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M e r c y h u r s t s t u d e n t s v i s i t T o r o n t o f o r S t . PFifteen Mercyhurst students journeyed

to Toronto to celebrate St Patrick's day.The main purpose ofthe trip was towatchthe Gaelic games that were played in theSkydome on March 17.

All-Ireland football and hurling cham-pion teams rom county Cork played againstthe Irish All-Star football and hurlingteams. Gaelic football is cross betweenAmericanfootball and soccer. The ball isround and the players may handle the ball.Hurling, the world's fastest field sport,and is played with sticks and a ball the sizeof solid leather, the size of a tennis ball.

The group also watched the TorontoSt Patrick's day parade which includedmany Irish celebrities. The students weregiven the opportunity to meet the Irish

athletes after the game in the SheratonHotel. Thegroup left theathletes on Sun-day night, one with a broken heart, for agrueling journey home caused by enginetrouble.

Despite the van breaking down inBuffalo on the way back,and the resulting13 hour journey ro m Toronto to Erie, thetrip was a great success. Organizers intendto increase the scale of the event for nextyear. :-

The trip was sponsored by the Mer-International Students Orgar

tion (MISO) and Mercyhurst StuGovernment

* MI SO raised funds through the analumni phonathon, and receivedfumfrom MSG.i I- a

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Thursday, March 2 1

p.m. Choir Practice,D'Angelo 1.

8.p.m. Discussionon ManicDepression, Zurn 2 16

Saturday, March 23

19 p.m. Lip Sync Contest, Rec-reation Center. Big prizes avail-able! A

Sunday, March 2 4

Easter Egg Hunt Begins

6 p.m. Ecumenical WorshipService* Prince of PeaceChapel.

7 p.m.MSG Meeting , Govern-ment Chambers.

Tuesday, March 2 6

4 pan . Raps on Religion,Campus Ministry.

Wednesday, March 27

Easter Egg Hunt Finished

8:30 p.m. SAC Meeting , Gov-ernment Chambers.

MERCYHURST COLLEGE,GLENWOOD HILLS, ERIE THURSDAY,MARCH 21,1991

Senior dinner dance to be held off campusBy Dan LanganMerciad Staff Reporter

After weeks of debate and discussion, Dr.William P. Garvey, Mercyhurst College presi-dent, has an nounced that this year's graduationdinner dance will be held at the Bel Aire Hotel,Saturday, May 18 .

Seniors had the option of choosingbe -tween having the dinnu -uance held on cam-pus in the recreation center or off campus attheBel Aire. At a meeting held to discuss theseoptions, graduation coordinators Mary Daly,senior assistant to the jpresident, and TomBillingsley, director of administration, pre-sented seniors in attendance with a bookletoutlining information about each location.

Following the presentationby Daly andBillingsley, seniors were given the opportu-nity to address their concerns and questions

about each location. Many were concernedwith the ventilation system and restroom fa-cilities inthe rec.center. Billingsleysaid that iftherec. center were chosen, renovations wouldhave been made to!the restrooms, andanattempt made to install an adequate air condi-tioning and ventilation system. '

Another question addressed by seniorsrelated to the quality of the food to be served ifthe dinner-dance were to be held in therec.center. The Hospitality Management Depart-ment, under the direction of Brenda Moore,would have catered the eve nt Moore said thatshe and her staff could provide a quality,buffet-style meal at a reasonable $20per per-son.

She noted that if student workers could not

be recruited, outside help would be found toserve as the waitstaff. Based on past experi-ences,Daly was confident that Mooreand herstaff could do an adequate job and add a"special touch** that could not be found offcampus. She added that the "w e won't have iton campus if it can't be done right* argumentdid not apply.

,$. A final major point addressed by seniorswas the safety associated with guests attending

a cocktail party in the Carolyn Herrmann Unionprior to the dinner. Some felt that it would beunsafe for gueststo drink at the cocktail partyand later drive to theBel Aire for dinner. Dalyand Billingsley dismissed thisas amajor prob- _lem since those in attendance will be respon-

d s nice to see that administra-tion is going all out to do its bestto makerit a memorable event -DiPietro.

sible enough to control their drinking.Once all questions had been answered,a

vote was taken to determine where the eventwould be held. The final count was 31 to 28 infavor of having the dinner-dance held at theBel Aire. With sucha close vote, the finaldecision was leftto Dr.Garvey. "The close-ness of the vote indicates an obvious split Thatsplit led to my choice,** he said.

Garvey said the primary reasons for choos-ing the Bel Aire centered around thecost offixing the; restrooms and installing suitableventilation. He noted that if therec center wereto be conVerted to an icerink in the future, therenovations would have been an unnecessaryexpenditure. * ? f

;He said the evening will be designed to bevery pleasant and enjoyable. The day wouldbeginby having the union open throughout theafternoon. He also mentioned having separateluncheons for award winners and athletes, thuseliminating the need for a program that eve-ning. \

Daly notedthat the Bel Aire will provide avery elegant atmosphere, and that those whoattended last year had a very enjoyable eve-ning. She and the other coordinators did notwant to make the final decision themselves."We owed it to the students to present themwith optionsand make the decision," she said.

Senior Angela DiPietro was pleased withthe procedure for determining where the din-ner-dance would beheld. "It's niceto see thatadministration is going all out to dotheir bestto make ;t a memorable event,'* she said.

Deadline set for letters of intentBy Dan LanganMerciad Staff Reporter

sIt is difficult to realize that this school yearis almost complete, but the signs are every-where - the beautiful weather, talk of

ment arrangements and roommates for nextyear and letters of intent for Mercyhurst Stu-dent Government (MSG) officers.

MSG Secretary, Jen Marshall, has announcedthat anyone who is interested in seekinganexecutive position- president, v ice president,secretary or treasurer- in MSG, must submit aletter of intent to her or the student governmentoffice. Letters should include the position being

sought and some brief reasons why oneisseeking the position.^ . *: .

The letters may also include any character-istics or experiences which are related to theposition. All letters mustbe signed and dated.The deadline for submitting lettersis Tuesday,March 26 at 5pjn.

Candidates will have the opportunitytocampaign from April 2 through April16,andelections will be held on April 17 and18.Allcandidates will havethe opportunity to speakin an openforum, but the date and time hasnotbeen announced.

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SAC hide Easter eggs on campusBy Beverly DavisMerciad StaffReporter

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Editor's Note: This column is designed to letstudents know whatis happening in the international, national and area news.The newsis gathered from Prodigy(R) Interactive Personal Services and theErie Dailv Times local news.

By Karen McGuireMerciad Ne ws Editor

INTERNATIONAL:Soviet Union Early returns on the Soviet Union's first referen-dum in its history indicated strong supportfor Mikhail Gorbachev' s

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campaign to keep the divided country together under his leadership.Six small republics refused toapprove the preservation of theSovietUnion and boycotted the vot e. In the remaining 90 percent of thecountry, voters appear to have voted in favor ofthe union.

The Student Activities Com-mittee (SAC) will be hosting anegg hunt starting Sundayat 8 p.m.and running through Wednesday.

Brightly colored plastic eggscontaining various goodies w ill behidden all around the Mercyhurstcampus for students to find.

Students willhave the opportu-nity to find eggswith slips of paperthat claim one of the 100 prizes, oreggs that contain an Easter greetingand a piece of candy.

|As for clues to where the eggsare going to be hidden, Cass Shimek,student union and activities direc-tor said, "All of the eggs will behidden in public locationsinsideiind outside. No eggs will be hid-

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den in any of the faculty offices oron anyone's person."

The eggs will be hidden fromSunday through Wednesday withhalf being distributed Sunday, an-other fourth will be hidden Mon-day, and the remaining quarter willbe planted Tuesday. |

Persons finding eggs indicat-ing that they win a prize are en-couraged to bring their winningslip to the SAC meeting on Wednes-day night to claim their prize. Prizeswill vary from chocolate bunnies,cassette tapes, CDs,to a variety ofother prizes.

"We wanted to comeup withsomething fun to do for Easter,'!Shimek said. "Something that allof the students could join inon."She added that the idea for the egghunt came about in part because ofthe receptiveresponse of the scav-enger hunt during the tail trimes-ter.

t t T*.tIt's for the general studentpopulation,'' she said. "Some ofthe students won'teven be lookingfor an egg,but it's something they'llopen up to find a surprise."

Shimek describesthe egg huntas an attempt, on the part of SACand Student Government,along withthe student union, to do more anddifferent programs in an attempt toreach, more people, not just thefreshman and residents of the apart-ments,but also those students whocommute.

Anyone interested in more in-formation about the egg hunt maydo so by contacting the SAC officeat ext 463 or the student unioninformation desk at ext.434.Infor-mation can also be obtained fromone of the two organizers of theevent, Lone Tomaski or Lori Vin-ciguerra.

Lithuania - The Soviet Union's elite'* black beret'' troops report-edly seized the head of Lithuania's defense ministryearly Monday.Lithuanian President Vytautas Landsbergis said the seizure was"an attack of hostile forces andan attempt to exert pressure."

Palestine Yasser Arafat, PLO chairman, said he would engage indirect talks with Israel under United Nations auspices. He said hewould meet with Israel only if five permanent members of the

United Nations'Security Council were present \ f *r

McQuillen awaits student input

Iraq -- Rebel leaders in Iraq say support for a\evolt ingrowing.Travelers say the government has set up check points aroundBaghdad to search for weapons. The Iraqi? government underSaddam Hussein,however, claimsthat it has crushed the uprising inthe South. H

President Robin Engel an-nouncedan evening withthe deanwill be held on Thursday, March21 from 7to 9 p.m. in the Govern-ment Chambers of the Union.Ac-cordingao Engel, the purpose ofthe evening is forstudents to havean opportunity to meet with Dean

Michael McQuillento discussanyof their academicconcerns as wellas any topic which interests them.It is a chance for studentsto come

Crew put onSerbia, Yugoslavia - The parliament of Serbia, Yugoslavia's I c l J l V f i * b l O C klargest republic, voted to deny the collective statepr^idency thepower to make decisions. Yugoslavia is drifting toward civil war.

NATIONAL:

Santa Monica, California -Oil from an underwater'pipelinewashed ashore at Malibu and nearby beaches Monday,according tothe Coast Guard. The 27,000gallon spill was believed to have beencausedby the anchor o f a tanker thatapparently pierced the pipeline.The owner of the pipeline,Chevron USA,has accepted responsibil-ity for the leak. | j

Billy Sims, former Detroit lions running back, once the highest-paid player in NFL history, is seeking federal bankruptcy protectionagainst more than $

By Karen McGuireMerciad News Editor

in contact with the dean and to addinput which will help him to createfuture policies.Refreshments will .1>e servedthroughout the evening.

Treasurer Dale Mancuso dis-cussedthe approval of funding forClub Managers Association ofAmerica (CMAA);1the Psychol-ogy Cluband the Mercyhurst Inter-national Students Organization(MISO).CMAA was allotted $225of its requested $450 for costs in-curred through attending the par-ent organization's national conven-tion. According to its bylaws, theclub must end its year with at least$500 in its bank account in order to

retain its charter for another year.The final disbursement is contin-gent upon review of their bylawsby Mancuso.

iThe Psychology Club wasapproved by the body to receive$210. A portion ofthe money willbe used to pay for the charter whichestablishes the Phi Chi nationalhonors society, and theremainingfunds are needed to pay for trans-portation to an educational v isittoToronto.

^Finally, MISO received an al-lotment of $85 to cover its trans-portation expenses to Toronto for acultural exhibition last weekend.Transportation costs, according toMancuso, are figured at 21 centsper mile. I

in cash and $150 in a checking account when hefiled for bank-ruptcy last July.

The Supreme Courtagreed Monday to review a decision o f the FirstU.S.Circuit Court of Appeals that the use of the word "God" wasillegal in an invocationand benediction at a middle school gradu-ation in Providence,Rhode Island. Ifce court will decide whetherthe public s chool graduation violates the Constitution's require-ment of separation of church and state.

AREA NEWS:

Washington County, Pa--Authorities plan to exhumethe body ofa man whose death was initially thought to be suicide, but nowbelievedto be a m urder. An autopsy isto be performed on the bodyof John Cassidy of Monongahela.Cassidy was shotin the throatwith a 20-gauge shotgun. Members ofCassidy's family provided atape that had phone con versations between his wife and her allegedboyfriend. Cassidy's wife and Bowers, her boyfriend, have been* H the shooting

The members of the Mercyhurstcrew team will be bonded into slav-ery on Saturday, March 23, from10 a.m. -to 5 p.m. "The teammembers willcook, clean, polish,scrub, rake, stack, sort, tidy \ andgenerally do anything your heartdesires," according to Coach Baugh.

The first ever crew slavesale isbeing held to raise money for newcrew boats and equipment Accord-ing to crew member Brad Fairfield,the slave sale is to be the first ofmany to come. The event, whichalready looks to be a success withhalf of the crew slaves being boughtalready, will become a semi-an-nual tradition held every fall andspring.

The cost to claim rights to acrew slave is a mere $60, tax de-ductible, gift to the crew program.Ownerscan pick the team memberof their choice.

For more \ information or toreserve a team member of yourchoice, callCoach Baugh at 825-0259. I I ft 'M

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By Angela M. CampMerciad Features Editor

Patriotism is great and pride inyour country is commendable butisn't it interesting how patriotismseems to be a fad - it comes andgoes with public approval.

How many people were send-ing Christmas cards to soldiers whowere away fro m their families forthe holidays? That was abig hobbythis last Christmas. But, soldiershave had to spend holidays awayfrom home since the initiation of astanding army over a century ago .

Have we forgotten those sol-diers who were never sent to theMiddle East? These are the sol-diers who have been defending theinterests of the U nited States world-wide.Are they any less heroes thantheir counterparts in Saudi Arabia?

Our- soldiers are fighting forthe ideals of the United States -justice for individuals regardlessof race, sex and religion.

Look at what's going o n in therest of the world. TheSoviet Unionhas, more than once, marched intoa nation and brought them underSoviet control. Then of course

there's the country in South Amer-ica where police routinely shootchildren on the street for no appar-ent reason.

But, discrimination and harass-ment aren't exclusiveto the rest ofthe world. Even here on campus,the seeds of oppression have beenplanted.

Last term, a Mercy hurst stu-dent was doing aproject for a classcalled 'Alexander the Great*. If thestudents wore a costume for theirpresentation they received extracredit The costumes consisted ofvarious outfits to include Romangarb and traditional clothes of that

ancient era. This particular studentdecided to wear ] the traditionalclothes of an Arab woman to in-clude the black dress and veil. As

she walkedthrough die halls to herclass she received many snubs,What were we fighting for in

the Middle East anyway? Freedomfor an oppressed people - theKuwaitis. Right! L

A couple ofnights ago, withintwo weeks ofthe end of our * free-dom fight', I saw on the news, aman getting the hell beat out of himby some ovcrzealous policeman.He ended up with multiple head-wounds and fractures.

I guess you can find op -pressed peoplejust about anywhere.

Treating spring feverto protect your QPA

By Robi TaylorMerciad Entertainment Editor

Do you realize that there are

only about seven weeks of schoolleft? Do you also realizethat classattendance will become less andless until it becomes tim e for finalexams?

.Unfortunately, this highly-

The M erciadMercyhurst Co llege's First Class newspaperas rated by the Associated Collegiate Press

contagious disease, called SpringFever attacks college studentssometime around the first day ofspring every year. Although veryirritating to most college profes-sors, Spring Fever is very rarelyfatal to humans. Butr.it can, andusually d oes, quite literally kill astudent's QPA .

^Symptoms of Spring Feverinclude: the desire to stare out class-room windows,an intense need forthe vitamin D humans get fromexposure to the sun and an almostviolent reaction to textbooks andhomework. V

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College, Box161,501 E 38th st, Erie Pa. 16546. Phone 825-0376Material for publication mustbe submitted by noon on the

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nal responsibility. The opinions expressed inhe Merciad are not necessarily those ofh. More lad. its staff or Mercyhurst College,

1 A quick call to a local hospitaltold me that there was very littleresearch done on this subject Thereis only o ne thingthat is known forsure...Spring Fe verstarts its devel-

opment while the victim is still ingrade sch ool sand hits its climaxwith colleg e graduation.

There area few treatments whichwill not cure the affliction, but itwill make it more bearable.I 1) Try to make it a point toleave for classes a little< earlier.That way you getto enjoy the sunas you casually walk between thebuildings.

2) Eat your lunch, do yourhomework,or just sit and BS withsomeonein Garvey Park or on oneof the beautiful lawns aroundcampus. The new union is a niceplace to visit,but it can't give you

sunshine and fresh air.3)-Start a baseball or?soccer

game after class. This gives you areason to get out of yourapartment? jfor at least a little wh ile. . 1I The m ost important thing is toavoid the lethal side of Spring Feverby remembering to get to class at

least 75 percent of the time. Afterall, in only seven weeks the symp-

| loms will be gone for another twelvemonths.

Elections call forawareness of issues

By Kevin McHughMerciad Editor

With the M ercyhurst StudentGovernment elections on thehorizon, it is time for candidatesto make the final decisionto runfor an officer position. 1

\Anyone thinking of running for president should seriouslyconsider both the benefits and the responsibilities that the jobentails. The extent of the benefits tend to equal the extent of theresponsibilities. ' | t \

Engel spent his summer on campus and spends 30 hours a week,attending to his duties for w hich he receives $ 3,000. According toEngel, hewas still finding his feet threemonths after schoolstartedand is adamant that it is necessary for the presidentto be on campusover die whole summer, and for the other officers to be present atleast part of the summer.

* Becausethe president must giveup his summers, and spend somany hours on the job , the scholarship money provided should beincreased. The life ofthe student is improved bya strong presidentand executive board; incentive makes for a strongpresident andexecutive board; a lot of incentive comes from cash.

When it conies to election time, students should tryto make an

objective d ecision about the candidates, keeping in m ind that it isnot a simple popularity contest %The followingare important attributes of a strong candidate;,

- Be o f good aca demic stan ding: A good candidate needsa QPAthat is not far off the 3.0 mark. The future MSG president should bein the position whereby the workload of his position should notinterfere with his academic standing. A good academic standingalso exhibits the ability to be organized and responsible, and ofcourse exhibits intelligence.- The presidential candidates should be able to make goodspeeches. Although good communication skills are helpful to allcandidates, theyare needed most by the presidential candidates, asthe president is the main voice ofMSG. For the last two years, thecandidates have given their speechesat mealtimesin the cafe. Thismeans that those not on a meal plan mustpayjthe $7 to hear thespeeches. Something needs to be done about this.- Act w ell und er pressure: The officer forum provides students

with an opportunity to discover how a candidate will act underpressure. \- Should have experience: The candidates must have been in-volved in MSG priorto election, although extensiveexperience isunnecessary because as Engel will verify, a new president willalways haveto start from the beginning. \- N eed not be a jun ior: E ngel ran unsuccessfully for presidentwhen he wasa sophomore. I am sure he wouldhave done as gooda job as a junior as he has done as a senior. As Engel has commented,it is a shame that now that he is in his stride, hehas to leave. So, iftwo candidates have equal qualifications andone is a sophomoreit is a shame that now that he is in his stride, hehas to leave. So, iftwo candidates have equal qualifications and one is a sophomoreand the other is a junior, the former should be elected . W

The career benefits of holding an MSG officer position areendless. As Engel has commented, "People go to college to get awhite collar job. A white collar job means having people workunder you.'* If an MSG presidentcan control a volunteer staffit should be easyfor him Jo control a staff that is paid.

, The main election issues this year should be keeping tuition toa minimum,whether or not die rec. center should be converted to anice rink, improving housing,and improving academicand athleticprograms. A job as an MSG officer will doubtlessly prove challeng-ing and rewarding,despite the many responsibilities. A s Engel said,in his characteristically philosophical manner,'* You may lose a fewhairs, but so what**

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almost every sport at Mercyhurstto the Erie community, from foot-ball to soccer, from basketball to

hockey. He receivesa lot of feedback rom he community and feelsthat WMCE se ems to be offering a

service.Mercyhurst PresidentDr. P Garvey, heading to Pitts-burgh on 1-79, apparently turnedhis car around after losing the sig-nal whilst Fitzgerald was broad-casting the Laker football teamplaying at Brockport last fall.

WMCE is a very reliable sourceof information, and Fitzgerald isconstantly "in touch** with SportsInformation Director Joe Jordano.WMCE has new s at the topof mehour and also broadcasts any im-portant sports new s, worldwide or

local | #By tuning,into the "wilass**you can gather on the spot newsand information. It is also a greatway to keep up with Mercyhurst

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21 st in the nationBy Ed HessMerciad Staff Reporter

The Mercyhurst baseball teamcontinued to gain notoriety this pastweek finding themselves ranked21st in the country in I the latestDivision II poll. The Lakers movedup three spots from last weekaftersplitting with Division I Piover the weekend.

After more than an hour delayto make thefield playable, the Lakersand the Panthers locked-up in aclassic ballgame. The two evenlymatched teams played toa 3-3 tieuntil the bottom of the seventh . Pittgot the go aheadrun on a imely hi tthat advanced the runner who hadbeen on second base.

Pitt opened the scoring by nail-ing two runs in the third, inning butthe Lakers would not die. Sopho-more Tom Craig responded in thefourth by hitting a sol o sho t to rightcenter; his first of the year. Th ePanthers notched two more in thefollowing inning, and helda 3-1advantage entering the sixth. Craigonce again responded to the chal-lenge by doubling;in tw o moreteammates to even the score at threeapiece. 8

With the score deadlockedatthree entering the last inning ofplay, Pitt held the 'Hurst scorelessin the top half,and now the Lakershad to do the same. The Panthersled-offwith a single andadvancedhim to second ona base on balls.With one out, Pitt singled in thewinning run to earn a 4-3 victory.

Bill Kieklak threw five innings

of four-hit baseball before beingreplaced by Tim JDonaldson.Donaldson suffered the loss for theHurst, and Kieklak had no decisionin the contes t Craig finished thegame with two hits and all threeRBIs for Mercyhurst

The second half of the twin-billwas even more exciting thanthefirst and fortunately had a betteroutcome, once again the game wasdecided in the last inning with theHurst gaining a 5-3 decision.

The Lakers jumped out to anearly lead when lead-off man KeithParry was aboard to see Paul Dlugoszlaunch his first homer of the year.Once again, Pitt clawed their wayback into the game and eventuallytook a 3-2 Head* into the fourthinning.

With time running out in thetop half of the seventh, the Lakersresponded to the challenge by tal-lying three runs in dramatic fash-ion. Sean Hennessy stepped to theplate with two on and two out, andwith one swing of the bat he gaveMercyhurst the victory. Hennessy'sthreerun blast to left fieldmade thescore 5-3 in favor ofthe Hurst

Tim Kirst relieved Jeff Evan-cho in the fifth inning and earnedhis second win of the season. Kirststruckout three and held the Pan-thers hitless in his three innings onthe mound. *

|Mercyhurst is back!in actionthis week playing in the Ship-pensburg Tournament The Lak-ers will play six ? gamesin threedays in what could turn out to bethe most important weekend of theyear.

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