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Vol 72 No. 8 Mercyhurst College 501 E 38th St Erie, Pa. 16546

Golf and hockev January 28teams for Ladyj LakersBy Carrie Tappe andMike TannerMerciad writersAn outline to take Mercyhurst intothe 21st century includes plans toput Lady Lakers on the ice and onthe links. Plans for the women'sgolf team are already under waywith the hiring of head coach TomSimmons, who will also head themen's golf team. *"The news that Mercyhurst isstarting a women ' s golf team is thebest thing I ve heard in a longtime," said prospective golf playerJulie Woodruff. Woodruff hasbeen playing golf for six years andhad to play on the men's team inhigh school. '*"If enough students showinterest, the team could start as aclub sport as early as th is spring,"Simmons said.With help from Woodruff, LAlexis Toi and Anne Hardes,Simmons hopes to roster a team ofsix girls for a spring season."In the spring , the team will *2play as a club sport in order to notlose anyone's eligibi 1 ity,"Simmons said. "In th e fall we willbe officially recognized as aDivision II wo men's golf pro-gram." |Simmons is originally fromErie. He attended college at XavierUniversity in Cincinnati, andtransferred to G annon Un iversityto be closer to home. Simmonsplayed golf forboth schools."I hope to return to Xavier toplay in a Division I tournament. Iwould like to be the best in theGLIAC. With therightgirls, ifthey play wel 1 and establishthemselves among Division IIschools, hopefully we can beinvited to other Division Itournaments," Simmons saidScholarshi ps will b e offered to;Jqualified members of the team.Simmons is looking for experi-enced players who can break ascore of 100."Depending on ab ility, the girlscan receive scholarships. We willhave try-outs, probably in Ap ril.

I've already offered a scholarshipto a po tential student atMercyhurst Prep," Simmons said.The wo men's team will play ^and practice at Lawrence ParkGolf Club. The season will consistof 5 to 7 tournaments in both thefall and spring w ith teams from theGLIA C and western Pennsylvaniaschools such as Edinboro Univer-sity, Gannon Un iversity,ThielCollege, Grove City College andSlippery Rock University. ]:Members of the team will begiven golf bags and uniforms touse during their time withMercyhurst They must providetheir own clubs. "Anyone interested in thewome n's golf team can contactSimmons in the MAC or call Ext.2224. There will be an informa-tional meeting Feb. 15 at 3:30 p.m.More details will follow.m "I hope to get the word out jgthrough the newspaper, radio andTV stations. I'd like as many girlsas possible to come out for theteam," Simmons said.Wo men's ice hockey is alsocurrently in the research and ,developmen t stage. T he ath 1 eticstaff is search ing for a possibleleague in which to play.Athletic Director Pete Russosaid, "My first priority is to find acoach. Then we can begin torecruit new student athletes,schedule teams to compete against,and create a budget [in which] tooperate. If everything wou ld falltogether perfectly, then there is anoutside chance we could start nextseason"The new squad w ould play in *the ice center, but locker roomarrangements would have to bemade. Both men's varsity andclub teams would not be affectedin anyway. *According to Russo, the pricetag attached to the development ofnew athletic teams are offset bynew students each fall. Wo men'sfield hockey and both lacrosseteams were made po ssible thisway.

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An all-too-familiar scene at Mercyhurst snow. The gates, perhaps the most well-known symbocollege, have been embraced with snow during the winter for over four decades. Winter '98-99 hano exception.I*Changes designed to relieve registratA remedy for the long lines andsometimes chaotic registrationprocess is on its way. Two satelliteregistration locations have beenestablished for juniors and seniorsin the business and educationdepartments to help decentralize fthe mass population of studentsregistering at one location."We're moving toward a timewhen all students may register viatheir major departments,' said

SENIORS:

Bonnie Hall, college registrar. ?."We chose two of the biggestmajors, education and busi-ness, to start with to see if thisis a better alternative forregistration.''A n y junior or seniormajoring in education willregister with Rhonda M arion inMain 301. Junior and seniorbusiness majors will registerwith Carolyn Brumbaugh in

Preston 308. fHall said, "We're keeopen-minded to change (registration) process. Wexploring any option s retechnical progress. Perhafuture, all students will rthe department level."Registration Dates: Do nwinter term credits in thnumbers below.

(90+ cr)(90+ cr)(90+ cr)Business MajorsEducation Majors ELED.ECED.SPED |Other Seniors

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Stricter requirements for honors ^ prograBy David HermenauMerciad writerLast year, the Honors ProgramAdvisory Committee proposedvarious changes in structure of thehonors program Admission to theMercyhurst College Honors Programfor the current freshman class is

.avastly different than the oneencountered by previous honorsPV *students.According to Dr. Ludlow Brown,director of the honors program, as a :*result of a very lenient andopenhonors program, few students weretaking more then a couple honorscourses and only a handful of ;students were even graduating fromMercyhurst with honors distinction'The perception was that it wouldbe a better program if we had morestudents comm itted to completingthe program, and taking the ninecourses. But more then that, if wehad a core of students who werereally committed to the program theywould be committed to somethingbeyond just taking the courses. Theywould lie committed to leading an

"Poftceand SafetyIncidentLogJan . 11Verbal Abuse of a CollegeEmployeeDuval ApartmentsA student disgruntled over h isgirlfriend's vehicle being towedbecame abusive over the phone tomembers of the Police and SafetyDepartment.Jan. 11 Drug ViolationMcAuley Hall 1 ^ \ *Three students w ere found to be inviolation of the campus drug policy.They w ere referred to the dean ofstudents for disposition.Jan . 11Drug ViolationMcAuley Hall IThree students w ere found in theirresidence smoking marijuana. Theywere referred to the dean of studentsfor dispositionJan . 15 HarassmentBriggs Avenue ApartmentsA total of 14 prank phone calls weremade to two apartments in the samebuilding in a 30-minute time period.Jan . 17 HarassmentEgan HallA student received a phone call inwhich the caller claimed that afamily member was involved in aserious accident, which proved to befalse. ^Jan . 16 Lewd, Indecent, ObsceneBehaviorBriggs Avenue ApartmentsA male student was accused ofmooning of another student He wasreferred to the dean of students fordisposition

intellectual life," said Brown.?For participation in the previoushonors program, the student musthold a 3.2 QPA, complete two %honors courses per year andcomplete 15 service hours per year.In order to graduate with honorsunder the new requirements, the Istudent must have a 3.35 QPA,completed nine honors courses andmust have completed a senior or anhonors thesis,E Rather than subject first-yearstudents to such a large commitment,the Honors Program AdvisoryCommittee proposed, along with thenew Honors Program, the HonorsPreparation Year. During thepreparation year, the incomingstudents can ease into both thecollege community and the. honorsprogram.The student outlines a list ofexpectations, less rigorous than thoseof the honors program itself. Amongthese expectations are that thestudent must attend 10 intellectual orartistic events on campus.The preparation year willculminate in the student submitting kj

an extensive portfolio, the cof which will help a selecticommittee decide whether tstudent has met the requiremacceptance into the honors'This meant a real substchange in the program," sa"It meant a lot more requireand we also thought it shoulot m ore benefits."*.Among the benefits, stuthe new program can receiv$50 in book expenses for eahonors course in which theyC+ or better. Students in thehonors program will also bethe opportunity to register ecertain cases and may be elhousing in an honors apartmcomplex.Since this is thefirstyeanew honors program requirehave been implemented, andstill may be subject to somechange depending upon howsuccessful it proves to be.'This year and next yearthe tale," said Brown.

Student receives service awarScott Koskoski, a junior politicalscience and communications major,was recently awarded the Pennsylva-nia Campus Compact's annualStudent Service Award.The state Campus Compact ispart of a national organization by thesame name that encourages 'community service among collegestudents. tt,Koskoski shies from listing thevolunteer projects he has undertaken,but Sr. Carol Ann Volte, director ofMercyhurst's service learningprogram, compiled a list of 15" *

projects when she nominatekoskoski for the award.Volte said, "Scott is a deleader and a compassionateHe doesn't mention all thatin the community or on cambecause he loves his work athoroughly enjoys it"When asked why he addvolunteer work to his busy sKoskoski said, "We need topeople ou t I wonder why pmate a big deal about volunwork. Its what we*re here f

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S c o f i e l d ' s i n s p i r a t i o n I w o r k s h o p a s u c c e s sBy Alison GicsMerciad writerIt was once said it is not new landswe should pray for but new eyes inwhich to view our world.!.Alan Scofield, guest artist inresidency with the Mercyhurstdance, music and education "edepartmen ts, brought precisely thatto the students, faculty and Scommunity members who attendedhis workshops in danceSpaceJanuary 5 to 9."His residence here was terrific.He opened our minds and hearts toa new way of approachingmovement creatively and broughta greater und erstanding of itsintimate relationship with music,"said dance departmentdirector $Tauna Hunter.44Mr. Scofield go t people to openup through his spontaneous v

exercise, open up to projection,open up to new ways of moving.!!He guided us through improvisa-tion that led t o internally devisedchoreography," said dance majorJulia nna Pieknick. *Scofield's multidisciplinaryworkshops brought dancerstogether with music students andeducation majors. Thus, both themovements of the body and themusic as well, supported theinspired senseof movement whichScofield brought to each of hisclasses. ' *His workshops, funded in part byan Academic Enrichment Grant,drew an impressive audience,according to Hunter. Over 90people attended his seminar, 44TheChallengeof Staying Inspired," theclimax of Scofield's residency att h e c o l l e g e . H '

Concert at Forward HallDonna theBuffalo keepsthe audiencedancingBy Bill MelvilleMerciad editorWhen going to a concert, fansexpect a band to play between 90minutes and tw o hours, includingan encore. Concerts running overthat length tend to lose theirintensity and bore the audience.

Far Donna the B uffalo, playinga three-hour show is not unusual.On Fri., Jan. 15, they played forover three and a half hours,managing to keep the audience atErie's Forward Hall dancingduri ng the entire show. 1 *Donna the Buffalo is touring insupport of their 1998 album,-Roc kin' in the Weary Land," sotheir set focused on songs fromthat release. Many songs frompast albums^such as "The OnesYou Love," appeared throughouttheir set as well.D o n n a th e Buffalo's chiefstrength throughout the showwas their ability to switchbetween different musical styles

while maintaining their ownpersonality within songs. T he zbalance and unity they achievedhelped them to move betweengenres without missing a step .,At the end of each song, theaudience never knew whetherthey would hear a bluegrass,country, or 60s-style rock songnext Whatever type of songeventually cam e next, theaudience showed no si gns ofslowing down, even during someof the band 's extended jams.The band revealed its versatil-ity by playing instruments thatsuited the musical genre of eachsong. Tara Nevins, the leadsinger for Donna the Buffalo,switched effortlessly betweenacoustic guitar, fiddle andaccordion, among others. At onepoint, she even played therubboard, a washboard-type [instrument she wore whileplaying.

Three hours into the show,Donna the Buffalo appeared tobe finished or the evening, butsoonreturned ofinish he showwith a three-song, half hour longencore.All in all, Donna the Buffalo'sfluid music and style insured thatpeople attending were unaffectedby the length of the show.

File PhotoAlan Scofield, guest artist in residency with the dance department, atone of his inspirational seminars.

New WorkShowcaseStepping ouf n style

Performances in the PerfArts Center on Feb 13 and Feb. 14 at 2:30 pm.The show highlights newby sixstudents and two members and features mranges from classical topoprock to contemporarinstrumental.!,Tickets are $5 for adultsfor students, children andcitizens. The event is free to Merstudents with college I.Dfaculty and staff with PrCards.W inds on the Hill at the PAC

By Heather C vitkovfcMerciad editorThe winds will blow "on the hill"when Mercyhurst College presentsa concert celebrating composersfrom around the world Sunday,Jan. 31 , at 2:30 pm. in the MaryD'Angelo Performing Arts Center.The D'Angelo Wind Ensemble,under the direction of FrankCol 1 ura, will perform this freeevent as a community service ofthe college.The first half of the performancewill feature a march by Delle Ceseand a selection of pieces tran-scribed by Gordon Jacob. Seniormusic major James Foley will be afeatured soloist in thefirsthalf ofthe performance. I'These composers and composi-tions touch on the different styles

of wind ensemble music," notedFrank Collura, assistant professorat the D* Angelo School of Music.,T h e program is a cross-section ofpopularcomposers, featuringpieces that are both brilliant insound and challenging for theplayers ultimately designed toyshow-off the virtuosity of theensemble."k. Maestro Collura brings a host ofexperience to the college havingconducted with such prominentorchestras as the Mexico CityPhilharmonic, the LondonPhilharmonic, and with variousorchestras throughout the UnitedStates. *f In addition, Collura has heldacademic positions at BuffaloState University; the University ofCalifornia, Santa Barbara; theHartt School of Music (University

of Hartford), arid NiagarUniversity. Most recentlMercyhurst, he was the cof the sell-out conceit, "VErie,*" on rfew Year'sTh e conceit features sand faculty of the collegenity and some professionthe tri-state area providinclass entertainment in a wclass facility," said MichFuhrman, director of theD'Angelo Performing ArT h is performance reinfocollege's dedication to theto providing superior quastudent and professional mances to the communitThis event is part of theCultural Series. To ordecall the Performing ArtsBox Office at 824-3000.

Spotlight on fashion: Tommy Jeans in the music induBy Heather C vitkovieMerciad editorTo win consumers and pump uptheir brands, high fashion design-ers have often attached themselvesto Hollywood stars as keymarketing and image vehicles. Butfor eanswear firms, the medium ofchoice is fast becoming music.Last year, many major jeans \ fjbrands looked to bands to drum upsome business. Gitano sponsoredpop and country diva Shania u,Twain's concert tour. Lev i's linkedup with the giant Lilith Fair. ]DKNY Jeans hosted free concertsfeaturing British pop band AllSaints. And Guess announced a

wardrobing agreement with all-girlgroup Wild Orchid.And this year is no different.Levi's sponsored Lauryn Hill'sfirst solo tour and Tommy Jeans'print campaign features a cast ofup-and-cominghip-hop, rap, R&Band pop artists.Tommy Jeans is really pulling tothe forefront in the music industry.Artists such as Aaliyah, GwenStefani of No Doubt, and allmembers of N?Sync have beenspotted sporting Tommy gear.According to the HilfigerCompany, 70 percent of theirmarketing efforts this year willhave some connection to music.Company-wide, Tommy Hilfiger

has dubbed 1999 a "yearthat includes sponsorshipRolling Stones upcoming' According to a spokesmHilfiger, if someone looktarget market there are athings that are importantand one of them is musicBut does tuning into mtranslate into more eansHilfiger stressed that pbanner behind a stage is enough. To maximize theof music-relatedmarketinrequires in-store eventsmultiple cross promotionSo expect to see a lot mTommy Jeans on the covalbums and on MTV

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OPINIONEditorialCulture shock?College campuses are supposedcenters of enlightenment institutions of higher learning.But just how enlightening isMercyhurst? ;While the college does a finejob of attracting speakers,promoting art exhibits, sponsor-ing films and providing the t istudent body with a wide rangeof extracurricular clubs andorganizations, those should notbe the only m eans by whichstudents may increase theirknowledge and understanding ofcertain issues and events, cInteraction with people issometimes the most enlighteningventure onecan undertake*In fact, to truly understanddifferent cultures, regions andbackgrounds, it is almost necessary to have complete &exposure to them. .* &

As an institution of higherlearning, Mercyhurst shouldstrive to appeal to all types of'students regardless of face,religion or neritage.

Considering that the over-whelming majority of students atthis campus are white, a greatereffort should be made to appealto minorities. D iversity, or ratherlack of, has been an issue herefor some time. Mercyhurst onlyhurts itself by perpetuating thecircumstances which discourageminority students from applying.Think of the wealth of knowl-edge a truly diversified studentbody would possess. ^Efforts have been made torecruit outside of the tri-statearea, and for that the administra-tion should be commended. TheStrategic Vision, a documentwhich outlines the college'sprogress for the next four years,describes more aggressiverecruiting that will eventuallyspread to the West coastHowever, we must go beyondlocation. .S TSimply considering where torecruit from is not enough. Thecollege should also look at who

it recruits....As we enter the millennium,awareness - whether it becultural, political or technologi-cal will be our most treasuredasset 1 BOY) I UNNA BE A Y*BJys

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CAMPUSQ U E S T I O N"Iam undecided. I really do noteven have time to worry aboutit" r Andrea Ellison, JuniorPolitical Science/ Social Work"No, I do not think that BillClinton should be impeached.While I find his behaviordeplorable, his offenses are notimpeachable. Furthermore, theydo not meet the constitutionalrequirements of 'high crimes andmisdemeanors.11 think thatcertain members of Congresshave been searching for a reasonto remove the president fromoffice since the beginning of histerm. The media has perpetuatedthe situation a t the expense of theAmerican public."Karen Petho, Senior.Environmental Politics

"I believe that President Clinton

N am ing the nineties *what's^the stereotype?* -aver

Kari WellsLabels of almost all types annoyme, especially when there is littleneed to categorize the subject?being given a name i.e.Generation X. .I have come to terms with thefact, however, that sometimes itis necessary to label for descrip-tive purposes. For this reason, Ihave been wondering what theyare going to call the decade 3coming to a close. * *My initial thought was some-thing like the ^TechnologyDecade" or the "InformaUonDecade" something related tothe rapid speed w ith whichpeople are becoming computer(iterate. f.Almost everyone in the UnitedStates has some form of access tocomputers, even if it is just attheir public libraries.Today, a majority of highschool graduates have a workingknowledge of computer pro-grams and the InternetRecently, I changed my mindthat the possible labeling of the90s w ill be related to technology.Instead, that should be the labelof the entire century.In the last 100 years we havewalked on the moon, examinedthe farthest reaches of the galaxy,developed automobiles, flown ^millions of people around theworld and developed the

capability to destroy the world asWcTkflOWlt wtthlthe push of abutton and nuclear technology.Then, one recent afternoon Iwas watching one of my favoritemovies, "All the President'sMen." The m ovie made methink, where have all theresponsible journalists andreporters gone?If The movie focuses on the tworeporters for The WashingtonPost who broke open the story ofthe Watergate scandal. Eventhough they were positive of thetruth they could not run anystories on their findings untilthey confirmed the facts thatsupported their claims. .. ,Sometimes they did have to be

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innovative to accomplish thisgoal, but they did it to protect thereputation and dignity of those*'involved and especially that ofttheir newspaper. You just do notsee that type of integrity in*journalism in contemporarysociety. *Therefore, I believe the 90swill be known as the 'TabloidDecade" or the '*Media Decade."We have been inundated byscandal after scandal for the pastnine years. Some, I admit, weregreatly entertaining, but mostwere more tragic and sad thananything else.Scandals include: the Tonya IHarding deb acle, the O.J.Simpson trial, the mutilation of

John Wayne Bobbin, the Jon .Benet Ramsey murder, the arrestof Paul Reubens (a.k.a. Pee WeeHerman) in a porn theatre. PaulaJones, Sexgate '99 (the Clinton/gLewinsky/Starr/Republicansshowdown), Tyson s earbitingand the list goes on and on.I hate clumping all mediatogether because I know thereare hardworking, committedjournalists who are reporting onissues that are worthy of atten-tion but are either ignored by thepublic or by mainstream press.Many journalists try to make usaware and care about the ^dealings with Iraq, the atrocitiesin Kosovo, and the real injusticescommitted in our country (and

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The inquiring campuasked students what of the President Clinpeachment hearings.should remain in officehis impeachment maydevelopment of a chaoHowever, his actions athan honorable and shounpunished."Mike Tanner, SophomCommunications"Yes, Bill Clinton shouimpeached. Pure and scommitted perjury. Ifleader of our country, trepresentative of an enbody, lie under oath, hhave faith in our own csystem? Our judicial sybased on one thing, truoath. Without it, our frare placed in jeopardy.David Reiser, GraduatSpecial Education"Yes, I think he shoulddon't like him anyway.Bob Rees, FreshmanUndecided

around the world) everThey are.ignored thoug'smut can control and SAmerican public.There is no surprise wAmericans are ignoranevents and politics. Weinformed of any newsmation of substance antance. ~To have an informedcaring populace, reportry and remember whychose the line of workWas it to give brain cexploit the plight and gothers or to truly informlate to redefine this decthe next decade is a blaand a chance to re-exampriorities and responsib

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The m a i l bagQuestionable campus conditions

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A need for semesters, On Monday, Jan. 18,1 wasgivine a tour for the Ambas-sador s Club. It was a 9 a.m.ttour, so I realize that it was earlyin the day. But I was extremelydismayed by the condition of ourcampus. -I passed countless beer b ottlesand discarded packs of cigarettesas well as several piles ofvomitaround the campus. ^JImagine how embarrassed Iwas when I saw the look on theface of the mother of myperspective studentI am trying to convince aparent to send his or her child toour school, ensuring them thatthe school w ill be a goodenvironment for him or her. rHow can I do that when ourcampus looks lite trash?I realize that students haveparties; I go to them.This is n ot a letter askingpeople not to party. I am simplyimploring people to have a little

Parking problemsParking or lack of, has alwaysbeen a persistent problem forstudents living on BriggsAvenue add to that problema ton of snow and a pow er-tripped security department Asif students don * t pay enough *already to park on campus,security seems to take pride ingiving parking tickets tostudents who have permits, butcan't find parking spotsremotely near their residence.I received two $15 parkingtickets during the past coupleweeks, despite the permit in mywindow, for being parked in areserved lotMy roommate, who does nothave a permit, received two $ 10parking permits for not having apermit * IH :

pnde and respect for the placethat has and will take good careof them for the four years thatthey are here.If possible, maintenance couldeven do a Monday morningclean-up, to ensure that ourcampus looks good for thevisitors during the week.I spoke with one of our 1administrators regarding this >situation, and he agreed: But healso posed a poignant question,Should maintenance really beresponsible for the clean-up of Istudents' vomit VI say no. I think studentsshould be responsible for theirown actions. After all, we arehere to become adults. We needto prove that we are not a bunchof unruly pigs. We need to takeaction and try to keep ourcampus looking its best evenon Monday morning. ^

The chimeraBill M elville

Brooke&

Why was I in a "reserved" lot?In case security did not notice,approximately 18 parking spaceswere not available to studentsbecause of the piles of snow. Now tell me, how does that imake any sense. I paid 475 for a t?

As most Mercyhurst studentsknow, taking classes in atrimester or quarter systemrequires an immense amount ofwork in a short period of time.Even in a term with relatively"easy" classes, a few days ofprocrastinating can lead to astudent falling behind.Unless a student chooses not?to enroll in difficult classes, |extracurricularactivities mustbe kept to a m inimum. Findingthe hours to work an extra job istough, too. Even though I needa job to help my work-studyincome, an extra class and asenior project due at the end ofthe term necessitate an inordi-nate amount of my day. *The breaks we receive atMercyhurst do n't help mucheither, unfortunately. While thethree-day weekend duringregistration is convenient theother breaks tend to cause stressinstead of provide relaxation.breakparking permi t yet my ticketsare more expensive than astudent without a permit.Maybe next time the snow ispiled and parking is chaotic,perhaps security should focus onstudents parking w ithout permitsinstead of those of us whoalready paid to park on campus.Did they forget, we pay$20,000 or so For college. Poorcollege students can't afford an

ignorant parking attendant.Name withheld upon request

example. Since it begins afterthree weeks of winter term,teachers are generally forced tohold exams before break begins

and have to assign work overjr break.For the last three years, I havespent the majority of eachChristmas break writing papersand reading assigned texts, andhave had to cut three vacationsshort because work got in the way.Among the dozen friends I have atdifferent colleges and universities,none of them has a term split byChristmas break.I have to wonder how muchinformation people actually absorbfrom classes in the trimestersystem. Essentially, once one termends, we return only a week later,and the process begins anew. ?Whatever information a studentlearned must be immediatelyplaced on the back burner, becausenew information is already on (heway.I don 't think the trimestersystem is beneficial for profes- v

sors, either. Grading papers andmidterms eats up most of theirfree time. The 10-week cycle onlyallows them so much time. If theyget behind on the information tobe covered in a course, theyusually cannot catch up becausethe endof the term approaches tooquickly.While I think a switch tosemesters would be the best :course for M ercyhurst and wouldbenefit nearly everyone, I alsorealize such a system cannot be

It's all aboutpriorities

implemented overnight.professors usually teachfour classes a term, thesystem would call on thinstruct more classes.Since professors woulmore courses to teach, m!

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FEATURESVatican pushes for college controlCollege administratorsfear proposal could bedamaging to studentsand facultyBy BUI MelvilleMerciad editorMost people at Mercyhurstrecognize the college's traditionof strong Catholic ties andinclusiveness of non-Catholics;A new Vatican proposal,however, could force thattradition to undergo a sharpchange.In an effort to Improve ties toCatholic universities, the Vaticanwants to place control of thoseinstitutions with local bishops, jThis would eliminate the boardof trustees and make the schoolsanswerable to the bishop. TheU.S. Counci) of Bishops willvote on this proposal later in1999. ' ;According to Dr. William P.*Garvey, president ofMercyhurst,this proposal would be damagingto Mercyhurst at almost everylevel. [ \"I would be very concerned ifthis all came to pass because it

would threaten the basic natureof a Mercy school which is to beinclusive, to include all faithsand to respect all faiths," he said.

[TheVatican is] tryingto preserve the Catholicnatu re.... They areshowing they don'tunderstand the Ameri-can climate of highereducation.-Dr. W illiam P. GarveyThe proposal's adoption wouldalso force these schools to hire a

predominantly Catholic faculty.According to a recent BostonGlobe article, theology courses!!would require approval from thebishop, and any non-Catholic faculty would have to .attend classes on Catholicismand its teachings. y? .For students, attendingCatholic schools would becomemore difficult because theywould be ineligible for any J *federal loan and grant money.Likewise, the schools wouldalso be unable to receive grantsfrom the government While

some private colleges, such asGrove City, already accept nogrant money from the govern-ment, Mercyhurst does, and theeffects would be noticeable." (The Vatican is] trying topreserve the Catholic nature.However, they are showing they^don't understand the Americanclimate of higher education,which supports diversity," 'Garvey said.Recently, in *The Chronicle ofHigher Education," the Rev.'Edward A. Malloy, president ofNotre Dame, and the Rev. J.Donald Monan, chancellor ofBoston College, came out againstthe proposal, viewing it as adanger to Catholic highereducation in America and thestandards such schools have se tAccording to Garvey, Mercy-hurst would be faced with adilemma if the proposal wereadopted/ ""Mercyhurst could remain aCatholic college or become acollege in the Catholic traditionand retain its inclusiveness^ HowMercyhurst will remain Catholicin the future depends on thisIssue. But if it comes down toeither/or, if s a matter for theboard of trustees and the Sistersof Mercy," he said.

Etiquette dinner offers students business edgeBy Stephen NolanMerciad editor...As students prepare for the realworld there is always an empha-sis placed on developing aprofessional image. A large partof business in today 's society isconducted in restaurants and aprofessional image can be veryimportant in these situations.On Jan. 20, the Hotel Restau-rant Institutional M anagementDepartment, the Walker Schoolof Business and the Office of Career Services hosted abusiness etiquette dinner toeducate students on the correctbehavior in a business dinnersetting.Students were given an hour-long presentation in the MercyHeritage Room. The presentationconsisted of overhead projectionsand slides.

Valerie Weaver, certifiedimage consultant, spoke on manytopics concerning proper tablemanners. She discussed a widerange of topics from the properway to introduce yourself to"braving the baffling buffet"Some of the basic diningetiquette points were alwaysusing utensils from the outsidein, passing the salt and peppershakers together and placingnapkins on chairs when leavingthe table.Weaver advised against eatingdifficult foods in a formalbusiness dinner. Pasta and othersuch foods should be avoidedbecause they have a tendency toend up on clothing. **Fol1 owing Weaver*s presenta^tion, students moved to theGrotto Dining Room for dinnerand an opportunity to put theirnew-found knowledge into

practice. Weaver moved fromtable to table, and pointed out ;}examples of bad dining etiquette."It is very important to conductyourself in a professionalmanner. More and more compa-nies bring you out to dinner aspart of an interview and how youconduct yourself may determinewhether you get the job or notThe presentation brought up a lotof interesting points, it was veryinformative," said seniorbusiness major Stuart Hogg.

Anyone interested inthe Mercy Corpsshould plan to attenda meeting on Tues-day, Feb. 2, at 7:30p.m. in Sullivan 2.

Poetry readings retuBy Bill MelvilleMerciad editorIn the past, Mercyhurst has 'jsponsored poetry reading by suchfamous American poets as *Gwendolyn Brooks, but forunknown reasons, it has beenseveral years since the collegehas hosted a reading.This recently changed with areading by Lynn Emmanuel to a .packed crowd in the MercyHeritage Hall on Tuesday, Jan19. Emmanuel is an award-winning poet who has publishedseveral volumes of poetry. Shecurrently serves as director of theUniversity of Pittsburgh'sgraduate program in creativewriting.

Rather than read from oldercollections and rely on poemspeople might already know,Emmanuel said she decided toread mainly from her newestbook. Much of Emmanuel'spoetry involved tributes tocertain people who influencedher. These include a tribute toGertrude Stein, who Emmanuelsaid had a large influence onErnest Hemingway; a tribute toWalt Whitman in whichEmmanuel writes in the freeverse form which Whitman madefamous; and a tribute to herfather.v

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S PO RTS JANUARY 28,1999 THE MERCIAD PAA T H L E T E voiieybansOF THE WEEK MattTamborino

Junior middle'hitter Matt Tamborino was named MVP of the third :annual Mercyhurst Invitational Men's Volleybal I Tournament at theMercyhurst Athletic Center. ? 'i^m mr.fr^Mr -Atr , 'On Jan. 22 the Lakers defeated Juniata College in five games andon Jan. 23 defeated St. Francis College in three games and Tri-StateUniversity in four. b fIn the three matches Tomborino had 47 kills and 24 blocks ofwhich 10 were solo.1

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Chris Fraser, a Mercyhurswas hired by a marketingpromote Flutie Flakes

Many people support "their rteam * with all the love andadmiration of a mother's love forher son. From Seattle to Miami,crazed fans brave the elementsweek in and out to support theirfavorite football team.For one long-time Buffalo JBi 1 Is fan, support resul ted insomething quite unexpected. Butaccording to Chris Fraser, it wasalmost a dream come true. Frasergraduated from Mercyhurst in1987 with a degree in criminaljustice. He also w as a pitcher forthe baseball team for four years.[ "It was something fun, but adream come true would be toplay.for the Bills. I guess thiswould be the next best thing,"said Fraser, who was hired by aPittsburgh marketing Arm toPromote Bills quarterback Douglutie's Flutie Flakes cereal atBills home games during therecent season.* Fraser was offered the job,which included a pair of front-row tickets on the 50-yard line,after several national televisionprograms, including George .Michael's Sportsmachine andNFL PnmeUme, aired footage ofhim sporting shorts, a Billstattoo, a Halloween mask and an"I love my Flutie Flakes" sign at^hefBtthr* Nov. 1 home game *against the Miami Dolphins.A few days later, Fraser wascontacted by the marketing firmwho asked him to meet with \them in Pittsburgh with his game

BRIEFLY...Men's volleyball winsjin home tournamentThe men's volleyball team hosted the third annual Mercyhurstlnvitational Men's Volleyball Tournain the Mercyhurst Athletic Center this past weekend. sThe Lakers started by playing Juniata College on Jan. 22. After losing thefirst wo games, tfiefLacame from behind and won the next three games to winthe match 11-15,16-17,15-5,15^13,15-13.Senior Adam Tokash and juniors Jim Zorn and Matt Tamborino provided the team with excellent aaround play that led Mercyhurst to the victory.- * W Jr_The men started Saturday playing against the Red Flash of St Francis University. The Lakersthree straight games 15-1,16-14,15-' Z Z _ _They finished the weekend with a third win against Tri-State University. The Lakers were declaredchampions of the tournament after finishing 3-0. Tokash was named to the All-Touriiament team andTamborino was named MVP of theweekend. fc | iIntramural basketball league underway!As the college basketball season is well underway and the NBA players prepare for their short seasonother fine basketball players are preparing to battle ito ut.But these athletes do not play in Madison Square Garden or even the Mercyhurst Athletic Center. players grace the court of the Rec center in the 1999 Intramural Basketball Leag^

tweve teams, with such names as "Ruff Riders" and "Brothers of.No Mercy,ultimate goal of intramural champion over the next month. & ~~ .Each team will play 11 regular season games with playoffs beginning Feb. 20. The top four teamscompete in the second round of the playoffs. . .. . .The champion will play the intramural champion from cross-town rival Gannon University for bragrights in the Erie area. / i-Ex-Laker catches TD pass for Vikings *Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Matthew H atchette, who caught a touchdown pass in M innesota's 3overtime loss to Atlanta on Jan. 17, once played for MercyhurstS e t o p M for Jim Chapman and the Lakers during the 1992 season. He caught seven passesduring the season for 148 yards and two touchdowns. He also ran the ball four times for a net of oneTh# inkers finished the 1992 season at 5-4-1. . T 1 I 1Following the academic year, Hatchette transferred to Langston U niversity in Oklahoma, an NAIADivision I school.

gear.'They said they appreciated theadvertising, but they weren 't sureit was the image they wantedtheir product to project,'* Frasersaid, ^hey showed me agigantic replica of a Flutie Flakesbox, a four and a half feet high,three feet wide box of cereal, andasked if I would wear it. I said,4Why not? Look what I had wornbefore.-"Wearing tile red, white andblue cardboard box, Fraiserentertained fans at tailgate partiesand Ralph W ilson Fieldhouse at -four Buffalo home games. Thenhe headed for his 50-yard lineseats without the box since itwould block other fans' view ofthe game. 1Fraser receives a paycheck forhis work as the Flutie Flakesmascot That money, he said, willbe donated to the Doug Flutie Jr.Foundation for Autism when hemeets quarterback Doug Flutie.A portion of the proceeds from,the cereal sales go to the founda-tion named for Doug Flutie'syoung son. * " % ' **"Doug Flutie's a pretty goodguy from the stories andinterviews I've read. I'm lookingforward to meeting him. I talkedto the president of the companyand after the Superbowl I should^be able to meet nim," said Fraser.'The way I fell into this iff thefunniest thing. I went there actinglike a crazed fan and it got methe job. It would have been great

i f I could go to the Superband watch the Bills play, bdid not work out this year,"Fraser, who was an admisscounselor at the Hurst untiwhen he was hired by ErieEdmund L. Thomas DetenCenter as a juvenile couns

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PAGE 8 TH E MERCIAD JANUARY 28,1999LAKERSPORTS Hockey team wins three straight games, improves toBy David LeiseringMerciad writer

It's revenge month for theMercyhurst College hockeyteam, and so far, the Lakers arepassing with flying colors.Since bowing to Findlay 6-5 inthe championship game of theHamot Hockey Classic, theLakers have rattled off threestraight victories to improve theirrecord to 13-6.The first game after the loss,Mercy hurst had to travel 45minutes up Interstate 90 to takeon State University of New Yorkat Fredonia on Jan. 13. Unfortu-nately for the Blue Devils, theyfound themselves in the wrongplace at the wrong time.Mercyhurst used three short-handed goals and four thirdperiod goals to skate away withan 8-3 win. The Lakers got twogoals each from Scott Ludeviks,Bob A tkin and Louis Goulet.Freshman goal tender Peter tAubry picked up his second winof the season by stopping 33 .of36 Blue Devil shots. jThree nights later, it was gameone of revenge month. Mercy-hurst helped Findlay Universityon Jan. 16 open its brand new icearena but spoiled the Oilers *celebration with a convincing 7-2

win, avenging the loss just aweek prior. A ubry gave up twofirst-period goals, but thenslammed the door on Findlay therest of the way. Ludeviks, Gouletand Mark Stamp each lit thelamp twice for the Lakers.& Mercyhurst put the game awaywith three goals in a 63-secondspan late in the third period. TheMercyhurst win snapped theOilers' eight-game winningstreak. %For their efforts againstFredonia and Findlay, Aubry waschosen Eastern College AthleticConference (ECAC) WestDivision Goal tender of theWeek, while Goulet picked upRookie of the Week honors.Game two of revenge monthtook place last Saturday in thefriendly confines of the Mercy-hurst Ice Center, as dieBrockport State Golden Eaglescame to town. ;Mercyhurst, again, was tryingto avenge a loss occurring latelast year in which Brockportskated away with a 5-2 victory,and took away Mercyhurst'sNCAA Division II playoff hopes.Aaron Morrison's fourth goalof the season three minutes intoovertime gave the Lakers a ;thrilling 4-3 win over Brockport,and avenged the loss from lastWomen's b-ball trying toturn season aroundBy Lynn BurnsMerciad writerAfter dropping six consecutivegames, the women's basketballteam visited Wayne StateUniversity and WestminsterCollege with the hopes ofkeeping their playoff birth alive.Presently, the women sit inthird place in the South Divisionof the Great Lakes IntercolligiateAthletic Conference, with the topthree teams getting invitations tothe post-season. Two wins overthe weekend were necessary forthe women to remain in the topthree. I i& At Wayne State, the Lakerwomen outclassed the Tartars asthey rolled to a 72-49 victory.After a dominating 33-18 lead atthe half, the Lady Lakers neverlooked back as they furtherextended their lead.K Sophomore Rebecca Sandorled scoring with 26 points, whilesophomores Amy Galla, *Meredith Koncsol and JodieMaxim each scored 14, 11 and10 points, respectively."We knew we had to startwinning if we wanted to get a

bearth," Koncsol said,the Lady Lakers visitedWestminster College where theylooked to upset the home teamand take one more step towardthe playoffs.Behind a hard-played first half,the Lady Lakers jumped out to ainsurmountable 27-13 lead. Th e*women cruised to a 56-51victory after this impressive start.Sander again had a terrificnight as she dropped 20 pointsand pulled down six rebounds.Maxim scored 10 points anddished out six assists in thewinning effortWith these two wins comingafter a six-game slump, the LadyLakers are back on track andlook to solidify the remainder oftheir season.The Lady Lakers next faceFindlay University at home onThursday and Hillsdale Collegeon Saturday. Both games will beplayed in the MercyhurstAthletic Center at 6 p.m. and 1p.m., respectively.

year. Other Laker goals werescored by Tom McMonagle, PaulCaluori, and Fedor Zakusilo.The overtime win wasMercyhurst's first since a 7-6verdict over Elmira at the MIC,February 25,1995. The Lakershad gone 0-5-2 (including threeovertime losses this season) inextra sessions since then. Juniorgoal tender Ashley Stevensstopped 28 Brockport shots forhis tenth win of the season.Stevens was named this week'sECAC W est Division Goaltenderof the Week. THowever, Mercyhurst still hasplenty of room for improvement"It was great to get the win, butwe can get better, explainedLaker head coach Rick Gotkinl"We need to start finishing morechances and blow games open.We also need to work on ourdefensive zone coverage. Ithasn't been as good lately."In fact, Mercyhurst had a 3-0 3lead midway through the second!period of the Brockport game,and then allowed Brockport toscore two goals in a 33-secondspan to end the second period 4and a shorthanded goal early inthe third period to tie the game.Games three and four ofj revenge month take place thisFriday and Saturday, Jan. 29 and

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1 Jessica RusselJunior Fedor Zakusilo faces off against a B rockport Stale Uplayer Jan. 23. The Lakers won the game 4-3 in overtime.30, when the Bentley CollegeFalcons come to the MercyhurstIce Center. Face-off is scheduledfor 7:30 both nights, f \Earlier this season, M ercyhurstwent to suburban Boston, andlost two heart-breaking games 6-5 in overtime both nights.Mercyhurst hopes to avengethose losses against its future

Metro Atlantic Athletience rival.This is an importantfor us,** Gotkin said. "get us ready for the ECportion of our schedulin February.** ,;

M en's basketball back in winningtfbBy Scott KoskoskiMerciad wri ter *It may only have three letters,but the word the Mercyhurstmen's basketball team hasspelled with inconsistency thisseason is w-i-n. Last Saturday,though, the Lakers passed thetest with flying colors.Despite a 79-62 loss to *powerful Wayne State U niversityin Detroit last Thursday, theHurst dismantled W estminsterCollege 73-63 in NewWilmington on Saturday,movine right back into the GreatLakes Intercollegiate AthleticConference (GLIAC) playoffhuntWayne State , ranked thirdnationally in diemost recentNCAA Division II poll,'showedno mercy against the Lakers intheir own gym. Tartar seniorforward Tony Goins, recognizedbefore the contest as WayneState's all-time leading scorer,paced the victors with 13 pointsand seven rebounds. Reserveforward A lex Ward came off thebench for 12 points and fiveboards in the win. L , ~Mercyhurst, down by as manyas 14 points in the first half,rallied behind five 3-pointers tocut the halftime deficit to 31-26.Wayne State zoomed to a quicksecond half start, however, andcruised to the 79-62 victory to

remain at the top of the G LIACSouth Division at 12-1. &Less than 48 hours later, theHurst took to the road againsUnew GLIAC member ,Westminster College needing awin. This time, it took just twoquick Titan baskets in the game'sopening minutes to wake up theLakers. : ;Accurate field goal shootingand first-half layups by JeffWoleben and Brent Swainpropelled Mercyhurst to a 14-13early lead, a lead the Blue andGreen would not give up.Freshman guard Richard Bradleynailed three shots from down-town to give Mercyhurst a 43-28halftime ad vantage.The Titans tried to keep it closein the second period, but theLakers would not surrender theirlead. After W estminster's Jason

McCray converted a three-pointplay to narrow the Titan deficit \to 64-56, three straight Lakerlayups sealed the deal andMercyhurst prevailed 73-63. Thewin moved Mercyhurst's GLIACmark to 3-7 (9-8 overall) and justthree games out of the finalplayoff spot in the South |Division. ; Vv ^The Lakers must make quickwork of their upcoming oppo-