VOLUME 49, NO. 9 MERCYHURST COLLEGE DECEMBER 10.1976

College Senate Will Decide

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$ The Academic Policies six-member committee unanimously voted to abolish Intercession. The proposal now moves?on to the College Senate.

At the committee's regular monthly meeting, held Tuesday, December 6, an estimated 50 per­sons filled Main 201 to discuss the Intercession issue and the change in the academic calendar that would accompany it.

Andrew Roth. Director of Com­munications, reviewed the two proposals dealing-with the In­tercession schedule vote that the committee passed and will send to the Senate for consideration.

The second proposal was passed by another unanimous vote in favor of a five-day school week. And the third proposal was one in support of adopting a 4-3-3 calendar, which would be a four­

teen week fall semester, ten week winter and spring termsj The committee's vote on this proposal was five to one. |T

Mr. Roth said the committee was not receiving enough com­munity input and felt that the In­tercession issue was presently in state of "parliamentary limbo." I Dr, Jerry Trimble, Dean of the

college and vice-president of academic services, stated that there was not enough time to work on the quantity and quality aspects of the courses offered in a three week period. P -

Dr. Trimble said it was the "human elements that have caused Intercession to fail." The dean believes the faculty skills revolved in a traditional ten-week course shouldn't be jammed in a th ree week period.

However, Roth, Dr. Trimble

By John Hruno

and the four other>members of the Academic Policies Com­mittee seemed to be on the defen­sive at this particular meeting. Of the forty plus students who attended, nearly all had remarks to make and questions to ask and, clearly, most were not in favor of abolishing Intercession. *

Most students present weren't in favor of changing the academic calendar but; stressed the concern for better course of­ferings during Intercession.

A dance major stated that In­tercession was stimulating and successful and that students, the faculty and the president make the courses work and if educators don't want to teach the three-week course, they should be dismissed, | V

Another student said "to assume that nobody is motivated

Villella Kent leadline i Burst Weekend1 Ballets

I "As he flashes across the stage he creates the Illusion that the music isn't • fast enough, the ceiling $ isn't high enough, the stage isn't big enough to contain the dancing demon that somehow has invaded this small mortal."

The author, a Life Magazine ballet critic, was talking about Edward Villella. Similar ac­counts can be found in virtually every major ? American and European newspaper and magazine publication of the past 15 years, f "• |

Throughout the 1960's and early 70's,. Edward < Villella was probably the most famous male ballet dancer in;the world and certainly the most famous American. Quite possibly he was also the best. W>,

Villella and ballerina Allegra Kent will be guest artists with the Mercy hurst College dance depar­tment in two performances this weekend at Strong Vincent High

School auditorium. Twenty-eight dance majors

and 30 students in all will par­ticipate in four performances choreogra phed by Professor Ismet Mouhedin. Pas de deux (duets) by Villella and Ms. Kent of Apollo and Afternoon of a Fawn will be interspersed.

According to Mouhedin, Satur­day's and Sunday's per­formances will mark the first ap­pearances in Erie by major ballet stars. J

Mouhedin first met Villella in 1972 when the latter performed as a guest artist with the Pittsburgh Ballet. Mouhedin was ballet master (choreographer and producer) of the Pittsburgh com-pany at the time.; He started making arrangements to bring Villella and Ms. Kent to Mer­cy hurst in September.

"To bring two principals from the New York City Ballet is a big step/' Mouhedin told The-iMer-

Student Government Raises Activities Fee To

By Chris Van Wagenen | The voice was unanimous, as 19

representatives of Mercyhurst Student Government made their first major decision of the year by; raising the student activity fee.

The fee, currently $25, will be raised next' year to $35, for fulltime students coming in the fall. After debating the. issue for about 45 minutes the government passed a $10 raise which will give next year's budget about $40,000 for the 1977-78 academic year. |

The question that most representatives asked was, who would the $35 be charged too? Would it be fulltime, parttime, students who transfer in the win­ter or spring to Mercyhurst, or all? / W*l A *

Dr. Robert Cisek, advisor to the government, suggested that fulltime students (fulltime being defined as a student taking two or more courses a term for the year) be charged the full $35 fee. Next, a student who then attends Mercyhurst fulltime in the winter would be charged two thirds of $35 and one-third of that cost if they came in the spring.?

Further, a parttime student (defined as a student taking one course per term) would be charged $3.50 per course.

The reason given for the current raise of the fee was that enrollment at Mercyhurst had remained about the same while costs for activities had doubled.

Mr. E.W. Kennedy, also an ad-(Contlnued on Page 3)

ciad. "The college has had a dan­ce major for only three years. To bring in people of this caliber, of­ten you must have* dance for 15 years.*'

Mouhedin, a formerfprincipal dancer with the Belgium,Rallet, will also appear in the program. He retired from performing two years ago to teach.

"This is my first performance in Erie," he smiled, "and my last. That is a guarantee."

It is a gross oversimplification to say Edward Villella and Allegra Kent are living legends, but, in fact, they are. For a period of* some 10 years, particularly during the 1960's, they along with a handful of others were at the peak of their profession world­wide. :

A11 eg ra; Kent? never achieved the mass popularity Villella did, but within the ballet world she was regarded as an equal There are three levels ?in the dance hierarchy—chorus member, soloist, and principal dancer, Ms. Kent rose to principal for the New York City Ballet faster than any ballerina before her.

"Allegra Kent is as flexible as a kitten and seductive as a shadow," wrote critic Joseph Mazo. "When she dances now, her line is as clear and her style s elegant and superbly supple." The production of Apollo which

will be a part of the weekend per­formance is one of Ms. Kent's better known roles. Apollo, along with The Firebird, Agnon and others, came of a famous part-

ship between NYCB grand master George Halanchinc and composer Igor Stravinsky. Balanchine usually paired Ms. Kent with the company's other leading male, Jacques d'Am-boise. for the Stravinsky pieces*

Ms. Kent, the mother of three children, is-\ beginning her 23rd season with the New York City Ballet. \ t \

The Merciad: "What makes Villella distinctive?" \% (Continued on Page 3)

during Intersession is almost a discredit to human nature."

Donna Walker, a junior, suggested that the environment, the people and the courses should be changed and not the calendar.

Also a student who attended Mercyhurst when Intersession was required felt it was suc­cessful. T

Other students commented that Intersession was worth while, but courses must be beneficial.

'Moreover, Mr. Roth agreed on this point and was quoted as saying "anything you have to spend $238 for should be beneficial." l .

In addition, some students found the spirit of Intersession more relevant than its academic aspect, *

The reason for the pro-Intersession atmosphere could

well be because students realise that changing the academic calendar would mean that free Wednesdays * would no longer exist. <

Mercyhurst registrar, Allan Belovaruc, suggested that the 4-3-3 calendar be adopted without dropping the free Wednesday. He said that many students spend their free Wednesdays in study or working. Belovarac questioned whether or not the calendar change would lower the at­traction rate and what effect can­celling Intersession would have on part-time enrollment, i

The registrar said Mercyhurst will "have to see how other schools are going to view our credibility" and that a "proceed with caution" effect would best suit the closing OUt of In­tersession.

PHOTO BY BOB RONKSLIV

MERCYHURST STUDENTS Craig Sundberg, Eric Livingston land David Mennlni are constructing a French-2 manual har­

psichord as an independent study project for intersession, Sund­berg (left) and Livingston are pictured above working from a kit provided by Frank Hubbard, one of America's finest harpsichord builders. Under the guidance of harpsichord Instructor Daniel Jaeckel, the trio plans to complete the instrument by December 17. The finished product will have cost the college $2,000 to build, but that figure represents a savings of an estimated 6-7 thousand dollars over the Hubbard factory price. "What is most important,'* says Louis Mennlni, director of the music department, "Is that the students are learning the mechanics and construction that go Into building such an instrument." Sundberg, Livingston and Mennlni have been working on the harpsichord every day and some

/evenings. Members of the communltv are welcome to view the Iproject In Zurn 144.

Dinner Theater Program Set for Final Weekend j

costing and purchasing the menu and serving the meal. The theater group will handle set design and construction, costuming and acting of the theater production, as well as publicity. -. j

Instructors for the course are Hotel Restaurant Instructor Lin da Parrish and Drama Professors Dr. Gary Smith and IgorStaisky.

The dinner will be served each night starting at 7:15 p.m. The theater production, "A Thurber Carnival," combining a variety of James Thurber's best works, will follow at 8:30.

The cost for students is 14.95 per student.

The Dinner Theater program will oiler Mercyhurst students an evening of food and en­tertainment for three consecutive nights over the final weekend of Intersession.

Thursday through Saturday, Dec. 16-18, the Dinner Theater will offer a dinner in the student union, followed by a theater production in the Coffeehouse.

The project is an in­terdisciplinary and home economics elective. It is designed to acquaint the student! with the complexities of running a dinner %

later operation—of combining meals and entertainment. k The home economics group is in charge of selecting, writing,

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I MovieJMarathon To Be Held The Student Union is sponsoring another movie numuhm

for the Christ mas season, p k m | At midnight, Sunday, December 12 Walt Disney s origins rSnow White and The Seven Dwarf's" wilt be shown alofti with "The Little Drummer Boy,M "The Littlest Angel/' one several Christmas Cartoons. y i *

The Film Fest will bo held in Zurn Hecital Hall and ad mission will he ILOtk %

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It looks like Intersession may become a thing of the past. h Student enrollment is down, class offerings are limited, to

say the,*least, and over-all interest in Intersession is at a minimum. ' |

We believe that Intersession can be a very valuable part of a student's learning experience while at Mercyhurst.*

One of the reasons for the failure of Intersession is the lack of enough courses specially designed to provide the type of worthwhile experiences and goals originally planned to be gained through this kind of intensified learning period.

One suggestion would be to set up committees in each department to plan appropriate courses for Intersession.

Perhaps a higher concentration of Interdisciplinary cour­ses could be scheduled during Intersession. These courses are Unique in themselves and the period during Intersession could be molded to create a unique setting for these courses.

Intersession is one of the aspects of Mercyhurst that helps to give it a more personal, small-college atmosphere. We feel that the loss of Intersession could be the beginning to a move toward a big col lege image. f I iAnother issue that students should show more Interest

toward is that of J the suggested change in the weekly schedule.! | * J I

Proposals have been made to go to a five day class week, doing away with the free Wednesdays that Mercyhurst students are fortunate enough to have now.

We feel these free Wednesdays provide for important study time for students.f * 1 I

Mercyhurst's present schedule is unique to Mercyhurst and gives the student an opportunity to grow and develop at his own rate. * i k

We feel it would be a {mistake for the administration to make the changes that may begin the destruction of the small-college image of Mercyhurst. A *^m 4 i* m d

But, unless students begin soon to take an interest in the future of the'Hurst it may be too late. I *&

Make your views known; write to The Merciadf If enough opposition is raised, maybe the present schedule can be saved. ? $ / m i

C I C . Dance Marathon To Be Held I If some of you are wondering why there hasn't been any C.E.C. news as of yet, it is because the Council has been ac­tively quiet -that is, until now! C.E.C. has gotten off to a very good start thus far, The first big event of the year took place on Halloween at Saint Vincent's hospital Pediatric Ward. Ap­proximately 80 members dressed in costumes and en­tertained the kids with song, stories and a party .'Following this activity came the Thanksgiving Party * for the emotionally disturbed children at Sarah Reed Children's Center. At this time we would like to extend our thanks to all Council mem hers who-- helped out in these affairs and to the Dance Department for entertaining the children! A special thanks to Mr. Libra for performing his magic tricks for the kids! | Wjv- M ' f *& f

Now, I'm sure some of you are wondering about our-"Dan­ce Marathon*'! The "Dance Marathon" will be held l his year, on January 7,8,9-for 48 hours in the Student Union. The Coun­cil is working extra hard this year to make the marathon even more successful than last year's. Again ^ we need the

help of the entire Mercyhurst Community. Flyers will be placed In all mailboxes on campus with upcoming news on the marathon. Please read them. Also, w;e will beholding a campus campaign day on Wednesday, January 5. Please help us help our kids. f ^jft * *1L >j * Finally, I'd like to announce the officers for the year 1MV7, and the chairpersons of the Marathon. If you have any suggestions, or If you can offer your help in any way, please feel free to contact any of us at any tune! > * ,i jk * •* * Sincerely,

|C.E,C^v President"- Patty Lord, Townhouse i, 8884M48 Vice-President • Lore LoefflerJTownhouse 1,8684H48 Secretary- ttileen i >el Sordo. Sesler 324, HflS-lW I Treasurer • Sue Dat/., Baldwin 325,8(16-9086 * Membership Chairman -John Sullivan, Sesler 323,868-8829 Marathon Chairpersons - £

Linda Simpson, Townhouse 1, 868-9448 Molly Sounders, Sesler 321,866-0735

Inquiring Reporter Asks:

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Villella And Kent Headline Ballets

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Mouhedin: "He is graceful but at the same time very masculine. Another thing—he runs like a cat. He is the only one who does this."

Merciad: "It hay been written that Villella dances like he had a tiger in him."

Mouhedin: "That'sit,yes." Edward Villella is one of the

few ballet artists from this coun­try who has also become a folk hero. His impact *was so great that he became, and remains, a-? household name. Villella quickly branched out onto stage acting, movies and television and was the subject of ia 1968 documen­tary,.uMan Who Dances."

Much of Villella's celebrity is&j due to his life story, which is pure Americana. sltf captured the imagination of a public largely' uninformed about ballet and by now has* become almost bigger than the man himself.

But it's a good story, and for the uninitiated ' i t bears repeating: '* *

Eddie Villella grew up in Bayside, Long Island, and was mostly into baseball and football. His sister studied dance but Ed­die thought it was kid's stuff until his sister got him to go to a class.

feUe liked it. Eddie kept going to dance class

|for a few years, but his parents didn't think much of their son dancing for a living, so they con-

evinced him to attend New York ^Maritime College. Before he graduated Eddie won aj varsity

lletter in baseball and the campus welterweight boxing cham­pionship.

One night in 1955, Eddie got mugged. As; part of his rehabilitation therapy,- he was told to . . . dance. s£

What followed was, literally, an explosion. Two years after joining the NYCB, Villella was a principal dancer Jand a critical sensation. Physically, hise dan­cing was ferocious, characterized by great, soaring leaps.

The role that put him over the top as an international star was the Balanchine-choreographed The Prodigal, based on the

^Biblical story of the prodigal son. jjflt was described as "grotesquely athletic." To this day, no one else in New York ballet dances The Prodigal.

if Villella's calf muscles are as largei as the average person's thighs, and Villella's*thighs, it has been said, "are the diameter of sewer pipes." His upper torso narrows in a perfect V-shape to a

29-inch waist and today, at 40 years of age, Villella still looks as if he were chiseled from marble.

After achieving stardom, Villella was soon being criticized for the same reasons he was praised earlier: physical vir­tuosity, and intensity of charac­ter. ^

Wrote John Martin: "Villella is beset by the sin of4 performing alone in no matter what com­pany." :'

g. When he became an ac­complished actor, adding drama and expression to his awesome technique, Villella became one of the world's great ballet artists. He tyas the first foreigner to guest with the Royal Danish Ballet, j After 12 curtain calls before a Moscow Bolshoi Theater audience, he? became the first NYCB dancer to perform an en­core. For a time, everywhere he "went he became the first, the highest, the fastest, the greatest. He became a folk hero.

"Villella is] everything the magazine writers say he is," wrote Mazo. "Candid, clever, driving, filled with an appetitite for life and good beer, a superb artist, a pleasant man to know."

Allegra Kent | and Edward Villella—impressive company for the Mercy hurst dance depart­ment. They have been drilling for several weeks, and surprisingly, dot not seem to be awed by the prospect of sharing the stage with two principals from the NYCB.

"It's an incentive, it makes you work harder," said Janet Ar-tuhevich7 "Scared? No, but you want to do your best.' • '& "Most importantly," said Lori Shadley, "Erie and the college need something like this." 9

The college dancers will per­form "Ballet Suite" by Verdi, "Scenes de Ballet," by Stravin­sky, r ' L e z g r n k a " by Khachaturian and the folk dance "Gopak." , f *

5 Soloists will include Christina Cottman, Allan Kinzie, Jay Kirk, Deborah Kostka, Shelagh Mur­phy and Lisa Owens, f S |

Student ticketsjj ($2 with ID's) are still available in the student union office. Bus transportation to Strong Vincent will be provided. The Abuses will leave Baldwin at 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday for the matinee per­formance. ^S^00W f f

A $15 per person reception will be held at the Erie Hilton Satur­day following the performance.*}*?

Activities Fee Raised (Continued from Page I) ..

visor to the government, pointed out to the representatives that the fee had not been raised for the past five years. *

Jim Deffner, vice president of the government, felt that the $10

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raise was a reasonable amount. "Costs have risen 50 per cent

over the past five years to bring in performers," he said. "In or­der to keep the quality of per­formance and the level of en­tertainment, the fee had to | be raised

Dougc Petroff, representative for the political science depart­ment, said, "I didn't like to see the fee raised as a student, but people say there's nothing to do on this campus and the only way to change it is to raise the fee.";;

The decision was a major one for the new government, one that will surely come under fire from the student body, but represen­tatives agreed that it had to be done;: $

Officers and representatives alike feel that this decision could have an important impact for next year and that the decision is one that may help to bring more activities on the Mercyhurst Campus.

y PHOTO BY BOB RONKSLEY Members of the 'Hurst Dance Department who will be joining Edward Villella and Allegra Kent irf

this weekend's ballet production are, left to right: Lori Shadely, Jay Kirk, Suzette Boyer, Ismet Mouhedin, Chris Cottman, Ronald Collmin, and Carlee Kanopka.

Thanksgiving vacation brought more than rest and relaxation for some of the residents of Sesler apartments, in fact, it brought a burglary. r

Four of thirty-six apartments were broken into over the holiday and residents of the burglary were not at all pleased with the situation. "I was very frustrated by the robbery," said Elaine Hilsinger. f

"They took two stereos, three rings, two clock radios, and an electric typewriter," said Cindy Petrizio.

Across the hallway, neighbor Patty Mullaugh had a stereo stolen. Said Mullaugh sar­castically,^ "Getting into the •apartment with a butter knife, tell me about safety? " | Mark 2,Dennison, JJ current manager of Sesler apartments, discovered the burglary soon af­ter Patty* Hastings reported to him that her apartment had been

broken into and that Mullaugh's stereo had been stolen.

M "There's no security in Sesler, it's really bad," said Dennison. He also believes that the culprits broke their | way in -with a screwdriver. "The police felt that the robberies on Lewis Avenue (which had occurred about the same time as the Sesler Burglary) might tie in somehow," added Dennison.

Another resident, Claudia Price, observed that the thieves were very picky about what they took. Laughed Liz Page, another victim of the burglary, "Sesler a safe place to live, tell me about it?" I f I P 1PP

Wendy Arnold, who lives with both Mullaugh and Hastings, is not at all happy about the Sesler incident. Said Arnold, "I don't feel safe knowing that someone could J! break 5 in. It means that anyone who wants to get in, just

needs a butter knife or something."

Ms. Arnold also expressed a deep concern about security'at Sesler. "I just hope they get new locks on the door as soon as possible; it's a shame that security won't patro! Sesler," she said,*

The burglars took everything from several stereos to a TV set. Said Patty > Mullaugh, * "The thieves were selective, as if they had an order to fill." *

Residents feel strongly about one thing; Sesler needs tighter security. When asked how this could be achieved, residents felt that the main doors to Sesler could be locked over the break when students are home. They could also give a master key to students who wish* to stay in Sesler over the break. *

One thing's for sure, residents will no longer tolerate the lack of security which Sesler provides.'.

B A ROTC happening: Seven Hurst military science students were among a group of 39 students who visited Fort Eustis, Virginia, 11-14 November, 1976. The purpose of the trip was to allow students to see an army base and the life styles of army personnel. ^ :

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The faculty, in their regal robes, led the procession for the Convocation in honor of Mercyhurst's 50th An niversary held Sunday, October 10,1976.

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Fall weekend provided much entertainment for students despite the wet weather. Law enforcement club complemented their favorite professors by creating a special game in their honor.

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The theatre department's production "Brigadoon" added to the 50 year celebration.

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Members of the 1976-77 Mercyhurst Basketball Team: (front row, left to right) Jeff Byham, Doug Clark, Paul Young, Ed Jones, Cnpt. Jeff Davern, Kevin Bradley, Greg Kurt, Larry GronostaJ. (Buck row) Coach Dick Fox, Donald Jackson, John Burrow, Bill Link, Student Assistant Mike Molnar, Mutt Ogden, Astt. Coach Dan O'Connor, Greg Powell, Dick Brickell. Joe Ford, Jim McBlrath, Mgr, Walter Green.

Basketball Team Scores When a basketball team scores

over 100 points three games in a row, there isn't a lot \of doubt about their offensive production. %

These loo-plus games have come from?a balanced attack which shows no All-Americans but a team full of talented ballplayers.

The "particular team at hand happens to be the Mercyhurst Lakers under the direction! of Coach Dick Fox. J •r' Unlike the Laker teams of the past, this current edition has so much variety that\ the players take turns scoring the most points.

All of the scoring started over the Thanksgiving vacation at the Eisenhower Dedication Tour­nament. Seneca Falls, New York.

In the opening game on Friday, November 26, the Lakers faced George Mason, the tournament favorite and responded with a 103-78 victory, I

Paul Young, a junior forward, led the Lakers with 17 points while also" grabbing five rebounds. i

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scored seven points and grabbed six rebounds while fellow fresh­man Bill Link scored five points and grabbed seven rebounds.

This win enabled the Lakers to play in the finals Saturday, November 27, against Eisenhower, the host team who beat Dominican in the opening round. r

The Generals from Eisenhower didn't give Mercyhurst much trouble as the Lakers set a school record for most points while win­ning 126-68.

Jones and Young • led the ol fensive surge by netting 19 points apiece. Williams had 13 points while Bradley and freshman Jim McElrath had 12 apiece.

'Davern had 10 points and Burrow had nine plus seven rebounds J Ford had eight points and nine rebounds and sophomore Dick |Brickel) also netted eight points and hauled down seven rebounds.

Jackson and freshman Matt Ogden scored six points while Link chipped in four for the record 126. J m I 1

The . Lakers latest scoring parade was more like a picnic as they totally dominated a short-, handed. Medaille College last Saturday, 103-36. I

Medaille had lost its first seven players due to ineligibility.

Mercyhurst started off by taking a 14-0 lead after the first four minutes. Without any Medaille scoring, the Lakers stretched this to 28-0 in the next four minutes. -

Then with 11 minutes left in the first half (20 minute halves), Medaille scored on a short jump shot. | I The first ended with the 'Hurst leading 55-8.

During the second! half, the crowd was starting to get bored until Jackson made the score 73-18 with Stuff dunk shot, bringing the crowd alive. •:

When' all the fireworks had set­tled, Link had led all scorers by having a perfect night .i ^

He hit on six of six shots and was also perfect from the?foul line, four for four, netting 16 poin­ts. *

Bradley followed with 14 while Jackson had 13 and Young had 10.

Burrow netted nine points, Ford, McElrath, and freshman Greg Kurt had eight apiece while Davern and Brickell had six.

Freshman Jeff Byham had four points and sophomore Larry Gronostaj chipped in one. £

LAKER NOTES: Paul Young was named the Most Valuable Player in the Eisenhower Tour­nament. He scored 17 and 19 points for the two games. £

Ed Jones was named to the all-star team for the Eisenhower Tournament. He had 14 and 19 points in the two games.

The Medaille game marked the first varsity action for Jeff Byham, Greg Kurt, and Larry Gronostaj. |

The Lakers next home game will be against a tough Edinboro squad on Friday, December 10 at 8 p.mi at the Erie County Fieldhouse.

by Terry KeUy This is supposed to be the season to be jolly but all I hear is people

complaining about this or that. Fv6 heard a lot of complaining about the talent of the Mercyhurst

Lakers first three-basketball opponents. Many have said that the scheduling of such teams isn't good because

of their competition. I didn't see the tournament games, but I was on hand for the Meadville game, and the competition wasn't that ureal.

Their situation was ne of ineligibility in which their first seven players were out, I figured there was something wrong because a college team just doesn't play like that. |

Most of the complaints have come from people who haven't even seen the Lakers this year. They have some good games coming up against Edinboro, Buffalo State, Point Park, Gannon and a lot of tough teams. ^ ': x ': H vlt's pretty hard to judge a team when it plays against poor com­

petition, but I think the Lakers are looking good and much better than I thought at the beginning of the season. -•&

The women's basketball season begins after Christmas vacation on January 19 at Jamestown Community College. The Lakerettes have a 15 game schedule which includes Gannon, Behrend, Villa, Thiel Allegheny, Grove City, and {Westminister, all of the newly formed Keystone Conference. J f

Congratulations are in line for Steve Joyce, a Mercyhurst student who bowled a 735 series at East way Lanes. The sophomore accounting major bowls in a league in his spare time and also works in the LRC.

I would also like to congratulate Paul Young for being named MVP of the Eisenhower Tournament and fid Jones for being named all* tournament at Eisenhower.

Fox Fights Conditions by Bob Derda Jr.

Campbell has resulted in a psychological rather than physical change.

"Sure, we can use a full court

! • , With nine new faces, various key injuries, a few ineligibilities and the graduation of a four-time All-American, most coaches would sit back in their chairs, puff on a cigar, and term the up coming season as a "rebuilding year." f

But not Dick Fox. |He has his charges applying a

hounding pressure defense while maintaining |his traditional organized offense in such a fashion that the Lakers are already 3-0 this year.

Fox returns to the cage world after a little over a year absence due to illness, .replacing Dave Markey. He carries p an im­pressive 59 - 31 record into this season, and ranks as one of the top college mentors in the area. Athletics has always played „ a major role in his life.

After playing basketball at Clarion, then in the army at Fort Jackson, S.C., and finally at Gan­non, Fox became a high school English teacher and a coach. *He started at Union City, went

to Corry High School and then to Cathedral Prep, where he direc­ted the Ramblers to two PCIAA State Class A championships (1968 and 1971)/He also served as assistant* basketball and head baseball coach at Gannon for two seasons. f 1 f I This season, even Fox may need to review his score|card before each game. Only one returning senior (Jeff Davern) and six juniors (three of whom are junior college transfers), together with one sophomore and six freshmen make up this year's Laker basketball team ?

Fox admitted during preseason that a better than .500 season would be considered a successful season. And, even after the Lakers fast 3-0 start, his forecast has not changed.

4'We're a young team. And, although the competition thus far has not been that good, I'm still quite satisfied, even surprised by our performance. I'll have to ad­mit though, I'm more optimistic than before.'1 |

Also, Coach Fox was quick to note that the absence of Jesse

press since we're without Jesse. But now, each player seems to feel more a part of the game. Jesse is not there, any more, so each player works harder."

Fox pointed to Bill Link as a pleasant surprise. The6'3" fresh­man from i Lakewood, Ohio, "First was just a name, now he's our back-up center," stated Fox.

The Lakers still do not have a home court. However, they do have pride and an air. of con­fidence that has them atr their best at all times. Their first real test will be Friday, December 10, against Edinboro at the bltte County Fieldhouse. f

Indiana d-2 this year), the present NCAA basketball cham­pions i if you are wondering, Coach Fox is not for sale.

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PHOTO BY BOB HONKSLIV

Coach Fox looks over his Lakers.

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