the merciad, april 11, 1991

8/6/2019 The Merciad, April 11, 1991

1/8

B r o w n r e c e i v e s S t . C a t h e r i n e ' s m e d a l o f h o n o rSophomore Ruth Anne Brown waspresented with the) 19th StCatherine'sMedal Award on Tuesday by Rita A.Goebel, president of Kappa Gamma Pi,and Sr. Mary Lawrence Franklin, liasonfor Kappa Gamma Pi at Mercyhurst Col-lege, iThe St Catherine's medal is an under-

graduate award presented annually, pref-erably to a sophomore or junior, at Kappa-affiliated colleges for specific outstand-ing service to the college, or for the bestrecord of progressive achievement Itspurpose is to further on eof Kappa's aims,which is "To awaken a spirit of Christianleadership among graduates of Kappa-affiliated colleges.'' >Brown said, "I would like to thankKappa for the award, but a lotof recogni-tion should go to campus ministry and thevarious other service organizations on

campus.Kappa Gamma Pi chose S t Catherineasa patron because they recognized herconcern for the people and her own per-sonal integrity, according to a spokesper-son. S t Catherine was executed at age 20,around 285 AJ)., for disputing the atroci-ties and persecutions against AlexandrianChristians by the conqueror Maxentius.Her execution resulted when she con-verted those he had sent to argue with herThe-whell, a commonly used device oftorture, fell apart at her touch, but she waslater beheaded. Symbols appearing on theSt Catherine medal are the wheel, repre-senting her martyrdom, and the scroll andquill depicting her scholarship.

Brown was nominated by Sr. Elisa-beth Linsten and was chosen by a collegefaculty._

64 MERCYHURST CO LLEGE, GLENWOOD HILLS, ERIE, PA. 16546 THURSDAY. APRIL ITI l

CHECKOUTD'Angelo presents international competition

By Karen McGuireMerciad Ne ws Editor

Thursday, April 118 p.m. Zurn Recital hall,SAC presents the GongShow.Friday, April 127 pan. to 12 a.m. Rec center,Fun Flicks, interactive vid VI9 pan. Little Theatre, "ThePirates of Penzance."Saturday, April 13

I a.m. to | 4 p.m.Townhouses Volleyball tour-nament. I.S pjn. Little Theatre, "ThePirates of Penzance."Sunday, April 14Scavenger hunt begins.Monday, April 15Letters of intent for MSGreps and SAC chair accepted.10 a.m. to 2 p.m. StudentUnion, ormal ickets on sale.Tuesday, April 1610 a.m. to 2 p.m. StudentUnion , formal tickets on sale.8 p.m. Zurn Recital hall,Films for Discussion p resentsHandmaid's Tale.Wednesday, April 1710 a.m. to 2 p.m. StudentUnion , formal tickets on sale.

The D'Angelo School of Music and Mer-cyhurst College are proud to present the 15thAnnual D'Angelo Young Artist Competition^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Forty contestants will compete forapproximately $20,000 in prize money.The competition, a contest with one of thehighest prize awards in the country, drawsdistinguished musicians from around the world.Each year the contest showcases one o f threemusical areas: piano, voice or strings. Thisyear's competition is comprised of musiciansplaying string instruments. , *The 3 contestants will be evaluated by apanel of five judges. The preliminary roundbegins Thursday, April 18 in Zurn Recital Hallat 10 a.m., and will continue all day until 10pm. The preliminary round continues on Fri-day morning, April 19 from 10 am. until noon.The semifinal round will convene on Fridayfrom 3 to 5 p.m. and from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m.The preliminary and semi-final rounds are freeand open to the public.

The finals of the competition will be heldSaturday, April 20 at 7 p.m. at the WarnerTheatre. The finalists will perform with theCompetition Orchestra conducted by WalterHendl. This w ill be the first time the stringscompetition will feature thefinalistsplayingwith a full orchestra. 3According to Sam Rotman, director of themusic department, the contest hasfbecomevery prestigious because' * the prize money isone of the highest in the country and thewinners of this competition have done excep-tionally well/* He went on to say that "It hasbecome an established?fact that the winnerusually wins a major international competitionwithin a few years. This contest catapults theminto a maior career,"

Proof of this fact can be seen with the1st Hans: * :career of last yearfs winner, VChoi, who won two gold medals in theTchaikovsky Competition in M oscow withineight weeks of the D'Angelo competition. Hewasthe only artist to receive two gold medalsin this competion.According to Rotman, "Dr. and Mrs.D'An gelo graciously donate the prize money.The college will host the competition andevent itself. >

Raphael Hillyer, chair of panel ofjudges for D'A ngelo C ompetition

Free ickets o the D'Angelo Young ArtistCompetition are available to the MercyhurstCollege Community. To receiveticketscall825-0364. i '.]

MSG Candidates! accelerate campaignBy Angela M. CampMerciad Features Editor

If you see people out shaking hands andkissing babies, don't be surprised - it's electiontime again. It'stime o get out and vote for thecandidates who will be running our studentgovernment and spending our activities money.Candidates will be speaking at 5:30 p.m.on Thursday, Apriljjl 1. The speeches will begiven at die Laker Inn in the lower level of theStudent Union. **An open forumSvill also be held to givestudents the opportunity to question die candi-dates about their stands on various issues, theirgoals * for next year and their platforms ingeneral.TTie forum will be held on Monday,April 15 at 8 p.m. in the meeting room on thesecond level of the Student Union.

The actual election will be held on Tuesdayand Wednesday, April 17-18 on the main levelof the StudentUnionfrom10a.m. to 3 pm. Allstudents wh o have paid their student activityfee are eligible to vote. Students must bringtheir student IDs to v ote.Remember that there is alwaysa possibilityfor a last minute write-in. That's just to keepthe candidates on their toes!Winning candidates will be notified onWednesday, April 18 but the official announce-ment will be made at the MSG meeting. ^ ^Anyone interested in being an MSG repre-sentative should submit letters of intent byMonday, April 15. Turn them in to JenniferMarshall or the MSG office.Remember, your parents voted for N ixon,so who are you going to vote for?

On Page 2McAuley vandalismOn Page 4 3'Pirates' opens at the Little Theater

On Pages 5 - 6Candidate's statements


2/8

PAGE 27$m.mm

iMW.

T H E MERCIADNeivls A P R I L 11,1991%rt-3^J&&Mz&

Vandalism strikes McAuley HallThe-a r o u n d uss j

1

w " v

/- v ^ ' " < "

Editor international and local areassources.By Karen McGuireMerciad News EditorINTERNATIONALIraq - Six U.S. Air Force cargo planes have parachuted tons of food,water, and medical supplies to refugees struggling to escape Iraq toTurkey. Air Force officers say that the drops could continue forweeks J

By Karen McGuireMerciad News Editor

McAuley Hall residents lost theirvisitation privileges lastfweckenddue to a vandalism incident thatoccurred Friday evening.Dave Armstrong, McAuley halldirector, was informed upon enter-ing the dormitory on Friday nightthat light fixtures had been brokenin the north hallway. After furtherinvestigation, Armstrong discov-ered a broken banister and a couplemore broken light fixtures in thefirst and third floor north stairwell.Security was calledat9:25 p.m.According to the security report,several residents were written-upfor underage drinking. Head\ ofSecurity Merrill Dever

said,9 - Anytimedamages occur andunderage drinking is involved, I

less destruction is unnecessary.!?Armstrong wanted to make itclear that he will restrict visitationrights again if further problems occur.In a letter to McAuley residents,Armstrong warned that if disciplineproblems occur, he w ill take awayvisitation rights for Spring Activi-ties Weekend.The punishment for the perpe-trators was not revealed to TheMerciad. However, Brown said theresidents sited for underage drink-ing will be disciplined in accor-dance to standard alcohol policy,ask thePennsylvania Liquor Con-trol Board (LCB) to conduct aninvestigation.** Hie names of thosewho purchased die alcohol alongwith those who illegally consumedit were turned in to the LCB.According to Dr. Gary Brown,director of residence life, the dam-age was minimal. He said the visi-tation rights weren't^takenIaway

because of theamount of damage.It' i the principle that this kind ofdestruction is just-plain unneces-sary.Brown? said the disciplinaryaction resulted from damage thathas been happening allyear. ' 'Theincident was more like the strawthat broke the camel's back then amajor problem,* * Brown said. "W eare taking action to prevent furthervandalism in McAuley Hall.**The decision to revoke visita-tion rights was the ultimate deci-sion of Armstrong. He said he wantsto get the point across that this kindof behavior is not acceptable. "Asfar as following'the rules, thesekids have done a great job,* * Arm-strong said. "We haven't had anymajor problems. But stupid, sense-

Pageant searches for Miss Erie CountyIraq In a terror campaign aimed at driving rebellious Kurds fromIraq, Saddam Hussein's forces have massacred an entire village andare strafing refugees from helicopter gunships. Kurdish reble leaderMasoud Barzani charged that Iraqi troops killed 2,000 to 3,000people.Iran After accepting more than half a million Iraqi refugees, Iran hasclosed its borders to them. Iran was unprepared for the number ofhungry and wounded entering its borders.Kuwait - At 10 a.m. Thursday, April 4, an official cease-fire in theGulf War will take effect . The first elements of the new1440-member UN monitoring force for the Iraq-Kuwait border willarrive Friday in Kuwait City. w

NATIONALM. *

Palm Beach, Fla. - Nephew of Senator Edward M. Kennedy, WilliamKennedy Smith, voluntarily gave samples of blood and hair uponrequest from police investigatinga reported rape on the grounds of theKennedy family mansion. |Los Angeles, Cal. - Chief Daryl Gates of the Los Angeles PoliceDepartmentwas reinstated four days afterbeing suspended because ofhis connection with thepolice brutality incident that occurred severalweeks ago.

the M exicanincreasing concern i since several immigrants have been kilkBorder Patrol agents, bandits or packs of Americans who pnthem for spor t ;gLos Angeles, Cal. -|Actoif Michael Landon was diagnosedcancer of the liver and pancreas. Statistics from the American CSociety state that thfc type of cancer is incurable and most vie unyears of diagLOCAL

bodyRoadscene. The woman appeared to have been murdered

sediment of Presqueconsiderable contaminationmetals and other pollutants

By Mary MedureMerciad Staff Reporter

"Here she comes, Miss Amer-ica.* \Who wiU sheie? j ^^^^ re a female between theages of 17-25 and a high schoolgraduate as of August 1, 1991,who has never been married and isan Erie County resident or a full-time student, she could be youffContestants may fill out appli-cations at no cos t The 1991 MissErie County Scholarship Pageant,an official Miss America Prelimi-nary, will be held on F riday, Au-gust 9, at Villa Maria Academy.According to Jana Goodrich,executivedirector of The MissErieCounty Scholarship Foundation, theorganization is a non-profit grouprun completely by volunteers. \"Thepageant itself would not be pos-sible if it werefnot for a smallcommittee," said Goodrich? "Alongwith the other volunteers who helpputthe pageant together, the schol-arship committee contacts localmerchants for advertising, in order

to fund the pageant," Goodrichsaid. =According to Goodrich, the mainpurpose of the pageant is to allowyoung women the chance to be onstage, and to learn how to competewith others* Above all, the pageantawafds scholarships thatgo towardtheir college educations.Each:year, local colleges do-nate one-year full tuition scholar-ships to the winner. This year'sMiss Erie can choose between thisor a $500 scholarship to anothercollege or university. The first,second and third runners-up re-ceive cash awards to the college oftheir choice also. . *"Chimene Petit, the current MissErie County, is taking advantageof the one-yearfull tuition scholar-ship, by attending Mercy hurst,' *Goodrich said. This June, Chimenewill compete in The Miss Pennsyl-vania Pageant in Altoona.

Goodrich added that the fivejudges who will determine the winnerare Miss America trained judgesand reside outside of Erie County.Theirjudging will be based on fourCriminal Justice majorssit In electric chairiFour Mercyhurst Criminal Jus-tice majors travelled to Nashville,Tennessee, March 6-8, to partici-pate in the Academy of CriminalJustice Sciences 1991 annual meet-ing.Tina jFielding, Renee Unik,Shelly V an A lstine,and Dan Woodare all members of Alpha Phi Sigma,Upsilon Chapter. They attended apanel discussion on white collarcrime in which Mercyhursfs Dr.Frank Hagan presented a paper on"The Professional Criminal."Some other panels'attended

focused on violent crime and po-lice pre-employment screening|Thestudents were able to attend nu-merous receptions at which theycould talk to panelists and otherprominent criminal justice profes-sionals,yThe students also toured River-band Maximum Security Institu-tion, aprison that has only been inoperation for 18 months. Studentswere able to talk briefly with pris-oners, sit in th e electric chair, andsee death row. 2

areas: 40% for talent, 30% for theinterview, 15% for the swimsuitcompetition and 15% for the eve-ning gown competition. Also, eachcontestant is asked an on-stagequestion during the pageant |By awarding five mflfioirTnscholarshipsannually, Goodrich saidthat this makes The Miss Am ericaPageant the largest scholarshipfoundation. And there is no fee atany level.Applications will be receiveduntil May 1. If anyone is interested,please call 474-3551 or 864-5414for more information.Bowlingset forSaturdayjH The Hospitality ManagementAssociation (HMA) will be host-ing a bowling tournament at EastlandBowl on Saturday, April 13 begin-ning at noon. Teams of four shouldsign up with Leeann in the H ospi-tality Management (HM) office,ex t 333. The cost isfivedollars perperson which includes two games,shoes and bowling ball rental.Money mustebc presented whensigning up. The first 20 teams willbe accepted and transportation willbe provided if needed. Please be atEastland Bowl by 11:30 a.m. Thetourney will start promptly atnoon.I Also on Saturday, April 113,from 9 p.m. to l|a.m., HMA willhosta dance in the student union. Adance contest at 9 p.m. will kickthings off. T he judges will be fac-ulty from the HM department. Thetheme of the dance is 50*s style.te Admission is free. So, come onecome all for a fun filled time!


3/8

APRIL 11,1991: THE MERCIAD PAGE 3

mm

linuuoinmmmk wmmim Wm** mmMmmmMmMmM mStaab proposes bookstore run by studentsTo the Editor(c/o John Bruno).

How many students have everentertained the thought of owninga small business? Well, maybeMercyhurst can offer the studenttheoretical and* hands-on experi-ence with its very own lab (i.e. asmall business): the I MercyhurstBookstore!^ The business department couldsupervise its business majors in theoperation of the bookstore. This

would give the student actual expe-rience of what is involved in oper-ating your own business from themarketing standpoint, the financestandpoint, the accounting stand-point, etc.Maybe this could be a multi-part course in which various as-pects of astaught Corresponding lab workwould accompany this theory, andstudents could have a work-studyjob related to their major.In addition to practical experi-ence, the lab fees could be used to

benefit the entire student body. Thefees could cover the expense oflowering the prices on school sup-plies and other items in the book-store (except the high costs of bookswhich*are probably out of ourleague). *This sounds like an ambitiousundertaking buthey, isn' t that whatwe're here for - "t o seize the op-portunity?'* VSincerely,Doug Staab.

Mercyhurst needs a new mascotTo the Editor.Attention! One mascot needed forMercyhurst Lakers. Must first beable to define "Laker". Benefitsand audience excellent Call 1 -MER-CYWORLD for information.I've often wondered if this iswhat an ad for our mascot wouldlook like. I\don't know, becausefirstly, I know as much about sportsas I do about underwater bas-ketweaving. Secondly, and the pointof this article, we.don't have,amascot to begin with. IWhy don't we? I'd like to know.Mascots are important members ofthe team, in my opinion. They boostteam and audience spirit They arethe symbolic representation of theteam's "statem ent", and they pro-vide a great deal of tension-reliev-ing humor. Let's face it, watching

umpire or referee is a pretty funnysight One of the only reasons Iattended a sports event was to seetheir masc ot..Anyhow, back to my point-why don't we have a mascot?In my search for the answer, I cameup with a puzzling problem: whatexactly is a "Laker"?Surveying a number of people,I received a multitude of ideas.Thegeneral replies were: a sailor,someoneswho lives on (or, in)* alake; a fisherman, and (this is theone I liked) a viking. Some peoplesuggested we are the Lakers sim-ply because we are close to LakeErie. (Big deal. So are a lot ofotherschools, and besides, how do youcreate a mascot with a statementlike that?!) Picture it - a fightingbucket of lake water!

cot a few years ago. It was to be abuccaneer. Granted, not as funnyas a big yellow chicken, but it fitswith a Laker image and has defi-nite possibilities. ISo what happened? We stilldon't have a mascot Besides myquest for a definition of "Laker'' Ialso asked what our mascot shouldbe. Not many people had answers,but one suggested it should be aviking in a boat, "pointingandforging ahead ." Not bad, but we'dneed someone to pull the boat aroundthe playing field at half time.One person replied we didn'tneed a mascot (Where's their schoolspirit, hmmmm?)Well, enough of my babbling.Just think about it for yourselves.As for myself, I think it'd be greatto have a mascot (Maybe a bigOne upperclassman I talked to yellow duck...)a big yellow chicken harassing the told me about an attempt at a mas-The MerciadMercyhurst College's First Class newspaperas rated by the Associated Collegiate PressVol. 64 No. 16 April 11,1991

Kevin McHughKaren McGuireAngela Mi, CampRobi TaylorNick Roberts iMolly McCormick

>** Melissa ManginiAndy PenhollowMaureen Connolly *.Maria Kelly/Yvonne MaherTimothy Moriarty

m. Editor-in-ChiefNews EditorFeatures EditorEntertainment EditorSports EditorAsst Sports EditorPhoto EditorCopy EditorDesign ManagerAdvertising M anagersFaculty Advisor

Waste receptaclesA Wasteof money!To the Editor.

Merciad StaffMary McdureLaura BlabacDan LanganYvonne Mahcr

Amy FitzgeraldTracy Schmitz jJill Schrcckengost John BrunoTammy Pcthtel Tricia KuharLiam BarronRobin Illsey Monique Parent );


4/8

PAGE 4 THE MERCf AD APRIL11.1991Arts &!EiitertainmentNew Jack

middle classlook at life inStalsky strikes againg ives Updated ;Pirates t o open this weekend

By Robi TaylorMercaid EntertainmentEditor I -New Jack CityStarring - Wesley Snipes, Ice Tand Judd N elsonRated - R;

Q &K 44BO O 04Q H *

* &"

H

:5?&s

I had heard all the news fromaround the country about peoplegetting shot and beaten after watching New Jack City (street talk forNew York City). So, I was understandably nervous when I walkedinto the theater. Surprisingly, the audience was a mixture of races andages and everyone w asfriendly oward each other, both before andafter the movie. (Hooray for the people of Erie!) \$Hie movie is about ghetto life in 1986 Harlem. An enterprisingcocaine dealer named Nino Brown (Wesley Snipes) decides to takeover a welfare apartment building so he can use it as his base ofoperations on a day he calls' 'Crackmas Eve*'. To gain control of thebuilding he terrorizes most of the tenants into leaving. The others areheld hostage inside their apartments, all without any response from thepolice. i |Once the crack factory opens Brown becomes ultra-rich and ultra-arrogant. He becomes so cocky, he decides to challenge the authorityof his partners, (most of which have southern European accents), andthe upper levels of the police. That's when Ice T and Judd Nelsoncome to the rescue.

This movie has been run out of a numberies because of the trouble that has beenseemissOscar

I have to give credit where credit is due. The acting in New JackCity has to be the best I have seen in a long time. The three maincharacters took the audience through the hell that life in a drug-ravaged ghetto must be like.The story itself wasa surprise. Originally, I was afraid it was goingto turn into just another Spike Lee stereotype movie, but it didn'tInstead, it got my emotions, especially outrage and anger, going tosuch a degree that I found it hard to sitquiedy in my seat I just wantedto stand up and yell something at the screen to try to help some of theinnocent people involved in this hell. |The camera work and rap sound track also work to take you deeperinto the feeling that you are standing in Harlem in the middle of awarzone where your only enemy comes out of a little glass tube.As with any Godfather type movie, there is more than enoughgunfire, killings and beatings to last a lifetime. But, as with TheGod father, Mario Van Peebles, the director, took the extra effort tomake sure that there is also a story connected with the violence in NewJack City. 5I believe that it is time that someone produced a good movie thatshows the dirty underside of the American dream. New Jack Citygives a look at what we don't'want to think about without beingjudgmental It certainly d ocs not glorify drugs or the people involvedwith them. But on the other hand, it doesn't make heroes out of thepolice either. Both sides are shown as human beings who suffer fromthe same human frailities as everybody else. ,This movie has been run out of a number of American citiesbecause of the trouble that has been following it around. But ican get a chance to see New Jack C ity, don't miss it It alreadybig jump for next year's Oscar.My rating 99/100Strong language, graphic violence and nudity

Fans of The Pirates of Pen-zance will be in for quite a surpriseduring the weekends of April 12 -14 and 19 -20. That is when theMercy hurst College Little Theaterwill present the recently ij*.datedversion of this century-old musical.Director Igor Stalsky said thenew version is set in the Northeast-ern United States of the' 1980's.' 'The pirates are no longer seafar-ing men," he said. "They are arather bumbling motorcycle gangwho fall in love with the daughtersof a major-general who has justbeen assigned to be the militarymedia advisor at a TV network."Stalsky called the police hired toprotect the general's daughters a"Keystone Cops style SWATteam." $f[r 'According to Stalsky, "ThePirates of Penzance was updatedin order to present familiar materialunder a new light" He said hefeels that the main thrust of thematerial and the music stand upwell to the tests of time, while someof the details and references in theneed some clarification.

Lovers, Bob Martin and Nichole Bruno discussdisadvantages of their spring-autumn love affairLittle Theater show which in-volved talents from?all the M er-cyhurst iperforming arts. Theatermajors willbe performing through-out the play, the production ischoreographedJby the faculty ofthe Mercyhurst College School of^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ _ ^ _ ^ _ , ^ J Dance and the vocal talents of stu-This production marks the first dents rom he D' Angelo School of

play neear some ^ ^ ^"Besides th at" Stalsky said, "it'sfun to try and outguess the authorsand present what they might hav e.timewritten >

Music w ill be featured.Friday and Saturday perform-ances will begin at 8 p.m., Sundayperformances are scheduled to startat 2:30 p.mJTicketsare $6 for adults, $4 forstudents/senior citizens and admis-sion is free to the Mercyhurst com-munity with proper ID.Playhouse has area s hottest ticket

ily Robi TaylorMerciad Entertainment EditorAs I walked into the Erie Play-house I had a pessimistic attitudeabout whether or not a group ofcommunity theater actors couldactually do justice to an Americantradition like Singing In The Rain.

They not only did it justice, theymade the best evening of theater Ihave had in a long time. jThe story takes place duringdie time when motion pictures weremaking the dramatic switch fromsilent to the "talkie s". During thesilent era, the most popular moviecouple was that of Don Lockwood(Charles Corritore) and Lina Lamont(Christy Sloan Koontz). fWhile a number of great actorssurvived the change unscathed, some'like the character o f the Brooklyn-accented i soprano Lamont J foundthat they couldn't speak in an ap-pealing fashion. To solve the prob-lem: they used other actors withhuman sounding voices, in this casea lovely young actress named KathySelden (Melissa Turner), to makethe real stars sound as good as theylooked. |As soon as the curtain opened,the music began to build and thestage filled with performers. It waseasy to see that something good

was going to happen. Thatthing good included: somebest choreography the Eriehouse has ever had and the isinging and dancing talentsof Erie's best Ho *three performances which deservespecial mention, tI have read a lot about theimmense egos that stars had whenthe made fit abig in movies. Thecharacter o f Lina Lamont took it tothe extreme. She is the perfectgrown-up version of the whiney,spoiled bitch that everyone hated,in school, and it takes real talent tomake the audience feel for diem.But the way Koontz played hermade her seem almost likable.

Corritore had his dance andacting talents put to the test and asusual, he was more than a match for |his role. He gave Don Lockwoodthe kind of humanity a characterlike that needs to be successful.Singing In Th e R ain's bright-

est star was aEriePlayhouseYouthTheater vetern, Melissa Turner, whoplays the voice behind the star. Hersparkling personality and constantsmile, not to mention her outstand-ing dancing ability, gave the audi-ence a reason to fall in love with hercharacter.As with everything that good,there also has to be something bad.In Singing In The Rain is the onescene the Playhouse has been hyp-ing the most the scene where Lode-wood is dancing in the rain. Theyway they set it up, it just didn'twork. The rain and the water on thestreet was all but invisible. Theonlything I can say is use your imagina-tion.

There are still two weeks left forSinging In The* Rain some seatsavailable, but I wouldn't wait toolong to get them. A show of thisquality will be the hottest ticket intown.

CryptographThe following is a cryptograph of line from a famous piece ofliterature.Once you have decided whata certain symbol means, it will meanthe same throughout the puzzle. Example if you believe 2 is &*1 E*then it w ill always b e an_F.I 3-8 3-5 3-8 2-2 2-11-6 2-11-6 1-3 3-8 3-3fl-6 3-5 1-7 2-1

3-4 3-8 1-6 3-3 3-4 2-1 1-6 2-3 2-6 3-3 2-2 3-5 3-10 3-10 3-9 1-63-3 3-9 2-4 3-5 2-6 3-4 3-3 3-3.Hint 1-3 equals C


5/8

APRIL 11.1991 THE MERCIAD PAGE 5Features1991-92 candidates for MSG vice-president

CAV MALONEY- "If elected, I'd represent the students firstand then thepresident* * 1- "A hockey rink will help the program andbring more notoriety to Mercyhurst''-* There needs to be a review of the residencelife department and more communication amongstudents, Dr. Brown and Mr. Kennedy.'*- Served on MSG for three years, was presi-dent of the Hospitality Management Associa-tion (HMA), and was chairperson of the Col-lege Senate

pjtyStt*,

ft

y%SB:**-*

I SHERLYN CELONE- Member of MSG in 1989-90 \- Thinks position requires a good rapport withadministration and student body- High school experience on executive board,social chairperson-' 'I'd like to see more support for teams andclubs in die way of money and publicity."- * I want the student body to believe some-thing is being done with their beliefs, not justthe beliefs of members of MSG.''- "MSG should be what the students w an t" L

\, KAREN TRAPOLSI- Experienced in MSG affairs: has served oncommittee for construction of the Union, vice-president of Laker Wave, winter and springformal committees and has been selected to-, 'One of my goals is to work for the needs ofthe students as well as the whole Mercyhurstcommunity.- "I plan to work for more school spirit oncampus. I want to establish more unity amongstudents."

%*< . A5

' * fc "

*

PAT O'KEE^FE- O'Keeffehas no formal administrative expe-rience; he says, ' Ifyou have pride in what youdo, and if you want to get the ob done, you cando it" f- Advocates reform of R A system, includingstudent involvement in selection of R Asi.- "In die past, MSG members have beenlooking tofind aults with administration, butnow it's time to start to cooporate withadministration to get things done right**

I MARK KORCINSKY- Believes key issues on campus are: risingcosts of housing, parking behind Sessler, andthe inconsistency around campus in regards toschool policies I- Served on the executive board for two yearsin high school f *- "I want to make myself available to students,faculty and the Mercyhurst community."- Thinks job entails hard work, time, an opencar and patience. The position also requiresavailability during the summer

1991-92 candidates for MSG secretary

JULIE THEISS I- "I will work well and support the otherofficers to the fullest extent- "I beUeve that it is important to bring asmanystudents as possible into the decision-makingprocess and to get as much input as possiblefrom the students.'- "One of the biggest issues is the alcoholpolicy and if will always be an issue as long asthere are underage students.'*- "Right now I am an R.A. so I know what'sgoing on. I work one-on-one with the studentsbut I also know the administration's point ofview. I want to be a liaisombetween the stu-dents and administration. *

TRISH KUHAR | ;- Trish has attended student government work-shops at regional and state levels and hasworked in a secretarial position for two years ata local parish. She has also been involved inMSG activities such as the Christmas Bingo,Senior Week and is a member of the PublicRelations Club and is a sports writer for TheMerciad. |- "The hockey rink seems to be the biggestissue rig ht now and I feelfa hockeynink'?is

ttimportant^^ ^ ^ ^ ^- "I want to make an impact on our class andthe MSG organization by being an important99resource in the planning process

tiw

ROB VANDERWOUDE- Active member of MSG in 1990-91 as theresident representative |- Believes i that it is very important that thesecretary shows up to every meeting and isable to work well with the executives, espe-cially with the future president, Dave Murphy- "My goal is to do thebest possible job I can.At the endof theyear when the new candidatesarc asked,-1 want them to say, 'I want to do justas good a job as Rob did.*'* I- "I want to make the secretary position acrucial part of the executives, no t just a recordkeeper - a real part of the decision-makingirocess. 9

> *


6/8

PAGE 6 THE MERC IAD APRIL 11,1991

t-A

*h %gkMurphy runs for president unopposedKevin McHughMcrciad Editor

This year, junior Dave Murphywill run unopposed for presidentof Mercyhurst Student Government(MSG). He say s he is not sure whyno one is opposing him, but saidthat the fact that he announced hisintentions to run early may be areason."I don't know why," he said."Maybe everybody thinks thatRobin Engel's shoes are too big tofill. *Murphy, who made his deci-sion to run in^January, said hewants to become president to learnmore about how the college is run,

and because he thinkshe?has the necessaryqualifications for thejob.His credentials in-elude having attendedall MSG meetings sincefall term, chairing thespring formal, and as-sisting in the Christ-mas MSG Bingo. Hehas also held (leadership roles inhigh school sports. "lama profi-cient communicator and an activelistener and thinker,'' he said.Murphy, a pre-med major, sayshe intends to be "an integral liai-son between administration andstudents, and to delegate effec-tively." f>"

In regard to the cur-rent MSG president,RobinEngcL, Murphy said he was"overall a positive influ-ence ." He added thatboththe presidents' club andthe Laker Wave are greatideas, but i.ecd to be ex-panded.He is in favor of an icerink only if it does notinterrupt existing events that arecurrently held in the recreationcenter. Murphy quit the hockeyteam to spend more time on aca-demics.

Treasurer post sought by lone candidateBy Monique ParentMerciad Staff Reporter

4 4 I want to inform the studentsof who is sponsoring activities andwhere their money is going," saysBrian Wiles, who is currently run-ning for treasurer.Wiles, a junior accounting ma-jor, who is presendy SAC treas-urer, says he has the experience tobe effective in office. Wiles saidhehas observed and learned from hispredecessor, Dale Mancuso.

"He fits the modelperfectly," Wiles said."He's been through sometough situations and he'shandled them well."Wiles says his objec-tives are to keep frauddown, and make suremoney is spent wisely.He says he intends toinform students what money is beingspent on student activities.'In relation to scholarship m oney,Wiles fech it's not enough, relativeto the amount of work officers are

required to do.

he said. Td"It 's minimalnow,\ it could bemore,' J ^ ^ ^ ^ ^increase it by maybe25 percent, with theintention of increas-ing everyone's schol-arship in office."Wiles says he issomeone the students can tru st Hesays he hopes the student body willbe more aware of, and active incampusprocess

irKn^SKS*M$Mm - : : : > :>COIOP JOB} DESCRIPTIONADMISSIONS COUNSELOR / RECRUITER$S;SSft: fa i ._ . if -

^ :

sssasi &PiM

. a r . * * t * * * .AVAILABLE: ^ August 1,(1991D U R A T I O N : August 1,1991 - Novemberjl9,1991 I . . . . 1> ::v- x: ;:: ';"

* * v . I I 1 " .

-3ft.sfe : : : :

Q U A L I F I C A T I O N S : Junior or Senior standing(Preferably Senior)amMust be 21 years of age and holda valid driver's license

:-:::III:! .1_llllr: if:'''$&

._ _

- ->

J O B D U T I E S : Extensive travel required;JTo represent the collegejat College jDays,JFairs|and Nights throughout the northeastern UnitedStates during the fall recruiting season;

_ visit designated high schools on recruitingtrips;*T o workjwith familiesfand students visitingM -the campus jiand*To help w ith the administrativeifunctions of theAdmission Office. and

be Office825-0242 before April 26,1991

Candidates, hallucinations,rent-a-cops, ...you name itBy John J. BrunoMcrciad Staff Columnist

I bookstoreemployed there may end up cracking like an egg. I wouldn*t want tobe responsible for anyone walking into a crowded shopping mall withan automatic assault rifle. We're not gonna say nothin' about note-books that cost seven dollars. No, we won't talk about any of this.This week we're gonna throw caution into the wind. Withreckless abandonment we're gonna talk election candidate choice.Yeah, that's right, we're com in' down to earth. You're not havingdelusions. You're not having hallucinations. You're not on quaa-ludes..Now that we are all 4 4 earth talkHow does one pick a candidate responsibly? Well, let's b e straight upwith each other. Who cares? I don't give aflying...no, let me rephrasethat. There is no point whatsoever in picking a candidate (or officer)in a responsible manner. After all, how many of us are truly respon-sible people ourselves? For those of you who said, "I am," I say4'relative to who, you egotistical, self-righteous, dirty so and so(s)."In choosing a candidate say to yourself, * What do I get out of votingfor Joe/Joseta Blow? What'sin itfor me? Do they mean what they say,or are they just Mowing hot air? *' ;gAnd another thing, the administration has been lying to us! Ican't believe I never caught it before. The student directory underAlcohol-Drugs says "Mercyhurst College abides by the Pennsylva-nia State Law.' ' Then they blatantly deceive us, the students, by tellingus that the open container rule on campus is in compliance withPennsylvania open container law. Then we cement heads say "wellgee wiz Hubert..I guess open containers are illegal in Pennsylvania."The fact of thematter is that this is private property; anyone inthe state who owns property or rents is more than welcome to sit outin their front yard and grill up some burgers and indulge in alcoholconsumption. To do so is perfectly legal. This also applies to anyoneliving on campus. If you do dec idc to ha ve a beer barbecue, you 'renotbreaking the law, just the silly school rules made by the same peoplethat have deceived us all. The same people who may have questionedthe integrity and honesty of anyone ever accused of breaking theirreally stupid rule. ISo w here does this bring us. No , it's not political that Erie copsare being hired for spring activities and paid for by SAC. If there isgonna be toomany people here security should sport the bill not SAC.It's not SAC 's fault that when it comes to tricycle races the campussecurity is far from adequate.I'd like to thank Doug Staab. The word for the day is "rentare-alcop." Youfigure t out. ' M

#r ftV-%* United

m ,

* T O R AgiatefDonor CampaignApril 15^oiAprilH9!l|du can give the gift|of life!

Sign a donor card (today!Sponsored by Theta Xi at Edinboro State,Beta Beta Beta at Gannon U.,Student Government Association atMercyhurst,and Tau Kappa Epsilon at Penn State - Behrend

(In conjunction withThe Greater Erie Eye &'Organ Bank)


7/8

APRIL 11,1991 THE MERCIADSports \i\VV ' A M J I J . PAGE 7Kemling:Hot in thehotlcorner

By Tricia KuharMerciad Sports writer

Rain stumpsSoftball teamBy MoUy McCormickMerciad Assistant Sports Editor

Action! That is what graduatestudent, Julie Kemling-wants andshe gets it playing third base for theLady Lakers. Explaining why, shecommented, 4


8/8

PAGE 8 THE MERCIAD APRIL 11,1991

Airey 9By Nick Robert,Mcrciad Sports Editor

| Last Tuesday Mercyhurst Col-lege had an interesting visitor fromSheffield, England. Nicola Aireyhas been traveling around the worldwith a torch, which was picked upin Sapporo, Japan and is currentlyheading back to Sheffield to lightthe flame at the opening of theWorld Student Games..Airey and two coworkers leftSheffield on March 7, w here theyflew to Japan to collect the torchfrom this year's Winter*WorldStudentGames. Here is where lifestarted getting interesting. Due toairline safety, a flame is not permit-ted to be carried on an aircraftAirey and friends travelled across

> . - t f[>n a forty-thousand toncontainer ship, keeping the flamecontinually burning in two" spe-cially made miners lamps, iAfter nine days they finallyarrived in the state of Washington.They then made a land journeyacross Canada before arriving inBuffalo, New York. Buffalo ishosting the 1993 World*StudentGames, so Airey held a couple ofpress conferences in hopes of cre-ating pub|ic awareness about theWorld Student Games. |

Airey *s favorite part of the tripwas traveling on the container shipsaying, "No t many people get thechance to travel by container ship,I really enjoyed the experience."To avoid the boredom of traveling,she'volunteered to paint on the

flame jsets world student games on firedecks and help with the enginerooms which she said was, "veryinteresting. "Airey attended colleg e in Eng-land with Mercyhurst AssistantSoccer Coach Richard Hartis. WhenHartis heard that Airey w as in thearea, he invited her to MercyhurstDuring her visit she has discussedwith Athletic D irectorPetc Russothe possibility o f Mercyhurst be-coming involved in the WorldStudent Games of 1993, perhapswithin the capacity of hosting aninternational team which could usethe 'Hurst as a training facility.

The World Student Games area big business, with 120 nationsand6,000 students participating atthem. One of the main objectivesof the Games is to help finance! third world countries becominginvolved. Hie sports involve eve-rything from track and}field toswimming and fencing and tradi-tional American sports likebasket-ball. u$Airey w as chosen for this taskas she is the current Athletic Presi-

Mercyhurst community, Trevor Warren, Nick Roberts and Richard HartisAirey, who is carrying the flameEngland next month* Photo by John Furlong.

dent are s hevoted in by the student body.Although Airey has enjoyedtraveling b y ship so far/, a hairraising experience may be ahead.flame early

wnext week on ship from New YorkCity, which will cr oss the A tlanticfor Europe. Bu t unfortunately, theship ?is not scheduled to stop inEngland. But where there is a will,there is away, as Airey explained/ *

The ship doesn't stop in Britain, sothe idea is to get winched off by ahelicopter, and taken to Britain thatway/* fAirey enjoyed the stay at Mer-cyhurst and was amazed by theelectrical storms of Erie. She foundMercyhurst"very pretty" and saidthat the facilities were fantasticcompared to Britain. Pm sure weall wish Nicola a safe trip home,and I hope she manages to keepthat flame burning until she arrivesin Sheffield, England for the startof theWorld Student Games.

ranks 13 in nationThe Lakers have won nine oftheir last ten contests since return-

ing from Easter break. More im -portantly, the Hurst jumped sevenplaces in the latest Division IIBaseball* Poll and are currently"ranked thirteenth in the nation.Over the last two weeks, M er-cyhurst has dominated teams fromthe perennially tough Pennsylva-nia State Athletic Conference.Among the squads to fall at thehands of the Lakers were SlipperyRock, Shippensburg, Indiana, Ed-inboro, and Clarion. TheHurstis

10-2 against PSAC schools, con-tributing heavily to the team's rec-ognition. |k Coach Joe Jordano isn't sur-prised with the success of theLak-ers at this point in the season. "AsPve said all along this season* if weplay the kind of'baseball we'recapable of playing, we can com-pete with anyone in the nation." I1 The latest Hurst victories cam eagainst Indiana University of Penn-sylvania last Sunday and Clarionthe next day. jThe Lakers managedto sweep the IUP Indians and splitwith the Golden Eagles of Clarion.

Sunday's contest j against the!Indians was w itnessed by a largeandenthusiastic crowd. The bois-terous f ans saw both games domi-nated by the Lakers from start tofinish. The Indians fell 6-2 in thefirst game and 9-0 in the secondhalf of the twinbill.Bill Kieklak notched the win inthe firstcon test Kieklak scatteredten hits over seven-innings andsurrendered just two runs. Thesophomore's record now stands at4-0 and is gaining the reputation o fthe "big game'pitcher.[- Several players led led the of-fensive attack as six of the Lakershad at least one hit Paul Dlugoszand Jeff Nicholson drove in four ofthe six Laker runs and Chris Can-non had two hits for the HurstThe second contest was a one-sided affair which had the Hurstcoming out on top by a score of 9-0. Once again, the Lakers com-bined a strong pitching perform-ance with a potent offense attack toscalp the Indians. Jeff Evanchoflipped a two hitter for the winnersand registered his first shutout ofthe year. Sean Hcnnessy and Tommy

Craig had no trouble reaching theleft ield ence as each notched home-runs in the game. Mercyhurst wasriding he crestof an eight game winning streakwhen Clarion came to Erie to try toend it They did succeed tin win-ning thefirstgame but the Lakersbounced back to win the secondconte st The streak was snapped ina 8-1 loss, but it began anew via a 7-1 victory in the second game.Following the first game loss,the Lakers came out with renewedvigor in the second half of the double-dip. Junior Al Rush got the nod onthe mound and baffled the GoldenEagles for all five innings of therain-shortened contest JRush scat-tered four hits and was supplied bya host of Lakers as eight differentplayers had at least one hit Hen-nessy, D lugosz, and Ed Hess hadtwo hits apiece in the win.The Lakers complete a longhomestand this weekend with gamesagainstPoint Park on Saturday andMansfield onfSunday. After thisweeekend, the Lakers hit the roadto play^14 games away from theirhome park.

Lady Lakers shinein local tournamentDespite the lack of one m iddlehitler and substitutes, the women'svolleyball team faired well in anoff-season tournament at Allegheny."We still haven't practicedtogether but we had fun anyway,''commented Karen Stahl.Saturday morning began withtwo straight wins against Perm StateBehrend, 15-1 , 15-1 and a splitwith Slippery Rock University, 15-8, 7-15. ^The Lady Lakers surprisedAllegheny's team by splitting thematch 15-7, 12-15. The Al-legheny squad had a full bench anda 6 ' l" middle hitter. Despite the

height disadvantage, off-sid e hitterKaren Stahl, outside hitter MoniqueParent, and Kris Justice frustratedtheir key players by changing theattack. Middle hitter Becky Schmitt,had classic "kills" from the back

row attack.Freshman Pam Mueller setwelland made some beautiful saves.Backrowspecialist Lisa Kirikalsoplayed tough defense, iThe Laker.* squad held theirground against Gannon University,losing 11-15, 8*15. iy It was difficult trying to blockKathy Wotus - without a middleblocker," stated Monique Parents&jMWotus is G annon's All-Regionoutside hitter who found holes inthe block easy to come by." It's hard to have high expec-tations when we haven'tpracticed,but we had a good^laugh," de-fended Kris Justice.The volleyball team's mainobjective was to get through theday with the resources they had.They managed to do better thanthey thought they would.

Tennis suffers narrow defeatBy Rob VanderwoudeMerciad S ports Reporter

The men's tennis team s monthlong winning streak has finally com eto an end. The team travelled toYoungstown State last Saturday,and after a number of tight matchesended up with a 5-4 loss.It was the team'sfirstoutdoormatch, and the warm weather madeit perfect playing conditions. Yet,even with the weather in its favor,the team couldn't manage to pull awin from four matches. Team

member Phil Clark said he wasvery upset with the results.Beside s the disappointing teamloss, there were some individualvictories. Coen Buys, Greg Dickson,and Jamie Pilkington won theirsingles matches. Dickson and PatO'Keeffe teamed up to take thedoubles. IThe team is determined not tolet the loss get them down. O'Keeffesummed up the team feeling say-ing, * 'Next time we won't let themget past the second set " With thisattitude and spirit and hard prac-tices the team plans to return to thewinning streak.

the merciad, april 11, 1991

Documents