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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

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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. a minute. searching. About 3,000 people died, most Students should arrive early, area fi rst. ship School District, Crawford questions or would like to see the of them in fires that spread know which schools they would Schools participating in the Central School District and full list of participating schools quickly through the ruins. like to interview with and be sure job fair are as far away as Florida Pressley Ridge Schools in Pitts- is encouraged to check out the Speaking at a pre-dawn me- to concentrate on those schools and the Carolinas, as well as local burgh. website at www.collegecentral. morial ceremony, San Francisco that are high in demand for their schools such as Millcreek Town- Any student who has additional com/edinboro. Mayor Gavin Newsom paid tribute to both the city and those caught up in the disaster. Harvard scholar lectures on segregation China trade talks By Zoe Contes of Education. China’s fractious trade rela- Contributing writer Although the lecture will exam- tions with the U.S. are likely to ine the changes that segregation dominate President Hu Jintao’s underwent over the past four agenda on the fi rst day of his Dr. Gary Orfi eld, a prominent decades, it will primarily focus on U.S. state visit. scholar from Harvard University, the 2003-04 school year. The high-profi le four-day visit will lecture on his study, “Racial Ignoring the issue of segrega- comes as anger grows in Wash- Transformation and the Chang- tion is extremely dangerous and ington about the size of its trade ing Nature of Segregation” today one that Orfi eld feels needs to defi cit with China. at 8:15 p.m. in the Walker Recital be addressed; therefore, he will Many U.S. politicians want Hall. discuss some measures that can strong action unless China re- The Professor of Education be taken to increase integration values the yuan, which they say and Social Policy at the Harvard during his speech. enables it to export cheaply. Graduate School of Education In addition to his involvement Hu’s visit, during which he will is also the co-founder and direc- in the study of segregation, hold talks with President Bush tor of Harvard University’s Civil Orfield has also written sev- and U.S. government offi cials, Rights Project. eral books, among them “Higher Contributed photo will turn the spotlight on Sino- In addition to his study of Education and the Color Line: Segregation expert Dr. Gary Orfi eld will speak today. U.S. trade relations, one of the civil rights, he is interested in College Access, Racial Equity main areas of dispute between educational policy, urban policy and Social Change.” awarded the American Political ology/social work departments the two powers. and minority opportunity. He has also lent his expertise in Science Association Merriam and funded by a Mercyhurst Col- Orfi eld will discuss his fi ndings several court cases involving civil Award for his “contribution to lege Diversity enrichment grant. he researched with colleague, rights, such as the University of the art of government through Chernobyl deaths severely undercounted The speech is free and open to Chungmei Lee, which examines Michigan Supreme Court case the application of social science the public. The health effects of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Ukraine 20 segregation in public schools that upheld policy of affi rmative research” in 1997. years ago have been grossly under-estimated, says an environmental after the landmark 1954 Supreme action in 2003. Orfi eld’s lecture is sponsored charity. Offi cial U.N. fi gures predicted up to 9,000 Chernobyl-related Court decision Brown v. Board Quite notably, Orfield was by the political science and soci- cancer deaths. But Greenpeace says in a report released on Tuesday that recent studies estimate that the actual number of such deaths will be 93,000. Stressing that there is a problem with diagnosis, it adds that other AdPro recruitment illnesses could take the toll to 200,000. “Our problem is that there is no accepted methodology to calculate the numbers of people who party set for April 27 might have died from such diseases,” Greenpeace campaigner Jan van de Putte told Reuters news agency. more. By Kelly Cofrancisco Election of new offi cers will Contributing writer Civilians injured also take place at this meeting, so please come out and see what Six people, including a mother The AdPro group on campus the club is all about. and her newborn baby, have will be holding a Recruitment Free refreshments will be been injured in two incidents in Party on April 27 in the Stu- served, and the club will feature eastern Afghanistan, reportedly dent Union Great Room (Time a special guest presentation on by American forces. Both the TBA). “The Lucrative Field of Direct incidents took place in Khost The club is for all students Marketing” after the club meet- province. A six-year-old boy majoring in or interested in the ing. was also injured in one of the fi elds of Advertising, Marketing, We encourage all students in- incidents. The reports come as Graphic Design, Art or any other terested in learning more about President Hamid Karzai has Business or Communications these creative fields to attend ordered a probe into the killing majors. this party. of seven civilians by coalition AdPro will be discussing the If you have any questions forces over the weekend. The plans for next year including they can be directed to Ale- U.S. military has also launched an talk about national design con- cia Guerra at ext. 3822 or investigation into the deaths. tests, art competitions and much [email protected] MONTH DAY, 2004 THE MERCIAD PAGE XX

To contact: [email protected] News April 19, 2006 THE MERCIAD PAGE 4 FEATURES To contact: [email protected] The lessons Green living students learn...

Photos and articles by Katie McAdams Photo editor Composting

Even the smallest ecological improvement impacts the world that surrounds us. Students at catastrophe Mercyhurst are learning that through a new way of life. Though successful, A more ecologically healthy and environmentally friendly way of life has infl uenced many students some aspects of green to live in Green Living. The building at 3807 Briggs Ave., is known as living get off to a Green Living. This apartment is specifi cally de- signed to allow students to live more ecologically rocky start responsible. “I have really enjoyed my experience Green Living on campus has turned out to be a with green living. I have learned a lot about sustain- very successful project in the eyes of the beholder. ability and grown more aware of my own social Green Living has given students on campus more responsibilities,” said Angela Phillips. appreciation for the world that surrounds us. Every She added that there is no difference between day the residents live a life more environmentally living anywhere else on campus. It is what the healthy and another day to be thankful for. individual person makes of the experience. This was the fi rst academic year with Green Liv- “Our vision was to provide students to live ing apartments on campus, and not everything went environmentally responsible and to model sustain- smoothly. One major upset was composting. able practices living on campus and have a good Katie McAdams/Photo editor In the pre-planning of the apartments, Dr. Magoc time doing it. We (Green Team) believe that this The style of Green Living apartments do not differ much from a traditional Briggs apartment. and his team were trying to fi gure out a good com- is ultimately the way more and more Americans posting system for the residents. want to live. It is a healthier way to live. It is more Whole Foods Co-op, organic food, vitamins and apartments on campus. “This translates to about “We purchased interior composting systems, energy conscious and over time it will be more and supplements,” said Phillips. the same reduction in cost for electricity,” said because there are problems with doing it outside more cost effective as well. That was our hope There is also a vegetable garden that is located Magoc. during the winter,” said Magoc. The inside systems to give students an opportunity to point the way behind their apartment. Growing vegetables of “If you prorated that over a full academic year they bought were too small, he said. They could not towards the future here,” said Dr. Chris Magoc, their choice would give the people that live in the the reduction equals these savings: 180 pounds handle all that vegetable waste. faulty advisor for Green Team. apartment the opportunity to use what they want of nitrogen oxide, 588 pounds of sulfur dioxide, The worm composting system originally planned “There are not many campuses around the to grow. 80,107 pounds of carbon dioxide. These are for Green Living called for a system in which stu- country that have this kind of a program,” said Green Living has made more people conscious numbers then that green house gas emissions that dents placed all their waste into a separate bin, along Magoc. of their decision-making around campus. The are not going into the atmosphere because of the with the earthworms. “The worms help assist in the He said that this gives students an opportunity organizations involved also learned from it. Orga- students’ conservation,” he said. decomposing of the wastes which can than serve as for their daily living. This also allows the Green nizations such as the Green Team, Residence Life These numbers indicate that Green Living here food for soil,” said Angela Phillips, resident of Green Team to encourage and educate more students and maintenance all made this happen. at Mercyhurst College is working. Living apartments. about this lifestyle. Many people do not realize who is involved “We are pretty strict about recycling whatever Imagine how much waste is actually produced in Green Team provides these students with alter- with this project. Much support comes from the we can, as well as separating our recycled goods those apartments? Apparently, the residents pro- natives. “We were provided with bikes to encourage students who live there and from the Mainte- appropriately to make sure that maintenance and duced more waste than predicted. alternative transportation, recycled goods such as nance department which helps create the proper work studies do not have a diffi cult time, and to This created a bigger problem than expected. paper towels and toilet paper, eco-friendly cleaning atmosphere. be sure our recycled goods do, in fact, get recycled First of all, many of the residents were very new supplies: bathroom cleaner, kitchen cleaner, dish Green Living has made a 15 percent reduction and does not get mixed up with garbage,” said to the whole concept of composting so they had to soap and laundry detergent, a membership to the in energy consumption rate compared to other Phillips. be taught what to do. Second, the amount of food waste that would be produced in the building was underestimated. When the residents emptied their waste into the worm bins, No rabbit fur will be used for these rugs they actually suffocated the worms. An unfi nished lounge is like a blank canvas for architectural rendering class and apply it o com- Each resident also had small bins located in their in- an artist. A 13’ x 23’ room was an opportunity for mon use. dividual apartments that they were suppose to empty two students to design their own masterpiece to They also had to consider the budget. These their own waste into. Again, many underestimated share with others. people understood the metaphor money does not how frequently they needed to do that, which then This idea was under a joint direction with Dr. grow on trees. brought the fruit fl ies. Chris Magoc, the faculty member advisor for “Money always plays a major role in any design The next step taken was to spray the building to Green Team on campus, and Analida Brager, an project. It was my task to create a pleasing environ- get the fruit fl y infestation under control. adjunct faculty with Interior Design. The idea was ment with limited funds. Nevertheless, I feel that I “The severity of the situation was somehow blown to design an environmentally friendly lounge for accomplished what I set out to do,” said Brager. out of proportion,” Phillips said, “and while I am the Green Living apartments. “The project was a great learning experience sure those who decided to spray the building were “The idea for the Green Living Lounge was to from an academic standpoint as well as from a in fact trying to help us, we (the residents) felt that come up with a design solution that utilized ma- practical one. The students enjoyed seeing how spraying the Green Living apartment building with terials that are friendly to the environment. This the project developed from the initial design con- pesticides was very contradictory and counterpro- meant doing research on items like carpeting, paint, cept to fruition. Learning tools such as these that ductive.” fabrics, countertop material that fi t the eco-friendly address concrete issues that a student can readily Even though this year composting seemed like an criteria,” said Brager. identify with are invaluable and in my opinion unmanageable task the green team is rethinking their Senior Kaitlin Robertson, and Junior Kelly Sig- should form part of the curriculum whenever plans for next year. Katie McAdams/Photo editor mund, helped design the Green Living Lounge. possible,” said Brager. The residents though, will continue to recycle The lounge in the apartment complex was Robertson and Sigmund were able to use the throughout the reminder of the year. designed by two interior design majors. techniques and skills they learned during the Green pledge: seniors Farmer’s market to grace Garvey Park have a ‘Hurst tradition By Katie McAdams Contributing writer The pledge’s Website, www. By Jen Helbig graduationpledge.org suggests Contributing writer green employment opportunities In honor of this year’s Earth from working for a governmental Day, the Green Team is bringing The coming month will be a regulatory agency to a grassroots a farmer’s market to Mercyhurst’s busy one for graduating seniors. environmental group. campus for one day. On April 24, Amid all of the preparations, If working in a large agency, from 1-5 p.m. in Garvey Park, students occasionally can fi nd being environmentally aware eight different kinds of produce a moment to refl ect on where might be as simple as voicing will be sold on a fi rst come, fi rst they have been and where they an opinion which stands against serve basis. are going. the norm and questions current Students, faculty, administra- If the students have truly policy. One person’s questions tion and Mercyhurst neighbors earned a Mercyhurst educa- and ideas can blossom into a new are all welcomed to come check tion, they will be able to extend policy for the entire company. out the organic fruits and veg- the college’s mission statement Even jobs such as lawyer or etables brought by the Erie Co- into their careers, holding “in doctor can turn environmental op. Romaine lettuce, tomatoes, highest esteem the qualities of by representing the environmen- broccoli, carrots, strawberries, excellence, compassion, creativ- tal side of an issue in a court- bananas, and gala apples will all ity, and service to others” while house or lab. be offered. promoting “the values of truth, For a person who is shy or Along with pesticide-free pro- individual integrity, human dig- does not aim at global changes, duce, this event will also include a nity, mercy, and justice.” local work is always needed in brief speech by Bob Sonnenberg KRT This may seem to be a lot to any community. A grassroots who is a local Erie environmen- Fresh fruits and vegetable stands will crowd into Garvey Park on Monday. ask for a student to commit to environmentalist can assemble talist and is involved in the Erie for life. However, for those who and guide a community to sup- Whole Foods Cooperation. farmer’s market. by the amount sold. Hopefully, organic fruits and have embraced the importance port an environmental cause just Sonnenberg will be discussing As Boothe said, this is not They are also hoping in the vegetables will be a big selling of a morally and socially respon- by holding a few meetings in his the health and environmental about raising money; in fact, the future to add free-range beef point for all those who are both sible college career, they should or her home or incorporating an benefi ts of organic produce from Green Team will not be making to the market from a local Erie environmentally and health con- have no problem committing to environmental issue into conver- 2-2:45 p.m. any money on this event. All the seller whose wife works at Mer- scious. a professional career which sup- sation with fellow employees. “From Joni Mitchell to Bono, proceeds will go towards paying cyhurst. ports similar standards. No effort is too small when everyone wants healthier pro- for the food. Since 1998, Mercyhurst has dealing with an environment duce. We (the Green Team) If successful, the Green Team participated in the Graduation which ranges from enormous want to help provide Mercy- plans on having a farmer’s market Green Pledge, a national move- mountains to microscopic patho- hurst students with easy access on campus several times a year. Want to take pictures for ment to call students to environ- gens. All graduating seniors are to fabulous food. This is not They are using this Earth Day The Merciad next year? mental and social responsibility. invited to consider their role in about the money. This is about celebration as an opportunity to Those graduates who sign the world by signing the Gradu- education and helping support see who is interested and how Sports or otherwise? promise: “I pledge to explore ation Green Pledge. those who are helping our en- much would be purchased. and take into account the social For more information on vironment,” said junior Chelsea The goal is to have such an Contact Josh Wilwohl at and environmental consequences pledge signing dates and loca- Boothe, who along with Green amazing turnout that in the of any job I consider and will try tions, please see signs on campus, Team president JoEllen Taylor future they will need more food [email protected] to improve these aspects of any check email, or visit Sr. Michele and academic advisor Dr. Chris and more selection. Thus the organization for which I work.” Schroeck. Magoc, helped put together the growth will be directly affected April 19, 2006 THE MERCIAD PAGE 5

To contact: [email protected] OPINION Whether you like them or not, the family unit is important Families come in all shapes, colors and sizes. may lead a life of uncertainty fi lled with question- Some are spread out vastly across the country and able tactics on an unsteady path. the world; while some live within fi ve miles of Persons who are close with their families often each other. Regardless of geography, our families have a chance to lead a more stable lifestyle. Being are what keep us connected to home and some- away at college we often lose contact with our ex- times even our sanity. One’s family unit infl uences tended families, leaving the holidays as a time when all facets of peoples’ lives, from the choices they multiple parties are attended in order for friends make, to physical traits. and relatives to catch-up and reconnect. When you While every family may be different in its own meet a friend’s way, most are similar in their structure and make- family for the up. fi rst time, you At family gatherings portions of the family are gain a better Ellen usually seen as individuals or as a group. A prime understand- Koenig example of this is the crazy aunt/uncle/grandpar- ing of the ent that no one takes seriously. Then there is the person. How relative that decides it is a good idea to have one they were more glass of wine, when really, it isn’t. There are raised and the groups of middle-aged men who try and out do physical and behavioral characteristics they share each other in the football game, despite warnings with their parents, give an outsider a new under- from their chiropractors not to participate, while standing of the person. the women usually convene in the kitchen doing The family and its members can explain certain the dishes as tens upon what seems like hundreds KRT vices an individual has and even their outlook on of cousins run around rampant. life, politics and humor. Each person’s family may This may not be true for every family, but it is Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has been the target of military scrutiny regarding be unique in their own sense, for example, some for most gatherings. Although each family has his policies and planning in Iraq. people fi nd their relatives to be obnoxious and their eccentricities and quirks, they are ultimately strange while others view relatives as their closest essential to our existence and always make for comrades. No matter how one views their family, interesting conversation with friends when school in the end they provide the foundation of our up- reconvenes. War of words bringing. If the foundation is faulty, an individual This week in Washington, the wave of dissent expeditionary force that is lighter and more mobile continued to rise within the Bush administra- in nature to meet the nation’s current and future The Good, the Bad & the Ugly tion. This time, however, the mutiny is focused threats. Many senior offi cers and bureaucrats did on Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, not our not support his transformation goals -- preferring Commander in Chief. conventional weapons of the past ... which prove The Good Six retired generals, including two Army generals practically useless against lawless and uncivilized who saw combat in Iraq, have gone public voicing enemies engaged in asymmetric warfare.” Police and Safety has issued a Timely Notifi cation Bulletin concerning the campus fl asher. criticisms regarding the planning and execution Rumsfeld’s supporters admonished the generals of the Iraq war. These highly decorated, well saying it was “inappropriate” for generals, retired or respected, men have accused Rumsfeld of ignor- not, to speak out against civilian leadership during The Bad ing and stifl ing differentiating opinions during the a time of war. It took Police and Safety 29 days from the last occurence and 41 days since the fi rst, to offi cially decision making process. President Bush, taking time out of his Easter notify the student body of the existence of a campus fl asher. The gen- Opinion editor vacation, also expressed his support for Rumsfeld. erals cite He forcefully expanded on his position Tuesday Rumsfeld’s when questioned during a Rose Garden ceremony The Ugly abrasive and concerning the growing criticism of the secretary. argumenta- “I hear the voices, and I read the front page and I There is a sicko running around Mercyhurst. Enough said. tive behavior know the speculation,” the president said. “But I’m as creating Allison the decider, and I decide what’s best. And what’s a difficult Moore best is for Don Rumsfeld to remain as the secretary work en- of defense.” Anchors away: A solo woman on evening news vironment This shouldn’t be a shock to anyone, considering Anderson Cooper. resulting in the president credited Michael Brown, or Brownie, By Karen Heller With a dwindling audience for broadcast evening Knight Ridder Newspapers ineffective with doing a “heck of a job” handling Hurricane news, totaling about 29 million, and many of the tactics and our military/political situation. The six Katrina and made Joshua Bolten, the former leader viewers candidates for Levitra, Couric seems a generals are all calling for Rumsfeld’s resignation. of the budget offi ce and designer of the nation’s Here it is 2006, and the big news is the old net- smart, fresh move. It’s unclear whether this will Some of the accusations have been harsh. Re- $9 trillion defi cit, the new chief of staff. works have gone and picked a woman to read the be enough to get younger people to detangle from tired Gen. Charles Swannak, described Rumsfeld Sometimes it seems as if failure or mistakes are news all by herself! their devout love affair with the Internet, especially as carrying “way too much baggage. ... Rather than rewarded in this administration. As Jon Stewart Many publications have devoted reservoirs of when Couric may appear oldish to them but a admitting ... mistakes, he continually justifi es them candidly stated on the Daily Show, “If someone ink to the business of Katie Couric jumping ship network exec can dream. to the press ... and that really disallows him from were to walk into a staff meeting and throw their from NBC’s ``Today’’ show to the CBS ``Evening Still, it’s amazing that Couric is news. Women moving our strategy forward.” feces at the wall, Bush would probably name a state News.’’ are all over the place on the tube, covering wars, Retired Army Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton was even after them.” This, mind you, is 85 years after the ratifi cation fl oods, you know, the traditional guy fl ak-jacket more blunt, stating “Defense Secretary Donald All joking aside, the Bush Administration is of the 19th Amendment. stuff, but back in the studio there’s a need to hear Rumsfeld is not competent to lead our armed facing some major challenges with the Rumsfeld Apparently, it takes that long for Americans to the lead-ins from daddy or an avuncular sort in a forces. ... (He) has put the Pentagon at the mercy debate being the latest in a string of embarrassing accept hearing the news from someone in a skirt, sweater vest. of his ego, his cold warrior’s view of the world and events. pearls and heels without a man sitting next to her It’s hoped that Couric will be judged as her his unrealistic confi dence in technology to replace Putting aside the war of words surrounding this in case she gets the vapors and faints. male colleagues have been, by her work and not manpower.” debate, some things are rather clear. Couric, 49, will replace the estimable Bob Schief- her wardrobe decisions (she has fabulous taste, Remarks such as these have sparked a media The American intervention in Iraq has not turned fer, who is 69 and has fi lled in since the retirement anyway), though I have my doubts. Life is a locker fi restorm along with reaction from an already jaded out the way it was designed on paper. Critical errors of Dan Rather, now 74. room, as I’ve remarked before, and it’s hard for public. With a large majority of Americans now were made in planning and execution; I just don’t That’s TV math for you: XX-20 = XY. many people not to get catty about women doing questioning American involvement in Iraq and see how that can be debated. Inadequate troop Gawker.com, the ne plus ultra of snarky Web better than they are, even those who are deserving President Bush’s approval ratings tanking, these re- numbers were on the ground during the initial sites, has something of an obsession with Couric of such success. marks have understandably created debate and have invasion, allowing a massive insurgency to take and Couric’s fantastic, never-to-be-encased-in- Couric has put in her time, and she’s shown intel- raised the question: Should Rumsfeld resign? hold. The Iraqi Army was disbanded and rampant hose-even-in-the-dead-of-winter legs and Couric’s ligence, tenacity, charm and, yes, a certain amount The American people seem to think so, according looting was permitted allowing for disorder to rule. vacations and whether they include surgical touch- of sparkle required for the trade. to a QUICKVOTE poll on CNN.com indicating Whether these problems should be credited to ups. Sure, she’s done her share of dumb things on that 85% of those polled feel Rumsfeld should be Rumsfeld is still being debated. Designed by founder Nick Denton as a superb ``Today’’ but, then, hasn’t everyone? replaced. One thing, however, should not be up for debate. procrastinating tool for people who love to loaf In an ideal world, if she does her job well and This week however, several generals and the presi- If the accusations made by these six generals are on the job, gawker.com loves being nasty about the ratings improve, Couric should be allowed to dent expressed their full support of Rumsfeld. accurate, Rumsfeld should resign. The fate of pretty, successful, relatively youngish women (well, keep the post well into late middle age, when most Four retired generals published an Op-ed piece American troops on the ground in Iraq rest in Couric looks young) doing far better in life than women tend to mysteriously vanish from screens in the Washington Post stating, “Much of the the hands of policy makers at the Pentagon. If the people with not-so-great jobs and the time to small and large. acrimony expressed by Secretary Rumsfeld’s Rumsfeld is not the most qualifi ed, he should not cruise snarky Web sites. The true news would be that Couric is allowed to military critics appears to stem from his efforts be in charge, period. On gawker.com, there’s never any mention of mature, even wrinkle, and still be doing the news to ‘transform’ the military by moving to a joint Schieffer’s ties, though there is furious love for at the same age as Schieffer. 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ENTERTAINMENTTo contact: [email protected] ‘Good...’ features red issues in black & white tor, George Clooney captures facts of this debate. By Christina Ferranti Contributing writer the 1950s bitter confl ict between Clooney remarked that when renowned CBS television broad- the movie had undergone test caster, Edward R. Murrow, and screenings, audience members The Academy Award nomi- Wisconsin Senator Joseph Mc- felt that the McCarthy character nated film “Good Night and Carthy. was overacting the role, not real- Good Luck” has been praised Clooney wanted to pay particu- izing that it was the actual Mc- and acclaimed by many. lar attention to the historical facts Carthy through archive footage. Chris Barsanti of FilmCritic. of the time period and the details Among the various themes in com elaborates on the occur- of how the studio appeared. the movie, Clooney concentrates rences of a 1950’s political battle The title, “Good Night and on the importance of the media and the magnifi cent cinematog- Good Luck,” is taken from the and how these sharp, aggressive raphy utilized to keep this fi lm phrase Murrow closed his CBS professional news reporters re- clear-cut and interesting. television show with every night. search and gather information, “Edward R. Murrow taking The fi lm has several pivotal men evaluate its merits, and determine on Senator Joe McCarthy (at the and women that used television the important aspects of news to height of his power), crisp black- to reveal the intentions of Mc- portray to the public. and-white cinematography, the Carthy. Since television was a fairly clink of ice cubes over scotch, Murrow, played by David new commercial medium, there voluptuous clouds of cigarette Strathairn, confronts the audi- were many risks such as cipher- smoke hanging in the air, a ence with a bold statement ing through material to judge nation’s conscience dangling in against McCarthy’s c ommunist what the media should reveal to the balance. accusations. the public and what not to, and

“So it is with George Clooney’s For these confrontations, Cloo- at what point the media has the Photo courtesy of the PAC ‘Good Night, and Good Luck,’ a ney decided to incorporate a power to disclose information Clooney and Strathairn star in ‘Good...’ the fi lm adaption of Murrow’s fi ght with McCarthy. fi lm where the mood – just shy large portion of the original without the government over- of too cool for its own good broadcasts of Murrow. shadowing them. infiltration of communists in 1950s and the chaos it surged Arts Center on April 26 at 2 – sets the scene for Murrow, the Plus, Clooney opted to use the Murrow viewed McCarthy’s America by terrorizing anyone throughout the nation with p.m. and again at 8 p.m. Ticket patron saint of journalism, to archive footage of Joseph Mc- House of Un-American Ac- who criticized McCarthy’s tactics the power of one man from prices are as follows: Adult: $5; cajole and castigate the audience Carthy instead of using an actor tivities Committee as abusing the of pinpointing specifi c people. Wisconsin and the strength of Student/Senior Citizen: $4; and in a time of complacency.” to portray the senator to continue power of television and radio by This fi lm is a riveting depic- the media. It is coming to the Mercyhurst Student: FREE w/ Shot in black-and-white, direc- with his focus on the historical creating a crusade to destroy the tion, of what occurred in the Mary D’Angelo Performing ID (one ticket per ID). ‘Thank You for Smoking’ snuffs out criticism Naylor and Joey meet some very him.” nicotine he received from the By Sarah Caram Contributing writer unique individuals along the way, Despite the fact that his friends kidnappers would have defi nitely who includes Jeff Megall (Rob have warned him that Holloway killed him, so he claims that ciga- Lowe), who works with movie will seduce her interviewees to rettes saved his life. Director Jason Reitman brings stars and has the power to book get information, Naylor lets his This whole experience gives to the screen the novel by Chris- a famous actor or actress as the guard down and has a repeated Naylor “…public sympathy on topher Buckley, “Thank You for campaigns’ spokesperson, and affair with her. our side,” as “BR” puts it. Smoking,” a witty, intelligent his quirky assistant, Jack (Adam This affair results in a printed After recovering from his and politically incorrect comedy Brody). story that reveals and blackens ordeal, Naylor goes to the about the tobacco worlds’ war But, most importantly, Naylor the name of all involved in the meeting by the U.S. Senate, in against the health industry. Aaron and Joey meet “The Morlboro campaign. Holloway’s story ac- which it will be decided whether Eckhart’s plays divorcé Nick Man” (Sam Elliot), who, after cuses Naylor of “…grooming or not Senator Finistirres’ plan Naylor, a lobbyist, “the face of developing lung cancer from the his son for the job…” and it to put a poison label on cigarette cigarettes,” for The Academy of product that made him famous, causes him to lose his job and to packages will be enforced. It is Tobacco Studies. asked “BR” to lessen the adver- be named “The Sultan of Spin” during this meeting that Naylor Naylors’ main job is “spin con- tising of cigarettes in the past and by Newsweek. must stand up for himself and trol,” he “spins the truth” about was refused. Even though Naylor is faced straighten out his image. cigarettes in a very entertaining, Naylor presents “The Morl- with bad publicity, he continues This humorous meeting chang- hilarious, but smart fashion. boro Man” with a case full of to keep his face known by go- es Naylors’ life and the lives of Naylor works for “BR” (J.K. “hush money” from “The Cap- ing on television shows, one of others in a very unique way (you Simmons), a controlling and de- tian” to keep him from talking which he receives a death threat will have to see the movie to manding man who takes all the against the people of The Acad- from a caller while on the air discover how). credit for Naylors’ ideas. emy during the campaign. because of all the people his “Thank You for Smoking” is a When Senator Finistirre of During Naylors’ whole experi- product has killed. very interesting and smart com- Vermont (William H. Macy) de- ence with creating the campaign, Naylor’s image soon changes edy that has a strong and witty cides that he wants to put a poi- Photo courtesy of http://www2.foxsearchlight.com/thankyouforsmoking. he is sought out by reporter when he survives a kidnapping plot about a real life issue, as well son sign (consisting of skull and Light up with Aaron Eckhart in ‘Thank You for Smoking.’ Heather Holloway (Katie Hol- in which he is taken in a van, as an all-star cast. crossbones) on every cigarette mes) of The Washington Probe covered in nicotine patches “Thank You for Smoking” is a package to tell users and potential answer to their new threat of (Cameron Bright), and decides who, after interviewing many (resulting in an overdose) and fi lm that everyone can appreciate smokers that cigarettes will defi - their industry presented by the to take him along. Joey sees this people who have anything but left in a humiliating state to be and enjoy in one way or another nitely kill you, Naylor comes up Senator, “BR” sends Naylor on a trip with his father as a learning good things to say about Naylor, discovered. and it is defi nitely worth seeing. with an idea in response. plane to see “The Captain” (Rob- experience. “…wants to know how [he] sees Naylor learns that if he were He tells the board that Hol- ert Duvall), a big cat who holds Naylor tries to build a good himself…[and] what motivates a non-smoker, the amount of lywood needs to sell cigarettes the power to get The Academy’s relationship with Joey by trying as a sex symbol by smoking $50 million campaign off the to teach him how his job as a on-screen. To make this hap- ground. lobbyist works and that it takes pen, they will bribe the actors’ In the midst of being in charge “fl exible morals” to be successful producers. of this campaign, Naylor is try- in his business. Taking credit for Naylors’ ing to get closer to his son, Joey While building the campaign, Walk away from ‘Footprints’ Math Lab same time. By Joe Fidago Located Contributing writer Besides that, the disc does clock in at just over 70 minutes, which in the Library seems to be a little overkill. 204 A and D When I listened to “Foot- To his credit, he does have prints,” I expected to hear a CD a very creative take on songs, that was full of “a mix of moods throwing in many different styles Open: and styles about obsession and on the CD. The instrumentals are Sundays mortality…songs of unrequited pretty strong for the most part. through love and loss;” as the PR card Also, the CD does have a very Thursdays for David W. Jacobsen described clever and funny song, “Batter- his music. ies,” which has the premise of This CD may very well have David trying to pick up different CALL: been full of that type of music, girls at a bar, and continually get- Ext 2078 but instead of fi nding myself ting shot down. For Exact hours listening to a Dashboard Con- The girls tell him that rather fessional replica (which I could than going on a date with him, defi nitely deal with), or even a or going home with him, they TUTORIAL HELP FOR second rate Death Cab for Cutie, would rather stay home with ALL YOUR MATH I found myself struggling just their batteries…I’ll let you piece NEEDS! to understand what David was together what that really means. saying half the time. I listen to all kinds of music, so I’m not going to try and tell you that Underoath’s Spencer Mozart’s Chamberlain has the most crystal clear vocals, or Alex Varkatzas THE MAGIC FLUTE of Atreyu is easily understood either. Saturday @ 7:30p.m. and However, this CD could be compared to John Mayer’s “In- Sunday @ 2:30 p.m. at the PAC side Wants Out,” or a Dashboard Confessional CD in most places, $1/students and $12.50/adults so clear vocals are pretty impor- tant; however, you can’t chill out Presented by the Mary D’Angelo and be intently listening to try and decipher the lyrics at the Department of Music April 19, 2006 THE MERCIAD Page 7 LAKER

To contact: [email protected] SPORTS Dan Kick sets Final Four bound? school assists Men’s lacrosse ranked in top four for the fi rst time this season record in loss By Jim McCann The Lakers are 36 strokes be- Contributing writer Compiled from Sports hind host California (Pa.). Amy Information Web site Natalie and Kaitlin Brody are one For the second week in a row, stroke back of Hylwa and are tied the Mercyhurst men’s lacrosse Senior Dan Kick recorded 45 for eighth place. team took the field against a assists against Juniata Thursday, Alanna Kirwin is tied for 10th team that was ranked No. 3 in making him Mercyhurst’s all- place with a 98. the nation. time assists leader with 3,467 in Mattye Lauer rounds out the For the second week in a row, his career. Mercyhurst participants and fi n- they beat the No. 3 ranked team Unfortunately for Kick and ished with a 104. and moved one step closer to the Lakers, the record came in their goal of competing in the a 3-2 loss to Division III Juniata Men’s rowing sweeps Final Four in May. in Mercyhurst’s fi nal game of the University of Buffalo Coming off of an upset of regular season. The Mercyhurst men’s rowing then-ranked No. 3 Adelphi, the Nate Keegan performed well team were close to perfect in a Lakers set their sights on Long in the loss with 18 kills which sweep of the University of Buf- Island when they took the fi eld moved him into fourth place falo at Findlay lake Saturday. against the defending National on the school’s all-time kills list The Lakers won all fi ve events Champion and current No. 3 with 634. which included the varsity 8, NYIT Bears. The loss dropped the Lakers to Freshman 8, Varsity 4, Freshman After the Lakers fell behind 3-20 overall. Novice 4, and Lightweight 4. 1-0, Jim Mullaley scooped up The Lakers will enter the MIVA Both the men and the women’s an offensive ground ball and tournament as the No.6 seed and team wil ltravel to Indianapolis, fed Andrew Schuster, who hit will play the third-seeded Ball ind. this weekend for the India- the back of the net to knot the State Saturday. napolis Invitational. game at one. Fortunately for the Lakers, this would not be the last Flood places 23rd Women’s water polo big goal that Schuster would have Junior Brendan Flood led the headed to Western Division on the day. men’s golf team with a 23rd place championships That goal started a string of Katie McAdams/Photo editor fi nish at the District 4 Regional The women’s water polo team four consecutive scores for the Andrew Schuster (2) was named the Division II Offensive Player of the Week by the Eastern Qualifi er held at the Timberlak will fi nish their season this week- Lakers and, during the same time Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) after scoring three goals in a win over NYIT. golf course in Edinburgh, Ind. end at the Western Division frame, Mercyhurst stepped up its Flood fi nished with a 76-70- Championships in Bloomington, defense, holding the Bears score- 146, 11 strokes behind fi rst-place Ind. less for the next 26 minutes. Lakers a 6-4 lead with just under NYCAC Player and Goaltender 4 p.m., No. 2 C.W. Post on Satur- Chris Robertson of Ashland. The Lakers enter the tourna- Greg Stocks gave the Lakers three minutes remaining in the of the Week for their efforts. day at 1 p.m. and No. 7 Molloy Other golfers participating for ment as the No. 3 seed, behind their fi rst lead of the game, 2-1 at third quarter. When asked to comment about a week later. the Lakers were Sal Vella (37th), powerhouses Indiana University 11:08 of the second quarter off Tech then notched two quick the win, Bringley showed his ------Kyle Waddell (54th), Steve Barr and Michigan University, and will of a feed from Mullaley. goals to set the stage for a dra- enthusiasm, but remained cau- The team will be without the (77th), and Craig Bishop (94th). open play against sixth-seeded Adam Mulherin then teamed matic and pivotal fourth quarter tious saying, “We are all defi nitely services of freshman John Paige, The Lakers fi nished 14th over- Grove City. up with Mullaley as the West that allowed the Lakers to utilize excited about the win, but we re- who has been suspended from all out of 19 teams with a 600.. The Lakers have defeated Genesee combination scored two a mixture of late-game heroics alize that we have to look at what the team for disciplinary reasons Indianapolis won the event Grove City three times this sea- consecutive goals less than 40 and spectacular goaltending to got us to this point and make sure for the remainder of the aca- with a 575, one stroke ahead of son, the most recent being a 5-0 seconds apart to give the Lakers come away with a crucial NY- that we continue to prepare for demic school year. The suspen- second-place grand Valley State. win in which goaltender Gina a 4-1 advantage. CAC victory. each game like it is the biggest of sion was confi rmed Tuesday by Mieras stopped 12 shots. The Bears refused to go down Andrew Schuster scored the the season.” Mercyhurst Director of Athletics Women’s golf second after Coach Robinette’s squad enters easily though, as they battled back only two goals of the quarter With the win, the Lakers Pete Russo. “The suspension will one day of competition the tournament winners in 11 of and scored three straight goals at as Mike Bringley made three of moved from No. 5 to No. 3 in last until we see the dispensation Lynn Hylwa fi red a 96, good their last 14 games. the beginning of the second half his eight saves on the day as the the National Rankings that were of the case,” said Russo. Paige enough for seventh-place, to lead No. 4 Slippery Rock, No. 5 to tie the game at four. Lakers spoiled Tech’s alumni released on Monday. has seen limited action in eight the Lakers to second-place after gannon, and No. 7 Washington The see-saw battle waged on weekend and championship cele- The Lakers will now have three games this season, tallying three one day of competition at the and Jefferson round out the par- as B.J. Lindner and Mike Bartlett bration with an 8-6 win. Schuster home games in a row as they face ground balls and one shot on four-team Cal Golf Tournament ticipating teams. each scored goals to give the and Bringley were honored as the Wheeling Jesuit on Wednesday at goal. at Cedarbrook Golf Club. Softball drops three of four conference games in Michigan Laker Spring Term Inn ence games. After three scoreless innings By Andy Tait Third-year coach Sara Headley the game sprung to life. The Bull- Contributing writer knew the games were going to dogs scored another unearned Coffee Bar be tough, but felt if her team run and from this point on many Mercyhurst softball returned played to its potential they could would have predicted another NEW ADDITIONS New syrup fl avors, coconut and from Michigan this weekend with be successful. Lakers defeat. sugar free raspberry! mixed feelings regarding their Unfortunately, the team was However, despite showing the Columbian Coffee performances this past week. brought crashing back down to frailties that had cost them in pre- Peanut Butter Pie NEW SPECIALS After two solid performances earth as Grand Valley State over- vious games, the Lakers bounced Snickers Pie in midweek against Clarion, the powered the Lakers by scores of back with a run on a pair of bunt Flavor shot for 25 cents! Lakers had high hopes of win- 10-0 and 4-0. singles, a double steal and an RBI Premium cakes $3/slice ning two tough doubleheaders An incredible period of play base-hit by Griffi n. Zen Green Tea in Michigan. in the fi rst game for GVSU saw In the bottom of the sixth the However, it wasn’t meant to be the home team score all 10 runs Lakers picked up the split after Monday-Friday 7:30am-9:00 p.m. as the Lakers lost the fi rst three in the last of the fourth. scoring two unearned runs of games before grinding out a win The Lakers masterminded their their own to restore confi dence Hours of Operation: Saturday 10:00a.m-8:00 p.m. in the weekend’s fi nal game. own downfall in this contest as ahead of another big week of Sunday 2:00pm-9:00 p.m. The Lakers cruised past Clarion nine of the runs they conceded games. in Tuesday’s home opener, win- were unearned. The 3-1 win meant the Lakers ning both games comfortably, Some strong hitting from the left Michigan with a 1-3 record, NEW DEAL: 9-1 and 5-1. GVSU offense and some poor which was not ideally what the Buy nine lunches ---- The Lakers opened their home softball on the Lakers part led to team was hoping for prior to Laker Express and get the tenth FREE! season in spectacular fashion. the fourth inning blowout. the trip. New Wraps They fl ew out of the blocks to The Lakers raised their game in But coach Headley has a lot Buffalo Chicken take a 6-0 lead by the end of the the second contest but couldn’t of belief in her team and is op- Request receipts and second inning. muster the offense to really timistic about the remainder of Chicken Caesar This superb Lakers start did threaten GVSU. the season. chicken cordon blue present them to receive the not end there as they relentlessly GVSU scored off of four “If we raise the level of play free lunch. continued to tear apart their singles all coming in different and rid half of the errors we are opponents. innings. making at the moment then we Hours of Operation: Junior Kim Griffi n stifl ed any The Lakers hit seven singles but could do damage,” said Head- Monday-Thursday 11:30-8:00 p.m. offensive efforts the Golden were unable to fi nd a way to put ley. Eagles tried to muster, while runs on the board against their Junior Kim Griffi n echoes the Board Equivalency Available: Friday 11:30-3:30 p.m. Melissa Rizzo and Erin Ratajczak opponent’s stubborn defense. sentiments of her coach and she 11:30-8:00pm Saturday & Sunday Closed hit three runs apiece to help put The win improved GVSU too feels this team has the poten- the runs on the board for the to 31-13 overall and 5-3 in the tial to be successful. Lakers. conference. “It’s just a matter of bringing The game ended swiftly by On the back of a tough pair of our ‘A’ game to the fi eld each FEATURES: means of the eight-run rule. games on Friday, the Lakers faced day and executing, and being Subconnection Something the Lakers themselves a Ferris State team that has en- confi dent in our ability to win,” Chicken Parmegian would fall victim to only a few joyed mixed fortunes themselves said Griffi n. days later. this year. Griffi n, like fellow pitcher Jen In game two the Golden Eagles The Bulldogs scored a pair Feret, has shouldered a lot of 6” Sub $3.50 responded instantly with a solo of unearned runs in Saturday’s responsibility for the team this homerun. A bright start faded opening game that proved to be year according to Headley. 12”Sub $5.50 Hours of Operation: quickly for Clarion as the Lakers all that were needed to condemn The Lakers play host to four went on to win 5-1. the Lakers to a third consecutive doubleheaders this week. They Monday-Friday 11:30-9:00 p.m. Despite a great start to the loss. take on Wheeling Jesuit on Make it a combo for $1.00! Saturday 1:00pm-9:00 p.m. team’s home campaign the cele- Despite the loss, the Lakers Wednesday in a non-conference Sunday 5:00pm-9:00 p.m. brations could only be short-lived showed great character in the match up. The games are sched- as the team traveled to Michigan day’s second game and rebound- uled for 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. for four crucial GLIAC confer- ed well. PAGE 8 THE MERCIAD April 19, 2006 LAKER

SPORTS To contact: [email protected] Laker Sports “Quick Hits” Red-hot baseball wins six straight This Weeks Results... Team sweeps doubleheaders from Hillsdale and Clarion Men’s volleyball...... April 13, L 3-2, Juniata Women’s water polo...... April 12, W 5-0, Penn St. Behrend By Bjorn Alnaes Contributing writer Baseball...... April 14, W 5-1, Hillsdale April 14, W 3-2, Hillsdale On Easter weekend the Mer- April 15, W 6-4, Hillsdale cyhurst baseball team found April 15, W 8-2, Hillsdale six straight wins in their Easter Men’s lacrosse...... April 15, W 8-6, NY Tech baskets. The Lakers were superior to Women’s lacrosse...... April 15, W 15-10, Philadelphia both Hillsdale and Clarion and Men’s tennis...... April 14, W 5-1, Findlay thereby racked up their third April 14, L 5-3, Lake Superior State winning weekend in a row. April 15, L 5-1, Wayne State Their record is now 25-11, and the Lakers have already matched Softball...... April 14, W 10-0, Grand Valley St. their total number of wins from April 14, L 4-0 Grand Valley St. last year’s season. April 15, L 2-1, Ferris State The Lakers started their week- April 15, W 3-1, Ferris State end Friday, with a trip to Hills- dale, Mich. for a four game series Men’s golf...... April 14, 17 of 19, NCAA Regional Qual. against their GLIAC rivals the April 14, 14 of 19, NCAA Regional Qual. Hillsdale Chargers. Women’s golf...... April 13, 2 of 3, Behrend Invitational In their fi rst game the Lakers Katie McAdams/Photo editor April 17, 2 of 3, Calif. Univ. Invitational came out on top with a narrow Playing small ball has been successful for the Lakers in winning close games. 6-5 win. Men’s rowing...... April 15, 1 of 2, Buffalo After being down 3-1, the Lak- turned to 3-2 win in favor of Eagles in both games. 9-0 win. ers managed to turn the game the Lakers. In the opener, sophomore Da- Josh Schmidt recorded a per- In the news... around and create a 6-3 lead with Junior Adam Nine (5-1) worked vid Lough had two homeruns for fect 4-for-4 at the plate with a pair of doubles from Joe Luli the fi rst six innings to pick up the the Lakers. three doubles, and Lough con- and Walter Wieczorek. win while sophomore John Mor- Mercyhurst went on to win the tinued his good form and went Men’s volleyball heading to playoffs The Chargers then came back ris closed out the Chargers in the game comfortably by a score of 2-for-3 at the dish with three with a two-run homer in the bot- seventh for his sixth save. 7-4, with good performances by runs scored, a double, a triple, The men’s volleyball team will take on Ball State University tom of the seventh to reduce the The two teams met again Sat- Sean Weayant, Joe Fuli and John a stolen base and a pair of runs in the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Lakers lead to 6-5. urday for the second and last Morris. batted in. (MIVA) playoffs on April 22. Ball State is ranked No. 3 in the This was as close as the Char- doubleheader of the weekend. Lough’s multi-homer game was The Lakers are now 25-11 over- tournament, boasting a 20-6 overall record. Mercyhurst is gers got to the Lakers, Mercy- Mercyhurst remained hot and the fi rst for a Laker since Tim all and 11-5 in the conference. currently ranked No. 6 in the tournament, concluding the hurst celebrated their fi rst win looked convincing as they swept Stacey hit a pair against Indiana The team’s recent run of good regular season with a 3-20 record. The winner of the contest of the series. Hillsdale again with a 6-4 win in (Pa.) on April 6 of last season. results has converted into a jump will take on the winner of the IPFW/Carthage match-up on In the second game of Friday’s the opener and an impressive 8-2 In the second game of the day up to No. 6 place in the North April 27. doubleheader, Mercyhurst again win in the nightcap. it seemed like the Lakers were Central Region. found themselves behind from After resting Sunday, the base- cruising on the confi dence and The baseball team continues the start. ball team was back in business momentum they worked up dur- their busy week on Wednesday Athletes of the Week This time the Lakers were on Monday with a road double- ing the last three weekends. when they go off to play arch- down 2-1, but the determina- header against the Eagles from Jamie Pochatek, Adam Stewart rivals Gannon with a double- The Mercyhurst Athletes of the Week award went to two tion and winning instinct from Clarion University (10-26). and Greg Tellex all combined on header. lacrosse players, Andrew Schuster and Breanna Haggerty. the fi rst game seemed to kick in The Lakers proved that they a seven-hit shutout as the Lak- Schuster took home the Male Athlete of the Week Award again and the score was quickly are on a roll and dominated the ers picked up the sweep with a for his play in the Lakers’ upset of No. 3 New York Tech on Saturday. Schuster scored three goals on only four shots, including the fi nal two goals of the game which gave the Lakers the 8-6 win over NYT. Women’s lacrosse upsets No. 10 Philadelphia Haggerty also played a major role in an upset, with the Lakers bined for 11 goals and an assist upending No. 10 Philadelphia University 15-10 on Saturday. By Jimmy McCann as the Lakers celebrated “Senior Contributing writer She scored seven goals on the afternoon. She also set a Day” with a 15-10 win. Mercyhurst single-season record with 73 points, eclipsing the Mercyhurst opened two-goal previous record set in 2001 of 71 points. She now has 44 The Mercyhurst College Wom- leads twice in the fi rst 30 minutes, goals on the season, just six shy of that single-season record of en’s Lacrosse team walked away 4-2 and 6-4, before settling for a 50 set in 1998. with two victories this past week 7-6 advantage at intermission. and improved their record to Haggerty and French com- The red-hot baseball team took home the Team of the Week 8-7. bined for six of the Lakers seven award. The Lakers have won six in a row, including four On Tuesday the Lakers traveled markers, three each, after fresh- conference games. They now stand at 23-11 overall, 11-5 in to Latrobe, Pa. to take on the man Jessie Horeth opened the the GLIAC, and were recently positioned in the No. 6 spot in the Bearcats of St. Vincent College. scoring at 25:47. region. Mercyhurst held a 5-2 lead at The Lakers owned a slight 21- intermission and were seemingly 20 advantage in shots. on their way to a convincing vic- Haggerty’s seven goals gives Men’s lacrosse moves up to No. 4 tory. her 44 on the season, just six be- But St. Vincent opened the hind Nadia Shabanza’s one-year After two straight weeks of upsetting the No.3 ranked team, second half by scoring four suc- record of 50 set in 1998. the Mercyhurst men’s lacrosse team has moved up again in cessive goals to grab a 6-5 lead. Her 73 points surpassed the the polls. In the most recent United States Intercollegiate The Lakers then took the game prior one-season high of 71 set Lacrosse Association (USILA) poll the Lakers moved up to No. over by scoring fi ve goals in just by Amy Perry in 2001. 5, up one spot from last week and two from where they stood under four minutes. They took Katie McAdams/Photo editor French fi nished with fi ve points at the end of March. a commanding 10-6 lead that Freshman Breanna Haggerty scored seven goals in the (4g, 1a) and moved into fourth would never be surrendered as Lakers’ 15-10 upset of No. 10 Philadelphia. place for points in a season with For the second straight week Mercyhurst upset the No. 3 the Bearcats mustered only two 61, just one back of Laurie Sien- ranked team. This week it was New York Tech; last week it more goals against a stingy Mer- each added solo markers. Kathryn Ball, Kim Johannig- kiewicz’ third-place total of 62 was Adelphi. The team is now 8-2 overall, and 2-1 in the New cyhurst defense. Freshman goaltender Megan man, French and Lindsay Jack- set in 1999. York Collegiate Athletic Conference (NYCAC). Breanna Haggerty led Mercy- Foley was credited with nine son could not have asked for a Mercyhurst will close the sea- hurst with four goals, including saves and the victory. better gift from their teammates son Monday and Tuesday, April the game-winner. On Saturday the Lakers cel- 24 and 25, with contests at Gan- Baseball at No. 6 in region than the upset victory that they Kelsey French and Kristen ebrated “Senior day” at Tullio received in the last home game non and IUP respectively. Toomey scored twice while Jessie Field when they hosted Nation- of their careers. The Mercyhurst men’s baseball team has moved up to No. Horeth and Courtney Olevnik ally ranked No. 10 Philadelphia. French and Haggerty com- 6 in the North Central Regional poll released April 17. The poll is conducted by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers’ Association (NCBWA), and the ranking is two spots better than last week’s standing. Mercyhurst swept games from Hillsdale and Clarion over the Easter weekend. Laker tennis programs wrap up regular season but ultimately fell. the GLIAC Tournament. of 5-1, but this time with Mer- The team now stands at 23-11 overall, 11-5 in the Great Lakes By Brady Hunter Likewise, sophomore Jennifer On Friday, they squared off cyhurst on the losing side. Only Contributing writer Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Daly stayed close in her second against Lake Superior State in the Fava and Hersh pulled out a vic- game, but fi nally lost 6-4. quarterfi nal round. tory in doubles play, and the Lak- Kick sets assists record The men’s and women’s tennis Junior Jamie Sutyak, sopho- The match would end in a 5-3 ers were blanked in singles com- teams have officially finished more Christine Mersch and loss for the Lakers, but saw the petition against Wayne State. Men’s volleyball senior setter Dan Kick broke the program’s all- their regular seasons, and both freshmen Maria Franco and continuance of a theme that has Strangely enough, three singles time assist record last week the team’s non-conference game stand near the .500 mark. Kassie Leuschel also suffered run through their season. sets were left unfi nished, with against Juniata. With an assist on a Nate Keegan kill in the The women’s team concluded losses in singles play. Sophomore Mariano Fava was Krakowski, Fowler and junior third game Kick tallied his 3,451st career helper. Greg Beato their campaign with a match The Lakers fared no better in exquisite, winning his singles and Lee Michael Marnik left high held the old record from 1998-2000 with 3,450 assists. against a formidable Division III doubles, with the pairings of doubles (pairing with graduate and dry. opponent, while the men’s season Mersch/Sutyak, Daly/McLean student Dan Hersh) sets. In the end, these three sets Kick has at least one more game in his career to add to his was capped by the Great Lakes and Franco/Leueschel all drop- Fava continued to play well could not have swung the match record; the Lakers square off against Ball State this week in Intercollegiate Athletics Confer- ping at the hands of Carnegie throughout the day, as the Lakers at any rate, but they would have the MIVA Playoffs. ence (GLIAC) Tournament in Mellon. faced Findlay in the fi rst consola- made the fi nal more respectable Midland, Mich. The women’s team finished tion match. had they culminated in Laker Russo contract extended On Tuesday the women faced the regular season with a mark En route to a 5-1 win, Fava, victories. off against Carnegie Mellon Uni- of 11-10. Hersh, seniors Lucas Krasowski All in all, the men took sixth Mercyhurst President Dr. Gamble announced recently that the versity, ranked No. 14 in Division They will be anxiously await- and Rick Fowler and sopho- place at this weekend’s tourna- contract of Pete Russo, Director of Athletics, has been renewed III competition. ing a forthcoming decision as to more David Smith all picked up ment, and fi nished the season three years through 2009. Russo has been at the position for Carnegie Mellon proved too whether they will be participat- victories. with a record of 10-10. 17 years, the longest tenure of any AD in school history. much for the Lakers, completing ing in the playoffs in early May Doubles play was also quite Like the women, they are on a nine-set sweep. or not. successful, with only the team of the edge of their seats, waiting Quick hits are compiled by sports editor Ryan Palm. Any- Freshman Jaclyn McLean put The men’s team found a bit Smith and Fowler failing to put for a decision as to whether or thing worthy of being a “quick hit” should be emailed to up a fi ght in her fi rst game, forc- more success at the end of their away their opponents. not they will be competing in the [email protected]. ing her opponent to seven points, season, traveling to Michigan for Saturday brought another score GLIAC postseason.