Second I Textbook Lend Counselor Proposed Proposed At MSG By Teresa Tracy By Fran Moavero arise if MSG invests $5,000 in MERCIAD Staff Reporter MERCI A D News Editor textbooks. ; Starting Winter term there will Bryan Doherty, criminal justice "I think we are taking a big be a part-time mental health representative, submitted a pro- risk," she said. counselor from St. Vincent on posal to the Mercyhurst Student Greg Yoko, resident rep, sug- campus and possibly an addi- Government on Monday, January gested that MSG compile a list of tional counselor, if his appoint- 17, suggesting that MSG purchase books students are selling and act ment is approved by the college $5,000 worth of textbooks for as a mediator. administration. : students to borrow. Chemistry representative Missy -uWe have an extremely weH According to Doherty, students Hurlbert agreed with Yoko's sug- qualified individual interested in would initially pay a $5.00 club gestion. " A c t i n g las a mediator, coming here," stated Chris fee which would enable them to we wouldn't have the 7 initial Gagliano, Campus Life Commit- borrow college textbooks from outlay of $5,000," she said. tee chairperson on the possibility the student government. A committee was formed? t o of a second counselor. Alleviating the high cost of col- organize Doherty's proposal for The counselor from St. Vincent lege texts was Doherty's objective further discussion at the next will be here as a volunteer for half when drafting the proposal. MSG meeting. "| | ^ a day every week, said Gagliano. Many MSG members question- In other MSG business, Maria The additional Counselor 9 will ed how the proposal would be ex- Santangelo, member of the Senate be contracted with approval of the ecuted and if it was efficient and Campus Life Committee, updated Administration and will be on effective. $%* * f MSG members concerning their campus for a maximum of 8-10 Treasurer of MSG, Gina Frisia proposal to obtain a part-time hours a week. In addition to per- said, "why would students have mental health counselor. sonal counseling, he will also con- to join a club when they can look Santangelo said a psychologist duct workshops such as stress at the bulleting board in the v who works at Family Crisis is in- management. Union for books they need?" ' terested in working at Mercyhurst " Cost was also a concern. Sheila So far, the proposal of mental A view from third floor Old Main as the long-delayed January snow eight to ten hours a week.. health counseling on campus has flies on campus. * 5i| fpT Delaney, computer management The psychologist, Warren be been met by enthusiasm .by representative, questioned the Howald, "has a talent for work- students and MSG, but Gagliano business complications which may ing with college-age students," stresses that for these services to stated Santangelo, Howald has remain they need student par- previously worked at Behrend ticipation, especially with the New Leads Uncovered College. workshops since the program will said. He then explained that the At the present time, the Mer- be evaluated by the amount of use In Campus Center Theft crime is grand larceny and anyone cyhurst administration has | also it receives. caught with the equipment is guil- obtained a mental health By Mary Jo Allen Campus Center situation. ty of receiving stolen property. counselor^from St. Vincent MERCIAD Staff Reporter Usually something of this Cordes concluded by explaining Health Center for one-half day New leads have recentlyjbeen magnitude is reported, however his personal' interest in seeing uncovered concerning the nearly per week. the Erie Police Department claims justice done. .* * St. Vincent is providing the col- Grad f two-year old Campus Center theft they don't (have a record of this "It's the school and the in which an estimated SI200 being reported." lege with a counselor free of students that are penalized .. * charge, while the college will be worth of athletic equipment was The report was * filed w i t h the so in the future if any one, any Speakersj stolen. J. Garry Cordes, assistant paying Warren Howald a salary. college's insurance company and student is aware of these things Although the College may have professor of Criminal Justice is both Cordes and J Cusak were going on, it would be quite ad- working toward solving the case. reimbursed for the equipment. two health aides, "both men will Recommended mirable if they avail this informa- come in and work together, not as V "I want the students to know But, the story didn't end there. tion to the proper authorities. An By Karen Merkle that they can't avail themselves of a separate entity," said As Cordes recalls, about a attitude that 'I don't want to get Santangelo.' MERCI A D Staff Reporter college property," he stated. month' and a half ago, an in- involved' doesn't accomplish The committee established to The theft in the Campus Center dividual was spotted wearing one anything." help choose a speaker for the 1983 is believed to have been commit- of the stolen jackets. When con- commencement exercises has sub- ted by non-Mercyhurst students. fronted by someone associated mitted a list, of three names to Cordes explained what happened with the school, whose name is be- Mercyhurst President Dr. William in the July '81 robbery, which in- ing withheld, and asked for a P. Garvey and*are now waiting volved him as baseball team name, the individual gave a wrong for the final decision. t coach.* name. <' g< Student' government {president "As a result of the equipment "I'm retired from the New Richard Lanzillo, a member of room being left open momentari- York Police Department," said the committee, was not at liberty ly, someone went in and availed Cordes, explaining that his police to release the names. themselves of six baseball team expertise worked to alert him to He did say, however, that one jackets and six or seven T-shirts the situation. He ascertained the of the people being considered is a from a baseball camp I was runn- individual's correct name through Mercyhurst faculty member, and ing at the time; and I'm told by an informant and got in contact at least one of the others would re- P. Mike Cusak, the athletic with Detective Robert Johns of quire travel expenses in addition director, at the time, also some the Erie Police'Department who to the $500 budgeted by the ad- tennis team sweats and a number initiated an investigation, "which ministration for a speaker. of other items." has resulted in the return of one After making his decision, With on-campus crime,! the jacket and the possible implica- Garvey will send an invitation to tion of several other people. question arises whether it should v the individual, asking him or her be handled internally by security "I honestly feel that the people to speak at Mercyhurst's com- or handed over to the Erie Police involved probably don't realize (continued on page 3) Department. Cordes explained the the magnitude of this," Cordes Mary Jo Allen Interviews J. Garry Cordes \T'S jST'fclWG THAT |fS MOT t>AD WCATHtK- YCAW, rf Sv/ti HAS YA KHOvj i THINK ITS Out j fOR JANUARY ,H0HV. fcetM &o6t> HASN'T IT. RCALLY GONNA *B6 A And TouchlSomeone <aeft£& Students who complain about the limited scholarship funds at this college or within institutions of higher education in general, will now have their chance to play an active part in increasing that supply of funds by raising some dollars on t t THE LAKE.HS MP*U»'' their own. The 1983 Phonathon, an annual event conducted by the audience, but it must also be Mercy h u r s t Alumni Office, provides an opportunity for pre- remembered that we are not a sent students at * the college to telephone alumni J s e e k i n g commercial radio station, and pledges for a Mercyhurst scholarship fund. A projected goal thus, we are not in competition of $20,000 has been set for this year's event. with local radio for ratings. Our Students who become involved in the Phonathon have ab- programming is designed to serve the college community as best as solutely nothing to lose. 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