Spring Has Sprung on Campus Students Take Advantage of Warm Weather and Sun to Melt Away Stress
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THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF MERCYHURST COLLEGE SINCE 1929 FEATURES SPORTS Come to Garvey Men’s lacrosse Park for organic claims victory fruits and over NYIT 8-6 Page 4 vegetables Page 7 ECODEMIA See supplement insert for Earth events Week Vol. 79 No. 20 Mercyhurst College 501 E. 38th St. Erie Pa. 16546 April 19, 2006 THE MERCIAD Spring has sprung on campus Students take advantage of warm weather and sun to melt away stress Katie McAdams/Photo editor Shakespeare once said, “Love’s gentle spring doth always fresh remain.” Now that the nasty weather has gone, the warm weather blooms fresh fl owers, outside recreation and, of course, love. To the left, senior Michael McLellan and sophomore Chris Petrillose enjoy playing daily basketball on the court behind their Wayne Street apartment. Above: sophomores Stephanie Alward and Dan Sterle “playfully talk” outside their Lewis apartment. Rotaract club helps eradicate polio to come out and participate. more throughout the event. By Sarah Sheehan There are many runners involved in The raffl e is held after the race inside Contributing writer the club as well as the rotary members Baldwin Hall and the Rotaract Club from the local branch. will be raffl ing off prizes such as gift The fourth annual 5K Walk/Run for The fi eld hockey team also always certifi cates and sweatshirts from the Polio will be held on April 22 at 9:30 participates. Faculty and students bookstore. a.m. always comprise the majority of the Sara Houston, who helped organize The Mercyhurst Rotaract Club is participants. the event, commented about how much working with the Rotary Interna- It is $15 for Mercyhurst students Rotoract club hopes to raise. tional to help eradicate polio from the and faculty and $20 for all other par- “We hope to raise as much as possible, world. ticipants. what is important about this walk/run This event will commence at the Prizes are handed out to the winners is not the prizes or the fastest time but Mercyhurst Football fi eld and end in of the race. A prize is given away to the PolioPlus cause,” she said. front of Baldwin Hall. the winner in each category of people “There is a vaccine for polio. We can Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., the which is subdivided into eight groups get rid of polio and we just need the Contributed photos actual race starts at 9:30 a.m. and will by gender and age. funds to do it. Any little bit counts so Author Thomas Fleming has written numerous historical books. conclude at about 10:30 a.m. Each participant is given a raffl e ticket any money that we raise will be help- Everyone in the community is invited for participating and then they may buy ful.” Award winning historian Thomas Fleming will discuss his new book Aerobathon combines workouts with wishes a way to “Provide the Erie community By Jessica Kocent with the opportunity to hear fi rst-rate Contributing writer By Alecia Guerra nationally recognized American histo- Contributing writer rians discuss important aspects of the Critically acclaimed historian Thomas American experience.” The Mercyhurst College sports- Fleming, will speak at the Walker Recital This same grant will also bring Pulit- medicine department will sponsor the Hall on April 26, at 7 p.m. zer-prize winning author Walter A. second annual aerobathon that will Fleming is a critically acclaimed McDougall, who will speak on May 12, begin on April 24 and continue until author of over 40 books. at 7 p.m. in Walker Recital Hall. April 30. He is the senior scholar at the Both lectures are free and open to The main day to participate is April National Center for the American the public. 29 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Revolution at Valley Forge, a fellow Fleming’s talk will focus on his new The event will take place in the of the Society of American Historians book, “Washington’s Secret War.” Mercyhurst Athletic Center. and former chairman of the American The book takes away the mythology The event is going to benefi t the Make Revolution Round Table. of the events at Valley Forge and is A Wish Foundation in memory of Mat- Contributed photo He is also a contributing editor to sev- sort of an expose on profi teers and thew Milgate. Students will fulfi ll their donations by working out in the Rec center. eral magazines, including the Quarterly ideologues who had failed to recognize This year the sportsmedicine depart- Journal of Military History. the severity of the weather and were ment is trying to raise money to send sportsmedicine department has already All donations sheets should be turned Fleming has written nonfi ction stud- plagued by supply shortages. a young boy from Erie on a Disney raised $1,500 towards purchasing the into the sportsmedicine department ies on the battles of Yorktown and Federici believes that it is important Cruise. Disney Cruise for this young man. before your chosen date to work out. Springfi eld and prize-winning biogra- to build educational excellence. Through the Make A Wish Founda- The boy has been diagnosed with Another way to help out with dona- phies of Jefferson and Franklin. “We cannot judge the events of the tion, terminally ill children can choose pediatric brain cancer. tions is by purchising a t-shirt. Fleming is brought to Mercyhurst day with the benefit of experience anything in the world they would like To participate, please ask sponsors The t-shirts are $10 and can be found through the Teaching American History broader than our own,” Federici said. to do or see. for donations and then work out for in the sportmedicine department class- Grant directed by Dr. Michael Federici, He feels that “we exist to search for The people at the Make a Wish the equivalent amount of time for each room area. professor of political science. truth about historical reality…and that Foundation will then do everything donation. Please help sportsmedicine raise The grant is facilitated by Mercyhurst his presence on campus will be an they can to fulfi ll the wishes of these All participants should pick up a money for the aerobathon and help this College, the Corry Area School District inspiration of what higher education young people. sponsor form in the sportsmedicine young man achieve his dream of going and Erie School District. should be.” Through fundraising efforts, the classroom area (MAC). on a Disney Cruise. Federici explained that this lecture is PAGE 2 THE MERCIAD April 19, 2006 NEWS To contact: [email protected] World Briefs Police and Safety Log International news Compiled by Liquor Law Disorderly Conduct Corrie Thearle Tel Aviv bombing Violation/Disorderly Old Main Conduct 13 April Israel holds Hamas responsible Parking Lot #15 Case closed for a deadly suicide bombing in 8 April Tel Aviv on Monday, but will not State citation/college hit back against the Palestinian discipline Authority, offi cials say. A special cabinet meeting end- ed with agreement to increase security efforts but not launch a military strike. Instead it backed Theft Theft plans to revoke the Jerusalem 300 Mercy Suites Student Union residency of several Hamas 12 April 14 April M.P.s, adding to the group’s isola- Pending investigation Pending investigation tion. Hamas described Monday’s bombing by Islamic Jihad, which killed nine people, as an act of Theft Criminal Mischief “self-defense.” Israeli forces Katie McAdams/Photo editor 300 Mercy Suites Student Union also arrested more than 20 Pal- Financial and economic journalist Stuart Varney spoke to 12 April 17 April estinians in raids across the West a large audience of the Mercyhurst community on April 10. Case closed Pending investigation Bank. The father of the Tel Varney spoke about the global economy and its numerous Avivi bomber was reported to be implications on society. among those detained. Baghdad cafe explosion adds to violence Edinboro University hosts job fair for teachers At least six Iraqis have been killed in a bomb explosion near a cafe in the capital, Baghdad, police say. Offi cials said the target of the attack was a passing police patrol. Two of those killed were police- By Jessica Kocent Contributing writer men. More than 20 people were injured in the blast. On Monday, Iraqi and U.S. troops clashed for seven hours with insurgents in Baghdad’s Adhamiya district. U.S. troops were also Edinboro University is holding involved in intense fi ghting in the city of Ramadi after an attack on a teacher job fair on April 28. a government building. The violence comes as talks are stalled on a Students are reminded that the new national unity government. registration deadline is April 21. Students attending the job fair Quake’ Centennial should receive an average of three interviews. The people of San Francisco In the past, some have received have been marking 100 years as many as 10, while others may since a catastrophic earthquake only get one interview, depend- levelled the city. ing on the demand for a student’s Sirens were sounded across the specialty area. city at 5:12 a.m., the time the 1906 These interviews are mostly quake struck, as people, includ- screening interviews, not deci- ing several survivors, gathered to sion-making interviews; however, observe a minute’s silence. a few students have been offered On April 18, 1906 a quake of contracts at this job fair. about 7.8 magnitude shook the Students are reminded that KRT photo San Andreas fault for just under this is only one method of job Numerous school districts will conduct screening interviews at the teaching job fair.