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STUDENT GOVERNMENTS FUTURE CollegesuspendspoliticaladsMercyhursts presidentsuspended politicaladverstisements afterreceiving a policy fromBishop Donald Trautman.
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Candidates for Mercyhurst Colleges Student Government executive board debate Tuesday evening in
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MSG elections under wayThe future of Mercyhurst Student Government lies in the hands of student voters this weekas only two of the four executive board positions are contested. Those up for board positionsinclude Christina Coovert, Erik Penn, Dinorah Sanchez, Jacquelynne Brown, Adam Kostik, andSantina Srgo. Each candidate and their position is profiled below. Students can vote online athttp://msg.mercyhurst.edu until midnight on March 27.
Christina CoovertJunior, business mgmt.
Presidential candidate
Erik Penn
Junior, social work
Dinorah Sanchez
Junior, forensic science
Jacquelynne BrownSophomore, intl. business
Adam Kostik
Freshman, political science
Santina Srgo
Freshman, R/IAP
Vice presidential candidate
Vice presidential candidate
Treasurer candidate
Treasurer candidate
Secretarial candidate
In the future, I would like to seeMSG work with other departments
on campus to increase school
spirit as Mercyhurst enters into a
new conference. I also would like
to increase communication with
the college constituents through
innovative and amplified public
relations... I truly enjoy participat-
ing as a member of MSG and I
would appreciate the support of
my fellow students in my endeavorfor the president position.
I want to see MSG more incor-
porated into the daily lives of the
students - more dialogue between
students and the people that are
supposed to represent them. I
want to do this by making meet-
ings more accommodating for
students, placing reps in more
convenient locations for student
engagement and getting back to
our roots of representing all stu-
dents campus wide, not just those
in clubs.
(I plan to) restructure the financialresponsibilities of MSG in relation to
the process through which RSCOs
request money. This would involve
bringing the requests directly to
MSG and simplifying the process for
student club leaders. (I also want
to increase) the communication
among administrators, faculty and
students by reinforcing the new con-
stitutional changes and addressing
apathetic views that exist within thecollege community.
(I am ) in a complete concur-
rence with the movement toward a
greener campus. (I) supported and
voted yes on the Green Energy
Fund Proposal(I want to) work
with other student organizations
on campus to reduce the student
apathy that MSG has created in the
past(I am) involved in multiple
RSCOs and (I) know the impor-
tance of funding to reduce student
apathy... (I plan on) stopping waste-
ful spending by MSG.
I would really like to see MSG
work toward changing the stu-
dents apathy on campus. I hope
to work on projects that not only
show the student body what MSG
is capable of doing, but also for
the world in general. Along with
making sure normal maintenance
is taken care of and exciting events
are brought in for students, I hope
to push MSG in a direction that
gives back to the greater commu-nity as well.
I willseek to have a better
connection and communication
with the administration, therefore
meeting with them and letting
them know what students need
and want. Finally, I will be put-
ting the student back in student
government, in which (student
government) will not just sit back
and wait for students to come to
them but (student government)
will go out to the students andseek their input.
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The Teaching Excellence Award
is given each year to a professor for
being inspirational, compelling or
simply excellent.
The Office of Academic Affairs
is asking students to give their
opinion and nominate the fac-
ulty member who [they] feel has
had a transformative effect on hisor her students, says the award
Web site.
This is the students award,
said Dr. Mary Breckenridge, asso-
ciate vice president for academic
affairs. We want to know who has
inspired them.
This year, the Office of Aca-
demic Affairs wanted to increase
student response making it pos-
sible for students to submit nomi-
nations via the Internet. We
received more responses withinthe first 24 hours this year than we
ever have in previous years, said
Kelly Mattes, graduate assistant
in the office of academic affairs.
We currently have tripled the
number of responses from previ-
ous years.
Nominating a professor is not
about vote tallying. The nomina-
tion form includes a section that
allows students to explain theirvote. Often applications are sent
in with nothing but the nominees
name, said Mattes. Sometimes
it just says He or she is great. A
compelling narrative weighs more
than a vote with no explanation.
Breckenridge said she encour-
ages students to include an expla-
nation with their application.
The more concrete and explan-
atory the narrative the better,
said Breckenridge. The narrative
validates the vote.While the Office of Academic
Affairs monitors the award pro-
cess, it is not responsible for select-
ing a winner. Past recipients of
the award choose the next winner,
said Breckenridge.
After nominations are collected
from students, faculty and admin-
istrators, the selection committee
meets to discuss the nominations,
said Dr. Michael Federici, a profes-sor in the political science depart-
ment and 2004 winner of the
Teaching Excellence Award.
This committee is comprised
of previous winners and an admin-
istrator from Office of Academic
Affairs, said Federici. The com-
mittee places the most weight on
student nominations but it also
adds what is known by the faculty
about the candidates.
Dr. Phil Belfiore, a professor in
the education department, is the2005 Teaching Excellence Award
winner and will be part of this
years selection committee.
I am looking more closely at
the student nominations and their
rationale. I look for a combination
of rigor, respect and commit-
ment to learning between student
nomination and faculty member
nomination, he said. For me, it
is less about the quality of teachingas reflected by faculty nominations,
and more about the quality of
learning as reflected by the student
nominations.
Dr. Randall Clemons, profes-
sor and chair of the department
of political science, will take part
in the selection for the first time
this year.
Certainly, the bottom line for
me is about results, not method,
said Clemons. Teaching is ulti-
mately about what students takeaway from their interactions with
their professors in terms of knowl-
edge, skills and the opportunity to
consider their values.
The award winner receives a
Teaching Excellence Award certifi-
cate as well as a $1000 check.
According to Breckenridge this
award is about honoring profes-
sors who have positively affected
students.We would like students to par-
ticipate, said Breckenridge. I can
still remember the professors who
inspired me, made me think differ-
ently or changed my life direction.
We want to honor those type of
professors.
A link to the online nomination
form is available on Lakernet. Stu-
dents may also turn in a hard copy
to Old Main 104.
By Casey GreeneManaging editor
Excellent teaching rewarded at Mercyhurst
Ambassador club inducts new members
While many Mercyhurst Col-
lege students see the Ambassa-
dor Club providing campus tours
to prospective students, they
may not know how much time
and effort is required to actually
have the honor of wearing the
green jacket.
On March 30 a ceremony willbe held for 16 students who will
be inducted into the Ambassador
Club.
The new inductees for 2007-
2008 are: freshmen Cynthia
Dixon, Santina Sgro, Brittney
Haladyna, Amber Kissman, Jo-
seph Krajcik, Stephanie Lacher,
Charlene Lichtinger, Spencer
Miller, Christopher Nagy, Col-
leen OHara and Meghan War-ner; and sophomores Sarah
Heuer, Cerissa Lynch, Andrea
Moncada, Alicia Rankin and
Michelle Simpson.
In order to become a mem-
ber of the Ambassador Club,
students must go through two
pledge processes, one in the fall
term and one in the spring.
Dinorah Sanchez, co-chair
of the pledge committee, said,
The pledge process as a whole
is to provide the pledges with
a history of Mercyhurst and
vital information highlighting
different aspects of the col-
lege.
Sanchez is one member ofthe pledge committee, which
consists of co-chair Christina
Coovert, club advisor Jim Ru-
disill and one Executive Board
officer, Jessica Kocent.
The purpose of the committee
is to encourage students to pledge
for Ambassadors during the fall
term, and also to determine which
students will eventually become
Ambassadors.In order for the committee to
make these decisions, the pledges
are required to do work during
fall term.
They must write a 200-word es-
say about their reasons for want-
ing to become an Ambassador.
They also must attend an inter-
view with the committee mem-
bers and present a three-minute
speech about one aspect of the
college, which are scored by cur-
rent Ambassadors.
The students must complete a
written exam at the end of the fall
term pledge process.
The exam focuses on the
information that the studentslearned throughout the fall term,
which is garnered through class-
es which are held one night a
week.
At these lectures, the students
must be dressed profession-
ally and attend each one, as each
lecturer presents a different
aspect about the college that
the students must know about,
such as the history of theschool.
After fall term is over, the
pledge committee reviews each
pledge on their performance and
dedication and makes cuts.
The students are notified if
they were selected or not to
continue with the process in the
spring.
During this time, requirements
to become an Ambassador are a
little more intense.
The students must still attend
lectures, complete a written
exam, shadow two tours led by
Ambassadors, present a five-
minute speech about an aspect
of the college, complete 15 hoursof community servi ce by the
end of the term and complete
a solo tour.
After this process is complete,
the committee meets again to
review the scores and determine
which students will become
Ambassadors.
Throughout the process the
students are supported by cur-
rent Ambassadors, who act asmentors to their assigned pledges
and are required to help them
through the process.
After the spring term pledge
process, the students are again
notified through a letter that ei-
ther welcomes them to or denies
them from the club.
If denied, the students are
encouraged to try again next
year. If accepted, the students
are expected to attend the annual
induction ceremony, known as
the Spring Tea.
There the inductees receive
their official green jacket, sign the
Ambassador oath and sing the
anthem with the other membersof the club.
The families of the inductees
are invited to the Spring Tea,
along with the Sisters of Mercy,
faculty members and adminis-
trators.
The inductees are considered
full Ambassadors at the beginning
of spring term. They are expected
to complete the required 34 hours
of service, said Sanchez.In addition to receiving
the green jackets, Ambassa-
dors also receive a scholarship
for their help with tours and
college events.
By Julie Hranica
Staff writer
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If youre a fan of the televi-
sion show The Apprentice,
then Bill Rancic is no stranger
to you.
Rancic will make his appear-
ance at Mercyhurst College on
Thursday, March 27, at 8:30 p.m.
in Walker Recital Hall.
Rancic was the winner in the
shows first season and has goneon to be the youngest entrepre-
neur in the United States at the
age of 23.
He started his Internet-based
company, Cigars Around the
World, in his small apartment.
Its now a multi-million dollar
corporation, and Rancic is on the
board of directors.
He was mentored by Donald
Trump and often works in col-laboration with him.
Rancic has appeared on
several television shows including
NBCs Today Show, the Tonight
Show with Jay Leno, CNBC, Fox
News and CNN.
When he is not making appear-
ances on television shows and
hobnobbing with Trump, Rancic
travels around the U.S. and other
countries like Malaysia, Ireland,
New Zealand and Ecuador,
speaking to businesses, sales
teams and universities, informingyoung business professionals to
follow their dreams and advising
them on how to pursue the career
they want.
Rancic has written two books
that made the New York Times
best-seller list: Youre Hired!
How to Succeed in Business
and Life and Beyond the
Lemonade Stand: Starting Small
to Making it Big. When told about Rancics
upcoming visit to Mercyhurst
and his numerous accomplish-
ments, sophomore Randy Whit-
ling was quite impressed.
It takes a lot of skill to get that
far in life so early, and its very
commendable, he said.
Sophomore business major Jeff
Hultgren shared a similar view.
I see Rancic as somewhat ofa role model for students coming
out of college, he said. He was
able to get into the world at a
young age, and go straight to the
top. Thats quite an accomplish-
ment.
The event is sponsored by the
colleges Walker School of Busi-
ness and Office of Academic
Affairs. Admission to the event
is free.
By Emily GrabowskiContributing writer
Apprentice champ
comes to Hurst
The first season Apprentice winner, Bill Rancic, is often
seen spending time with friend and mentor Donald Trump.
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Mercyhurst Colleges Social
Work and Art Education depart-
ments invite those willing to pick
up the spoon to join in the fight
against hunger on Sunday, April
6, at the third annual EmptyBowls Meal and Auction event
at the Masonic Temple, 32 West
8 Street.
Empty Bowls project began
in 1990 when a Michigan high
school teacher and his students
made ceramic bowls in which
to serve soup and bread as a
means of raising funds to address
hunger.
Senior public relations coordi-nators of the Empty Bowls event,
Katie Zinn and Mel Peters, said
the event is a senior project for
the departments.
In the past it has been run
by the Social Work and Art
Education Clubs but has devel-
oped into the Social Work
Departments senior class proj-
ect, Zinn said.
Last year we raised $6,000 andthis year we would like to increase
that amount, Peters said.
Advising the Empty Bowls event
is Dr. Laura Lewis, a professor in
the social work department, who
said 100 percent of the proceeds
will be donated to Second Harvest
Food Bank of Northwestern
Pennsylvania.
For every dollar that we raise,
they can purchase $17 worth of
food and supplies to aid in the
community, Zinn said.Second Harvest Food Bank
feeds approximately 52,000
residents of Northwest Pennsyl-
vania annually.
Beginning at 3 p.m., partici-
pants may choose a hand-carved
bowl crafted by students from
Mercyhurst Preparatory School
and the colleges art education
department.
They keep this bowl as areminder of the many bowls that
often go empty as a result of pov-
erty within the Erie community,
Peters said.
According to Zinn and Peters,
restaurants and food chains will
donate various soup.
All soups are a reflection
of the restaurants that have
donated, Zinn said. They all
resemble the diverse populationthat food banks like Second Har-
vest are involved with.
Zinn and Peters said that
an art auction, featuring artists
from Mercyhurst College and the
greater Erie community, begins at
4:15 p.m., along with live music.
Throughout the event, people
will be entertained by Easystreet,
a band of Mercyhurst College
students, Zinn said.
The Empty Bowls event is
supported by a Mercyhurst Col-lege Academic Enrichment Grant
and Mercyhurst Colleges Student
Government. Approximately 30
students helped organize this
years event, Peters said.
Peters said participation is
expected to increase compared to
previous years with the increase in
student participation and the well-
known reputation of the event.
Volunteers for the event arenot needed because students in
Mercyhurst Colleges Hotel and
Restaurant Management program
will prepare and distribute the
soup at the event.
Tickets are $15 and cover
admission and a handcrafted
bowl.
For children, excluding a bowl,
admission is $3.
All tickets must be purchasedprior to the event by contact-
ing Shirley Greene at (814)
824-2266.
By Liz MaierStaff writer
Empty Bowls battle hunger
Police logCriminal Mischief
Parking Lot 2
March 13
Pending investigation
Rape
Off-campus
March 13
Closed
Liquor Law Violation
3925 Briggs Ave.
March 14
College discipline
Simple Assault
Sidewalk
March 15
Closed
Liquor Law Violation
West Main Drive
March 16
State citation
Criminal Mischief
Parking Lot
March 16
Closed
Simple Assault
Parade St. Blvd.
March 16
Pending investigation
Disorderly Conduct
McAuley Hall
March 18
College discipline
Larceny/Theft
Egan Hall
March 18
Closed
Students eat to raise money for food bank
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The Fashion MerchandisingClub will be the host of a fash-ion show to benefit the MercyCenter for Women in Erie. The
show is planned to take placeon April 11 in the Taylor LittleTheater at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets can be purchased atthe cost of $1 per student and$2 per non-student.Tickets will be sold April 7 to
April 11 in the student unionfrom 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Mercy Care Center is
a local organization that was
founded by the Sisters of Mercyin 1994.The Care Center functions
as long-term transitional hous-ing for homeless women andmothers.The building itself is a former
convent that has 13 rooms andcan house up to 27 residentsat a time.
Besides offering a safe and
welcoming environment, theshelter also holds a variety ofweekly seminars.
These workshops and classes
are suited to benefit residentsemotionally, spiritually andmentally. The show, titled Rock the
Runway, was inspired and isfocused on a variety of notablemusicians that were and still areprevalent in the 20th and 21st
centuries. The viewer will see howcertain musicians signaturelooks are reinterpreted througha modern and contemporaryfashion lens.
Individual male artists thatare featured in the show includeBob Marley, Michael Jack-son, Jimmy Buffett, KennyChesney, Jimi Hendrix and
Snoop Dogg.Individual female-artist looks
range from Dolly Parton toGwen Stefani.The Beatles, Grateful Dead,
Spice Girls and New Kids onthe Block are a few of thegroups of artists that will befeatured in the show.Junior Carly Emery, secretary
of the Fashion Merchandising
Club, is excited about the up-coming show.
This show is going to bea really good time, Emery
said. I encourage all to comeand check out the fun wayswe interpreted musical iconsthroughout history.
Styles and looks for theshow will be donated fromBuckle, Urban Behavior and
JC Penney.Since the show has a vintage
flair, most of the looks will behand selected from thrift stores
or provided by members ofthe club. The inspired lookswill be modeled by Mercyhurststudents.
Students interested in help-ing a good cause and show-ing off some ridiculous good
looks, contact Caroline Boyceat [email protected]. Junior Boyce is heading up
the show.
Everyone who attends willlove to see the various fashionmusic icons we have includedin the show, she said. Manylocal stores have been generousand let us borrow clothes forthe show, which have made it
possible to put it together. Itwill be an event that everyone will enjoy and definetely beworth attending.
Rock the catwalk
The fashion show will chronicle style inspirations from several music legends, including
the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix and Bob Marley.
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By Sandy WatroStaff writer
April Fools Day brings out the prankster in us all
Aprils Fools Day is one ofthe most light-hearted days ofthe year.The origin of this custom
is not certain, but there is ageneral consensus as to howthis tradition may have comeabout. Ancient cultures celebrated
the New Year on or around
April 1 until Pope GregoryXIII decided in 1582 to replace
the old Julian calendar withthe Gregorian calendar, whichcalled for the New Year to becelebrated on January 1 insteadof April 1.According to popular belief,
many people refused to acceptthe new date or were not awareof the change and continued tocelebrate on April 1.
People began making fun ofthese traditionalists and sent
them on fools errands, ortried to trick them into believ-
ing something false.Eventually the practice spread
into what we know of today asAll Fools Day.
Unfortunately if you forgetthe date, you may just findyourself at the bad end of apractical joke.
Some embrace the day whileothers simply hope to just makeit through without being thelaughing-stock of a joke.
Mercyhurst College studentsare not exempt from the joke-
filled holiday.Freshman year, al l my
clothes were wrapped up inshrink wrap and put back intomy drawers, senior Jeff Lewissaid. Funny thing about it wasthat it was my shrink wrap.
Ive never been pranked orreally done anything to anyoneelse, but I do recall this onetime back in high school whenmy friends and I were going
to a Britney Spears concert onApril 1 and all over the radio
we heard that it was cancelled,said senior Brittany Castle. Weall thought it was a practicaljoke and called all of the newsstations to find out if it wastrue or not.
So beware because April 1 isright around the corner. And toall those pranksters out there,enjoy the one day of the yearyou can guiltlessly make a foolof those around you.
By Stacey Minchin
Staff writer
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THE LAKER
Spring Term
Galley Grill
Lunch:M - Club SandwichT - Chicken CaesarW - Chicken QuesadillaTh - Breakfast for LunchF - Tuna Melt or Grilled
Portabella SandwichS - Sloppy Joe
Board SpecialsLunch $4.75Dinner $5.50
Dinner:S - Turkey BurgerM - General Tsos Chicken over rice w/ broccoliT - Salisbury Steak, mashed potatoes andveggiesW - Veal Parm over pastaTh - Buffalo chicken sandwichF - Fish Sandwich or Grilled Portabella
SandwichS - Pepperoni Pizza Sub
Hours of Operation:
Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-1:00 a.m.
Saturday 1:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m.
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Look for New Menu Items!Mac & Cheese Bites Black Bean Burger
New Salads:Chicken BLT-Veggie(no cheese)-Spinach-Asian Chicken-
Greek-Caesar
Subconnection6 Sub $3.75 Combo $4.75
12Sub $5.75 Combo $6.75
Baja and Buffalo Chicken Subs:
6 Sub $4.00 Combo $5.25
12 Sub $6.00 Combo $ 7.00
Special FeaturesWrap combo-Veggie $5.59
other wraps $5.79
Wrap It Yourself- Veggie $3.99
other wraps $ 4.19
Hours of Operation:
Monday-Friday 11:30 a.m.-9:00 p.m.
Saturday 1:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Sunday 5:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Laker ExpressBoard Equivalency Available:11:30 a.m.-8:00 p.m.
Board Specials
Lunch $4.75
Dinner $5.50
Look for Laker Express
Minute Meals!
Hours of Operation:
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Friday 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday Closed
If creating catchy names for
Internet service sites was a con-
test, these two would certainly
take the cake.The new ChaCha search engine
and Hulu video site are two
recently released sites that offer
great services to their users.
It is a fairly well-known fact to
Internet users that if in the event
a question goes un-answered,
they can simply Google it to find
out more information.
As we have seen search engines
try to compete with Google andYahoo, one must ask just what it
takes to give these sites a run for
their money.
However ChaCha actually
offers something that these other
search engines do not.
While one aspect of the site
is the typical automated search
engine, the other component
consists of paid guides to search
your topic for you.Heres how the guides work:
Users simply tells them for what
information they are looking and
the site will generate links to Web
sites that it feels would be most
helpful in the search.
In order to be a part of this
service of the site, one must
register an account first.
While most feel that the guided
search is much more effective,they also admit that it sometimes
takes an extra two or three min-
utes in comparison to traditional
search engines.
To find your preference, check
out this new site for yourself
the next time you find yourself
bored and surfing the Web.
The second emerging site is the
newly developed Hulu video site
which was released to the public
on March 12.
This site anticipated to give
iTunes and YouTube competi-
tion, as they offer many of the
same services.
I really enjoyed using hulu.
com, and was pleasantly sur-
prised to see such a wide varietyof high quality videos, senior
Kevin Szczepanski said. But I
noticed an excessive amount of
advertisements shown through-
out each program.
The large quantity of advertise-
ments is due to the fact that the
site is run solely off of revenue
from their side.
Unlike iTunes and some videos
on YouTube, no log-in or regis-tration is required for this ser-
vice.
Hulu offers over 250 TV series
shows as well as over 100 full-
length films.
The most popular shows
viewed from this site include
The Simpsons, Family Guy and
Saturday Night Live.
Some sporting events will also
be available, such as action fromthe NBA, NHL and NCAA.
Students are already taking a
liking to the new site.
I like it because if you miss an
episode of a TV show or dont
want to pay $10 to see a movie,
you can just go on Hulu and
watch it for free, junior Jason
Weslager said.
The s ite is said to have
expanded four times the numberof programs that it had originally
anticipated.
So next time you are looking
for something to watch during
down time between classes,
check out ChaCha.
These sites are surely going to
take off, freshman Chris Boyes
said, as long as they can gain
as much hype as Google and
YouTube.
By Nicole McIntyreStaff writer
New sites prove
entertaining
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Food FixWithMeg
Ingredients
Directions
IERI
Get to know...
Matt Patcher
As a college senior there are
a lot of stresses that have taken
over both mine and my friends
thoughts.
These include trying find a job,
leaving home after graduation, or
even the stress of relationshipsas a senior.
So to remedy this stress I sug-
gest making one of my favorite
comfort foods to share with your
closest friends: chocolate chip
cookies.
This recipe is very easy to make
and is also very quick.
There are a lot of ways to alter
the recipe, too.
For example, senior Katie
Sammon suggests adding half of
a cup of coconut and chopped
pecans.They are my special secret
ingredients that just add a little
something to the cookies, she
said.
-Meghan Dolney
1.) Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.2.) Stir the flour, salt, baking soda and baking
powder together in a medium bowl.3.) In another bowl, mix the sugars and the
butter until they are smooth. Then add the eggsand the vanilla.
4.) Mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredi-ents slowly until they are all mixed together.
5.) Drop the cookies onto an ungreased cookiesheet and bake for about 10 minutes or untilgolden brown.
cup white sugar cup brown sugar2 eggs1 teaspoon vanilla extract1 cup butter2 cups all purpose flour1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda teaspoon baking powder2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
Name: Matt PatcherYear: SeniorMajor: Intelligence StudiesHometown: PittsburghFavorite thing about Mercyhurst: Foam
dance partiesLeast favorite thing: StreamlineCampus activities: Intramural sports, the
BOC
Looking for an eatery thatsclose to campus, fast in service
and uses fresh homemade ingre-
dients?
Directly across from the
beloved Cornerstone is a little
place called Teresas Italian Deli-
catessen.
Opening six years ago, the
restaurant serves the east side
of Erie with homemade breads,
classic deli meats, salads, wings,soup and sides.
Owned by Bed Szumigala, the
deli specializes in fine foods that
are imported and domestic.
Teresas employee Chris Nick
says that Teresas really caters to
the college student.
We offer more reasonableprices compared to the chain sub
shops in the area, he said.
Many Mercyhurst students
agree with Nicks statement,
including junior Carly Emery.
Teresas is conveniently
located with fast service that is
true to Italian cooking, she said.
My favorite items on the menu
are the wedding soup and buffalo
chicken sandwich.Senior Nick Pecon says his
item of choice is the classic roast
beef sandwich with no tomato.
Great subs, great prices, he
said. I love it.
The Classic subs are priced
at $3.59 for a small, $4.99 for a
medium and $6.59 for a large.Grande subs, including the
Philly Cheese Steak, are priced
at $3.99 for a small to $6.99 for
a large.
Teresas salads are also freshly
made and reasonably priced.
The antipasto goes for $3.59
and is big enough for two sit-
tings.
If youre looking for a quick
pick up then be sure to call inyour order ahead for carry-out.
Laker Loot is also accepted for
your convenience.
Teresas serves up classic favoritesBy Shelley TurkStaff writer
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The Mercyhurst CollegeMary DAngelo Performing
Arts Center could not think of abetter way to dazzle your eyes andlighten your heart than to bring
one of the worlds mostimportant and
exciting moderndance companies to ourstage .
Presented by the Paul
Taylor Dance Foundationand sponsored in part by thePennsylvania Council on the Arts
(PCA), the Paul Taylor DanceCompany will launch a state-wide tour crisscrossing more
than 20 communities with
26 different performancesbeginning right here in
Erie.By comparison, the
companys own City Center
home season in NYC this March
includes only 19 works.
The tour of PA by the TaylorCompany is also supportedthrough funding from the
American Masterpieces pro-gram at the National Endow-
ment for the Ar ts, w h i c h bel i eves a
g r e a t nation deservesg r e a t art, and the Penn-sylvania Council on the Arts.
For us at the PA Council
on the Arts, the choice of Paul
Taylor for this American Master-pieces tour was a no-brainer,explains Jim Woland, a program
director at the PCA.For more than 50 years, Paul
T a y l o r members haved a n c e d i n more t ha n
500 cities and in over 60countries. Bridging the distantgenres of ballet and modern
dance, the Paul Taylor Dance
Companys choreography creates
an unforgettable and beautifulperformance.
The San Francisco Chronicle
and San Francisco Examinerpraised the marvelous show,saying, Paul Taylor is without
question the great-est living American
choreographer.
Taylor has proven to be
talented but also has a veryinteresting way of coming
up with inspiration for thechoreography.
He reads people
simply by the way they
w a l k ,
gaining infor- ma ti onabout individuals from theirgait.
Come see Taylors works andthe insight he puts into each ofhis shows. Student tickets are
$15. Call (814) 824-3000 formore information.
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENTPAGE 8
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MARCH 26. Avril Lavi-gne, Boys Like Girls. Wol-stein Center, Cleveland.
MARCH 27-30. BebeNeuwir th. BenedumCenter, Pittsburgh.
MARCH 28. Ice skat-ing. Smuckers Stars onIce. Mellon Arena, Pitts-burgh.
MARCH 29. TrippinBillies: Tribute to DaveMatthews Band. Houseof Blues, Cleveland.
MARCH 29. Avril Lavi-
gne, Boys Like Girls.HSBC Arena, Buffalo.
MARCH 29. Over theRhine. Mr. Smalls The-atre, Millvale.
MARCH 30. Three DaysGrace, Breaking Ben-jamin, Seether. TullioArena, Erie.
APRIL 3. Explosions inthe Sky. Beachland Ball-room, Cleveland.
APRIL 3, 4. GladysKnight. Fallsview CasinoResort, Niagara Falls,Ont.
APRIL 4. Explosionsin the Sky. The Tralf,Buffalo.
APRIL 12. Keith Urban,Carrie Underwood. BryceJordan Center, State Col-lege.
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March 26, 2008
Jordan ZangaroContributing writer
Photo courtesy of www.ptdc.org
Its here: Paul Taylor Dance Company
The Alternative Press Tour(APT) hit the road on March14 with a set full of feel-good,
toe-tapping music in hopes ofspreading joy to new fans andold.
The tour features co-headlin-ers All Time Low (Baltimore,
MD), and The Rocket Summer(Dallas/Fort Worth, TX).
Joining them are Forever theSickest Kids (Dallas, TX), The
Matches (Oakland, CA) andformer From First to Last frontman/vocalist Sonny Moore
(CA). All Time Low are theirown brand of pop-punk, draw-ing influences from heavyweights
like Fall Out Boy, Blink 182 andGreen Day. Mix those signature
sounds with a little bit of East
Coast punk flair, and you havethe Baltimore-area natives.
The Rocket Summer, a soloeffort by multi-instrumentalist
Bryce Avary is a positive, uplift-ing project that has gained anenormous fan base through the
release of two critically acclaimedstudio albums Hello, GoodFriend, and Do You Feel.
Avary will bring along a
backup band to perform on themonth-long tour. Newly signed
to Universal Records, Foreverthe Sickest Kids (FTSK) is setto release their debut full-length
album in the spring. Meanwhile,the EP Television Off, PartyOn can be heard on the bands
MySpace page, myspace.com/foreverthesickestkids.
FTSK blends disco synthesiz-
ers, pop-punk guitars and blast-
ing drums with impressive lyrical
hooks to create a style that enticesevery listener to start moving tothe beat of each song.
Singles like Hey Brittany,
Becky Starz and Shes a Ladyare sure to make even the moststubborn stiff in the crowd start
to dance. The Matches, an eclec-tic art-punk band, seem to be arather interesting choice of tour
mates to the rest of the bands
on the bill for the AlternativePress Tour.
The newest release from TheMatches features songs that seemdestined to grace the soundtrack
of Tim Burton films. The Epi-taph Records recording artistsincorporate industrial synthesiz-
ers, circus-themed guitars andeerie vocals into a mix of highlyunconventional punk rock.
Sonny Moore is best known as
the irritable scene king from
horror punk outfit From Firstto Last. The 19-year-old vocal-ist/guitarist/programmer leftthe band last year on bad terms
due to personal issues within thechemistry of the group.
Now pursuing a career as a
solo electronica artist, Sonnyjoins the tour. It is more thanlikely that his solo effort will
open each show on the month
long tour of the United States. The tour kicks off in Hous-
ton, TX, hits both coasts andfinally concludes in AlternativePress hometown of Cleveland,
Ohio. The APT is sponsoredby Rockstar Energy Drink, TheKeep a Breast Foundation, Hot
Topic and Glamour Kills Cloth-ing.
For more information head
to myspace.com/theaptour.
By Greg SummyStaff writer
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PAGE 9OPINIONMarch 26, 2008
As the cell phone was passed
among my various relatives
with me on speaker, it was as
though I was right in the action
of avoiding crazy great-aunts while strategically coordinat-
ing with cousins who would
mediate parental conversation
to avoid ancient sibling rivalry
flair-ups.
Among the advice and anec-
dotes I received from my rela-
tives the one I specifically took
note of was to diversify my
financial portfolio.
The status of full-time stu-dent is soon coming to an end
and, as of this publish date, 53
days remain until graduation
for the class of 2008.
Pretty soon those of us still
on parental health insurance
will no longer be covered and
the excuse of poor college stu-
dent will be pushed out of our
lingo.
Despite this development
we also gain the sense of inde-
pendence, although avoiding
the questions of What are
you doing next?
Avoiding this conversa-tion with one uncle, I quickly
switched the conversation to
current events; army affairs
and finance specifically fills
both his occupation and hob-
bies.
I brought up the fall of the
market early last week that hurt
everyone from Bear Stearns to
individual investors pockets.
While younger cousins yelledat each other in the background
I simply focused on his advice
to invest now and to diversify.
In short he rambled on
about the importance of sav-
ings and investing yearly in an
IRA.
In retrospect in case you are
unaware, the U.S. economic
market is drastically ill.
The dollar is at an all-time
low and the price of gold shot
up to over $1000 per ounce
last week.
During recessions is the time
to invest in long-term stocksand to diversify your portfolio
with investments in savings,
money markets and, yes, the
stock market.
If you have the time, hire
a broker, review a website or
read the finance section of a
newspaper and seek further
advice.
Maintaining assets at an
earlier age may ensure finan-cial security in the not so near
future.
Simultaneously it is good to
listen to what older relatives
tell you; sometimes the infor-
mation is worth a listen.
Some women complain that
chivalry is dead; they say that
men have lost the charm, the
kindness and the compassion
that was once prevalent in an
era long ago. An era where menawrote
women love letters, bought
them flowers for no reason,
gave them their lettermens
jacket to wear and were proud
of their girl.
Although I dont think anyone
can really deny that many of
these things arent done often
today, I think that the blame on
this occurrence has been placedon the wrong gender.
Over the last century or so,
women have fought strongly to
be seen as equals to men; they
want the same opportunities in
the work place and dont want to
be stereotyped as housewives.
Is it out there to think that
this evolution of women as
equals to men may have some
correlation with the demise of
chivalry?
Think about it; women
wanted to be seen as equals to
men.
Well, men dont buy their
buddies flowers or write themlove letters, do they?
Is it fair that women wanted
to be seen as equals, but also
wanted to choose in which
areas?
Dont get me wrong, I think
that men could definitely step it
up a bit, but we have to be care-
ful which way we are pointing
our fingers.
We wanted so badly to betreated as equals to men but
when it happened, not exactly
like we wanted, the complain-
ing and the blaming began.
Ladies, like they say, we cant
have our cake and eat it too.
By EllenKoenigStaff writer
By MichelleLaSlavicStaff writer
Women complainchivalry is dead
Diversify financial portfolio
College student is not an excuse
Breaks are always an excit-
ing relief to get away from
Erie, Pa., and the monotonous
schedules of college.
However who ever said that
travel is fun? When schedulingplans for breaks, little thought
goes into travel and the pain
it takes to get from point to
point.
Every break I try to visit a
different family member.
The problem is that each
member of my family lives in a
different state due to employ-
ment.
As I make plans, I find
myself looking for the hot
Internet deals on travel, espe-
cially in times where gas is
priced upwards of $3.40 a
gallon.
I am left with the travel
options of airfare and, most
recently, train.
When arriving at this depot,
there is no surprise to find
major delays, congestion ofpeople and the daunting task
of getting through security.
When one finally arrives
via his or her means of trans-
portation it can only be more
frustrating to be seated next
to another human being like
a piece of cattle ready to be
shipped to a butcher.
It seems consistent that I
always am seated next to the
chatty Cathy who offers
me her life story about her
three kids and seven husbands
unwillingly.
Even in light of iPods and
books, it seems there is no
stopping these people from
engaging in a long-winded
conversation.
While being engaged in a
conversation over my EasterBreak travels I could only laugh
to think of some great stories
to end the over-conversing seat
mate.
What if in the middle of the
conversation you just stated
that you had just been released
from prison or something truly
disturbing?
Truth is, that probably would
not end the painful speaker
next to you.
So is there any way around
public transportation and the
pains that come with it?
By the time you arrive at your
final destination, you quickly
forget about the painstaking
process it took to get there.
In the hindsight of things, it
really makes for good laughs.
Maybe soon, gas will comedown in price or we as Ameri-
cans will find a cheaper energy
source to use in our privately
owned vehicles.
Until then I guess we are
stuck with public transporta-
tion for what it is worth: Pains-
taking, but allows us to see the
ones we love, which makes us
ultimately forget the pains of
travel.
By BillSwaffordStaff writer
Take a Facebook
break.
Catch up on
news that isnt
featured on your
Mini-Feed.
See photos thatsay more than
Im with stupid.
merciad.
mercyhurst.edu
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OPINIONPAGE 10 March 26, 2008
Joshua Wilwohl Editor-in-Chief [email protected]
Casey Greene Managing Editor [email protected]
Amy Zielinski & Amanda Valauri News Editors [email protected]
Jen Gildea Features Editor [email protected]
Merissa Frank Opinion Editor [email protected]
Chris Davis & Brittany Jackett Sports Editors [email protected]
Nicole Cerilli A&E [email protected]
Scoot Williams Photographer [email protected]
Tiffany Cook Production Editor [email protected]
Leslie Ruchala Advertising Manager [email protected]
Noelle Lelakus Copy Editor [email protected]
Ashley Pastor General Assignment [email protected]
Lenore Skomal Advisor [email protected]
The Merciad is the student-produced newspaper of Mercyhurst College. It is
published throughout the school year, with the exception of finals week. Our
office is in Hirt, Room 120B. Our telephone number is (814) 824-2376.
The Merciad welcomes letters to the editor. All letters must be signed and
names will be included with the letters. Although we will not edit the letters for
content, we reserve the right to trim letters to fit. Letters are due the Thursday
before publication and may not be longer than
300 words. Submit letters to box PH 485.
In the March 19 issue of the
Merciad, an advertisement paid
for by Obama for America ran
on page five, encouraging voter
registration to specifically target
the Pennsylvania Primary to be
held on April 22.
In the days that followed, we
were informed of a policy put
into place on Feb. 26 by the
Bishop of Erie, Rev. Donald
W. Trautman that states, No
political advertisements of any
kind are to be accepted for pub-
lication in any Catholic publica-
tion originating in the Diocese
of Erie.
Mercyhurst College President
Dr. Thomas Gamble informed
the Merciad via the colleges
marketing director on Tuesdayevening that its right to run paid
political advertisements has
been temporarily suspended.
Sheila Coon, the colleges
director of marketing, said
Mercyhurst currently does not
have a policy regarding political
advertisements.
Coon said the college looks to
convene a committee to deter-
mine an acceptable advertisingpolicy for the Merciad.
However, Coon also said in
a telephone conversation that
Mercyhurst doesnt have a clear
line to the bishop under the
diocese, such as Gannon Uni-
versity.
As the editorial staff, we
understand that the bishop has
a certain responsibility, but we
dont understand how it appliesto our newspaper.
Running the advertisement
does not mean the Obama cam-
paign was specifically endorsed.
Obama for America paid the
Merciad an advertising rate, as
would any business looking to
advertise in a newspaper.
The procedure carried out
by the Merciad to publish the
ad vertisement would be the
same for any other political
party or candidate, provided
they approached us to place an
advertisement.
The bishops policy fur-
ther states, the law clearly
requires that if we accept politi-
cal ads from some candidates,
e.g., pro-life candidates, then we
must accept them from all can-
didates. The Merciad is an unbiased
newspaper and has represented
both sides of many issues
regarding our college, city, state
and nation.
The policy goes on to state,
We cannot place ourselves in a
position whereby we would be
forced to advertise for persons
whose position that are con-
trary, often gravely so, to ourfaith or morals.
We believe, as a liberal arts
institution, Mercyhurst strives
to embrace all students and their
opinions.
The Merciad does the same
on a weekly basis by encour-
aging students to voice their
beliefs via open forum.
As clearly stated on our
masthead, we are the Officialstudent-run newspaper of Mer-
cyhurst College.
A huge part of our education
has been to analyze all given
sides of any issue, so as not to
make any rash decisions.
To underscore our under-
standing of the colleges mis-
sion, we need only to look to last
week, when the college hosted a
debate among four Democratic
congressional candidates.
This does not mean Mercy-
hurst endorses the Democratic
Party, but rather provides stu-
dents a means by which to
gather information they seek
about the candidates.
We are sure Mercyhurst would
also accept Republican candi-
dates for debate if their party
approached the college.
Gamble stated in an e-mail
to Merciad editors: We main-
tain a longstanding policy of
not endorsing or opposing any
particular political candidate,
but when and where possible,
and upon formal request, we
have made Mercyhurst avail-
able to candidates to share their
views
The Merciad staff is ques-
tioning this recent decision by
the president, and in light of
our sense of purpose and mis-
sion, will uphold the ethics of
journalism and make sure all
sides are represented.
It is our intent, and we have
been assured that we will have
a voice, by having a member on
the committee that will decide
what is an acceptable policy for
political advertisements in the
newspaper.
Joshua Wilwohl, editor-in-
chief
Casey Greene, managing
editor
Noelle Lelakus, copy editor
Merissa Frank, opinion
editor
Amanda Valauri, news
editor
Brittany Jackett, sports
editor
Jen Gildea, features editor
Scoot Williams, photogra-
pher
Grab your AP Stylebook and trusty
pen.
Wanted: copy editor for 2008-09
Contact [email protected]
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While reading the Merciadlast week, I was shocked to find
out the details of PresidentGambles big announcement.
It shocked me, as the school
has decided to raze some of
the best housing on campus inorder to build a new Business/
HRIM/Intel building.I am not able to speak for
the other majors listed, but
why would the school suddenlythrust the offer of a buildingupon RIAP?
From articles hung up in theWayne Street building, it seemsthat the answer is purely eco-
nomic. The Business Intelligence
sector of the RIAP major is
bringing businesses back toErie.
Money for Erie means more
money, and student tuition,being put into the Hurst.
Although this is not a path
taken by the majority of intelli-gence studies students, it is now
being given its own separatearea.
On top of this, the intelli-gence building just added new
labs and offices that are onlyaccessible to Intel students.
So, we destroy the good hous-
ing, build a whole new facilityand go into massive debt, butwhy isnt Mercyhurst fixing the
housing everywhere else that is
falling apart?
PAGE 11LETTERS TO THE EDITORMarch 26, 2008
The Good
Seniors, as of Friday,there are only 50 days untilgraduation.
All the Easter candy isat least 50 percent off atCVS, so stock up on sweetswhile they are cheap.
The Bad
We accidentally misla-beled Seung-Hui Cho asa gun on page one of theMerciad last week.
Overeating, as always, is aphenomenon over breaks.Chase the Easter Bunny tokeep the weight off.
The Ugly
QuickLinks is no longerfeatured on the Hurstshomepage, making it moredifficult to navigate.
After a relaxing longweekend, midterms areabout to spring up onus within the next fewweeks.
Settle in for the long
haul. There are no morebreaks until school is outfor summer.
Please e-mail any sugge-tions to [email protected].
The Good,the Bad &
the UglyId like to begin by saying that
I find Mr. Markles curiosity andinterest in political matters very
refreshing in an age plagued byapathy and general political leth-argy.
That said, I think Mr. Marklesand my opinions diverge fromthat point forward.
Mr. Markle seems to have arunning vendetta against theIntelligence Studies Department
that, for all the flowery (albeitslightly skewedvision is not averb) language, fails profoundly
in its assessment of my currentfield of study.
I do not claim to be as well
read as Mr. Markle.
I have no idea as to his depthof knowledge regarding the
subjects he treats, save one.It is clear that aside from Mr.
Markles brief foray as an Intel-
ligence Studies student, he hasonly a vague idea of what it iswe do.
We are not the black-hatted,dagger-wielding, freedom-crushing neo-Hitlers he seems
to believe we are.Indeed, the work we do is rel-
atively benign, useful and inter-
esting, but benign.I cite the example of a recent
analytical project that assesses
the infrastructure of three coun-tries in the Horn of Africa.
Clearly this is not the sinister
machinations of an army offuture automatons.
I am further mystified by Mr.Markles repeated claims of aweb of disinformation spreadby the Intelligence Studies pro-
gram. To what could he be refer-
ring?
The pursuit of truth is thehighest standard to which ourstudents, in the role of analysts,
aspire.
We even sport t-shirts, yes t-
shirts rather than the swastika-adorned Class As Mr. Markle
seems to suspect, that bear theslogan Speak Truth to Power.
Mr. Markle is correct in his
assertion that areas of the Intel-ligence Community are plaguedby politicization and activities
of a questionable ethic, but weare exactly the grassroots, liberalarts-educated movement that
the Intelligence Communityneeds.
To regard our department
with the same revulsion as oneregards that which we seek toreform is to paint the cure with
same brush as one paints thedisease.
After all, you wouldnt criti-
cize biochemistry students fortheir close association withcancer, would you?
Granted that analogy is aflawed one, it still serves to illus-trate my point.
Mr. Markle seems so wrappedup in his pursuit of Truth thathe fails to consider the very
things that make up the pathwayto that endfacts.
If Mr. Markle had stopped by
our department, he would havea more accurate picture of our
little community. We do not sit around, con-
templating the best ways tosubvert the opportunity for free
thought, but rather employ that very ideal in our quest for anaccurate portrayal of the world.
Mr. Markle claims that theCenter for Strategic Communi-cations will arise as a govern-
ment and military cheerleader,
yet the Intelligence Communityoften finds itself the sole voice
of dissent in a government oft-dominated by groupthink.
The Intelligence Community
faces a problem analogous tothe horse and the water: Onecan bring the truth to power, but
one cannot make them listen. We are constrained by our
inability to control policy.
Were we to proscribe to Mr.
Markles accusation of back-room political deals and anti-
free speech activities, we wouldbe comprising the very founda-tion of our way of thinking.
We are taught that the analystmust aspire to become an insularbeing, free from the trappings
of politics, and in my humble(but experienced) opinion, weare, for the most part, achieving
that goal. We are chosen, not for our
ability to lay prostrate at the feet
of authority, but rather for ourability to cut to the heart of aproblem, and our willingness to
present honest assessments. We are not an underground
spy academy, but a community
of technicians trained in the artof information gathering, analy-sis, and presentation.
We are not cogs in the politi-cal machine, but a refreshingbreath of unstained, financially
apolitical, ordinary students. There are no microchips in
our heads and there are no bar-
codes on our necks, nor willthere be.
We do not oppose free speech,
after all, weve left you alive sofar, havent we Mr. Markle?
The Mercyhurst IntelligenceStudies Department is no moresinister than the Archaeol-ogy Department or the Math
Department, and deserves nomore unfounded suspicion thanthey do.
For all your calls to cometogether, Mr. Markle, you cer-tainly seem to regard a signifi-
cant portion of the Mercyhurst
student body with a level ofcontempt I find disturbing.
We value our freedom andindividuality just as much as youdo, and I resent the implication
that we stand for anything lessthan the pursuit of truth.
I refuse to be maligned
because of half-formed opin-ions and the wide-eyed mutter-ings of tin-foil hatted conspiracy
theorists.
By Drew HendersonContributing writer
Intel response: We come in peace New Intelbuilding
economicmove:fix otherhousinginstead
By Nick Gutowski
Contributing writer
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March Madness has begun as
teams such as Western Kentucky,
San Diego, Siena, Villanova and
Davidson have made noise
by recording upsets in the
NCAA Division I basketball
tournament.
Davidson made the biggest
upset as they knocked off
Georgetown, a Final Four
member from last year and the
Big East Conference regular
season champion, 74-70 to
reach the Sweet 16.
The Wildcats have been led
by sophomore guard Stephen
Curry, who dropped 70 points
in two games with 55 coming in
the second half.History continued to repeat
itself as a 12th seed defeated a
fifth seed in the first round.
In fact this year two 12
seeds, Villanova and Western
Kentucky, knocked off the
higher seed to advance to theround of 32.
The Hilltoppers provided
the most dramatic finish in the
tournament thus far, as they
blew a 16-point lead with eight
minutes to play against Drake.
The self implosion by Western
Kentucky was extended as the
game went to overtime but with
less then five seconds to play
and down 99-98, Ty Rodgers hit
a desperation 26-foot 3-pointer
as time expired to give the
Hilltoppers the 101-99 overtime
victory.
It kind of worked out good,
Rodgers said when asked about
hitting the big shot.
Western Kentucky advanced
to the Sweet 16 after they
defeated San Diego 72-63, whoupset Connecticut in the first
round.
Many analysts have down
played the Toreros win over
the Huskies because UConns
leading scorer was sidelined in
the first half with a knee injury.College basketball guru Jay
Bilas coined San Diegos victory
as the worst break because of
the injury to the Huskies A.J.
Price.
With 13th-seeded Siena
knocking off Vanderbilt and
12th-seeded Villanova beat
Clemson it marked the seventh
time No. 12 played No. 13 in
the second round, including
the Western Kentucky and San
Diego game.
Villanova dominated Siena
and became the second 12
seed to advance to this years
Sweet 16.
Not to be out done was
seventh-seeded West Virginia
who beat a talented Arizona
team in the first round 75-65and knocked out perennial
powerhouse Duke 73-67 to
advance to the Sweet 16.
The Blue Devils were ousted
in large part due to their
lackluster shooting that carried
over from the first round inwhich they shot 38 percent and
missed 15 straight 3-pointers.
No matter how well or how
hard youre playing, youve got
to put the ball in the basket,
said Mike Krzyzewski, Dukes
head coach. We didnt do that
today.
Ironically with all the upsets
all four No. 1 seeds remain in the
tournament, however Memphis
and UCLA narrowly advanced
to the Sweet Sixteen.
The Madness will resume on
Thursday, March 27 at 7:10, as
West Virginia tips-off against
Xavier in Phoenix, Ariz.
Other match-ups include
North Carolina versus
Washington State, Louisville
versus Tennessee, Memphisversus Michigan State, Stanford
versus Texas, Kansas versus
Villanova, Wisconsin versus
Davidson and UCLA versus
Western Kentucky.
By Kirk CampbellStaff writer
March Madness makes history
One again, it is one of the
most anticipated times of the
year.
To what am I referring? March
Madness of course.
With an exciting season
capped off with an exciting set
of conference championships,
this year promises to be one ofthe most exciting runs through
the bracket in ages.
While I am by no means a
bracketologist, I do feel like Ive
seen my fair share of college
basketball and feel that the
bracket selection committee has
done an excellent job picking
and choosing the teams they feel
fit in this years bracket.
With North Carolina,
Memphis, Kansas and UCLA
each earning a No. 1 seed in theirrespective regions, its safe to say
that the road to the Final Four is
going to be rather tough for the
remaining 16 teams.
North Carolina and Texas
each have their road set for them
as long as they can continue to
win through each round.
North Carolina has the luxury
of playing every game in its home
state, with the first rounds beingplayed in Raleigh and the Elite
Eight being played in Charlotte.
Texas has this luxury as well as
long as they can get to the elite
eight.
They will have the opportunity
to play in both Houston and San
Antonio if they are able to get
that far.
Two teams to look for in the
first round are the University of
Georgia as well as Pittsburgh.
Each team won their respectiveconferences with each being a
long shot.
I believe that Georgia will
carry its momentum from their
SEC Title into an upset over
Xavier.
Pitt, who carried momentum
through the Big East tournament
and finished with a No. 4 seed
against Oral Roberts, shouldnt
run into trouble until they meetMemphis in the Sweet 16.
The odds of picking the
perfect bracket are one in 18.5
quintillion, so I will leave those
to the experts.
This year I expect UNC from
the East and Kansas from the
Midwest to make a clean run to
the Final Four with Kansas only
challenge possibly coming from
Georgetown in the Elite Eight.
In the South it is a toss up
between Memphis and Texas asto who will make the Final Four.
I believe, though, that Memphis
will be routed by Pittsburgh and
Texas will use its home court
advantage to squeak past Pitt to
represent the South.
Finally the West looks to
be the most exciting region in
the bracket with both UCLA
and Duke competing for
representation in the Final Four.Unfortunately UCLA has
stumbled quite a bit this season,
as has Duke. Im going to have
to go out on a limb and give
No. 4 Connecticut the last Final
Four spot.
No matter what happens, the
NCAA Tournament guarantees
to have several upsets making
it the most exciting post-season
in sports.
By Kyle CraigStaff writer
Upsets make tournament exciting
Kirk Campbell
UCLA**
Texas
Louisville
Kansas*
Chris Davis
Wisconsin
Texas
UNC**
UCLA*
Brittany Jackett
UNC **
UCLA*
Texas
Memphis
Christine Mersch
UNC
UCLA*
Kansas**
Texas
Andrew Schonhoff
UConn
Memphis**
Kansas
UNC*
*Team in Finals
**NCAA Champion
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PAGE 13SPORTSMarch 26, 2008
National Athletic Training Month: They are more than just waterboys
By Kyle Craig
Staff writer
Have you ever been to an
athletic event or watched one
on TV and wondered who are
those crazy people, enduring
the cold weather and crazy
elements, and helping the
athletes?
Those are your dedicated
and knowledgable Certified
Athletic Trainers; perhaps one
of the most misunderstood and
misconstrued professions.
With that in mind, the
students and faculty, as well as
the Certified Athletic Trainers
at Mercyhurst College, will
join with the National Athletic
Trainers Association to host
its annual National Athletic
Trainers Month.
One of the most common
misconceptions about theprofession is that it is the same
as a personal trainer. Brad
Sage, from the Mercyhurst
Sportsmedicine Department,
points out that this is not
the case.
A personal trainer is one
who assists people with their
exercise fitness goals, while
the scope of an athletic trainer
goes well beyond this. Anyone
with a client, regardless of
education, can call themselves
a trainer, whereas becoming a
certified athletic trainer requires
a minimum of a Bachelors
Degree from an accredited
education program.
The profession also goes far
beyond the myth that athletic
trainers are waterboys.
Students in the program who
are looking to become certifiedare taught proficiencies in six
separate domains, including:
Athletic Injury Prevention and
Risk Management; Recognition,
Evaluation and Assessment
of Injuries and Illness;
Immediate Care of Injuries;
Treatment, Rehabilitation
and Reconditioning; Health
Care Organization and
Administration and
Professional Development and
Responsibility.
In addition to the many
hours that athletic training
students have to spend in the
classroom, athletic training
students at Mercyhurst must
have a minimum of 1,000 hours
of clinical experience working
with teams, clinics and general
medical hours with Millcreek
Community Hospital.Senior Emily Dietz loves the
thrill of working to get athletes
back on the field.
Athletic training is different
from other medical professions
because... you see and have
contact with your athletes
everyday and form relationships
that you might not get being a
doctor or a nurse. There is no
better feeling than seeing one of
your injured athletes go back on
to the playing field and seeing
them succeed, Dietz said.
Sophomore Jacquelyn Phillips
agrees with Dietz.
I got into athletic training
because I like being able
to work with athletes and
bringing getting them back into
competition, said Phillips.
The Mercyhurst Athletic
Training Students, with the helpof their advisors, also work
to carry out the mission of
Mercyhurst College.
In accordance with the
Mercy mission of the college,
athletic training students are
engaged on a daily basis in the
act of helping others, Sage
said.
Athletic training students
devote a significant portion
of their day to helping these
individuals get back to optimum
health.
In addition, the students
work hard to help out in the
community by baking cookies
on Sundays for the Emmaus
Soup Kitchen, as well as raising
money for several foundations.
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SPORTSPAGE 14 March 26, 2008
Laker Sports Quick Hits
This weeks results...
Womens lacrosse.......................................Mar. 19, W 23-9, Seton HillMar. 22, W 18-3, Queens
Mens lacrosse..................................................Mar. 22, L 10-7, Dowling
Baseball.................................................................Mar. 21, L 3-2, Findlay
Mar. 21, L 6-1, Findlay
Mar. 22, W 2-1, Findlay
Mar. 22 L 2-0 ,Findlay
Mar. 24, W 9-7, Clarion
Mar. 24, W 4-0, Clarion
Softball.....................................................Mar. 20, W 4-3, Shippensburg
Mar. 20, L 4-3, West Virginia Wesleyan
Mar. 21, W 3-2, Charleston
Mar. 21, W 11-3, Salem InternationalMar. 22, W 8-1, West Liberty State
Mar. 22, L 4-3, Shepherd
Mens volleyball.............................................Mar. 20, W 3-0, DYouville
Walczak/Haggerty athletes of the week
Junior baseball player Jamie Walczak and junior Breanna Haggerty of
womens lacrosse have been named this weeks athletes of the week.
Walczak is hitting .351 with three homers and 11 RBIs on the season,
including batting .571 with a .727 on-base percentage this past
weekend in providing a spark for the Lakers.
Haggerty leads the country in goals per game, with 39 in seven games,
as she scored 14 goals on the weekend, including a career-high nine
goals in a 18-3 victory over No. 9 Queens College on Saturday. Earlier
this season Haggerty became the Lakers all-time leading goal scorer.
Womens lacrosse named team of the week
Womens lacrosse, ranked No. 8 in the nation, picked up two victories
this weekend. On Wednesday the Lakers defeated Seton Hill 23-9
and than followed up that with a 18-3 victory over No. 9 Queens on
Saturday in their home opener. It marked head coach Cecil Pilsons
first ever victory over a ranked team at Mercyhurst.
Cottreau has an impressive debut in AHL
Former mens hockey player Ben Cottreau scored twice as he made his
American Hockey League debut in helping the Albany River Rats to a
3-0 victory over Wilkes-Barre Scranton on Friday.
Agosta falls short of Patty Kazmaier Award
Womens hockey player sophomore Meghan Agosta was nipped by
Harvards junior forward Sarah Vaillancourt who was the winner of the
2008 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award. This has marked the second
straight year that Agosta has finished as a runner-up for the honor.
Baseball goes 1-3 against Findlay, sweeps Clarion
The baseball team, which has been battling some injuries, managed
to finish .500 on the weekend after going 1-3 in their opening GLIAC
series against University of Findlay at the Mercyhurst Baseball
Field. The Lakers then knocked off unbeaten Clarion University in a
doubleheader sweep on Saturday to improve their record to 12-7 on
the season.
Womens lax wins two straight games
Mercyhurst College womens
lacrosse team picked up two
more wins on the road against
Seton Hill and Queens.
At last Wednesdays game, the
Lakers defeated Seton Hill 23-9,
with 10 players scoring at least
one goal.
Coming off of a two-game
losing streak, it was a team
effort that enabled Mercyhurst
to win.
Our transition game was
very tight and helped our
offense have a number of
scoring opportunities, said
junior Breanna Haggerty. We
played solid defense all over the
field and played together as a
team for a full 60 minutes.Haggerty scored the first goal
just 40 seconds into the game,
which helped the Lakers take
early control.
Senior Courtney Olevnik and
juniors Katy Miller and Jessie
Horeth followed with goals
that made the score 4-0 seven
minutes into the game.Seton Hill was able to get
the occasional goal, but with a
couple of runaway goal streaks,
Mercyhurst had no problem
earning the win.
Sophomore Maeve McGoff
played the first half in goal,
making five saves, and
sophomore Jessica Raniero
added five saves in the second
half.
The Lakers 18-3 win
against No. 9 Queens
was one to celebrate.
This win marks the first time
that the Lakers have beaten a
ranked team under head coach
Cecil Pilson and with 139 wins,
Haggerty is now the all-time
leading scorer in the history
of the program. It was alsothe teams first home game this
season.
All-American candidate
Haggerty has played a strong
season and is working hard
to help her team and become
a well-rounded player. She is
happy with how the team is
progressing this season.We play each team with
only that game in mind and are
working towards the final four,
step by step, said Haggerty. We
have the opportunity to have a
very successful season.
Haggerty scored the first
goal, and spurred the team to a
7-0 lead just 15 minutes into the
first half. Queens only scored
one goal during the half and by
the end, the Lakers had scored
four more, leading 11-1 at the
break.
Just two minutes into
the second half, freshman
Kimberley Masterson scored.
Another three Mercyhurst goals
were added to the board before
Queens picked up its next goal.
The Lakers defense playedat the top of their game, and
was led by McGoff, who had 11
saves and four goundballs.
After a great week, the team is
ready to take on IUP tomorrow
at home.
By Samantha Sellinger
Staff writer
Mens lacrosse drops third
straight game on the road
The Mercyhurst College
mens lacrosse team opened East
Coast Conference play, falling to
No. 5 Dowling College 10-7 on
Saturday.
The Lakers dropped theirthird straight game and now are
2-3 on the season.
We played very tough against
a very good team, said sopho-
more Charles Saylor. We played
a great first half but just could
not come away with a win. We
are making signs of improve-
ment with each game.
Mercyhurst junior Mike Thon
led the Lakers with three goals
and opened the scoring 2:37
into the game to give them an
early 1-0 lead. Mercyhurst would
take a 2-0 lead into the second
period.
The Golden Griffens would
battle back to tie the game 2-2 in
the second and at halftime the
game stayed tied 4-4.
After Lakers sophomoreZach Manuel gave Mercyhurst
a 6-5 lead, Dowling scored the
next five goals behind Kyle
OBrien, who scored two of
his game-high four goals during
that span to help gain momen-
tum to give them the victory.
Mercyhurst will look to pick
up its first conference win as the
team travels to Dominican Col-
lege on Saturday.
By Chris DavisSports editor
The Mercyhurst College
mens volleyball team won
its fourth game this seasonagainst DYouville on Thurs-
day, raising its record to 4-15.
The Lakers dominated
all night and won in three
matches, 30-18, 30-27, 30-28.
In the first game, we
simply took charge, said coach
Ryan Patton. After that, we
were able to try some differ-
ent things with our lineup
and everyone did a fine job.
By Samantha SellingerStaff writer
Volleyballpicks upfourth victoryof season
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Mercyhurst Colleges womens
softball improved its season
record going 4-2 at the Salem
Invitational in Salem, Virginia
last weekend.
The women had at least one
win everyday at the tournament,
improving their season record
to 10-8.
The Lakers started off on
the right foot, defeating the
Shippensburg Raiders 4-3 in
eight innings.
Senior captain Jessica
McNurlen homered to score
the first run of the game, which
was followed by a run scored
by sophomore Megan Houston
from an RBI by freshman
Michelle Schmitz. With both teams tied at the
end of the seventh inning, an
extra inning resulted in a second
homer from McNurlen scoring
herself and fellow senior Erin
Ratajczak to win the game.
The victory gives the
Lakers their second win over
a Pennsylvania State AthleticConference team so far.
Later in the evening the
women faced off against West
Virginia Wesleyan but could not
manage to start a winning streak,
dropping the contest 6-4.
The next day the Lakers swept
the field defeating Charleston
3-2 in eight innings and then
Salem International 11-3 in just
five.
The Lakers continued their
streak with a dominating
performance over West Liberty
State 8-1.
The Lakers ended the
weekend with a disappointing
loss to Shepherd.
It was a frustrating loss
because theyre a beatable team,
senior catcher Annie Dragolichsaid.
Junior Danielle Zubek
agreed.
This game was not a good
reflection of how well we
can play versus our complete
performance the whole
weekend.McNurlen stood out and led
the team over the three-game
stay, while contributing a career-
high two homers in one game.
McNurlen currently leads the
team with a .429 batting average
and an impressive 20 RBIs.
In addition to leading byexample, McNurlen also inspires
with her words.
Shes a very inspirational
captain that can really get us
pumped up in the huddle,
Zubek said.
Even if you have a bad
inning she can talk to you, get
you motivated and youll have abetter inning afterwards.
Shes a good leader on and
off the field, said Dragolich.
Following games at Gannon
on Thursday, the Lakers begin a
four-game weekend to kick off
GLIAC conference games.
The Lakers go up against the
strong offense of the Grand
Valley State Lakers on Saturday
in Allendale, Mich. GVSU is
currently 15-6 on its season.
Afterwards the Lakers travel
to Big Rapids, Michigan to play
the Ferris State Bulldogs on
Sunday to end the weekend.
The Bulldogs are currently 7-8
in their season and also begin
conference play against the
Lakers.
With important gamescoming up, the Lakers will look
to the leadership of McNurlen
and the continued success of
all the players as they face off
against cross-town rival Gannon
University on Thursday.
SPORTS PAGE 15March 26, 2008
First-ever SAAC Showdown talent show has great success
The Mercyhurst College
Student Athletic Advisory
Committee (SAAC) has
been working hard since the
beginning of the year to involve
student athletes in more than
just sporting events.
The main SAAC event of theyear, the first annual Showdown,
took place on Tuesday, March
18 at the Mary DAngelo
Performing Arts Center.
Showdown was the first-ever
athletic team talent show that
the SAAC will look to continue
in future years as a means of
fundraising.
Keeping with the Mercyhurst
spirit of charity, the committee
decided to donate a portionof all proceeds from shows
to various foundations. For
the first show, however,
the SAAC decided to give
all of the proceeds to the
Special Olympics.
The rowing team won for best
costume and the field hockey
and softball teams shared the
award for most participation.
The overall winner of thefirst-ever showdown was the
inspiring performance by
freshman Jamie Schroter and
sophomore Braedyn Ordway
both of the womens soccer
team.
Thirteen teams put on
10 performances for the
show. While each team was
required to perform with
teammates only, some teams
like water polo, cross countryand rowing decided to put on
a coed show.
To judge each teams
performance the SAAC
managed to get three guest
judges: Sister Mary Paul,
Athletic Director Craig Barnett
and the Executive Director of
the Erie Playhouse, Almitra
Clerkin.
Despite this being the firsttalent show for SAAC there
is hope that it will become
a strong tradition for future
athletes.
I think that this year will be
a big success and it can only go
up from there, SAAC Secretary
Danielle Zubek said.
Each year we will be able to
grow on years past and make
improvements.
Now that some of the otherathletic teams see what other
teams are doing they will want
to be a part of it in years to
come, she said.
Athletic Director Craig
Barnett has frequently
encouraged the SAAC to
increase their work with the
athletic department in future
years.
In addition to the Showdown,the SAAC has been working
year round toward collecting
donations for other causes.
Teams continuously collect
money for UNICEF, as well as
complimentary toiletries from
their hotel rooms during away
games to give to the Hospitality
House of Erie.
SAAC has already had a hand
in developing ways to increase
student attendance at sportsgames with the Lake Effect
initiative.
Associate athletic director
and womens softball head
coach Sarah Headley has
worked during her first year
as the SAAC advisor toward
reaching a goal of increased
involvement.
This year has definitely seen
more student involvement ascompared to past years, Zubek
said.
We seem to be more than
just the advisory committee. I
like that more teams are being
involved and given jobs so that
everyone can help out.
Thats the point of SAAC;
to bring together the athletic
groups to make us better and
stronger as a whole.
By Rhonda MarableStaff writer
By Rhonda Marable
Staff writer
Winning weekend for softball in West Virginia
The Mercyhurst College softball team celebrates a victory
during a game earlier this season.
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