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Mercyhurst College 501 E. 38th S i Iii| Fa;^46 2004 The M e r e i a d is also available at merciad,mercvhurstedu NEWS: VICTORY OVER GANNON Mercyhurst celebrates Martin Sold-out crowd of more than 1,900 watch first home win in 7 games Luther King Jr. Day

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FEATURES: Kyle Foust represents Mercyhurst mission 'service about self as District 5 Erie Coun- try Councilman.

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OPINION:

What do you do when doors close to you?

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ARTS& ENTERTAINMENT: A review of D e a t h Cab for Cutie's latest

album, ] Katie McAd*m/MarciaBphotograph«r Transatlanticm. A mob of fans reacts to the 47-42 win over Gannon on Monday night. The defensive battle ended a 5-year streak of Gannon basketball victories over Mercyhurst and put the Lakers first place in GLIAC. The sold-out game had a crowd of 1,900. PAGE 8 • Williams .*- .>• SPORTS: acquitted Mercyhurst comes of charges out on top over Gannon. By Kelly Rose Duttine News editor

PAGE 12 According to a crime alert on the Police and Safety Website, all students must "remember that alcohol and drugs impair not only your judgment, but also your ability to make that judg- Upcoming Campus ment clear to someone else. If you are socializing with a group that is Events using alcohol or drugs, their judgment ^ and their ability to understand you will also be impaired. If you choose to WEDNESDAY, JAN. 28 - use these chemicals, you are making yourself vulnerable, r Film: Elephant, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. at In light of the rape charges, trial the PAC and recent acquittal of Mercyhurst athlete and student Faheem Williams, TH URSDAY, JAN. 29 - File photo the Police and Safety officers have Cafe Diem plans to offer more specials to students including coupons over Starbucks. I posted two crime alerts on their web- Inter V a r s i t y Christian Fellowship, 8 site to help to inform students about p.m. in the MSG Chambers being safe on campus. Sergeant of Police and Safety J o h n Student-run Cafe Diem offers Patterson believes in using your com- FRIDAY, JAN. 30 - mon sense while on campus to pro- specials, new look over Starbucks tect yourself . Their tips also include SAC presents Mentalists: the never walking alone on campus, lock- Evasons, 10 p.m. in the Walker ByJonelle Da v i s For instance, students studying in miss the advances that the old coffee ing your doors while in your apart ment or vehicle and never accepting Recital Hall Contributing writer the library may want a hot cup of shop is making. coffee. If they did not know that "During the past year alone, Cafe rides from p e o p l e you do not know. Since the beginning of the school there is a coffee shop in the library, Diem has taken on a new look by All of their tips can be found on the SATURDAY, JAN. 31 - year, the Mercyhurst College Cam- they might trek across campus in the adding new chairs, lamps, counter- Police and Safety website, located on pus has undergone many changes snow to the Coffee Bar. tops, and a new espresso machine, "we Lakernet, }: Faculty Recital Series: Mosaic, 7 and renovations. However, there is a coffee shop in will also be starting monthly coupon Williams, 23, a Mercyhurst student and football player, was found not p.m. at the PAC .'" One major addition to the campus the library and students need to be specials that can be found in the was the new Bookstore and Coffee aware of that, and what convenient Merciad," \, 4 guilty of sexual assault, attempted Bar, which opened at the beginning services it provides. After all, ac- The special for February is buy sexual assault and indecent assault for of winter term. cording to Tyrone Moore, Mercy- one drink, get one free f o r your sweet- the incident that occurred earl y in the Index Through these additions, Mercy- hurst wants to provide services to heart, and Raspberry Mocha's will be morning of Nov. 3,2002 in a Mer- News ,....,..,...... 1 hurst is working to satisfy student students all across the campus. special!) priced at $1.55. cyhurst College apartment. needs by making services more con- The HRTM program started a cof- Cockrell went on to say that Cafe According to an Erie Times-News News .'...', — «-. Iq article, Assistant District Attorney News •••31 venient fee shop on the first floor of the Diem has future plans to add a new J According to Tyrone Moore, As- Hammermiil Library to use as a couc h, new tables, and new lamps, °avld Agresti noted that in the ab- Features 4 sociate Vice President of Adminis- learning tool for students in 2001 ^ along with expanding their hours. sence of physical evidence, the case Features * tration, the new Coffee Bar helps the It was named Cafe Diem, and has "We serve between 75 and 130 was sc^ founded on the respective Forum " campus by providing students a ser- been serving a wide variety of drinks drinks per day. All of the profits goes credibility of t h e witnesses. Opinion ' vice at the center of campus. It and pastries for the last few years. right back in to making improvements Agresti also challenged Williams' serves around 130 people per day. According to Sara Cockrellj stu- to the coffee shop. We want to con- version of the events because he A&E. ,1 1. 8 Mercyhurst is working to meet the dent manager -of Qafe Diem, the tinue to build Cafe Diem, and most claimed that he had consensual sex A&E. .-9 greater needs of students with new advisers and student managers have of all we want everyone to know with one woman for 15 to 20 min- Sports 10 services; however, it is important that been working to improve Ca&Diem about the coffee shop." utes while the other woman sat on the couch and did nothing to stop him, Sports ' *! other student services across cam- and with all of the hype of the new Please see Cafe on page 3. pus do not get overlooked. services around campus, it is easy to Sports 12 Please see Williams on page 3.

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NEWS To contact' [email protected] Iraq littered with overflowing graves

By Stephen Franklin Chicago Tribune BAGHDAD, Iraq- They were killed in their hospital beds and buried in the hospital flower gar- dens, some with their arms still wrapped in bandages or IVs still connected And they were killed on long death marches in northern Iraq Kurdish wom- en and children, separated from their families and carrying the few household items they could drag with them. Wherever they were killed, many were blindfolded and shot in the forehead. Saddam Hus- sein's whole country became a killing field Mass graves are everywhere, said Sandy Hodgkinson, 32, a U.S. State Department attorney who has been working with Iraq's Human Rights Ministry, the agency in charge of investi- gating the mass graves. You fol- low reports and they turn up in places you would never suspect. KRT Iraq is littered with bodies Friends and Family members gather f o r t h e exhumation of a mass grave located in Iraqi Kurdistan. stuffed dozens at a time into There are a possible 282 mass graves and the number of the buried is in the hundreds of thousands cemetery plots, bodies shoved mated to be in the hundreds of to them. Teams from the Unit- Kurds killed in the north have over cliffs, tossed in lakes or hid- thousands. ed States and several European shown up in the desert south- KRT den in farm fields w h e r e vege- Among Kurds alone, for exam- nations are helping to train Ira- west f | This body was exhumed from a mass grave located near Hilla. tables still grow, said Saad Sul- ple, there are at least 182,000 qis and assisting in the search for Iraqi officials also tried to cov- tan, 32, a lawyer and detective people missing, 8,000 of them graves. er their tracks by forcibly mov- carried out the killing, said Sul- the regime's collapse last spring, with the Human Rights Minis- from one extended family, the W Most of the graves ing neighbors so as to eliminate tan, the detective. when thousands of execution try's mass graves research team. Barzanis. have- been found in the those who might identify mass Part of Sultan's job is to help orders were discovered among So far, 282 possible mass The incomplete count of mass center of Iraq, leading experts graves In many places a deep make information available to the government's looted files. grave sites have been identified, graves is partly a result of s e a r c h - to think that the dead are Shi- hole was dug with heavy equip- the thousands of Iraqis looking Along with 21 others, his broth- 55 have been confirmed and 20 ers putting a high priority on ex- ites, victims of Saddam's on- ment in remote locations; then for loved ones, and it is a duty er was taken from a prison cell have been explored. But nine ploring the known sites that may slaught against those who rose bodies were dumped from t r u c k s that has a personal meaning for and shot in 199l| months after the collapse of aid in the prosecution of Sadd- up in 1991 at the end of the and the site was covered with him. His brother Mohammad j*£So when people come to me Saddam Hussein's regime, the am and other top officials. But Persian Gulf War. &• I earth, was seized by security forces in with their problems, I help them total number of mass graves is it also is because of the lack of But the regime apparently A number of witnesses have 1986 and was never seen again because I think about what hap- unknown. So, too, is the number Iraqis trained to do such work shaped bodies around me coun- reported that two special military Sultan only learned about his pened to my brother, he said. buried, though the figure is esti- and the few resources available try, explaining why those of units that served only Saddam brother's fate a few days after Supreme Court

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To contact: newsmerciad@mercyhurst eduNEW S 'Hurst celebrates Martin Luther King Day Williams found not Studentsplan breakfast, shuttle to downtown activities despite classes guilty of all charges

Continued from page 1. nearby room. ByJenAllen The witnesses told the police Carlson felt that the women Contributing writer that they woke up to find Will- had done something they regret- iams assaulting them after he ted and were looking to blame escorted them home from a Williams. Mercyhurst College joined the Halloween party last year. Will- Carlson also said that the wom- nation and the Erie community iams claimed what happened en brought the accusations Jan. 19 to celebrate the birthday with the women was consensu- against Williams simply because of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. al. \ they were worried that news Marvin J o n e s , the adviser for Williams' lawyer, John Carl- would spread in the small school multicultural and minority affairs son focused that the women did community about the events. at Mercyhurst, helped plan the not seek help while Williams was The not guilty verdict from the day's events which included a in their apartment for over two jury came back after only an breakfast, shuttle service to hours, even though they spoke hour of deliberation. events in downtown Erie, and a on the phone and their other Williams will graduate from movie in the Student Union. roommates were sleeping in a Mercyhurst this year. "We try to do as much as we can," J o n e s said concerning the events that took place on Mar- Cafe Diem offers specials tin Luther King Jr. Day. Continued from page 1. counter and furniture." She also The day began with "Break- went on to say that her favorite fast with Dr. King" at 9:30 in the Cafe Diem managers are work- drinks are the Cafe Mocha and Mercy Heritage Room. The ing on promoting the coffee spiced tea, and as long as she is event was planned by the Mer- shop, however s o m e students are at Mercyhurst she'll continue to cyhurst Student Government already really familiar with the purchase drinks at Cafe Diem and the Diversity 101 Club. services it offers. When asked and she would recommend their At the breakfast, students lead to comment on Cafe Diem, stu- drinks to anybody. King's "Address to Montgomery dent Betsy Donner, Senior Students can stop in and pur- Improvement Association'' and HRIM major, said "I knew the chase hot and cold drinks rang- the"I Have a Dream" speech. people that started Cafe Diem ing from a regular cappuccino "Everyone was very im- in 2001, it's the only food ser- to turtle mocha's. Cafe Diem is pressed," J o n e s said about the vice on campus that is student opened Monday thru Friday breakfast Those who did come run and not run by Sodexo Ser- from 8am-11am and 7pm- thoroughly enjoyed it" vices. I have seen it progress, 12am, and Sundays from 7pm- Also on campus, the movie they have made so many chang- 12am. Watch for future im- "Boycott" was shown through- es to make it nice. When it first provements at the Cafe Diem out the day in the Student Union. started it w a s really ugly a n d they and the many other student food The movie chronicled the life and have changed it by adding a new services across campus. times of Dr. King throughout the civil rights movement. Along with the breakfast and File photo Police and Safety Lo Marvin Jones, adviser for multicultural and minority helped to plan events to celebrate movie, the Mercyhurst Student Whoa, that*8 a lot of carbs Or was It the dirty socks? Government offered a shuttle Martin Luther King Jr. Day In Erie and on campus. Jones felt the events all went well, and that Mercyhurst does as much as they can. Jan. 1.2004 m | Jan. 20.2004 } service to two different events Mercy Suites 100 Duval Apartments the Martin Luther King Jr. Me- Theft: Unknown person took Emergency situation: Natural morial March and a memo- spoke at the Warner Theatre. also attended the breakfast This event has been seen be- four loaves of bread and gas leak in laundry room. rial service at the Warner The- It was great, it w a s awesome," "Since we are a part of the fore at Mercyhurst College and popcorn bowl from c o m m o n atre. 'Jones said of the events. "We community we wanted to do was very successful. It is also area. NotsoLOL :-( Jones, who is on the city plan- want to get as many of our stu- something here and b e part of a put on by MSG and Diversity Jan. 21.2004 ning board for Martin Luther dents to go" bigger thing," Del Vecchio said. ioi. ST i Next time, try a candle Mercy A p a r t m e n t s King Jr. Day, said a lot of Mer- Behind the events taking place Student government has al- On Feb. 12 renowned author Jan. 4.2004 Unlawful use ofa computer: ways had a cultural budgetjine 3807 Briggs Ave. I Other students without cyhurst students went to the on Martin Luther King Jr. Day • and speaker Dr. Michael Eric used for projects and events like |Smoke Alarm: Student permission USed student's •- events downtown were the Mercyhurst Student Dyson will speak in the Mary •iw**'+ \? The 14* Annual Erie Memo- Government and Diversity 101. this one and Del Vecchio said, fAngelo Performing Arts Cert- accidentally set a pot of com screen name. rial March was the first e v e n t for David Del Vecchio, president of "As our budget increases w e can r*at 8:30 p.m. about hew1 rac- potpourri on fire. tf E *T Trying to escape from those the students w h o attended. The student government, said that do more." ism and the future of affirma- Wow, they are a whole 50 RAs? \ march assembled at 11:30 a.m. the two groups met several times With Martin Luther King Jr. tive action. cents richer Jan. 24.2004 in Perry Square and ended at the this year to plan the day. day over though and February Also celebrating black history Jan. 7.2004 3810 Lewis Ave. Martin Luther King Jr. Center "We have a strong partner- nearing, Black History month will month, the MSG Cultural Old Main Criminal Mischief: Unknown where community leaders ad- ship" Del Vecchio said. "We try soon be here and similar events Awareness Committee and Di- Theft: Unknown person gained person broke the front w i n d o w . dressed the marchers. to compliment what they do." will take place on campus. The versity 101 will present "Dinner entry into Tampon machine and first of these events was the "Af- and a Movie." Soul food din- Was Blockbuster closed? Later in the day, Dr. Terrance The groups came up with dif- removed all the money. Roberts, one of the "Little Rock ferent ideas including the first- rican American History Bowl" ner will b e served along with the Performing Arts Center Nine" who started the desegre- ever "Breakfast with Dr. King." which took place on J a n u a r y 24 movie "Soul Food" in the Stu- Luckily, no tampons were Theft: Unknown person took a gation of schools in Arkansas, Many members of both groups in the Student Union. dent Union. harmed movie poster from front l o b b y . Jan. 12.2004 A desperate Saturday night... Library Theft: Unknown person gained Jan. 25.2004 Racial profiler to speak on campus entry into Tampon machine and 3923 Lewis Ave removed all the money. Harassment by Communication: changed to 6 p.m.. So, disregard to campus. He said that Davis erties Union. Unknown male made obscene By H o l l y Burns all of the posters that are up all "bridges the gap between the Captain Davis has been cited Those pesky Kentucky call to female. Contributing writer over campus.) data and what the data really in hundreds of news articles, as Sheriffs foil yet another evil Davis is chairman of the Na- means." well. For example, he has been plot in Erie Only you can prevent "Racial Profiling in a Demo- tional Organization of Black He is also a member of the featured in the Associated Press Jan. 2-13.2004 potpourri fires cratic Society" will be the topic Law Enforcement Executives' race relations committee of the and appeared on Black Enter- 3823 Lewis Ave. Baldwin Hall of the evening on Thursday, (NOBLE) task force on racial National Commission on Police tainment Television (BET), Harassment by Communication: Fire alarm: Fire alarm Feb. 5. •{ | profiling, for which he wrote a Integrity. In addition, he is an Court TV, C-SPAN, CNN and Female making harassing calls accidentally damaged, causing Captain Ron Davis of the report entitled, "Racial Profiling: expert on the issues of racial ABC Nightiine. to male. Police in Concord, alarm to activate. What does the data mean?" profiling and discrimination and The lecture is sponsored in Oakland, California police de- Ohio and the Garrett Country It's getting hot in herre... partment, an expert on racial Davis visited Erie a year ago has worked with the United partnership by the Mercyhurst Sheriffs Department in McAuley Hall profiling and discrimination, will when the results of the report States Attorney General, Unit- Civic Institute and the Erie Weed Kentucky involved. • Unknown persons damaged a speak at Mercyhurst College at were released. ed States Department of J u s t i c e , and Seed Initiative. The pro- heat sensor causing alarm to 6pm in the Taylor Little Theater. 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Kyle Foust is a Career Aca- demic Counselor at Mercyhurst College and current Erie Coun- ty Councilman. "I represent District Five," Foust said, "District Five repre- sents the eastern part of the county." 3 His decision to run for the position stemmed from a com- bination of factors. "I ran because I did not like the way things were going in Erie Photo oourtesy 09 google com County," Foust commented. Jody Mello has moved into her room at Bond University In Queensland, Australia and she is ready to explore and "The libraries were being kicked around like a political meet new people. ,.• football' IT His firm s t a n c e in politics stems By J o d y Mello and were given long boards w i n from a long-term relationship Contributing writer scratch guards. with government. We pretended to paddle in "I went to my first political the sand on the boards and event when I was four days old. After moving into Bond quickly jumped up with our It was a Democratic Party pic- University there were two days foot positions with one hand nic," Foust said. of possible trips offered to out for direction and one out Although this was his first time new students. This was a great for balance. to run, Foust said he is very fa- way to meet other students. After 30 minutes into was miliar with this position. Trie first d a y trip was to By- into the water for some practi- "My father held the same po- ron's Bay where my group cal experience.

sition for twelve years." Kabe McAdmas/Phcrf o editor learned how to fry from a tra- Time is u p / the instructors Foust's father was a two-time Career Counselor Kyle Foust serves as Erie County councilman for District 5. As coun- peze like a circus performer. shouted £ H Democratic Party chairman, cilman he has connections to the budget, the health department, the libraries, the I climbed the 20 foot ladder, Tired, but content, I dragged Foust said, "Election Day was sheriff, the court system and human service agencies. I put chalk on our hands, out my board and took off the always big in my house." grabbed the bar, and jumped. scratch guards. As Erie County Councilman Holding on to the bar I The group then headed for he is in control of many issues fun, but it was time consuming 3,000 doors," Foust said, "My He will serve a four-year term, soared over a giant safety net the bus that would be taking in Erie County. and also tiring.' Foust said. "My campaign easily doubled that" which will help him interact with and was instructed to swing us to d o w n t o w n Byrons Bay. "The position connects me to wife and family were my great- Foust said that he dropped off die community in new ways. my legs then put them over There we found the beach the budget, the health depart- est supporters throughout the flyers to the public while inter- "Being involved with politics the bar. and restaurants. After lunch we ment, the libraries the sheriff, entire campaign." acting with the citizens. has changed my life because it walked around looking at all the the court system, and human ser- "I listened to what was on the makes me a more informed per- 64 shops in town. vice agencies," Foust said u public's mind I molded my cam- son," Foust said. I / tried to The bus picked the group u p Foust runs a busy political life, / listened paign message to those voices." Community involvement is not and headed north for a favor- but his employment at Mercy- "It was tough to help some- the only way he is becoming listen and not ite surfer spot. hurst exemplifies his close rela- to what was times," Kilroy said, "during the more informed. We walked along a hilly path tionship with the school. He has primary and final elections we Foust is continuing his educa- think about for over a mile and then it worked at Mercyhurst for nine on the had finals and studying to do at tion through a doctoratt pro- opened up into one of t h e most years, but this is his sixth year as Mercyhurst." gram at Duquesne University in hurting beautiful beaches in Australia. a Career Academic Counselor. public's Foust's campaign was inspired Educational Leadership. The second day trip was to A few students at Mercyhurst by personal experience. The beginning of his education. myself.*)• ) the petting zoo to see Austra- helped out when Foust was run- mind. L "I wanted to change the library however, remains significantly lian animal life and then to o n e ning for me councilman position, system through politics," Foust congruous to his career. I tried to listen and not think of'thelargest waterparks in ' Casey Kilroy, who graduated molded my said. "The public libraries are "The spirit of community ser- about how much it might hurt Queensland from Mercyhurst in 2003, heavily used, and the people who vice here at Mercyhurst helped if I landed the wrong way. I^We had five h o u r s to spend founded Mercyhurst's Young campaign want to close them send a bad supplement my education when I was then told to do a back at the waterpark, however it Democrats dub. She and about message." I earned my Bachelor's degree," flip. I am not the most coordi- quickly turned into five h o u r s seven other students helped out message to [i Libraries have been a familiar- Foust said. nated individual, but I am al- of standing in lines. in various ways with Foust's cam- ity to Foust throughout his edu- Being involved in politics is ways willing to "give it a go" I -It is summer in Australia and paign. £.. those voices/ ' cational career. very stressful and a person can as they say here in Australia. the students do not have ' Kilroy found Foust to be an "I did a good amount of my be attacked. After the "graceful" dis- school. You can imagine they appealing candidate because of -Kyle Foust Master's thesis in the Main Li- "Without opinions, politics mount I landed on the net, frequent the waterpark. his relevancy to college students. brary," Foust said. would not exist," Foust said. bounced a couple times and When darkness started to set "Kyle is younger. It's impor- Through the exciting and wea- Foust has a strong connection "The only downfall of t h e po- then got back onto the ground. in the movie Seabiscuitwds tant to support younger people ry times, Foust said he learned to the Erie area. sition is that people sometimes TTiis was my introduction to played. who want to become politically about what it takes to run for "I have lived in Harborcreek have offending opinions. You the trapeze. The movie was projected involved," Kilroy said. "He office. all of my life," Foust said learn who your friends a r e , but Afterwards we put more on against the side of a building brings that youthful energy back "I have had a lot of experi- "I see this position as a chance you have to accept that some- sun block and headed over the and lots of students grabbed into the Erie County government ence in politics," Foust said. I to give back to the community. one will always be upset." hill to the beach. inner tubes and watched from which I think is much needed." thought I knew what it took, but I felt that I was not doing as Kilroy agrees, "Politics really The path opened up on to a their comfortable seat Foust enjoyed the campaign there is much more to it" much as I could, and this posi- forces a person to open them- beautiful beach with little We went home weary from process, but it took a lot of During the campaign, Foust tion provided me with the po- selves up to attack.' Foust cer- shore break. the long fun-filled day with work. The campaign ran from committed much time to his in- tentia I to give more," he said. tainly deserves to be commend- This was the first d a y of surf smiles on our faces. March 7th to November 5th. volvement with the citizens. Foust took office on January ed." ? school. "The campaign was a lot of "I personally went to about 2nd of 2004. \JCe broke u p into two groups

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FEATURES To contact: [email protected] Relihan brothers are two-of-a-kind By J e n Helbig Contributing writer

This will be the last year for seniors Shane and Padraic Reli- han at Mercyhurst College, who are natives of New Bedford, Massachusetts. Shane Relihan was drawn to Mercyhurst because of its out- standing hockey program. He has been a member of t h e var- sity t e a m for t h e past three years. This year, however, he is a member of the club hockey Katie McAdamsfPhoto editor team. ^ "I'm not on varsity this year Left: Padraic Relihan, a because the schedule was just senior who plays baseball too s t r e n u o u s and hectic," Shane for Mercyhurst while his Relihan said. "We were on the brother Shane plays hock- road a lot I missed spring break, ey. * Thanksgiving break, and w e only Above: Senior Shane Re- got five days for Christmas." lihan. Both are highly mo- According to Bill Shannon, the tivated and respected by club hockey coach, Shane Reii- their coaches, professors Mike HogarVContribubng p h o t o g r a p h e r han's persistence runs deep and peers. After gradua- Mike Hogan and the members of Dis-harmony opened when it comes to hockey. tion Shane plans on get- for Eve 6 at Forward hall earlier this year. The band is ting his teaching certifica- currently working on its first CD. Shannon has helped Shane Re- lihan on the ice but also had him tion. • in the classroom. in the near future. Katie McAdams/Pholo editor By Kyla Mclnchak "Shane has this unbelievable Contributing writer "We're planning on going to work ethic," Shannon said. "He Shane began as a Criminal J u s - That is what I want to do." set-up at Mercyhurst. "It's easi- Italy to play. We also hope to cares about the team, his team- tice major, but found an interest \ Like Shane, Radraic has shown er this way because it's like be- There's no doubt that stu- play in Pa., N.Y., and Ohio this mates, and simply getting things in Communications. outstanding qualities while at ing o n my own." dents at Mercyhurst have tal- summer," Hogan said. done." i , "I was drawn to Communica- Mercyhurst. Padraic enjoys Mercyhurst ent in various areas, and Mike When the band first b e g a n Shane is not t h e only Relihan tions because the professors have "Paddy is the kind of person College for its personal connec- Hogan is no exception. playing, they performed in participating in athletics at Mer- the best personalities," Shane said that sticks with things for the tion to students. As the lead singer, guitarist, Rochester. cyhurst long haul," Spano said. "When "Being such a small school is and songwriter for Dis-Harmo- Now that Hogan is a fresh- His brother Padraic is gearing 44 times are rough he is at his best. nice because you get to work ny, Hogan gives the audience man at Mercyhurst College, he up for the upcoming baseball There are There are many outstanding per- one-on-one with the teachers," something to talk about and the band are playing in season. While in high school he formances on the field, m o s t no- said Padraic. When Hogan was in 5th Erie. Their last performance was recruited, but p l a y i ng base- tably his three run walk-off in- Their parents also enjoy the grade, he began playing the was at Forward Hall on Peach | ball wasn't his interest, it was numerous side the park home run against boys' choice of attending the guitar. He was only 11 when Street Although there is some- playing hockey. Findlay in 2002." ,^ same school. he began singing, and two years times a cover charge, there was (ji "I checked out Mercyhurst times when Padraic hopes the profession- Both said, 'They always ask us later he joined the rock band no fee for this event. North East, and I was going to al career he has ahead of him questions about each other." known as Dis-Harmony. Even more impressive than play h o c k e y , " Padrao said. "Then Paddy has will go hand-in-hand with his Although they both have their The members of t h e band be- their Forward Hall perfor- I met coach Spano a n d decided major a n d baseball. own friends on campus, Shane sides Hog- mance is that Dis-Harmony to try baseball." gone out of his I "I was caught between the said, "It's always nice to have a an include I was selected as the opening act Padraic plays left field, b u t he way. 55 choice of becoming a physical bit of your own blood on cam- drummer, for Eve 6. This was a differ- contributes to the team in other therapist or majoring in sports pus." Chris Hin- ent but exciting experience for ways. - Joe Spano marketing, and I chose sports L Both Shannon and Spano feel gle; bass the band. . "There are numerous times marketing," he said. "I would that the brothers have left their guitarist, "The guys in Eve 6 were re- when Paddy h a s gone out of h i s "Shane has a great aptitude for love to play professional base- mark at Mercyhurst. And re.w ally nice, and it w a s cool to s e e way," said Coach Joe Spano. learning," Shannon said. "I have ball someday." "If Shane is not your friend Strassell; how they did things. Everything "There isn't a freshman in the had him in Media Management Both of the Relihan brothers after meeting you," Shannon keyboard they did was timed well. We baseball program that over the and Audio production." have enjoyed the campus while said, "there must be something player, Jon | Chris Hingle got a taste of how the profes- last three years hasn't been Shane plans on expanding his they have attending Mercyhurst wrong with you." Scholl; and J I sional world works." said Hog- 'shown the ropes' by Paddy." Communication knowledge after College. "Paddy is an outstanding per- guitarist, Vic Master! an. Padraic spent his freshman graduation. "I plan to attend a "The campus is small and son," Spano said, "he will be suc- Hogan attended middle The band usually targets ages year at Mercyhurst North East. different institution and get my there's a lot of grass," Shane said. cessful in whatever career he school in Rochester where he that range from the teens to He is a Sport Marketing major, teaching degree," he said. "I was "It's not all parking lots like oth- chooses." met Strassell's little age 40, but they hope to at- and Shane's concentration is in a substitute teacher last summer er schools." brother. When he stopped in tract everyone to their con- Communications. and I fell in love with education. He also likes the apartment for a visit, Hogan always certs, said Hogan. brought his guitar along. "It's difficult to get recog- Hingle, Scholl, and Masterf nized because there are so R/IAP major experiences opportunity of a lifetime met in high school, and even- many potential acts out tually realized they needed a there. All the things that will guitarist. After some search- ensure our existence as a band, By Brian Cellone ing, they found Hogan and such as financial b u s i n e s s , can Contributing writer Strassell. be overwhelming. We're al- Things have progressed quite ways trying to be the best we rapidly for the band. On De- can be," said Hogan. By simply looking out her of- cember 12, they won a contest In addition, Hogan shared fice window on Pennsylvania at Water Street Music Hall in that public relations can be time Avenue, CaMyn Miller could see Rochester, NY. consuming. Despite this, Hog- the awe-inspiring White House "It was like battle of the an believes the audience is one and she knew this was going to bands. It was sponsored by an of t h e most rewarding aspects be an opportunity of a lifetime. independent record label and of a musical career. Miller came to Mercyhurst Infinity Broadcasting," said Although Hogan has not de- from Sarver, Pa. J Hogan. cided on a major in college, he "I was primarily interested in The record label, Gruv Inc., hopes that music will continue the R/IAP program but decid- rewarded the winners with free to be a part of his life, ed to dual major in R/IAP and recording time. "Because of He finds significance in his Political Science," said Miller. their interest in us, they ended music not only because it en- Last year she had the oppor- up giving us a deal," said Hog- terrains fans, but also because tunity to have an internship with an. of t h e meaningrulness of w r i t - the United States Customs and The band is currently work- ing lyrics and sharing them Border Protections Department, ing on their first full-length CD, with the public. f which operates under the and hopes to take several tours Homeland Security Depart- ment "After spring term I packed my suitcases and moved to Wash- ington, D C where I would be Kalia McAdams/ Photo editor Save Lots of Money living from June 1 until mid- Senior Caitlyn Miller learned a lot from her internship with the United States Customs November," she said. and Boarder Protections Department in Washington, D.C. The knowledge she gained Tanglewood Apartment Homes She interned for a subdivision from her experience has better prepared her for a job with the government.1 ^Offering 1,2, diving head first into the things that I did were con- are going to be used in many air- a tutor and involved in the In- the job world. Miller has re- Great Location! ducting research support for ports and seaports throughout ternational Association of Law ceived many job offers with analysis, reviewing traffic from the east coast." Enforcement Intelligence Ana- both private and government the intelligence community, and She saw how Customs agents lysts (IALEIA) which Is an orga- factions, I was in charge of the writing J dogs to eg.11 sub- nization where Mercyhurst is the Miller also works at T.GU, Fri- and publishing of Homeland stances within international pack- only college member. days. Ask about our move-in special!! 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OPINION To contact: [email protected] TheGood, the Bad and the Ugly: What's hot and what's not at Mercyhurst The frightening female psyche The ;Good... the couch. margarine 'cause my idiot room- I fancy it was something along mate ate the last of the butter I Administration is considering revising the study-abroad program so that s t u d e n t s do not have to \MadaM\th e lines of, "Hmm... how long even though she datmsto be "eat- go through other schools in order to get valuable experience of studying in other countries. This do I have to do this before her ing healthier" these days. What- will make the process easier and more convenient for Mercyhurst students. shirt comes off?" Perhaps if ever. So I usually take it after you're an extra caring person, breakfast but I d o n ' t think I did Congratulations to the men's and women's basketball teams for t h e i r dual wins against Gannon there may have been a little bit I didn't. I remember 'cause I Universtiy on Tuesday night. The games were exciting for anyone who has followed the Mercy- of "Maybe putting two packets usually take it with juice and my hurst/Gannon rivalry o v e r the years, but it w a s especially exciting for the women's team as i t was of ranch on my sizzling salad was roommate drank all of that too. their first w i n this year! Keep up the good work everyone! a bad idea. Is my breath nasty?" "Oh crap. What would my DearMackimMaktrizy, mixedin. family do if I had a kid? I could Awhile back Iinvitedagiti over I can guarantee you that she never handle that responsibility. towatchatnovie. Wesatprettydose was not thinking anything of t h e Although if i t was a girl, I'd def- The Bad... togetherthe whole time, so as the sort initely name it Felicity. Oh, I oeditsbegmtoioUlmademymove. Most likely she was thinking, would buy h e r the cutest little The freezing rain that descended upon Mercyhurst on Monday night and Tuesday morning was We kissed/or a while, but then she "Hmm. Okay. So he kissed me, hats. Baby shoes! So cute and an unwelcome surprise for unprepared students who stepped out of their dorms and apartments suddenly pulled away. Then she and I already kissed him back, tiny. Is there anything cuter t h a n in the morning... only to slip and fell. W a t c h your step over t h e next few days, everyone. Mainte- looked at meandsaidshe ivasn t so it's too late to think about it baby feet? They're so delicate nance is doing a good job of trying t o get everything salted, but it is a sizeable campus. expecting that, butsaiditwasgpod.Wha t was it that Cosmo said? O h that it's hard to believe they're Sinceshegaw the ayrnpHment, I yeah, something about licking his even real. I probably couldn't assumed thatshejust needed time teeth. I should do that. Maybe afford to buy cute shoes, and lit- Students in the Duval apartments awoke on Friday morning to discover that some unknown to breatheandwantedtostartitup not Tastes like he had two pack- tle Felicity would have to wear students had "silly-stringed" their d o o r s in the middle of the night Now, everyone enjoys a bit of agftin.So, beingthemanthatlam, ets of r a n c h on his salad today. cheap ugly shoes. Hey, did I take silly vandalism from time to time, but please remember that someone has to dean up after (he antics westartedkissirigagain. Thatoon- Oh no! So did I! Is my breath my pill today?" * ... and it's usually not the person who partakes in the fun. tinuedfor a short amount of time nasty? Well, he hasnt stopped so This to w h e n she pulled away andthenshepulkdawayagain.At far, so it can't be thatbad. Be- the second time. So rear n o d She this point 1 had just about given sides, my roommates wouldn't was just performing her duties up, so I turned off the DVD play- have let me leave the house to as overanalytical female. ... a n d the Ugly er, andstartedto walkherout. But go to a guy's place if I didntlook You have nothing to worry Over the past week, some drunken students were busy covering parked cars with snow, much to thensheaskBdrnetvbatlujasdoing and smell fabulous. After all, about % the dismay of their unfortunate owners. To add insult to injury, some of the snow-covered cars the next day, told me to call her Cosmo said to bathe in vanilla All you need to do is b e pa- sometime, andgatemeakiss. What extract, so I've got that covered. tient with heranddont a s k q u e s - were also urinatedon. Way t o kick a person w h e n they're down, guys. Very nice/ ? theheUdoesthatmean, ]sshemess-I hope my roommates don't call tions when she acts weird. Well, There is a new computer virus quickly spreading across the Internet and you can be certain the tng with me? What'sthedeal? me a slut if anything else hap- neveraskba. computers of Mercyhurst students will not be immune. Make sure to run the virus-check o n your Gonfussd pens while I'm here. I really She'll be offended Somehow, computers regularly and don't open any e-mails from people that you don't recognize. It's really should make sure I keep my someway, she will take it as a just common sense. Dear Confused, clothes on, sometimes I forget personal stab against her. I hate to break it t o you, but that part" If you need to ask someone, the answer to your question can This is when she pulled away ask m e ! be summed up in two simple the first t i m e . f -i Good luck with that, words. "She's female." Unfor- Then when you kissed her AfadamMatarky Playing the game: tunately, The Merciad' won't again, I'm sure she thought to Send me your questions at let me get away with such a herself, "Oh. Okay, well here we Madam [email protected]. short answer, as the Opinion go again. Obviously the ranch OR IM them to me! Add Mad- Living life with all its wins and losses page will be rather bare, so I didn't matter, but I think if he's am Malarky to your buddy list so persistent that probably means and send questions. Thanks to war is not over. shall elaborate. Without some kind of personal we're headed for the part where all who have done so already, By N i k y Nocera Now that I have entered "Mer- I am sure I have mentioned esteem, trying t o h e l p o t h e r peo- and many thanks to those who Contributing Writer cyworld," my relationships are ple with tough situations is more j in previous articles that wom- I have to start getting n a k e d , and en are extremely overanalytical have sent fan IM's. more meaningful, and there is no arduous and less satisfying. ! that's alwaysawkwaid Did I take. * ^ l_ LI C my^piU today? Wait, let me need to impress anyone t o dis- [*'My personal goal is to get an creatures. I can probably fig- Oh, and whoever g o t drunk on Some say, "It doesn't matter think... I had toast for break- prove ridiculous labels. excellent job, get married to the ure out what you were thinking Thursday and buried the little if y o u win or lose, it is how you fast with butter... no wait it was green Del Sol in lot 2? That was Whether o r not Mercyhurst Col- man of my dreams, and have while you were sucking face on play the game." mine you jerks so @&#* off. Since I took my first breath, I lege is the right place for me, this children who are happy with have been challenged by the is all part of the process. themselves. > game of life. Everyday brings The experience I am having I want them to choose the path i 5 difficult choices, most which af- here, including failed and aced to take (as long as it doesn't get fect other long-term decisions. tests, the massive amounts of them in trouble with the law, of Movin on tap If I play my cards right, maybe work and projects, and the course), and I hope that t h e y win I'll end up fulfilling all my goals. friends that come and go, will the game, too. \'jhis safe to say that stereotyp- make me w h o I am in the fu- Simply, life is a reality, and A tradition of even higher education ing begins during late-elementa- ture. Making the right decisions dreams have to be made into ry/middle school. is crucial to my success. At times something real. All my goals and Okay, I really need to stop lis- sonal statement It s o u n d s easy; I think I might lose my sanity, i \ dreams will eventually get me to By Ashley DuBose tening to cxxintry music, it makes just write a few pages describing Because I am short and usual- Contributing Writer ly lull of laughter, I became an During my childhood, the re- where I want to be. me cynical. your strengths, weaknesses, and immediate target for constant lationship with my family was It will just take time and pa- < Like everything else, it all goals. Uh huh. Sure. Let me tell wise cracks. To rid myself of normal. However, today I fail to tience, making the right moves Question: what is the one thing comes down to two choices: go you, my first draft made me a degrading comments, I focused get along with my mother. I and rolling die dice several times. that causes more fear in seniors on to grad school, or start your saint, the second made me an on earning impressive grades, think, "If I could just be who Life is about risk and uncertain- than midterms, finals, and career. idiot and the third, well, some- which later made me the high she wants, I can win her love, ty; that's what makes it adven- karaoke night combined? An- Those who chose grad school one called me the patron saint school dork and outcast. trust, and respect." turous, yet frightening. swer: Grad School. are currently gathering letters of of morons after reading it. But ; After thirteen years of basic recommendation, writing person- that's just me. Most school days were point- However, I know that I need - Win or lose, in the end, it is all education and four years of col- less a n d painful, struggling just to make the decisions for my- about playing a game- not a com- al statements, and filling out ap- The best advice 1 have is to lege, aren't we supposed to be to survive. I did not win that self- to establish my own well- petition to defeat others, but a plications while hope and fear ask for help. done now? battle of in high school, but the being before helping others. satisfying, personal journey. blend together to create the per- Talk to your advisor, talk to a ^'Apparently not For a lot of fect stomach ulcerating panic. professor in the same field that us 'Hurst Seniors, the approach- It's not that the process is very you warn to g o into, or find some- ing graduation ceremony means difficult. Go online, find the one not associated with the col- Bushito play $1.5 billion cupid that soon we will yet again be- schools you want and print off lege in your preferred field and come the low men on the scho- the applications. Follow direc- sit on their doorstep until they one penny of that $1.5 billion. had harsh words for j u d g e s that lastic totem pole. tions. Fill them out Woo hoo. help you Have your roommates By A l l i s o n Moore This program is strictly for het- redefine marriages. | As for the letters of recom- proofread it Take it to a n En- Contributing Writer erosexual couples. In fact, these "If judges insist on forcing I'm going to state right here mendation, they're not hard ei- glish professor if y o u can. What- religious groups a r e pushing the their arbitrary will upon the peo- that I know that many of us ther. Just find a couple of pro- ever y o u do, just don't send your Having problems with your sig- president to create a constitu- ple, the only alternative left to have decided enough is enough fessors that you like and who statement in without someone nificant other? Is your marriage tional amendment to forbid gay the people would be the consti- and are going directly into the seem t o like you, and grovel. Or else's input suffering? If you've answered couples from marrying. * tutional process. Our n a t i o n must workforce. I say, good for you! However, the topic of this arti- ask, whichever works,* T h e y do yes to both of these questions, America is supposed to b e a defend the sanctity of marriage." Finally, don't get too caught up cle is graduate school (because most of the work, you just have then you need... the American place where everyone is equal, a President Bush is willing to in t h e whole application process. that is where I am headed, so to give them some basic info, government? That's right folks, place where you are not punished spend $ 1 5 billion on a program Yes, it is important; it's one of please humor the masochists. and maybe the form from the President George W. Bush is for y o u r beliefs . Throughout his- that will only benefit certain the most important decisions y o u And I do mean masochists. Are Career Services Office. * now playing cupid. tory, this ideology has b e e n prov- Americans. Excuse me for say- have ever made, but stop for a \\ Since Massachusetts declared en wrong many times, from ra- ing so, Mr. Bush, but if w e have we nuts? Purposely going on for Oh, side note: As my room- second and look around. Look same-sex marriages legal on cial discrimination, gender dis- $1.5 billion to throw around, two to four more years, digging mate says, "The Career Servic- at where you are, look at how November 18, 2003, the Bush crimination, to homosexual dis- (which we don't considering our furthei into debt, putting off es Office is my heira like Sha- far you've already come. Is one administration, and the Christian crimination. Gay marriage is not enormous deficit) then why not getting a real life, and for what? kira." Odd, but true. That Se- more step really all that much? I groups that provide funding, as looked upon as "correct by spend it on something that all Another piece of paper to hang nior Credential File is a lifesaver mean, this isn't rocket science/ well as a voter base, for Mr. many, but w h o is to say that ho- Americans can benefit from, on the wall next to family por- for applying to g r a d school. Oh, unless that*s what y o u are Bush, have been on the offen- mosexual men and women are such as health care, child care, traits and sappy verses shellacked I Probably the worst part of the applying for. I n that case, I cant sive. President Bush has made it incapable of falling in love and or housing? Funding for these onto dark cherry wood! whole process is writing the per- help you. X Jt A clear I hat he promotes healthy having meaningful relationships? types of programs would make and sanctified marriage. To pro- Certainly not the government of life easier for many low-income mote this ideal of "healthy" the United States. families, thereby reducing stress marriage, President Bush is pre- Marriage is a beautiful thing, to create and sustain a healthy pared to adopt a $1.5 billion ini- but looking ai the high divorce marriage and family environ- tiative. rate of 54.8% in this country, ment I This initiative, created by ul- it's safe to say marriage isn't what In addition, all Americans tra-conservative religious groups, it used to be. The question here would be better off, not just the would promote marriage by pro- is, is it up to the government to heterosexual population you've viding training for couples in fix this problem? I don't think it selected in order to keep your order t o teach them interpersonal is. I conservative Christian groups skills. However if you are in- During his State of the Union happy a n d y o u r campaign funds volved in a same-sex relationship Address, President Bush stressed flowing. or marriage, don't expect to see the Importance of marriage and But hey, it's only my opinion. JANUARY 28,2004 THE MERCIAD PAGE 7

To contact: [email protected] N Campus question! Presidential headaches: "Myfavoriteplac&to study is...» Why the State of Union needs a warning label Did anyone else feel a slight don't see i t It doesn't give me a % • 4 the library Great "... the third floor of the I\. .the first floor o f the li- pinching pain behind their eyes But I Could Be Wrong whole lot of h o p e for the future Room because it has a col- library by the oversized brary because I force m y s e l f while watching the president's of the American family, I'll say lege atmosphere, making me books because when I get to study or else 111 get bored." State of the Union address last that much. There's a notion that feel scholastic." J tired of studying, I look at -Ashley Andoga, week? seems to be going down the toi- -Alexis Yakemokic, the ait books. Freshman If y o u did, it probably wasn't let at an accelerated rate. Freshman 1 -Lakyn Bianco, because you were sitting too The broken family seems to b e ".. .at the new coffee bar Freshman dose to the television or because Jaime more common nowadays man because ifs a good, calm at- " .f.my room because I the volume was turned up too Rinne the whole one and that's sad. "... at the library because don't have to go outside." high. I Maybe it's time to give some- mosphere* i -there are no distractions." -BobBeckert, It probably wasn't because one else a shot at this marriage -Greg Wilczynski, -Mite Bukky, preshmanf ' \ Freshman your roommate's music was play- business. Maybe they could teach Freshman ing too loud in the other room. us a thing or two about keeping to dress yourself in the morning "... at home in front o f t h e ".'..at the Merciad office It probably wasn't even be- them together. | (one would hope) and it certain- TV. If I get bored with study- because I have my o w n com- cause of P r e s i d e n t Bush's horri- Teach us something about stay- ing, I can just watch TV. M^ f... in front of my stereo. ble red p o w e r - t i e . ly won't affect your right t o be ing with someone even w h e n it's puter, and it's very quiet." Most time, it helps me con- -Ashley J o h n s t o n , It was most likely because cer- married the person of your not all sunshine and roses. •Jessica Tobin, centrate better." i choice later on in life, assuming Sophomore Sophomore tain points of the president's Teach us that marriage is life- -Rita Galaviz, address could have turned even you want to be married It's not time commitment, not some- Sophomore the most stable, sensible mind like the government puts limits thing you do on the spur of the •'..-.3R of t h e library; I like "... at home because it is on the number of marriage li- the lighting and setting." into a throbbing, pounding mass moment in Las Vegas and then quiet" M' censes allowed to be issued in a have annulled in less than three -Tom Dwyer, I -Kyle Wilson, of confusion. Therefore, I claim: Mr. President, you're giving me year. Yet %$ f days. Not that I'm pointing fin- Sophomore Sophomore "... at the coffee bar; there Although t h a t might be the next is lots of caffeine to keep a headache. gas, t; Not just a little headache, mind item of legislation passed if w e Teach us that staying with your SJ is my bedroom or the me awake and separate ta- allow this disturbing trend to bles for my own space." you. A full blown, raging head- partner really means staying with *... in the Great Room. It's livingroom; the library gets ache with all the makings of a continue. yourpattner, even w h e n they are quiet and you can't fall asleep too crowded and noisy some- -Joe Piszczor, We are allowing the govern- Sophomore migraine. at their most unlovable, their Jpecause people are all around times.'' | So, I beg the question: how ment to control the personal as- most unattractive: when they are -Danielle Stein, | much does it really matter if pects of our lives: if we're per- depressed, when they are sick, -Kyle Goodroe, Junior state legislatures allow for gay mitted to reproduce, if we're when they are dying Sophomore "... on my couch in front marriage? I mean, really matter? permitted to love the person of Teach us not to quit, not to give of thefrv. I need back- our choice and if we are per- ". jjj at the subconnection; Before you answer, I want you up on those who we supposedly ground noise to study, and mitted to marry them. ^%my rooimi am an RA it's so peaceful in the study to think really hard about this. love 75 atBakl^HaUandihavethe areas." || the library is just too quiet" If w e allow gay marriages, how So, President Bush wants to m Everyone else is dearly not very -Adele Crotty, room to myself." | -Phou Daoreuang, much will this affect your life? promote and continue the sanc- good at it What harm could it -Teresa Gardner, Sophomore f Junior %, Will it change how you function tity of marriage between a man possibly do? | Junior^ T on a day-to-day basis? Will it al- and a woman by not allowing gay No, really. I'm asking: What ter where you are going in your marriage. Sanctity of marriage harm could it possibly do? You life and how you were planning between a man and a woman, tell me. on getting there? Think about. I my butt There might be something I'm mean, think hard. Seems to me that the heteros missing here. It s our generation: If you do, I think you will re- have done pretty well at screw- Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm alize that.. .it won't Not really. ing that up in recent years. off to nurse a migraine. If gay marriage is legalized, More than half of marriages |$I wonder if Excedrin makes a The new defintion of success then it won't affect whether or today end in divorce. medication for headaches that Where is the sanctity in that? focused in upon by the aspira- should be encouraged to explore not you will graduate from col- are government-induced. You tell me, because I certainly tions of those behind us. majors in a serious sense rather lege. It won't affect your ability m Here's hoping Write Truth Because, being anywhere from than being pushed to take ad- seventeen to twenty-five within vanced classes and get good Michelle me average college age, it is lu- [ grades? ft i s the rest or tneir fife: Letter to fthe editor: cficrbus to consider planning money'would be saveci,* time one's entire life by way of c h o o s - saved, sanity saved,; futures Faeultipattendance is found lacking ing one major and narrowing saved. This year on J a n u a r y 19*, Di- dance. just forgot that every third down to one path. On that note, another friend versity 101 and Student Gov- While many students have Monday of J a n u a r y is the hol- Yet this is what is taught; find of mine called a Mercyhurst ernment organized a wonder- been working to find d i f f e r e n t iday in honor of M a r t i n Luth- out what you want to do and go Alumni for her softball team, ful breakfast for selected stu- ways to honor Martin Luther er King? I hope not J| Stevenson do it. There is a pressure suffo- asking for a contribution. What dents, administration, and fac- King Day throughout the years, It seems that the majority of cating those unsure to pick a did she get instead? A rant of ulty in honor of Martin Luth- they have repeatedly m e t resis- the professors failed to attend "We are born into a vast roompat h for their future, but in real- how this woman was beyond er King Jt. tance from the administration. because of their apathy and uixxBUx&ojns&cfathousnndduoKity thi s pressure is suggesting that unsatisfied with her education. This was a fantastic oppor- It was my hope that the facul- lack of interest Not a single cfpossibility. Each doorisflwigopetithey settle. What about those Success no longer finds i t s e l f tunity for the Mercyhurst com- ty would be more understand- professor contacted the orga- tothewoiidouisiae..." people struggling everyday to with a mere degree, sitting at a munity to come together and ing and honor more fully the nizers to express their regrets "TenyTeachout, City limits find out, the ones that dream of desk rolling in the dough. Suc- recognize the contribution Dr. contributions that he made for for not attending. | genetics and song writing simu 1 cess should be judged not by King made to every individual. both African Americans and It is my conclusion that the And then somehow, they close. taneously, psychology and film grades, and not even by the col- The breakfast included Caucasians. This activity was spe- professors that feiled t o attend One of my friends can't pur- making, brain surgery and social lege one attends, but by the will- Southern cuisine, a chance to cifically designed because our did not u p hold the values of sue her dream of singing, be- work. ingness of the student to find socialize, and the opportunity academic schedule does not al- Mercyhurst College. These cause ifs not practical enough for As a whole, our generation their true self, and to rise t o their low for a full day off of school. values seek to promote "the full potential^Who you want to to hear selected speeches by her mother's support deserves the credit of this un- Dr. King during the civil rights The professors of Mercyhurst values of truth, individual in- Another is being forced to certainty. Refusing to allow the become is determined by what College do deserve the benefit tegrity, human dignity, mercy you do, and as a whole in gener- movement transfer to a cheaper school, word "settle" to seep into the While the student turnout in of the doubt and I am sure mat and justice." Individuals put basically, so her mother can go reality of aspiration, this college al this college cohort refuses to a lot of time and effort to or- accept otherwise. J general was good, unfortunate- they had reasons for not attend- to Ireland generation is fighting t o discov- ly, there were only two faculty ing ganize this great opportunity. One is being motivated to- er new and alternate ways to There is a preexisting under- members present. After speak- However, only two out of fif- What type of message are the wards emancipation, the com- define the previously set in stone standing within the construct of ing to the organizers of the ty professors in attendance can- professors showing the student plete release of dependency concept of "success." our pasts of what one is good event, they noted that they in- not be solely attributed to busy body when they fail to recog- from her parents, so that her Success no longer finds i t s e l f at, what they could succeed at, vited a total of forty to fifty schedules. I nize their hard work and the mother can retire and move to in the doors of getting into a and what they should. But no one faculty. I am sure some had midterm importance of Dr. Martin Florida without having the guilt good college. It finds i t s e l f w i t h - really knows but the one persist- Moreover, many professors exams to give. Maybe a couple Luther King Jr.? of leaving her child with no fi- in the hands of those making ing, the one fighting t o become scheduled midterm exams, of professors had a sick child at nancial assistance. money, those with titles, those their own dream. which inhibited student atten- home. Or could it be that you - Christopher E. Knestrick Another is the first i n his fam- rising in the ranks of the world, The challenge? To not settle, ily to attend college; he's their last of t e c h n o l o g y and business. The I o refuse to shy away from t h e hope, pressured in every sense dream and ambition to pursue thousands of doors that are still to succeed, to get good grades, human service?"professions open. | e to make his family proud. seems to be finding i t s e l f as re- Keep fighting for y o u r dreams Far from all of this, the ma- spected as the starving artist or and keep opening new doors, jority of college students, even flagrant writer. even if it's without the help of ™ MERCIAD seniors, are unsure of their fu- Has it occurred to anyone with- the education system or even your parents. ture plans. As one of the assem- in the high school world that Adam DuShole Editor-in-Chief [email protected] bly of c o l l e g e students, doors are perhaps high school students It's inspiring. 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The Merciad is the student-produced newspaper of Mercyhurst College. It Is published throughout the school year, with the exception of midterms week and finals week. Our office is in the Hirt Center, room LL114. Our telephone number is 824-2376. I I I The Merciad welcomes letters to the editor. All letters must be signed and names will be included with the letters. Although we will not edit the letters for content, we reserve the right to trim letters to fit. Letters are due the Thursday before publication and may not be longer than 300 words. Submit letters to box PH 485. • PAGE 8 THE MERCIAD JANUARY 28,2004 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 7b contact; entertainmentmerciad@mercyhursi edu 'Mikado' proves to b e a great success Music department gives yearly production. FEB. 2. Skrape, Life of Agony, Flaw. Peabody's Down Under, Cleveland. By M e g h a n Sullivan Contributing writer FEB. 3.0.A.R., Robert Randolph and his Family On Jan. 23-25 in the Mary Band AJ. Palumbo The- D'Angelo Performing Arts Cen- ater, Pittsburgh. On sale ter, the music department had Dec. 27 at Ticketmaster, its main stage production for t h e year, the "Mikado." Besides be- FEB. 7. Jonny Lang. Agora ing Gilbert and Sullivan's most Theater, Cleveland famous Operetta, it is also the most performed one since it FEB. 7. OAR. Lakewood opened in 1885. Civic Auditorium, Lake- The scene is set in Japan. wood, Ohio. Nanki-poo, the son of the Mi- kado, has disguised himself a s a FEB. 9. Staind. AJ. wandering minstrel. He is hiding Palumbo Theater, Pitts- in the city of Titipu from a hid- burgh. Note: Rescheduled eous elder from his father's court date. that is to marry him. While there, he falls in love FEB. 10. Sarah Brightman. with Yum-Yum, a beautiful Gund Arena, Cleveland. schoolgirl, who is the ward of Koko t h e Lord High Execution- FEB. 11. Finger Eleven. er. The Mikado sends word to Odeon, Cleveland. the executioner that a behead- ing must take place. FEB. 14. Toby Keith, Koko volunteers Nanki-poo to Blake Shelton. Bryce J o r d a n be beheaded in exchange for Center, State College, Pa. marrying his ward and love On sale at www.bjcpsu.edu Yum-Yum. Being too weak- or (800) 863-3336. stomached to actually behead

him he gets an affidavit stating Meghan SulIivarVContribubng photographer FEB. 1 4 Jordan Knight that he has been executed. On Odeon, Cleveland On J a n . 23*25 In the Mary D'Angelo Performing Arts Center, the music department had Its main stage production for the arrival of the Mikado Koko the year, the "Mikado." " r J discovers that Nanki-Poo is his FEB. 17. Cyndi Lauper. son by Dr. Matthew Inkster, assis- vocally." The audience did just ^Each of three shows that were ule doesnt have much leeway, Lakewood Civic Auditori Koko, conspiring with two oth- tant professor of music at Mer- that and the rehearsing was very time urn, Lakewood, Ohio. performed had its own charac- ers, devises a scheme that sets cyhurst. Director Robert Fran- With assistance from the art ter and variations from each oth- consuming although rewarding. them free, leaving their lives kenbeny spent many long hours department the majority of the er performance because of the "Everyone is very busy. It'salso FEB. 18. The Big Wu. spared and Yum-Yum and doing the staging for mis produc- characters wore highly decorat- double and triple casting for e a c h midterms. A lot of s t u d e n t s have lHard Rock Cafe, Pitts- Nanki-poo happily together. Gil- tion, bringing a lot of t h e old text ed J a p a n e s e wigs. All of t h e char- role. jobs," J o n a s o n continued. "They burgh. bert uses the foreign setting of to life. acters are dressed in traditional I ?. But, with such a large selection are amazing. They are talented. Japan, but the show is actually a The producer and costumer bright J a p a n e s e attire. The ladies of talent the casting presents a The rehearsals are always uplift- FEB. 21. Alabama. HSBC political satire targeted at Great Louisa Jonason formerly of the wore colorful kimonos which way for the music department ing." Arena, Buffalo. On sale at Britain and its Victorian politics. New York City Opera, stated'her were accompanied by a delicate to show off its wide range of The music department looks Top Friendly Markets, by The "Mikado" came together thoughts on the audience's reac- fan. The sets were simple, but musicians. *• <•( forward to next year's main stage phone at (888) 223-6000. as a collaboration of many peo- tion preceding the show. "I think were always aesthetically graced Preparing for this year's main production, The Tales of Hoff- ple. It is accompanied by a full the audience will love it. The by beautiful colored lights that stage production wasn't an easy man," and hopes it has just as FEB. 23. Sting. State ^ orchestra, which was conducted show is beautiful visually and dazzled the eye of t h e audience. feat. The music major's sched- much success. Theater, Cleveland. SOLD OUT. *

FEB. 23. MUSICAL. "Saturday Night Fever." An Erie Broadway Series event DCFC: N e w e r a of punk rock Warner Theatre, Erie. $47.75, $35.75, $25.75. On of Eddie Vedder; a voice that By J u l i e Segner sale at Tullio Arena box still has middle aged soccer Contributing writer office, Ticketmaster outlets, j moms all in a tizzy.; by phone at 452-4857 or Not that they s o u n d alike, how- 456-7070, online at Strange name, great sound. ever, they just have that same www.tkjcetmaster.com. Don't let the name of this band sense of candid honesty that gets fool you into thinking it under your skin ,{ FEB. 23. Rod Stewan has anything to do with death As far as this album goes, HSBC Arena, Buffalo. On metal. | I think it's a little on the sale at Tops, by phone at at j The Seattle quintet stole this weaker side of DCFC's full (888) 223-6000. line from a Sixties British Art potential to "rock out." It's College rock band called solid, it's safe, and it's what fans FEB. 27. Train of Love. The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah that don't really know any- Odeon, Cleveland Bandvf thing about music were expect- What? A n y w a y s , Transatlantic ing MARCH 3. Rod Stewart. cism lias not spent that much time They stuck with extensions of Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh. in my stereo; fortunately or un- previous rifts from o t h e r albums fortunately. and reused catchy lyrical devic- MARCH 10. Mavericks, But that did not stop me in any es that were "cute" the first t i m e BR549. Beachland Ball- way from driving after class on around, but now need to be put room, Cleveland. CAN- a rainy Tuesday in October to to rest. CELED . see them in one of P i t t s b u r g h ' s Although the addition of a pi- worst venues, Club Laga. ano on track seven was refresh- MARCH 11. Neil Young \. Death Cab for Cutie has been ing, the bass keyboard amp used and Crazy Horse. CSU i a favorite of m i n e for a few years at the show and on the album now and every time I see them, Convocation Center, was what really impressed me and Cleveland they just get better. is now one of my new favorite [ Regardless of the cheesy "up- sounds! ;• MARCH 12. Prodigals. dates" that Laga has made to their s c e n e - goofy video screens DCFC chose to do the one Beachland Ballroom, thing very few bands can inc Cleveland jj flanking the stage beg the notion that rock stars play there and that orporate into their music- sam- you might not be able to see ples. MARCH 13. Rory Block. They had used them on previ- Rosebud, Pittsburgh. from somewhere. Which is not possible because it's damn ous albums, but I think to a less- small! er effect than on Tkwsatkmticism, MARCH 16. David Crosby which with a subsequent featuring CPR. Warner As for the show, they continu- move away from edgier, ally amaze me. These kids are | Theatre, Erie. $34.75. Photo courtesy of WVAY.QQ4 H (1 m. garage rock sounds, ends up indy-rockers to the bone, but Death Cab for Cutie released their latest album, Transatlanticism, in October of 2003. sounding overproduced to MARCH 19. Chris Rock. with more energy than an entire me. Shea's Performing Arts football team, whi h is funny if Airplanes," as well as incorporat- that shred of truth that is unde- bouncing around your room Overall, this album is just an- Center, Buffalo. you can picture four skinny ing the best of their new album niable. (poor attempt at insight into my other example of h ow they have smokers, with greasy hair and Transatlanticism. Starting out in 1997, onl\ to life). \ mastered clean, concise and poi- MARCH 23-25. MUSI- - vintage sneakers! Back up, let me give you the linally release an LP in In my personal opinion, it is gnant indy/pop rock - nothing CAL. "Grease" starring Each member honestly looked scoop on one of indy-rock's "up 1999, they were heralded as Gibbard that makes this band. more, nothing less. * Frankie Avalon. An Erie like they would not rather be and coming" bands. the new "indy band of the Although the other band mates Similar artists: Built to Spill, Broadway Series event anywhere else than on stage. DCFC, a quintet j with newly year" •># fe^ are talented in their own rights Elliott Smith, Guided by Voices,' Warner Theatre, Erie. DCFC has more than just added drummer for the record- What a title! Honestly, in 1999 without his wear-vour-heart-on- Quasi, Modest Mouse $4975, $35.75, $25.75. On stage presence, they know how ing of this album, originate in they deserved that bee iuse of your-sleeve lyrics, DCFC sale at Tullio Arena box to make playing look Seattle. Wash, and heftily borrow their style; minimalist drums, wouldn't be on MTV, or played Ivrjiitthwepietfioris or concents office, Ticketmaster outlets, effortless. }' their sound from neigh- catchy rifts w i t h swimming gui- on large radio stations nation- KRcintfrigtbisatticleoranyotJ.ieral- by phone at 452-4857 o r For? this time around they boring indy-emo "gods Built to tars, minus over the top guitar wide bum mteusbyJulieScwicr, e-mail • 456-7070, online at 3 played all the favorites from "We Spill, ~ jj solos and a bass that kept the To make a comparison, if I j^m33&tmAbittst.edu. wwwjticketmaster.com Have the Facts and We're Vot- | A comparison that is as passe rhythm and brought you from may, Gibbard's voice is like the ing Yes," and "Something About as the Strokes, but still retains sitting quietly at your desk to unknown/underground version JANUARY 28,2004 THEMERCIAD PAGE 9 ARTS& To contact: [email protected] T Raw Edges IV t a k e s the stage PAC movies By J e n n Camodeca Contributing writer over the students* shoulders, By Alana l i s i e c k i which allows the audience to Every yeacduring the blustery Contributing writer feel as if they are a part of the and miserably cold winter term, experience. the Mercyhurst dancers are re- Looking for a good, free On Wednesday, Feb. 4, Sophia quired to take a choreography movie? Well look no further Coppola's "Lost in Translation'' class. Everyone knows that cho- than the PAC, conveniently lo- will play. "Lost in Translation" reographing can be a very diffi- cated on campus." is a drama, romance, and com- cult and demanding task and one Many students don't realize edy all in one. Rolling Stone would find it nearly impossible that every Wednesday at 2 p m raves, "Bill Murray and Scar- to find c r e a t i v e inspiration in the and 8 p.m. there is a movie free lett Johansson give perfor- middle of J a n u a r y . of charge for all Mercyhurst mances that will be talked about However, Amanda Mountain, College students. for years.*i Andrea Hashim, Brian walker, On Wednesday, J a n . 28, the The exposure to t h e J a p a n e s e Scali Riggs,.and others have mas- drama/thriller "Elephant" will culture is also another interest- tered this feat, as their pieces will play in the PAC? "Elephant" ing aspect of this movie. premiere Saturday, Feb. 7 at 2 was written and directed by This movie won five Golden p.m. and 7 p.m. and Sunday, Gus "van Sant w h o also worked Globes including Best Screen- Feb.8 at 2 p.m. at the Mary on films s u c h as "Finding For- play; Best Director; Best Pic- D'Angelo Performing Arts Cen- rester1' and "Good Will Hunt- ture; Best Actress, Scarlett J o - ter in Raw Edges VI. ing." The movie is based on the hansson; and Best Actor, Bill This performance marks the incidents in 1999 at Columbine Murray. sixth year of this student chore- High School. "Lost in Translation" is about ography program in which the The film t a k e s on the per- Bob Harris, played by Bill Mur- Choreography n and HI classes spective of multiple, diverse ray, an American actor work- create a dance in hopes it will be Filephoto students on what started out as ing in Tokyo who meets the performed on the stage. On Feb. 7-8, Raw Edges IV, the student choreographed show, will be showing In the a regular school day but ends wife of a photographer, Char- An added feature to this diffi- Mercyhurst Performing Arts Center. ' in tragedy. lotte, played by Scarlett J o h a n s - cult task is for the dancers to col- Although "Elephant" is sure son. Trie relationship between laborate with other artists. This ano, Stephanie Rose will b e sing- This piece emphasizes the quirk- good time as there is no doubt to be controversial, it scrutiniz- these two Americans thickens year's collaboration entails com- ing and poems will be read in En- iness in everyone. In life, "silly you will be amazed that y o u are es the daily lives of high school as they try to get acquainted posers, musicians, and vocalists, glish, German, and Italian. This things happen" and this is what enjoying yourself. students and how the pressures with the cultural differences many whom are from M e r c y - collaboration gives the piece a makes life so interesting, states Raw Edges VI is bound to be of adolescence can be detri- themselves and the Japanese. hurst £ perfect romantic and emotional Mountain. an exciting and comical experi- mental,! As both of their visits to J a - Andrea Hashim, a senior dance atmosphere which only accentu- Several other dances choreo- ence that will take you on an The New York Times refers topa n come to an end they real- major and choreographer has ates the true beauty of t h e danc- graphed by the students will be emotional journey. the movie as "Altogether Com- ize that they will soon be sepa- created a pas de deux titled "Du ers. showcased. The dancing will For ticket information call pelling." Considering the fact rated. Will this be the end of Bist Die Run." This piece, beau- Another must see piece is cho- range from b a l l e t to modem and 824-3000. Cost is $8 for general that many students were in high Bob and Charlotte? If you tifully danced by Fara D'Aguiar reographed by Amanda Moun- even jazz, therefore showing the admission. school when the shootings as want to find o u t what happens and Randall Crame is about the tain. "Kronos Quartet" is rather diversity of our dance depart- An informal chat will be held Columbine occurred, it might check it out in the PAC! "Lost struggle to-find true love, when a comedy. Lindsay BonTaTiti, ment This performance will not during intermission during which be very interesting to see "Ele- in Translation," sounds like a often the person is actually right Meredith Erdman, Jolene Chase, be a "boring ballet" so if you the students will comment on phant" to try and understand movie everyone will enjoy. - in front o f your eyes. Dan Stil- and Katie Finger are a few of have never attended a dance their work and answer questions exactly what those students So, take a break from s t u d y - son will accompany on the pi- the talented dancers in this piece. performance, now would be a from the audience^- went t h r o u g h . ing and treat yourself to a free The camera often looks right movie over at the PAC.

'Mosaic J A n Evening of Music and Dance' J jr.

» J . returns to the stage to perform intense not only because of the Jenn Cami n «rtH "Lament," a beautiful solo cho- wonderful musicians and danc- Conurbutinr writer reographed by Sharon Randol- ers, but also because it is twelve ph, who was in residency from minutes of dancing. This is no ^ The first c o l l a b o r a t i o n of the Dec. 1-14;^ small feat for the faculty mem- Mercyhurst College dance and This piece is very powerful and bers who teach daily and then music faculty will occur on Sat- moving, but filled w i t h sorrow. rehearse on their own time. urday, Jan 31 at 7 p.m. One can truly feel the emotion Mark Santillano and Solveig "Mosaic, An Evening of Mu- through the movements and the Santillano, formerly from Pi- sic and Dance" will be per- music in this piece^ lobolus Dance Theatre and formed at the Mary D'Angelo It is wonderful that Hunter has MOMDC Dance Co., will also Performing Arts Center. J returnedto the stage after not perform a duet called "Twine" The performance entails sev- performing for eight years. With to music of Toby Twining. Com- en very diverse works with the a wonderful career behind her, pleting the program will be an- musicians and dancers combin- after dancing with Ballet West, other dance performed by Hay ing their talents to the music of Colorado Ballet, Dallas Ballet, and Partusch to the music of Debussy, Ravel, Ginestera, Saint and touring internationally, it is Maurice Ravel. Langmead and -Saens, W.C. \ dear that Hunter has not lost any Jekova-Goza will interpret the a Hardy, Surinach, and Toby of the dramatic qualities that music J Twining. Dr. Sara Langmead, as- made her so successful. jffSteve Lyons, Dr. Matthew Ink- sistant professor of music and Another work choreographed ster, and Kate Amatuzzo will top the director of the faculty recit- by Sharon Randolph will also be off t h e evening with the works al series will be interpreting this performed. The premiere of of Debussy and Surinach. wonderful music along with oth- "Les Femmes" will be danced by Overall, this performance is er talented musicians such as J a c - Christine Hay, Noelle Partusch, bound to be a wonderful and queline Black, and Rossitza Jek- and Tauna 11 unter. exhilarating experience. All stu- ova-Goza. This piece was inspired by the dents should plan on attending Black is an adjunct faculty poetry of Anne-Maril Ooman to not only support faculty mem- member of Mercyhurst and also and Saint-Saens Violin Sonata. bers who wholeheartedly support shares her talents as a cellist with As with all dancing, the inter- students, but also because stu- Filopholo dents can learn something from On Thursday, Jan. 22, the Mercyhurst Laker dance team and cheerleaders, along with a the Erie Philharmonic and the pretation comes from t h e per- Erie Chamber Orchestra^ Ms. formers. "Les Femmes" is a this wonderful display of talent few Erie All-Star Cheerleaders, performed a routine for the Cleveland Cavaliers' pre- statement about womanhood •For reservations call 824-3000. game show at the Gund Arena. 1 Jekova-Goza resides at Mercy- hurst as an assistant professor of and the different things woman Ti< kets are $10 for general ad- music. fe symbolize. Ms. Hay interprets mission and can also be pur- Dancing with these talented this dance as "very feministic and chased at the door. There will be Cheerleading and dance team go pro musicians will be the Mercyhurst the strength of our emotional a reception in the Cummings Art Dance Department Director existence."! j&i Gallery following the perfbi mance. i out, but felt relaxed and confi- The award winning dance team Tauna Hunter. Hunter Overall this piece will be very By Alana Us iecW dent with the routine once the " really added spice to the routine Contributing writer performance began," Looking by performing their Latin num- up and seeing familiar faces on be4 On Thursday, Jan. 22, the the Big- Iron was completely sur- The Marketing Director and Mercyhurst Laker dance team real. the Public Relations Manager of and cheerleaders, along with a How many people can actual- the Cavaliers were very impressed few Erie All-Star Cheerleaders, ly tell their grandchildren that and exclaimed that this perfor- MERCYHURST STUDENTS (+18) performed an intricate routine they performed at an NBA mance by the cheerleaders and for the Cleveland Cavaliers' pre- game? I dance team was the best perfor- Members of both teams were mance i hey've scheduled so far We have Immediate openings in gameshow. this season. Family members and friends excited and proud to represent drove through the snow to cheer Mercyhurst College at such an £"They even invited the teams our customer sales/service dept the teams on in Cleveland. I event.fit was an accomplish- back to perform at halftime next Although the seats were not ment for myself and the team season. completely filled, 17,720 fans to be able to perform on the | Although Lebron J a m e s did not $12.50 base/appt. play and the Sacramento Knights eventually filled the stands. NBA level," added Clark. Even though th( (earns had a defeated the Cavaliers 95-89, the Needless to say, this was the experience was amazing. Fun flex. Hrs. around class. largest crowd most of the limited amount of time to prac- If anyone is interested in cheerleaders or dance team tice with the Erie All-Stars, the attending a Cleveland Cavaliers Work witte otheri s t u d e n t s ! members had ever performed in performance was a complete game and supporting the front of. 1 success^ The teams threw amazing bas- Lakers during the next perfor- When asking senior cheerlead- mance on Feb. 18, tickets are er Mandy Clark about the expe- ket tosses, built huge pyramids, and even joined the dancers for $20. Transportation is not pro- rience, she said, "I was extreme- vided ly nervous right before we went a little booty-shaking. t PAGE 10 THEMERCIAD JANUARY 28,2004 r-LAKER SPORTS To contact: [email protected] Men' hockey beats UConn twice

By Ryan Palm Contributing Writer

While packing the bus for Storrs, Conn., the offense was something that was certainly not left behind Fueled by 12 goals in two games, the offense led the Mer- cyhurst men's hockey team to a pair of victories over Atlantic Hockey rival U n i v e r s i t y of Con- necticut. The first of the two games took place Friday night, Jan. 24. UConn's Eric Helstedt scored an even strength goal just seven minutes into the game, giving UConn an early 1-0 edge. The Lakers did not see that as a problem, as later in the period they w o u l d put u p three goals in just over a minute and a half. Freshman winger Scott Cham- pagne scored his fourth goal of the season at the 12:00 mark, evening the score at 1-1. Just over a minute later, senior defenseman Nolan Brown fed sophomore forward Erik Johnson w h o scored to give the Lakers a 2-1 lead, a lead which they would not give up for the rest of the night. Katie McAdams/Photo Edrtor Junior TJ Kemp and sophomore Scott Reynolds rough up an AIC offender Just Inside the Mercyhurst zone Less than thirty seconds after Johnson's goal, junior defense- early in the second period, which the night, garnering him his first being fed by senior Mike Carter Mercyhurst received some ex- 3.32. I man T.J. Kemp scored his third got them right b a c k in the game career hat-trick. and sophomore Conrad Martin. tra breathing room when Brown "At first w e didn't play as well goal of t h e season, being assist- trailing only 4-3. The Lakers took the contest Rynshoven now has seven scored his first g o a l of the sea- as we could have, but several ed by junior Rich Hansen and Mercyhurst was not to be out- with a 7-4 final. goals on the season, and has a son, capping off a night in which guys h a d big nights a n d it showed senior Peter Rynshoven. done, as Rynshoven scored his The two teams squared off total of 18 points. every goal was scored by a se- on the scoreboard,'' said J o h n s o n Following Helstedt's second fifth goal of the season, also on again on Saturday night, ending The third Laker goal was cour- nior. on the weekend series, "We are goal of the night, the Lakers a power-play, putting the Lakers with a similar result. tesy of Carter, as his ninth goal Mercyhurst goaltender Andy starting to play really well togeth- were able to take their com- up comfortably by the score 5- Mercyhurst scored three times of the season was assisted by Franck had a very good week- er, and look forward to Quin- manding lead right back. 3. Zl ••< h- before the Huskies could get on seniors Adam Tackaberry and end adding two more victories nipiac this weekend" Sophomore forward Scott Rey- The Lakers would get a goal the board, with the first t w o com- Rynshoven. •• to his impressive record of 10- The Lakers currently stand in nolds fed J o h n s o n for his sec- from senior wing Mike Carter ing from Rynshoven. Tackaberry would again have 5-1. a second place in Atlantic Hock- ond goal of the night, this one later in the second period, his The first came at 15:33 and his name called, but this time it Franck stopped 82 of the 88 ey, with a conference record of with three minutes left in the first, eighth tally of the season. was assisted by Carter and fresh- was for scoring his ninth goal of shots he faced, allowing just the 10-3, and 13-9-1 overall. putting the Hurst up 4-2. Following UConn's final g o a l man J a m i e Hunt. the season, giving the Lakers a six goals between the two games. They will host Quinnipiac this The Huskies were able to of the night, Mercyhurst's The second came less than a 4-2 lead with just under a minute Franck ended the weekend weekend, J a n u a r y 30-31, with the notch a tally on a power-play Johnson scored his third goal of minute later, with Rynshoven play* with a goals against average of action starting at 7:30 both nights.

Women's hockey Club hockey wins 9 out of last iio tramples Quinnipiac By Matt J a c k s o n Contributing Writer By Patrick Martino Sports Editor The Mercyhurst club hockey team comes very close to first Mercyhurst women's hockey place in the ECHL. turned in another solid perfor- On Saturdayjan. 24, the Lak- mance this past weekend, ers defeated Niagara University, sweeping Quinnipiac 7-0 and 3- 9-6. J ' 4 1 on Saturdayjan. 24, and Sun- f- Niagara still holds first place; day, J a n . 25. | however, the Lakers still have Sunday's game proved to be two games in hand. much closer due to stellar goal- This win for the team is their tending by Quinnipiac goaltend- File Photo second of the year over Niaga- er J a n e l l e Wolilski. Marchese-Del Monte ra University. Sunday, after a scoreless first iac 46-23 in Sunday's contest. The line of Junior Mick Gi- Katie McAdams/Photo Editor period, junior forward Teresa In Saturday's competition, rardi and sophomores Kevin Freshman Tim Faulkner works the puck up the Ice against Slippery Rock Marchese-Del Monte and Mercyhurst scoring was start- Binsell and Brent Klimow led the lackadaisical against the weaker winning goaltender in both con- compete this weekend in the freshman defender Ashley ed off by Teresa Marchese-Del way for the Lakers as all three Slippery Rock team. tests. Crab Pot tourney in Annapolis, Pendleton both put the puck in Monte. put goals on the board. Mercyhurst won the non-con- The Lakers now have three Md. • I the net to take a 2-0 lead. The Lakers out shot the Bob- Freshman defenseman Ken ference battle by the score of 8- ECHL games left before the This tournament is pivotal to To top off the scoring, soph- cats by 42-16 as Mercyhurst Waszak also chipped in with a 7. postseason. the team's destiny this season. omore forward Samantha Shir- dominated play. goal on an impressive play. Girardi once again had multi- They will compete against Syr- If the Lakers win both games ley put a shot past Quinnipiac's ark and Shivaun Siegl split The Lakers were also victori- ple goals and has been on fire a s acuse University and twice in Annapolis, they will have a Wolitski to give the Lakers their ice time. ous in a game contested on Fri- of late. against J o h n Carroll. good chance of gaining a nation- third goal of the day. Clark played the first 3 2 min- day night against Slippery Rock Senior forward Shane Relihan The team now has an overall al ranking and possible earn a Junior goaltender Desi Clark's utes and Siegl finished u p the University. also scored multiple goals for the record of 13-9 and has won 11 high enough ranking to make hopes for h e r sixth shutout were game. The Lakers came out firing in victors. of its last 12. their way to the ACHA national broken w h e n a Quinnipiac de- The Lakers will hit the ice the first period but then grew Freshman Dan Larue was the The club hockey team will next tournament in Iowa in March. fender's dump-in took an usual again on Saturday, Jan. 31 deflection off a Mercyhurst against Ohio State University in high-stick and made its way past a match-up of t w o powerhous- Wrestling drops No. 16 Gannon 26-11 Clark with only 16 seconds re- es. maining in regulation time. The puck will drop at 2 p.m. Mercyhurst converted on two at the Mercyhurst Ice Center. Lakers win over Gannon improves record to 9-4 power play chances while being According to Assistant Coach perfect in killing off all five Marchetti, cash prizes and oth- the Laker domination with 3-2 Quinnipiac power plays. er various give-aways will take By Matt J a c k s o n and 7-1 decisions respectively. Contributing Writer Mercyhurst out shot Quinnip- place during the game. Following a hard fought 5-3 loss by Paul Bergman, juniors The No. 12 Mercyhurst men's Ben McAvinew, Justin Mautz, wrestling team defeated No. 16 and Angelo Caponi used a pin Gannon University by a score of and two decisions to finish the Join Amerka'$#l Student Tour Operator 26-11 on Friday, Jan. 23. scoring at 26-11. attain The win was the first for the Marovich is 12-4 on the sea- Lakers over Gannon since Mer- son and was a state runner-up aauwco cyhurst started a wrestling team WAAKA last year in high school. in 2001. Coach Cipollone has already BAHAMAS The Lakers came out fast with led his team to 9 wins, one more fUKIDA a decision by sophomore Ricky than last year with three dual Randazzo that was followed by! meets still remaining. a fall from Ryan Finn to give Ben McAvinew battles for position on his op p o n 3 " * t0,lor '..• The win improved the Lakers m Mercyhurst an 9-0 lead after two record to 9-4 while the loss drops contests. the Laker lead to 8-0. The Lakers rolled the rest of Gannon's overall record to 5-3 I iHpx, lam Coih, STUVMNT However, a team point was Gannon fired r i g h t back with the way, winning 5 (>f tin• last 6 freel Now Hiring TRAVKL after starting the season 5-0. deducted following Finn's con- two wins of its own, both via bouts. Mercyhurst will next compete lor araup aittowHt SERVICES test due to an unsportsmanlike major decisions to notch the Junior Aaron Rowe and soph- score a18-8 after two contests', omore Bryan Wolff would start on Saturday, Feb. 7 when they I -800-648*4849 / www.ststra v e l . c o m conduct violation that trimmed host Muskingum at 4 p.m. « >• 1 PAGE 12 THEMERCIAD JANUARY 28,2004 ~LAKER SPORTS To contact: [email protected] Lakers triumph over Gannon Strong defense gives Lakers 47-42\win over rivals

By Krista Ross Contributing Writer

On Monday night Jan. 26, nearly 2,000 fans piled into the Mercyhurst Athletic Cen- ter for what was nothing b u t an exciting Gan- non vs. Mercyhurst rivalry that dates back many years. Katte McAdams/Photo E«or Mercyhurst, who came from behind in the T.J. Wilson fires the ball over the net. _ second half, defeated the Gannon Gold Knights 47-42, snapping a seven-game los- Men's volleyball ing streak against Gannon on the home floor of the Mercyhurst Athletic Center. Fans cheered and hollered as Mercyhurst finishes second took the floor and control of the first half. By Ryan Palm Although Mercyhursfs first point of the Contributing Writer game did not come until almost 2 minutes The Mercyhurst men's volleyball team finished run- into the first half, which was a foul hot by ner-up in the Mercyhurst Annual Invitational played senior guard J u s t i n Shousc, the Lakers would January 23-24. rally to a 22-17 lead over the Golden Knights. The first contest involving the Lakers was played But the second half would prove to be even Friday night, as Mercyhurst took on St. Francis Uni- more exciting. versity The second half was a new story; the The Lakers won the contest in four games, 30-20, Golden Knights came out strong and were 20-30, 30-21, 30-21. not going to hand Mercyhurst the victory | Mercyhurst was led by junior Dave Schmidl and without a fight. sophomore Justin Waas, who had 13 kills apiece. Gannon tied the game 24 with 17:38 on Junior Austin Siewert had a sensational night hitting, the clock and would outscore Mercyhurst as he had 12 kills in just 14 attempts, a .857 clip. 22-9 in the first ten minutes of the second Sophomore setter Dan Kick totaled 47 assists and half to open a 39-30 lead over the Lakers. added four service aces to lead the team on the night But Mercyhurst had no intention of giv- The Lakers were back in action Saturday afternoon, ing up and took control, scoring the next as they squared off against the New Jersey Institute eight points of the game and would eventu- of Technology. Mercyhurst was able to make this a ally tie the game at 42 with 1:18 left on the quick game, only needing just over an hour to defeat clock. the visitors 30-14, 30-16, and 30-19. Mercyhurst continued to hold the Knights Schmidl was again the leading hitter for the Hurst, scoreless for the remainder of the game. as he had 11 kills in just 16 attempts. Senior T.J. Then sophomore guard Andy Kubinski Wilson contributed five kills to the cause, with three drained a three, and junior transfer Jawad other Lakers have at least three. Kick was again the All connected two free throws, to end the leader in assists with 14, and in service aces with five, game with a final score 47-42. just two short of the school record. The Lakers outscored Gannon 17-3 in the With the two wins Mercyhurst was able to advance final ten minutes of the contest* to the championship game, and faced off against the The final score combined to just 89 points, University of Puerto Rico. It was the Lakers' turn to representing the lowest total between the two fee disposed of quickly, however, as the visitors from Iteams in the 47-game history of the rivalry. the south only needed one hour and five minutes to Shouse lead the team in scoring with 16 defeat the host. Puerto Rico won all three games, by points, and senior forward Josh Helm add- the counts of 30-19, 30-27, and 30-28. ed 8 points and a game high 15 rebounds. Schmidl played yet another solid game, as he boost- Mercyhurst out-rebounded Gannon 34-26 ed his team lead in kills by adding twelve more. He and shot an impressive 81.3 percent from also tallied three service aces on the night, the best the foul line connecting 13 of 16 shots tak- between the two teams. en. Siewert added eight kills and junior Bill VanCise add- The win also snapped a five-game l o o s i n g ed seven. Waas and sophomore Nate Keegan each streak to the rival Gannon Golden Knights. contributed five of the 43 total kills for the Lakers. The win kept Mercyhurst in first place in Kick led everyone with 37 assists, bringing his sea- the GL1AC south division with a league record 8-2 and an overall mark 14-6. son total to 198. Senior Josh Helm drives to the hoop and goes up for a basket. Kfit>e McAdamsPhcto Edlcx Schmidl and Siewert were both selected to the All- First year head coach Gary Manchel joined Invitational Team, as chosen by the coaches of the former head coach Karl Fogel as the only lot of heart and character, and I Slocum, it was his first setback Mercyhurst will have little time | participating teams. men's coaches in the history of the Mercy- think the team played very well," at Mercyhurst in eight contests. to rest as GLIAC south rival "We played solidly but could not put it together at hurst program to win their first ever match- said Manchel when asked about The game was an exciting Hillsdale comes to town to bat- die end, but we are happy with everyone's play this up with the Golden Knights. his first Gannon, Mercyhurst ri- match-up and will be the topic tle at the Mercyhurst Athletic weekend," commented Schmidl on the team's play "The atmosphere was exciting, it was more val game. of conversation until they meet • enter on Thursday night, Jan. overall. like an event then a game, but we showed a For Gannon head coach Jerry again on February 23. 29 at 8 p.m. % The loss drops the Lakers' record to 3-2, and the team will play the first of five straight road games on Wednesday, January 28 against Medaille. Big w i n is first for w o m e n ' s basketball Following that game, Mercyhurst will begin play in die Midwest Intercollegiate Volleyball Association, as Lakers turn the corner with 82-71 win over Gannon they travel to Lewis and then Loyola, on J anuary 30- 31. I '• By Liz Williams Contributing Writer

The Mercyhurst women's basketball team was 0-16 after their game against Ferris State on Jan. 24. At the end of the first half, Mercyhurst was only trailing behind 25-30. Ferris State earned a total of 53 points after intermission. Sophomore guard Cassie Seth added 17 for the Lakers. Outscored 47-83, the Lak- ers still held no wins for the season On Jan. 26, Mercyhurst turned it around Katie McAdtrnt/Photo Editor by defeating Gannon. Siewert and Schmidl go up for a block. That Monday night, more than 1,500 fans filled the Mercyhurst Athletic Center. Mercyhurst had earned 82 points which was more than 30 above the team's average Intramural Update per game. The winter season of Intramurals has kicked off. Tliis was the highest score of the season 1 nr mimicals has been the site of many exciting and for the Lakers. spirited basketball games as of late. Gannon had a 12-7 overall record advan- The intramural staff is still accepting roster for both tage over Mercyhurst. basketball and co-ed volleyball. With a record oi 0-16, and only seven play- Coco Sommers tries to find some room to work with against Gannon Sign-up sheets are available in the Recreation Cen- ers dressed, Mercyhurst took an unexpect- ter. ed lead in the first half. guard Casey England led her Last year they ended the sea- around for the team. Everything Scores from this week's action arc as follows. At intermission, the score was 33-26. team in scoring with 20 points. son with three straight losses, and just finally came together. We The Rockers and Mystics battled it out, but the Gannon tied the opponents three times in \ Junior guard Emily Thorn bury this year added on an addition should have been winning this Rockers came out on top 46-28. the second half at 41, 44, and 56 before added 16 and freshman for- 16 losses. whole time " Seth said. ward/center Sarah Pavelccky The Liberty and die Comets had a defensive show- Mercyhurst took ovei the game. The Lakers have nine games Next for Mercyhurst is a home case with the Liberty edging the comets 18-17. The result: a first win ,82-71, for the Lak- scored 12. left in the GLIAC. game against Hillsdale on Jan. The Lakers dropped this week to the Celtics by a ers. ?; Senior guard Jen Gwin had a "This win was definitely confi- 29. J score of 36-30. i Freshman forward for Mercyhurst, lulu* total of nine assists. dence building. I think the ctoss- The Lakers will try to earn a town rivalry really helped us," The Cavs were scorched this week by' the blazers Anderson, led the scoring with 21 points. Gannon shot 44 percent for respectable record now that they Cassie Seth said. ^ 28-25. I For the game at Ferris State, Cassie Seth the game, while Mercyhurst had have their first win under their In a 30-25 game, the Sonics were beaten by the made 11 of 12 free throw shots. shot 46 percent for the game. Also, the team has been doing belts. 40-minutc preparation rather Nuggets. \ Overall, the Lakers made 24 of 29 at the The last win for the women Hillsdale College now holds a than the usual 30. In the final game of the day, the Kings beat the line which was 82.8 percent \ was 80-63 over Gannon on Feb. 6-11 overall record with a 3-5 Spurs by a final of 65-16. In the game against Gannon, freshman 15, 2003. "I think this will be a turn- mark in the GLIAC. f