MERCYHURST^COI&EGEtSSVEEKUVI STUDENT Sept£29,*1994 Sophomore Mel- |issa Hall races to victory in Saturday's race in For whom the! bell tolls Geneva. Other \Has anyone noticed that ^teamsresults on the bells in Garvey Park and page 8. in the tower have not been 1 ringing? According to Dr. Ryb 'roasts pros Alan Belovarac, who pro­ vides us with the chimes, the motor has blown in the tape deck, and is currently un­ der repair. "Whenlthe motor blew, we had to pull the tape deck to send it to the company to Pick your monarchs get it fixed; when we did Nominations for Homecoming King and Queen will be accepted that, we lost the sound," on Wednesday Oct 5, Thursday Oct 6 and Friday Oct. 7. Elections Belovarac said. will be held on Thursday Oct 13 and Friday Oct 14 in the Student The system itself is about Union. Only seniors can nominate the King and Queen, but all students are allowed to participate in the final vote. 21lyears old, and some of the parts needed to fix it are no longer being produced, Belovarac said. ICelebrat e ]24 years He said they hope that ev­ On Friday Sept 30 from 11 a.m to 1 p.m. a celebration will be held erything will be in working in Baldwin Hall to commemerate Sister Juliana Stora's 24 years of order in a few weeks. service. There will be refreshments and all are welcome to come and celebrate this special occasion with her. Join this club Wreck]leaves\squad\stranded All students are welcome to attend the Sportsmedicine Club's 1 i first meeting on Monday, Oct 3 at 7 p.m. in Zurn 64. This year the By Megan Circle niter Ochalek. Howard Johnson's until someone club is newly organized and they are enthusiastic about the year News Editor No one was injured, but every­ from Mercyhurst could come to ahead. Come help us get the club off the ground, meet new people, one was shaken, Ochalek said. pick mem up, Burford said. learn about this aspect of the medical field and have some fun too. After four hours of driving from "We kept feeling the van shake Ochalek said that the girls Dickinson, the cheerleaders did throughout the whole ride," said waited at the Howard Johnson's not think that it could get much junior cheerleader Amy Burford, for about two hours until a van This bveek in sports worse. To their surprise, it did. "a nd we just knew that something finally arrived to take them back Driving back* to Erie from was really wrong." to Mercyhurst "We thought we 'd The Laker football team will be traveling to St Francis College to Saturday's football game at "We're just glad that the van never get home," Burford said. play on Saturday Oct 1 at 1 p.m. The game will be broadcast on around 10:00 p.m., the front tie didn't flip over," Ochalek said. The girls finally arrived on cam­ WMCE beginning at 12:50. rod broke in the van causing one Within minutes after the acci­ pus at about 2:00 a .m., after being The men's soccer team will be traveling to participate in the tire to blow, sending the vehicle dent, a state trooper picked up the gone since 5:00 a.m. the previous Wisconsin-Parkside Classic on Oct 1 and 2. careening off Interstate 79, ac­ group and took them to the next day, Ochalek said. The women's volleyball team will be hosting the Laker Invita­ cord in g to junior cheerleader Jen- exit where they waited at a tional Tournament Sept 30»through Oct £1 in the Mercyhurst Athletic Center. The tournament begins at 3 p.m. on Friday Sept 30. The cross country team will be participating in the LeMoyue College Invitational in Syracuse, New York. Good Gas leak causes scare . By Jule Gardner underside of her car, said Dever. Senior Writer Gasoline and oil leaked onto the roadway. Security blocked the area, asked residents owning cars \A potentially dangerous gas near the spill to move to another leak in parking lot 12 was cleaned lot and warned smokers not to go up Tuesday with the help of the near the area, said Dever. fire department after a student ran "All it would have taken is a m i* Friday ^^ over a rock and ruptured her gas spark to create an explosion," be Mostly sunny and tank. said. The fire department used a According to Bud Dever, direc­ specially designed chemical to warmer tor of security, the student cut the absorb the spill. to upper 60s. corner of the lot too close Tues­ The spill was completely day morning'and drove over a cleaned up by mid-afternoon, sa id Saturday though large rock becoming somewhat Dever. The car was towed from Monday airborn, shattering the rock and the scene. 'Partly sunny and causing extensive damage to the cool; lows in the ]40s; highs upper 50s to mid 60s. SEPT. 29,1994 PAGE 2 THE MERCIAD elects oiFficers By Jane I McBride of things such as plan trips and Merciad Staff Reporter historical outings." Within the History Club dwells Are you looking for someplace the first historical honor society to explore your historical inter­ called Phi Alpha Theta which is ests? Someplace to learn new facts open to all students with 12 cred­ aboutjour culture and society? its in history with at least a 3.0 Someplace to share your knowl­ average. edge with other students 3with I" Currently we have about 20 common interests? Then the His­ members," Turner said, "but we tory Club is looking for you. are always welcoming new par­ This past week the History Club ticipants." elected new officers to begin pro­ For those students who may be ceedings for a new year. These interested in joining the History officers are: President, Matthew Club , there will be a reception Turner; Vice President, Jim held on October 27. This year the VanSlyke; Secretary/Treasurer. club will also be publishing!a Matt Donley; Historian, Pat newsletter called ""-From the Shanahan. <*' -It, Tower " once a term in order to I What is the History Club? keep the student body informed Turner says, " It's open to • all of all important activities. interested students and we do lots MSGlNews Shock, Screamy and Run By Anne JL. McNelis it is worth investigating. Nix said In 1986, a 19-year-old Lehigh safety programs to include self- New Video Release, 80 Lin wood \Copy Editor she would look into it University student named Jeanne protection courses. One of the Street, Medford, Massachusetts, President George Paydock djs* Clery was raped and murdered in most successful women's self- 02155. # ^Junior representative* Erin cussedtthe placement of a phone her dorm room. Personal assault defense Iprograms on video is Entertainment Magazine re­ McGuinriess raised the issue of in Zurn Hall. He said he has ob­ is not new to schools, and stu­ Tiger]ily iln ternational 's Shock cently reviewed the video saying parking at Monday's MSG meet-^ tained approval from Vice Presi- dents now realize that few cam­ Scream and Run (TM). the "Shock, Scream and Run (TM) ing; She- saidttshe had been ap­ dent of Finance^TomyBillingsley puses are as idyllic as they look. According to Paul Manfredi, video is a program that teaches proached concerning parking on and now has to obtain a phone kad I Soon after Clery's death, a law President of New Video Release, sensible tactics for staying alert the lower level of the ramp on the have the line laid. was passed called the Federa 1 Stu­ "personal assault has struck a sen­ and alive. Self-defense methods weekends by a student who re­ ^Paydock also said he spoke to dent Right-to-Know and Campus sitive 'nerve' with many women." are taught as well as Chinese Iceived a ticket for doing so. Director of Security Bud Dever Security Act of 1990. One part of The strong response on campuses aerobics, and they are presented Sophomore rep^Stacey who said Old Ma in is supposed to the law requires that all colleges around the country is also evident in slow motion so that beginners Fitzpatrick said, "If security is so be open until 11 p.m. If anyone and universities receiving federal by the increasing requests from can learn quickly and correctly. concerned about parking down­ finds,this is not true, Paydock funds make public their campus book stores to stock the tape. The As a woman works out, she can stairs, are they looking upstairs" should be notified; crime statistics. video may be ordered directly by now learn how to defend herself at parking stickers? Senior rep. iAlcohol Awareness Week will Are you ready for a few sober­ mailing a check or money order at the same time with century Aisha Nix said shefwould look he held October 16-20. Paydock ing facts? A recent survey by the for $25.95 plus $4i>5 S&H to proven techniques." into the problems with parking. ^discussed a listof activities, in­ Chronicle of Higher Education Nix is a member of the facilities cluding; a Wall of Hope which found that in first statements sub­ EXTRA ^ use committee^For more student will be placed outside or injhe mitted by more than 2400 schools, opinions concerning parking, see Union depend ing on the weather. there were 30 murders, almost Earn $500 - $ 1000 weekly stuffing fCampus Question." Paydock said students will be able 1,000 rapes, 1,800 robberies, envelopes.