was met with several standing ova- sponsible J for Baseball struggles to though many college students may tions as well as overwhelming ap- President Clin- turn season around. know him from his brief debate ap- plause from the audience. ton's victory In pearance in the popular film "Old Carviile asked the audience a ques- 1992. i School." tion in order to explain his predic- PAGE 12 Car viile's Lecture was a part of The tion that Kerry will win the presiden- McHale Lecture Series, which is tial election this coming November. named to honor Sister M. Loretta "Have you heard anyone say, *I McHale, a college leader, educator, voted for Gore in 2000, but I'm so Photo by Greg Wohtford, reprinted by permission of Times Publishing Co. historian, and leader of her religious impressed with Bush that Pm going Upcoming Campus Events community. to vote for him?" asked Carviile. develop a rationale of how he is When asked what the average citi- The lecture, which was held in the Although the question was rhetor- different." zen can do to encourage people to Mercyhurst Athletic Center, drew in ical in nature, the audience did re- When it came time for the ques- vote Carviile responded, "You have a sold-out crowd that was made up spond with a roar of laughter. tion and answer session following the a local Democratic Party, send it two Film: The Station Agent of Mercyhurst students and faculty When addressing w h at it is that Sen- speech, several Mercyhurst Students or three bucks. Make a statement, Mary D'Angelo Performing Arts as well as community members. ator John Kerry must do to defeat as well as community members wear a button. Write a letter to the Center Carviile, who immediately grabbed President Bush, Carviile said "Ker- *A t : \ If editor. More people read those let- voiced their opinions and concerns the attention of the audience with a ry doesn't have to announce that he ters to the editor then they do the Wednesday, April 21, at 2 and 8 towards our current political environ- few entertaining short stories and is different than Bush, he needs to editorials themselves." pjn. ment^ Please see Carviile on Page 3. Mercyhurst CoUege Rotaract Club 2nc Annual PolioPlus Run-Walk Shimek's resignation iplarbittersweet d e c i s i o n ' Mercyhurst Campus By Jonclle Davis high risk students and I love finding Saturday, April 24 Contributing writer ways to provide them with opportu- nities," said Shimek. Literary Festival: Lumen Reception After 14 years of hard work and Along with the high-risk students, Mercy Heritage Room dedication, Cass Shimek, Associate Shimek also enjoyed working with Tuesday, April 27,7:30 p.m. Dean of Student Development and the many student leaders at Mercy- Director of the Student Union, has hurst. "I also feel really blessed to decided to resign from her position. work with such elite students, said According to Shimek, she spent a Shimek. Musical: Anything Goes lot of time debating whether or not She went on to say that she loves Mercyhurst Prep* to stay at Mercyhurst but in the end working with students. "It's what's Saturday, April 24, at 7:30 p.m. and she decided that her family needed kept me here, it's so neat to see peo- to be her number one focus in her ple grow and develop," Shimek said. Sunday, April 25, at 5 p.m. life right now.. Although she will miss working "I'm resigning because I need to be with the students, Shimek feels that with my family. I am the type of per-* Mercyhurst will find a great replace* son that is very dedicated to my work ment for her position Index and because of that my children "Mercyhurst is a good institution haven't been seeing the best of their with good morals and values in core. News. • ..1 mom. It was a hard decision. If I am confident that they will bring National News 2 Mercyhurst would let faculty take sab- someone good in who will have their News... .3 baticals, I probably would have Own skills and own gift," she said. stayed," she said. Features 4 Shimek also said, "Students need Shimek went on to say that her to be open with that, it will be a new Features 5 Katie McAdems/Photo editor decision to leave Mercyhurst was a thing and they will learn and grow. Cass Shimek has worked at Mercyhurst since October 19,1990. Opinion «»6 bittet weet decision. The part of The students will be in my thoughts Opinion.. 7 Mercyhurst that she will miss the and prayers. I am going to do ev- worked to develop many programs only made up of four people. At the A & K^i v$ most is working with the students. erything I can do to make sure that and has played a huge role in devel- time it was suggested that Mercyhurst A & E..., 9 "1 love working with the students, they have the best person working oping Student Government and the addressed bettei programming for it is what's kept me here this long. It here. Someone who respects and Student Activities Committee at Mer- students in order to minimize alco- Sports. • 10 is neat to see people grow and devel- appreciates the students," said cyhurst. hol consumption. Sports 11 op. I Have had some work study stu- Shimek. When she first started at Mercy- Please see Shimek on Page 5. Sports. •• 12 dents through the years who were Through the years Shimek has hurst on October 19, 1990, SAC was APRIL 21,2004 PAGE 2 THE MERCIAD NEWS 7b contact: [email protected] Archaeologist works to save Maya!legacy By Alexandra Witze The Dallas Morning News PERU, Guatemala —i Deep in the Guatemalan jungle, the battle spirits of an ancient world are reawakening. Fourteen centuries ago, Maya kings fought for control of Waka, a city on a crucial river route westward out of Maya country; Today the city is the epicenter of a different kind of battle _ to preserve some of Central America's last intact rain forest and its treasures. Chief among the modem war- riors is Dallas archaeologist Dav- id Freidel, a Maya specialist at Southern Methodist University. Working with Guatemalan col- leagues, Freidel has begun the first modern survey of Waka's majestic ruined temples and pal- aces. ' f- The history being unearthed at Waka involves epic tales of kings and queens, warriors and prin- cesses. But the archaeologists have also dug up far less glam- orous discoveries, including for- Above:David Freidel at the Maya archaeological site of EI est fires and land grabs. Peru In the province of Pet e n In northern Guatemala. After more than a millennium Left:SMU graduate student Olivia Navarro Farr, right front hidden in the jungle, said Freidel, takes notes at an archaeological site at El Peru. one of the last great Maya sites \mm is in danger of being lost forev- er. have begun to divvy up Laguna ment Called the K'ante'el Alli- the workers at the Waka site are 650 buildings in just less than 1 keys and the rare macaw Last spring, people illegally del Tigre among themselves, said ance, for the mythical place of Maya descent. square kilometer (about 250 squawk. _IP • clearing the land for cattle set Roan McNab, director or the where the Maya maize god was The dig at Waka is in the sec- acres). The more portable discover- fires near Waka that turned the Wildlife Conservation Society's reborn, the group will soon ask ond year of three years' work Waka's importance in the an- ies from t h e site, from t h o u s a n d s rain forest a i r into a smoky haze office in Flores, Guatemala.