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M S . SHARON SANTIA

Before the month of April is over, the MercyhurstCollege Senate will be given the opportunity to voteon its future organizational and operational structure. This will be done through the approval ordisapproval of the new Senate Constitution, recentlycompleted. iThe new Senate Constitution is the result of theefforts of the Ad Hoc Committee on ConstitutionalReform, formed last November and charged w ith thegoal of "writing a Constitution with the potential forperforming the governance functions of the Senateboth adequately and efficiently."The Ad Hoc committee consisted of representatives from the faculty, the administration, and thestudent body. Faculty representatives were Ms.Sharon Santia, chairperson, Dr. Robert Cisek, andSr. Eustace Taylor. Studentst.were represented byColleen McManamon and Frank Barry, and theAdministration was represented by Dean Garvey andMiriam Mashank. *In an interview with Ms. Santia, the MERCIADlearned some of the background which went into thecontruction of the new constitution. "Basically, we

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NEWS FLASHESThe RUS elections will be held on Friday, April18th. Polling ar ea in Zurn Hall Lobby from 9 am to 5pm. 7 ;Presidential candidates and an officer-candidatelorum is slated for Thursday, April 17th in the Coffeehouseat l lam. ".,. '# ]

andACapt.j Patrick Hankinson iAttorney 1 General,Robert Kane will be the main speaker. wmm*&Dr. Cohen will have hours in the Health Office onMondays only this Spring from 10:30-11:30a.m. Otherappointments can be made with him only through theHealth Office. &J &$ * * 1

had three things that we wanted to provide in the newdocument: 1) the potential for efficiency, 2) thepotential for accountability, and 3) Continuity'*. Ms.Santia feels that the new constitution accomplishesthese purposes.Along the realm of efficiency, the new SenateConstitution provides tha t the size of the Senate w illbe reduced to fifteen mem bers. Formerly, the Senatehad numbered close to 100 members, attendance atmeetings was poor, and conducting of Senatebusiness in session was extremely cum bersome anddifficult Ms. Santia hopes that the new 5 faculty - 5student - 5 administrator Senate will lend itself to.more efficient operation. *Another thrust in the direction of making theCollege Senate? more efficient w ill come from amassive reorganization of the comm ittee structure.Under the present committee structure, there werefour committees"They had too much ground tocoverFor example, Administrative Policies wasresponsible for ' anything to do with those administrative operations that were critical to thecollege's well-being.* That covers just abouteverything." Under the new system, the

Administrative Policies committee will be broken upinto five different committees, each of which willdeal with their own specialityAdministrativePractices, Library, Admissions, Athletics, andBudget. Similar changes will take place in the othercommittees, with the exception of Faculty Policieswhich will no longer be a part of the College Senate.This change is due to the bargaining nature of theFaculty Policies Committee/*!In the field of Accountability, the. new SenateConstitution will delegate powers with greatspecificity, thus making it easier for people to seewhere responsibility lies in any ugiven situation.Provisions for recall will make it possible for constituencies to remove members who have not performed adequately.The final aspect dealt with in the proposed Constitution is that of Continuity. The new Constitutionprovides that all Senate members will serve two year

terms (The only exception to the rule will occur in thefirst year, when 2-5 of the members will be elected toone-year terms). Elections will be held every year,and 2-5 and 3-5 of the Senate seats will be contestedrespectively in alternate years. * fPJjKP ' *B Senate members will be eligible for re-election, butno member may serve for more than four years.In summing up the purpose of the work of thecommittee, Ms. Santia stated that "It is the Committee's hope that the new Senate structure thatwould be formed under this constitution will foster aspirit of active cooperation between administrationand governance". ' j ff iAll eligible students who want information onBUSINESS INTERNSHIPS are invited to meet withthe Internship Director, William Temple. The firstmeeting will be in the Faculty Lounge at 4 pm onMonday, April 17th. \ \WANTED: Students interested in sharing ideas andconcerns relative to their academ ic life are invited todiscuss same jwith Richard Kubiak and MiriamMashank, OSB on Thursday, April 24th from 7-8 pm.in the Career Planning Center, 204-M. OBJECTIVE:to find out what makes or breaks a college student.On April 30th the International Cuisine class willhold a Mexican buffet dinner en titled, "Un Noche enMexico." 1

#Under the guidance of Instructor Mr. MichaelBarrett tne students will plan and prepare the dinner.Restauranteurs of the Erie area and faculty members of the Business Division have been invited.

The Mercyhurst College Choir, under the directionof Mr. Edwin Blanchard, will present a concert onSunday, Apri 120 at 8 00 p.m. in Zurn's Recital H all.The choir will sing J.S.Bach's Cantata no. 180"Deck Thyself My Soul With Gladness" and HenryPurcell's "Te Deum Laudamus and Jubilate Deo/'Featured in these works ar e soprano soloists DianeBecker and Jane Anderson, altos Kathy Kelleher andBeth Stage, tenor Andre Guthman, ana bass, RobertWaterstripe, a guest community artist. *p [ *Included in the program is the E rie Brass Q uintetwhich is under the direction of Em erson Rusterholtz.

The quintet will perform works by Chopin, Bach,Brown, and Maurer. $* 'Accompanying the choir will be members of theErie Civic Chamber Orchestra. This is a newlyorganized group in Erie with Charles J. Zebrowski IIfounding director and conductor.Also accompanying the choir on harpsichord willbe Kevin Sadowski, a junior music major at Mercyhurst. f W rThe concert is open to the public and isJfree ofcharge. p -jls I

The College Law Enforcement Department ispresently in the process of planning its annual LawEnforcement Convocation slated tor April 30th.Honored guests include: Judge Edward H. Carney

W e e k M e r c i a dSPECIAL RUS ELECTION ISSUEProfilesof all candidates can be found throughout thisweek's paper. Presidents - Page Three. VicePresidents $ Page Five. Treasurer-Secretary -Page Six. |Should RUS Be Put Out of Its Misery? Almostall of this week's Letter-to-the-Editor writersvehemently say, "No Way!!" See pages two andseven. TAll this and all of those regular features too!

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L e t t e r s S u p p o r t R U SN O W A Y ! expec t the s tudent body to offer Input Their input can

Dear Ed i tor : then bo channeled through;the RUS representat ivesto the RUS off icers and onto the Board of Trustees ,A s a student attending Mercyhurs t and especia l ly s tudent-faculty com m ittees a n d admin i s t ra t ionStaff Editorial fRaising Hippos

kyipal WeidilerNobody who is famil iar w ith the occupants of The

Merciad off ice would use the word "harmonious" t odescrib e the way in which we work! A w eek doesn'tgo by that Colleen McManamon and her noisy andambit ious underl ing ( that 's m e ) don't g o a t i t acoup le | o f rounds over s ome a spec t o f this paper'sp o l i c y .I Last w eek's f ight centered around none other thanColleen's "Kil l R U S " Editalk . W hen I f irs t read the

handwrit ten copy of that ed itoria l , I was f i l led withself -righteousfury. Who was Colleen to tel l us , th eMercyhurst community , that o u r student govern*ment had run its course and should be put to s leep?After al l , there I wa s , anxious to get involved in what1 fancied would be keen competit ion of a RU S off icerselect ion . I f I w a s going to seek t o share i n t h eleadership in that body, I had to be l i eve tha t it wa s aviable organizat ion . "Aha!" I thought t o myse l f ,"The e lec t ion - campa ign w i l l show h e r she ' s a l lwrong.

a s a candidate for the off ice o f pres ident o f R U S , Ifeel it is not only a responsibility but an obligation torebute your art ic le "Let R U S Die ."Firs t of aU , l e t u s imag ine*Mercyhurs t a s 'no t*having a Representat ive Union of Students . JRulespertaining to the very l i fe s ty le of the s tudent could be


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"One promise *that Idefinitely want to make isthat I'll do i my best torepresent students," said JimHollamyer, candidate forRUS President at a recentMERCI AD press conference.Jim is a Junior psychologymajor from Philadelphia whois very concerned with theplight of students and hopes tcuse RUS's powers to "makethings easier for students."L" A S part of h is platform Jimwas very explicit as he notedthat "RUS is not dying. It'sdone a damn good job thisyear." But, he feels that toooften the weak spots are dueto "lack of student and boardsupport.", . ^ 2*ff elected, Jim hopes toorganize people who arewilling to work and oossibilycut down the size of R U S from40 to 20 students to facilitateoperations. p ; | |&Some ,; of Jthe planned

projects Jim would try toimplement include: a foodco-op] (for ' . off-campusstudents) a used-book store(run b y R U S ) and more socialactivities. "* }Jim sees a definite need forbetter social activities thatcould include "more semi-formal dances instead of ther u n - o f - t h e - m i l l Seslerdrinking parties."%iWhen asked about his veiwson RUS's purpose, Jim explained that "RUS is torepresent students and keep amore democratic role in theschool. Without the R U S link,students could easily be

misrepresented."Tuition hikes also concernJim a n d h e believes "studentshave more to say in them.". To improve collegerelations he would try toestablish! better communications and try to implement a "more int e rpe rsona l a tmospherebetween administration andstudents instead of the hide-and-seek game that's usuallyplayed?'Communications is also thekey in Jim's plans to updateR U S . He feels that the officers! must take an activerol e, in making surerepresentatives representtheir wards by. attendingmeetings. Jim sees this as his"main responsibility."


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PAGE 4 MERC YHURST CO LLEGE A P R I L 18, 1975Not Baltimore

J A N E I B A S S E T T M A R I G A R D N E RTo be|able to pick a role, any role, to demonstrate yourability as an a ctress, seems to be a dream, but every nowan d then it happens. T$ In fact, it is happening now to two theatre arts majors oncampus, Jane Bassett an d Mari Gardner, w ho are currentlyin rehearsal for their senior thesis production of j"Hot LBaltimore." i )>

I Jane, a resident of this city for 13 years, is a well-knownface on Er ie stages. S h e h a s appeared in such exciting ro lesas Gwendolyn m "Thei Importance of Being Earnest",Jeanie in the tribal rock musical "Hair", Marta in StephenSandheim's "Company", and m ost recently as Sharon Lakein th e zany "Play It Again S a m . " S h e h a s been featured hereat M ercyhurst in "Mame'\ "Dark of the Moon" and "TheApple Tree." Jane is especially proud of fthe training shereceived from Pa ul Iddings, a former Mercyhurst director.Mari Gardner w a s born i n N e w Castle, Pa . Soon after herarrival here at Mercyhurst, sh e captured the lead role i n t h e

'Hurst musical "Mame." Mari has appeared in countlessproductions in Erie. She h a s added her special spark to suchroles as Pe tra in "A Little Night Music , Mag in "Flowersfor Lexington Lady" an d Nerissa in "Will."| On the 'Hurst stage s h e h a s appeared as Even i n t h e "TheApple Tree'% Martha In "Children's Hour", and Beatrice in"The Effect of Gamma Rays gon| Man-in-the-MoonMarigolds," for which she won a Bravo Award. \

Upon graduation, both Mari and Jane |will [pursueprofessional caree rs in theatre . "Hot L Baltimore" presentsa culmination off four years|of grueling work, countlessrehearsals and demanding discipline. But, when th e theatrelights dim and the curtain rises, they know it has indeedbeen well worth it . *The pleasure h a s been all ours!!!!! %

Mary Becker

# HurstHappeningsMass will be held Sunday, April 20th a t 11 a.m. Weatherpermitting, this Mass will be held in the Grotto. Otherwise,it will be held in the Chapel. Fattier Patrick will ce lebrateth e Mass and possibly preach (if that's what yo u would calli t ) . Father Hubert will concelebra te . . IO n Thursday a t 1 p.m. the sharing group will meet in theCampus Ministry Officei ; |

On Monday afternoons at 2 p.m., an inquiry class onCatholicism will be held. Mr. Blanchfield will preside^anda ll interested students are welcome to attend, if fS.A.C. is sponsoring a bowling party April 25th at theEastland Bowling lanes from midnight - ?. Sign up for thelanes outside the S.A.C. office in teams. I.D.'s are required.Vans leave at 11:30 from Baldwin Hall te f

-Mary Esther Becker willpresent a faculty recitalThursday, April 24, at 8:00p.m. in Zurn Recital Hall,Featured will be the pianoworks of Beethoven, Scriabin,Chopin, and Debussy, *Prior to her teaching atMercyhurst, Ms. Beckerreceived her Master's degreefrom East J!f CarolinaUniversity and her Bachelor'sdegree from Alverno Collegewhere she graduated MagnaCum Laude. She also studiedpiano with Ozan Marsh atChautauqua Institute andharpsichord) with EdwardSmith, N ew York P ro Musica,at Quadna Mountain Resort.A native of Erie, MaryEsther is active in severalcultural endeavors outside ofteaching. She hosts her ownclassical music program,"Early Call," on W

IQLN-FM;she represents th e Erie MusicTeachers. Association;on theErie Arts Council; and s h e i s amember :of the BriePhilharmonic Chorus. vThe recital isopen|to thepublic and admission is free.*;

"CHINATOWN" t ?ACADEMY AWARDW I N N E R " BESTSCREENPLAY"| The yearsmost acclaimed picture!"Chinatown" which wasnominated for 10 AcademyAwards including "BestPicture" is first rate entertainment. j |Jack Nicholson stars as areporter who is hired by asuspecting wife, FayeDunaway, to spy on her jhusband. As a result, herhusband is murdered and shed i d n o t hire h i m ! Nicholson istrapped in r.a dangerous andbaffling dilem ma.The picture may seem to.1drag along its way, but it has

b y R o c c o R i a z z iits moments of intense actionas well. T h e Director, RomanPolanski, is one of thefinest directors today. Nicholson and Dunaway liveu p t o their Oscar nominations.Don't miss the film which inmy opinion will become aclassic. (Now showing in itssecond week at Cinema Worldand ;;the Millcreek MallCinema, Rated R.)VAMPIRES!!! I fThe Millcreek Mall willh%ve a \ Midnight Madnesstreat for those who thrive onscaring themselves bypresenting^ two of theGREATEST BLOOD I SHOWS, ON EARTH!! Thepictures that! will be shown

are "Vampire Circus" and"Countess Dracula". Themovies will start at 11:30 p.m.and all seats are $1.75 Fridaynight, April 18 . 3

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Rick ZywotkoRUS." Rick also felt that thebody wasn't

gap there,in studentThe mem-attend the

4'Of course the studentmovement \ of the 60's hasslowed down, but jit hasn'tcome to ajfull stop! I don'tthinkf|| that Mercyhurststudents should bring.; it toiafull stop here by doing awaywith| RUS, 'becaus e it fhasvalue as long as it provides anac t i ve | communicat ionschannel between students andthe administration."That's how junior RickZywotko summed up ?hisattitude toward the future ofthe Representative Union ofStudents. Rick,la Marketingand Management major,; isseeking the post of T reasurerof RUS in this Friday'selection. * i f MIn an interview with theMerciad, Rick* agreed thatRUS hasn't been all that itcouldA be. l*For reasonsunknown, RUSi started todecline this year fromInters ess ion on ... this wasdisappointing, because I waspleased to see it off to such|agood start. I really think thatit had something to do withthe disillusionment of theentering Ifreshmen with the

representative of the studentsand their feelings"there's acommunicationsand fit* reflectedinterest in\RUS.bets jdon't evef l j . _ _meetings som etime s!"|As a solution to theproblems of RUS, Rick,proposes a revitalization ofthe body. The first step wouldbe to reduce the number ofmem bers from the present 40-plus to 15-20. There wouldjbeonly one or two representatives from each division. Inthis; set-up, Rick feels thatrepresentatives wouldf bebetter because they* wereresponsible \, fe greaternumbers of people, andelected from larger constituencies. The smaller sizewould make it easier for RUSto meet |problems and takeaction quickly. RUS m ust bestreamlined for its J ownsurvival. >A CRick cites his experience oftwo years as an accountingmajor and his familiaritywith budget techniques asqualifications for the post ofRUS treasurer. He notes that"RUS works with a g reat dealof money and I more j fiscalcontrol over that money asneeded...AfterSall, RUS isresponsible to the students,who give,, them* the ^monevthey spendr'"^Âmong Rick's other ideasas! to how RUS can take onamore,direct role, oL servingthe needs of the students is theorganization of a RUS-sponsored student food-co-op.Rick noted that he alreadyhas the plans for the co-opworked out, and he feels thatthis would bring about greatsavings for students concerned with rising food bills.

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P L A C E M E N TN E W SThat time of year is hereagain and the topic uppermost in the vminds ofgraduating seniors is whereand how to find a job.A good piece of advice is tofirst stop andj takejj stock ofyour talents; what you wantto do and then seek it out. i Inall jobs there will be thingsthat % are f. unfavorable,however, if it \ means thedifference un earnings yourdaily bread, * a few unfavorable points will not deterthe job-seeker.A good place tostart is the State EmploymentOffice | in youif area, theCollege Placement Office, orany well established privateemployment agency.] Contactcompanies, agencies andorganizations of various typesand sizes. Don't concentrateexclusively on I large companies. Unless your interestsand training qualify you forone type of job only, be openand flexible regarding theposition you would like.

Students withf generaleducation should acquaint theemployer with theirbackgrounds and let|himdecide whether or not there isa job. Find out about jobpossibilities in government,and if examinations arerequired take them i early.Before starting out, however,be sure you have neatly typeda brief -presume. 'Books onresumes are available at thepublic | library,*! collegeplacemen t offices and at localbookstores, b iMatty view resumes as thehardest part of finding a job.They need not be difficult atall. After obtaining a book onthe subject, sit down andbegin to draft yourfresume. Itshouldn't take more than anhour from rough draft to finalcopy.Also be sure and check thewant ads in your newspaperor a newspaper from the citytha$ you are interested inlooking for employment. Ifyou find something that in-

PatIVes ch f e r

* On the secretarial Jballotthis year, fthere will be onlyone unchallenged candidate,Pat WescWer. This event isdue to the'fact that the twootherf perspective! nomineesdeclined candidacy and noother person was nominatedwithin the allotted | 24-hourperiod after the officnominations.| As a freshman politicalscience{major, |P at | takes anactive interest in government.In the coming year, he citeshis -major task a s sec retaryconsisting of becoming a linkof communication betweenthe RUS representatives andthe* students on the Mercyhurst campusJ W

Pat is well-versed jincommunications having spentthe past year as news editorfor the Me rciad. In? thecoming year, he plans to giveRUS more literary attentionin this media, i % m . *It is Pat's personal opinionthat the Mercyhurst studentshave stopped*, believing inRUSjand his function will beto open ;.the nines of communication between RUS andthe students. He wants to plusRUS back into its main powersource, the Mercyhurststudent body.

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terest you, send a letter ofinquiry, keeping it brief, andattach your resume to thisletter. Have several copies ofyour resume on hand so thatyou will not be limited in thenumber of inquiries youmake. JWhatever youldo, such aschecking into the local stateemployment office, a privateemployment office, thenewspapers or collegeplacement office^be sure tofollow-up. Don9tg just makeone visit and give up. Pay adaily or at least bi-weeklyvisit to your state | em-ployment office, and be sureto call and keep in touch withthem to see what is happening. If you have m ade aninquiry and haven't receivedan answer, follow-up with abrief note, stating the datethat you sent the inquiry andasking if "perhaps you stillare being considered for the

Sal TimpaniI As candidate for treasurerof RUS, Sal Timpani feels thejob is one of providing somecontrol over the money whichis given out and to keep accurate records of it. 'Sal stated that all;officersshould work with each otherto m ake the best decision on atopic. Sal feels that' thisyear's RUS had done a lot andhe would like to see it continueon the same path next* year..However Sal feels that moremoney should be alloted tosome departments which inthe pas t have been neglected.When asked which ones he feltwere neglected, Sal stated.asan example the Fine ArtsDepartment; | | f

Lack of communications isone of the majorf problemsaffecting RUS according toSal. When questioned on whathe ^felt was (the studentreaction toward RUS,^ Salcommented ^that it was accepted and needed, however,unless I they! want somethingthe students show no interest.Sal admitted, though, thattherekre the few hard core

interested students thatalways come to meetings. jWhen asked why "he wasrunning Sal, expressed adesire to become involved instudent | government and aneed for more communicationas to where our money goes.He is willing to accept thechallenge the office wouldbring. | | . , ^ %iA Junior "majoring '4 inmarket i ng managemen twithin the Business Division,Sal feels that he can do thejob. 1

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job. ftRemem ber, when going to aprivate employment agencythere is usually a fee. Manytimes the fee is paid by theemployer.1 However, this isnot always-the case. If youare a college graduate, yourcollege? placement office isthe first place you shouldvisit. The job of your choicemay be waiting for you. Manyleads | come through thePlacement Office as well asrecruiters J to înterviewtâduating seniors. {ft

Now that you have an ideaof what it's all about, take thefirst step, that's somethingonly you camdo, and fromhere on it's up to you.However, a bit of good luck isinterjected, as we all needthat. M 1RECRUITERS ON CAMPUSAPRIL18-Shaler School Distric t \ 122-Pittsburgh School District28-U.S. NavyMAY8-Burroughs-Wellcome9-MentorSchool District


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Well, folks, it's baseballseason and people havealready started to throw mudaround. In an article in lastweek's paper, a certain youngman ( name excluded becausegarbage has been collectedfor the week) commented onour scrimmage games inFlorida. Well, we had a goodworkout, but we never didplay any legitimate games. Infact, we didn't even play anycomplete games. We werewithout.the services of umpires and we could only havethe fields for an hour and ahalf at a time due to the factthat there were so manyteams at the camp. Jus t a fewfacte! In -my opinion thisyoung man should concentrate on being a memberof a varsity team before|he.attempts to criticize one.(Just love the power of thep e n ) .

T h e baseball team this yearhas begun at somewhat of aslow start due to weatherconditions. It's no excuse forour losses, but it did carry agreat,'deal of weight in thematter. That's a fact! Thepast weekend we found thattrack w e belonged on , though,be beating Point Park twice,who is nationally ranked.Ninth to be exact. Tommy(Speedball) fBattinger blewhis fastball past some heavyhitters for seven complete

b y C h a s J o n esinnings to capture la jwin. Heshould have plenty of thosethis season. In the secondgame, Bobby j (Country)Weismiller proved (asalways) that he has a consistent winning; ability byeasily mastering Point Park8-0. But behind that there ismore pitching power in freshman Joe Williams who]hasthe coolest style for a freshman. He is also known for hisspeed and table-top dropcurve ball. A definite winner.Then there is'Daniel (Chi-Cain), Hill who has comearound to become the firebailer of old. He also shouldhave a great year. Last, butby no means least, is Botunning an d John Knouse whoalso have excellent pitchingarms. They should more thanhelp the team have a morethan average seasoa ThatJust about rounds out thepitching, now for th e bats.

Leading the attack isSpeedy Smoke Jones, w ho hasproved he still can do it all.(Even off the basketballcourt). With awesome hitting,he has succeeded to get onbase more than 50 per cent ofthe time and has been 100 percent successful in stealingbases; Next Kent (Hank;Williamson with a steady batand quick feet makes contactconstantly. Also another b asethief. iNext is Kevin

(Flagpole) Cook who hasshown everyone ithat hecarries a 4 mean stick byhitting safely almosteverytime at bat. Swinginganother mean tree is Steve(G arbage/; can* bump)Brandon, who slaps thesphere at will. Mike Hinkle,another outstanding freshmanwith fleet feet and good bat,also commands good ability.T he originator of the garbagecan bymp is Chas. Jones(that's m e ) . What could I sayabout myself that wouldn'tsound conceited? (Maybe justfantastic). Craig Sampsellalso has a good bat arm andclutch ability when he facesthe mound. Butch Hermannan d Michael Folga both sharethe catching position withshotgun arms and sheercourage behind th e plate i n a l lsituations. Frank (Franko)Trigilio and Curt (Jake)Crooks contribute strongarms an d hitting ability at thehot \ spot, third I base. GaryKlaas and DaveiMaries alsostrengthen the attack withexcellent arms an d bats. Theyshould prove to be - futureLaker standouts. Well, that isthe fact folks, but by nomeans the story. The Lakerswould like | to thank you foryour support* and understanding. Congratulationsar e definitely! in order,Mercyhurst. No more phonec a l l s , p l e a s e , w e h a v e aw i n n e r ! ! ! i I

Scene on Saturday as the Vars i ty Crew Team beat W ayne S ta leUniversity. f-

G o o d W e e k e n dT h e B a yb y P a t t i M n l l a u g hThis past weekend, crewteam's 5:30 a.m. and p.m.practices - paid off. The firstrace for the Spring seasonwas held on Saturday, at thehome of the Lakersbottomof Sommerhiem drive. Theyraced against Wayne State ofDetroit, Michigan and bothJunior Varsity and Varsitywon by 2 and 3 boat lengths,respectively. Sunday the

team traveled to Buffalo,New York for the race vyingfor Ithaca's Dillingham Cup.Rough water conditions and astrong east wind made rowinga difficult task but o u r Lakersheld strong till t h e e n d coming

in third. 1 * 8So , with a*great victory athome and a good showing inBuffalo the team is gettingready for Notre Dame onSaturday, April 19 at SouthBend, Indiana and MichiganState in Michigan, Sunday,April 20. Hans in thereLakers, w e're benind y o u . Onto two more victories.The next home race isSaturday, April 26: theSecond Bay InvitationalRegatta. If all goes welltransportation i will beprovided, so see you at theb ay . H If

Dear Editor:; This letter is being submitted in response to yourarticle of April 11,1975, whichstated that "65 per cent ofHurst Students Cheat." Ibelieve that, for better o r forworse, until yo u poll th e entirestudent body of this college,you should be more cautiousabout the way in which youphrase the ftitles of your articles, at appears that yotfhave judged fthe entirestudent body on the admissions of a minute fraction(1/L3 of th e student body waspolled). You see, there is asubstantialfdifference between sixty-five studentscheating outa hundred polled,and the impression yourarticle heading implies whenstating th at sixty-five per centof th e students at M ercyhurstchestI think you owe it to thisschool, as an academic institution, and to the so-calledminority* of non-cheaters, toback u p your claim that sixty-five per cent of the Mercyhurst students cheat with amore accurate poll.iTrue, apoll of this type could befairly accurate, provided thaiyou placed* emphasis oninterviewing aff the differenttypes of students on campus.You didn't mention, however,the type of cross section oi

fin response to those"people" who found it difficult to believe that there arestudents who do not cheat:well, guys and gals, don'tshow such great disbeliefbecause there are still a fewof us around that don't find itnecessary or worthwhile tostoop so l o w . Is it also difficultio r y o u t o believe that collegeis a place to learn, even if itmeans a few hours of studyingper day instead of the tenminutes it takes to write up acheat? sheet? It seems that,with all the clever minds atwork . devising . up ways tocheat, there must be someintelligence behind the effort.Cheating may take "immense preparation andskill"; it also takes a hell of alot of laziness and dishonesty. -In response to those(students) w ho cheat because"everything around here is sograde oriented", well, kids,you've beenjgraded one wayor another all of your life,especially in activities wherecompetition *-is involved.That's the way it is baby,that's the American way oflife; so let's not have anyheart-breaking stories aroundo u r grading system. !It seems that on e freshman"student" feels | that "ifsomeone is cheating, they'reforced to d o s o . The instructorshould examine his con

freshman who disagrees. Itruly cannot see how an instructor, who trusts youenough to leave the roomduring an exam, can beblamed for forcing you to doanything, f fIn concluding this letter, Iwill again * address* mvremarks to the Mercian.There i s n o reason to assume,until a more accurate poll isinitiated, that 65 per cent ofthe j Mercyhurst ? studentscheat. Are such teachers asDr. Richard Kubiak, w ho hasstated his faith in the studentbody, so naive? Until a moreaccurate poll involving theentire student body is com*piled, can 1 you accuratelystate 65 per cent of ourstudent body cheat? I indeedthink n o t . , & ;WL MarkHoak

Dear Editor:In response to your editorialof last week, "LET RUSDie", w e feel some commentsshould be made. W e think thatit is extremely unfortunatethat you should have such anegative attitude toward abody of which you, yourself,

your true feelings about R U S .I find it difficult to understandwhy you did not take positivesteps to improve it so that its"disintegration" might beprevented. If you feel attempts have been made andwere futile, then w hy did youremain a member of a "dyingbody"?Your editorial points to thepoor:. attendance at thenominating meeting. This isnot the first time RUS hadencountered difficulties withits election process. Yet, RUShas been able to have anumber |of qualified, interested, and concerned in dividuals take part in itsgoverning process.R U S has survived and doesfunction. It has initiatedstudent representation on theBoard of Trustees anddivisional boards. J RUSrepresentatives along withfaculty members on theStudent Policies Committeehave worked many hours incompiling a , student code,which is now ready to beresented to the College^.enate. i With these accomplishments behind them,we do not feel RUS'sgovernmental system servesto only "plan our parties."Y ou also state that R U S "iscomposed of an interestedfew." Is this not |enoughreason for the body to remain

Attendance has not beenoverwhelming \ at { Senatemeetings this year, which isnot entirely due ten lack ofstudent support. Everyorganization has : it sproblems, but should they bedissolved because of them?We believe that ' anyorganization can only improve by working to solve itsproblems. This is apparent ir.the 1 steps which the Constitutional Reform Committee h a s taken bettering theCollege Senate. * * ' ]As two of the so-called"suckers", we fed that thereis reason to "bother." Thereason being to represent theinterests of the students whodo care about what happensand what vidoes take place atMercyhurst. Mercyhurst isalso concerned .^aboutstudents' input. Students havealways been asked to activelyparticipate in the CollegeSenate and its committees.The selection of the CollegePresident, Middle StatesEvaluation, | and mostrecently- the Board ofTrustees committees. ;Give;*the candidates anopportunity to see what theyc a n d o to improve R U S . Let'sget behind them and supportmem rather than defeat thembefore they begin.; I MSincerely,Char Kolupski


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There is good news for theMercyhurst Basketball teamagain. Recently the 'Hurstteam got two new additions toits 1975-76 team.Fir st of all, on April 7, DickBrickelli of Iroquois Highsigned a letter of intent toenter Mercyhurst next year.Dick wasfthe lone unanimousall-county first team selectionthis past seasoa He finishedthe regular season with a 23.5scoring average this pastyear, tops among all playersin the Erie County League. Aconsistent scorer, Dick hitdouble figures in all 24 of theBraves games with highs of32 against Strong Vincent and31 against both NortheasternGeneral McLane. jDick^ alsoled the Braves to an unbeatenregular season and a| 21-3overall record.The second new welcomeaddition will be CharlieJordon. Charlie lis six footeight and strong as a bull, asSmoke puts it. He is comingfrom Canisius College inBuffalo. Charlie was a third

team high school Ail-American the same year Jes swas. J- l | | -Through the past couple ofweeks I've heard rumors thathe might not befable to playbecause he was up for the prohardship draft. To dispel thisrumor Ilwent and talked toMr. Dave Markey. He told methis was a big rumor with notruth behind it and thatCharlie w ill be playing for the'Hurst basketball team inDecember. People mightwonder what Jess will think.Will he lose his job? On thecontrary, he is a close friend,in fact one of the reasonsCharlie comes to us isbecause of his friendship withJess. And! after putting thequestion to Coach Markey, hejust kind of smiled and toldme he was delighted to haveboth in the line up at the sam etimei I

As this writer sees it,people will 1 have to startlooking out for the new look inMercyhurst basketball.

The Mercyhurst Collegesports "teams, despite poorweather conditions whichhindered their prac tice times,all chalked up at least onevictory in action this pastweek. The Lakers baseballteam rebounded from itsdouble loss to Behrend bysweeping a double-headerfrom Point Park by scores of6-4 and 9-0. The latter was a2-hitter by Bob Weissmiller.Point Par k also came into thegame with a pre-season N AIArating of the 9th. |The next game for the teamis scheduled [for Tuesdayagainst archrival Gannon.The tennis team played itsfirst district I match of theyear and it proved no contestas they ripped Slippery Rock9-0. The Rock had the sameteam that finished 3rd in thedistrict 18 tournament lastyear. } $i |In its first home race of theyear the crew savored a pairof triumphs in races against

Wayne Stated University ofDetroit. |In front of a cold but enthusiastic crowd the J.V.oarsmen rowedr; to a tightvictory and the varsity squadblew the Wayne State crewout of the waterlwith a veryconvincing victory margiaUnfortunately, the next day inthe cold, windy, and roughwaters of Buffalo, bothLakers boats were badlydefeated by Ithaca I an dnarrowly beaten by the sam eBuffalo team which comes tothe 4Hurst at the end of April.

Turning to women's crewwe find the ladies finallyreceived a chance to actuallyrow.-Most of the girls reallyenjoyed the experience butfound it : harder^ than theythought it w ould be. Still, theyare looking forward to rowinga few times a week to gain theexperience needed to I race.Hopefully they'll be preparedby the fall for competition!! 1

th e* Wom en's crew rafflewas a success and the womenwould like to thank all thosewho purchased tickets.Jin intramural sports men'ssoftball began during theweek and got off to a fair sta rtin spite of somedisorganization on the pa rt ofthe intramural department, &5The Spiders from MarsSoftball Team announcedtoday that |itf would like tochallenge a team of fathersf r o m Fa t h e r - Da u g h t e r -Weekend.^ Anyone whosefather may be interestedcontact either Karen Bensonor " Z " immediately, soarrangements can be made.Lastly,! I "wish the best ofluck to the World ChampionCeltics as they defend theirN.B^A; 5basketball title.]Remember you get the best inBasketball in the N.B.A.NEXT? WEEK: SpringSports Round-up. - -P.S. Hello to P.C , T.K. andthe Family!

As Craig Sam pse l l s t r id es into the pitch, an anxiou s Hurst basebal l t eam looks on for a hi t1

The? end of winter* termmarked the end of .the seasonfor intramural bowling hereat M ercyhurst.Trophies were awarded toall outstanding members ofthe coed bowling at a b anquet.Pat Voight ] was ? given tenaward forwomen'shigh singlegame as was Frank Trigiliofor men's. The high tnreegame series for women wentto Allean Young and the men'swest to Frank Trigilio.Awards were also given to themembers of "Sals Gals", theteam that finished first.

b y M a r y C o n w a yMembers of that team wereLinda I Storer, Sue Kraus,Allean Young, and SalTimpani.] The winners of the "hi-lo"doubles tournament wereLinda Stored and FredAdamus. Pat Tech and GreggBrewer were the winners ofth e |Scotch ^Double Tournament.During the season themembers of each teamplayed all the other teamstwice. At the end of the termthe team standing was, Sal'sGals - first place, El Com

mode and The Unflushables -second, third place was takenby No Spare, sfourth placewent to the Holy R ollers, fifthplace was captured by TheStreaking Str ikers , andfinally in six}place were theFifth A venues.All the members of intramural bowling are to becongratulated on an outstanding seaso a

T H E R E A L P U R P O S Eb y Bob C u r t i s

BASEBALLSCHEDULEApril 22 at Gannon

April 24 at Clarion StateApril 29 at Edinboro StateM a y; 3 Y o u n g s t o w nStateMay . 6 Slippery RockMay 10 fat BehrendMay 19 at YoungstownState

CREWSCHEDULEApril 19 at Notre Dameft University

April 20 at MichiganState U niversity; *Apr i l 26 Mercyhurs tInvitational RegattaMay 3 at Mid-AmericaRegatta vMay 8-10 atf Dad VailjRegatta May 12 Grand Valley State

GOLFSCHEDULE

April 21 Behrend andGannon 5 < < gApril 22 at EdinboroApril 24 * at Alliance withYoungstown Sta te'April 26-27 at EasternKe ntuck y Inv** Tou rnamentApril 28 at Gannon withSlippery Rock StateMay 5 at YoungstownI State with Alliance andThiel ..#; : -May 8 AllianceMay 13 at Behrend1May 15 NAIA District 18Championships jMay 16 NAIA District 18Championships

Dedication is a simp le wordwhich seems to have a verycomplex m eaning among' theMerc yhurst athletic^ community. According to Webster, dedication is the committing of- yourself for adefinite purpose which in anathlete's case is to wia Somemight argue this point bysaying that sports are for thepurpose of entertainment orpleasure. This is, I believe ajustifiable argument to lacertain degree, but as soon assizeable amounts of moneyare introduced, as in Varsitysports, the activity is gearedtoward ^winning as theultimate objectives.Take g any team iforexample. Many players areinvolved in a process whichnaturally aims toward winning. Unfortunately, there'salways some ^ turkeys whoscrew ' up that systematicprocess by creating their ownfaulty definition of dedication. It's an unfortunatesituation, especially for us,the money contributors andcommitted team members,but it is evident on almost all'Hurst teams.

It is my contention thatdedication is expected fromscholarship athletes,* but itshould also exist in any teamsupported by the? College;even though this College'sinadequate facilities andequipment do not inspirededication.Thus, if student funds aredirectly flowing into athleticbudgets, the athletes shouldnot act as I if they areresponsible! to no one butthemselves. They have aresponsibility to the studentswho fit a portion of the bill. ^This should apply not onlyto the heavily funded teamsbut to all Mercyhurst varsitysports. Granted, some teamsare given more s monetarysupport than others,- but it'snot what you get, but whatyou do with it. This isbeautifully typified bycomparing this & year ' smediocre basketball teamand our D istrict 18 championtennis team. $k Don't let the serious tone ofthis article drive you'sadisticcomedy lovers away; nextweek I will again reso rt to myfamiliar offensive style.

the merciad, april 18, 1975

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