• m 1 • # 9 • I Official version MSG Women's soccer of snow fight Christmas coach resigns Page gaffe Page _—; ByStudents For Students VO L . 63 NO. 9 MERCYHURST COLLEGE, GLEN W O O D HILLS, ERIE, PA.: 16546 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7,1989 4 • CHECK F r o s t y tells all IT OUT about snow THURSDAY, DEC. 7 The works of Anne E. Miotke will trophe. £ I $ and laughing hysterically. The terroristic in- Frosty the snowman The 700 strong police finally arrived on tentions of the students had been stopped, but be on exhibition in the Cummings Merciad Staff Icicle Gallery in the Hammermill library the scene equipped with dogs, full riot g e a r , at such a cost | and 25 paddy wagons. Beijing eat your heart W The battle stained townhouses still dis- until Jan. 2. Editor's note: The following article does notou t They attacked, but were valiandy beaten play the scars from that dreadful night 'It is reflect the opinions of the Merciad Facuitybac k by some of the finest s n o w b a l l throwing rumored that the Erie police department now FRIDAY. DEC. 8 Advisor, Timothy K. Moriarty, and has beeneve r seen. Regrouping, the battered and very have, * 'bombard on sight* \ orders whenever Printed contrary to his advice. L ^ wet cops conceded defeat to the maniac resi- they see a Mercyhurst student armed with a Mercy hurst College's Dance De- dents. One officer is reported to have said, "I shhhhh, snowball. partment presents '' Dance Themes never thought I'd see this in America.2 Give > Sources close to me reveal that the me one more chance and I'll jblow those Presidcntof the college Dr. Wilhelm Gartland and Variations" at 8:15 in Zurn The horrible nightmare of Kent State Recital Hall. * & > anarchists to kingdom come.'' was in fact a central character in the riot H e University was relived on the campus last $ A beleaguered and bombarded German was seen darting from tree to tree knocking Saturday night, as an estimated 450 savagely Shepherd turned to his trainer and yelped, hapless police officers to the ground with well drunk students fought a pitched'battle, not ' 'Give me two minutes off this leash and Til aimed pitches. Unfortunately however, he SATURDAY. DEC. 9 with bricks or bottles, but with yes, the in- tear this nibble asunder.9' Already four dogs himself was mistaken fona snowball and creasingly disturbing symbol of student dis- had made the ultimate sacrifice, having been, unceremoniously smashed against the wall of Holiday Scavenger Hunt, Union, sent, the snowball. * yes it's sad to say, snowballed to death. 4012 Briggs, by an extremely big baseball 7:00 p.m. People were dropping like flies. B a s e b a l l ? By this time the bloodthirsty and poten- player. Thankfully though, he survived the Vans to I Mall, Depart Baldwin, coach Joel Jordan scrutinized the L whole tially murderous students had become fren- ordeal, and when asked to comment replied, 1:00 p.m. event, and was seen busily offering full rideszie d and were set to hit Zurn Hall. It was too"Di d you see the way I nailed thatkid with the to prospective pitchers. The explosive nature late. A helicopter gunship arrived and strafed turtlencck?" j- J| Dance Performance 8:15 Zurn of the melee, which was marked by some Recital Hall. the tree line directly outside the townhouses By twelve midnight the unrest had vicious hand to hand combat, made it neces- hitting 15 students instantly. The now weary- subsided and the events of that fateful nisht sary for half the Erie Police department to be armed students were no match for the fresh wereforgottenbythosewhohadl called to quell this horrible situation. The pitchers of the fourth battalion. Battle of South Briggs, and all again was well SUNDAY. DEC. 10 Northwestern Pennsylvania National Guard at Smurfy hurst was put on full alert and President Bush was Dr, Garnet Beerski was seen giving direc- Dance Performance 2:30 y Zurn awakened to be briefed on the potential catas- tions from Fireship I, smoking a giant cigar Recital Hall * * *: Mercyhurst Student Govern- ment meeting, 7:30 p.m. Zurn 114. MONDAY. DEC 11 S.A.C. Meeting, Union, 8:30 p.m. cf * -4 I I • 1 J I ffrif^i PAGE 2 The Merciad DECEMBER 1,1989 Snowball fight leads to disorderly conduct arrests the first cruiser called dispatch for By Robi Taylor that got out of hand. assistance. The officer also told the Merciad Managing Editor Housing director,JDr. Gary Brown, sets his estimates at around dispatcher to notify Mercyhurst security to disperse the Crowd or A cold, brisk, snowy winter 100 to 150 students. The situation was not that sen- "he v start night and a group of students with * t nothing to do can only lead to one ous according to Brown. "It was arrests thing, a snowball fight A group of just a small snowball fight that got One resident said the police students gathered together to have out of hand and turned<into a big eventually had six squad cars and a some innocent fun when things got snowball fight, B r o w n said, "It was paddy wagon to handle the problem. out of hand. just a group of kids letting off a little He said they also had one policeman steam. who had a dog with him. Several Mercyhurst students jA Mercyhurst security officer were arrested and charged with dis- '' A person from across the street said they were not notified about the orderly conduct on Saturday, Dec. 2 called the police when the students incident until well after police dis- at 11:30 p.m. when Erie police were got too noisy. When the first p o l i c e persed the crowds. called to investigate a disturbance car arrived, the students began j*'Security was not called be- outside the townhouses and the throwing snowballs at the officer cause the building staff was trying to apartments at 4012 - 4014 Briggs when he left his car,'' Dcver said. control the problem,*' Brown said. Ave. Within minutes of the initial call Police said they were originally called to check into a domestic dis- turbance and they found about 100 Nutcracker to students outside the building creat- ing noise and disturbing the neigh- JOE PEVOY, KATIE MUNCH, AND JUDY GETTINGER WERE PART bors. ' \ \ J& OF THE TEN STRONG WORK STl^Y GjlEW THAT MOVED 52,000 W 4. 'Mm * J bet at0 Warner * The problem, according to Bud •*«p BOOKS OVER THANKSGIVING TO MAKE WAYTOR $37,000 IN * - CARPETING FOR UPPER LEVEL OF THE HAMMERMILL LIBRARY Dcver, director of security, was that about SO to 75 Mercyhurst students By Theresa Hewitt •** were involved in a snowball fight Merciad Staff Reporter " T i " L al» * r t * i i The Lake Erie Ballet Com- Mercyhurst Ssenate Savocchio wants pany will present its traditional per; resignation letters formance of * 'The Nutcracker* * at the Warner^ Theatre. Performance amends constitution This column, is written in order dates arc set for Dec. 16at8 p.m. and * * to give students the highlights*of Dec. 17 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Spon- Erie area happenings. sored this year by GTE, the ballet •i sidering the formation of a judi- At the November meeting, the - Pat Liebcl was appointed as acting will be presented with participation board to review non-academic Mercy hurst College Senate mayor by the ailing Mayor Tullio to from Gannon ^University, Erie student grievances. * ease the transition of p o w e r b e t w e e n County Historical Society and 1. Amended the Senate - -:??4. Questioned Director of new and old administrations. Joyce James E. Sabol. Constitution to relieve one of the Athletics Pete Russo, present at the Administrator Senators of having to Savocchio wiltjbe sworn into the meeting at the request o f the Senate, Robert Steele and the musical direc- office of mayor on Jan. 3. Savoc- Lake Erie Company serve on two standing committees. regarding the concerns manysfac- Now an Administrator-at-large can chio is the first n e w mayor Erie has — *ii~~Z I .~ .u- ~i A ! r.i. tion of Aaron Dov Kula, the Erie ulty have about!the!number of new dimension to the old story of the n J I^L replace one of the two Administra- had in 24 years. « Nutcracker by incorporating Company performed "The Nut- classes student atheletes miss be- tor Senators on the Administrative — Uoyce Savacchio has asked top [Erie family of the turn cracker" on the road at the Shafer cause of practice and game sched- Policies and Operations C o m m i t t e e . Tullio administration officials to century into the tale. Charles and Auditorium ta Meadville, as well as ules. * a return AM««M/«A«MMM * 2— /""»~_~ r*~.A 2. Heard from Chairperson submit letters of resignation effec- Annie a return engagement in Cape Cod, 5. Agreed unanim Janet Price that the current work of tiveJan. 1. The oral request came on Erie area in j the way of business Massachusetts for five shows. te*M accept Piesident Garvey • ft Friday from representatives of development, as well as entertaining attend the December meeting includes investigating ways to sim- Mayor-elect Savocchio The ad- on a level that attracted guests from The "Nutcracker*' is well Senate in order to address c plify the mid-term progress report ministration will be able to submit afar.