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M e r c y h u r s t ' s i f r e s h m a n e n r o l l m e n t s e t s r e c o ry Mandy FiesNews editorMercyhurst's popularity hasbeen continuously increasing, asshown by this yea r's recordstudent enrollment, jThe number of new traditional students is up from 557last year to 597 this year.The Catherine McAuleyAdult Education Center has alsoexperienced a slight increase.There a re now 2 3 5 graduatestudents and adult undergraduates, up from230 in 1998.The North East and Conycampus enrollments increasedfrom 236 and 1 0 last year to 285and 13 this year, respectively.I he m unicipal police programat North East n o w h a s 58students, up from only 20 a yeara g o . ^Academically, the first-yeartraditional undergraduates hadan average SAT score of 1 0 5 3 ,with 5 2 8 on the verbal sectionand 5 2 5 on the math. Last fyear's average was 1046, with526 on verbal and 520 on math.The freshmanclass alsoscored slightly higher than thenational ACTscore of 21.4,with 2 2 . The class of 2003ranked in their high sch ool's

67th percentile with QPA's of3.16.Demographically, th efreshman class is 9 3 percent

Caucasian and 64 percent RomanCatholic. Females account for59.5 percent of the class.Eighty-eight percent of theclass resides on campus and 17percent ar e from Erie County.Twenty-two states and 10countries are represented by thisyear's class. Almost half of thestudents arefromPennsylvania,while Canada is the m ost common foreign country.The single largestsource of new students continues to becurrent students . . .who have a positiveexperience and tellother students. D r. Andrew Roth

Business is the most popularmajor, with 8 2 freshmen. Sixty-1eight members of the freshm anclass remain pre-majors and theeducation department welcomed64 new majors.The rise in enrollment atMercyhurst is attributed tonumerous factors. The greatestreason m ay be simply that current students recommend thecollege to other people. "Thesingle largest source of newstudents continues to be word ofmouth from our current studentswho have a positive experience

and tell other students," said Dr.Andrew Roth, vice president ofenrollment. C SRoth further explained thevariety of reasons for th e growth,including "the increasing publicawareness of the quality ofMercyhurst just i n t h e generalsense that this is a quality place."T h e college began th e yearwith an all-time record of l ,428resident students^ This "causedall kinds of interesting dilemmas," according to TyroneMoore, associate vice presidentof adm inistration.Rumors of a housing shortagea re false, however. D u e t o thenumber of nontraditional first-year students, some were able tobe placed in apartments or withresident assistants. As soon asspace is available in dormitorysettings, these students will bemoved. $Due to th e full capacity on themain campus of Mercyhurst, theaim of growth in the next tw o to*three years will be on the NorthEast campus. The goal there is toincrease enrollmentfromover500 students to more than 600students.T h e main campus may receivesome admissions changes,however, with standards beingraised. A p ossibility may be thatan SAT score of 1100 would benecessary for college admittance."Future growth will b e aimed

a t North East On main campus,w e will work on upping thestandards even further," Rothsaid. 'The goal should probablyb e t o make the average SAT1100, which means we're coino

to probably b e thinking haabout upping our standardagain.*'

Gerritt Shuffstall/Merciad photoThe 1999 Homecoming candidates a re from left to right anfront to back: Jenny Novak, Laura Bilak, Sheryl Meulman, Conley, Kelly Wasko, Shaun Gayer, Greg Snell, Brock LinKen Fronzek and Ryan Snell.Homecoming events planned for this weekend

By Jennifer KelleyCopy editorAfter a busy summer ofplanning, the office of aJumnirelations isfinalizingpreparations for Homecoming 1999,scheduled to take place thisweekend.According to Pat Liebel,arious events throughout theeekend. "With so many ?

a wonderful*1 Several new activities haveeventsAl umni Welcome

pre-game tailgate K'.at the Ply- HJ H

Many traditional events willtake place throughout th e weekend as well. Events will begin onFriday with the James McKeeverGolf Outing at the Riverside GolfCourse in Cambridge Springs.T h e proceeds from the tourna ment benefit a scholarship fundnamed in honor of McKeever, a1989 Mercyhurst graduate, whodied in 1995 of leukemia.

Sister M . Eustace Taylor, whowas a member of thefirstgraduating class in 1929, is expected tobe in attendance. One of theSisters of Mercy, Sister Eustace-was the fifth president of thecollege and w as a m ember of thefaculty for 3 8 years.As part of the weekend, twoalumni will be honored for theiraccomplishments since graduation. ;,a At the Alumni Awards DinnerSaturday evening, MarleneDiTullio Mosco (1968) and

Rochelle George W ooding(1971) will b e honored as the1999 Distinguished A lumni IAward recipients. This awardwas established in 1968 and isgiven in recognition o f outstandin g contributions to th e collegeor community.Mosco is th e current presidentof th e northwestPennsylvaniaWith so many differentactivities,, homecoming weekend providesa wonderful opportu-lnity to run into a variety of people. Pat Liebelbranch of P N C Bank, and serveson the boards of numerous civicorganizations. She is the chairwoman of the E rie Civic CenterAuthority and serves on theMercyhurst board o f trustees.

Wooding is a teacher/librarianat Jordan Community School inChicago. S h e w a s a formerMercyhurst Student Governmentpresident and h as marked hercareer with leadership an dservice. Wooding w as diagnosedwith multiple sclerosis during hersenior year at Mercyhurst andlater with kidney disease.These have not stopped h erfrom writing a children's book,"The Adventures of M s. Pudding," and an autobiography,"The True Sistahs of Mercy."T h e class of 1949 will also berecognized as they celebrate their50th class reunion.The late Frank Barry (1975)will also b e honored throughoutth e weekend b y special eventsorganized b y his classmates.Friends and former classmateswill dedicate a park bench in hismemory at 11 a.m. on Saturday.T h e dedication will take place

between Zurn Hall and TullField an d will include remarby Dr. William P . Garvey,president of the college, andperformance b y Scottish bagplayers. >*T h e weekend will end wispecial liturgy Sunday in Chthe King Chapel at 10:00 a.mwhich will b e fol lowed bybrunch in Egan Dining Hall.With all the events schedone m ay forget th e purpose othem: coming home to celebMercyhurst together. The acthomecoming football gameagainst th e University ofIndianapolis starts at 1:30 p.T h e homecoming king an d quwill b e announced duringhalftime.A n y questions about thehomecoming events can b edirected to Liebel at 824-253Steve Zinram, director of thannual fund, at 824-3023.

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By Carrie TappeEditor-in-chiefIt is the class, dignity, demeanor,values and beauty, not just physically, but th e atmosphere here atMercyhurst that I like best," Dr.William P . Garvey, president ofMercyhurst College, said.This year marks th e 20th year ofGarvey's presidency at Mercyhurst.Garvey became affiliated withMercyhurst in 1961 a s chairman ofthe colle ge's social sciences andeducation departments. In 1969 hewas named dean of th e college andvice president of academic services.Garvey became president in July1 9 8 0 . "When I came to Mercyhurst,there were only 4 0 0 students. Allwere wom en," Garvey said. "Thebiggest change I've seen i n t h e past20 years w a s the college becoming

coed. Now w e have over 3,000students, 1,400 of which are men."According to Garvey, changingto coed allowed the college to growin size, to begin intercollegiate athletics and to expand th e curriculum . Through th e years, Garvey said

j r File photoDr. William P. Garveyh is role h a s been to mobilize thetalents of people and liberate thoseenergies in order to motivate andinspire the school to move forward."I think my other role i s t o keepthe school true to its mission, to itsheritage a n d t o reflect our values,"*Garvey said. "This is a learningplace a n d unless significant learningtakes place, it's just a country club."Garvey said m a t another role aspresident is for h im to help raise the

money necessary to advance as acollege. "As w e progress into thefuture, w e will need to decide justhow big M ercyhurst will b e . Do wewant to stay a s a college or becomea university?"According to Garvey, if theenrollment is held at 3,200 students,th e college will face challenges infinancing. A s the number of studentsgrows, the amount of moneyavailable for advancement mustgrow. If the enrollment is held to '3,200, th e current endowment of $10million will need to be raised to $25million.*"If the endowment doesn't grow,w e either have to raise th e tuition orchance losing th e quality of education," Garvey said. "I hope w e resistth e temptation to become a university. You can still be o n e of the bestand b e a college." *!"For th e past 19 years, I'vewatched students walk across thestage at commencement a nd thought,'Did m is student g e t a degree or aneducation?,'" Garvey said. 'This ist h e o n e time you ar e free to learn.It's a s i n t o waste m a t opportunity.Don't just g e t a degree from {Mercyhurst, get an education.''Fourth floor of Hammermill Libraryfcompleted

By Jennifer Kelley*Copy editor jgAfter a summer of construction, theadvancement offices and th e collegehonors program are now housed onthe completed fourth floor o fHammermill L ibrary. The projectadded 10,000 square feet of newspace at a cost of $650,000.

T h e advancement offices move tothe I ibrary from their previouslocation o n the second floor ofEganHall, where they had been locatedfor over 2 0 years.Office space hasthe vice president of advancement,as well as for the directors and staffof planned giving, the annual fund/phone-a-thon and alumni relations."We are excited to finally bemoved into our n e w offices, andlook forward to m aking the most ofour new location," said P at Liebel,director of alumni services.!In addition to office space, theinstitutional advancement department will also enjoy the use of a

meeting room and th e TullioGraduate Room. The college'sboard of rustee m eeting roomalso has been relocated to thefourth floor of HammermillLibrary. The Mercyhurst CollegeHonors Program will occupy theremaining space o n t h e fourthfloor of the library. T h e programdirectors, D r. Candee Chambersan d Dr.Bud Brown, will occupyo n e office and have establishedoffice hours so that honorsstudents can meet with them todiscuss questions, problems orconcerns.There will also b e a n officefor the u se of the honorsprogram work study studentsa n d t h e staff of T h e Quest4, thenewsletter of th e honors program.T h e honors student centerwill provide honors studentswith a place to meet and allowaccess to current programinformation. A seminar room to

b e used for honors classes and jdiscussion groups is also part of theprogram's ne w suite.T h e n e w honors suite will allowMercyhurst's program to achievenew levels of organization andactivity."The seminar room and thehonors student center will provideth e program with th e needed spaceto schedule classes or discussiongroups, as well as create a place tomake valuable information, such asfellowships, scholarships, internships and other nationally competitive awards and opportunities easilyaccessible to honors students," saidChambers.* Hammermill L ibrary is openSundaysfromnoon until 2 a.m.,Mondays through Thursdaysfrom8a.m until 2 a.m., Fridaysfrom a.muntil 10 p . m . and Saturdaysfrom9a.m. until 10 p.m.T h e reference desk hours areMonday through Friday, 10 a.m. tonoon and 1-4 p . m . , and Sundaythrough Thursday, 6-10 p.m.

WHAT SH L \ P P E W I J S T G . . .| 'Thu rsdayEuchre Tourney: 7 p.m.,& | Great RoomHomecoming elections: Student UnionCollege Fair. 7 p.m., RECCentermm F r idayB | Homecoming elections:BBS Student UnionPep Rally: 9 p.m ., Practice fields

SaturdayHomecoming Football Game:1:30 p.m., Tullio FieldHomecoming Dance: 7 p.m.,Garvey Park (casual dress)Sund ayMass: 10 a.m., Chapel ofChrist the King*MondayMSG Meeting: 8:30 p.m.,Government Chambers

TuesdaySAC Meeting: 8:30 p.m.,Government ChambersMovie Night, Patch Adams:9 p.m., Great RoomWed n esd a yMovie, Grey Gardens: 8 p.m.,PAC ($3 admission)Coffeehouse, Sand Art: 9 p.m.,Laker Inn

B y Carrie TappeEditor-in-chiefMercyhurst students n o longer have^to pay directly for parking on ,campus. A s of the 1999-2000 schoolyear, every registered upperclassmanis entitled to a parking permit. Allcars must have a permit t o b e parkedon campus and students can pickthem u p in th e security officelocated in the back of McAuley Hall."We hope to take the parkingproblems off of Parade Boulevardand the streets near Briggs Avenueby allowing students to park for freeo n campus," K en Sidun, chief ofMercyhurst Police and SafetyDepartment, said.Tom Billingsley, executive vicepresident of administration, said,"We have incorporated th e costs forparking into tuition so that everystudent is now able to park o ncampus.*'Anyone w h o receives a parkingpermit should also receive a bookletof rules and regulations for parking.

O ne change from last lot behind Zurn and th eArts Center is no w rescommuters, staff, facuadministration. N o respark in this l o t . Also, tlo t near th e upper parkalso reserved for faculand students will b e ticparking in these lots. "Students also needthat they can only parkunderground ramp betwand 1 a.m. If cars are le1 a.m., they will b e towsaid. "Visitors also nethat they will be towedResidents w h o cannparking near their aparpark beside McAuley Hthe R ec Center. Sidun salthough permits a re frand safety department ticketing a n d towing ca

th e wrong lots."I urge upperclassmand ge t their stickers,"

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CAMPUS NEWStudent housing improved

Gerritt Shuffstall/Merciad photograherThe Mass of the Holy Spirit was held Wed., Sept.h 5, In Christthe King Chapel. Bishop Donald Trautman was the presider andthe Rev. James Piszker served as homilist. Members of theballet department choreographed the procession of presentationof the gifts, a fife and drums accompanied the processional andthe New Testament readings from the Book of Acts were read inmultiple languages.

By Mandy Fies 1News editorBefore the dust had time to settle invacated student apartments anddormitory room s, housing officialswere busy improving these livingquarters. All resident studentsbenefited from these cha nges in thatevery dorm room, apartment andtownhouse was either fully orpartially painted."Beginning with the Mercyapartments, one roof was replacedand one-third of the apartmentsreceived new carpeting. Furniturewas also replaced in the bedrooms.The freshmandormitoriesreceived minimal attention outsideof painting and carpeting, with theexception of Egan Hall.Starting August 25,13 officeswere transformed into studenthousing and all smoke and fire ?damage was repairedfrom he April23 fire. Also, three new showerswere added on the second floor aswell as a fourth shower locatedaround the corner of the previouslyone-hallway dorm.fNew windows were installed in

the Duval Apartments.The townhouses underwent themost work in order to better accommodate the six students living ineach unitThe Warde townhouses receivednew bedroom and living roomfurniture w hich is, according to associate vice president o f administration, Tyrone Moore, "lessinstitutional... more attractive, moreaccommodating and more comfortable for our student population."Receiving the most renovationwas the Baldwin Townhouses.There, new aluminum siding andwinterized storm windows on theupper levels were installed.Bedroom furniture, medicine >cabinets and vanities were replacedand the tubs and sinks were glazed.These renovations cost over$50,000. Throughout student housing,outside stoops were carpeted at acost of over $100,000, and $250,000worth of new furniture was broughtin. A considerable amount of effortalso went toward landscaping.The goal behind all of the housingrenovations is to better accommo

date each student.T h e interesting thinis, two years ago we stayear with over 1,200 ouwork orders. Last year875 outstanding work othis year we have 50. Wpleased," said Moore. Starting September 2hour rule went into effemeans that all work ordbe completed successfu48 hours of being reporExceptions to this will an outside company mucontacted or parts need ordered."This is just our wayto ensure that students ajust satisfied at the begithroughout theyear," saMoore.In addition, twice peduring health and safetytions, a housing/maintestaff member will accomresident assistant whening apartments. This is tative effort to notice smrepairs before they develarger problems.

Campus undergoes extensive summer renovationsBy Mandy Pies T TNews editor

At 6 a.m. the day after graduationwork began on numerous campusimprovements. $"It's traditional that on the dayafter graduation we m arshal all ofour forces,maintenance and housekeeping, and begin the rehabilitationand improvements of the campus,"said Tom Billingsley, executive vicepresident of administration.In addition to routinemaintenance, the c ollege completedconstruction, elocationsandrenovations. * "The maintenance and housekeeping staffs deserve a tremendousamount of credit for their work onthis aggressive project. It was a veryambitious summ er," said Billingsley.* This was the most extensive workin recent years and wa s part of theongoing growth and development ofthe college.In addition to the com pletion ofthe fourth floor of the library, 40computers were added to two newcomputer labs in the former Montgomery Room and Tullio Room inHammermill.j New bleachers are being installedin the Athletic Center and 600 seatswere added to Tullio Field. Theseseats include a visitors section aswell as an expanded home section.Egan Dining Hall received$125,000 in enovations, ncludingpainting, new floor tiles, ceiling gridand tiles, and counters in the servicearea. The entrance has a new doorand landscaping.! Students most likely have noticedthe addition of speed bumps andstriping to campus roads. Acrylic

andwood signs replaced the formerwooden signs around campus.Taylor Little Theater hasa newgeothermal Heating Ventilation AirConditioning, or HVAC, system. Itis similar to the ones used inHammermill Library and the MaryD'Angelo Performing Arts Center.In addition to the constructionprojects, many offices were moved.The adult education center moved toWayne Street with the admissionsreception area eplacing t in WeberHall. -: '> *The counseling center moved |from Egan Hall to the health ce nter'sThe health centermoved to a college-owned brick homeat 3905 ParadeBlvd.previous location in Preston Hall.The health center moved to acollege-owned brick home at 3905Parade Blvd. In addition, theMercyhurst Civic Institute officeswere expanded within Preston Hall.The I ibrary now houses theinstitutional advancement officesand the language lab, both of whichwere movedfromEgan Hall.Renovations were completed onthe third floor of Old Main in the ^education department. New carpeting and lighting were installed andthe area was repainted. :Roofs were epairedon manycampus buildings, including the icecenter, Weber Hall, the studentunion, Baldwin Hall, th e cafeteria,

Mercy 300 and the spo rts medicine!department.Academic buildings also receivedrenovations. New carpeting andwindows were installed on the thirdfloor of Preston Hall. Sullivan Hallalso eceivednew carpeting.Eighteen faculty offices we repainted and nine offices had carpetsreplaced. \Improvements were made onathletic facilities as well. A newlocker area was developed with ashowerroom o accommodate the Mwomen's ice hockey program that isto begin this year.The football locker room in thebasement of Baldwin Hall receivednew showers, carpeting and an airexchange system.&}Residential areas were alsolandscaped. All fire hydrants weretested and, if necessary, repaired orreplaced, fA complete Y2K survey/auditwas completed on all campusequipment and Mercy hurst w asfound to be Y2K compliant. Emergency instructions for evacuationroutes were posted on the back ofdoors in all campus housing units.TheNorth East campus alsoreceived improvements. Eight newtownhouses were constructed forstudent housing costing $850,000.Painting, vinyl flooring andcarpeting were added to the cafeteria.Miller Hall now houses thenursing lab for the new two yearprogram, office space and a storagearea. A computer lab with 20computers was also installed.The pews in St. Mary's chapelwere stained, the union received newlights and carpeting, exterior

buildings were pointed and theadmissions hallway was paneled.Painting was completed in theobservatory, classrooms, cu linaryoffices and the police academy. Newglass doors were installed on the reccenter, Neuman Hall and MillerHall. The weight room received newcarpet and was repainted.Correlating with the growingstudent population, seven newoffices were constructed and

residents of Neuman Hhave on-line capabilitieunion and dorm also recnew satellite systems.These improvementsfor the benefit of he stuand many of them w ill further explained in futuissues. According to BiT h e students see an insmat has pride in itself acare of its plant."It's a Web site for all of usl

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By Ken FronczekA & E editor 1The final summer of the^millennium, with all of itshype and all of the rumors,5lived to stand out as maybethe most definitive andexplosive summ er in entertainment history. This article$ is the first of three that willremember and revisit thesummer of 1999 at the boxoffice, in the studio and onstage with all of its money Jgood times and bad times.Every three weeks itseemed there was a newnumber one movie breakingsales records in theaters/It allbegan back in May with themost anxiously awaited m ovierelease of all time, Star W ars,Episode I. At midnight on aTuesday it broke the recordfor single day sales of anopening with over $22 m illionworth of tickets being sold todroves of fans. I rememberwaiting in line the next nightand it was a really hip experience from the heavy anticipation. The critics may bash-certain aspects of the moviebecause it didn't fit perfectlyinto the previous trilogy, butthe groundwork it set wasquite remarkable. GeorgeLucas is a true legend andgenius of this century. Just aquick note though, George-Star Wars Episode II, sceneone. act one, Jar Jar's shipcollides with on e of theasteroids from Armageddonand we are all saved.

Although Star Wars w astiie cornerstone movie thissummer, it was not the onlyone with unimaginable sales.There was, of course, thatother movie with the E nglishguy in it, you know, bab y.Austin Powers, The Spy WhoShagged M e (bloody rotten)crushed at the box office aswell, stealing its share of theinfamous thunder. With mildoriginality and many recycledjokes from the original, it farsurpassed the sales of the firstshaggonator flick and m ademany people take seriousnote of Mike Myer's ra w

talent. SWhat wo uld follow thesetwo giant movies but a SpikeLee film focusing on theimpact of a heat wave, punkrock and a serial killer in NewYork City, all in the samesummer. The Sum mer of Samwas an interesting look atmultiple events all sequencedtogether to form one outstanding, central madness.With excellent cinematography and a solid performancefrom John Leguizamo,Summ er of Sam stood out asa severely under-appreciatedfilm.?The transfer from TV tothe big screen for four littlefoul-mouthed rug rats wasinteresting to see pulled off,and it went through withoutsurrendering any integrity.South Park, Bigger, Longerand Un-Cut was funny,rambunctious and full of atruck-load of filth thatw ascarefully inserted in everysecond of this Matt Stone,Trey Parker creation.South Park is not thecartoon your parents remember, but a sho t at all that iswrong w ith our pop-drivenculture. Where else, but inAmerica would you readilyhand over part of your paycheck to hear a cartoon 10-year-old swear. The onlyproblem with this movie wasdie 420 songs that were sungin it and no ne by our super flyhero, Chef. Oh well, filthycartoons survive so shut yourface un cle.. . .The one m ovie I am notafraid to adm it I saw thissummer was Lake Placid.Yes, I'm the idiot who go es tosee the horribly mutatedstorylines and creatures, but Iwill say that this movie waspleasing in its humorouscontent and in its surprisinglygood, real-life dialogue. Ahorrible ending was the onlyfault of this movie, that and agiant crocodile livin g inMaine, but who's counting?If you were looking for ateen comedy in "99, on esurprise I found was DetroitRock City. If you still cough,

laugh and squeal your waythrough Dazed and Confused,then you'll definitely enjoythis righteously funny, on theroad version. My advice: gosee it with some buds andenjoy the 70s once again.Detroit Rock City will haveyou flashing back to the goodtimes of road trips, rockconcerts and eating stalemushrooms on pizza.Onward. The Blair W itchProject owned the role of thebig surprise movie of thedecade and stirred up a lot oftalk. Was it scary, no, but aterrifying, blood-boilingbuild, yes. Blair Witch getsmy vote of genius for breaking Hollywood taboos of whatshould be a good horrormovie . It scoffed at the usualscary movie stereotypes andfocused on the basic elementsof fear that lie in each andevery human being on thisplanet. Darkness, eerie 'sounds, mystery and suspensefill this documentary on fearin which blood letting, eventhough it was about a witch,does not appear to drown us.Just compare this "simple?little college project" to theHollywood bore factoryturnouts like Scream 2, theHaunting, I know who youDated Last Summer parts1-15, etc. *The Sixth Sense, anotherhuge, surprising film is alsoanother one that gets my voteof genius and two thumbs upin the air. With a dynam icallyexceptional ending, comparable only to The UsualSuspects, and Bruce Willis'best role since Pulp Fiction,the Sixth Sense mastered abrilliant combination ofspook, creepiness and a littleneeded gore.

Deep Bannana Blackout live at Forward HallDBB funks up Forward HBy Ken FronczekA & E editor SafeJamming on every sound fromJames Brown to Lionell Richieand even Pink Floyd and thensome, Deep Banana Blackout puton a five-star show last Thursdaynight at Forward Hall on 2502Peach St., in what was theirsecond show there in onemonth's time.A predominately funk/jamband, DBB had every seat inForward Hall empty witheveryone jumping and dancing totheirfree lowing jams, multiple jsolos, heavy bass and drum beatsand screeching, popping horns, IEven without lead singer, JenDurkin, who couldn 't performdue to an injured back, the bandstill jammed in perfect symmetryin and out of songs that oftenfocus on an improvosationalsound. The duty of lead vocalswas split between saxophonistRobSomerville; guitarist TheFuzz;and trombonist/rythmguitarist Volo; while keyboardistCyrus Madan, Bassist BenjLeFevre and drummer Eric Kalb

showcased their increditalents with wild, groovaccuracy. The band fusemultiple stimulating soutogether to form one soldistinctive voice that briabout chaoticly smooth found in each and everynote played. Both of theists and bassist burned ufingers ripping notes andduring random solos wisongs and truly pumpingcrowd up with more andenergy.The only dissapointmthe evening was the abslead singer, Durkin, whcommanding with her stJanis Joplinesque voiceenergetic, free-spirited mments on stage. The Fuzup for her loss to th e fanplaying a rather approprencore. After a brief mehurricane Floyd, The Fudedicated W ish You We

to their injured singer anit solo while the crowd jwith a rousing sing alonclosed out an insane niggreat music.Friday at the PACOn Friday, Sept. 24, at 8 p.m.,Debashish Bhattach arya, amaster guitarist from Calcutta,India will perform at the MaryD'Angelo Performing ArtsCenter. Bhattach arya will play

in the Hinuistic slide sty le onhis self-designed 22-stringedslide guitar. He has receivedthe President's Award ofIndia and is the first classicalguitarist to be invited to play

at the 23rd national Feof M usic in Ban galorGeneral Admission ticthis concert a re $10 foand $7 for students. 1

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What w ould the final summer ofthis century be without the usualcorporaterip-off? n a centuryspent fighting against tyrants,dictators and oppression, we , asAmericans, have let our owncountry become dominated bybig business and some of itsdumb ideas, like Woodstock 3.In this article and in anotherto follow, 1 will attempt todisci ose to you what no one maywant to say or hear, but whatneeds to be said about ourcontemporary culture, focusingon the events that went down atthe third Woodstock installment.The driving force behind thethought processes of the twogeniuses and founders of theoriginal conceit was money, andabsolutely nothing else, thoughthey claimed otherwise. Whatelse would make them think thatthey could recreate the 60s.It was a cool concert, itshould have been called something else though, but oh well,it's over and we thought we weremoving on after a bit of nostalgia, the first rip-off, but semi-understandable. Woodstock 3was much m ore blatant in itsattempt to steal away thisgeneration's money by spinningtheir heads with the thought thatthey were actually part of

99 erupts into flamessomething that would beremembered beyond its pay-per-view sched uling. The nameWoodtsock carries a lot ofweight in terms of culture,freedom and music, and thatweight was abused in the arms ofcorporate America.Let's have a huge conceit tocelebrate contemporary musicbut try to capture the spirit of adifferent world 30 years ago.We are not trying to fight inVietnam right now, there are noreal, great presidential conspira- Acies happening (sorry M onicaLewinsky is the result of a tiredand bored press).

The bands that played werefitting for the time, and the eventwas a good idea, but do not nameit Woodstock and then put theconceit on an air-force base andcharge $150 per ticket, $4 for a10 ounce water bottle, $10for atiny pizza and so on, and then tellus we cannot bring in cookingequipment and basic life needs!because they think w e'll kilt eachother with flying pans.That thinkingright here \should have told the m that thespirit was dead, and we have tomove on. Change the name to"AT&T presents...." "Sponsored by Fila.com...," orsomething more fitting.

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Woodstock '99 In Rome, NYThey starve us, make us payover $300 to $400 for a three dayevent and we get nothing out ofit , but a view of the stage fromtwo miles away, bad publicityfrom a few thousand miss-guided

youths raised in the corporateimage by parents who want toblame children's behavior ontelevision, music and everyoneelse but themselves. II will admit, I wasnot at

Woodstock 3, but I did nto be there to understandwas taking place. The mgood and everything elsefine on stage and in the csions, but thousands of pwere passing out becausewas no free water or verymo st This atmosphere alto incidents parallel to LiColo; no one is paying thattention to us so we'll hover the head to make threalize that the youths ofare a force to be reckoneand they did.With all the publicitymost overrated conceit ofyear, the best went unnoeven though it was basicathe same area as Woodstjust goes to .show what hwhen bands refuse the coimage.

Hurst grad opening for The Doors KreigeBy Ken FronczekA & E editorOn Thursday, Sept 30, at 8 p.m.in E rie's Warner Theatre,Mercy hurst graduate RonnieYarosz '98 and his band BluesExpansion w ill be the openingact for Robby Kreiger, guitaristfor TheDoors, in an all agesshow.

Kreiger, writer of thenotorious song Light My Fire,will bring his new band to Eriefor what will be an evening ofclassic Doors' songs and some ofhis own solo projects, guaranteed

to be an awe-inspiring experience. Yarosz's Blues Expansion,which has been around for over ayear now, hits directly at thecentral nervous system of anyonewith an appreciation for greatmusic as it blends perfectedclassic rock, hot blues and atouch of funk t oforman incred-ible sound mat balances evenlybetween the Allman Brothers,Phish and Son Seals. BluestExpansion delivers everythingyou could ask for w ith suchmusic, and opening for one ofthe greatest guitarists in thehistory ofmusic,is a huge

opportunity to display theselves and add to an amanight of unbelievable, strrock n' roll.If you 're looking for asample of the magic thatExpansion brings to the sand just an all around grotime then you will want tthem out Friday, Sept. 24Docksiders Tavern on 10St They go on stage aroup.m. and w ill play two tosets that will last until clotime at 2 a.m.Do not miincredible music that wilgracing Erie Sept 24 and

O n the DLBy Ken FronczekA &E editorNine Inch Nails, front-mannedby musical genius Trent Reznor,finally released their fourthmajor album yesterday, Sep t 21after three years of numerousrumors and doubt "The Fragile"is considered to be the mostanticipated album of the 90s andperhaps one of all time. It isTrent's follow-up to "theDownward Spirale" whichchanged the face ofmusioback

in 1994 and put Nine Inch Nailson topof the music industry.Look for a full reveiw in the nextissue of the Meciad.Tickets for theband Phish's1999 New Year's Eve show inthe northern part of Florida'sEverglades go on sale the 25th ofthis month. Cost is $152 for thetwo-day event which will featurea pre-midnight to sunrise set onthe Eve of the new millennium.Where else would you want tobe? ] I lThe Simoon's new season

premier will be aired thisSunday, Sept. 25 at 8 p.mFox. See what new zany our old pal Homer gets innew season, Doh.And finally, everybodfavorite Merciad editor hnominated for HomecomiKing this Saturday, Se pthem. Vote wisely at the sunion and support the ArEntertainment section o f newspaper!

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OPINIONThe senior perspective:By Carrie TappeEditor-in-chiefIt was only three short years agothat the class of 200 0 sat atFreshman Convocation in Christthe King Chapel and listened toDr. Garvey ask us to look at the4person sitting next to us. "One ofthe two o f you will not graduatefrom Mercyhurst," he said.Perhaps the class of 2 000 beatthose odds. 1 On the national average, only50 percent of college studentsgraduate from the same collegeor university they first enrolledin as a freshman. T his year, ourgraduating class w ill consist of62 percent of our freshman class .What happened to the other 38 *percent?

Maybe they were overwhelmed by the whole "collegeexperience" and weren't ready toleave home just yet Maybe theypartied too much their freshmanyear and couldn't make thegrades to compete at M ercyhurstPerhaps they didn't fit into thesocial life at Mercyhurst or left inshame after a trip through therumor mill. Or maybe theunexpected surprise that theymight have to do homework incollege was a bit too overwhelming for them. What if they didn'tsoar to the top of their sport andsought a different team forglory? \A s for the 62 percent of usthat will graduate this year, wemight find it hard at times toadmit, but w e are proud of

Mercyhurst and our accomplishments here, no matter how big orsmall. If we weren't, we wouldfind ourselves among the other38 percentThe thing that gets me themost is how quick people are tocomplain about one thing oranother at Mercyhurst Instead ofjumping on this person, or thatgroup, try to dig down insideyourself, find that small bit ofpride, and make a positivechange here, now.T his is our last year to makeour mark at Mercyhurst A lthough the last year is scarybecause Mercy world is a safeand stable effect in our lives, theunknown future is open toanything you can possiblyimagine.

C A M P U S]ES TI ONJWhat is the most interesting thing thahappened to you this summer?

The eye of a freshman:By Megan FialkovichContributing WriterBe a little patient with me, if youcan. See, I'm new at this.L T O give myself some credit,[I've successfully gotten the hangof the little stuff. I can get mydoor locked on the first try. Iacquired every single textbook ofmy own volition. I've perfectedthe art of reducing the money inmy bank account in every wayimaginable. I know when andwhere all my classes are and justhow many seconds I need to getvjthere on time. I accomplished theamazing feat of getting mymailbox to open, which tooklonger for me to master thanshould be humanly possible.

A nd then there's the piece ofresistance: I have a fully functioning Internet connection, withe-mail, on my new laptop, >complete with desktop wallpaperthat's a work of art A pplaud ifyou can m uster the courage. Itserves to bolster us technologytroglodytes.The only reason I'm beingsuch a braggart about theseseemingly minuscule acts is thatI'm similarly proud to be abeginner. In many ways I'm likea child in this new setting: eager,energetic, prone to the periodicrunny nose,"'needy when it comesto my daily nap time, not withouta healthy touch of stubbornness,and I tend to greet each newacquisition of knowledge with asense of wonder. Sure, itprobably would be easier andmore pneumatic to the eg o toadopt the guise of unwaveringexpertise in every possible field,but I already gav e up on that |path. I just wasn t having any

fun.I made the transition the daybefore I left my home to come uphere. It was the Zen quote-of-the-day on my tear-off calendar that*did it, a hum ble declaration fromWallace Stevens: *it is necessaryto any originality to have thecourage to be an amateur."Instead of scoffing at this,though, I took a m oment toponder the implications of thisbrief statement. I have alwaysprized innovation, and admiredthe staggering creativity in thosewho drew its presence when Icould no t It is because of thiselement in my nature that I couldfully appreciate the value of whatMr. Stevens was trying to imparton me .\-[ So, as I stood in the middle ofmy room that morning, my lifestrewn in random piles across thefloor, awaiting that crucialjudgment as to what would bediscarded and what wouldaccompany me to my new home,I decided to be an absoluteamateur. In order to m aintain thisstatus, I realized that I wouldhave to do two things: ask a lotof questions, and have anyonewilling to show me that act orconcept which they explain tome. Basically, that amounts to bebeing a tremendous pain in thea**. I just want to learn morenow than I ever have before.

Among my close friends (andthe keen, discerning observer), Iam famous for d oing things thehard way. Part of the reason whyI continue to do this is because Iam, by nature, curious as to whatmight happen, and I innately seethings differently than otherpeople. Discovering an alternative way that is in direct contrast

to what is mainstream is adefinition of originality, it is inmind when I'm busy being naiveand eccentric. A s I work at doingthings for the first tim e, I'mprobably really enjoying myself.

I learned how to build A dobebricks and helped a local artist inSanta Fe, New Mexico create amonument using them."-Michael Regnier, Senior"I lived in Graz, Austria, thissummer and studied Opera,German Song and VieneeseOperetta. It was great to betotally submersed in anotherculture and language."-Ray Fritz, Senior"I discovered that my two bestfriends and I came home for thesummer and picked up where weleft off. Everyone told us thingswould be difficult being awaybut it never was."-Bethanne Bauer, Sophomore

'The most interesting thhappened to me this sumwould be spending a weKentucky doing missionwith my church. Some obest friends went as welnew friends. It was verytive and I enjoyed it a lo-Kim Russon, Sophom"I met Vince Vaughn inYork City bar." ':--Robbie Bahl, FreshmaMI met Kid Rock and Jothe Limptropois concerpretty cool guy!" 4-Heather A dams, Senio

What'sithis column^about anyway?Forefront

Dave H ermen auI have to admit, the idea of acolumn seems a bit arrogantMany columns, with extremelypushy authors, voicing what theythink is groundbreaking knowl- zedge call forth images of great Iorators preaching to the ma sses.But, one says to himself, "this isno great orator, this is some localreporter, writing in a col legepaper with a controlled circulation. From whence does his soapbox derive?" One hopes, ?however, that not all columnistsare such self-absorbed writers.One ho pes that with writing andthe pursuit of knowledge com eshumility and objectivity,attributes that are requisite iftruth is to surface.It seems to me that askingthe question, "Why do you writea column?," is the same asasking, "Why write at all7" Iguess that writers write primarilybecause they feel the need to say

something. They write becausethere is something tied up inside 1them and they have this need,desire and ambition to put it outthere, to say "Hey, this is what Ithink!" A side from this, is there ]a need for self-gratification, a$need for thewriter to bask inliterary vanity? I think I wouldbe lying if I said that need didnot exis t Indeed, what good isan idea if youcan't show it off alittle bit? Surely composers don'tcompos e great works for theirears alone. Of course not, theyAdelight in presenting their workto others. They anticipate ravereviews and brace themselves forharsh criticisms. A writer doesthe same.Certainly there is much to besaid for art that is intrinsic, thathas integrity and is not meant togain its creator applause. WouldI put on paper the ideas withinthe forthcoming columns even ifI knew that the material wouldnever see the light of day? Iwould like to think so.{Surely, however, a deadlineproves a strong impetus forgetting your thoughts out on apage. Just so you know , these

reasons are why I decidecontribute a weekly coluThe Merciad this year.To try and give thisa theme would be to giva theme. 1 feel it imposlabel the entirety of one'existence with a single twill refrain from doing sat least to m e, it seems tcoming topics will be relsince that they all come While the choice of topiseem random and eclectmaking sense in my heaIn coming weeks, I pwrite on a.varietyof topweek's column will be environmental conservaplan to have col umns oncampus issues as well asissues . Perhaps in a fewsome m ay call this col umliberal, but I prefer to cathe forefront, for the libeof today form the normstomorrow.

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SEPTEMBER 22,1999 THE M ERCIAD PTh e M ail B agThis year, M ercyhurst StudentGovernment wants to be available for each student's needs,concerns and ideas. W e workedhard all summer to getready orthe year, and it is paying off.

Our first meeting was Sept13, and it went w ell. SAC has alot of fun and new ideas . look

for some exciting treats for "Halloween.The lecture series for this yearwill include "Earth 2000," "TheJourney" and "Surviving theWeekend." We have meetingsopen to all students everyMonday at 8:30 p.m. in theGovernment Chambers of theExploring our MercyHeritageQuestioning Faith

Sr. Geri RosinskiWhat is all that stuff I hear aboutMercy heritage?First of all, by now you knowthat M ercyhurst College wasfounded by the Sisters of Mercyin 1926. So, at the heart of theidentity of the college is anawareness of thecontributionsand spirit of the Sisters thatpermeate everything that is doneon campus. Inorder to keep thatspirit alive, several years ago acommittee of administration,faculty, staff, sisters and studentswas formed to work on ways tokeep the heritage of Mercyhurstalive and well through discussions, informational outreach andactivities. Each year the committee meets to discuss topicsrelative to the Mercy Heritageand to continue to relate theschool' s history to its future.Identity is a central factor in

college developmental growth.This year, the committee will bemeeting again to discuss "MercyHigher Education," and thelegacy of Catherine McAuley,founder of the Sisters of Mercy.That meeting will be held onMonday, Sept. 27, at 3:30 p.m. inthe faculty dining room. Everymember of the college community is welcome to attend.Another upcoming opportunity to celebrate the Mercyheritage will be on Friday, Sept.24, Mercy Day, a celebration ofthe Sister of Mercy ied o theancient observance of the feast ofOur Lady of Mercy. There willbe a special mass in Christ theKing Chapel at 12:10p.m. withDr. Lisa Mary McCartney, RSM,as guest speaker. This is anopportunity to thank the Sistersof Mercy for their contributionsand dedication to Mercyhurst.Mercy Heritage is an importantpart of the continued growth andsuccess of the college because itreminds us that our future isdeeply connected to our pa st

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FEATURES!Hurst hires French instructorBy David HemnenauFeatures editorStudents learning the Frenchlanguage at Mercyhurst this yearwill do s o under one of thecollege's 12 new, full-timefaculty members. This fall, Dr.Elizabeth Blood jo ins the *Mercyhurst family as an assistantprofessor o f French with theForeign Languages Departmentf: Originally from New York,Blood studied anthropology andFrench at Connecticut Co llege inNew London, Conn. Comingone course short of comp leting ar*double major, Blood graduatedwith an anthropology major anda French minor.

With her undergraduate careercomplete, Blood moved toBoston, Mass. to exploreprofessional interests. Whilethere, she worked for an Italiancompany. Deciding that herinterests lay elsewher e, shebegan attending graduate schoolat Boston College studyingFrench literature. Blood went onto earn her Ph.D. in French andcomparative literature from thesame institution.Specializing in 18th centurytheater, Bloo d's dissertation w asa study of authorship in France inthe comparative context ofEuropean countries. Morespecifically, Blood looked atplagiarism as a way to study

author"I studied different plays,"explained Blo od, "that werecopied between France, Englandand Italy by different authors to

see what the concept of plagiarism w as in the 18th century."& A ccording to Blood, plagiarism at this time was differentfrom what is currently theaccepted definition of the term.In elucidating the nature of 'plagiarism among authors of thetime, Blood's study takes intoaccount the development oflrudimentary copyright laws thatwas occurring at the time.

Blood is currentlyMercyhurst's only Frenchinstructor. Other faculty mem bers within the Foreign Languages Department, such as Dr.Keiko Miller, have taught Frenchin the past but now have fullschedules teaching other languages to Mercyhurst students.Blood is excited to be teaching a new course this year, TheFrench Speaking Third WorldCountries.4The idea behind it is to havestudents explore non-westerncultures where French is used,because one o f the things that Iwant students to get to know isthat French is not just France, it'snot just Europe/' explainedBlood, r , ? ^ ^Blood has only been atMercyhurst since A ugust but hashad a pleasant experience so far." I think it's great," said Bloodabout Mercyhurst, "it's been a lotof fun. My colleague s arewonderful, everybody is reallyfriendly and welcoming and mystudents are actually really great,too. I'm having a lot of fun inmy classes."

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McQuillen appointed dean of librarBy David HermenauFeatures editorWhen Dr. Roy Strausbaughaccepted college President Dr.William Garvey's appointmentas Dean at Mercyhurst-NorthEast, he left a void in theHammermill Library's administration. That void is now beingfilled by Dr. Michael McQuillen.McQuillen has been atMercyhurst College for 28 yearsand has served the college in avariety of positions, mostrecently, as a full-time professorof history and director of thehistory department. ThoughMcQuillen has not served as alibrary administrator in the past,he has spent a lot of time in it,has a love for the old sources andis interested in the informationrevolution. For these reasons,Garvey appointed McQuillen asDean of Libraries. .Though M cQuillen has onlybeen on the job since A ugust 15and is still finding out what hisduties are, he already has someIdeas about what his position willentail. 4"As I s ee it, my challengeahead includes giving thecollege, especially the administration, advice and guidance oncollection development and onwhere we should utilize oursources in terms of acquiring

Dr. Michael McQuillenmaterials for the library, espe cially in the face of the information technology revolution," saidMcQuillen.. A long with this challenge,McQuillen faces som e othermatters in his new position.These other matters includestrengthening the holdings ofspecific academic disciplines,keeping up with a growingstudent body as well as growingacademic programs and teachingstudents to become informationliterate. *McQuillen noted that a fewyears ago students were cominginto libraries needing to learnhow to u se the internet and thenew electronic sources that were,at the time, state of the art

These days, studentin well accustomed sources but many tiunaware o f the lastithe older sources. Mstresses that a balanbe reached betweenMcQuillen is verwith the work of hisas well as the suppoGarvey has given th"My impression ireceived more resouhave a better qualityavailable to us. My able to use that in a fashion," said McQuIn the near futuresays that users of thefind maps of the HamLibrary on line w ithhelping users to mortrack dow n resourcebuilding. He called library's informationstrong and remarkedjust beginning to reaits potential."Though McQuillea new position at Mewill not leave teachiyear he will teach thrclasses, one per termMcQuillen, howeverup his directorship odepartment to Dr. AlBelovarac, who willthose duties for the t

New face in counseling centerBy David HermenauFeatures editorIn addition to moving to Preston103, the old location of the CohenHealth Center, Mercyhurst*sCounseling Center now has twofull time counselors.. Joining Dr.Gerard Tobin in the CounselingCenter is Rebecca Conrad, staffcounselor/psychologist

; Conrad is an Ohio native. Sheattended Ohio State University todo her undergraduate work andthen moved on to the Universityof Illinois as a graduate student.Conrad is finishing up work onher dissertation and will soonreceive her doctorate.Conrad's dissertation, more ofan applied study than a theoretical paper, is a therapy outcom estudy which examines what typesof therapies work for differentpeople,In addition to getting someexperience in the University of

Illinois counseling center,Conrad spent the last few yearsemployed by the University ofTennessee and working in theircounseling center.When compared to cou nsel-*ing services offered in the realworld, college services are freeand are designed for the use ofstudents. A lso in contrast is theapproach the counselor s take inhelping people lead happier andhealthier lives. It is the agendaof Mercyhurst College to bepro-active in promoting behavior and mind sets that arehealthy."We do a lot of educationand outreach on campus andwe're trying to do more thisyear. That is actually one thingthat will be a goal of mine," saidConrad.With the arrival of Conrad,the Counseling Center now hastwo full-time counselors and,,will be better able to em phasize

prevention, getting toand helping them befup in counseling servConrad, however, strshe would like to dispthat those who need tcounseling are crazysees people that are neveryday but who simlittle help coping witConrad hopes thaexperience at larger sher experience at Memesh and result in ne"Part of my learnence," said Conrad, "what things that I knwell out there at othework well here."Conrad said that sfound her experienceMercyhurst very posfinds the small Mercycommunity to be veryand finds the religiouthe school to be a popresence. I

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F o o t b a l l t e a m s t u n s E d i n b o r o U n i v e r s i tBy Scott KoskoskiSports editorThe number u 14" might possiblybe inspirational to the Mercyhurst College football team.After the first 1 4 minutes ofplay against perennial Division IIpower Edinboro University.Saturday, Mercyhurst looked atthe scoreboard and found itselfdown 14 points. Many olderfans probably had flashbacks to14 years ago, when the Lakerswere waddling along at the D-II1level and Edinboro was rollingover D-II opponents. Then,something happened. *

Mercyhurst woke up. TheLakers, playing in front of acharged-up Tullio Field recordcrowd of over 3,500fans, startedplaying inspired football. Theoffense piled up points and theLaker defense's "not in ourhouse" attitude ruled. In the end,Mercyhurst and their fans left $happy after a 34-20 upset of theFighting Sc ots.Saturday' s shocker wasimmediately labeled one of thebiggest wins in the 19-yearhistory of th e Laker footballprogram. jj'This is just a huge win foru s , " said junior running back JoeMagorien following the victory."Everyone came together and thecrowd really got behind us."- A rare moment in the spotlight for Magorien, who'll beseen under the bright lights moreoften. The night before thegame, senior feature back JustinGibson tore his Achilles tendonin a freak accident and waspronounced lost for the season.Gibson had been listed day-today after spraining his knee inlast week's 41-26 loss at Michigan Tech.

Gibson's injury cast doubtthat Magorien and the Lakerrunning game would get anything going against a toughEdinboro defense. T he Scots'offense looked tough early on,*too.* O n just their third play fromscrimmage early in the firstquarter, 'Boro junior quarterback...Rick Gates threw a pinpoint passfrom his 2 5 that hit receiverChris Buehner near midfield.Buehner sprinted all the wayfrom there and Edinboro led 7-0.Th e ball-control offensecontinued for the Scots. After aLaker punt, Gates and companydrove their way to the Mercy

hurst 1-yard line before tailbackBernard Henry busted in to givethe 'Boro a 14-0 lead with 4:47remaining in the first period.As quickly as the Lakers fellbehind by two touchdowns, theyclimbed out of the hole. Behindanother inspired performancefrom fifth-year senior quarterback M att Kissell, Mercyhurstdrove 8 6 yards down th e fieldbefore Ed Bailey hauled in a 7-yard TD pass to narrow things at14-7. IWith 10:14 left beforeha If ime, Magorien proved thathe's quite capable of stepping infor Gibson. Magorien andKissell hooked up on a brilliantplay-action p ass good for a 9-yard touchdown. Just like that,14-14;- |Edinboro placekicker SeanMcNicholas capped off aFighting Scot 51 -yard drive witha field goal from 3 9 yards outwith 4:35 remaining in thesecond quarter. For McNicholas,the kick leaves him perfect fromfield goal range on the season (5-This i s just a huge *win for us...everyonecame together and thecrowd really3gotbehind us."-Laker senior runningback Joe M agorienIf M cNicholas could boot onefield goal. Mercyhurst kickerVinnie Corasaniti could knock two home, and he did. Fieldgoals of 2 7 and 2 9 yards in thefinal 2:03 of th e first half sent theLakers to the locker room with a20-17 halfitme lead.The Scots got th e ball first in jthe second half and promptlygave it right back to Mercyhurst,thanks to junior linebacker ScottPlatz's interception. The Lakerscapitalized, as Kissell and Baileyhooked up for another TD strike,this one from 16 yards out.Now with a 10-point lead,Mercy hur st's defense stiffened.The only other Edinboro scoringin the game came from kicker IMcNicholas on a 35-yard fieldgoal. Kissell found Laker junior

Gerrtt Shuffstall/Merciad photograLaker quarterback MattKissell ( 1 8 ) , wide receiver Byron Curry ( 3 ) , a n d the Mercyhurstoffense celebrate after Curry's touchdown reception Saturday. T h e touchdown was onefour thrown by Kissell in the Lakers' 34-20 upset of Edinboro University.

Byron Curry all alone in the backof th e end zone with 6:31 left toplay to put the ' Hurst up 1 4 pointsat 34-20.ft * It w a s another red-letter dayfor Kissell and the Laker offense.T h e quarterback completed 25 of48 passes for 241 yards a n d fourtouchdowns. Bailey, one of thefinest receiving threats in all ofDivision II, hauled in 9 catchesfor 9 2 yards and two scores, i Andpossibly the best-looking stat?Joe M agorien, who carried theball 1 0 times for 7 5 yards,including a beautiful 54-yard .scamper to help set up JMercyhurst's first score of th eday.The Laker defense wasdefinitely inspired by the recordcrowd. Platz tallied 12 tackles,forced a fumble, recovered twoothers, and intercepted a Gatespass. Sophomore Garrett Pattynotched 1 0 tackles, senior T imBednarski had three key tacklesfor losses, and junior hitman TomPalmer's interception late in thefourth quarter sealed Edinboro*sfate. For h is efforts, Platz wasnamed Great Lakes IntercollegiateAthletic Conference (GLIAC)Defensive Player-of-the-Week.

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So he didn't lead the team intackles, interceptions or sacksduring Mercyhurst's huge winover Edinboro University lastSaturday. But the first "Athleteof theWeek" of the year surely *leads the Lakers in another veryimportant category: intimidation.Every gam e, #22 registers more

timely emotional plays and bighits, earning him the nickname"Amtrak" among his teammatesand followers of 'Hurst football.His i nterception of Edinboroquarterback R ick Gates in theclosing minutes Saturday sealedthe win for the Lakers. Tom

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M J I M B E R S The best seat in the houseOvertimeThe number of yearsEdinboro University hasfielded a football team.

Scott Koskoski

The number of yearsMercyhurst has fielded afootball team; only the lasttwo at D-II scholarship level.

How many more points Edinboroscored than the Lakers in their?1st two football meetings. The'Hurst beat Edinboro 34-20Saturday.

This could possibly be the single-most exciting all-around year forMercyhurst College sports in thisschool's 70-some year hi story.For starters, just walk throughany Laker athletic facility andone word comes to mind: new.The A thletic C enter is getting amuch-needed facelift with theaddition of actual seats, not thoseold wooden bleachers reminiscent of middle school. TullioField sports new artificial turfand stands as one of the mostscenic football/field hockey/lacrosse/intramural facilities inthe country. A new soccer fieldwas built this summer and will

soon return the nationally-rankedsoccer teams to campus. The IceCenter underwent renovationslast year and will now see moreactivity than ever.On the field, I look up anddown rosters, schedules, teamoutlooks, and don't see one sportwhere the Lakers can't be fcompetitive. The football teamis coming off a major upset ofEdinboro University and isproving they can play with thebig boys of Division II. Awinning season won't surpriseme heck, Matt Kissel 1 having a1,000 yard passing game w on'tsurprise me.After finishing third in thenation last fall, the men's soccerteam returns the meat andpotatoes of its team and should *make the playoffs again; they' 11have to overcome a slow start,but they did last year, too. Thewomen's team, behind Theresa

Roach, looks stronger than everand might give coach JohnMelody yet another post-seasonberth. ;;The men's and women'sbasketball teams both had slowand injury-riddled seasons lastwinter, and you know coachesKarl Pogel and Jim Webb aren'tabout to let that happen twoyears in a row. Talking with alot of players, everyone expectswinning seasons for both themen and women, and these twoteams look like they could handGannon two losses each thisyear.As said before, the Ice Centermight as well stay open 24 hoursa day with all the activity it willsee. The men's varsity teamopens Division I play in theMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAQ against top-quality teams, and for the firsttime Mercyhurst now has a

Division I women's teamIn addition, coach Bill Sclub hockey team shouldcontinue to fill seats whtwo varsity squads arenaction.So what does all thisyou? There are now 22sports on ths campus, antry all year long to delivhitting coverage of Lakelike you've never had. Ithis column every weekLakermaniacs the view fwhere I see it (and, in mcases, it's from the best the house). Y ou'll also sexpanded coverage of Lasports, including analysicolumns where we'll brekey wins and losses. Thsports schedule, radio cogame previews and capsfrom area pro sports teamin store.?As they say, st

How many m ore yards senior RBJustin Gibson needs to breakCraig Woodard's all-timerushing record.Gibson, hurt, isout for the season.

M en 's, w om en's soccer win in shutout styleHow many more men's sportsthere are at Mercyhurst thanwomen's sports. Theaddition of wome n's ice hockeyand golf brings the College to 22sports, 11 per gender.

By Scott K oskoskiSports editorThe stellar seasons of both theMercyhurst men's and women'ssoccer teams rolled on withconvincing wins by each squadin recent action. -Last Saturday, while theLaker football team was busyhanding Edinboro a 34-20whooping at Tullio Field, theLady Lakers soccer team dealt ablow to another area rival with a2-0shutout win over archrival

Gannon. $Ranked 18th in NCAADivision II andfourth n theGreat Lakes region entering thecontest, the Lady Lakers againrelied on do-it-all senior TheresaRoach.*The Strongsville, Ohionative notched her fourth goal inthe past three games early in thesecond half and added an assist afew minutes later. The LadyLakers outshot the GoldenKnights 18-3 and sophomorekeeper Meghan Prey wascredited with one save in net.

The game was the 1999 GreatLakes Intercollegiate A thleticConference (GLIAC) opener foreach team.On Tuesday (9/21) inSaginaw, Mich., the m en'ssoccer squad demolished GLIACfoe Saginaw Valley StateUniversity 5-0. The lopsidedwin came after the Lakers satidle all last week following aSept. 124-0 verdict overAlderson-Broaddus in WestVirginia. The5-2-1Lakers nowneed every win to climb back

into the NCAA D-II ranMercyhurst fell from theranked slot after losing ctive games in their own HTournament earlier this mLast year, the Lakers earberth in the Division II FFour held in SpartanburgThe me n's team returaction Friday in a 3 p.m.at Family First Sports Paagainst West Virginia WThe Lady Lakers entertaconference opponent NorUniversity Saturday at 2

The Week Ahead NFL Notes: the Browns, Steelers, and BillThursday 9/23Men's/Women's Golf at BehrendFriday 9/24 ;Women's Tennis at LakeSuperior State 'Men's Soccer vs . West VirginiaWesleyan, 3 p.m., Family FirstWomen's Volleyball vs .Hillsdale, 7 p.m.S a tu rday 9/25 }Field Hockey vs . Blpomsburg,9 a .m. \Women's Tennis at Mich. Tech,11 a.m.Football vs . U. of Indianapolis,1:30 p.m., Tullio FieldWomen's Soccer vs . Northwood,2 p.m., Family First *Cross Country at St VincentInvitationalMen's Golf at South Haven,

Mich, lWomen's V-Ball vs . Wayne State,4 p .m .Sunday 9/26Women's Tennis at North. Mich.,10 a.m.Women's Soccer vs . NorthernMichigan, 12 p.m., Family FirstMen's Soccer vs . U. of Charles-ton (WVa), 2 p.m., Family FirstMen's Golf at South Haven,Mich., TBA ^ *Sports on the Radio *Saturday 9/25, Football vs.Indianapolis1 p.m. "Countdown to Kickoff*pregame show, 1:30 p.m. kickoff88.5 and 104.9 WMCE Mercyhurs t College Radio &HurstTV (62/19B)

Cleveland BrownsCleveland ensured that they willnot enter next Sunday's NFLWeek 3 as the team who had notscored any points this season/Rookie QB Tim C ouch's 39-yardbomb to Syracuse product KevinJohnson was the lone offensivehighlight for the0-2 Browns,who fell 26-9 to the TennesseeTitans. This Week: The Brownstravel to Baltimore to play theRavens (the former Browns).Will this game be close on thefield? Probably not, as somehigh school teams could probably beat the Browns. The mostinteresting thing might bewatching the cameras search forRavens (and former Browns)

owner Art Modell. Prediction:Ravens 31, Browns 17.Pittsburgh SteelersAfter a 43-0 blowout win againstCleveland to open the season, theSteelers continued to look like aplayoff-bound group in a last-second 23-20 road win overBaltimore, thanks to rookie KrisBrown's game-winning fieldgoal. This Week:Emotionsshould be riding high as the!Steelers entertain the SeattleSeahawks in the home opener atThree Rivers Stadium. With thecrowd behind him, running backJerome Bettis could "Bus" over alot of defenders.Prediction: Steelers 2 2,Seahawks 16.

Buffalo BillsThe magic continues forback Doug Flutie. Forgeseason-opening embarrasat Indianapolis, Flutie stiinvincible following a 17over the Jets Sunday nigHaving Antowain Smith the lineup dosen't hurt thcause, either. This Weehapless Philadelphia Eagenter Ralph Wilson Stadishould leave 0-3. Yes, thEagles will get much betnot until Donovan McNagiven the keys to the offegood. Prediction: BillsEagles 13.