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B r a t t o n a d d r e s s h e a d l i n e s ' 8 8 C o m m e n c e m e n tBy Kelley MooreMerciad staff repo rter

Two hundred and sixty-nine students willbe awarded degrees atthe sixtieth commence-mentof Mercyhurst College set for May 22 inthe campus center at 2 p.m.Dr. Daniel L. Bratton, President ofChautauqua Institution will deliver the com-mencement address. J. iBratton,$?who has been head; ofChautauqua since 1984, has 23 years ofexperience in higher education administra-tion, including ten years as the president ofKansas Wesley an College.Bratton hasalso held administrative postsat the University of Maryland, where he has

the vice chancellor for student affairs, and atAdelphi University, where he was vicepresi-dent and dean of student affairs, and dean anddirector of university admissions.He holds a doctorate in education fromTeachers College, Columbia University, anM.A. from Columbia, a bachelor of divinityfrom Drew University, and anB.A. in historyfrom Allegheny College.Dr. Bratton has had several articles pub-lished in educational journals, in "Change"magazine, and in the "Presidential StudiesQuarterly." SIn addition, hehas written two books, * ADifficultJourne y," published in 1978 and co-authored with his wife upon their adoption oftwo Korean-born children. His second book,

Students;may consideroff-campus rent alternativeBy Ann JohnsonMerciad News Editor

Students renting Mercyhurst-ownedapartments pay abou t $1,525 per person eachyear, a fair price, according to Director ofStudent Services William Kennedy.The figure s the price for a fullapartment,but it increases if the apartment has less thanthe maximum number of residents. For eachof the eight months of classes, the schoolcollects around $763 for each MercyhurstandBriggs Avenue apartment, and $1,143 foreach townhouse.i The price is competitive compared withGannon University apartments, which costaround $917 per month, andPenn State-Behrend apartments, which cost $820 permonth. Villa Maria College and EdinboroState University don't have on-campus apart-ments. Ourprices may appear high, butthey arecomparatively reasonable," Kennedy said.* We're very sensitive to the price of thresh-old of our students."The apartments, dorms, cafeteria, book-store and townhouses have an annual com-bined budget of $1.6 million or 12 percent ofthe total budget, according to John Maus,director of finance.According to Kennedy, money is allo-cated for maintenance as needed. "T here 'salways a significant gap between moneywanted and money available ,'' Kennedy said.lurst has annual expenses like

painting and repairing apartments everysummer. "We- don't spare any expensethere,' * Kennedy said.H litis money comes from the $450,000allocated annually for con tract services likegarbage removal, cafeteria services, andsummer projects, Maus said. IThe budget m ust also improve the com-fort in the apartments.' Mercyhurst repaired12 bathrooms in south Briggs last summer ata cost of $100,00 0," Maus said. .Money is thai spent to replace about 90mattresses annually as well as other furniture.

It costs $250 to replace a chair, and $100 to$150 tofix a window, for example.These f repairs are made through the$100,000 allocated for repairs, maintenanceand equipment, Maus said. * 1According to Maus, another $230,000 isspent on utilities for housing. This doesn'tinclude Egan and McAuley, which use themeter in Old Main. # ^This expense goes up every year. *'In my20 years here, cost has never dropped,"Kennedy said. |Mercy hurst also spends $60,000 annuallyfor the townhouses, which it doesn 't own;$125,000 on salaries for the 29 maintenanceworkers; $23,000 in'real estate taxes; and$15,250 for housekeeping supplies, Maussaid.Mercyhurst'sprice is high compared withtherent rates of apartments near campus. Butsome students may be forced to live on cam-pus because some landlords won't rent tocollege students.

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M C C I o f f e r s r e t r a i n i n g f o r a d u l t u n e m p l o y e dBy Matthew J. ClarkMerciad Editor

In March, 1983, in an effort tohelp the unemployed and economi-cally disadvantaged of theErie area,Mercy hurst created die Mercy hurstCollege Career Institute, offeringretraining to people who could ei-ther no longerfindwork or hadbeenovercome by the quickly advancingtechnological age.MCCI is a M ercy hurst programdesigned to help adultsfindcareersvia a year of college classes. It isalsohelping to encourage participants toextend their education beyond thesingle year, according to LupeBillingsley, assistant director andprogram coordinator of MC CI

6 * If they get thecertificate and go outinto the workforce andlike it, we find themcoming back for associ-ate degrees. 9 *JMCCI offers adult students aone-year, 30-credit college certifi-cate insuch careers as sales, medicaloffice, computer technology, in-ventory control technology, travel/tourism, food/hospitality, basicaccounting, business office andmunicipal police training."MCCI signifies Mercyhurst'scommitmentto the community, saidLupe Billingsley, M CCl's assistantdirector and program coordinator.! i* When people come to us, theyalways ask 'What's the catch '," shesaid. "After they've dealt with usfor awhile, they know*we're forreal. ["W e have a good track record.Weare well respected in the state.''

R A S , Jrompg.lproblems that are dealt with, ac-cording to some of the R.A's.Tom Shearon, one of the R.A's.at McAuley Hall, said, "I thinkiome of the disruptive freshmen,whowon' t listen should beexpelledfrom the resident hall. It would set aprecedent, which would help in thefuture." i i".; Angelo Chirillo, one of theR.A 's. at Egan Hall, said, "On e ofthemain problems aremale visitors.We need another person to helput. tAdolphson said, "It's hard todiscipline my peers. Youget, *Whyareyou always hollering atme. Youhave it in for me', that's their wholeattitude." [ /Although theR.A's. have com-plaints, the benefits outweigh thecomplaints.

JoeFessler, one of the R.A's. atBriggs Apartments, said he becameanR.A.because he "got$700off ofmy $1300'*^ for his apartment'After awhile I realized the benefitsI was getting, such as sharpeningmy listening skills and the*goodfeeling I get from helping otherswork out their problems.''Adolphson said, "I t looks greati \ fFormerly included in the De-partment of English and ModernLanguages, the new unitjwill bemade up of Dr. Marilynn Jewell inGerman, Barbara Moskwa in Pol-jish, and a new faculty member inSpanish who will be chosen fromamong the applicants for the posi-tion. Dr. Vivetta Petronio will teachFrench and Italian and also serve aschairperson.4The Department has been cre-ated with the purpose of givinglanguages a chance to assume theirrightful place in the Mercyhurst ofthe 90's ," Vivetta Petronio, Eng-lish Department Director said. "Itwill be working toward a strength-ening of the present minor program,development of offerings in addi-tional languages, and eventual de-velopment of a m ajor." .The department will serve stu-dents in several ways. First, it willcontinue to offer the Basic I, II andIII courses in French, German, Ital-ian, Polish, and Spiy Basic I courses are intended torstudents whohave never previouslystudied the language or for studentswith an extremely poor preparation.Basic II and III courses, however,are for those students with a goodpreparation. These courses fulfillthe requirement in the Contempo-rary World Core. sSecond, the Department *willcontinue to offer Diction I and II(English, French, German and Ital-

ian) for Voice Majors, courses re-quired by the Music School.Third, courses will be offeredfor students wishing to minor inFrench, Spanish or German. Thedepartment will also offer coursesdesigned to help students pass thedepartment's proficiency test Stu-dents who pass the test, will have theachievement noted on their tran-scripts. I" IFourth, the department w ill of-fer courses in" two areas o f theContemporary World Core: WorldCultures and World Literatures.

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4Intramural program needs revamping f A t W i t End By Steve RushA supervised program of competitive intramurals is available throughout the school year for both men andwomen. Softball, volleyball, and tennis are among the offerings.'' \ I

These wards appear on page 10of the Mercyhurst Collegecatalog andare probably readby about 90 percentof the incoming freshmen here at Mercyhurst Boy, are they in for a surprise!I think that it's about time that someone looks at this program and makes some changes. How hard can itpossibly be to construct a worthwhile program? 3As in most situations her at Mercyhurst, administrators use the 'lack of student interest" argument toexplain how unsuccessful certain endeavors and programs have become. I hope that the same rationale is notbeing used hew How can you possibly interest someone in a prop^m that is futUe and worthless rom he start?You mustgive someone something to believe in before he/shecan become a believer! Why should intramuralteams organize and be there when the organizers and orchestrators of the program are lax in their efforts andobligations to such a program?4 4 supervised program... is availalperson, don t you think? And remember, the question as to the competence of such supervision probably needsto be raised. Enough said, f IIn the past year, this college has lost three head coaches and a Sports Information director. When thesevacancies opened, everyone was quick tofindcompetent coaches tofill hese positions/ Why can't somethingsuch as this happen with the intramurals? If die responsibilities of such a program are too much for a presentcoach tohandle, then let'sgive those responsibilities to someoneelse. If you give someone a worthwhile programin which toparticipate, he/she will participate. %.I don't think that I'm alone on this viewpoint I think that I speak for many people on this campus.One of two things must be changed - either the program or the catalog. Who will decide? I

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Overall slice earEditor reflects on 1987-88Merciad, Mercyhurst College

By Matthew J. ClarkMerciad Editor

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The1987-88 academic year hasbeena very interesting one to say theleast For me, thebusy year startedwith thefirst ssue of The Merciad.For that issue, it was basically ChrisKovski and myself putting the en-tire paper together. I was up 37straight hours and it looked as if Fdspent 37 minutes on th e paper.But then things started to im-prove. More and more he lp startedcoming and ourstaff was growing.Once we were able to stop worryingabout staff and turned our attentiontoward the Mercyhurst community,we began to fulfill our job as"watchdog*' for the studentshere.Of all the issues I covered thisyear, the ones that still strike meare:1)The calendar situation here. In thefour years I've been here, Mer-cyhurst will have gone throughthree different academic calendars.That doesn't do much for the stabil-

ity of any of the programs here. Anew calendar will be put into effectnext year, but I'd be willing tobet that Mercyhurst has notseen the last of its calendarproblems.: 2) The fact that students stilldon't know!if there is an AIDSpolicy here at Mercyhurst or not,even though the Rev. CharlesSchmitt of Campus Ministry said* 'Mercyhurst is doing something"about AIDS. The Merciad has sentreporters to find out about the pol-icy, butwe h aven't been able to getthe information out of anybody.3) The registration process.During the winter term, registrationfor, spring term was a fiasco. T hereweren't enough core courses of-fered, which sent seniors scurrying,trying to find the courses theyneeded to graduate. Without a doubtsomething must be done about this.I think this would be a good projectfor the new Dean to undertake.!This year, T he Merciad has triedto take a more concerned approachwhen dealing with administration.We've taken some criticism for thethings we've said, but I think it's thejob of a newspaper to point outdiscrepancies on campus. T o coversts many aspects of the campus aspossible, be they pleasant or un-pleasant \I'm sure there are those whowould say that complaining aboutspeed bumps is really nit-picking.Bu t the speed bum ps behind Bald-win were put there with n o foresightat all. Even though they were uld-

The MerciadVol. 61 No. 24 May 5, 1988Matthew J. ClarkChristopherJ. KovskiAnn JohnsonJeanDeeganMelissa ManginiLiz RichardsKelley MoorePaula BrunoKaren SampsonJohn KupetzCraigPrenatt 1Steve Rush

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The Merciad is the student-produced newspaper of Mercyhurst Colleg e, Box209,501 B. 38th St., Eric, PA 16546. Phone: 825-0 376. Material forpublicationmust be submitted by 3:00 p.m. on the Monday before publication.The Merciad welcomes letters to the editor Letters must be signed, but thewriter*i name can be withheld by request.

matelyput there for the safety of thestudents, the method used in puttingthem in was not good. Basically,maintenancewas told to put them inand they put them in.No one thought of what wouldbe the best type of speed bump toputin, so whatended up back there weretwo m ountains of blacktop, whichhave * caused numerous scrapingnoises from cars' exhaust systemshitting them.

When I started this year as edi-tor, one of the goals lm set for thepaper was to create a paper jthatpeople would take seriously. Onethat wouldn't be the laughingstockof the area colleges and universities.Although there are some peoplewh o still say The Merciad is a joke,including the outgoing MSG vicepresident, I believe more peopletake this papa* seriously than everbefore. I can only hope that thatattitude will continue long after Igraduate from Mercyhurst\ This year has been a great learn-ing experience for me. I've learnedhow to deal with a variety of differ-ent people and I've had to be moreresponsible than ever before. Thisposition was a lot of work, a I spentas many as45 hoursaweek workingon the papa*. |Despite theworkload, I'm gladI took thechallenge of being editorand I've enjoyed the experience tothe fullest The early issues were thehardestfor me, butonce we made itthrough the rough times, w e wenton a roll. Whether the Merciad wasloved or hated* I can say with con-fidence that it was ignored less thanbefore we started in September.Overall, I'd say it was a verysuccessful year, for me personallyand especially for future of TheMerciad.

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Kovski KornerSenior English exam\isn't the answer is it?

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Next year's incoming freshmenwill have a new concern when theyattempt to graduate from MercyhurstIn addition to the senior corecourses, as well as any remainingdistribution} core courses, they willhave to take a Senior Writing Profi-ciency Exam. Hie exam tests for es-say-writing ability,?including grammar, adequate development, andcoherence. I "%Students who fail the exam will be given theopportunity to retakeit Since the exam is offered four times a year, there are plenty of chances.But will this exam be as useful as it appears? If students can' t writeby the time they graduate, a test during their senior year isn't the answer.The answer is stronger em phasis on the freshman E nglish courses.When students enter Mercyhurst College, theirTest of Standard WrittenEnglish (TSWE) score determines if they have to take Basic Writing.Basic Writing, a three-credit 5 course which doesn't count towardgraduation, is required of students with a TSWE score below 40. jAfter passing an exit exam, students can go on to take Composition.But is this order appropriate? Students can 'twait until their senioryear to be told they can't write. If they can pass the Basic Writing c lass,then they should be able to write. End of story. A

If the school finds*the test so necessary, it"must mean that thedepartment doesn't have faith in the freshman Comp osition program.Perhaps they can't teach freshmen to write effectively. - iIf this is the case, what is needed isn't a test for seniors; what isneeded is adecision. Either teach the students what they need to knowas freshmen so they have it to use, or don't test them on something theyhaven't been taughtIf people can't learn the material by their senior year, the departmentwill tell them they are to be penalized with a failing grade on theirtranscripts. Whatthis grade should tellpotential employers is notthat thestudentswere unable to write, butthe school let the studentsprogress incollege courses without sufficient writing skills. PInstead of allowing,the school to look negligent, the Englishdepartment should setstandards for the Composition cou rse. If studentscan pass the course, they should be able to write.The Senior Writing Proficiency Exam is a start toward makingMercyhurst students more desirable to potential employers, who arelooking for people who can write. But to make students really hirable,they shouldhavea strong English background, starting in their fre shm anyear, which they develop over four years. . iWriting skills arenot taught in one year, it is true. But the rudimentscan be taught in one year, and other courses can help develop the skillsthrough essays and other written assignm ents. jWith a unified program, Mercyhurst College can turn a freshmancourse into an idealaguideline for handling future courses and futurewriting assignments. Without such a program, the College is trying tocover up a shortcoming -- reshmanwho, due to their shortcomings orcourses which don't serve their purpose, don't kn owhow to writebythrowing another program at i t ? % Students lose, because they have to suffer through four years ofcourses tofindout if they can write. M ercyhurstalso loses, because itfails to meet the needs of the students,which should be the majorconcernof the institution. t

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4 H u r s t s t u d e n t s j a c k ' w o r l d l y c o n c e r n , p r o f s a y sBy Allan Carpe nterMerciad staff reportei

"It's like pulling te eth."That's how Carl Triola, directorof Mercy hurst* s social work depart-ment, describes efforts to get Mer-cyhurst students involved in socialactivism. The typical student's atti-tude is characterized, Triola says, inthe small turnoutat the recent * *Dayfor Peace/' *Triola says one reason for thelack of interest is that' students aretoo far removed from most of thecurrent issues." Since the PersianGulf and South Africa seem soremoved from everyday life, Triolasays, most people don't concernthemselves with them.

Carl Triola.Senior social work major andcampus activist Tim Winbush, 21 ,agrees. "People will work on what

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shutdown to the reaction of SouthAfrica/' Winbush says. |* Peopleshould realize, though,that S outh Africa maynot affect youpersonally, but ithas indirect effectsby determining how the govern-ment uses your money.** *Triola says the small turnout atthe April 13 MDay forPeace" leftmany Social Work ,< seniors "dis-heartened and discouraged." Theevent, set up by Winbush and socialwork seniors Elaine Lewis andKaren Poulter, featured lectures,videotapes, and* talks on variousissues relating to peace. "Yo u wantto end four years with something toremember, something more impor-tant than good grades," Winbushsays.|"The reaction was a disap-pointment."i Triola says the only way to getstudents involved is to "create adifferent climate on campus as awhole, and it has to start with thefaculty." * ^"Our largest majors at Mer-cyhurst are HRIM and business.The focus isone earning a living. Ofcourse, there's nothing wrong withthat But there needs to be a bal-ance," Triola says. Mercy hurstrequires classes in global issues andvalues, Triola says, but they aren'ttaught until the senior year. By this

time, he says, students are expectedto be aware of the issues, and manyare no t *Winbush agrees. "Kids are get-ting pressure from their parents to

do well in classes so their parentswill keep paying for college. Butclasses are like the 8 to 5 part of life,and the focus is too much on that,"Winbush says.

Tim Winbushoftheblameonan even more basics level. "Thetrend is away from education inlogic may hinder progress of a newsocial consciousness. If students incollege can't think logically, howcan we expect them to analyzecomplex issues?" Triola says.Critical! thinking ^must 4 be. taughtearlier and students must learn howto apply it to what they hear, accord-ing to Triola.He also says that if studentscould develop an awareness of is-sues and a willingness to th ink aboutthem, a kind of "collective con-sciousness' could deve lop.' Whatwe have now ,'' Triola says,' is the

lack of a consciousness of effects-.We need to develop an imnact con-

sciousness.'' Triola says that lack ofthe awareness of long-term effectsis what causes most misdirectedaction in governm entWinbush agrees that an aware-ness of the effects of actions isneeded. "People have to care for thefuture," he says. "For an acid test,take any given action and see whathappens infiveyears. Thenyou willknow whether you should do it ornot" J IIn spite of the current lack of

interest in activism, Triola saysthereare signs of change ." After thepoor morning turnout at the 'Dayfor Peace', I went through the classschedule and asked some instruc-tors in the philosophy and theologydepartments to let their studentsgo.""Even after they were free toleave, eight stayed. So somewhereon campus there are at least eightstudents interested in peace. And toget eight or four, is to star t"J MYEARBOOK

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Hogan says 'New Orderis worth a listen9

By Bill Hogan $WMCY Music DirectorHi, I hope you m ade it throughActivities Weekend; I almostdidn't Well, here's three new al-bums for you to look atNew Order is a band that keepson getting better. The more you heartheir album, ' 'Substance," the

more you like. I have to admit that Ijust began to listen to New Order. Ialways heard goo d things about theband, but never really ga ve them achance. 1 think that this has hap-pened to everyone.They jumped on to the*mainscene when they were on the"Pretty in Pink" soundtrack with

"Shell Shock." Now, with then-Top 40 hit "True Faith," they arewell known by m any.Th e {whole album "Sub-stance," is filled with dance/wavehits. Their other hits "Blue Mon-day" and "Touched by the Hand ofGod" will keep you going on thedance floor or wherever else youare.

This is not a disco album, but itis a fast-paced album loaded withsynthesizer's and has a really ac-ceptable sound with just about any-one.New Order isa great band and isjust now gaining the respect theydeserve. Do yourself a favor andlisten to "Substance."Thomas Dolby is back, and yes,he is crazier and wilder than ever.The album, ."Aliens Ate MyBuick," is fun. The first hit"Airhead," is a funky, high-techsong j that you just move to. It isalready getting airplay in the Eastand w ill probably be a big hi t Othersongs are "Budapest by Blimp"and "My Brain is like a Sieve."Dolby's album hasa steady beatanduses synthesizer's throughout thealbum. t |Thomas Dolby is \very muchlike Herbie Hancock, but only theEnglish version. Buy "Aliens AteMy Buick," and have a lot of funwith it because with Dolby, youcan't be serious. Maybe instead of' 'Blinding him with Science,'' they

blinded him with old reruns of LostIn Space.Does it ever seem like the Go-Go's never broke up? Well, I'mbeginning to think that Jane Wied-lin, the former bassist and back-upvocal to Belinda Carlisle, has hernew solo album out "Rin."Jane Wiedlin, like her partner,ex-drummer Gina Shock, which Ireviewed in my firstweek, has thatlittle girl voice that will appeal tolittle girls and teeny boppers, butnotto anyone who has an IQ. over 100.This album puts you to sleepwith these little pop songs. Thisalbum reeks of cute, and is mushytoo the touch. It is as if the Go-Go'sgotback together and were playingon Romper-Room. Sorry, Jane, butyour album, "Fur,'* just doesn't cutit Oh, if you like Romper-Room,then listen for herfirsth it ' 'RushHour.'jand "Lover's Night" Ifyou like yourself just walk by heralbum at the store and laugh in i tWell, that's it for now. See younext fall.

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Wind Ensembleconcert SundayThe Mercyhurst Windstion of Robert Dolwicl rmance on Sun., May8 p.m. This concert will be held in Sullivan Hallthe main campus. f fThe concert promises to be one of the most inter-ting in the Wind Ensem ble's Series, with worksHoist, Copeland, Fisher Tull, Clifton W illiams,orge Gershwin,|Norman Dello Joio, and Johnrillip Sousa. There is no charge for the concert.ease ioin us for an evenine of great music.*

Choir's year-end] concertThe M ercyhurst College Choir, under the direc-tion of Joseph Chiarelli, will present their finalconceit of this academic year on Sun., May 8 at 5p.m. Thelconcert will be held in Christ The KingChapel, on the main campus. There is no charge for

the concert!* * * * * TThe] premiere performance in Erie fof Albertlinsky's "Mass for Womens Voices" will high-light the afternoon concert. The M ass is written forsoloists, women's voices, four cellos andpiano.Also included on the program will be Brahm's4 'How Lovely Is The D welling P lace,'' Palestrina's"O Beata," Faure's "Cantique de Jean R acine"and the ever popular jj 'I 'll Walk with God .''

Biloxi Blues hintstoward another sequelBy Kelley MooreMerciad staff writer

Biloxi Blues, a sequel toBrighton Beach Memoirs; picks upthe story of Eugene Jerome (Mat-thew Broderick) of Brooklyn.Eugene, | a would-be writer,starts basic training in the militarynear the end of World War II. Hehas run-ins with the tough drill ser-geant (Christopher Walken) and theencounter of prejudice becauseyoung Eugene is Jewish.Eugene meets his first love atage 19 with a Catholic girl namedDaisy (Penelope Ann M iller) whomhe meets at a USO dance.The material in this movie isquite familiar, but it is surprisinglygood.Matthew Broderick gives agreat performance with a bovish

charm and comical personality,along with the rest of the castThe movie, directed by NeilSimon wa s a Broadway hit beforeits mo vie adaption. IBecause of Simon's creativity,Eugene is a clever, witty guy withfunny one-liners. *p Eugene's plight with the mili-tary at such a young a ge was quitecommon in the World War II days.It is E ugene's struggle that makesthis movie so interesting. After yousee what he goes through, youalmost get a feeling of sympathy forhim, and for the m en who actuallydid have to go through this type ofordeal. ;* f *The way this movie ended, it isclear that anothersequel will follow.

Biloxi Blues is playing at theMillcreek Mall Cinema.

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MAY 5,1988 The Merciad PAGE 7exual harrassmpnt'Complaints!will spring up' officer says

By Linda BulesMerciad staff reporterComplaints o ff sexual harass-

ment at Mercyhurst probably willincrease after a policy providingvictims with a way to identify andreport offenses is completed, ac-cording to the college's affirmativeaction officer.35"Once a sexual harassmentpolicy is accepted at MercyhurstCollege and a structured procedu reis drafted, complaints w ill spring uplike mushrooms after a rainy after-noon,' says John Nesbit,Mercyhurst's affirmative actionofficer.

6 6 What might beacceptable as social be-havior from our back-ground is not acceptablein a professional set-ting. 9 J

t 4T4>^ ^ It s not that there will be amarked increase in cases. T he vic-tims will be more equipped on howto report it Ninety-fiv e percent ofthe cases usually involve a malefaculty member and a female stu-dent Some of these individuals arenot aware of theramifications. |"What might be acceptable associal behavior from our back-ground is not acceptable in aprofessional setting."

Numerous Mercyhurst stu-dents, faculty, staff and administra-tors-may not be educated aboutsexual harassment, according toNesbit, and already may have beenaffected by sexual harassment butdid not know what to d o.To answer this need, an ad hocCommittee established by the Mer-cyhurst College Senate recentlyformed the college's first sexual-harassment policy which is beingrecommended to Mercyhurst Presi-dent Dr. William P. Garvey. Com-mittee members include: John Nes-bit, Christine Gagliano, Frank Scal-ise, Jean-Marc Baier, Diana Bohl,Scott Donnelly, Luke Ruppel andMary Snyder. *This recommended policystates: "While Mercyhurst suth

scribes to the federal and state laws(Title IX of the 1972 EducationAmendments)which declare sexualharassment to be unacceptable andillegal! conduct, this policy alsopredicatedon the moral truth that allindividuals are entitled to be treatedwith dignityfand to be free fromunwelcome physical and verbalintrusions to their bodies and to theirminds..." |4 According to Nesbit, only 5percent of the country's collegesand universities had a sexual harass-ment policy in 1984. "I would besurprised if one third of the colicand universities now have a pol-icy," he says. | |A December 1986 report by theAmerican Council? on Education,says a college should respond to itsneed for an effective campus pro-gram on sexual harassment by pre-senting: j1) A basic definition: Whatconstitutes sexual harassment? Therecommended Mercyhurst policyincludes one.2) A strong .policy statement:Sexua l harassment will notbe toler-ated. The recommended Mer-cyhurst policy states it3) Effective communication:Channels should exist to informstudents, faculty, staff and adminis-trators about the campus policy

A A magainst sexual harassment Accord-ing to Nesbit, workshops will ac-complish it | |*4) Educational programs: Allmembers of the community shouldbe helped in recognizing and dis-couraging sexual harassment Thisinformation will be included in dieworkshops.5) An accessible grievance pro-cedure. This college should providealternative methods of initiatingcomplaints and a procedure to pro-tect the rights of all parties as muchas possible. Complaints also areinvestigated and resolved promptly.According to Nesbit a structuredprocedure will be drafted after thepolicy is accepted.

6 6 1 would be sur-prised if one-third of thecolleges and universitiesnow have a policy. * 9

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In his eight years as affirmativeaction officer atMercyhurst, Nesbitsays he has handled approximatelyeight to 10 cases involving sexualharassment on this campus - somemore serious that others. Over halfof these cases involved a male fac-ulty member and a female student.The other cases were mixed, onceinvolving females \ and anotherfemale supervisor and male student"A power differential exists -youwant the faculty to interact withthe students as a mentor or adviser.

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C 6 Ninety-five per-cent of the cases usuallyinvolve aimale facultymember and a femalestudent. 9 9

but once they cross the fine line,things become fussy and the rolesbecomeconfu sed/' Nesbitsays. Heexplains that the element of sexual-ity "can have a devastating effecton the victim's future, positively ornegatively. The altered behaviormay influence changes, such as achange of majors in college or apoor job choice."Christine Gagliano, associateprofessor of social work and thestudent advocate for sexual harass-ment on-the Mercyhurst campus,already hasheld various workshopson the campus for faculty members.

On April 5, 1986 Jeanne AnnClery was brutally raped, tortured,and murdered during a robbery ofher dormitory room at Lehigh Uni-versity. The murderer, who was astudent and employee of the col-lege, was given the death penaltyone year later. fStatistics show that in today'ssociety, a robbery occurs every oneminute; a rape, every six minutes; amurder every twenty eight minutes.In turn, campus crime is on the rise.It is becoming more and more im-portantfor students to check into thesecurity that is offered by the col-lege they are planning to attend.

The parents of Jeanne Clery arepushing for state reforms for secu-

rity on campuses. One of the mostsignificant would jbe thefrequire-mentof all colleges and universitiesto publish the number and types ofcrimes that have been committed ontheir campus in the previous threeyears. This information would besent to high schools, students, andparents, along with the recruitmentinformation. ' .Mercyhurst has attempted toincrease their security in die pastyear in many ways, mainly throughstricter rules and through the CrimeWatch program. They will continueto increase their security by puttingsome new ideas into effect nextyear, however, no matter how tightsecurity is, it will do no good if thestudents are not careful. It is time forstudents to start realizing the dan-gers of crime, and start protectingthemselves against i t

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Mercyhurst dance major wins scholarshipBy Matthew J; ClarkMerciad Editor

John Graves, a senior in theMercyhurst College Dance depart-ment, has been awarded a scholar-ship to the Tisch School of the ArtsandN.Y.U. I | fGraves will be seeking a Mas-ters in choreography at Tisch, awell-respected arts school. TheAmericanCollege Festival Scholar-ship will enable Graves to attend theMeice Cunningham professionaltraining program. Iiv "I look forward to it," Gravessays. "I'll be in New York in Sep-tember and that's what I like."

' The upcoming summer will beabusy imefo r Graves as well.He'll be working for the LoneStar Historical Drama/Summer-stock Theater Company inGalveston Texas."I start two days after gradu-ation," he says. "I'll have justenoughtime o go back home andfigure out what I'll be biking withme. itI Graves said he's ready for newchallenges ashe leaves Mercyhurst' 'I'm ready to work profession-ally," he says. "Eventually, Iwould like to get my doctorate inanthropology and black dance stud-ies. tt

John Graves \And what does the scholarshipmean: to the career of thisOrangeburg, S.C. native?"To me this means my careerhas just started," he says. "I'mfinally seeing some light at the endof the tunnel. It's the startof a brandnew day."At Wit End By Steve Rush~*r

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Like a kid on Christmas morn-ing, Phil Sorensen, one ofMercyhurst's leading hitters getsinpatient when he steps up to theplate. 1] Sorensen, who plays centerfieldfor the Lakers, said impatience wasone of his weaknesses. "I don'tpick out a good pitch to hit a lot ofthe time," he said. His coach, JoeJordano, agrees that he sometimeslacks s discipline at the plate, andSorensen explained wh y a lead-offhitter needs patience. His job is toget on base and score runs, he said,and that means drawing walks."I've always been aggressive. Iwant to hit at the first pitch thatcomes,'' Sorensen said. IJordano also said Sorensencould b e more " intense" in prac-tice, and Sorensen said it was true."I J don't concentrate as hard inpractice as I do at a game," he said.He likes talking to the players moreduring practice and is out to havemore fun, he said.Despite these faults, Sorensenhelps the team. *'He has experience,leadership qualities, respect of theplayers and the best interest of theteam in mind at all times," thecoach said. That's why Jordanochose Sorensen as one of the captaintrio, with Frank Yaskula and ScottGorring."Sports are 90 percent of mylife," said Sorensen. Who playsgolf during his leisure hours. Healso likes to relax on a m otorcycle.' 'It has always been my fantasy to

Phil Sorensenbuy one, '' Sorensen said. He wantsto get one to ride on country roads.Sorensen, a criminal justicemajor, is ready to graduate. "I havenine credits left, then I'm out ofhere," he said. Playing a sport andattending school is toug h, but thissenior says it hasn't adversely af-fected his grades. "During theseason m y grades were better thanin the off-season,'' he said.That isn't true of this \ termhowever. The away games andmany double-headers have takenaway from class time, he said.Sorensen, who is 22, isn't sureof his plans after graduation. "I'mtrying to decide on my careergoals," he said. He doesn't have ajob lined up ye t Because of hismajor, Sorensen worked an intern-ship at the Erie County Prison. Hewasa correctional officer and coun-seled people during hisilast fourweeks there, handling his own Caseload. I *

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talk to anyone ," he said. "Thepeople down there treated me verywell,and it was a good experience."Although he liked his intern-ship, he doesn't think he wants towork with convicts after gradu-ation, but would like to remain inbaseball as a professional player ormaybe as a coach.Sorensen's love for baseballstarted early. "My dad is verysports-oriented,'' he said. His fa-ther had him grow up playing foot-ball, basketball and baseball, butbaseball was what he excelled at, hesaid. |Sorensen's avid participation insports, lead him to play baseball at

Cathedral Prep high school. "Highschool is where I really started tolove baseball," he said. fSorensen said baseball hasbenefited him by furthering hiseducation via a scholarship to Mer-cyhurst He added, however, that hewould have played without thescholarship. After playing baseballat college, Sorensen compared itwith playing in high school. "Forme, thetrig difference is the pitchersyou face," he said. |As for his college team,Sorensen said team work is impor-tant "A lot of people are gettingbase hits but we are getting them atthe wrong time. When you hit, youhit in streaks," said Sorensen, whohas played 13 games so far this yearwith a .3 64 batting average that hehopes nwill |reach .4001 this year."I'm hitting the ball a lot better thisyear," h e said, adding that he usu-ally starts off hitting slow, but notthis year. " This is the best start I 'veever gotten off to in my four yearshere," he said. |Sorensen attributes his [goodstart topast experience. "I'm notasnervous now as I was before,'' hesaid. |His experience paid off in hisbest gameApril 14 against Fre-

donia. Mercyhurst won, 9 to 4, andSorensen had four hits, scored threetimes and had two RBI.While Sorensen is agood playerhimself,he looks up to some playersin the major leagues. Dale Murphyof the Atlanta Braves is his favorite.* 'Weare both outfielders, and he isone of the best players in theleague ," Sorensen said. "Heseemslike a very decent man off thetoo." The money gets to a lot of theprofessional players, Sorensen said,but he added that it wa sn't true ofMurphy. ;*Sorensen d oesn't care for somemen involved in the major leagues.He had a special dislike for GeorgeSteinbrenner,die owner of the NewYork Yankees. "He is corruptingbaseball with some of the things hesays," Sorensen I said. He alsoexplained that Steinbrenner mightbe nice to a player one day and firehim the nextWhen the Lakers are up to bat,Sorensen is either lead-off hitter oris third in the line up. Thisyearhesaid he likes being third better. "Ihope to increase my R BI total a littlebit,'' he said. He was lead-off hittermost of this year, which accountsfor only having six RBI out of 16hits. He also made two doubles andone triple. I |Many players get hurt whileplaying baseball, but Sorensen hasbeen lucky. "I'v e never had aserious injury, |but I've had fachronic soreness in my right arm,''he said, adding that the soreness iscaused by playing in various typesof weather. He has lifted w eights tostrengthen his arm this year andcombat the soreness.The addition of young coachJordano has also benefited thegame. "He spends 99 percent ofhistime thinking baseball,'' Sorensensaid. * *Sorensen has many talents tooffer the team. He said that his

speed, his strong arm, and his con-tact hitting were strengths. He alsotakes charge ofboosting morale. " Ipick the team up in a close game,verbally and by way of exam ple,''he said.He$ tries to make the playersmore tense if they are too loose, andloosen them up if they are in aslump. The good hitters also helpwith advice. During a game, forexample, noticed one of the youngplayers was upper-cutting the baitSorensen told the player what waswrong, and he improved it later inthe game.Coach Jordano also spoke ofSorensen's strengths. Firs t he saidthat Sorensen had a high on-basepercentage. Second, he had a verygood defense, Jordano said, bothglove and arm. His strong defensewith a glove comesfrom catchingfly balls. Sorensen said he's onlyhad about three errors in four yearsand none this season. |Third, Sorensen has a big slug-ging percentage fora lead-off hitter,Jordano said. "And he has verygood s peed," Jordano added.- Thespeed, has resulted in three stolenbases this year. yWith the abilities of Sorensenand the rest of the team, Jordanosays he expects a good season. Wecan be a very successful and com-petitive club if we practice the fun-damentals and make the routineplays,'' he said.Sorensen shares this picture ofsuccess, jj "Once we put it all to-gether, we will be hard to beat" hesaid. Sorensen's attitudes havechanged after playing four years atMercyhurst He used to be con-cerned with how well he didand hispercentages, he said. ' 'Now I justwant the team to win," he said.

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Greg MitchellBy Allan CarpenterMerciad staff reporter

For Greg M itchell, the transi-tion from athlete to ex-athlete wo n'tbe easy. >^ Mitchell, a 21-year-old senior atMercyhurst,has played sports sinceseventh grade at Haborcreek HighSchoo l His career includes foot-ball, basketball, and track in high

school and four years as a deepbackand receiver forfthe MercyhurstLakers. . 'i .*: .k- .*i iThat career is almost over now,as Mitchell looks forward to gradu-ation in may. "It's weird," Mitch-ell says. " I probably won 't realizeit until next football season starts.It'll be tough standing there, watch-ing the game from the sidelines."Mitchell isn't used to standingon the sidelines. In last season'sgame against Duquesne, Mitchellreturned an 82-yard kickoff return,his second of the season, pie wasaveraging 29.0 yards on 12 kickoffreturns. For his outstanding per-formance, Mitchell was namedathlete of the wee k'' in October.Despite such high points,Mitchell wo n't mind leaving someof the life. " I won't miss practice,workouts or football camp," thesays- f' I will m iss playing games.Flag football in the backyard lacksthe intensity and energy of realfootball." 1Another attraction of collegefootball for Mitchell was what hecalls' the higher plane of quality''that comes from playing in front ofa crowd. "I 'll still be, will alwaysbe, an athletic person," Mitchell

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grade. This year, die Mercyhurstsenior is graduating, ending a 12-year career.^ ^ ^ e been interested in sportsfrom an early age.il was alwaysplaying some kind of sport, so Idecided to try basketball," 'saidDuffy, a criminal justice-major."My parents used to watch theCeltics, and it got me hooked."According to Duffy, she pickedup some skills b y, watching theCeltics. " I try to pass a lot, like JohnHavlicek did'in the 70*s," saidDuffy, who averaged four: assistsper game."Now I like Larry)smart player. He knows where ev-eryone is on the floor. Hesees thingsothers don't"t Before coming to MercyhurstDuffy played for Smethport AreaHigh School in Smethport, Pa.,some two hours away. She came toMercyhurst through a $1,100 peryear basketball scholarship.Duffy played guard in high

school but was moved to forward a tMercyhurst "I was average heightin high school, but when I camehereI was oneof the tallest players. T hatsurprised m e,'' Duffy said.During her first three years atMercyhurst, Duffy played an aver-age of 17 games per season, making36.1 percent of herfieldgoals and83.3 percent of herfree hrows.i Butthis year was unlike the firstthree for Duffy. She played in twogames for a total of about 10 min-utes, and didn't score. "My senioryear in college was the only time in12 years I felt like quitting,*' Duffysaid. jAlthough players have to try outevery year, if they 're cut, they stillget that year's scholarship. "I couldhave quit my senior year, but Idecided to try out and do my be stand if he (coach Luke Ruppel) cutme, that would have been fine,"Duffy said. "Until Christmas I thought Ihad a chance to play. But then Irealized no matter what I4 did, Iwouldn't play."p Although Duffy says she is gladthis season is over, she'll miss thegame.' Ti l miss thoseother years]""Duffy said.Duffy said she's not ready togive up basketball. Now she wantsto coach high school girls.' It both-ers me to think of giving up basket-ball forever,'' Duffy said.Duffy coached grade schoolteams when she was in high school.

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says, "but without that one aspec tthe aspect of not being out' thereevery Saturday in unifo rm." !! VPart of Mitchell's new athleticactivities will be advising receiversnext year for the Lakers. The Lak-ers, he says, are "moving forward.The team is where it should be. Theteam is playing good quality oppo-nents, instead of bad teams just tomake the record look good. A lotofteams do that and that's bad ."The Lakers willji'be withoutcoach Tony DeMeo, who left thisyear. Mitchell says DeMeo made a" great career move. The programshouldbe able to go on its own now.DeMeo really benefited the team

Mitchell has hopes for his owncareer. A communications major,hie says he would like a job in sportscommentary, whether in radio ortelevision. Mitchell says he wouldenjoy football color commentarythe most 'fStill, Mitchell says he regretsthat his career on thefield s over."When you watch the players onthefield,and you realize you won'tbe down there playing, it makes youfeel old all of a sudden,'' Mitchellsays.

The crew team was back in ac-tion Saturday after a disappointingouting last week. The team made upfor it his week with two impressivewins overDuquesne University andCanisius College. The length of therace was 1500 meters that beganwith a floating start There werenine races with the 'Hurst placingfirst in all but one. \The first placefinishes ncludethe Men's Varsity LightweightFour, Men's Varsity! Four,Women's Varsity Four, Women'sNovice Eight Men's Novice Four,

Women's Novice Four, Men'sVarsity Eight, and Women'sVaristyEight A second place finishwas turned in by Men's NoviceEight '. v 1Therace gives the team the driveit needs to have going into the Mid-America Regatta at Marietta, Ohio.This race is the championship racefor the Mid-American CollegiateRowing Association and qualifiesthem for the National Champion-ships, which is theDad Vail Regattain Philadelphia, the last race of theseason. Best of luck to all the teams.

Tennis defeats EdinboroThe Men's Tennis?team de-feated Edinboro University 6-2. Inthe victory, the 'Hurst won five ofthe singles matches.!The followingday the 'Hurst lost to a strongBloomsburg team, which is rankedtenth in the nation. The team alsohad a number of nationally rankedplayers. The'Hurst lost by a score7-2. In the win column Gord Quin-ton defeated Roly Lam y, oneof thenationally ranked Bloomsburg

players. In doubles, Quinton andBrian DeMuth also had a win overtheiropponents, which were rankedseventh in the nation.The Tennis team ends its seasonagainst the University of Rochesterand the University of Akron. Invi-tations for the NCAA II Nationalswill be announced in a few weeks.

. Survival program helps athletesBy Patty ConeglioMerciad staff reporter

Mercyhurst cares enough totake the time with the survival pro-gram for athletes according tomanyof the academic survivors it hashelped. 4As far as Ken Brasington isconcerned, going to Springfield,Mass., for a seminar on academiccounseling wasn't too far. ...Three years ago, Brasington, thenew head football coach and thecounselor for athletes, traveled toSpringfield to gain knowledge on aprogram to help athletes improveacademically. He used the informa-tion to start for Mercyhurst athleteswho need academic survival skills.Freshman football players mustmaintain at least a 1.5 average,working up to a 1.7S for theirsophomore year and a 2.0 for theirjunior and senior years. The weeklyclass is designed to move towardthese goals. Thestithe coaches show improved QPAsfor participants. %Since the academic status of theathletes is watched closely by thecoaches, the program helps ensureimprovement for the football p lay-ers that need it \An academic prog-ress report is given frequently on allplayers who are having trouble.Otherwise, a computerized sheetlists all players, including those whoare not in the program.

The survival class developslearning skills and effective studyhabits and deals with specificcourses tohelp student athletes getagood start academically. The ma-jority of the football players whoare

involved say the program works.One player said the time spentaisproductive and shows that thecoaches care enough to spend thetime with the players on somethingbesides football. J

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Take 2Baseball dusts Geneva, BehrendBy Jean DeeganMerciad Sports Editor

;'In this past week's action theMen' s Baseball team swept double-headers from Geneva and PennState-Behrend. The Lakers de-feated Geneva by the scores 7-6 and4-2, In the first game FrankYaskulahad a pairof doubles and three RB I.Also contributing in the offensiveeffort was George Baran with twohits. On the mound in the night capwas Yaskula. He allowed only fivehits for the victory. The standoutswere Tim Donovan and PatCarmichael.In the game against Penn State-Behrend the 'Hurst had a verystrong team effort In the pitchingcategory Bill Jones fanned ten bat-ters while just giving up five hits.Baran again Ued the Lakers with

three hits, while teammate KeithParry, Phil Sorensen and Doug On-each added two hits. Parry alsobelted a home run in the 13-0 shut-ou t f | j | |The second game led bya strongpitching effort from DaveKucenski. He pitched a one-hitterwhile retiring ten batters. Yaskulawas again oneof the offensive lead-ers for the 'Hurst ^He contributedthree hits. Parry and Carmichaeleach added two hits. Home runswere contributed by Mark Williamsand Tim Donovan. Williams had atwo run shot while Donovan had asolo homer. fThe Lakers lost to the Univer-sity of Pittsburgh at Johnstown bythescore7-3. They also lost to PointPark College by the scores 3-14 and1-13. * ;f !

Dunkin9 with DeeganSince this is the last time I will be writing to you in this column Idecided mat this would be an appropriate time tosay thank you and good-bye. I really enjoyed writing about the sports on campus since I wasn'tactive in any this past sports season. As you know I really try and stayinvolved in sports if you have been reading my column. . f jfI would like to say thank you to Bob Shreve and Greg Andrews fortheir help and the sports releases. Without their help I would not havebeen able to cover all thesports that were going on thispast year, seeinghow there is just one of me and so many sports.I like being Sports Editor because it gave me a reason to attend some

of the matches or games that I would normally not have time to attend,due to the academic course load. I learned a great deal about the sportsthat I really never watched or followed in the professional realm.I wish I could have started as Sports Editor earlier so that I would havebeen able to cover all the sports that the college has to offer. I would liketo thank the coaches for giving me a lot to write abou t Each team thispast season kept me busy whether itwas going to a home game, travelingto one of the local colleges or just to our off campus fields. I |I was unable to attend any of the Men's Tennis matches or the Golfteams' matches. I wish I had the opportunity since I was active in bothof those sports in high school. p. f | ||The Hockey team was a new experience forme. I really knew nothingabout the sport so when it came time to go to a match I had to take alongsomebody that knew what was happening on die ice. This was likelearning to walk allover again, but I really enjoyed the matches I attended.TheHockey team never had a dull matrix They were always filled witha high level of energy and excitement I IBoth of the basketball teams kept me on my toes. Since I the love thisNI:I as much as I do. It was quite a opportunity sit and watch the gameinstead ofparticipating in them. Don't get me wrong if I could havebeenon die court I would have been. It was really nice to sit and analyze thegame to see what the team was doing right or wrong, lit was anopportunity to give my opinion of the teams and praise them. WThe softball and baseball teams kept me very busy. When I could notreach thefieldsby car I took off on my bike.fi was a devoted fan of theLady Lakers. I really enjoyed watching their games. While I waswatching the games I kept the score book for myself so that I could usethe information to give excellent and up to date coverage of the games.I also did this for the baseball team. |The last sport that I have eenvery interested inbut haven't had theopportunity to watch is a Crew race. This sport has fascinated me eversince I arrived at the 'HurstI would like to thank the athletes themselves for their fantastic effortsin thefieldof competition. Also I would like to thank them for bringentertainment to this campus during thedull times of the winter and earlyspring. II I end this year with the hope that next year's Sports Editor keeps indie tradition of past Sports Editors and keep an active interest in thecampus sports. "J- |N~ I hope with the replacement coaches arriving at the *Hurst that theathletes will be happy and perform to the ability that they have in the pastFinally I would like to say GOOD LUCK toall the athletes and coachesfor their continued success in future years. In addition, I would like toextend the best of luck to the seniors that will graduating later this month.Thanks to all the students, faculty and administration that followed mycolumn in making it something that I really enjoyed doing for all of you.a*\Er

9Hurst faces coaching problemBy Patty ConeglioMerciad staff reporter

Mercy hurst will behard pressedto fill four pair of shoes as soon aspossible, according to John Leis-ering, athletic director. | fl^Since March, 1988 three headcoaches and the sports informationdirector have resigned, fThe college must fill TonyDeMeo's football cleats, IFredLane's hockey skates, BillKarnaugh's basketball shoes and apairof wing tips leftby Bob Shrevein the sports information office.DeMeo, who left for TempleUniversity, stepping up to a Divi-sion I school. As die offensivecoordinator for its football team,Demeo gets prestige and a highersalary. I"Tony did what he could in theseven years that he was here," Leis-ering said. Ken Brasington hasfilled DeMeo's position sinceMarch.After coaching the hockey teamfora year,Lane said he owed it to theteam to resign. Since Lane has afull-time job, he said he could notgive the team what itneeds. "Thesekids need a full-time coach, some-one on campus. Itis important togetin to the lives of the players, whichI didn't have theI opportunity todo," Lane said.In the beginning of the year thecoaches evaluate what they thinktheir growing programs will accom-plish. Lane didn't see the teamgrowing to its fullest potential be-cause of his busy schedule and heresigned. J He also said he didn'thave the time to recruit to make the

John Leiseringteam as good as it could be.Lane, who played and coachedhockey for the past20 years, includ-ing coaching at Gannon University,added that another problem was thelate-night practices. P layers wouldbegin skating anywhere from 11:30p.m. or midnight and would headfor home as late as 1:30 am ."With my work schedule theonly ice time we could get was latenight practices, which werecounterproductive," Lane said. Aplayer also had to be 21 to drive aschool van, and that also was aproblem according to Lane. Fewplayers are 21 , and the ride to therink always had to be planned wellin advance.I I will help out as much as I cannext year.I Mercy hurst College is agreat school, a nice change. Thewhole athletic department is thenicest bunch to work w ith,'' Lanesaid. II | After 18 years of coaching bas-ketball, Kalbaugh said he is ready tomove on, although he is still undercontract until June. '*I have thoughtabout leaving for the past year and a

half. This job is very time consum-ing. Therefore, I didn't have muchtime with my family," said Kal-baugh, who coached at Mercyhurstfor seven years. The games, recruit-ing and practices took many hours,according to Kalbaugh.Bob Shreve, former sports in-formation director, left for a goodopportunity as general manager ofthe minor league baseball team, theErie Orioles. "Since Bob wants tobe an athleticdirector, this has beena good opportunity because it willgive him a more administrativeposition," Leisering said.Shreve spent four years at Mer-cyhurst as the SID. "I am enjoyingthe job, which is a lot of work andentails quite a bit of work in sales,"Shreve said.The new position came at anappropriate time, according toShreve. "I was sad to see thechange with die coaches gone. Iworked closely with the othercoaches who left, so it was a goodtime to leave. I agonized over diedecision to leave because I reallyenjoyed my time at Mercyhurst,''Shreve said.Although the three coaches andthe SID left around the same time,only DeMeo's departure was a sur-prise, according to Leisering. "Thesuddenness of Tony's departurewas a bit surprising," Leiseringsaid.He added that with the footballjob replacements are still needed assoon as possible. ' They were allfine coaches. We will be pressed tofind people tofill heir shoes. Wewish them thebest of luck," Leis-ering said.

4 Hurst appoints Hockey coachJohn Leisering has announcedthe appointment of Rick Gotkin ashead coach for the Hockey team.There were forty applicants for theposition.I Gotkin brings to?the positioneverything that the' Hurst was look-ing for in a Hockey Coach.The new coach comes -to the' Hurst rom Rensselaer PolytechnicInstitute where for the past twoyears he has served as the AssistantHockey Coach. Gotkin earned anAssociate of Science Degree! inIndividual Studies, from the StateUniversity of New York at Cantonand aBachelorof Science Degree inPhysical Education from SUNY-Brockport

GotkinI brings ja much variedplaying and coaching experience toMercyhurst He has played at boththe intercollegiate and professionallevels. Gotkin was an AssistantCoach at SUNY-Brockport and aHead Coach at the State Universityof New York, Agricultural andTechnologial College at Canton. Atthe professional level Gotkin was aplayer/coach in the Netherlands andwas a Head Coach in the|BiitishPremiere Hockey League.,. The hockey program will beentering its second year as an inter-collegiate sport at the Division IIIlevel. After the successful seasonthe 'Hurst will be competing in theECAC West Division. The teams

that the Lakers will comeup againstinclude SUNY-Brockport, Cani-sius, Fredonia, Potsdam and St.Bonaventure.

Golf seasonA > 4 jendsThe Golf team ended its seasonon April 30 at the Malone CollegeSpring Golf Invitational Tourna-mentplay was held at theTannahaufGolf Course. The best four out offive scores were counted. Mer-cyhurst finished llth|with 338stroke total.riDerryKiely led the'Hurst with a 79.*Laker softball sweeps Behrend

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The Lady Lakers got out thehoover*' last Tuesday in a sweepof Penn State-Behrend. The finalscores were 5-0 and 13-7. DebbieBonniger's lightning arm allowedonlyfourhits. The offensive attackwas led by Rene' Johnson andTammy Phillips. Johnson had twohits and Phillips had a triple and 2RBI. In the second game Phillips,

Nancy Emmi and Julie Kemling ledthe way for the 'Hurst Phillips hadtwo hits and 3 RBI. Emmi wentfour-for-four with a RBI. Kemlingcontributed two hits and a RBI.TheLady Lakers ran into a bitoftrouble against Grove City. TheLakers were defeated by the scoresof 10-8 and 3-1. Phillips once againwas the stand ou t Shehad threehitsandfourRBI in the doubleheader.The four RBIs came in the firstgame witha GRAND SLAMhome

run. iThe *Hurst went upagainst theLady Gators of Allegheny. Thoughthe Lakers did the best they couldthey fell short by the scores 9-1 and4-1. 1 1 .; .* j *The offensive attack was ledJulie Kemling who homered in thefirst of the first game. In the secondgame Kemling had three hits and aRBI. Angie Foster added two hits.

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