T H E M E R C I A D

VCX, XUV NO. 1 MERCYHURST COLLEGE SEPTEMBER 18.1971

SR GAROLYN 9 GARVEY
C TIT E C H A N G E S H E R E
V by Bonnie LaDuca
Those who remain antagonis-
tic towards collegiate education.
or for that matter any formula
off education, shall ever remain
with us; and we shall often hear
them "inveighing, with different
degrees of emphasis; against the
expenditure of time, money and
effort which^ such an education
exacts." I who have overcome this burden
? Within ^any 5growing mass of
humanity, we ought not become
too astonished at the opposition,
especially when we consider how
Feature Editor
founded on the changes In cul-
tural life styles.'* f tradition and reason for being;
Today it is widely agreed that
{be survival of an all male or
all female institution cannot be
guaranteed, especially if a par-
ticular institution's financial as*
sistance is ,:minimal. But this
is not? to say that those colleges
should not^ survive. For those
that have been fortunate aeserve
applause; thejj, by their very
existence, represent education's
in Mercyhurst and its purpose, 99
In their projected plans, the
members of the Board of Trus-
tees will then, in the following
weeks, examine fully thee rede n.
rials of each candidate and con-
duct interviews. The final de-
cision on the new President
could be made late in Decem-
ber.
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jIf a decision is made, an of.
ficial statement will be an-
nounced sometime over the •v»
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naturally * inferiority derives pyramid — diversity. Christmas holidays, wherein

satisfaction from destructive
criticism. % ^ *
As we look at Mercyhurst
College we first discover stand-
ing? on exposed ground two
!
unique |individuals who remain
steadfast even< amidst the op-
posers,j of constructive change*
Mr. William Garvey, Dean
I of Students, and Sister Carolyn
Herrmann, President of the
College, have seasoned their ad*
ministrative positions with those
indelible elements that have pre-
served the quality off Mercy.
hurst's traditions. Together in
foresight, they have reached a
Dean Gorvey medium where the focus is a
blend of strong past founda-
tions and flexible humane ex-
tension. .££
In a |sense,* they view this
growing! college as if it were
in a process of ^becoming; a
process which by its very na-
ture cannot?for one moment be
idle. * I
However, idleness has not been
the case at Mercyhurst.
During the past months this
process has had its constant
movements, and the turnover
to a co*educational iinstitution
has been just one of the major
motions. According to Sister
Carolyn, "Mercyhurst is be-
ginning a period in which it is
developing a strong co-educa-
tional system; S an institution
Monaghan Named
Business Chairman
i William P. Garvey, dean of Association of Business Eco-
Mercyhurst, announced today the nomists. | ;'•;
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Since April of last year, Mer- the new President will confer
cyhurst's College Presidential with Sister Carolyn until the end
Search Committee has been ac- of the year.
tive in their search for a qual- With all these changes being
ified candidate, to fill the po- activated, Sister Carolyn be*
sition of President of Mercy- lieves that with "a dedicated,
hurst College. The^raembers qualified administration and fac-
of the committee are SisterJM. ulty, and a promising s-tudent
Anne Frances, chairman; Mar. body, Mercyhurst will be able
Uȣ .^,^.en,#ichar^Kubiaiv, I to reaii ze its full poteutial, in. M
Sister M. Matthew Baltus, Bet- its wide-range curriculum, its
sy Bierfeldt, ^Catherine Durkin, flexible direction and above all
Everett F. Zurnu Herbert S. its function
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as a Christian Col-
Ascherman and?Judge James B. lege. : | S £
Dwyer.£ •>" £ Mr. Garvey stated9
that "by
The- committee in th#past 1973^iercyhurst s expected en-
months has been attentively sift- rollment? will preach a total of
ing fthrough numerous applica- 1100 students with itsfmale pop- Sr. Carolyn
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tions seeking an* applicant of ulation doubled.' His hopes for
high academic preparation ex- the .college are to "choose the
perienced in administration. best of the^old ? alongtwith the
In the minutes of May? 24, new. . . " to preserve Mercy-
the point that was strongly made hurst's "wisest traditions, as
and agreed upon \ by all present a classic college
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within a clas-
was jjthat the "new president sic ^setting, *1 offering a human 99
should feel a strong interest being a "personal education.
NEW ECONOMIC YTRENDS
AFFECT AMERICAN COLLEGES
:
staff overlooking only the least
by Bill Sachsa News Editor of aXl this. Without working obvious repairs. Enrollment at
capital^the hiring of additional
The\'grip of inflation and re- teachers is at a standstill. From Mercyhurst is up^Jo an all-time
cession that is undermining the this comes larger class sizes high this year, in
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contradiction
economic prosperity of this coun- and fewer new courses. Ad- to other schools predicaments.
try is detrimentally affecting the missions- are down as students
educational prosperity as well. cannot] produce the funds to at-
The "Golden |Age" of education tend. I Many students already in
This is -the result of a Hercu-
lean effort on the part of the
admissions department, drawing
is generally considered dead ef- college * are .forced to drop out
fective as of the 70*71 school for lacks offundsTand as a re-
year. The wake continues in sult, colleges have less income
freshmen land transfer students
to the Renaissance school of
Western Pennsylvania.
the form of-further cutbacks in from tuition. I Two final concerns are the

appointment of Thomas M. Mon-
aghan fas chairman of the*divi.
si on of Business at the coedu-
cational college.
Monaghan holds a bachelor
of arts degree in economics
from west Virginia University
wherejhe is; studying underi the
Ph.D. program. *.
k A native of Ashland, Monag-
han comes to Mercyhurstifrom
the I General E lee trie * Company
where he was a Systems ^Analyst
from|june 1970 to August 1|71£
Prior to hisi G.1& post he was
an| assistant professor of g e -
nomics at St. Bonaventure Uni-
versity. I $ L
In addition to his duties as
business division chairman,
Monaghan will serve as the fae.
ulty manager of the Mercy hurst
basketball program. I' £
He is affiliated professionally
with the American Economic As-
sociation "and with the National
The >Mercyhurst business di.
vision i offers the bachelor of
arts degree *with concentration
in accounting, ^marketing* and
management, business educa-
tion, or secretarial science.
Thomas Monaghan
higher education.; What does Around the campus cuts jin sports program and new build-
this mean fcn Mercyhurst stu- maintenance will be evident: ing. * Needless to say, Mercy,
dents >and students in igeneral? lawns uncut, painting and other hurst has expanded substantial-
Plenty. Across the country the necessary repairs left for an- ly in both of these areas, once
toll is mounting. >For example: other time. Sports also face again in reverse of national
trends.
— Tuitionffor the 70-71 school cutbacks as does construction
yearSrose on an average of 10% of student housing, academic or i predictions for higher educa-
— 30% . More increases will foL administrative buildings. tion of the future can only be
low this. 4 ^ As for Mercyhurst's position: speculatory, but they should in-
— Although costs, are increas- Tuition increased again this clude the following: $8,000/ year
ing, less money is available in year, up 50% from three years costs, three year degrees, and
the forms offscholarships and ago. Yet, this ranks low among tuition payment postponement
loans. Even* work • study pro- Pennsylvania small private insti- plans. Perhaps Mercyhurst will
grams add little, on the average tutions. It is not unusual for continue to come|out on top of
about||570ier year to a stu- costs to run in excess of $4,000 the typical college dilemmas,
dents bank account. per year at the other schools*
— Alumni and personal dona- NDEA Loans |to students are Rip-offs Believe it or not
tions have.dropped to a record being phased out nationwide, but
10W.|" • v gto*^ Mercyhurst college has main- The jfour new Mercyhurst
— Schools face inflated costs in tained a sizable amount of schol- security guards were chris-
such areas as construction and ars hips and loan money for the tened on their first night of
maintenance labor, not to men* students. ^Upwards*of $100,000 active duty with the theft of
tion needed materials. is ^available through the school two c astir on information
The college student can ex- this year in loans and scholar- signs from the front lawn of
pect many changes on campus ships. Maintenance around cam- Mercyhurst campus.
in the near future as a result pus should be well kept with the

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Apathy Merciad
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by Vince Doran Editor
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"So much todb, 60 little done/'
uttered J Cecil? Rhodes on bis
death-bed. Time has eclipsed
since then, unfortunately that
theme hasn't, t o r many of us,
size. I thought that in a com-
munity, as small (in comparison
to most American Colleges or
Universities) as Mercyhurst, one
could ^find a large, homogenous
Editorial Policy
AsJ constituents of^the aca- stated causes should editors and curricular activities? shall £ be
1 those words are a way ofjllfe. group of individuals willing to demic community, students managers be subject to ^remov- covered as space permits. 53g§
A life full of I wish 1 coulds, place their services at?the dis- should be free, Individually al and then by orderly and pre- I I . E D I T O R I A L S * • I j

I'd like to buts, and I should
haves. Think about that for a mo-
i ment, and then ask yourself why.
Probably, there are numerous
reasons why APATHY governs a
large majority of us. Eachiof us
has his own specific answers*
And there is a great likelihood
that our culture has a definite
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bearing on our "lack of caring."
Yet, it is not my purpose to
categorize the reasons for
apathy. I'll leave that to the
^r\ historians, sociologists and
psychologists. The fact is, apathy
permeates lour systems. Efts-
ft
couragingly, one a of our £*'sys-
tems" is the Mercyhurst com-
u munity.
One of the reasons I *chose
Mercyhurst College as J my
''home" for two years was its
posal of those who so desper-
ately needed |them. 1 was?sadly
disillusioned, v There was "so
much to do, but so little done"
— that could have been done. I
too often heard the wishes, buts,
and should haves. i | *
This year|THE MARCIAD is
hopeful that the new* students
and faculty; members will gen-
erate a new feeling of involve-
ment. In an attempt to inform and
activate our community, THE
MERCIAD »wi 11 periodically an-
nounce organizations or areas
where volunteer work is needed.
Anyone*who knows where volun-
teer work is wanted should con-
tact THE' MERCIANS office.
Remember, "to everything
there is a season, and a time
to every purpose"—the purpose
is help jand the timet is now.
and collectively, to express their
views on issues of {institutional
policy and on matters of general
interest to the student body.
Student "^publications and the stu-
dent press are valuable aids in
maintaining an atmosphere of
free and responsible discussion
in the intellectual realm of a
College or University.
f. The newspaper, then, is a
means of bringing student con-
cerns to the attention of the ad*
ministration and* faculty, and
formulating Istudent opinion on
various issues concerned pri-
marily % with the campus or the
community at large, j | * -
The responsibi U t y for provid-
ing the communication of the
above mentioned material lies
with the Editorial staff and their
faculty advisor. ^ f .J | ascertain their reliability and
The staff and advisor, realiz-
ing their* responsibility, accept
scribed procedures. f A. Editorials expressed in the
While demanding, these rights newspaper are the responsibility
we accept the Inherent limita- of the staff.
tion placed on^a newspaper that
J aagWet
i 1, Editorials will express, as
is not financially autonomous. far as possible, an attitude or
We accept the fact that the insti- feeling of that staff and/ or a
tution bears ?the legal respon- significant segment J of theistu-
sibility for •'the contents of the dent body. 3 p 2 K £fi
publication $ and will endeavor to 2. A significant segment need
act accordingly. not be a majority opinion. MESHS
B. Editorials shall concern
The* following, then, are the
standards to be followed in our themselves with material per-
publication: tinent to the academic community
on or off campus. S £
jtljJNEWS W %
f A. Coverage of news must be 1. Remarks should be directed
fair and accurate and must be towards administrative, faculty
concerned with everything (as or student campus concerns. 3
space permits) that is of direct j 2. Remarks should intelligent.
or indirect Interest to all mem- ly comment upon local, state, na-
tional, or international concerns.
bers of the college.| ~
1. News sources must be care- III. LETTERS p'TO THE
fully investigated in order to EDITOR. J | * i
A, Xetters"
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shall be printed
dependability. 'fltr toW wMSrever possible.
2. News events must be thor- • vl. A maximum «length of 300

Student
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as fundamental the adherence to oughly investigated in order to words is suggested when sub*
the canons of responsible prevent misinformation and mis- mitting a letter.
journalism. Libel, indecency, un- understanding. 2. All letters should also be
documented allegations, attacks 3. tNews articles must be written in accordance with the
r on personal integrity, and the judged prudently and carefully. tenets of good gram me r.
techniques of harrassment and 4. News articles and columns IB. Letters,,shall be assumed
innuendo will scrupulously be which are detrimental to specif- to BeTne'Tiersonal opinion of
avoided. However, we demand for ically named members of the the writer, and as such names
ourselves i the following pro- academic community shall^ not will be withheld upon request.
tection and freedom: be published unless such mem- 1 9" Writeig- are entitled to ri
1. The student press should bers are notified in advance and ''privileged~lnformatton" status
be| free from [advance approval given an opportunity to prepare concerning the availability of
of copy, and \ its editors and a defense if one is deemed nec- their iname to anyone who might
/ managers should bet free to de- essary, i I ask for same.
velop their own editorial policies 5. By-lines will be*affixed to ?D. Any lettexs of obviously
and news coverage. | articles written by staff mem- Mmrriatur'6 judgment shall not be
- , 2. *Editors and managers jj of bers or others if such is deemed ^accepted for publication. v
student publications should be necessary by the editors and/ or H. The editorial staff and/ or
*L by^ Bob Porks Associate Editor protected from arbitrary inter- advisor. \ ad visor {• reserves ^ the right to
ference,|suspension dr«removal ^6. Academically orientated screen material acceptable for
pin the*technological age^with its rapidly^changing pace, more because of student, faculty, ad- news "Items f concerning?other f ffblication^ $?? <
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people are experiencing stress and pressure in all facets of ministrative, or \public \disap- schools shall be covered as ful. f. 2. Letters should include only
life. % .1 Jf [ | ^£f? T I proval of editorial policy or ly as possible. s Intelligent comments relative to
College^.life brings with it increased ^pressures which can be content. Only for proper and 7. school-connected or extra ^ academic community.
detrimental to one's mental and physical health. V\ £
Pressure ffor performance builds up in students long before
they enter fcollege —with parents and teachers pushing for
excellence* £ ^ i ^& 1 •
B When a studentfarrives at college, he generally finds himself
registered, orientated, taught, graded, and counseled by different
THE PEOPLE \
As a new member of the wom-
en's faction of this campus, I
f eelUmpelled to sight a few ob-
people who often concentrate more«on their special processes
than on him as a person. %
Students also find themselves pressed for early declarations of
a major, which is their first stride along a specialized road to
a professional career. And with grades operating under a normal
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SPEAK
The 20 th century has-given
servations and introduce some
new ^ considerations for the up
and coming year concerning the
feminist f movement on campus.
for the newspaper to undertake. -4Being a female transfer to a
bell curve, each student finds his classmates as rivals for credence to the theory that man's ^Furthermore, The MER- newly coed college, I have been
desirable grades. } 1 1 1 t instruments must'be developed CIAD *s editors and staff should surprised! to find that the sports
College students experience pressure to pass curriculum or|discarded, improved for al- be prepared, as in^the past, to program is almost solely geared
requirements in certain academic areas which do^not interest lowed to decay. The MERCIAD accept the fact that Mercyhurst to the male population. Surely
them.J w •• •£ isi ' f i ' l * £ £ is one of these instruments, an individuals may express their we will be seeing many more
All of these pressures could be remedied if the colleges would Instrument of expression that opinions best in a form other male? athletes to accompany the
move toward implementing a student's personal growth. roust undergo intelligent a n d than that used by the standard new athletic field being dug up
£ Mercyhurst, like other colleges, is moving^ln this direction guided change if it is to keep press. A student artist or poet in the once £;scenic grounds be-
and should continue to do so. $ pace with the student commun- should be encouraged to speak hind Baldwin Hall. jMale stu-
To aid this development, more dialogue is ^needed between ity it proposes to served freely? in this paper*in his own dents are recruited basically
students^:and faculty members. More independent study courses The MERCIAD in the past few medium, in sketches or verse on their physical achievements
would also help the student. ? > >. %• years has "matured in several of his choice. SjL g | ^ <i rather than their academic ex-
Along with this, there should be more pass-fail courses to de- areas, most notablyHn its role A single limitation in regard cellence. With a new baseball
emphasize grades. This would! allows students to concentrate on as. a secondary source of stu- to this policy toward * develop- team being formed, I am curious
learning rather than on grades. It would also encourage students dent opinion. Members of this ing a true, free student forum of to see |the results of the next
to work in academic fields where they are weak. newspaper staff have seized val- opinions| should be exercised. few months of admissions. Even
The critical issue for educators should be: creating a college uable opportunities to voice their It jis a >simple limitation Hhat today, the male students! have
experience more personal and re levant for today's college student. thoughts on both national and most responsiblei papers exer- certain ' 'privileges." ^The hours
local, social and academic is- cise in their pages: that the con- In which the women ?are to use
sues. The 1972 MERCIAD, how. tributor merely end" his work the indoor tennis courts are un-
ever, should carry this policy with his signature. The, right proportional to those of the men.
one step further. It should now to voice one's thoughts is proper- In this day5 and age when col-
THEf MERCIAD actively seek to open its columns ly accompanied by the respon- leges are discarding their sports
to the views of every, thought- sibility to acknowledge them as programs and turning their em-
Second class postage paid at Erie, Pa., 16501. $3.00 per year. Published ful individual of this college, one's own,^whether in a regular phasis move to academic pro-
bi-weekly during the college year,? except Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter whether or not a standing mem-
vacations, and examination periods by the students of Mercyhurst College. J - column or in a? letter to the ed- grams, I find it strange that
ber of the paper. s v C i itor. The responsibility to ver- Mercyhurst is taking the opposite
• It is true thatlmany*students ify the signature of the author, route, especially at the cost of
Editor . . 4* • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . - • • • • • • Vincent Doran may be reluctant^ to contribute of course, should belong Ho the its women students. The admin-
or unaware of exactly how and newspaper staff. # § istration seems to be more con-
Associate Editor • • • • • • • • • • • • • • , • • • • • . . Bob Parks where contributions should^ be The* creation of a new staff cerned with building an image
made. Therefore, the MERCIAD forum committee is only?one for Itself as an athletic power-
Assistant Editor?. • • • • Julie Samick should establish a policy through small experiment, but a valuable house instead of ?a scholarly in-
which it may not l only accept one. It is worth the energy of any stitution, 1 Women pay the same
Business Manager • • • • • • • • • • • • Cindy Gustin the ^written views of students newspaper, anylivinginstrument amount) of tuition as the males
as before, but actually seek them of man, to experiment with the yet have no ^priorities *in either
Student Consultant . . . e . • • Al Messina
out. ^ A special staff commit- process of growth. | 5 the sports program or the schol-
Faculty Advisor ^ . . . . A . . . . . . . ^ . . . . . . . . . ^ . . . . . . . . Barry McAndrew
tee to actively ^draw in ^com- Maureen Hunt arship appropriations. '•
ments from the Mercyhurst com- I Jx Staff writer iThis merely is an observation
Editors: BiU-Dopierla, Sports; Gary Dudenhoefer, Entertainment; Bonnie La* munity should be established. A •j(Editor»s^Note: The MERCIAD — an article on the problems
IXica, Feature; Bill Sacbse. News; Mark Zine^Drama. H* £jj committee j whose sole purpose has printed it»s Editorial Policy confronting a woman on the cam-
Staff Writers: Mary Hoffman, J.D, Havrilla, Bob Pettinelli, Sports; Thomas is .to listen teethe opinions that in this issuers* a partial answer pus. As more facts become ob-
W "! Gft DiStefano, Kim Wontenay, Sue Weiner, Maureen Hunt, Feature; constantly circulate throughout to the suggestions offered within vious and more women become
Gerald Barron, Entertainment; Tom Heberle, News '•. J: the halls, to follow* them to their the above letter. The other sug- aware of the oppressions facing
Staff:£. Cathy Smith, typist; Annette CUrso, Mary Popvich, proof reader; Dtanne source, and toj encourage that gestions Svill be followed to the them, this campus may* be sur-
M \ ,|Guyda, Terrl Grzankowski,? Mary Griswold, Marie Kanicki, Jon DeGeorge, those views be voiced in print best of ou!<§ staff's ability. We prised to see a strong Women's
Lay-out;.Fran Ahearn, Art; Carol Kress. Shells Lichtenwalter, photo- by j. their originators- Such ^a would like, however, to extend an Liberation g movement growing
grapher; Mary^ Tupek, Circulation; Dario Cipriani, advertising manager; committee would seem a rea-
Bob Beckgieditorial assistant. T 3 , *. -M open invitation to join the news- amongst its female members.
sonable and valuable experiment paper staff in any capacity,) i Carl Colangelo
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FIVE MERCYMURST
EDUCATORS HONORED
- Five ^Mercyhurst College edu-
cators and * administrators have
been chosen jfor recognition in
the 1971 honors ^ publication,
"Outstanding 'Educators of A-
mexicsu*' I.
Chosen for the awards citation
bye the board of directors of the
Outstanding Americans Founda-
tion were Mercyhurst adminis.
trators Edward- A* Engel, direc-
tor of development, k and James
G« Lanahan, directorvof admis.
sions. t 1 * $ f.:
Hurst faculty members hon-
ored include Sister Christian
Koontz, chairman of the divi-
sion of jhumanities and direc-
tor tot English; Richard J.
Kubiak, chairman of the divi-
sion of social sciences and di-
rector of history; and John M.
Line our t, director of the de-
partment of philosophyo | the Mercyhurst J administration
An annual -program designed
to |recognize and honor college
faculty members and education-
al administrators; from across
the country, the Mercyhurst a-
wardees were chosen for 'their
academic achievements, admin-
istrative abilities, civic serv-
ice and their leadership In the
field of education. f can be no doubts ass to the per-
Edward A. Engel f $
Edward IA* Engel - a ten-year
veteran in the field of develop.
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ment —left his administrative last September to head the dlvU
post at Bar at College of the sion of humanities. She Is; an 1 tion, the*typical college student
Sacred Heart in Chicago to as- associate professor of; English
sume duties as* development di- at the college. * bout his return to campus. For;
rector at Mercyhurst College
in 1967. i | |
A native ofSAltoona, Sister
He is a graduate of Loyola tended Mt. Aloysius Junior Col* at-
University, Chicago, where he lege ^ and fcom pie ted her under-
served as director of alumni graduate studies in English and
relations and later as associate French at Mercyhurst.
direc tor of development, :^S
Sister. Christian received her
As Mercyhurst development Master of Arts degree in Medie-
director, Engel works with the val English from Catholic
college trustees and advisors versity! where recently she was
and is responsible for all fund awarded her PhJ>. in £ Medieval
raising. He is credited with English, linguistics and literary
the iiorigination of the college's theory. 4 Students is a ^working form; of
annual parents' fund, the busi-
ness and industry program, fas
well as the estate planning pro-
gram.
He is one of-five ^officers in
headed by Sister M. Carolyn!
President! T ,*£
iw^At
WKABMHtfl
Richard J. Kubiak
James G. Lanahan
yi Richard Kubiak, an associate
e James,. G** Lanahan, a native t>rofesSbr^ of hislory, Joined the
of lUpper Darby, Pa., assumed Mercyhurst faculty in 1962.pie
the head admissions post at Mer- completed f his undergraduate
cyhurst in July, 1970. | studies at|Alliance College and
He came to Mercyhurst from
St. | Bonaventure,'. University,
earnedIan M. A. 4 n hi s tory from
the Pennsylvania |state|univer»
where| he had been the assistant
director5 of admissions since
sity., He i s | currently a P1U).
candidate Sin Medieval and An*
1966. An alumnus of St, Bona- cient history at the University
venture, Lanahan holds a bach- of Illinois. ;k I j
elor's degree inf sociology and Ani Erie native, Kubiak pur-
anaM,S#gin guidance. £ A sued doctoral research in Po-
He is the national secretary land in|l971 under a grant from
of the*Catholic College coordi-
the Kosciuszko Foundation. He
nating Council^ and a member of returnedfrto Poland this summer
regional and national associa-
tions for admissions officers. for ^further. research funder |ja
Polish Government Extension of
the Kosciuszko fellowship.
When*, awarded?his doctorate,
he Jwill become one of only five
U. S. expertsjin Later Polish
Medieval studies. .fe&fsl 1
Sr. Christian Koontz '
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Sister| Christian? Koontz was
named to the Mercyhurst faculty
UNCLE VINCE WANTS
John Lincourt |
|johh M^Iincourt came to
HERCIAD1STAFF ly holds the rankjjof assistant
professor of philosophy.| He re-
ceived? his bachelor of arts*de»
gree in philosophy^ and ^history
from st* ^uiselro'slcollegB^Jand
Barbato's Pizzeria fe master's^ degree in medie-
1707|STATE STREET
val philosophy|from|NiagaraU*
ni versity. *
A$ Ph*D. candidate in Ameri-
521-21581 I can philosophy at S.U.N.Y, at
FEATURING DELICIOUS Buffalo, Lincourt was awarded
fellowships and teaching assis-
SUBS & PIZZAS; TO GO tantships for his doctoral stud,
ies. T
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RUS - You?re]
Student Government
With the end of summer vaca-
by Betsy Bierfieldt
experiences mixed emotions a-
most, it will be a homecoming
to familiar people, places and
things. So familiar, in fact, that
the college campus has become
a| complacent recluse. -Mercy-
hurst College, Erie, Pa., has,
in the past, been no different.
With the dawn of theiacademic
, f
year 71- 72, however, new and
Interesting possibilities 3 are
foreseen within the realms J of
RUS. I work in this capacity. Well ex-
The Representative Union of
government devised by students
for students. In its initial year,
RUS surpassed its function, the
most significant contribution be*
log the curriculum change. The
previous administration de-
serves acclaim for a most sue-
c essful year. More Importantly,
however, one should laud the en-
tire student body for their whole-
hearted effort in working to main-
tain stability on this campus.
The new administration is sen-
sitive to these efforts 3and will
strive»to preserve them. There
sonal capabilities of the* mem-
bers of the executive board:
Maureen Sullivan, secretary;
Karynf Smith, {treasurer; It and
Betsy Bierfeldt, president, fl
am fully confident that together
we cannot fail. The remaining
representatives
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are the 'creme
de la creme , so to speak. Se-
lected! from a slate of respon-
sible candidates all ofcwhom had
one major objective, to serve this
college, primarily J its student1
body. Those who emerged vie/
torious from last April's elec-
tion are dedicated to tills Ideal.
la addition to* functioning as
the studentilegislative^body, RUS
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also serves as the liason be-
•
tween student and faculty in the
College Senate. Through this
unique role, RUS members can
best serve their electorate by
active participation on all Sen-
ate committees (excluding Fac-
ulty Affairs). S .!
At this time I do not wish
to restate my entire;platform,
but would like jto reiterate sev-
eral concepts: > && +
The Student Activities Direc-
tor has been employed lor this
year. Mr. Phillip Herring will
perienced In this field, Mr. Her-
ring will strive to maintain a
varied social atmosphere on
campus. 1 In addition, a social
committee has been created to
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voice the students opinions on
possible activities. $
Several other committees have
been created to facilitate the
actual workings in RUS. Among
these are: Publicity Committee,
chairman, MTynn Souders; Pol*
ley Committee, chairman, Bitsy
McCarthy and Kathy McCarthy.
For purposes of health and well
being, a Food Committee, to con-
sult with and advise* the cafe-
teria staff, has been created.
The full power and scope of
the Representative Union of Stu-
dents has not yet been put to
the test. Its possibilities are
limitless yet still they have one
determinant. Complete with
Marxist overtones, RUS is ex-
actly that —a student alliance
working for the good of the en-
tire union^Without. community
assistance, "In the form of stu-
dent support, the union will fall.
I f have stood before you pre-
viously, seeking your support.
l|am renewing that petition now,
so *that this year might be *a
most progressive and productive
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Activities Fee
CashB eakdown by Tom Heberle
One thing which should come
to the attention of Mercyhurst
students Is how the Activities F ee
Is distributed and what bene-
fits the students, who are now
paying ?f or their education (or
their parents are) and who should
be interested In where the money
is going, j& I %i i — The Representative Union tion's most serious environmen-
j | There is an estimated hundred
thousand dollar Activities Budget
aU Mercyhurst. Your $125 is
part of jfithis budget. Here is a
breakdown of the ten areas af-
fected by the Activities Budget:
— Sixteen hundred is allocated
to?the Campus Ministry, which
in*turn uses the money for var-
ious religious campus activities*
— $17,550 Is used for the Coun-
seling services.* Trained coun-
selors are available on campus
for help with social or personal
problems^ of the student. This
was an area of neglect on the
part of the majority of students
and the administration last year.
Students did not take advantage
of Jthe counseling services at
Mercyhurst because they weren't
aware of the services available.
It is expected Sthat students will
make more use of the Counsel-
ing Department this year* \ Literary Magazine which is pub- mineral resources Jwi thou t suf-
—A little over five-thousand
dollars* goes? to the Placement
Service, This service helps grad-
uates to find Jobs in their respec-
tive-fields after graduation.
-f$12,523* goes to the Health
Service at > school. Mercyhurst
has a doctor and *Nrained nurse
on call in case of any jSmergency,
TEACHER EXAM DATES
f CoBegef seniors preparing to
teach school may take the Na-
tional Teacher Examinations on
•w«» any I of the :four different test
dates announced today by Educa-
tional \Testings Service, a* non-
profit, educational organization
which prepares and administers
this testing program. < M
New dates \ for the testing of
prospective teachers are: No-
vember 13, 1971/ and January
29, April 8, and July§L5, 1972.
The tests* will* be given at near-
ly 5001 locations throughout the
United States, ETS said. I *
^Results of the National Teach,
er Examinations are 'used by
many large school districts as
one of several factors in the
selection of new teachers ^and
by several states forrcertifica-
tion or licensing of teachers.
K» Some colleges also require all
seniors preparing $to teach to
fake the examinations.* The
school systems and state de-
partments of education which use
the examination results are list-
ed in an NTEI leaflet entitled
aaaeffii
*m
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SEPTEMBER 18J971
AMERICA SCHOLARSHIPS
IS 1
DYING «i
International
America's environment con- GoodyearfGrants
plus adequate medical facilities. tinued to deteriorate during 1971^
— $20,850 goes to the Athletics according to the National Wild- The Foundation for Independ-
Education I I
Program. This is a| substantial life Federation's I third annual ent Colleges, Inc., of Pennsyl- During the 1971-72 academic
increase over last year, due Environmental Quality IndexSto vania has been awarded $1,000
largely to the expanded! inter- be published in the October • by the Goodyear iTi re & Rubber year ^approximately 540 Ameri-
collegiate sports program, which November issue of National Company Fund, anon-profitcor> can' graduate students will be
features basketball, crew, ten- Wildlife Magazine.." oration supported by the Good- studying overseas on scholar-
nis, and golf.c iAir pollution remains the na- year Tire & Rubber icompany. ships provided by the U. S. Gov-
In announcing the grant, Rus- ernment; under the Fulbright •
off.Students receives the same tal problem. National standards sell DeYoung, chair man | of the Hay est Act and by foreign don-
alottment as the Athletic Pro- required by Congress give some Fund, said the award is being ors. Competition for .these a-
gram. This money is used main- hope things may begin to im- made to foster| the continued wards was administered by the
ly for Social Functions \at the prove "as 1975 approaches, but training of college students in Institute of International Educa-
school, a few of which are: Spring the trend in air quality ^contin- Pennsylvania, many of whom tion. WB&JBSM
Weekend, Freshman Orientation ues down. As in the past, auto- have become "members of the
($3,000) and paying for| the mobiles,^ electrical generating Goodyear organization. In May, 1971, the competition
groups which play at the coffee plants and;coal burning indus- The gift is part of the Fund's for the 1972-73 academic year
house. tries are the main culprits. current $429,000 aid-to-educa- was officially opened by HE.
— $8,000 is given to the Liter- The nation'si water is still tion program which Includes di- Now, only a few more weeks re-
alae, 'the yearbook, which is incredibly foul but the bottom rect grants-in-aid to many state main in which qualified graduate
available at the end of the school may Jhave been reached. The foundations of independent col- students may apply for one of
year. W% 1971 EQ^Index shows no decline leges. £ ? these awards. f ^ m
— $10,500 ($6,000 • cultural, from 1970 levels. More and The program also includes
$5,500 • films) goes to the Cul- better sewage "treatment plants scholarships v to selected insti- In addition to Full Grants,
tural Series and films offered and industrial clean-ups ajte giv- tutions of higher learning which provide Ground-trip trans-
throughout the year. Both modern en credit for 'holding (the line throughout the * U.S. f The schol- portation to any one of 29 coun-
and classical films are shown. against further water degrada- arships carry with them unre- tries, as well as tui tion and main-
>—$$3,000 is allocated to the tion. Industry remains the larg- stricted grants-in-aid to help tenance for one academic year,
school f newspaper, £THE MER- est water polluter Swith 65 per offset costs not included in tui. two other types of grants are
CIAD is expected to publish at cent. Municipal sewage accounts tion. * available: U. S. Government
least fifteen issues this year, an for 20 per cent, and agriculture |In addition to the scholarships Travel Grants to 12 countries;
increase from last year. 15 per cent. and grants, fellowships In 10 and maintenance and tuition a-
— Finally, $800 goes to the ^America continues to exploit fields are established, with ac- wards to 14 countries offered
companying grants-in-aid. They by foreign governments, univer-
lished by Mercyhurst at the end ficient regard for the future so are elastomers, Dartmouth Col- sities and private donors.
of the school year. It'includes the Mineral EQ Index is down lege; chemistry, Kent State
art work, poetry, essays and from 1970. Users,are outrun, University and Massachusetts General eligibility require-
other works by Mercyhurst stu. ning explorers \ and known re- Institute of Technology; chemi- ments are: U. S. citizenship at
dents. The money is used for serves of many vital metals cal engineering, Texas A. & M. the time of application, a bache-
printing and distribution. will? not outlasts the 20thj cen- University; organic chemistry, lor's degree or its equivalent
It*s yourf money that's pay- tury. Recycling,)* though begin- Ohio State University;kpolyroer by the beginning date of the grant,
ing for alii these services — ning to spread, isaves only a science, University of Akron and language ability commensurate
Take advantage of them! small ^fraction of the nation's Renssalaer Polytechnic ~ Insti- wi th the dem ands of the proposed
minerals. |f % •I \ tute; chemical microscopy, U- study project, and good health.
|r Man's growing population and niversity of Colorado; fiber tex- Except for certain specific a-
• k. ** s£- v. i
its* pollution has put additional
stress on wildlife and the Wild-
life Index continued its-'down-
tile, North Carolina State Uni-
versity; advanced highway' en-
gineering, International Road
wards, applicants may not hold
or expect to i receive the Ph„D.
before the beginning of the grant.
feCORE USERS whidi may be ob- ward trend in 1971. Loss of hab- Educational ;F ouridation. Good- Preference is given to applicants
tained by-writing to ETS. "1 I itat is the major dangerfdrwild-' year Aerospace fellowships: between 20 and 35 years of age.
On each full day! of testing, life with chemical pollution of aeronautic al engineering, r Ohio
prospective teachers | may take air, water and land a close sec- State University; electrical en- Further information for stu-
the Common Examination which ond. Some 101 species are listed gineering (electronics), Case - dents currently enrolled at Mer-
measures i their professional on|the endangered species list. Western Reserve University. cyhurst College can be obtained
preparation and general educa- £• Population concentration near For further information, contact from Vincent Doran, 1 f
tional background and a Teach- the two coasts in tense, polluted Vincent Dor an.
ing Area Examination I which cities has pushed thef EQ Index
measures their mastery of the on Living Space down during
subject they expect to | teach. 1971 land trend appears to be
Prospective teachers should headed further down. Until a
contact the school systems? in sound national land use policy
which they seek employment, or and public transportation sys-
their colleges, for specific ad* tems become reality, the EQ says
vice on which examinations to living space problems are going
take and on which dates) they to get worse. *
should be taken. Iff -Jl i Due to an 87 per cent harvest
The BULLETIN OF INFOR- of allowable cut in the National
MATION FCR CANDIDATES con. Forest last year, the Timber
tains a list of test centers rand EQ Index is up slightly over
information about the examina- 1970. But the upward|trend is
tions, as well as a Registration shaky in the face of pressures
Forum. Copies may be obtained for increased cutting and loss-
from college placement officers, es from burning andfdisease.
school $ personnel -departments, jSoil quality, highest on the EQ
or directly from National Teach- Index, has slipped from 1970.
er Examinations, Box 911, Edu- Bulldozing, over fertilization and
cational Testing Service, Prince- erosion continue* to destroy A*
ton, New Jersey, 08540. i merica's valuable soil re-
sources.
by Bob Beck
•this lyear Mercyhurst Col-
lege has grown larger, not only
in its population butialso in its
physical features. PThe eight
townhouses are housing 48 resi-
dent students'with all the lux-
uries of home i tself, except moth-
4 er.^ On the otherfside" ofnhe
%M
campus, Tullio Field?is being
constructed. £ The . completion
date is set for late spring '72;
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in Aplenty of time for the I 72
baseball season, fAlso, the ten-^
nis team hasf another g indoor
court*for night and winter prac-
tice. J ^ S l ' & \ 1
Of course, we cannot forget
our day students. For you, the £&&&&cs&&te ^ f e s ^
administration has provided! a
larger paved parking! are a ^be-
hind zurn Hall. -But do not let
your hopes get too highithis one
will not be plowed in the winter. Wl|
i So a |word to the wise, Ikeep .a — * *
"TO^^RSSS^^^aSP
shovel in,the--trunk! M! m» I **wwiMA4$«n9

FICTION
Have You Got
ABSURD!A COLLEGE Dem Blues
Recently^ while reading the l c
cal newspaper! it occurred to
Mr. Smith than an undue amount
of coverage had been given to
those despicable and unsavory
elements of society —campus
radicals.. The newspapers, it
seems, were simply cluttered
wifli reports of violence in such
places as Columbia, Berkeley,
Jackson State and Kent State,
Why all the fuss?^. thought Mr.
Smith* Why not just bring in
the U.-S. Army and bury these
•^dregs" of society?
At this point he had had about
enough. He felt it was now
time to visit one of these bas-
tions of evil to draw his onin.
ions ^firsthand. So he immed-
iately entered his car and head.
editor the nearest college cam-
pus — Absurdia College.*In a
short time he arrived at the cam-
pus and was simultaneously be*
wildered and ^relieved. As he
entered the gate he was prompt*
ly jstopped by* two enforcement
jcials driving! a red bubble,
• > • •
by Al Messina
Absurdia have such a competent
and effective police force as op.
posed to other colleges I've been
reading about in the news,
papers," asked Mr.Smith. "Well
it's simple," one officer an-
swered, ««ln the last few years
the College has? been hit by a
wave of violence and crime. Not
only were a few record players
and a pair of binoculars stolen,
but the campus bookstore was
broken into for the first time in
the school's history, in fact,
on several occasions some young
degenerates flittered the ec am pus
with beer cans. The college then
decided it could tolerate it no
longer. So here we are,"
"But the problems don't seem
to jbe as critical here as they
are in^j other ^colleges,"); said
Mr. Smith. At this point!; the
other officer replied: "It's con.
tingency ^planning. The best way
to deal with potential problems
(or nonexistent ones) is to build
up the machinery? to combat them
SEPTEMBER 18,1971
"Specifically," he continued,
"we utilize a concept known as
preventive aggressive policing.
That is, jwe^spend every waking
hour harrassing^students as to
what their name|is, where they
are going, and what their student
number is. Certainly we would
like to take stronger measures
to insure the freedom and safety
of the good| people here atv Ab-
surdia, but some administrators
have implored us to exercise
some restraint. They even denied
our request^ to carry a shotgun
in the car. Isn't that absurd?"
"You seem toibe dissatisfied
with the restraints placed upon
you," said* Mr. Smith.|"No, not
really," one of the officers re-
plied. "Our administrative su-
perior has given us the O.K.
to deal with serious problems
in any way we deem necessary.
And if that means a little rough-
ing-up, he said itiwould be con-
sidered as all in the lines of
duty. Besides if we win some
by Gerry Barron
Well, friend, ya say you've
been back on campus for a week
now and the old turf Just doesn't
seem the same? Ya say you're
fee 11 n' low because 5the once-
green view from Baldwin's been
replaced by the athletic field
we so urgently needed to keep
our boys off the streets? j Ya
say you're down 'cause you're
9
havin a little trouble over.fi.
nances, Sand you couldn't get
enough financial aid 'cause
you're a little maladjusted and
like studying more; than rowing
boats or shooting hoops? Yasay
you're a law enforcement major
and they're out of Dick Tracy's
Crimes toppers' notebooks at the
bookstore? Or you're upset
'cause somebody's priorities are
a mite misplaced and the psychoid
ogy depf s budget consists of
$11.42, 4 anemic rats, and 6 rab-
id pigeons? My friend, if you've
got dem old Mercyhurst blues
again mama,fallow me to intro-
duce you to the only general
PAGE 5
and drinking beer, or you can't
really face Tom Jones on the
Jtike Box in the Student Union
you might want to try some live
action at one of the coffeehouses
in town. The 1914 Tie (by some
odd coincidence located at 1914
Peach St.) or Strawberry Fields
at Gannon College Sare good
places to catch some tunes all
weekend long, "it's all happen*
ing," as they say in! the musak
biz, on Saturday night at Mercy*
hurst's very own Watermelon
Ballroom, On the airwaves your
best bet is "WWYN at 1260 on
the dial, Erie's closest ever to
an acceptable underground sta.
tion. If you're diggln' obnoxious
disc jockeys ana schlock-rock,
there's j a lot of bubblegum
around. If'you're-into that don't
read this column anymore —
Teen;Scene .magazine's still a-
round, kids.
The month of September's, al*
ways good for a lew concerts —

topped station wagon. They ap-
proached Mr. smith's car, tak-
ing every precaution, (highbeams
shining, belly tor awl etc...) and
shined their flashlight in his face
almost blinding him.^Itwas noth-
ing like he had read in the news,
papers, Mr, Smith thought. They
had established real law and or.
der here. He was greatly re-
lieved, $ \ .J*
"What's your business here,"
the official said, VDo you have
an I.D. card? Are you a student
here?" When he explained his
si tuati onf the y. irom edi atelyjapoL.
ogized andfinvited him to|their
office for coffee. Since be was
extremely Tcurious as to how
they had maintained* law and
order- on the campus, Mr, Smith
accepted wilhouf hesitation* ^
|i||When they reached fthe office
Mr.;? Smith Jbegan,- in ^a very
courteous? and affable manner,
to ask questions concerning their
dutues at the College.''Whydoes
before the problems arise. We
will simply wait for those long-
hairs to pull something, then
we'll mace their eyes|and poke
them with our clubs if necessary.
Yes| sir, if*it weren't for con.
tingency planning we would never
have had the chance to kick-ass
on the gook • com mies in Viet-
nam." | the colleges have gone bad,
Thenfwhat are. some of the
methods tyou use to enforce the
law £ here at§ Absurdia?" Mr,
Smith inquired, "Our first ob-
jective," the taller £man re-
torted, "is to search and destroy
all alienj elements,* domes tic or
foreign, and to protect the Col.
lege's left, middle, and right
flanks from invasion by any local
ninkos, parasites^ or protestors^
in^short, we want. Absurdia to
be a safe place where people
c an w alk wi thout being concerned
about tripping over errant beer
cans or having their|notebooks
stolen while they aren't looking;"
big ones we might receive honor
badges for bravery, maybe even
a Spiro Agnew watch,"
With no more questions to ask
and given :the fact that^he was
thoroughly satisfied land re.
lieved, Mr. Smith thanked the
officers for their hospitality and
left|for home. I jguess not all
thought Mr. Smith, •$
While walking towards his car
however, Mr. Smith noticed a few
officers interrogating a student
by his car. Now there's the stuff
this country* is really made of,
he thought. There's still a lot
of people who want to preserve
the good we have. As he entered
his car, however, something
strange happened. The student
looked up afc£ Mr. Smith inf ap»
par ant disgust and|said, "Isn't
this£absurd?r *£ i
What could he have possibly
meant, Jthought Mr,| Smith, He
left perplexed,!
cure-all and elixer of youth con-
cocted so as to remove! the
symptoms of 0this lingering ma-
lady — music. And: that, my
friend, is what this here column's
gonna be all about.
This column^is dedicated to
all of you out there -who| are
fortunate enough to be newcom-
ers to this seething? city of mu-
sical brouhaha. If you're tired
of listening to "Grand Funk"
BURHENN'S PHARMACY
Cor. o f 3 8 t h & Pine Ave.
FOR 'HURST GIRLS ONLY 1
COMPLETE COSMETIC DEPT.
YARDLEY - BONNIE BELL
COTYIMAX FACTOR*- LOVE
} RRP
enjoy them 'cause-they're rare
in these parts. On September 25
Poco will be appearing at Gan-
non with The Beach Boys bring-
in' good vibrations tolthe War-
ner Theatre sa^week later. If
you don't mind travelin' a bit,
Cleveland's Public Hallf offers
David Crosby; and Graham Nash
on September 25| and Gordon
Lightfoor on Octoberf 3. ^TiU
next time, go ride the music,.
i

Packwood Fights HYPO ALLERGENIC - CHANTILLY

Power Companies PLUS MUCH!MUCH MORE

*For years! Northwest power
companies ihave ! been eyeing a
stretch of white watei| on Idaho's
Middle Snake River as it churns]
through Hells Canyon, Visions
of a hydroelectric dam stretched
clean and tight^below this can.
yon— deepest river canyon in the
world, mind you —becameintox.
icating indeed. Thoughts of trans-
mission lines humming out of the
gorge | and across the canyon
country took on a corporate hal-
lucinatory quality; and as, far
back as 1954, Pacific Northwest
Power and the Washington Pub.
lie Power Supply System de-
cided they \ would do the J public
a favor. They'd harness \that
churning Middle Snake and wind
some Northwestertiers* electric
clocks in a way they've not been
wound lately. | %
^Environmentalists have been
eyeing the Hells Canyon stretch
too. In fact a lot of|people like
the way*the Snake churns through
the canyon, butllike|it in a dif.
ferenttkind of way. No need for
hallucinattons;fthey Ukeitchurn.
other bill, introduced by Oregon
Senator Robert | w . Packwood,
suggested that the F PC need not
think about the dam at all. The
Columbia River Basinwas stud,
ded with too many dams already,
A gargantuan stair-stepfof back
to back dams has ialready turned
the m ain $| s tem C olumbi a (4th
largest river imNorth America)
and the main stem Snake (the
Columbia's major tributary)into
nothing!more |then giant water
ski lakes- extending from tide-
water far into Canada and Idaho.
Keeping the dams out of the last
free-flowing remnant of the Snake
is a* modest| goal {for a nation
that purports to give a damn
about its heritage and posterity.
Senator? Packwood's bill would
prevent future dam construction
by creating theJHells Canyon —
Snake National River. And it
would protect the two wilderness
KEEP A • •
WITH 'O
& V ," f f i f i
!•:»;•:
areas len the* Oregon and Idaho
sides, I providing f increased
visitor use through improved
access roads and recreation fa.
duties. 1 1
Environmentalists and gov-
ernment agencies I alike sup-
ported Senator Church's pro-
posed moratorium. Though they
backed Senator |packwood's Na-
tional River bill, the moratorium
would at; leas t\ pre vent Issuance
of an FPC construction license
in the near future.*ln a hearing
before the Senate Subcommittee
on; Water and Power Resources,
a<* Forest Service .spokesman
said: "We believe that the value
of the Middle Snake canyon itself,
along with its recreation, wild,
life, and commercial and sports
fishery values, far outweigh any
presently demonstrated need for
a hydroelectric project. Our hope
is that alternatives can be found
COOLHEAD
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SCHOOL SUPPLIES & STATIONARY
Just A Short Walk From School
P. S. -tWe have men's needs also -
for you persistent fellows
|that read the ad anyway!
to meet the Nation's water and gamut. Senator Church's bill
power needs without sacrificing (S. 488) which ?now prohibits
the existing qualities of the Mid- licensing of ^hydroelectric proj.
dle Snake River." | ects on the Middle'Snake below
Neither,' Senator9 Church's nor Hells Canyon? before September
Senator Packwood s bill passed 30, 1978, jwas passed by the
Congress last year. But by Feb* Senate ton June 28. It's been
ruary 1971, FPC^Exaroiner Wil- chanelled to the House Commit-
liam c . Levy recommended that tee on Interstate and Foreign
two power dams be licensed in Commerce. Senator Church
the Hells Canyon section of the claims his bill is sponsored by
Middle Snake. Construction,^he Idaho Governor Cecil Andrus, the
said, should not begin before Sep. Senate Committee on interior
tember, 1975. and insular Affairs, and the Nixon
tSince then, the Hells*Canyon Administration. He feels the bill
bills havelonce again begun chug*
glng through the Congressional See Packwood Page 6
(For Men & Women Only)

ing naturally, i | %
I The utilities' power pitch (you
don't have to listen closely to
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't'rl
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there whold new
tell|you've heard it somewhere
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before) revolves about the power

crisis generally. They figure a
daraf in the canyon, High Moun-
tain Sheep, ^could dint a lot of
energy problems the Northwest
might face llnJthe? future. But
SANDWICHES AND LUNCHEONS THIRD REALM
environmental legislation intro-
duced to congress Jlast year
ALWAYSIAVAILABLE within
vented>some disagreement,
| | A bill^ntroduced by Idaho
Senators Frank*-Church and Len
Jordon suggested tftm Federal
GRAY'
PowerfCommission should thinjc 9151EAST 26th STREET
Jflgh Mountain Sheep over care-
fully for ten years before grant. Now Open OnfSundays MTill 10:00 p.m 817
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 PAGE 6
REFLEC TIONS
OUR FRESHMAN YEAR
by Kim Wontonay
$ When I walked into Old Main
that sunny Saturday, petrified,
I "felt a warmth of welcome and
a friendliness
5
unsurpassed by
any* similar * experience. The
minute after-1 walked into my
dor m," E gan, I was enthusiasticaJ»
ly$ greeted by ray RAf^jny big
sister, Sister Barbara, and Kathy
Blieszner, Kathy, though worn-
out with all the hard work she
had been doing, kept her pace
and enthusiasm. The dormitory
became home. The girls in the
dorm became my first acquaint*
ances and my closest friends.
I was thoroughly astonlshed«by
everyone's efforts to make all
of us feel a part of that * life
which we had \ chosen \ for the
nextiour years, k W & *J
In the following days, weeks,
and months, I found that the
spirit of enthusiasm and inter*
est did? not weaken. Rather, the
spirit grew. It encompassed us
all, causing us to realize that
Mercyhurst was a? fastrooving,
changing place and that the 'Hurst
would not- leave;- anyone "left in
the dust," f | * parts of the country with dif.
Awareness and liveliness was
a way of Hie. The ten week term,
which [everyone had repeatedly
told me I would not like, proved
in keeping with the rest of jjlife
here. It was fastrooving, interest,
ing, a lot of hard work, yet
enjoyable* The education here
was notflimited to the classroom.
Meeting new individuals hap*
pened everywhere. Having fun
was| easy. In fact, Just rapping
to my new-found friends was
fun. One^could choose a definite
kind of college social life. From
living only in the dorm, by being
a?'Hurst girl opposed toymen
on her campus and who let that
fact be known to'everyone, or
one could enjoy the ^advantages
of|a coed college and still as*
& # *
sociateNvith other collegians In
the area. Being" around so many
strange, new people slowly^ be-
came less difficult. The reason
for this goes back to the "spirit"
everyone at Mercyhurst seems
to share. It develops into a car-
ing for other i people and things.
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Forg second our
open our hearts
become one
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would "Give us an opportunity
by Tom to complete the?studies neces-
sary to determine? the-highest
Rooster" DiStephano publici. use for this section of
« •
Looking back on my freshman the Snake River," I
year at Mercyhurst, I would have Senator Packwood's bill (S 717)
to say that it will probably* be has not tyet passed the Senate,
the most important year "of my The Senate Interior and Insular
college education. Freshman Affairs Committee, Subcommit-
year is important because it af- tee on I Parks and Recreation,
fords I the "student variousi op- has scheduled hearings on it for
portunities to construct and guide September 17, Interest in the
his college Instruction, and form bill, which would provide ultU
some guidelines for S the re- mate protection to the Middle
mainder of his formal education. Snake, is said to be building in
Freshman year also gives the the Northwest. | j&
student a chance to present him. The; Hells Canyon Preserva-
self and his j ideas to his new tion Council, Inc. has asked Con.
colleagues and administrators. gress to hold public hearings on
The environment on a college Senator Packwood's bill. They
campus is radically different feel Northwest residents are en-
than that of the high school, titled to that. And environmental,
but once adjusted |to it it offers ists hope that at least one of the
the student vast social and edu- bills passes Congress this year.
cational enrichment. £ 4 t Should they fizzle, power com*
Campus life for those students panies would be one year closer,
who are going to be residents to a 670.foot.hlgh Mountain Sheep Lackawanna Jr. College invades Mercyhurst. From
is exciting. The freshman year Dam. And the U.S. public 'would left to right: Cathy Holmes, Les Walton, Cookie Cebula,
offers, for most, the initial step be one step closer to remember, Jack Thomas, Bob Jancula, Chris Sabatelli,
z
John Peter
towards j aw welcome degree of ing what was once the deepest Maus. I I «. 1 i
Independence, Mother Important wild river canyon in the world.
occurance that characterizes
freshman year is the opportunity
to I meet people from various
The Calf Path
ferent backgrounds and concepts. by Samuel Foss
A college education holds many One day thru the primeval wood • -3(f.
new responsibilities to accom- A calf walked home, as good calves should;
But made a trail, all bent askew, ^$Xj
pany this new Independence, but A crooked trail, as all calves do.
the mosUimportant fact for a Since then 300 years have fled,
college freshman to bear in mind And I infer the calf is dead.
But still, he left behind his trail
is that he must balance 4hard And thereby hangs my mortal tale.
work with social, activities. De- The trail was taken up next day
veloping this skill is J the basis By a lone dog that passed that way.
of freshman year and Jcollege And then, a wise bell wethered sheep
life i t s e l f ^ . * * f Pursued the trail, o'er vale & steep,
And drew the flocks behind him too
I welcome and wish*the best As good bell wethers always do.
of luck to j Mercy hurst's new And from that day} o'er hill and glade
Thru those old woods, a path was made.
freshmen. #
And many men wound in and out, I
And dodged, and turned, and bent about,
And uttered words of righteous wrath
Really getting into my reflec- Because 'twas such a crooked path. ; ;
tions on my first memorable But still they followed, do not laugh
The first migrations of that calf. >
yeariat :the 'Hurst could take And thru the winding woods they stalked
pages.. Reflections ask for many Because he wobbled when he walked. Chuck Zaleski*and Ellen Estaes
thoughts l\ could not begin to Tills forest path became a lane is. | " ™
relaxing in the coffee house
express nere, I fell In love with that bent, and turned, and turned again.
Mercyhurst and its people, I felt This crooked lane became a road & \
Where many a poor horse with his load
caught lup *in its fast pace of Tolled on beneath the burning sun ¥
changing for the better. Looking And traveled some three miles in one.
And thus a century and a half -^v
forward, I hope this spirit stays They trod the footsteps of that calf.
with us * and I, hope we will all
carry itvwith us? as we attempt The years passed on An swiftness fleet,
The road became a village street,
to Improve Mercyhurst,!/ r *j And this before men were aware,
A city's crowded thoroughfare.f
And soon the central street was this
Of a renowned metropolis, |»y.
And men, two centuries and a half
Trod the footsteps of that calf, t*
Each day a 100 thousand route
Followed the zig-zag calf about,
And o'er his crooked journej went
The traffic of a continent* %$
A 100 thousand men were led
By one calf, near three centuries dead.
They followed s a i l his crooked way •
And lost 100 years per day* %^
For this such reverence is lent
To well established precedent.
[A moral lesson this might teach
Were I ordained, and called to preach.
For men are prone to go it blind
Along the calf paths of the mind,
And work away from sun to sun
To do what other men have done.
They follow in the beaten track,
And out, and in, and forth and back,
And still their devious course pursue
To keep the paths that others do*' *
They keep the paths a sacred groove Rachel Dougherty and Mary!Lou
Along which all their lives they move.
But how the wise old wood gods laugh Besselman awaiting "Joe."
Who saw that first primeval calf. „
Ah! Many things this tale might teach* ^ .•.•.
But I am not ordained to preach. •r«_».
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RADIO STA TION

IN When The Weekend
STORE FOR'HURST Cometh
soften the need for good music vertisements for survival, in ef. With the arrival of the week pectations of J those who relish Crawford sang, "Your Nose Is
on the Erie air waves has been feet, this frees the station to pro- end comes the inevitable deci* celebrity • hunting. Unknown even Gonna Grow" on the j program
expressed by! both students and gram music which does not have si on of how to spend it. The Erie to many Erieites, the Rosaires "Dance Party.**
Erie residents. Mercyhurst col- a wide general appeal. The area, besides offering the con- host the former?stars of "Dak. To return to the present, art
lege is currently Involved in a emphasis, then, would be on das* ventional means of entertain* tari," the chimps Judy and Toto work in Erie proliferates for
large-scale plan to fulfill this sical, jazz, and ^underground" ment, boasts some unique fea- and Clarence the crosseyed lion, art enthusiasts to enjoy. Seeking
need. Heading the effort are: folk-rock. Programming would tures fori people of different as well as- the former star of amuse meatf themselves, two
Illy Sobel, member of the Board also Include public affairs shows- interests, I '•Gentle Ben." These fiercely complementary sculptures in
of Directors of WQLN; Robert community news, and network The thrills of skydiving en. gregarious celebrities welcome west Perry Square recently ex-
Hoff, Instructor of Psychology; programming. In short,; the na- tice adventure-seekers to the visitors with a warm handshake tended their height ten feet and
E. I William Kennedy, Dean of ture and scope of the program- Mooreheadville Air Park on or an even warmer hug* concealed -their original bright
Student Affairs; and Gary Duden. ming would be limited only by
hoefer, a Mercyhurst student. the Imagination of the people who
jDuring the last school year, are working on the staff.
WQLN, Erie's non-commercial I The greater part of this year,
television station, offered Mer- besides construction of the sta-
cyhurst* College >the chance? to tion itself, will be devoted to
join forces with them in the oper. organ!zing a cohesive staff of
ati<HUOf a non-commercial FM interested students from Mercy*
radio ^station. Under the'' plan hurst to run the station. Meetings
which was^ worked out, WQLN will probably be £ he Id on a reg-
would construct studios on the ular basis once construction of
Mercyhurst campus and a 50,000 the station has begun. At first,
watt transmitter at their tele* the purpose of these meetings
vision transmission site* Mercy- will -be to acquaint students with
hurst would be' responsible for the basic technical operation of
producing? all the ^programming a radio station. Once a staff is
when the station goes on the air. organized, open discussion of
Barring any unforseen problems, ideas for the station can be aired.
the station should be in opera- The first meeting will be held
tion by late next sum mer. 9 in late October. However, if you
Being a non-commercial oper- have particular interest in this
ation, the station would not have project, contact any of the peo-
tot depend on income from ad- ple mentioned above. 5*

Rated X T"-'*"?

He and She can be found in Perry Square

Carnal Knowledge Route 20. As jumpers flip-flop Charmed ?by landmarks, lov- blue with a covering of burnt
and float in the sky, groundling ers lof {nostalgia explore * and amber* The "things", which ei»
i Take two typical ^college guys, and the facade of their sexual spectators also prickle with the envision Erie's past with the aid ther fascinate or repel art con-
activities, add twenty years and CARNAL KNOWLEDGE is wrapped excitement of the sport as they of historic sights. Here fcstood noisseurs, evidently enjoy watch-
|lnto its nutshell. * | scoot about tos avoid the falling the Hotel 'Lawrence where, many ing the reactions of passers-by.
Director ^Mike Nichols developed this simple stereo - type plot parachutists, i From either per- years ago,;George Gershwin lis- As these glimpses of leisure
into an excellent film. Jack Nicholson and Art Garfunkel do a spective Mooreheadville pro- tened to the c athedral'^hi roes, activities I adl c ate, ± Erie^ac-
beautiful k job % as th§ guys ^wl^start, at the same point— take .a jj vtdes ^R"tlashtngytiWet for~the commodates diverse, not to men-
different route, and end up at the same finish line* Candice Bergen, daredevil instinct* f Blue." rrhere remains WSEE tion Intriguing, tastes in recrea-
the college chick who secretly has been with both, marries Art* % A ride to the Ros aire farm in where, several years ago, Johnny tion.
Before long he *has taken$a mistress • cutting Candy out of the Waterford fulfills*the great ex-
* picture. But the actress who stands out the most (no pun intended)
is Ann-Margaret. After all these iyears,iHollywood's sex-kitten
really shows herself (again no pun) as the actress she can be. iter MERCYHURST CbllEGE
role as the marriage minded mistress gets her into Nicholson's
life* After their marriage,!she takes him for what he's worth. LIBRARY
By the time our heroes are in their 40's their lives are ruined
beyond the point of no return. J ~-b f *
This achingly beautiful film will hit home with its male audience
— hoping to open their eyes before it is too late — a kind of 1984 MERCYHURST COLLEGE LIBRARY
on morality. |. HOURS
FOR MONTH OF SEPTEMBER AND FIRST WEEK IN OCTOBER
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FOR OCCUPANCY). | M 4
Temporary Hours in PresentlBuildlng
MOVIE SCHEDULE Monday 8(30 5:00 p.m. 7-10:00 p.m.
5:00 p.nu 7-10:00 p.m.
i 1971-1972 I Tuesday 8:30
Wednesday 8:30 5:00 p.m. 7 • 10:00 p.m.
Term 1 Thursday 8:30 5:00 p.m. 7 -10:00 p.m.
Friday 5:00 p.m. 7- 9:00 p.m. # *
Saturday 5:00 p.m. No Evening Hours
Sunday 1:00*. 5:00 p.m. 7 -10:00 p.m
9/19/71

FUNNY GIRL
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9/26/71 THE L.R.C. IS OPEN). f
WINNING learning Resources Center i
10/3/71 Monday 8:30 - 5:00 p.m. 7 -12:00 p.m.
| Tuesday 8:30 - 5:00 p.m. 7 -12:00 p.m.
CAMELOT Wednesday 5:00 p.m. 7- 12:00 p.m.
Thursday 5:00 p.m. 7 . 12:00 p.m.
10/10/71 Friday 5:00 p. nw 7- 10:00 p.m.
Saturday 5:00 p. m. 7 - 9:00 p.m.
GREAT RAGE 1:00 I 5:00 p.m. 7 -10:00 p.m.
Sunday
10/17/71
Reference Library
NAKED RUNNER 9:00 f 5:005p.m. 7 -9:00p.m.
10/31 /71 Monday 9:00 - 5:00 p.m. 7 .9:00 D.m.
Tuesday 5:00 p.m. 7 .|9:O0p.m.
DIARY OFlAiMAD HOUSEWIFE Wednesday 5:00 p.m. 7 -9:00p.m.
Thursday 9:00 5:00 p. m. NoE vening Hours
Friday UOO - 5:00 p.m. No Evening Hours
Saturday $ 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. No Evening Hours
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 PAGE 8 SEPTEMBER 18.1971

SPOR r s DOPE Director

New Year SUPPORT 'Hurst Names
Of Competitive Sports
by Bill Dopierala*
JoelMattis S.I.D
My "boss" has asked me to
give our readers! a complete
§• Will the new Athletic Field and
Track ever be completed? Will
YOUR Joseph R. M atti s has been
named Sports Information Di-
Ail-Star basketball classic. K
Mattis is a free lance photog-
rector (SID) for Mercyhurst col- rapher and traffic engineer at
look at sports at Mercyhurst for therejbe more interest shown in lege as the hillotop school enters the General? Telephone Co, of
the coming year, l don't know if intramurals for both men and its second year in intercollegiate Pa. * | jg
suchia ,*•'complete" look is pos. women? Will there be some new varsity competition. As the Mercyhurst Sports In-
sible because of all the changes additions to intramurals such as Mattis —an Erie native and formation Director, he will work
constantly going on here. How-
ever, ifwill try andji give you a
"look" at£ athletics from my
.Softball (for men* and women)
"and intramural ^tournaments in
tennis and golf? Will the athletic.
SPORTS 1969 graduate of Gannon Col-
leger—worked for the ERIE
MORNING NEWS sports depart-
closely with Dick Fox, Athletic
Director, to report the college's
varsity basketball games, tennis
limited vantage point,£ academic situation be Improved? ment from 1966 until May 1971, matches, golf matches, and crew
P | One word can? adequately de- To be specific, the basketball While in college he also worked races during the 1971-72season.
scribe the coming year in sports team is> going against as tough a as a student assistant and photog-
at the 'Hurst?, interesting, A group of opponents as a first rapher in the Gannon Public Re-
number of questions can be year team ever has. The tennis lations Office under Tom Bates,
asked, whose answers should be team, with practically the entire now SID at Lafayette College,
at least "interesting", i | squad returning, has a much E as ton, Pau, and Tom Uhr-
I Will Dick jFox's first year as stronger schedule and a record macher who has since joined
Athletic Director and Basketball to defend. The golf team is hop- Eastman Kodak Corporation,
Coach be a success? tWill the ing and looking for i mprovement The Mercyhurst SID has been
"green" Laker B-ball team hold after a less • than • successful a member of the United States
their own against an exceptional- season last year. The crew team Basketball Writers Association
ly strong first-year schedule? has begun workouts already and since-1967, In addition, he was
Can. the tennis team keep up hopes for some possible compe- player procurement director for
their perfect record against a tition this fall, jE the Sixth and Seventh Annual
much tougher schedule? Will they Support! our sports North-South
be able to capture the Edinboro The intramural program must
Invitational in October? Will the expand with an increased enroll-
nagging injuries!that hurt last
year finally stop?? Will the golf
team win* a few more 'matches
ment and be more diverse, Hope*
fully,jthe controversy that sur-
rounded the athletic program last
LAKER
this year? (Theyjhave only one spring has ended.
way to go —up.) Will the crew One final question enters my
team start competing against mind as I ^ponder the "sports
Harvard, etc,? Will Lake Erie
"warm-up" in!-the spring to let
them row earlier?
look" at Mercyhurst for this
year —does this writer really
know • what ahe's talking? about? BOOSTER Joe Mattis

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