Mercyhurst Student Govern- Ment Decided to Draw up a Con- Tract For

t >l Student Government Proposes Contract For Tarp Mercyhurst Student Govern- be responsible for any damages that day, the executive board ing with pertinent issues." * plained that Jean Michel ment decided to draw up a con- incurred while the carpet is in questioned whether or not MSG The body seemed to feel that Cousteau's flight was cancelled tract for any group using the pro- use. The group would also be was within its rights in including the questions weren't justifiable due to bad weather. "We will tective carpet at the February 2 responsible for transportation, the MERCIAD questions on the since they didn't relate to the p u r - work on rescheduling him for meeting. J ; proper cleaning and roll up and survey, explained Vice-President pose of the survey. Geology alter- winter term," he emphasized |MSG Secretary the return of the carpet within Rich Lanzillo. 5, ' i nate, Regina Zeyzus moved that It was announced by Lanzillo in 'the proposal for two days after the use of it. | The; representatives then the questions be reworded to rate the SAC report that the newslet- the contract stems from a tear in The body also discussed the discussed the questions which the effectiveness of the MER- ter will be out in the next two one of the rolls of carpet from legitimacy of the questions on the were, (1) Rate the quality of the CIAD as an advertising medium weeks. Tickets for the Winter transporting the carpet. Student activities survey dealing MERCIAD as a source of infor- for MSG and SAC. This was pass- Formal on February 13 are now i * The contract will stipulate that with the MERCIAD. mation and (2) Rate the effec- ed unanimously. available in the Student Union for any group using the carpet would At an officers' meeting earlier tiveness of the MERCIAD in deal- Lanzillo, SAC Chairman, ex- $10.00 a couple. »y— More Financial Aid Available; Students Advised To Seek Funds A recent article published by a service clubs; and professional filiated with any union, religious college press service claims that organizations fort possible or fraternal organization, com- many scholarships, 'grants and funds.," says Zembower. "They munity or professional group? loans are,, not being used by should also check with advisors (Such organizations often have students 5 who are eligible for for special assistance targeted at special funds available.) them. 1 special majors," he added. (3) Were either of your parents The director of the Student The article on financial aid sug- in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Assistance Council of America, gests students looking for funds Marines, or Coast Guard? quoted in I the article said, ask themselves the following For the student in need of fur- "Money is going unclaimed. questions. A "yes" answer to any ther sources for funding, Zem- Because people don t know where of them could qualify you to apply bower says the financial aid of- to find the funds, or they think for a number of financial aid fice is in the process of compiling they don't qualify.'' * sources: (1) Have you decided on a list of outside scholarships Mercyhurst's Director of a particular career? (Many received by Mercyhurst students Financial Aid, Barry Zembower, scholarships are based on the stu- in the past two years. Once com- says that allegation seems true. dent's interest in a major course pleted the list .will be made "Students should scour bank of study or future occupation.) available to the * Mercyhurst trust departments, social and I'+ (2) Are you or your parents af- community. , G. Cordes photo by Rich Forsgren Task Force Makes Recommendations• > Hurst Prof Aids Erie Police; Vice-President Lanzillo Gives ReportCorde s Helps In Owen's Investigation In a recent interview, Rich Lanzillo, student representative on the Professor of criminology at tails examining bullet wounds, 'Hurst Athletic Force, revealed the group's decisions on questions con- Mercyhurst, Gary Cordes, was entrances and exits of bullets, cerning basketball, wrestling and swimming. recently asked by Erie City powder burns and trajectory." Lanzillo said the Task Force recommended that the college remain Police fo aid in their investigation explained Cordes.^ 3 £A in Division II basketball. Pointing out that a move to Division I would into the shooting death of Erie Cordes spent two afternoons be costly, he said the Task Force believes the Hurst has "the potential Police Corporal Robert Owen. with the Erie police and District to do well" in Division II. ^. M g Cordes was involved in the case Attorney Mike Veshecco looking The Group has elected not to go with men's and women's swimming in the unofficial capacity of for clues to Owen's death. as a varsity sport. Expense again was a criterion in that decision ballistics advisor.*"I was called E Corporal Owen was found dead claimed Lanzillo. The cost of building a pool a t Mercyhurst or possibly in for two reasons . •. (Erie outside his police cruiser on West renting pool time a t the YMCA makes swimming impractical for now Police) Chief Skonieczka 18th street several weeks ago. except in perhaps a "swimming club" capacity. t | * ...- knows my background Allegedly, the officer had been Student interest recently prompted the task force to consider wrestl- and, I once offered my services to shot at close range. The case has ing as a men's sport. Lanzuio said the idea was voted down for several the department if they were ever been a perplexing one for the reasons. "For one thing," he said, "I think it's not a good idea to in- needed," said Cordes. Erie P.D. As yet, neither a troduce two new men's sports in the same year." He was referring to An officer for 23 years on the motive for Owen's shooting nor a the recent decision to incorporate non-scholarship football into the New York City Police Depart- suspect has been revealed. 'Hurst's athletics. "Before we consider another men's sport, we ment.*' Cordes is a former Gary Cordes graduated from should first look to women's athletics," Lanzillo added. ballistics detective. "The job en- the F.B.I. Academy, earning a masters degree * In criminal justice. He investigated ? over \ If Inside: 4,000 shootings while in New York and has worked on such national- i TBWJL: Carters Financial Budget ly publicized cases as the Rich Lanzillo page 6 Malcolm X murder and the kill- photo by Rich Forsgren ing of Mafia boss, Joe Columbo. FEBRUARY 6,1981 PAGE 2 THE MERCIAD 1 f • "J* Delusions Of Grandeur Certain members of the Stu- These questions imply that if dent Government, in an apparent the results are negative J the attempt to assert power over the government, would have the student press, recently proposed power to do something about it. that two arbitrary questions con- Under no circumstances, what- cerning the "Merciad" be placed soever, would this be the case. on the SAC survey.-^ > In the Real world the purpose Obviously the government may of the press is to be the watchdog ask any question it likes on such a of government, not the other way survey ... the first amendment around. This paper adheres to guarantees that right. |^j principles of the Real World, and One might however question does not acknowledge delusions the relevance the p r o p o s e d "Mer- of MSG President Seltzer to the ciad" questions had toward ac- contrary. complishing anything. In the discussion of,the MSG What, for example, would the meeting last monday, Seltzer Student Government do; once it stated that it was the govern- tallied results from these: "Rate ment's job to monitor student af- the quality Merciad as a source of fairs. While this may be the case information." or "Rate the effec- in other areas, it is not so in tiveness of the Merciad in dealing reference to this newspaper. The Happily, the more aware Even though this places the with pertinent issues'V ^ Merciad is a student publication representatives agreed that no burden of supplying that informa- One can't help but notice that which functions as a separate en- purposes would be served by ask- tion to the students solely on the these appeared on the survey on- tity. As The Merciad can not dic- ing those questions and so they paper, it is a satisfactory com- ly after the January 23 editorial tate to the government, neither were reworded into one, "Rate promise. And one which did not which questioned the government can the government dictate to the the effectiveness of The Merciad require the newspaper to forsake effectiveness. paper, as was implied by the pro- as an information source for MSG its principles. | * %t itt posed survey .questions, j ;, **!»€ m?R and SAC." Students Feel Cartoon Sexist Dear Editor implied that the men were more to let it regress into blatant sex- concerned with that old adage, ism. We don't want to start a war, We would like to respond to the "Beauty before brains," in that we just want him to be football cartoon by Jamie the only worthwhile female enlightened. , Borowicz in last week's issue. students would be those under Sincerely, At first glance, the cartoon was two tons. v Mary Baldauf humorous. When you thought Before we wrote this letter, we Colleen Farley about it though, it was sexist and talked to other students on cam- insulting because it degraded all pus and these students also con- the women on campus. sider the cartoon to be in poor We feel it portrayed the women taste.

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