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THE News ................2-5 Features ...........6-9 A&E ............. 10-11 Opinion ........12-13 Sports .........14-15 Laker Living ......16 MerciadMERCYHURST UNIVERSITY | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 2019 | VOL. 92 NO. 13 The Roost Opens PAGE 2 Online poll results We asked: What is your favorite breakfast food? An Omelette (56%) Cereal (31%) 4: Jersey Shore star speaks Pancakes with Syrup (7%) to students Bacon. Just bacon. (6%) 7: St. Patrick’s Day across campus This week’s What is your favorite thing 15: Hockey players sign with about The Roost? professional teams POLL merciad.mercyhurst.edu PAGE 2 NEWS Wednesday, March 20, 2019 The long-awaited opening of The Roost took place on March 15 in honor of St. Patrick’s Day weekend. Students filled the pub from 5 p.m. until late into the evening. An Irish welcome for the Roost On Friday March 15, Parkhurst threw a grand open- ing celebration for the on-campus pub, The Roost. The opening came just in time for students to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day weekend in true Irish fashion. The pub was packed with people looking to check out the food, drinks, decor and atmosphere of the place. Students expressed excitement and approval of the long-await- ed project and are eager to become regulars for the rest of the year! From left to right: Berry Temtime, Applied Intelligence Studies graduate student, Adan Ordonez, senior Finance and Economics major, Leonel Martinez, junior Economics and Business Management major and Maria Ortega, senior English major, gather at The Roost’s bar. Maddie Weitz, senior Political Science major, Julia Vicaretti, senior Public Health major and Lauren Harrison, senior Anthropology major, relax on the comfortable sofas near the fireplace. The decor and style of The Roost was designed to mimic a true Irish pub. There are decorations of promi- nent Irish authors as well as Guinness advertisements and pictures of Irish landscapes. Brittany Warren, junior Political Science and Criminal Justice major, and Leya Belnavis, junior Psychology major, anxiously wait for their The fireplace and seating area is known as “The Playwright Snug” further celebrating the rich Irish liter- food amid the full crowd on Friday. ary culture thanks to playwrights such as Oscar Wilde. All photos credit Kristian Biega Wednesday, March 20, 2019 NEWS PAGE 3 Guadagnino advocates mental health By Michael Mongera well as emphasizing to college Contributing writer kids the importance of sleeping, eating healthy and going to the Vinny Guadagnino, star of gym. MTV’s hit reality show, “Jersey He asserted the importance of Shore,” stopped by Mercyhurst normalizing discussions about University as part of MSG’s mental health. There is a stigma Distinguished Speaker Series on around mental health that it is March 12 in the Mary D’Angelo not as valid or talked about as Performing Arts Center to dis- physical health, but Guadagnino cuss mental health and his life in wants to help change that. the limelight. “Anxiety is normal. We all get Guadagnino had a relaxed stressed, we all get depressed at conversation with emcees Mi- times,” Guadagnino said. chael Grasso, Assistant Director After discussing his new life of Residence Life, and junior In- and book, the event transferred telligence studies major, Lauren into a Q&A session. Abbott, he shared personal and Most of the questions and crucial advice about handling answers were tongue and cheek. mental health. He also gave stu- Inside jokes about castmates dents insight on his current life were revealed, along with affec- as a reality television personality. tionate stories about Guadagni- Guadagnino thanked the no’s mother. crowd for attending and praised The event started at 8:30 p.m. the students for coming to listen however, excited fans started to him speak. Guadagnino de- Contributed photo camping out at the event by 5:40 tailed his experience with anx- p.m. A few lucky students won iety and how he used his plat- Vinny Guadagnino posted this photo on his Instragram account after his appearance in the PAC stating: VIP pass tickets to sit in the bal- form in the media spotlight to “Changing the negative stigma of mental health , one campus at a time. Thanks for having me @mercy- cony to watch the event. talk about mental health. hurstu. #controlthecrazy” Students were very excited During the fifth season on about the event. Quotes from “Jersey Shore,” he made a no- this message. for the rest of Season 5. said. “Jersey Shore” were passed ticeable exit from filming, which Guadagnino said that filming Grasso and Abbott gauged his After confronting the root of around along with current stunned the cast and MTV view- the show was like “waking up perspective of where his anxiety his anxiety, it still took time to events regarding Guadagnino. ers. His castmates supported every day with a sense of dread” stemmed from. Guadagnino re- build up ways to maintain his Guadagnino also gave the him, but they didn’t understand due to his anxiety. counted his college days where mental health. fans something to look forward the seriousness of his anxiety. He made his way home to his anxiety started to creep up. Guadagnino offered crucial to. He and “Jersey Shore” cast- Guadagnino stated that a plat- Staten Island, where he recu- He confessed that his perfec- advice to the crowd about han- mate Pauly D are getting their form like “Jersey Shore” may perated. This time inspired his tionism is a primary culprit. dling anxiety in college. He sug- own show. The recently filmed not be the most convention- book, “Control The Crazy: My “Ultimately what I learned gested activities such as medita- “A Double Shot at Love with DJ al place for discussions about Plan To Stop Stressing, Avoid today is I try not to be perfect tion, exercise and counseling. Pauly D and Vinny” is due out mental health, but he wants to Drama, and Maintain Inner anymore. I tried to live my life in Guadagnino urged the crowd later this year. help reach anyone he can with Cool.” He returned to filming a perfect capacity,” Guadagnino to “check in with yourself.” As CJ receives grant New Walker twelve-week program in the cor- school, it just matters that there College Dean By Rebecca Dunphy Staff writer rectional facility to prepare in- is one.” By Carlena Bressanelli and feels ready to step into the mates to re-enter society as pro- Items collected ranged from Staff writer duties of Walker College Dean. Congratulations to Mercy- ductive citizens, a six to twelve jackets and coats to shoes and “Frankly, it will be a challenge hurst’s chapter of the National month Intensive Residential/ non-perishable food items. Upon Heidi Hosey, Ph. D., current to perform both dean roles, but Criminal Justice Honor Soci- Non-Residential component; and dropping the items off, students Dean of Global Programs was I am bolstered by the immense ety--Alpha Phi Sigma--for receiv- an aftercare component,” Garase were given the opportunity to recently appointed to interim support of my colleagues on the ing a National Advocacy Grant in said. “This combination of evi- tour the facility and many of the Dean of the Walker College Provost’s Council,” Hosey said. recognition of their outstanding dence-based programming equips services offered to re-entrants. of Business for the next few “I have great respect for my col- community engagement. re-entrants with the tools needed “I think the interaction with months. leagues in Walker and look for- For the first time, the National to successfully reintegrate into so- Climate Changers, Inc. has shown Hosey will serve as dean until ward to working with them in Alpha Phi Sigma headquarters, lo- ciety.” students that they have the power a new dean is appointed. the coming months.” cated at Nova Southeastern Uni- The group has had the oppor- to help others in impactful ways,” The sudden change of status Hosey hopes to continue the versity in Florida, awarded this tunity to work closely with this or- Garase said. “The activities also for Hosey is to ensure stability functions of the Walker College grant to specific chapters. The or- ganization over the past two years. reinforce what they are learning in of the Walker College. College for a smooth end of the year. ganization recognized 10 chapters Most recently, Alpha Phi Sig- class about the challenges re-en- deans are appointed by Provost “My primary commitment in who engage with an organization ma headed a campus-wide winter trants face.” Leanne Roberts, Ph. D., with this period will be to support in their community that provides clothing and pantry item drive for Kanonczyk shares similar sen- approval from President Victor. the Walker faculty in continuing a service helping adults and juve- the organization, collaborating timents. “It is a temporary situation its long tradition of high quality niles in the Criminal Justice Sys- with both the Criminal Justice As- “For me, it teaches me that Cli- meant to ensure the efficient op- instruction and faculty-student tem. sociation and the Student Alliance mate Changers works well with an erations of the Walker College interaction and to ensure that Associate professor of Crimi- for Prison Reform. organization like ours, that’s why of Business while the adminis- the administrative functions of nal Justice and APS advisor, Ma- “Simple things like a cloth- we always go back,” Kanonczyk tration considers its options in the Walker College continue un- ria Garase, Ph.D., applied for this ing drive or food drive are what said. moving forward,” Hosey said. interrupted for the remainder of grant on behalf of the society’s makes this community engage- Though the $250 was award- “The university president and the academic year,” Hosey said.

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