&&a Warn Mmm %Olis67 NO. 18 MERCV^URSTI COLLEGJtSfeWEEiO^SilUI|E!||TtNE|VSPAPm MARCjH 24J.994 Special Issue: MSG Executive Demyanovich resigns By Keith Courson season's noted accompl ishments? better part of 2 0 years a nd I wanted Board Merciad Sports Editor Why now, when the women's to end on a high note. This season basketball program is on an all- gave me a lot of p e r s o n a l satisfac- Candidates | After serving four seasons as time high? tion," he added. Pages 6&7 Mercyhurst women's head bas- "I've been thinking about it for Mercyhurst Director of Athlet- ketball coach and guiding the quite a while," said Demyanovich ics Pete Russo explained that he Student Pro file: V y o m Bhuta page 9 Lady Lakers to their first-ever who posted a 61-42 mark in his had seen the career move coming. NCAA playoff appearance, Paul coaching stint with the Hurst. "It's "It wasn't entirely a big surprise. Merciad takes Manhattan ... again page 10 Demyanovich has stepped down an appropriate decision for me a t We talked about it as far asfa from the position. this time. I think the change is month ago. He was getting a little Why now? Why, when next year good for the girls. burnt out," he said. the women may even surpass this THIS WEEK: "I've coached basketball for the See Demyanovich, p. 12 Two chances to get the truth about AIDS Standardized There will be two chances this Friday to hear about some very important issues. On this day Dr. Robert Perelli of D'Youville College will speak at 3 p . m . and 7:30 p.m. on "AIDS and the College grading \ Community." The lectures will be held in the Zurn Recital Hall. Don't miss it. By Mia U-Rycki Mercy h u r s t plans festival for kids1 sake Advertising Manager Many have pondered over the i Life-threatening illnesses are a catastrophe at any age, but when quality of grades. What may be children are the victims they seem even more tragic. The Make-a- an "A" in one class may fall Wish foundation of Western PA wants you to help them fulfill the within the "B" range in another favorite wishes of these children. On May 7 Mercyhurst College class. will hold a festival to raise money for the foundation. There'll be The academic policies music, fun and games. Start saving the spare change now. committee is currently address- ing this issue and is debating Graduating artists show their stuff whether to overhaul the SystemM and standardize grading here at Mercyhurst. Is art the key to the universe? Or is the universe full of useless art? Senate member, Kevin Nixon, Go j u d g e for yourself a s the seniors display their work in the "Facing also on the academic policies You, Facing Me" art exhibit in the Cummings Gallery (yes, in the committee, says the committee library). The show runs until April 8. is concerned with all academic life and anything that needs to Panel discusses women imscience be looked into. "Standardized Havenhurst, or Mercyhurst, students Bryan Milligan, Ben- grading is the important issue jamin Edgerton, Tara Schepp and Chris DiCola chill on a Garvey Parkbench in the teasingly spring weather. Merciadphoto/Jim Doherty There are suprisingly few women working in the forefront of See Grading, p. 2 scientific research. A panel is meeting on Wednesday, April 6 to discuss this troublesome statistic. Congregating at 7 p.ml in Zurn 314, the panel will include female scientists from the Pittsburgh Res. Life changes housing rules Supercomputing Center and Syracuse University,|our own Dr. atmosphere, then the building or By Nick Krayger looking at your point system Mario Diaz and teachers from the Erie school district Come hear floor will be smoke free. If this what promises to be an enjoyable and enlightening discussion. Merciad Staff Columnist tally sheet, pay special attention to the bottom. On it, you will is not a possibility because of see that questions regarding lack of numbers or interest, the There have been several change will not occur! Lutz changes made in the process of smoke-free housing, quiet study Weekend housing and a lcohol free said Residence Life will 'Try , determining housing status for but makes no promises." Friday: the upcoming 1994-1995 school housing are asked. On these issues of health and wellness, if Assistant Directors are in the Variably cloudy and year. However minor these process of notifying all students changes may be, there are it is possible to accommodate a| of their write ups. Contact your breezy; chance of a few differences in the way the point floor or building with the luxury showers; high in the upper system is being tabulated, and of smoke free or quiet study See Housing, p.2 30s. also in the actual process of signing up for housing. Students will no longer get points for returning to the same mm room/apartment. In the past, Saturday: return points often made up for deductions from write ups, f Mostly sunny; morning according to Elissa Lutz, Sign-Up Schedule •--.\.v« •13 SSSSS rV.'.'-r- lows in the low 20s; highs assistant director for residence vX-X in the 40s. life. Wednesday, April 6th by 4 p.m. Under the old system, there .(.i Housing Contracts and tally sheets due S£ was no way to break a point Friday, April 8 t h by 3 p.m. m ,••• y- total tie.This year, when you Numerical Group Listing Posted turn in your completed con-1 tracts, you will draw a lottery Sunday, April 10th 7 pan. to 8 pan. I H />••• using selection for Egan-McAuley Halls, Baldwin- Wardef| Sunday: number. This number will be. > ^..1 Townhouses; i M Chance of rain or wet 'A/ attached to your tally sheet and snow showers; lows will be used to break ties. Monday, April 11th 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. ft &S5? Housing sign-ups for all other areas! §§ Another change is in the area ssS . _ eNw around 30; high 43. •M.O of health and wellness. When •tt*M PAGE 2 THE MERCIAD MARCH 24,1994 Briggs party inviite l e a d s to bloody By Joseph Legler Dever said the occurrence did about 165 pounds. inadvertently given the wrong before fleeing, Dever added. A Senior Writer not directly involve any The stranger introduced him- coat and began accusing his hosts search for "Rich" was conducted, Erie police arrived and a stu- Mercyhurst students and started self as "Rich" and talked his way of stealing the jacket. but he was not located. dent from G a n n o n University w a s when an unidentified individual into a Briggs Avenue party invi- An argument ensued in the front Detective Skindell of the Erie taken to St Vincent Health Cen- was brought onto campus. tation. doorway of the apartment even- Pol ice Bureau has been assigned ter after receiving a head lacera- "A group made up of non-stu- Shortly after arriving at the tually leading to a fight where to the case and several students tion following an incident at a dents, some from Gannon, de- Briggs Avenue party, the subject Ginocchi was knocked down the may be interviewed regarding the Briggs avenue apartment Friday cided to have a small gathering at began acting "weird" according stairs and sustained a cut on his incident. night a women's residence on Briggs to the victims, Dever said. "The head. Dever said "Rich" went "Possible housing violations Tom Ginocchi was treated and Avenue," he said. victims then took him to another nuts, according to all of the wit- seem to be the only involvement released a fter he was found lying {He said the men went to buy party where they tried to get rid o f nesses at the scene. Mercyhurst students had in the against a bottom stairway in a some beer at a lower west-side him." "Rich" also received quite a affair," Dever added. blood stained foyer of one of the distributor, and while there they Everything was fine until beating and lost a lot of blood Briggs I Avenue apartments, ac- encountered a white male subject "Rich" came back to the original cording to Bud Dever, director of described as being in his late twen- party demanding the overcoat security. ties, six feet tall and weighing which he had left behind. He was Grading from front page now," he says. "Is there a real need to change freedom." iNixon said he first proposed it? That is the big question," "Each professor has a scaler the issue to the committee Nixon said. "Right now it's .*r! according to the class they are because he heard many students hard to get a true sense of what teaching," Donachy said. "They complaining. "How can we a QPA means." say tliat the people who deserve judge ourselves when all the Donachy said that it is too an A will get it no matter the scales are different," he said. early to say what the scale scale." Nicole Donachy, another might be. An example, Nixon The committee is busy trying student on the committee, says said, would "make an A a 94 or to find out how the campus that "this is definitely an issue 95 for every class. This is just to feels about this issue. "Every- of concern for students. We're set a standard to go by." one on the committee has been investigating this because of "We're just in the debate asked to go and hunt down this concern." .