VOLUME 49, NO.
6 MERCYHURST COLLEGE
ACTIVE PROFILE—New Student Activities Director Jan Gatti's
first two months at Mercyhurst ha\t* been bus v. oxentful and at
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times controversial. Gatti talks about her experiences here,
student attitudes and activities for the coming year in a story
featured at right.
Happenings
Perspectives
McAuley: Jump in A Lake
"Welcome to Lake McAuley,
read one sign last week at Mercy-
hurst's newest recreation spot.
"Lake McAuley" was literally
an overnight sensation, created
when last Wednesday's? heavy
rains flooded the middle portion
of the McAuley Hall Lounge with
over an inch of water. The rain set
in while construction workers
were in the process of repairing
the roof.
The damage report ran into the
thousands — of laughs.
Employees, students and a work-
study crew tried to bail out the
lounge with mops and buckets
throughout the night, but finally
abandoned ship.
Egan Hall: A Family Affair
Hardwood floors, un-
controllable heaters, community
bathrooms, cold drafts, minimal
security and only three showers:
This is Egan Hall.
Not the best of living conditions,
admits Mercyhurst journalism
student Carol Snyder, herself a
resident of Egan. But she, like her
dorm mates, chose Egan over
other campus housing and says,
"I wouldn't live anywhere else."
Snyder talked to other residents
and found that the Egan "family"
has a different sort of appeal
which more than makes up for
what the building lacks in style.
Herptory:
The old dorm, with all its
faults, has a certain warmth and
a friendliness. All the girls who
live in Egan stress the good
location and the homey at-
mosphere.
Intercession: Drawing Near
The .registration period for
Intersession will begin Wed-
nesday, November 10 (not
November 3, as stated on the
form letters distributed through
the campus mail) and continue
through November 29.
The Intersession class period
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Incoming rain cascading down
the west wall quickly caused that
part of the building to be
christened9 "Sr. Phyllis's
Waterfall* ; in honor of Housing
Director Sr. Phyllis Aiello. Signs
went up posting times for such
activities as swimming, scuba
diving, crew and skinnydipping.
Applications were taken for a
Mark Spitz tan club.
The tide went out, eventually,
and luckily little damage was
done to the game machines and
furniture. No drownings were
reported
With the weather clearing,
work on the unfinished roof was
expected to continue this week.
"There is a special closeness
here," said one. "It's so easy to
get to know everyone."
Egan's locale also has its ad-
vantages.
•'We're centrally located," one
resident said. "Egan Hall is close
to the cafeteria and McAuley!"
Also, we are near the library
and most classes. Best of all, we
don't have to brave the cold to go
to meals.
Walking through Egan, one
often sees a group of girls just
talking; maybe about school, or
home. Everyone reaches out to
help each other. .
Other dorms can brag about
their suite bathrooms and.
showers, carpeting and fancy
lounges. The girls of Egan have
something that is special to
them—their family.
will run from November 29
through December 17. Complete
class schedules will be made
available Friday, October 29 or
Monday, November 1.
Further details will be
published in next week's issue of
The Merciad.
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Coordinating student activities
on any campus can be a hectic
experience, particularly during a
holiday such as the upcoming
Halloween weekend. But to Jan
Gatti, Mercy hurst's student
activities director, being allowed
to concentrate wholly on her job
must come as a welcome relief.
Jan Gatti has been at the center
or at the edges of much con-
troversy since coming to Mercy-
hurst two months ago.
She got the job late in August
when the decision was made not
to rehire Frank Sirotnak—a
decision that drew heavy
criticism from some Sirotnak
NEW SENATORS—Mercyhurst College Senate President Ed-
ward Gallagher (right) welcomes new Senate members (in ascen-
ding order) Chris Filippi, Jim Deffner, , Jamie Yule and Steve
Ryan. Not pictured: Sr. Phyllis Aiello and Dr. Robert Blessing. The
Senate has completed much of its preliminary work and is ready to
move into full session. A story appears on page 5.
Incumbent Democrat David C.
DiCarlo and Republican Leo P.
Weir, candidates for the office of
Third District State Assem-
blyman, came out in support of
more state funds for students in
higher education in seperate
interviews with The Merciad.
Both men said they would
support and vote for measures
that would raise funding of the
Institutional Assistance Grants
(I AG) program to at least its 1974
Both also said they support an
increase in the Maximum
PHEAA grant from $1200 to $1800
per year.
DiCarlo, whose wife, Beverly,
is an assistant professor of
business at Mercyhurst, cited his
"responsibility to preserve in-
dependent academic services by
focusing on certain areas of his
record.
The incumbent noted that ne
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By Chris VanWaganen
loyalists.
Ms. Gatti also inherited a
budget substantially cut due to
the financially disastrous Harry
Chapin concert of last spring.
In order to create some
breathing room,. Ms. Gatti
aggressively presented to the
Student Government an idea for
cutting down expenses. As a
result, Mercyhurst students are
paying for movies and use of the
pool tables for the first time in
years—another decision which
has not set well in some quarters.
Ms. Gatti feels qualified for her
job. She brought to Mercyhurst
two years' experience in related
—PHOTO BY BOB R0NKSL6Y
By John Bruno
sponsored the IAG bill in 1973 and
again the following year. In 1975
he proposed an amendment to
raise IAG funding to $12 millior
per year, double its current level.
DiCarlo added that he sup-
ported legislation to increase low-
interest loans to $18,000 and loans
for students not eligible for
PHEAA grants from $2,000 to
$2,500.
The candidates' opinions dif-
fered, however, on questions of
lowering the drinking age and on
the legalization or de-
criminalization of possession of
marijuana.
Weir favors lowering the
drinking age to 18. Doing so, he
said, will mean "young people
won't have to patronize the bars
in New York state and will avoid
any accidents that might occur on
the way back home. "
. Weir added that if a person can
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OCTOBER 29, 1976
fields, as communications
coordinator for Harriot Medical
Center and public relations
director for Health Planning of
North Western Pennsylvania.
But the best preparation for her
current job, she feels, came after
her graduation (with a B.S. in
Health Service Administration)
from Ithaca, N.Y., College.
"I was program assistant to the
director of student activities at
Ithaca College," she says,
"where I had good response from
the kids."
The response from the Mercy-
hurst community, she feels, has
not been uniformly so good.
Asked what she had done and
what she plans to do in the near
future as •Mercyhurst's student
activities director, she replied,
"As of now, not really too much
because I can't find what the kids
vt*ant."
Ms. Gatti explained that she did
not begin her position until
September 1, two weeks before
school opened. She added that it
is nearly impossible to schedule
worthwhile major activities on
such short notice.
"Acts have to t>e booked far in
advance," she said. "Otherwise.
you end up paying through ihe
nose.
Ms. Gatti feels Mercyhurst
students are generally apathetic
toward campus activities.
"If an activity doesn't have a
bottle attached to it, she said,
"nobody comes."
Thus tar she has planned the
Halloween dance and upcoming
coffeehouse performances, and
carried out activities previously
scheduled. Asked if she feels
students appreciate the job she is
doing, she replied, "some of them
do, some of them don't, some ol
them don't care."
Ms. Gatti emphasizes that she
wants to please the students but
she's "not a miracle worker."
She teels Student Government
should formulate an activities
committee to work with her in
finding out what kinds ol ac-
tivities students want.
And she says things will be
more organized by winter term.
legally own a tavern at age 18, he
saw no reason why that person
should be prohibited from con
suming alcoholic beverages.
DiCarlo, however, opposes
lowering the drinking age. He
cited statistics that showed
alcohol addiction among 18-21
year olds rising nearly seven per
cent in the last year.
Ironically, DiCarlo, a former
tavern owner, fought in 1973 and
1974 to lower the drinking age to
18. Now he supports legislation
for stiller fines against drunk
driving and agaiast owners who
serve alcohol to minors.
On the marijuana issue DiCarlo
favors decriminalization but
opposes legalization; Weir op-
poses both. _,
Weir said the public "is not yet
exposed to all the facts about
marijuana and they don't have a
real idea of what damage it can
d o t o h e a l t h . " V • & . - i * * f V * - i * S * 3
 Letter to the Editor
Financial Aid
p i would like to clarify a few items in a recent
article in The Merciad about the Financial Aid
PAGE 2 THE MERCIAD OCTOBER 29, W 6 Office. I feel this article might have been misun-
derstood by the Mercyhurst Community.
Letter to the Editor First the impression that no documentation
existed* in the Financial Aid Office could easily
have been made after reading the article. I
A Good Word For All believe the former director, Wendy McCabe, did
a superb job in documenting Rast records. The
| Instead of criticizing Deans Garvey and Trim- point I wanted to raise was that we have no con-
ble for the construction of the new field house, be sistent policy documented^ follow for a finan-
I've found, Jthe 'ast few weeks, that thankful that intramural basketball can now cial aid officer. I believe one of my primary ob-
because of the tremendous amount of leave the basement dungeon. jectives this year is to formulate a consistent
contributions from members of the 'Hur- Instead of accusing and suspecting Coach Fox policy to avoid any over awarding of aid and
st Community, I have to be extremely of being the culpritTnlthe Dave Markey fiasco, make all members of the {Mercyhurst Com-
short-winded in my editorials. congratulate him for developing an above munity aware of .this policy. Any lack of
average basketball program. documentation in the past has been resolved by
This is great, andjjwe at The Merciad Instead of whispering that Coaches Sturm.and the exceptional cooperation!of other areas and
office would like to thank everyone for Dailey are scholarship nuts and budget departments.
making use of I The Merciad (as their wreckers, thank them for guiding the tennis Second, the writer brought out the point well of
voice on campus. team to an unprecedented national* cham- the lack of professional staff in the Financial Aid
We hope this active participation will pionship. •
instead of complaining about the- baseball Office. But, I don't believe she clearly mentioned
continue for the remainder of the year. team's below .500 fall season, make note of the who carries the bulk of the load at the present
Remember, it's your newspaper. intense dedication and loyalty of Coach Joe time. For the past two years, an enormous
Cook. amount of time and energy by the student aides
Instead of degrading!the soccer team's fall has achieved a smooth financial aid operation,
Guest Editorial performance, be proud that an innovator such as ^Filing|of loans, making the work study checks,
Coach Shimpeno is an avid Mercyhurst Laker. and processing forms have been performed by
Instead of minimizing our golf team's efforts, these aides. Without their help, Sr. Michele or
Reflection On The 60's realize that the golfers achieved a best-ever myself could not begin to accommodate the
school record. | requests for aid.
College life is so peaceful these days. All over I Instead of ridiculing our girls' athletic Third, the question mark of how one man can
the country, burly jocks and pretty coeds are program, support and encourage the efforts of handle both admissions land financial aid. The
happily attending classes with little on Itheir tireless Janet Price. I answer is simple, it cannot be done over an ex-
minds other than how to pull a passing grade in Instead? of contemplating what crew is all tended period of time. I believe once we have a
bi-sci or, more importantly, how to find a good about, journey down to the lake to witness the consistent financial aid policy, then my tenure in
party afterwards. herculean strivings of j the crew team. (In the the office should be given to a person who can
Oh, there are problems that arise, like who's springtime, of course). execute the policy and solicit more funds for our
going to pay the phone bill? .. . jwhat should we Instead of complaining about apathy and a students. I certainly hope this can be achieved by
wear today? . . . who should we elect as class lack of school! spirit, instill some by planning the end of this year so I can return to full time ad-
president? . . . and rah-rah sis boom bah, sure rallies and bonfires for certain basketball
games. missions director.
hope we beat that team. But for the most part, As a great Polish philosopher once so eloquen- Finally, I think The Merciad is doing a great
life is carefree. i tly philosophized, "It ain't truly christianlike to job this year, and encourage them to keep up the
Ahh, tranquility . . . certainly not like 10 years constantly criticize."
ago. Remember the 60's, with all those horrible Signed, good work. F * it 1
Ja mes G. Lanahan
people we read about in Life Magazine? Why Len Cyterski, Counselor
those long-haired, dope-smoking, rock-throwing
hippies. Mothers from coast to coast were losing
sleep every night worrying about what horrible Letter to the Editor Letter to the Editor
fate might befall their sons and daughters. What
was wrong with those kids anyway?
Well, they cared about the immorality of war. Signs are to Notify! Residents Speak Out
Every day hundreds of their peers were being
killed or maimed in an undeclared war that a few Micemed students worried
f some of the persons?att« pects
men controlled. Many refused, understandably, sponsible students they a] cyhurst College is the abhorrent living conditions
to go. They took* stands on civil rights. They >perly posted of McAuley Hall.
refused j to accept traditional school rules that areas on campus where students involved in the knowledg
were made without their consent. They spoke out Law Enforcement Club and Creative Arts Club ning to an ice-cold room. Conditions have been
on government corruption. And they persevered could respond to notices of their respective club like this for some time, with several portions of
despite being shot down by less than dignified meetings. Unfortunately, when we returned the dorm without any heat at all.
national f guards. They cared. Granted, the romfl .pleasant'weekends
._ at home we found our McAuley is also fortunate to be the site of Sr.
means to their end was sometimes questionable. Ph
igns defaced and-or missing. This was not the ! aryllis's Waterfall and the Dennis Andres Lake,
Their motives, however, never were. They had irst timet this has happened to us and many * oun 8£ly e
" roof
the courage and the convictions to speak out on athers! involved in the publication of various * g -
important issues. M * clubs. All of these are just barely tolerable, but the
Sure glad it's not like/that now, right? We've It was our futile time and effort that was exer- most irritating, of these conditions is inter-
got enough to worry about. "What should we do, cised in roving the campus hoping to notify the visitation.To
go to the movies or study?" "Gosh, I don't students involved in both the Law Enforcement visit
But
a girl on first floor you must be escor-
know." if mean, who cares that thisp week we Club and the Creative Arts Club. We reahze a w**& a d
to get an;escort after 10 D m vou must
few signs may have fallen down, but any person w r i *t t e °wn the hall and take the chance of being
elect a new president? That doesn't seem to be a possessing common sense shoidd fry to fattt » up.
very important matter around campus these back
DacK where
wnere itu was
was posted.
posted. Yet,
Yet, there
there are
are those
those it i« * * • c i r c i e a nm
days. J * V signs which are purposely stuck on ceilings, tur- lot lotnf of Pn i!, C I F t l a n dd 0o n e w h i c h fe c a u s i n g a
M e m s for * which is causing a
Inflation is skyrocketing, the environment is ned upside down, ripped apart, and obscenely J S i ^ - I everyone concerned. We
being exploited, taxes are ever increasing, work- written upon. What normal person would rest ueneve in the rules af.intar-iricitaKmi hut vie
manship -is ever decreasing—but who cares? to suchjdestructive behavior for the purpose think
We've got to worry about who's going to pay for amusement? Surely there are other outlets.
s l u a e
Saturday, night's
.M&. keg.
_&. , . -. think
% what ^ook us hours to ter* *nn I ., g ITe m ? I n™s be involved in mac-
Things sure are simpler now. No more Bob Prepare, took a few seconds to destroy and litter e ^ t I 5 ! T ? ° * classroom we are
T u chance d to those beadulh ,hllH E a f fpri a s
Dylans or Arlo Guthries. Now we have Tony ^0^! ^ £ ff immature c E e £ - « * ~ ~*
Orlando and Donny Osmond. I guess we should J£ o p e r t y respectful toward other} people A
n w e a r e told
bejhappy. Somehow, C don't feel so happy. In "TW>?l5: a y i s fey a dorm authority,
Surely this is not asking too much. sad thf •** £ I - y° u
can't change it." It's
fact, I feel downright disgusted. Maybe it's time Thank you, | 8 Hurst s
to sit back and take account of ourselves. n e a S IfJS ., ' 50th Anniversary such
Jo Ann DeSantis, Vice President of L E C 1VS time
Tim Miller &' * Leslie Eller, Art Representative to C A C ZEZS^SrS*^
Oonnon!. I.V . 0le time
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Concerned McAuley Residents.
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New Faculty

Dr. Want Welcomed

AmH u
I 'Hwist Home Ec.
I ty Darlene Keith Officials at the Learning
Resource Center would like to
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u ^ „3„ w^c a itt m human factors research that was remind students that if you are
spool shaped table, I found my being done. having problems finding
target^OL Then \yhen the fAirf Force research materials for term
transferred himlto Tucson,
Loungingfin his chair was Dr Arizona] asfa missile launch of- papers, you should try looking
Vincent^ Ward, alias the target ficer, he became interested in through magazines!
the new Assistant Professor of the child development, CD. They know finding that
e E mics certain book can be difficult and
Ta , £ ° "m° e -^Department. mention that magazines cover a
u/t X**i Acuity member, "Mylinterest in teaching grew wide array of topics. ^ "
he has the duties of coordinator out of my experience with human Perodicals (magazines) are
ot the Human Development and and child development, but I had located downstairs at the
Family Relations Program and is no chance to further it? until I L.R.C. and according to per-
the Directory of the Child began attending the University of sonnel there are many special
Development Lab. Arizona." ^$k |
interest issues to choose from
Now attending sessions of the fThere I | earned my masters Such Titles * include:
Gestalt Growth Group and some degree in child development and Accounting Review, Animal
communications groups, he ties became a'graduate assistant:In Behavior, Changing Times.
this in with some of his lessors basic CD courses and in the pre- Business fWcek, Dance
**re at the college. school.** Hi K 1
Magazine, Broadcasting,
"Since joining these groups, At the University of Con- National Geographic, Phi Delta
especially |the Gestaltf group, necticut where Dr.|Ward was the Kappan. Shakespeare. Quar-
tnerefis a new meaning !to my head instructor of the -child terly, Time, Newsweek, Co*
development and family relations Ed., Sports Illustrated,A OKue,
.' I take experiences from these department,' he ..finished all the plus many, many more. dfe
groups and apply them to both requirements for his doctorate Library personnel say that a
my own classrooms and the Child and is now writing his disser- k complete list of all magazines
Development Lab." tation. I v m can be found downstairs in the
After? completing his un- When asking Dr. Ward why he big notebook in the periodical
dergraduates studies at the left the University of Connecticut r
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area. -
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute for Mercyhurst, he had this to Economics,? Welcome Dr. Vincentf Ward, new assistant professor of Home | They would also like to point
where he received his bachelors say. a S * *.
• out that the Readers Circle for
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degree in psychology, Dr. Ward In the academic world you •- * Periodical ^Literature is
then received his masters degree haveito make a choice between ftrmimnlnju. I" 1 ** 4 *4* 4* M* L available on the first floor in the
in ^psychology at *the State
University of New York.
Once finished with his research, and teaching. 1 * i
sss'ajrtsftts Bemmology Research
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Reference Room j. .
L R.C. officials hope that all
|Hurst students| will take ad-
education, he lenteredi the Air I "I wanted to teach students and vantage of what their library
Force and became a missile be valued as an instructor. That's UriPOIQCC xtllnlf PffllfCQ 's
has to offer. i
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launch officer and worked on why I came to Mercyhuifst."^ ~
During intersession, Mercy- properties of the majof precious
hurst* will offer a course entitled stones used in jewelry will be
"Introduction to Gemmology". In discussed.I
doing so, Mercyhurst becomes
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*The coursetis very practical l.D. pictures can be taken am
Student I.D.'s
the first college in Pennsylvania because most students havefno morning between 8 and 10 in the
to offer gemmology to students. idea; of what a synthetic Jis* its Union office. The cost is $2.00
What is gemmology all about? value, or Show it c a n beand niust be paid when the
candidate for Why, precious stones of course! recognized. Therefore, this picture is taken. £
Diamonds, emeralds and opals to makes them easy| prey for I.D.'s are returned within 12
Pennsylvania State Senator name a few. Not only their value, dishonest Jewelers *and other j days via the mailboxes
but where they come from, how merchants. tPreston Hall. etc.).*
urges the Mercyhurst ami Erie community they are mined and cut; in short, I t | i s | hoped that students will Anyone needing a temporary
the entire process from rough to acquirer deep appreciation for I.D., should see Mr. Kennedy
to exercise their right to vote November 2. finished product, with a little gemstones from 'introduction to (2nd floor - Old Main I. . J
discourse on diamond setting; and Gemmology". £ Anyone having problems with
a trip to a gem and mineral snow The velvet green of a Colum- his l.D. should see Jan Gatti in
for added lenioyment. These are bian emerald, or (he flashes of the Union Office.
just some of the topics that will be color from an Australian opal, Students may also have LCB
discussed in the class. form a picture as beautiful as an pictures taken in the Union
The word gemmology means evening sunset, and their history office. There is a$75 cents fee
'science of gemV.{"Students will dates back to at least 2050 B.C. which must be paid when the
learn why rubies are red, and the T h e r e ! wQi't be any free pictures are taken. There is no
origin of the rrtultitude of colors samples, but lots of demon- waiting time for the pictures.
from opal.vIn addition, the1op- stration and good solid gem- The hours are also 8:00 a m. to
tical, physical, and cher —' mology. 10:00 a.m.

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Cheryl Stern
^Ves I do know my officers, Mary Ann King ',,
i v e n w e r been to a meeting but Yes, I know my officers and
Dr. Steve Davis representatives. They plan for
There hasrbeen a revam^ng
§*Sr£fcS
publication. ti&A
of the Student Government
System. There is still some
confusion and?tack of com-
munication. More information
mm

Eileen Regan
activities for rstudents. Fall
Weekend was good

Kevin Gallagher No, I don't know who they

should be given to students. are. I f just know the general
No I don't know my officers PHOTOS BY BOB RONSKLY
or what they do. Nothing information like planning ac-
published that you can read. tivities.

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Canned Food Drive

The Campus Ministry will be
Reservations Home Economic
poor on November 7,8 and 9. FY. 1 For Brigadoon
collecting canned food for the
Seminar
Guy Patrick asks that students A Home Economics seminar is
volunteer to collect from door to A little bit of Scotland will soon scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 0, at
door on any of these days. be making its way to the 'Hurst. 4 p.m. in the Richards" Room in
"It's a great study in human An opportunity to experience the Zurn Hail. The purpose of this
nature", he said, in reference to Scottish town of Brigadoon seminar is to enable Home Ec.
the various personalities one en- during 4753' will be available to students to find out more about
counters in a door to door cam- all 'Hurst students, free of charge their professional field and their
on Nov. 5 - 7 and Nov. 11*13. :
paign. | place in it. | -
All of the collected food goes to Brigadoon, a Theatre Depart- All Home Ec. students and all
needy families in the Erie aea in ment production, will be held in interested persons are en-
an effort to make theh the Little Theatre. For reser- couraged to attend. Refresh-
Thanksgiving more pleasant. vations please call 864-0681. ments will be served.

Saturday, ctober30
ween Horror Flicks: Movies include "Race with the
Halloween
Devil"; 'Ten Little Indians'', "Blood of Dracula"; "The Corpse
Grinders"; "The Brain Eaters" | | \
e
Midnight to 7:00 a.m. ..-. Zurn Recital Hall . . . 50 Admission Humorous Course
For Intersession *
Sunday, October 31 Friday, October 29 The other night, a lew* girls
were in their 5dormitory room
Halloween Dance: featuring "Wave", Prizes for 'the best Lunch: Tuna noodle casserole, pizza. talking about signing up for In-
costumes. Dinner: Baked Ham, breaded fish fillets, cold hoagie. tersession course "Human
c
10pmto2:00a.m Student Union
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75 ission Sexuality." Another girl wus in

the room studying. Catching just

NEWS Saturday, October 30 a bit of the conversation, the girl

looked up from her book and said,
Lunch: Grilled ham and cheese, beef ravioli •*K wunt to take "Human
Attention seniors: Senior pictures musVbe turned in no Dinner: Steak, shrimp, whopper. Sexuality" during intercourse."
later than November 14th to Regina Scura^Sesler Apt.
322. It should be a 5x7 or 8x10 black and white glossy
print. Please include your^name, as you wishHt to ap- Sunday, October 31 Parole/Probation Majors
pear in the yearbook, and your major. Do not^rite on Lunch: Scrambled eggs, bacon, hash browns.
the back ofxhe photo or staple anything to it. Dinner: Roast Pork, beef ragout, cheese omlet. WHAT? The Pennsylvania
Association on Probation,
Parole and Correction is
Yearbooks may be\ ordered until November 1st. The
price is $10.00. * $ >
\: Monday, November 1 f sponsoring a general mem-
Lunch: Meatball Sandwich, Chili fritos bership training institutes for
Dinner: Breaded veal patties, polish sausage and sauerkraut, Arby's the Northwest area council,
students, teachers, and
ENGLISH CLINIC Sandwich.

j Tuesday, November 2
* '.]p? professionals welcome.
WHEN? Thursday, November 18,
1976. 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
3 0 8 MAIN Lunch: Hot beef sandwich, pork chop suey
Dinner: Chicken cassino, baked lasagna, foot long hot dogs.*
WIlKltti? Holiday
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Inn, Mead-

Free COSTS? Pre-registration fee:

$1.25. Luncheon fee: $3.35. *
00-12:00/1:00-4:00 TOPICS? This one-day con-
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Frid< Wednesday, November 3 ference involves the problems
Lunch: Hamburgers, egg and mushroom in cheese sauce -
facing - • parole,
probation, ^ and
10:00-12:00/1:00-3:00^ Dinner: Ham steak, stuffed peppers, breuded iish sandwich corrections. You are invited to
Wednesday participate in I the ad-
vancement of methods and
OTHER HOURS BY APPOINTMENT Thursday. November 4 I
standards in the field of
Lunch: Pizzarino sandwich, heel noodle casserole juvenile and adult probation
Dinner: Roast turkey and dressing, Swedish meatballs, grilled reubens and parole and institutional
care within" the -northwest
region. It is an opportunity for
you to show your ac-

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KECilHTltATION? See Mr.
1 Intercession 1976 I Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, (only) James Kinnane by Thursday,
November 4, 1978 to arrange
12:00 to 1:00p.m. registration and tran-
Contemporary British Culture 210 Main sportation. 1
| Interdisciplinary'Course lAll students with'specific study ^problems are
with Edward L. Gallagher welcome. It is^not necessary to be a part of the
PACE program. f For Sale
Interested in plants? Contact
Zurn 106 for the Environmental
Interested students must sign up no later than Studies Department Intends to
sell a large variety of plants all
Friday, October 29. ?l i
|j Enrollment is open to everyone. Cost will be approximately
Advertise in the Merciad year/, ft

$600 plus tuition. The course will be graded as -pass/fail. Standard rates are 5 cents a word or 75 cents for four For Sale: Books from African
After a week of classes on campus, the group will travel to lines. j Culture: "Mine? Boy", "The
London* England, for a two week study tour of contemporary Classifieds must be placed the Tuesday before Great Ponds.'• Call 866-9066.
British culture. This interdisciplinary course will attempt to publication of the paper.
examine the social and cultural history of England with em- If you wish to place a classified ad; fill out the form For Sale- Yashica-Blectro 35
phasis on the contemporary scene.'/ Visits/seminars; on British below and drop it in the box at the information desk and Electronic Flash $100.
education, art theatre, music and politics will be conducted. For further information see Eileen Baugh, Room 29 Call 459-8321.
Special costs: Approximately $600 which includes all airfare Egan, or call 868-9369.
from/to Erie; hotel accommodations with private bath; • all * Name . . . . . . . ' ,
breakfasts; six theatre tickets; some sightseeing and some
evening meals.l Address:
Interested persons contact Mr. Gallagher in 302 Main or Ex- (where you can be contacted) ' f '
tension 236- or call at home evenings (864-2552) Seven students Ad To Read
are needed for the trip to take place. «. v
D a t e :
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 OCTOBER 29,1976
Brigadoon Going Well
Despite Some Problems
The time has again come.
"Brigadoon", the f mystical
village in Scotland is about to
reappear in the Mercy hurst Littleare complete*with the exception
Theatre.^ i of the back drop which has yet to
if. Dr. Smith, Director of the
musical said that everything is
going well. in fact too well.
The actors, singers, and dan- Tony Mancuso designed the kilts
cers all owe great thanks to
Cecily CottrelT and Madame
Belova.
Some problems have been
encountered despite the superb
performers. Conflicting
schedules are;the number one
problem. Practices must be
arranged around jobs and
classes. With 35 performers, this
can be an important problem.
The sets are also headache
causers. Illusion is considerably ticket per student.
| Name
Z Student I.D. number
J Check 3 By Preference
• —Nov. 5 of 8:00
• —Nov. 6 at 8:00
• —Nov. 7 at 2:30
THE MERCIAD
i t * Voice off Hit Mtrcyhurtt Community
Editor
News Editor
Feature Editor
Sports Editor
Copy Editors
Art Editor t.
Photographer,
WRITERS AND CREATORS:
News Department: Gee NeCastro, Chris Filipi, Nadine
Belovarac, Richard Frasca, Jim Defner, Chris Van
Wagenen.
Feature Department: Cathy Hines, Kathy Aguglra,
Darlene Keith, Esther Schierber, Dan Theveny.
Sports Department: Bob Derda Jr., Donna Walker, Mike
Phillips, Richard Birmingham.
Layout
Business Manager"
Classified Section
Faculty Consultant
Typists: Mary Anne Cochran, Jill Green, Debbie Floyd,
Lynn Marcatouli, Melanie Nash..
The Law Enforcement club
will hold their second meeting
on Wednesday, October 27 at
6:00 in the faculty lounge.
This meeting is mandatory for
all committee members.^ All
new members are welcomed
to attend.
America On Film
"Twentieth Century America
In Film" will be a course offered
during the 1976 Intersession
period. %
The course will be taught by R.
Steve Davis and Mr. Stu Camp-
bell. * b I
h Analyzing society through the
filimVthat were viewed during
different periods of the century
will be the principal aim of the
course. Dr. Davis pointed out that
the films would be a "mirror of
the people's thinking."
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A series of 1920 s comedies,
Rudolph Valentino films, Little
Caesar starring Edward G.
Robinson, ^Grapes of Wrath,
Citizen Kane, World War II films
and a film dealing with the Cold
War will be some of the daily
presentations.*
The program will be held at
night and there will be a $15 lab
fee.
difficult to portray. I
Since the show is so big, there
are many set changes. All the sets
be painted. W.
All the costumes are finished.
for the play. $>
The male actors are very self-
concious about their kilts. Just Kupetz.
ask Tom McDermit. He's always
afraid that his kilt will flip up.
The f Little Theatre holds 336
people and Dr. Smith hopes for a
full house every show. "Hurst
students are admitted free but
must have reservations. Please
fill out adjacent coupon and
return it to Preston 203. Only one
-—Nov. 11 at 8:00 • turn into valuable programs." < available. J
—Nov. 12 at 8:00
—Nov. 13 at 8:00
Melissa McMurray
Gary Wesman
4 Beth Beal
Terry Kelly
I Sue Pe tti t
Judy HoUand
Trisha Seltzer
Maureen McCaf f erty
Bob Ronksley
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Edie Henderson
Cheryl Stum
Eileen Baugh
I d William Shelley
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Placement
Seniors, don't wait any longer!
It is now time to be writing
student resumes. The Career
Planning and Placement Center
encourages all seniors to $ com-
plete their resumes as soon as
possible. The following, are a few
suggestions of what not to do
when writing your resume:
2 I £* —PHOTO BY BOB RONKSL.
1) Do not make resume too
Brigadoon directors: Pat SobeP, Dr. Gary Smith and Andrea long; stick to pertinent facts. Yet,
"-J do not make Jit too sketchy.
Names and dates of employment
is not always enough. Stress what
'Senate Committees Desire you have done and personal ac-
complishments.
2) Do not put negative thoughts
into mind of reader with
Community Inpuf Gallagher
statements like,, "You may not
want a woman on this lob, but l
am well qualified; or, Although
I've never worked as a buyer, I'm
After completing ^ most of its cooperative learning. programs, sure I can do the job;" or "Due to
committee assignments and other among other accomplishments. personal conflict with my boss,
preliminary business, the Mercy- This year, Gallgher said, the I'm seeking a new job."
hurst College Senate was Senate will study proposals for
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• 3) Do not use a photograph
scheduled to hold its first full Blueprint III, the mentoring
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session Wednesday, October 27, in program, possible curricular
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Zurn 213. changes, faculty development
unless you feel very confident
that it will present a positive
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One of the major goals of the and Mercyhurst s athletic and
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image.
fe Remember, ^ though, that
0 Senate this year, according to physical education philosophy.
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second-term President Edward conscious and sub-conscious
Much of the Senate's work is judgments are often made from a
Gallagher, will be to receive and done in 10 committees. Com-
• photo and very Soften these
in some cases solicit community mittee assignments and meeting Judgments are negative. If in
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"input", which Gallagher defines schedules will be published in The
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doubt, do not send a photo.
as "ideas and opinions we,can Merciad as they are made
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By-law, no prospective em-
• .? 7 ployer can require that a photo be
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As the Senate holds no final Committee meetings are open sent with an application or
a decision-ma king authority, it to the public, as are regular
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resume, f AE
operates mostly as a forum for meetings of the Senate, which
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4) Do not list references. If a
ideas. But it can bee a powerful take place the first Wednesday of
•
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company shows interest in you, it
and
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persuasive one, sending its each .month. Special
e recommendations to the Board of will be called on occasion | meetings will ask for; them. Do indicate
e that references are available
Trustees and College President Members of the Mercyhurst upon request, j
Dr. Marion Shane. community are urged to present 5) Do not tag your resume witt
"By and large, the group that their opinions to the Senate— an incorrect: or inflexible title
has been the most vocal has been preferably to the committees, such as "Personnel Manager".
the faculty," Gallagher jsaid. since that is where particular
"But student viewpoints are issues are sorted out, but also to
This can restrict your op-
portunities if your qualifications
given consideration—in the past, the Senate body, i p and interests are more broad than
the students have had some "In full meetings the Senate the title indicates.. F
votes on recognizing speakers,"
eloquent spokesmen." , 6) Don't be sloopy. Don't ^ v -
Last year, the first in which the Gallagher said, "but we've never ceed one page, if possible. Never
group operated under its present yet denied anyone permission to exceed two pages^Don'r use
structure of Ave members from speak." carbons or dittos for copies.
each I of the ^faculty, ad- 7) Omit flrrelevantT personal
ministration and ^student body, data. * I F^*"^ ''. *
the Senate developed; proposals It is j not necessary to include
for the \ LRC, * approved hew such personal data as your
majors; and continued maritial status, age, number and
age of children or heal t h. It is also
ATTENTION t and weight unless the job has
height and weight restrictions.
The Budget and! Finance No matter what your field,
Committee of the College though, an important aspect in
Senate would like to solicit for
resume writing is that.it reflect
anyone's concerns towards and express you. Be original and
the functions of our com- creative, but show good taste.
mittee. If you have any Write a resume that;; gives a
suggestions or etc., please prospective employer some in-
contact one of the members: sight into who you are.J^
George Kidd, John Nesbit, These are just a few guidelines
David Pines, Wolfgang for writing a resume. The Career
Christian, Pat Weschler, or Planning and Placement Office in
Jeff Best. t Old Main 204 encourages students
Ed Gallagher to use the facilities ^available
there. £
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The Legend has it all
Levi's for any BODY
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h\ Boh DertHt Jr.

The Mercyhurst soccer team to play, Laker booter -Denny
ended their first season ever last Szkult scored the tying goal, thus
week. • ' sending the match into overtime.
The Lakers tied Youngstown In the two overtime periods, the
State l-l last Saturday to finish Lakers * continued their
the season with a 1-5-2 record. dominance with many excellent
The game remained scoreless scoring opportunities but "we
until Youngstown's Jack Ansley just couldn t get the ball in the
scored with 6:45 gone in the net," said Shimpeno.
second period. * Coach Shimpeno also noted that
Coach Dave Shimpeno believed he thought they had the victory
his team was suffering what he when Moguel got a penalty shot in
called, "a let down." "We cer- the second period. "However, a
tainty were down when Jose good save on a good shot kept us
Moguel's goal was nullified by an from being victorious,", said
offside call. We just couldn't Shimpeno. * *
score," stated Shimpeno. Shimpeno concluded by saying
Although the Lakers were that, "I'm disappointed in the tie
down, they dominated play for but we're still a good team. After
the final 15 minutes of the game all, it takes a good team to play
and were led by junior Dave badly and still not lose."
Maries.' f f t SOCCER NOTES: %
Then, with only 2:30 remaining Senior Szkult' became the
teams leading scorer when he
recorded his third goal of the
season in the Youngstown game.
Moguel, Gary Weber, and Doug
Clark each finished with two
goals apiece.
Coach Shimpeno believes that
his team has *a few all-star
candidates. The voting for all-
stars takes place on November
10th. •>• r
Five seniors ended their soccer
careers last Saturday.
They are Moguel, Patrick
Condrin, James Culhane, John
Strickland, and Szkult.
Moguel, a business major from
Merida, Yucatan,; Mexico was
surprised with the good student
support and believes, "a lot of
things were accomplished during
the first season.' * * government.
Moguel plans to go Ion to
graduate school for his business
masters next fall.
Condrin sees the future of
Mercyhurst soccer as a very good
one. The humanities major from
Altoona, Pa. said that, "with a
majority' of young players
returning under the supervision of
Coach shimpeno, the future of
Mercyhurst soccer looks very
bright."
Culhane. from Yorktown
Heights, New York, commends
Coach Shimpeno for bringing
soccer to Mercyhurst.
"Last year there was simply a
soccer club. 1 give credit to Mr.
Shimpeno for making things
happen," he said. Z-*k <^
As a law enforcement major,
Culhane hopes to get involved in
investigation work for' the state
Strickland, another law en-
forcement major from Strafford,
Pa. was very happy in par-
ticipating on the soccer team.
"This was probably my
greatest-experience in my four
years here," ; commented
Strickland.
Strickland also noted that "this
year Mercyhurst has established
a good base. Next year, with two
more additional games and better
practice facilities, the program
can't help but get better."
Szkult commented that it was a
great experience to be associated
with the soccer team.
The law | enforcement major
from Butler, Pa. suggested that
in order for soccer to improve,
there should be more of a budget
for the soccer program.
Finally, Szkult said that, "I feel
that soccer at Mercyhurst is here
to stay." * TT

taker Crew Pol Luck leads

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Hurst Crew
Hosts ofW.V
Continues improvement intramural Football
The surprising linen's crew neither of the eight oared shells
The Mercyhurst crew team
encourages the 'Hurst com-
team struck this weekend with a1 had fins to help with the stability After the seventh game of a ten They have tallied 179 points in its munity to experience the finale of
good showing in Michigan, while of the boat. This caused the game season in the MFL, Pot 1976 fail season Saturday,
which six of those are credited to October 30th. This final meet, to
the women's crew once again Lakers to lose second place in a Luck stands at the top with a 6-1 three safetys by the team.
dominated all competition. The turn on the Michigan course. record. Their only loss came due fe Dan 'Chipmunk*' Downing has be held at Presque Isle Bay, will
new freshmen team also did well Mike Phillips, Bruce to the fact that they played with carried the load, scoring 13 be against the University of West
finishing third in their first race Belovarac, Frank Dix, Al Nase, ineligible players in the first touchdowns and adding two extra Virginia. y '• J
of the year. The women's team Greg .Van Bramer, Jack Beck. ' game. ' :' points for a league leading total of This event will not only close a
led all the way in both the four Kevin Cronin and Jeff Pond rowed They lead the league in of- 80. | successful season for the Lakers
and eight oared competitioa the Laker eight to a third place fensive points with 207 and have The rest of High's scoring 15 but will also mark the inaugural
With such a strong showing this while 'Ray Wietzel and Nick only had 21 points scored against balanced between Dan "Moon" regatta of the University of West
fall, when only basics and style Grandenetti teamed up with Greg them so far. Ryan with 25 points, Greg "Grog" Virginia's crew team. .
are emphasized in practice, it Van Bramer and Frank Dix to $ Five scorers make up the bulk Yeager with 21, and*Steve Hen- Coach Jack Gartner and his
appears Mercyhurst should have take the four .to the third place of Pot Lucks attack. Mike Molnar derson and Bruce Fenstermacher Laker oarsmen and oars women
a women's boat this spring that finish. l
\ : leads the way * with «48 points with 14 a piece.' f -tr? are ^honored that West Virginia
will be a threat to win any race The Lakers have shown a basic followed by Steve Ryan with 40. P-Funk and Rolling Thunder chose Mercyhurst for its crew
they enter. This spring the girls improvement in style this fall and Rounding out the heavy scoring Review a r e tied for Fourth place debut and everyone is looking
are to race against crews from Coach Gartner says he is ready to is Lamont Prince with 30, Ray with a 3-4 records, with the forward to a fine season's end.
Syracuse, Cornell and Ithaca, put the emphasis on racing*this Korzanowski with 28, and Mike Family still winless at 0-7. Spectators may view the race
where the majority of oarsman spring. If the crew gets the water Bridges with 25 points, # Pacing P-Funk so far has been at the Mercyhurst Boat house, at
and men are recruited. i time they.need, the Lakers are The Henry's came in with the Kevin Butler, with 30 points. Tom the end of Sommerheim Drive,
The Lakers.raced with han- going to be finishing ahead a lot of second best record of 5-2. They Moffat with 26 and Willy Harper along the bay.
dicap this weekend, in that boats this year.H * £ have scored 140 points with Bob with 18. i
Ferdiani hauling in seven touch-
down passes plus an extra point
Jim Deffner has carried the
load for Rolling Thunder Review
CAMPUS MINISTRY
for 43 of them. Tom Patton has 36 scoring 92 points out of the team PRESENTS
and quarterback Mark Hoak has total of 77. p^ I * I
26. Included in their point total is Scoring for the winless Family A VARIETY SHOW
four safetys made by ?a team have been Joe Gulffre and Bruce
effort, to tally eight points. Stebick with 12 points each., .r November 9 ..
by Terry Kelly Relatively High, a power team There are three more games Admission will be one can
of years past, comes in with
I will start off by saying that I the 38th street boys won last night mark after starting off slow. a 4-3 remaining for' each team and of food for the food drive.
was disappointed when I learned over the Ironmen at Glenwood Ice playoffs will begin November 7.
that Kevin Carter, a catcher on Arena. {
the baseball team was quitting The soccer team has a lot to
school. There is no doubt in my look forward to next year!from
mind that Kevin is a good their performance this fall. Top MFL Scorers
baseball player and L wish him Coach Shimpeno should jibe I TO PAT TOTAL
well in what ever he succeeds in congratulated for the fine Job he Downing, Rel. High 13 3 * 80
doing. I i did in his first year of college
Last week;; the women's soccer. Molnar, Pot Luck 8 0 48
volleyball team dropped two Very soon the basketball season Ferdiani, Henry's •. •. • 7 1 43
matches to Thiel and West- will get under way and according S. Ryan, Pot Luck. 6 4 40
minster to bring their record to 3- to assistant coach Dan O'Connor,
6 for the season. the Lakers have some fine fresh- Patton, Henry's 6 0 36
The women's
f
tennis ended their men to go along with the good Deffner, RTR S 2 32
season in third place behind veterans. Prince, Pot Luck 5 0 30
Allegheny, who won the There might not be any more
'travelling trophy', which was Jesse Campbells around but Butler, P-Funk 5 0 30
chosen by Ms. Janet Price, players like Kevin Bradly, Paul Korzanowski, Pot Luck 4 4 28
assistant professor of physical young, John "Sweets" Burrows. Hoak, Henr/s 4 2 26
education at Mercyhurst. Jeff Davern and the rest will Moffat, P-Funk....'
The Mercyhurst hockey club or surely fill his shoes, * 4 2 26

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