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MERCIAD ~ 1Vol. XUIINo. 13 MERCYHURST COLLEGE May 29, 1971LAW ENFORCEMENTDIRECTOR APPOINTED

James V. Kinnane, formerFBI agent, will leave his position as security agent with theGeneral Telephone Company ofPennsylvania, to assume dutiesin September as director of thenewly instituted Law Enforcement School at Mercyhurs tCollege,The school will be the firstwithin a 300 mile radius ofErie to offer bachelor's degree'sin both police science and probation work. In addition, a two-year program leading to an associa te degree* in police sciencehas-been designed to meet theneeds of area law enforcementofficers.| A native&f Buffalo, Mr. Kinnan e received; his bach elor ofarts degree .*in English fromNiagara University and pursued law studies at the University of Buffalo Law School.fHe joined the FBI tin 1947,serving! as at Special Agent inCincinnati, Savannah,* Pit ts burgh, and New Castle. For 19years he was the Senior Resident Agent in Erie.frhe recipient of numerouscommendations from J. EdgarHoover, ^including many outstanding annual performancerat ings , Kinnane was ins trumental in solvingi the $1.5 million theft of oil paintings tak-en*in 1969 from the Hanley re-Bidencefin Bradford.^The|same year, he was lauded forchis help in solving a series of Boston area bank robberies pulled by a group of flyingrobbers from Er|e and Flint,Michigan. | "IIn addition, the 56-year oldBuffalo native is credited withthe apprehension of over 500

fugitives during his tenure withthe FBI. i SAs director of the Hurstllawenforcement school, Kinnanewill be responsible for developing *the law enforcement curriculum, for teaching specialized investigative courses, andfor staffing all other police andprobation courses.His dutie s Willi also in cludethe placement of students as10-week linterns in police andprobation work duringHhe senior year and as law enforcement professionals followinggraduation, f*The FBI v eteran sees *law

enforcement as on the threshold of becoming a true I profession. Explained Kinnane,"Young police officers andmany other young men andwomen realize the rewarding-future in proper law enforce-i (Continued on ?Page 2)

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Dear? Editors: &I thought I 'd pass along some newsthe kind the newspapers didn't prinfton how the government averted the plan of demonstrators to stop the government in Washington, D.C. Mybrother who Sat tends Pennsylvania State fUniversity had stayed! over from the previous demonstration on* the War In Vietnam just for curiosity. They | onf purpose, oamped in a residential a reaoutside of the demonstration zones and activity. In that same area on Monday morning Wo of myborther's friends along1 \ with af girl walking her dog and a forty-year-old woman carrying a|babywere walking along the street when J the police bus stopped them and demanded that they boardthe bus. After they boarded they !were \informed t ha t they were under arrest. Thenlthey we rtransportd \to a footballifield (where the baby was TAKEN tAWAY from the woman), wherethey were kept untiill:00 a t night then removed" to^anJnsjde ball field for theurestjOf the^night.During this lime they rwere fed only twice with baloney sandwiches an d waterJ* On Tuesday morning they had to vpay a ten dollar fine and were ordered to report for a hearing'. Although theywere informed by a civil rights attorney thatsthe charges were dropped (disorderly conduct) theywere photographed and finger-printed.:: Sounds like a communist take-over or Hitler 's treatmentof the Jews in eWorld War II, doesn't it? In a nation that's ready to explode with violence, isTHIS the way to avert violence in demonstrations? I thought our judicial motto was: a man IS innocent until PROVEN| guilty, or isn't that true anymore? I 'm really afraid of the growing1 powerof our central governmentland military and the unleased power tha t an angry demonstration(the next one?) may bring! 1 I Jeanne Andraska Emery

Frisina NamedHurstl Baseball Coach MERCYHURST OFFERSNEW DEGREE PROGRAMMercyhurst College knows itWon't be^ameasy task to shapetogether^a representative base-ball$teamiext year, but schoolofficials {eel tha t Ithe task canbe accompUshed^T>y?| newly appointed coach Joe Frisina.Frisina |knows hi s work^willbe cut out for|him, but heihasalready started work on fieldingandntercollegiate team for theHurst for t h e ! 1972 season.$jB will be difficult at? firstas any newg program is," commented the man who has beenassociated witht^baseball forover 25|yearsl "Right now we'rejust| seeing|who is interested inplaying at Mercyhurst and thenwe'll go from there."Mercyhurst couldn't havepicked a man to coach its firstteam withjmorel overall experience as a playerl coach andscout. iPrisina's playing career* in cluded il l year s | in the minorleagues with oirn^advancing ashigh las playing under contractto St. Paul in Triple* A bail inth e ^Brooklyn Dodger* organiza^tion. One year* in* the minorsJoe started the season as aplayer-coach at Twin Palls;I daho! and finished! the season

as the manager .In 1957 he went into the highschool coaching ranks at Spart-ansburg High where he servedas baseball coach for eightyears and basketball coach forfour years!More recently he?has coachedthe baseball t eam! a t OorryHigh for three ,years an d ispresently serving as a scout forthe Pittsburgh Pirates in theNorthwestern Pennsylvania* an dWesternlNew York areas.

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by^Wm. C. Sachse, News Editorand Bob Parks, Associate EditorIn keeping with the traditionof serving the Greater ErieCommunity, Mercyhurst Collegeis tentatively scheduling | aguided degree program for the71*-72 school year as proposedby the Special Studies Comm ittee of the College Senate.The objectives of Ithis program are! threefold; First andforemost it offers a chance. toreceive academic credit fromindependent^tudy for those un able to maintain a regular daytime course schedule. This program can lead either to a bachelor degree or merely offer non-

degree educational opportunities, k ' ' :i &Admission procedure for thisprogram^includes th e following;1. Submit ted wi th! the | formalapplication should be a recordof high school graduation orits equivalent plus a record ofany previousfacademic work.2. An interview for determining eligibility for admission andpossible advanced^placement.The interview also helps theapplicant to| become familiarwith the {program andj to determine if the program isfsuit-ed to the applicant's!;needs.

3. Within 10 weeks afterjad-mission all^students aregto takethe college level exam. It isimportant *to ^note that thesetests are 'not for admissionpurposes, but rather for determination of advanced placement^ status. Prom this %t ispossible to receive college credit from everyday! learning.Thew advisory program willserve as an 'information center, and (aid guidance andcourse selection and in the in-terdisciplianary| coordinat i n gproject. %

JCourse requirements are theusual 40 divided between Liberal Studies Major J courses andelectives. Intersessions are optional , bu t noti mandatory.Classes are scheduled at theconveniences of the instructorand the student, whichjwouldinclude weekend and eveningsessions. ^Classes would averageone hour per week. |

Almajor aspect of the guideddegree program is the requirement of Jthree interdisciplinarycoordinating projects. These areto be a minimum of 30 pagesor its oral equivalent. The jsen-ior levied I.CjP. should demen-stratelan overall grastf of the

One ' hundred and twentyeight degrees will be conferredand presented to graduatingseniors at the Mercyhurst College 43rd Annual Commencement, Sunday, June* 6.Sixty-nine of the graduatesfrom the Erie area ^includingthe six male graduates: KarlJ. Palk, John R. Grazier, Edward R. Gubish, Jr., Albert P.Messina, Francis T. Schanz,and Russell W. Sundy.The Most Reverend AlfredM. Watson, Bishop of Erie, willpreside at the commencementexercises scheduled for 2 p.m.in the Memorial JAuditorium.The afternoon ceremony willbe preceded by an 11 a.m. baccalaureate Mass, coneelebra tedb y | Reverend Paul J. DeSanterand Reverend John J. Hilbertin the Chapel of Christ theKing. Baccalaureate commentswillf also be delivered by thfcReverends DeSante and Hilbert.^Sister M. Carolyn Herrmannwillfbe the main speaker at thecommencement exercises. The43rd graduation marks the second consecutive year the Hurstseniors have asked thegMercy-hurst President to deliver? th ecommencement address.

Awards to be presented^ a tthe annual ceremony Includethe Carpe Diem Award of Gre atBooks and the ArchbishopGannon Award* for GeneralScholastic Excellence.Th e ^highest s tudent honorgiven by the college, the CarpeDiem Award i is presented eachyear to the graduating seniorwho best exemplifies the Mercyhurst motto by his or herpersonal integrity, social competence, and intellectual hab-its.T h e Archbishop GannonScholastic Award is presentedto the fsenior who ranks firstin 'his class.Other honors announced atthe Mercyhurst Commencementwill include those studentschosen for membership in thenational honorary society ofDelta Epsilon Sigma as well asthose seniors named to the1970-71 edition of Who's WhoAmong Students in AmericanColleges and Universities.Recognition will also be given to senior recipients of graduate fellowships and}assistant-ships.

four-year experience.Graduation requirements are40 courses* with a 2.0 averageand the expressed recommendation of Nboth the disciplinechairman, and (the ^graduationcommittee.

This program is not for regular degree students. It isvde-signed for people whose workor home life schedule doesntallow for full daytime class attendance.*It is the recommendation ofthe Special Studies Committeetha t ithis program be ratifiedby|the College Senate and thateach faculty ijmember modifyhi s ^approach to fuHy imple*ment the]* programs

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M E R C Y H U R S T C O L LE G E , E R I E , P A .Merciad. S t a f fEditor . . . . J . .^ 4- * * f At MessinaAssociate Editor jL XBob^ParksFeature Editor . . . A Jamie KamlerNews Editor &BM SachseSports Editor ; . . Bill DopieralaLayout Editor ? . . . ! * * Dave Roh.deGeneral Manager A TSob Beck

Business Manager . * Cindy GustinCirculation and Exchange M arlene SmithULaypujk Staff Fran Ahearn, Bill Chiodo,P " f "SM. * *A>nn PottsWriters ^. ^Audfey Rosenthal,W< 1 $ * f Dick Lamb, Br end a Brewer,I jRfB Fi&tor, Jym TrombeltiStaff . . . . > ^ . . 1 . Carol Meuhling^ Jtdie Samick,I I $ Ellen Eteinrich, Mark Zine*c

' & * . Mercyhursll: Politicali or Academic?By W m . C.;Sachse,&News# Edi tor

f Ag of l a t e , much cont roversy has a r i sen he re a t M erc y h u r s t o v e r administrative policies coiicerningga n u m b e rofcinciderits oil ca inpus . Aipong t hese po l i c i es a re s t rong-arm^ adminis tra t ive* prac t i ces concern ing damage payments nd the hi rin g on a ful l -t ime c amp us securi ty officer. T$se move w e r e dee(med>necessary*Sn re t a l i a t i ont6*the i ncreas ing amoujat of damage thatlhas^been occur-ing ancj an i ncrease o f on-campus t hef t s . . WV Cri t icism of these actionsHs basedjon infringementofcpersonaj f reedom. The cr i s f i rst that the school cannot i n t imida t e a single-student in order to receive moneyto^ay for damages , and secondiyj?that?the presence of as e c u r i t y officer such, as M r. Kalinowski aga in i n t imida t estpeC s t u d e n t body* tc^ t h e extenttthat academic freedomi s res t r i c t ed . To attach tne cri t icism, one need only at tackthe bas i c prSupposition|whjch seems t o be t ha t Mercy-hufs t CoJleg^ is actually ta political ^entity and no t *thesSiolarly^a^demic ^microcosm^ t h a t f it findeed a p p e a r sto ;^e." W*. k / . ' i * ^,1 In considering the-jmpliqations of an academfcdns t i -tat ion^s opposed to a political one* the onlyTe&Bstlc viewcap be t ha t t he school i s justified i n i t s ac t i ons , a l t houghadmittedly some ac^iustmentslmust be made .Mercyhurs t i s a p r i va t e coeducational |col lege. Tuition at Mercyhurst^ islpaid by the studentit is not asta|e|subsidized school . A synthesis of sthese t w o s t a t e ments re ate s an ^administrative rebuttal t o accusationsconcerning infrfrgement&on p e r s o n a l r i g h t s . M e r c y h u r s tis . a pr iva t e i ns t i t u t i on a t which one payhard earned orh a r d - b o r r o w e d moneyjUoilearn u n d e r sondelsembjj^nce ofosdqr.iThe word pr iva t e | impl i es that s tudent s o f t he"Hurst" a r e hese alLthe approval o f t he Admiss ions Commi t t ee . Thi s further^implies t h a t t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i o nmaintains the right to recind this acceptance i f a part jcu-la-r situation^warrants i t . General ly expulsion is reservedfor academic deficiencies and ra re ly used in cases of misconduct . However , s i t ua t i ons may demand tha t this admin i s t ra t i ve peroga t i ve b e . ex t ended tot rectify e x t r e m edel iquency si tuat ions. The col lege right now is extendingt h i s and^is enforcing i t t h rough a full t ime securi ty officer. ? s I ' S? ' 'T h e M e r c yhurs t s i t ua t i on i s somewhat|unique i n t heErie area. In talking to students from other Schools, onereal izes that the problem which has developed here wouldnever have been al lowed to progress to a similar s t a g eelsewhere. Fi rst of al l , other schools don't experience thee x t e n t ofv damages t ha t Mercyhurs t does , and secondly ,s t udent s a re no t g iven any a l t e rna t i ve excep t t o pay fordamages , which curbs the probability of it occurihg int h e futurei T h e Mercyhurst admini s t ra t i on has no choiceb u t t o m a k e strong-moves in both correct ion and prevent ion of the dest r uct ion problem ~4iere. I t is'feasible to doso-from both an economic standpoint and one of pride.The? ac t i ons t aken by Mercy hu rs t a re under heavyfi re but can be rat ional ized. The hiring of an ex-poHceofficer as security guards i s an ex t reme pos i t i on . How- |ever , t he wanton destruction^that occurs in Preston Hal land t he S tudent Union i s a l so ex t reme. To re t rea t t o o ldcl iches would be poor, yet one cannot deny that two ext remes t end t o ba l ance one another t o a middl e pos i t i on .A destruction and theft decrease, so does the need for a"police state. ' - | ftjgg-Ti " f M t M-'H1 The act ion take n agains t one certa in individual fromPres ton Hal l p ress ing for p a y m e n t f o r a d a m a g e d r u geajruiot be as eas i l y condoned . That t he damages requ i rere t r i bu t i on i s no t argueable . The school could, however,take this individual to a courts hearing or ut i l ize someotji^r legal footwork to bring home i t s po in t ra ther t hanusing p u r e a n d un,adultterated i n t imida t i on . Thi s i s ano ther means t o th e s a m e end wliich- appears t o be m o r eJuHf * ***

BETWEEN USTrust in theLords Army

The la st month has seensome major demonstrations occurs in Washington, D.C. Thefirst one was sponsored by theVeterans Against the War*Their numbers were small buttheir impact great. Next camethe throngs of youth for theApril 24th peace demonstration.The following week saw thestreets filled with a more radical form of dissent. They weredemonstrations staged basicallyby the American youth. Ltlwasvery fstrange tolsee the fewpeople over 35 or 40 who wereeither participating or just ob-servingf fwitfiln the mass! ofyouth on th*e 24th, ? Wf Peace demonstrations havebeenjpretty much the same forthe pastyfew years.' They havebeen dominated by the youngand^-their numbers have beencontinually^ increasing! I'veheard the demonstration heldon|the 24ith called; "the largestgroup of people to have iriaroh-ed on the capital." SJWhether itbroke or fset records is reallynot importantJ'What is importan t is ^hatpfos was an ^enor-mours?out-cry by " the| Americanfoiith against American? activities. ^ '| TSJie last group, the May Daytribe, was quife |#fferent fromthe peaceful crowd of the 24th.Much of the crowd on the 24thappeared to be experiencingtheir first (Demonstration. They

and carried signs calling forwere no longer just radicals, alot of them were Joe Anybodiesson or daughter who decided itwasn't a sin to openly opposethe actions of their government.Oil the other hand, I wouldventure to say/ without beingthere myself, that th'e May Daytribe was composed of slightlyolder demonstrators. They havebeen in demonstrations beforeand* have ^become! frustratedwith^the failure of anyone re sponding * favorably to theircomplaints. Thtey wanted, basic-afrAthe^ame^thiijsg two yearsago thatythe new dem onstratorswante i^pw-PEACE4 They justdecided that they would haveto do m ore than sit aroundlistening to J-speeches to get it.sAt the end of the week ofdisturbances (by the May Daytribe) there was another demonstration held in Washington*It wasn't against thejwar like/the others,ibut on the contrary^was in favor of it . Many peo-ple feel that the ^participants injfoe Viet ^ajo^ Victory March,are just as dang'erous, if4 not.more so, than the May #Daytribe. This right wing m ovement is just as "radical" asthe left wdng movement of"those damn hippies" that theyhate jso i much. iBut they don'tthdrik they are radical. They seeithemselves as Americans.They mardhed to the time of"Onward Christian %oldters,"

Rick Lamb"Faith in Victory" and "Trustin the Lord's Army." 'f*

The insanity of their conflicting ideals is astounding. Theyclaim the support of and beliefin Christ, yet they are itching ;for the chance to_ blow North; |Viet Nam, China, Russia orjanyone else Avho gets in theirway ' back to the stone age." WhenJ I ifirst thought aboutthese people, they scared me; Jjfor they are much closer tothe power structure that theMay Day tribe will ever be.However, after I saw a pictureof the Viet Nam Victory Rally *I didn't feel so bad. Lookingat the picture I noticed that the crowd was also small, (notthat it is an accurate indica- *tioniof their total|numbers, but 7in comparison, there were asmany people arrested for the f!May Day demonstrations as^jtl ere were present for theJVdc- tory Mar^h.It occured to me that perhapsall the youth of^Americafhaveto do to g^t peace is to simplyout-live the victory freaks. If \more and m ore youths become peace freaks and the war mon-:'gers keep dying off, the peace- *nicks might get wh at they want 1| in spite of the efforts of the jwarriors to keep tfreir tradi- 3tions alive.^real ly , , don't think itwork but it certainly isthing to think about.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITORTo J thef Editor:I n | your lastt issue, *JUchLamb's column j discussed thenew?Chief|of Security, Mr.:Klarl.Kalinowski. I would like tocriticize Mr. Lamb's article -on*two counts. First, in my judg-ment, the line of argumenta-tion was weak and at pointsso unclear it was confusing, jj Basically the articl'e attacksMr. Kalinowski's friendlinessbut several careful readingsstill left me unsure of Mr. ILamb's reasoning. Central tothe argument s'eemed to be thissentence ",If_ students don't |know his position they are notlikely to concede any power tohim." What does that sentencemean? Is power based on recognition of that power?Unclear thinking, however, islesjs offensive to me than thtearticle's second weakness. Thecolumn is an excellent example

of closed mindedness. Part offthe function^ of an education isto liberate. An educated liberated |man | rejects^ all stereotypes be they about policemanor radical stud'ents. Mr. Lamb. comes ac ross as having fjudg-eI have encountered in my young life. These-people have

made the hardships I have faced this year se'em easily bearable. They have brought joyand happiness into a life thatis thankful for every offering.They have also., help'ed me Josee myself more fully. ^ Forthis, I am * permanently indebet-ed . g?A few of of these individualfriends (arid $ I cherish themeaning of that word) willgraduate within the next twoweeks, I will deeply miss theirpresence and patience. Yet thememory of their caring will always glow within my f heart.The "cruel-world" that they goto face is going to improvewith their contributions ofgoodness and love! |Mrs. Kramer

As for p revent ion , t here a re two immedia t e poss i

bi l i t ies, both re l a t ed to- economics . F i rs t , avo id t he damages to Preston Hal l by simply closing i t down. It wouldsave t he school money as men cos t more t o house andfeed t han women and t he phys i ca l absence of t he menwould prevent damage f rom occur ing t here . !Another poss ib i l i t y i s .a ra ther s i zab l e damage feeto be paid in . S e p t e m b e r an refunded in part or in wholei n . June . Erom t h i s , p e r s o n a l ^ g e n e r a l a s s e s s m e n t s douldbe made . j t j & i ?* T r f VW1V*v Mercyhupt College is eyactjy as O d n a i n e impl i es ,axLacadenaic i ns t i t u t i on . It j*s n o t politlcafand 111 Utoniarif^ unrea l i s t i c t o .consider turning i t pol i t ical ly wheno% Tlf" e m g S S e t n d e s t r u c o n t o t he caS

D i r e c t o r A p p o i n t e d . . . |(Continued from Page 1)ment and plan^to ^tudjfcitf theappropriate ' afield to betterthemselves as professionals.This is particularly true ofthose dealing with theiprotec-tion pf aa Jndtvictual's. cWlrights. P *"At Mercyhurst Law Enforcement Schpol,g[ he continued," i \ wil^be^op'^aimr to ideveloppolice and corrections ^officersIwljo will be , sensitiye to th eneegs o^prot^cting vpepple^andtheir^ property at all times,whjle acting within the full)context of the law."

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tor, which appeared*, in theGANI$QN KNIGHT.)Dicussion of the 4-1-4 pro*frani i&at Gannon, * CollegeJS^'T."T o I remedy the dangerouslackloNknowledge on the sub*jed; a background *|investiga-tton of (reasons^ anil principles^off education* is> needed. NfcfliherHSculty nor student seern^ totjbe awar e of the collusion ofideas, if not of persons, betweenMercyhurst Sand Gannon and, to4 f esser extent, Villa Maria. Msgr. Louis Lorei wishes toinitiate a 4-1-4 program at vGannon. T his fprogram* is un

desirable for both the collge ofhumanities and f the college ofPsciences. Its effects wil*be detrimental to the student himselfand to the five* purposes of edu-cation. Thefpossible reasons forinitiating the program must also be examined. \iMercyhurst isfpresently in fi-nancial trouble, as is Gannon,as is the Mercy Order whichoperates the college. The Nunsof[- the fMercy Order and theVilla Maria Nuns are needed bythe Erie Diocese for the parochial school* system . I t seemsthat these facts taken togeth-|ef would givefonfe strong reason for the foundingfof thefTri-College Consortium, as I willexplain.

T}ie Mercyhurst System of 3-1-1-3-3 and the Gannon Systems|would be merged in ; the 4-1-4system. Whether the* terms of*lihis merger are desirable is the^question.*Mercyhurst presently hasjga|3-l-^-3 program which isa disliked by many 'Hurst ^students.gMaximum mental: and physicalstress is placed upon | the student, similar toithe productionlines fin a facto ry. The s horterderation of the course s, 10weeks, 4 hours a week for 3courses, does encourage* "in-depth^ cramming by both students Jaind faculty. >^The student barely has timeto digest pertinent material, thefaculty being forced to^ condense this? mat erial^ before itislime forimidfterms, and then|t ime|&s sperft .eon final* cramming and* term papers areoVer-speoializod areas.Mercyhurst is known to favor the ^bell-shapedf curve forgradingevery number of A'shas its proportionate number of

F ' s , B's their fD's, and the majority of tfce|grades*C's. When'Hurst students asked why,t i*ey |were ^t oM ^b a^ was necessary forfsthe School's standing. i

4Th^j nature of the b'dl-sliapedcurve* wihich has notl ye t ^beenpublicly proposed for Gannon,makes tly mos$competitive ortlfef^xtre^nel^intelligent th edinners of thif A*s. In tjie science- courses of jMercyliurst ipidfnotj -unlsuar' t(f find* peoplewho|sleepffour|to six hours " anight^aiost' of the remainingtime! dedicated

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N e x t Y e a rJLIL' *by Mark^Zine wjThe Mercyhurst fDrama Dept.haslbefcn given the okay io be-gjixi,* as of September 1971-toofifer a major program in dramatics. Thegcourses offered forthis new .area are quite impressive. Airew arQ: Introduction to Theatre, Fundamentals:of Acting, Advanced Acting,Dramatic Interpretation andPla y Production. .1DennisF Andres, this Jyear'sTech Director, will besjthe firstgraduate in this new department. | *Looking at the large degreeof ^professionalism displayed in'Hurst production *so far, there

is no^doubt that the major fieldwill not experience ;it$ also. Theability to apply this knowledge'after college is {possible in twoareas. fFirSt: Applied ^Aoting,,Direction, and Technical o rthe ^professional and *toon-pxo-fessional levels also Education'in schools and colleges.With the addition of twofmajfiinstructors,?1n this departmethe courses will offer not only1variety , but also a broaderscope of interests, Director Yablonsky has worfefed hard for th is opportunityand she and the administrationshould beovation. given an approving

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v Ifmust admit thatF when I accepted this job aboute igh t mon ths agoil did so re luctant ly . Firs t of all , pi w asjust scared of doing ^it being that I was coming in to atota l ly newf college environment.*! had neve r wr i t t en fora newspaper before , and | l had absolutely no idea whatbeing "Sports Ed itor ' ! real ly meant . I was very ap prehen s ive towards the coming yea r .| g Wellj at th is ending of the 70-71 school year , I |cantruthfullyfsayi Pm glad If took this j o b . Fvefseen Mercyhurs t p rog res s athletically;as well as academical ly . FromIn t ram ura l foo tba l l th rough in t r am ura l ! baske tba ll andno w to^intercollegiate competi t ion in threeWears . Mercy-hurs t cer ta inly has come a long warn in one year . Mercy-h u r s t is'no^longer jus t thought of as jus t ajtop-rate academic inst i tu t ion, but a long with that , making a name foritself in'the world of sports . 1 % | |The tennis team, on which the major emphasis oft h e lintercollegiate p r o g r a m w a s placed* h a s jusfc completed a t remendous ini t ia l season with a 9-0 record! (12-0inc lud ing F lo r ida ) . Despite!the g r e a t disappointment!ofno t winn ing the Dis t r i c t 18 Tournamen t , Mercyhurst'sn e t t e r s h a v e made {themselves known as a powers to bereckoned with . The whole team returns next year , withtas t ronge r s chedu le , and!:planning r evenge in the Dis t r i c t s .? The golf team, hampered*f rom the beginning by^theloss of two scholarship players , has shown def ini te imp rovemen t wi th i t s i showing o f the last|few^weeks.|Gottd idn ' t have|the emphasis placed on i t asttennis d id , thusless t ham a successful season shouldn't* completely be l asu rp r i se . ^However, thet t eam has ma in ta ined i t s sp i r i ta l l t h roughou t the i r l campa ign , and the onlyfway for t h e mto go is up. With the addi t ion of scholarshipsjjand a moreintensive p ,re-season t ra ining, the golf team should improve great ly in the years to come. J |4 Crew has shown the most| r emarkab le ! improvemen t

during ^this springy Rowing aga ins t an establishecMCa-n i sus teamjthe crew team had nothing!to be ashamed ofby 'finishing second." Thesef boys fhave hacT t h a t t o t a linvo lvemen t tha t Mr . P in tea saw was necessary 3 i n o rde rto row. S t r enuous ly w ork ing ou t for two months , no t evenknowing whether they would have a boat , shows a greatdeal f| de te rmina t ion . Then , a f t e r on ly th ree Sweeks fofactual rowing in a scul l , taking on Canisus proves thowfar an a thle te can push himself when helhas the desire .I can only pra i se these boys , a s we l l | a s the members o ft he* tennis and golf teams, for their dr ive to Jbring suc cess to Mercyhurst. The members o f a l l t hese t eams havehad much to|overcome|this initial^year ofl intercol legiatecompeti t ion, and have-not lostiany a m o u n t of jtheir sp i r i tand de te rmina t ion . J. i m | I l l ^| , Spir i t l is Another th ing that has shown a def ini ter ise throughout th is year . Thejattendance at | i n t r a m u r a lfootbal l games, increased duringfbasketbal l , and |the en - ;t hus ia sm g ree t ing thejthree vars i ty teams has been groW-ing |progress ive]y. The gir ls a lso have 5 shown* gre at enthus ia sm |for participating? in sports . tEstablishingftheirown in t r amur a l bask e tba l l and soft bal l leagues have giventhem an escap.ejf rom, the dailyiroutine of c lasses . Sportshas def ini te ly brought fa hea l thy a tmosphe re o f sp i r i tto Mercyhurs t . Tenn i s cou r t s ifilled almost dai ly , g ir lsa n d guyst playing sof tbal l , a l l point ing to an increasedspir i t of necessary recreation*in college life. % I |*Mercyhurst cer ta inly has ^omeja l ong way th i s yea r .I ram happy th at I had a chance to witness th e ch angeand challenged t h a t co-education *has brought. Bean onlyhope tha t throughout the following years, we can cont inue p rog ress ing towards a more hea l thy and s t im u la t ingenvironment , that wil l br ing Mercy hu rs t J>the jjgreat ly des ired recognit ion as a f i rs t - ra te co-educational i n s t i tu t ion .

I L i n k s t e rs F i n i s h S e a s o nThe golf team as of May 19,1971 has compiled a 2-12 won-Ibst record. The victories cameover Alliance College and Nia-gra University, The final matchtook place Thursday, May 20,1971 at Grove City vs. GroveCity College and AlleghanyCollege,On Thursday and Friday,May 13 and 14, the teamUinish-ed In ftth place fin the District'18 ytournaiment. Dario Ciprianitied for fourth place in the individual standings.

Cipriani, a freshman, is currently leading the team with a78.7 scoring average. The teamis rounded out by freshmanJim Poland, junior Rich Oilman, freshman Bob Pettinelli,sophomore Jim McAndrew,and*freshman PatjTallyt Fresh-oman Mike Creghan and juniorRick Fessler substituted asalternates when needed.Coaches Jean Forsyth andBarry McAndrew have done fafine|job with|what was | termeda$ "green" ^tam atfthe startfcofthe season. &

Recently, Mr. Richard Fox,Athletic Director, revealed thenames oil ten boys who willform the basis of next year'svarsity basketball team. Thereare one senior, one junior,three sophompres, and fivefreshmen represented. ' Includeed in this group are Ifour boys

who averaged 19 points or bet-ter, and five who fare 6'4'* orbetter.The "elder statesman",of thegroup is Rick Fessler, 6*0"from Erie.*, As a senior at Cathedral Prep, Rick establisheda new school sc oring record(until hi si was broken thisyear), and led his team to the

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Tennis TeamFinishes UndefeatedWithfthe 9-0 shutout of Gannon, May 19, the Mercyhursttends "Lakers** completedtheir initial season with a spot-lesis 9-0 record. Including theFlorida trip, the Lakers were!2-0 ov erall. After the thirdplace finish at the Districttournament, the team swept!through its last five matches.May 5th Youngstown was a 9-1Qlvkrtimf May 7th a journey to

Cleveland brough t a 6-3 ,|ver-|diet over Cleveland state, May11th Alliance returned' home afte r absorbing a 9-0 defeat.May *l$t)hf proved to be theLaker's toughest match of the.year. On that day, they traveled to Slippery Rock and pulledput a 5-4 victory. With the scoretied 4-4 Dave Ku-hrt and SteveGutting were down 4-2 i n| thefinal set. However, they pulledout a 6-4f victory winning fourstraight games. ? wThis past Wednesday against

^Gannon saw the most controversial encounter the Lakers hadthis season. Before the match,Dean Garvey. was informedittet because of a clause in thematch contract, the 'Hurst*number 2 atid 3 players, BillDopurale and Steve Guttingwouldn't to. permitted to play.Despite this- fact, the Lakersstill cleaned house with a 9-0Verdict. The clause in the contract -stated .that the match jwould be played under NCAA|]irules. The NCAA rule for eligibility is that transfer studentsmust sit out one year of ath- .letie competition. What secernsfunny is that Gannon participates in the|NAIA in tennis/sohow could they invoke anNCAA; rule? It musfe be notedttough,. that th& Gannon May*ers^em |totally^ma^are ofMs action, andfwere perfect*lyiwiHing to#tet Dopierola andGutting| play. The |resl |of|theMercyhurst team took up the

1968 PCIAA State Championship. As a member of the fresh-!man team at St.* Vincents, Rickaveraged 19.6 points per game.P> The lone junior on the teamis^Jim "J. C." Carter, W" ,from Erie . Playing his - highschool ball at Vincent, "J.C."was third leading scorer in thecity in 1966 and was a unanimous pick fori 1st team Big Sixhis senior iyear. '*J.C?' also |played for the Clarion Froshand one semester on the var*sity.The three sophomores on thesquad are Glenn McKinneyJeff McConnell, and Dave Wiec*zorek. McKinney, 6-0 fromUnion City was second leadingscorer for Behrend Center this

past year. Jefif%McConnell, 6-6,is a transfer from BrandywinoJun ior College, Wilmington^,Delaware, and Dave Wieczorekis a 5-10 transfer from Clarion,v?ho also played for Mr. Fox atPrepI' * &The five freshmen who will bea nucleus for the grears tocome are Steve Albert, M3keEmick,fkiU Vernal, Carl Jones,andfDan Bukowski;Steve Albert, *6-6, played forSouth Hills Catholic this yeafrand led them in rebounding andscoring (averaging 20 p.p.g.).Mike Emick, 6-4, is from OilCity, and led them in scoring

with a 20.9 average, and in rebounding with a 19.9?averageper garnetBill Vernal, 6-4 played hishigh school ball this year! forMontour High School of M oKees Rocks, Pa. j p | -'Carl Jones, 5-10, is from BayShore High School, Long Island, N.Y.|As. a senior thisyear, he averaged 19 points agame for the league champs.Dan Bukowski, 6-1, is another product of Mr. Fox's atPrep. As a senior this year heplayed a big role in Prep's captur e of the C ity Series andPCIAA State Championships,and became the fourth leadingscorer in Prep's history.Overall, it appears to be ayoung, but strong team % thatwill represent Mercyhurst onthe "hardwoods" next year.slack anyhow, 1 and camethrough in fine fashion!.Results of Mercyhurst |vs.Gannon: 11Mercyhurst9 Gannon0Singles:Ed Manning def. Joe Wagner,6-0, 6-3 V | |Tom Thompson* def. CharleyCole, 6-2, 6-2 M 1Dave Kuhrt def. Jay Musar*

I 7-5, 6-0 4 flfcDenny Kuhn def Ron Manilla, 6-1, 6-2 | 1 ;jjm .John Christoph d e ^ MarkHedges, 6-0, 6-0 | jgjgjjf fpave tWiliainson delf RickBaitkiewicz, 6-2, 6-3 Doubles j |^anning-Thompson def.JWag-ner-Coie, 6-0,16-4 | | I |. gChristoph-Kuhrt def.. Manilla-Musarra, 6-2U6-2 | |Williamson-Kuhn def. Batkie-wicz-Tom Dollinger, 6-2, 6-31