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Queen And King Selection ,Highlights '83 Homecoming

By Amy WoodworthMERCIAD Staff Reporter

Among this fall's activities,Mercyhurst campus will behighlighted by the 4th annualHomecoming celebration on Oc-tober 29 and 30. This celebrationwill include the crowning o f Mer-

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cyhurst's first king and queen.The weekend celebration begins

on Saturday at noon with the ar-

rival of Alumni and the premierepresentation; of the MercyhurstCollege film, "That SpecialTouch of Mercyhurst."

All students and alumni are in-vited to the Student Union whereWMCY will be broadcasting livefrom 1 to 3 p.m. Starting at 2:30p.m., everyone is invited to catchthe Laker basketball team in ac-tion at St. Marks. The dancedepartment will hold an openrehearsal for the "Fall Gala" at3:30 p.m.

This year a special tailgate par-ty, initiated by the alumni office,will be held from 4 to 6:30 p.m. atZurn parking lot.* "The tailgateparty is open to all students andalum ni/'' said Gary Bukowski,director of the Alumni Office."There will be many successfulMercyhurst graduates present andI hope it turns out to be a nice in-termingling of students and alum-ni," Bukowski added.

The tailgate party will be servedby the Hotel-Restaurant Manage-ment Department and the buffetincludes chili, hot dogs, cake andother picinic-food. Also, CoachDeMeo has been invited to speakduring this post-game gettogether. Tickets for this party are$3.50 and will be sold in theAlumni Office, the SAC Office,and will be available in the Stu-dent Union from 1-3 p.m. onSaturday, October 29. *.

Following the tailgate party, theMercyhurst Laker*footbaH"*teamwill take on Duquesne Universityat 7:30 p.m. at the Erie VeteransStadium. f, }^ Shortly after the game ends,SAC is sponsoring a HalloweenCostume Dance. Entertainmentwill be provided fby the bandNIKARTA from 9:30 p.m. to2:00 a.m. All are encouraged todress upland take part in{the

costume contest, said John Jones,SAC chairperson. "AdmissionItothe dance is $1.00 and the pro-ceeds will be donated to the ErieChapter of the MuscularDystrophy Foundation.

Duringv the Halloween Dancethere will be an after glow party,for alumni, at the indoor tenniscourts, 'i *fe Another new facet of this year'sHomecoming is the crowning of ahomecoming king and. queen."This idea was brought to my at-tention by senior Carla Ander-son," Jones explained. "Thesenior students will nominate fivesenior males and five seniorfemales for the positions of kingand queen. From there, the topnominees will be voted on by allof the campus student body. Eachstudent will cast one vote for theirchoice for king and queen," saidJones. The King and Queen willthen be honored at the Saturdaynight football game and be two of

the judges for the costume contestat the dance," he added.

On Saturday at 11 a.m., therewill be a Homecoming mass atChrist the King Chapel ia OldMain. Following the mass therewill be a brunch available in theEgan Dining Hall.

Also, weather permitting, therewill be an alumni vs. student crewrace on the Presque Isle Bay. All

are invited to meet at the Mer-cyhurst College boathouse at 1p.m., which is located at the bot-tom of Sommerheim Drive.

"Even though alumni is notedfor last minute reservationresponse, we've already had astrong reply," Bukowski said."This looks like the biggestHomecoming so far," he added.

Both Bukowski and Jones agreethatjpart.of this year's foreseen

success is the student input. "Thisis finally going'to be a student-oriented homecoming. We'll havea king and queen, and plenty forthe seniors to remember," Jonessaid. ?

By Wydetta CarterMERCI AD Staff Reporter

The Mercyhurst Little Theatrewill set the stage for the produc-tion of Celebration, on October28, 29, 30 and November 4, 5 and

It is a comedy about an ancientbattle between an old man and ayoong one, set on New Year's Eve- played out with masks and tor-ches, performed upon a platformand observed by Revelers whowant to see what the winter nightwill bring. This musical-comedycontains an entertaining musical

score and unique costumes, accor-ding to Ken Morrison, a 1980graduate of Mercyhurst, anddirector of the production.

fHe i s a l s o s erv i n g asChoreographer, Costume and SetDesigner. Morrison's most recentproduction was serving asP r o d u c t i o n - D i r e c t o r s -Choreographer for the 1982 ErieCivic Ballet presentation of TheNutcracker. He has also appearedin numerous Erie Playhouse pro-ductions, including i Brigadoon,West Side Story, Good News andThe King and I. Morrison hopesto portray his own uniqueness inthis production, as well as he hasin other productions.

i Members of his productionstaff include Roberta St oughton,who has been musical director forMercyhurst Theatre productions,and Jody Hansen, who is servingas Assistant Director. | *

Theicast of 12 include, prin-

ciples, David Durst, Pam DurstChris Alessi and Morten HansenDavid Durst and his wife, Pamhave appeared in many productions in the Erie area. They will bportraying the characters of Richand Angel, respectively.

Chris Alessi, a freshman aMercyhurst, will portray the rolof orphan. Alessi has done OliveThe Music Man,1 and Finian'Rainbow in'. theatre in hihometown of Beemus Point, NewYork. ^ J { I

Morten Hansen, a student aBehrend College, is playing throle of Potemkin; it is his firsperformance at Mercyhurst.

Portraying the Revelers is Mercyhurst sophomore, Mark Yeasappearing in his third MercyhurTheatre production. In additionMark Dick and Mark Tannenbaum will be .staging for th'Hurst the first time as revelers.

Rickyf Pizzi, Lynne Martinwho <are juniors, and SherrRunkel and -Cheryl Thompsonboth Mercyhurst sophom ores, arall making their debut in the LittTheatre with this .production.

The cast of. twelve actors anactresses have been rehearsinsince the latter part of Septembeto present Celebration for thMercyhurst community.;Celebration was written •'b

Tom Jones and Harvey SchmidReservations and ticket information can be obtained by calling thLittle Theatre box ' office a825-0255. * *'*

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Funds Approved ToFurnish Video RoomBy Jack Holland

MERCIADStaff Reporter

|' The Mercyhurst StudentGovernment met for the tenthtime this year last Monday,

October 17. Dave Robinson,president of MSO, announcedthat the 1983 Food Drivegenerated over 1500 pounds ofdonated food. Also, interviewsfor ^appointments to theJudicial Board were conductedat Monday's meeting. The can-didates (for these positions in-cluded Sister Lisa Mary, RayFlint, and Jim Sniffer. Afourth candidate was MikeDiaco as an alternate, but wasnot in attendance at themeeting. All three candidatespresent at the meeting were ap -proved by MSO, with Diaco's

appointment to be consideredat a later date. i

The budget report for themonth of .September wasdiscussed with Office Expenses

and SAC taking up the majori-ty of the spending. The OfficeExpenses totalled $395.92 forthe month, $150.00 of whichwill be recovered because itwas an emergency loan. SACspent $2,456.65, with over halfof it paying for the services ofSeymour' Hersch, a speakersponsored by MSC.

Bids were received for therecreation center as compiledby Pat Songer. The items in-clude things needed for out-door activities such as threeFamily Dome Tents, two2-person tents and two Grum-

man 17' canoes.Lastly, a motion was passed

to allot $1,196 for the fur-nishing of the new video roomlocated in the basement of

Zurn Hall. MSG in coopera-tion with SAC, renovated thespace to make a room open tostudents for studying andtelevision ^viewing. The Hemsbeing purchased to furnish theroom include a sofa, a loveseat, two large bean bags, andfour smaller bean bags. Someother materials expected to bepurchased are lighting fixturesand wall posters. MarjorieMcDermott, Director of theStudent Unio n, was the personresponsible for pricing the fur-niture necessary to completelyassemble the video room.

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Take It ToTheJudicial Board •

Mercyhurst Student Government has taken a step forward tofinally initiate the Justice Proposal and Judicial-Board afternearly one and a half years of deliberation at meetings.

The pu rpose of the Judicial Board i s , ' t o see that the publish-ed policies of the college are administered so that justice is donewithout the rights of the student being impaired or unjust

penalties being levied.** V VThe board is a go od comm ittee that will solely be able to con-centrate its efforts in the area of student justice. Hopefully,these decisions will be made w ith constant fairness and objectivi-ty, as it is a sensitive area.* The board has been divided into tw o separate bodies: a three-

member Preliminary Board and a ,Main ; Board of sevenmembers. The Preliminary Board consists of one faculty

member and two students; the Main Board consists of two facul-ty members and five students. A freshman representative posi-tion is still open as well as a floating faculty member position, tobe considered at a later date.

The board people were selected on a basis of their abilities andstrengg\s p >\ jc Vj ^\ j^ y ©add ition, these members have had

prior experience wrfti boards of this nature. After careful evalua-tion and interviews, the corrimittee was chosen with that criteriahaving foremost importance/*

After a freshman representative and an alternate member for

the board have been ratified by MSG, the Judicial Board will befully organized. Next on the agenda, will be for the board tocreate specific guidelines and policies. "

The institution oftthe Judicial Board is an important step indeveloping a postf^ studentattitude at Mercyhurst. -/' j 4 5

For the first time in the history of Mercyhurst College, thecreation of such a proposal by junipc Bryan Doherty one and ahalf years ago, has.*ef^iffefe3ent %V student justice^- - . *

The Judicial Proposal and Board has come a long way sinceits initial inception. The greatly discussed proposal has a lot ofpotential and is needed at the college. Th rough objective study,th e Judicial Board bodies will be able to review appeals, allow-ing students freedom to express their side of minor and majorinfractions.

So remember, to coin a popular television phrase, "if youhave a grievance, don't take the law into your ownhands . . . take it to the Judicial Board."

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Student CitesMercy Walkway Dange

Dear Editor,

In reaching St. Mark's Center,the Mercy Walkway is {bothfrightening and hazardous. Beingalone on the walkway at night, a

person is just inviting danger. Forexample, there are no safe sur-roundings such as buildings or thescenery of people. This lack ofprotection produces a feeling ofisolation and insecurity. The com-bination of these elementsultimately creates a pulsating anx-iety for those who are travelingthe walkway.

Another beastly characteristicof the 'Mercy Walkway is the ex-posure to inclement weather. Liv-ing in this geographical location,the variety of elements to contendwith ranges from light drizzles to

I hail and snowstorms. The thoughtof plodding up a slippery hill withno handrails for support during astorm of any kind is dreadful. Forinstance, just last Thursday

r several students had a night musicclass up at the center. The weatherc o n d i t i o n s " ' w e r e a w f u l .Thunderstorms provid ed' afrightening mixture of wind'andrain. Therefore after the tenminute walk up the hill to reachclass, the students faced the pro-spect of sitting in class for over an

ft hour with wet slacks. (I wonder ifk anyone caught a cold?) •

The general reaction concerningthe walk to St. Mark's Center wassummed up by a student at the

, student union, "1 avoid going upthere as much as possible."

However, there are many

students who have no chthe m atter because of clasactivities that requirepresence. Their commentwith ideas and solutionswith the problems involved

A Hotel-Restaurant Mment student stated, "It'sright now, let alone what itlike in the winter. It'll begoing up, especially on thpart with ice on it. Theyhave handrails."^

A freshman girl attendMercyhurst Student Gove(MSG) meeting at therevealed her feelings, "It'at night. I made my roowalk up here with me."

"It's a hassle. I wish I car," one tennis enthusia"I'd use the courts up themore if they had a bus shsomething." i

These solutions mentio

the students should beseriously. Another rpossibilitiy for protectioemploy a security patrol walkway; after all, St. Center is now a part of thcyhurst camp us..The Mercy Walkway is

cern of which the entire body should be aware. Wian injury to a student onsidewalk or maybe an atone of our female studentsome concrete action is The solutions are simplewould just be put into pra

Thank you,Cathy Nelson

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Mercyhurst Football: Four Years LaterBy Dr. Barry G. Grossman J

It is time to put things back inperspective. Four years ago, whenthe suggestion o f installing a foot-ball program was made, many ofour reactions ran the gamut fromskepticism to outrage. Horrorstories were paraded from one end

of campus to the other Jit was asif a cursed plague was about todescend upon our tranquil, civiliz-ed, little campus. The harranguesranged from predictions that 300lb. quasi-homicidal, Neanderthalswould be raping and pillaging inGarvey Park, to the fears that theCollege's largesse would bediverted from microscopes, Ap-ples and film series, to seven-mansleds, artificial turf and fur linedjock straps. Like most venturesinto that all-mysterious world of"change," the advent of Lakerfootball has failed to produce anyof the dire atrocities that so many,myself ** included, were certainwould be visited upon us. Insteadof G unga-Din, we've been blessedwith the likes of fullback Jeff

Jones, now a Rhodes Scholar can-didate. Contrary to expectation,the Jim Sturms and Bobby Nieshave turned out to be muchblighter than the rocks they arestudying in geology.

Today even the most outspokencynics among us are cautiouslywhispering that the football pro-gram has supplied far moredividends than debits. So whathappened? Why is it time for areassessment? .

Let's focus on the Frostburggame of October 1, when our 3-0Lakers opened their homeschedule with' a "humiliating"10-7 loss. Mercyhurst coaches andplayers alike were showered by acrescendo of boos, the likes of

which are common today in NFLamphitheaters where a hystericalpsycho-sexual mania is displayedon most Sunday afternoons. Thepostmortem that is performedweekly in the faculty d ining roomon Mondays took the tone of- avigilante Kangaroo court. Thecoach was.under indictment. Notfor losing, mind you, (which isbad enough), but for committingthat greatest of all modernAmerican sins -/'the team wasboring." There were, no "trickplays" (as if trickery could evercompensate for inferior talent); orthe passing game "stinks"(translated as meaning we don'thave 6'4", 210 lb. quarterbacksthrowing 50 yard bombs to world-class sprinters); or the coaches

called the "wrong" plays (i.e., thearm chair critics who spend twohours a week watching football onTV would certainly select betterplays than the eight professionalcoaches who are spending 60hours per week breaking downfilms, working with the players,scouting the opponents, etc.).

The "Op-Ed" page is designedto be a catch-all for any opinioncontent that did not make theeditorial page. It can also bethe page representing a varietyof viewpoints other than thoseof the newspaper's editors and

staff.

What has brought us to thebrink of this insanity? It is not asyndrome peculiar to MercyhurstCollege. Rather it is akin to theneo-religious, self-indulgent^ cultthat is sweeping the Americansports scene. From pee-wee foot-ball to the Super Bowl, "fans"

have become so absorbed withwinning that all ^ the other at-tributes of healthy athletic com-petition are being shuffled aside.What's wrong with a football pro-gram that stresses character,ethics and discipline on the sameplane with winning? It's been saidover and over on this campus that"The bottom line is [winning."That's the same credo thatcharacterized American

Dr. Barry G. Grossman

in the age of the robber barons("the bottom line is profit").When winning (or profit) becomesthe sole virtue, the pressure uponthe participants (players, coach es,a d m i n i s t r a t o r s , e t c . ) t omanipulate the system becomesoverwhelming. Normally ethical

people resort to cheating, lyingand worse. Th e very horrors thatthe anti-football people were pro-mising four years ago may yetevolve if the increased carping andsniping at the coaches and playersdoesn't abate.

Shamefully, the effects of suchbehavior have already begun tomanifest themselves. The coachesare loathe t o visit the faculty din-ing room at lunch for fear of be-ing constantly cross-examined,then drawn and quartered. Moreregrettably, many of the coaches'wives are absenting themselves atthe games, or sitting away fromthe "fans" in order to be in-sulated from the torrents of verbalabuse being heaped upon their

husbands. Football was supposedto draw us closer together, but it'sbeginning to drive wedges bet-ween us.. *

Comments like "Coachesdeserve to be booed when theirteam doesn't perform" bogglesthe mind when put into the con-text of a Division III football pro-gram at a small, religious liberalarts college o f 1,400 students. Ourfans aren't paying SI5.00 a ticketto sit in judgement of paid per-formers. All of our players areparticipating in football as anextra-curricular activity. They'renot paid; they're not even on ascholarship. Would we boo a poor

performance by the drama depart-ment in the Little Theatre; orwould we hiss at a sub-par musicrecital in Zurn? Do we gather onMondays and* suggest that IgorStalsky or Joe Chiarelli should befired because, their amateurcharges r. were "not entertaining

enough"? <All of this is not t o suggest that

our coaches and players should b eabove criticism. The point here isthat we merely place things backin perspective. Our worst fears offour years ago have nevermaterialized. T he swarms of sub-cretinous jocks just have not ap-peared. That's not by accident.Anybody who has become ac-quainted with Tony DeM eo, FredConger and Ken Brasington (andother assistants), is aware that ourfootball program is in the handsof class people. (This recalls an in-cident last year when some of theassistant coaches, yours truly in-cluded , were pressing' TonyDeMeo to bring a 51st player

along for a road game. We sug-gested that we camouflage him asa manager, because we had somedepth problems at the kickingposition. The rules, however, onlypermit traveling squads of 50players. Most of us were* arguingthat we'd never be caught. CoachDeMeo, however, quickly rejectedthe idea with a staunch "No!".When we pushed for an explana-tion, he f simply responded,"Because it's against the rules."Enough said!)

Let's all stop and take stock.Football at Mercyhurst has been atremendous success. It has in-creased the low male enrollmentat the college; it has produced un-told amounts of publicity in areasthat have never heard of Mer-

cyhurst College; it has brought toour classrooms some of the mostdedicated and conscientiouspie in our student* body; andabove all, it has given us a rallyingpoint on Saturday afternoonswhere students, staff, parents andalumni can gather and more fullyenjoy collegiate life. If you add upall these dividends, the footballprogram is still a plus, even if theteam goes 0 and 9. When you puta winning team (as ours is), on topof this, it is merely the cream onthe pudding. \

It is time for all of us to helpput an end to this cancerous at-titude that is afflicting much ofAmerican spirit. Never againshould we tolerate such idioticslogans like "winning isn'teverything . . . .it's the onlything!" Let's not succumb to theReaganesque harpings of "goodversus evil." Our football op-ponents aren't our enemies. Weare not waging crusades ofrighteou sness and truth. Theresults on Saturday afternoons arenot a litmus test as to the worth ofour college or its students.Undefeated seasons at NotreDame or Penn S tate, or wherever,have not produced one more poet,physicist, or accountant fromthose institutions.

Yes, it is time to put things backin p erspective. * t

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Three Faculty Members ApprovedIn Judicial Board Appointments

The appointments of three staffand faculty members to serve onthe newly established JudicialBoard were ratified Monday bystudent government, after brief

interviews. •;Approved were 'RaymondFlynt, Criminal Justice instructor,for th e Preliminary Board an dboth Sr . Lisa Mary McCartney,Assistant Professor of-English,and James Shiffer, Assistant Pro-fessor of Business for the MainBoard.

The Judicial Board will consistof tw o separate bodies, a three-

s' Preliminary Board and aMain Board o f seven members. £j

The Preliminary Board willreview appeals of residence hallwrite-ups for minor offenses,while the hearing of the MainBoard will be reserved for majorinfractions an d off-campusoffenses. |

Student members were ap-

pointed by MSG President DaveRobinson and were approved bythe government body earlier this

year. Nominations fo r staffmembership were made by SenatePresident, Barry McAndrew.

Serving on the Main JudicialBoard will be Mercyhurst

students, Hyacinthe Coulibaly,Missy Hurlburt, Dave Armstrongand Antoinne Thompson. A posi-tion on the board is still open for afreshman representative. Anyoneinterested in filling this positionmay contact Dave Robinson.

Rounding out the membershipof the Preliminary Board will beAnn Gilligan and Bart Lucian.

Robinson explained /that anystudent who faces disciplinary ac-tion, be it a write-up or anotherpunishment, will have ten days toappeal the decision. One may dothis by contacting Robinson, orany judicial jboard member. Adate for a hearing will then be se t.In addition, only two write-ups ayear may *be contested by anyindividual.

At the hearing, individual caseswill be brought before the board(either the Preliminary or Main

Board, depending upon the natureof the offense) and a decision willbe made.

A student may choose to act inhis-her own' defense or appoint

any member of the college com-munity, student, faculty, or ad-ministration, to act as defensecouncil. The college will berepresented by B. William Ken-nedy, director of Student Ser-vices, or his agent.

Decisions will first establish theguilt or innocence of the stu-dents) and will then review thee qui t y o f th e pr e sc r ibe dpunishment. ,

!''Findings of the PreliminaryBoard are final," Robinson said,"but Main Board decisions maybe appealed to the college presi-dent, Dr. William P. Garvey."

After a freshman representativeand an alternate member for theBoard have been ratified by MSO ,the Judicial Board will begin tocreate specific' guidelines andpolicies, according to Robinson.

New Administrators ProvideCounseling, Tutor Services

By Chuck StraobMERC1AD Staff Reporter

Two of the new faces on theMercyhurst campus this year areBob Pagni, Director of FreshmanStudies, and Betty Damper,Director o f Tutorial Services.Both Pagni and Damper play im-portant roles in the transition ofhigh school seniors into college

freshmen.According to Pagni, the mainfunction o f "the office o fFreshman Studies is to "ease thetransition from the high schoolexperience to the college ex-perience," he said. This goal is ac-complished through workshops,seminars, and informal.counsel-ing sessions. "When you receive anote from the office it doesn'tmean you*re in trouble; we justwant to get to know you," Pagnistated. ,S Freshman Studies works withthree groups of people to helpmake the freshman's first yearmore comfortable. These groupsare students themselves, the facul-ty* and parents of new freshmen.

According to Pagni, the most

p r o b l e m s e n c o u n t e r e d ! b yfreshmen are in one of tw ocategories: time management and-or campus life adjustment. TheFreshman Studies Office aids inovercoming these difficultiesalong with helping in other areas,such as assisting undecided ma-jors in choosing a major course of

study. *Working with Pagni is Damper,

Director of Tutorial Services anda counselor. Tutorial Services areavailable to any Mercyhunt stu-dent experiencing difficulty i n anyarea of study. The tutors arestudents who are proficient in anarea of study, and are recom-

mendedtby an instructor in jthatcourse to tutorial services.

Tutors are paid on an hourlybasis for their work.

Any student that wishes to ob-tain tutoring services or wishes tobecome a tutor should contactDamper in 202 Preston. "Tutor-ing is a serious matter, "'Damperconcluded.

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Installation Begun ForCampus Cable Conversion

by Mary Jo AllenAfter nearly a year of pro-

mises and waiting, cable televi-sion has arrived at Mercyhurst

College. Installation beganearly last, week in the Mer-cyhurst Apartments, but plansfor campus-wide distributionhave yet to be finalized.

Phyllis Aiello, director ofhousing, said, "A t this pointthey (Erie Cablevision) haven'tcontacted me about any timeline fo r residence hal linstallation."

Regardless j of the time ele-ment, eventual plans includecable installation in the mainlobbies and each floor's TVlobby in the the three dorms,the Back Porch Cafe, and theforthcoming TV room present-ly being renovated in the base-ment of Zurn Hall. Also, therewill be accesses to the city-wide

institutional network in ^theCommunications j Depart ment

and the Campus Center.I 'Hurst junior Chuck Straub,cable coordinator for the col-lege, is happy that the installa-tion has begun. "I'm pleased

with the progress to date, butthere's still more work to bedone," he said.

"It's long overdue," com-mented Communicat ionsDepartment instructor SteveCurcio, "and it provides ourstudents withHhe opportunityof not only seeing programm-ing produced by our studentsbut it gives our students the op-portunity to enjoy the wider.variety of programming thatcable offers. However, cable,like anything else, should be

3used wisely by the consumer."In the meantime, apartment

residents can call CablevisionLto arrange installation. Those^residents who fi have already

received cable have mixed reac-tions about the services.

One 'Hurst studentsaid,"It's something nice, to do

when my homework ..is done,and I will save money becausetheater movies are getting ex-pensive .'' Another studentsaid, "I don't'think it's veryindicative of; an; educationalatmosphere.''

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such' as engineering is a factor inthe discrepancy. Men are going in -to the fields that are developingmore rapidly, although there'snothing to prevent women fromgoing into those fields," he said.

As for the effect on Mercyhurstsalaries and raises, Palmer doesnot believe the discrepancy affectsus because of the scales used todetermine salaries and raises.

"Our raises either go by percen-

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Forecast: Job RecruitmentPicture Brighter For 1984

By Karen MerkleMERCIAD News Editor

After the worst year of job pro-spects for college graduates in

1983, the class of '84 should befacing a moderately optimistic jo bmarket, according to the CollegePress Service (CPS).

At Mercyhurst, job possibilitiesand recruiting drives seem to be"picking up," according to Direc-tor of Career Services TyroneMoore. $

"Job placement for the '84 col-lege graduate has to be on 'anupswing," Moore said.

"It's going to be better than thep a s t few y e a r s w e ' v eexperienced." ^ Siu '\

**I think recruiting is going tobe upvby M5 or 20 percent na-tionally from last year," said Vic-tor Lindquist, placement directorat Northwestern jUniversity inEvanston, 111.

"That is still down from what itwas two years ago," he added.Lindquist and others have little

hard data on which to base theiroptimism, but they' take heartfrom the trickle of recruiters mov-ing back opto campuses as the fall

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"The big thing is Jjia^ we vebeen on a downward curve for

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some time." said Jack Shingleton,Michigan State University place-ment directortfOw . ;V \)\£L

It would have been hard for stu-dent^ job. prospects to sink muchlower! "I don't know now it couldgetranyworseLindquist observed. "Hiring ofgraduates was off by 41 percentnationally last year."

Here on campus, Moore is op-

timistic about student recruitmentpossibilities, saying that "majorcorpor ations are n ot* crazyenough? to pass up any "super-talented" people, whether they

FoodDriveSuccessful

Th e Mercyhurst CampusMinistry completed the Ninth An -nual Food Drive on Wednesday,October 12. Just over , 1,244pounds of canned and boxed foodwas delivered to the Erie Com-

munity Food Bank for furtherdistribution to the needy of theErie area. .

"Overall it was a good drive,"commented Pat Reed, organizerof the Food Drive. "We had afairly good turnout with about 25or 30 participants collecting foodfrom the Erie commu nity," Reedstated. < jj

The collection total fellsomewhat short of the anticipatedamount, but the drive was stillconsidered a success. "It's onemore example of how Mercyhursthelps the Brief comm unity," Reedconclud

are at Mercyhurst or a muchlarger campu s.

Traditionally, Moore added,there aren't enough graduates inany one major to make it feasiblefor large corporations to recruitemployees here. J• But recruitment seems to be ris-ing most significantly amongbusiness and marketing majors,and from high technologycompanies.

The hard-hit energy'industry'srecruiting is still off. It hit bottomlast year when Dallas-basedDresser, Inc., a supplier of oil ex-ploration equipment that is rank-ed 83rd on the Fortune 500, toldmore *than 100 Michigan Statestudents that they had jobs, butthen had to renege on the offers.

Dresser, which used to hireabout 800 new graduates annual-

ly, still has "a few thousand"employees laid of P and so willkeep this year's campus recruiting"very limited," said JamesPapalexsis, of Dresser's personneloffice.

Energy recruitment "almostceased to exist" last year, said Dr.Glen Payne, of the University ofTexas-Austin Business School."Banks and accounting camethrough the recession almost likethere wasn't on e." He observed aminor slowdown in recruiting byhigh technology companies.

The market for teachers still ap-pears to be sluggish, despite therash of new proposals for higherteacher salaries and more teacherhiring. i • jS

Don Wood, education place-

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Northern Iowa said, "I think thatthings w ill pick up dramatically i na few years, though. They haveto . So few people are going intoeducation, and more children arecoming along. Already, enroll-ment is up for kindergarten andfirst grade.

University of California-Berkley placement head JamesBriggs said some recruiters \ arereturning with a greater apprecia-tion for liberal arts majors. Theyshow increased interest in hiringgeneralists, and are softening theirformerly-strict requirements fortechnical training, c

He said liberal arts majors arehaving good luck among manage-ment, financial services, andretailing recruiters. p

Moore agrees with this,specifically mentioning majors in

computer, education, hotel-restaurant management, humanecology, ulterior design, anddietetics as being on a definiteupswing as far as job possibilitiesare concerned.

In the coming months, Mooreadded that companies such asCoopers and Lybrand accoun-tants, -American Sterilizer Com-pany, Hammermill,' The MarriottCorporation, Marine Bank, Kauf-manns, the Ohio State HighwayPatrol, the Pennsylvania,. StatePolice, IBM, Xerox, and the U.S.military will have representativeson campus, recruiting Mercyhurst

' seniors. fe 1"We're looking for a way we

can best showcase the graduatesof Mercyhurst College," Moore

said.

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'Hurst Purchases NewA new means of transportation

is available to the college. Amotor vehicle was purchased bythe Mercyhurst Student Govern-ment and the college this pastsummer.

The approximate cost of thevehicle was $24,000, according toSheila Delaney, treasurer ofMSG.

MSG was not the sole con-tributor of all the finances. Thecollege split the cost of the vehiclewith the student government.

Over a three year period, MSGwill have funded S 10,500 towardthe new vehicle.

The idea to buy the motorhome-like vehicle was initiated byMercyhurst College President Dr.William P. Garvey. He approach-ed MSG during the spring of ' 83,asking if the cost could be split. -

*MSG agreed and the vehiclewas purchased. It seats 25 peopleand is equipped with a stereosystem, J I |

Athletic teams, MSG, and SACwifl have access to the new motorvehicle.

During the past month, the

football team has utilivehicle for the away gamerequired travelling long di

During the first few wthe term, MSG was in seadriver. It could not be jstudent i because therestipulations. The studentbe 21 years of age and haII driver's license.

Chuck Straub, a juniored the requirements, so hefor the job and was sStraub applied for the because he, "enjoys travellikes to drive."

Straub has his class III so h e has had previous exdriving'a large vehicle.

•_ Liability is one concerndent S ervices Director E.Kennedy. He said if an ashould occur wh ile the vehuse, the college would be

The student governmeproves who will utilize theKennedy said. This eliminbus being used by studenwant to just take the vehidrive it around, Kennedy

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Women's Basketball Try-OutsTry-outs for the team will be bnSunday, October 23, from 5:30 to8:30 p.m. Any women Interestedare urged to attend.

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Laker Crew Teams Make Debut11983 Fall Season Start I

By Stephanie HultbergMERCIAD Sports Ed itor

The men's and women's crewteams will make their debut on the

Black Rock.Canal in Buffalo,New York, beside Niagara Fallson Saturday, October 29, at theWestside Rowing Club.

Both teams have been preparingfor this lone fall season race sincemid-September. The novice boats•have been on the water sinceSept ember and the Varsity andJ.V. boats have been out since thebeginning of October. The team'straining schedule has been a combination of the water work-outs,either in the new rowing tanks orout at Presque Isle, running threetimes a week.

The members of the women's1983-84 crew team include seniorsAnn Gilligan (captain), CindyGarenstein, Karen Goduti, and

Susan Connolly. Also juniorsBarb Swanson, Frances Moavero,Marianne Shroeck and KathyCorninger. Sophomores are LisaRiforgiato, Theresa Deffinbaugh,Sue Sambrotto, Tricia Barrett,Mary Marchwinski.f Chris Hoff-man, and Laura Helzer. Novice(freshmen) members are HeleneFarrell, Bess Burkhart, TammyBareo, Pat Hautzinger, MaryKalisak, Teri Luce, JulieJuenemann, Meghan Connolly,Naomi Romanchok, Beth Lawler,Mary Beth Joseph, Liz Shenan,and Barb Haley. f;

VolleyballFThe Lady ^Lakers' volleyballteam has continued a nine-gamewinning streak by defeating Pitt-Bradford, Behrend, Westminster,C a n i s i u s , B u f f a l o S t a t e ,Fredonia, St. John Fischer, Thiel,and Allegheny.

The toughest part of theirseason is basically over, as theLakerettes have p osted a record of12-9 overall. They are now look-ing to finish off the season withvictories to add to their nine-gamestreak. October fil will be theMercyhurst Tournament, whenour netters will'face Duquesne,Thiel, Gannon, and CaliforniaState. The tourney will start at 10a.m. in the Campus Center. Theladies will return home again onNovember 5 for their final matchagainst Grove City.

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Monday. Meatloaf an dMashed Potatoes

uesday: .Spanish RiceWednesday:" LasagnaThursday: Chicken Chow MeinFriday: Cold Salad Plate

The members of the Men'sLaker Crew'team {include MikeBauman, Tom Bucci (co-captain),Judy Cusimano, Phil Dailey,B r y a n D o u g h e r t y , B r e t tFrederick, Fran Gillespie, MarkGardner, Tom Hanna, Phil Han-na, Tod Jackson, Dan Kelly,Jason Kolesar, John Kuhl, MikeLatella, Joe Lennen (co-captain),Nick Meyers, Dave Mussett,Cheryl Palmer, Terry Palmer,John Salvatori, Al Sattler, MikeSicher, Jow Svitek,IEric Varon,Jack Wyland, Pat Songer, andJamie Wentzel.

JVs Defeat Thie

'Hurst Shows No MercIn Gallaudet Shutout

•Lisa has averaged 12kills (points) per gam e.

Canisius -11 killsBuffalo State - 9 killsSt. John Fischer -12 killsFredonia -15 killsThiel -13 killsAllegheny -12 kills

Hometown - Erie, Pa.

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The road warriors, otherwiseknown as the Mercyhurst foot-ball team, kept their perfectroad record in tact with lastSaturday's destruction of theGallaudet Bisons, 69-0.

This increased their record to4-0 on the road and 5-1 overall.

Mercyhurst took advantage ofthree early Gallaudet turnoversand built an insurmountable28-0 first quarter lead. Theynever looked back.

'Hurst mentor Tony DeMeoexplained the mismatch.*. 'Thegame was set up and scheduledin 1982. At that time, theWashington, D.C . ballclub hada strong program. But ,Gallaudet lost 22 members fromthe team before the season open-

ed due to academics and 17others because of injuries andother problems.

"Thus, the Bisons were onlyable to suit up 30 players," heconcluded. '

DeMeo called the Bisons avery scrappy team, a team thatdidn't give up.

But, the Mercyhurst Blue andGreen was simply too strong andhad too much depth for thisopponent.

The Laker offense, which wascomprised of primarily non-starters after the first quarter,piled up 476 yards. ]

Reserve runningback MikePans took the opportunity andran with it, literally. Paris rush-ed for 180 yards, a Mercyhurst

record, and scored twotouchdowns.Lance Trot and Mike Salter

also aided the attack by ac-cumulating 94 and 77 yards,respectively. *

Greg Harayda, the third'Hurst quarterback in the game,threw the only Laker pass of the'

day, and it was complete toBarney for seven yards a

score. /,The 69 points compiledMercyhurst is the most ishort history. The game watheir most lopsided victory

The Mercyhurst team ancoaching staff anxiously awthe release of the new DivHI rankings. Before last wgame, Mercyhurst was listeone of the top 35 football tin the Division, which overschools belong to.

The Laker ' scoring deand rushing defense wereas eighth and "ninth incountry.^Not bad for a third year t

The Mercyhurst second football squad, the junior vty, is also on the winning t

The 'Hurst JVs won thecond game in five outings they beat Thiel, 20-8 Mond

Two Laker running bJoe Bonetti and Jim Dean,mentioned by Coach DeMhaving good outings. -

This, according to the cwas due to the excellent extion of the offensive line.offensive line and the unprplay of the defensive seconare just two reasons for thecess in the game.

DeMeo's answer to thegress of the whole footballgram . . . . "We're plagood football."

The Lakers hope to conto play good football. Thtake on Pittsburgh's Duq

University in MercyhuHomecoming game at 7:3October 29. ^ fc

Coach DeMeo and the swill be hoping to avenge 119-6 defeat in the Steel while at the same time, tanother, step towards a hnational ranking.

Lakers Defeat Gallaudet(Washington, D.C.) 69-0

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Mercyhurst Sports This Week Women's Tennis Monday atainOct. 29 H 7:30 p.m. *1 sgl- A. Arrowsmith(M) vs. K. Denuio(C) Win.(C

#2 sgl- C. Smith (M) vs. J. Gress (Q Win.(M)6-3.6-313 sgl- J. Johnston (M ) vs. L.Greco (C) Win.(M) 64)*4 sgl- T. Thompson (M) vs. A. Lund (Q Win.(M) 615sgl-C. Faiica (M) vs. L. Fye (Q Win.(M) 7-6.0-6

N sjdj K. Rudy (M) vs. M. Grant (C) Win.(C) 6-2.64

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v». St. Boaaventure w/Nazareth Oct.27 A 7:00 p.m. fJdbl-Rudy/Fatica(M)vs. Fyc/Chiodo(C) Win.(Q

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