THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF MERCYHURST COLLEGE SINCE 1929 The MERCIAD Vol. 78 No. 3 Mercyhurst College 501 E. 38th St. Erie Pa. 16546 October 6, 2004 The Merciad is also available at merciad.mercyhurst.edu NEWS: Net improvements By Holly Burns Dean’s list Contributing writer students honored at dinner If you are a student at Mercyhurst, you have probably been experienc- ing some problems with the campus network. PAGE 2 However, the Information Technol- ogy (IT) department is working hard to keep them from happening. EATURES: The campus Internet is currently F being expanded to a larger capacity to improve the quality of the connection Gasse makes for Mercyhurst students. opera debut in However, there has been a delay New York City in the expansion process because of problems that Verizon and Global Crossing have had with coordinating PAGE 5 the delivery of a fi ber connection to Mercyhurst. Both vendors have said that they are back on track, but a completion date OPINION: has not been determined as of yet. Pat Benekos, Director of Informa- tion Technology, says, “Students need “Vote for change” to realize that even with a bigger con- tour kicks off nection, we will still prioritize traffi c while allocating bandwidth.” This means that students are still PAGE 6 expected to avoid causing traffi c in the network as much as possible. Benekos cited two steps that stu- dents should take to ensure that they ARTS & are not contributing to the problem. The fi rst step is to make sure that Bethany Canfi eld//Contributing photographer ENTERTAINMENT: your Windows updates are current. Students may stress when work needs to be done and the Internet is down. Secondly, make sure that your antivi- taken these steps and are contributing Also, in some instances, student nected. Erie Playhouse rus is current. to the problem, the IT department ports are being disconnected as a re- If a student has been disconnected Benekos says that these two steps opens new will notify them, saying that their sult of excessive traffi c due to viruses more than once, the situation will can prevent most PC problems from computers are vulnerable to viruses, or peer-to-peer downloading. be referred to Residence Life for musical occurring. requiring that they perform the up- These students must then call the review. However, if students have not dates immediately. Help Desk in order to be recon- Please see Network Page 2. PAGE 8 New grad progams put ’Hurst on map SPORTS: By Holly Burns cludes exposure to the fundamental intensive, in-depth study on research living up to her expectations. Contributing writer concepts and techniques related to analysis and how it relates to intelli- The Applied Intelligence program Football wins The graduate programs at Mer- intelligence. gence,” said James Breckenridge, di- is the fi rst program in the country to in Ohio for fi rst cyhurst College have always been a They will also take elective courses, rector of the undergraduate Research focus on the study of research and time in four years success, but they are about to enhance which focus on areas such as law Intelligence Analyst Program (RIAP). intelligence analysis. Mercyhurst’s reputation in a big way. enforcement, national security and “I saw that in my travels to New York The second addition to Mercyhurst’s In addition to the graduate pro- competitive intelligence. and Washington, D.C.” graduate programs is the Master of grams offered in Administration of Students participating in the pro- The Applied Intelligence program Science Degree program in Forensic PAGE 12 Justice, Special Education and Orga- gram will experience state-of-the-art builds on the nationally renowned and Biological Anthropology. nizational Leadership, the college now learning resources and exposure to an RIAP program, but enrollment is not This is the first program in the offers two additional programs in Ap- accomplished faculty with a variety limited to graduates of the under- country that focuses on the combined plied Intelligence, as well as Forensic of expertise. graduate RIAP program. fi elds of forensic and biological an- Upcoming Campus Events and Biological Anthropology. The program also allows them to Alyssa Sundy, a student currently thropology. The Master of Science Degree network with potential employers enrolled in the Applied Intelligence Students will take courses in all Saturday, Oct. 9 program in Applied Intelligence is a in the government and the private program, came from Penn State the major components of forensic 33-credit program designed to pro- sector, as they will be working on where she studied International anthropology, including forensic os- Oktoberfest: 12 p.m. until 6 vide the framework for the study and projects within the department that Politics. teology, forensic archaeology, forensic p.m., Garvey Park. application of intelligence. are contracted with the federal gov- She says that Mercyhurst made the taphonomy and skeletal trauma. Students will take a variety of ernment. transition between the two programs courses in a basic core, which in- “There was a need for a more very easy and the program, thus far, is Please see Graduate Page 2. Sunday, Oct. 10 Music: Paul Groves, 2:30 p.m., Geography institute is eye opener for students PAC. By Elizabeth Johnson Contributing writer Monday, Oct. 11 Mercyhurst students use geography McHale Distinguished daily; whether it’s fi nding their way to Speaker Series: William Kris- class, the dining hall or bars, accord- tol, 8 p.m., PAC. ing to Ed Grode, director of the new Mercyhurst Institute for Geography Education. “Not a day...goes by when Wednesday, Oct. 13 not everyone on the planet uses ge- ography,” said Grode. Film: Twilight Samurai, 2 p.m. Because students are taking his and 8 p.m., PAC. Introduction to World Geography class to fulfi ll a requirement, Grode strives to make Geography relate to Index everday life. News..................................................1 He points out that football players News..................................................2 use geography to fi nd the end zone and that rock group managers use ge- News..................................................3 ography when scheduling concerts. Features............................................4 Since the majority of his students are education majors, Grode likes to Features............................................5 show them hands-on projects. Opinion.............................................6 Having them break into small groups and make landforms like Opinion.............................................7 islands, archipelagos, isthmuses and Katie McAdams/Photo editor A & E......................... .......................8 straights from construction paper, is Ed Grode offers students a different look at geography in class. one such activity which can then be A & E.................................................9 used in their classrooms. students, they asked, “Do you guys which occurred before the fall of the to be in an honors class. ... It says have cars in Germany?” Soviet Union. nothing about her; it says what she Sports..............................................10 Drawing from his personal ex- perience as a principal for the Erie Questions like these “emphasizes Soviet students were put in front of was never exposed to. Sports...............................................11 School District, Grode recalls that the fact that we know nothing about an honors class and a girl asked, “Was So I blame us and not the kids,” the rest of the world,” said Grode. it a long drive over from Moscow?” Grode said. Sports..............................................12 when American students were given the opportunity to question German Grode remembers another incident “Now you have to be fairly sharp Please see Grad Programs Page 2. PAGE 2 THE MERCIAD October 6, 2004 NEWS To contact: [email protected] Students plan Dean’s list students honored By Jaime Myers and grades were high enough for the Kelly Rose Duttine Dean’s List. demonstration “It’s not really that important The annual Dean’s List dinner to me, but I was curious why Students from Mercyhurst ers in the United States by YUM took place Sunday night in the I didn’t get an invitation,” said Peace and Justice Club, in rec- Inc., owners of Taco Bell. Egan Hall Cafeteria to honor Krysiek. ognition of National Indigenous If you are interested, meet in the students at Mercyhurst who The offi ce of Academic Affairs Resistance Day, will hold a peace- the Student Union at 3:30 p.m. achieve academic excellence, told him that it was because he ful, non-violent demonstration on Tuesday, Oct. 12. but there were fewer students did not complete enough credits outside of the Taco Bell on For more information visit honored than ever before. at Mercyhurst this year. Peach Street on Tuesday, Oct. 12, www.ciw-online.com. One reason for the lack of Krysiek feels that this is one from 4 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. Peace and Justice meets every students was an increase in the problem of many that students Students are protesting the Monday at 7 p.m. in Campus standards for making the Dean’s face after they return from study- unfair treatment of tomato pick- Ministry. List this year. Students had to ing abroad. “Mercyhurst advo- have a grade point average of cates studying abroad, but then 3.6 for the previous academic they don’t show support for year. In previous years, students the students,” said Krysiek. New geography only had to have a 3.5 to be Johnson and the Office of honored. Academic Affairs just discovered Sue Johnson, who works in this problem last Friday morning, institute at ’Hurst the Academic Affairs offi ce, says too late to do anything about the Katie McAdams/Photo editor that there are just too many smart students. Dr. Michael Federici delivering speech to Dean’s list Continued from Page 1 Education’s annual conference students that attend Mercyhurst. “We didn’t notice that this was The most prestigious award about student involvement in the on Oct.