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Vol. 75 N o. 17 Mercyhurst College 501 E. 38th St Erie, Pa. 16546 April 1, 2002Academic calendarfsetSchool year begins on 9/11 nextFall

Change of seasons in Garvey Park...By Annie DeMeoStaff writerWith temperatures reaching 80 de-grees Tuesday, the last thing studentswant to think about is coming backto school next September The aca-demic calendar for the upcomingschool year has recently been com-pleted and is getting criticisms fromboth students and faculty mem bers.According to the minutes from the

* Dec. 12 senate meeting, the facultyviews the 2001-2002 school year asone of "one of the worst in the lastdecade.** It was also noted at themeeting, according to the minutes,that "last year's calendar Was one ofthe best." i ,Barb Behan brought a letter to thePresident explaining the concerns ofthe faculty. The four major concernswere: 1) the faculty should alwayshave input in the creation of the cal-endar, 2) there should be mo re thantwo days for finals, 3) there shouldalways be a study day between theday that classes end and the day thatfinals begin, 4) there should be sched-uled to have at least ten m inutes be-tween exams so that people can movefrom one final to the next Some ofthe requests were met; exam times

for this spring will be separated byten minutes. Additionally, this sum-mer the faculty and administrationare planning to work on construct-ing the calendar for the next threeyears, so that there will not be uncer-tainty about the calendar year afteryear.Students have also expressed con-cerns about the upcoming calendar.Aside from generally agreeing withthe faculty on the four points, somestudents have expressed concernabout the late start for the upcomingschool year. Regular classes are cur-rently scheduled to begin approxi-mately one week later than the pre-vious years on Wednesday, Sept. 11.Consequently, classes will end oneweek later than usual and Graduationwill fall on the Sunday of Mem orialDav weekend rather than on the Sun-day before. *

"I think that it is highly irreverentfor classes to start on September 11,"said sophomore Heather Ackerman."A lot of students are upset about it."Senior Billy Byrnes, a member oftheCampus Life committee ofthe col-lege council, announced at Monday'sstudent government m eeting that thecommittee will be presenting the con-cerns of a September 11 start date tothe administration in the near future.

Annie Sitter/Merciad photographerA comparison of the clock in Garvey Park shows the difference of seasons within a time span of th re^weeks. Witht he recent warm weather, Garvey Park's benches have been warmed by both sunshine jand the presence of students and faculty enjoying the weather...

y H u r s t a c q u i r e s h o u s i n g O n L e w i s G e n e r a l e l e c t i o n r e s u l t s a r e i nBY Annie DeMeoStaff writerStudents have become accustomed toreferring to the townhouses as "new"(for the Warde townhouses) and"old" (for the Baldwin townhouses).The Mercyhurst slang will have to beadjusted next year, however. Muchas the "gray buildings" became the"orange gray buildings," the newtownhouses will become the oldtownhouses, the old townhouses willbecome a coffee shop, offices orsome other non-residential building,and the newly constructed LewisAvenue apartments will likely bewhat people mean by "newtownhouses-"This year at housing sign-ups, stu-dents will have a new array of op-tions, with the residential scene oncampus moving eastward. The ten-ants in the remaining non-t Mercyhurst owned apartments were"^^notified Monday that the school w illtake possession of the 56 Lewis)apartments, according to TyroneMoore, associate vice president ofadministration. Students will havethe opportunity to sign up for theseas well as the newly constructed

Del Vecchio an d Griglak triumph over competitionBy Kelly Rose DuttineContributing writer

Annie Sitter/Merciad photographertownhouses on the east-side of LewisAvenue.The currently unoccupiedtownhouses will be similar in floorplan to the Baldwin (a.k.a "old")townhouses, complete with a fullbasement Likely washers and dry-ers will be in the basement as theyare in the Baldwin townhouses, "I'mcurrently negotiating that," saidMoore. Next year, air conditioningwill be available in all of the newtownhouses. The townhouses will be"preferred housing" meaning thatstudents can sacrifice their right tolive in them if they incur any disci-plinary infractions.

The Baldwin townhouses will alsobe changing. Moore said that they

will be used for residential purposesonly in the event of an "absoluteemergency." The plans for thetownhouses are currently undeter-mined. "They will exist in some fash-ion next year, but we don't anticipatethat they will be used for residencelife. There has been talk of them be-ing used as offices or for a studentcoffee shop," said Moore.A determination on the oldtownhouses will not be made untilhousing needs are definitive. How-ever, residence life is prepared to of-fer the option of both the newtownhouses and the soon to be ac-quired Lewis apartments at the fast-approaching housing sign-up s.

After a heated race for four MSGexecutive board positions, the resultshave been tabulated: Dave DelVecchio and Lauren Griglak wereelected for the positions of Presidentand Vice President for the 2002-2003school year. They defeated RoccoTeili and Mary Kate DeMeo by 48votes.For the office of secretary, PamTarczy beat Justin Farione by just 10votes. Mike Foglio won the office ofTreasurer over Matt Pesti by 195votes.Over 500 students voted in the elec-tions on April 4 and 5. Two votingbooths on loan from Erie County,were used in this election for the firsttime ever. Del Vecchio and Griglak'splatform included The Book Swap,Emergency Call Boxes, upgradingthe computer system, Lunch on theRun in the new Academic Buildingand more intramural sports. Theyalso plan to work on extended shuttleservice, free cable and a SinkingFund Goal ofS45,000: C ampus Cardperks, retroactive Pass-Fail and im-

Annie Sitter/Merciad photographerproved campus communication arealso on the agenda.President Elect Del Vecchio is verypleased with the outcome ofthe elec-tion. He feels that the combinationof the new executive board will cre-ate a strong team and leadership forMSG. He stated that they will becommitted to the students atMercyhurst College, as well as toMSG. Dave also said that, "Wewould like to thank our constituentsand all supporters, and especially theelection committee for all their hardwork, time, and energy during theelection." The new executive boardwas sworn in on Monday, April 15.1 _ .

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r l X C o&ICty Career and Job Fair o ffer exciting opportunitiesTipsfor safe cookingCooking fires are the # 1 cause ofhome fires and fire-related injuriesin the U.S. The majority of cookingequipment fires start with theignition o f common household items(combustibles). In 1998, there were94,000 home fires associated withcooking resulting in injuries anddeaths and property damage in thehundreds of millions. Three out ofevery 10 reported home fires startedin the kitchen-space more than anyother place in the home. *Safety Tips: ' ' . J ; ~ Never leave cooking food unat-tended- Keep cooking areas clean, and freefrom combustibles~ Never cook while tired or im-paired. Never pour water on a grease fireto attempt to extinguish it; use bak-ing soda instead~ Keep pot-holders or oven mittshandy; a small stovetop fire can becontrolled by simply turning off theburner, covering the pan with thecorrect size lid and removing thepanfrom the heat.~ If you have a portable fire extin-guisher, know how to use it

By Sarah CrawshawContributing writerStudents dressed to the nines in pro-fessional business suits. Adults simi-larly dressed, milling around withcoffee cups in their hands, and brightwhite nametags plastered on theirlapels. Both sets of people talkingcongenially to one another, shakinghands and flashing smiles.^This was the scene at the annualCareer and Job Fair at the MercyhurstAthletic Center oh Thursday, April11. The Fair represents an opportu-nity for students to get a feel for-the

interviewing process,while also'allowingthem to meet with re-cruiters and expand theirnetwork of connections.The day concerned theultimate goal of landinga desired job after gradu-ation.Each of the 109 com-panies represented at theFair were looking fordifferent requirements,and many had jobs tooffer to a variety of ma-jors. Students had theJ opportunity tochat with the

Annie Sitter/Merclad photographerNumerous booths were set up in theMercyhurst Athletic Center last Thursday, j.looking for prospective employees.

Annie Sitter/ Merciad photographerJen Frye, a junior, talks to a representa-tive from Northwest Mutual at the careerfair.

rec ru i tmentofficers|who &were there, hand resumes,or set up a more formal in-terview.Ryan Kennis, aMercyhurst graduate of theclass of '99, returned tocampus as a recruiter forNational City Bank. Hespoke highly of BobHvezda and the Career Ser-vices office, saying that hehas had a ."tremendousamount of success because

of [them]."The Career and Job Fair was notheld solely for seniors. Underclass-men could attend the fair to get anidea of what sort of classes theyshould take that will create a broaderbase of job openings, according toFrank Rizzone of Career Services.Non-seniors also used the Fair as achance to see how the interviewingprocess works, and what sort ofpreparations they should undertakebefore attending similar fairs.Local Communication students meet- Ifa cooking fire is too large to con-trol, or you have any concern thatthe fire has not been extinguished,have all occupants immediately exitthe building and call the Fire Depart-ment.- Most cooking fires are accidental.Practicing safe-cooking is a provenway to prevent these fires from oc -curring. Knowing what to do in theevent of a cooking fire will make adifference.

By Heidi Raygog,Contributingwriter

* NFFft's U.S. Home Cooking FirePatterns and Trends, June, 2001

Students of Mercyhurst's Communi-cations Department were stronglyrepresented at a recent first Commu-nication convocation. The Erie AreaCommunications Students* Convoca-tion was held on Saturday, April 6,at the Penn-State Behrend College'sRoche Hall. fOrganized by the heads of all thelocal communications departments ofPenn-State Behrend, MercyhurstCollege, Edinboro University andGannon U niversity, the primary ob-jective was to allow the students inthe communication field at these lo-cal colleges to begin the life-longprocess of networking. As Dr. Rich-ard Welch, Mercyhurst College Com-munication Department head,pointed out in hisaddress to the stu-dents, "Look around the room and

introduce yourself to your neighborey are going to be your client, yourbusiness associate, your competitor,but most certainly they are going tobe people you'll be working with, injust a few years."* The communication field empha-sizes teamwork, networking, and in-novative technology as well as be-ing in the forefront of a burgeoningfield in the job market. Many newenterprises and opportunities areopening up every day for student ustbeginning their studies in the com-munication field, as well as thosepreparing for graduation. As com-munication students, their futureswill depend on maintaining a life-long commitment to learning, con-necting to those in the field, and re-maining open-minded to new ideasand innovations.

The Erie community made an out-standing show of support for such an

undertaking: Erie Mayor Rick Fjlippimade a guest appearance, along withhis Communication Director, TinaMengine. Stan Zlotkowski of Z3Concepts, a local independent videoproduction company that specializesin virtual tours, Mark Soliday andRaychel Vendetti of WICU-TV, BillWelch of the Erie Times and BobWilliams of he Corry Journal offeredthe local communication students anopportunity to ask questions, offer-ing sound advice in the areas of ra-, . . . . . . . . .dio, television and pnnt media, inapanel setting.Erie's advertising, public relationsand marketing community repre-sented themselves with the presenceof David Waples of National Fuel,Shari Robinson of Bensur Advertis-ing, Michele McKean and JeffDeMarrisfromGeneral Electric, andJohn Oliver of the Erie Conventionand Visitors Bureau.

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Policef&l jSafety|og|March 3,2002Lewis Avenue apartmentsDisturbing voice mailmade by an unknown sus-pect.March 13,2002Lot#lThere was a theft from avehicle.March 14,2002Lot #14 - 4There was an attemptedauto theft..-March 16,2002McAuley $allStudents were found tam-pering with fire equip-ment and underage drink-iagiMarch 17,2002Briggs Avenue apart-mentsA broken window andresidents chargedMarch 17,2002Dining HallA food fight ifoccurredwith police involvement.March 21,2002Lewis Avenue apartmentsThere was an underagedrinking noise violation.

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PAGE 4 1 Trtfe^&ttXfe i T APWL>i8.,20bl,iAOPINIONTHE GOOD . . .

Campus security!has recently been seen patroling thecampus at various times throughout the day. Their increasedpresence on campus has made many students feel saferhere in Mercy world. (But can we do something about theexcessive ticketing? Please?) There is a God: The potholes near and around the T-intersection at Briggs and Lewis Avenue have been filled.Now, if only we could find those students who have "mys-teriously disappeared" near the vacinity of those holes...

' Hurst students have united in positive conversation, withall thanks going to Ozzy Osbourne. "The Osbournes,"MTV's hit reality show, has struck a chord on campus, withstudents bragging about how they never miss an episode.Maybe Tuesdays at *10:30 p.m. can be a campus holiday.Ozzy-Day...think about it.

THE BAD* Sure, the snow is gone...for now, but what is up with therain and excessive humidity this week? God forbid someof our tution goes to a little thing called central air.* Friends at other, more name-brand campuses have beenable to book such acts as Goo Goo Dolls and speakers likeKevin Smith to come to their school. Why can't we? I'dfeel better about paying my student activities fee if I knewit was going toward booking DMB or an indie-God thentha.next Yanni sensatio

THE UGLY . . . Put a check in the "bad idea" box: dancing at the clubwith a drink in your hand is only a good idea if you cankeep the drink from spilling while getting your grooveon. If not, then that short Italian you hear bitching abouthaving a Screwdriver spilt on his Structure shirt will beme. There are bathrooms on this campus for a reason, andthere is no excuse for the students seen earlier this weekurinating near the the far side of the athletic building.

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iSpider-Man' dos aridOn May 3, a day of box office in-famy will invade multiplexesnation-wide. An anticipated movie event,[competing for Divine status, will becoming to theaters. 4JNo, Van Damme and Balki aren'tteamingup for a buddy pic. 'Spider-Man,' the comic book character andsuperhero most welcomed on thebigscreen, spins into the T-Town.But he is not alone.Forw i h him comes a legion offans,comic book-philes and 40-year oldvirgins still living in their parents'basement. These fan-boys' will nodoubt crack out the fine Comic-Cont-shirts for the premiere, along withsome other items to cement their geekstatus. *So, as an employee of amovie the-atre, as an observer of what the fansdo to celebrate their movie, here is alist of all the things they shouldn'tdo (for the love of all things holy.)1. Don't dress up. It ain't the prom,so don't feel the need to put on yourSpidey costume. Believe me, someof you were designed to not weartight, revealing spandex and I don'tbelieve there is a poly-blend out therestrong enough to hold back all thatthere "muscle."Notdressing up also includes shirtsthat happen to have various pics ordesigns of Spidey on them. Sure,most people put on penguin suits forpremieres. But, no. You guys crack' out the fine sweatshop made clothes

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and hit the town. *And do these people who dawnwannabe hero attire really think theywould be the public's first choice toprotect them from a super villain? Imean, ifyou pass out thinking aboutgetting on a Stair-Master, how goodof a chance are you going to last in abattle withssomeone who callsthemself 'The Green Goblin?"?2. Leave the action igures,comicbooks, etc. at home. I can't tell youhow annoying it is when a child, ortheir child-like parent, engages theirfigurines in combat atopyourcounteras you try to sell tickets to a motherwho encourages this cute, but tried,display. * The toys wil 1 still be there for youwhen the movie, is over, so re-enactthe fight scenes to your heart's con-tent, j \And if you do bring 'em, don't letthe die-hard fans see you playingwith a collector's item outside of itspackage. Peoplehave fought for less.3. Audienceparticipation is kosher.When 'Episode I' came out, peopleclapped at all the wrong spots and satthere, deer-in-the-headlights style, atall therightones.Erieites, just because it ain't play-ing at the Playhouse doesn't mean

you can't clap and cheer and revefinthe fact that Marvel's most famoushero has finally made it to the mov-i es ! WfjAll should intend to applaud whenthe opening credits blaze across thescreen, or whenever Spidey kickssome ass of the Goblin variety, ac-companied with Elfman's trademarkkick-ass theme. (But I won't be wear-ing anything of the said forbiddenattire, just FYI.)4. Show up on time or buy tickets inadvance. It's inevitable: the group of457 coming in on a Friday night, 5minutes before the last show of themost popularmovie in town is aboutto begin, and they are dumbfoundedwhen they are told the show has soldout.They will moan and complain, askagain if there is no way for all of'emto sit together, and then fall out ofthe theatre with a k ick to a trash canor a middle finger to the girl in thebox office.

Did anyoneever think that maybe,just maybe, insome crazy dimension,that there are some other people outthere that might wannasee the moviealso? I I qFollow these simple rules and allwill be good. Yourmovie experiencewill be a satisfactory one, minus therobbery at the concession stand.(Then again, basement dwellers lovetheir popcorn and Whoppers.)E&Enjoy the show, folks.The SATs:a flawed way to test students?Staff editorialHarvard U.(U- WIRE) CAMBRIDGE, Mass. The SAT I college admissions exami-nationjias deservedly been criticizedfor a wide variety of reasons it issocioeconomically and racially bi-ased, relies on a bunch of constantlyrecycled tricks and allows high scoresto be bought with expensive prepa-ratory classes.Unfortunately, the College Board'sproposed changes, while well-inten-tioned, would not actually improvethe testThe recently unveiled plan wouldoverhaul both the verbal and mathsections of the test, replacing analo-gies with an essay-writing sectionand adding questions in more ad-vanced topics of mathematics.The goal of these changes, osten-sibly, is to make .the test more rel-evant as an objective test of aptitude

in the college admissions process.Unfortunately, this attempt toamend the SAT and restore its flag-ging credfljility*wfm"*instituttons' ofhigher learning does nothing to ad-dress its most crucial problems.In the verbal section of the exam,doing away with the analogies in fa-vor of a writing sample destroys thepossibility for objective grading.Analogiesallow for objective com-parison of students and require criti-cal analysis of words' linkage to oneanother. Furthermore, the SAT IIwriting test already measures writingability. The math section of he exam,as it stands, tests only material thatvirtually all high school students areguaranteed to have covered by theirjunior year.Adding questions in more ad-vanced topics, such as trigonometryor calculus, would only widen thedisparity between students of differ-ent educational opportunities.At present, students with knowl-

edge of geometry and algebra cantake the exam with anemphasis moreon problem solving than mastery ofnftttipletifsdpHnes of mathematics,whichsome may neverhave learned.Instead, to widen the the distribu-tion of math scores, questions shouldbe more complex-wifhout requiringmastery of any new material.In light of the SAT's failure to ad-equately address its own shortcom-ings, the University of Californiaschools should be applauded for theirdecision to seek a new, alternativetest.Although there is a need for a stan-dardized aptitude test in the collegeadmissions process, the SAT is farfrom the ideal exam. Some admis-sions offices have more resourcesthan others, but to the extent possible,college admissions staff should de-emphasize the influence of the SATand instead focus on more enlight-ening, individualized means of evalu-ation.

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Bpreg Speeringerlfresbman$Students?should knowjthat ifitheyâre going ID have the sex they needto take precausions. If the schoolwould be willing to provide themwith such safety measures,.then Ithink students would take advantageof them. GolInick, sophmore^

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Poets unite: jLumen event showcases student worksBy Laraine ShellitoContributing writerBe on the lookout for the annual pub-lication of the Lumen, the literarymagazine published by Mercyhurstthat features poetry, fictional storiesand photographs by Mercyhurst stu-dents. The theme of the Lumen is"The Conscious and The Uncon-scious" and is reflected in the layoutof the magazine. Dr. Schifif, advisorof the Lumen, believes this spring'spublication of the Lumen is "one ofthe best designs all year" and themost innovative. The Lumen willmake it*s debut on Thursday, April18. '?Editor of the Lumen, AdamDuShole, along with coeditors StaceyAbbott,Amanda Hart, Charon Hribarand Jennifer Moore have been work-ing on the Lumen for several monthson the difficult task of selectingworks from among the overwhelm-ing body of total submissions. Theeditors also worked extensively inconjunction with Jody Stanius-Hop-per and graphic design student EmilyDugach to create a design represen-tative of the conscious-unconsciousconcept..

Abbott said every other page of theLumen is designated for the con-scious and*svill be about*Mstraight

forward stuff* while the other pagesare for the unconscious and about''more abstract" ideas. Two distinctdesigns will be incorporated in theoverall layout, distinguishing eachseparate section; essentially twobooks under one cover.The publication of the Lumen willbe accompanied by a reception onThursday held at 4:30 p.m. in theMercy Heritage Hall. The winnersof the Lu men's contest will be an-nounced at the reception. Each ofthe winners will read their respec-tive works andbe presented with a$ 100 cash prize as well as a c ertifi-cate of achievement.All students, faculty and adminis-tration are w elcome to attend the re-ception and enjoy the readings andthe refreshments.s Additionally, thereception will feature an "open-mic" portion of the evening whereall students, regardless of whetheror not they are featured in the Lu-men, are encouraged to share theirown p oetic stylings.Copies of he Lumen will beavail-able at the reception and will be dis-tributed throughout Old Main in thefollowing weeks.Students interested in submittingworks for next year's Lumen orthose interested in w orking on theeditorial staff may contact the cur-

rent editor, Adam DuShole, atm^rcyhurstlumen@hotmaHcwn.%Moulin RougeWredkChcscdsBy Kristin PurdyEditor-in-chiefAt last, the second CD is out fromthe movie Moulin Rouge. W hile thefirst CD is packed with memorablehits from the musical motion picture,this definitely complements the miss-ing tracks from thefirstsoundtrack.The first soundtrack concentratedmainly on the theme songs, while thesecond soundtrack emphasizes moreof the background and "snippet"music throughout themovie.Moulin Rouge 2 has 11 tracks fullof more memorable songs includingoriginal scores composed for themovie as well including pop musicand snippets of other music hits.Embedded within several songs aresuch "snippets" of past pop musicsuch as Madonna's "Material Girl"as well as a creative rendition ofLike a Virgin," which takes a slower4

file phototempo than the original score, yetfits into the story line w ith little ef-fort. There are several h ints of mu-sical teases embedded within sev-eral songs, such as the line "The hillsare a live with the sound of music**in (Spectacular Spectacular).Moulin Rouge 2 carries a c apti-vating array of music that revealsboth the sentimental tragic lovetheme as well as the intense drama.For those who have seen themovieand for those who have yet to watchthe movie, this CD is a hit and oneto add to the collection.

YOU'RE A # : # MAN CHARLIE BROWNBased on the comic strip " Peanuts"by Charles M. SchultzDirected by Rich TryzbiakShowing in the Taylor Little TheatreApril 26th & 27th at 8:00 p.m.April 28th at 2:30 p.m.

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By Phil PirreUoOpinion editorJ'Frailty" is one of the rare movies di-rected by an actor-cum-filmmaker thatactually benefits from the inexperi-ence behind the camera. But watch-ingdirector Bill Paxton's simple storyof domestic fear via religious fanati-cism, one gets the sense that Paxtonhas more experience then he lets onin this confidently paced, believablethriller.

Th e Plot: They don't get muchmoresound bitefriendly han this: Paxtonplays a middle class Texan, widowerand father, who is raising his twoboys, Fenton and Adam, during thesummer of 1979. Adam is m ore sus-ceptible to his faith than Fenton, asseen in a scene where Adam sings ahymn and Fenton refuses to accom-pany him. Adam's susceptibility getsthe better of him when their dad tellsthem, in the middle of the night, thatGod has chosen them to be slayers ofdemons that have taken human form,but are invisible to anyone else buthim. Why choose him? Why choosethe boys? Why not? The ambiguity ofthe dad's convictions, juxtapositionedagainst his slaying duties as serialkiller "G od's Hand** provides thefilm with enough "keep-us-guessing"moments, especially when an adultFenton (a scruffy, broo ding MatthewMcConaughey) confesses the murdersto an FBI agent (Powers Boothe) whomay have a larger role in the investi-gation than he realizes.The Good: Not since 'The'SixthSense* has a film surprised its audi-ence with twist endings that both staytrue to the narrative and elevate thefilm to must-see status. We never quiteknow where the movie is going, forPaxton and company keep the tensiontaunt to the point where anything canhappen. As for the validity of P axton'sclaims, screenw riter Brent Han ley of-fers many a scene to suggest both Di-vine Intervention and crazy talk as the

-cause for the killing spree. The childactors are sincere and successfully riseabove their years, especially in a scenewhere Paxton, convinced that Fentonis a demon, locks him in a cellar untilGod provides him with the visionsonly Paxton, so far, has received.Thrillers with this much focus onchar-acters and suspenseful, yet subtle, ex -ecution beg to be made. Thank Godthat Paxton was listening.Th e Bad: As for the is he crazy or isGod talking to him debate, audiencesmay feel cheated that there is no black-and-white answer, only flashes and afew shots make the gray line betweenfaith and insanity a little less blurry.Production value is fairly cheap. Themovie was only shot in 37 days, andthe cheap sound effects and oftencached lighting scheme give it a hintof B-movie camp."Frailty" grabs you from the get-go,loses you abit towards the middle act,and then slays you with a one-two-three punch of an ending that makesyou wish you w eren't so afraid of theclimax's repercussions, cause that fearis the only thing preventing you fromseeing it again.

Another RoundBy Stacey AbbottStaff writer*Feeling like your weekends havelulled into a tired rou tine, filled withthe same faces and places, week af-ter week? Well, have no fear. Thecaring staff at the Merciad has onceagain extended itself to shed somelight on weekend "festivities** in theBrie area for the over twenty-onecrowd (and all those who can at leastappear to be on Friday and Saturdaynights).Last Friday night, my cronies andI ambled into the Docksider Tavernlocated at 1015 State Street for abreak from Fat Boys (a.k.a. "FratBoys**) and the Cornerstone (a.k.a. T-9) crowd. This is not to say that thesetwo fine establishments have not pro-vided countless hours o f camarade-rie, mirth, and merry-making and amuch needed break for the academicrigors ofcollege life. But there comesa time when everyone craves a littlevariety.Being the thrifty and frugal stu-dents that we a re, we were a bit dis-heartened by the seem ingly steep$5.00 cover charge at the door, butwere soon convinced by the addic-tive rhythms of theT>and "OrquestaTropical** that five beans was cer-tainly worth it.This high-energy band pounded outinfectious Latin rhythms till 2 a.m.that induced everyone to show offtheir finest meringue moves (mostlikely gleaned from repeatedvie wings of "Dirty Dancing*').$1'well drinks and bottles ofMichelob also contributed to the jo -vial, maraca-shaking vibe of thenight. Overall, Docksider has a laidback sophistication that separates itfrom the usual Mercyhurst weekendhaunts.Double- decker seating allows pa-trons to have a front row view of themusic on the first floor or listen tothe live tunes from tables arrangedupstairs.Docksider runs weekly specials onfood and drink, including-Tuesdaynight "trips" (triple shot drinks) andThursday night $ 1 captain and cokes,as well as deals on pizza and tacos."Orquesta Tropical" made every-one guy feel like Enrique Iglesias andevery gal feel as sultry as J-Lo, Lookfor more great live bands atDocksider Friday and Saturdaynights in the weeks to come.

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L a d y L a k e r s w i n t h e f i v e t e a m G a n n o n I n v i t a t i o n a lBy Scott Mac karAssistant sports editorThe Mercyhurst women's golf eamfinished in 6th, 1st, and 3rd in theirlast three gol f invitationals. The LadyLakers competed in the Ashland In-vitational Friday, April 5, the GannonInvitational Monday, April 8, andtheMercyhurst Invitational held Tues-day, April 9.

In the Ashland Invitational he Lak-ers were ledby reshmanSarah Jaeckswho placed tenth overall with a scoreof 95. Sophomore Amy Cosgravefinished fourteenth overall with ascore of 98. The Lady Lakers had ateam total of 392. Mercyhurst wasunable to improve their finish be-cause Saturday's second and finalround was snowed out, leaving theoutcome to be determined from thefirst round scores.Mercyhurst won the five team

Annie Sitter/Merciad photographerFreshman Sara Jaecks attempts a putt during an invitational. She ledthe Lady Lakers at Ashland with a score of 95.

Annie Sitter/Merciad photographerSophomore Lindsay R ider lines up a putt. She led Mercyhurst with ascore of 51 at the Gannon Invitational.

Gannon Invitational held in Erie.Junior Alexis Toy led a balancedLaker attack finishing fourth over-all with a twenty-seven hole scoreof 143. Cosgrave matched Toy's

twenty-seven hole score to help securethewin for Mercyhurst. TheLady Lak-ers had a team total of 375, one shotbetter than both Gannon andNorthwoocL .

Mercyhurst finished third of threeteams with a team score of 205 at theMercyhurst Invitational held at LakeView Country Club. In an abbrevi-ated nine holes, Gannon captured the

team title while Northwood finishedclose behind. Leading the Lady Lak-ers were Cosgrave, sophomore MollyDugan, and sophomore Lindsay RiderWith scores of 51. ?S o f t b a l l t e a m g o e s 2 - 4 i n l a s t s i x g a m e s W o m e n ' s l a c r o s s e s p l i t s

g a m e s o v e r t h e w e e k e n dSenior Laurie Sienkiewicz leads attack

By MackenzieSports editorMercyhurst was shut out in bothgames of its GL1AC doubleheader atGrand Valley State Saturday, April13. The scores were 8-0 and 5-0,respectively. Mercyhurst was lim-ited toone single in the firstgame andonly four singles combined in thesecond. Grand Valley scored sixrunsin the third inning of the opener tobreak open a close game as juniorJessica Taylor took the loss. Sopho-more Jill Skorupskf had the Lakers1lone hit in the game. Grand Valleythen jumped ahead 2-0 in the firstinning of game two and never lookedback. Sophomore pitcher StacyPastva took the loss. SophomoreRachael Confer, freshm an RachelleHaight and senior Dayna Shelkeyprovided the only offense.

Mercyhurst split a doubleheaderSunday, April 14 at. Ferris State.Sophomore Becky Ross helpedMercyhurst snap a four-game los-ing streak in the second game bytossing,;a no-hitter as?the Lakersprevailed 2-0. Ross was nearly per-fect, hitting a batter in the first andissuing a walk in the second. TheLakers played errorless ball in thefield. Shelkey tripled in a run in thesecond and junior Shelley Haefhersingled in a run in the third forMercyhurst. In game one, the Bull-dogs scored the only run of hegamein the last of the seventh to hand theLady Lakers their fourth straightshutout, 1 -0. A hit batter was fol-lowed by a sacrifice anda base hit toend the game. Mercyhurst starterfreshman Marissa Bartholomewpitched brilliantly, allowing onlyfive hits, but took her fourth loss ofthe season.

Mercyhurst and Gannon divided adoubleheader atiGannon Thursday,April 4. The Lady Lakers scored anunearned run in the sixth inning ofgame one to defeat the Knights 1-0.Taylor pitched a four-hitter for thewin. Junior pinch runner Emily Bellscored the lone run of the game as theKnights made two Infield errors in thesixth. Mercyhurst had only three hits,all in the infield. Gannon got even inthe second game, winning 3-0. TheKnights got all their runs off Pastva inthree-phis innings ofwork. Pastva gaveup six hits as Gannon scored solo runsin the first,second,and fourth innings.Ross pitched die. final four* innings.Freshman Shanna McDowell andSkorupski had two hits each in a losingcause.Mercyhurst is now 11-13-2 overall

-and 4-5 in the conference. They willhost Ashland in a doubleheader Tues-day, April 23 beginning at 3 p.m.

By Mackenzie DexterSports editor. Mercyhurst suffered rjs third loss ofthe season Saturday, April 13, as #2-ranked West Chesterfinishedstrongto gain an 18-5 win. Senior attackLaurie Sienkiewicz scored the first

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two goals of the game, but it was allRams after that. West Chester scoredsix unanswered goals in thefirsthalfand 12 goals* in the second half.Sienkiewicz now totals 11 goals and15assists on the season* Also scoringfor the Lady Lakers were unior Jen-nifer Meyers, senior Vanessa Turnerand unior Kate Stoddard. Junior AmyPlumley added an assist. Junior DianaRapacki played the entire game in"goal and made 22 saves.The Lakers rebounded fromSaturday's loss by defeating East

Stroudsburg 15-10 Sunday, April 14.The win improved Mercyhurst'srecord to 7-3. With the score tied at 4-4 in thefirsthalf, the Lakers went onJLJ- 1 run the rest of the half, thenscored the -first three goals of thesecond half to take an insurmount-able 12-5 lead. Sienkiewicz1" pacedthe Lakers with three goals and fiveassists while freshman Dara Liberatiadded three goals and one assistPlumley and Stoddard scored twicewhile reshmanJenniferHines, fresh-man Kristen Jankowski, uniorMarielZummo, Turner and Meyers eachmade one goal. The Warriors outshotMercyhurst 30-27. Rapacki made 16saves in goal.Mercyhurst is now 6-3 on the sea-son. TheLady Lakers onlyhave threegames remaining in the season. Theywill travel toCanisius Tuesday, April23 to play a 5:30 p.m. game.

By Mackenzie DexterSports editorMercyhurst resumed play after a threeweek hiatus, dropping matches toMichigan, Penn State Behrend, andWashington & Jefferson Saturday,Apr. 6. It was the first day of a two-day contest at the University ofIndi-ana.The Wolverines defeated Mercyhurst21-3 in the first match. FreshmanAnn M arkley had all three goals forthe Lady Lakers while sophomoreCindy Haibach had an assist. Juniorgoalie Michelle Mazur made eightsaves. In the second game, Behrendwon against the Lakers in a close 9-81 match. Markley scored four goalsand added two assists to lead theLady Lakers. Junior Barb Bartoszekscored twice while junior ShannonJacksy and sophomore LindsaySpiegel each added a goal. Spiegelhad two assists while Jacksy andMazur contributed one assist a piece.lazur registered 16 saves. Washing-

ton & Jefferson scored six times inthe second q uarter of Saturday's sec-ond game to erase a 2-1 deficit andwent on from there to defeat theLakers 13-7. Markley scored fourmore goals, while Jacksy, Spiegel,and Bartoszek hadthe others. Mazurmade nine saves.In what may have been the first-ever team competition between theschoo ls, Indiana defeated theLakers15-2 Sunday, April 7. Markley andfreshman Christina Pantoja scoredfor Mercyhurst while Bartoszekpicked up an assist. Mazur madenine saves in goal for the game.Mercyhurst also participated inthe Grove City College InvitationalFriday, April 12 and Saturday, April13. The Lady Lakers opened thetournament Friday with a pair oflosses to Grove City and SlipperyRock. In the first match, the hostteam defeated Mercyhurst 14-11. |Grove City led 2-1 after a quarterand 7-3 at ha 1ftime.Eleven goalswere scored in the final period, sixby Mercyhurst. Markley, scored

eight goals tor Mercyhurst whileSpiegel had two and Pantoja scoredonce. Mazur made eleven saves. Thesecond contest went to Slippery Rock14-3. Slippery Rock led 5-1 after aquarter and 8-2 at halftime. Sopho-more Francesca Ravasio, Bartoszek,and Markley scored for Mercyhurst.Mazur registered 13 saves.Mercyhurst lost to both Gannon andPenn State Behrend Saturday. Markleyand sophomore Lindsay Spiegel hadtwo goals each for the Lakers againstGannon despite the 20-4 loss. TheLady Lakersput up agoodfightagainstPenn State Behrend, but. lost 9-7.Markley scored four goals whileSpiegel had three goals. Mazur playedplayed both games in goal and made acombined 20 saves.Markley leads the Lady Lakers with39 goals on the season while Spiegel issecond with 16, Spiegel leads withnine assists for the year.The Lady Lakersfell o 1 -11 overalland 0-6 in the CWPA in their firstseason. They will prayjn a tournamentat Villanova this weekend.AA


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Ledbetter leads Lakers to third straight winBy Scott Macka rAssistant sports editorThe Mercy hurst men's lacrosse teamdefeated Catawba 18-6 Saturday,April 6, and downed Dow ling Col-lege 12-11 Saturday, April 13 to ex-tend their winning streak to three'straight games.Sophomore Troy Ledbetter scoredseven goals, equaling his own schoolrecord set earlier this season. He ledthe Laker attack against Catawba. Se-nior Steve Pecori and junior JimDetwiler had three goals a piecewhile freshman Joe Poole added apair of goals. Junior K evin Tidgewellshut down the Catawba attackfor hefirst three quarters in goal whilesophomore Mike Rispoli and fresh-man Jim McCann split time in the.fourth to help secure the win for theLakers.

Annie Sitter/Merciad photographerSenior Patrick Merrill (16) attempts a pass to fresh-man Andrew Sands (43) Saturday.

Annie Sitter/Merciad photographerFreshman Jerod Felice (23) fights off a Dowlingdefender during Saturday's contest.

Ledbetter once again continued histear for the Lakers against Dowling,scoring four goals bringing his team-leading total to 38 for the season.Pecori and freshman Ian Komorekeach pitched in two goals for the Lak-ers. Junior Matt Beach pitched inwith his first of the season.

The game was played under asteady rain. It didn't seem to affectthe Lakers as they

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