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K e n n e d y , L e i s e r i n g : C h i a P e t . i m i t a t o r s e n e r g i z e f o l l i c l e s a t t h e H u r s tBy Yvonne MaherForeign Media Ho g"It felt like a small furry creature," saidWilliam Kennedy as he casually strokedthe foxy curls that now adorn his previ-ously naked head. I'm so happy I couldjump up and down and sing Christmascarols," he said.Mr. Kennedy and John Leisering arerecent graduates from the John NewHairclinic and are so ecstatic that they areproposing to add cash to the budget sothat other egg heads in the faculty andadministration might become like them ."Yeah, we're so lucky to be the guyschosen for this experiment," saidLeisering as he purposely blew thedumps of hair from his eyes, "Im justexcited that I can stroke my he ad and feelhair. Now I don't have to rub my chest

or back anymore," he continued.Special recognition has to g o to GaryBrown who donated the tufts from his

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| ilohfon tofrourfdictfpgafeslMercyhurst Student Government Piesi-|dentJohn Bruno won the "I SpellS p e l | ^ | B e e , w inj Raleigh, NC,|>n|"Wensday." But don't ask him to spell

Bruno defeated former Vice PresidentDan Quayle In the spell-off by success-fully spelling the word "potato." Quaylestill thought there was an "e" at the endof the word. Bruno luckily had the wordon his tee-shirt and read it in the threeminutes allotted to each contestant.The spelling bee lasted a record tenhours as Bruno and Quayle battled forthe title. In the heated second round of|the contest, Bruno stumbled through theword "cat" According to sources, Johnhated the animal so he never learned tospell the word.Besides winning a new headband andfanny pack, Bruno won a year-long sub-scription to "Hooked on Phonics" for hisefforts! Ji

William Kennedy: "Sassy"beard to be used by Leisering andKennedy. "So like it was like this, yair. Like I had the hair, and like theysaid they might need it, so, like I said,stick the needle ; in here and hear megroan," said Brown. "I just toked up andtook it like a real man. va know," he

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John Leisering: "Sassier"stated.This project was initiated by the Pies.Dr. Garvey who contributed in the op-eration by li ghti ng incense and chantingokT Irish poems. "Sometimes you justfeel a kind of unexplainable bond withyour compadres. I thought that it'd be

like a president/inferior bonding expert*ence," stated Garv. "I'm just glad theytook the hair from Gary and not from theoriginal p laces they were thinking of!!"he continued.&As I continued to interview the control-tested members of the M ercyhurst com-munity I noticed that they fondled eachothers' locks to check texture. Every sooften they would nonchalantly yank afistful, but nothing moved proving thetoughness of the New Hair clinic tech-nique. I came to the conclusion thatgiving and receiving hair could becomea part of the Mercyhurst tradition. I feltproud to b e a part of an institution thatholds no hair sacred when it comes topersonal appearance.For those of you faculty members whomight look into the minor and see anextra inch o f scalp, don't w orry, just gosee the Garv-man and he'll give yon theinside track on the New Hair clinic.

Media hog finally lands front pageBy Jute Gardner IAdministrative Puppet IYvonne Maher, media manipulatorextraordinaire, has inallywhined enough(with tips from our fearless editor) to gether picture on the front page of thisdisrespected publication. After endlessWednesday (no, Bruno, not Wens day)nights of trying1;to locate, photos andhearing "Put my photo in the paper. I'venever been in the paper, Maher has

gotten her way.The decision was largely brought about Aby Maher blowing her horn about beingon TV twice\ during the week of St***Patrick's day. "I'm from Ireland and \#have excellent communications skills.Also, Lisa Zompa and I are very tigh tWe went for a few beverages after my in-depth interview. That's when she toldme that I will be the main benefactor inher will," said Maher. She even has herbusiness card. ,,Besides being a media h og, Maher is asenior communications student Cur-rently she is working very hard in theExternal Affairs, office and doing an ex-cellent job, a fact of which she is con-stantly reminding me Her duties includepouring ona thick Irish accent to impresspeople on the phone, writing press re-leases for the Erie Times while boastingthat she is responsible forsuch eloquenceand telling everyone she sees in OldMain how wonderful Mary Daly is towork for.In her free time, Maher enjoys givingher roommates gr ief and a general hardtime. "I don't let them cook unless I cangive my input. It's just a given. You see,I'm Irish and 1 'm an excellent cook," shesaid. She also revels in her apparentpopularity, as demonstrated by record-breaking numbers of off-campus phonecalls. "Manipulation of the apartment

Foreigner says, "Yes I am a taco.phone is a special talent of mine. I wantto make sure all of my friends have hada chance to hear all about me before myroommates*get personal phone time.There is an understanding in our home. Imake sure of it" Maher said.Overall, Yvonne Maherhasbeen happywith her years at Mercy hurst. "I have

Yvonne Maher: Get a Life. Ibrought so much of myself to this cam-pus and I think others are beginning tosense this. Did you notice the new icerink and additions to the college?" sheasked. 'I'm responsible for this. Also, ifit weren't for my super cool expertise inselling ads, the Merciad crew wouldnever have gone to New York. WhenYvonne Maher talks, people listen."(Yeahright,Yvonne.)

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Elby Big Boy buys Whalers ships t em to ErieBy Craig RybczynsMAthletic Kiss AssThe National Hockey League iscoming to Erie! Thisweek, in anunprecedented move, the NHLannounced that Erie, Pennsylva-nia, will be the future site of theHartford Whalers for the 1993-94season. The move comes justweek s after the Minnesota NorthStars announced their plans tove to D allas, Texas, next sea-1(1son.

The team will shed its Mackandgray colors forthe blue, green andgray uniformsofthe currentWha 1-ers. The team will still be calledthe W halers. For their inauguralseason, the Whalers will play atthe Erie Civic Center. Thecity ofErie will accommodate the teamby expanding the arena for open-ing day. This will b e the tempo-rary site of the team until the cityconstructs the 18,000 seatAquaDome on the shores ofPresque Isle Bay.The Hartford franchise decidedto move to Erie because Elby'sInc. put up the $100 million they

"T h e Chief" John Leisering:Big shot gets h ockey team.

were asking. The company hasalready begun its advertisingcam-paignwhich includes the Big Boythrowingfishsticks at fans. Alsointhe works arethe Whale Burgerand Fish Night inErie. Local fish-eries are gearing up for the "Com-ing of the Whale." f feFor Erie, it is the first majorprofessional team to come to thecity which should help increaseticket sales. Erie's geographicallocation is also ideally suited fora franchise. The team can drawfan support from Buffalo, Pitts-burgh and Cleveland. Further-more, it sets up a natural rivalrywith the Buffalo Sabres. Sabresofficials are exited about the pos-sibility of a team in Erie.The team will also have localties to Mercyhurst Co llege. Theteam will practice at theMercyhurst Ice Center and havenamed four members of the Hurstto its staff. The Whalers have

Kubiak calls God collectBy Craig RybczynsMAthletic Kiss Ass

Those people who pray believethey are. talking to God. In Rich-aid Kubiak 'scase he literally does.Reports are circulating outof theVatican in Rome, Italy, that, yes,Kubiak has talked to the HolyOne.MCI officials tapped Kubiak'sphone and have decoded his chatswith God. Usually the topic is,"Why can't you give me qualitystudents." He i s a teacher at theHurst who instructs students incourses dealing {with Medievaland European history. Kubiak onseveral occasions has had lengthyconversations with the Lord about

a book deal. Kubiak will also goon the talk show scene startingJune 3, as he will first appear onThe Ophra Winfrey Show.Donahue, Larry King and theDavid Letterman Show will soonfollow. Representatives for Ophrasaid, "It is the biggest thing to hitAmerica since spam;An autograph session will beheldlin the Carolyn HerrmannStudent Union this weekend. Ex-

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the;status of the world and hisclasses. Apparently he is askingGod to give him his first "AstudentKubiak, stumbled upon theinumber wh ile reading a copy ofJames Bakker's "Babes andBikes." It ironically was next toan advertisement asking for newand used leather products.Bakker's book will be requiredleading in Kubiak's new class inthe Summer Term titled, "I CallGod Collect" IAlso in the work for Kubiak area made-for-television movie and D i c k K u b i a k p h o n e s t h eLord.

fired management from top tobottom as of next season in anattempt to restructure the team 'simage.Consequently, Elby's namedMercyhurst's Hockey Informa-tion Director John Leisering theteam's new General Manager. Hewill join Laker coaches RickGotkin and Craig Barnett, whohave been named as head andassistant coach, respectively.Also , ex-Laker forward Steve Iprihas been selected as chief scoutElby's is confident Gotkin cando the job as head coach.Accord-ing to Elby's officials, "Gotkin isjust the man we need to lead theWhalers into the playoffs. He is afiery coach wholeadsby example.His credentials are also very im-

ve." GotkinNCAADivpionship this season. His careermark at Mercyhurst is an impres-sive 84-60-6. Gotkin said, "It is a great honor.For a head coach to reach theNHL is the ultimate goal. I'mjusthappy to be joining the franchiseand being able to stay in the cityof Erie. I will, however, miss allthe great people that I have metwhile at Mercyhurst"Gotkin hopes that he can luresome of his former Lakers to tryout for the team. Rumors are cir-culating about the possib le returnof Scott Burfoot to the area. Theteam Gotkin inherits does havesome talent with the likes of

defensem en Geo ff Sanderson andZarley Zalapski. However, theWhalers are far from contendingin the Adams Division. The play-offs wil l be tough to crack in theirfirst season in Erie. The team isoptimistic about its chances forthe future.^Assistant coach Craig Barnettsaid, "With a solid staff andknowledgea blepeople inthe frontoffice, the Erie Whalers shouldfare better than they did in formerConnecticut home. Also , I thinkit helps that Rick and I haveworked together before."'Tickets for the upcoming sea-son are now on sale. For furtherinformation, contact theErie CivicCenter Ticket Offices at 1-800-

goaltender Sean Burke and GO-WHALERS.Squid W ins! Squid W ins!By Craig RybczynskiAthletic Kiss Ass

What do water polo andMercyhurst College have in com-mon? The Hurst established thenew sport over spring break withthe helpofaquatic expert Dr. AllanBelovarac. Mercyhurst sent theSquid to tangle with the FightingDucks of Oregon State and upsetthe eighth-ranked team in the na-tion, 9-8on Chris Hoshaw's goal.The Squid entered their firstmatch in front of a capacity crowdat the Oregon Water Palace.Mercyhurst defied the odds as itover came the home crowd and afour goal deficit to win its firstNorth A tlantic Polo Conferencegame.Dr. Belovarac expressed hisenthusiasm after the victory. H esaid, "The team showed real char-acterbycoming back and beatinga tough squad in their home pool."

TheSquid's youth and inexpe-rience showed in the game's firstminutes as the D ucks {beatMercyhurstgoalie Bill Steen fourtimes on five shots. Steen fin-ished the game as the first starwith 20 saves. His last save wonthe game for the Squid as he doveacross the crease to deflect PavelDvorak's shot wide of the goal.Onoffense, the Ducks were ledbyforwardNikolai Popoff whonetted three goals. The Squid wereled by senior Bryan "Shaggy"Narusewicz who used his hockeyexpertise to set up four goals andscore five.In thefirsthalf, the Squid cameoutflatand watched Popoff leadthe Ducks' scoring barrage, as hescored three of the four goals*.However, goalkeeper Steen andthe Squid fought back as?highschool Ail-American AnneMcNeils and Ron Yarosz eachnetted a single tally to cut theDucks' lead to two. Yarosz' goalbordered on spectacularas he tooka feed from defenseman JeffHutchinson andfireda shot be-hind his back that skipped past

Duck's goalie John Phelps.In the second half of the game,theSquid's hi gh -powered offensesankf the Ducks. The Hurststormed back to score six straightgoals. The pool belonged toNarusewicz as the former PolishNational team player inspired histeam. Shaggy scored a schoolrecord five straight goals. On thePole line along with Yarosz, theduo gelled in theirfirstgame to-gether. Yarosz also led the teamin penalty minutes as he was as-sessed a game misconduct for in-tentionally drowning a Duckplayer. Defenseman Jason Lewis'goal staked Mercyhurst to a 8-4advantage.The Ducks showed why theyare ranked in the top ten this sea-son, as they came back and tiedthe contest With time runningdown, the Ducks' Paul MannbeatSteen with an over head shot inthe upper left hand corner of thene t Craig Starks scored twice and

Burt Johnson added one in theDucks comeback.In the fina l minute, each teambattled for the winning shot TheSquid's unior tri-cap tai n Hoshawscored the game winner offNarusewicz's rebound with timerunning down. Hoshaw, a Phila-delphia native, gave the Squid anemotional victory and a shot atnext week's tournament in SanJose, CA.The Squid next will be in actionon April 3 and April 4 in the SanJose Shark Water Classic. Thefield of contestants features thepowerhouses of the water poloworld as the University of Texas,UCLA and the University of Cali-fornia are scheduled to compete.The tournamentcan be seen tapedelayed both days at 10 p.m. onMercyhurst's HTV. AnnouncersJohn Danknich and Keith Coursonwill bring you the action frompool side.

Professor Dick Ragan of the CommunicationsDepartment:augh t by a Make Me Mad photographer at the mom ent of trutHe hasjust swallowed a hefty piece of chalk. After being rushto the hospital, he was shown to the bathroom where his bo


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A u d i e n c e e m p a t h i z e s w i t h t h e p h y s i c a l l y c h a l l e n g e dBy Jule GardnerMerciad News Editor

Students were introduced to what itfeels like to be physically challengedduring a cultural diversity seminar onsocial discrimination held on Thursday,March 25 at 8 p.m. in Sullivan. An ex-periment introduced the program by plac-ing the audience into three groups, eachwith a different task.One group simulated blindness andhadito place certain foods on a platewhile wearing a blindfold. Another groupattempted to put on and take off a T-shirtand then fold it with the use of only onearm. The last group was a team effort.One person explained a diagram whileanother wearing earplugs tried to drawit. The point of the experiment was tohelp the audience have empathy beforethey heard presentations from peoplewho cannot escape these daily challenges."You might have experienced frustra-tion but you knew it was going to beover," said Assistant Professor of Psy-chology, Dr. Charles Dufoujr, who mod-erated the event. Before introducing thespeakers, Dufour, whose doctoral spe-cialty is in social discrimination, talkedabout the reasons for discrimination. "Atan early age we leant to make fun ofpeople. When we come across peoplewho are unfamiliar we tend to be afraid.We can either jump in and learn moreabout it or ignore it"The first speaker, John Famum, hasbeen blind since the age of four, when apiece of glass flew into his right eye. Theinfection spread into his left eye whichresulted in: permanent loss sof sight.Farnum is currently employed as a reha-bilitation counselor for,blindness and

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By Anne L. McNeilsA&E and Features EditorOn Wednesday, Match 31, thecommittee investigating the suc-cess of the Freedom Zone thusfar held an open meeting in theGovernment Cha mbeis at 9 p.m.Approximately 50 people werepresent for the meeting and a num-ber of concerns about the Free-dom Zone, both positive andnegative, were aired. A s estab-lished to wa d the end of the meet-ing, one of the main reasons forthe creation of the committee was

growing concern over the mostrecent issue of the Freedom Zonein which many leaders found of-fensive and/or libelous material.The meeting opened with thehanding out of the agendafor hemeeting and a clarification of itspurpose. SAC Chairperson MarkKorcinsky said the meeting's fo-cus was to discuss the FreedomZone specificallyboth its strongand weak points, Korcinsky re-quested that issues concerning theMerciad be left out of he discus-sion.The committee, which consistedof Korcinsky, William Wheeler(co-chairs), Michele Polon,Michael Arrigo, Lori Bess andAnnie Altieri set an agenda forthe meeting which contained spe-discussion and thenallowed for open discussion .The first issue discussed wasthe role of the editor of the Free -dom Zone. Wheeler said th eeditor's chief role should be todetermine the content of eachedition of the Freedom Zone.The possibility o f two editors (forthe purpose of one double check-ing the other) was brought up , aswell as the possibility of having

an MSG representative proofreadeach edition of the FreedomZone. Korcinsky also pointed outthe problem of the appointmentof Tate Davidson as editor with-out consulting MSG. "Initially,Frank Revy was editor...all o f asudden w e have a new editor(who) was not voted through,"said Korcinsky.The next issue addressed wasadvertisements in the FreedomZone. Fees for ads were discussed,and Korcinsky requested a reportfrom MSG President John Brunowith the records of all transac-tions the Freedom Zone haveconducted.The committee then brought upa letter President Garvey receivedfrom Kevin Dow ney, Mercy hurstalumnus and general manager ofthe Co ny Journal. In his letter,Downey called the FreedomZone "potentially litigious."Downey also commented o nBra no*s piece in the last issue a ndpointed out the possibility of *lawsuit being brought against him.Some concern was expressed overthe fact that these com ments camefrom someone outside o f the im-mediate Mercy hurst community .The proofreading of the F ree-dom Zone was addressed next

Many present agreed that th espelling and grammar errorswhich had been found in the Free-dom Zone are unacceptable.Korcinsky pointed out, "proof-reading has been a problem." Itwas also noted that the MSG andSAC computers (which are usedto produce the Freedom Zone)are equipped with spell-checkingcapabilities which could helpsolve the problem of spelling er-rors.Although the open discussionSAC starts EarthAwarenessBy Anne L. McNeils | BA&E and Features Editor

The month of April has beenslated Earth. Awareness Monthand MSG and SAC plan to makeMercy hurst a part of it.Mercyhurst is participating in anErie County project to collect usedtires, newspapers, aluminum cansand magazines. This project con-stitutes a community serviceproject for the springs term.Mercyhurst's, participation hasbeen organized by SAC Chair-person Mark Korcinsky.The project involves droppingoff any of the four designateditems every Saturday during theimonth of April, beginning April3, in the parking lot behind theD'Angelo School of Music.Korcinsky also said there will beboxes in the Union, Zurn Hall a ndthe .Blue Room so newspapers,magazines and cans ca n bedropped off during the week. {Thissite will be staffed by members ofMSG or SAC. The materials wil Ithen be taken to the proper recy-cling centers in Erie. Mercyhurst

will earn a pre-set amount ofmoney for turning in the materi-als. Korcinsky said any moneyearned wil l be dona ted to the MSGgeneral budget or to the Recy-cling Committee's budgetOther groups in Erie, includinga number of local high schools,are also participating in the event.The groups that recycle the great-est amounts of materials will beawarded prizes at the Earth DayFestival, which will take place onSaturday, May 1 from 10 a.m.until 6 p.m. at Perry Square/Gannon University.Mercyhurst's involvement hilocal Earth Day activities is notlimited to the recycling program.The celebration began in earlyMarch and continues until June.Biolog y Lab Supervisor /LecturerLisa Danko i s organizing a naturepilgrimage to Allegheny StatePark in May. Danko is also incharge of a children's field trip toSiegel Marsh hi June.For more hi formation aboutMercyhurst's participation inEarth Day, call the SAC office at2463. f M 1 1

was not supposed to begin untileach issue on the agenda was ad-dressed, the discussion strayedfrom the specified topic through-out the meeting. One of the mostfrequently stated issues w asBruno's recent "The Art of Shred-ding Revisited."Some people violated ) thecommittee's request to disregardthe Merciad and brought up thecomments contained in Editor-in-Chief Joseph Legler's columnin th e March 25 issue of theMerciad. Many were concernedabout the libelous statements inBruno's piece as well as its re-flection upon the Freedom Zoneas a whole. Some said the Free-dom Zone has strayed from itsoriginal purpose, which was toexpress student opinions in a wayin which they have not previouslybeen expressed. Many of the ar-ticles in the Freedom Zone ful-611 its potential, but some in par-ticular "are tearing it down," saidDavid McQuillen.

Korcinsky requested sugges-tions from those present to helpthe committee decide what can bedone to improve the Freedom

MSG budget, the publication islikely to face regulations set bythe MS G representatives. $jT he po pula r i ty o f the Fr e e do m

Z o n e . S o m e o f the s ug g e s t i o ns f Z o ne a mo ng s tude nts a nd o the r si n c l u d e d th e a p p o i n t m e n t o f acopy editor to help prevent someof he spel ling and gra mma rprob-lems. Kevin Nixon said someonehas expressed interest in the posi-tion and wil l be added to the staffof the next issue. Bruno suggestedthe editor of the Freedom Zoneshould be responsible for prevent-ing articles containing libel frombeing printed. He also suggestedincluding a section?concerningstudents' satisfaction with theFreedom Zone on the ballots forthe upcoming MSG election.It was also suggested that theFreedom Zone decline furtherfunding from MSG and becomean "underground" newspaper. Ifthe Freedom Zone opts to dothis, it will not be subject to re-stricti ons set" by an y groups;whereas ifit remains a part of the

on campus was also addressed.Altieri cited a random survey shetook of 2 0 students. Four of themhad never read th e FreedomZon e. Ni ne had favorable impres-sions of i t while the remainingseven hadeither negativeormixedemotions about it. Bruno said hehas received fa vorable commentsfrom a number of administratorsand trustees, who "love" the pub-lication. H e also mentioned thesupport from former CollegePresident Sr. Caroly n Herrmann.Wheeler, Korcinsky and the restof the committee took note of allthe suggest ions land commen tsmade at the meeting and plan toinclude them in their report to therepresentatives at the next MSGmeeting, on Mon day, April S, at8:30 p.m.

By Jule GardnerMerciad News EditorMSG elections and the Free-dom Zonewere among focus top-ics at the March 29 MSG meet-ing. Elections for the executiveboard will be held on April 5 and6. Candidates presented theirspeeches in the Union at 8: IS onTuesday, March 30 (see relatedstory on page 6).Mark Korcinsky, SA C Presi-dent, expressed his'displeasurewith the last issue of the MSG-runded Freedom Zone. (relatedstory above)A member of the freshmanclass confronted MSG jnemberswith his'concerns about th eMercyhurst NORML (National

Organization for the Reform ofMarijuana Laws) chapter. Afterresearching the affects of thisdrug, he felt NORML should notbe ' a group at Mercyhurst.

Traveler" concert are going f astClose to 200 of the 2000 availabletickets were sold on die first dayand Roberts expects a sell-outbefore the date o f the concert,Korcinsky pointed out that, al- f April 30 .From Page 1AudienceEmpathizes( f r o m p a g e 1 ) s he ha s ne v e r he a rdthe huma n v o ic e a nd c a nno t speak.H o w e v e r , all who attended th es e mina r c o u ld not mis ta ke here x pr e s s iv e ne s s . F ly in g ha nds a nd

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fm&m class by increas in g jg&sjC o l l e g e f o r t h e 1 9 9 3 | H i a c a d e m i l a c c ep t a b le f i g h s c h o o l g r ad e p i Ualii. sMiiiil sssessawmmm^tvet^mn last^^8 ^|< tf Jliile record of 1,3401ra / f o r d i n g t o | V i v p o t h ,lean of enrolt&tentiservicesIfortheJMBege|not orijjp basfhe | H | Stronger|ia|ional pool. |applications il crea flalio the quality of the studentsand their geographical distribu-tion."I attribute the changes to threefactors,** Roth said, "The growthof the archaeology/anthropologyprogram, which to date has 54applications, all of whom are ex-cellent students and who comefrom all over the country; the newResearch/Intel!igence AnalysIProgram,fwhich thus farfhas at-tracted students from 10 states;and more sophisticated long dis-tance recruiting for majors suchas dance, art and interior design.|Our goal this year is to im-^provejhejjualHy of the freshman

though the group is controversial,it must be treated with equal op-portunity. A freshman represen-tative defended her vote by af-firming that the group's constitu-tion promotes educa tion, not use.Bruno addressed lack o f par-ticipation from representatives. "Ittends to be the same people vol-unteering and not everyone i sdoing their fair share," be said.Stricter requirements were sug-gested to help the situation.Vice-President Nick Roberts Ireported that tickets for the "Blues pounding fists replaced an angry, voice.Following Palm isano's presen-tation, Chuck Murawski, who isconfined to a wheelchair, openedthe floor to questions about hisdisability. He said that the mostcrucial barriers he faces are "ar-chitectural," that is , places thatare not wheelchair accessible.Before, he fell from a ladder andsuffered injury to his spinal cord,Murawski was a painter. Althoughthis occupation is not a possibil-ity for him now, he did not aban-don this field. He learned to readblueprints and now he makes es-timates of how much it wouldcost to paint room and homes.Dufour closed the program byexpressing his gratitude for thosewho came to empathize. "It's thepeople that didn't come here thatneed to help. You can help bydealing with the punishmentwhich comes from going againstthe crowd," he said. "Simply getto know other people as humanbeings, not as a member o fa grou|that is not yours. Feel what it feelslike, always think that way."

;c to abo ff 25 J R o t b | |WBeclassof '97at dit^ngeSnot only numerically superior b #comes from an icademicalJ||3&Accofding|toJM|cba|JFu|rmann,rdinator |tre; |Ming for Mercyhurst's dance de |partment, three auditions for ad |mission to the department havebeen held to date- one a t the Dav idHoward Dance Center in NewYork City and two on .the localcampus.f'What's striking about Ibisyear's auditions is that many ofthe students who auditioned torus are also auditioning for thebest dance departments! in thecountry fJuiliard,North CarolinaSchool of the Arts, SouthernMethod istan


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By Joseph LeglerInsecure Whining Bo y

I can breathe! I can breathe!My eyes are clear and my throa t \isn't sore There really is aGod! Miracles will never stop.OK, maybe I'm overreactingjust a tinge (I do thatfrom imeto time).|Last week I felt awful, literallyon the veige of d eath. However, ]on Friday I went to the nurse, she examined m e and gave me somemedication. It is no w just Monday and I feel incredibly better.I would like to extend my deepest gratitude to Jeanne McCall ion,part-time nurse at Health Ser vices, and the entire staff there. Theywere very considerate, courteous and helpful in my dealings withthem. I've never been one who looked forward to going to seemedical professionals, but now I will approach it with much lessskepticism.For those of youwho turned to this column to see what responseI would have to a recent opinion piece about me in another publica-tion sorry, I don't think it is necessary (it said it all).

SAC Chairperson wants cease-fireDear Editor,

Shred them both! I'm referringto the past articles in the Merciadand the Freedom Zone. If youwere unable to read these so-calledNEWS ARTICLES, I advise youto read them before you continueto read this article. If you were asunfortunate as I was to read themin their entirety, you 'll basicallyunderstand the gist of this article.To save time and paper, I'llstate it as plainly and simply as Ican. I suggest that John Bruno,Tate Davidson, Joe Legler, AnneMcNclis and the remaining staffmembers of the two attempts atjournalism talk, debate, argue,fight or whatever to resolve theirpersonal vendettas. This willhopefully allow us, the readers, toget some informative news, notthe back and forth childish gameswhich are being printed. SinceI'll be presenting a similar articleto the Freedom Zone referring tothe Merciad, I'll spend all mytime scrutinizing;'the FreedomZone.Davidson voices hisside

Dea r Editor, phone when you questioned meabout the situation than you wereThe first thing that I care about when you actually wrote the ar-is your physical well being; your ]self-pity in last wee k's articlewa san unhealthy use of your journal-istic position. Anyway, I hopeyou are feeling better. Your lackof interesting subjects to writeabout, along with some personalproblems evidently caused you todiscretely releaseand ridicule oneof your staff members (me); jumpto incorrect, unresearched con-clusions about the situation; showyour frustration toward anotherpublication for which you havemixed feelings; and write a one-sided, accusational article. It isappropriate that your column ison the "Opinion" page. It is alsoquite convenient that your piecesare entitled "Yeah...Whatever,"this basically describes my over-all opinion of the situation.You were much nicer on the

tide (that you hadn't informedme of). When one of "your" edi-tors made me aware that you werewriting an angry article involvingmy entrance into the Mer ciad, Iwas so surprised that I called an-other editor and asked all sorts ofquestions. Apparently, your re-cent sickness and abundant work-load may have been involved inthe wrath and fury thatyou spilledonto the Freedom Zone staff. Ihope you don't always exagger-ate when you are sick.I am sorry that you lost respectfor our sta ffwhen we simply typedGve articles (not the entire paperwhich consisted of about thirty)on "your" computers to transferonto disk. I am now aware that theMerciad staff (which I am nolonger a member of due to thissituation) is very territorial about

The Make Me MadMercyhurst College'! First Class newspaper as atedby the AssociatedVol. 66 No. 18 """"~ March 25,1993Joseph Legler Insecure Whining BoyJule Gardner Administrative PuppetAnne McNeils Illiterate Computer UserCraig Rybczynskl Athletic KisMAss

John Danknlch Little Bo PeepMichelleRyan The SheepYvonne Maker Foreign Madia HogIT. MoriartyAdvisor to Incompetent FoolslMake Me Mad Staff

Dave McQuillen ^yjMegan GlideJennifer TrinidadLeon MumfordRich Shel tonJohn S nana hanLiam BarronStephanie Wainright

Mary Medure IErin HauberTonie Bo IanDavid KosobuckiBeth NicholsDavid RumseySteph SzaboKaren Tripoli!

Susan Lee EbackMonica SertlkNick KxaygerKatie JohnsonNicole GeraciJohn FurlongBeth HaasGrace Bruno

Mia U-RyckiElizabeth JohnsonKeith CoursonJay KennedyHeather RyanSuzanneConcglioTiffanie WilliamsJay Fitch pa trickThe Make M e Mad is the student-produced newspaper of Me161.501 E. 38th St . E rie, Pa.. 16546. Phone 824revhurst College, Box-2376The Make Me Mad w elcomes letters to the editorThe Make Me Mads editorial opinion is determined by the Editorial Board withthe Editor holding final responsibility. The opinions expressed in The Make MeMad ire not necessarily those of TTie Make Me Mad, its staff or Mercyhurst.

their 'Hoys." You expressed thisinyour article by call ingmc thingsthat seemed somewhat inappro-priate for the acts that were com-mitted. Don't worry, I will notcall you "disrespectful" and "im-pulsive" for your literaryactions...it shows poor taste andan avoidance of the roots of asituation. I now know that lettinga fewjstaff members into theMerciad was "wrong," but foryou to rip apart, jeopardize, andmake fun of John and I so thatwelook like criminals with lies andaccusations is cheap, blind jour-nalism. '-As far as "leaving a mess allover the place," we left theMerciad exactly as itwas. I knowwho your "reliable source" waswho said we were using "your"computers. Shealso was process-ing non-Merciad material for herpersonal use, and she isn't on the

staff!Maybe shewill reveal howgentle and clean we were whenwe raided the office and stole the$5200. There were actually manypeople who believed your slan-derous accusations of theft in"Yeah.. .Whatever." I guessmaybe now pe ople will just skimpast your article as they would the"Enquirer" at the grocery check-out line and say"Yeah...OK...whateverJoe!"-Your contrived article was agood one, for someone whodoesn't careabout the facts. Therewas just a tad too many personalfeelings of frustration, anger, andhostility showing through to makeit legitimate. I, as editor of theFreedom Zone, am taking fullresponsibility for the situation.Security let me in and I did notContinued on page 8 pjjjjgF

Say I were to wail "FIRE" in acrowded theater; consequently,several people die, become criti-cally injured, or in any case, ob-tain any injury at all. In this inci-dent, I would b e tried by the courtsfor endangerment, disturbing thepeace and so on. Out of respectand for the safety of myself andothers, I would not attempt thisstupidity. As for the case of theFreedom Zone, it certainly hasbeen lavish in what has beenprinted in this attempt at journal-ism. Several'people were of-fended, or some would call it,personally injured, by several ar-ticles written. There have beenincidents where individualsabused the privilege to expressthemselves candidly. As a resultof this, dissatisfaction and strifehave occurred.As an Executive Board mem-ber of MSG, I have/had the co-responsibility to seethe FreedomZone function in a manner whichwon't step out of certain co n :fines. These certain confines maybe described as my right as anExecutive Board member to limitcertain actions by effectively vot-ing for the ^people. As far as Iknow, I've voted on the budgetfor this paper, a previous editorwho no longer resides as editorand certain issues brought up be-fore about the''language in theFreedom Zone. These confinesalso dea 1 with the respect, respon-sibility and course of action. Sev-eral issues, overly concerned w iththe recent Freedom Zone, weredistasteful to me and manypeoplespoke to me about their concerns.The responsibility that I speak ofis the fact the Freedom Zone wasto report to the people what isgoing on tha t the Merciad doesn 'tcover, as well as parallel some ofthe articles in the Mer ciad.Putting a spotlight oncourse ofaction, the Freedom Zone wasinitially created by several indi-viduals who wished to expressthemselves and their opinions.They never created a purpose,even if there is one to this paper,concerning what they were goingto write about. I was under theimpression there would be articlesof concern in the Freedom Zone,(i.e. Where does the money-gowhen you get fined for violationson campus would be a good start).I never got the impression there'dbe articles of vulgar references,personal vendettas, and pure^unprofessionalism not eventouching the immaturity and lackof morals that has existed.!

I don't want those of you outthere who disagreejwith me tothink I'm totallyagainst the Free-dom Zone. For the record, I'MNOT! This paper has potentialand some very talented contribu-tors. What I am against, person-ally and from other constituentswho voiced their concern, is thefact the Freedom Zone has theMercyhurst name and integrityon and in it As a current studentand an approaching alumnus, Iwould be embarrassed to assoc i-ate myself with this work of jour-nalism as it stands.Let it be noted that several thingsare being done to unravel thisdilemma. One, a committee toresearch this dilemma was formedand investigations are being car-ried out as we speak. Secondly,this article clearly states some ofthe dilemmas with the FreedomZone for public know ledge, andthirdly, the Student Governmentwill greatly appreciate any inputon this issue.My last paragraph has an abruptmessageand sug gestive tone. It ismy sole opinion that certain indi-viduals need to learn respect, gen-erate morals or use them if theyhave them, and quit looking atlifeas if every one were out to get you.By no means am I an angelic,impeccable, goodie-two-shoeswho hob-nobs with administra-tion for brownie points. I'll put upa fight when there is a disagree-ment in terms and needs for thestudents and myself. I'm just ascapable of using the same lan-guage, sexual undertones, anddisrespect to whomever I want(i.e. roommates, family, neigh-bors, teammates, etc.). The fact isthere are limitations and in goodcontext concerning where thesethings should be used and if nec-essary, printed. In this case, thoseof you who did choose to expressyourselves openly out of certainconfutes of good context knowwho you are. If you don't, I'll bemore than happy to let you knowin a respectful manner that won'toffend others around us. Lastly,let it be known that many fingerscan be pointed in this allegation.I'll be the first to point a finger atmyself for letting unsettled busi-ness slip through myhands. I hopethose of you with comparable re-sponsibility admit to your faultsand help correct this dilemma.

SAC ChairpersonMark Korcinsky

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MICHA EL AR RIGO As president of M&G, my goals andplans are to run a more efficient and effective governing body.Along with this idea, I would like to see the Mercyhurst commu-^nity come together more as a whole,I would also like to stress that I realize everyone has differentneeds. Through my experiences, I feel that I will be able to listen, |understand, and communicate those needs back to administrationand other significant bod ies.

Candidates [presentspeeches in open debateBy Nick KraygerMerciadStaff Reporter

On Tu esday, March 30,1993 in theStudent Government Chambers, thosestudents running for MSG executiveboard office gave their election speechesand then had an open forum debate.I Run by present MSG V ice PresidentNick Roberta, this forum which began at8:15, opened with the election promisesof Presidential candidates GeorgePaydock and Michael Arrigo.Mike Arrigo, Junior Circle K member,SAC Representative and active partici-pant in the ambassadors club, urged stu-dent voters to seize the day. He feels he's"ready to give back some of what he wasgiven here at Mercyhurst" If elected,Arrigo hopes to work toward "moreefficient, more effective student body."He believes that the students and admin-istration should "come together and getneeds m et" He pi a ns to take action whenit comes to recycling on campus, withthe housing departmentand he intendstowork mote toward unifying the gradingscale. A rrigo believes "it takes someoneto listen and meet everyone's needs" tobe an effective president He claims he"can promise change, but it's up to youto make thedifference."George Paydock, sophomore RA andplace kicker for the football team, be-lieves that since he has had "manychances to work with different people indifferent places in different situations(which) have given me a chance to meetpeople from all over theworld" and thisopportunity has made him a great com-municator. During his speech Paydockstressed that "organization, communi-cation'9 and the ability to "follow through"

are what MSG needs* He also thinks that"Student government needs to get ex-cited, make things happen and work forthe people." They need to "get down anddirty, and get the ball in motion." Paydockcontends that "things aren't going tohappen overnight," but ifelected "I'm inthere 100 percent of the time until I'mgone."^Following the presidential candidatespeeches, those campaigning for vicepresident presented their viewpoints.Sherlyn Celone, senior marketing clubpresident, finds that "communication isthe key to success" and that there is aneed to develop a "strong rapport be -tween faculty and administration.'' Al-though Celone believes that vocalizing"definite p lans d efeats thepurpose," sheplans to " find out what you (the students)want" and intends to "work with you."Celone promises that "If I need to gor to door to accomplish this, then Iwilt" I iKristin Hurd, sophomore MSG mem*bcr, took a different route in getting hermessage across to express herleadershipabilities. Rather than give a windedspeech, Hurd encouraged everyone in

MSG chambers to stand up. She pro-ceeded to get ua to do a little dance, andher point was that it "takes leadership toget a group to perform the simplest oftasks." Hurd plans not to attack adminis-tration, but believ es if you "showrespectand listen to what they have to say,change occurs."Nicole Acqullano, junior dance clubVP and former MSG member, stronglybelieves that "variety is the spiceof ife."She promises that, if elected, she will"represent the entire studentaiding the president and his duties.Acqullano thinks it "takes high energy to

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GEORGE PAYDOCK I would like to bring student govern-ment together with other organizations on campus and d evelop a*Mercyhurst College "family.

Secretary Candidatei

JESSICA CUFFIAtative of the student iraning my job as secretary.I feel thai I can be an adequate represen-lyon executive board along with fulfill-

unite the Mercyhurst students" and sheclaims that "Ifyou* re bored, Til give yousomething to do."Two write-in candidates for V P areWill Wheeler (who at the meeting had apageful of questions to ask his fellowrunning mates) and Jim Bean (who wasnot present at the meeting).Those candidates running for the of-fice of Secretary and Treasurer are run-ning with no opposition.Jessica Cuffia, freshman MSO repre-sentative and organizer of the Springformal, believes that "we need morerepresentation of the people9' and thinksthat we should especially have moreinvolvement with the Northeast campus.Heather He id, junior and present MS O

treasurer re-elect thinks that since she"has experience" and knows "the proce-dure for treasurer that con tinuity " is thebest policy. Heid agrees with fellowcan-didates that the "executive board needsto be more tied together."Throughout all of the candidatesspeeches, the issues of housing, recy-cling, parking and problems with thephone system on campus all surfaced.All candidates agreed that the presentofficers atMSO were doing a good job,but things could "run much moresmoothly." Hope fu Ily, whoever s electedwill continue to see the needs of ourstudent body as clearly as during theircampaign, and it won't be such an issueas tunning things "more smoothly.


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MSG Vice Presidential Candidates

NICOLE ACQUILANO Being a dance major, I feel that gartists, athletes, and those o f higher academ ic excellenc e shouldall work together to bring quality leadership and organization toMercyhurstKRISTEN HURD Mercyworldwill hear the opinions of the extreme liberals as well as the^opinions of the ultra conservatives. I believe the most importantthing to do when you decide where you fit in here is to listen toboth sides-open your mind. * -A j

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SHERLYN CELONE As vice president, I will be an activeextension of my peers. Mercyhurst is our home, and I feel thatwe need a strong person to be a representative of the entirestudent body. This someone m ust have experience and trulywork for the better interests of the students. I have the experiencethat is needed and will be the vo ice of my peers, not only toMSG, but to the Mercyhurst administration and faculty.I am a team player and feel that communication is the key to asuccessful working relationship. My g oals are to unite the studentbody> generate school spirit, work hard for you, have fun, andmake our years here at Mercyhurst College memorable.

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HEATHER HEED - As a member of he executive board this year,I hive ga ined valuable insight into the organization and operation ofstudent government I feel this will not only benefit myself nextyear, but the student body as a whole.

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etabledomBy Jay KennedyMerciad Staff Columnist

Once upon a time, in the year 2839, theit wa s a guy named Bobwho lived in a small city called Not- Ve ry -Big- Vi11c. He was marriedto a beautiful woman named Barb. His marriage with her was ahappy one. He was also happy w ith his job as a business executivewithin one of Not-Very-Big- Ville's banks calledThe-Bank, whichwa s always in heavy competition with the city's other bank, The-Otber-Bank. In fact, he was so happy with his job that he would goas far as being very upset if employees from The-Other-Bank everhad sex with his wife. Incase such an annoyance should ever occur,he posted a sign on Us front door which read, "If you're from The-Other-Bank, please refrainfrombreeding with my wife!"He liked his job especially for the fact that, once a year, hisemployerwould send him ona businesstrip to the most fabulouscityinthe world, Pretty-Damn-N eat-Ville. There he would stay forthreefull days, consisting of drinking heavily, visiting oldfriends,andnever, ever, ever doing anything that had to do with his job.However, he would still come home with his business work com-pleted (this is because he knew of the magic toilet bowl of Pretty-Damn-Neat-Ville, located in the men's room of Taco Bell, thatalways shape-changes itself nto the men who sit on it and fulfill anyof theirjob-related tasks so they can have more funwith pretty d amnneat things.)After returning homefromhis business trip that year, however,he found a situation that most business men in the year 2839 wouldfind quite disappointing. His wife told him that she had sex with fivemen from The-Other-Bank. He was quite disturbed by this. He

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inquired, "Didn't they see the sign?'"Yes dear," she replied, "but one of them said "that 'he wastechnically a member of your bank as well as The-Other-Bankbecause he once ordered a pizza for your boss.""Oh, that was Some Guy. What he said was true," he replied,"however, that was over two months ago. Darling, everybodyknows our policy: To technically consider yourself anemployee ofThe-Bank,you must order a pizza for the boss at least once everymonth!" | i"I know that honey-bunny, bat it wa s thepolice who let him in,sheexplained, "and besides, you weren't here to check with)This peaked his curiosity, "Well, they could have checked withmy boss," be said."Yeah, really,99 she replied, "I mean they could have at least leftyou a message on your answering machine. It could have beensomething simple like, 'Hey Bob, remember me, Some Guy? Well,I heard you were outta town so I couldn't ask you this personally, butI thought I'd at least show a sign of responsibility in letting youjwthat my friends and I are going to have an orgy withyour wife.Hope you don't mind, Bob. Cheers!9 That would have at leastshowed courtesy in their vile act.""Yes,99 be answered, "I wouldn't be upset at all if he had done that.I should probably w rite an article in my company new sletter abouttheir discourteous and imp olite behavior.99He did write the article in his company newsletter, The-Bank's-Informative-Stuff. But, unfortunately for Bob, Some Guy was thechief editor of a secret underground company newsletterfor The-Other-Bank, called The-Sexually-Repressed-Executive, whichearned the readership of only five executives other than The-Scxually-Repressed-Executive staff. (Basically, its only readerworth mentioning is God, w ho hated it from he start, but becauseof His omniscience, he unfortunately had to read it.) Despitepopularity, however, in dislike of Bob's article, Some Guy wrote anarticle w hich insulted Bob relentlessly. It claimed that Bob hated hisbusiness wardrobe, and would rather dress up like a long-hairedhippie with jeans and a heavy metal T-shirt which would read,"Metallica may have been dead for 830 years, however, they stillrule...dude!M It also claimed that Bob had a tattoo on his arm thatread, "(Forget Mother) Electronic Breeder.99Iron ically, this insulting description of B ob was perfectly fittin gof Some Guy. No otherbusiness executive was aware of this, exceptfor Bob. He igured hat Some Guy felt insecure of his own stupidlooks and needed to boost his ego to his whole five readers byputting downhis major competitor with po intless insults. SomeGuywas taken to the Supreme Court a week later for libel, andwas foundguilty, not for libel, but for looking s o stupid.God, knowing all of this because of His omniscience, was verydisappointed in the behavior of Some Guy, and turned him into aperiwinkle colored goat. Then, God snickered, for He knew that noone would notice the difference.April F ools! (No offense to anyone, especially to God!)

SmitWallegesgender dysphasiaDear Editor, that a fellow student publication we goin g tofindyou out marking

First let me say that you reallyshould look at the staff box of theFreedom Zone. I think you mightbe surprised to learn that we arenot all males! Admittedly, Mia,Angela, and Tonya w ere not in-volved in "the incident99 and Ihardly classify as a shining ex-ample of femininity. However,this does notmean that Iam eithera "boy" or a gentleman or evenof the masculine gender. Do thewords "gender dysphasia99 meananything to you? The moral ofthis little tirade is that maybe youshould make sure you have yourfacts straight before you run anarticle. If you don't, it tends toshoot your credibility as an effec-tive reporter. (And why did youassume we're all guys?)Secon d, I found your bit aboutthe "missing money9' to be mis-informative. That's hardly what Iwould term appropriate behaviorform what claims to be theschool's "professional" studentpublication. Admittedly, weat the'Zone don't always act in themost)professional manner butwe've never claimed too. We'vealso never found it necessary toinvent an allegation against agroup of people, either.

By the way, since when do fivepeople constitute a large numberanyway?As for "the incident," there wereseveral reasons why events tran-spired in the manner in whichthey did. I, personally, was underthe impression that we weren'tsupposed to be in the Union build-ing because the sprinkler systemhad gone off rather unex pectedly.We would have asked for yourpermission to use the\facilitieshad you been around to ask.Also,Tate was under the impressionthat he at least w as allowed to usethem becau se he ' s on sta ff,whichto me would seem to be a fairlylogical assumption. As it stood,we were ighting o meet a dead-line with our printer (som ethingI'msure you can relate to) and w emade the mistake of assuming

would be sympathetic to ourplight. Apparently we greatlyover-estimated your levels ofcompassion and understanding.Personally, I think yo u're mak-ing a big deal out of nothing. So amember of your staff, accompa-nied by a few others, used yourcomputers to save some articleson a disk and left We didn't de-stroy anything. We didn't eraseanything. We didn't scribble ob-scenities on the walls. We didn'teven print out the articles we typedup. We also didn't leave "a bigmess", as your article!claimed.We left the office as we found it.So what's the problem? And whyis it youneglected to mention thatyour "reliable source" is not onthe staff of the Merciad and was

your territory around the Merciadoffice while changing the locks?Sharon Smith

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using the Merc ind computers forpurposes not at all related to theMerciad, same as we did, onlywith much less claim to do so?Why was this handled publiclyinstead o f privately? Could it bethat you just couldn't find any-thing else to write about and youwere attempting to stir up somecontroversy?However, should you still feel aneed to retaliate, I would love tosee you fit your entire staff (whichis about four timessthe size of

ours) inside the MSG office andse t up4be nextj issue of theMerciad on the computer (singu-lar, not plural-there's only one)that we were allotted for use bythe Freedom Z one while work-ing around the MSG officers whoalso need to use the same com-puter. If you're lucky, someonemight be in the SAC office so youcan use that computer (again, sin-gular, not plural). Ofcourse, you'dhave to work around all the SA Cofficers, too.This whole situation is remark-ably akin to when your little sisteror brother borrows your favoritesweater without asking. You yelland scream until your motherpoints out that since neither younor the sweater was hurt, wha t'sthe problem? I think you need tolearn from that example. Or are

once think that my actions wereillegal or wrong, now I know.Maybe your next "Campus Ques-tion99 should ask people what theythink. But,'! in reality, it is notworth pursuing any further. Thosenew locks better not raise my tu-ition because security is still go-ing to h ave a key or two to thenewdoors and that's how we "boys"got in.I believe that the Freedom Zoneand Merciad can sha re some sortof camaraderie in the near future.Maybe, we could even SHAREsome things! This is, of course,only if you are not too stronglysanctioned by the elitist adminis-tration that tends to have the firstand last word. If we work to-gether we can help unite the stu-dent body and assure ourselvesthat w e will be able to make thedecisions. The m ore students ar-gue, and the less we communi-cate rationally, the more power-ful the administrators becomebecause they have to make thefinal decision between opposingforces. We are complimentarypublications, not contradictoryand competitive. I tried not to

participate in an angry responseto your article because, like atreadmill, that would get us no-where. Remember what ArrestedDevelopment says, "All shoutingdoes is make you lose your voice ."P.S. I, for one, haven't had anymoney stolen from my desk. Ac -tually, I don' t even have a desk,ormoney for that matter...So, as anhonest person, I will avoid thisdishonest situation thatyou fabri-cated.With hopes for peace,Tate Davidson

Amnesty International answers U-RyckiDear Editor,

I am responding to Mia's letterin the March 25 M erciad . Whenwe read about these atrociousthings happening in the world, wefeel powerless and outraged. Ibelieve the response we take needsto be two-fold.First, we need to examine ourown complicity. How do we, asindividuals and as citizens, con-tribute to the violence? How doesour country work to oppress oth-ers? As taxpayers and voters wehave powerful tools to changeour nation's policies.Second, we cancall on govern-ments around the world to protecthuman rights by supporting hu-

man rights agencies that study theabuses, pay for lawyers and doc-tors for the victims of abuses andpressure govenunen ts to ha It ille-gal detentions, torture and execu-tions. TheAmnesty Internationalgroup on campus raises money tosupport the nationalorganization's efforts and spendstime each month writing letters toforeign governments asking themto cease abuses. The letter-writ-ing works. Thousands of peopleea ch yea r a re released from prison,

permitted legal counsel and savedfrom execution because lettersfrom all over the world havepoured into government offices,letting officials know they can nolonger torture and kill in secrecyand silence.Please feel free to join us at ournext meeting Tuesday, April 13at 4 p.nu in the Laker bin.Alice EdwardsFaculty AdvisorAmnesty International

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By David McQuillenAntagonistic StaffColumnist*What a tragic, sad and totallyunfufilling life I've led. I'mdoing it air-wrong. I thought Iwas happy. I really did. But Iwasn't.:,I mean, I was but Ishouldn't have been and I thinkI realize that: now. But don'tworry about me, I've seen thelight and I know wh at I have to Ido to be co ol. I know what life should have been like and what it'sgotta be now. I watch 90210.1 watch Class of '96.I see now that high school was not all it could have been for me.I know from w atching 9021 0 that high school students should looklike they're between the ages of 20 and 25. The way I figure it, as$soon as I graduatefromhere, I should be able to hit high school againand do it right. Yeah. >Pm going to have a lot of money. Nomore borrowing off mom a nd **dad. I'm also going to have a car and never w ear the same clothestwice. Pm going to be beautiful. I'm going to have beautiful friendswho all worry about their hair, becoming rap stars, and whetherdad 's yacht will be ready for a romantic weekend. Pm not going tohave zits. I'm going to be wise and say things like "Gosh Brandon,you don't need to drink to have a good time and although it seemslike theend of he world since you' re a zillion dollars in debt becauseof you're gambling problem, we all love you and there's alwaystomorrow and I think it was Descartes who once said...."Pm not going to do homework either. They never do in Beverlyif 1 ' RJ rllHills so I should be ok. I'm not going to go through that awkward,drool on myself, insecure, wear bad clothes phase either. Instantcoolness is whatl'mlooking for. I won't be nervous around girls andhot babes will be mine. Four years of 90210 coaching and I'll beready for college again and that's where Pm really going to do well.

Pm going to go to a school called Havenhurst where the sunalways shines and the dorm rooms are oak trimmed and as big asgymnasiums. Where I can always be philosophical and discuss itwith myfriends.Where it's not a cafeteria, it's a dining hall. Wherestudents reflectively lounge on the campus lawn and no one lookslike they got up five minutes before class and staggered all the waythere and I always see the same people every day and something newis always happening and any problems will be taken care of beforethe episode is over. Where everyone has all of these really mature,deep and interesting things to say. Where I gather with my friendsin a cozy little lounge and drink coffee late at night and laugh andbe e ntertaining, talking pol itics and sex.

At Havenhurst, I definitely won 't do geeky frcshm air hings, ohno. I'll sit at bars, but never get sloshed and if I do I 11 make a moralcommitment to never drink ag ain. I'm going to have a conscienceabout everything and be a real activist type and wonder whether Ishould live life passively and let it happen or whether I should havefun and make things happen.After 1 graduate, in '96, It seems like IwUl be w ithout guidancefor a few years; I'll have to enter the world and get a job and starta family with nothing but my own wits to get me by. Then it's on toreruns of thirtysomething and after that, PUshow my kids videos of90210 and Class of *96. Showlhem how life really was back whenI was a student jfc

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Attentionjuniors and seniors

The RoadhouseTheatre is proudto present two one-act tragicomicplaysfrom he greatest Americanplaywright of all time, TennesseeWilliams, best known as the au-thor ofsuch classics as The GlassMenagerie, Cat on a Hot TinRoof and A Streetcar NamedDesire.Williams actually penned over100 plays. Two of the finest andmost critically accla imed a re TheMutilated" and "The GnadigesFraulein" (translated: "The Gra-cious Lady"). These two playswere traditionally produced on adouble bill under the* omnibustitle of Slapstick Trag edy . Simi-lar in style, and often quite funny,each play explores the world ofthe lonely and maimed, and thepainful adjustments thcygmustmake in reconciling themselvesto what life offers them.The plays are filled with richdialogue and the haunted poetryof past-due pride for which W ill-iams is so renowned. Here's achance to see two unique worksfrom our most prol ifieplaywrightand indeed what he himselfcalled,

"my best work of the '60s.Slapstick Traged y opens at theRoadhouse Theatre on Thursday,Saturday at8 p.m. until Sa turday,April 24.. The Roadhouse is lo-cated at 1505 State St. Tickets areApril 1 at 8 p.m. Performances $7, $5 for students and seniors onare every Thursday, Friday and Thursdays. Call 459-8215 for res-ervations and information.

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K u h a r s a i l s a w a y f o r a s e m e s t e r a t s e aMercyburst College studentTricia Kuhar, a junior Elemen-tary Education major, will bespending her spring semester atsea aboard the S.S. Universe.

Education a nd academical lyspon-sored by the University of Pitts-burgh, is 3a program that takesstudents, from colleges and uni-versities across the United States

On January 29,19 93, Semester. and abroad,around the world eachat Sea's S.S. Universe departedNassau, Bahamas, as it began theSpring 1993 voyage. The Uni-verse has called on La Guaira,Venezuela; Salvador, Brazil;Cape Tow n, /South Africa;Mombosa, Kenya and is presentlyen route to Madras, India. Thevoyage will continue to Penang,Malaysia; Hong Kong; Keelung,Taiwan; and Kobe, Japan, return-ing to Seattle on May 10. 404students, representing 140 col-leges and universities across theUS., together with 38 senior adultparticipants and 68 faculty andstaff are aboard for the voyage.Semester At Sea, administeredby the Institute for Shipboard*

fall and spring semester. Studentschoose from fifty lower and up-per division courses in a varietyof disciplines.Courses offered a re accreditedby the University of Pittsburghand are fully transferable to thestudent's home insti tution.Gasses meet daily while the shipis at sea. The faculty are visitingprofessors, also from institutionsacross the US. and abroad. All ofthe faculty jhave had extensiveresident international experiencewhich serves to integrate coursecontent with countries on the itin-erary. *While in port students can choosefrom a wide range of structured

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travel opportunities that are de- of historic, cultural and religious dent union and cafeteria. It alsoveloped by the institute and thefaculty.Students may also choose totravel independently. Each classhas a field component require-ment that the student must com-*plete during the voyage. Activi-ties in port can includehomestayswith families in the countries, vis-its to universities, travel to places

significance, or simplyfree ravelto experience life in the cities andrural areas. Stays in port rangefrom three to seven days.Semester At Sea uses the S.S.Universe, an 18,000 ton ship thathas been equipped as a floatinguniversity. It includes classroomswith closed circuit television ca-pabilities, a library, theater, stu-

in eludes a swimming pool, bas-ketball and volleyball court and aweight room, providing a campusatmosphere for participating stu-dents. A student life staff pro-vides activities programming forthe periods of time at sea.Additional information may beobtained by calling 1-800-854-0195 or 412-648-7490.

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The CheapBy John DanknichMerciad Asst. Sports Editor

eatsFor the second time in two year s, the sports editors of the Merciad

(Craig and myself) will be presenting our Major League baseballpreview. This week, I will be previewing the American League.The class of the AL East are the defending World Series champi-

ons, the Toronto Blue Jays. The signing of future Hall of FamerPaulMolitor and former Oakland pitcher Dave Stewart should fill theholes leftby the departed Dave Winfield and David C one. However,the Jays don't have a left-handed starter, which could hurt themdown the stretch. S till, I think the Jays will win the extremely we akAL E a s t 'yThe Baltimore Orioles should push both the Jays for the top spotin the division. The O' s added H arold Ba ines to their already potentline-up which features the dynamic duo of Brady Anderson andMike Devereaux. Cal Ripken Jr. should rebound from a subparseason. The Orioles young pitching staff must be consistent if theywant to keep pace with the Jays.My pick for third place are last year's big surprise , the MilwaukeeBrewers. No one thought the Brew Crew would do anything last

year, but they proved that youth and team speed can take you a longway. However, with the loss of 16-game winner Chris Bosio, theBrewers will need former 20-game winner Teddy Higucra to havea strong season after two injury-plagued years. ?The New York Y ankees to ok a big step on the road to respectabil-ity by acquiring left-handed slugger Paul O'Neill from the Cincin-nati Reds and signing free agents Jim Abbott, Wade Boggs andJimmy Key. Key and Abbott will take some of the pressure off aceMelido Perez. Despite a 2.87 ERA, Perez only finished with a 13-16 record because of no run support, which wa s the same thing thatplagued Abbott in California. If the Yanks score some runs, theycould make a run at the top.I was planning on picking the Cleveland Indian s higher, but with

the unfortunate deathsof Steve Ol in and Tim Crew s, the Tribe losesits closer and a v eteran se t-up man . Look for the Indians to contendin 1994, just in time for opening of their new stadium.

Bringing up the rear in the AL East are the Detroit Tigers andBoston R ed So x. The Tigers did take steps to improve their pitifulpitching staff, but I would still expect a lot of high scoring games .The Red Sox have no power and no quality pitchers beyond RogerClemens and Frank Viola. It's going to be a long summer inBeantown.This year, the Chicago White Sox will finally make it over thatlast hump and win the AL West. The Palehoes feature one ofbaseb all's best line-ups from top to bottom and improving pitchingstaff that features Cy Young candidate Jack McDowell. The amaz-ing Bo Jackson and his bionic hip should act as an inspiration in theclubhouse. Frank "The Big Hurt" Thomas may Gnally^win hismuch-deserved MVP.Closely behind the White Sox are the Minnesotai 'Twins. TheTwins must find a way to replace the departed John Smiley in therotation. Scott Erickson and Kevin Tapani must supply 200-plusinnings to keep the bullpen from being ove rworked. The signing ofDave Winfield just adds ano ther bat to an extremely potent line-up.Kirby Puckett should once again make a run at MVP.Despite the loss of pitchers Mike M oore and Dave Stew art to freeagency, the Oakland A's should still be in contention this year.Mark McGwire might have hit 50 home runs if he hadn 't missed 20games. Ruben Sierra should flourish after leaving Texas. Startingpitching will be the key for the A's. Dennis Eckersley remainsba seba11's preem inent closer.Big things seem to be expected of the Texas Rangers everyseason. However, the Rangers never seem to be able to put every-thing together and m ake a run at the top of the division. A healthyJose Canseco and home run champ Juan Gonzalez could hit 80dingers between them. While Tom Henke's addition does improvethe bullpen, the R angers* starting pitching is too suspect for them tobe a serious threatThe Kansas City Royals decided that defense would the key toimprovement, so they added Gold Glove winner Jose Lind andfonl ler Twin Greg Gagne to their infield. However, the Royalsseriously lack any offensive pow er which is very necessary in thisdivision. i .The hiring of Lou Pinella as manager was a good move for thedisappointing Seattle Mariners. The M's are still hoping thatstrikeout king Randy Johnson w ill develop into a 20-game winner.They also only have tw o serious offensive threats (Ken Griffey Jr.and Edgar Martinez). iIn dead last are the Cali fornia Ange ls. The Halos have no offenseor defense which makes it hard for quality pitchers like Chuck1 Finley and Mark Langston to win more than 10 games.The Blue Jays will head to their second straight World Seriestaking on. . I well, you'll have to read Craig's National Leaguepreview next week to find out their opponent

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'Tain is not pain once it haspast " Whoever wrote this famousquote in a fit of hyp er-intelligentchatter never had the chance towatch the members of theMercy hurst cycl ing tea m atruggl earound campus after a weekendof hard racing. People who haveforgotten the team's pain don'twalk like that Most humans don'twalk & like that. I learned aboutfunny cavemen in archaeologyclass who walk like that, but theydidn't have bikes. Conclusion: thecycling team has just completedtheir first stage race of the year,and far from forgetting it, theyremember all three races reallywell. .Early Saturday morning, theteam rose * to make the jauntto Slippery Rock for the first ofthree races. Th e top racers wentfirst in the "A" category race,circling thirty times around atreacherous half-m ile loop. P aveMcQuillen managed a sixth placein the face of heavy competitionfrom schools likeTufts, Peiui Stateand Bucknell. On less than one

of the race. Team member CliffClark came out with a seventhplace finish in the "B" race, whileTate Davidson and Lou Visellifinished with 10th and 23rd placeshowings in*the "Cs." MarcieDzienkonski was the sole female

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and was unable to return to thefron t of the race. Sean Wall mettough luck as well with a spec-tacular crash over a fallen ridernamed Fred, a hard chase and*ultimately a flat tire. Team mem-bers Viselli and Matt Minnick| memberand had the highest plac- managed 20th and 22nd in theing with a strong third in the "C" race, finishing out a';toughwomen's race.Later that day, the riders hadtheir chance to race against theclock, completing a six mile loopin the least amount of time aspossible. Only Dzienkonskiwould come out with ego andlungs in tact, again finishing astrong third.The final race took place onSunday, and consisted of a sixmile circuit which the "As" circledfour times, the "Bs" three timesand the "Cs" twice. McQuillenwas instrumental in the formationof a seven man break,with all themajor teams present. Riding hardenough to just hang on, McQuillenmanaged to stay w ith the breakand finish seventh. LeonMum ford, hoping for a chance toshow his early season form, flat-averaged 28 mph over the course tened a tire with two miles to goW i l l S S O l d n de around the park, the "A s"

initiation into collegiate racing.Davidson, after a strong showingin the irstrace, was Mercyhurst'sthird flat and ended up with aDFL. Dzienkonski, surprisingeveryone, finished third.It was a tough weekend, with allteams present racing at a muchhigher level than last year.McQuillen figures that their runof bad luck is over and that they"should manage som e very goodplacings, especially with the up-and-coming novices." *p?I managed some insight into theactual racing when Leon "Chunk"Mumford managed to gatherenough energy to assemble somewords into a quote. "It was easy,"he said. Leon had glazed eyesand he couldn' t stand because hislegs were sore. I suppose it's bet-ter to lie than to remember. / .

By Liam Barron * *Merciad Sports Writer

The Laker ere w teams were in-volved i n a prestigious regatta inAugusta, Georgia, this pastweek-end and came home with an as-sortment of hardware. Threeteams made the return journey tothe scene o f Spring Break '9 3 andsquared up against the cream ofthe nation's talent on the Savan-nah River. The weather was alittle kinder on this occasion thanit had b een a few weethe teams respondedperformances.F l The m en's lightweight fourcame home with the gold, thewom en's varsity four won the sil-ver and the m en's heavyweightfour took the bronze. The men'slightweight four?were: DougReynolds, BJ Fox, Chris Moigisand CJ Warner and the winningcoxswain was Nikki Drake. Thewom en's varsity team included:Andrea Peterson. Erin Wade,Nikki Geraci and Leanne Peters,

and the coxswain was HeatherDrake. The men's heavyweightsquad Was Jakub Svoboda, W illSauve, Mike Bank and EricAnibaldi, and the coxswain wasJoe Basco.Assistant Coach AdrianSpracklen wa s very pleased withthe results, "Considering that w ehave been unable to get out on thewater up here, we definitely per-formed above expectations inGeorgia," he said. "The trip toAugusta was the coach's way ofrewarding the people who havetrained the hardest over the pastfew week s, and they gave a g

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