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Candidates close campaigns at student forum

Candidates for secretary, Rob VanderWoude, Julie Theiss, and Trish Kuhar, address student forum as current secretary, Jen Marshall looks on.(photo by John Furlong;

64 GLENWOOD HILLS, ERIE APRIL IT* i Campus ice rink skates toward approval CHECK By Karen McGuire ittee Merciad News Editoi Self-study wrote, "After thoughtful analysis and assessment of the facilities for our hockey program, we unanimously agreed that an ice OUT A hockey rink built on campus — to be < hockey rink should be built on campus at the not to be, that is the question? 3 site of the recreation center.'' At last Sunday's student government Thursday, April 18 ^ ^ f f ™ * "ft" wenr o n tersay tharthe college'has to meeting, Mercyhurst President, Dr. William]" address the recreational needs of the students. Garvey, asked the student representatives for 10 a.m. Zurn Recital Hall, "Coupled with the construction of the rink an answer to that question. D* Angelo Young Artist Compe- should be the completion of the Campus Cen- tition in strings begins. fi After a presentation by Garvey, the student ter project to insure a facility to meet those representatives were in favor of the endeavor. 10 a o n . to 2 p . m . Student Union, needs. Completion of this project along with formal tickets on sale. To finance the new facility, Garvey pro- posed raising the student building assessment available student recreational use of the ice 8:30.p.m. Recreation Center, rink will afford students the space needed for pudding wrestling. fee starting next fall. The fee would be raised $55 per student, per year. This increase was leisure time physical activities." Triola ended the letter by saying, "There is Friday, April 19 f based on a bond issue period of 30 years. Garvey feels this is the best current alternative sufficient support among the Mercyhurst Community to see the project become a real- 10 a.m. Zurn Recital; Hall for funding the project' ' W e will build one i $ DIL. WILLIAM P. GARVEY » » D'Angelo Competition. some day," said Garvey. "If it's not built this behind the stage. " ity. 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Garvey Park, year, it probably will not be built until*1995 Garvey said the new area built to expand Representatives-on student government activities carnival extravaganza when the college plans a new capital cam- the Campus Center was built with the idea that supported Garvey's proposal. Dan D*Ambro- blowout paign." * |; } when a hockey arena was finally constructed, sio, chemistry representative, said, "Many 8 p.m. Little Theatre, The Pi- According to Garvey, the construction of the Campus Center space could be used for colleges spend millions of dollars on facilities rates of Penzance. the building will cost an estimated half a mil- intramural sports and team practices. Garvey to start athletic programs. We already have a 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Erie Plaza Hotel, lion dollars. It will cost another estimated half said the area behind the stage is almost the nationally ranked hockey team. I think we spring formal million to furnish the necessary equipment same as a full size collegiate court Therefore, should take advantage of the situation and the student body would not be losing recrea- build the needed hockey rink.*' $ Saturday, April 20 The students would be paying a significant portion of the construction. >, tion space, Garvey said. ? Dale Mancuso said, "I feel students will The college would be contributing about The rink would contain an ice floor from support an ice rink e v e n if the building assess- 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. activities day. November to March. During the other months, ment is raised." 71 p.m. Warner Theatre, one-third of the cost in the joint venture. The inside necessities would be provided by dona- the facility would be utilized by other sports Sean O'Rourke, business administration D*Angelo Competition final. representative, questioned whether there was 8 p.m. Little Theatre, The Pi- tions from Erie businesses and local donors. and activities, v any other alternative for financing other than rates of Penzance. The yearly upkeep would be paid by user fees. H The Recreation Center was also built with raising the building assessment fee. He asked Garvey stressed that, "No money will be the intention of someday turning it into a whether there was a possibility of selling ad- Sunday, April 21 taken from anyone's budget No academic hockey rink. The lights and floor were de- vertising space on the boards of thq budgets will be affected.'' signed so that they could one day undergo the rink to provide revenue. Garvey's 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Shades Beach, The new indoor facility would be one of metamorphoses. '* that Erie businesses will be contributing but spring activities picnic. the largest in the Erie area. According to Gar- If the facility is built a parking lot may be the construction would have to Toe financed by vey, it would provide an additional recreation built behind the Campus Center within a year the students. After that response, O'Rourke Monday, April 22 area for the students. The building would be or two. The parking area would provide room agreed to the proposal. able to seat 1500 people. With such a large for 100 cars. •• f Jack Munch, Phi Eta Sigma representative, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Grotto, Earth seating capacity, Garvey said the building could i Garvey said when the hockey program was said, "I'm in favor of the hockey rink a n d I be facilitated for a variety of activities.' 'Gradu- started, there were no professional teams in have no affiliation with the hockey program. ation could be moved back on campus. The Erie. Since die Erie Panthers started playing, I'll probablyfnever use it but opportunities Wednesday, April 24 students could host concerts and dancesJ? The finding ice time has been very difficult Laker • Mr* this don't come around everyday. This is opportunities are endless,'' said Garvey. * hockey had to play most of their games on the 8:30 p.m. Eastway Theatre, road this year. Garvey said being on the road Mercyhurst The plans for design of the new addition best shuttles leave Baldwin for m o v i e linclude adding on to the existing Recreation adds a lot of strain to the players and makes it night. college in the long run. | |Center. The contents of the rec center would be difficult for them to keep up academically.! See Rink on page 2 moved to the new Campus Center addition In a letter to Garvey, Carl Triola, chairman PAGE 2 THE MERCIAD APRIL 18,1991

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Editor's Note: This column is designed to let students know what is happening in the international and national areas. The news is gath- ered from a variety of sources.

By Karen McGuire \ Merciad News Editor Senior Sean O'Rourke speaks with Professor Richard Kubiak at the INTERNATIONAL: MSG career fair, at which 30 prospective students attended.

Iraq -- According to President Bush, relief camps will be set up by American, British and French troops in northern Iraq that c o u l d shelter GTE hangs up]on 'Hurst community more than half a million Kurdish refugees land eventually coax them back to their homes;-The camps f w i l l provide medical and food By Angela M. Camp dents will be billed monthly for supplies for 100,000 people. Merciad Features Editor long distance calls which would y securc said Camp. | then be payable to Student^ Ac- We will no longer be able to There are some benefits that Italy — A burning supertanker spilled millions of gallons of crude oil counts. "The monthly fees will reach out and touch someone with may not be realized for a couple of into the Bay of Genoa after an explosion last Thursday. The tanker probably be incorporated into the GTE if the new proposal for a years.('In the future, students will sank 2,000 yards off the northwest coast of Italy. student's room and board cost," telephone system is approved. The be able to wire their personal proposal initiated by Sr. Mary Mark commented Doulet computers to^the school's com- Netherlands - Gunmen took 20 major paintings from the Vincent Van Not only are there many ad- Gogh National Museum in one of the largest art thefts on record. The Doulet director of research and puter system, but we're not ready information systems, goes before vantages for resident students, but to do that y e t " said Doulet paintings were found abandoned in a getaway car at a nearby railroad there are also various advantages . the Board of Trustees on Thurs- If the board approves the pro- station. Three of the recovered paintings were severely torn. for faculty members and adminis- day, April 18. "The old system is posal, the college is prepared to trators. One of the benefits is voice Germany — More than 30,000 eastern Germans rallied in the rain at antiquated, and GTE will no longer begin thejirnplernentation of the mail. Voice mailjwill enable in- Berlin's Brandenburg Gate Wednesday demanding help for their be able to accommodate us," said system immediately. **TfIfe trends structors to leave I m e s s a g e s for economically troubled region. The strike was call by the IG Metall Doulet ing will be done between gradu- students, and vice versa. f union, the country's largest labor organization. The telephone system proposal ation and the fourth of July," said would place phones in every apart- Better security will be another Doulet "The system will be op- benefit, according to Terry Camp, » » Russia— Boris Yeltsin, Russian Federation President, said that R u s s i a ment and dormitory room on cam- erational director of housing maintenance. planned to turn the dreaded KGB Soviet state security police into a pus. "Students will no longer have Overall,»the new telephone A phone will be placed on each en - champion of human rights.' * It will no longer be the KGB, it will be to pay the installation fees and will system seems to benefit a l l o f t h o s e also be able to take advantage of tranceway to allow visitors to call concerned. As Doulet put it, "It's the Committee for the Security of Russia and its task will be turned the residents in order to open the into the defense of human rights,'' he said. the college's high volume long a win-win situation for everyone, distance rates," said Doulet Stu- front door. "This feature will al- which doesn'thappen very o f t e n . " NATIONAL: MSGjews From page 1 ^^ ^am!mmm , California- The LA Times reported Wednesday On Wednesday, April|l7, the four white police officers who were caught on videotape ab college's | finance committee ac- black motorist last month were fired from their jobs. cepted the principle*of the5pro- Scholarships increase posal. Garvev said the committee - A successor for former Senator, John Heinz, has not faculty members who said the minus was impressed by the fact that the By Karen McGuire yet been named. The leading contenders; include U.S. Attorney system would represent grades more students were willing to back the General Dick Thornburgh, a former 2-term Pennsylvania governor, Merciad News Editor % accurately. £ f idea even if it meant an increase in • and Heinz's widow. Teresa t w The proposal was voted down student fees. | The Mercyhurst Student Gov- by the Senate by a large majority. The committee plans to recom- ernment (MSG) Government Cham- New Haven, Connecticut - The Skull and Bones Club, o n e o f the last mend that*; the trustees raise the ber was die place to be last Sunday Reasons for the rejection included all-male c l u b s , has unanimously voted to accept women. Angry board building assessment fee^and ap- night Among the top priorities that economic cost and the lack of in- members of the Yale affiliated club changed the locks on the Skull and prove the icerink under the condi- came to the floor (other then the formation on how students'rgrade Bones meeting hall over the weekend as a result tion that the building can be built hockey rink) was the scholarship point averages would be affected within the budget of one million proposal. MSG passed a vote to overall. Cost to change the scale Washington, D.C. - Tlie first fetus-to-fetus tissue transplant was dollars. || ,| increase the officer scholarships. would include? buy ing new com- performed last May while the baby was still in the womb. It was the puter programs, altering forms and If approved, the athletic de- The presidential scholarship was first to be tried in the U . S . It has not yet been determinded whether the partment will be asked to conduct a increased from $3000 to $5000. rewriting literature. experimentsueceeded,but if i t d o e s , ff ^ cost assessment This will involve However, $1000 is contingent upon Brad Fairfield, MSG vice-presi- diseases could be cured before birth. written documents and actual bids. the president residing in Erie dur- dent announced that there will be ing the summer. The offices of four open spots for student repre- If the project's actual cost is fea- sible, the go ahead win be given in vice-president treasurer, secretary sentatives to the Senate next year. LOCAL: and SAC chair will be raised from Jen Marshall, MSG secretary, June. | reported that between 50 and 60 Garvey said the biggest credit The emergence here of t w o gangs o f youths - the I •:•:« wear $1500 to $2500 with $500 contin- gent upon whether they stay in people attended the MSG candi- goes to the j student government the colors of several professional football teams, and trie uuis, wnc date speeches on April 11. Next "If the students hadn't reacted in Erie. are all less flashy - has thrust Erie onto a list of about 100U.S. cities year's officers will be notified favor of the rink like they did, there affected b y gangs, which i s in many cases, accompanied by drug trade I Dean Michael McQuillen was Thursday April 18. wouldn't be a rink." f a guest at the meeting. The topic of Dale Mancuso, MSG treasurer, If the trustees approve the pro- his address to MSG was the current ended the meeting saying, "I've posal on Thursday, April) proposal to include minuses in the had a great year. I think we've new building completed by grading scale. McQuillen said the accomplished what we set out to Thanksgiving, according suggestion was brought before the do." Garvey,. £ | Mercyhurst College Senate by some APRIL 18,1991 THE MERCIAD PAGE 3

Engel favors construction of campus jrink To The Editor, Why? Mercyhurst Student was no secret when it was built Government reached this conclu- that it was done so with the intent |I am writing this letter to you sion not simply because the pro- of expanding it into a rink in the Latest anti-smoking ad not because I have nothing else to posal was hand delivered by the future. Also, it was mentioned that do, but because at the last student influential Dr. William P. Garvey, when a rink was created another government meeting a decision was but because we felt it is well justi- rec center would be created. Is this too much for students? reached that affects every student fied. Regarding Dr. Garvey's first going to happen? MSG feels that CPS) An American Cancer So- at Mercy h u r s t Dr. Garvey addressed question, MSG found it fairly easy this is being accomplished wi'J? the a full house at the meeting concern- ciety newspaper ad published in to submit to him that there is stu- expansion of die Campus Cento* many college newspapers dur- ing a potential ice rink on campus. -dent support for an ice rink* on and the multifunctional capabili- Essentially, Dr. Garvey was ing the past month has provoked campus. This was evident to the ties of the proposed ice rink. some student criticism of the asking: the representatives three representatives by the amount of After much deliberation with papers that ran it questions: Do ••you" feel there is print it received in The Merciad myself and others, I also feel die "Some people said we student support for such a venture? ,as well as how often it came up in needs of die students that were met Are you willing to give up recrea- shouldn't be running it," said conversation around campus, and by the rec center will still be met Mark Bcckman of The Fourth tional space in the rec center? Are in their discussions with other stu- One, because the stage area of the Estate, the student paper at the you willing to share the financial dents. Campus Center will be roughly University of Wisconsin-Green burden with •'users" (groups that Furthermore, it is well deserved. two-thirds the size of the existing Bay. M i rent the facility) and private finan- The* h o c k e y program has estab- rec center. Furthermore, the rink ! One * student at Davidson cial contributors if the board of lished itself as a national power will not merely be a rink, but a College in North Carolina com- j trustees motions to commit to the playing over 25 games on the road multifunctional facility. According plained it was "gross," added Mark Puckeu of die Davidsonian, building of the facility? The an- every year, and it was felt that they to Dr. Garvey and Coach Gotkin, which also ran the ad. swer to I all these questions after have earned the right to home ice. Mercyhurst hockey coach, the fa- The ad, titled * 'Sophisticated Lady,'' features a young woman, debating the issue was yes. It should also be noted that this cility will essentially have the same covered with tar and nicotine, holding a cigarette. This is why I'm writing this is not the first attempt to create potential as a convention center. In Underneath, the copy reads' 'If what happened on your inside now. The simple facts are: One, home ice for the team. Serious efforts other words, events such as gradu- happened on your outside, would you still smoke?" Thursday, April 18 at 3 p.m., I will were made to create ation, concerts or e v e n a b i n g o may Sophisticated Lady was part of the Cancer Society's campaign be representing you at the board of be held in it; not to mention intra- home ice at both the Civic Center to promote the I 'Great American Smokeout'' on Nov. 15, when the trustees meeting. Two, I will rec- mural indoor soccer, box , and at the Glenwood rink. Both Society encourages smokers to go one day without lighting up. ommend the recreational center be hockey, floor hockey and open failed. ; "Unless you do something out of the ordinary, it doesn't get expanded to hold an ice rink. Three, skating, etc.. S Dr. Garvey *s second question noticed," explained Sue Kiikland, an American Cancer Society I will submit that students are will- has been moving about in my brain Of course, Thursday, I will spokeswoman. | ing to accept a $55 increase in the ever since I was in Elmira, and I emphasize that the same thought, I Kirkland, whose group circulated the ad as a public service building assessment fee per person had the feeling this proposal would effort, and time be put into the final message, added she did not know how many papers actually per year. Four, I will do so under surface. Last summer, I expressed design of this facility that was put published it •-' the understanding that the Campus into the student union in order that a great need to the board o f trustees "The ad doesn't make people feel good," but it does get the Center addition will be completed all of the things mentioned above for a large indoor recreation facil- message out, Kirkland added. . , by the beginning of fall term, and are not simply a lot of rhetoric but ity. It was constructed and the need "I thought it was effective but a bit harsh," Beckman said. that there will be no further in- actually done. I expressed was proven true. Puckeu agreed the ad was "powerful" as well as "gross." crease in the building assessment The carpet in the rec center is The | last question was if you An addition to the print ad, a television ad features the same fee next year. without a doubt worn. However, it support it, are you willing to put young woman in an elaborate gown and make-up, who is slowly your money where your mouth is? covered with tar and nicotine. At the end of the ad, she screams and Above I have noted that w e are not tries to claw die muck off her face. The Merciad really losing a whole lot in regard Both ads are meant to counter tobacco industry ads, aimed at to recreational facilities, and that youngs women, that try to make smoking lode glamorous and Mercyhurst College's First Class newspaper there is support for the rink. Is it fashionable, Kirkland said. •- i £ J as rated by the Associated Press worth another $55 per person per r'Many of our spots have been funny and entertaining," Kirkland Vol. 64 No. 17 April 18,1991 year? MSG felt that we were able said. But those spots were not reaching young women, the only to create a substantial burden being Kevin McHugh demographic group in which there has been an increase in the ;Editor-In-Chief shared in part by users and private Karen McGu ire News Editor number of smokers. * | sources and not fully placing the Features Editor Green Bay's Beckman said the ad alone probably wouldn't Angela M. Camp burden on students. Z Robi Taylor » ^Entertainment Editor make a smoker quit | ..»• Nick Roberts Sports Editor The support is there, our rec- "It w o u l d probably give you another reason to quit," he added. reational facilities are taking a slight Molly McCormick Asst Sports Editor John Furlong ' Photo Editor step in reverse, following a monu- Andy Penhollow Copy Editor mental? step forward, and I will Maureen Connolly Design Manager again express the need for devel- Maria Kelly/Yvonne Maher Advertising Managers opment in this area. t Timothy Moriarty Faculty Advisor Merciad Staff Stager replies to opinion piece Mary Medure Jill Schreckengost Tricia Kuhar To the Editor: In contrast to a previous" Erie Police are competent and Laura Blabaci Liam Barron Chicaga Parsons • • ion" article, the security decision quite understanding of college stu- Dan Langan' Monique Parent Before Spring Activities Week- was not taken without question. dent activities. S.A.C. is not fear- Tracy Schmitz Amy Fitzgerald end occurs, the Student Activities When I personally approached Mr. ing any riotous a c t s occurring, but Robin Ilisey John Bruno Committee spends numerous hours E. William Kennedy (director of if any dangerous incident should lis the student-produced newspaper of Mercyhurst, .j preparing every event from Thurs- student affairs) with die question happen, the Erie Police are solid in College, Box 161,501 E. 38th st, Erie Pa. 16546. Phone 825-0376 day to Sunday with a large array of of why we were hiring die Erie their training, from first aid to crowd Material for publication must be submitted by noon on the student and administrative con ten t- Police, he proved to me that there control. ft i Monday before publication ment in mind. are over five different ways of stat- Kevin, the fact that you have jThe question of security ^ is ing, "because I said so!" spoken critically of me is not the The Merciad welcomes letters to the editor, fitters must be signed always a touchy subject for S.A.C. Upon ^receiving such a reac- point That you have not spoken it but the name can be wlthhe|d bv request j events&The decision for Spring tion, I decided to direct my ques- justly, that is the point Activities security was^not in the tioning to Mr.-Merrill Dcver (di- -^Merclad's editorial opinion is determined hands of S.A.C.ithis year. The rector o f Mercyhurst security). Mr. Kierstin Stager* by the Editorial Board with the Editor holding Administration had pre-planned that Devcr explained why off-duty police SAC Chairperson responsibility. The opinions expressed in the Erie Police would work as se- are the "choice option" available Merciad are not necessarily those of \ curity from noon to ^5 p.m. for ID assist our security staff for Spring viprrlad its staff or Mercyhurst College, Saturday's events. Activities Day. PAGE 4 THE MERCIAD APRIL18,1991 Arts & Entertainment

No Heaven, no Critic raves over Little Theater production By Kristin E. Brigandi Brooks provides Merciad staff reporter Friday, April 12, the Mercyhurst College Theater Department, in of laughter cooperation with the D'Angelo School of Music presented their rendition of Gilbert and Sullivan's By Robi Taylor The Pirates of Penzance. A very Merciad Entertainment Editor spirited and talented castihad the Defending Your Life j audience howling with laughter. This Starring - and show promises to exceed all of your expectations. Director - Albert Brooks Act one begins with a raucous ready. Gratto, Grottloh, Martin, Nasca, and Warner Brothers Pictures group of pirates toasting each other By combining musical perform- Rated - PG £ I Peiletier are equally engaging. Other mm and their conquests. Here, we first ances that are sometimes touching, performances to watch for are Bob meet the misfortunate Fredrick, a often humorous but always pleas- Ko w a l k o w s k i , Christine Ky s e r , and To quote the famous American philosopher Woody Allen, * 'Every- good-hearted lad who is an appren- one knows there's an , but how far is it from midtown and is it ing to the ear, with the outstanding Sherree Piechnick all of whom play tice to the pirates until his twenty- performances of the cast, they cre- strong supporting roles. open beyond midnight" That pretty much sums up the meaning of first birthday. Ruth is his confused Albert Brooks latest film, Defending Your Life. | ate a sure-fire hit ^ f All in all The Pirates of Pen- but dedicated nursemaid. The Pirate Don't get me wrong, although Through this one movie I finally found out that all these years my zance will steal fits way into the King is a man who loves his work the show was hilarious, one should parents, teachers and preachers have been lying to me about what spotlight and more than likely into but is not as heartless as he likes to not simply view, The Pirates of happens after you die. There is no eternal resting place. There is no the listing of "have to see" show. believe he is.* Penzance as only a comedy. Bril- Heaven and no Hell. There is just a place where you're put on trial to These characters were master- liant musical performances by Bruno, My rating: 95/100 determine whether you have to go back to Earth as you were or remain fully portrayed by Bob Martin, as a higher form of life. Nichole Bruno, and David Peiletier, The final judgement is based on the amount of a brain a person uses respectively. These three are reason Dance department founder compared to the amount of raw emotion. The average human uses three 4 enough to see the show. to five p e r c e n t of his or her brain. The ones who are chosen to remain use Also in the first a c t , we meet the an average of S3 percent of their brains. comes back home for a visit demure and innocent daughters of who Ismet Mouhedin is, here is a the Major General and the General By Laura Blabac brief background: himself.* AssL Entertainment Editor Although Brooks' has the reputation as a filmmaker Ismet Mouhedin began dancing Monique Grottloh is stunning professionally at the Brussels Op- who puts society on .the'cutting edge through his in her performance of Mabel, the The sensation of magic and jovial fascination filled W e b e r Hall dance era in Belgium/and was a principal films, the audience is not going to accept the fact that daughter who pledges her heart to dancer with the Russian Ballet of the newly reformed Fredrick. Miss studio as dance department founder he started out as comedian and he still has some Irina Grjebina. Later, in 1973 he Grottloh's powerful soprano voice Ismet Mouhcdin came to visit last funny left in him. weekend (April 12-15.) accepted the dual positions of di- is her greatest asset in gaining the recting the Erie CiviciBallet and hearts of the audience, if not Fre- Mary Price Boday and Jay Kirk drick himself. (a former student of Ismet's) ex- founding/directing the Mercyhurst The story follows the soul of Daniel Miller (Albeit Brooks) after he The Major-General is played tended an invitation several months College Dance Department is killed after driving his brand new $39,000 BMW in the front of an hilariously by? John Gratto who ago, and Jsmet happily accepted, While he did a great deal in Erie oncoming bus. wrote the alternative lyrics to his making an allowance in his hectic during his four-year stay, Ismet is The place where he is taken is called Judgement City, which looks a title song as well. schedule. The weekend that followedquic k to attribute the beginnings of lot like downtown Los Angeles—only it's open 24 hours a day. I can only The second act is populated by was exciting and comical for all. dance in Erie to S tatia Sublette, who call it the ultimate resort Some of the nicer things about Judgement City the entire crew with the introduc- founded the Erie Civic Ballet and are: the temperature is a constant 72 degrees and you can eat all you want tion of a new band, the police squad. "There is more activ- whose position he came to fill. I s m e t without gaining weight liked his years here very much; Never fear, lads and lasses, the fun ity in dance since I left in While there he is placed on trial for his sins of being afraid and does not stop simply because the "the atmosphere was great.." insecure. The prosecutor points p u t all his mistakes in judgement like not party is busted by the fuzz. 1977...there is a wider Upon leaving Mercyhurst, he investing $ 10,000 in Casio when it opened because,' 'The Japanese are This motley crew is lead by a audience/* . went to Los Angeles and became no good at precision work." She argues that this was a major sin because sergeant portrayed by Michael Nasca. the ballet master of Americana Dance he lost about $39 million in the deal. Nasca's slapstick coupled with the The first day of his arrival, Ismet Theatre, mentioning also that the Between his appearances in court, Miller meets and falls in love with antics of his able-bodied squad is began by teaching the technique privately taught Mary Tyler Moore. another soul named Julia (Meryl Streep) and it is his devotion to her that sure to have the audience rolling in classes. Dance majors found his He then went to Arizona Dance eventually saves him from another term as a normal human. the aisles if they are not there al- classes rigorous, but full of many Theater, and finally to Pittsburgh, I've got a strange feeling about this movie. Although Brooks* has the constructive criticisms, some of where he founded the American reputation as a filmmaker w h o puts society on the cutting edge through which brought a chuckle from t h e Youth Ballet of Pittsburgh and his films, the audience is not going to accept the fact that he started out ^afiASESIlMS^Si^iSSi^^^^S dancers. While observing the air- remains their Artistic Director. as comedian and he still has some funny left in him. That's what he -like arms of a dancer he quickly * In interviewing Ismet, we came lipi Kik : '<*• i brought out with Defending Your Life. He did what he is best at ..he m (and sarcastically) assured them, to discuss how he feels about the 4 made people laugh. ] * V r The following is a cryptograph '...don't worry, you get a j o b - w i t h department today. His reply: ... I hate to say it, especially with my intense hatred for Meryl Streep, of part of a famous piece of litera- TWA! Now, get your arms more the department was going down the but she was excellent injthis movie. Her performance as the well- ture. forward...THAT'S it..). Ismet had drain for years, but is finally on the right track again. Both directors have adjusted and relatively secure love interest was the perfect contradiction Once you have decided whata a smile, story and helpful hint for to the craziness on Brooks' role. \ certain symbol means, it will mean everyone. professional backgrounds, and with Defending Your Life doesn't chart any new paths into comedic the same throughout the puzzle. Many dancers were grateful for them here, the department will go territory, but it's still a cut above most big budget comedies. There is one the corrections given during his straight back up., .maybe higher. The Example if you believe B is an F, 9 thing that bothers me about movie, Miller complains that the j u d g e m e n t then it will always be an_F. critique of the rehearsals, as well. dancers have good potential..' seems based on his lack of economic success. He states several times that Many a step will be performed to :He also added, "There is more he believes that there is mote to success than making money. Yet when QGIWCWE XINWA RI perfection because of his help. activity in dance since I left in we meet him he is driving a new $39,000 BMW. If the powers that be AGEIYS NW, SI BIR GLEN BIE Besides giving master classes, he 1977...there is a wider audience. don't consider that successful, where does that leave the rest of us? PYWARUHt < NYXG RGLR also attended the opening night of What Erie needs now is a critic, a AUVRKE QEWARG ID GLIR The Pirates of P e n z a n c e , which he critic with knowledge of dance. My Rating 90/100 QGUXG XEIQBA NT LEN; enjoyed. Unfortunately, Ismet had All in all, Ismet very much en- RGW NT A R W E T , RGW AUFB to leave on Monday morning, (but joyed his visit to his-"creation," TIY NYAR BIR RIYXG.| hopefully not for long!) summed up in his smile as he said, For the many people outside the "I see that my baby is healthy again!" Hint N equals M dance department who do not know APRIL 18,1991 THg MRRriAI) PAGE 5 •

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Johnson spends memorable) S p r i n g Break Spring Activities Weekend 1991 Any chocoholics out there? Wen, on Thursday, April 18 join us in the kickoff event for Spring Activities] Weekend - PUDDING By Becky Johnson WRESTLING! This gooey sport is only the beginning of all kinds of Merciad Staff Reporter insane antics going on this weekend. So go crazy, but don't eat all the pudding!

This year I had the best Spring Break. Alice Edwards, an instruc- tor in Spanish, Tracey Grafius, Kathy Thursday - KICK-OFF!!!! Chulick and I wentjto Merida, 8:30 p.m. Pudding Wrestling Mexico to work with the poor people Rec Center in the Yucatan. We stayed at the Mission of Friendship which is Friday sponsored by the Diocese of Erie. As I exited the plane, I knew I 12 noon to 5 p.m. Club Fair GarveyPark had entered into a different world. Doug Kamer, caricature artist and Mercyhurst alumnus, will be I began to discover new smells , sights and sounds. The idea I had drawing in Garvey Park free of charge. about the third world became a reality.

Saturday - teams ^ — W — — 9 - _ _ _ _-_ _ The mission offered us many y different experiences which in- male and 50% female volved visiting a home for the eld- 12 noon Cone Spin all team members ery, a day care center, a mobile 12:30 p.m. Old Clothes relay 3 male/3 female medical! unit, a boys* homeless Kathy Chulick, Alice Edwards, Becky Johnson, the director, and Tracey 1:30 p.m. Egg Toss * 1 male/1 female shelter, a shelter for single women Grafius present the day care center with toys graciously donated by the ^ 2 p.m. Orange Thrust 2 male/2 female and children, a work site (where Mercyhurst College Community. 2:30 p.m. Pie Eating Contest 1 member we helped build a cement floor for The friendliness is also a can currency. Benefits such as a poor single mother) and a library. 3 p.m. i S.A.C. Races everyone memorable characteristic I left unemployment compensation and 3:30 p.m. Obstacle Course everyone I have experienced a number of Mexico with. food stamps don' t exist. memorable events. I would like to A perfect example of this is Children sell gum on the streets Pri;zes : |lst Place--$150l share a few with you. When we when we went sightseeing at the to support their families. Other visited the home for the elderly, we people sell crafts or wash wind- 2nd Place - $100 Mayan ruins of Uxmal. On our r played bingo with the residents. I way, our truck's tire blew. We were shields as you stop at a red light 3rd Place -•-$75 remember a gentleman at my table alone on a winding road without Only a small percentage of the people All activities will take place behind McAuley Hall who was constantly smiling and anyone knowing how to change a earn high wages as lawyers or laughing. I? was surprised to see tire. Two men in a tour bus stopped doctors. Sunday I him so happy because his regular and offered to change it for us. We Most of the poor do not go to daily routine consists of three meals then discovered that we did not high school, and a very small num- 12 noon to 4 p.m. I Picnic at Shades Beach - shuttles begin at ¥ and a religious service. Because have a truck's jack. A taxi, (a truck ber of those attending graduate. It 11:30 a.m. from Baldwin Hall and the Townhouses the people are poor, an activities with 10-12 people on it) stopped is common for a 14-year-old to be director is unavailable. and allowed us to borrow their in third grade because so (many Another memorable experience jack. When we offend them money, children have to repeat grades. D J . music andfree burgers, etc. for everyone! is the children at the day care cen- they answered, "Friendship is mote . I left a piece of me there, and I ter. Although they knew that when valuable than money.*' I brought a part home with me. I Over $1500 in prizes will be given away this they returned home there might The | majority of the working hope to return someday. weekend so get out there and join in the fun! not be anything to eat, they were class in Mexico makes 1,200 pesos happy and open with us. an hour or about 3 0 cen is in Ameri-

Anyone interested in applying All students who wish to chal- Sunday, April 21 from noon until 5 for summer employment at^Mer- lenge a grade must have challenge p.m. Tickets may be purchased at cyhurst College should pick up an applications in by April 30. This is the door. Adult tickets are $3.50 Sifrnmer Work application in the Personnel Office insure time for taking a challenge and children's tickets are $2.50. (Egan 3) or the Payroll Office (Egan exam and p< ting the grade prior to Take-outs are available if you fur- 1). Please specify when you will be the end of the academic year. Should nish separate containers for din- Full & part time available, full-time or part-time, you need to challenge a course, ners and for salads. The dinner is where you can be contacted prior please see Mr. Pagni in Egan 12 as sponsored by St. Paul's Holy Name positions j a v a i l a b l e to and after graduation and what soon as possible. Society. type of work you are interested in doing. The deadline for application Earthday is Monday, April 22 Mr. Richard Kubiak will be * $7.50 starting rate is May 1,1991. from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and is being speaking in conjunction with Earth- sponsored by SAC. John Hyatt will day on an environmental topic to *Full training provided AD freshmen a n d Sophomores, be playing acoustic guitar with his be announced at a future date. This no requests for tutoring willji be band in the Grotto. Chicken, vege- activity is being sponsored by MSG accepted after April 30. If you need table trays, chips, pretzels and other and will be held in Sullivan Hall at * Achieve valuable resume a tutor, please pick up an applica- snacks will be provided at the 8 p.m. tion in New Student Services (Egan cookout There will be no charge The West Pfenn March experience 12) as soon as possible. ^^forfi•: ^• f for anyone bringing a bag of D i m e s is now accepting applica- of recyclable garbage. After the tions for the Pat F. Lyon Memorial *A11 m a j o r s may apply cookout, garbage bags will be pro- Scholarship. Three $ 1500 scholar- Spring Formal will be held on vided to students to help clean up ships will be awarded to qualifying * Interview now - work begins Friday, April 19 at the Erie Plaza the campus. If Hotel from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Shuttles graduate or undergraduate students. will be available to all students and Scholarship forms can be obtained A spaghetti and meatballs din- 1 after finals guests from 8:30 p.m.^ until 1:30 ner, complete with salad and by calling your • « March of Dimes a.m* leaving every 15 to 20 min- dessert, will be sponsored by St office. The application deadline is utes from Baldwin Hall and the Paul's Parish at 453 West 16th July 1, 1991. Recipients will be Townhouses. Street. The dinner will be held on notified in late August *K J

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McAndrew stands Bruno discusses damning, in the spotlight degradation of anonymity Barry McAndrew, associate By John J. Bruno By Karen McGuire professor of E n g l i s h at Mercy h u r s t Merciad Columnist Merciad News Editor College, uses his theatrical experi- ence to capture the attention of his The man walks into the room students. > | This week my column is dedicated to my friend Rob Buie who and quietly takes his props out of a $. The British Classics class, died on Tuesday. Rob was cool. That's all that needs to be said. briefcase. He strategically places a comprised of 25 students, seems Mere words are insignificant tools when used to describe some- novel, notes and papers on the table entranced by his productions. one's entire life. Thus to tell you anything more than "Rob was in the front of \the room. After McAndrew says theater is very much cool'' would be a degradation. Someone go out and have a shot for placing everything in its specific apart o f h i s instruction. By reading Rob. If you don't drink, have a diet cola. spot, he goes to the entranceway. aloud and adding dimension to the We need a miniature golf c o u r s e on campus, as well as a bowling With the slam of the door, the play classic literature, he feels the stu- ally. Now at this point, I would normally try to justify my demand begins. dents get more out of his class. for really fun stuff, but in this case I feel!that the need is self explanatory. Besides, I doubt if a n y administrators read and/or take Moving from upstage to down- McAndrew earned his B.A. degree from die University of Scran- BARRY MCANDREW the opinions expressed in this newspaper seriously. And if they do stage, stage right to stage left, he and they don't like it.. BAM. It's censorship time. Anyone who paces back and forth. He tries to ton and his M.A. degree from Ni- agara University. He also completed to be J the same medieval style, a wants the uncensored version of any of my columns, write to The use every inch of the performance style that McAndrew enjoys, Merciad. area. He pauses, then he proceeds. courses toward a doctorate at SUNY Shakespearean literature is a And another thing, we need more pine trees on this campus. with the role of a n Englishman in a at Binghamton. It wasn't until he came to Mercy h u r s t , however, that passion that McAndrew likes to They're really really nice and they look swell. And to Mr. Pennsyl- "theater in the round.*' he debuted on a theatrical stage. shareiin the classroom.fit is his vania Dutch: I like the new waste cans with the neat little Mercy Frequently he asks members of 4 'Acting never entered my mind in favorite class to teach. "Shake- insignias. I agree that they were probably overpriced. However, the audience to create the age, look college,'' said McAndrew. He said spearean literature was my first next time you feel like fussing and moaning over any issue, sign and situation of the story. They if he had to live those years all over love," he said. "He is the greatest your name. Hiding behind anonymity lacks guts. It degrades the will play a vital role in the produc- again, though, he would try it writer of the English language." point that you're trying to make. It's not like your personal safety tion. McAndrew has learned to use is in jeopardy if you sign your name. I like your attitude. Keep up Sunshine streams through the lit wasn't until he became a the English language with eloquence the good work. Next time, when you wreak havoc on administrative tall windows of the antique room. faculty member at Mercyhurst, 27 and distinction. His voice has been decision making, don't ruin it by hiding behind silly names like The smell of the chalk clings to the years ago, that he entered the spot- heard by hundreds of people. He Pennsylvania Dutch. J air and coats the woodwork and light Since then, he has performed has served as master of ceremonies My first letter to the editor was under the anonymous name of worn blackboards. Hie halls, dubbed in a number of plays and musicals. for several special events, includ- SLAYER. At first, I thought I'd be better off using an anonymous "Old Main", provide the perfect* He performs an average of|one ing the D'Angelo Young Artist name. However, with a little help from Frank "the Z man" Revy, setting for the enactment to take show every four years. He has also Competition land the Academic I came to the realization that if the opinions I had expressed were place. I f performed at the Erie Playhouse. Celebration. really how I felt, then it is a degradation of that opinion, and thus, The thespian's voice projects IMcAndrew has earned a solid He is also the announcer for all a degradation of myself to leave my name out So don't remain off the walls with feeling and in- career on the stage of the popular home football, men's and nameless. Avenge your self-degradation. Write your name down. flection. He captures the audience's Canterbury Feast, an annual me- women's basketball games. "I enjoy Hey, Frank. What kind of name starts with Z, anyhow. Also, attention through his body motions dieval dinner theater sponsored by announcing the games," he said. you've been too quiet as of late. Get off your behind and join the and vivid facial expressions. His 4 V Mercyhurst College. The produc- * Besides, if I didn't announce them, Marines. Just kiddin' dude. Not to keep harping on the poor little energy and enthusiasm seem con- tion has I performed for sold out I'd be there watching them any- book store, but why don't they sell condoms there. It doesn't matter, tagious as they filter into the room audiences for ten years. McAn- way."! • .';' though. If they did sell condoms, they would probably cost ten and enlighten the audience. a drew has been a cast member for But what does McAndrew like dollars each, knowing their prices. So we're probably better off. An occasional pun or spark of the past nine years. The musical about Mercyhurst? He immediately Administrators always know what's in the students' best interests. humor breaks the serious atmos- chosen for the dinner varies from replies, "I love coming to work Don't get hit\ in the face] with a pie.{Thef word for today is phere. The show is entertaining as . year to year, but the theme remains everyday. I still feel the same thrill "degrading." well as educational. I felt 27 years ago every time I walk in the classroom." He also likes the attitude of the faculty. He feels the faculty members are genu- The Bookstore is inely interested in their students doing well. That's important McAndrew has done his part t o is Ithe only place on aid in students' educational proc- ess. Outside of the classroom he campus without a name has served as crew coach, golf coach and The Merciad advisor. He and the General Manager wants currently serves on the^Faculty I to change that! Policy Committee and a commit- tee to select an outstanding profes- The student who can come up sor. McAndrew is also a member of the Pennsylvania State English with the best, most creative^ j fAssociation and the National Con- (non-obscene) 1 ference for Teaching English. {name for The Bookstore So what remains to be con- quered by this well-rounded indi- will win a $25.00 giftkertificate vidual? The last frontier -3 space. "I've always wanted to travel in JEntries (ajpiece of pape^with your outer Space," McAndrew said. "I suggestion, your namejand address Iwould give my right arm for the opportunity to travel in a spaceship written onjit) will befaccepted in 1 to other planets.' * | Thefeookstore until May 1,1991|

Student putts around at the 1990 Spring Activities Weekend APRIL 18,1991 THE MERCIAD PAGE 7

Lady Lakers win tournament Mercyhurst appoints new basketball coach

By Nick Roberts ~ Merciad Sports Editor £ What a great week in sports! Ian Woosnam the 5' 4" British golfer with a mammoth swing, conquered all odds to win the Members of the Mercyhurst women's soccer team after the tournament victory last week. 1991 U.S. Masters. The win is very significant to the golf world. By Nick Roberts oonaventure and came out 3-1 and Stacy Scalise. continuing the four year domi- Mcrciad Sports Editor winners. The lone goal! for the In the final, M e r c y h u r s t met S t nation of the British golfers at the U.S. Masters in recent years. There Bonnies was the only goal the 'Hurst Bonaventure for the second time in I will stop before someone lynches me. let in during the tournament The the tournament The game which But seriously, great news! Mercyhurst has hired a new basketball The Mercyhurst women's soc- Lakers then beat Brockport state 4- was played mainly with Mercyhurst coach, after only 14 days of placing an advertisement in the NCAA cer team won it's second spring 0, Genessee CC 4-0 and Gcnessee on the attack was decided by a Mia news. The speedy execution of hiring the coach shows the eagerness tournament this last weekend at State 3-0. 1 U-ryki spectacular shot which of the college not to let the recruiting year pass by. Alfred University. The outdoor 7- In the semifinals the' H u r s t met caught the goalkeeper by surprise, Bill Morse is the new head coach of Mercyhurst Men's Basketball. a-side tournament included teams with their old rival the University as the ball flew i n t o the top corner Morse, age 55, has experience and knowledge of the game, and a list from New York and Pennsylvania. of Buffalo. The 'Hurst ended,up of the goal to give the Lady Lakers of honors that many coaches would dream of achieving. His coaching In the! first of four "round coming out on top by a 2-0 score, a 1-0 victory and the Champion- career began at Wisconsin High school in 1959, where he gained games with goals from Veronica Sansom ship trophy. numberous championships. Between the years of 1971 and 1973 he 4 was the head coach of The College of Racine, who were conference champions two years running. Between 1973-1977 Morse headed Ratman Parry' is flying high Alphena Community College with an outstanding record of 80-20 and By Molly McCormick . , he is not sure what he is a conference championship. Morse spent the next five years at Hillside College where he took them to the NAIA nationals in 1981. Mcrciad Assistant Sports Editor going to do. If an opportunity to play arises he will probably take it, but to In his last year on the! Me Parry his job is number one. He said, cyhurst baseball team, Keith 4Rs "Academics comes before athletics; man' Parry, got his hair buzzed ai this has always been stressed among Russo took over the field. T h e 'Ratma the team members by the coach." We self this b) When asked if Parry had anything doesn't need time season All-Ameri to say to his "fans," he said, "I am figure things out, and he has plenty of contacts." can team pleased with the amount of people run the Lakers in his third year as a turning up at the home games. I hope » » team captain. | to see them out there in the future Parry also feels that the school shoi Most impressively are Morses recent years at Fort Hays State Parry started with his baseball University, capturing two NAIA National Championships in 1984 career on a local little league team KEITH PARRY invest in an on-campus baseball fie team team and 1985, as well as being district champions in 1983 and 1988. |j in his home town in Pittsburgh. He Morse also has a long list of persona l honors, including USA Olympic - With a major in Hospitality fans. M -ai $ started at age e i g h t with the encour- Festival Coach 1987, and also National Coach of the Year [NAIA] in agement of his family, especially Management, Parry has been of- fParry's four years on the Laker his father a former baseball player. fered a position of employment at baseball team have proven to be sue- 1985. I 1. j i i 1 • Living with three brothers, Parry the Georgetown UniversityfCon- cessful. He said, "I am satisfied with jtS Although Morse has not yet arrived on campus, he is currently had some competition in the game. ference Center in Washington D.C. the years that I have played... it's been working on signing top class recruits for next year, and according to Two of his brothers played in col- Presently, he is planning to accept fun, but all good things come to an Athletic Director Pete Russo, it is possible that the first s i g n i n g may be lege and the other may start p l a y i n g the offer. His plans in the future of end. It might be time to go to work." sometime next week. The program still has three scholarships left, and at Edinboro next year, i Morse believes that there will be no major problems attracting top class recruits to Mercyhurst I it JHis dream as a child was to go Laker golf plays in Adverse conditions Russo has every confidence in the new coach, saying are to the major leagues, but first he very comfortable with him. He's proven, he can start fast, he doesn't had to make it through Mercyhurst By Liam Barron pionships, while the rest of the team need time to figure t h i n g s out, and he has plenty of contacts." Russo baseball. In his first y e a r as a member also I informed me Morse is working on preparing conditioning of the Lakers the record was 21-13, Merciad Sports Reporter are confident of better things. programs and weight training for the players, as well as working hard the record now is 20-7. Parry said, Senior Ruairi Glecson com- mented on the tourney,' 'The con- on recruiting. | ' 'The improvement of the team can The Linkstcrs resumed their ditions were not conducive to good Bill Morse has a wonderful record of 441 wins and 138 losses, be attributed to good coaching and golf, it was very cold and windy. now here a whole new chapter in Morses' life. He now takes over a good recruiting." Parryjsays he season after an enforcedjlay off, and found that the time off had not The course was soft and it played program that has struggled in recent years. He comes to a college feels that the present team has a lot very long, which led to mistakes by where the students have been starved of the excitement of a winning potential to go far. The team helped their performances at the Ashland Invitational everyone." Ruairi continued, "We tradition. Mercyhurst will be looking for a significant turn-around hoping to make it to the regional f^^TfaOhta hadn't played enough golf to per- 3L£ u:_ _ui «™i~ t* fh* last Thursday in Ohio. with our basketball program. With the experience and hard work of championship The 'Hurst placed 12 out of 16 form on the day, but as the season Nationals. continues we hope to be more suc- Morse and the dedication of the players, the Mercyhurst basketball Parry comments on the coach- teams in what can only be described program will be elevated to new heights. as appalling conditions. Top scor- cessful. We have the ability to win ing in a positive way. He says he one of our remaining tournaments Good luck Coach Morse! t feels that Coach Joe Jordano has ers for the 'Hurst were Dave God- win and Mike McPherson who both outright, we just have to go out and good control over the team and he prove it," expresses himself well. Assistant shot 86. The remaining three golf- ers I' shot a little higher." J The golfers are heading to the Coach Ray Hennessy is also a vital Slippery Rock Invitational on Thurs- p»t of the team. Parry said, "Coach McPherson will be hoping to emulate his fall form, which saw day, where they will come up against Hennessy is friends w i t h the play- the cream of the local talent ers, and hecommunicates well with him competing at t h e ECAC Cham- PAGES " THE MERCIAN APRIL 18,1991 Sports Burfoot thanks teammates Burfoot receives honors

Bauer and all the members of the By Nick Roberts team. "I wish all the guys could of Merc iad Sports Ed' x>r been there to receive the awards." Burfoot would also like to thank iLast weekend Scott Burfoot the administration for being very rounded off a fantastic season for supportive of him and the team. himself and the Mercy hurst Hockey Finally he would like to thank the program at the New England Hockey love and support of his family. "I Writers Association annual dinner feel very fortunate to receive these in Boston. At the dinner Burfoot awards, and I would like to thank was presented with the award of, 9 everyone, I didn't d o this myself, it first team "Titan* All-American, was a team effort" and also the outstanding title of the Burfoot has one more year left ECAC Player of the Year at Mercyhurst, and hopes to have a Burfoot had a outstanding sea- great year next year too. I person- son, as did the whole Laker pro- ally hope that Scott and the team gram. Burfoot shattered school have another great year next year. records, and the national record with 49 goals and 47 assists. • year, Scott Burfoot pictured with fellow teammates of the 'Hurst hockey team At the dinner Burfoot was caught off guard, and as the evening pro- gressed he realized that everyone was making speeches when receiv- ing their awards. Burfoot told me, is tough at the top for * H u r s t baseball he was shaking in his boots at the sweep the twinbill from P o i n t Park, By Ed Hess In a Thursday afternoon con- nessy currently leads the 'Hurst prospect of making the speech. and put past demons behind them. Merciad Sports writer test with Division I, Niagara Uni- batters with a .373 average and Fortunately he managed to piece versity, the Lakers did outplay their Keith Parry's two home runs in Craig was named Erie Athlete of one together. Burfoot felt that speak- the first game ignited the Laker the Week. The Mercyhurst baseball team competition and swept the double- ing to a crowd o f s t r a n g e r s , was not offense, which outscored the Pio- As the Lakers hit the road for a completed another successful week header. The 'Hurst won the first neers by an 8-5 margin. Tommy twinbill with Geneva College, they as appropriate as thanking the people on the diamond The Lakers won game by a score of 6-2 and took the would find out the hard way that that he would like to thank himself . four of the six scheduled games, nightcap by an 8-4 mark. Craig added a soto shot in the contest to round out the 'Hurst scoring. they are at the top of everyone's hit What better place to voice his thanks and are currently ranked 16th in Bill Kieklak continued to pitch list Geneva accomplished the first- than the Merciad? the country. It is the fifth straight well for the 'Hurst, as he earned the Tim Kirst notched the win on the ever sweep of the 'Hurst this sea- Firstly Scott would like to rec- week that Mercy h u r s t h a s appeared win in the first contest Kieklak mound with five good innings, and son by winning both games 5-4 and ognize that receiving these awards in the top 20 among Division II upped his record to 5-0 which Tim Donaldson got the save in re- was a tremendous honor. He be- lief. I j 4-3". W baseball teams. currently leads the Laker staff. Steve lieves it took a great amount of Kail threw all seven innings of the Donaldson bounced back to start Donaldson and Al Rush suf- According to Laker coach, Joe hard work from everyone i n v o l v e d second game to garner the'Mer- the second game against the Pio- fered the losses on the afternoon as Jordano, being consistently ranked in the program. Firstly he would cyhurst win. For Hall, it was the neers and was every bit as effec- the Laker record slipped to 20-7. like to thank Coach Gotkin, Coach is a double-edged sword in many tive, posting a 5-2 decision. The Craig notched his seventh yard ball cases * * ranking third win of the year for the south- paw. right-hander threw five quality of the year, and currently leads the it shows that the people recognize The next team on the Mercyhurst innings before giving way to Jeff team. V the hard work we put into the pro- agenda was Point Park. The Lakers Evancho. Donaldson earned the The Laker nine will take three gram and the type of baseball we evening contest win, and Evancho short road trips this week as they play," Jordano said. "But it can had never beaten the Pioneers, and the goal of the afternoon was to tallied the save. face area squads. The'Hurst will be work against you also, because every 'Sean Hennessy and Craig each back in action on Thursday, Satur- opponent wants to beat a top 20 break the j i n x . The 'Hurst turned in two good performances on the hill notched homers in the nightcap to day and Sunday against Edinboro, team. We just have to play that put the Lakers ahead to stay. Hen- Gannon and Behrend respectively. much harder every game." and came up with timely hits to Crewproduces w i n n i n g strokes

The future for the Mercyhurst placed second in their lightweight Outdoor basketball tourney is scheduled for Saturday April 27 at crew team is definitiey looking up. four and was narrowly beaten by a McAuley outdoor court Play begins at 1pm. Signup's begin at noon With practices at 5:30 a.m. every fraction of a second in the varsity at McAuley court This is a double elimination tourney with a men's morning and additional practices men's eight race. The women's Don't get wrecked. If you're not in the afternoon fie team has proved varsity and novice teams were vic- sober- or you're not sure- and women's division. All students auiJ faculty are encourged to let someone else do the driving participate. This is open to varsity basketball players, but only two per themselves to be ready for any torious in both the eight races, and challenge that they may face. A the women's lightweight four took A message provided by t h i s newspaper team. and Beer Drinkers of America member of the women's varsity first place in an exciting sprint fin- eight, Erin Wade said, "All of our ish, / 4\22 Softball Schedule hard work is starting to pay off. |A general air of confidence and The Goods vrs Batman 3:45pm The team is doing extremely well optimism prevails among team ' 'What'' vrs 11 SandbarsX once Bulsas 6:00p • this season." She continues, "It is members at the moment, and with Absolute vrs Crew Chicks 7:15pm only the beginning, but we will the current trend of improvement, take each race stroke by stroke and possibilities of extensive victories BEER DRINKERS 4\23 * eventually accomplish our ultimate is well within reach this season. OF AMERICA goal... the Dad-yail Regatta." This weekend the team travels PARTY*SMART Delta House vrs Carpet Cleaners 3:45pm Boys on the Bus vrs Momentarily Consious6:00p Goals or the future all depend to Charleston, West Virginia in its on the results of the past This past most difficult regatta to date, com- National Headquarters Graduating Turks vrs Beaver Bunch 7:15pm 150 Paularino Ave., Suite 190 weekend the Mercyhurst crew team peting against fourteen colleges such Costa Mesa, CA 92626 4\24| J traveled to Marietta, Ohio to com- as Duke, Pitt, and Ohio State. .'-, 714/557-2337 pete against the highly renowned Victory in this regatta would be Batman vrs "What" 3:45pm 1-800441-2337 teams of Marietta College and Ohio important toward attaining a seed- 11 SandbarsVmce Bulsas vrs The Goods 6:00pm State. I Despite competing under ing for the Nationals in April, and Crew Chicks vrs Tappa-Kegs 7:15pm adverse conditions, Mercyhurst with the level of fitness a n d prepa- came away with a wide array of Ik-iT D r i n k s nt \mci icu IN .i iHHi-pmlii iimmnwr mcnihcnJiln ration that the team has attained, orjyiii/;«i<'M upni ««h i» pctauiMnvr IIK* uw«f 21 success.*The men's varsity team this is certainly a feasible option.