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THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER
Let th eFestivalbeg in
Social work clubs hosts Empty Bowl event to help stop hungerB y Jennifer C i c c o n e
Contributing writer
Robert BlyPhoto Courtesy of Dr. Ken Schifl
Bly kicks offLiterary Festival
B y Chelsea Boothef
Contributing writer
Spring is upon us now, despite the
ever-present snow, and along with
showers April also brings the annual
Mercyhurst Literary Festival.The Literary Festival is a series of
ey^ntS. where weU-reoowned authorsspeak at Mercyhurst and then hold aworkshop for English majors the nextday.
The first author/poet is Robert Bly,
and he will be reading on April 12 th at
7:30 p.m. in the Walker Recital Hall.
His book Iron John is internationally
recognized and praised.Many media sources have tried to label
Bly a sexist, woman-hater because ofIron John, but some people, who have
read the book, see it as a work about
male violence, whyit happens and where
the roots of it lie.
Bly has caused controversy through
this work; however, his talents go far
beyond those of a controversial author
of a male self-help book. He is also
a poet who gave us the spirit of the
American Land. As Wayne Dodd , a
reviewer, wrote, "Just the American
land, breathing into and through Bly.
And us." Perhaps this is true, or maybe
it is poetic jargon, but that should be a
decision listeners can decide by attend-
ing his reading next Tuesday.
See if you can feel the spirit of the
American Land when he reads. Here
is a small glimpse of his work fromthe Poem "In Danger from the Outer
World," £
This burning in the eyes, as we open
doors,
This is only the body burdened down with
leaves,The opaque flesh, h eavy as November
Growing stubbornly, triumphant even at
midnight §
This Minnesota native has written
other books, edited collections of
poetry, writ ten his own poetry and
helped to translate non-English poetry.
Bly is one of the few living great
American poets.The reading on April 12 is open to
everyone, however, the creative work-
shop is by inviation only.
Mercyhurst hosts Empty Bowl on
Sunday April 10, at the Masonic Temple,
32 West 8th Street, from 3:30 until 6
p.m.
Senior members in the Mercyhurst
College social work and art departments
are hosting an Empty Bowl Dinner
and Auction to raise awareness and
funds for the hungry of Northwest
Pennsylvania.
Each year the seniors of the social
work club decide on a class project
and when the idea was first brought
up, everyone knew it was a worthwhile
cause.
"Empty Bowl events are held nation-
wide, as part of a project to sup-
port organizations that fight hunger,"
explains senior member of the social
work club, Karen Kolivoski.w
"Once the idea was brought to our
attention, we then talked to Tom Hubert
[from the Art Department who had asimilar idea in m ind.
Hub ert and his class are helping enor-
mously with making ceramic bowls and
hosting the live auction of artwork,"
Kolivoski said.
Please see Empty on Page 3
Photo Courtesy of Geontfer Biggs
Social work students Michelle Plaggesl and Karen Kolivoski with bowls for the Empty Bowl event
K e n n e d y s p e a k s at! 'H urst TuitionBy Kel ly Rose Du t t ine
Editor-in-Chief
Robert E. Kennedy, Jr., author, lawyer
and environmental activist spoke to a
Performing Arts Center packed withstudents and community members, all
waiting to hear America's environmental
destiny.
Dr. Michael McQuillen, while intro-
ducing Kennedy, said a few words abou t
Sister Loretta McHale, who passed away
two weeks ago at age 99, and for who m
the lecture series is named.
"It is our honor to keep her name
and legacy alive at the college with the
McHale Speaker Series, and tonight we
dedicate this lecture in her memory,"
said McQuillen of McHale.
Kennedy touched on many environ-
mental issues, but did focus some of his
speech on the curre nt Bush administra-
tion's lack of care for the environment,
citing them as "the worse environmental
White House in history," which wasin terrup ted by audience's applause.
Kennedy was enraged that some govern-
ment pollution control agencies like air
and water were controlled by the worst
polluters.
"They have put the polluters in charge
of virtually all of the agencies that are
supposed to protect Americans from
pollution," said Kennedy.
He also expressed anger at the press
for giving little news coverage to impor-
tant environme ntal issues,saying that the
media was not liberal, but more often
controlled by the radical right, in terms
of talk radio and cable news channels,
Kennedy spoke about how the pol-
lution and the destruction of the envi-
ronment are not just "an assault on the
environment, but also an assault on our
Katie McAdams/Pholo editor
Robert F Kennedy, Jr.
democracy," he said. "There is nothing
radical about wanting clean air and wate r
for our children," said Kennedy.
Besides an assault on democracy, Ken-nedy also believes that poor environ-
mental policies hurt the economy.
"Go od environmental policy is iden-tical to good economic policy," saidKennedy. "O ur children will pay. We
have got to start protecting our environ-mental infrastructure," he said.
Kennedy believes children are already
paying, as are adults. He feels that th e
reason so many kids, including his own,
have asthma today is because of power
plants.
Kennedy is also outraged by the toxiclevels of mercury in women from eatingfreshwater fish, which can lead to manybirth defects, like autism, blindness andlower cog nitive level, like IQ scores.
"A woman of my levels of mercury
in her blood w ould have children with
permanent IQ loss of 5-7 points. That
is stealing something that belongs to the
public. They are stealing the fish, but
they are also stealing the health a nd the
dignity and the chances for our children
to have healthy lives and they are doing
it so they can earn more money," saidKennedy.
While traveling around the country
and even the world as a child with his
uncle and father, Kennedy said he would
see crowds of hundreds of thousands
of people just wanting to be near Ameri-
cans because they loved them so much.
[Kennedy believes this has now changed.
"The U.S. is the most hated nation on
earth," Kennedy said.
Kennedy also answered the audience
questions and signed copies of his
book, "Crimes Against Nature" after
the lecture. S j
In addition to his lecture, Kennedyalso spent t ime meeting and greet-ing students involved with clubs oncampus, including Mercyhurst Green,
MSG and the Young Democrats andRepublicans.
During his talk with them, Kennedywas able to go into more detail about
some things that he couldn't cover inthe lecture, like some of his work as aprosecutor for the environment
Kennedy has spent 21 years as a
prosecuting attorney and a Riverkeeperalong the Hudson River, and expandedthe organization in New York to lakesand rivers all over this country.
He also developed the Environmen-tal Litigation Clinic at Pace UniversitySchool of Law, which gives law students
special permission to act as attorneysand prosecute top corporations whopollute the environment. Recently someof his students fought for the largest
penalties ever.
Please see Kennedy on Page 2
r ises 5.2%
for 2005-06B y A m a n d a Orendorf
Contributing writer
As Mercyhurst students begin making
plans for next fall , they now have
one extra thing to consider, a higher
tuition.
"For the 2005-2006 school year, it will
cost 5.2 percent more, or a n additional
SI,296 to attend Mercyhurst College.
"We are not insensitive to the strain
tuition increases have on some of our
students and their families, and we con-
sider this issue strongly as we strive to
balance the cost of excellence with the
price we must charge to maintain and
advance it each year," said Jane K elsey,
vice president of finance and treasurer."
"We believe that even with next year's
increase, we are still competitively posi-tioned."
According to College Board figures,the increase for tuition, room and boardand mandatory fees is currently less thanthe 5.6 percent averaged by four-yearprivate institutions last year.
if : I t is also lower than the 6 percent thatMercyhurst has averaged in the last 15
years. £$t Mercyhurst College, in fact, holds
the third lowest cost of attendanceamong 15 of its top competitors fol-lowing Grove City College and Gann on
University.
As a private institution, Mercyhurst
does not get any appropriation from
th e state government; therefore, i t
has to make it up in a higher price of
enrollment.
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News• Pope John Paul I I remember-
ance events on-campus.
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_ Graduation isn't at the Warner
Theatre anymore! Get the latest
scoop on the new venue.
Page 3
Opinion• Students from two culturesremember Pope John Paul I I .
Page 7
Arts & EntertainmentThe Mercyhurst dance department
joins in the academic celebration with
"Delicate Misconceptions.Page 8
Features 1|Soldier returns to his girlfriend
from the Marines.
Page 4
SportsJpSisti, Clark receive Division I
women's hockey accolades.
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Features ,. 4
Features ......5
Opinion ., 6Opinion .....7
A&E. 8
A&E. ...9
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7b contact [email protected] SElecting the new pope is not just am atter of listing idea l characteristicsBy David C. Steinmetz
The Orlando Sentinel
The next pope will be electedby a relatively small group ofhigher clergy known as cardinals.Cardinals are special advisers tothe pope. ^ j
They assist him in the gover-nance of the Roman CatholicChurch and, upon hisdeath, electhis successor.
Some cardinals, such as JosephRatzinger of Germany, live inRome and run departments inthe Vatican.
Others, like Francis Georgein Chicago, are diocesan clergycharged with the pastoral careof archdioceses.
I O f the 117 cardinals eligibleto vote for the next pope, only
three were not appointed byJohnPaul II. I £
Their average age is 71.7. Fifty-eight are from Europe, 21 fromSouth America, 14 from N orthAmerica, 11 rom Africa, 11 fromAsia and two from Australia.
The fact that there are noclear frontrunners for the posthas not stifled speculation about'
who might succeed the late pope.The Italians, who dominated thepapacy rom 1523 to 1978, wouldvery much like to have it back.The odds-on favorite candidate
from Italy is the rotund andcheerful archbishop of Milan,DionigiTettamanzi, whose prin-cipal liability seem s to be his lack
of fluency in English,However, Europe is n o longerthe heartland of the CatholicChurch.
With two-thirds of Catholicsliving in the Southern Hemi-sphere, cardinals may wish toconsider for the first time a can-didate rom Latin America or Af-
rica, perhaps Claudio Hummesof Brazil or Francis Arinze ofNigeria.
Arinze has the additional ad-vantage of being an expert onrelations between Christianityand Islam.
The cardinals are well awareof the problems the new popewill free.
Among the most severe is theacute shortage of clergy, broughton in part by the reluctance ofyoung Catholics to assume acelibate life. John Paul II hadbeen adamant on the subject ofcelibacy.
! He reiterated the traditionalCatholic position that priestsmust be celibate males.
On this question, the nextpope may choose a differentpath. After all, the tradition thatpriests must be celibate males isnot a dogma, which cannot be
Photo by Katie McAdams/Pholo editor
Students pray in front of Pope John Paul II memorial Tues-day during a Rosary service at Christ the King Chapel.
changed, but a matter of disci-]pline, which can.
Catholic priests in Anglo-SaxonEngland were often married, andpriestly celibacy has not beenuniformly enforced throughoutthe history of the church.
Eastern Orthodox churches,for example, allow priests tomarry before ordination.
Although, once ordained, theyare not allowed to remarry iftheir spouse should die.
Orthodox bishops are usuallychosen from the ranks of thecelibate, though there are someexceptions.
Furthermore, Rome has ac-cepted married priests from
the Anglican Communion whoconverted to Catholicism.
Could the next pope, eventhough it seems likely he willreject women's ordination, allowboth celibate and non-celibatemale clergy? And, if so, couldhe permit former priests whowere laicized in order to m arryto resume their functions aspriests with the approval of localdiocesan bishops? The answermay still be n o, though it is not aforegone conclusion.
If* Remembering
His Holiness, Pope John Paul II(1920-2005)
(All events are in the C hrist of King Chapel unless noted)Wednesday A pril 6,2005
Mass at 8 a.m.Confessions at 3:30 p.m.
Community Mass of Remembrance at 4:30 p.m.
Thursday April 7,2005
Mass at 8 a.m.Rap on Religion: 'Top e John Paul II, the church and the future
of Catholicism," at 7:30 p.m. in the Prince of Peace Chapel(Located in U nion)
Friday April 8,2005
Social Justice Stations of the Cross at 8:30 p.m.
Saturday April 9,2005
Novena & Rosary at 6 p.m.
Sunday April 10,2005Mass at 11 a.m. and 8:30 p.m.
Monday April 11,2005Mass at 8 a.m.
Recitation of the Rosary at 8:30 p.m.
Recommended Individual Activities: +Ptivate prayer in front of the display in the chapel.
+Noven a books available at the entrance to the chapel,+Reception of the Sacrament of Reconciliation
Kennedy speaks to 'Hurst communityContinued rom Page rt
"Last summer four of my stu-dents won the biggest penaltycase in die history of the CleanWater Act They got $5.6 mil-lion penalty after trial from NYCfor destroying a famous troutsirieami" said Kennedy. tf
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,"We are forcing the city nq&
to rebuild that trout stream/9
he said.Students also had the oppor-
tunity to ask Kennedy questionswhile the clubs got their picturetaken with him.I Kenned y cited being jailed inSouth America last summer asoneof the most relaxing times ofhis life, since He i&ftlcf no t atfs&&his cell p h o n ? t o t o 4 i h i 8 ^catch up on the reading.
a While speaking to the studentleaders, Kennedy spoke at lengthabout how the destruction of theenvironmen t, especially pollutionof rivers and lakes, has causedhigh levels of mercury in ish andhumans who eat fish.
Kennedy said. "It is now un-sai!e tFeat most of the freshwaterfish in America/' " *
Th i s meet-and-greet wa s
AtisonfMalmon speaks at 'HurstThe Mercyhurst College Counseling Center is pleased to announce that Alison Malmon, presi-
dent ofActive Minds, an organization dedicated to fu rthering both the awareness and treatmentofmental health disorder? among college students, will be giving a presentation entitled, "ActiveMinds and Campus M ental Health Issues'* on Wednesday, April 13th a t 8:15 p.m. in the Taylor
lit tle Theatre. Admission is free.• What Is Active Minds on Campus? $ i i i f%Active Minds on Campus is a student-run mental health awareness, education, and advocacy orga-nization designed for he college campus. The group's mission is to utilize peer outreach to:a. Increase students1 awareness of mental health issuesb. Provide Information an d resources regarding mental health and mental illnessC Encourage students to seek help as soon as it is neededd. Serve at liaison between students and themental health community
• Byplanning campus-wide events that promote awareness and education, the group aims to rem ovethe stigma that surrounds mental illness and create a comfortable environment for open discussionof mental health issues.• How is Active Minds Organized^ | t ? h 1Active Minds, Inc. is the national headquarters for all Active Minds on Campus chapters* The!headquarters is located in Washington, DC , with chapters on college campuses across the country.Each chapter is affiliated with Active Minds, Inc& but also obtains status as astudent organizationon itscampus.
• Who are Active Minds' Partners? %We have developed organizational partnerships with the ollo win gorganizations and programs;a. Screening for Mental Healthj$nc. - College Response ProgrambvNational Mental Health Association * mpowen musicians for mental health programC. American Foundation f or Suicide Prevention - "The Truth A bout Suicide: Real Stories of De-
pression in College" videoff d. Depression and Related Affective Disorders - Peer Support ProgramWe also work closely with the Bazelon Center for Mental H ealth Law, Association of AmericanColleges and Universities, and National Mental Health Awareness Campaign• Why Active Minds on Campus?Mental Illness and the College Population: The Issuea. Young adults aged 18-24 have the highest prevalence of diagnosable orms of mental illness in
the whole population at 27 percentb. Half of all adults with depression report onset before age 20c. 75 percent of schizophrenic patients develop the disease between the ages 15-25d. Researchers estimate that 20*30 percent of college aged women may display bulimic behavior $e. Bipolar disorder typically develops in late adolescence or early adulthoodf College students' self-rated emotional health has hit record lows in the last two yearsg. Suicide is the third leading cause of death among 18-24 year olds- and the second leading
cause of death for college students alone. $h. 95percent of college students who commit suicide suffer from a mental Illness* usually d epres-
sion; and ifdepressed, substance ab use, anxiety, impulsivity, rage, hopelessness and desperationincrease the risk ( tI. University Counseling Centers are overwhelmed by the combination of high demand and
constrained budgets, and many have had to cut their outreach programs to simply accommodatestudent visits, 3" * 'i I
j . University administrations recognize the potential mental health problems that face their stu-dents, and are scrounging to ind an answer to the threat of student suicide on campus sActive Minds offers a solution to this problem. Student advocacy lessens the demand on Counsel-ingCenters, and capitalizes on the role of peers to make students aware of their mental health andwhere they can go for help, before it reaches a tragic stage."Mental disorders are real illnesses tha t are as disabling and serious as cancersand h eart disease in terms on premature death and lost productivity. FewAmericans are untouched by mental illness^whether it occurs within one's familyor among neighbors, co-workers or members of the community*1
- Former Surgeon General David Satcher, 1999
schedule after the death of Sr.Loretta McHale a few weeksago. Originally, Kennedy wasto meet with McHale, for whomthe Distinguished Speaker Seriesis named.^According to the president'soffice, it was important to beingKennedy to campus because of
"Mercyhurst's cotpmit^nerit toinstill in its students environmen-tal awareness."
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To contact: [email protected] raduat ion chan ges ve nu eGraduation to take place at thefTulliolCenter instead ofthe Warner TheatreB y J o s h WilwohlLayout Assistant
Seniors will continue their
t rad i t ional march down Sta te
Street, come Sunday May, 22.
But; instead of parading straight
to the Warner Theatre, they will
veer slightly to the right into the
Tullio Civic Center,
"The Warner on ly accom-
modates a l imi ted amoun t o f
people," said Interim President
Dr. Michael McQuillen. 'The re-
fore, graduation is switched to
the Tullio Civic Cente r."
The switch was inevitable ac-
cording to McQuillen. "We ha d
to go from the Warner to the
Civic Center at some point TheWarner, because renovation lost
200 seats, would limit seniors tothree tickets," said Mc Quillen.
McQuillen, along with admin-istrators and students, seems to
share the same reasoning behind
the controversial switch — th e
limitation of attendees. 'TheWarner was a majesty," said
Mary Daly who is coordinating
die e v e n t «$"But» since the re-
construction of the theatre, the
Seats are limited, and the switch
to the Tullio Center will aliow an
unlimited amount'*
Senior Christina Moschetta,
who plans to invite six people
— three over the limit if gradu-
ation were held at the Warner
— said, "I think it is nice because
you can bring more of your
family. I would rather bring my
whole family than just a few."Agreeing, senior Craig Andrews
feels fine with the change. "It
allows people with more guests
to be easily accommodated,"
he said.
The change was not voted
upon, but decided due to the
increasing number of graduates
100 more than last year.
"A vo te wou ld have been
almost impossible," said McQuil-
len. "Say there are around 500
graduates and 251 want to switch
to the center and 250 want to
stay at the Warner. W hat would
we do?" V -y
Though no official vote took
place, letters were sent out to
seniors and their parents asking
where they would prefer gradu-
ation to be located. "We asked,
Tf you were to have graduation
here (Warner) or there (Tul-
lio Civic Center), which would
you prefer?" ' said McQuillen.
The results, according to Daly,
calculated only four parents
wanting the Warner. Addition-
ally, Daly said that only five
students responded to a survey
that they wou ld have ra ther*
graduated from the Warner with
three tickets than switch to the
Civic Center.
Student Government P resident
Mike Mancinelli understands the
Photo editor Katie McAdams
The Warner Theatre is the former graduation location. 5
necessity of having the ceremony
moved, but also accepts the fact
of breaking a tradition.
"We (MSG) have accepted the
fact that it has been moved,"
said Mancinelli. 'The point of
graduation is to be with those
who are family, and even though
it is moving, we are starting a new
tradition."
Agreeing, McQuillen hopes
that "students will begin to rec-
ognize that as attractive as the
Warner was as a setting, if most
of the people that you know and
care about couldn't see gradua-
tion, then what good is it? At
least this way, more people can
share the graduation experience
with you. We will do our best to
make the Civic Center look very
appealing and attractive."
Daly, who promises a very
elaborate ceremony, agrees that
the task will not be easy. "We
have a tough job ahead of us,"
she said. "But, we will make the
Tullio Center fantastic enough to
have Mercyhurst flair."
Cam paign fun ds benefit stu de ntsMercyh urst sees many improvements thanks to the capital campaign
B y B r e n t VlcekContributing writer
The Preserving the Legacycapital campaign ended its four
-year run on June 20, 2004, rais-ing more th an $22.8 million forMercyhurst College.
According to Gary Bukowski,
vice president of institutionaladvancement and director of thefour-year fundraiser, the "Pre-
serving the Legacy" campaign jwas a reaction to Mercyhurst'sgrowing student population. Th e
Capital Campaign was "an effortto do some significant improve-ments to the college campus,"said Bukowski.
Mercyhurst 's growing stu-dent population required moreacademic space and a larger en-
dowm ent for scholarships. Thetangible benefits from the CapitalCampaign are clear.
Funds raised from the "Pre-
serving the Legacy" campaign
permitted the construction of
the Audrey Hirt Academic Cen-
ter, which opened on September
10,2002. «~
The Audrey Hir t bu i ld ingfeatures classrooms with "smart
podiums," the Dr. Barrett and
Catherine Walker Lecture Hall,
and more classrooms for Mercy-
hurst's growing student popula-
tion and curriculum.
One of the most successful
components of the Preserving
the Legacy Campaign was the
Alden Science Challenge.
The George Alden Trust inWorces ter , Mass . chal lenged
Mercyhurs t donors to ra i se$300,000.
The Trust would then matchthat goal w ith $100,000.
Mercyhurst donors exceeded
that goal by raising $332,027.Since then, Zurn Hall received
the Donald and Judith AlstadtLaboratory for Molecular andCellular Research and buildingrenovations.
S tuden t Governmen t con-
tributed to the capital campaign
raising more than $1 million for
the construction of the Student
Recreation Center.
The campaign also helped"preserve the legacy" of Mercy-hurst through renovations to O ld
Main. More than 900 single-panewindows were replaced withdouble-pane windows.
Funds also made available anew electrical system neededto power the new heating/airconditioning (HVAC) system in
Old Main. (yjfcAs Bukowski said, the benefits
of the Preserving the Legacycampaign are "no t only for bricksand mortar."
Bukowski stressed that the
campaign was for the student
population of Mercyhurst
"We didn't do the campaign
just to put money in the bank.
We did the campaign to give
back to the students and help
the students."I he capital campaign sought
to raise the college s endowment
to $10 million as the studentpopulation grows.
Currently the endowment is at
more than $20 million.
Raising the endowment was
necessary to provide studentswith inancial aid and bring more
students to Mercyhurst . The
fundraising effort is already ben -
efiting the student population.
According to Bukowski, "over
60 endowed scholarships were
created, $300,000 to $400,000
f rom the in teres t earned on
donations were given out, and
over 240 students have received
scholarship aid because of the
campaign."The capital campaign also
benefits Mercyhurst North Eaststudents. Before the capitalcampaign, there was no scholar-ship endowment for MercyhurstNorth East students.
The recent fundraising effortshave now endowed Mercyhurst
North East with more than $2million in scholarship funds.
% Another example of how thecampaign benefits students isthe recently completed Gabreski
- . , . /
Honors Lounge in the Audrey
Hirt Academic Center.
The success of the Preserving
the Legacy campaign is not only aresult of the hard work of GaryBukowski, but also the supportof the many donors.
Faculty, staff and administra-
tion contributed to the fund-raising effort with 95 percent
participation.
The Board of Trustees pledged
more than $9 million to the cam -
paign and the Mercyhurst alumni,according to Bukowski, "gave thehighest level ever in the college'shistory."
The campaign also receivedfunding from parents, pastors,foundations, college societies,federal sources, state sources,
local sources and the Erie com-munity.
"Every poss ib le avenue toget those funds to make a lotof these things happen was ex-plored," said Bukowski,
The success of the Preservingthe Legacy campaign has manythinking into the future.
The next capital campaign isexpected to raise $40 to $50 mil-
lion. For Bukowski, the successof this campaign means more
work for the next "We've madesome significant inroads to raisethe bar with this campaign.Nonetheless, we are never done "he said.
A cadem ic Celebration takes over 'HurstB y Kristen PiquetteAdvertising manager
M e r c y h u r s t h o l d s a n n u a l
Academic Celebration "Inter-
disciplinary Relationships for
a Chang ing World" Apri l 3
through April 6.This year's event featured
25 presentations ranging from
ecoterrorism, to gender issues
in sports , hip-hop culture and
media bias. The presentations,
which take on many forms such
as panel discussion, debates, lec-
tures, displays and performance,
are all free to the college com-
munity as well as the p ublicThe goal of the four-day cel-
ebration, which is hosted by the
Mercyhurs t Honors Programand organized by students, is tocreate dialogue among students,faculty and members of the
community. *
"My inspiration for this year's
theme came rom witnessing ho w
frequently my colleagues collabo-
rate in and out of the classroomand I wanted to provide a show-case for faculty and students toshare their collaborations with alarger audience," said Dr. K aren
Williams, faculty adviser for Aca-demic Celebration.
The main event was the Sis-ter Maura Smith Lecture on"Sustainability: Moral Mandatefor the 21st Century," which
highlighted the multi-milliondollar "recycling" of the 1930sMotherhouse of the Sisters ofthe Immaculate Heart of Mary
(IHM) in Monroe, Mich. , an
undertaking that won numerousenvironmental awards.
Other featured events in-cluded "The Ancient Brother,"
in which art faculty Peggy Braceused her artistic skills to "puta face" on the cast skull of anancient Kabwe man unearthedin Zambia.
"I think there is at least one
lecture that will interest every-
body on campus. Many peopleare going out of their way to
make wonderful pre sentationsand bring in experts from o utsideof Mercyhurst ," said studentchair for the Academic C elebra-tion, Erin Lenz.
Throughout Academic Cel-
ebration, there were several pre-sentations on alternative breakstaken by Mercyhurst students,among them "Both Sides of the
Fence," a reflection on the social,economic and political implica-tions affecting those living oneither side of the US/Mexicoborder.
There was also a panel presen-tation on "Media Bias: Can You
Trust Your News " which exam-ined the news throug h the criticallens of political, professional andethical considerations.
"Being the faculty advisor forAcademic Celebration over thepast few years has been a very
rewarding experience for me. I
always look forward to seeing
as many of the presentations asI can during the four days. This
year promises to be one of thebest," says Dr. Williams.
Among the highlights fortonight, Wednesday, April 6, is a
presentation on "The GrowingInfluence of Buddhist Thought
on Wes tern Psycho logy andPsychotherapy" slated for 8p.m. in room 200 of the HirtCenter. Also for all graduating
seniors who are soon going tobe purchasing their first homeattend, "Purchasing a Home: TheNecessary Steps for Making theBest Choice", at 4 p.m. in Hirt213. Everyone will leave withthe knowledge of knowing themechanics of a properly main*tamed home.
Finally, the academic celebra-tion will come to a close with,
"The Land of Four Winds", at8:30 p.m. in H irt 205. St MichelcSchroek and students will speakof their experiences at the Na-
vajo Reservation during break.
Tuition increaseContinued rom Page 1
The college's mandatory fees
include per-term fees for reg-
istration, computer/network,
building assessment and studentgovernme nt; these fees will not;
undergo an increase and will
remain at the same level as the
2004-2005 academic year.
The tu i t ion , on the o ther
hand, will rise to $17,760, an
increase of 6.1 percent; and
room and board will rise to
$7,074, an increase of 4.05
per cent The total cost of at*
tending Mercyhurst in the fall
will be $26,187.
The administration under-
goes a detailed process to evenconsider a tuition increase.
The process begins in early
fall when the administration
looks at what other competingschools are charging and what
the college needs to run suc-
cessfully in the coming year.
Costs such as financial aid,
salaries and benefits for fac-
ulty, staff a nd adm inistration,
and numerous other operating
expenses including technology,
infrastructure and energy are
analyzed.
The increase for the coming
year is necessary to allow Mer-
cyhurst to maintain and advance
the academic excellence that it
is known for.
"Wecontinually strive to pro-
vide compensation and benefits
appropriate to attract and retain
faculty and academic facilitiesthat support the teaching and
learning environment," said
Kelsey.
" In add i t ion , Mercyhurs t
continues to fund projects to
enhance the campus for stu-
dents." 3 I
According to Kelsey, running
a college is almost like runninga city. Mercyhurst has many
things that it has to maintain
and keep up and running much
like a city does.
For example, if a water line
breaks, the college is responsible
for ixing t As other examples,
the college also provides se-
curity services, trash removal,
utilities and other services tha t
a city typically provides to its
residents. The price of energy
alone is very expensive. Some
prices are beyond anyone ' s
control.
Students today want and ex-
pect more ou t of their college.
Since Mercyhurst has manyolder facilities, a lot of money
has to go into maintaining and
keeping them current Keeping
tuition low and the campus up-
to-date is a delicate balancing
act that gets a lot of attention
from the college officials.
In spite of the increasing
cost of attendanc e, Mercyhurst
College's enrollment continues
to grow each year.
All students of the college
have had a letter sent home that
details the price increases. In
addition, the school's catalog,
which comes out in late sum-
mer, also specifies the exact cost
of attendance.
According to U.S. News andWorld Report, Mercyhurst Col-
lege is still a "great college at a
great cost"
Empty bowl eventContinued rom Page 1
Empty Bowl events first be-
mM }M$te** MichiganWg^chop}^^g:andhis stu-«dents made ceramic bowls and,
served soup and bread in themas a'means of raising funds toaddress hunger.
The idea has now blossomedand Empty Bowl events can be
found across the nation.The concept is not only to
serve someone a meal of justsoup and bread but also allowsthe person to keep a hand-crafted bowl as a reminder of
those whose bowls are too oftenempty.
This will be the first time
Mercyhurst will host an Empty
Bowl event The response form
the Mercyhurs t communi ty
has really contributed to the
excitement as well as the bu zz
that surrounds the upcoming
even t
"Despite having nearly full-time field placements this te rm,the social work seniors have
been hard at work almost non-stop. The art students have also
been working very, very hardas well—with the end result ofbeautiful handcrafted ceramicbowls," said Kolivoski.
"Donations from local res-taurants and shops around Erie
have been amazing—we havequite the list of thank-you's thatwill need to be sent out afterthe event The response fromMercyhurst staff and faculty
that have bought tickets forthe event has been awesome
as well." }Tickets for the student-run
charitable event are $15 apiece,according to Laura Lewis, chair-
person of Mercyhurst's sociol-ogy/social work department,which included the hand-craftedbowl that the soup is served
in .
However, to keep the costreasonable for families, meal-only tickets for children (nohand-craf ted bowl) will beavailable for $3 . All proceedswill benefit the Second Harvest
Food Bank.
The seniors hope to raise
more than $4,000 with the
event"For each $1 donation the
food bank receives, they are ableto distribute $ 17 worth of food
to those who are hungry, so our
contribution should certainlyhelp," said Kolivoski.
Tickets for this event may
be purchased g£ t h e ^ o ^
M f l x i n ^ n ^ j %& $, PsbAW*at Second Harvest Food Bank,
and at Mercyhurst College in
Tr i ton Hall, Kootri 214. ftSupp ly ing the soups are
the Greater Erie IndependentRestaurant Group, including
Bertrand's, Pufferbelly, Colao'sRistorante, Walnut Creek Grill,Papermoon, Theodore's Res-taurant, Porter's Restaurant andTap R oom, Joe Root 's G rill ,Maximilian's, and Colony Pub
and Grille.
In addition, Teresa's Deli isdonating all the bread for theevent "We greatly appreciate
the local artists and merchantswho have generously contrib-uted to this event," says MeganJakubowski, senior social workmajor and one of the studentorganizers.
"The nam es of all businessesand artists who make this op-portunity possible will be rec-
ognized at the Empty Bowlevent."
Kolivoski also said that Dr.Laura Lewis and Mr. Tom Hu-bert have both been crucial inorganizing the event, as well asthe students of the M ercyhurstCollege Art Department and
students at nearby MercyhurstPrep for creating the 250 beauti-ful hand-crafted bowls.
Bach year the seniors of thesocial work club try to come upwith a new, innovative con ceptto help create awareness about
different social problems. |~
Hunger affects millions ofpeople world wide and thou-sands of people locally.
The Empty Bowl Meal andAuction will help with localhunker as well as inform thepublic about this epidemic.
"While the event will be agreat opportunity to taste greatfoods, listen to wonderful mu-
sic, bid on local artwork, and bea wonderful social opportunity,what we would like those thatcome to leave with is also araised awareness about hungerboth locally and beyond," said
Kolivoski.
In order to help the socialclub ight hunger purchase your
ticket and fight hunger one bowlat a time.
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A r t t h e r a p y s e n i o r s c r e a t e m u r a l
This mural Is located at the Martin Luther King Jr. Center dance space. The a rt was created from the combined talents of art therapy majors.Kelio McAdamsV Photo editor
By Jen Helb ig
Features editor
The senior art therapy majorshave been very busy this yearcreating their final project
They have constructed a muralin the community to representthe coursework that they havelearned over the pa st four years.
"Art therapists give back totheir clients, and this was ourway of giving back to the com*munity," senior art therapy majorJessica DeM aison said.
The mural is located in thedance space at the Martin LutherKingJr. Center between 3rd and
4th streets on Chestnut Street"The center provides dance,
daycare, food services and afterschool programs/' DeMaisonsaid. "It is community based."
Gathlyn Hahn, an art therapyprofessor, described the mural asa service learning project, not justa regular classroom assignment
About 13 students worked onthe mural over the course offive weeks.
All of the students had toput in 10 hours of work, "butit took much more than that"DeMaison said.
The project took so much timebecause there were various stepsto making the mural.
"First, we had to prime thewall," DeMaison explained.
She said that the wall was ce-ment brick, so it took a lot ofpaint to fill the pocks in thewall.
"We used a whole gallon ofpaint," she said. .
The mural covered 270 squarefeet of wall above a dance mir-
ror.'This is the biggest mural that
the art therapy program has everdone." DeMaison said.
Although it took many hoursand much work, DeMaison com-mented on the positive attitudesthat prevailed throughout thecreation process.
"This was the most bondedof any class Tve ever been in,"she said. "It really felt good towork on it"
The mural consists of threelarge panels that feature danc-ers of both sexes and of manyraces.
DeMaison said that the centerhosts people of many cultures,and they thought that it wouldbe appropriate to incorporatethe beauty of uniqueness in raceinto the mural
"There are three sections tothe mural," she added.
ccWe tapedeach section and then traced thefigures on paper for an outline.
Much thought went into the
design, and even the suppliesused to create the artwork,
ft "We painted with paper towelsfor a textured effect, and we useda lot of pastel colors."
DeMaison explained that acommon misconception is thatart therapists are just therapists.
"We're artists to o," she said.Earlier in the year, the seniors
showed off their talents at anart show.
"For the art show we had tocreate a piece of artwork of anymedium, and it had to be aboveand beyond anything we've everdone."
"We were all to express w hat's
inside through artwork."
She said that some studentschose painting, but others chosevarious mediums such as quilting,stained glass, or even the creationof a music box.
With such a talented group ofartists, it was easy to see how themural turned out so nice.
Upon visiting and inquiring tosee the mural, dance students atthe center yelled excitedly, "Oh,you mean the artwork," as theyran ahead to show off their newlyimproved room .
The art students' hard workwas temporary, but the mark theyleft will last a long time.
S o l d i e r r e t u r n s f r o m I r a q j t o h i s g i r l f r i e n dBy. Katherine Dlabo laContributing writer
With seemingly no end to theconflict in Iraq and other places
around the world, increasing
amounts of America's youth. . . .
are joining the United Statesmilitary. *
Many of our grandfathers canregale us with their stories fromabroad in the armed forces andhow hard it was for them to beaway from their family, friends,and loved ones.
Many of the military youth oftoday have yet to tell us stories oftheir experiences in the currentconflicts overseas.
Jessica McNurlen, a freshmenpsychology major, has experi-enced first hand what it is like tohave a loved one in the militaryand overseas.
She has been dat ing Luke
Fuchs, for one and a half yearsafter meeting him during highschool.
Fuchs joined the Marines andhas been all over the world
including a recent tour of dutyin Iraq. ^Timiim
Fuchs returned March 20,2005, from Iraq after workingthere as a military policeman forthe past seven months,
"Knowing he was over there
fighting, and never knowing ifhe was safe was the scariest thingever," McNurlen said.
"There were nights that Icouldn't fall asleep because Iwould be wondering what he wasdoing and if he was okay."
Throughout Luke's entire timeoverseas, Jessica never doubtedhis decision to become a Ma-rine.
"He is over there because hiscountry called upon him," shesaid. "To him, that is justhis job.It is something most of us willnever understand."
Fuchs said that it was not veryeasy to be away.
"Granted itwas obviously diffi-
cult, but the sup port from familyand friends was incredible andthat is what really allowed me toget through this," Fuchs said.
"This second deployment was
Photo courtesy of Jessica McNurlen
Freshman Jessica McNurlen welcomes home her boyfriend, Luke Fuchs.
much harder because I had toleave Jess, and saying goodbye
was very hard because we weretogether so often."
"For the people of Americato understand what is going on,they need to talk to the men and
women over there," Fuchs said.[ Even with the difficulties Fuchs
faced while overseas and in thecenter of Iraq's current pocyconditions, he did experiencemany things that most of us maynever completely understand.
"I got to converse and spendtime with local populace of Iraq.
Anytime that occurs it is a learn-ing experience, as long as theyweren't trying to blow us up,"Luke explained.
"Once we were able to get to
ground level with these people,we were able to understand thedifficulties they had to endure. Itstrengthened the reason for usbeing there."
"Life is so precious," Fuchsreflected. "The people I love
could be taken away at any mo-me nt You need to live life to thefUUest" ** « x -*|
Fuchs is setting this examplenow that he is home. *
"I plan to spoil and devote mytime to my girlfriend; to stay inshape as much as I can with allthe food I can eat now; and toattend college, possibly the Uni-versity of Maryland in the fall"
Fuchs also plans to remain inthe Marine Corps and join ForceReconnaissance, the special forc-es of the Marines.
Many of the stories and in-sights that America's militaryyouth have yet to tell us containimportant ideals within them
and should be heard by al walksof life. ;; 4
This is just one of those sto-ries.
Prepa re for th e future w ith Career Se rvicesBy Missy MulvihillContributing writer
The four years (or more) youspend in college will fly by andbefore you know it, it will be timeto buckle down and start lookingfor a full-time job.
But where do you begin? Howcan you possibly prepare your-
self for what may be your futurecareer?
Don't worry; the Office of Ca-reer Services is here to help.
First things first, visit CareerServices (Old Main 204).
They are extremely helpfuland will get you going on theright track.
Depending on who you needto speak with, you can eitherjust walk-in or set up an ap-pointment, "We try to accomm odate every-one as fast and best as possible,"says Regan Kosic, a junior whohas worked in Career Services for
the past three years.If you're ready to go visit
Career Services, what will youdo there?
One of the most importanttasks that Career Services doesfor students is the free resumewriting help they provide.
As many students know, a re-
sume is what an employer reallytakes a hard lookat, and it cannotbe anything but perfect| According to materials pro*vided by Career Services, it is bestto begin compiling your resumeas early as your fresh man year.| beginning your resume willgive you the opportunity to geta head start on documentingresearch projects, practical expe-rience, coursework, et c
This means recording an ac-
curate account of accomplish-ments during your college careerinstead of picking your brain inlater years, trying to rememberwhat youVe done in past
What is the importance of hav-
ing Career Services help you out,if you can make up a resume onyour own?
"Having a resume through ouroffice is beneficial for a numberof reasons," Kosic said.
"First of all, having a resume
done by us, you will always bein our files which means 10, 20
years down the road, we still canprovide service to you in your jobsearching"!
| \ Besides resume construction,Career Services offers other waysthat they can help students.
They offer many workshopsthat will enhance your job search-ing process and everything lead-ing up to that point.
This includes cover-letter writ*
ing, job-search strategies andinterviewing techniques.
Even if you do not have a ma-jor or career in mind, be sure totake full advantage of the SIGIPlus, a career exploration soft-ware program located in CareerServices.
It can help you igure out whatyour strengths and interests areand may help you decide on afuture career path.K<For those seniors who are readyto begin interviewing, you canset up a "mock" interview with
the staff.
Here, they will be able to help
you with perfecting your inter-viewing techniques and makeyou feel more confident andcomfortable when going to anactual interview.KAlso, be sure to take full advan-
tage of their database full of jobsearching materials and listings.
The job search bulletin board,located right in the hallway of thethird floor of Old Main, carriesan extensive listing of jobs thatare available/
There is something for every-one at Career Services,
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H a r d w o r k d o e s n o t a l w a y s p a y o f fl n e s t o r y of n o w o n e s t u d e n t h a s b e e n w o r k i n g h a r d t o p a y h e r o w n w a y t h r o u g h c o l l e g e
B y Jennifer Allen
Contributing writer
On a S u n d a y a f t e rn o o n ,Brooke McNierney sits on hercouch clipping coupons from thenewspaper. \
Shampoo, 50 cents ofE Yogurt,four for one dollar. Dish soap,buy one get one free. Anythingto save a few bucks.
McNierney, a junior at Mercy-hurst College, feels the woes ofa "poor college student" morethan mos t |T*
Since age 18, she has lived onher own, supported herself andis currently looking for any way
to save money and help pay forschool ^
Hence, the coupon clippingfrom the Sunday paper eachweek. f;
"About a month after my eigh-teenth birthday I moved out"
McNierney says."I got a one bedroom apart-
ment a couple miles away in thesame town and 1 did my entiresenior year of high school onmy own."
Moving out was not easy, butfamily problems became too
/ much for her to handle."Based on what I came from,
it was the best thing that I couldhave done," McNierney ex-
plained.Through her senior year of
high school, M cNierney juggledAdvanced Placement courses,internships, college applicationsand a full time job.
This only became harder whenshe started college.
"I worked all through my fresh-man year," she said.
"I had a job off campus anda work study job. The moneywent toward loans, bills, carinsurance, credit cards, and mystorage unit "
"I also had six mo nths left onmy apartment lease when I cameto college and had to pay for thatwhile living here," McNierney
added.The little money left from her
paycheck as a cake decorator atTops Supermarket goes with hercoupons to buy the necessitiesfor apartment living: food, toilet-
ries, and cleaning supplies. i
There is no t always money ortime left over for enjoyment
"You have to understand thatyou do have to work two full daysevery weekend, do your home-work, do your outside activities,and get your projects done,"McNierney said.
"Friends kind of have to take a
back seat, and I d on't sleep a lotanymore," she said.
"I became a morning per-
son and I sleep when I get thechance."
McNierney does no t regret allthis hard work and knows that ithas ultimately made her a moreresponsible person .
But all the hard work does notnecessarily make paying for col-lege any easier:
She thinks that Mercyhurstshould consider helping outpeople like her who are workinghard, but need the assistance.
"I think the school shouldlook at who the person is andwhat they have done and ac-complished and give assistanceto people who have done verywell," sh e says.
"If someone really wants to gohere and this is the only place toget their major, they should beable to get help. One student isnot going to break the bank."
McNierney is currendy work-ing to declare herself as an inde-pendent in hopes to increase herfinancial aid.
She is also filling out all pos-sible scholarship applications,hoping to defer the cost ofcampus housing.
In the meantime, it will be backto clipping coupons, and lookingfor any way to save a little bit ofmoney in hopes that she can re-turn to Mercyhurst and completeher senior year of college.
L e a r n t h e a r t o f b e c o m i n g a b a r i s t aBy Monica Soto OuchiTh e Seattle Times
SEATTLE Phuong Tran isusually making cappuccinos orpulling espresso sh ots when sherealizes she's out of time.
"O h no!" she panics.Then she wakes up.'*Tran, the 2005 US. champion
barista, is training for the Olym-pic games of the specialty-cof-
fee world.
Th e World Batista Champion-ship will take place in SeatdeApril 15-18 in conjunction withthe Specialty Coffee Associationof America's annual confer-ence.
In the contest's ive-year his-tory, Norway and Denmark havewon twice. Australia is the lonenon-Scandinavian winner.
Canada placed second lastbar. That's the closest Northmenca has
e 9I0Sleen to touching
mocha.? "Hopefully, Ph uong will takeus to the top this year," said JeffBabcock, co-owner of ZokaCoffee Roaster and Tea, whereTran coaches new baristas onthe art of making specialty-cof-
fee drinks. "But it's so tough."And so she trains.In Zoka's unfinished Ballard
headquarters. Just above a harp-making studio.
Let the games begin.Tick, tick, tick. £30 minutesTran sets up her w orkstation.
She pulls coffee, milk, cups,glasses, sugar, spices and tools
off a cartForgot the grinder? Forget it
She has to go fetch it herself,
wherever it is. Someone slipsher a stirring spoon and she'sdisqualified.!
Tick, ick, ick.25 minutesIt's time to fine-tune her
espresso grind like a classicalguitar.>Too coarse a grinds and theespresso sho t lows oo fast Too
l?fine» and it draws too slow.
Th e perfect, 1 -ounce espressoshot takes between 20 to 30seconds to draw. The contest isdecided before it begins.
Tick, ick, ick.20 minutesTime to clean up the worksta-
tion. Loose coffee grounds losepoints.
Up to six, to be exactTick, tick, tick*tj> minutes I
r The drink makiflg starts. 1Tran faces four sensory judges
(who taste the drinks), twotechnical judges (who evaluateher presentation and technicalskills) and a head judge.
She opens by explaining the
drinks shell prepare for the sen-sory judges: four espressos, fourcappuccinos and four identicalcopies of her signature-styledrink, the C rimson Sage,
Tick, ick, ick.12 Vz minutesFirst, the espresso.Tran becomes one with her
inner gun fighter. From thismoment, it's all about nuanceand speed.
Photo courtesy of KRT
Phuong Tran is a very Intense coffee maker.
When she tamps the espressogrounds, is her elbow at a 90-degree angle? (It*s the only way
the water evenly permeates andextracts the coffee.)
Is the crcma hazelnut anddark brown with a reddish re-flection?
The judges are w atching.Tick, ick, ick. 310 minutes
On to the cappuccino. Thisdrink takes longer, because shehas to steam the milk. So manylittle details:
Did she clean the pitcher?Purge the steam wand?^How*, velvety is the foam?
Does it stand an inch high ormore when judges pull it awaywith a spoon? m
If the espresso and foam
synchronize, her drink is inperfect tune.
Tick, tick, tick.5 minutesTran's signature drink is to
coffee what Ichiro's swing is tobaseball: one of a kind.
The Crimson Sage latte is anespresso shot with sugar-canejuice, sage-infused steamed milkand a touch of white pepper.
The drink is served in crim-son-colored shot glasses.
Tick, ick, ick.Time.
Go over 30 seconds, it's fivepoints. Go over 2 minutes,
>: you're o u tHow high are th e stakes?Prizes aren't set yet, although
past winners have received tripsto various coffee-origin coun-tries and their likeness on a DaVinci Gourmet syrup bottle,
TheyVe received professional
espresso machines and instantcelebrity.
The 2003 winner, PaulB assettof Australia, now has a 13-partseries on The lifestyle Channelcalled 'TivingCoffee." He is theofficial spokesman for Crema-brand barista milk.
Tran, who w on a barista tool-kit and cash award in the na-tional contest, wants to be thefirst US master barista to win
P p tifiK The NGkWtB shouldn'tunderestimate her, at least nother stamina.
Tran was in Japan for threej* weeks training baristas at Zoka's
new coffee shop in Tokyo. Shereturned March 5 with just one
week to finalize her routineand signature drink for the US.Barista Championship.
The night before the competi-tion, Tran returned to work afterdinner to practice. She stayed upall night perfecting her routine,save power naps in-between.
"I was always taught* If youdo something, do it well" shesaid.
Game on.
M aking the sw itch from student to teach erOne student finds challenges and oys in preparing for the real world
By Jaime MyersContributing writer
"Twenty-five children and onlyone of me. How am I going toget through this?"
This is what senior Julie Dick-
inson thought when she firstwalked into the kindergartenclass at JoAnna Connell Elemen-tary School.
It was time for her to switchfrom student to teacher.
Student teaching is a require-ment for Mercyhurst educationmajors during their senior year. J
Dickinson started out withsmall tasks - getting to know the
children, doing small activitiesand doing one or two lessons
a day.But now she is teaching the
whole day.*I thought it was tiring just
being there the whole day," saidDickinson.
"But there is a whole new levelof iredness when I actually teachthe whole dayJ The only time Igot to sit was at lunch time.
Throughout her four years atMercyhurst^Dickinson com-pleted many practicums, as wellas pipping, which is teaching twodays a week. ^
She has had some experiencein the classroom.
But teaching everyday is a bigstep forward and is giving herplenty of experience.
Students at Mercyhurst teachfor six weeks at two differentschools in either the fall or springterm of their senior year.
Therefore, the student teach-ing term is two weeks longer foreducation majors than for o ther
students.The teacher of the kindergar-
ten class at JoAnna Connell, Ms.Tillman, has taught Dickinsonsome valuable lessons.
She said there are days whenthe lessons go smooth. Thenthere are days when the childrendo no t want to pay attention.
Dickinson comes home andpractices her lessons on herroommates.
She sings songs or plays gamesto make sure that her lesson willwork.
"We hear Baby Beluga andlearn matchmaker math when Ju-le i s telling us about her lessons,"said roommate Robyn Mast "Itkind of brings you back to yourkindergarten days."
Sometimes the only way to getchildren to learn is to get themexcited about the subject
Last week, Dickinson put on a
party hat to g et the children ex-cited about a math lesson. Thatday they were learning about
shapes, and her cone hat was aperfect addition to the lesson.
Not only are the children learn-ing from her but she is learningfrom them.
"One child in class is one ofmy biggest challenges, but it feelsgreat when I get through to him,"Dickinson said.
" , , , I[TJhe kids get
\excited if theylearn something
new, whichmakes meexcited becauseI taught themsomething. J J
- Julie Dickinson
Another kindergartener, isanother challenge, but for a dif-
ferent reason.He cries almost everyday. But
Dickinson was relieved when hesaid to her after winning a prize,
"This is the best day ever MissDickinson. I didn't even cry."
She learns what each childis good at, what he needs helpwith, and how he interacts withthe other children as well as theauthorities.
Teaching is just half of thework.
Student teachers must write aplan for each lesson and reflecton how well or not so well theywent."
Mercyhurst professors come into evaluate, and sometimes it is a
surprise visit"Kindergarten is a tough grade
because they don't know much,"said Dickinson.
"But the kids get excited ifthey learn something new whichmakes me excited because Itaught them something."
Next up, Dickinson will tacklethe fifth grade at Lincoln El-ementary.s£This will take her right up untilthe gradu ation w eek activities.
Then it is time to go off intothe real world.
She plans on moving to Mary-land after college to live withher fiance.
She has already interviewedwith the Charles County publicschools in Maryland and alsohopes to work with their summerprogram.
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The Good, the Bad,|& the;UglyTh e Good
This year's Academic Celebration offered a wide variety of topics and student participation seemsto have increased compared to last year. This annual event is a wonderful chance for students
and th e Erie community to expand their knowledge in topics of interest, and knowing you won'tbe tested on the material makes it all the more enjoyable.
"The term is officially half over this week. While this may bring the burden of mid-terms, italso brings the hope of survival. At this point, students are beginning to see the light at the endof the academia tunnel However, students must attem pt to stay focused as their long awaitedfrcedeom approaches.
Women's hockey coach Mike Sisti was named Division O ne Coach o f the Year. Coach Sistiwas chosen over many prom inent coaches from schools such as Harvard and Boston College.Also, senior Desi Clark washonored with the Division One All American Goalie tide. These areincredible honors and come at the end of an amazing season.
The Bad
The Erie Times-News made Mercyhurst's tuition increase frontpage news. While a 5.2% tuitionhike is newsworthy, it should be noted that it was the smallest increase in the area. Why then wasn'tGannon's higher tuition increase played the same way? That's a good question.
Th e Ugly
This past weekend, Mercyhurst was hit hard with a spring-time snow storm. All around Erie,roads were closed, trees were down and conditions were treacherous. The nasty weather affectedcampus life as well with the cancellation of several sporting events and the MSG shuttle service.Even though the bad weather is (hopefully) behind us, the campus nowhas to suffer the thawingperiod. The ground is already saturated to the maximum, and with the nice weather returning,Mercyhurst is in for some swampy, muddy and possibly flood worthy conditions.
Professional candorBy Amy SterlingContributing writer
For many liberal arts track college students, thethousands of dollars and four years will be worthi t v
For thoseof us who: (a) mispronounce words onSports Center or (b) write about those who m is-pronounce words on S ports Center, it's a differentstory. D o you want fries with that?
Most of us will have gotten the credits that get ustftlTdeg&e wenfced: W<f\i^ graduate and move on ̂ |to jobs, mote school, our parents' houses — what-ever the case may be.
Hopefully, those major courses paid off.? And,ideally, the time we spent trudging through the corecourses will have cultivated better cultured, wiser,more well-rounded individuals.
Th e idea behind all this is marketability. We gothrough the liberal arts experience, and that processturns us into what the olks n the "real world" (theones with th e job offers) are looking for. Right?| V Again, hopefully. College can only take us so far.Looking goodon paper is important, but presenta-tion counts, too.
Look pretty, sit up straight and speak intelligently.Taking care that the words we say should be muchmore focused on content than delivery. The inter-viewer probably won't bust you for m ispronounc-ing 'Gonzaga/ though theymay want to know why
you brought it up in the first place,Like BigBird says, everyone makes mistakes. Thesmaller, the better:
A small speech error will be forgotten in a fleet-ing moment if you appear to be otherwise intel-ligent If youcome off as being a moron, you'll beremembered as a moron, regardless of how g oodyou look on paper.
Conversely, circumvent resembling academicdiscourse in speaking situations. T hough it isn'tquite as bad as *LOL' in conversation, it too hasits own lavqrrflf awkwatd.:t£b t̂i b^ta r i ' - vlsisiq
Li fjifljcefc a- time ancj ft pfofi&fot - the print an4~
proper/and there's a reason that spoken language'is different than that of academia. The interviewerwon't actually give you ive dollars for using a "five-dollar word."
So, avoid the of Internet slang in any speakingsituation, especially those that are formal.
Be marketable. Do n't butcher tiling s (especiallythe English language). Live the dream that theeducation wasworth the tuition.
Speak intelligently and i n a manner suited to thesituation.
It's "May I take your order," no t uCan I take yourorder" Unless you really are a moron. In that case,go for can.' Andmos t importantly, if youmention'Gonzanga' in a job interview, leave Mercyhurst'sname out
Clashing of interests
MadamMalarky
^Dear Madam Malarky,My roommates are anime lovers and quite rankly, Vm
don't know bow to deal with it anymore. I enjoy theircompany of course. They help make life interesting. Bu tenough is enough.
From,Anime overdosedAh, the joys of diversity among roommates. It
brings the joys of odd hobbies such as this one.Strangely drawn characters with bug like eyes. Wh ocould possibly be drawn to such a thing? Wrong,people are nat- -————————-—-——--—--•—•
urally peculiarcreatures. Somepeople like col-lecting musicthat sounds justghastly, othersmay enjoy col- I
lee ing stuffedanimals and oth- ~ ~ ~ " — — — " — — _ _ — _
ers may collect books fo r some illogical reason.The main problem is, how to deal with tilings
that make you want to barf. My first bit of advicewould be locking yourself i nto your room, puttingon headphones to blast music However, that canonly go on fo r so long. Ultimately you're going tohave to leave the bedroom. Talking to roommatesabout the problem isn't going to help your situa-tion. They will get cranky, angry, and just plain madat you. They will also come to the conclusion thatyou're being selfish. Obviously, that confrontation
will not help.Another possible solution or you would be topu t
aside your feelings of ill will. As hard as that maysound but, completely immerse yourself into thisanime obsession. Start watching every bit of animethey have collected throughout the years into one
or two w eekends. You will just have to pu t aside asocial life, homework and of course English. I'mtold anime is always better i n Japanese. By Sundaynight at 11:59 p.m., you should be cured of thisanime situation. In addition, you will have a greaterlove of the English language.
In case this scenario does not work, I wouldsuggest taking control of the TV. Strategicallyplace the remote in a location only you can find.Move your DVD's in front of the stack of burnedanime. Whenever a roommate suggests a movie,simply dive on the floor and pull out a non-animemovie. Even if a person is already there, merely acttremendously excited about one you've been dyingto watch again. It will not matter if you've all seen"50 First Date s" 50 times; this is a code red situ-ation. Your sanity is at stake! Everything else willand should be put aside, l b spice it up, I suggestacting like Lucy and forgetting you've watched it
recently. I t may appear you have lost your mind. Inreality, your merely saving i t
I've once again attempted to save a student withmy malarky talent Alas, the job is never-ending.There are still hundred s of people with a hundreds
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I just need one a week. Oddsshould be in my favor. However, truthfully theyhave not been recently. Consequently, I'm on theverge of pleading for a question. For being a ma-larky, that is nothing but shameful. I love writingthis column but I need material to keep it going.So I'm really asking for a question. The AIM ismmalarky04. The hotmail address is madam [email protected].
Sharing malarky wisdom ,Madam Malarky
Campus Ques t ionWith the largest ever freshmanclassmoving to upperclassm en I
housing next year, do you thinkMercyhurst is growing too quicklytoo accom modate all students?
It is growing too quickly for thecommunity's acceptance.
I am happy at the rate n which Mercyhurst isgrowing. But I also believe a new academicbuilding or new apartments would bebeneficial to the students.
©Elyse Voorniesi, Frehman, Undecided
•e T iYes, there isn't any room to fi t allthe new freshmen.;. % t
©
Ashley Masi, Junior, Intelligence Studies
Yes. as an R.A., I'm very aware of thecramped living quarters, especially in thefreshm en area. Also the larger class sizestake away some o f the individual attentionthat makes M ercyhurst such a great place!
T e se a Ga r d n e r , Senior, C o m m u n i c a t i o n s
No, I don't think Mercyhurst is growing tooquickly. This year's freshman class was thebiggest yet. I don't feel like we didn't haveenough room or felt crowded. I think the sizeright now is perfect.
©Va le r i e Nu z z i , F r e sh m a n , Un d e c id e d
©I think Mercyhurst is growing just fine. But Ithink we need more good athletes so that wecan finally beat Gannon.
L u i s S i e r ro , Fr e sh m a n , I n t e r n a t i o n a l Bu sine -
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Religion, power and politics Cultural perspective:A n A m e r i c a n , Ca th olic, liberal rem em bers the P ope ^ P o l i s h s t u d e n t & r e m e m b e r P o p e J o h n P a u l
B y M a r t i n Wallenhorst
Contributing writer
As a Catholic myself, some
would argue that the death of
Pope John Paul II should mean
more to me than those of other
religious affiliations. I would
have to disagree.
Although only Catholics label
John Paul D as their "Holy Fa -
ther," he has acted as a father
figure for all of humanity.
Pope John Pau l I I has had
an interesting relationship with
America. Under his reign of 26
years, the third longest for any
pope, he traveled to 129 different
countries, and preached on allcontinents, sans Antarctica, i
He possessed a star-like quality
that many Americans equated to
famous rock stars. Dur ing his
papacy, he publicly denounced
a variety of American political
actions. He spoke out against
stem cell research, gay mar-
riage, women priests and most
recendy condemned the Florida
judge's orders concerning Terri
Schiavo.
His refusal to reconsider vari-
ous church doctrines alienated
many liberals , feminists and
homosexuals from the Catholic
Church . Th is es t rangem en t
was particularly prevalent in the
United States, where followers,for the most part, tend to be the
most liberal in the world. j
Even those who felt alienated
however, saw difficulty in criticiz-
ing his papacy.
He had reached out to Muslims,Jews and people of all otherfaiths.
He was the voice of the poor
and spoke out against commu-
nism and capitalism.
His papacy ignited opposition
to communist rule in Eastern
Euro pe; he forged alliances, and
created diplomatic relations with
various countries, including the
United States.
He was one of the first popes
to visit America and was the first
to have an American president
visit him. In the past, American
presidents were afraid of rela-
tionships with the pope, fearing
the American public would see
a breech in the separation of
church and state.
The C atholic pontiff 's ongoing
fight for human rights earned
him the American Presidential
Medal of Freedom, the highest
medal that can be awarded to a
civilian.
His relationship with President
Reagan and steadfast resolve
toward an end to communism
triggered the collapse of com-
munism in Eastern Europe.
I think he was the mos t influen-
tial human being of the 20 th Cen-
tury, and some w ould even argue
he was the most powerful.
Regardless of how much power
he actually had, he never seemedto feel above anyone else. Every-
where h e went, he displayed ap-
preciation for all people and out
of respect, kissed the ground of
Pope John Paul1920-2005
every country he walked in. He
seemed to take the time to stop
and talk to every individual he
possibly could, m aking everyone
feel as important as him.I label myself as a liberal, and
as an American and a Catholic,
there have been certain occur-
rences throughout this papacy
that I both agreed and disagreed
with. But, I feel that during the
reign of Pope John Paul II, there
could not have been anyone bet-
ter to fill his shoes.
During the times of Cold War,
and the nuclear arms race, he
quelled the storm.
During his 26 years as pope he
was the 'Voice of the voiceless"
in his own words.
Despite your religious affilia-
tions or political ideologies, all
people of all beliefs can respect
the achievements of this greatman. Achievements realized by
him, for the betterment of all
humanity.
Helping the environment:You rammake,a differenceBy Ellen Koenig
Contributing writer
Inside each and every one of us, there is the
yearning to want to help the environment. That is
not to say that everyone has to be a Birkenstockwearing, granola eating, tree hugging, stereotypical
nature lover, that often comes to m ind. And while
Birkenstock does make great shoes and granola is
good for you, these factors do no t have to be as-
sociated with having respect and a little dignity for
the land, air and water around you.
For some , being an environmentalist is chic, for
example Ben Affleck is a spokesperson for the
group Green Peace. While at the same time every-
day citizens are advocates on a more local basis in
their own towns and communities. Even here on
our own campus, there are such examples, including
members of the Green Team and the brave stu-
dents who next year will be staying in green living
apartments. These people are models for how the
rest of us can change, so that we are less waste-
ful and a more environmentally aware. There is
something sexy and em powering saying you are an
environmentalist, b ut is only enforced w hen actionis taken to further your cause and beliefs.
This past W ednesday at the Q & A section of theRobert R Kennedy Jr. lecture, a woman stood upand asked what she could do. Perhaps it was just
me, but I was dumbfounded that someone would
ask such a question.If you want to become involved contact your
representatives in Washington. Or go online to
environmental group Websites such as Green
Peace, World Wildlife Fund (WWF), and Sierra
Club, etc. and join their mailing lists. Amnesty
International even has a campaign out to protectthe rights of environmental activists. You can go
to these Websites, type in your e-mail and look for
a button that says ccTake Acti on" They will sendj j
you e-mail updates a nd save your profile so that all
you have to do is reply to the e-mail, and they will
contact your representatives for you. There has
never been a time when being involved in politics
has been so easy.
O n a personal level, turn off the lights in the
room s that you are not using, turn off th e compu ter
and other electronics that you are not necessarily
going to be using at four in the morning. If you
have a car, keep it properly maintained, drive less
and carp ool as often as possible . If all else fails,
take the shuttle.Often t imes I hear people say things they
"should" do. Well here's an oppor tunity that you re-
ally "should" take action in completing. No matter
what political party you support or how busy yourschedule may be, there is no excuse not to be awareof the current environmental epidemic.
Every single person has an obligation, to them-selves and the environment, and should take re-sponsibility and action to help the earth.
JI wish to make an: earnest call to everyone,j£; Christians and the
followers of other^religions, that we work
> ' together to build a '! world without violence,
H& world that loves life4 and grows in justice™ and solidarity."
ope John Paul II1920-2005
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B y Beat a L u k a s i kan d D i a n a Osak
Contributing writers
John Paul the Great!
"Vere Papa Mortuus Est"
April 2, 2005 at 9:37 the m ost
depressing sound of the ringing
bells spread across the world.
The greatest person not only for
Poles and not only for Catholics
ended his so much appreciated
journey on the earth.
John Paul H , who we do not
hesitate to call the most incred-
ible pope in the history of the
Catholic Church, died but will
always remain in our he arts.
The pope's deteriorating healthproblems should have prepared
the world for his inevitable leave.
But they did not Sadness. Sor-
row. Emptiness. Loneliness. This
is how we felt and still do.
This unwanted death had prob-
ably the biggest impact on the
pope's homeland, Poland. The
country that owes to him, not
only the transformation of the
political system from commu-
nism to democracy, but also the
leadership in the fight for hum an
dignity. He "let the Poles regain
their national pride after 50 years
of Soviet occupation."
I t is almos t imposs ib le to
describe Poland's sadness. Ev-
eryone showed their deep regretafter John Paul IPs death. The
bells were ringing long after the
pope's leave, all the alarms went
on , all the stores were closed, the
cultural events were cancelled,
and all the internet Web-sites
changed their colors into black
and grey.
This sad announcement made
by the Vatican authorities com -
pletely changed the daily life of
nfttny P6fe$. Tfce p&sftfeita ctf t><M
land, Aleksander Kwasniewski,
announced national mourning.
Th e lags were taken to half mast
and black ribbons were wrapped
around them. T he country united
in saying their last goodbye and
honoring the greatest Pole in thelast thousand years.
The pope was a huge author-
ity and patron of Poland. He
was our proud symbol of love,
unity, dedication and sacrifice in
the name of good humanity. He
was the man with the great heart
and we do not have any doubts
The world mourns the passing of Pope John Paul II as heIs carried to S t Peter's Basilica for public viewing.
that we will not have, if ever,someone like John Paul II for a
very long time.No one else had so much
love for every individual living
in this world. He taught us that
everyone deserves a second
chance, even those who com mit
the biggest crimes. The pope
himself forgave the man who
attempted to assassinate him
in 1981. He taught us how to
forgive and respect others. His
opinions were appreciated not
only by average people but the
biggest individuals and dictators
in the world. Many country lead-
ers have sought his advice and
guidance. He expanded C atholi-
cism across the world becoming
the most traveled pope in the
history. Anywhere he appeared,whether to a C atholic country or
not, he was greeted by millions
of people waiting to see him
impatiently.
There is a group of 15 Polish
s tuden ts a t Mercyhurs t . Al -
though we are far away from
our home country, we were as
much touched by the pope'sdeath as our friends and relatives
pointed with the reactions of the
Americans who are also Catho-
lics. They were asking us abouthow we feel but for than it didn't
seem to be such a big deal. They
were sad but notmuch more than
that, while for us it was a very
painful experience.
Our expectations were bigger
from Mercyhurst College being a
Catholic institution. We were sur-
prised how easy it was for some
people to get back to their daily
routines while in Poland every
sphere of life was paralyzed by
this sad news.
We know that the pope wanted
us to be happy and do not cry
af ter his death. However, we
could not stop our tears from
running as we lost someone
who did so much for us. It willbe very difficult to come back
to normal life and the mourning
will last for a long time after the
pope's funeral.
We all believe that his teach-
ings will not be wasted and will
continue serving the good of
humanity. We are aware of the
fact that there are no words that
could express the sadness of
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have to be strong with the powerof love, love which is much morepowerful than death..." and weshall try to follow it
Therefore, despite the earlyhour of the pope's funeral (4 a.m.
EST on Thursday), we will gatherin front of TV to unite with mil-lions of other people around theworld who as we do, want to saygood bye to this amazing personfor the very last time.
prayed Tfdf the pope's soul. Oneof the students, Marek, put thePolish lag underneath the pope'spicture in order to better unite itwith our country. Two oth er girls,Kasia and Ania, lit the candles
on Saturday and before the twoMasses on Sunday. We were allwatching TV, listening to Polishradios via the Intern et and read-ing news on the Polish Web-sitesto share the pain with othe r Polesand feel the atmosphere fromhome.
We were a l i t t le bit disap-Totus Tuus.
Letterfto thejstudent body: « 11..As the parents of a University of Connecticut hockey player, we had the opportunity to visit your
camp us on two different occas ions in the past few weeks. Having been to many college arenas in
th e past, we felt complelled to let you know what a pleasant experience we had attending M ercyhurst
hockey games vs. UConn.The support from th e student body was exceptional They showed enormous school spirit and
respect for o ne anot her at all times. T he young m en were lively and spirited while the young ladieswere polite and well behaved. It was a pleasure watching the games with them. Several of th estudents even went out of their way to make conversation with us.
Thank you for your hospitality. It was refreshing to be a pa rt of such a fun group.Sincerely,Cindy and Bill Cra m
Hampden, MA
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Celebrate 'Delicate MisconceptionsBy Sarah SchneiderContributing wa ter
The Mereyhurst Dance Depart-ment presents the MereyhurstDancers in 'DelicateMisconcep-tions" Monday, April 4, at 8:00p.m. in Walker Recital Hall.
This captivating evening ofAcademic Celebration includes"50 White Horses", a solo byJunior Dance major Sara Law-rence, choreography by SeniorAshley Wickert for the LiturgicalDance Ensemble, and SeniorDance major Sarah Schneider'scontemporary work Delicate Mis-conceptions.
Sarah Schneider has createdan all-new program of contem-porary ballet set to the music ofDamien Rice.
He r choreography is a culmina-tion of work produced for herChoreography IV independentstudy course.
Schneider says, "My choreogra-phy was irst nspired by lyrics ofDam ien Rice. I chose a cast ofvery versatile dancers because Ineeded them to be able to reso-nate the emotions in his music I
Featured above are dancers Randy Prill and Pam Swaney.Photo courtesy 51 the Mereyhurst Dance Department
was struck by the honesty in hisvoice and wanted to reflect andcapture it into movement" Thesubject of relationships, both
the good and the bad, will be thefocus of this 35-minute piece."Delicate Misconceptions" takesthe form of a series of compel-ling duets, poetry and m ultimediaprojections. The evening ofdance opens with a solo choreo-graphed and performed byJuniorDance major Sara Lawrence. * j
Lawrence recently presentedher innovative and creative work"50 White Horses" at the Ameri-can College Dance Festival inBuffalo, New York. The Merey-hurst liturgical Dance Ensemblewill also be featured.
The student-run ensemble willbe performing a 10-minute piecechoreographed by the group's
Artistic Director, Senior Dancemajor Ashley Wickert SarahSchneider's choreography will
close the show.This diverse evening of dance
will be presented Monday, April4 at 8:00 p.m. in Walker RecitalHall. tfjM
"Delicate Misconceptions" isfree and open to the public
Musicians Les Yeux Noirs to performWorld music comes to Erie as Les Noirs takes the stageBy Chr i s t ina Fer ran t iContributing writer
Les Yeux Noirs will open theeyes of the Erie community
They start with Gypsy music,then add Jewish klezmer, main-stream jazz-swing and Frenchmusette cafe music, and thefeeling for the seductive musicof Les Yeux Noirs comes into
focus*Les Yeux Noirs ("The Black
Byes") will perform on Friday,April 15, at 7:30 p.m. at Merey-hurst College's Mary D'AngeloPerforming Arts Center.
This Paris-based octet of-
fers an irresistible invitation toparticipate in some of the mostrhythmic and emotional soundsemanating from any part of the
world.The seven-member band led
by the violinists Eric and Olivier Slabiak, navigates ancientHebraic m elodies, classic Gypsydances and even funk-tingedinstrumentals with sophistication
and accessibility.
With each frenetic stroke oftheir bows they take the listenerfurther into a dizzying vortex ofCentral European sounds andimages.
In 2001, Les Yeux Noirs de-buted their musical career in theUnited States, while starting fromscratch
To date, they have performedmore than a hundred concerts intheir six tours in the States andthey now regularly "tour the" U.S.
three months out of every year.
Part gypsy, part klezmer, this isthe music that has moved peopleto sing and dance around theworld for centuries.
Les Yeux Noirs will get theaudience bouncing off theirseats on Friday, April 15, at 7:30p.m. in Mereyhurst College'sMary D'Angelo Performing ArtsCenter.
Call the Performing Arts Cen-ter at 824-3000 to get ticketreservation or for further in-formation. Les Yeux Noirs ("The Black Eyes'9) will be performing Apr il 17 at 7:30 p.m.
Bloomwood returns in 'Shopaholic & Sister'Kinsella's book may inspire you to max out your credit cardBy Katelyn K urpiewski
Contributing writer
as she left it.While she was on he r getaway
her best friend Suze made a new
What really classifies someoneas a shopaholic? British authorSophie Kinsella can answer thatfor you in her newest novel,"Shopaholic and Sister."
The book is part four of a se-ries of stories about the life ofBecky Bloomwood Brandon.
Becky is a young woman, ofabout twenty-something, with agood heart
However she's always landingherself in one bad situation afteranother and it almost always has
to do with her addictive shoppinghabits. Her out-of-this-worldimagination and zany way ofhandling life experiences will nodoubt make you giggle.${The story opens as Becky andLuke are enjoying their 10-monthhoneymoon around the world.When she receives an invita-tion to the baptism of her best
friend's twins, she begins to real-ize how much she misses beinghome. Like a true businessman,Luke cannot wait to get back towork.
They both agree to end the tripand surprise everyone at home
with an early arrival. When theycome back to London, Becky
discovers that her life isn't exactly
U Kinsella'sBloomwoodis pluckyand funny...You won'thave to shop
around tofind a morewinning Iprotagonist.
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friend, and Becky feels slightlybetrayed. When she visits herparents for the first time in 10months they don't give her thewarm welcome she had imag-ined.
To top it all off, she and Lukehave one of their first disagree-
ments when the delivery trucks
show up with all of the pur-chases Becky made on the hon-eymoon..
Her life feels as if it is in sham-bles, until her parents tell her thatshe has a half-sister.
Apparently her father had afling with a woman years beforehe met her mother. Becky isshocked, but thrilled, to bearabout this new discovery.
Her parents set up a meetingbetween Becky and her long-lostsister Jessica. Becky's imagina-tion goes wild.
She picks out the perfect outfitfor meeting a sister, buys her agift from Tiffany's, and dreams
of the numerous sisterly outingsthey will have.When she finally meets Jess,
she realizes that sisters are notalways alike.
Becky is a shopaholic who lovesto spend beyond her means; Jessis an environmentalist who is asfrugal as they come.
Meanwhile, Luke is stressingon new accounts at the office.Becky makes matters worse whenshe buys the very rare, yet veryexpensive, "Angel Bag/ '
Not only does she use heremergency credit card to buy it,but the stranger who helps herget her hands on i t seems to wanta favor from Luke.
Becky tries to pursue a sister-
like bond with Jess, but they endup having a spat that sends themin two different directions.I Being as persistent as she is, shetries everything to keep he r mar-riage intact and gain back whatlittle bond she has w ith Jess.
People Magazine said that"Kinsella's Bloomwood is pluckyand funny.... You won't have to
shop around t o find a more win-ning protagonist"*>lf you read and enjoy "Shopa-holic & Sister" I would alsorecommend Kinsella 's othershopaholic novels: "Confessionsof a Shopaholic," "ShopaholicTakes Manhattan " and "Shopa-holic Ties the K no t"
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' A c c o r d i o n T r i b e ' p l a y s t o d a y a t P A CBy Chris t ina Fe rran t i
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;The Mary D'Angelo Perform-ing Arts Center decided to bringto you a film that has seemedto be a reoccurring theme herethis year. f
We have brought in severalaccordion players from aroundthe world to elicit a continuingsound just in a variety of differ-ent ways.
The Accordion Tribe is a docu-mentary which brings togetherfive composers all who share apassion for the accordion. Atfirst, I know many are thinkingthat this is another Polish Polkacontribution with the steadyoompa oompa sound.
Well, I would have to say that0
this last statement is no t all a liebut it ties together the mellowaccordion sounds of Germany,Ireland,Spain, and so many othercountries that the group just jiveswith whatever beat comes their
way. This "tribe" creates a soundso unique and innovative to per-form all over the world. •
Bringing to light why the filmis entitled the "Accordion Tribe"we, as an audience, wonder whatis meant by a tribe.
Instantly, we are under the im-pression that American Indiansare playing the accordions whichstirs up q uite a hilarious mentalimage.
Instead this "tribe" is fivecomposers hailing from: USA,Finland, Slovenia, Sweden andAustria coming together to formthis culturally diverse group ofnotable accordion composers.
This documentary ilm portraysthe lives of these musicians onthe road, including the beautifulplaces they traveled through and
how they would pass the time, aswell as how they worked togetherto find the perfect harmonicsound of the accordions.
This film will capture the es-sence of accordion playing atits best and is recommended for
Photo courtesy ofthe
Performing Art s Center
"Accordion Tribe" is playing the PAC today at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.
people interested in welcomingnew musical sounds to theirrepertoire. After viewing thisfilm. I found that it is a tribute
to accordion playing and travel-ing, but with a spin that bringsto us a new sound with a pecu-liar variation on the accordion.
One specific variation of theaccordion resembles a keyboardwith a piece of tubing that theinstrumentalist blows through
to produce the sound.One scene played forth in the
documentary is when one of
the players goes to visit an oldaccordion riend n Pennsylvaniato play him the song w ritten anddedicated to him.
While here in Pennsylvania,these two chat of how the tech-nique used to play the accordionnow has transformed and argueover which style produced thebest sound.
In another scene, to demon-strate their eclectic style, the fivecomposers sit in a circle whereone of them starts to play a beat,then the rest, one by one, jumpin by listening to the first andimprovise to create a melodioussound for all to enjoy.
Th e levels of playing s so intri-
cately executed that it amazes andsets up the mood which allowsus to sit back and enjoy not justtraditional polka accordion musicbut the creative diversity that isevidently shown throughout thefeature.
U n i t e d W e S t a n d p r e s e n t s f ' T h e O d d C o u p l eBy Michelle ElliaContributing writer
Hilarious, witty, and outra-geously funny are only a fewwords that can be used to de-
scribe the latest production ofNeil Simon's The Odd Coupleby the United We Stand TheaterTroupe,
Started in October 2001, theUnited We Stand Theater Troupebegan with one goal: to prom oteintegration in the performingarts.
With the encouragement ofthe United We Stand Theater
of life,* including persons withdisabilities, other minorities andnovices, are invited to participateand enjoy a t he performing artshas to offer.
Since its launch, the troupehas produced several suc-cessful plays, including Unit-ed We Stand, The MarriageCounselor and Primal Fear.This spring the United We Stand
Theater Troupe has taken on thean all female remake of NeilSimon's long-running Broadwaycomedy, The Odd Couple .
This classic and charmingproduction is the tale of 1 twodivorced woman who live to-
gether, but whose housekeepingand lifestyles ate as different asnight and day./
The show begins with a groupof women friends playing theirregular game of Trivial Pursuit
This week, the bunch is meetingat the apartment of Olive Madi-son, a divorcee who frequendyadmits to being a slob. Last toarrive the festivities is FlorencelUnger, an obsessive compulsivewho w ould try the patience of asaint, and who has unfortunatelyjust become separated from herhusband.
As one could guess, the self-
proclaimed slob and the neatfreak decide to room together,providing for some side-splittinghumor.
Within days, Florence's obses-sive habits begin to take their
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"The Odd Couple" is hilarious, witty and outrageously funny.
toll on Olive. In the end, thetwo women are forced to agreeon one thing, even the best of
friends som etimes make t he updated classic began last week-worst of roommates. end and will run Fridays and
The spring produ ction of this Saturdays, until April 23rd.
Performances will be held atSt Patrick's Cauley Center^whichis located at 215 E. 4 h StreetAll show times will be 8 p.m.and tickets will be $8 generaladmission and 600 pennies, 120nickels, or 24 quarters for seniorsand students, which translatesinto $6.
In conclusion, I suggest thateveryone skips the spring clean-ing and joins the United WeStand Theater Troupe for theirhysterical twist o n this classic taleof mismatched roommates.
Whether you are looking fora change to your usual weekendflow or would like to treat your-self to some culture with a little)theater, I highly recommend'
supporting the United We StandTheater Troupe and their visionby catching this show.
For icket nformation or ques-tions please contact Rob Kocurat (814)459-5084 or by email [email protected] >l
You can also check out theUnited We StandTheater Troupeswebsite at www.uwstt.org.
T o u r i n g e x h i b i t f e a t u r e s p h o t o s o f A n n e F r a n k a n d f a m i l y
By Aline Men de lsohnKnight Ridder Newspaper
In the photographs, they are anordinary family of four.
This photo is Margot in 1938,standing on the beach in her
bathing cap.Nothing foreshadows the ter-
ror they will experience. Nothin gbetrays the fact that, in a fewyears, Edith, Margot and AnneFrank will be dead.
Th e images of the Frank familyare featured in "Anne Frank APrivate Photo Album ," currendyon display at the Holocaust Me-morial Resource and EducationCenter of Central Florida inMaidand.
The exhibit, on display untilMay 31, features more than 70copies of photos of the Franksbefore they hid from the Nazisfor two years in an Amsterdam
attic.
"The power of it is thati s
no tAnne as the icon we have cometo know. It's Ann e as little sister,as the youngest in the family,"says Mary Geary, director ofdevelopment for the Anne FrankCenter USA in New York. "Wesee them in these precious mo-ments, when life held promisethe promise that every familyfeels when children are youngand have potential,"
Anne Frank's father, Otto,was a businessman who lovedphotography.
He took dozens of pictures of
his family.As much as possible, Anne'sj
parents tried to shield their chil-dren from the worsening news
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about the condition of Jews, Soafter the war started, photos ofAnne and Margot show themdoing norm al things; sunbathing,sleeping, doing schoolwork.
Anne, who collected photosof movie stars, loved having herpicture taken, says Ryan Cooper,
who befriended Otto Frank inthe early 1970s. |I As she posed for many pictures,
she tilted her head in a way thatshows she was both consciousof, and comfortable with, thecamera in front of her.
"She was a very sprightly, bu b-bly girl," says Pieter Kohnstam,who was Anne's neighbor inAmsterdam and now lives nearSarasota, Fla, Anne was sevenyears older and would sometimesbaby-sit K ohnstam. "She was a
little bit of a dreamer, fantasizingabout actors and clothes."*In "Anne Frank: Beyond theDiary/' Ruud van der Rol andRian Verhoeven recount howAnne placed photos inside thered-and-white checked diary shereceived for her 13th birthday.Next to one, she wrote, "Gor-geous photograph, isn't it!!!!"
Edmond Silverberg, who livesnow in Hackensack, N.J., metAnne through his cousin in1942, when he was 16 and shewas 13.
At that age, three years is abig age difference. Silverberg'sparents thought he should seegirls his own age.
But he says talking to Anne waslike being with som eone his age,and he enjoyed spending time
with her.They didn't have many recre-
ational choices. Going to mov-ies, riding bikes and using publictransportation were verbotenfor Jews.
Instead, the pair went for walksin their neighborhood and talkedfor hours about their familiesand friends.
Silverberg saw Anne on a Sun-day morning in July and returnedto her house that afternoon.
He rang the doorbell.There was n o answer."We lived at a time when
people just disappeared," Silver-
berg says.As Silverberg walked away,
he hoped the Frank family hadfound a safer place to stay. Butthe thought also crossed hismind; He might never see Anneagain.
It was around that time that the
Franks and another family wentinto hiding.
After two years, the Frankswere arrested and sent to con-centration camps.
Only Otto Frank survived.After the war, Otto Frank
recovered Anne's diary and thefour photo albums.
Cooper remembers pagingthrough the albums with him.Otto Frank didn't say much as helooked at the photographs.
"He remembered the past buthe dwelled in the present," saysCooper, who lives in Massachu-setts.
Officials at the Anne FrankCenter do not know of anyphotographs taken of the Franks
while they were hidingThe p hotos taken before then
"set the stage for knowing howan ordinary family lived/ saysChris Gordon, an English pro-fessor at St Cloud State Univer-sity in Minnesota.
Moshe Pelli, director of theJudaic Studies program at theUniversity of Central Florida,says the pre-war photos bringa sense of authenticity to theFranks' plight.
"We're talking about real peo-ple," Pelli says. "N ot just namesor nameless individuals or num-bers tattooed on the arm. Realpeople, and they h ad real lives."
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Clark 5By Ryan Palm
Sports editor
Mercyhurst College women'shockey program had a great wrapup to their best season ever, ascoach Mike Sisti and se nior goalieDes i Claris: received NCA A Divi-sion I accolades recently.
Just yesterday, April 5, Sisti wasnamed the American HockeyCoaches Association Division ICoach of the Year, a very pre-stegious award considering thecompetition.
Sisti beat out six other finalists,including coaches from Minne-sota, Dartmouth, and coincin-dentally, Harvard.
Mercyhurst lost to Harvard inthe first round of the NCAAPlayoffs back in March in a 5-4triple-overtime heartbreaker.
Sisti came to Mercyhurst m anyyears back, but became the firstcoach of the women's programinl999.£ iH
Prior to that, Sisti had servedas the associate head coach ofthe men's program under coachRick Gotkin.
In his six years at the helm , Sistihas compiled a 140-50-11 record,and this season was the best yetfor the young program.
The Lakers finished the sea-son with an outstanding 28-7-2overall record, good for a .784winning percentage,
Mercyhurst also finished 11-0-
Sisti receive NCAA accola des
Senior goal ie Desi Clark was named the CCM's Division I First-Team, the f irst Laker to earn such an honor.File Photo
1 in CHAW play, claiming theirthird straight regular season aswell as tournament champion-ship.
Clark inished off an incrediblefour years at Mercyhurst by beingnamed to the CCM Division IFirst-Team All-American squadrecendy.
Clark had an illustrious careerfor the Lakers, as she inished hercareer with a 63-18-7 record.
Her .932 save percentage and
1.69 goals against average haveset a high standard for Lakergoalies, setting big shoes to befilled,
Clark received the honor justweeks after proving to the hockeyworld how good she was bystopping 78 shots from the high-powered offense of Harvard*
University.Joining Clark on the first-team
were players from hockey peren-nial powerhouses such as Minne-
sota and Minnesota-Duluth.Clark's 63 wins through her
career are an all-time recordfor Mercyhurst goalies, male orfemale.
Last season she added hername in the record books aswell, as she notched 26 saves onthe year to break the record foreither gender:
Clark picked up 16 wins thisseason, and was at the top nation-ally in both save percentage and
goals against average.
She was a Top-10 finalist forthe Patty Kazmaier Award, anaward given to hockey's mostvaluable playettfby the USAHockey Foundadon. The awardwas taken home by fellow first-team member Krissy WendelL
Immediately fol lowing theHarvard game Clark was namedto the uscho.com Second ream,a website which is often viewedas the authority for women's col-
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the AHCA Division I Coach
of the Year on April 5.
lege hockey.As a testament to the type of
person Clark is off the ice, shewas given College Hockey Amer-ica Women's Student Athlete ofthe Year award as well.
These post-season awards sig-nal the respect that the women'sprogram is beginning to earn,only leaving for a promisingfuture.
W i l l i a m s l e a d s U N C T a r H e e l s t o N C A A t i t l eBy Scott FowlerKnight Ridder Newspapers
They will never say never againabout Roy Williams. £ \
They will never say he can't winthe big one.
They will never say he's a goodsystem coach, but not a goodgame coach.
They will never say he's 0-for-
the-Final-Four.
They will say he's a champion.North Carolina won the na-
tional tide against Illinois 75-70on Monday night, losing all ofa 15-point lead, then scoringthe final five points to set off ajubilant celebration.
Williams' voice broke in hisfirst interview after the champi-onship, with CBS, but his teamwas not broken Monday.
Williams coached a masterfulgame when it m attered most. v
The coach kept making theright little decisions playingRaymond Felton through hisfoul t rouble, switching to azone to give Illinois a differentlook, shoving the ball inside to
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UNC Co ach Ro y Wil l iams, farthest right, led the Tar Heels to a National Ch ampionsh ip.
May even when Illinois double-teamed him.
After returning home to res-urrect the program in 2003, ittook Williams only two seasonsto take his alma mater to thenational tide.
The Tar Heels led the nation in
scoring for the irst ime, but theyalso won with their defense dur-ing the NCAA tournament
The Tar Heels made every bigplay after that.
Marvin Williams tipped in awild shot by Rashad McCants andthen Raymond Felton stepped
into the passing lane and inter-cepteda pass.;,
Felton made one of two freethrows after being fouled. Do wnthree, Illinois had a chance to tiethe game,.but Luther Head's 3-point attempt (Illinois' 40th ofthe game) bounced ou t
May tipped a rebound to Fel-ton, who hit two free throwswith 9.9 seconds left for the finalmargin.
In a 12-month period in whichone sports curse after another,.
seemyo have been Jifted;j Phil , ;
Mickelson's slump in the majorswas cured at Augusta last April,the Boston Red Sox's WorldSeries jinx cured by their winin November, and now finallyRoy Williams now has his tide
as welLHe was quick to share it,
praising his family, his NorthCarolina and Kansas players andTar Heels fans.
Roy Williams, 54, said hewould never jump off a build-ing if he didn't win a nationalchampionship.
But I had the good fortuneto sit 15 feet from him for theentire game, and believe me, hewanted it as badly as anyone atthe arena.
Roy Williams was on the refsby the time the game was twominutes old, complaining abou tan early foul against Felton.
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U n d e r d o g L a k e r s l o s e 5 - 4 i n e p i c g a m e p l a y e d o n a n a t i o n a l s t a g eBy Ryan PalmSports editor
One of the most memorablelate-season turnarounds in Mer-
cyhunt athletic history came to a
close during the Easter weekendbreak, as the men's hockey teamlost in a 5-4 heartbreaker to top -seeded Boston College,
Th e Lakers, seeded as the low-est team in the NCA A Tourna-ment, rode into Worcester, Mass.given little chance against theperennial powerhouse Eagles,
Talks prior to the match-upwere of the high-power offenseof Boston College, who featured10 seniors on the roster alongwith nine NH L draftees.
Also dominating pre-game talkwere the memories of the nearupset in 2000-01 in the NCAAplayoffs, when Mercyhurst al-most dethroned Michigan beforebowing 4-3 in the third period.
Th e Lakers pu t a big scare intoBC very early, as senior DavidWriglcy lit the lamp just 27seconds into the game off MattWarren's setup. *
The goal was the third fastestgoal in NCAA regional history.
Boston College was able toeven things up just two minuteslater, but a 5-on-3 advantageproduced a Ben Co ttreau goal at7:53 in the first to put Mercyhurst
back ahead.
Mercyhurst goalie Mike Ella set a school-record by making 52 saves against Boston College.Photo courtesy of Rick Burnham
This was be the theme of thenight, in that the Lakers clearlycame to play and absolutely re-fused to lay down quietly.
Boston College scored twoconsecutive goals to close thefirst period, but the Lakersbounced back to tie the contest
on a TJ Kemp goal four minutes
into the middle session.Two more consecutive goals
in the second by the Eagles leadmany to believe the Lakers finallymet their breaking point
That was certainly not the case,as senior Rich Hansen scoredwith just a minute to play in the
second period to get the Lakers
back to within one at 5-4.j. Despite numerous chances,many of them spoiled by out-standing goaltending, the Lak-ers were unable to get the finaltally, and were forced to headback home with their third lossin as many Division I playoff
chances.
I Not many gave the blue andgreen a chance, and yet they werejust a goal away from perhapsgarnering the upset they all werehoping for.
Mercyhurst sophomore goalieMike Ella concluded a sensa-tional stretch-run with a record
performance against BC, as he
stopped 52 shots, a Mercyhurstsingle-game record as well as atie for seventh-most all-time ina NCAA playoff gam e.
Unfortunately for the Lakers,the tandem Boston College hasin between the pipes is sensation-al, as their two goalies combinedfor an extremely low 1.69 goalsagainst average on the season.
Even so the Lakers from thatsmall school in E rie were able toput up four tallies on the season,as prior to their game the teamhad only given up four goals onceall season.
Mercyhurst closed the 2004-05campaign with a 18-16-4 record,very much aided by an eight-game winning streak leading up
to the NCAA playoff game.The Lakers advanced to the
tournament by winning the At-lantic Hockey tournament withwins over Connecticut, HolyCross, and Quinnipiac, with thelatter two in overtime.
Mercyhurst graduates four se-niors in Wrigley, Kemp, H ansen,and Mike Kir bv.
The outlook for the 2005-06season is as strong as ever, as th eunderclassmen proved this sea-son that they are able to carry theload with scorers such as juniorDave Borrelli, sophomore ScottChampagne, and Cottreau, whowas named the A tlantic Hockeyfreshman of the year.
M e n ' s j v o l l e y b a l l j u s t o n e g a m e s h y o f . 5 0 0 m a r kBy Matt JacksonContributing writer
The Mercyhurst men's volley-ball teain matched their confer-
ence win total of last season bywinning their fifth conferencematch of the season by complet-ing a season sweep of Findlayon Apr. 1.
The rivalry match at CroyStadium in Findlay, Ohio went
the distance as the Lakers won3 games, two of which came income-from-behind fashion.
Junior Justin Waas deliveredwith 21 kills for th e Lakers in thecontest and is now second on theteam behind only senior DaveSchmidl in the category.
Junior Dan Kick continuedhis consistent play with 59 as-sists and is currently third inthe MTVA in assists per game,averaging 12.71.
Kick isn't the lone Laker put-ting up numbers good enoughfor top ten in the MIVA.
Senior Austin Siewart is fifth inhitting percentage and seventh inaces per game. \
Schmidl is ifth n kills and fifth
in points per game.Also joining the group is soph-
omore libero Dennis Telaak, cur-rently third in digs per game.
Telaak's performance shouldcome as no surprise consideringhe wasnear the top of the MIVAin the same category last seasoncompeting as a true freshman.
The win over Findlay evenedthe Laker's overall record at 9-9,bu t the .500 record was very shortlived, two days to be ex act
A tough conference foe BallState easily dropp ed the Lakersto a 9-10 overall record with athree game sweep on Sunday,April 3.
"Ball State is absolutely a beat-
able team/' said freshman DanEngland. "We saw how theiroffense w orked so well be moreprepared when we play themagain"
With only four games remain-ing, two conference games, theLakers will have a tough time inboth inishing with a .500 recordand eclipsing the five conferencewin mark of last season.
The four game stretch to endthe season begins on Apr. 8, with
the Loyola Ramblers of Chicago,
not an easy task by any means.Loyola is a perfect 13-0 in the
cqpfejp^jgc^ndjs 23-1 oxtail .Even more, daunting to the Lak-
ers hopes is the fact th at Loyolawill be riding a 20-match winstreak entering their con test
"Loyola is one of the toughestteams in our conference rightnow," said England, "b ut we justhave to be mentally prepared toplay them . As long as we stay ex-
cited and show intensity it should
be a good game."Loyola won the first match
between the two teams 3-0.j Just two days after the Loyolagame England and the Lakerswill get their -rematch againstBall State, obviously with hopesof reversing the outcome for aconference win.
"We expect a win against themthis weekend," said England.
The Lakers should be back inthe MIVA Quarterfinals againthis season, a place wh ere regularseason records mean little.
Mercyhurst has proved thisseason they have the ability toplay with big teams, leaving somehope to finish strong with wins
in the tournament
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lor Austin Siewart Is ranked fifth Inhitting and seventh In aces In the MIVA.
Men's and* wom en's tenniscom bine to go 3-0 on w eekendBy Matt Jackson
Contributingwriter
Th e MercyhurstCollege men'sand women's tennis teams, bothcoached by Ray Yost, enjoyed asuccessful weekend, April 2-3,combining for a 5-0 record. f :\
The w omen's team, playing intheir irst match since an 8-1 lossltd the University of Buffalo onMarch 12, dominated IndianaUniversity of Pennsylvania 8-1
IonSaturday &%
Natalie Paparella, Joanna Ol-mstead, Jamie Sutyak, JenniferDaly and Christine Merschfallwon their singles matches, t
Freshman Charity Siegmundjsuffered the only loss for theLakers playing in the alwaystougfc No . 1 singles po sition.
The Lady Lakers are now
1 5 4 0 overall in the 2004-05 j
season, and have two more
matches remaining p4°f » m c
post-season.The team hosts Case Western
Reserve on April 23, and willtravel to Carnegie Mellon thefollowing day, both being no n-conference matches.
Following that the team willhead to the NCAA* Region-al*, which arc held May 6-7,Last season the team bow ed toMichigan Tech in the playoffs by
a score of 5-4.The men's team went 2-0 on
the weekend, defeating LakeSuperior State 8-1 and Michi-ganTech 7-%both conference
victories. VThe Lakers are now riding a
three-game win streak into thisFriday'8 battle against Ferris
State. §Mariano Fava, Lee Michael
Marnik and Lucas Krasowskiwere a 2-0 on the weekend.
yySo going2-0on the weekendwere the doubles teams of JohnNichols and Marnik,and Albert
Veverka and Fava.Six of the seven competing
men's players competing insingles competition have above.500 records with the odd manout being Veverlca, who is stillplaying well with a 6-6 overallrecord.
The two wins improved theLakers to 11-5 overall and 4-1in the GUAC 1 \ j
Their lone conference losscame the hands of Northwood,currently ranked N o. 17 in thenation.
Only two matches remain forthe Lakers until the GLIACTeam Championships.̂
An above .500 record is nowguaranteed for the men's teamand it will be Yost's third con-'secutive as the men's coach, andwill already be a much strongerconference record than lastseason, when the Lakers fin-ished 3-4.
Softball sweeps GU in twinbill forfirst time in Mercyhurst historyBy Michelle DeLongContributing writer
Tuesday, March 29, markedthe date that the Mercyhurstwomen's Softball team wouldachieve something that the teamhas been unable to accomplishsince 1988.
The Lakers defeated Gannon3-2 and 3-1 in a doubleheaderwith a complete and hard-earnedteam effort
As Mercyhurst captain andcenterfielder Kim Roberts sim-ply stated, "We just wanted itmore/ '
The I .akers chose a unique, yeteffective, way to get pumped forthe games.
Junior Jacquie Theurer con*fessed, "We actually had a Gan-no n pifiata the night before atpractice!"
The effective pitching fromsophomores Katie Clark andJen Feret helped contribute to
the wins.In the opener, Clark went 6.2
innings until Feret came on forthe inal out in the seventh.^Sophomore Anne Styn's two-run triple in the bottom of thesixth inning chased home thewinning run.
The Mercyhurst win ceasedan 11-game losing streak to our
hometown rivals,Gannon took a 1-0 lead in the
fourth inning of the nightcapon a double, a passed ball, and asacrifice fly.
However, Feret shut theKnights down for the rest ofthe game as she threw a completegame four-hitter,
j Mercy hurst scored all of theirruns in the fifth inning on twohits, a walk, and a Gannon er-ror*
The Lakers improved their sea-son to 8-5 with the doubleheadersweep against the Lady Knights,
Mercyhurst's game versus WestVirginia Wesleyan on Sunday,
April 3 was canceled due toErie's love for unpredictablesnowstorms.
"Having games cancelledis totally typical for Softballplayers. Al of us are from Ohio,Pennsylvania, andNew York, andall our lives we've been dealingwith bad weather, games can-celled and make ups. We justhave
learned to be ready whenever weget the chance to actually play,even if it is only 35 degrees inMichigan," said Theurer.
The action was the teams firstin nearly a month, as thier lastgame was played o n Mar 3 in FtMeyers, Fla.
Weather caused four cancella-tions already this season.
The Lakers are scheduled totake on Clarion at home onApril 5.
Th e team also has a busy week-end schedule, if weather permits,as they host Hillsdale on Satur-day April 9, and Wayne State onSunday, April 10.
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M en lacrosse still perfect at oT e a m t a l l i e s t h r e e m o r e w i n s a n d m o v e s up t o N o . 3 i n t h e r a n k i n g s
By Kelly Rose Duttine
Editor-in-Chief
It has been an impressive pasttwo weeks for the me n's lacrosseteam, as they improved theirrecord to 8-0 after wins overNew York Tech on March 26 ,Wheeling Jesuit on March 30,and Dowling on A pril 2.
With 458 fans watching, Mer-
cyhurst defeated the No. 3 New
York Tech Bears with a final
score of 13-11.
The Lakers did not lose thelead at all during the game, andwere only tied briefly. a
Seniors Andrew Sands, Jason
Lappies and Mike McLellan allhad three goals apiece, and seniorTroy Ledbetter had two goals.
Additionally, Sands had two as-sists and Lapp ies, McLellan andLedbetter each had one.
Junior Mike Bringley faced25 shots and made 14 savesthroughout the 60 minutes ofplay *
The Lakers out shot the Bears41-30 in the contes t
Last year, the Lakers had de-feated the Bears in overtime,marking Tech's first regular sea-son loss in tw o years.
The Lakers were determinedthat their next match would showthat their win had not been a
fluke, but legitimate.On Monday, March 28, the
Lakers climbed from the No. 4ranking to the No. 3 spot afterthe win against Tech.
The Bears dropped to No. 4
with a record of 4-1.
On Wednesday, March 30, the
Lakers traveled to Wheeling,
W.Va. in their first away gamesince March 2 and their onlynight game of the season.
The Lakers defeated the un-ranked Cardinals at Island Sta-dium 19-10.
Mercyhurst scored nine of thefirst 10 goals before the Cardi-nals began to answer back in thesecond half.
McLellan, Lappies and Jona-thon Kane and each had fourgoals in the con test
Ledbetter, Sands and Andrew
Schuster each had two goals.
L e d b e t t e r , S c h u s t e r a n dJim Mullaley had three assistsapiece.
Mercyhurst dominated most ofthe game, winning 24 of the 33face offs, and out-shooting theCardinals 53-26.
O n Saturday, the Lakers hosted
the No. 6-ranked Dowling Uni-
versity.The Lakers not only celebrated
"Senior Day/* honor ing theteam's 17 seniors, but also cel-ebrated a 13-10 win over theGolden L ions , desp i t e poorweather condit ions from theweekend s snowstorm.
Saturday's game marked thefirst time all season that theLaker's were actually down bymore than point and were able tocome back to win the game.
McLellan had four goals in thecontest, Kane scored three andSands, Lappies and Dan Jameswere each able to get two pastthe Golden Lions.
"jpy and Sands had two
assists apiece and James had one
assist
Jason Lappfes was one of three Lakers to score three times against D owling on a snowy April 2.Kaue McAdams/Photo editor
Bringley had 12 saves in the
game, facing 33 total shots.Addit ionally, Dowling was
heavily penalized for unsports-manlike like conduct and un-necessary roughness.
Dowling dropped to 5-2 forthe season.
After two more wins, the Lak-
ers remain ranked at No. 3 in the
nation on the Division II polls.In the latest poll, Mercyhurst
received its first ever first placevote.
Dowling is still currently tiedfor sixth place. '£
Senior Mike McLellan washonore d as the Mercyhurst Male
Athlete of the week, based on his
impressive performances againstWheelingjesuit and Dowling.
McLellan has scored at leastone goal in allof the 21 games hehas played at Mercyhurst
McLellan currendy leads thetime in goals, with 30 and points,with 37 .
> He is currendy in the top 10
nationally for goals.The Lakers put their perfect
season on the line when theytravel to Long Island, NY totake on the No. 6 ranked AdelphiUniversity at 1 p.m. on Saturday,April 9. *
Rowing teams get off to roughstart thanks to Mother NatureBy Brady Hunte r
Contributing writer
It seems that the old adage,"Practice makes perfect?* proveditself this weekend.
Unable to spen d any significantamount of time rowing on openwater, Mercyhurst fell to theRochester Institute of Technol-ogy in five of its six races onSaturday.
"The m ost crucial part of train-ing is getting on water, but sincein our part of the country thelakes are still frozen, it is moredifficult for us,** junior rowe rRyan Gibson said.
Before Saturday's competitionhe explained, "All of the other
schools have had open waterraces already. Sometimes it feelslike we're the only school whohasn't raced on water ye t"
The season opener was a bit ofa disappointment for the Hurstsquads, as they swept RIT last
year. "Last year we blanked RITin all five races; we beat them
pre tty handily,** said Ryan.Not so this year as the only raceMercyhurst won was the Men'sLightweight Four.
The Men's Varsity four, Men's2V eight, Women's Frosh/Novfour, and both the Men's andWomen's Varsity eight all fell toRIT this time around.
Gibson spoke abou t the direc-tion of the team, "Th is year willbe a big year for us. We were ahuge freshman class, and nowwe're juniors, so it's time to stepup. Last year we had a big year,but it was kind of a surprise. Wegot a ew ightweight recruits andso we threw a lightweight eighttogether and took second at the
ECAC National Invitational.*'Although the men lost to Bos-
ton College, they defeated Uni-versity of Michigan, Ohio StateUniversity, Purdue and othernotable teams.
Their only home event, sched-
uled for this weekend, is in ques-
tion due to water conditions.
The teams can count on a rigor-ous travel schedule the next fewmonths.
In fact, if the Mercyhurst Invi-tational does not take place thisweekend, the men's team will no thave a single home match.
On A pril 24th, the women hostDowling College, but this is theironly other home competition.
Both teams will travel to Cam -den, N.J. to participate in theKnecht Cup on April 16-17.
This w ill be followed by a trekto Indianapolis for the India-napolis Invitational
A trip Marietta, Ohio on April30 is scheduled before the teamstake part in the 2005 ECAC Na-
tional Invitationali From there the teams followseparate paths, with the mencompeting in the Dad Vail inPhiladelphia and the womenplanning on Sacramento for theNCAA Championships.
Women'sjwater polo wins two offour matches over the weekendBy Chris Van H ornContributing writer
The Mercyhurst women's wa-
ter polo team won two of fourmatches over the weekend afterfinishing second at the DivisionII Easterns.
The Laker's overall record isnow7-7 with three regular seasoncontests remaining before theWestern Division Champion-ships April 22-23.
The team seeks to improveupon the 2004 overall record of12-10, and will need a pair ofwins in the upcoming weeks tokeep above .500.
On April 2, the Laker* handedout defeats to Siena College* 6-1,
of Marist College by a score of9-6 and by a score of 10-6 toMaryland.
In the 6-1 victory over SienaCollege, the Lakers got:three
goals and one assist from fresh-man driver Christine Somera aswell as two goals from juniorCassie R and.
Freshman goalie C! ina Mierasstopped 13 shots to post thevictory.
In the Lakers 8-5 triumph overSt. Francis, Somera cam e up bigagain by scoring four goals andsetting up two others.
Freshman Carrie Willison con-tributed two goals and threeassists, while Mieras stopped 15shots mthcyftntiik ' effort
Somera now leads?* the tLakers
After getting off to slow startsin the majority of their games sofar this season, the Lakers havebeen the ones charging out ofthe gates, leading 2-0 and 3-2
after the irst periods in their twovictories over the weekend.
However, the slow starts re-turned in the team's two defeatson April 3 as the Lakers trailedat the end of the first period ineach game.
The Lakers will look orward oa strong inish with three contestsremaining in the regular season.
On April 9, the Lakers will takeon Slippery Rock at 12 p.m.
On April 13, they will play hostto Grove City before closing outrhef Jtyular scitoort on April 16ondie road against Washington andJefferson.
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