the merciad, april 7, 1978

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V O L . 50 , NO. 18 MERCYHURST COLLEGE APRIL 7,1978F o x T r o t s F o r T h o G o l d' B l u r s ! H u s t l e s T o H i r e fbyJohn BrunoAfter coaching th e Lakers to anincomparable 26-3 season, DickFox has resigned to become headcoach of Gannon's GoldenKnights. I v j |Fox, a Gannon alumnus, answered questions from reportersof the local news media in a pressconference at the Perry Squareinstitution on March 30. Afterwards, assistant coach TomBarringer, w h o w a s also hired byGannon, presented Fox with agold towel, which completed thetransition. ' J"I feel bad about leavingMercyhurst,'* Fox said. Thepeople'were very good to methere, primarily Dr. Shane,whom I have a great deal ofrespect and admiration for." I ieave Mercyhurst withregrets, but like anything else,you can't look behind you, you'vegot to look ahead. And I lookforward with enthusiasm to behere at Gannon."Indeed, Fox said that his goalsare the same as Gannon's, andchief among them is to make thePerry Square institution "thebest ; in NCAA Division II

basketball." *Even s o , h e firmly believes thatthe 'Hurst will continue to hav e agood basketball program andremain competitive. T .>"The basketball program isn'tgoing to fall apart," he added."They have, too much pride.They've come too far. Theprogram won't stop, but it maysuffer for a year like it mightanytime a coaching change ismade."* . !* iMeanwhile, a search committee, headed by athleticdirector Mike Cusack, has beenformed to select a new;cagementor. Those on the committeeare faculty members Sr. MaryMatthew Baultus and P. BarryMcAndrew and " counselorsMiriam Mashank, .LennyCyterski and Tyrone Moore, whowere chosen because of their"background an d knowknowledge of the sport," according to Cusack.Cusack feels the criterianeeded for choosing the nextLaker coach would cen ter aroundwhat knowledge of the sport hepossesses, *with no special emphasis placed on his teaching

background.'it "I am interested in^a personw h o h a s had experience coachingon a college or junior collegelevel," Cusack added. "However,I wouldn't rule out a high schoolbasketball coach.""Oun college deserves thebest," said Miriam Mashank. " Iam looking for an individualwhose track record is \ tops andwhose personal goals coincidewith the education goals of thecollege. r"As I sit on this committee, Iintend to keep the needs of theathletes and the student body ingeneral in mind. I welcome theirinput." : *Cyterskr listed his personalcriteria for a new coach. "I amhoping we can find a coach whowould be both successful andeffective," he said. "If hecoached previously, what's hiswon - loss record? Also would Iwant my sons to play for and beinfluenced by him? T 3 1Moore said the next Lakermentor should be straight-forward with the student playersand at the same time-act in aconsistent manner with the goalsT h e M e r c i a d L i a b l eby Darlene KeithTh e * Mercyhurst StudentGovernment meeting which washeld in late February, harboredmany irate students andsevenmore unpleasant accusations.A few of the comments wereaimed at the controversialstudent billing debate. But mostof the complaining was aboutMercyhurst's student newspaper,The Merciad. j 4*Most of the issues brought upwere harbored against thedeletion of announcements whichhad been submitted to The

Merciad, and th e position that theeditor took on certain issues.Students were * enraged at the

position that the newspaper tookon subjects relevant to them;opinions which they didn't agreeupon themselves. H ]Another complaint that wasoften lodged concerned thefeature Games People Play,which was published in theFebrua ry 17 issue. Thesestudents were not, satisfiedbecause some - of their announcements had been deletedand they thought the said featureh ad taken upall th e excess space.Some of the students' othercomplaints we re' feelings thatChris VanWagenen, the editor,was speaking for the entirestudent body which they ap-

parently felt he wasn't; thatsome of the material submittedfor publication was changed insome form; and that h is opinionswould eventually h urt the qualityof The Merciad. > ;Because the MSG is designedfor the students, George Venuto,president of M S G , decided tha t itwas his duty and the other officers to see to the students'needs and wants. He and theother officers listened to thesecomplaints and thought themplausible enough to contact E.W.Kennedy, Director of StudentAffairs and William SheUey,Merciad ; advisor and AssociateProfessor of Communications.

DICK FO Xand the objectives of the college.-'' "I would like to see a coach whois not only interested in thephysical but the ^academicaspects of a player as well," headded. "One of the key qualitiesinvolved here is finding a coachwhose priorities are related to theacademics of an athlete. If this ismet, the basketball program will

continue to excel."A s of this writing, only severalpersons have 'applied for theposition. However, Cusackassures that more applicants willfile after the next issue of theChronicle of Higher Education, ajournal which gives the 'Hurstnational exposure, released onApril 10. I 9

E d i t o r i a l B o a r d"Because of these pleas, Kennedy and Shelley met with MSGand discussed the problems.They objectively listened to allcomplaints and came up with atentative solution.I The Campus Life Committee,which, true to its name is concerned with the students' life, isnow in the process of analyzingthe situation. Philip Paulucci,Bob Sheehy and^ MelissaMcMurray, who are on thecommittee, will be conductingconferences with peopleassociated with The Merciad and

will then discuss an editorial staffidea.The oroDosed editorial staff

would b e composed of a few staffmembers who would workprimarily with th e editorial pag e.Then there would be an e ditorialboard made up of pertinentfaculty and administration whocould help the editorial staffmake decisions."This would not be censorshipin any way," stated Kennedy."This would only se rve to enablethe newspaper to be objective.'*In any event, no new policieswill b e put into effect this y ear. Ifput into effect, it would commence next fall under the neweditor. The next meeting of thiscommittee will tentatively meetApril 20 . .

S A C M i n u s l i n e P r e s i d e n t ;W e b b A s k e d R e s i g n

DARLENE WEBB

by Vicki Martinago *Darlene Webb resigned herposition as president of th e newlyformed Student ActivitiesCommittee (SAC), after threemonths in her off i c e .M s. Webb stated, " A t t h e e n d o fth e term, I really had not time toorganize SAC. She continuedthat during intercession manystudents were not on campus,making it difficult to organizecommittees, T SAC was introduced in lateNovember aa a committeefunctioning .under MSG. Itspurpose was to organize social.cultural, athletic and educationalactivities. Fou r officers and oneadvisor were appointed toorganize the committee.After a short term as president,M s. Webb stepped down from herposition. "I was asked to resign

and I felt I had no choice," shestated. "Fo r SA C to function a s aunit, I had to resign because ofthe different philosophies JanGatti and I had on how SACshould be run.' ' I JWhen asked w ho requested herresignation, sh e replied, "GeorgeVenuto and Joe NeCastro." 'Venuto stated, "I did ask her toresign for reasons I felt called forsuch a request. Darlene w as veryreasonable in her dealings withm e . For various reasons I felt itthe solution to the p roblem."M s. Webb explained, "Theywanted to make it as easy asCblefor m e t o resign, saying I^_no timeformy position." Shecontinued that she felt too muchblame was directed to herself."Asking me to resign I feel wasnot fair," she stated. *Venuto commented, " Iregretted I had to make this

decision. I think Darlene is asuper worker a n d i s qualified, butother things interfered beyondmy control or hers." He statedthat he could not give thesereasons because they were of apersonal nature.When asked if she was at faultduring her term, she replied,"Oh, yeah. But others were asneglectful as I." Ms. Webb explained,;{" I e got discouragedbecause I never g o t t o realize myposition as president, then Ibecame apathetic.""By the time they asked me, Ihad given up additional, activities. Right when I got m yselforganized again/and ready towork, they asked me to resign."When asked if she had thoughtof stepping down as president onher own, she replied, "I neverwould have resigned"


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To coin a phrase, "HappyDays Are Here!" T his i s mylast term as editor, of l i eMerciad and believe me, i t'srefreshing to come back to acampus wi thout snow! {* A lot has happened s inceour last issue. The Lakerswere e l iminated from theNAIA National Tourney inKansas City by the score of70-69 by Kearny State ,N e b r a s k a . . K e a r n y S t a t ethen advanced to the finallame before losing to Grand!anyon by the score of 79-75.I remember as a freshmanthree years ago. when I had

met John (Sw eetwater) Burrows, Kevin (K.B.) Bradley andPaul (Yo) Young. They haven't changed much s ince thattime, except as basketball players . They, along with th e restof the team, provided some exciting moments that Mercyhurst College will never forget, iYea fel lows, i t's been a long four years , b u t y o u guys haveplayed o u t your hearts . If there is an award I could give forthese pas t four years , I'd give it to all of y o u .Paul, K evin and John are the oldest veterans of the tea mand its been a pure enjoyment watching them. I wish youguys the best of luck in the future and thanks for an exciting yea r. I | V Dick Fox is gon e, but not the memory of the success he'sleft us with. I wish Mr. Fox the best of luck with his futurejob as head of the Gannon Knights . I venture to say though,that I very much doubt I' l l ever see a Gannon team beat aMerchyhurst (Section 18 Champs) team |But in al l seriousness , Dick Fo x has left M ercyhurst withth e memo ry of winning a n d may that memory never d i e .Well it's Spring term, baseball and warm (cross yourfingers) weather. Already Spring 78 is off with a bang.Saturday saw the green door Sesler building throw this terms first ke g party. I know the'fel lows behind the operationand it's not surpris ing if they throw a few m ore before theterm e n d s . ^ 4 I | . Spring term wil l put a damper on a couple fel lows thisyear. Ray Z. Gruss and Jim Kopchuk amused some witnessing students as they sky dived from third floor Sesler.R ay in particular, dove off Zurn first floor in an effort to ge tin shape for baseball . Tough break fel lows but there wil l beplenty of snow next year. f *v ' -i *Well people, here you have it , the great editor bake off.Y e s , i f you always dreamed of a challengeinc career in thefield of journalism then here's your chance to be an editor ofyour college newspaper, T h e Merciad. . |Yes the Merciad, that Star Spangled Banner of controversy that has brought us al l to our knees w ith joy. Yes

it's the Merciad and here's your big chance to be editor of!next years award winning publication..Application for the job can come from any field, whetherits law enforcement or dancing. If y o u think you can han dlethis challenge then get the info from either Mr. Will iamShelley, Preston Hall or m e , Chris V a n Wagenen, Sesler 23 1 -864-0807.This could be your last chance. R emem ber, al l formal applications m ust be in no later than A pril 1 4 t h .Is Sesler Apartments a mess? You can bet your l i ttle toesthat things aren't smell ing too pretty. I only hope some of usget our da mage deposit back a t the end of the year. |Happy belated birthday to Elaine Hils inger.Y e s , Joe W illiams is pitching this year for the Lakers contrary to the belief that he's been bartending at IWO JIMA'Sin B eaver Fal l s , Pa. Good luck J o e . \Here's a course I recommend. It's called Net Sports andit's taught by no other than David Shimpeno. Combiningbadmitten, volleyball a n d tennis , this course ma y well proveto be a worthwhile experience. Shimpeno has proven to hisstudents b y far the importance, as well a s fun of physical fitn e s s /Here's a quick blurb about the girls upstairs in 3rd floorOld Main. Betty Gartner (Writing Center) and Olivia Longo(Reading Lab) are there to giv e you hope if you need it. Ifyou're wondering the hours, let me inform you that they rethere (usually) al l day long. So w h y don't you drop by.Well M.S.G. Elections w il l be here before yo u know i t . A s aformer member of the big four (Pres . vice-pres , secretaryand treasurer) believe me when I say you mus t b e dedicatedto the student body. George Venuto and I spent many anhour this summer discussing the problems which face thestudents . "Anyone see Semi-Tough! The less sa id, the better!D e a r M r. Kennedy m II missed your birthday over the break. If things had beendifferent maybe me, you and your Kangaroo friend couldh a v e m a d e a party out of i t . B u t , s ince I wasn't here and s i nce your back is better, I gues s 111 just say, sorry for m issingyou enter your twil ight years . (Nothing Perso nal).Meet our new photographer this week. Her name is MaryAnn Drake and she w il l take the place of both Randy Minkand Terry Kelly . Also meet a new member of our writingstaff, Nadine Belovarac. We hope they do well . ; .Here's a. suggestion for Mr. Robert Prather, Vicees ident of ; deve lopmen ticture it! I see a bridge. Ije a big bridge, runninfrom Sesler to Old Main aiZurn. Think of what thisw o u ld m e a n . ( D a t o ur is tattraction the year around.(2) a dryer way for Seslerstudents and more healthierones at that. (3) a chan ce forMercyhurst students to get a

glim pse] of th e snow driftswhich do take their toll whenyou must trudge throughthem.As Editor of this year'sMerciad, I am very proud ofthe stan which puts thispaper out weekly. Perhapswe are not alw ays right withthe material we print, but ithas always been our beliefthat students have the rightto know, good as w ell as bad.I cannot feel right whenthat freedom ha s been takena w a y . T h e M e r c i a d h a salways tried to serve itscommuni ty in the best way itknows how. We do howevertry and with that may I saythat my last sev en issues wil lindeed attract and please itsreadership. * ';.'Thank youChri s topher M . VanWagenen i \Editor Merciad 1977-78

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P O I N T ! It's amazing for a college such as Mercyhurst to offer sol ittle in the wa y of activities . Since attending th e college, activities are always few and far between. ;~M s . Jan Gatti , director of student activities , has donemuch in re ference to finding o u t what students want, but theoroblem my friends is sti l l here.Ev ery year yo u come back only to be disappointed again.I t makes l i t tl e s ense to m e how a s tudent governmmnt canrai se an act iv i ty by $10.00, showing about a $25,000 increa se,yet a l i ttle increase in the way of activities . fI for one hope that m ember s of M.S.G. , S.A.C. or for thatmatter who has the money , come to gr ips wi th theseriousness of this problem.Administrators and faculty wonder w h y students appearbored with their enviroment and for that matter, theirc las ses , ye t how many are doing anyth ing to solve the matter. Activities is a problem f 'T -W e need a solution. Not a montb from now or a year fromnow, NOW! Members of the student body should be en couraged to approach their representatives in studentgovernment today .Constant complaining in term s of "Oh there's nothing todo / 'o r "Oh rmoo T ed." are backward ideas . *Students imput wil l have a n important impact on their activity program. Let u s take th e voice we have a n d us e it . Ac tivities for students isn't tomorrow, it's today!

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themerciadEditor Chris V an WagenenNew s Editor John BrunoFea ture Editor Darlene KeithSports Editor Terry KellyGraphics and Layout Darlene Keith, Terry KellyWriters and Creators: Vicki Martinago, Bob b e r d a Jr .Mark Cipriani, Chris Tomczak, Alda Walker, Judy Anania.Colleen H ottel , Amy Chizmadia, Lisa Manendo, Sue F u s s ,Mary Beth Barrett a n d Nadine Belovaric.Photographers Mary A n n Drake a n d Randy M inkBusiness Manager Darlene Keith a n d Lisa ManendoA r t Editor i Patrick DunnFacul ty Consultant William Shelley

'The M erciad accepts , In fact encourages, the submissionof articles , letters , and stories from any and all mem bers offthe Mercyhurst College community: students , faculty, administrators , trustees , and friends of the school. However,as responsible journalists we must reserve the fol lowingr ights : r 4\ . ., 1. The right to rev ise copy Into standard Eng lish;2 . The right to revise copy Into correc t Journalistic form; M*3 . And, finally , the right to revise copy (but not changemean ing) to fit layout design. -a $In addition, Letters to the Editor must be s igned, must befactually verifiable, and must be written in good taste.Nam es w il l be withheld upon request, but false names wil lnot be used .

President Carter vis ited Lagos, Nigeria over the weekendand comm itted himself to the black majority rule in Africa.The president feels that by doing this , -the towering wall ofrac i sm" w i ll b e torn down, piece by piece, and turn "povertyand despair to promise ana opportunity." And almost as ifthe Nigerian people knew of h is position before p utting it inwords, Carter was met by masses of cheering Nigeriansupon his arrival . As far a s the Nigerians g o, Carter is theirnumber o n e m a n . ? -* I fNew Yorkers breathed a s igh of rel ief Saturday, as thema sses turned out to be greeted by operating subways andbuses . This wa s the first day in months that the city was notthreatened by strikes . Appa rently subway and bus workerswere planning a walkout, which luckily wa s worked out bythe deadline, which was 1 2 : 0 1 a.m. Saturday. The Big Applei s once again saved a t the las t minute , ft* Former Pre s ident . Gerald Ford suddenly cance l ledseveral personal appearances on the east coast Fridaynight, due to the fact that his wife, Betty, was i l l . Uponhearing the ne ws, Ford rushed back to then* desert home inPalm Springs, California to be with her. The cause of theil lness is not known at this time.Th e L o s Angeles police department is certainly having itsshare of problems concerning the Hil ls ide Strangler. Afterarresting Pete r Mark Jones for at least two of the murders,Saturday they found that they didn't have enough eviden ceto fi le those charges against him. Under the law, theauthorities must charge him within 48 hours, excluding theweekend, or he must be released. Jones was implicated byGeorge Sham shak, a convicted robber and an escapee fromthe Walpole State Prison in Massachusetts . Charges may bebrought against Shamshak in the near future. The policenow suspect that the stranglings were the work of tw o ormore people . >;

Spring has finally floated i n , a n d with it th e usual antics ofspring. The showers, the flowers, open car windows andbaseball . Yes. major league baseball opens its 1978 seasonthis week. A lot of wheeling and dealing has gone on s incethe season closed last fal l , some good and some not so good.However, one note to al l y o u New York Yankee fans , the betters are predicting that this year wil l be another big one forthe Yankees and even wil l go so far as to say that they wil lonce again be the champs.Monday night w as the night that al l of H ollywood (waswaiting for. In other words, i t was the night that honoredOscar. Among the many prestigious winners, some wereshockers a n d others were expected . Diane Keaton, one of theshockers of the evening, won the award for best actress .This was for her performance in the fi lm, A nnie Hall. Theaward for best actor was Richard Dreyfuss for the movie,T h e Goodbye Girl.Awards for the best supporting actre ss and actor went toVanessa R edgrave from the fi lm Julia, and Jason Robardsfor the same fi lm.The best picture of th e year w as a surprise in that it was acomedy and rarely do comedies get voted the best pictureaward. This year, Annie Hall was that film. And roundingout the major awards was the best song from a fi lm, whichwas You Light Up My Life. Woody Allen was voted bestdirector for th e film Annie Ha 11.

S t a f f S p e a k o u t !by Vicki Martinago I

On Thursday, March 30, the proposal for co-operativeeducation was accepted by the Board of Trustees . At thesame time, the proposal for the graduate program inCriminal Justice was also accepted . !These two proposals have now become recognizedprogram s of Mercyhurst College. But are students excitedaoout the possibil i ties that these programs w il l provide? U nfortunately, questions sti l l echo in the halls as to "Whatreally is co-operative education?'1 and "What graduateprogram?" *y |Other proposals are beginning to blossom this spring.Does this mean more changes and additional programs?Well, if it d oe s , the student body might benefit by becominginformed on the academ ic undertakings of the college.These cha nges a re; being m ade in the interest of theStudents of Mercyhurst^ "Co-op" isn't being pushed onstudents , i t is no t a ma ndatory program . It's been developedfor those who feel they w il l benefit from it . jBut how long wil l i t take for students to realize thesebenefits? Much time, money* and effort has been put intothese new program s. Such a waste if n o one takes advantageof them. [ r * j * B ut as I s it here writing this , I am confident th at someonesomew here wil l venture to question, "What is Co-op? "?

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APRIL 7,1978 THEMERCIAD PAGE 3O i l. . . S u s a n L W i k e

I n response to the article in theMarch 3, Merclad, concerningth e fl u attack that hit Mer-cyhurst, and myself being one ofthe v ic t ims, I would like t o s a ythat the cure prescribed f o r m ewas indeed worse than the f lu .On Monday the 13 of F ebruary Icontracted what I assumed to b eth e f lu . I had a sore throat, andgeneral body aches . So I went tothe health office where I w a sexamined , (i f you want to cal l itthat) .Af ter te l l ing S ister MaryJoseph the above symptoms, shemade the brilliant diagnosis thatI either h a d swollen glands o rtonsilit is, before she even lookedat my throat, which I might addshe didn't d o a t all! If I hadn'tbeen so shocked I would have toldher that I ha d a tonsilectomy a tthe age of f ive.

At any rate she decided a f looddose of Kobicillen, a related formof Penicillen, w a s i n order. Iassume sh e didn't1 think thatasking m e i f I w a s allergic topenic i l len w a s a pert inentq u e s t i o n , b e c a u s e s h e n e v e rasked. s In fact, I think she musthave been pretty well acquaintedwith m y medical history, sinceshe didn't deem it necessary topull my chart, from th e medicalfiles. |I am not a nurse but I do knowthat a nurse or doctor will usuallytake your temperature th e veryfirst thing, even if you Just have astomach-ache . Yet .S ister MaryJ o s e p h didn't fee l th is w a snecessary either. uA s I stated before I 'm n o t anurse bu t through m y vast ex periences I have learned how to

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shake down a thermometer andtake my ow n temperature. A ndthat I did, only to discover I had atemperature of 102.7 This mademe dec ide to try the Robicillen(the wonder drug of Mercynurstcampus) where upon I began tohave th e worst headache I c a never remember having.Needless to say after all this Iw as beginning to h a v e a fewsmall doubts. S o I m a d e a n ap p o i n t m e n t w i t h m y r e g u l a rf a m i l y d o c t o r , . w h o w a sastounded when I told him aboutmy v isit to the Mercynurst healthcenter. . - < ?\-i After the above experience an dreading the March 3 article o n th eRussian f lu , I think that maybethe Mercynurst health center ism o r e a d e p t a t c o m p i l i n gs t a t i s t i c s , t h a n s o m e o t h e rthings.-; ' : \

4'I wan t to express my appreciation to all the Mercynurst students, faculty, adm inistration andstaff for their prayers, thoughts, gifts, cards, visits and general concern for my wellbeing during myrecent illness. I am recovering and hope to be back with you real soon."James V. KinnaneChairperson,La w EnforcementDivision : '*' * *

.. J o a n W h e e l e rI am directing this letter to thecomments of George Hammil Jr.on March 3, 1978.It's a shame you think thatschool spirit is more importantthan school work. Many peoplebelieve the most important partof school is achieving the numberone goal of allgraduation with

decent grad es. Sports and the te nsupport of snorts are not the end-al l of a college career.The Campus Center was builtfor the .sport activit ies of thiscollege. It h a s its supporters.However, the other departmentsof this college don't snare in th esupport o r respect. T h e a r tdepartment, theatre arts, dancea n d music department have theirown struggles. D o I s e e thosesuper JOCKS coming out to showtheir support for a ballet o r a [dayor a concert of a coffeehouse oran a rt exhibition? -' iW e, in t h e arts , have a" d e d i c a t e d g r o u p of hardworking people" jus t . as th ebasketball team has . In fact,* Ibelieve w e in th e arts pu t moreinto our work than those in t h esports d o . W e h a v e to practicelong hard hours, stay up until 2 , 3 ,or 4:00 a .m. to f inish s an a r t

(project o r b e t h e only o n e o n[stage performing for a njaucuence. T h e arts a r e ademanding field y e t w e d o n o td e m a n d " l o ya l t y" f r o m o u r!"fans."We g e t b y . We support'eachother. After o u r plays, ballets,(concerts o r art show, who givesius recognition? Mostly, w e g e tour pleasure from th e deepfeeling of personal satisfactionfrom doing our work. But we donot have full scholarships a s d othe super Jocks. And they don'thave to keep up good grades, theyslide by. i *t - i'. Whatever happened to ' th eother facilities me Center w a ssupposed t o have? StudentUnion? AH the Campus Center i sa place for sports - no o n e e l s e ,gets anything from it .

The Campus Center w a s t obenefit all of the college, so far, Ia s a n art students, feel slighted. Ihave been in t h e Center onlythree t imes. I am happy for ourteam, bu t feel w e should placemore emphasis o n other im portant aspects of college life a sw e l l l

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PAGE 4Cisek Discovered

by Alda WalkerOne thing for sure, once you'vepinned - down Dr. Cisek beprepared for a stimulatingconversation. Deeply concernedabout the students here at Mercy-hurst,he .tries to gear his activities and time schedule (moreto being with the students than

getting tied down with officework. js f iA native of Buffalo, New Yorkhe attended Conisius Collegewhere he obtained his BA inLiterature and Philosophy. Hethen went to State Univ. of NewYork whe re he received his M.A.and Ph.D in Philosophy.Dr. Cisek has been at the 'Hurstfor "Five wonderfullyears" andhe is enjoying himself. The afternoon mat we talked he was inone of his humorous 'talkativemoods. He thinks learning shouldbe an eniovable experience andhe feels as a teacher it's his jobto help set the atmosphere.In his classes he uses humor to*put the students at ease and tomake them comfortable. Hewants students to lookforward ohis classes or at least not dreadthem. When questioned on his

habit of talking while administering tests to his studentshe stated, "It's comic relief Uobreak tensions. He cares abouthow students are functioning bothacademically and socially.Aside from teaching, Dr. Cisekhas another very important jobthat is head of the newly devisedmentoring program. He feelsgood about the the programbecause it provides more;opportunity for freshman-facultycontact. He believes it's a betteradvising' system because thesetup permits* the students toapproach their advisor on a morepersonal level. NP*He thinks the mentors areputting, in more time and aremore readily available to thestudents than in the past. He alsonoted more enthusiasm in most ofthe mentors in that they seem"very interested in working withthe students."He enjoys working with youngadults and he values the rapporthe has established with most ofthe students h e's worked with. Inhis Swords, J "Everyth ing ' j j^super."

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b y D o n Burger"Well Norb, here it is our lastterm at Mercy hurst as seniors.", "Yeah, i t ' s hard to believe it'salmost over," sighed Norb."Remember all the wonderfulclasses and smooth handling ofb u r e a u c r a t i c m a t t e r s Tikebilling," I reminisced. ."These professors have bentover backwards to help us to get

our requirement ! In this finalterm," said Norb."When you take Into consideration that they h ave u s overa barrel In th is; our last t erm.""Remember when we askedpermission to register for classe swithout an advisor's signature,and the registrar laughed us outof the office?""How could I forget? Our

required courses closed, and Iba d to plead with the professor tole t me in .""It was pretty funny becausehe laughed so hard when he toldyou that y o u were ou t of luck, thathe nearly gagged.""It was hysterical when thebureaucratic system made youru n from office to office, tea cherto teacher and then say, 'too bad550 5%iv -riv y - %%%5 &%EC O 11Olczak Advises Seminar

bySucFuMTo anyone who wasn't there ,especially Environment Studiesmajors, you missed a l o tDenise Olczak. a 1976 Mercy-hurst g r a d u a t e f r o m theEnvironmental Studies department, spoke at a seminar classlor majors a whi le back andbrought with her a lot of excitement and encouragement."I think that the answer (toenvironmental problems) is Incollege and high school kids,"said Denise as she talked aboutcurrent problems, particularlyenergy.Den ise is currently the coordinator of the Energy Stewardship Program for the LakeviewSchool District working out ofStoneboro, Pa. She acts as aresou rce, person for teachers,students and the community v on

current energy problems andalternatives. Previous to her JobIn Stoneboro she wa s a n aturalistat Asbury Woods Nature Centerin M illcreek.. "If you believe in something,yo u have to consider the pros, th econs , and the payoffs," saidD e n i s e , "If yo u p r e a c h a necological lifestyle, you'd betterlive it ."The urogram she is puttingtogether is helping the community to look a t alternatives an dl i festyle changes on a grassrootsleve l . Var ious ac t iv i tie s en couraging low-eherjpr leisure ands c h o o l p r o j e c t s d e s i g n e d forenergy alternatives are underway and m ore are be ing p lannedevery day. JDenise showed much interestan d enthusiasm in the currentwork of the students who at

tended the seminar and offeredher own advice .j ''Organize your t ime and yourvalues , Become a 'packrat' -don't* throw out your books oryour notebooks. Denise alsoe n c o u r a g e d , d e v e l o p i n g c o m munications skills. "Speak infront of a group any chance youg e t " s h e said, noting th e need forself assurance. * ''Finally, she stressed getting tok n o w p e o p l e .in your f ie ld ."Repeat your name three t imesafter you've been introduced,"she said w ith a laugh. "Contactslike that can help you lata* onwhen you need it ."It's nice to have someone comeback and tell you that you canmake it in your f ield and thatyou're on the right track.And Denise Olczak did Justthat.Fa ther-D augh ter W eekendA rrives) In E a rly Sp ring

T h e f tt t a r a n n u a l F a t h e r -D a u g h t e r w e e k e n d h a s b e e nscheduled for April 22-23. Theevent is being chaired by JoannDeSaatis, with Vicki Martinagoassisting as co-chairman. ;The weekend wil l commence

with a brunch in the cafeteriafrom 12:30 - 1:30 p.m., followedby a talent show At 2:00 p.m. inthe recital hall. 4The social hour, beginning at6:00 p.m ., will be held a t t h e East

t Attentionbeen decreed 11978 shall b eD A Y ERIE Activities andevents are planned for the downtown area . Look forfurther d etailsi n t h e local newspaper.

Brie Turners Club, 829 ParadeStreet, followed by dinner at 7:00p.m. Dr. Joseph Pixzat, artprofessor at Mercyhurst, will bethe guest speaker for the occas ion . Danc ing w i ll b e from 9:001:00 p .m. , with m usic providedby the Gib Porsch Combo.M ass will be held in the grottoSunday morning at 11:00 a.m.,with a brunch In the; cafeteriaafterwards to concluue the busyWeekend.Th e Father-Daughter weekendis a sentim ental tradition here atMercyhurst, for it affords dadsand daughters alike a seldompresenter opportunity to relaxand be together for an entire twod a y s . The plans and work thathave ,been put into -the e v e n tindicate that this year will be noe x c e p t i o n t o t h e s u c c e s s o fprevious years.Reservat ions m ust be made byApril 17. * ? T

turkey.' ""We really did some chucklingwhen we added up our loans tosee that we paid $8,000 to getscrewed in the end.""Ha ha ha. I 'm still laughing atthe t ime you signed up to use thetennis courts and a> wealthycontributor to the college threwyou off without any regard toyour rights.""Mercyhurst has been good tous Norb, they keep life excit ingbecause you never know whichwall you are going to be hangingyour head against""We've left quite a few dents inthe walls around her," he admitted. ../ v *' . "There have been som e shiningm o m e n t s : t h a t / w e ' l l f o n d l yremember ," I mused . '.$"For sure . There 's some n iceand wonderful memories. CarWars lightened our burdens byc r e a t i n g m i r t h . a r o u n d t h ecampus. Al l the math w e learnedin American Journalism will bevaluable in life after school.'"The only course that reallyh e l p e d u s g e t through th ebureaucratic system was "HowTo Heat the System.""Don't forget the wonderfulLakers w h o brought some form ofrespectability to our school.""Yeah, the basketball team'srecord will he lp us a l l ge t Jobsafter 'w e graduate.""We spend enough money onthem that they bet ter dosomething for the good of theschool," said Norb."The campus life is super if y o ulike to get drunk or smoke thewacky tobaccy." .

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' "What happensth e people?A , _ |"They go homefact that they'rq'Hurst.""Remember all the activit iesdesigned for seniors, like thesenior dinner?"" T h e school handled that reallywell. They notif ied seniors onFriday for the Monday nightaffair. We ate the cuisine thatwas offered in the cafeteria.What fantastic atmosphere toshow appreciation of tne seniorclass .""They must have learned howto honor people from the Idi AminS c h o o l o r : E t i q u e t t e ', an dM e n t i o n . " T "."You know the biggest Joke iso n u s . In the competition for Jobs,we are not exact ly w e l l known.j} "Why is that a joke?" I asked."It must be. Employers keeplaughing when I tell them whicnschool I went to," explainedNorb. ?2

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by Mark CiprianiWhat started out a trip full ofhope and promise ended unceremoniously in the earlymorning hours of Kansas City,Missouri.That is when the MercyhurstLakers bowed out of its first everNAIA National BasketballTournament losing by thedimmest of margins, 70-69, to(earney State of Nebraska.Mercyhurst, eighth seeded inhe tourney, trailed by as muchis 12 points in the second half buthe unseeded Antelopes held offhe Laker comeback to pull theirst upset of the tournament.if it is any solace to the Lakers,(earney wasn't finished with itstpsets as the Nebraska unitattled its way to the finalsMore falling to champion GrandCanyon (Arizona) 79-75.As for the Lakers, shakey playplus constant foul trouble hindered t he offense and the 'Hurstjust could never get their acttogether.L< "This is the worst we have

TennisThe Mercyhurst College Tennisteam begins its spring seasonunder the direction of first yearcoach Dennis Ranalli. Kanalliwas a native of Clairton, Pa. andhas been residing in the Erie area

he past eight years. In additiono coaching, he is also the tennislirector at the Billie Jean KingTennis Center in Erie.| This years Laker net teamfeatures senior Richard Birmingham from Boston. Mass. He,vas last year's NAIA District 18ingles champ at flight No. 1. Hejust recently acquired his 50thsingles victory in his four-yeartay at the Hurst and will cer-tainly hold the winningest recordm the schools history upongraduation.Junior standout Phil Dubskynails from Geneva, O hio, He hasbeen a solid starte r for two yearswith the Lakers and was amember of the 1076 NAIANational Championship tea m. Hewas runner-up at flight three inlast year's singles and flight twodoubles champion.Junior member Al Culbertsonisa native of St. Louis, M issouri.He was also on that "76 NationalChampion and will once again bestarter on this years team.Freshman Andrew Findlayomes to us via London, England.fie has won various tournamentsin England including the LondonSenior Championships and hastrained with the British Inter-mediate squad. /fc/.Freshman Tom Chybrsynski isa local standout from Pittsburgh.Pa. He is currently ranked thirdIn the Allegheny M ountain TennisAssociation in 18 and undersingles and also ranked 20th inthe Middle States TennisAssociation.Freshman Dave LaFuria is ahome town product from Erie. Heplayed and lettered for four yearsat McDowell High School. He iscurrently ranked tenth in theAMTA *~1 According to Coach Ranalli.this year's team has the potentialto contend for another District 18title. "We have a very positiveteam attitude at this time, andthese men have worked veryhard since September in anticipation of this years soringseason." commented Ranalli*All of the home matches will beheld at the . Billie Jean KingTennis Center on Interstate 90and Route 97,

played in two years," commented Coach Dick Fox after theloss, "but these kids never gaveup and we still almost pulled itout. iFox was forced to go to hisbench much earlier than anticipated because of the foultrouble. John Burrow missedmuch of the first half and leadiniscorer Ed Jones fouled out wit]15 minutes left in the game.Mercyhurst outhit Kearney,from the field 26-23 but thedamage as far as the Lakerswere concerned came at the foulline where the Antelopes out-scored the 'Hurst 24-17.Don Jackson * was the onlyconsistent scorer for the Lakersas he hit for a game high 2 1 pointsin his final game in a M ercyhurstuniform. Burrow also playing hislast game was the only otherLaker in double digets with 10.Four others who made theirfinal curtain call for the 'Hurstthat night (morning) were PaulYoung, Kevin Bradley, Ed Jones,and Joe Ford.

BaseballThe Mercyhurst Baseball teamwill begin their first springseason under new coach MikeCusack. Cusack and his Lakersrecently completed a trip toOklahoma where they played

various teams 8 in and aroundOklahoma City. Although the| team didn't fair very well, theygot in the much needed playingtime and enjoyed some warmweather.The Lakers season opener wasdelayed last Tuesday because ofthe weather as they werescheduled to host California Statein a doubleheader.This springs squad is relativelyyoung compared to previousones. The breakdown showsseven freshmen, six sophomores,four juniors and two seniors.The two seniors form thebattery in righthanded pitcherJoe Williams from Beaver Fallsand catcher-captain Randy Minkfrom Springdale.The juniors includefirst basemen Ron Coleman andDan Sienick, both from Erie.Secondbaseman Ray Gruss fromCleveland and Shortstop TerryKelly from Burrell round out thejuniors.Three of the sophomores arepitchers and they are CraigNicholson from Erie, SparkyMills from Cleveland, and GordyKarstedt from Eden, N.Y.Sophomores Rick Konkolewski(catcher) and Rick Shaheen(outfield) are from Burrell whilesoph outfielder T.J. Fahey isfrom Pittsburgh.Freshmen pitchers RussWilhelm (Natrona Heights) and

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TIMS'., Apr. 11 - Bhnnd A w a y . , , ,Wed Apr. 12 Youmtown St. Away. .S a t , A p r 15 I ndi a na Ho m o JTuM. Apr. IB Frodonla Homo. . .. , JThun. Apr. 20 Edln, - AwaySun., Apr. 23 Gar State- Homo jW#d Apr. 26 - Pitt Johnstown-H ^ JSat, Apr. 29, Point Park, AwayMorv.Moy I, Thtal Away JW*d.,Moy 3 % Froifburg Staff Away, ,Thun., May 4 Slip. Rock Away.S u n , , M a y 7 Akron-Homo ,, i*Man., May 8 - Gannon - Away - . . . . . .

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Finishing its most successfulseason ever at 26-3, Mercyhurstcaptured its initial District 18title by first knocking offdefending champ Clarion andthen St. Vincent.Furthuring this accomplishment was the fact thatthe trip to Kansas City wasachieved in only the seventh y earof basketball at the 'Hurst.Mercyhurst also ended with thesecond best winning percentageof any NAIA team in the country.Personal achievements for theLakers included District 18 CoachOf The Year Dick Fox, andsecond team all-district berthsfor Ed Jones and Paul Young.But despite these accomplishments a one-point losscan tarnish the gold. 4A subtle but fitting tribute wasgiven to Coach Fox and theLakers after the game whensomeone told him, "a lesser teamwould have lost by twenty."A lesser team is something theMercyhurst Lakers have not beenall year. * ^

Rick Rickgauer (Erie) round outthe staff. tFreshmen infielders includeJimbo Walters from Natrona iHeights, Bob DellaRocca fromBethpage, N.Y., and ScottBarnnger from Erie. ,Two freshmen outfielders fromNatrona Heights are MikeConroy and Frank Kudlac.The Lakers have a 32 gameschedule which includes homedates with Indiana, CaliforniaState (rescheduled), Fredonia,Clarion, Pitt-Johnstown, Akron,and Youngstown State.

SoftballThe women's varsity Softballteam, under the direction ofcoach Jan et Price, w ill open theirseason next Saturday, the 15th atEdinboro. The Lakerettes havethe same young-type team thatthe baseball Lakers have, mainlyfreshmen.The returning players aresenior Sue Fagan from Pittsburgh, and juniors Mary AnnKing from Dunmore, Diane

Masterson from Erie and JaneNestor from McKeesport. jSophomores include PamWolfe from Warren, Mary Mahonfrom Deltona, Fla., Judy Gluvnafrom Corry and Mary McLain jfrom Hawley.New team m embers and freshmen are Debbie Christman fromPittsburch, Tina Tomczak fromErie, Kathe Lowry from Erie.Barb Massenburg and CathrineBell both from Phildelphia,Leslie Gernat fromBrackenridge, Cheri Haugheyfrom Coming, N.Y., and KathyGrieb from Russell complete theteam. H : s 1Merc wTennis ScheduleSpring 1978Saturday, April 8 1 ;00 p.m.Slippery Rock (H )Thursday, April 13 . . . . 2 :00 p.m$ California State (A)Saturday, Apri l 22 1:00 p.m.Behrend (H) < *]Mond ay, April 24 1:00 p.m* Ed inboro (A)Monday, May 1 3:00 p.m.Youngstown (H)Thursday, May 4 , 1:00 p.m.West Liberty (h)Monday, Ma y 8 1 p.m%\ Allegheny (A)Thursday, May 11-13District 18Tourney,Friday, May 19-21USTA SanctionedTournamentWestwood Racket Club

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by Terry KellyNow that all the talk is over andthe decision is final that Dick Foxwill guide Gannon next year, herear e a few thoughts that have beenfloating around. There are thosewho think Fox has deserted theschool. These same people givethe reason for desertion to be thegradua tion of six fine seniors whoformed a strong nucleus. On theother hand, there are those whosee the move as a greater opportunity for Fox. Fox himselfstated that it would be a differentchallenge and one that he wouldlike to accept. I'm not sure what Iw ould have done and had I been

in Fox's shoes. I do like to acceptnew challenges but I probably.would have to think it out beforecoming to a conclusion. The onlyproblem that I can see from themove is the recruiting aspect,which could hurt the Hurst nextseason. A new coach should beappointed soon so the recruitingof high school players can takeplace. If the wait is long, most ofthe good players will havealready maae up their minds ontheir college choice and the Hurstwill be screwed. Six qualityplayers are hard to replace so thepowers should get together tochoose the new ruler and to buildfor next year. %The spring sports a re swinginginto action this weekend/ Thetennis team under new headcoach Dennis Ranalli will hostSlippery Rock on Saturday at1:00. The matches will be at theBillie Jean King Tennis Center.The baseball team under coachMike Cusack will travel to Pittsburch Saturday for a 1:00doubleheader at Robert Morris.

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