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At an informal meeting heldMonday, January 17, Dr. JerryTrimb le, Dean of the College andVice President? of AcademicServices, presented a new 'twotrack* calendar proposal for thecoming year.Approximately 150 studentsattended the* open meeting.Various pro and con opinions ofthe plan, designed by DeanTrimble and Edward Gallagher,Associate Professor ofEducation, were voiced.The proposal consists f of asystem whereby ; both a trimester and semester schedulewould be in operation.A mandatory Presession,taking the place off Intercessionand running from September 6 to

30 , would begin the calendar.From there, courses would beoffered' on a tri-mester *andsemester basis, as the coursesrequired.fPresession would offer LiberalStudies, Interdisciplinary ande x p e r i e n t a I ty pe c o u r s e sspecially designed for this intense study period. Presessionwould also offer co urses designedto |provide incoming freshmenwith necessary college levelskills. $The dual tri-mester-semestersystem would provide flexibilityfor course scheduling tonecessitate the difficulty or time-involvement factors of variouscourses.Lab courses , -ifor example,

*requiring a 15-week semesterperiod, could be scheduled in thesemester system, providing forthe , more involved educationallevels of these co urses, explainedDean Trimble. Whereas other 10-week oriented course offeringswould continue on the presentterm-type schedule.Several matters were considered in the decision to changethe present schedule. | ?First. the economic factors had- to be appraised. The effect ofhaving a inon-m andatoryIntercession causing a lowenrollment for that period,resulted in a $137,000 loss toMercyhurst.Dean Trimble explained thatthis would be made up , in part, by

MORE THAN 125 STUDENTS gathered in Zurn 114 Monday afternoon to discuss the pros and consof the proposed calendar change with Mercyhurst Dean Dr. Jerry Trimble (pictured above).*$F m i W A B ob Ronksley photoB i l l i n g S c h e d u l e A l t e r e dA new billing plan wherebyfulltime M ercyhurst students willpay tuition fees in two yearlyinstallments, rather than on the

current term-by-term Ischedule,will take effect next fall, fUnder the new plan,^ fulltimestudentsthose taking | 8-11courses or 24-33 creditswill bebilled a flat rate of $2,380, according to George Kidd, vicepresident of business services.Two equal payments will be dueSeptember 1 and January 1. PDuring the 1977-78 academicyear only, special arrangements

will be made for returningstudents who cannot meet ftwolarge payment deadlines. jflBfl$ "We understand it h e newprocedure could create someproblems in timing," Kidd said,"so for those students who havebeen here before, w e'll work out aplan for them to pay morefrequently. f C"For; students onl aid," *1iecontinued, j "we'lllf just |berequesting aid |in I a differentpattern." m SThe new billing procedure will

apply to all incoming freshmenand transfers next fall. iRgjJBBLetters announcing the new

billing, plan will be m ailed tostudents and parents Thursday,January 20. J | I RjfVi ^New billing procedures {werefirst proposed last spring.!Kiddbegan drafting the plan in September and, rafter it wasreviewed bv Dr. Jerrv Trimble,Robert Prather and WilliamKennedy, it wasg passed by thebudget and finance committee ofthe board of I trustees Tuesday,January 4. ^ ^ H l ^ S S ^ i S i 1

student overloads during the nexttwo terms. Dean Trimble pointedout, however, that overloading isreally not satisfactory to thepresent calendar*system. Itcauses strain on those studentsand thus devalues the overalleffect of their education.Another consideration for thechange came from the question,^"What timej periods are conducive to learning?"Many faculty members realizethe difficulty New C a Ien da r

Shown at right is diagram of the proposed T w o Trackcalendar for Mercyhurst. The schedule will; includethree long weekend breaks: October 1 - 3 , February 4-6,and March 24-26. Other vacations are > planned forNovember 19 to 27, Thanksgiving; December 17 toJanuary 2, Christmas and New Yea r's; and March 11to 19 , Spring break. The calendar provides breaks forall students regardless of their individual schedules.

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I've done a lot of thinking, listening andtalking this past) week about the newly proposedcalendar changes. I i * T111 say right now that I'm otally n favor of allthe proposed changes. Last week at this time Iwas, basically opposed to any plan that wasgoing to take away MY free Wednesdays anddrag MY classes out for 15 weeks. |Since that time, I have^ been able to removemyself personally from the situation and look atit objectively.fi forgot about MY free Wednesdays and began ohink about the benefits ofthenew calendar for Mercyhurst as a whole.* ;,The factual, far-reaching effects of jtheproposed changes can't be foreseen by anyoneat present. Granted, it could fail, but we need togive the plan a chance to work before we condemn it. I i J | y ITry to stop for aimoment and look at theoverall picture. Not jus t for yourself, but for the1300 plus other students at M ercyhurst and thoseplanning to come here in the future. Of course,everyone wants the best for themselves, but the

. -way things are now, ar e we getting it?So many factors are involved in the change,that it is difficult for any one person, without theproperbackground to comprehend it all. I feel,before we are qualified to criticize this plan, wemust at least try it. | | j | | | | | |Dean Trimble came up against much hostilityfrom the students when he brought the proposalto them. I | itWe should realize that he didn't have to dothis. He could have stayed securely in his officeand proposed the changes without any studentinput. Instead, he cared enough o ake the timeto bring the proposals ous, the students, first.The presen t calendar proposal is the result ofthe complaints the Dean heard about this year'scalendar combined with community feedbackon other proposed calenda rs.No matter what the outcome, I feel that it'snot right to attack Dean Trimble for thesechanges. He is trying to make things betterbecause he saw a need for improvement. | '']One uvenile attack on the Dean came from ananonymous student or group of students thatplaced a note in faculty mailboxes stating:Change the Dean; not the Calender, *STUDENTSFirst of all, it has been suggested to m e thatthese STUDENTS go to the English Clinic andlearn how ospell. iSecondly, I for one don 't appreciate being included in mi something that is totally the opposite of my feelings. These people did this bytaking the liberty of signing their note STUDENTS, which may hav e been taken a s including allMercyhurst students.I don't want the Dean changed and I feel insulted, as did many other students, thatwe weregrouped with those STUDENTS who feel achange in administration might be necessary.If this group is so opposed, why don't theyshow themselves and make known their reasonsfor this opposition. 'The Merciad is open to your contributions. *

Everyone deserves the righttobeh rd .Moke the Merciad your formof commun ication .

To The*EditorW a n t e d : C r e a t i v i t yTo the Mercyhurst Community: The Editorial Board of the 1977 MercyhurstLiterary'Magazine requests the honor of thepresence of the products \ resulting from theexistence of your creative mind. \ 'This year, the magazine is to be entitled Settings. We, as the ed itors, hope to offer a greatervariety of types of material-in which you, theread ers, wish to indulge yourselves. To indulgeyourselves, you must involve yourselves; to involve yourselves, youmust set your mind to it.I So, gather your thoughts, collect your visions,and submit them to Settings. j| We welcomepoems, short stories, plays, essays, photoessays, photographs, sketches, and other items

of interest to the community. ? Letimagination run free.Submit all material to:SETTINGS - Editor |[ J* | Box 62 Egan HallBe sure to include on each submission yourname, local address, and telephone number. pf Deadline for submissions is Friday, F ebruary25. .; 1 | | i g I' i W I Applications are also being accepted for staffpositions. All positions are open. Deadline foraDDlication is Friday, January 28. Interested

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persons desiring to secure application formsshould contact Kathy Cordaro, Egan 29, Marianne Dolan, Egan 25 or by calling 866-9937. 1 .1ifCThe first staff meeting will be held Wednesday, January 26, at 10 a.m., 201 Main.!Interested persons should attend. ?* Kathy Cordaro, Editor iMarianne Dolan. Assistant Editor

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To the Editor: I | i It's five minutes to the hour and as usual theclasses are being dismissed. The commuterswhich make-up 50 per cent or more of thestudent body and the faculty m embers a re nowready to leave the campus. iMost of these people will get into their carsand leave through the gates onto 38th Street.Like everyday, traffic is building up and some ofthe drivers are getting impatient. Some start tohonk their horns. Consequently, the person jjatthe front of the line feels pressured. This personprobably feels^rushed so he pulls out?into thetraffic. He tries to beat the cars. The result? Ithink you know. J ! | jfeWhat I am leading up to is theproblem of traffic control on 38th Street. You may say whattraffic control? That's my poiht. There is no control. The problem is even more serious in .thewinter months. Poor visibility and icy roads adds to the problem. W- f IThroughout the three years that I have beenhere at Mercyhurst, I've seen a few accidentsresulting from the lack of traffic control andnear collisions. Perhaps one of these days itcould bea serious injury. Who knows? IThe solution could either be a traffic light thatoperates full tim e or one that operates from 9:00a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Classes could not be held outside of these times which could mean that;thelights wouldn't need to be operating. |te MI have voiced my opinion to some people andhave received replies from, "it's about time," to"i t would ruin the look of thecollege." In answerto the latter remark I say, it wouldn't look ashorrid as the so-called "cube" in front of thecollege. W hat would the Mercyhurst communitylike, the charm of the school spared or a fewlives" saved, i certainly choose the lives. I'msure everyone else does too. |Darlene Keith *> *

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To the Editor: |It seems the general atmosphere on campusnowadays is one of confusion, bewilderment and jcynicism. In regard to the newly proposedcalendar system, students are still at endstrying to figure the whole mess out. In fact,many are demanding why all of a sudden ourpresent system is found to be lacking in all areassuch as class quality, time, administration andinterest. I \The Middle States Association found thecalendar to be highest on the'list of Mercy-hurst's most attractive features in 1975. To doaway with it is nothing short of insanity. Why,should we give the axe to our completelysatisfactory stable calendar and blindly rush into an untested,?unheard of, confusing systemnever before tried in all the colleges in the entireUnited States. I am totally abhorred by thethought of Mercyhurst being a litual guinea pigin the collegiate circle.If I sound overly concerned over this issue it isbecause I feel there is a very urgent need obe.The very reputation and prestige of the collegeis at stake. If it fails, what ar e we left with? IAn issue of tins importance quite obviouslyneeds to be carefully!researched, surveyed,compared and well thought out by responsiblemembers of the college. The *results should bepresented to the community, and if a change isfound to be wwarrented, then a general con-senses of the faculty, administration andstudents should agree . I fail to see anything ofthis sort attempted with any effort. It simplyamazes m e at the incredible rate of speed thiswhole calendar issue - is being railroadedthrough. If we as students do not wake up andoppose the calendar change we will have no oneelse but ourselves to blame for the future tur-|moil of Mercyhurst College, that is, if it still hasa future. | k | M

Nadine BelovaracSTAFF EDITORIALS u p p o r t C h a n g e

by C hris Van WagenenIf you remember the late sixties, then chances are youalso remember the bombings at Wisconsin U niversity andthe shooting of four students, by National Guardsmen atKent State. \ 1 IWhat these students hoped to attain was change. In theend they achieved their goals marking an important time inAmerican history. Change has always been important to acountry such a s the United States, because without it, weare nothing but a stagnant conglomerate of individuals,whose primary concern is living in the past. >*f With the coming of Dr. Jerry M. Trimble, Dean of theCollege and Vice President of Academic Services, Mercyhurst found the word change, la k e the a-bomb, we foundourselves scared atfirstbecause we didn't k now the extentof its power. But Trimble is certainly not a n a-bomb by anymeans and the change he forsees is for the betterment of thecollege.For the past three months or s o , students at Mercyhurst,learned that the change the new dean has in mind is theacademic calendar.. At first I,too,was unwilling to acceptchange of any kind b u t to be objective I decided to give Dr.Trimble's idea a chance. After giving it serious thought,I've com e to the conclusion that the new calendar will opena variety of options which the?current^'calendar;cannotoffer.

. #On Monday, Jan 17 , a group or a person sent a suggestionto the faculty mailboxes. The suggestion read "Change thedean J not the calendar." Th e message gwas* signed,"students". Did;you sign*it? Probably not, because themessage wasn't from the students. How could it be, whenyou consider that they didn't even ask m e what I think of thedean. I admit I haven't always agreed with Dr. Trimble.For exam ple, the dean's suggestion of a 4-3-3 calendar. H iemere idea alone got m e furious. However, Dr. Trimble'snew suggestion will open up many options that I cannothave under the current 3-1-3-3.Think about it, a student of Mercyhurst can have theoption of taking his classes on a term or a semester basis.Also if he wanted t o , he could take his classes during boththe term and the semester. |The minority who call themselves the "students" shouldseriously consider th e dean's ne w proposal. After al l"students" D r. Trimble did reassess his first proposal.If "students" think that they are protecting the collegefrom what they believe to be a disaster, then may I point outto "stud ents", tha t the only way man prog resses, is throughchange.CHRIS VAN WAGENE NMERCIAD STAFF $ t t " "

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PAGE 3 THE MERCIAD JANUARY 2 1 . 1977S o c c e r^ l e a i t i R e s p o n d sWe of the soccer s team would like to thank thecheerleade rs for th eir glowing note of cong ratulations. Weare grateful for your interest in our first year of varsitycompetition.However, while negative feeling is a rather strong term*there exists a certain resentment for^your (the Cheerleaders) lack of interest in our games (hiring the season.The cheerleaders were asked only to attend the three homegames, which occurred o n Saturday afternoons at 1:00 p.m.

We of the soccer team \find j t difficult to understand thescheduling and budgetary problems involved in walking toTullio Field for tw o and one-half hours o n a Saturday afternoon. W*You,!j th e cheerleading squad, were accorded a directinvitation to atten d th e game w ith Behrend College, and youwere made aware the cheerleaders from Behrend would bein attendance. N o matter what the excuse, w e found it to behumiliatingHo have their varsity! team cheerleaders inattendance while our cheerleaders could not be . sW e acknowledge at this point th e fact that y o u , the cheerleaders, are to be concerned with the varsity? basketballteam . therefore, we shall endeavor to solve your budgetryand time-based problem in our own inimitable style.Sincerely,The Soccer Team4

W i s h F o r M o r e S u p p o r tTo the Editor: ^ $ m *fThe weekend of January 6, 7 and 8 marked the secondannual dance marathon, sponsored by the MercyhurstChapter of C.E.C.] | W * i |;For 48 long and tiring hours, many dedicated studentsdanced and worked for one common goalto benefit exceptional throughout the Erie area. It was by no means aneasy task , but the enthusiasm and devotion of all involvedhelped make the weekend the success it was.IWe succeeded fin reaching our goal of $3,000.00, butmoreover succeeded in proving that people do care enoughabout others to do something about it. m ~S:MExcuse me if I sound bitter n o w , but I can 't help but thinkho w much more rewarding it would have been if w e had hadthe support of the entire Mercyhurst Community. Studei tsupport, faculty support; and'administration support waslacking throughout the entire weekend. It's not easy to keepdancing for 48 hours in an empty room, but they did.|p$A lot of planning went into tins marathon- a lot of hoursand a lot of worry. I don't think that it's to o much to ask foreach person to take 15 minutes out of 48 hours to show the irsupport! Enough people cared to dance for 48 hours, enoughshould have cared to come and offer their support. Fort hose of you complain about apathyGet up and do some-thing about it. I | p p f| B ^ H ^ J | . J B PAgain, I sincerely thank all of you who came and supported our cause. W e are truly able to help our "kids" now.^ ^Ka^BBBBiBk^^B Sincerely,J ^ | B ^ j ^ B B | ^ P m Patty Lord* M 1 &1m (President C.E.C.)

Front row, left to right, Sally Palko, Sally Short, EileenZinchiak, Paula Galmish, Mary Beth Garnac. Back row,left to right, Sister Peggy* Judy Schriever, Angelee Smith,Lorraine Keller, Phyllis Pieffer, Katie McCaffrey, EllenI Tish Donns. Sue ?Bernardinelli.fiMark Shelley,Mary Vereb, 1 Sister Therese.S t u d y / T r a v e l C o u r s eO f f e r e d S p a i nEach year during thesummer, a program is offered to students to trave l andstudy in Spain.Last summer 126 studentsfrom 3 5 states departed fromKennedy Airport and flew to

Barcelona, f gL , 1J *The group was lodged)inUniversidad -1 La bora 1 jdeTarragona, fonlthe Mediterranean coast where Itheylived and attended classes.The University had its ownprivate I beach, < tennis I andbasketball courts. | % "jjg|Courses | ranged f fromElementary Spanish to Literatur e, and Culture. I ^Sixty students made a four-day tour to London. Once ortwice a week a group trip wasscheduled to visit suchhistorical Iplaces as Tarragona, Monserrat, the I interesting city of Barcelona, Valencia, etc;** Some i studentsvisited the Island of j Mal-lorca, etc.5 Students found that *theyhad also more than enough

time to do, see/ and learnwhatever they chose. 4As part of the program, atrip w a s taken to M adrid, andSuch famous cities as Toledo,Avila, Segovia and the historical Valle de los Caidos. InMadrid they{visited theMuseo del Prado,| PalacioReal. Fabrica de Tapices,Plaza Mayor, etc. fjgf j Pa To complete the excitementof this program, a surprisebonus was given to thestudents, a free day in Paris,courtesy of Air France. Wewere lodged in the luxury hotel Meridien, from where itwas very easy to tout the city.And then, back home to ourUnited States. Ift Plans are already in progress for the 13th SummerProgram in Spain 1977. Allpersons interested shouldwrite to Dr. A. jDor este,Augustana College,! RockIsland, till!. 61201; as soon aspossible^? t " T*T

Space is very limited.

AND MISS KEARDON DRINKS A LITTLE. MaxineKrasornski and Michael Phillips shown in a scene from theupcoming production. ^ f * J|f j ^ '

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"Probably one of thei bestthings about the Intercessioncourse was that it was notJust a course w e took, it w a s acourse w e lived.*' This was acommon response to theIntersession course ' "SocialJustice; The GospelMessage/' \The students w h o iived thisexperience' spent their timeat the Young People WhoCare Center in Frenchville,Pa . iThe Center, which wasrecently founded as an outgrowth of a summer Kentucky Mission program andin response to the Bishops'Letter on Appalachia, ThisLand Is Home J T o Me, ismainly a center of prayer,study, and service. Theprayer is Christ-Centered, forthe Team | and J those whoshare with them recognizethe value and the Ipower ofJesus in their lives; the studyfocuses on social* justiceissues, especially as seen inthe light of the Gospel; andservice is extended jto thepeople of the area. I I gT h e regular schedule of theCenter team, directed by Sr.Therese DushJ R.S.M., andtheir]very simple life-stylebecame the life-schedule andlife-style of the ^Mercyhurststudents. .^BB- J IE Aside from j the j regularacademic class, they participated in a variety of serviceactivities, including visiting

the el derly, helping; withC C D , putting on a Christmasprogram for various groups,helping with retreat groups,and working with high-schoolstudents. -T h e venture also Included atrip I to Vanceburg. Ky. todeliver clothing ana furnituret o t h e Glenmary Mission. Dueto a series of severe fires inthat area, these things werebadly needed, butof course, italso provided an opportunityfor the students to visit thesimple, talented, beautiful,and very poor people of theMountain. s %/ The people's 'hospitalitywas gracious; they wereanxious to s hare th e little thatthey had with their friend, Sr.Therese, and anyon e' shebrought with her. ',Most' of! the students feltthat the experience, shortthough nit was, had thepotential to changed theirlives, at least in some smallway. They are I grateful toSister Theresa and her stafffor sharing their home, theirtime and talents, their valuesand their visions, and thequality of their love. IIf anyone is interested inlearning more? about theCenter, or the possibility ofspending time there-in thesummer or anytime, for shortperiods or long, please feelfree to contact Sister Peggyin the Campus Ministry office, 212 Main. s&llM H I

' M i s s i R e a r d o n ' i l n R e h e a r s a lAnd Miss Reardon DrinksA Little will be playing at theMercyhurst College LittleTheatre Jan. 28 and 29, andF e b . 3?4, and 5, at 8:00 PM.The play evolves aroundthe lives of thi e e sisters whoare New York City schoolteachers. The hardships oftheir past* lives make theirpresent lives sheltered, tense,cruel, |p touching, andhumorous -i when they ? ar eforced tor look fat-life individually. ^ ^ J *The three jf sis ters ,Catherine, Ceil, and Anna ar eplayed by Maxine Krasowski,Andrea Krupetz, ag*?andMaryann Rozsas, respectively. The seven membercast also includes Mary AnnPerr aro, Joe Grodecki, Diane

Liggett and Mike PhUlipsunder the direction of-Dr.Gary Smith. | Et i JPaul Zindel, writer of AndMiss Reardon Drinks ALittle, is well noted for hisPulitzer Prize winning play,The Effect of Gamma RaysOn Man-In-The-Moon Marigolds. Though "Miss Reardon" * combines humor i andanger to depict society muchthe way it is in reality, it is aplay that! may t leave f youlaughing or may leave youcrying, rags JB B HTickets are free I to j theMercyhurst {Community,$ 1.00 for I non-Mercy hurs tstudents and senior citizensand $2.501 for adults. Forreservations call 8644)681 ext.27i; M K : < I m UI N Q U I R I N G S R E P O R T E R ! A S K S : 0

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Da vna Holts %fY e s . because I believe thatthe Dean is really interested ingetting a lot done; not only forthe administration/but for thestudents also.HI^ T '53%*v 'i. - /

j&&&* fa m l Keener- ftI think it's*a?good*idea tochange the schedule. I\ don'tknow if I have any voice but itsounds like C.O.A, has a lotbecause they're making morec1 asses so that they can b e here.

i m I leC r a nda l l S f t lS jS !We should have because wehave to schedule our time suchas people who work. i~ * * Kare n Pr ince .Yes. because the-Dean willtake whit the students have tosay into deep consideration.

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$ ; : Chris Poiocki f |W e won't hav e enough voice.we should have mora I feel thaimandatory intersession shouldbe # done away j with. Termsshould be * changed towardsflexibility toi let* students litemyself a chance to take moresubjects. f | *i

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Dr. Jerry M. Trimble, Dean ofthe College and Vice President ofAcademic Services, reflected onhis tenure thus tar at Mercyhurst.Dr. Trimble's initial feeling isthat Mercyhurst is an excitingcollege because "the people hereare; concerned with what ishappening with then4 lived." TheDean also cited Marion L. Shane,President of Mercyhurst College,asan outstanding leader, "a good Jrole model for me.";?And although he believes thefacultyfhere at] the college are*exceptional, Dr. Trimble feelsthere is some frustration on theirpart, "because some studentscome here without having basicskills needed to do well in theircourses."; Trimble added that"we have to make < sure \ ourstudents could read, add Jandwrite before they go into any ofour regular courses."The Dean further stated thatthe college * has to startdeveloping basic skills coursesfor students that don't possess theskills. Dr. Trimble believes allstudents have the potential and"we have to pick up on thatpotential. Right now we're notresponding to the basic potentialof a student. We start where wethink students ought to be and notwhere they really are." Dean.Trimble also feels that faculty-student relationships must be

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developed much better than theyare at present, iMore over, Dr. Trimble seesthe need to begin integrating^liberal studies and the viablenotions from liberal studies intocareer programs. He believes weshould have courses directedEtoward broadening perspectivesand heightening awareness. ^And as an advocate of fpar-ticipatory government, Trimblestated that "those who arej affected by decisions should belinvolved in the decision makingprocess." J f\When asked what his mostworthwhile accomplishment hasIbeen since his appointment asDean of the College, Dr. Trimblesaid that primarily it's beentrying to establish a foundationfor other things. "The college hasto have a philosophy if the collegeis going to have a direction and Ibelieve we are now movingtoward a i philosophy statementthat will provide some directionfor the college." jjOn a final note of optimism, Dr.Trimble stated that with the newcalendar system, | a betterfinancial aid process and athleticprogram, together < with an improved-curriculum that will integrate liberal* arts and c areerprograms, Mercyhurst Collegeshould operate much, moresuccessfully next year than it isSnow. I ; .

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The | Pennsylvania LegislativeCorrespondents Association, anorganization of sta te governmentreporters based in H arris burg,will ha ve: a -summer intern,program again in 1977. Two students who currently arejuniors will be picked for the 12-week program which will begin inthe late Spring. The stipend foreach student will be $1,200. Theprogram is open to studentsattending Pennsylvania Collegesand to Pennsylvania residentswho go to school out-of-state.The interns will have the opportunity to work with reportersfrom the Harrisburg bureaus ofAP UP1,J and Allentown,Harrisburg, Philadelphia andPittsburgh newspapers. Theemphasis will be on reportingstate government news andacceptable stories will bepublished. We are interested onlyin persons who j plan to makejournalism a career.The deadline for application isMarch 18. Entries postmarkedafter this date will not be accepted. The PLCA ScholarshipN e w C a l e n d a rP l a n D e b a t e d

(Continued from Page I)one free course.i Plans are also being made toinitiate a deferred payment planfor those'students requiring it.* Students who receive financialaid that may encounter problemswith the new billing procedurewill be jable to make specialarrangements. 5 %.Many students at the meetingwanted to know what wouldhappen if the plan was institutedand failed. Dean Trimble saidthat the proposal would;beevaluated at the end of a yea r andchanged if necessary. & FThe new**two track' proposalstill has a long way to go ofefore afinal decision is made. P-^;The: Academic Policies committee received it Wednesday ofthis week. From there it goes tothe Senate for a vote.The final decision will be madeby Marion L. Shane, President ofthe College, sometime after

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/mmittee Jl pick the interns' / April 1 after personal in-erviews j ,\h the finalists. Wealso have Iwo $500 sch olarshipsavailable to finalists who canprove financial need.Students who want to apply forthe internships should providethe following information: *A resume that includes |in-formationfon allfprevious workexperience. |A copy of your latest, transcript . .f& Samples of your work (eitherclips or classroom assignments).Three references, preferablyfrom journalism teachers \ oremployers. {Written jrecom-mendations will be accepted butplease include the telephonenumbers of your references.300 to 500 words on how youplan to use this internship. Itmust be typed. * WL iStudents with questions aboutthe program can contact* TomFerrick at 717-787-5990.The applications should be sentto: * L 4* Scholarship Committeec-o Tom FerrickP.O. Box 1287Harrisburg, Pa. 17108

Rudolph Strasswimmer, new assistant professor of law enforcement '> 1 1^ P l a c e m e n t N e w sON-CAMPUS RECRUITINGSCHEDULE \ \ Any seniors interested in beinginterviewed by any of thefollowing recruiters, stop by theCareer Planning Center (204Main),and sign up with Mrs.Hawes. Since times slots arelimited, we recommend that yousign up as soon as possible beforeschedules fill up. \ 'M fErie Diocese Dept. ofEducationFriday, February 11.Saga Food ServiceThursday,February 24. JHills Dept. StoresMonday,February 28.; * *Kaufmann'sTuesday, March1.; ' !j [ *> TAction-Peace Corps-VistaWednesday, March 2. aBaltimore County ^PublicSchoolsMonday, March 7. fSouthwestern Life InsuranceCo.Wednesday, March 23. Anne Arundel School D istr ict -Thursday, March 31.CVS-Consumer Value StoresMonday. April 25. ?

p.m.Career Planning Office,204 Main.

1UPCOMING SENIORSEMINARS I g44 Interviewing Techniques'*Wednesday, January 26,p.m.LRC Projection Room."Senior Registration" JThursday, January 27*3 p.m.CareeH Planning Office, 204Main. ^"The Undecided Senior"Wednesday,! February 2, 1

All students, underclassmen aswell as upperclassmen, should beaware that the Career PlanningCenter Scan be an invaluableresource in career planning andjob placement. Some of theresources available include:Part-time *and full-time joblistings. \ j ^ ' -School district listings, tGraduate catalogues."Peterso n's Guide to GraduateStudy". ? .? $ASCUS Annual for educationmajors.( College Placement Annualavailable for all seniors interested in^working in businessand industry. J4'The Graduate'* magazineavailable for all seniors.Civil Service and Grad. Schoolexamination applications andwork books.Files on individual careeropportunities.Files on individual businessesand government agencies.Resume writing information."Occupational Outlook Handbook". W

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The Mercyhurst CollegePolitical Science Department hasannounced that i t s 1976-1977Dav id Schmieder MemorialAward has been granted to D avidHood.David Schmieder, a sophomorein Dr. Barry Grossman's pre-lawprogram; at Merc yhurst and th eson of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Schmieder of 4428 Cherry Street inErie, died in 1976. H is sisters,Susan Van Veld a n d CatherineSchmieder, are both teachers andgraduates of Mercyhurst College.Supported fby an annual contribution from D r.: and M r s .G rossman, j the award is giveneach year to a pre-law or politicalscience student chosen by the

college's Political Science facultyon t h e bas is fot a ca d em icachievement and financial need.Mr. Hood i s a senior from Eriewith a double major in PoliticalScience an d History. In hisPolitical Scie nce ^program h isprimary area of concentrationha s * been in internationalrelations-foreign policy.In 1976 a s a participant in thePolitcal Science department'sWashington Semester programhe attended American U niversityin Washington, D. C . where h estudied international politics andinterned at the U.S. Departmentof Commerce. Next year he hopesto begin graduate work focusingon Soviet affairs and East-Westtrade. 1 *

rS n o w b a i r S e m i - F o r m a l S c h e d u l e dMercyhurst Student Government (M.S.G.) will sponsor "TheSnowball*', a semi-formal set fo rFebruary 4 . , a t Rainbow Gardens. The dance will be held from9:00 p.mj to 1 : 00 a .m .Tickets are on sale in thestudent union. The first 50 ticketswill be sold at a reduced price of$8 per couple. After these are soldall remaining tickets will be $10.

On hand to provide th e en*tertainment will be McMillin andLife, a rock band from Pittsburgh.VThe officers and the government representatives a sk thatyou please purchase your ticketsnow. T he success of the dancedepends largely on the responsefrom the student body.

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W R I TER S A N D C R EA T OR S : JN ewt Depar tment: G ee NeCastro, Chris Filipl, NadineRelovarac, Richard Frasca, Chris V an Wagenen, John"Bruno. Feature Department: Darlene Keith, Mark Nkoiaizo,Mary Anne Fe rraro. iSports Department: Boh Derda Jr., Donna Walker, MikePhillips, Richard Birmingham.Lgyo ut E die HendersonBusiness Manager JT2?SZFacu lty Consultant WUliam ShelleyTypists: Mary Anne Cochran, Debbie Floyd. Lynn Mar-catouU . MelanJe Naah, L isa Man

The Electric Light Orchestra, pictured above, will play on February IS , 1977, at the ErieFieldhouse. The group will feature a sound and light show using over $5,000 worth of equipment.Tickets fo r this show will be going on sale soon. * f-

G r a d s"The Graduate" magazine willbe given free, to a ll graduatingseniors compliments of theMercyhurst College alumniassociation. The magazine can bepicked up in the Career Planningand Placement Center, 2nd floorMain, beginning Friday, January2 1 . R -tThe 96-page Handbook H O TLeaving School i s an ea s y -reading, educational magazine.It includes information; o ncareers, j o b hunting a nd lifestyles, as well as numerous otherart icles des igned to prepareseniors fo r life after college.4 4 Em p lo y m en t Outlook *77

reviews and analyz es job optionsseniors have in several careerareas,? while* "Choos ing aCareer'* offers self-inve ntoryE C 0 L I I ? I

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ex erc i s es to * help seniorsdetermine their skills and wherethey can lead* *A number of Graduate articlesare designed to aid seniors intheir | j job -hunt . - "F irs tImpressions Count'* reveal s whatrecruiters* look for; "Trackingthe f Elusive J o b " presents 1 0ways to stand out from the crowdof other jdb hunters. S tih ano therfeature examines the importanceof appearance."F irst Job RealtiesWhat CanYou Expect?" i s a special 3-partsection including articles o nentry level jobs, life inja b igcorporation and basics to learnfrom a first job.Post college life styles are alsoexamined with special features in

The Graduate. "Rural Living"take s a look at the reasons youngpeople are/ returning to smalltowns and villages to live;-"TheSingle Experience" covers th eadvantages and disadvantages ofbeing single in today's^society.Other articles in handbookinclude "Fiscal Shock: or How ILearned To Stop Worrying an dLove Debt"; i "A |Primer F o rStarting Your Ow n Business";and "Lifelong Learning: It's NotToo Early To Think About GoingBack to School.'?. ^The Graduate magazine i spublished by Approach 13 -30Corporation, Knoxville, Tennessee, 0 a n eight-year-oldmarketing an d publishing firmspecial iz ing in educationalprograms.

C a l l A w a r e n e s s A n d A c t i o nWhat bv Sue Fuss iis ECO II ? This j is m ysecond experience with a columnon environmental concerns, butmore importantly it is a call toawareness and action. We're al lfa irly "aware" of our en vironment. 1 We know that we'restill cutting down too many trees,using paper towels, and throwingbeer cans out the car window.And we've all heard the cries of

the " environmentalists" who arepredicting^ doom an d ^disasteraround the corner. We know whatcould happen, but how often dovou hear of solutions? H a sanyone ever told You what. Youcan do? Or if you want to knowwhat to do, do you have any ideawhere to look? .Well, that's what I hope to dowith this column, present to yousome facts, ideas, and news. IfrR a l p h W e l c o m e H a s W o r n Out

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Performing for their third timeat- Mercyhurst , " R alph", a noverbearing musical groupcombined rock with a bit of jazzbefore a jam packed Z urn R ecitalHall on Sunday, January 16.Unlike before, "Ralph* playedmany original pieces with th eexcept ion -of Bos S c a g g ' s"Lowdown" and a medley ofBeatle favorites from "SargeantPepper's Lonely Heart ClubBand." X i \ AThe audience response w a sterrific during the Beatle m edleybut after that "Ralph" drownedthe crowd with their originalcompositions. ^"Lowdown" by B oz Scaggs,ha d t h e cro w d 's im m ed ia t eapproval a s they began to clapalong with the group. tSome soloists stood out butoverall it was a, how should I say,"group effort." r |The high point of the concertcame during the last number asthe group *v performedTchaikovsky's "161* Overture* 1"The crowd began applauding andcheering as the group began tojam. At the end of the piece, abrilliant light exploded on stage,blinding the audience for a brief"R alph" is still a crowd pleaserbut like a worn out shoe, "Ralph"ha* become somewhat of a relic.

For theMercyhurst" R a l p h s "past three years,has seen and heardmusic. Nothingagainst the guys personally, butMercyhurst needs a widervariation of music.

you want to be concerned andactive you need some facts andfigures. Beyond that you'll findsome down-to-earth and somefar-out ideas to think about and toact upon and news of what isgoing on that you can take partin. J This column doesn't have toend when you get to the bottomline. ECO II can: become morethan jjust written words, it canbecome action. If you would liketo get something going, if you areconcerned enough to want to dosomething or if you'd really liketo know more than I can fit in thiscolumn theil get in touch with thepeople in the l EnvironmentalStudiesDepartment (106 Zurn) orwith me (box 256. 303 Baldwin).If you'd like to know moreabout environmenta1 concerns,then let's get together! i

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One of the busiest days of theyear for the AdmissionsOfficewill soon b e coming up. , *January 26 , Career day is awa y of familiarizing college-bound high school seniors fromthe surrounding county schoolswith th e college atmosphere,programs, faculty and students.These students will b e transported by bus-and will spendmost of the day obtaining in formation ; about majorprograms! touring th e campus,talking with campus personneland simply finding o u t whatMercyhurst has to offer them. ^In addition, th e Admissionsoffice is also scheduling campusvisits fo r those out of state o rcoimty students interested inattending Mercyhurst. r.