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F a s h i o n S h o w E x h i b i t s a n E v e n i n g o f S t yBy Chris Wloch

News Editor

Freshman Ryan Nigro, above, shows off a suit from J. RiggingsBelow, Freshmen Julie Breedlove (L) and Quincy J ones stmt their

At 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 21, afall fashion show wa s held in theGreat Room of he Hermann Stu-dent Union. The show featuredfour different scenes: "Ready forthe World" (career wear), "Ca-sual Friday" (casual wear), "Onthe Go" (sporty wear), and "Outon the Town" (formal evening

wear).

Nine students from he Fashion

Promotions c lass , here atMercy hurst orga nized a nd ran theevent which lasted 40 minutes.

S Clarice Adams and JenniferEvans;. coordinated the models* TyroliaJenkins and Gloria Gibsonhandled promotions. Jen Jurczakand Kelly McLeskey were respon-sible for the music and decora-tions. Merchandise selection wassupervised by Amy Johnston,Marisa Rossetti, and Penny Kish.Johnston was also in charge of theentire show. She wrote the com-mentary and served as emc ee forthe evening.

According to Senior FashionMerchandising Major Clarice

1Hurst Receives $100,000 Grant

By Todd ZielinskiMerciadNews Writer

Adams, more than a month ofplanning w ent into the organiza-tion of the fashion show. Twoweeks w ere spent on deciding thelocation and another two weekswent into working on the themeof the show which was "FashionAround the Clock."

Several different stores in themall including J. Riggings, 5- 7-9,Eastern Mountain Sports, Casual

Corner, Express, the Gap,Koenig's, Tuxedo Junction andAmerican Eagle lent the clothingwhich was worn by the models.

The show was pulled off with-out a full dress lehersal becausethe stores would not allow theclothes to be taken until the day ofthe show, Johnston said.

A few weeks back, there was anopen audition for models whowanted to take part in the show.Among the people who partici-pated were Jacki Barletto, Rhonda

Bibbs, Nicole Boeke, JulieBreedlove, Swan Cee, Ray Colby,

\\Amanda DewaIt, Wanda Duck,

Tony Favarula, Rob Gillooly,

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Jonelle Giulianelli, Hermann, Ryan Hug,Johnson, Quincy JoneLemons, Ryan Nigro, Opresko, AdrienneMariana Riley, KevinCameron W ashington,White, Corey Zieziula

Zdok.

J After the show w. Johnston expressed he

. tion with the end resul

. lot of work, definitely p fort It took the coopera! students in the?class,SH chants and the models. sor, Marilyn Smith, ba. us make all the decisionHit's a senior level Class,

Adams also said tha[ pleased with the outco

the hard work. "Therethings I would changebetter. My advice for pyear s to ake more im

we did a good job and Ihannv with the wa v it t

Experts have estimated that by -the year 2020, one out of everyfour kids inhigh schol1 will be ofHispanic origin. Of them, 75%who are proficient in English willspeak Spanish as their first lan-guage. These statistics alone areenough t o indicate that educatorsin this country must turn theirattention to bilingual education.

Last week, the Special Educa-tion and Spanish departments atMercyhurst were awarded a$100,000 grant from the U.S De-partment of Education. Of this,$80,000 will be used for severalfull tuition scholarships and sti-pends for graduate students*

Money will also be used to pro-vide books, videos and otherSpa nish educational materials for

the library.

Dr. Phillip J Belfioie, Directorof Graduate Special Educationand Alice Edwards. Associate

Professorof Spa lush were namedihe co-directors of thegrant Even-tually, a part-timecoordinator w illbe hired to set up practicums forstudents. 3

Mercyhurst wa s in competitionwith several Division I schools,but proved to be the best schoolfor this kind of three year pilotprogram. The grunt will be re-newed annually for three years

pending progress reports measur-ing student academic progress,field-based practicum perfor-mance, community needs surveys

and annual post-graduate surveyinformation which w ill determinethe program's e ffectiveness.

According to Edwards, thisgrant Vill make Mercyhurst theonly college in the Erie area tooffer a graduate program associ-ated with a foreign language. "Inthe last three years, the languagedc partmen! at me icy hurst has ex-

perienced an increase iiment In all major languagescultural studies," she said. Thisgrant will also create theopportu-

Hey Seniors: Don't put your pfor graduation at risk!The WrProficiency Exam) is being ofagain on Sat Oct 26 at 9 a.mZurn. Report to the Lobby at 8

: Dean Dr Joseph Gowtt (left) congratulateDcan'slist Dinner Sunday nig ht Photo credit

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C a m p u s M i n i s t r y S p o n s o r s H u n g e r A w a r e n e s s D i nBy Bill MelvilleMerciadNews Writer

On Oct 10, the MercyhurstCampus Ministry held a HungerAwareness dinner in the Cafete-ria to help i ncrease student aware-ness of how people eat in First,Second, and Third World coun-tries.

More than 100 students volun-teered to give up their regulardinner in exchange for the Hun-ger Awareness dinner. Severalfaculty and administrators alsotook,part^those wbo^signed"iip,were divided into three different.meals. The people in the FirstWorld group received a catered

meal of salad, chicken cordonbleu, rice and vegetables, andcake. The Second World wasserved in the style of a soupkitchen, and the Third World re-eived a bow] of rice , nothing torink, no eating utensils, and sat

« For the Second World meal,e Emmaus Soup Kitchen pro-

vided pre-made. sandwiches,.

franks and beans, cookies andpunch. "When the people in the

Second World group were goingto the food line, Michele Garveycame up and said there was nomore food for them. Then theywere told that they would have togo to the "soup kitchen" for food,"said senior Courtney Nicolai. .

To help make the studentsaware, Third World groups sat onthe floor right next to the tableswhere First and Second Worldpeople ate. Third World peoplecould' receive food 'and utensilsfrom First and Second World par-ticipants . According to MichelleGarvey of Campus Ministry, sev-eral First World tables repeatedlyordered loaves of bread only tohand them out to those from heSecond and Third World. .

"It was strange seeing myfriends sitting on the floor next tothe table I sat at, but that was the

whole point. It made me moreaware in that aspect," says juniorJoe Uryckt, whoreceived he Sec-ond Wdrfil meal but was invited

to sit-at a table of First Worldpeople.

The idea for * the HungerAwareness Dinner arose aboutone year ago when MercyhurstPresident William Garvey sug-gested a thirty hour fast, in whichstudents would be given only juiceand crackers during that period.Campus Ministry modified hisidea into the dinner and decidedto focus it on the Third World. Itwas also decided that the dinnerwould occur in*conjunction withNational Hunger-'AwarenessMonth and the Food Drive. Which

October

Campus Ministry hopes to hold

the Hunger Awareness*Dinnerevery fall and possibly twice perschool year, if he student partici-pation equals the level it reachedfor this dinner, It is hoped that inthe future, the Third World mealwillbe expanded to include mealsfrom different cultures, and themoney earned will benefit differ-

; entcharities each time the dinneris held.

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Seniors Natalie Neumann (left)and Sharon Pritchard, above,relax after eating their bowl ofrice on the floor with the ThirdWorld group* At right, BobMunson takes a break from hisduties as "ChefRoberto." jfcPhoto Credit: Courtney Nicolai

MSG Lecture! Series

By Melissa LangMSG Secretary

Begins October 24

On Monday, Oc t 21, MSG heldits weekly meeting in the Union.

Vice President Tom Bender re-minded all reps that the first pro-gram in the lecture series wiII beheld in the Little Theater en Oct.24, at 8 pjn . PeterJordan will betalking about "UFO'sThe GrandDeception-" All students and fac-ulty are encouraged to attend.

The sign board's three monthtrial lea se Is up in the be ginning ofNovember, and reps will be de-ciding whether ornot to renew it.

The sign board is located in theLaker Inn and was leased by the

US News Network for threemonths to see if students wouldbe interested. It replaced the oldsign board which onlyread,''Wel-come Back Students."MSG wantsto know what stud ents t hi nk about

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the new signboard. Please talk to

your Class rep or call the studentgovernment office with com-ments. Thereps will be voting onit at next Monday *s meeting.

In Freedom Zone news, the firstissue has finally arrived. FZ edi-tor. Kevin Segcdi, said that the

first issue should be distributed toall students by Wednesday night.Segedi also mentioned thatmanysubmissions for the first issue

the overwhelm-ing number that come from the

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students. The second issue of theFreedom Zone should be out bythe end of the month.

President Staccy Fitzpatrick in-for me d reps that the skate rentalfacility in the Ice Center has beencompleted. The skates, wh ich arenow located in the Union, will bemoved to the Ice Center Just assoon as the facility is ready forthem.

fDavid Roth, President of theWildernessFoundation.prcsentcdMSG with a,motion to help sru-

ing on the White |Water Rafting Trip pay.for gas. jThe students have to take their 1own cars instead of school vans 1

The Dean would like to notify all Dean's List students whodid not attend last Sunday's dinner that they can pick up

their Dean's List Certificate from the Dean 's Office. Theyare urged to do so before by N ovember 2nd. Thank you.

The Political Science Association is sponsoring a MockPresidential Election in the Student Union from 11 a.m. -2 p.m. on M onday, Oct. 28, and Tuesday, Oct. 29. All stu-dents are encouraged to vote for their favorite candidate.

Career Co

because the school officials feelthat the activity is too dangerous.After a debate, the reps voted togive the W ilderness Foundationop to $250 in gas money reim-bursement for up to nine cars sothat students can afford the trip.

E.C.C.O would like to remind students not to throw outtheir old phone books: Recycle Them. All phone booksshould be placed next to one of the paper recycling binsthat are all over campus. They will be collected and re-

cycled into insulation for homes in the Erie community.

Tkje Registrar's Office has changed the policy regardinggraduating with deficiencies. For bachelor's candidates,participation in the May, 1997 graduation ceremony -requires that the student have no more than 6 credits ofremaining coursework or only student teaching to becompleted by the end ofJhe iiext Fall Term.'For all-associate's and master's candidates, all degree requirementsmust be completed In order to participate in the ceremony.Any change in a student's graduation status ought to bereported to the Registrar's Office by May 1. *

By John MurphyEditor in chief

The Office o f Careeis asking that seniors mcalenders for Thursdayber 7th. On that day,p.m., there will a Care

the Mercyhurst Athleti

This fair will bring m100 company recruiterresentatives to meet wident about careers and

cording to Frank Rizzreer Services, these fapast have been met wapathy among the studand he hopes that sturespond this year. "Fjust how much effort this fair and how imporbe to students, who in

short m onths will be lojobs." said Rizzone.

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DelusionsBy James HainMerciad A&E Troublemaker

If Mrs. Doubtfire made yousquirt milk out your nose, thenyou're probably exact! y the kindof audienceDisney wants for The

Associate, the new WhoopiGoldberg comedy, which openstoday.

It's another low-rent farce, butthis time it works, thanks1 to aclever script and an able cas t Itisn't exactly'Much Ado AboutNothing, but on its own terms,this comedy of deception andmistaken identity is better than it

should be.Goldberg plays Laurel Ayres,

an aggressive , talented broker whois furious when a promotion goe s

to her underqualified, male pro-

tege (Tim Daly). Laurel quits tostart her ow n firm, but finds thatno onewill let her get her foot inthedoor. Finally, in desperation,she invents a reclusive m ale part-ner, Robert Cutty, and finds hersmall firm in high demand. Butit's Cutty wh o's the star, not Lau-rel, as everyone from her formerbosses to a trashy gossip colum-nist (Lainie Kazan) fights for apiece ofthe ictional mystery m an.

The "It's a man's world" mes-sage ?1s sometimes clumsilyhandled, but at other times, it'sdead-on. One of this film's chief

problems, and it's onethat affectsmany so-called "women's films,"is that, in presenting its protago-nist as a level-headed, intelligent

individual, it doesn't bother to

flesh out any of the male charac-ters to make them even remotely iinteresting. They're all cartoon*;bad guys, from smarmy Daly togruff Eli Wallach as a prospec-tive client Theonly men who are; ;•even the least bit sympathetic arepa cross-dressing Barbara Streisandimpersonator and a m ousy com -puter tycoon Austin Pendleton)*?

modelled after Bill Gates.Wouldn't it be more interesting ifGoldberg had a villain who wasan equal match, rather than a gal-lery of bumbling oafs?

One of the most noteworthy

elements of the The Associate isDianne Wiest's wonderful per-formance as Daly's long-suffer-ing secretary, who defects to

Jon Lovitz stars as the new principal of Marion Bany High School in 'High School High," opening today

ppeninThe Associate. WhoopiGoldberg stars in Daniel Petrie'scomedy about a woman whousesher wits td get ahead on WallStreet See review, this page.

High School High. The folkswho brought you Airplane! andThe Naked Gun are at

ThisWeeken

Whoopi's team and turns out to

be sharper than she appears.Wiest does "wonders with thisunderwritten character, and attimes I wished the film was abouther instead of Goldberg, who ispretty ordinary in the lead.

One footnote: two scenes inThe Associate involve Goldbergactually dressing up as Cutty,echoing Mrs, Doubtfire. TheTVads coyly avoid showing youwhatshe looks like in disguise, possi-bly so you'll be surprised whenyou see it But I suspect the realreason was that the makeup job ishideously awful,, resembling anill-fitting Halloween mask. And

we're supposed to believe thatjaded Wall Street types are fooledby this? O nly in the movies.

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The Great

Pumpkin Returns

By Carrie Tappe

Merciad TV Critic

this spoof of urban melodfimaslike Dangerous Minds, Jon Lovitzsure as the new principal in a highschool so tough it's got its owncemetery. Directed by HartBochner (PC I/), and co-starringLouise Fletcher.

Stephen King's Thinner. A

gypsy puts a curse on an over-weight businessman (Robocop3 'sRobert Burke), who then beginsto lose we igh t At first, It's betterthan an Ab-rollcr—until he findsthat he can't stop losing weight

(Tom Holland (Fright Night) di-, reded this adaptation o f King's. nasty thriller. *

Halloween is just around thecorner and the major networksare beginning to "get into thespirit'' As a kid (and maybe stilltoday), one of my favorite Hal-loween TV specials was"It's theGreat Pumpkin, Charlie Brown,*'which is celebrating its 30th anni-versary this year. In this classiccartoon, Linus stages an all-nightvigil to catch a glimpse of theGreat Pumpkin, and the restof thePea nuts gang think he is a fool forbelieving in such nonsense. Tofind out more about Peanuts and

the Great Pumpkin, watch onFri-day, Oct. 25 at 8 p.m. on CBS.

But stay tuned, there's more."Boo! to You Too, Winnie thePooh" is airing immediately fol-lowing Charlie Brown. The spe-cial takes place In the HundredAcre Woods, where Pooh and thegang live. Piglet Is too afraid togo outon Halloween, end is evenmore scared to tell his friends thathe's lea red. Pooh discovers

Piglet's fear, and despite the

Cheers"Ink !

By Carrie Tappe

Merciad TV Critic

The new show 'Ink

on Monday, Oct 21 aIt stars Ted DansoLogan, a senior writerYork Sun. He's a bporter wh o pretty muoffice, until his ex-Montgomery Steenburgen), is appaging editor. The oKate and Mike havetheir divorce is thrdaughter, A bby (Ala

Mike takes Abbyout for an article and

' her questions about ' says that Kate is datiaire real estate agenttrue. Abby * also Mike's love interesBoth, although they over each other, seemplexed. Kate and Mgoing out to dinner t

get reacquainted.I enjoyed the firs

"Ink," and I am lookto seeing what happe

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sweets and honey that

he stays back with Piclares it "Hallowasn'• the Pooh, Tigger anbe seen on Friday, Op.m. on CBS.

Other Halloween Tto check-out includeHouses" (Oct. 27, A&Improvement" (Oct."Poltergeist Mini-M(Oct. 29, TNT), "The(Oct. 29, CBS), "GrFire" (Oct. 30, ABC)tin" (O ct 3 1, Fox). loween!

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FlaimencoBy Catherine Schaeffer andAmanda SmithMerciad Contributing Writers

Luis Montero, internationallyacclaimed flamenco artist, is inresidence in the Mercy hurstDance Department. Mr.Montero,has appeared as a principal solo -ist with the Jose Greco, JoseMolina and Pilar Lopez dancecompanies. Throughout his ca-reer, he has worked with suchnotables as Bob Fosse, GeoffreyHolder and June Taylor, travel-ing the world while dazzling au-diences with performances from

avantgarde dance works to musi-cal comedies.

The Erie Ballet Theatre's sea-son opener, "Blue Jeans, Ballet

% and Bolero," will feature Mr.

\ Montero * s da nee in te rpreta t ion ofRavel's "Bolero." Opening thework, j!Montero will perform a

I solo , "Fa mica," accompanied byguitarist Nico las Hernandez. Thestage will fill with a theatricalmasterpiece of sweep, color andmovement as classical fballetblends with flamenco styles. TheMercyhurstDancers have workeddill igentl y andexpediently in thisnew, challenging style under thedirection of Mr. Montero, sincehis arrival on Oct 14.

"Blue Jeans, )Bal 1 et and

Bolero" will be presented Fri-

day, Nov. 1 and Saturday, Nov. 2at 8 p.m and Sunday, Nov. 3, at2:30 p.m. in the Mary D'AngeloPerforming Arts Center.

Xiand King: A MeetiitigBy Jody WashingtonMerciad Contributing Writer

Martin Luther King, Jr. andMalcolm X w ere contemporariesfighting for the same cause, eachgunned down in a hail of bullets

just three years apart*On Wednesday, Oc t 30 at 7:30

p.m., nearly 30 years after the lastof the two m en.died, these keyfigures of the Civil Rights move-men t will be "locked in a hotelroom" together on the stage ofthe Taylor Little Theater in adrama entitled T h e Meeting.**

"This powerful drama ques-tions what would or could havehappened if these individuals had

metbefore their assassinations,"said Michael Fuhrman, directorof the Mary D'Angelo Perform-ing Arts Center and Taylor LittleTheater. "It is a significant repre-sentation of their lives, philoso-phies, and times."

According

to Fuhrman,the playis loosely organized around three

arm wrestling matches betweenKing, played by Jim Lucas, andMalcolm X, played by ErskyFree-man,!"to metaphorically portraythe ideological struggle betweenpassive resistance and militancy.

Tickets for the event are $5 forPresident's Card holders and $2for students. General admission

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Windy CityBy Jody WashingtonMerciad Contributing Writer

So You Wanna Be a Rock »nfRoll Star?

By James HainMerciad A&E Editor

Is your band the next Hootieand the Blowfish? How about thenext Pearl Jam? The Monkees of

cry musical genre. Entries arejudged based on a two-song cas-sette of their best m aterial. Ifyoudon't get bumped by the panel ofmusic magazine editors and writ-ers who do the preliminary judg -

thc90s? Well.bci&youfchance &S youTband gocjon to the

to take the plunge.Musician magazine is currentlyaccepting entries for the 1997 BestUnsigned Band C ompetition.

The competition is open to allunsigned bands and artists of e v-

lightning round, in which yourwork is evaluated by a panel ofartist-judges that includes ToriAmos, guitar god Joe Satriani,alternative guru Bob Mould,Vince Gill, and blues legend

Buddy Ouy.Winning bands will be fea-

tured in Musician magazine andwill appear on Musician's "Bestof the BUBV C D . «

Thetop winner receives equip-ment from JBL Professional andLexicon.

Deadline for entries is Decem-ber 31 , 1996. Entry forma, rules,and other info are available bycalling toll free 1-888-BUB-

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Prcpare to be blown away by

the New York Wind Soloists onSunday, Oc t 27 at 2:30 p.m. inthe Mary D'Angelo PerformingArts Center when they take cen-ter stage with their program fea-turing "The Roaring 20s Revis-ited.- * j j

The soloists are the secondgroup in Mercy hurst's Great Per-formers Series and 13th in the1996-97 cultural series. Theirprogram wi ll feature the works ofGershwin, Nielsen, Villa-Lobosand Hindemith.

The New York Wind Soloists

1 ^is an ensemble composedMarya Martin on flute, StepTaylor on oboe, Alan Kay onnet, David Jolley on Frenchand Frank Morelli on bassEach member has an extenbackground in orchestral permances and each has won seawards for style and presentaas soloists.

Don't miss the group thadeemed by the Miami Herahaving "Breathtakingvirtuosas they bring the breezes of NYork City right here Mercyhurst

Tickets are $3 for Mercyhustudents with ID and $7.50 (GCircle) and $5 for President's holders. HlBsiSS f

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ON THE ]0ITCHBy John MurphyEditor-in-chief

Just when you thought there weren't enough committees on thiscampus, tilis week saw the emergence of another one. This committeewas actually started by myself, and funnily enough, the purpose of mycommittee is to respond to concerns about the Merciad raised at a recentmeeting of a di iferent committee.

That's right The "John Murphy Committee In'Defense Of TheMerciad" was formed in response to complaints made against the

integrity o f the M erciad" at a recent Senate Campus Life Committee.Ifthis sounds confusing, don't worry, most things involving committeesusually are. f

Anyway, the good people in the Senate have identified "incorrect orone-sided information in the articles" of this paper. The committeebelieves that there are two basic causes of theproblems. First, "The lackof responsibility on beh alf of the Chief Editor and the paper's advisors,second, "The time constraints that the paper is dealing w ith.

We ll, after thorough discussion among my committee, (I should add atthis point tha t my committee is made up of me , and myself) itwas decided

that for the sake of the hardworking Merciad staff, these complaintsought to be addressed. |

I say for the sake of the staff, because personally I couldn't care lessabout criticism, especially when it comes from people who w ould rathersee the college newspaper as a vehicle to promote their own pet projects.This is not what theMerciad is about We are about the students, theirvoice. If some committee feels tha11,as "ChiefEditor" am not addressingthe concerns important to them, then I thank them* Compliments arealways nice. |

But whatever I feel personally, in questioning the integrity of thispaper, these people have undermined the long hours and hard work putin ev ery week by each member of the sta ff here. I' m not thrilled aboutthis. The staff are dedicated individuals who do a small campus likeMercyhurst proud with the publication they put out every week.

Unlike bigcolleges, who have full journalism majors, and innumerableresources, theMerciad works with few resources, and an editorial staffof whom none is a communication major, not to mention a journalism

major.Furthermore, the news stories in the Merciad contain the information

that our reporters collect from the students, administration, and facultymembers directly involved in the unfolding stories. It is not our fault thata number of people on this campus have little respect for the Merciad^

and do not feel the need to put much effort in respond ing to our questions.Finally, if this committee would like to see just exactly how much

effort is put in by this paper's staff, then I'd like to invite them to join usfor 12 hours each Wednesday and help us put the damn thing together.

Anyway, my committee is done. If the Senate Committee has a problemwith my response, then I suggest they form another committee to addressit Maybe this committee should have a sub-committcce so that it candecide what the main comm ittee should do. I just love committees.

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Dear Editor,

WE LOVE TO DANCE.We are not anorexic, bulimic,

or underweight, and we are ex-tremely offended by the letter youreceived and printed in the Octo-

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ber 10 edition of the Merciad.

Miss Reid 's letter wasonly a sum-mary ofsociety'sexpectations fordancers, not a realistic portrayalofhowmost dancers actually live.

The Da ncer's Litany that sheincluded is, in fact, "a beautifuland positive reinforcement," butfor us, it does not create the pic-ture of a scrawny ballerina whodoesn't eat enough. This positive

imagery, which can be found inthe book, Psychology of Danceby Jim and Ceci Taylor, was cre-ated to 'teach positive self-talkand increase self-

confidence" (44). We use thisexercise of "self-confidence"when we have rehearsals, perfor-mances, and midterm and finalvideo evaluations. j

"BONES, THROW-UP,SICKNESS^DEATH." Take alook at any of the dance classes

Dear Editor,

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A flood of information is thrustUpon us in the media by anti-abortionists. Often it does noth-ing more than dispute portions ofpro-abortion arguments. Impre-cisions often.run rampant in italso?Well here is disputation anda slap of reality regarding whatpro-life actually is .

In the inaccuracy of media,many abortion "atrocities"^pic-tured and described take place inthe latter portion of the third tri-mester. Indeed, these do conjureup heart wrenching feelings inpeople. However, it is a ttested byanti-abortionists tha180% of abor-

tions occur in earlier times, priorto the third trimester of gestation.And 20% of abortions which cur-rently occur in the third trimester(which, is a much smaller numberwhich happen in time as late asanti-abortion tragic pictorials su g-gest) would be even much am allerwere the discouraging (dangers)pressures so-called pro-life forcesalleviated. It would prevent pro-crastination late into the term ofthe pregnant womyn who is con*.

sideling an abortion and beingpummeled with warring influ-

here at Mercyhurst College' andnotice how many dancers actu-

ally look likeonly skin andbones.Also, notice the muscles neededfor dancing. These muscles, in-cluding leg, arm, back, and stom- jach muscles, are not developedby improper dietary habits. In-*stead, dancers have the same eat-'ing habits as other people, but weeat a little less. We also have across-training program incorpo-rated into our classes. If wechoose, we -have the option of

cross-training outside class, too .,.It is true that the da nee depart-

ment has adopted the weight tablefrom! the Am erican MedicalAssociation(which has been de-veloped for the average person,not just dancers), however, if onewere to read about these weightguidelines in context, he/shewould also read that it makes theclarification that the "Weigh t stan-dards [are] for women who are

small-boned. W omen of medium #

or large frame will we igh more"(11). The Policy and Procedureguidelines also state, "Counsel-ing and educational programs to

ences. Evidently though, this vastinaccuracy is needed in order to

gain and retain emotional sup-port .

The issue of rape also surfacesquite often. Su pposedy, it is prac-tically non-existent for a case, ofrape to result with pregnancy, andso it basica 11 y should, not even beconsidered an issue in legislation.Well first, what is being consid-ered rape in this? Does it evenconsider the "violent" rape whichgoes unreported each day? D oesittake into consideration date rapeand wives raped by their hus-bands or how often either of theseget reported ? There's al so the situ-ation that a raped woman con*

ceh/es and out of wishful think-ing, assumes that the child is ofher boyfriend or husband* Thinkof how many Unwanted pregnan-cies result from these types ofinstances and can go unconsid-ered in making)the statistic of

(I've beard it to be somewherefrom .5% to 2%) of pregnanciesresulting from rape.

It is preached that a pregnantwoman considering abortionought to consider, alternatives.What alternatives? Adoption isthe only alternative I'v e heard of,

assist a student in madesired weight are av

request," (11). > &We realize that fr

side point of view, dlabeled as having eaders and unhealthy lcause of weight restricever, the Mercyhurstpartment encouragesinghabits and lifestyknow that even thoucouragement is proproblem will never bcent solved - w o w e

X?uWe hope this clmisconceptions thareaders may have rethe MercyhurstDa ncpeople to know, that they "see the gaunt over-danced and udancers,0 that these on stage to provide yoment, as well as "to fdreams." They are whard to do so , and th

ppreciated, not critheir efforts.

Heath

and need it be said thlation is an issue her

tion systems are unsuthe most part, whenU Gnding adequate fam

dren in- mote ways thit be burdened more

• be punished further fo

{children already livetions which aren't gein this society. If the icontrol andabstinenction, recall tha t a wombe considering havintion if she wasn't alrnant! I don't know whfavor of keeping abowould object to educatraceptives or abstinena little late for that nois, many unwanted pcould have been avoimother and father hadresponsible (it is ironthat the same "moralwhich opposes abortiobirth control and sexution).

In a patriarchal socommon for (some) wrally in support of "th(take the traditional hoinstance) and their be

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Lack Of Respect Shown For The FlagBy Emilia Colaiacovo and JoeWong .&?Merciad Columnists

This weekwe decided to write ajoint article, one dealing with anissue we both agree on and feelstrongly about Patriotism is ex-pressed in many ways by differ-ent people, although a majorityprobably display their love of acountry by flying the flag.

Many of you may not be awarethat there are proper way s to dis-play, discard, and even clean theAmerican flag, all developed asfarbackas 1923 and madelaw byCongressional 3Resolution in1942. Proper flag etiquette is im-portant to many, especially toveterans, the mil itary, but also to

common citizens like us.What concerns us is it appears

Mercy hurst C ollege is ignorantof the a ccepted and expected waysof displaying the American flag.

We are all aw are, and all heardin our Mercyh urst tour, how beau-tiful the Gothic architecture*of

Old Main is, especially lit up atnight But in front of Old Main isa flag pole, a fairly tall one, oneso

tall it requires a fairly large flag.Pub 1 ic La w 829 (the one a pprovedby Congress in 1942) states, "It isthe universal custom tp displaythe flag only from sunrise to sun-s e t . . . . However the flag may bedisplayed twenty-fourhours a dayif properly illuminated during thehours of darkness." Wh ileMercyhurst illuminates Old Ma in,Webber,?and Egan, little to nolight reaches the flag . ,Another section of flag etiquette

deals with flying the flag in badweather: 'The flag should not bedisplayed on days when thewea ther s inclement,except when

an all weather flag is displayed."Inclement weather is an under-statement for the recent torrentsand forthcoming blizzards thatErie experiences, yet the flag infront of Mercyhurst remains dis-played, soaked and frail. Perhapsthe current flag s all-weather, but

probably not, considering b y theend of last year, the flag beingflown was torn, tattered,"and

faded, a disgrace.We realize that Mercyhurst isnot a military installation, but aCatholic private institution. Wealso realize there are foreign stu-dents at this school. We are notasking that taps be played in theevening and a 24-hour guard b eplaced in front of Old Main, weare simply suggesting better careneeds to be taken by M ercyhurstofficials to insure that the flag isflown correctly and respectfully.

A larger flag s needed, one thatis proportional to the flag pole;more lighting is needed, somethat accen tua tes the flag with Old

Main. An all-weather flag isneeded,one tha t does notrip apart

at the ends.If Mercyhurst is goin g to fl y a

flag, then it should be done cor-rectly.

M

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Is Mercyhurst flying n the face of the American flag?

The*TruthAbout Clinton' s EconomicsPhoto: Jess

By Michael J. OppercnanMerciad Columnist

'Election day is closing in, thecampaigning is d egenerating intopersonal attacks and panickedpleas, and the issues are spinning

out into nonsense. What is impor-tant? Some say everything; somesay nothing ('they are only politi-cians'/hence variations on thesame useless, impotent theme).

In an attempt to level the playingfield, in a sense, I would like toexplain the economics of thisDemocratic administration (theeconomic philosophy of the Re-publicans -especially Reagan- istouted often in these pages).

Regardless of the side of thefen ce you sit on (or the supposedcomfort you find on the fence), theeconomy is an important issue.Businesses need an economy they

can prosper in a nd social progra msneed funding. As reluctant as weare to admit it, money drives the

world.The Republicans (I use these

generalizations hesitantly) are of-ten imbued with the authority ofeconomics, while the Democratsare 'liberals' and 'obsessed withsocial programs' and, though noone really says it, ' touchy feely*where the Republicans are sen-sible. Clinton's economic choicesand the results of those choices do

Republ icans would like the votingpublic to bel ieve.Thebiggest danger in early 1993

had been that the budget packagewould tip the economy into an-other recession. Anyone who has

taken Economics 101 is aware thatboth raising taxesand reducing spending tend to re-duce the over-all level of demandfor goods and services in theeconomy. Clinton;decided to doboth (a m ove that was supportedby Alan Greenspan and PaulVolcker).

jiEver since 1981 when RonaldReagan's tax cuts put the economyon the road to fiscal chaos, eco-nomic advisers have argued thatdeficit reduction was a necessarytask*. Budget deficits lead tohigher interest rates*and lowerbusiness investment, and lower

be about 1.9% of the gross do-mestic product This figure isdown from 4.9% in 1992. It is thelowest such figure recorded sin ce1979 (the yearbefore Reagan w aselected) when the budget deficitwas just 1.7% of the gross do-mestic product In March, DRI/

McGraw-Hill, a leading firm ofeconomic consultants, issued areport saying that "normal eco-nomic indicators" suggest thatthe economy "is in its best shapein decades."

Bob Dole is promising to re-

duce taxes. I was strucClinton's response to tin the recent debate. Hadmitted that he will noif elected, saying that aone realize that one mutimes tell people what

twant to hear*

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not reveal the ineptitude that the

investment, in turn, restricts pro-ductivity growth and technicalprogress, w hich are the keys tofuture prosperity. In the 12 yearssince Reagan's election, theamount of outstanding federaldebt has risen, from $909 billionto more than $4 trillion. Evenallowing for growth In theeconomy, tha t rise wasdramatic

In ranking budget deficits,

economists usually look to themin relation to the size of theeconomy. Measured In this way,the federal deficit this year will

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m llipus Question Do jyou jthink there is i

campus and why or whyproblem with alcohol on t

Croushore, Senior,

"I think there is definitely alem with alcohol on the ca m-

ly been involved in it, Iwild parties

t do damage to property. I think

their parents' money byng i t a way."

ts MedicineT don't think that there's a ma-

drinking problem on our cam-

I think that our studentse the drinking aspect really

*

Chandra Inglis , Senior,Anthropology, Archeology

"No. I don't think there is aI problemwith alcohol on this cam-

pus. I think that students are ca-pable of handling themselves. Ithink that there are definitely

changes that need to be done but Idon't think that any one who's 21shoul d be in trouble for drinkingbecause they are legally o f age."

Lauren Diulus. Junior,Undeclared

" I be lieve that there is a prob-lem with alcohol as far as the con-trol of it, but I don't think thatthere's a problem that there's toomuch. I just think that some stu-dents don't control themselveswell on campus."

William R. Franz, Junior,ftRIM 5"I do not think there is a problem

with alcohol on campus. Due tothe size o f it compared to some ofyour big state schools and com-pared to the people that come intothis school. Judging by the aver-age amount of people I know, theway their grades are, and whatthey come up with as far as theirachievements, I think this schoolis pretty successful over all."

Chris Ely, Junior,Biology

u I don't think there is a prob-lem because I don't think it really

matters.

Tyrolia Jenkins, Senior,Computer Management

"Yes, I do think-there is analcohol problem on campus.There's way too much drinkingevery single weekend. Everysingle day up here, I think there isa problem, a heavy problem withalcohol."

Vito Cresta, Senior,Business Education

" No. I don't think there's a hugeproblem. I mean sure, some kidsare out of hand, but is this a bigproblem? No."

two categories compose theclass of that society. So the

beliefs which spawn laws

Men cannot bear children.womyn opposed to abor-

on have never dreamt of hav-Laws (regulating abor-

force a certain belief on oth-One can believe that the fetus

all theywant, but tha tdocsthem the right to judgeelse or force this upon

e their belief on another no

shows their lack of confidence.Thisalso brings to mind the issueof parents legally being able tomake the de cision o f abortion for

their pregnant daughter just be-cause she is still legally a minor|or dependent on them. It's nottheir body or child, but yet it istheir decision despite what theirdaughter's wish is?

Passing laws does not stopthings from occurring. Havingabortion legal won't influencemore womyn to have it (it willprevent those who do opt to haveit from procrastinating as long),and it will prevent the bodilyharm often inflicted through un-

safe abortion practices.Whether you agree with some-

one else's choice or not, if t'snotyour bo dy, it's not your choice or

situation. It is the mother whomust carry the child for ninemonths should she choose tohaveit. There are socio-economic factors which come into play here aswell. It is a sexist society, manymen are dominant and/or irre-sponsible. Some womyn may noteven be able to hold a job througha prcgna ncy let alone have a childafterwards, it may be economi-cally unaffordable and com-pletely detrimental for both thechild-to-be and the mother, along

with any child she may alreadyhave. Rape happens. Adoption isunsafe. Unwanted pregnanciesbear unwanted children into an

already harsh and cruel world.Perhaps the mother consideringabortion is considering the wel-fare ofthe child. Maybe now, it isseen that if someone is reallyconcerned for the children, andactually is pro-life, is in supportof choice. True pro-life is pro-choice,

Sincerely

Joe Gallagher.

Vanessa P ppalardo, Nursing

"I don't really think tk'big problem. 1 think it'sS of college life. Youdon'; drink, youcan choose, p

decide very easily I don

there's really big peer prdrink. It is at parties, buwhat college's for."

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Ziggy K earney, Junior,BiologyniMlfiii-. ift*«"Yes, there is a problem whoi. Studentsuse it to havthey need to concentrate o

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October24,

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Editor

On October 27 Mcrcyhursfs

the] distinction of beingd a Lady of S t Gregory at

Peter's Cathedral. T his award

to the| a. J

Liebel was recommended forprestigious award by Bishop

Trautman and the EriePope John Paul VI

rned of Liebel's life of service

the honor to Liebel.Among Liebel's activities she

Chairpersonof the parish counof St. Peter'sCathedral, Chair-

person of the board of directors

ran by the Sisters of StJoseph and other local clergy.Shehas also served on the Board ofPennsylvania Catholic Confer-ence for four years. These posi-tions are just a few of those Liebel

me of devo-tion to serving the church.

Liebel expressed shock whenwas originally told she would

nted the award. She said"deeply honored and

given the award. Itbe recognized for some -

g you really enjoy doing, that

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Having a person such as Liebelon the staff is definitely an assetDr. Joseph Gower, Dean of the

College, said, "It is a great tributeto the life and achievements ofthe life of Ms. Pat Liebel. Herlifelong concern for others andcommitment to the church earned

her this award. Mercyhurst Col-

lege is proud to have her as analumna and Colleague."

Liebel is a 1953 graduate of

Mercyhurst college , she earned adegree in Business Administra-tion. f?In 1988 she was honoredwith the Distinguished Alumnaof Mercyhurst College award.

Liebel was welcomed back to

Mercyhurstas Director ofAlumniServices in 1990. y ,1 Jpip

Before coming back home to

Mercyhurst Liebel had a distin-guished career as budget coordi-

ft

nator for the School District ofthe City of Erie and executive

from 1966 through 198Liebel is very happy t

at Mercyhurst to start a

career" as she termed itto the friendly atmospthe care everyone exhibother. "Everyone is her

assistant to Ma y or Louis J.Tull io $ \t each other,"shc said.

McDowellWriter

Midterms week is finally overndmost of the tests have already

and returned. Every-one appa rently survived. The free

Friday hopefully gave ev -eryone a chance to recupera te andgain a fresh attitude a s finals ap-proach* Although this is the timewhen many projects and papersare due, the Student ActivitiesCommittee continues to provideactivities that may be used to dearthe mind for awhile.

This week is Alcohol Aware-ness Week, and BACCHUS, thealcohol awareness organizationon campus, is working with SAC

onthis week's Coffeehouse. SA Cand BACCHUS arc co-sponsor-ing the band "Jack Tripper," analternative band who plays theirown original music Some peoplemay recognize the band and one

of its members, a Mercyhurstalumnus named Jamie Huston,from previous appearances, al-though the name of the band has

changed.Also at this week's Coffee-

house, there will be pumpkinpa inting. Anyone is welcome tocome paint a pumpkin, and thecompleted pumpkins will be do -

nated to a nursing home to givepleasure to the residents. Coffee-house will be from 8:30*11 p.m.

On Friday, Steve Trash will beperforming in the LakerInn. Heisbilled as an Eco-cntcrtaincr andmagician who uses his act notonly to entertain but make theaudience aware of the environ-ment in which we live. The showwill begin at 7:30 p.m.

There will be a Halloween

dance this Saturday from 9 p.m.to midnight in the Laker Inn.There are quite a few activities inconjunction with the dance. There

will be a disc jockey com petition,as well as a contest for best cos-tume. Anyone wh o is interestedin competing for the $100 prizefor best costume must be at the

dance by 9:30 p.m. in order to beeligible. From 9-11 p.m. therewill also be two fortune tellers toprovide insight about the lives ofinterested students. Due to popu-larity, it is suggested that anyoneinterested in having a fortune told

arrive earl y to ensure aNext Tuesday night a

there will be a Spades toin the Union. Anyone in

in playing must sign uUnion desk by MondayThe prizes will be $25winners and $ 15 for seco

Wednesday night'"Dracula Dead and Lovwith Leslie Nielson follHalloween theme. 11 willat 9 p.m. in the Union. Ispirit of Halloween, thercandy provided*

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October 24,1996 THE MERCIADBNA1H

F o o t b a l l T e a m B a c k t o i W i n n i n g W aBy Pat Robb f

Merciad Sports Writer

Two weeks ago, theMercyhurst Laker Football teamhad a record o f 1 and 4 and weredesperately trying to get back on

the winning track. Well, a lot canhappen in two weeks and it hashappened in a big way for theLakers. After this weekend's 13-6 win over St Francis and lastweek's 34-14 stomping of rivalGannon, the Lakers have im-proved their record to 3 and 4.

At last week's homecominggame, the Lakers took the open-

png drive, along with Gannon'shopes of w inning, dow n the field1%

for a touchdown and an early 7-0 jjjjjlead. The team had a 17-14 lead |':,after one half ofplay and itlooked Mas though Gannon might have achance. However, the Laker of-fense, led by freshman J Justin

Gibson's two touchdowns, '&doubled their score in the secondhalf while Gannon was held score- jg*lessby a relentless Laker defense.The Mercyhurst defense was ledby senior free safety Scott Bcnzeland senior linebackers PaulMaleski and Brandon Bynum.

This past weekend, the Lakerstraveled!to St Francis for their

seventh game of the season. Theweather was terrible and forcedboth teams to stick mainly withthe running game. There was littlescoring inthe first half until Gibsonscored a one yard touchdown withfive minutes left in the secondquarter.

&jThe Laker defense then gave up

their only points of the day w henSt Francis scored just before theend of the first half. With bothteams missing the extra point fol-lowing their touchdowns, the scorewas tied 6-6 after one half.

The second half seemed to mir-ror the first with 1 ittle scoring un-

til very late in the contest Withunder two minutes to play, seniorquarterback Matt Golga, who ledthe Laker ground attack with 105yards on 15 carries, scored the goahead touchdown on a 20 yardrun. Junior Eric Wicks'extra pointattempt was g ood and the Lakersred*13-6. Golga's touchdown wasset up when S t Francis tried topunt on 4 and 6 from their own 47.A bad snap from center gave theLakers the time they needed andJunior corner back Jack Stover

Gibson in full flight during homecoming game against Gannon. Photo: Aaron Conne

tackled the F rancis punter for alossof 16 yards. St Francis wouldnot give up so easily and had onelast chance to tie the game with 30seconds remaining. Faced with a

second and goal from the Laker24 yard line, St Francis tried apass into the end zone.

The pass appeared to be head-ing for a wide ooen Francis rc-

.

ceiver until Benzel madea divingleap and knocked the ball to theturf to preserve a Laker victory.The Laker defense played theirsecond solid game in two weeksand were led by sophomore de-fensive lineman Lou D'Ambrosia

who had 16 tackles. Senior full*back Brian Hamlin also had a fineday running the ball for the Lak-

ers, gaining 97 ya

tempts.The Lakers have

off but return to actwhen they travel take on the Buffalo

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en's Team ImprovingScott VanceMerciad Sports Editor

This past weekend was a verygood one fonboth the women'sand m en's cross country teams,as they finished - in second andthird place respectively in J theGrove C ity Invitational . A»

Bridget Holzhe imer once aga inlead the way foj the Lady Lakersas she finished in time of 20:45for the 3.1 mile course, whichwas good^enoughv.for seventh';place out of a total of 63 finishers.*Wendy Lampart and FreshmanCatherine Fletcher were right on-^Holzhe imef's heels as they workedtogether and finished in ninth and

PoopBy Tom "Poop" Porubsky

Merciad Sports Writer

Imagine that you are a 12 yearold kid and you have tickets toseeyour favorite baseball team playin the first ga me of the AmericanLeague Championship Series atYankee Stadium. You figure hatall you're going to do is see areally good game and what hap-

pens is that you enter the stadiumas a fan and you leave as the mostpopular 12 year old .kid In thecountry.

I am talking about Jeff Maiera nd h is involvementin Game I ofthe ALCS, which happened lastweek in New York. He was thekid who reached over the wall inright ieldand pulled in th e ballfor a homerunwhich should havebeen an out and automatically h ebecame a hero in The Big Apple.

Newspapers across the country

had Maier's picture and/or ac-tions plastered aU over the frontpages. He was also the hottest

guest on all of the m ajor ta Ik showsontelevision. This incredible situ-ation with the kid and everythingthat happened is part o f the reasonwhy I love sports so much. WhatI mean is that you never know

tenth place respectively.^ The men's team is improving

. with every race which is evidentj^ from the good results they have;* been having lately. Both Steve

Siemienski and *David Dausey£ recorded personal bestiUmesias

they finished the five-mile courseJU 28:11 and 28;12 respectively

Uwhich was good fori8th and 19th-place. I Next across the line was-,

^Andrew Cullen in a time of29:04,• to finish in 34th place out of a total.*of 55 finishers. - * i>

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8 Both teams will be hoping to* maintain their goodrjeifonrianpes

as they travel to Grand Valley **

State this Saturday to compete inthe GLIAC championships.

what is going to happen. *» pMost ofallofthe greatest games

and memories that we have seenfrom sports happened becausesomethingcrazy and unusual hap-pened. Who would have everthought that a* 12 year old kid,whoskipped school to seea base-ball game, was going to be a de-ciding factor in the final score.You just never know what is go-ing to happen.

The playoffs in any sport bringout the best in the athletes and youknow that you are going to see thebest performances in that particu-lar sport N o team is ever out of

any game*Take the Bills and their crazy

comeback a few years ago or thedrive" by John El way and theDenver Broncos against Cleve-land in 1986. Bill Buckner blow-ing the World Scries title by let-ting the ball trickle under his legsand Kurt. Gibson 's dramatichomer, in Game I of the 1988

World Series are two the of the.more surprising finishes of all

time. With sports, noth ing is evercertain* On any given occasion,any team can go out and beat anyOther team. No leaii iseverasafelead because. even, the biggestleads can disappear like nothing.

THE MERCIAD October 24

Lady's Cross-Country team show concentration before starting whistle of last week's meet

* v orts BriefsVolleyball f.

By Kara Clark

OnTuesday, Oc t 1$, the Mercyhurst women's volleyball team won their first match in GLIACdefeating Gannon University three game to one at Gannon^The Lady Lakers played skillful volledemonstrating crisp p assing, accurate set s, and powerful kills. Trying to continue their excelMercy hurst hosted Hillsdale College on Friday, Oc t 18. The Lady Lakers again won the match to one. It is very evident that the Hurst wom en's volleyball team is much improved and more aggSaturday, Oc t 19, the team welcomed Ashland University and Edinboro University.

Mercy hurst showed terrific poise and competitive spirit in both of these matches, each of whichmax of 5 game s. Serve for serve, the Lakers fought back with all they had, but unfortunately AsEdinboro cam e outvictorious.

TennisJessi Stout

Due to the bad weather conditions the men'sfirst home Lacrosse game was cancelled. Th*game has been rescheduled for Sunday, O ct 27at I njm. at the Tuiio field.

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This past weekend was not a good one for the women's tennis team as they went 1-2 againsMichigan teams. Their first opponentwas Michigan Tech. Junior Kim Hodgkiss-Lilly and sophoStout won their singles matches, but to no avail, as the team lost 7-2. On Sunday, the team playedMichigan and they were unable to reverse their fortunes and lost 6-3. f

Junior Lauren Diulus and Hodgkiss-Lilly both played well, winning both their s ingles and doustyle.

However, the Lakers won their last match of the weekend, beating Lake Superior State 6-3. SenCarmel Dougherty won her singles match 6-3,7-5. The doubles team of freshman Amy SmouldeStout battled back from a one set deficit to take the match in three sets, winning 4-6,6 -3,6- 0.

Women's Soccer

By Stev e Torriero

The Mercyhurst Lady La kers soccer tea m played three games over the last two weeks, coming o

in one of the three games. . '- • j; rfOn October 12, the Lakers hosted Oakland'University. The Lakers dropped a 3-0 decision i

weather. The ladies from Oa kla nd scored on twouncontested corner kicks and a Laker midfieldethird goal for Oakland on amisdirecteddeader. •* * **¥J^ l« l ^ W

The following day, the Lady, Lakers improved on their lacklustre performance when they haUniversity of Charleston a 6-0 drubbing. Sarah Hoppc scored the firstgoal when she capitalized oRoach pass. Erin Stewart scored her second goal Of the game when she took a Beth Forbus pasthrough a'few defenders and tucked the bail behind the Charleston keeper. Stewart completed hertrick a ftct controllingaJHoppc, th row in a nd blasting the ball off the keeper's face. Stewart tooid. put the ball into the top left corner. Marissa Crespo increased the Laker lead to five

i'ch cross. Late in uWgame» Roach scored and brought the final score to6-0 in favour orebound andburied a 'RoajPlon- ' Oct. 18Jthe Lakers traveled to West Virginia Wesleyan to try to continue their winninUnder bitter cold conditions the La kers fought a tough battle, but lost the game because of a penalloss which was heartbreaking for the ladies, brought the Lakers' record to seven wins and six lo

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5By Nikki EspositoMerciad Sports Writer

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IThe Mercyhurst men's soccer

team improved its record to 9-3-1

with theirvictory against Gannon.Going into this game, the Lak-

ers knew they would have a waron their hands. In preparation forthe game, the Lakers shaved theirheads showing their unity as ateam. Coach Rich Hart is said,

"Before the game we spoke aboutplaying for each other and play-ing with passion."

Summoning up the passion,*]

coach Hartis spoke about how the jjLa kers came out ightinghe firsthalt They created chances ongoal with many missed chances.Notably, Mike Shields workedhard to get a shot in the box whichrebounded off the post and wasrecovered by the Gannon keeper.

The Lakers got their first goal37:18 into the game. M ike Sh je| dsplaced a corner kick across themouth of the goal where it wasdeflected by numerous players.Finally, senior captain GlennFrancis got the ball down on h ischest and volleyed it in past a

stunned Gannon keeper. T his first

goal was just one of he high! ightsofan outstanding gameby Francis.He had one of the best perfor-

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mances I've seen from aMercyhurst soccer player," saidHartis.

Francis wasn't the only playerto step up for the important ga me,

the two forwards Ian Dickersonand Rob Yurkovich, played a vi-tal role in breaking down the op-position. The front pair was ableto run toward goal, wreaking

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havoc for the Gannon defenders.The second goal came within

10 minutes of the first. Mike

Shields carried the ball down theright flank and made a pass in-side. Brian Alexander got in aslight touch setting up senior fol-lower la n 'Ticker" Dickerson fora brilliant finish on go al. The La k-ers ended the first half with a 2-0lead which proved to be suffi-cient to put Gannon down for therest of the game. The second halfwas not as tactically clean as thefirst The Lakers utilized a directstyle of play which preventedGannon from getting any sort ofcombination* play started. T hesecond half could be described as

Sophomore Stewart Hogg sports a new haircut that helps keep his hair out of his eyes and on

Photo: Jessica Russell

battle for possession with longballs constantlybeing played fromone end to the other.

The final whistl e blew with thescore still unchanged from thefirst half. The La kers won a sweetand important victory to claim

the Great Lakes In tercollegi ate Ath-letic Conference. When askedabout the game junior ShawnKroener said with a smile, " Weknow the GLIAC conference

was on the line, so wegotour tool boxes outand went to

work!"The Lakers are

play Quincy Univer26. This game shouchallenging becauseversity has just beenfrom Division I.

S l i p p e r y S t a r t f o r l e e r s i n H o m e L oBy Scott VanceMerciad Sports Editor

The Laker hockey team openedits season in disappointing fash-ion as they were surprisinglybeaten by the Windsor Lancers 3-

1, lastSaturdayattheMercyhurst

Ice Center.On the positive side, the team

was able to play some goodhocke y and they had many

cha nces to win their first game ofthe season, but were unable toconvert pressure into points.

The first period started offwithboth teams evenly matched, butMercyhurst had the best chancein the opening five minutes asOto Hlincik rushed to the net and

pleased a shot that the goa ltenderrebounded into the path of JohnEvangel ista, who pulled an easyshot left and wide which wouldhave given the Lakers the 1-0lead they deserved.

sure on the Lancers* goa ltender asjunior Trevor Brandt hit a shotthat just wen t left and Wide of thegOal. ';.

Alternative Captain KevinRawlick also bad the chance togive the Lakers the lead, as he put

himself in a true poacher's posi-tion in ront of the net, but be shotthe puck into the pads of the re-lieved Windsor goa ltender.

Surprisingly, it wasn'tMercyhurst that took the lead, as

one of the Windsor players founda gap in the defense of the Lakerswhich allowed him to give theLancers a 1-0 lead.

The Lakers switchedgoa I tenders in the second periodfrom junior Chris Hcrbolsheimer *to reshman Ashley Stevens.

Any doubts about this fresh-man were soon overthrown asStevens put on a display of goodgoal tending. His irst Mercyhurstsave was a shot on goal that wasdestined for the top corner only

The Hurst continued on the de-fense, and Stevens continued his 1

fine form with three other goodsaves, the last one coming after a

bad defensive mistake by teamcaptain, Greg Snetsinger.• W ith just under five minutes leftin the second period, sophomoreBobby Atkin opened the Lakers*scoring as he brought the Hurstback on level term with a fineexecuted goal.

However, the Lakers found

themselves behind two minutesafter Stevens deflected a shot inthe direction o f a Windsor playerwho scored their secondgoal.Thisgave the Lancers a 2-1 lead goinginto the third period.

The Lakers seem to be lackingsome of the magic of previousyears, which could be due to thisbeing their first game of the sea-son.

The third period wasn't anybetter for the Hurst, as the Lanc-ers out checked, out shot, and out

in disappointment for the team asthey were defeated 3-1 .

There were some noticeableabsences from the squad particu-larly Chris Morgan'and SteveTorriero, who would have giventhe team a more physical pres-ence.

"I'm very encouraged, unbe-lievably encouraged. The factthat we had only four days toprepare against a team that hasplayed five games. The fact that

we did so many positive things infour days (of practice) in ourbreakouts,'discipline, physical-ncss and our depth. We lost be-cause they were game readingand we weren 't We're excited, I

think that we have a real soundbalanced team with a lot ofdepth,"said Head Coach Rick Gotkin.

The Lakers hope to turn aroundtheir fortunes this week as theyplay in the Fredonia Invitational.The team plays Niagara Univer-sity on Friday in their opener. Lakers face off in o

the merciad, oct. 24, 1996

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