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*»• *J, - Pursues RS**"* By Joseph Legler "This is something that they going on, they would notify secu- Editor in Chief agreed to when their deposit was rity right away." put down." Most of the vandalism on cam- Vandalism to the large ornamcn- "We're not even sure that it is pus has occurred in this area ac- By Jule Gardner tal light postsahat stand along some of our people because we cording to Dever. 'That seems to Merciad News Editor Briggs Avenue has been commit- have such a large number of g u e s t s be the party spot right now," he ted several times over the past visiting this campus on week- said. "The parties seem to be go- Editor's Note: This column is designed to let the Mercyhurst few weeks, according to Bud ends," said Dever. "We hope that, ing back and forth across Briggs." community know what is happening in the world of politics. The Dcvcr, director of security. if anybody sees anything like this news is gathered from various issues of The New York Times. "Starting at about 4010 (Briggs) and running down to the corner, from page 1: Current Leader in Various Polls: Bill Clinton there have been three or four of I 6-10 Points I them that have been damaged at Student claims inaccessibility various times," said Dever. * On Ross Perot: Some of the posts[ have been (from page 1) the library, Old commodate her needs as a dis- bent over and broken with "brute i Main, Sullivan, and currently, one abled student. * Ross Perot announced Sunday on "60 Minutes" that the reason he strength" according to Dever. He is being built for Baldwin. Pres- Billingsley said that the college dropped out of the race in July was because he had at least three added, "Others seem to have been ently, for a handicapped person to is doing all that it can. However, reports that the Republican party was going to play "dirty tricks'* broken by somebody cl imbing up get out of Baldwin, they must he said that they have to look at with a member of his family. He believed that,manufactured towards the top of them and shak- take the elevator to the basement, the situation realistically. "You photographs of his daughter were going to be leaked to the press in ing them to the point ^that the go through the football players' can't expect us to rebuild the en- an attempt to discredit him. He also claimed that he received ins ides of the light falls out" 1 locker room, out the side doors, tire college," Billingsley said. information that his daughter's wedding ceremony would be dis- Dever stated that the lights are and up the outside ramp.; According to Stalsky, disabled rupted by G.O.P. members and that a wiretap was placed in his very expensive and cost a lot of Due to the present inaccessibil- students are losing their s e n s e of office. Perot said, "I can't prove any of it today, but it was a risk I money to rewire and put back up. ity of Mercyhurst, Stalsky has independence. She said that as far did not have to take and a risk I would not take where my daughter "As it is right now, the people decided to transfer t o another c o l - as many are concerned, this col- is concerned." * who live over there are going to lege at the end of the term. She lege doesn't promote regaining share in the cost of the replace- said that she will be attending a it. * Bush aides have responded to the allegations by calling Perot ment of the lights," Dever said. college that can sufficiently ac- "paranoid." Republican press secretary, Marlin Fitzwater said, "It's so crazy that he seems to have latched on to this theory much like other people latch onto U J \ 0 . theories, and he seems to believe it." Fitzwater also said that his party could no longer tip-toe around alienating Perot because people might start to believe the accusa- staff raised $443 through an in- 5 tions,! although Perot's announcement has been regarded with ternal fundraiser. On Wednesday, skepticism by the press. Oct. 7, Alpha Phi Omega had a Circle K Concerning the issue, Paul Begala, a senior strategist for Bill loose change night and raised Clinton, said, "Never interrupt your opponent when he's making a $245. j | ) * J fool of himself." Drive Dominic said "We're just very Business By Anne L. McNeils grateful to the people who helped By Suzanne Coneglio A&E and Features Editor and the people who donated."* Merciad Staff Reporter On Wednesday, Oct 21, Circle According to a recent Children's M K International (CKI) held its sec- Defense Fund survey, among cit- ond club meeting in the Student ies with populations of 100,000 «•»* Union. Many of t h e old members or more, Erie ranks first in pov- <,V returned as well as an abundance erty rates. Recently, some mem- News of new members. bers of the Mercyhurst commu- By Stephanie Wain w r i g h t A few of the objectives of the nity worked to assist some of t h o se Merciad Staff Reporter club are to serve on the campus poor. and in the community, to encour- Last Monday and Tuesday, Oct. Some new topics are being ex- • • • • age participation in group activi- 19 and 20, Campus Minisrty held plored by MSG these days. One ties, and to provide the opportu- its annual food drive. Joe of great importance is the loca- nity for leadership training in ser- Dominic, campus minister, said tion of the 93' Winter Formal. Sal vice. that 120 people participated in Last year the formal was held at Gary Bukowski, faculty advisor Bill Clinton George Bush the drive event. They went door the Quality Plaza Hotel; it was of CKI, was asked in 1982 by the to door in southeast Erie solicit- also the location of the previous Kiwanis Club of Erie to start a * Perot's charges have tipped a story that the FBI set up a sting ing food contributions. The con- year's. One location being looked Circle K club at Mercyhurst. "I operation in which an undercover agent checked into his claims of tributions will be donated to the into is the Rotunda, a newly reno- feel it is an area where students Republican spying this summer. Jim Oberwetter, the G.O.P cam- emergency pantry of the Second vated restaurant /bar. The restau- would like to be involved and paign chairman in Dallas, said that an FBI agent offered to sell him Harvest Food Bank. Dominic said rant is located in the old Erie tbeylhave done great things for a tape and documents from Perot's office for $25,000. Oberwetter 3,984 pounds of food were col- Train Station building. It i s a very the club in the past 10 years," said said Tuesday that this was an attempt to "entrap" him. President lected, which is about 500 more popularplace of d i n i n g in the Erie Bush told Oberwetter that he would review the conduct of the FBI area. Bukowski. pounds than last year, The club is planning for many after the election but did not say he would make a formal complaint b MSG is offering skate rentals to Dominic said the turnout for the guest speakers and an abundance about the organization. those who are in need of skates drive was excellent. He wishes to of activities, both o n and off c a m - during student ice sessions. The recognize the groups and clubs pus. The Democratic Scene: rentals can be found in the down- that took part in the food drive. & President Grace Bruno says, "I stairs of the Union near the book- The entile women's soccer team want to see the members of CKI * Governor Bill Clinton has been campaigning in Georgia, Florida store. Rentals are $ 1 with student participated, including the coach. get a 11 the benefits of such a di- ID and $1.50 without i t The rent* and Louisiana, formerly strong Republican states. In Louisiana he Other sports teams involved in- verse club. CKI offers its mem- als are Bauer hockey skates that said, "The important thing is, what are we going to do after the clude the football team and the bers everything from career net- come in all sizes. ,' election because after the election, there'll be no charges to answer, hockey team. Clubs that worked working and scholarships to life- The new ?_ student directory is nobody to make tun of, only the American people, their problems are Circle K, the Pre-Law Soci- time friendships • A member can scheduled for arrival sometime and their promise out there." > ety, the Sportsmedicine Club and only gain things by doing one during the first w e e k of Novem- Residence Life. The group from thing—becoming involved." ber. Some new features h a v e been The Republican Scents residence life included Briggs For anyone interested in becom- added to the directory, such as buildings 611,3830,3908,3924, ing a member, the next meeting i s faculty numbers and more adver- * President B u s h stated from h i s attacks o n C l i n t o n briefly t o portray 3938 and 4014; the townhouses; Wednesday, Nov. 4 at 8:30 p.m. tisements. Student can now reach himself a s a "conservative activist" This term is said t o combine the the first and third floors of in the Government Chambers of out and touch that special teacher strong points of b o t h Perot and CI inton. He later returned to the full McAulcy Hall and the third floor the Student Union. If you're in- of Baldwin Hall. when he/she is cramming and in force attacks in Albuquerque, New Mexico, referring to his oppo- need ofthis/her assistance. terested, but can't a t t e n d the meet- nents9 "crazy ideas." J Last week, college faculty and ing, call Amy Fierle at 824-2987. OCTOBER 29.1992 THE MERCIAD PAGE 3

McDonald urges! p e o p l e to v o t e o n i s s u e s Dear Editor, the United States commands a and low skilled j o b s are not grow- barrel latched on to the good bills. Congress won't send it to him significant lead in worker pro- ing as fast as those that require a Term limits for Congress so that with more tax hikes. Why George Bush? ductivity. Europe's unemploy- lot of training. The poorest one we w i l l get t h e citizen involved in Economist Walter Williams has Things aren't as bad as they say ment rate is above 10% and Japan fifth of U.S. population's income government the way it was sup- stated that with all the money they are. Yes, we have been in a is in the throes of a stock market rose 12 percent posed to be. Let Congress live we've spent on poverty programs global downturn with the crash. (When was Reagan and Congress is becoming imperial- under the laws they pass. Arkan- since the 1960's, we could have economy but things are looking Bush President of Japan or any istic. They hold themselves above sas has a Balanced Budget bought the entire assets of every up. Alan Reynolds of the Wall Europe nation? the law exempting their institu- Amendment. According to the Fortune 500 Company and virtu- Street Journal reported on the ac- A two and a half year study of tion from the laws they pass like Democrats it worked so well in ally every acre of U.S. farmland tual current statistics: industrial American manufacturing by the the Equal* Pay Act, The Civil Arkansas that we should have it yet social problems are appar- production rose 2.1 percent since Commerce Department showed Rights Act, The Freedom of In- throughout the nation. ently far worse today than in the May of 1991, manufacturing is that U.S. manufacturing had formation Act, and The Ethics in Big g o v e r n m e n t equals b i g prob- sixties. To me this shows that the up 2.8 percent, exports doubled tripled during the'1980's and is Government Act lems, small government equal solution is to not throw money at in the last six years and we are in today on par with Japan and Eu- They blatantly pork barrel good small problems. All of the plans a problem. the sixth consecutive positive rope. It also showed that bills with a mess of tax increases President Bush has introduced There is much more I would like quarter. manufacturing's share of GNP that they know the President will since the Gulf War have been to write about but time and space A USA Today article recently (gross national product) has re- veto so that they can go back to stonewalled by the partisan-con- won't allow for it One thing I pointed out that housing starts are bounded to the level of output their constituency and say "we trolled Congress just as their tax want to stress is that we as Ameri- up dramatically for two months achieved in the 1960's and the tried but the President doesn't increases since the G u l f W a r h a v e cans must stop looking to the gov- in a row, the computer industry is United States is experiencing an care." They bounce checks like been vetoed and able to be sus- ernment to solve our problems having a record year, banks are unprecedented export boom. basketballs and then fight against tained. All of t h e President's plans and start relying on the power of rebounding, and treasury bond !*By the way, the Bureau of Labor the people of the nation when will shrink the government and ourselves. The government is the yields a re up. Statistics reported that the per- they want to know if their get them out of your wallet and problem, not the solution J The Compa red to J a pa n a nd E u rope, centage of new j o b s in the higher congrcsspe rson played ba 11. They busy protecting life where they only Presidential "candidate em- as some people like J to do, the skilled categories w a s much larger, blame the president for all of their should be. ?> phasizing the strength of people, New York Times reported that in the 1980's than in the 1970's ills and the sluggish economy President/Bush has excellent not government, is George Bush. when they know that they hold ideas for getting people off of Please vote, but when you do the big spending purse strings. It welfare. He wants to encourage make sure it is an informed vote. racES &S&S3; is an institution that has been un- new welfare-to-work initiatives, Don't vote for someone because I * * . • V f fi tV\ art V i * V i » «^J*fc SSSSiS der the control of the Democrats stop lawbreakers from r e c e i v i n g they are popular, or because your would like tf^HNl for 38 years. ?: it and expand his HOPE program friend is voting for them, or be- President Bush has some great that lets public housing residents cause they are leading in the polls. 1mm?. everyone Ja safe "protectingjpeople'^ideas. Line buy their homes, thereby giving This doesn'tmean that they must : • • Item Veto which hehasbeen fight- them something to better and work be the right choice. Please don't anfd happy! ing for four years, will give any for. vote party line, vote for individu- president the power of getting rid als. Just because your candidate ?5fc%3g>: Jack Kemp's (housing and ur- loween of all the big government pork ban development director) Enter- is losing in the polls don't give up mmm* prise Zone Plan is excellent, giv- and not show up at the polls...vote. ing the inner city tax breaks to promote business to create jobs Sincerely, ' eiWBto&kWaar and it has the full ^backing'by 3 President;Bush, as long as the Mike McDonald '-SLAUGHTER BY TO SERBIANS, , TERRORISTS IN EGYPT, TO3UBLL0N THE WEST BANK J R A BOMBINGS IN UJNDON, FAMINE IN SOMALIA"

Dear Editor, other students (like myself) may at one time need to use the article WHAT HAVE they have mutilated for their own Y0U6OTON pleasure? Think about it If you CLINTON'S I consider myself a student who MOTHER? is a full-time studier, (except, of want the book or magazine that course, for the occasional week- bad, go out and buy it for your- v end party). I Gnd mysel f s p e n d i n g self! * some quality time in the library I seriously respect the concern studying. Even though I am not for the library and the students using the books in the library, I Who use it. I apologize for those seriously respect them because I students who do not know what it am allowed to take them out w h e n takes to buy and care for the books I want to (with,a library card). this school is paying for. How can those students destroy- ing these books, magazines and Sincerely Yours, reference .books respect themselves? Do they not realize that Pam Cam ma ra to The Merciad Turner questions Merciad endorsement Mercyhursi College's Hist Pass newspaper is rated b y the Associated Collegiate Press Vol. 66 No. 7 October 29,1992 body'(the Merciad staff) could word choice of the column was Joseph Legter . Editor in Chief John Danknich Asst. Sports Editor Dear Editor. J ule Gardner ;. News Editor Michelle Ryan ? Copy Editor have written a "single" opinion- not agreed upon. Unless I'm mis- Anne McNeils A&EIFeaturesEditor Yvonne Maher Advertising Manager ated piece (The article). It is not taken, the Merciad staff did not Craig Rybczynski . Sports Editor Timothy Morlaity Faculty Advisor possible to collaborate'a multi- huddle around the computer and Merciad Staff Coming from a reactionary con- tude of ideas, even if they are the confirm each word of each sen- Dave McQuillen Mary Medure Susan Lee Eback Tate Davidson servative or extreme right-wing same, and express them in "ex- tence. The writing therefore is Amy Tierno Megan Circle Tiffanie Williams Michelle Bova position, I And it difficult to sup- actly"-the same verbiage. The "individual ized." The lone writer Erin Hauber Monica Sertik Elizabeth Johnson Sean Wall Grace Bruno Tonie Bolan Andrea Myers Mike McCIorey port the Metciad's endorsement Merciad is guilty of this. of the article being the individual. Keith Courson Leon Mumford David Kosobucki Katie Johnson of Bill Clinton. My political opin- tThe beginning of the article So essentially, who endorses Jay Kennedy Rick Shel ton Stacie Kane Beth Nichols states that their choice "has been Nicole Geraci Heather Ryan * John Shanahan John Furlong ion aside, I thought that the Clinton, the Merciad staff or the Suzanne Coneglio Li am Barron, Steph Szabo % Beth Haas Merciad presented objective facts brought about by agreeable posi- author of the article? Stephanie Wainwrlgh v Michael Arrigo Karen Trapolsi I and provided a sound argument tions." Even if a unanimous com- Merded is the student-proaucea newspaper 01 Mercvnursi for backing Clinton. The conflict mon stance was taken and they 501 E. 38th St.VErie, Pa.. ttfloTPhone 8 2 4 - 2 3 7 6 wholly believed in precisely ev- Merciad of interest I would like to address, however, concerns how thefar- ery policy of Clinton, the article Sincerely, f does contain a faux pas. This mis- Merdad's editorial opinion Is deti ticle "Merciad Endorses Bill tor holding final r e s p o n s i b i l i t y . The Clinton" was written. take stems from the fact that a Matthew Turner n*murilv those of Tne Merded. I question how any collective tmifotm decision on the exact PAGE 4 THE MERC IAD OCTOBER 29,1992

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Gardner: ff '' Weeding Out I A Business Ethics Workshop dema nded by Mercyhurst He also tives of Mercyhurst College, will be presented by Dr. Thomas said the children sat entralled as Edinboro University, Gannon Donahue, Associate Professor in they continually emphasized the University, Penn State-Behrend the Philosophy and Religious im porta nee of " a l w a y s doing your and Allegheny College. The dis- Studies Department, on Novem- best"!; I * play is geared towards young- ber 6 from 7 to 9 p.m., and on sters, but everyone is welcome to By Jule Gardner |Faculty and make-up senior November 7 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. participate in the activities. Dr. Merciad News Editor pictures for the school yearbook The workshop will explore the Todd Trout of t he Department of will be taken on Tuesday and relationship between morality and Chemistry and Physics, and Karen Wait Don't stop reading. It's okay, I'm not going to write about Thursday, November 3 and 5 from the Mercyhurst radio station. I mean, is it j u s t me, or has all the blood self interest and will address vari- Stahl, a business/chemistry ma- 12 to 3 : 3 0 p.m. and 4:30 to 8 p.m., been finally drained out of t h i s dead horse? If I read one more article ous moral dilemmas which arise jor, will be participating in the Wednesday, November 4, from 9 about how great a station is that I can't even listen to although I'm in business activity. The cost of event. a.m. to 1 2 p.m. and 1 to 5 p.m., just a few hundred feet away from the DJ, I might just blow the the worshop, including lunch on Saturday, is $20 and $10 for stu- and Friday, November 6 from 9 whole place up. Kidding. My pen is violent, I'm not dents. Pre-registration is neces- a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 to 4 p.m. Seriously, if you look at the masthead it says "Perspectives." I The St. James Annual Christ- sary before October 30. To regis- Pictures will be taken in Govern- think the space in this column should be given to someone who has mas Craft Show will be held on ter, contact Marlene Lehmkuhl at ment Chambers of the Student' earned the right to give a different perspective, not someone who Saturday and Sunday, November ext 2572. Union. will write about the same ideas another columnist (subliminal 7 and 8, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. St. message: Dave McQuillen) had devoted his column to a few weeks James is located at 2522 Buffalo earlier. This is a college newspaper, one of the few places a non- A Council for Exceptional Chil- Road. The craft show will feature administrative opinion can b e expressed publicly. It is supposed to Perry Elementary School dren Meeting w i l l be held on Sun- crafts, specials awards and a be a voice, although it is usually more like a faint whisper, of the lauched its quality reading pro- day, November 8, at 3 p.m. in Chinese auction. students. Most of that hyped-up, unoriginal drivel can be saved for gram with a student assembly on Zurn 114. Guest speaker will be the admissions catalog. Alright, already. Enough of my personal Thursday, October 15. John Michele d e m o n s , a genetic coun- Would you like to make this beef of the week. Leisering was asked to provide selor. I Christmas< season special for Let's move on to something I know lots o' people care about: two student-athletes to speak on someone? If s o , plan on attending BEER. Or, more specifically, our rights that have been usurped by the v a l u e of r e a d i n g . The students On Saturday, October 31, from an organizational; meeting for certain members of t h e Residence Life staff w h o act 1 ike the Gestapo who went to Perry for. the pro- 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., a chemistry "Christmas on Campus" on No- when this four letter word is involved. gram were Mike McClorey, a display will be held at* the vember 5 in Zurn hall at 8 p.m. Is there a bulldog running loose somewhere? J thought pets football player, and Kevin Mill creek Mall near the entrance For more information please con- weren't allowed on campus, yet there seems to be at least one who Schultz,ka baseball player. Ed- to Kaufmann's Department Store. tact Penny Hanes at 824-2533. needs a leash. I ward Grode, principal of Perry, The display is sponsored by the Case in point Let's just say there was an actual party on Friday said the students were wonderful American Chemical Society and | On FViday, Oct. 30 the CEC night (I know it can be a frightening t h o u g h t ) . No one got out of examples of the quality students is being presented by representa- (Council for Exceptional Chil- hand. No one did the Technicolor yawn out the window or ran buck dren) will be sponsoring a social naked through the quad. The keg was eventually kicked. Everybody activity for the school age, life- left to find one that wasn't The party was over, folks. skill support students in Sullivan Along comes a bulldog barking up a dead tree. Have you ever By Ke/uj we Hall from 7 to 9 p.m. heard of "ex post facto?" I know it is a term associated with rights outside these cast-iron bars (oh, do I mean gates?) The point is that Former Mercyhurst? hockey it is completely ludicrous to bust and fine someone "after the fact," star, Scott Burfoot will have his but that is exactly w h a t happened to some friends o f m i n e . A bulldog RIOIN1 AROWA/D i*?*wr iff*** jersey number retired in a cer- came sniffing long after the beer was depleted and decided to emony before the November 3 BAD oy^iofc! *oss *«*<*? TW* confiscate an empty keg and impose a $200 fine. The keg was kept 0H home opener against Fredonia. behind a closed door of a closet and in a plastic bag. tlMftllOS '."DMA-Bo*' ( * I It has been my understanding that we had some privacy when it tt$Si&K-S&K%4£* PLAY "me SAX*! came to search and seizure. It has been my understanding we had tedile £4V 8? some rights. Maybe I don't understand, but it is not so easy to gain «&f that understanding. Here is the handbook. Here is a list of all the nasty sins that you have to pay for. Here is a neat list of all the clubs on campus. Where is a list of my rights??? 1 thought members of The Gestapo were not allowed to search wiimsmmmmmmm through residents' closets and bags. Obviously, our homes are fair SS88SS on &ne s? game when someone comes a-sniffing. Oh, but they aren't our ^4§SSSS& £:• ^^m^^^^^^^S^^ homes, they belong to the school. I pay $70 a week so that I can be stripped of m y privacy on a suspicion thatl might actually drink beer in college. The Merciad incorrectly re- Let's discuss that word: suspicion. Do you see it written anywhere ported the date of the first var- in the student handbook that being "suspicious" is cause for a write- sity hockey season opener in up? :I know of some people who were threatened with disciplinary the Check it Out box- in the taction because there was "suspicion" of a keg at their place. 1 looked October 22 issue. The hockey for that crime in The Book. All I found was the word "possession." 6£oR6g GreTSAD£WAT£r, nt shouldn't be that difficult to understand the difference. I go teams first game is November college, I know. 1 3. M i * i Okay, I'll relinquish and soften the blowsI don't hate all members of the Residence Life Staff. I know that most of the time they are j u s t doing their jobs. The problem exists when they take their jobs too seriously. An RA or an RD or whatever some of them call them- r^W"* selves is not a warden. Oh, lighten up. I don't really think I live in a police state known as Mercyhurst It has not gone as far as that, but it has gone far enough. I'm done growing old for this week. I************************************************************ If you remember my last column, I focused on the JFK assassins- Ition and, in particular, Jim Garrison's illuminating theory. Since then, Jim Garrison has passed away, I only hope that you will not Bread one article and walk away. Find out more s o we can be sure the truth will not die w i t h him. If y o u go out drinking this weekend, toast one to Jim. He was one of the good guys. OCTOBER 29,1992 THE MERCIAD PAGE 5

WW XgS m VAV.V. Arte 'tr- Entyrtainiiient i Shoe Gazing 'Birds » takes credited in pari to Walter Kerr, trayeofd symbolicallfy throug h hu- By late Davidson By David McQuillen Merciad Staff Reporter who wrote this modern adapta- mans, gods and birds communi- Merciad Staff Columnist tion. cating and trying t o form a perfect Beginning on October 28, the The play follows the adventures society. The play has directorial Mcrcyhurst College Theatre will of a human couple who leave Ath- freedom so we may see some is- OK. Ski you know what tastes good, and you usually think it tastes be performing a 2,500 year-old good right f r o m the first ravenous chow down. Pizza, blue cheese ens to explore the Kingdom of t h e sues which are directly important play. The Birds is a comedy writ- today. dressing, fiesh p i n e a p p l e , Doritos, Pepsi, tacos, beer and grandma *s Birds. This comedic couple ten by Aristophames while living (searching for a better life) is The stage consists of rocks and special chocolate chip cookies (where, for reasons that even NASA in an ancient Athenian society. couldn't explain, the chips stay soft and melted for days after they played by John Gatto and Nichole is a mere island of scenery. You Jim Gandolfo (founder of the "In Bruno. The cast consists mostly should expect to see special ef- come out of the oven). Oh yes, your tongue will search out and All Seriousness" Comedy Troop), devour anything and everything to its liking. 1 of birds - this is convenient be- fects and hear our interesting is directing the play. Igor Stalsky cause of the majority of females soundtrack (although it is not a You also know what looks good. Yes, pretty tree, pretty sunset, was scheduled to direct but he in the play. We can assume that musical). >• my, what a pretty this and that And if you aren't sure about how said, "Gandolfo fell in love with birds c a n b e e a s i l y played by males This comedy should not be attractive the person you are talking to is, you can always have the play," and that it is very well or females, even though plays missed. It begins on Wednesday, another beer and think again. Hmmm...my, how pretty you are. suited for him. made in this time were fully male. October 28 at 8 p.m. at the Now, what sounds good? What are your auditory pizzas and All of the actors in the slapstick You can expect to see an eye- Mercyhurst Little Theatre and sunsets? What do your ears crave, need, want, lust after? Whether comedy are Mercyhurst students. watering comedy which Stalsky continues each following day at it's the sound of a cheering crowd, rustling leaves or your lover's The characters are humans, birds calls "Laurel and Hardy in the same time until Sunday, No- whispers, think about your favorite sound. and gods. This calls for large, Birdla nd", but the play does have vember 1 (last day of show is at How about the people that you hang around with? Do you like elaborate costumes. Although the some meaning other man laughs. 2:30 p.m.). All tickets are $6 and their voices? How do they sound? Harsh, smooth, raspy, deep, high, play was written in about 414 It was originally written to criti- free to Mercyhurst students with foreign, slurred, crisp, professional or sexy? What do you prefer? B.C., it is still meaningful and cize the Athenian society and I.D.J For reservations, call ext. How about the music that you listen to? Listen to the singer's voice hilarious. This "freshness" canbe many of its members. It is por- 2401. r and think about it. Do you like it because it's unusual, common, melodic or so bad that he screams the words and hopes you don't notice? % Sharon] Lowen Unfortunately, most of the voices in today's music are digitally altered, tweaked just so to sound better and sell more records. But [ perform there are two artists out there, Harriet Wheeler of The Sundays and Odissi, the classi- Morrissey, who create better sounds that the Sirens themselves. Now listen girls, if you want to know what guys wish all girls cal dance of East- sounded like, get the new tape by the Sundays, plug it in and listen...imitate Harriet's v o i c e and make big strong tough men break ern India at down and sob with j o y . They'11 do anything for you, I guarantee it Harriet has the kind of voice that is so sweet, so soft, so damn Mercyhurst on feminine that even cold, insensitive men will drool like Pavlov's dog after hearing it a few. times. Friday, Oct 30 at\ •Perhaps the best thing about her voice, however, is that she can say 7:30 p. mX in Zurn anything and sound good. "Hideous towns, they make me throw up," (a lyric from their first self-titled album) comes out of her Recital Hall. The mouth smelling like violets and looking like a rose. No one, no one, no one could possibly sing like she does. She changes pitch, tone and program costs $7 volume so often that her voice is more like an instrument than anything else. ?r the general The music? Oh yeah. This album is pretty similar to the last one, with heavy Smiths influence and mellow tempos. This is late night pub lid and $5 for studying stuff or early Sunday morning (I know, I know, no pun students and se- intended) music. You cannot dance to this band; this is for sitting and listening and thinking. If you didn't like their first album, don't nior citizens. For get this one. But if you did like it, then it's definitely worth your bucks. •. more information, While the Sundays have adopted the sounds of The Smiths, Morrissey (ex-lead singer of T h e Smiths for those of you who don't call 824-2262. . know The Smiths from the Jo nse s ) trying to be what he was and started being what he is. The result, an album titled Your Arsenal, is surprisingly varied, containing everything from hard, fast slammers to slow, morbid, depressing wrist Departments treat kids slitters. There's even a country sounding twanger. Morrissey possesses perhaps the most versatile voice out there. I mean, this guy can make some of t he weirdest, whooping, laughing, By Michael Arrigo moaning, droning noises on the planet and then impersonate Elvis. Merciad Staff Reporter On his past albums, he tended to limit his vocal talents to slow, dour songs, drowning in bis own misery and more than happy to drag you Halloween is upon us. You bet- N with him. Through it all$however, he keeps an acid sense of humor. ter watch out for a 11 the ghosts and Despite a more upbeat approach here, Morrissey's sarcasm and ghouls. Actually, watch out for the dance department. No, you "Last nigh^^1t ^1 ^dream ^ ^ ^t ^tha t someone loved me" depressio^^n won't be frightened by them; you continue.. J i e just seems to put it in a happier package. should watch out for the produc- On "Seasick, Yet Still Docked,* the only real morale killer, he tion being put on by the dancers sings, "I am a poor, frcezingly cold soul, sovfar from where I on Saturday, Oct. 31. intended to go." Obvously, he's got a pretty lo* opinion of himself Mary Price Boday had an idea. but he doesnt seem to caie. In "Tomorrow," the fast, catchy closer She then got together with Lee of the album, Morrissey sings, "All I ask of you. J s w i l l you put your Wilkins. Wilkins put some music arm around me? I won't tell anybody tomorrow. All I ask of you is together and presto, Campus Trick that you tell me that you love me. And if you don* mean it, well, I begin at Zurn and trot around un- This is another effort to promote or Treat. This Saturday, the danc- til they end up at Weber Hall. awareness of what goes on inside know^ou dontmean it, just tell me that you love me." Hedoesnt ers will be performing in Zurn seem to care too niuch about sincerity. % ~* Blabac, a junior dance major, the gates of Mercyhurst. Blabac f Recital Hall at 6 and 7 p.m. Fol- hopes "something like this will said, "The show would be en- Whether lti Morrisse/*! new, more*aggressive (but still as lowing their "comical" perfor- depressing and cynical as ever) sound, or Harriet's perfect voice, get the dance department noticed. joyed by all ages." Good luck to mance, said Laura Blabac, chil- It is a great idea for promoting all those who entered in the pump- these are sounds that no human ear can resist. Give them a try; try dren between the ages of f o u r and to sing along and then gQ talk to someone. Listen to thWr voice and sa fe trick or treating for the com- kin carving contest sponsored by 11 will be trick or treating around munity.'* It gives both the dance the department. Have a safe and S see if it is as attractive as their looks. Could be an experiment for you the Mercyhurst College campus. and music departments perform- "comical" Halloween. biology major* hercxJo good-looking people have good-sounding Stations wi 11 be set up throughout *N ing experience; In a bin and hu- voices? Then again, who cares? the camous. The children will morous way. I i PAGE 6 THE MERCIAD OCTOBER 29,1992 m 1 I 1 I .It » • 4 - « t *.• t • r « • • - • • • - • riViyrn • t i - - , y • • • • • • - • • — »—

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fe^* '•<# '/\ The Mercy h u r s t women's cross 9, overall in 28:06. Sophomore Scott By Craig Rybczynski country team placed second with \Xw Choura placed 13th overall in Mcrciad Sports Editor I '/ZM 40 points last Saturday at Grove 29:21, followed by Michael I mm City College. Four schools com- W, wBStisamV.y) Brown placing 16th in 29:45. O Canada, Our home and peted in the women's-3.1? mile mt Tf^wKwr^ ?VWW5?'/,9 "Sophomore'? Scott Choura native land...Wait. Stop. The : « race with 26 runners overall! pushed hard to earn his 29:21 Canadian national anthem in the L/ ! Junior Betsy Van Nest placed finish, his fastest time to date this World Series. I must be dream- first for the Hurst and third over- season,"said coach Kathy Noble- ing. The Toronto Blue Jays, all in 21:44, followed by Nichole Fraley, "it's his first year on the Canada's Team, defeated the Putt finishing seventh overall in team and at Mercyhurst." Atlanta Braves four games to 22:03.3 Other placers were Matt Burnett two to capture America's na- "Yes, it was exciting to watch for 17th in 29:52, Brad Allen for tional pastime. J Nichole Putt leading the women's 21st in*30:32, Dave Taylor for The victory erased the years of play-off futility suffered by past race through the first two miles/' 22nd in 30:43, and Michael Arrigo Jays' teams. This time the word CHOKE plays no part in Toronto's said co-coach Mike Fraley, "Her for 25th in 32:16. I post season vocabulary. The Atlanta Braves, on the other hand, seventh place overall fin i s h is very Scott Choura Grove City College placed first become the seventh team in play-off history to lose back-to-back respectable. She w a s nosed out of in both races with 18 points in the World Championships. fifth or sixth by only six to eight Staci Loughran in 23:07. Other women's race and 28 points in the The final climatic game was so indicative of a Braves comeback, seconds." placers were5Amy iKelloggf for men's race. that it was hard to fathom the Jays pulling a reversal of fortune. In The ninth, tenth and eleventh 18th in 25:26 and Trisha Powers Those interested in helping the the 4-3/jllth inning victory, the game was highlighted by Dave places all b e l o n g e d to Mercyhurst: for 23rd in 26:22. cross country team are welcome Winfield's two-run, game winning double. *; Barbara O'Conner in 22:41, The men placed fourth with 71 to call Kathy Noble-Fraley at 453- The game looked very reminiscent of the seventh game of the Theresa Schroeck in 22:59, and points.- In their five mile race 6425.1 >^d •?, National League Championship Series when the "Never say die" Braves scored three ninth inning runs to defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates. Men's heavyweight eight . f i n i s h e s in top ten Once again Francisco Cabrera stepped to the plate, and Georgians, Georgetown, Columbia Univer- weights finished b e h i n d the Uni- even Jane Fonda, clutched their hands togethereto bring about divine By Craig Rybczynski Merciad Sports Editor sity and the University of Michi- versity of Virginia in the field of intervention. Cabrera clubbed a Tom Henke pitch no left field, an however, Candy Maldonado robbed Cabrera of a hit with a leaping g - I Also, two other m e n ' s boats were The lone women's crew was the catch. The hero role then fell onto Otis Nixon's shoulders. Nixon heavyweight four. The crew fin- singled in Jeff Blauser and the game was tied. Ron Gant then flew entered in the regatta other than The Mercyhurst men's heavy- the heavyweight eight The light- ished a third of a second behind out to center fielder Devon White for the final out. weight eight finished among the the University of Virginia. How- After a scoreless 10th, Winfield stepped up to the plate with two weight eight and heavyweight top ten crews at the Head of the four rowed for the La kers. Unof- ever, Mercyhurst finished 17th runners on and two out. For Charlie Leibrandt it was deja vu, as he Schuykill in Philadelphia, PA, on among a field of 31. The boat once again allowed the game winning hit in the sixth game of the ficial ly, the 1 igh t w e i g h t eight cap- Saturday, October 24. The Geld tured 24th place. ? consisted of Nicole Geraci, An- World Series. Leibrandt threw a 3-2 pitch to Winfield, which he of competitors included drea? Peterson, Tricia Lefeuvre, lined down the left-field line, scoring both runners. Why the hell The results of the heavyweight Georgetown University, fYale four were not made available. Leanne ^Peters and coxswain wasn't T e r r y Pendleton playing the line? The Jays now led 4-2 going University, Temple University Hea ther Drake. to the bottom of the 11th. T However, controversy played a and the University of M i a m i . The role in their row. The four was When the Braves came up to bat, I still had hope that they would Head of the Schuykill served as leading an opposing boat when a pull out another victory. Well, the Braves did stage a valiant last preparation for the Princeton passing b o a t r a m m e d them, push- attempt to win the game. The Braves put two on with none out and Chase the foil owing day, Sunday, ing the Mercyhurst boat into the made the score 4-3 when a run scored on an infield ground out by October 25. next l a n e . Thus, the head race w a s Brian Hunter. Then with two out and the tying run on third, Nixon The David and Goliath scenario restarted, and according to rower came up. Could he once again tie the game? Not this time. Nixon held true to form, as Mercyhurst Keith Gilbert, the Lakers lost the bunted to the pitcher, Mike Timlin, who threw to first for the final took on schools twice their size momentum they had in the early out. At that moment, all of Canada went wild, as their team had and rich in rowing tradition. Ac- race. 0NFIDENTIAL PROFESSIONAL finally won the 'big one." cording to women's rower An-, After the regatta, the Lakers con- 209 MAIN When I look back on the series the word CLUTCH sticks out in my drea Peterson, "We were racing cluded their fall season at the mind. The Blue Jays won all four games by one run. The Braves the top Ivy League crews, and we Princeton Chase in New Jersey C0UNSELING.SERVICES twice led the Jays going in to!; the ninth, only to see their lead did exceptionally well for the on Sunday. The three mile chase A PERSONAL TOUCH evaporate. Who would have thought Ed Sprague would hit a Jeff amount of rowing we've had to- was held on the Carnegie River. Reardon fastball out for a 5-4 victory in game two, to pullToronto gether." The lightweight eight finished WITH REAL LIFE CONCERN even at 1-1? What about Candy Maldonado's single off none other With the experience of rowing the best of a n y Mercyhurst crew, than Reardon to win game three, 3-2? Not to mention Winfield's hit against Ivy League competitors finishing 11th out of 20 boats. Relationship Issues On defense, Devon White's over-the-shoulder catch robbed David at the Bausch and Lomb Invita- The top three crews were indica- Suicide Justice of an extra base hit and the Braves of a scoring opportunity tional on October 11, the Lakers tive of the competition. Yale fin- Sexual/Physical Abuse Depression in game three. The Jays bullpen also kept their team in the game, knew what .-to expect. The ished first, followed by Harvard Grief Counseling while their offense got run production when they needed it. Former women's lightweight eight and and Dartmouth. The Lakers fin- Self Esteea Braves pitcher Duane Ward was 2-0 out of the bullpen with an heavyweight four rowed the 2.5 ished seven-tenths of a second Date Rape earned run average of 0.00. The Braves bullpen faltered under the mile course. According to unoffi- beh nd Columbia. cial results, the eight placed ninth Substance Abuse duress of play-off pressure (Jeff Reardon). The other men's crew was the family On offensive, each team w a s led by an unlikely player. For the Blue in their pool. The four finished heavyweight eight who placed Peer Adjustments Jays catcher Pat Borders hit .450 en route to the World Series Most 17th against crews that included 19th in the chase. The heavy- Eating Disorders Valuable Player award. For Atlanta, Deion Sanders exhibited the pivorte/Separation Group Counseling potential he has if he would devote his talents solely to baseball. Pregnancy Sanders hit .533 for the series and stole five bases. Student skating times for As I end my column, once again disappointedly the Braves ipostscKon loss, I say congratulation* to Canada, as they showed | Mercyh|iretjIce|Cenierj To Arrange For An A p p o i n t m e n t ] that the Blue Jays and their fans are a cjass a c t ToToronto s credit, (Fall t e r m : 0§&beifl5 -|Novemberf20) Ext-2555 oriRoom 209 M J it didn't turn the flying of the Canadian Hag upside down into an international taiddeflt. . . .* i »• . ,u». —m Mondays 7:30-'9p. m I Redding when he Sang, "I left my heart in Georgto. ; | •| . G<^. 24 to.3:45^ 6:;15 |M». No ice o| I think I'll go noifand drown my sorrows with some; Labatt s and • . Oct. 31, and Nov. 20 sing OK Blue JaVa until I'm blue in the heth F

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Mercy hurst Lakers football team sacked by Alfred University! 13-9

By Keith C o u r s o n * it difficult to get over the hump," the Lakers only tallied three points schedules" continues on Satur- son rushing mark of 9 2 7 yards set Merciad Sports Writer he noted, referring to two poten- to show for it. day as Ithaca entertains the Lak- back in 1985. Woodard now tial defensive pass interference Alfred finally got on4 the ers. The number one ranked team stands only/16 yards from the It was first and ten from t h e calls that were never made and a scoreboard with 9:30 left in the in Division III football poses the record. "I'll get it," he said with fifteen yard line. Freshman quar- defensive holding call tagged third quarter on a Mercy hurst greatest test to date. "We have to confidence. They play good terback John Sandor was attempt- against the Lakers. miscuc. R.C. Freedman had the play the perfect game," said against the run though." ing to lead the Lakers ho their €i pit's the worst officiating I've football snapped over his bead on McClorcy. 'Saturday's game can be heard second come from behind effort ever seen," said tailback:Craig a punt attempt deep in Laker ter- The game a l s o sets the stage for on WMCE 88.5 with prcgame in as many weeks. Woodard. 'There's no"way we ritory. With the ball sailing Woodard as he gets his chance to beginning at 12:50 p.m. Having already led Mercy hurst should've lost that game." Al- through the end zone, the Saxons break the Mercvhurst single sea- to its first touchdown of the after- though the officiating may have pulled within a point at 3-2. noon on a 13-yard strike to Todd been poor at best, Mcrcyhurst Gaining newly found enthusi- 4 m Mel fly i t seemed as if Sandor acknowledged its play also. 'The asm, the Saxons rattled off the would leap into the spotlight. officiating was poor, but the play next nine points to increase their Men lose to Gannon 2-1 However, the Alfred defense was poor at times too," said assis- lead to 11-3. Mercy h u r s t fired By Rich Shelton \ stepped up to the challenge and tant coach Sam Rotella. McClore y back with the Melfi score but Merciad Sports Writer produced a clinching safety with agreed. "For as bad as we played, fa iled to punch the two-point con- two minutes remaining to seal a we only lost by four points. » version in. After the defense held The Mercyhurst men's soccer 13-9 victory over the Lakers at The game, played in a steady! Alfred, Mcrcyhurst was left with team were defeated by rival Alfred's Merrill Field. downpour, told the tale of two the ball deep once again. How- Gannon University last Saturday "From an offensive standpoint, Jekyll and Hyde football squads. ever, the Lakers' final attempt to afternoon by a score of 2-1 in nothing went our way," said se- In the first half, Mcrcyhurst took make a comeback was spoiled overtime. nior offensive tackle Mike the upper hand and dominated with the safety on Sandor. > After taking the lead on defender McClorey. 'The officiating made lime o f p o s s e s s i o n . Unfortunately, Mercyhursfs "schedule of Donald Knox's goal from a corner pass by John Shanahan, the Lakers failed to c o n v e r t their other chances in the first half of the Volleyball team prepares to face Gannon game. By Craig Rybczynski With the Gannon game looming best offensive hitting for the Lak- As the game wore on, Gannon Merciad Sports Editor closer, the Lakers hosted the Flag- ers, and they also had superb capitalized on a .Hurst mistake ship City Volleyball Invitational blocking. However, Clarion had and secord in the early part of the at the Mercyhurst A t h l e t i c Center great digs defending Mercyhurst second half of play. on Friday, October 23 and Satur- spikes. We battled hard, the luck On Tuesday, November 3, the day, October 24. The Lakers fin- That same night the Lakers beat just didn'tgoourway. The Mercyhurst women's volleyball ished the tournament 1 -2, defeat- Walsh University three games to team will host the 18th ranked ing Walsh College for their only one (15-2,14-16,15-4and 15-9). field became very muddy. Gannon Golden,Knights at the win. I With the win the Lakers finished • .whoever made the least 1 Mercyhurst Athletic Center at v With the results of the tourna- their play on Friday even at 1-1. mistakes would win.* 7:00 p.m. in a match of school ment, the Lakers have won the The blocking and hitting of The game moved into overtime, • r rivals. The Golden Knights are last five of eight games after a Mercyhursti once again proved and Gannon managed to scramble 31-1 this year. slow start. According to coach pivotal. a winner from a corner kick in the When they last met, the Lakers Davie, the team is young with pn their final game on Saturday, final minutes of overtime. were defeated at Gannon. Accord- only one senior, captain Karen the team lost to the University of Team captain Shanahan said, Sophomore Lawerence ing to Head Volleyball Coach Stahl, and one junior, Pam Indianapolis in the speed point "We battled hard, but the luck just Knightrfseout-jumped by the Craig Davie, the team was young Mueller. The key to their success fifth game. Mercyhurst lost the didn't go our way. The field be- Gannon goalkeeper during the and inexperienced then. The Lady came very muddy, and it was a has been the hitting and blocking first two games but rallied to take Lakers 2-1 defeat. Lakers will use the game as a the next two games. In the last case of whoever made the least •.-.-. • '.v.-.-.*. of outside hitter Amy Baxter and V A ss ftS learning experience. They face a the d igging and setting of M ueller. game, the Lakers lost 10-15, los- mistakes would win." team that went to the elite eight In the tournament, Mcrcyhurst ing the match three games to two. The Lake r e c u r r e n t l y have a last year and is projected as a final opened up against Clarion Uni- The volleyball team's next game record of 9-6 and play their final four team or even the eventual versity and was swept 15-8,15-4 is on Thursday, October 29 against game of the season at Bethany on winner this year. Garion University. Saturday afternoon. and 15-10. Davie said it was the •lepa^e' t%

Karen Stahl Jreminices about Mercyhurst athletic career •noKeBSDdl By David J. Kosobucki major and hopes to become a phar- myth that men's sports arc more That's what makes sports so spc- By Liam Barron Merciad Sports Writer macist ?Shc doesn't seem con- important than women's. Game cial. Merciad Sports Writer cerned about where she plans to attendance is usually poor. Fi- Stahl has mixed feelings about The past is usually hard for live. She just wants to get a job. nances can also be deficient in the season ending. There have The Lady Lakers soccer team people to forget There is a certain Stahl is from Latrobc, PA, where women's sports compared to been more disappointments than continued its successful season comfort zone that one tends to get she attended Latrobc High School. men's. joyous times this season for the with two wins this past week, into when recollecting their past She participated in basketball and Stahl sometimes feels dejected team. "Sometimes," Stahl says in upping their record to ah impres- track, along with volleyball. Out- The song "It's So Hard to Say because she cares so much about faint voice, "I wish the season sive 12-3. & i* Good- Bye to Yestcrda y"by Boyz side of school, she enjoys swim- sports. "Most people don't real- would end. But I know I won't The Lakers traveled to Ohio to II Men is about saying good-bye ming and running. In contrast, ize that we work as hard as the feel that way when it's over." face the Lady Scots of Wooster to a relationship. . guys," she said. "We put a large Being the senior captain on the College and came away with a Mercyhurst senior Karen Stahl amount of. time and effort into team has been tough on Stahl be- hard earned 1-0 victory. Senior has had a close relationship with practice and games." In some re- ca use she is the one with the most captain Lori Hamblin connected sports as long as she can remem- spects, women might deserve experience. When she is down on on the game-winning goal. ber. "Sports has always been a more credit than men. Think about her luck, there is no one older for On Saturday, the Lakers played part of me," she said. "I think I it They play to please themselves, her to turn to. The season has host for the last time this season would feel lost without it." When not s o m e o n e else. Why else w o u l d been tough on everyone, but Stahl when they entertained Wheeling the volleyball season ends this they practice so hard? So that a encourages all her teammates to Jesuit College from'West Vir- foil, it will also end Slant's ath- handful a people will come and play next year. "We're a young ginia and won by a score of 4-0. letic career. Karen Stahl watch? | team, and this is a rebuilding \ Scorers for the Hurst were Sara For, most, it seems heartbreak she also plays the piano. Leaving a group is leaving year," she said. "I hope everyone Connelly, Erin Stewart, Becky would be in line. For Stahl, it Like most athletes, Stahl has a friends. But leaving sports is leav- sticks with it next year. If they Miller and Lori Hamblin. to be an end of the begin- role-mode0He is^her older ing special friends. When you practice hard, the team will defi- This weekend the Lakers will ning of her 1 i f e . " I' v c learned a lollbrother . "He really taught me to spend one-third of t h e school year nitely get better." .rf determine whether they will see from sports,",Stahl said, "It's understand sports," she said. "I living and breathing volleyball, a Everyone must say good-bye to post-season play. On Saturday, great memories and friendships. about working as a team, it helps spent much of my time with him unique bonding takes place with the Hurst faces Adelphi Univer- They will be gone but not forgot- sity who are ranked fourth in the me deal with pressure and stress. playing. I was sort of a tomboy. you and your teammates. You've ten. Try to think ahead about what nation. On Sunday, they face LIU- Sooner or later, it will help me One particular issue that female been through so many highs and Southampton in the last sched- down the road.** J athletes have to deal with and lows together. You've expressed the future can hold. It's not the Stahl is a Business/Chemistry continually compete against i s the all of these feelings together. "End of the Road." uled game of the season.