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THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF MERCYHURST COLLEGE SINCE 1929 r ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Mounting evidence suggests Iraq's biological warfare capabilities Field Hockey ranks Looking for a good movie? ninth in the nation Forget Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever are posing considerable threat leading to potential war- Page 2 page 7 Page 6 \oimS No.3 Mercyhurst climbs three spots in college rankings Gefj t o kno w s y o u r campus y Megan Fialkovich college ratings guide —U.S. lews editor By Megan Fialkovich News & World Report. News Editor Mercyhurst won t rest, however, It s inevitable: each year, the until it is rated at the top with erciad prints a front-page story bout the tremendous leaps and U.S. News & World Report, aStonehill :.<| , Elizabethtown and weekly news magazine, has re- Grove City colleges, Roth said. bunds Mercyhurst has made for leased its annual Best Colleges U.S. News & World Report se- he incoming freshmen class. rankings, which is included in lects institutions as Comprehen- is year is no different, except the magazine s Sept. 23 issue, sive Colleges due to their focus [for the fact that there are roughly which went on sale Monday, on undergraduate education and J70 first-year students alone, Sept. 16. their wide range of degree pro- vith the expected results. Park" Mercyhurst is again included | grams. ng is at a premium, housing is in the Top 20 Comprehensive There are 3 24 comprehensive usting at the gills and there s a Colleges in the North. The lib- colleges ranked within four re- ea of unfamiliar faces on cam- eral arts college has moved from gions: North, South, Midwest, us. The obvious conclusion is #15 in 2002 to #12 in 2003, a and West. Rankings are based on o submit a guide for students in notable j u m p . This is the seventh an overall score that is an aver- heir first month of life at year Mercyhurst has been in- age of the following: Peer as- ercyworld.yj cluded in the rankings. sessment score, Average fresh- Your first and last contact in T wo years ago we were 19th, man retention, Average gradua- ousing should be your floor s last year we were 15 th and this tion rate, Percent of c l a s s e s with esident Assistant. The R.A. year 12th—a 37 percent increase fewer than 20 students, Percent sn t just an enforcer; he or she m stature among our peer group of c l a s s e s with fewer than 50 stu- s there for you to talk with about in just three years is somethirfg dents, Student/faculty ratio, Per- by of the problems you 11 en- punter as the first trimester bar- Jody Malta/photographer to be proud of, said Andrew cent of f a c u l t y who are full time, Patience is a virtue: freshmen practice waiting in line. Roth, Ph.D., vice president of SAT/ACT scores, Freshmen in els ahead. Chances are an older academic affairs and dean of t h e top 25 percent of high school tudent will know more people moved from its ground-floor more important for R.A.s), un- formed me. j college. class, Acceptance rate and the ho can help you study for a home in Egan to the third floor der the direction of Tyrone Finally, ail students should be Average annual giving rate. ertain exam, or help you join a of Old Main. Sharing the floor Moore, are now on the second aware that Res. Life is being es- •; It s gratifying to see the college s increasing academic lub if you re bored. with Res. Life are Academic floor of Old Main by the en- pecially unflinching in its open and institutional excellence rec- Information retrieved from Resident assistants are also the Services (the best place to go to trance to Preston Hall. Most pro- container policy; anyone outside ognized by the most widely read www. mercyh urst. edu irst people to talk to if there are find or become a tutor) and Stu- fessors have their offices in with a cup, water bottle, or even oommate issues, from irrecon- dent Conduct,. 'A Preston Hall, which also houses a container with a lid or cap may ilablc personal ity differences -to Laura Zirkie, Dean of Resi- the main mailroora, arid com- be asked to dump out the con- Ca r e e r HSen4ces«*b r i n g s opmg with sharing such a small dence Life, was kind enough to puter services. tents, or provide proof that the jving space. Any student in take a moment out of her busy Financial Aid and Student Ac- liquid is not alcoholic. This is not] workforcelto your door busing who feels that he or she schedule to clear up a few points. counts, which have been com- simply a Mercyworld whim; it s herresum when beginning col- ould like to move out of their The staff has been really great bined to form Student Financial Pennsylvania state law, and lege, or a student is approach- urrent residence should see the these past few weeks. The tough- Services, are on the first floor of chances are the Erie police will By Kristin Purdy re a s designated R.A. to begin est part about moving [from Old Main. This is the place to not be as understanding as your Editor-in-Chief ing graduation and in need of a resum for job-hunting, it is im- he process. 3 EganJ is that people don t know go to sign loan checks, ask about local RA. Simply put, anyone where we are, she says. who consumes alcohol should be Tucked away at the far end of portant to access Career Services Baldwin, Egan and McAuley work-study or scholarship pay- {Halls as well as the converted The Student Activities Com- ments. If you use a TAC code 1) indoors, 2) of legal age (that s the second floor o f O l d Main, the for help. Hvezda is student-ori- 21, in case you didn t know), and] Career Services office offers a entated, filled w i t h a passion for Mercy apartments are all exclu- mittee (SAC) is responsible for for long-distance phone service, sively freshmen housing, which a lot of the free programs that you may also come here to pay 3) compliant with Res. Life staff] lot to students with no hidden or assisting students in the job Underagers, be aware that a extra charges. As the year be- search or graduate school search, is a nearly two-fold increase in would behoove freshmen and your bill. |1 space from t h r e e years ago. Each new students to be aware of, *The policy on freshmen car drinking offense will result in gins, there are many things that ""While a G1A of 3.0 or higher fines, community service, loss of students should begin working gives some students an edge dorm has its own honors floor, such as movie nights, Coffee- use is the same as it has been pre- which has stricter quiet hour house concerts and trips. viously, but will be more strictly housing p o i n t s and possible loss on to advance themselves, be- over others, being well-rounded of y o u r driver s license, if y o u re sides attending classes, passing is equally, if not more, impor- les to ensure an atmosphere Mercyhurst Student Govern- enforced this year. No freshman tant, says Hvezda. Any involve- pore conducive to studying. For ment (MSG) also deserves credit may keep a car on-campus, with caught in a car. f I exams and cramming for tests. V ""Mr Hvezda, head of Career ment that relates to your major hose who wish to enter dorm of for bringing free cable to resi- the exception of commuters and With a little legwork and a Services, is just one part of a or hobby is important to include, he opposite sex, visiting hours dents this year, as well as for or- those with extreme need, for ob- patience, Mercyhurst will be^ team that offers many services as it reflects your interests and re from 12 p.m.-12 a.m. Sun- ganizing numerous events on the vious reasons (just try finding a come much more accessible and] to students that relate to finding dedication. ay through Thursday, and 12 campus throughout the year. parking space on a weekday). It friendly. It s an exciting time to a future employer or continuing All of the services offered are m.-2 a.m. Friday and Saturday. Both groups are located in the has been rumored that freshmen be young and impressionable, so with education. Career Services important to use, because of the The Office of Residence Life, Herrman Union above the Laker may begin to bring their automo- always use good judgment, ask assists students in searching for declining amount ofon-campus jwhich you will become very fa- Inn. biles on-campus in spring term, questions and, as my mother scholarships or assistantships to recruiting. Because of Septem- miliar with after your first hous- The offices for work-study and but this is not and has never says, always get a receipti defer costs of education, search- ber 11 and the hit the economy ing sign-up this spring, has been housing/maintenance (which is been true, Laura Zirkie in- ing for j o b s , reviewing interview has taken, a lot of companies techniques, writing cover letters, have cut back on on-campus re- and creating resumes.

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