By Margaret Coffey The third MSG meeting of the year was open- ed by President Mike Kelly . Trac y Wasson, SAC Chairperson, announced that Matt Deibert had won the first Mr. Mercyhurst competition.? The Spring F ormal was discu ssed in depth. There has been a lot of talk that there will be no Spring Formal; this is only a rumor. Last week Wasson and Kelly met with Lisa Costello and E. William Kennedy to discuss the prob- lems with the Winter Formal and some controls that might be put on the Spring Formal. Costello said that she will not support a Spring over Winter Formal ! Meeting Formal as adviser to SAC. Greg Latimer com- mented this was like "the skipper of the ship jnot going to sea" Bob Neumaier, general manager of the Hilton, feels that renting rooms to students was a mistake. He will not rent rooms to students at a Spring Formal if the college asks him not to rent them. Kelly said the college ma y just do that. The SAC wi ll help plan a Spring Formal but will not work the actual night of the formal. Apparently, the officers, most of which are female, were threatened and suffered verbal abuse. MSG is asking students to volunteer to work an hour or so the night of the formal. Anyone interested should submit their name to MSG. % There may be several controls imposed on the Spring Formal. For example, th ey may sell ad- vance tickets only, Erie police officers may be present, people extremely intoxicated may be denied entrance and people who leave may not be allowed to re-enter. The idea of having a DJ instead of a band was also discussed. - In other news, there will be a Texas Barbecue held on Activities Weekend. Where it will be held has not been decided yet. There will also be a Softball tournament and a Ms. Mercy hurst contest on Activities Weekend. Amy Ward brought up the new calendar pro- posal and encouraged everyone to turn in their ballot. The ballots fo r a Mercyhurst Mascot are being counted. v Several problems have arisen concerning the Musical Chairs project to bene fit the homeless. Insurance problems need to be worked out before extensive plans can be made. Last Wednesday a meeting with the other schools in- volved was called and everyone except for Gan- non callecUo cancelf Kelly said another meeting would be held Tues., Feb. 3. \ 60 NO. 13 MERCYHURST COLLEGE, GLENWOOD HILLS, ERIE, PA 165 46 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1987 Mercyhurst Creates Erie's First Jewish History- Center By Julie Cherico One of the highlights of Mercyhurst's 60th Anniversary Academic Celebration was Presi- dent Garvey's official announcement of the Center for E rie Jewish History. The announce- ment of the center, which will be the first ol its kind in the Erie area, took place yesterday in Zurn Recital Hall. The panel discussion was opened, free of charge, to the Mercyhurst Com- munity as well as the general public. Earlier this year, Judith Wieczorek of the sociology department met with" President Garvey and David Cooper, coordinator of the celebration, to discuss the possibility of establishing the center. Wieczorek, who will serve as the C enter's acting director, explain- ed that since the college opened in 1926, it has had various ties with the Jewish comm unity. In the early years of the college, a number of students were from the Jewish community. In the College's president, Sr. Carolyn Herr- mann, received the prestigious "Rabbi Max C. Currick Brotherhood Award". It was given to her -' . . . on the basis of courageous and in- telli gent application of what a modem college should be," (Erie Times, 2/28/70). "She was probably the only member of the Erie Catholic clergy to receive this award," commented W ieczor ek. Also, in 1972, when the College of Older Americans was fo rmed a number of peopl e from the Jewish community participated. The following selected panelists spoke at yesterday's opening announcement on various aspects of J ewish history: R abbi Joseph Hirsch, of Congregation Brith Shalom; Goldie Mayers; Barbara Singer, Senior Adult coordinator ol the Jewish Community Council; Lyman Cohen, Director of Domestic Relations at the Erie County Court House; and Moderator Mark Finklestein, of the D'Angelo School of Music. The center will be permanently housed in the Archives of the Hammermill Library. Some of the holdings will consist of many documents pertinent to Erie Jewish history. In addition, it is hoped that acquisitions such as oral histories, personal documents and memorabilia from the Jewish community will be donated. Wieczorek feels that the Center will serve as a repository j for research and learning by established scholars as well as students. •jit:* Hamme rmill Library Center t o be the permanent location of Erie's lewish Historical Cen- Winter gives Mercyhurst a blustery Academic Celebration. Temperatures dipped and over a foot and a half of snow accum ulated in a 24 hour period. The *form, like the one that it followed, paralyzed the S outh and North East regions. Photo:File New Academic Calendar Arsued At MSG Forum ter. Photo.File By Jennifer Comny The MSG open forum to discuss the propos- ed calendar changes presented students and faculty the opportunity to voice their concerns and opinions of the changes. Members of both the administration and faculty were present to explain how each proposal would be incor- porated with the college and how it would ef- fect students and their classes. The discussion panel consisted of Dean Dr. David Palmer, John Wolper of the HRM department, Brian McHugh of the Education department and Diane W ill iams of the Academic Policies Com- mittee. V Palmer start ed the discussion by giving a brief outline of each proposal. The present system modified, the 3x11 calendar and the semester schedule. He went on to describe the problems Mercyhurst faces with the present three term calendar. He stated that the college seems out of sync with other local colleges, all of which run on semester bases. Other schools that run on a semester schedule would more fully be able to cooperate with Mercyhurst if it were on a semester system. \ Wolper voiced his concerns about the length of present classes and the fact that students tend to lose interest after about an hour. He went on to say that students must look at both sides of the proposals. McHugh backed this up, saying "as students, you are the consumers, and you need to decide what is best for you." The forum was then opened to questions from the students present. Questions raised ranged from how it will affect the graduating seniors of next year to how it will affect students finan- cially. 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