mr in'i'affff as VOLMSm046 MERCYHURSnCOliEGE^S WEEKLY^STUDENT NJEWSMPER October $,1994 if October is Hunger Awareness Parents invade campus Month. Mercy h urst By Anne Schleicher activities on A cfe E/Features Editor Parents' Weekend 1994 Schedule of Events page 2. Parents' weekend is here and Football falls to St. Francis Page 8 it's not too late to be involved. A plethora of activities has been Friday, October 7 7:00-9:00 p.m. % planned to entertain and engage Registration Herrmann Union Lobby Reception students and their parents in the Herrmann Union Great Room 8:00 p.m. Hypnotist Zurn Recital Hall Mercyhurst Community. But don't let the presence of your fam­ Saturday, October 8 ily be the only determining factor 9:00 a.m.-12:00 Noon Registration Herrmann Union Lobby in participation. 9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast Herrmann Union-Laker Inn 10:30 a.m.-12:00 Noon Panel Discussion j All students are invited to at­ Herrmann Union-Laker Inn 11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Italian Buffet Luncheon tend this weekend's events. Ac­ Egan Dining Hail 1:30 p.m. W Football at Buffalo State Buffalo, NY tivities range from a panel discus­ 2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Leisure time GOP getf ogether sion involving the various major 6:45 p.m. Seating for dinner Ice Center department heads, musical enter­ 7:00 p.m. J Dinner Ice Center Anyone interested in forming a Young Republicans dub is tainment provided by our own 9:00 p.m.-Midnight Dancing Ice Center invited to attend an organizational meeting on Thursday, Oct 13. D' Angel o* students, hypnotist For more details, call John at 824-2496. J Sunday, October 9 Mark Pittman, women's soccer, 10:00 a.m. Mass and rowing. Christ the King Chapel 10:00 a.m.-12:00 Noon Brunch Egan Dining Hall The highlight of the weekend is Regal voting set the dinner dance that will be held Saturday night at the Ice Center Homecoming king and queen nominations will be accepted until from 6:45 p.m. until midnight 4 p.m. Friday. Voting will take place next Thursday and Friday, Oct Reservations can still be made by 13 and 14 from noon until 4 p.m. calling Ms. Pat Liebel, alumni relations director, at extention 2538 or stop by at her office in Egan 46. Laker Inn events Put on your comfortable shoes *-* w and spend the night dancing away Don't miss Monday Night Football in the Laker Inn on Monday? to the music of D-Man, D.J; Den­ Coffeehouse will take place from 8 p.m. until 11 p.m. on Wednesday nis Henry. in the Laker Inn. Stop down for a cup of coffee and check out the Parents' weekend concludes entertainment SAC is providing this week. Sunday with the College commu­ nity celebrating Mass in Christ the King Chapel at 10:00, fol­ lowed by brunch in the Egan D in- Your sports voice ing Hall. WMCE is looking for student sportscasters for winter sports. So this weekend, whether this is Anyone who is interested should call John Leisering at 824-2264 or your first or last fall at the 'Hurst stop by the radio station as soon as possible. The radio station is , join the rest of your friends and located in the lower level of Baldwin Hall. their families in discovering all Hypnotist Mark Pittman will perform Friday at 8 p.m. in Zurn Redta 1 that Mercyhurst has to offer! Hall. \ "•'& -i S'.'i fC Support the Lakers Come out and show your school spirit this week. The Laker crew Crashers cause controversey team will participate in the Niagara Chase Regatta on Saturday a t the Laker boathouse. Women's soccer will host the Ha mot Classic on by Jule Gardner Senior Writer Merciad about 'Gestapo' tac­ "Most of the problems are I Saturday and Sunday. They will play one game each day. Both tics, I think about such incidents. coming from women's apart- games are at 11:30 a.m. The Laker Football game against Buffalo The first weeks of this aca­ Actions a re taken because of these ments." Dever said the sexual State University will be broadcast on WMCE. The pre-game show demic year have been character­ and other concerns. What we're misconduct charges stem from begins at 1:20 p.m. Saturday. Don't miss the action this weekend just ized by "major partying" with trying to promote is reasonable improper touching of drunk fe­ because the game is in Buffalo. intoxicated strangers, as young conduct Strangers don't have the males on the verge of passing out as 16, found at college gather­ same accountability to and being pa ssed a round the party. ings, according to Bud Dever, Mercyhurst as our students do," "Something serious is going on director of security. said Dever. and I would like to alert the cam­ It's not only against the rules, "We're going to take a real pus community," he said. 1 In other security news, com- \Friday he said, it's dangerous. Two com­ hard look at things. If we have to plaints of sexual m isconduct were bring in the PLCE (Pennsylva nia plaints about parking are not just Mostly sunny and reported last weekend, he said. Liquor Control Enforcement) we coming from frustrated residents. r^&fts&x A complaint to the Erie police warmer; high in the upper MSKPVS'' '•••£: 'There's no question a lot of will. That could mean big time 60s. freeloaders are taking advantage fines," he said. about cats parked in the of residents," he said. Dever said parties have been Mercyhurst driveway leading to Saturday Students from Mercyhurst "wild and out of control." If the the parking ramp resulted in a Partly sunny and Prep, Gannon and Bchrcnd are hosts can't identify people, they number of tickets and threats of breezy; low in the coming to Mercyhurst because are likely to be held responsible towing. 40s; high near 70. the parties are free or of rela­ for damages, he said. 1 The problem is that cars were tively low cost he said. 'They're Although Dever does not pro­ blocking the Briggs Avenue side­ Sunday drinking up the profits," he said. mote campus parties involving walk, said Dever. Students be­ Chance of a thu nder- Dever said a 16-year-old was alcohol, he said that if you're lieved the area to be property of storm; highs 65 - 75; at a grain-alcohol party. That's going to have one, it's best to Mercyhurst College. In fact, said just asking for trouble," be said. have a resident at the door at all Dever, an ordinance establishes lows near 50. "Every time I hear someone times to monitor who is com ing right of way 40 feet from the complain or write a letter to the into their apartment center line. PAGE 2 THE MERCIAD OCT. 6,1994 !*SS> Mercyhurst walks to feed the community teers, who collect canned goods By Craig Rybczynski from the six students. ter.M "Mercyhurst involvement was Editor in Chief They include: Rebecca Walkers traveled the 10K smaller this year because I got the for the Emergency Pantry of the Second Harvest Food Bank. Fiorenza, John Col cm en, Bill stretch of road to benefit the vari­ word out later than usual," said To some people Mercyhurst Meyer, Hillary Hamilton, Lisa Dominic. |In the past the event has been ous food relief efforts around the well attended. College is very sheltered and set Brown and Becky Zawacki. world.' However, students who missed m m off from the rest of the commu­ "It is good to get out with thou­ the Crop Walk can participate in The men's and women's soccer 'Twenty-five percent of the pro­ teams, the hockey team, Circle K, nity. Sunday, Oct 2, six students sands of people in the community similiar events throughout Hun­ ceeds go to Erie area charities/' Alpha Phi Omega and the Crimi­ and one administrator took the and try to make the world a better ger Awareness Month. said Dominic. "The other 75 per­ nal Justice Society have all been necessary "steps" to aid the hun­ place/' said Dominic. "And be­ p Oct. 16 has been designated cent benefits third world relief instrumental to the event in the gry- ing involved with Erie and the agencies, such as UNICEF and World Hunger Day by the United past. The Crop Walk began at world helps us not to be so iso­ Nations. Catholic Relief Services." "It is a great cause, it is some Waldameer Park and ended at lated." ||1 Mercyhurst has been involved The next food drive corresponds what of a tradition," said Head Perry Monument at Presque Isle. "It is for a good cause and walk­ with the walk since Dominic ar­ with the world day of recogni­ Hockey Coach Rick Gotkin. "I Campus Ministry's Joe ing-is something I like doing," rived at the Hurst, five years ago. tion. think the kids enjoy doing it and it Dominic coordinated the relief said Hamilton. "Helping people But this year, the turnout failed The Mercyhurst Food Drive, allows them to give something effort and received assistance less fortunate makes me feel bet­ to gamer as much as in the past. Oct 17-18, is made up of volun­ back to the community." $ • Down with apathy By Anne L.