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\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. cruiting, Hvezda reveals. Due I The Career Services depart- to this, students need to be aware Homecoming celebration kicks off this weekend ment is not a placement agency; of the increased competition and what we do is the entire prepa- ensure that they have control Dance, pep rally, bands and vendors add to festivities ration to make students market- over where their future is headed. able and competitive, Hvezda against Alderson Broaddus at will be present to sell food and and Luke Slater. Elections will says." * '"Students interested in resume By Jessica Montana Contributing Writer 12 p.m., and football versus drinks. | be held in the Student Union Career Services will create a help, interviewing techniques, Northwood at 1:30 p.m. Fol- Nominees for homecoming Wednesday from lla.m.-7p.m„ student s resume, provide cop- job searches, law school or In the past, Homecoming has lowing the games, the home- court are as follows: for Queen, and Thursday from 11a.m.- ies, and save the document for graduate school, and internships consisted of a football game and coming festivities continue on Katy Delaney, Kristen Brown, 3p.m. Best of luck to all nomi- future use at no charge, rhis ser- are encouraged to call Career the election of a King and campus. Debbi Pofi and Tina Stanyard nees. vice is built into the tuition bill, Services at ext. 2426, call Mr. Queen. 1 his year, with the help A concert at Munson Plaza will are in the running. Contenders If you have any questions or and Hvezda strongly encourages Hvezda at ext. 2534, or stop by of MSG and SAC, the festivities open with rock group Sister for the King s crown are Brad concerns about Homecoming students to take advantage of t h e Old Main 204. I will redefine homecoming as we Hazel, followed by country Parker, :Larry Woody events, call the MSG office at services the office offers. know it. singer Kevin Denney. Vendors Woodall, Brendan Mahoney ext. 2428, or SAC at ext. 2463. "Hvezda welcomes all students The Top 3 Things Seniors Should Do: The weekend will kick off w i t h to his office for help, especially the formal on Friday, Sept. 23 at seniors who are planning to at- 1. Open a senior credential file; this can be done without an 6:30 p.m. at the Zem Zcni Shrine tend law school or grad school Club. This facility was chosen West Nile virus Medio after graduation from appointment, by picking up with information in the Career over Sabella s because it can Mercyhurst. Above all, he accommodate more students. stresses the importance of mak- Services office in Main 204. This file contains your resume, The doors will open at 6:30 p.m. ing good impressions, and en- fBmflnMp letters of recommendation, and to begin letting in revelers. Din- ••'«••» * 18 sures that students are prepared ner will be served from 7 - 8 p.m., and are aware to look profes- faculty reviews for future employers to review. followed by a pep rally in 8:30, sional for interviews. and dancing until midnight. At "" With the college s Career Fair 2. Begin or update your resume; Career Services not only helps i he pep rally, the football team, on Oct. 8, prospective employ- coaches and homecoming court ers will be looking for future em- create a resume, but the office will type and store it at no cost. will be introduced Shuttle ser- ployees. Preparation and initia- vice will be available for stu- tive are two essential things that 3. Begin to get letters of recommendation; faculty. dents without transportation. students need to focus on, re- Look for the signs directing you gardless of class standing. administrators, advisors, and to shuttle stops.. M PeW*#l "i|w Whether a freshman is simply past employers are the best to looking for a way to build his or use. Saturday will have the tradi- tional games: men s soccer 91

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* _ ^ Iraqi threat If e l t across thdpond: Blair responds

By Andrea Gerlin Knight down. It is up and running now. We don t trust this man, and Although several nations have Ridder Newspapers (KRT) W e all know that diplomacy that s what the Blair report objected to the idea of military LONDON Iraq has contin- not backed by the threat offorce showed today, President Bush action, an official from one of ued producing chemical and bio- has never worked with dictators said after a Cabinet meeting. the Security Council member logical weapons of mass de- and never will, he said. ( Security experts said the report countries, speaking on condition struction that could be deployed Blair told the lawmakers, who did not contain much compelling I of anonymity, predicted that the within 45 minutes and has tried gathered for the special session new evidence, but that the intel- United Nations would not stand to acquire material for nuclear after weeks of rancorous public ligence agencies that supplied in Bush s way. weapons in Africa, the British debate about Iraq, that Britain the information probably could g We all know that when the government said in an intelli- should join the United States in not risk exposing their sources. United States wants something gence report Tuesday. pressing for a stronger U.N. It s definitely not the smoking ..., the official said, ending the K* The report also says Saddam resolution. But he refused to be gun of e v i d e n c e the international sentence with a pause and Hussein s regime has up to 20 drawn in on the question of community was expecting, said chuckle that indicated a likely old Scud missiles with a range whether Britain would join a | Clifford Beal, editor ofthe Lon- victory for Bush. of 400 miles, which are capable U.S.-led military strike if weap- don-based Jane s Defense At the White House, Bush of reaching Israel or Saudi ons inspections fail or whether Weekly. At the moment the prodded the United Nations and Arabia, and has begun develop- lit would support the regime world is being asked to take this the Congress to take a tough ing ballistic missiles with a range change policy that the Bush on face value, because no gov- stance against Iraq. A day after of more than 600 miles, which administration advocates. ernment is willing to compro- former Vice President Al Gore could reach British and NATO The Iraqi government dis- mise its raw intelligence. delivered a blistering critique of military bases in Cyprus, Greece missed the report as a hodge- The report also did not provide Bush s policy, Democrats in and Turkey and which could be podge of half-truths, lies, short- any support for U.S. allegations Congress continued to work ready in five years. The United sighted and naive allegations that Saddam is linked to terror- with the White House on a reso- Nations has banned Iraq from and suggested that Blair provide ists. It did not give any evidence lution that would give Bush developing missiles with a range it to the United Nations for veri- that Iraq is a sanctuary for al- broad authority on Iraq. of more than 150 kilometers (93 fication. Iraq said U.N. weapons Qaida terrorists and did not ad- I think the vice president miles). inspectors would have access to dress the possibility that Saddam spoke for many Americans who The information in the 50-page Kit File photo all the sites the report mentioned. might share weapons of mass are very concerned about the cir- report was based on work by President Bush and Prime Minister Blair meet to discuss war His conclusions that Iraq is destruction with terrorist groups. cumstances we face with regard Britain s Joint Intelligence Com- on terroism. engaged in the production of Bush repeatedly has raised the to going to a war with Iraq, said mittee, which usually works in weapons ofmass destruction are threat of Saddam s possible co- Senate Majority Leader Tom secret. British Prime Minister about Iraq s past use of poison tion, in violation of U.N. Secu- simply not true, Iraqi presiden- operation with terrorists as a key Daschle, who, like Gore, is a Tony Blair said he authorized the gas against Kurds and Iranian rity Council resolutions, was tial weapons adviser Gen. Amir justification for war. possible Democratic presidential unprecedented release of the soldiers and its 1990 invasion of overwhelming and should not al Saadi said in Baghdad. His The 15-member U.N. Security candidate in 2004. Those are report to demonstrate the threat Kuwait, what he called a history be ignored. allegations are long, his evi- Council is expected to begin de- the matters that we re attempt- that Iraq s weapons program of lies, obstruction, defiance His weapons ofmass destruc- dence short. bating Iraq policy Wednesday ing to work out in the resolution posed. and denial. tion program is active, detailed In Washington, the White amid intense backroom negotia- itself, and I think, by and large, I Quoting from the report at the He said the report s evidence and growing, Blair said. The House called the British dossier tion over a proposed U.N. reso- Republicans and Democrats are beginning ofa heated emergency that Saddam s regime retained, policy of containment is not frightening and praised Blair lution that would demand Iraq s prepared to give the benefit of debate in the House of Com- further developed and planned to working. The weapons of mass for his strong defense of the disarmament and possibly clear the doubt under these circum- mons, Blair repeated details use weapons of mass destruc- destruction program is not shut U.S.-led effort against Saddam. the way for military action. stances to the administration. Hay hasifull dance card vocation, not a j o b . She couldn t By Emily Crofoot continue dancing in a company New INS tracking system implemented: Contributing Writer forever, so when she heard there was an opening for a dance First Amendment infringements, racial profiling cause for concern | * The newest faculty member of teacher at Mercyhurst, she ap- the dance department, Christine plied. By Ben Finley Knight woman Janis Sposato. She said schools currently are compliant enough resources and universi- Hay, is delighted to be on the P I want to give the knowledge Ridder Newspapers (KRT) it would be difficult to detect with SEVIS, she said. ties and colleges got assistance. teaching staff here at and wisdom that I have learned WASHINGTON The Immi- fraud by a school official who But university officials worry The INS has a monumental task Mercyhurst. in the past, and pass it on to oth- gration and Naturalization Ser- was using legitimate documents. that the deadline is too near and in not only collecting the data on Hay has performed with many ers who can benefit from it. I vice told Congress on Tuesday She also said SEVIS could not the resources too slim. 500,000 international students ballet companies, including Bal- want to keep the tradition alive. that its system for tracking for- track international students who We are somewhat concerned each year but also on following let West, Dallas, Louisville, Or- According to Hay, Mercyhurst eign students will be operational were in the United States ille- about how much remains to be up on any information it deems lando, and Tampa. She first is a great place, with a wonder- by its January deadline. How- gally. Nor will the system track done in a rapidly shrinking appropriate, John Greisberger, I heard about Mercyhurst when ful studio and friendly people. ever, members of Congress and foreign workers or tourists who amount of t i m e , testified David director ofthe office of interna- she met Tauna Hunter while per- She went on about her ambi- university leaders are concerned take classes part time. Ward, president ofthe American tional education at Ohio State forming at Ballet West. They tions, There are a stack of about the system s effectiveness. The cost and upkeep of SEVIS Council on Education, which University, said in a telephone kept in touch and met again in things I want to do this year. I The Student Exchange and are unknown, Sposato said, al- represents numerous higher edu- interview. Dallas. love choreographing, so I hope Visitor Information System will though the INS would charge cation associations. Glenn A. Fine, inspector gen- I ve always heard so many to broaden my experience with have difficulty preventing stu- visa applicants up to $100 to Ward said the final rules for eral for the Justice Department, nice things about Mercyhurst. It the shows we have this year. I ve dent visa fraud and cannot ac- help pay for the system. universities to follow regarding told Congress on Tuesday that is a good school, has a good been doing studio work for the count for the significant number Congress created SEVIS in SEVIS had not been published. the INS needs more resources reputation, and has a beautiful past 2 years; I like working with of international students who 1996 in response to the 1993 Sposato said they would be pub- and more staff to implement campus, said Hay. students, so this was a nice have overstayed their visas, an World Trade Center bombing. lished by January. | SEVIS effectively. Hay considers dancing to be a change. INS official acknowledged. One ofthe terrorists involved in The INS attempted to create a Another topic at the hearing Universities contend that the the bombing had come to the database of foreign students in was the backlog of male Mus- INS won t be able to process the United States on a student visa. the mid-1980s, but the lists of lim international students apply- Sports Teams-Clubs-Students Groups information that SEVIS will col - A January 2003 deadline was set foreign students names and ad- ing to study in the United States, lect every semester on more than to have the system operating. dresses just sat in a warehouse, which is growing because of a 500,000 international students After the Sept. 11 attacks, in Dixon Johnson, executive direc- policy that the Bush administra- who are studying in this coun- which three of the hijackers had tor of international student ser- tion began earlier this year. The 1 Earn $i,ooo-$2,ooo this semester with a try. % f used student visas, Congress v i c e s at the University of South- policy, independent of SEVIS, proven CampusFundraiser 3 hour fundraising Rep. Howard McKeon, R-Ca- appropriated $37 million to en- ern California, said in a tele- requires extensive background lif., noted that a Georgia profes- sure that SEVIS met that dead- phone interview. checks and Washington approval event. Our programs make fundraising sor was indicted earlier this year line. f" The track record with such for men from 26 Muslim coun- easy with no risks. Fundraising dates are on charges of creating 17 fake The INS is expected to over- innovations is not one that en- tries. V filling quickly, so get with the program! It student visas, and asked whether see the system s implementation courages confidence, Johnson The backlog is due to the new- works. Contact CampusFundraiser at (888) SEVIS could safeguard against at more than 7,000 higher edu- said, * ness ofthe policy combined with 923-3238, or visit www.campusfundraiser.com such occurrences. cation institutions with a staffof Johnson said SEVIS would be the beginning of fall semesters, No system is completely 1,500 contracted workers, a vast improvement over the said Stephen Edson, a spokes- fraud-proof, said INS spokes- Sposato said. Nearly 1,000 present situation if the INS had man for the State Department. Interface at your JkTTEW'TWW Erie, Pa: The Great Lakes kingdoms of Tikal I and mental drug therapy, with the (Source: Jocelyn Selim, Dis- contain more shipwrecks than Calamakul, which were both numbers of newly infected pa- cover Magazine) S Family Health Council specializes those purportedly lost in the heavyweights of the ancient tients on the rise. 230,000 in...Birth Control, Pregnancy Testing, Bermuda Triangle, and mari- Mesoamerican world. 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No one s saying that there New York Times) t (Source: Luis Miguel Ariza, Sci-A combination of textual study | campus and our flexible o f f i c e hours fit are any pieces of eight to pil- entific American) , from contemporary inscriptions anv academic schedule. fer, but rcconnaisance of the Yotir local bookstore: Au- and medical research involving material before any further thor? 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Archaeopteryx, a Council, Inc. »*Mi«u«nu Archaeologists have deci- smallpox. feathered theropod, has been phered a 1500-year-old Maya coined as the first bird, but the If you see science happening, E Erie Kdinboro text from a pyramid abandoned Anywhere, USA: Mutated Argentinian prints would appear send your submission to (814)453-4718 (814) 734-7600 in 760 A.D. It details the 20- strains of HIV and AIDS are to be a distant relative of newsmerciad@mercyhurst. edu, Viiit us on lhe web al: www.jhchtc.org year civil war between the proving more resistant to experi- Allosaurus and the modern owl. c/o Interface.

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Contact info: [email protected] FEATURES The Shindig Good time rock and roll Service Above Self- Mercy hurst Rotaract Club By Courtney Nicholas Features editor By Courtney Nicholas During its first year the club Features editor raised money for t-shirts, pro- How cool is it to be in a band? moted service over self, and had The band, The Shindig can an- Coming to college and being a blood drive. The club also swer that question for all you on your own is hard at first Find- became close to The Erie Ro- readers that arc inquiring. One ing students that have the same tary Club, who sponsors the of the lead vocalists for t h e band, interests as you is vital to having Rotaract Club. Heidi Engel is a senior voice a good time and getting to know Returning this fall under the Applied Major at Mercyhurst others. Kerri Ruschak, Danielle leadership of President College. Poole, and Heather Enos al 1 came Courtney -^Nicholas, the The other members of the to Mercyhust College and were Mercyhurst College Rotaract band are vocalist Laurie Roberts, interested in forming a club that Club is hoping to expand their guitarist Shawn Brosius, bassist performed acts of service community services. Nicholas and keyboard Rick Sadlier, and throughout the Erie community and the rest of the club s offic- drummer Bryan Pietzrak. One and on an international level. ers would like to raise money These three girls started the first way of describing the sound of for the child that the club Mercyhurst College Rotaract the band is a mix between 60 s adopted last year as well as for a great international project rock, R&B, and today s modem Club in the fall of 2000. f country. No matter how you In November of 2000, the The Rotaract Club of describe the Shindig s music, Mercyhurst College Rotaract Mercyhurst College will hold one thing is for certain; it s about 'Club had a charter ceremony, in- its first m e e t i n g of t h e year was good time rock and roll. viting the Governor of Rotary; on Wednesday, Sept 25, 2002 Dr. William Garvey, the Presi- in Caf Diem at 9:15 p.m.. If The Shindig opened for Chad dent of Mercyhurst College; and you are interested in j o i n i n g the Brock at the Crawford County other individuals that helped get club and did not make the meet- Fairgrounds in Meadville, PA. Merciad file photo the club off its feet that year. ing please contact Courtney Engel said it was a stroke of luck The band The Shindig has been performing around Erie over the past year. This ceremony officially marked Nicholas at 824-3154. that the band got to open Brock s the start of the Rotaract Club. show. She commented that the The CornerStone. They have album for Train, is producing the and where we are With our ca- crowd was amazing and really also performed at clubs in album. Huster also plays the reer. She also said that The made the band feel welcome on Edinboro. keyboard for the funk group Shindig is in the process of sign- stage. She also smiled as she ad- The band also has a ( D that is Starfish. ing a contract with a promoter mitted to getting a glimpse of being released in October. The When asked what she saw her- in New York. Brock s tattoo! release party is planned for self doing with or without the 1 The Shindig will be perform- The Shindig performs per- Sherlock s but the band has not band next year at this time, Engel ing in the Carolyn Hermann forms in local clubs in the Erie finalized these plans yet. The al- answered with a smile, I think Union at Mercyhurst College on Area; some being Sherlock s, bum will be self-titled. ^Trevor that I will still be with the band. Nov. 2,2002. Docksiders. The DogHouse, and Huster, who produced the first It depends on how we are doing

Ron Norman, Norman Photography To Survive College, Follow These Tips Courtney Nicholas recieves her Mercyhurst College Rotaract Club certificate In Nov. 2000 at the Charter Ceremony.

Lisa Glass (KR T) You re More money, more problems: you re a clean freak or one of Ehasz says new roomies to think beyond the moment, I HyeSo so remember to take a deep an accomplished collegian. A common problem for every- those.guys who wears his dirty 'shouldn t forget about safety. Ehasz says. But that s exactly breath and enjoy yourself. Have Maybe you re a' fresh man, or one, not j u s t collegians, is hav- boxer shorts inside out to save You have to take time to build what you must do to realize your a wild time, but don t be a maybe you re a sophomore in ing no clue where the heck your laundry money (not a recom- trust with your roommates or dreams _ build a portfolio for slacker. If you can manage a need of guidance: In any case, money goes. mended financial tip, but it may apartment-mates, so don t put the future. handful of these tips, you can you need some help. Use a pencil and paper and work), you can get along with your grandmother s diamond Ask yourself where you re pave a smooth way to fun and The first step to surviving col- keep track of your pennies, says your roommate. earrings on the rim of the sink going, Ehasz suggests, and then fabulous years ahead. lege is simple. Dara Duguay, executive director That s not to say the two of y o u every evening. figure out what you need to do Drag yourself to class, says of Jumpstart Coalition, which are going to be best friends. She Ahead of the curve: Now that to get there. Maribeth Ehasz/ vice president promotes financial awareness might like country music while you re following all of t h e s e bril- Real-world experience is key Did You Know... of academic development and among young people. Maybe you re a die-hard punk rocker, liant tips, you may think you re to building a resume. So check The now student you could buy a coffee maker but you can have a happy exist- doing everything you can to sur- out your school s career services retention at the University of accounts office was once Central Florida. instead of dishing out three ence in a 10-by-10 concrete box. vive college. Reality check: Life department for information on the original college Grab your books, set a few bucks for a latte at Starbucks It just takes a good attitude and is not all parties and pennies. internships or apprenticeships alarms, and make sure you re every morning. some compromise. You re in college to prepare or use the Internet. chapel until 1933 when present when the professor calls Set up a monthly budget and The most important thing is yourself for a future career. * Lots of people look back on Christ the King Chapel roll on day one. try to stick to it, Duguay sug- communication, Ehasz says. It s difficult for many of us college as the best time of their| was constructed. Another important task? Make gests. That means figuring out some friends. You 11 need some how much money you re bring- contacts in the class in case you ing in and how much you re miss a day or don t understand spending (on a car payment, something. And it s a great ex- apartment rent, etc.). so you 11 cuse to get a phone number. know how much you can use for And, oh yeah, start doing the extras. work immediately, Ehasz says. Space invaders, also known as Even if something is not due for roommates: Now that you know six weeks, if you don t get how to manage your money, started right away you can eas- here arc some tips on how to ily get in a hole. manage your space. Whether MSG andSA C events planned for 2002-2003 year

President, Lauren Griglak; Secre- By Courtney Nicholas tary Rachel Confer; Treasurer Features editor Mike Foglio; and SAC Chair Jess Montana head the Executive Two organizations that are Board. found on the Mercyhurst College These individuals are working Pizza & 'Stbc S t u d e n t Combo campus that are directly linked to hard and planning events such as the students are the Mercyhurst the new Homecoming Dance, and Student Government (MSG) and other events that come to campus. Student Activities Committee During fall term there are a lot (SAC). . • of interesting things that are go- These two organizations inform ing on, one being 1 lomecoming. the students of what is going on This year is the first year that at Mercyhurst. MSG defines its Mercyhurst is holding both a prep purpose as the primary line of rally and a dance, The dance will communication between the stu- be held at the Zem Zem Shrine dents and the administration of t h e Club.; |i- college. MSG has several com- The following day campus will 200/ E. 38th St 825-7872 mittees, such as Health and Safety, be overrun with Kevin Denney Dine-In, Carryout a Delivery Housing and Residence Life, Col- and Sisiei Hazel, not to mention •J lege Services and Facilities Use, food vendors and other interest- ing activities for students to en- r Spirit Club, and Publicity and Ad- Large i-Topping Pizza & 1 I Large i-Topping Pisa & h Urge i-Topping Pizza & 1 Large i-Topping Pizza & vertising. : gage m. Others such as Star Wan Single Order of Breadstlcks Single Order of Breadstlcks Single Order o f Breadstlcks Single Order of Breadstlcks and Jason X. offer suggestions I 1 The representative s work on $ $ s $ addressing problems and concerns from the students, as well as re- I • It 1 6. • It from the students. 1 he President warding and fulfilling 6.99 6.99 1 1 0 1 ONtf m**U» vii I'd 1 KVI Ihto'.1 CfUfv fftrtl QIM (Mfrr t r t l i t t * «*} Pa« tod Wl-i '11 (,rnpr ovftl 0* Ofhf ttmbttt *P * i i *«* IK* 'A 6 4 V / innwiWWW vtfcj&r van ««M*Jt ^6 SEPTEMBER 26, 2002 PAGE 4 THE MERC1AD

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The PAC s schedule of fall movies includes a wide range of films, from c o m e d y to All high school did was show endings and new begin- documentary which promise to be one of the best movie line-ups in the program s history. us how to be conformists, and And Another Thing... nings and references to liter - The Academy Award nominated French film, Amelie, screened this week to a great crowd. accessorize with brand-names ary figures whose quills would only. % turn suicidal at how bias their I came to such a revelation this Phil Pirrello words were evoked | • Pax Christi had a solid turnout of students interested in the many opportunites available on past summer at my sister s high Go back, Say Anything s campus. Kudos goes out to Jennifer Kons and all those who helped organize the event. school graduation. It was a rev- Diane Court said in response to elation that only occurs when leaving behind the mass of stu- the challenge of the brutally hindsight and cynicism set in. dents whose names I only knew honest future ahead. Starting off the season with a double dose of victory, the women s Field Hockey team won Hindsight is an awesome fac- via casual glances at the direc- I d have to agree. ^ both of their games this weekend ulty. It greatly affects the past we tory, I felt the chains of gym j A teacher of mine used to say presently reflect upon. And re- class routines and pointless hy- that the best four years of our cently, I have spent a lot of t i m e perbole disguised as disciplinary lives will be lived and breathed listening to friends and acquain- action begin to loosen. in high school. I, being the tances recollections about high All that remained were the smart ass, added on the until THE BAD ... school that are absent from faint scars of most of my young college part.. mine: senior free days, ca- life spent in education, with only And, for the most part, I was Not that any of us are surprised, but another water main broke on Briggs Avenue last tered, better-not-skip lunches, a cheap silk robe and a straight right. « weekend behind the Hirt Center. Most students were without water for nearly 12 hours. and the real kicker, FUN. A report card to remember me Sure, the sound of the fading Most kids at college seem to by. 4 echo of crowded hallways will have fond memories of their Where were all these life les- always be intoxicating. But Oh, freshman. Do you really think that when you leave to go out on a Friday or Saturdayj high school years, especially sons and real world survival they don t hold a detention slip their senior year. drills? Why, they were waiting to all the late light, getting-to- night with book bags on, anyone buys that your bags are really full of clothes and/or books? But not many of u s McDowell for us at college, where beer runs know-your-roommate chats, or All you re missing is a neon sign, guys. It s a little thing called tad;, but you guys are grads. \ and hassles at Financial Aid the It s about time looks your young. J" When I hear kids brag about await. professors give you when you their senior trips to Cool Town, But regret is what closes on a show up late. The campus s internet connection is narclepsy-enducing. It makes one wonder when the USA, I cower and pretend the Saturday night. In between the darkest ante- lame post-graduation party at All any of u s can do is wonder chamber ofhell and a post-grad Internet Revolution is gonna stop at the Hurst.. Penbriar and a purposed trip to where high school went wrong, soir e in the Hamptons, there Cleveland make up for it. Then specifically. are those who still live the high I futilely wish to go back to Well, it wanted to prepare us. school mentality and those who school, but not to McDowell. It even thought it could with are j u s t grasping the college ex- I would go to any school where locker room chit-chats and caf- perience. Peace, sanctions and Iraq laughter was substituted in the eteria politics. J And in between that little place of bitching. Where we Teenage pregnancies came and four-square, there are a few of First-hand accounts of life under Saddam Hussein were all Mike Ceavers growing went like slap bracelets. Words us who saw past the sea of up in a Kevin Arnold world. like random and kids were Jansports and endeavored to On Thursday, Oct. 3, from 2 ing the fire of President Good times instead of wonder- scratched on T rapper- become something more than to 4 p.m., the Rev. Gilbert Hussein s hatred of the West. ing why all the not-so-good Happers. anything high school had in Shaheen, pastor of the Evangeli- Questioning Faith Rev. Shaheen is an Interna- fuzzy memories. , The smell of gym floor will al- store. i cal Presbyterian Church of tional Peacemaker, invited for Yeah, I was a senior too. I ways bring back images of And if those smelly lockers Basrah, in the south of Iraq, will a second year to participate in donned the cap with giddy pride dodge ball games and dances could talk, who would have be on the Mercyhurst campus to Rev. Lyta Seddig the program. Last year, Mercy- and turned the tassel with to- scored to Lady in Red. thought we d become some- speak with students and faculty.00 hurst hosted Monique Misenga hell-with-it eagerness. But upon And graduation, with speeches thing more than the contents of Although Rev. Shaheen s Mukuna from the Democratic exiting the Erie Civic Center and filled with clich d lines about our yearbooks? church is relatively young in age, Iraqi people has been enor- Republic of the Congo.00 it is rooted in a deep faith tradi- mous.00 International Peacemakers tion that extends as far back as According to a report by two are leaders who are engaged in the earliest centuries of Chris- former UN Coordinators for peacemaking- in their own Ready-to-wear: Formal flair tianity,* and Iraq is the site*of : Sraq ^between five Jncl six'thou-1Sands . .•,„:.; . ., 4 1 v i * VI - • -• some of t h e earliest Biblical his- sand children die each month They are invited by tfre Peace- By Megan Cvitkovic^j > figure out howlttp spend the least Embellishment is another tory. because of contaminated water, making Program of the Presby- Contributing writer &v amount of money and still look simple trick ,/Get funky, Why would Campus Ministry lack of medication, and m a l n u - terian Church (U.S.A.) to share hot!00 i accessorize your getup to be a bring an Iraqi to Mercyhurst?00 trition. their experiences and further I can still see it. The stiffly Fear not, we ve got craftiness little more trendy. Rev. Shaheen has been deeply j£ UNICEF officials report that our understanding of the peace erect hair with not a curl out of on our side! But when hitting the mall, have involved in ministering with more than 500,000 children and and justice concerns of others place.0' With less than a week until the an idea of what you want and Iraqi refugees who fled the bor- 1.5 million adults have died fromaroun d the world. i'&The makeup overemphasized big dance, you realize that you what styles look good on you. der with Iran during the eight- the effects of the sanctions.0 . In an often unjust and increas- just in case it starts to wear off still have nothing to wear. The Three-quarter, and mid-calf year Iraq-Iran war. He has also Infant mortal ity rates have sky- ingly violent world (the stark in two days from t h e n . The dress response of most would be to lengths are popular and work out been ministering to the needs of rocketed, and mortality rates for reality of which we so drasti- we won t even go there.°And head off to the mall and check multitudes of height problems.0 Iraqis suffering from the conse- al 1 age groups have escalated out cally experienced for the first of course those ridiculously high out those often hideous dresses . Lace, bell and slit sleeves, quences of the sanctions im- of control. time on 9/11), we are chal- stiletto shoes, pointy enough so at the stores. draped Greek goddess gowns posed against Iraq,* In addition, the sanctions im- lenged to understand and ad- that you permanently relocated But I implore you, hold offjn- and bright colors can also be For eleven years, Iraq has been posed on Iraq have, in many dress the root causes of v i o l e n c e your baby toe to rest on top of stead, run through the inventory found in abundance and accord- under what are perhaps the most ways, strengthened President and injustice. your foot." of dresses you have collected ingly solve many a body shape severe sanctions ever imposed Saddam Hussein s position Dialogue with the peacemak- That s right. I m speaking of overyears.00 crisis.

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Campus Question:*In-depth One students account from inside Hirt

ing is a wonderful luxury to By Kerry Marshall have, but it is way out of con- What is your opinion of the new academic building, the Hirt Center? Contributing writer trol. SO degrees is a bit chilly for my standards, but I guess I d I think that the building is 11 ike the openness of t h e class- rather suck it up and wear a good for the expansion and The building is good, but too rooms. The structure is beauti- It went up really fast since I When I printed my schedule sweater than roast to death in growth of the college. good. Needs more trees. ful. P |g \ I ;) visited last year. I m definitely over the summer, 1 was pleas- some other classroom. Meghan Morse, sophomore Kevin Murtha, freshman Heather Peskorski, freshman impressed with what I have antly surprised when I saw the pProblem number two: the situ- winessed so far. letters HRTC appearing in the ation with the clocks. I am sick It s nice. [The building] It looks pretty good from the Put an information office in 3 Briana Sulivan, freshman room slot, of hearing and asking the ques- matches the rest of the cam- outside. It actually looks fake there. I didn t mink it that the new tion What time is it? I guess I pus, but the air conditioning in from far away. I haven t been Ryan McCullough, sopho- It is a great new building and academic building, the Audrey could wear a watch, but that there is quite annoying — is inside it yet * more it is roomy so that many classes Hirt Center, was actually fin- would make things all too easy. so cold in there all the time, Steve Strohm, senior! can be taught Nice work! ished ahead of schedule. As the Designers, it is okay to put and you can t regulate that in SarahLuzar .freshman first day of classes began, I clocks in the school. Time is a It s cold in the classrooms. good thing. the classroom itself. They did a good j o b building it There is a bad paint smell. mixed in with the confusion and Kasia Orzel, sophomore in so short a time. That s why Anna Dunin. freshman I think it s the ugliest, most as I was approaching the front Another problem that isn t di- I m worried that something phallic looking thing and they entrance, the same question was rectly correlated with the Hirt I believe the architecture is might go wrong, like [the build- tore down my old apartment on everyone s mind: Where s Center is the parking situation, quite attractive. The class- ing wiHJ fall down. * While it is not in any way aes- building to build that? What s my class at? For others, it was or rather the lack there of. The thetically pleasing to ma* I be- rooms also seem nice. Eric Hollenbeck, sophomore up with that? Where is the first floor at? closest parking lot to the new Mar garet Harold, freshman lieve we are very fortunate to Kate Pacne, junior With the way the building is building is D Angelo. This lot have it here. Americans need to set up, one would think that fills up very quickly. Although The outside looks big, but the appreciate the conveniences we Other than the weird noises inside is much to be desired It s a great building, equipped when you walk through the main watching people fight f o r a park- take for granted and often do not with a lot of resources. I love entrance you would be on the ing space is at times amusing, it and huge temperature changes, Pustyn Risner ^junior deserve. it s a great facility. The desks that there are computers in first floor. Not the case. I soon is a hazard to everyone. I have a are kind of uncomfortable, It is difficult to find rooms and Lindsay Wilhelm, sopho- each classroom for the projec- found out that I had to go down solution: park by McAuley. It too. it is not marked out very well more * tion screen. the stairs to find a n y room in the isn t too bad of an idea and the Kari Claph, freshman Jim Pifer , sophomore CorrieThearh, freshman 100s. W*. exercise can do everyone some As soon as I found my class- good. room, I was extremely im- My final c o m p l a i n t is the lack pressed at the design of the of restrooms. Maybe I m not room. Being a communications looking hard enough, but all of major, I am used to the dun- my classes are on the first floor TV stereotypes: Fact vs. fiction geon, also known as the base- and I have yet to find a restroom. ment of Baldwin. This was a My bladder doesn t appreciate it, definitely a treat. but I have survived thus far. In the battle for ratings, exaggeration equals entertainmentAl l of the rooms seemed to be These minor inconveniences very well made and modern, es- are a small price to pay for such Larry Evans (Knight Ridder Southerner over the age of 35 REAL people will be sniffed where, race souped-up riding pecially with the addition of a beautiful building, i Newspapers) A fat woman, hair has known a Boss Hogg or two.) out like rabbits by the CBS tal- lawn mowers at family picnics, technology in the classroom, I give kudos to the construc- in curlers and carrying a pig, Before television existed, two ent hounds, who are looking in think golf is for sissies and be- I was also excited to hear that tion crew for working so bard steps from an elevator. Sunday-morning comic strips mountainous, rural areas of lieve California is a communist the new television studio was al- and having everything ready to Where are they going? perpetuated the hick stereotype. West Virginia, North Carolina, country. most complete, along with many go for that first d a y of classes. I Not shopping on Rodeo Drive. L il Abner, who was all Tennessee, Kentucky and Ar- If the CBS talent scouts look other added benefits for the stu- look forward to the completion No, the woman and the little brawn and bib overal Is but not kansas for a family that includes hard enough, they can find the dents. Although I am absolutely of the building. pink porker are fans on their way much in the way of brains; and parents and children plus a characters they set out to get. thrilled with the new building, I I think this center will benefit to a University of Tennessee Snuffy Smith, a floppy-hatted grandparent or two, according to In their journey through the do have a few complaints. students for many a trimester to football game. man of the mountains who was The Washington Post 'jj South, however, they will en- § I understand that air condi t i o n - come. y. That scene unfolds in a 15-sec- never tar from a jug of moon- The idea is to put bumpkins in counter more sport utility ve- ond video made as a promo for shine. the promised land so TV view- hicles than pickup trucks. College GameDay, ESPN s| Belittling humor aimed at ers will laugh. They will encounter more overview of the day s football Southerners and people in the What kind of Southerners do young Republicans than old From "cellicide" to schedule. southern Appalachians, in par- you think CBS is looking for? Democrats, and a culture that Tennesseans who previewed ticular t continues in the enter - Let me guess: men and women lost its distinctiveness when u 99 the video got steamed by the tainment industry, as well as in in cheap, tight-fitting clothes mass culture especially TV stereotypical hillbilly fashion society at large. (Heard any West who fish w i t h worms, speak with blanketed the nation in the vomitorious in which they were depicted, ac- Virginia jokes lately?) an exaggerated Nashville twang, 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. have fun with new wave of cording to the Knoxville Senti- It is surprising, therefore, that keep dogs outdoors but take In some cases, Southerners nel- ESPN had the good sense to pull barnyard animals into the house. young ones became the un- Maria Mills (Knight Ridder pounding fists, working up his Consequently, ESPN benched the plug on the video. They are looking for Southcners real stereotypes they saw de- Newspapers) Spread by e-mail, face to cry, but also looking an- the offensive video. CBS, however, is stumbling who build little ponds of butter picted on the endless hours of Web sites and plain old-fash- gry. Robert S. Marshall, The entertainment industry has along toward a kudzu patch of in their grits. Southeners who TV they watched while growing ioned, word-of-mouth, new Evanston, 111. words bounce around English made fun of Southerners for so criticism from Southerners marry their first cousins, trade up. . Chompacuted (chom-pac-uted) weary of the jokes. their babies for used cars that faster than dictionary editors, or vt. When you get mangled and long that the laugh-seeking On into adulthood those new- anyone else, can track. ESPN marketing team didn t re- The network plans to launch a don t run half the time, eschew age rebels play the characters electrocuted at the same time. alize it was about to step into, new version of The Beverly shoes, carry guns, and expecto- they ve seen on TV and in Burt Often, people come up with My friend Jesse was always Hillbillies, the 1960s show rate wads of tobacco at traffic Reynolds movies. new terms to fil 1 what dictionary scared at the elevated stations of uh, a mess. '=• editor Erin McKean calls getting hit by a train and kept Remember the TV show Hee about an extended family that lights.' The unreal became real. emigrated out of a deep, sunless Meanwhile, a society is in deep English s semantic gaps, saying, I don t want to get Haw, with its caricatures of They never dance except in where a word could exist but chompacuted!;... He is an as- country folks? hollow and into glitzy Beverly cowboy boots. trouble if many of i t s people look does not. piring filmmaker and plans to How about the assortment of Hills, where everything shines They drink cold beer not dry with envy upon the rich, vacu- use it in a film someday, so like gold. | wine, and wear heavy, camou- ous and rootless people of Many of t h e terms arise as pure thinly drawn rednecks on The whimsy. maybe it will see the Ugh t of d a y Dukes of Hazzard ? (OK, 111 This time around, there will be flage-patterned underwear. They Beverly Hills. sometime. Brendan Walsh, no actors. believe Elvis is out there some- Others are sure signs of the concede this much: Every times, such as e-dress, an e- Chicago mail address. (That one has oc- E-dress (e-dress) n. An e-mail curred to more than one person, address. Several months ago, in Police and as has ginormous a combina- the midst of retrieving/logging tion of gigantic and enor - daily e-mail and phone messages safety report mous.) to paper, and quite by accident, Most made-up words never I elided the words for e-mail ad- gain wide circulation, but every dress into e-dress. now and then one emerges with As I read it back, I thought it 9/1S/02: staying power. J quite clever, and asked my co- Briggs Avenue: Marijuana You never know, says workers if they had ever read or use McKean, a senior editor with heard of such a term. Lower Ramp #2: Attempted Oxford University Press-USA | It seems to be a natural refer- theft who was profiled in the Chicago ence to such a, now, often-used TuHJo Field: Theft Tribune last month. As part of term. No one I have spoken to that article, the Tribune asked has seen or heard of it since I readers what new words they suggested it. Kristin Purdy Editor-in-Chief ed i tormerc i ad @ mercyhurst.edu [email protected] 38th and Briggs Avenue; Li- have made up, or noticed A Karin Magnuson, Chicago Adam DuShole Managing Editor quor Law violation News Editor ne w s mere i ad @ mercyhurst.edu Below is a sampling of the re- Oak (gack) nvHere s a word I Megan Fialkovich Parking Lot #1: Theft plies. Judge for yourself if you made up in the 70 s.... It was Courtney Nicholas Features Editor featuresmerciad @ mercyhurst.edu Lewis Avenue Townhouses: opinionmerciad @ mercyhurst.edu think any have linguistic legs. the sound my cat made While Phil Pirrello Opinion Editor Disorderly conduct; public in- Cellicide (cell-a-cide) n. Kill- coughing up hairballs. The word sport smerci ad @ mercy hurst.edu Mackenzie Dexter Sports Editor toxication ing of pedestrians, cyclists, mo- gak later evolved from ono- Jody Mcllo Photo Editor [email protected] torists and passengers in acci- matopoeia to a noun, as in What Emily Crofoot Copy Editor 2ZU dents caused by drivers dis- is this gak in the sink? Linda Lewis Avenue: Criminal mis- tracted by use of their cell M. Cain, Schaumburg, III. Production Manager [email protected] chief phones. Cellicidal — adj. Graetma (grate-ma) n. As my Billy Elliott Parking Lot #4: Criminal Advertising Manager admerciad @ mercyhurst.edu Duane Carlson, Chicago! age and family increase, I have Megan Eble mischief Chillaxing (chill-axing) n. coined less cumbersome titles Chilling out and relaxing. Spot- for the matriarch/patriarch of t h e 212M I ted online and heard in conver- family. Rather than great-grand- The Merclad is the student-produced newspaper of Mercyhurst College. It is Parking Lot #8: Liquor Law sation with area teens. mother, I choose graetma and oublished throughout the school year, with the exception of finals w e e k . Our violation * ,' Kathleen Eng, Skokie, HI the male graetpa. office is in the Hirt Center, room 120. Our telephone number is 824-2376. Briggs Avenue: Theft Frustankerous (frus-tank-er-us) Kinly (kin-lee) adj. Someone adj. My wife (Olena) and I have who is not blood relation, nor an 9/6/02; invented a word to describe the in-law, but is nonetheless con- The Merclad welcomes letters to the editor. All letters must be signed and names Mercy Apartments: Liquor will be included with the letters. Although we will not edit the letters for content, behavior of our 11 -month-old nected to a family. Such as my Law violation boy who, when he doesn t get brother s in-laws... his mother- a,* r^erve the right to trim letters to fit. L e t t e r s are due the Thursday before McAuley Hall: college viola- what he wants, acts both frus- in-law is my kinly. t pubLation and may not be longer than 300 words. Submit letters to Box 485. J tion trated and cantankerous. This Michelle McMullin, Aurora, behavior includes yelling, SEPTEMBER 26.2002 THE MERCIAD PAGE 6 ARTS ENTERTAINMENT Contact info: [email protected] Ecks vs. Sever. Ashes to ashes: Monkeys could make a better movie Ray Bradbury's From the Dust Returned his son, who carries Gant s lat- est invention: a microscopic as- ture; and the evil prince damned dazzled tans .and critics alike TicketStub sassin that can cause a stroke at By Megan Fialkovich to an earthly eternity for a mur- with a coming-of-age tale that Sept 27 -vj the push of a button. (Since it is News editor derous reign. The central con- is never as whimsical or simple Suicide Machines. Agoia injected via a dart, why not sim- flict, however, deals with the as it seems; the element of the Ballroom, Cleveland. PhilPirrello ply poison a dart and save a few From the Dust Returned: A black sheep. supernatural blends seamlessly billions in development costs?) Family Remembrance begins Timothy, the Elliotts adopted with the narrative, as well as Sept 27 As the plot thickens, the with the relatively innocuous human son, is bound by the laws it did in 1962 s Something Ink Spots, Four Lads. Allen audience s attention span thins tale of how the House, a living of time, gravity and space, mak- Wicked" This Way Comes. Theatre, Cleveland. On sale at Warner Bros, promotions de- to anorexic proportions. Instead entity, drew the unconventional ing him the household outcast While many students may rec- tickets.com. partment has a fine s k i l l at mak- of a dramatic, sensible revelation Elliott clan to its drafty halls His companions are a spider, ognize Bradbury for book-re- ing great movie trailers for out- about Ecks and his wife s fate, and mouldering catacombs. mouse and cat who understand port favorites The Martian Sept 28 house-bound movies,. we are greeted with one hell of Early America became a haven him more than his nocturnal, Chronicles or Farenheit 451, Super Furry Animals. Laga, Now, Ballistic: Ecks vs. Severa narrative curve ball that war- for a world-weary b a n d o f vam- ancient family members. the recipient of 2000 s Na- Oakland, Pa. < can j o i n their ranks. This movie rants a refund on one s admis- pires, elves, empaths and walk- When the dispersed others tional Book Foundation Medal suffers from having the worst sion price. ing skeletons who now hold who have fled to every dark cor- for Distinguished Contribution Sept 29 title of the year and as 2002 s The Good: One nifty stunt, in- yearly gatherings for the last ner of the world to escape hu- to American Letters recalls the Medeski, Martin and Wood. worst movie, so far. volving an airborne motorbike surviving members of a dying man notice converge on the trials and yearnings of child- University of New York at As directed by Asian film- followed by two more airborne race: the beings of fantasy and House, Timothy receives a les- hood with the most delicate, Fredonia, Fredonia, N.Y. maker Kaos (a director suffering SUVs, reeks of c o o l . And I guess superstition. son in the acceptance of fate and melancholy touch. from delusions of John Woo if y o u are NRA bound, the arse- The book takes its title from purpose. From the Dust Returned is Oct 2 grandeur), Ballistic is a chaotic, nal of weapons is a nice touch. the Ash Wednesday blessing As the imminent demise of the the culmination of a lifetime s Reel Big Fish, S t a r t i n g Line, continuity-be-damned mess of The Bad: Where to begin ... bestowed by the priest as the family approaches, the revelers dabbling in the world of the Kicks. Odeon, Cleveland. purposeless explosions and ge- Lucy Liu s performance has all faithful receive an anointing of recall centuries of hiding and unseen, the unbelievable, and neric techno passing as inge- the range of a kitchen magnet, palm leaf soot on the brow. persecution at the hands of sci- the fantastic. The formative Oct 6 nious score. (Does she ever blink?) There is A Thousand Times ence, reason and intellect The chapter was printed in short Everclear. Hammermill Cen- The title should have been Banderas stares intensely Great Grand-m re, a once- more perceptive creatures have story form in Mademoiselle in ter, Gannon University, Erie. Ecks and Sever, because the titu-down the film s barrel of clich s lovely pharaoh s daughter who begun to deteriorate simply be- 1946, and evolved into the $17. On sale at Gannon s lar subjects don t square off as and underwritten stock charac- has all but withered to dust in cause no one from the real slim volume it now is after world is willing to believe in Waldron Center front desk at much as they dance around an ters, and the action scenes are her crumbling sarcophagus; audiences clamored for more. inevitable pairing up at some Uncle Einar, an eight-foot tall them anymore; It is at this stage 10 a.m. Also on sale at Disc narcoleptic in their execution. It s an easy, smooth read, and stock location like an abandoned Action scenes are more than ex- vampire who loves the gift of that twelve-year-old Timothy Go Round, World of Music, can be purchased at industrial yard, which still man- plosions and.cool, slow-mo flight; Cecy, the Dreamer, who discovers his vocation: as scribe amazon.com. There are a Grasshopper, and for stu- ages to produce an abundance of stunts, as directors like Woo and sleeps in the attic while men- for his family s legacy. dents only Penn State- number of used copies for atmospheric smoke and fire. James Cameron have proved. tally projecting herself into na- about S6. Behrend s Reed Union and Once again, Ray Bradbury has The Plot: Antonio Banderas They need to motivate the plot, Edinboro s SGA Conve- tries to find pathos in a perma- not provide an excuse for one. nience Store. nent five o clock shadow as Stringing along a narrative on Agent Ecks, a government op- violent, lifeless scenes like these Oct 10 erative whose wife is presumed is the best way to enter movie Mooney Suzuki. Agora Ball- dead. That is until information oblivion, especially if y o u r string room, Cleveland. J emerges hinting that a sort of Pop-rock or rock-pop: of a script is as thin as Ballistic s. rogue agent-turned-biological I fear for the future of action Jimmy Eat World brings rock back into the limelight Oct W weapons developer, Robert Gant films. Because if these guys ac- Rolling Stones, Elvis (played by Gregg Henry), may tually thought what they were By Cary Darling (KR T) sums up Linton, 26, in a phone for the recording of Bleed Costello and the Imposters. have Eck s wife. But Ecks will doing was good, then what Some performers vary from t h e i r interview from Mesa. That s American aka Jimmy Eat Gund Arena, Cleveland. have to get in line, because rouge hope do we as an audience have public personas. There s always not really us. World. By this point the band agent Sever (Lucy Liu) wants to avoid suffering ever again the occasional headbanging And that seems to be Jimmy s had been dropped by Capitol and Oct 14 \ \ Gant for revenge. So she kidnaps from anything as bad as this? rivethead who prefers world in a nutshell; it s a band needed financial help. We were, No Doubt, Good Charlotte, Shakespeare to Slipknot or the that runs fom.the dreaded like, so broke. We were barely Distillers. Bryce Jordan Cen- bespectacled, would-be intellec- emo tag faster than a chicken *] scraping by, Linton remembers. ter, State College, Pa. On sale tual who s really masking ram- at a barbecue but hews close to We had $100 in our baud at (800) 863-3336 or online pant idiocy. the style s original intent: checking account:; at www.bjc.psu.edu. El Canelo: But in the case of Jimmy Eat dewey-eyed, down-to-earth Even so, he can t bring him- World, what you see, and hear, boys-next-door playing emo- self to totally trash Capitol. It Oct. 15 No talking chihuahuas necessary really seems to be what you get. tional rock about love s ups and was kind of c o o l ; they bought us Ratdog. Warner^Theatre,] They re just four average Ari- downs. a van. They gave us money to Erie. $26.50. On sale Sept 20 go because you can try several zona Joes, who grew up amid the I don t think I ve changed at record, he says. at 10 a.m. at TicketMaster of their specialties and they only suburban sprawl of endless sky all, Linton says about the seem- With a new CD recorded, the outlets, by phone at 452-4857 Check, please cost around $5.50. and sweltering sun that is Mesa, ingly sudden stardom. I don t guys went shopping for a label or 456-7070, online at You can also have an item off near Phoenix, Four guys who think anyone in the band has. 11 s but this time were a little wiser. www.ticketmaster.com. of their Grilled Specials menu or make crunchy, accessible pop- been like a slow growth, with Says Linton: We pretty much one of their Special Orders, such rock that, faster than you can say our fans and stuff. We re not knew what we wanted. We said, Betsy Donner 4 Oct 24 as Taquitos, Taco Salad or a va- rock is back!, is suddenly all THAT big. ^ I f you re going to change us at Wflco. Agora Theatre, Cleve- riety of Quesadi Ha. Even if your over the radio and MTV. More As is nearly always the case, all, we re not going to sign with budget is extremely low, don t mature than Blink-182 yet more you. The record s finished. Here land, On sale at TicketMaster. the success of Jimmy Eat World Hola chicos y chicas de pass El Canelo up for Taco Bell; youthful than Creed or Korn, who took the name from a it is. Mercyhurst! Have you ever you can simply go in and buy Jimmy Eat World is for people drawing by Linton s younger Jimmy Eat World signed with Oct 25 X items off of the side order and a who like a hearty helping of Beck, Flaming Lips, Palace wanted to try some real Mexi- brother of another brother, DreamWorks and Bleed Ameri- can food without making a trip la carte menus for minimal dol- hooks, hope and heartbreak. Jimmy, eating the world was can was released last fall, Theatre, Cleveland. On sale lars. The group s fourth album, a slow process, and came close Sept. 21 at tickets.com. south of the border and worry- steadily gaining in popularity ing about the water situation? Also don t forget to try some Jimmy Eat World (originally to not happening at all. through this year. Today, Jimmy Well, for once, Erie has the an- sopapi 1 las, fried ice cream or a Oct. 30 7 called Bleed American, pre-9/ Formed in 1995, the band Eat World is considered part of swer. choco taco; anything to cool off 11), is platinum and has spawned No Use for a Name, quickly signed with Capitol but, the back-to-basics rock revival Un restaurante, El Canelo, is the Habanero. two radio bits, The Middle and Yellowcard, Eyeliners. because of executive turnover, that includes White Stripes, The Agora Theatre, Cleveland. located right on West 12th Street Another great aspect of El Sweetness. So now come the soon found itself without a Vines, The Hives and South and will provide for you the Canelo s authenticity is the parties and the pretties, right? I n champion at the label. Two al- Florida acts such as Dashboard Nov. 1 f Mexican dining experience amount of cervezas they have the case of Jimmy Eat World, bums, Static Prevails and Confessional and New Found you re looking for. available (the funny word is featuring singer J i m Adkins, gui- Mushroomhead. Agora The- Clarity, came and went with- Glory. Upon arrival you enter what BEER to all you unsophisti- tarist Tom Linton, bassist Rick atre, Cleveland. On sale at out a trace. So far, Linton is happy about looks like a plain old diner, but Burch and drummer Zach Lind, TicketMaster, cated college drinkers). Well, not quite. Thanks to tour- being thrown in with such com- the owner does his best to create They have nine choices, in- probably not. ing, word-of-mouth, sporadic pany but he s also cautious. an authentic Mexican theme. The cluding everyone s favorite: Jim and Zach are married. I radio play and the Internet, There s been a lot of bad music Nov. 2 f walls are painted a patriotic red, Corona. have a girlfriend and Rick has a Jimmy Eat World had built a cult Donnas, Superd rag, Camp- on the radio lately so the White white and green. The bar is bor- They also blend up a variety girlfriend. I was raised Mormon following. This was especially Stripes and The H i v e s are a good fire Girls, Your Enemies dered by parrots, horse blankets, of Margaritas, with or without but I m not religious at all. I true in Europe and an indepen- things he says. W e 11 see what Friends. Agora Ballroom, and plenty of paper flowers fill alcohol, available by the pitcher. don t know, I ve never been into dently released compilation, happens. It s kind of hard to tell. I Cleveland. On sale at in the blank spots. Now that s some hospitality the rock backstage party thing, Singles, helped raise money TicketMaster. The atmosphere is also fin- buena if you ask me! 7] ished off with great traditional The greatest part of the menu I Large 14" Cheese Nov. 3 | I * music playing in the back- is the section entitled, Descrip- # # Bob Dylan. Kent State Mac ground, and the TV is tuned into, tions of Mexican Plates. Not f w with Cheese a n d Center, Kent, Ohio. On sale what else? a Mexican soap op- only do they describe of the i I I H I M °"g topping with Sept. 21 at TicketMaster. era. You might think that you ve Chimichanga-challenged what entered the Mexico exhibit at certain dishes consist of, but they We Deliver! ^15 Wlngsf Nov. 10 Epcot Center, Disneyworld. also provide pronunciations of only $9.99 Lords of Acid. Odeon, the food items, which so many The servers and staff treated us £ With coupon-expires 10/ Cleveland. On sale Sept. 20 graciously, even though words people mess up. Not that I know at TicketMaster. were hardly spoken between us. from personal experience... 2 As for the food, they start you I strongly urge you to try out I ! Located at 1°" » * H Nov. 13 off with a basket of fresh tortilla El Canelo and their authentic 2618 Parade Street S4.95+,tax Ataris, Sugarcult. Agora chips, salsa and plenty of pop to taste and vibe. As for myself, I Ballroom, Cleveland. wash down the spice. I was brave thoroughly enjoy eating Mexi- [f 456-4598 Choose from 12 enough to try the bottle of green can food, and after eating at El M $ > Varieties Nov. 23 % Habanero sauce sitting on the Canelo, I realized how Ameri- 1 — L With coupon-expires 10/1/02 I • j| ™ W w " " Club Paradise Tour with table, Ay Carumba! A canized Taco Bell and Chi-Chi s Phil Vassar, Carolyn Dawn All meals are basically combi- are. M i n r2i-* ! *2 Large Pizzas Johnson, Six w i r e . Warner nations of whatever you have a So grab a group of tus amigos best food In Erie Theatre, Erie. $28.25 On sale taste for: tacos, enchiladas, and some TUMs and try a real with onef Oct. 5 at 10 a.m. burritos, rice, beans and much dining experience at El Canelo, Monday - Thursday: 11:00am -11:00pm topping more. 2709 West 12th Street or call Friday and Saturday^ 1:00am - Midnight k 9.99 + tax Combo platters are the way to 835-2290 for more information. Sunday: 3:00pm -11:00pm with coupon - expires 10/1/02 SEPTEMBER 26,2002 THE MERCIAD PAGE 7 LAKER Contact info: [email protected] SPORTS Women's; field hockey ranked ninth in t h e nation

By Mackenzie Dexter Sports editor

The Mercyhurst women s field hockey team raised their record to 6-3 as they defeated Houghton 2- 0, St Anselm 6-1 and Kutztown 3-2. The wins helped the Lady Lakers earn themselves a national ranking at ninth in Division II. Senior AU American forward Jeanna Hartmann, named this week s ECAC Player of t h e Week, scored both goals Thursday, Sept 19 as the Lady Lakers defeated Houghton College for the first time since the sport was reinstated in 1998. Hartmann scored her first goal as she tipped the ball over the Houghton goalie s head at 26:14 in the first half. Senior midfielder Mariel Zummo assisted the goal, making a cross over to Hartmann from a sideline free h i t Hartmann scored her second goal unassisted Jody Mello/Merciad photographer Jody Mello/Merciad photographer at 66:56.* t i '-T < The Lady Lakers outshot Houghton 21-4. Senior goalie Summer Kraatz made three saves Sophomore Catrina Schaeffer takes a shot at the top of the circle against St. Senior Sarah D'Emilio dribbles around a S t Anselm defender. D'Emilio scored as she earned her third shutout of Anselm. Mercyhurst defeated St Anselm 8-1 this past Saturday. a goal Sunday against Kutztown and has scored six goals this season; the season. Mercyhurst went on to defeat St Anselm 6-1 Saturday, Sept. 21. St. Hollembaek finished by hitting Hollembaek and Hartmann each 28-4. The Lady Lakers also had a ond half. Davis scored, giving the utes. But Mercyhurst held on for Anslem took the early lead as they the ball into the back of the goal. scored their second goals of the total of 16 comers. Lady Lakers a 2-1 lead, at 51:01. the win. scored 6:06 into the first half. But, The Lady Lakers took the lead two game at 39:34 and 42:17, respec- The Lady Lakers won their third Hartmann scored her tenth goal of Kraatz made six saves as the senior forward Fran Hollembaek minutes later as Hartmann scored. tively. Sophomore forward Nicole straight game as they defeated the season with a shot taken at Lady Lakers outshot Kutztown tied the game with her goal at Sophomore midfielder Catrina Davis finished the scoring with a Kutztown 3-2 Sunday, Sept 22. 57:13 after a Kutztown goalie re- 31-11. } J i 11:25. Zummo started the play Schaeffer increased Mercyhurst s goal assisted by freshman K a t i e Senior forward Sarah D Emilio bound to widen Mercyhurst s lead Mercyhurst will begin a six hitting the ball into the circle on a lead to 3-1 as she scored a goal King with only 39 seconds left in scored the only goal of the fust 3-1. Kutztown gave the Lady game road trip playing at Slippery free hit. Hartmann deflected the from a shot at the top of the circle the game. half at 14:19. Kutztown then tied Laker s a scare as they scored one Rock Wednesday, Oct. 2 for a 4 ball around the goalie and on a penalty corner at 24:07. Mercyhurst outshot St Anselm the score 40 seconds into the sec- more time within the last five m i n - p.m. game. Women runners finish 6 t h while Former lacrosse players men finish 9 t h in Division IP Martial Arts The Mercyhurst College the 2002 National Catholic Cross Boxing Merrill and Judge chosen women s cross country team fin- Country Invitational Friday, Sept. ished 15th overall and 6th in Di- 20. There were a total of 119 run- vision II at the 2002 National ners who participated. Kickboxing into 2002 NLL Entry Draft Catholic Cross Country Invito- Junior Ryan Knight finished tional Friday. Sept 20. There were 25th with a time of 27:24. Junior Two former Mercyhurst lacrosse player... brings a ton of pro cali- his resume really looks good when a total of 110 runners who partici- David Fredrick finished 6 6 t h with players were chosen Saturday in ber experience after playing two looking at this past, but extremely pated a time of 2 8 : 4 0 . Freshman Patrick the 2002 National Lacrosse years with the Coquitlam recent, success at Mercyhurst and Junior Mindi Lauterbach fin- Hauser finished 71st with a time Classes begin on 9/30/02 League (NLL) Entry Draft. Adanacs, where he also won a the Burlington, OR As... a good ished 10th with a time of 19:40. of 28:49. Freshman Neal in the Rec Center Tlie Toronto Rock made Patrick Mann Cup... was an integral part face-off man that could take a lot Freshman Elizabeth Kenniston Hutchison finished 81st with a Merrill its #1 overall selection. ofthe Northmen s past Minto Cup of Columbus FO with Warder be- finished 15th with a time of 2 0 : 1 3 . time of 29:15. Sophomore Scott Merrill, 6-0, 180 pounds from success... fits t h e Rock prototype ing released... an overall solid Sophomore Heidi Irons finished Bishop finished 82nd with a time Orangeville, Ontario, finished his to a T... f player. 32nd with a time of 2 0 : 4 9 . Sopho- of 29:17. Senior Daniel Fairbanks (Note Date Correction!!) three-year career at Mercyhurst Meanwhile, the Columbus The NLL Entry Draft was held more Karen Thomas finished 39th finished I04st with a time of last spring. He was Mercyhurst s Landsharks selected Greg Judge, in Toronto. with a time of 21:09. Sophomore 30:34. Junior Timothy Fox fin- third leading scorer at midfield in 6-0,185 pounds from Burlington, Merrill and Judge are the third Katie Mieczkowski finished 5 2 n d ished 106th with a time of 30:38. 2002 and graduated last May with Ontario, at #28 overall. Judge was and fourth players from with a time of 2 1 : 2 7. Sophomore Senior Robert Quiggle finished a degree in Sport Marketing. A a four-year player at Mercyhurst Mercyhurst to be drafted in the Stephanie Schnacke finished 79th 112th with a time of 3 1 : 5 5 . Senior For more information Total Lacrosse analysis of and a 2002 co-captain He gradu- NLL. The Syracuse Crunch took with a time of 2 2 : 1 6 . Junior Anne Rocco Telli finished 1 1 3 t h with a contact: Merrill is as follows: Pat Merrill, ated last May with a degree in Bruce Alexander in the second Marie Romano finished 91st with time of 32:00. $ Coquitlam Adanacs an amaz- Business. Total Lacrosse used round in 1998 and the Rochester a time of 22:38. f\ The men s and women s teams I John J. Bruno ing defender that can go up with these words to describe him: Al- Knighthawks chose Ted Jenner in The Mercyhurst College men s will compete at Gannon Saturday, [email protected] the play just as easily... is de- though Judge put in a few games the fust round last year. cross country team finished 1 9 t h Sept. 28. - scribed as a Glenn Clark type for the Chiefs this past summer,] overall and 9th in Division II at Women's ten- Fourth-ranked Saginaw nis raises over- Valley State defeats all record to 6- Mercyhurst 51-7 2 with win over Saginaw IF TIME IS MONEY, HOW COME Lakers'record dropstto 1-2 Valley, S t a t e : Fourth-ranked Saginaw Val- two interceptions. Cardinal The Lady Lakers continued to roll I HAVE SO MUCH OF ONE \ ley State University drove 80 quarterbacks totaled 19 of 2 7 for Friday, Sept.20, with a 7-2 win yards in ten plays following the 389 yards, four touchdowns, over visiting Saginaw Valley AND NOT THE OTHER? opening kickoff and never and no interceptions. SVSU State. Mercyhurst is now 6-2 over- looked back in turning back rushed 41 times for 197 yards all and 5-2 in the G LIAC, Mercyhurst 51 -7 Saturday, Sept. and three touchdowns while the The Lady Lakers started strong 21. The Cardinals are now 5-0 Lakers were held to 79 yards on by winning all three doubles lifetime against the Lakers, in- 35 attempts. matches, then took four of six cluding 3-0 at Wickes Stadium. Schuler had a great game singles contests. Before the first quarter dust punting the football, averaging Mercyhurst gave Northwood a had settled, the Cardinals scored nearly 45 yards on eight efforts. scare before bowing 5-4 Saturday, four touchdowns and opened a Senior defensive back Rob Sept. 21. The Timberwolves won 28-0 lead before a crowd of Keefc led the defense with three two of three doubles matches nearly 3,300. The advantage solo and three assisted tackles. which proved to be the difference. grew to 38-0 at ha 1 ftime and 51 - He also returned two punts for Two ofthe doubles contests were 0 after three before Mercyhurst twenty yards. decided by 9-8 scores, each team scored its lone touchdown with The loss dropped the Lakers winning one. ten minutes left on a four-yard to 1-2 overall and 0-2 in the Freshman Natalie Paparolla, pass from sophomore quarter- Oi I AC while the Cardinals im- junior Lindsay Zimm and senior back Jim Schuler to senior run- proved to 3-0 and 2-0, respec- Lauren Dujanovich won at singles ning back Craig Joseph. » tively^ 1 > |^ while the team of Dujanovich and Both teams ran 68 plays from Mercyhurst will entertain Tori Trombetta gave the Lady scrimmage, but SVSU piled up North wood Saturday, Sept. 28 at Lakers their only win at doubles. 586 yards of offense to just 222 TuUio Field at 1:30 p.m. The Mercyhurst is now 6-3 overall GII! a In spare minutes? WB'H straw you ways ID save mora, h i n t wisely, anil l i n on i budget. for the Lakers. Each team used game will be part of the and 5-3 in the conference. The Find litis* and Ills of oinir swart real world lips at tlw ulini source lor snail slutlwils. three quarterbacks in the con- college s annual homecoming Lady Lakers will participate at the test Senior Brett Wcidig, sopho- celebration. 1TA Regional Championships more Clint Williams, and next weekend at Bloomsburg. oucandealffttfcit .com ^ PHEAA Ainci. i«i |ju- -Hum Wivtcot OMtftytdttW** Schuler combined for 17 of 33 >()iuiWutat!ill C M bkttqM Is m UI puHbc MfflN If for 143 yards, a touchdown and Info by MC Sports Information Info by MC Sports Information tawiCM Hiuldi SMflMt m Tv*i*m Htfirf ItalOi fetUMCi M * T PAGE 8 THE ME ROAD SEPTEMBER. 2002

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Wheeling Jesuit upsets Lady Laker soccer 2-0 Upcoming Mercy hurst falls out of Division II national ranking'Hurs t Sports

Women s golf Wheeling Jesuit upset The women s golf team will be Mercyhurst 2-0 Saturday after- traveling to Findlay this Sunday noon, Sept 21, in Wheeling, West and Monday to compete. Virginia.; The first o f the Cardinals goals came at 20:19 while the second came with less than two minutes g Field hockey to play. The women s field h o c k e y team Wheeling Jesuit outshot will begin a six-game road trip Mercyhurst 12-8. Senior goalie Wednesday, Oct. 2 when they Dayna Shelkey was credited with travel to Slippery Rock for a 4 five saves for the Lady Lakers. p.m. game. The Mercyhurst Lady Lakers have dropped out of the national rankings because of the upset and Women s soccer have fallen from second to fifth The women s soccer team will in the Great Lakes Region. host Edinboro Tuesday, Oct. 1 Mercyhurst had climbed to 12th at 4 p.m. nationally and to second in the Jody Mello/Merclad photographer Jody Mello/Merciad photographer Region after a 4-1 start The Lady Lakers went to 5-1 last week with The Lady Lakers line up before the game as the Pledge of Alle-Mercyhurst senior goalie Dayna Shelkey jumps in attempt to Cross country a 2-1 win over visiting West Vir- giance plays. make a save. I ginia Wesleyan before being The men s and women s cross blanked by the Cardinals. country teams will race against Mercyhurst hadn t been shut out goal of the season with just 1:2 5 record to 6-2 while IUP fell to 3- from nearly 40 yards away with Shelkey made four saves for Sannon Saturday. Sept. 28. since Ashland and the Lady Lak- left in regulation to give just 38 seconds left in the half. Mercyhurst. ers played to a double overtime Mercyhurst a 2-1 win over stub- The visitors surprised The Lady Lakers outshot IUP Mercyhurst won t play again stalemate last October, a span of bom Indiana University of Penn- Mercyhurst with an early goal at 24-11, but couldn t put the Indi- until Tuesday, Oct. 1, when Women s tennis 16 matches. sylvania Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 1:04. The score remained that way ans away until Morgan s heroics. Edinboro visits for a 4 p.m. con- The women s tennis team will Mercyhurst junior forward Jes- 24, at Mercyhurst. The victory until Mercyhurst sophomore It was her second game-winner of test. compete in the IT.A. Regional sica Morgan scored her fourth improved Mercyhurst s overall midfield Julia Kowzan scored the season. Info by MC Sports Information Championships this Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Competi- tion will take place in New NCAA p r e s i d e n t will Mercyhurst BI oomsburg; PA. have to face many challenges women's volleyball Women s volleyball The women s volleyball team will be hosting Michigan Tech, Wendell Barnhouse (KRT has swollen. The NCAA s operat- ment staff, which investigates al- Lake Superior State and North-, campus) When NCAA presi- ing budget for the coming year leged and reported infractions, has sweeps Ashland em Michigan in the MAC this dent Cedric Dempsey announced will be more than $422 million, a been understaffed and inexperi- weekend. Michigan Tech will his (some say forced) resignation $75 million increase over last enced since Dempsey decided to last January, the toughest job in year s budget. The boost comes move the national headquarters play the Lady Lakers at 7 p.m. sports became available. from the first y e a r of the 11 -year, from metropolitan Kansas City to Friday, Sept. 27, Lake Superior Baseball commissioner? No. $6 billion television contract with Indianapolis in 1997. State will visit 2 p.m. Saturday, Coaching the Dallas Cowboys, CBS and ESPN for the NCAA Since the 1984 Supreme Court Sept. 28 and Northern Michigan managing the New York Yankees? Tournament and other champion- ruling that stripped the NCAA s will play Mercyhurst at 1 p.m. Nope. Keeping Mark Cuban ship events. control of college football tele- Sunday, Sept. 29. seated during Mavericks games? And during Dempsey s watch, casts, the NCAA has had little Negatory.'Being in charge of the his job description and title more than rubber-stamp authority | NCAA is tougher than herding changed. over football. Football cats, more than 1,000 of them. Five years ago, the NCAA The NCAA does not control The Mercyhurst football will It s like having that many changed its governance system. two of the most important com- host GLIAC opponent bosses, said Dempsey, who took Instead of one school, one vote to ponents of intercollegiate athlet- North wood in the Homecoming over what was then called the ex- decide legislative matters at an ics: football television and the game at 1:30 p.m. Saturdays ecutive director s job in 1994. annual January convention, the operation of the football bowl sys- Sept. 28 on Tullio Field. The It s challenging because of the NCAA is now run by several com- tem, SMU s Turner said. The game will be televised live by overall size and diversity of the mittees. At the top is the execu- Bowl Championship Series Image Sports on both Erie NCAA membership, Big 12 Con- tive committee, which is made up schools are now dictating the di- Cablevision Channel 20 in the ference commissioner Kevin of school presidents. rection ofintercollegiate football. city and Adelphia Cable Chan- Weiberg said. There is an ongo- I think what has frustrated If the NCAA is to be the associa- nel 12 in the county. Jody Mello/Merciad photographer ing need to provide leadership on Cedric is the reorganization of the tion of institutions for the coordi- nation ofintercollegiate competi- issues, but you don t really have governance structure, said Fred Senior Carrie Borowski dives in attempt to make a dig for the any power. It s a challenging spot tions, there is going to have to be Jacoby, former commissioner of Lady Lakers. Mercyhurst was swept Saturday by Findlay, but Men s soccer to be i n . a resolution ol the football TV and the Southwest Conference and swept Ashland the next day. The men s soccer team hosts If you re talking about having currently the commissioner of the bowl question. Alderson Broaddus Saturday. someone go around and make Lone Star Conference. Y ou have The NCAA and its leader often 12-3 overall and 2-0 in the GLIAC Sept. 28 at 12 p.m. and Truman speeches about college athletics, the tug and pull between the ath- finds itself as the lightning rod for State Sunday, Sept. 29 at 1 p.m. By Bryan Christopher and entered the weekend ranked attend fund-raisers and be the letic interests, represented by controversy. In August, the search before traveling to LeMoyne Contributing writer 22nd in Division II. front man for the NCAA, that s coaches and athletic directors, and firm in charge of putting together College in Syracuse, NY The Hurst fought back Sunday, one thing, former Southeastern the presidents, who don t want to a list of c a n d i d a t e s announced that Wednesday, Oct. 3 for a 4 p.m. The Mercyhurst women s vol- Sept. 22 defeating Ashland Uni- Conference commissioner Roy appear weak. it had interviewed 80 people. The game. leyball team fell to Findlay and de- versity three games to none. With Kramer said. When you re talk- During his tenure, Dempsey next day, the Black Coaches As- feated Ashland this weekend, im- scores of 30-19,30-24 and 34-32, ing about trying to build consen- tried to lead on legislative agen- sociation expressed its displeasure they improved their conference sus on issues ... that s where the das ranging from deregulating that the search firm had not con- proving to 10-3 on the season. record to 2-1. Senior Leslie Rowing job becomes difficult. NCAA rules to amateurism to tacted the BCA about possible The Lady Lakers were swept by Macko and Hughes combined for The men s and women s row- commercialization to cost contain- minority candidates. the University of Findlay Satur- Baker-Parker, an Atlanta-based 25 kills and as a team they beat ing teams will host the Alumni ment to academic integrity. day, Sept. 21 3-0, by scores of 30- search firm, has interviewed 80 We have a diverse group in 25,30-25 and 30-22. Leading the the Eagles in total blocks 19-9. Race as part of the Homecom- candidates in an effort to narrow In the new \Rgovernance\S terms of ethnicity, gender and ex- effort for Mercyhurst were fresh- The Lady Lakers will host ing festivities Saturday, Sept. 28 the search. The search committee structure, the executive commit- perience, said Tulsa President man Kari Clapham with 32 assists) at 10:30 a.m. r T • hopes to interview three or four tee expects more leadership out of Bob Lawless, chairman of the Michigan Tech, Lake Superior and sophomore Lyndsi Hughes State and Northern Michigan this finalists by late October. The new the president s role without giv- five-member search committee with 13 kills. Findlay improved to NCAA leader will need to be in ing any power to lead, Dempsey that includes two white men, two weekend. place by Jan. 1 when Dempsey s said. I found myself leading and women and an African-American. term officially expires. having no one following. The Weiberg believes that the next | Despite an annual compensation membership sees the primary re- NCAA leader needs experience in package estimated at nearly $1 sponsibility of the NCAA as one federal government in order to million a year, most of the popu- of service, not leadership. seek some relief from Congress in Men's water polojteam falls t o lar choices to succeed Dempsey It s difficult at the institutional several areas. Jacoby says the new have said they re not interested. level to see what s best for the boss needs a vision for the next Big Ten Conference commis- majority compared to what is best 10 years. Western Athletic Con- 0-8 overall and 0-3 in CWPA sioner Jim Delany, sitting presi- for that institution. That s never ference commissioner Kai I dents Gerald Turner ofSMU, Bud been more evident. Benson says someone with expe- Shaw of Syracuse and Donna Many of us in the membership rience in athletics, higher educa- Darren Forgea scores three goals in losses Shalalu of Miami have all ex- found it difficu11 to figure out the tion, politics and the business pressed their lack of interest. priorities of Cedric s administra- world would be a good fit. Other possible candidates in- tion, Weiberg said. I think Ced All in all, it s a tough job, said time. Freshman Pat Staab and se- Despite outscoring Salem Inter- - \ By Bryan Christopher clude former U.S. Senator Bill will be known as someone who Turnei one of the finalists f o r the Contributing writer nior Nate McHale combined foi national 3-2 in the second half, Bradley, former Kansas chancel- raised a lot of important issues, but job when Dempsey was hired in 13 Laker saves in goal, and Jun- Mercyhurst again fell to defeat by lor Gene Budig and Dan Boggan, will probably be best known for 1994. The NCAA president does The Laker water polo team suf- ior Ryan Moton, senior Chris a score of 10-4 Sunday, Sepi 22. NCAA senior vice president and negotiating a $6 billion deal with not have a clear constituency on fered losses to Gannon, Slippery Anderson, Staab and McHale all Forgea scored twice while fresh- chief operating officer. CBS. '. y which to depend. The presidents Rock and Salem International this scored. man Kyle Wilson and Anderson No matter who gets the job, that Other than the three weeks in of the individual universities mak- past weekend, falling to 0-8 on the Saturday, Sept. 21, Slippery added a goal each. person faces challenges that didn t March when it runs the lucrative ing up his board of directors have season. Rock University scored all nine of The loss dropped the Lakers to perplex previous NCAA bosses, NCAA Tournament, the NCAA much stronger allegiances to the The team lost to Gannon 12-4 their goals in the first half. Senior 0-3 in the Collegiate Water Polo such as Walter Byers (1951-87) has little say in college athletics, issues of their individual cam- Friday, Sept. 20. Not able to Darren Forgea scored the lone Association South division* They and Dick Shultz (1987-94), | The rules it administers are passed puses. As a result, it is a job with bounce back from a 5-0 deficit, the Laker goal as the night ended 9- play next at Washington end For one thing, the bottom line by member schools. Its enforce- a lot of pressure and few friends. Knights lead grew to 9-2 by half-'j 1. Jefferson Tuesday, (M, I at 5 p.m.