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'11 _ . Mercyhurst turned \ rorist attacks against Americans from Washington, London or coeducational in February 1969 By Mark Johnson, Peter at home and abroad, and the Tel Aviv," an announcer said on - Smolowfitz and Martin an Iraqi television station. The college boasts 25 sports at Agriculture Department told Merzer The station is owned by Odai its Erie campus I fanners and food processors to ' monitor the nation's food sup- Saddam Hussein, who was Knight Ridder Newspapers quoted by Iraqi media as say- Mercyhjirsf was the seventh of* ply more closely. the 19 Mercy colleges opened in "Iraqi state agents, Iraqi sur- ing: "The wives and mothers of America ^ (^SOMEWHERE IN KUWAIT_ rogate groups, other regional those Americans who will fight Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein- extremist organizations and ad us will weep blood, not tears." 55 I defiant and dressed for battle- hoc groups or disgruntled indi- At the United Nations, Iraqi In 15*99,1,500 students t Tuesday rejected President viduals may use this time peri- Ambassador Mohammed Al- volunteered lijJH^fflm^' Bush's demand that he flee into communitv service od to conduct terrorist attacks douri called Bush's demands exile. The White House called it against the United States," said "the law of the jungle" and the 70 percent of t h e Erie campusV Saddam's "final mistake." Homeland Security Secretary coming war "a crime against has been built in the past 12 The 48-hour deadline imposed Tom Ridge. humanity" that "is tantamount years ^^ by the United States arrives at 8 Authorities enhanced security to genocide." p.m. EST Wednesday. War at borders, airports, seaports At the White House, spokes- could explode at any moment and elsewhere. At the White man Ari Fleischer brushed off after that or sooner if Saddam House, guards extended the se- such criticism and said time was is caught preparing to use nerve curity perimeter around the ex- running out for Saddam. Sports Scores gas or seems ready to destroy ecutive mansion and prohibited "Saddam Hussein has led Iraq dams or oil fields. pedestrians from w a l k i n g along to many mistakes in the past, M. Volleyball 3-0 (win), 3- A U.S.-led invasion force of Pennsylvania Avenue in front o f principally by developing weap- 300,000 troops awaits the or- it. * ons of mass destruction," Fleis- 0 (loss), 3-1 (win), 3-0 KRT photo der to attack. Speaking from the White cher said. "Saddam Hussein, if (loss), 3-2 (loss), 3-2 (loss), "It's a good thing we're going House on Monday night, the he doesn't leave the country, Urban tactical training continued In Kuwait to prepare for 3-0 (loss), 3-1 (loss) i to do," Lt. Gen..William S. Wal- president gave Saddam and sons will make his final mistake." urban warfare inside Iraq. lace, the commander of U.S. Odai and Qusai 48 hours to leave Even if Saddam does flee, he M. Lacrosse 14-11 (win), and allied ground forces, told Iraq or face an invasion. could be prosecuted for war have a coalition of t h e willing," "There's a sense of sadness 15-1 (win), 25-5 (win), troops in Kuwait j u s t before they On Tuesday, for the first time crimes, Fleischer said.*Five he said. because war is always tragedy, moved to within 10 miles of since the end of the first Gulf thousand Kurds in northern Iraq The State Department identi- and there are always going to Iraq. "It's a noble thing we're W. Basketball 82-75 (loss) War in 1991, Saddam appeared were killed in 1988 by chemical fied the 30 nations as: be a lot of people hurt by this," going to do." on Iraqi television dressed in weapons employed by Sadd- Still, the United States and said Air Force Capt. Dan King, u Now on the cusp of war over- military uniform. His sons and am's forces. Britain have contributed nearly a pilot with the 336th Expedi- Baseball 5-4 (win), 15-6 seas, the United States also aides issued statements of defi- Secretary of State Colin Pow- all of the combat forces. At least tionary Fighter Squadron. "But (win), 11-7 (loss), 9-2 (loss) stands at the second-highest lev- ance and vows of resistance. ell said 30 nations have joined 250,000 U.S. troops and 45,000 everybody believes what the el of alert at home. "Iraq doesn't choose its path with the United States and 15 British troops were in the war president is doing is the right Softball 11-3 (loss), 3-2 -In Washington, authorities ex- through foreigners and doesn't other nations have offered sup- theater, and they spent Tuesday thing." ]? pressed new concern about ter- (win) choose its leaders by decree port more quietly. "We now reviewing attack plans. M. Hockey 5-4 (win) Reacting to war ereyhurst student accused of M. Basketball 106-99 M (loss, 3 ot)

W. Water Polo 12-10 sexual assault, awaitspiearing: (win), 18-6 (loss), 9-1 (win), Williams released on bail, pending further investigation 14-4 (loss) The case goes back to Nov. On Nov. 20, 2003, Williams W. Lacrosse 14-5 (loss) By Kristin Purdy 3, 2002, after an Erie police was interviewed by Erie police, Editor-in-( hief patrol unit went to Saint Vincent and waived his rights t o volun- Health Center to take a report tarily speak to police about the from two Mercyhurst students incident. Former football player and who accused Williams of s e x u - Nearly four months after the Guess W h o ? Hotel Restaurant Institutional ally assaulting them, according initial questioning, police ob- Management major Faheem A. to the criminal complaint. The tained the warrant for Williams* Williams is free o n $1,000 bond female students told police that arrest. as he awaits a hearing on sexu- Williams offered to take them While the police investigation al assault charges involving two home in the early morning was under way, college disci- Mercyhurst students. hours after an off-campus par- plinary procedures were pro- Williams was released from ty they attended, according to ceeding. Erie County Prison after post- the complaint. The two women and Williams ing the $1,000 bond, reduced The women were too drunk appeared before the college's from 10 percent of $25,000 to to drive, the complaint stated. Judicial Board in November, a 10 percent of $ 10,000. \ The women told police that week and a half a f t e r the alleged Jody Mallo/Merdad photographer Williams was taken into cus- they were sexually assaulted by rape. Mercyhurst students march for peace in Perry Square on tody by Erie police on March 3 Williams, whom they described The Judicial Board, operated Feb. 11. 1 on charges of one count of sex- as a friend, w h i l e they slept in under the Dean of Residence ual assault, one count of a t t e m p t their apartment, according to Life and Student Conduct, Laura By Kelly Rose Duttine from an historical perspective. to commit sexual assault and the complaint. Zirkie, handles all violations on News editor 'This wai however, should be two counts of indecent assault. When interviewed Nov. 18 by a case by-case basis. Mercy- put in historical perspective. It He is scheduled to appear in police detectives, Williams said hurst has jurisdiction over stu- Political Science professor Dr. is not the Peloponnesian Erie County Central Court on that the contact was mutual and dent behavior and reserves the Michael Federici believes that War, the American Revolution, April 2 for a preliminary hear- that the women were willing right to conduct its own inqui- the war with Iraq will have little the French Revolution, the ing on these charges. participants, the criminal com- ry- J I Index affect on Mercyhurst students. American Civil War, Williams' defense attorney, plaint stated. |s J u s t i n Ross, assistant director "Day-to-day life should not WWI, WWII, or even Vietnam," John Carlson, succeeded in con- Although Williams told police of Residence Life and Student News 1 change much by the war and said Federici. "What is at stake vincing Erie County Judge John that two of his roommates were Conduct, said that following the National News 2 more than i< did during the first is not as significant as the great Trucilla that Williams' bond also at the off-campus party guidelines outlined by Zirkie, an News 3 Gulf War," said Federici. The wars of history/' should be reduced, noting that and saw him with one of the underage drinking sanction Features 4 exception to this would be indi- He feels that the Iraq War is a Williams has no prior criminal women dancing and kissing, would involve a $50 fine, 10 Features 5 viduals in the military reserves relatively small regional conflict record, that he willingly re- neither of Williams' roommates hours of community service, and attendance at a three-hour Opinion 6 or those students who have that does not have as great a sig- turned to Erie from California could verify his statement po- friends or family in the military. nificance as either the President to face the charges, and that the lice charged in his arrest war- alcohol class. Opinion 7 Federici believes that the war or his opponents seem to think. Mercyhurst College Judicial rant. They were interviewed by All three students were disci- A&E„ 8 may give students an opportu- Dr. Federici disagrees with the Board disciplined not only Will- police a month after the alleged plined as a result of the board's A&E 9 nity to focus on difficult prob- war, for two basic reasons. iams, but also the two alleged assault, on Dec. 18, 2002, and, hearing. Sports 10 lems that are part of i n t e r n a t i o n a l victims for their alleged actions according to the criminal com* | Sports 11 politics in a way that is differ- Please see Mercyhurst on the night the assault was re- plaint, stated that they "didn't Please see Assault on Sports 12 ent than studying such events Reacts on Page 3. ported. see Faheem with either girl. Page 3. PAGE 2 THEMERCIAD MARCH 20,2003 NEWS INTERNATIONAL To contact: [email protected] Braced for War: U.S. military prepares

Turkey j I Kurdish Controlled Region Latest changes in the turkish government made Turkey a great U.S. ally. Recep Tayyip Erdogan Kurdish civilians, fearing conventional or chemical attack from S a d d a m Hussein, began fleeing took over the government, after his party won by-election balloting. cities or safeguarding their homes. Although Turkish public is overwhelmingly against the war, top political and military leaders The issue of taking over the oil-rich cities of Kirkuk and Mosul once the Iraqis are driven out agreed on March 18 to ask Parliament to allow U.S. troops to base in their country. It would open has increased the tensions between Kurdish and Turkish officials. f I a northern front against neighboring Iraq in war. Both sides, Turks and Kurds, have massed soldiers and weaponry along the border of Iraq and The United States has pledged $6 billion in grants and up to $24 billion in loan guarantees if the Turkey. Turkish government allows U.S. forces on its soil. 17 percent of Iraq population is Kurdish Turkey wants to send thousands of their troops into Iraq to prevent a proclamation of an inde- The role of Patriotic Union of Kurdistan is often underestimated in the war. pendent state by Kurds. A large Kurdish minority in Turkey wants independence. Possible U.S. force: 6000.- V^^^

Afghanistan, Pakistan, Mediterranean Sea Uzbekistan < i [i Estimated U.S. force: 16,300 U.S. forces: about 11,450. I I Mainly strike aircraft. Baghdad Basra 1-^^MB^^™-^^^ »- •^aaainw^ About 4.5 million residents of Ocupation of the largest Iraq southern city, Basra, is one of the Iraq's capitol prepare for the major objectives in the war against Iraq^U.S. Army wants* :o secure port facilities and nearby oil fields of this city. Ijj the war. About 150 foreign re- • porters are still in the city, UN Kuwait weapons inspectors were sup- About 130,000 American troops are based in Kuwait, as well as posed to leave Baghdad on about 25,000 British troops. They would form the main ground Tuesday morning. attack force in an invasion. The city is protected by Re- publican Guard divisions, one •w«Tte»* of the best Saddam Hussein's soldiers.

Egypt U.S. force: 865 Persian Gulf War area: ? jtt Estimated U.S. force: about I Israel 51,700. I. | & W U.S. force: 600

t * Red Sea —-———- U.S. warships and subma- Saudi A r a b i a rines. Force: 2,425 Prince Sultan U.S. Air Base. U.S. forces in area at un- F-15 and F-16 fighters. disclosed locations: |<^30,000 Air Force personnel Bahrainl^^ 2nd Force Service Forward U.S. force: 1,200 Support Group. Force: 700 j United Arab Emirates • Offload Preparations Parties, Djibouti ; U.S. force: mainly aircraft 2nd Marine; Expeditionary Camp Lamonier, with U.S 500.^ ' Force. Forces400 *3 force of 1,300. I 18,196 Army reservists un- Qatar .^J • • J M M t K I 1iJ der Central Command. U.S. force: 3,500 I

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Saddam's sons Odai and Qusai (above) are at the center of his regime. Qusai, 36, is considered Saddam's right-hand m a n Terror alert; p r o m p t s security measures and heads up the regime's security services. He also commands the regime's elite army units, the 60,000-man Republican Guard not allow terrorists to use Mex- of terrorists around the world aboard 96 hours before enter- and the 15,000-strong Special Republican Guard. The Iraqi gov- By Sumana Chatterjee ico as a bridge," said Gen. Ger- have historically targeted the ing U.S. ports to allow more ernment has announced that Qusai will be in charge of the de- Knight Ridder Newspapers ardo Clemente Ricardo Vega, broadest possible range of eco- time for background checks, fense of Baghdad in the upcoming war. As war with Iraq edged clos- nomic interests, national inter- said spokesman Ron Mench, the Mexican Secretary of De- ests, symbolic interests in our who declined to discuss what fense. In addition, more travel- Eldest son Odai, 38, is known to be particularly erratic and er, government officials and violent. He leads a 30,000-member paramilitary group called business leaders tried Tuesday country." U.S. intelligence of- made a ship "high interest." ers were being pulled into "sec- ficials said the elevated warn- ondary inspection areas" on the Fedayeen Saddam, or Saddam's Men of Sacrifice. Experts de- to fortify their defenses against In Texas, Gov. Rick Perry scribe the group as bordering on a youth gang, called upon to terrorists. ing isn't based on any specific said stringent security measures U.S. side for more thorough threats but on the belief that al- interviews and examination of carry out much of the Iraq police's dirty work. Odai also sits in Homeland Security Secretary were in place along the 53-mile the National Assembly, owns Iraq's al-Shabab television and a Tom Ridge, having marshaled Qaida and perhaps Iraqi opera- Houston Ship ( hannel, which their travel documents, federal tives will try to retaliate for a officials said. After the Sept. 11 number of newspapers, and heads up Iraq's Olympic Commit- federal, state and local police is lined with 150 petrochemi- tee. and border authorities, sought U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. cal plants and oil refineries. He attacks, the food industry im- support from food industry ex- To cope, the Coast Guard in- promised increased security at plemented extra security at fa- ecutives, bank officials, railroad creased patrols of coastal pe- ports and nuclear plants. § cilities such as adding lighting executives, truckers and nucle- troleum and chemical facilities. At the U.S. borders, stepped- and cameras in parking lots and i ar power plant operators. It also required all vessels con- up inspections by Mexican and locking all trucks. "It's not The rationale, Ridge said, is sidered of "high interest" to Canadian officials slowed high-tech, just higher vigi- that "al-Qaida and the network submit names of all persons crossings Tuesday. "We will lance," Grabowski said. Chemical, biological weapons better at scaring than killing released in the air above a city "It's hard to tell what's an 1 By Faye Flam than a small area, and in most cases, there are readily available the size of New York could kil overreact ion and what's an un- Knight Ridder Newspapers antidotes or treatments. 120,000 people. However, the derreaction because we don't In this new, scary era of col "My belief is that the only authors say that such mass de- know what we're going to last c h a n c e to appear I n t h i s y e a r s senior or-coded alerts and duct tape weapon of mass destruction is struction is not inevitable, not- face." said Charles Haas, an annual alarms, how fearful should a nuclear detonation," said An- ing that with an improved dis- engineering professor at Drex-

• • • • Americans really be of poison- gelo Acquista, medical director tribution plan, nearly everyone el who teaches risk manage- • • • • • • gas attacks or anthrax or small- for New York City's mayor's willing to take antibiotics could ment. Haas said we'll never pox threats? Less than you Office of Emergency Manage- be saved. know whether today's bee fed- might i hink. The reality is that ment. He said biological and Acquista says that even if t e r - up security has prevented any Deliver your hendshot to t i n Hlrt center 1 2 5 chemical and biological weap- chemical weapons are more rorists released germs or dead- terrorism, or whether the peo- by noon. Fit March 21st ons are much better at scaring likely to kill a few people and ly chemicals in a city like Phil- ple who took antibiotics during frighten millions, as happened adelphia, most people would the anthrax scare would have you than killing you. • • • • • • ft Even a few deaths could panic in the 1995 Sarin gas attack in have a good chance of survival otherwise become infected. a city or a nation, but experts a subway in Japan (five deaths), and their odds?improve the "No matter how well prepared say it is easy to exaggerate the and the 2001 anthrax attacks in more they know and the less we are, theoretically there will we ivhl NOT accept any photos a l t e r t h i s date deadly potential of b i o l o g i c a l or the United States (five deaths). they panic. always be danger spots that we • • • chemical agents. Scary scenarios are easy to Theoretical scenarios abound can't fully control." Haas said. Most of the substances are find. A report Monday by three while real-life experience with Haas said it's good idea to keep hard to del i ver in a way that kills university researchers calculat- bio or chemical terrorism is on hand a supply of bottled Any q u e s t i o n s coll 2990 very many people over more ed that 2.2 pounds of anthrax scant,. water and some canned foods.

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Mercyhurst North East recieves $400,000 Le^g series offers Special To The Merciad something for everyone the author of "ENRON: A Pro- As many graduating seniors Compiled by Kelly Rose fessional's Guide To the are scrambling to find a j o b for Duttine Events, Ethical Issues and Pro- the future in a struggling econ- News editor posed Reforms.*' omy, one profession that is des- The next speaker coming to perate for employees is health- Mercyhurst is scholar, author care, especially nursing. A new The upcoming speakers in and former Tibetan Buddhist health and safety building is Mercyhurst College's Distin- monk Dr. Robert Thurman will proposed at Mercyhurst North guished Lecture Series offer speak on "Buddhist Wisdom and East, which will educate stu- Global Suffering: The Rele- dents in health programs. speakers of p u b l i c and academic distinction for Mercyhurst stu- vance of Nirvana for a Trou- Pennsylvania Congressman dents, faculty and Erie resi- bled World** on Friday, March Phil English visited Mercyhurst 21, at 8 p.m. in the Mary College on Monday, March 10, dents. The speakers prove to be interesting to students in all D'Angelo Performing Arts Cen- to confirm $400,000 in federal ter. funding toward the construc- disciplines, and some profes- tion of the proposed health and sors may even give extra cred- Thurman's talk, a Distin- it if students attend. guished Lecture Series offer- safety building planned at Mer- Fite Photo cyhurst North East English presented a check to Dr. Gary Brown, executive dean, Mercyhurst North East; The first speaker, Arthur L. ing, is also sponsored by the "As northwestern Pennsylva- and Dr. William P. Garvey, Mercyhurst College president, during the press conference in Berkowitz, CPA, a leading au- Mercyhurst College Depart- nia faces an increasingly shrink- the Mercy Heritage Room thority and educator on finan- ment of Religious Studies and ing pool of qualified health cial and ethical issues, will of- the Eastern International Region workers, Mercyhurst College's justice and allied health pro- graduate education in its 46-year September 2004. fer his perspective on the En- of the American Academy of initiative to expand their nurs- grams - and provide much- history, according to foundation The proposed building is ex- ron scandal that shook corpo- Religion. ing, physical therapy and other needed classroom and office secretary James Bryan, Esq. of pected to include a 10,000- rate America, on Thursday, One of the world's fore- health programs.will greatly space for the expanding North East. Likewise, Bryan square-foot library, 16 offices, March 20, at 8 p.m. in the most experts in Tibetan Bud- benefit our community, campus. confirmed, it is the largest the 10 classrooms/labs, a 250-seat Mary D'Angelo Performing dhism, Thurman is a professor English said. "Today, I am For Dean Brown, the prospect foundation has ever conferred auditorium, and a computer lab. Arts Center. of I n d o - T i b e t a n Buddhist Stud- pleased to announce $400,000 of moving forward with not in Erie County. The nursing programs, physi- His talk, "After the Bubble ies at Columbia University in federal funds to help build the only the building but the edu- The grant will establish the cal therapist assistant program, Burst: Lessons from E n r o n , " is where he holds the first en- new health and safety building cational expansion its construe* Hirtzel Institute on Aging and medical certificate program, sponsored by the Walker dowed chair (Jey* Tsong at Mercyhurst." tion will allow means seeing Geriatric Health on the Mercy- and the Hirtzel Institute will be School of Business and the Khapa) in his field of study in English presented a check to through to fruition a private- hurst North East campus, and housed on one floor of the Mercyhurst Distinguished Lec- the United States. Dr. Gary Brown,-executive public partnership that benefits will be named in honor of the structure, while the other will ture Series. Thurman, father of actress dean, Mercyhurst North East; the community of North East, North East family known for its accommodate the police acad- Berkowitz will reflect on Uma Thurman, founded the and Dr. William P. Garvey, Mer- which has provided unbridled legacy of g e n e r o s i t y , particular- emy and criminal justice pro- Tibet House in New York City, cyhurst College president, dur- support for the Mercyhurst ly in support of its community. grams. The brick and stone deep-rooted problems in indi- a nonprofit institution devoted ing the 2 p.m. press conference campus since its inception in Brown said that the grant will building will occupy the area vidual ethics and conflicts of to preserving the living culture in the Mercy Heritage Room in 1991, as well as the?entire enable MNE to develop aca- currently used as the softbal I interest embedded in contem- Sullivan Hall at Mercyhurst Col- northwestern Pennsylvania demic programs that address field on the North East campus. porary business as illuminated of Tibet, with actor Richard Gere. He is also a close personal lege. V region. both the workforce and service Over the past decade, the col- through the Enron scandal, en- friend of His Holiness the 14th In thanking English. Dr. "I am thrilled at the potential demands of the elderly, conduct lege has offered a wide variety abling professionals to look at Dalai Lama. Garvey acknowledged the Con- that adding this magnificent research, organize training pro- of one-year certificate and two- themselves and their firms to gressman's efforts on behalf of building to our campus will grams to assist agencies and year associate degree programs determine what changes they Thurman focuses his sights Erie County."Congressman En- bring," said Brown. "Our cam- providers of services to older at its North East campus. It has need to make to maintain integ- on constructing the future, a glish has again shown his ded- pus has grown tremendously adults, and network with exist- invested more than $ 10 million rity. future in which every individu- ication to this region and its over the past five y e a r s and this ing agencies to coordinate a to provide career education Berkowitz conducts work- al has the freedom, o p p o r t u n i - economic well-being by work- new academic building will al- regional plan of i n i t i a t i v e s . without any public funds. Now, shops and seminars on ac- ty and wisdom to pursue en- ing diligently to move forward low us continued growth in en- Mercyhurst has designated a with a record enrollment of counting and auditing, invest- lightenment. this project, which promises rollment and employees," six-county region including more than 700 students for the ment planning, professional Thurman received his doc- improved health and safety Pennsylvania Gov. Mark Sch- Erie, Crawford, Warren, Mer- 2002-2003 academic year, the conduct and workplace ethics torate in Sanskrit and Indian Ltraining that will benefit our weiker visited the Mercyhurst cerJVenangp and Forest as the existing facilities are at capacity. for c6rporations and profes- Studies from Harvard Univer- I communities in northwest N orth East campus in Novem- "geriatric service area" that the It is expected that the new r sionals across the country. sity. Representative of a career Pennsylvarrfa?' said Garvey. He ber 2002 to present $2 million irfst i tute will work With to serve building will bring additional He operates his own practice rooted in scholarship and pro- the needs of the 65+ popula- added that the federal funding in state funds for the health and students to Mercyhurst North in southern California, writes a lific writing, he is the author of tion, which numbers 94,400 East, and that will mean new local legislators have worked to safety building. Also in late weekly online column for The more than 20 books on Bud- bring to the area reflects their residents, or 15.8 percent ofthe jobs at the campus, which al- 2002, Mercyhurst received an Wall Street Journal and has dhist philosophy, including a understanding of the impor- unprecedented $ 1 million grant population. ready employs 70-plus faculty taught for more than a dozen modern translation of the 'Ti- tance of northwestern Pennsyl- from The Orris C. Hirtzel and "The Hirtzel Institute on Ag- and staff. Additionally, with the state CPA societies. He is also betan Book ofthe Dead." vania in the commonwealth's Beatrice Dewey Hirtzel Memo- ing is an incredible initiative,^ student body projected to commitment to strengthening rial Foundation to create an in- said Brown. "Knowing we can reach 1,000 and the annual op- its communities through eco- stitute that will serve as a re- now move this concept forward erating budget expected to nomic development, education gional resource in addressing is a bonus for not only the cam- grow beyond $10 million, the Mercyhurst student accused of and cooperative initiatives. the needs of an gaging pus, but for the entire region." proposed addition to the cam- The Mercyhurst North East population. Construction: costs for the pus heralds additional positive sexual assault, awaits hearing health and safety building will The gift represents the larg- two-story structure are estimat- impact on the North East com- tie together the pillars of that est the foundation has given a ed at $5 million, and tentative munity. Continued from Page I campus' growth - the criminal college or university for under- plans call for completion by The women told The Mer- more than once. In addition, she ciad they were advised to at noted that Williams followed Mercyhurst Reacts MSG concerned about student safety tend a three-hour alcohol class them around campus following focusing on risk management, the alleged rape and tiled a com- Continued from Page 1 One proposal regards a col- in touch with while students are as punishment for underage plaint with Mercyhurst Police By Kelly Rose Duttine or coded crime alert system to walking around campus, call drinking. and Safety* One, Iraq is not a significant News editor inform students of potential boxes would be placed at a few •They [the Judicial Board] | Roger Gregorich, dean of threat to the United States and dangerous times around cam- locations around campus. Early tried to force us to go to coun- public safety programs for is not primarily our nation's With the second case of pus. The yellow, orange and suggestions for areas in need seling," one ofthe women said. Mercyhurst, said, £*When I problem. The U.S. enables oth- sexual assault reported this year red colors would serve much of a ca 11 box are parking garag- "I think Laura Zirkle had found out they [Erie police] had er nations when we take on on Mercyhurst College's small like the Department of Home- es and parking lots intentions of helping us. She a warrant out for Faheem, I their responsibilities and we campus, Mercyhurst Student land Security's terrorism alert This proposal would add wanted us to keep her updated located him by telephone. I ad- move our nation dangerously Government representatives are system. It is proposed that each eleven new call boxes. Accord- on what progress the police vised Faheem that the Erie po- close to empire when we aim alarmed and shocked just like week, MSG or Mercyhurst ing to MSG President Dave Del were making," said one of the lice department was looking for to fix problems in the world many other students. The board Police and Safety would issue Vecchio, "If accepted, these call women. him and he had to call immedi- (e.g., human rights violations) of students has several propos- the crime alert color, and it boxes will be similar to the ones The women said it was ately." K- \ that have their root in human als and ideas underway to make would then be run in The Mer- on the apartment buildings." their understanding that Will- Williams, who said he was nature and not in the form of the campus and students saf- ciad ox other campus media, like MSG Representative iams was ordered to move off at an internship in California, government. er—from sexual assault and the website or 'Hurst TV. The Meghan Morse hopes that the campus following Thanksgiv- turned himself over to Erie po- Two, it is unrealistic and un- othei crimes. names of people who had com- increased security around cam- ing break, that he received com- lice willingly once he learned desirable to democratize MSG's Health and Safety mitted crimes would never be pus would contribute to the munity service as well as a about his arrest warrant. Iraq. "Iraq does not possess committee have brought these listed, but the alert would in- safety of all students. "We hope $100 fine. During January, one ?Gregorich encourages all the preconditions for constitu- concerns from the reps to their form students that there was a that everyone would be more ofthe women reported that she women students to pursue as- tional government and the at- recent committee meetings. sexual predator in the area. aware of their surroundings, had seen Williams on campus sault cases criminal I v. tempt to make it a model de- Currently, two proposals are Another proposal is for the because even though our cam - mocracy for the region is being written regarding o p t i o n s installation for more call boxes pus is relatively safe, we still bound to end in failure," said to make Mercy h u r s t ' s campus around campus. Since Police need to recognize that crimes Mercyhurst College Federici. *'I worry, as well, that safer. and Safety are often hard to get do happen." the war will detract scarce mil- Rotaract Club itary and economic resources from the war on terrorism." Despite disagreeing with Bush, Federici still offers sup- port for the military faced with fighting this conflict. "My hope is that a quick decisive victory Lifnlted of f erfj will be won and that the Presi- Jpn&f r e $ order J O T dent wil I reconsider his goal of Street \ Sreenqorden j 1st Annual Polioplus 5k run/walk. democratizing Iraq," he said. Pepperoni Bolls with 459-1145 J 3H5J May 3, 2003 at Mercyhurst College ax: 480-8655 Hany order of $5P 864-5322 M Campus orrmore Fax: 868-311 Look for future stories For morejinfolwrite to about the Mercyhurst Now deliverin SH js with a order of community's reaction to free [email protected] or the war with Iraq. There is a SI delivery charge for ail orders under $10 call Danielle ati824-3715 s& 4 There Is a $5 minimum order for delivery PAGE 4 THE MERCIAD Maidi 20,2003 FEATURES To contact: [email protected] Sightseeing in London and Paris

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• As finals were on the wind- ing at Mercyhurst College, ev- eryone was talking about their spring break plans. Some stu- dents were going home to re- lax, others were going south with Habitat for Humanity, and then there were those 15 stu- dents that traveled overseas with Dr. Howarth to London and Paris, The group of students left on Thursday, Feb. 27 and traveled to Toronto, then flew to Lon- don. "After checking into the ho- tel, which was in the Padding- ton area of London, a few of us headed out to explore the area," said Mike Nagy. The group did a lot of e x p l o r - ing and sightseeing while they were in London. They traveled to St. Paul's Cathedral, the British Museum, went to the theater, Windsor Danielle Atoshen/Contributing photographer Castle, Westminster^Abbey, The outside of Parliament and the tower of Big Ben, the clock, in London. Stonehenge, and Bath. * "The British library was my London. I was awestruck," favorite stop in London. See- Frey said. ing the Magna Carta, original Freshman John Buettler works by authors like Chaucer, thought his whole experience Jane Austen, William Shakes- Danielte Aloshen/ Contributing photographer in Paris was great. It was his The front of the beautiful Notre Dame in Paris, France. peare, and others was amazing. first time to travel overseas. The National Gallery and Brit- He commented that Howar- ish Museum were also amaz- vorite stops in London. ? Traveling to Paris was also th was well-learned with the ing," said Danielle Aloshen. an adventure for Dr. Howarth facts about both cities and the "In the British Museum I re- and the group of students. tourist spots. He also liked that ally enjoyed the Egyptian col- While in Paris the group trav- Howarth treated all the stu- lections, with one of the main 44 eled to Notre Dame, The Lou- dents with respect and as if attractions being the Rosetta vre^ The Venus de Milo, The they were adults. Stone." Nagy said. My favorite Picasso Museum, Musee de "The Normandy Beaches Nagy traveled to Greece last stop in 1'Erotisme (The Museum of were somber yet compelling spring break and had an amaz- Erotic Art), Basilique du Sacre testaments to the contributions ing time again this year. London was Coeur (Sacred Hearth Basilica), of the World War II genera- "My experience was much the Eiffel Tower, and the beach- tions," Howarth said. different than everyone else's. Westminster es of Normandy. "The good thing about his It was great to be able to wake "In Paris, my favorite spot trips is that if you don't want up each day and know that you Abbey.*)! was the Musee D'Orsay. The to walk around with the group were on your own and to know view from the top of the Eiffel you have the choice of plan- that you were going to be see- - Jen Frey Tower was spectacular," Alosh- ning your own days, except Danielle Aloshen/ Contributing photographer ing or doing only those things en said. for the day trips, the theater, in which you were personally "My favorite stop in London "My favorite spot was Mont and the dinner cruise," Frey A Von Gogh potralt featured in Musee D'Orsay In France. interested," Nagy said. was Westminster Abbey," said Saint Michel. It was as beauti- and Aloshen both said. Many of the student had fa- Jen Frey. ful as Westminster Abbey in

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FEATURES To contact: [email protected] Flirtations b e c o m e public "Can-do" attitude leads knowledge f o r T a u r u s to success for student By Lasha Seniuk week. Watch for a friend or Knight Ridder newspapers colleague to issue rare invita- By Jen Ruffa U / had to & tions into the technological or Contributing writer Week of March 17-23, 2003 *Mx communications industries. choose and i Thoroughly explore all new MZMqnUl "Danielle Aloshen is a student ended up here. . proposals, but expect little with a can-do attitude,*' said Dr. Hries progress. At present, decisive Robert Heibel of the Research- I kind of fell Leo (July 23-Aug. 22). Rent- action and valid documents will Intelligence Analyst Program right\into the al agreements, property con- not be forthcoming. department. •«dii«ifrim tracts and large purchases may After Friday, a friend or rela- Aloshen, a senior RIAP ma- program, s ' be more complicated than nec- tive may anxiously address jor with a minor in Political Sci- r \ essary. postponed family or home de- ence has achieved an outstand- - Danielle Aries (March 21-April 20). Over the next few days, ex- cisions. ing academic record through- Early this week, group dis- pect authority figures or finan- Provide reliable dates and so- out her years at Mercyhurst Aloshen cussions reveal private informa- cial advisers to be focused on cial information. Emotional ex- College. She has maintained a tion. small details and short-term pectations are high. 3.954 GPA. '? 11 She has found that many of Past relationships, outdated gains. Heibel describes Aloshen's the things she has learned at promises or ongoing loyalties Trust your instincts. New attitude as one found in adults, Mercyhurst can be applied to Re photo may be accented. As yester- purchases will eventually prove Capricorn especially in her approach to the real World, and described 'Hurst senior and RIAP day's social or romantic allianc- worthwhile. After midweek, V8* situations. her professors as being ''top- major Danielle Aloshen. es come sharply into focus, romantic overtures are delight- "She is an ideal RIAP gradu- notch." expect to witness rare or oddly fully revealing. g Invito H - t e A i r IS ate,*'said Heibel. Her decision has helped her Outside, of school, Aloshen flippant behavior from a close Expect a new friend or lover Originally from Cleveland, to become a great asset to both has worked as an intern for the friend. to express his or her affections, Ohio, Aloshen was a member the college and the RIAP pro- National Drug Intelligence Cen- Listen, learn and reserve emotional needs and long-term Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. of the French Club and the ed- gram. ter in Johnstown, Pa., during judgment. Shared information goals. 20). Before midweek, quick itor of her high school news- Aloshen is an Honors Pro- her sophomore summer. This will bring valuable insights. Af- flashes of wisdom are vivid paper during her senior year. gram student who has contrib- past summer she worked as an ter Friday, ask for key social and accurate. Aloshen expresses her deci- uted many hours to communi- intern for the Department of or family decisions. Friends and Private romantic motives sion to attend Mercyhurst as ty service, works for the Writ- Defense. lovers will welcome fresh i d e a s may be revealed through unusu- something she "fell into." ing Center as well as a tutor. - After graduation, Aloshen will and emotional change. al group events or repeated so- "I had to choose and ended She has also participated in be working for the Department cial situations. Remain open to up here," said Aloshen. "I kind Academic Celebration for two of Defense again, and also fast impressions from col- of fell right into the program. » years. plans to attend graduate school. leagues or friends, Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). i After Friday, avoid late-arriv- Social and business discus- ing employment duties or un- Senior English projects bring sign of relief sions bring positive results. expected financial risk. Business cause she feels that poetry By Amanda Orendorf because I really enjoy writing." Before midweek, expect long- ventures require careful plan- should not be censured. Contributing writer Davis' advice to next year se- term friends or colleagues to ning and detailed revisions. niors, "Start early, keep in touch She described the experience Taurus (April 21-May 20). accept your ideas, promises Refuse to feel pressured by with you advisor, and don't be as "not being as hard as I orig- Private flirtations may soon and comments. new ideas, fast decisions or afraid to experiment" inally thought." become common knowledge. Remain determined. Over the controversial team assignments. Headache,; stress, and re- Jose Otero, another senior, "I started early so it did not Before midweek, expect social next three days, others will search are three elements that choose his piece, "Expression seem very hard," Millevilie said. and romantic relationships to be search out your ability to see all senior English majors en- of Puerto Rican Identity in the Milleville's advice for up- complicated by public an- to the heart of complex mat- counter when they start their Poetry of Martin Espada," af- coming seniors is, "Get started nouncements or new social al- ters. senior project. ter reading this poet's work in on it early. Choose an advisor liances. Late Thursday, vivid dreams Senior English majors must Dr. Roessner's 20th Century that you can work well with." In the coming weeks, scat* or sudden intuitions may be complete senior projects in or- Poetry class this fall. The seniors described the ex- tered ideas and disjointed prom- startling. Watch for valuable in- der to fulfill the graduation re- Otero said that after he read perience of writing their . . ises are ongoing themes. Don't sights concerning family rela- quirements of the English de- some of Espada's poems he projects as being fun and infor- expect obvious or reliable dis- tions, revised social promises Aquarius (Jan. 21-Feb. 19). partment. $j really wanted to "expand and mative.^ The projects helped plays of affection. and new romantic attractions. Loved ones may ask for more In addition to completing read more." add to the seniors' academic Later this week, avoid im- attention than is necessary this their project, they also give a When Otero described his growth. pulse spending or new debt. Fi- week. Expect close friends a n d five minute presentation on experience presenting his However, the census showed nancial announcements, home lovers to be emotionally vulner- their subject matter, including project to the class he said, "I that starting early and not expenses or costly repairs may able or highly focused on past inspiration, and a sample of was nervous because Espada's choosing his/her topic to ap- soon require quick responses. social events. their project. poems talk about racism.*" pease faculty were important Temporarily indulge private The seniors' subject choice Otero knew that racism was factors.. sentiments, but also set clear for their projects was connect- sometimes a sketchy subject, The seniors in the English limits. This is not a good tt. ed with their concentration. but still chose this poet because Department were happy when Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). to be drawn back into outdated Each senior worked closely he enjoyed his poetry. their presentations were fin- Yesterday's family promises emotional history. with an advisor whom they se- Some advice that Otero offered ished. They feel that the expe- and home projects require at- |After midweek, a business lected. for next year's senior class is, rience will help them once they tention. Early Tuesday, watch idea or new career venture may Wendy Davis chose a fiction "Start before winter term." are employed in the real world. for loved ones or roommates to require group discussion or piece entitled 'Tales of Glev- Another senior, Sarah Gemini (May 21-June 21). misunderstand your intentions, special approval Remain silent entium" for her project. Millevilie chose a research pa- Happy 2nd Family messages and late so- schedule or family commit- Work assignments are political- | Davis said that her project per called "Catullus: Obsenity Anniversary, cial announcements may be ir- ments. ly complex. was "hard to put into words." in Translation" for her project. ritating this week. Over the next two days, mi- She said that in order to get in Milleville's only option was a Cafe Diem! Watch for loved ones to pro- nor home disruptions will rap- the mood for writing her story, research paper. She did her vide vague explanations of c a n - idly escalate. Make sure new she had to put her headphones paper on an ancient poem that Keep your eyes celed plans or broken promis- ideas are clearly defined and on and just write in her own had been translated incorrectly on the Features es. Remain philosophical and openly discussed. After Friday, world. and censured in many literature expect progress in family or romantic choices are confus- Davis has been writing for books. pages for social relations to be stalled. ing. most of her life. "I would have The poem M i lleville selected After Wednesday, positive fi- Long-term commitment ver- written this type offstory was very sexual and she want- additional nancial news is on the agenda. sus short-term flirtation may be Pisces (Feb. 20-March 20). whether I was assigned or not ed to translate it correctly be- information. Expect business or money re- a strong theme. Avoid contro- Postpone outstanding busi- strictions to be postponed. versy, if possible. ness or financial decisions, if Avoid new documents until possible. Over the next eight later next week, however. New days, your role in workplace ne- Laker Inn dinnerlSpecials: contracts may be complex or Scorpio gotiations will be unclear. poorly defined. Many Pisceans will soon struggle to begin an important tariff lMm-fc« 21 career venture or employment Monday jf Wednesday Friday | project. Combination Sub Caesar Salad Fish Sandwich By mid-April all will be per- Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov..21). manently set in motion, so not Lg FF 2 Breadsticks f LgFF Social and romantic intrigues to worry. Remain patient, how- 1 Cookie 20 oz. Fountain 1 Cookie are ongoing themes this week. ever, and gather useful infor- 20 oz Fountain 20 oz. Fountain Watch for friends and lovers to mation or valid facts. Positive Drink! Cancer (June 22-July 22). discuss the private lives of gains will eventually be re- Drink Drink! Romantic invitations are dif- mutual friends or relatives. vealed^ Thursday ficult to resist this week. Remain quietly detached. If your birthday Is this Tuesday Pasta with Veggies Saturday! week... Ask loved ones for vi- Watch for close friends or This is not the right time to ad- Sweet Italian 2 Breadsticks Lakerburger new lovers to provide exciting mit detailed involvement in tal home or romantic decisions before early June. moments and new social out- complex social relationships or gSausage Sub 1 Cookie J Waffle FF emotional triangles. Over the next nine weeks, 20 oz. Fountain 20 oz. Fountain lets. I complex emotional differences Lg FF i I This is a strong time for let- may rise to the surface of long- 20 oz Fountain Drink Drink! ting go of past differences or term relationships. No serious Drink Sunday f ending a phase of boredom. consequences are I ikely, but do Accept all creative proposals expect minor disagreements Bagel Sandwich and new overtures of affection. involving finances, family obli- Lg FF After Friday, some Canceri- gations and traditional roles. 1 Cookie ans will benefit from a revised After mid-June, al I works to exercise or dietary regime. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. your advantage. Stay focused 20 oz. Fountain Drink Respond quickly to changing 21). Business proposals are and expect loved ones to pro- energy patterns. The body has promising, but incomplete this vide reliable plans. Students: Don't Forget to GRAB Your "Lunch on the Run!" a wisdom that deserves respect. PAGE 6 THE MERCIAD MARCH 20,2003

OPINION To contact: [email protected] i THE GOOD... Mercyworld:' R a t e d PG • Spring term started off nicely during our second week of classes, with no snow (weird. I know) sunny skies and 60 degrees. And Another Thing...

• File under "They're better than the mentalisits:" Students turned out in large numbers to see former cast members of'The Real World' visting campus to entertain and speak to students. Syrus and Rachael, members of the "Campus Crawl," were more than welcomed at the 'Hurst. Now if only we could score a visit by Puck... • Kudos to the English faculty for planning a discussion about Chuck Palahniuk's controversial novel, * Fight Club.* I am "Jack's eagerness" to hear;what will be said at the discussion, scheduled on Mar. 24. Before the screening of the racy, inde pic 'Secretary' at the Photo courtesy o f w w w i m d b . c o m PAC, someone gave a speech, like someone always does at If you can't handle an inspired comedy about S & M in the THE BAD J I . these proceedings. work place, what's the world coming to? It went something like this: • Fans started a brawl at last week's hockey game, bringing at least four squad cars to "We did not get a chance to at the nudity or let out a "Well, I Censorship has its place, but campus, complete with K-9 dogs. Okay, we got two jokes for this one: 1) Aren't the fights screen this movie with enough neverl" at the sound of four-let- so does discretion. supposed to be kept on'the ice? And 2) The cause of the fight was one fan's beer helmet advance time, and the movie is ter words. As a movie fan* I see film as getting caught on another fan's foam finger. a bit, 'sensual,'" and a few oth- |fWhether it's in the PAC or at a very liberal and educational er choice words that seemed to T-Town, we are adults; we way to express art via moving • In other hockey game news, the Spirit Club limited their handing out of t - s h i r ts and bandanas be all but an advisory warning. should be prepared for whatev- images; some of which are PG to the first s e c t i o n of bleachers only, showing a prejudice to the fans Sitting farther away from What bothered me about the er the film and its rating have in 'MercyworldV iron gates keep the ice. It was a good idea, but next time make sure everyone gets in on the free stuff. speech was the crowd's reac- store. the real college reality at bay tion to words like "risque" and Most don't go into a film w i t h - while their looks-great-on-a-• "full frontal." | J out a vague conception of what catalog one thinks outsiders are • Theft in the Hirt Center, specifically in our office, has become too popular of a good time A For in a room full of supposed it is about. $ foreign to the content behind for the kleptos on campus. At least the building's security cameras and monitors are working, adults, reactions to these words We don't go to Tinseltown and movies like 'Secretary.' hopeful 1\ providing campus security with some really good pics of potential suspects. were more on par with a sixth- get a warning/apology for the I love the PAC for booking art- grade assembly's during the content of a film.I house films; I thank them for "birds and the bees" discussion. And don't give me that whole that. I THE UGLY... ^1 couldn't believe how nervous "Well, the movies at the PAC are But if you j u s t book films l i k e their laughter was; I couldn't not for mass audiences and are 'Secretary' because some Top • Yes, yes, St. Patty's Day is a time for fun (read: incessant boozing), but if you are going to believe that "Mercyworld" ex- a wing of M e r c y h u r s t ' s academ- 10 list says so, then we as an do it before noon classes, have the self-respect to not go to class drunk and/or with a travel tends so far that its PAC mov- ic branch" crap. audience should be the ones giv- mug full of beer. It's funny, in an embarrassing sorta way, but it is far from classy. ie-going public needs to be told | If you are just going to the ing a speech. about the racy aspects of a PAC movies because it's trendy I question the mentality of • Over spring break, something other than marking the depressions in orange spray paint, could movie they should already be or because you drive a really their demographic; the maturi- have been done about the sinking "portal" at the Hirt Center and the cracks in the surrounding aware of. white Buick, then shame on you. ty their powers-at-be think us concrete. What's even more dishearten- If you admire film or want to adults don't have. % ing is the fact that the speaker see a fine art showcased, then Wherever they are screened, implied that, had the film been take a front row seat. movies are (first and foremost) screened with enough time be- [^We are a college where pre- means of escape. forehand, it would have been marital sexual activities go on Treat them less like fugitives replaced by the typical PAC and a lot of beer gets tunneled. from the PC Police and more The Greek question To movie about cooking in Kosovo We are old enough to kill in like two hours of entertainment and subtitles. combat — but we need to be where we decide thumbs up or The only saving grace was that hand-held before watching 100 down. rush or not to rush? the college students attending minutes of intermittent nudity Pretty sure we are mature were the ones who never balked and "adult" content?? enough to handle that. My sister is a freshman at experiencing the thrill of rush Gannon University this year. But I Could Be Wrong week? She is, of course, doing all '"Without fraternities and soror- ities to organize events, is our Looking for a j o b in style the things that freshmen feel rl that they must do: Go party, Jaime campus social life somehow it!!' *m& go drink or go do something lacking? that will allow me to wake up Rinne On the other hand, without Ready-to-Wear in a puddle of my own vomit Greeks, Mercyhurst students the next morning. The campus was a disaster have the option to make friends Activities that most freshmen area - sidewalks and trees lit- in their own time and in their Megan Uil partake in at one time or an- tered with toilet paper and beer own way, not because they are other. However, at Gannon, my cans, fraternity and sorority thrust together and expected to Cvitkovic sister has access to something flags flying from classroom like each other because they that Mercyhurst students do windows and the student body belong to the same house. not: Fraternities. staggered around it all as if t h e y Freshmen are not forced to Sadly, spring break has come The glaring absence of the hadn't seen a bed in weeks. endure the rigors of rush week to an end and we must get back Greeks at Mercyhurst has nev- I was so put off by the undig- and initiation when they really to the hustle tand bustle of er bothered me until now. nified spectacle that Mercy- need to be focusing on their school, but for many of us, In fact, it was one of the rea- hurst's well-landscaped and work. juggling the demands of a full sons that I decided to attend "Greek-less" campus was like We don't have all night parties course load isn't what this the 'Hurst, but after listening a breath of fresh a i r when I first that leave the expensive Mercy- spring is all about. to one too many of my sister's set foot upon it." hurst landscape destroyed. Many lucky seniors now tales of all-night frat parties, I Now, more than three years Most of the time, Mercyhurst must begin the grueling search got to thinking: Is the lack of later,; I look back on that visit actually looks like an academic for a job, cold calling compa- fraternities on the Mercyhurst and think to myself: "Well, they institution, not like a land 1111. nies and going on countless campus a good thing or a bad did look like they were having Greeks or no Greeks, I don't interviews. thing? fun." I 4 regret my decision to come to Dressing appropriately for an A few years ago, when I was I find myself slightly envious Mercyhurst and I never will. interview isn't all that easy, so still searching for a college, I of the students who know they The education that I receive here there are definite dos and happened to visit the campus can always go to the frat house more than compensates for the don'ts that go along with the Photo courtesy of w w w lemercatalog corn of t h e University of E v a n s v i l le if they have nothing to do on a Greek life that I won*t get to quickly changing world or A good first impression, and the job, Is all but guaranteed in Evansville, Indiana. Saturday night, of the sorority experience. work wear. with the right outfit and style. It was a small, urban cam- girls who, twenty years later, However, I do admit that there One of the first clues about pus with tiny classes and a are still as close with their "sis- are times when 1 sit back and the dress code of a company personable faculty, not much ters" as they were on the day wonder: Am 1 really missing out can often be discovered This can be done a variety of sure to check out a few retail- unlike Mercyhurst. My visit that they met. on anything? I i through research. ways. Choosing a suit cut is a ers before settling on a suit.! happened to be the day after Are Mercyhurst students miss- And, if r am, does it really Regardless of whether the simple way. If my assumption is correct rush night. | ing out on something by never matter? company has high mainte- There are many different and most students don't have nance dress or casua I, it is typ- styles of s u i t s , pants, skirts, long three or four suits in their clos- ical ly rule of thumb to still wear jackets, etc., and they come in ets, you have to keep in mind a suit. As an interviewee you an array of cuts so pick the one that the one or two suits you should dress for the position you feel most comfortable in and pick will need to be versatile fits your personality the best. 6M AtttlMZS 7 • v f 1 you want to fill, i n other words so that you can wear them on dress the part you want to play. Color is another way to individ- several interviews. //£ UK our Of fiffl/M CN)l tit JITS J You are trying to sell your- ual ize your professional look. Picking trendy suits is fine He Ms 1 3 self through the interview, so There are some other tips that for those in the working world make sure to be neat. head of the fashion-merchandis- who can wear them multiple | Being neat involves not only ing department; Marilyn Smith times for one season, but a i he clothes on your body, be- feels thai interviewing students graduating student needs a suit fmmomr/ SKKM6 im Mlimm umryti ctti M ing sure they are pressed and should keep in mind to look ap- that will look good for at least I u tftetssD om-ffi w Muz wwb clean, but also the^way you propriate. a year. look. Females should remember to Some great retailers to check | m^wumiLWM Even if you are planning to stick to a suitable length with out are Express, Ann Taylor interview at a trendy and pres- skirts, and never to go with bare and Talbot's, -i I X tigious fashion design house, legs. I However one chooses to trs my! you don't want to overdo your Colored hosiery is also not a dress, remember to pick things & • n (i 2TX- do. good choice for a first time in- that you are confident and Hf$ Ttti/M. Keep hair and makeup sim- terview, so try to stick with skin comfortable in, and that ex- tsftff miy mi ple, not too big or bold; go for toned undergarments and stock- press a little bit of your indi- tear JS more classic and tasteful ings. viduality and style. C looks. * }i Men should remember to wear WwT • 1 Remember this is about get- <% Prestigious companies how- socks that match either your ting a job and demonstrating ever, do appreciate a person shoes or pants, one oi the oth- §5 ; -M£-W~ your personal ftyle. more room for style now, so be MARCH 20, 2003 THE MERCIAD PAGE 7

To contact [email protected] OPINION LETTER TO T H E EDITOR: Campus Question: I have been following the say, most pointedly, that "Arti- to call the opposition "idiots" controversy sparked by Will- cles such as the one written by in a college publication, or is it What should our motives be for going to war with Iraq?iam Elliott' s article, Truth Mr. Elliott do not help our situ- an unchecked passionate reac- Hurts: 'Abortion is fine in my ation of [ i n t e l l e c t u a l ] 'death'.. .in tion t o something Mr. Elliot j u s t "Our motive for going t o war "If proof of hostility can be "I don't think we should go eyes,'" printed in the Jan. 30 fact they send us into a deeper doesn't like? [ should be the last viable op- found, then the war can be jus- to war with Iraq especially edition of The Merciad. pit of intellectual stupidity." The reasoning in drawing tion available.? War is death, tified. The war should not be without UN backing. It's ri- Several weeks and several My own first response, con- conclusions must be carefully war is destruction, war is the initiated for economic or public diculous. World wars have responses later, I must offer sistent with that of Mr. examined. Mr. Elliott states, in lack of organized debate or opinion reasons. As far as a "just started because of lesser my own thoughts. Johnson's, examines the impor- reference to premarital sex, "It conversation and war is cha- war** goes, the actions taken by things then what the US plans I have apparently been in er- tance and necessity of balanc- is ludicrous that the church is os. So, we do not want to our government after the war to do. No, it isn't a just war. ror to assume that an opinion ing reason and emotion/passion. going to argue something that enter that world unless all oth- matter just as much as those It's basically all about the oil." offered in a college publication Mr. Elliott states in his response is going to happen anyways." er options have been exhaust- taken before the war and dur- — Adam Davis, freshman should try to meet the higher in the Feb. 13 edition, "I have Will he apply the same rea- ed- The war is NOT j u s t right ing the war." standards of reason and no problem with the ministry soning to murder, theft, rape, now because, although in — Michael Nesbella, senior "Our motive should be to as- thoughtful reflection. promoting Catholicism as a faith spousal abuse, etc., which will words and vision Hussein sist the protection of human Mr.'Elliott's article and as long as ...[it] is based upon always happen? poses a serious threat, we "I don't think the war is just, rights and to take a stand some of the responses to it rational thought instead of emo- Or would he draw an arbi- cannot be sure that the threat simply,because in these types against tyranny." have shown me the truth: An tion." | trary line separating different is imminent" of political situations, there's al- — Sharon Sissco, media unsound argument accompa- I agree with Mr. Elliott, that levels of m o r a l i t y ? — Joe Betz, sophomore ways an alternative, better so- services nied by ignorance and name- reason i s fundamental to any ar- Is Mr.f E l l i o t t himself not lution. Bush is j u s t trying to fin- calling will suffice. gument. "railing" against something "The war wkh Iraq is a just ish what his father couldn't." "I think mat if we must go to The Merciad hasn't yet However, he forgets that the that will never stop, i.e. the war because we have tried for — John Buettler, freshman war, it should be to stand up reached the caliber oT The religious experience is by nature '"religious' types [who] thump the past 12 years to get Sad- against terrorism and protect Freedom Zone (intelligent, rel- an emotional experience. their bibles?" f $ dam to dissarm, and over the "Our motives should be against our country. However, I don't evant, realistic, yet, sadly, un- He forgets that passion is the I dare say Mr. Elliot is a past 12 years he has contin- an actual threat However, we think it is justified only by der fire. Explain that.). very fire that gives meaning to hypocrite. ued to mislead and lie to the are attacking them merely to those terms though, because I am concerned not with Mr. a rational conclusion; pure rea- The point is quite simple: United Nations about the secure Bush's reelection and to it isn't really necessary to risk Elliott's views on abortion but son is too bleak; pure passion is THINK. Know what your ar- weapons. It is clear that a dip- gain control over OPEC'S oil innocent lives for the sake of rather t h e way in which he pre- undisciplined and self-destruc- gument means and understand lomatic solution will not work reserves." pride." £ If I sents those views. tive. the dangers. Don't make a leaving war as a last resort." — Josh Kennett, freshman — Kara Lindey, sophomore His article is a disgrace for p He forgets that rational expres- mockery of a l l for which high- — Greg Kline, senior those truly committed to the sion applies to the parties on er education stands. "I believe we should go to war "Our motives should be to- Pro-Choice movement, as well both sides of an issue. Hats off to you Mr. Elliott, "This pre-emptive strike is for the freedom of all people wards' world peace and to as utterly insulting to the reli- I challenge Mr. Elliott to cite and to you Mr. Pirrello, for lay- not j u s t i f i e d . " especially those who are under bring an end to the conflict." gious community dedicated to any significant rational thought ing your ignorance on the ta- — Robert Morehouse, the rule of tyrants." — Sofia MacEwen, senior Pro-Life action. in any of his recent articles. Is ble for us all to digest and en- sophomore — Mane Vogan, sophomore In the Feb. 13 edition, Alan the picture of a deformed child joy. * Johnson eloquently summed a "rational thought," or an ap- — Jeffrey M. Ciavola, non- up much of what i wish to peal to emotion? Is it rational traditional student 9 'Whining t o death redux RESPONSE FROM THE EDITOR: Was one student's satirical rant taken too seriously?Mr. Ciavola , I did not write Mr. Your letter does, on a small Furthermore, Mr. Elliott's Elliott's article, so your claim as level, the very ihing your afore- opinion is no more wrong oj o my ignorance (and to an ex- mentioned statement laments. right than yours, and I am a By Brandon Mahoney But for this article, I decided Perhaps instead of deciding tent, to Mr. Elliott) is not valid, You say we laid our "igno- guilty for publishing it, as y Contributing writer to convey my feelings on recent that I am not stable, we should especially in the wake of such a rance on the table for us all to are correct in assigning yourj happenings since my first arti- decide what unstable truly is. lypocritical statement as "an digest and enjoy?" self "lordship\ ft cle. Unstable is having a collective insound argument accompa- You yourself are guilty of the £§AU opinions are welcomed Goddammit, I'm like some In the days following its re- mind between girls who chat- lied by ignorance and name- same thing. even yours. virus that just won't go away. lease to the population, there ter about like a flock of chicken calling. .." And you are also guilty of ar- If your delicate sensitivities was a call made to my apart- (heads). I printed his opinion because rogance by signing your origi- Phil Pirrello. Opinion still have n5f recovered from the ment? A | Unstable is wearing shirts that t is just that — an opinion, one nal letter (prior to the proofread- editor last time, I encourage you to I * N o w , the exact contents of this are a size too small to accentu- whose publication 1 neither ing and editing process) as keep reading. telephone call are a mystery. But ate one's breasts, plus wearing lave to explain or defend to you. "Lord ofYour Existence." In my last article, I covered a the gist of it is that a psycholo- pants with writing on the ass, lot of different topics, but un- gist called my apartment appar- and then getting offended when fortunately none of them to any ently to make sure that I was a we stare - OF COURSE WE length that I would consider stable individual. I am not sure ARE GOING TO STARE. adequate. what this person was thinking. Has there been a point to this? LETTER TO T H E EDITOR: |* 1 would like to expand further Am I homicidal? Yes, of course there is a point. Why, as an adult student, will lege is nothing but a sham. Is decisions in which I have no upon my fetus recipes, things I No, generally not. As I stated above, I'm not a I not be allowed to graduate with there nothing any of us can do representation. would like to do to those com- I'm not suicidal, either. monster. my class? to be allowed to graduate at the It is not only dishonorable, plaining about smoking - things It is possible that when Swift My last article dealt with a I would like to know how, af- Warner with the rest? its un-American. of that nature. wrote some of his works, that myriad of issues and, for some ter taking money from students Are we to be regulated to the For the first time in nearly I had hoped to cover some of the school psychologist called reason, there are people who at the same rate, meeting the refuse pile because of a vote four years, I am ashamed to them in this article, but circum- him too? chose to consider me unstable same requirements as our taken behind closed doors by be a student here. stances have decided that I But that might be highly dubi- based on those issues. younger counterparts, that we persons without compassion, I do not hold my instructors should cover other topics first. ous. Perhaps, in the end, it is not I older students are being dishon- understanding or personal pride? responsible for any of this. The idea of eating ground-up No. The point of this is, I who is unstable, but it are those ored by being segregated from I worked as hard as any twenty They have given me so much cattle, which has fed on think, that too many people have who cannot come to terms with our classmates during gradua- year old; and I will always be grateful ground-up unborn children, a collective broom up their ass- themselves and must rely on tion. I have a good GP.A. and I have to them. piques my interest (and my taste es. society to dictate what they I would like to know how the helped my classmates (of I will always have fond mem- buds for I have a feeling that The ideas held by some are think. i£\ President of this once great in- younger years) when they ories of my classmates and the beef w o u l d be extra j u i c y this completely idiotic. I simply can- stitution can look us in the face struggled. friends. way, what with human compas- not stand intolerant people. Have a response to this or and betray us so badly. I helped make a commercial [But] I will warn any who sion mixed in and all). % There is nothing wrong with any other editorial? A11 letters What have we done to be so to aid in recruiting other adult will listen about the lack of ..Now, some of you might have eating babies, because all we are to the editor and/or authors of hurt, so mistreated at a time students because I believed so honor shared by this institu- a problem with this, and I un- doing is eating the cow that ate articles are encouraged. All when our thoughts and aspira- strongly in the ideals I once tion's high-level administra- derstand. the baby; maybe instead we opinions can be sent to: tions are taking wing? thought the college and its staff tors. f After all, I am not (at least I should call the cow's apartment, l^nemyhurstedu, I would like to know what act represented. And most will listen because don't think I am) a monster. ask him if he is stable. (other than our age) so belittles I have been sold out. if the guy in the commercial us in the eyes of the President I will not take part in any cer- no longer has faith in the cred- and his kangaroo court that we emony other than what was ibility and honor of the univer- adult students are condemned to originally planned. sity, then why should they? endure the shame of a second I will not give credence or One good thing— I don't rate dog and pony show these support to such a despicable have to kill myself trying to ™* MERCIAD bureaucrats call a graduation act.; maintain an above 3.5 average. ceremony? I believe I am being discrimi- Who cares about graduating In a time when our families nated against because of my age with honors from a university have been looking forward to and I am goin^ to investigate who sells out its students at sharing the time-honored tradi- what legal options are at my dis- the last second? [email protected] Kristin Purdy Editor-in-Chief tion with all of our classmates, posal, if any, to fight against Managing Editor [email protected] Adam DuShole they are faced with the knowl- such self-serving despots who t£~*Stevejen Williamst mon- Kelly Rose Duttine News Editor [email protected] edge that our Mercyhurst Col- would make such tyrannical traditional student Courtney Nicholas Features Editor [email protected] Phil Pirrel lo Opinion Editor [email protected] Mackenzie Dexter Sports Editor [email protected] Jody Mel lo Photo Editor [email protected] Got Opinions? Emily Crofoot Copy Editor ecrofo81 @mercy h u r s t . e d u Billy Elliott Production Manager [email protected] The Merciad wants 'em. Megan Eble Advertising Manager [email protected] Send your ideas, column'ideas The Merciad is the student-produced newspaper ofMercyhurst College. It is published throughout the school year, with the exception of midterms week and finals w e e k . 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This year's Oscar race has a lot of good movies up for the Academy Award, but not one completely "great" film worth the Best Picture. With this is mind, the entire race is a crap- shoot; some front-runners but a lot of guaranteed upsets and surprises; and a lot of attention for that HI "art-house pic" called 'Chicago'. Here are The Ticket Stub's Top 5 picks in some of the major categories. Best Actor: Daniel-Day Lewis. As Bill the Butcher, Day- Lewis enlivens director Martin Scorsese's 'Gangs of New York' with a dangerous inten- File photo sity not seen since Scorsese directed another raging bull of an actor, Bobby De Niro. Those Steve Martin, who hasn't really done anything notewor- Pressrelease that say Day-Lewis' well-pub- thy since 'Father of t h e Bride,1 is an obvious choice for licized method approach to the hosting this year's Oscars. Daniel Day-Lewis, as 'Bill the Butcher,' in the highly acclaimed 'Gangs of New York.' character was too intense (he was Bill even after the cameras stopped rolling), and Jack Nicholson's subtle performance and evolving actress in movies therefore nab writer Bill Con- justice of biblical importance his mantle deserves some clut- ship they have and their audi- • in 'About Schmidt,' will be the today. Her co-star, Julianne don's snappy script an award. will have been witnessed. What ter. I ence craves. This movie is the only thing preventing the actor Moore, also deserves recogni- But voters have not forgotten does the maker of'Goodfellas' Best Picture: Gee, let me best entertainment of the year, from slaying the competition on tion for both her work in 'The Director Todd Haynes lyrical and 'Taxi Driver' have to do to think.. .the movie has the most and a lot of broads in leotards Sunday. Hours' and 'Far From Heaven,' homage to the 1950s films of win an award, other than what nods, the best buzz, and a 'Cell are never a bad thing. Best Actress: The award but Kidman has a SAG award Douglas Sirk. The award millions of moviegoers have Block Tango' that makes your 'Chicago' is no 'Titanic' and should go to all five, but it is and the Academy's seemingly should (and will) go to Haynes. praised him already for and teeth sweat — 'Chicago' it is. it does not have the momentum about time that 'The Hours' unified support; two pre-reqs Best Director: If Martin what too many Academy mem- Granted, it isn't as alive as 'American Beauty' had in 1999, leading thespian, Nicole Kid- for a guaranteed, too-long-by- Scorsese doesn't win, not only bers have ignored? Scorsese is 'Gangs' or as epic as 'Two but it and the other nominees man, receive an award for not about-two-minutes acceptance will an angry mob of Holly- the most consistently compel- Towers,' but it is an entertain- deserve their fifteen minutes; only her brooding, intellectual speech. wood's over paid personas ling and risk-taking director of ing, run examination of pop- it's just too bad the actual tele- portrayal ofVirginia Woolf, but Best Original Screenplay: storm the theatre and set fire any cinematic era, and after al- culture's fascination with fame, cast won't be that long. for being the most consistent 'Chicago' could sweep, and to the orchestra pit, but a in- most thirty years in showbiz, sex, and the symbiotic relation-

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Award-time footing: Gulf action The hills of Mercyhurst would affect Oscars' tone are alive with the sounds Cates, executive producer of speeches from the podium. them to the American audience By Donna Petrozzello the Academy Awards. "We'll ['While I'd prefer they stick to with the full support of the Knight Ridder Newspapers still celebrate excellence in talking about excellence in film- Academy," said an ABC News Sing-a-long American filmmaking, b u t we'll making, it's their 45 seconds to spokesman. % celebrate with a small 'c'." say what they want within the The cost and complications of The show may well go on, ABC plans to air the Oscars boundaries of good taste," he postponing a massive Holly- Sound of Music but if war breaks out with Iraq, live from Hollywood at 8:30 said. wood glitzfest can be stagger- the Oscars won't be the same. p.m. EST, with Steve Martin as During their 75-year history, ing. The Academy ofTelevision Friday April 11, 7 p.m. The producers of the Acade- host. But with so much uncer- the Oscars have never been Arts and Sciences lost an esti- my Awards have insisted tainty, a final plan for the show canceled because of outside mated $1.4 million when the throughout the week that the may not be in place much be- events —• although they have Emmy Awards were postponed ceremony will take place as fore then. occasionally been postponed. twice after 9/11. Saturday April 12 at scheduled on March 23. Behind "We're acutely conscious of But if the country is at war, "There's no rule book for this the scenes, Academy officials what's going on in the world, viewers may see only part of kind of thing," said Bryce Za- l p.m. and 7 p.m. are considering the possibility and there's no intent on any- the Oscarcast. Depending on bel, the TV academy's chair- of having to produce a wartime one's part to ignore (those events on the battlefield, news man. "If on March 23 we wake telecast. events)," Cates said. "We'll re- coverage could very well pre- up and hear that our tanks are in the "I guarantee that if the show flect the spirit of the times." empt part of the Oscars — or in Iraq and an aerial bombing goes on and we're at- war, the Cates declined to say how he the entire show. campaign has begun, it may be Performing Arts Center tone of the show will be sub- would adjust the telecast in the "As is always the case, if t h e r e bad business to go ahead with stantially different than if we event of war. But he will not are world events that warrant the Oscars." were not at war," said Gil cut short politically tinged coverage, ABC News will bring

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On sale at Tullio Put away those ABBA albums. mote northern hamlet of Rob- Arena box office, A new wave of Scandinavian ertsfors, the founding quartet By Robbie Bah I TicketMaster outlets, by- pop has arrived, upending the of high-school girlfriends said Contributing writer phone at 452-4857 or decades-long image of pretty they made music because oth- 456-7070, and online at blonds chirping over the latest erwise they would have gone No, no, no...the Battle of the www.ticketmaster.com. innocuous Eurodisco backbeat. stir-crazy. Bands in Erie isn't full of b l u e - For most of the '90s, groups "The place we're from i s j u s t grass and eighties country. March 21 — Yanni. such as Ace of Base, Aqua and 2,000 people, really small," says Sherlock's hosted the Battle of Gund Arena, Cleveland. Roxette were Northern Eu- Sahara Hotnights' Maria Ander- the Bands this year, pumping rope's chief pop exports, while sson. "We had to go to the next out hours of competitive, qual- March 21 — Moonev Swedish producers Rami, Max town if we even wanted to see ity rock and roll for the city of • r Martin and Per Magnusson a band or any part of the hard- Brie. Suzuki, Raveonettes, Longwave. Club Laga, masterminded mega-hits for core scene. So I guess it was Monday Mourning, featuring Oakland. Britney Spears, *N Sync and the classic thing — boredom a Mercyhurst student as lead the Backstreet Boys. creates creativity." vocalist, tore apart the club March 21 — Lifehouse. But while all of those frothy All that homegrown boredom during their performance in late Metropol, Pittsburgh. pop confections were racing up has added up to a significant February.^' or the charts, a garage-punk aes- cultural asset. Driving melodies and emo- March 21—Mark thetic was bubbling up in local "Sweden is bursting with tal- tion-ridden vocals presented a Plunchinsky Benefit nightclubs. From Helsinki to ent," says Christopher Lund- solid blend of rock and metal. Concert with Gathering Stockholm, Copenhagen to blad, CEO of Export Music Breakdowns during the set Field, Shonuff, Dharma Oslo, a new generation of mu- Sweden. "We'll be presenting were epic, with heavy scream- Sons, Nixon Clocks, Buzz sicians turned to an infectious a hand-picked number of art- ing emanating from the lead Poets, Sauce, AnTordable mix of raw power (a la the ists, all exceptional in their own singer. Photo courtesy of f o r w a r d h a l l com Floors, more. Rosebud, Stooges), punk (the Ramones) right and equally capable of t a k - The crowd, while present, Monday Mourning at a recent appearance at Erie's own Pittsburgh. and perky Nu-Wave (Blondie). ing America by storm." seemed dull and sober. The Forward Hall The first sighting here of the What's exceptional about vocals needed to be turned up, March 23 — Sigur Ros. New Scandinavia was at last bands in the showcase — such but the sound guy seemed too of the performance by Monday what encompasses the band's Odeon, Cleveland. year's MTV Music Video as the Mo, Teenage Idols, the busy handing out business Mourning that Wednesday sound and feel. Awards, when Sweden's the $1,000 Playboys and the cards to belly chained women. night. Have any questions? Email March 24 — Zwan. Hives took the stage in match- Sounds—is how focused their The dark setting of the club Angel, a prominent track by mondaymoumii^rnusic@yahooxxxn Agora Theatre, Cleveland. ing black suits and singer Pelle styles are.'While each band merelv added to the ambiance the group, is a great sample of with all the inquiries you have. Almqvist pranced about in a let- takes a slightly different ap- March 26 — A t a r is, ter-perfect Mick Jagger imper- proach, the overall effect Juliana Theory. Agora sonation. £ .k- makes it seem as if someone Theatre, Cleveland. Since then, MTV2 has intro- pressed the wrong button at duced a slew of Scandinavian the ikea factory and starting March 27 — Theater. bands, hyping Sweden's Saha- churning out hip, young bands "Cirque." Warner Theater, ra Hotnights and Denmark's instead of cheap, stylish furni- Erie. the Raveonettes on the chan- ture. nel's ''Advance Warning" CD, Sahara Hotnights got a boost April 13 — Everclear, and dedicating significant play from a similar showcase last Exies, Authority Zero. to the likes of t h e Hel lacopters, year, but Andersson thinks Agora Theatre, Cleveland. Division of Laura Lee, some of the scene's talent pool On sale at TicketMaster. Soundtrack of Our Lives and may be wearing thin. International Noise Conspiracy "I guess since there's a lot of April 13 — Rusted Root. — all of Sweden. Swedish bands doing well, a lot Dome Theater, Niagara "Five years ago, Sweden was ol other bands have been in- Falls, N.Y. On sale at the land where Britney and O- spired by that," Andersson TicketMaster. — Town would fly there and get says. "But it had been a lot more produced by Max Martin," says underground than it is now. All April 15 — AFI, Tom Calderone, MTV's exec- of a sudden, all of the compa- Explosion, Strike utive vice president for talent nies want to make money off Against. Agora Theatre, and music programming. "The of it, and I'm not surprised. Cleveland. On sale at pop thing was just so big that They want all the new hype, TicketMaster. Photo courtesy of forwardhall com this stuff was all happening but (that means) a lot of crap- underground." py bands are coming out." Along with the Strokes of - Andersson's warning does New York and the Vines from not seem to bother members of Australia, Scandinavia's bands the Sounds, one of the most are returning rock to its most talked-about bands in the show- basic elements: a handful of case. 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Baseball Mercyhurst College Director the only team from t h e GLIAC *s in points (1080) and tenth in of Athletics, Pete Russo, has expansion to make postseason rebounds (526) \ made a coaching change and play. His 1997-98 and 2000-01 • Jason loppolo (1996-98) - 3-22 Hillsdale* (DH) 12 p.m will not renew the contract of teams also performed well. The first in triples made (172) | head men's basketball coach, latter squad ended 16-11 and 9- • Scott Melle (1999-2003) - 3-23 Hillsdale* (DH) 12 p.m A Karl Fogel. Russo said the de- 8 while the former finished 17- second in blocked shots (125), cision was reached for the fol- 3-26 Clarion (DH) 1 p.m 10 and 11 -6 three years later. 989 career points lowing reasons: While all three teams made I • Tony Mitchell (2002-03) - • Out of 13 teams in the Great postseason play, all lost open- averaged 14.1 ppg as freshman, Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic ing round games. Mercyhurst third in triples made in one sea- Conference (GLIAC), Mercy- bowed at Saginaw Valley State son (70), candidate for GLIAC Softball hurst finished last in its division 75-73 in 1996, and then fell to Rookie of the Year this season and last overall in Michigan Tech 77-67 in 1998 • Maurice Profit (1995-99) - the conference with just four and to Grand Valley State 78- fourth in blocked shots (116) 3-21 Millersville (Shippensburg Tourney) 2 p.m. wins. 62 in 2001. * ! and former head coach at Mer- • The 2002-03 team finished Fogel's 2002-03 team start- cyhurst North East 3-22 Wilmington (Shippensburg Tourney) 9 a.m. with a below .500 record of File photo ed strong, winning nine of its • Rahsaah Roland (1993-96)- 12-15 I ^ M Former head basketball coach, Karl Fogel, did not first eleven games. After defeat- second in assists (523), second 3-22 Clarion (Shippensburg Tourney) 1 p.m. • The team was win less on have his contract renewed ing conference rival Wayne in steals (215), eighth in triples the road in the conference, 0-8 for another season. The State 69-61 at the Athletic Cen- (88), former assistant coach at 3-23 TBA (Shippensburg Tourney) TBA • The team lost nine straight decision was announced ter in mid-January, the Lakers Mercyhurst games to end the season Wednesday, Feb. 26. The were 12-6 overall, 4-4 in the • Justin Shouse (2000-03) - 3-25 Clarion (DH) 3 p.m. • The team has had only one search for a new coach GLIAC, and appeared on their fourth in assists (385), third in winning season in the last five way to their fourth postseason steals (193), GLIAC Rookie of 3-27 Edinboro (DH) 3 p.m. began immediately after. years appearance. But Mercyhurst the Year 3-29 Hillsdale* (DH) 1 p.m. H • The team is only .500 for and we need new leadership and struggled down the stretch. It • Demond Stewart (1997-98) the last eight years a new philosophy to turn the lost its final n i n e games, all con- - sixth in career scoring aver- • The team has had only three program around." ference contests, to finish 12- age (16.7), transferred to Divi- winning seasons in the last "Coaching changes are al- 15 and 4-13 respectively*;Four sion I Niagara! eight years f ways difficult, but Mercyhurst of the setbacks came in over- • Brent Swain (1998-01) - Men's lacrosse "Mercyhurst has too much expects more from its men's time, including a 106-99 triple first all-time in blocked shots pride to accept this type of p e r - basketball program." overtime loss to Findlay Satur- (233), second in rebounding 3-22 Limestone (North County H.S., MD) 1 p.m. formance," said Russo. "Our Fogel coached the men's team day, Feb. 22 in the final game (995), sixth in points (1211) program must be highly com- for eight years, longer than any of the season. • Jeff Woleben (1996-99) - petitive on a constant basis. The prior men's coach.,He arrived All told, Mercyhurst went a sixth in triples made (121) school's responsibility is to pro- at Mercyhurst in 1995 from combined 106-106 overall in • Craig Young (1994-97) - Women's lacrosse vide the resources to be suc- Northeastern University, where Fogel's eight seasons and 58- seventh in points (1202), sev- cessful, and it has done that. It he served as head coach of the 83 in the GLIAC. * enth in rebounds (638) then becomes the coach's and Huskies from 1986 to 1994. Fogel and his staff developed Both Helm and Shouse just 3-23 Shippensburg 1 p.m players' responsibility to win His arrival coincided with Mer- some excellent players during completed their junior seasons more than they lose. Our goal cyhurst's joining the Great their tenure. Among them, al- while Mitchell j u s t finished h i s 3-26 I UP 4 p.m is to be one of the top teams in Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic phabetically, were: freshman year. the conference and to make the Conference (GLIAC). The Lak- • Richard Bradley (1999-01) Russo said the search for a playoffs on a regular basis." ers did well in his first year. - eighth in points (1158), sec- new men's basketball coach "The men's basketball pro- They finished 15-12 overall, 11 - ond in triples made (165) will begin immediately. Women's water polo gram is hurting at the moment 6 in the conference, and became • Josh Helm (2000-03)-tenth By Hurst Sports Information

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3-22 Loyola 7 p.m. Mercyhurst got a dozen kills from sophomore Dave Schmidl 3-23 Lewis 3 p.m. A and 27 assists from senior Jon Samolis in turning back SUN Y- 3-26 St Francis 7 p.m. A New Paltz 3-0 Friday night, Feb. 28. The scores were 30- 18,30-17 and 30-23. i Rutgers-Newark handed Mer- cyhurst its seventh loss of the Men's tennis season with a 3-0 win Satur- day, March 1. The scores were 3-22 Findlay* 2 p.m. A 27-30, 32-34 and 23-30. I Freshman Justin Waas led 3-23 Northwood* 10:30 a.m. H Mercyhurst with 13 kills while Schmidl contributed 11. Fresh- man Dan Kick recorded 39 as- Good luck women's sists. Water Polo!!! Mercyhurst got twenty kills from Schmidl and 67 assists Keep up the from Kick in a 3-1 victory Thursday, March 6. Sophomore good work!! Bill VanCise added fourteen kills Waas and sophomore Austin Siewert chipped in with a doz- en a piece. Katlo McAdams/ContrlbUtlng photogruphor WANTED The scores were 29-31, 30- Sophomore Bill VanCise and junior T.J. Wilson block Loyola's attempted kill. VanCise 24, 30-26 and 30-23. leads Mercyhurst with 125 digs. Wilson leads the Lakers with 69 total blocks. The Quincy handed Mercyhurst Lakers fell 3-1 to Loyola Saturday, March 15 by scores of 15-30,23-30,37-35 and 20-30.^ Persons with*. its eighth loss of t h e season with Mercyhurst has lost five straight games and is now 5-12 overall and 1-7 in the MIVA. Sinus Infections, Bronchitis a 3-0 win Friday, March 7. The Coughing scores were 28-30, 17-30 and 26-30. | i from behind for a 3-2 win at Midwest Intercollegiate Volley- were 15-30, 23-30, 37-35 and No insurance? Siewert led Mercyhurst with the Athletic Center. The scores ball Association (MIVA) contest 20-30. The Ramblers, second Underinsured? ten kills while Van( i se contrib- were 30-20, 26-30, 30-25,-23- played at the Mercyhurst Ath- in the Midwest Intercollegiate uted seven. Kick recorded 32 30 and 12-15. f letic Center. The scores were Volleyball Association, improved No family doctor? assists. Waas led Mercyhurst with a 30-20, 30-14 and 30-18. to 12-5 overall and 9-1 in the Listen! You may qualify to participate in a new Quincy handed Mercyhurst career high of 21 kills while Lewis improved to 17-4 over- Ml VA wh i le Mercyhurst VanCise contributed 13. Kick drug study. its ninth loss of t h e season with all and 8-0 in the conference dropped to 5-12 and 1-7, re- a 3-2 win Saturday, March 8. recorded 43 assists. Samolis while the Lakers fell to 5-11 on spectively. You get free examinations, free antibiotics, and The scores were 30-28, 25-30, became the second player in the season and to 1 -6 in league Schmidl and VanCise led the compensation for being a participant.! 30-18, 16-30 and 6-15. ? program history to reach 2,000 play. V > Lakers with 16 and 11 kills, re- assists. Samolis' 15 assists in Call immediately, if you have the symptoms Waas led Mercyhurst with a Schmidl led Mercyhurst with spec lively. Sophomore Tom career high of 19 kills Schmidl the match give him 2,005 for nine kills while freshman K i c k Roberts registered 25 assists his career. above. contributed 14. Kick recorded registered 27 assists. while Kick added 20. Beata Clinical Research Services 46 assists. The 5th ranked Lewis Flyers Mercyhurst lost its fifth Mercyhurst will continue con- 814-397-3700. t D'Youville handed Mercy- handed Mercyhurst its fourth straight matt h as //12 Loyola ference play Friday, March 21 hurst its third straight loss straight loss Friday, March 14, University of Chicago defeated at Findlay. f email questions to [email protected] Wednesday, March 12, coming downing the Lakers 3-0 in a the Lakers 3-1. The scores By Hurst Sports Information MARCH 20,2003 THEMERCIAD PAGE 11 rlAKER To contact [email protected] SPORTS Men ? lacrosse team remains! u n d e f e a t e d their record to 5-0. By Mackenzie Dexter Sports editor The first quarter saw the Lak- ers with only a 2-1 lead over the Bobcats. But Mercyhurst The men's lacrosse team has stepped up and scored 11 goals been hot this season winning all in the second quarter and led five of their games including a 13-2 at the half. 14-11 upset over St. Andrews, The Lakers kept the Bobcats a 15-1 win over Mars Hill and from scoring any goals in the a 25-5 killing over Lees McRae. third as they scored seven The Lakers opened their home themselves. Lees-McRae pres- season Saturday, March 8 sured the Laker defense more against St. Andrews. Things in the fourth quarter as they started out looking good for St Katie McAdams/Contributing photographer scored three goals. But Mercy- Andrews as they led 2-0 over hurst scored five more goals in the Lakers after the first quar- Sophomore Ian Komorek the quarter, ending the game catches a pass as he runs ter. with a 25-5 victory. ;l downfield. But the Lakers would kick Komorek led the Lakers with their offense up a notch as they five goals and one assist. outscored the Knights 7-2 and Senior Jim Detwiler and soph- Shuster had four goals, Jans- would have a 7-4 lead at half- omore Jerod Felice each had sen scored three goals and add- time. one goal and two assists. Jun- ed two assists, Gattie scored Mefeyhurst again outscored ior Eric Gattie, freshman Scott two goals, sophomore Robert St Andrews in the third period Janssen, freshman Jonathan Lawlor added two goals and scoring five goals to the Kane and sophomore Dan Katie McAdams/Contributing photographer two assists, Felice scored a goal Knights* four.? * James each added one goal Sophomore Jerod Felice keeps a defender away as he looks to score for the Lakers and assisted three, Poole add- St. Andrews outscored Mer- while freshman Jim Mullaley against Lees-McRae Saturday, March 15. Felice leads the Lakers with 23 points. ed a goal and assisted two and cy h u r s t in the fourth quarter 3- had an assist. James added a goal and an as- 2, but the damage was already umor goalie Mike Rispoh The Lakers took a command- Leading Mercyhurst was Fe- omore Steve England with one sist. England, Kane, sophomore done as the Lakers walked made six saves for the Lakers ing lead through the first half lice with three goals and three assist each. Jeff Garcia and freshman B l a k e away with the 14-11 win. and senior goalie Kevin as they led Mars Hill 8-0 at the assists, sophomore Joe Poole Tidgewell made four saves Tandoi each added a goal. Leading the Lakers was soph- Tidgewell saved four shots. half. •/•' ! with two goals and an assist, and sophomore goalie Jim Mc- Rispoli made five saves in omore Andrew Sands with Mercyhurst held Mars Hill Although Tidgewell let one Komorek with two goals and Cann made seven saves. goal for Mercyhurst while Mc- three goals and one assist. scoreless through the first half slip through in the third quar- an assist and Janssen and Kane No. 9 Mercyhurst went on to Cann saved nine. Freshman Andrew Shuster also Wednesday, March 12 as the ter, the Lakers offense scored with two goals a piece. Help pummel Lees-McRae 25-5 Sat- The Lakers travel to Lime- had three goals while sopho- Lakers dominated the Lions to seven more goals in the second was also given by Detwiler with urday, March 15 to win their stone Saturday, March 22 for more Ian Komorek scored two. win 15-1. half to end the game 15-1. one goal and James and soph- fifth straight game increasing a 1 p.m. game. Women's basketball falls 82-75 to Findlay, loses four seniors

run to lead 30-21. The Oilers Sonicksen followed with 12 Lorincz led the team in points Second Team and to the there are exciting games and dis- By Mackenzie Dexter would lead 42-32 at halftime. points while senior forward with 355, three-point shots South's All-Defensive Team. appointing ones, but you can't (Sports editor Findlay kept playing strong Jessica Weir scored nine with 37, assists with 119 and Lorincz ended her career dwell on the past," Lorincz as they led by 21 in the second points. Lorincz also led players steals 99. Her 119 assists are with 989 total points, a record- said. The women's basketball team halfbefore the Lady Lakers got on both teams in assists and second only to Tanya Potcova's breaking 384 assists and 266 Horton had 208 points for the finished out their 2002-2003 within seven to end the game steals with seven and four, re- 133 in 1997 and her 99 steals steals putting her second in the season. Weir scored 182 points season Saturday, Feb. 22 with 82-75. spectively. are a one-season best. She fin- record books for all-time steals. this season. Sonicksen had 158 an 82-75 loss against the Uni- All four seniors led the way "When it was time to step on ished fourth in rebounds and "In regards to our season, it points. versity of Findlay. for the Lakers. Senior guard the court, the team worked re- second in blocked shots with was disappointing, but as a se- "We are losing a lot of talent, Mercyhurst had a 18-17 lead Hoi ly Horton led with 19 points, ally hard and put forth a valu- 104 and 15, respectively. She nior there are lessons that you but there is also a lot of young with 11:11 left in the first half senior guard Katie Lorincz had able effort," junior forward was also named to the GL1AC learn and memories that you talent that can be built upon," before Findlay went on a 13-3 16 points, sehiofTorward Teah (Crista Ross commented. South Division All-Conference will never forget. Each year said Ross.

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By Mackenzie Dexter Sports editor

The Mercyhurst men's hock- ey team advanced to MAAC semifinals after defeating Iona in the quarterfinals 5-4 Satur- day, March IS. The Lakers began the scor- ing with a goal at 2:26 by fresh- man forward Dave Borrelli, his sixth of the season, assisted by sophomore forward David Wrigley and senior forward Adam Rivers. Iona tied the game at 8:54 and took a 2-1 lead 2:18 later. But Mercyhurst scored quick- ly after, just 24 seconds later, to tie the score back up again. Borrelli scored the goal, his sev- enth of the season and second of the night, assisted by Rivers Jody Mello/Morciad photographer and senior defenseman Mike Muldoon. The Lakers finished Freshman Scott Reynolds takes a shot on the Iona out the first period scoring with goalie. The Lakers will play Bentley this weekend in the a goal by Wrigley, his 14th of semifinal game at West Point, NY. the season, assisted by Muldoon Jody Mello/Merciad photographer and Borrelli. ning goal, his of the season, goals of t h i r d period at 6:30 and The second period was all was assisted by Hansen-. 11:23, but it wasn't enough to Senior defender Mark Chambers dives to stop the Iona offense as freshman g o a l i e Mercyhurst despite heavy pres- Iona then started coming defeat the Lakers and the Gaels Andy Franck stops an Iona shot. Mercyhurst defeated Iona 5-4 in the MAAC quarterfinal sure by Iona. Sophomore de- back taking shot after shot on fell short 5-4. \ | | game Saturday, March 15 to advance to semifinals.| fenseman T.J Kemp scored Laker freshman goalie Andy Iona outshot the Lakers in Mercyhurst *s fourth goal of t h e Franck for the rest of the peri- every period, outshooting Mer- guys did a good job." 2-0, No. 2 Quinnipiac rallied "We re not going to change night, his tenth, assisted by od. Franck finally stopped the cyhurst 47-31 overall. Franck When asked about key play- from a 2-0 deficit to defeat No. anything about the way we sophomore forward! Rich pressure by covering the puck. made 43 saves in goal for the ers, Gotkin said, "Andy Franck 7 Canisius 3-2 and No. 3 Holy play," said Gotkin about the Hansen and junior forward An injury timeout was taken win. definitely won us the game. We Cross defeated No. 6 Army 3- upcoming semifinal match. Adam Tackaberry. Junior for- for Franck as a fight broke out Coach Goikin commented, also got timely goals by Borrel- 2. "We're going to continue be- ward Peter Rynoshoven scored in the stands. The last minute "Playoffs are an exciting time. li and Rynoshoven scored the Mercyhurst will take on Bent- ing good. If we don t play well, the last goal of the period and of the second period finished Being the number one seed game-winner on a power play." ley at 5 p.m. Friday, March 21, then we won't win. If we do the last goal of the night for the with fights between the play- playing the number eight seed, In other MAAC quarterfinal at Army's Tate Rink in West play well, then we're going to Lakers, his tenth of the season. ers and a 5-2 Mercyhurst lead. especially a difficult team like games, No. 5 Bentley upset No. Point, NY. Quinnipiac and Holy win. The power play goal and win- Iona scored the only two Iona, puts pressure on us. Our 4 Sacred Heart Saturday night Cross will face off at 8 p.m.

Mautz > McAvinew n a m e d l A l l - A m e r i c a n s national champion, Chad Wal- gion and then sixth in the na- finish. i Garcia from San Francisco season. "With our current By Mackenzie Dexter lace of University of Nebras- tion. During the national tour- "Most people didn't know, State, Tedder and his opponent wrestlers, we will continue to Sports editor ka-Omaha for the second nament, he defeated Kris but Ben wrestled all of the re- clashed heads, resulting in a work hard in the off-season to straight year in the quarterfinals. K-lepacz from University of gional and all of the nationals fractured skull for Tedder, mak- improve our overall team The 2002-2003 wrestling sea- He then won three consecu- Findlay and John Burda from with a torn meniscus in his knee ing him unable to continue. strength. We also hope to get son ended this past weekend as tive matches. He won 7-3 in the University of Pitt-Johnstown, which will need to be surgical- "After numerous tests in the some of our key wrestlers back the team sent three wrestlers to second round of consolation who both defeated him during ly repaired in the next few hospital. Will was released and from injuries sustained during the Wheeling Civic Center in matches, 9-3fin consolation the regular season. weeks, after suffering the inju- will recover 100 percent after the season and even before the West Virginia to the NCAA Di- quarterfinals and 10-9 in con- McAvinew ^won the first ry in his first regional match," about two or three months," season." f vision 11 National Champion- solation sem i finals before hav- round of t h e championship 12- commented Coach Cipollone. said Cipollone. About the team further in the ships. Sophomores Justin ing to default after only one 5, and then went on to lose in 141-pounder Tedder lost his. The team also finished e i g h t h future, Cipollone said, "We Mautz and Ben McAvinew and minute of the consolation final the quarterfinals 15-6. He won first match to two-time All- in all of Division II in the Aca- look forward to the next two freshman Will Tedder a 11 com- with a severe ankle injury. his next two matches defeating American Brad Russell of Wis- demic Team GPA category. seasons as we will finally have peted at nationals. Mautz be- McAvinew became an All- Klepacz 5-2 in the; second consin-Parkside but rebounded "Currently, we have some some juniors to lead our team. came a two-time All-American American with a sixth place fin- round of consolation and Bur- to defeat two-time All-Ameri- very good wrestlers interested The next two seasons should with a fourth place finish a t 197 ish at 184 pounds. McAvinew da 7-3 in consolation quarterfi- can, Roderick Rate 1 i f f of Ne- • for next season and we hope be more successful than the pounds. Mautz won byjforfeit went into the regional tourna- nals. He went on to lose 10-5 bra ska- Omaha 6-1. to announce some signings in last two and we are looking in the first round of the cham- ment ranked sixth in the region in consolation semifinals and 3- In his third match, with the the next few weeks," Cipollone forward to being reckoned with pionship but lost to eventual and finished second in the re- 2 in the finals f o r his sixth place score 2-1 in favor of Pacifico said when asked about next on a national level." THE Save now at the Mayside Motel

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