Shane Graduate!
Reading
Room To Be Dedicated
By Martha Camp '*'
Former; Mercyhurst College
President Dr. Marion L. Shane
will be honored in a ceremony
dedicating the old Media Services
area on the second floor *of the
library as the Shane Graduate
Reading Room.'*
The private ceremony, to be
held Wednesday, February 8, will
be held following the Board of
Trustees meeting in the new room,
***The reason we're calling it
'graduate' is because there will be
appropriate materials in there for
the graduate students (education
and criminal justice)," College
President, Dr. William P. Garvey
explained.,In addition, he said,
Dr. Shane was the one who
started the graduate program.
Shane, who passed away in
February, 1981, was the first lay
Filing For Aid:
The Time
"We have every application
they need in this office and they
should come and pick them up,"
Cathy Crawford, director of
Financial Aid recently said of all
Mercyhurst students.^
These applications for aid for
the 1984-85 school year include
forms for Pennsylvania Higher
Education'Association grants as
well as federal institutional aid
forms, which college students are
required to file this year.
Cathy Crawford
Upperclassmen were previously
not required to fill out these
forms, but Crawford said that the
new requirement will promote less
confusion and less cor-
respondence in the financial aid
process, r
"They should all be filed by
May 1," Crawford emphasized.
"There will be no late awards this
year." i* 1 more information, or that have
Howeverj she added, PELL has
raised its maximum grant by Si (X),
to $1,900. *
president of the college. He served
from 1972-80. ^ £
"He was a man who loved
books and a man who was quiet,
so the library is perfect ... it fits
his spirit," Garvey said.
The new room was redecorated
with rugs, paintings, study tables,
reading chairs and lamps. "It will
probably be the most comfortable
room in the library," he said.
> Although * the ceremony has
been called 'private,* Dr. Garvey
emphasized that any person who
wishes to attend may do so. It will
take place at about 5 or 5:30 p.m.,
after the Board meeting, he said.
The new room, which will be The Gong Show: Demonstrating their talents, Cheryl Thompson, Ellen Smith and Paula Suchacek perform-
adorned with- a plaque honoring ed the "T-Birds" act. See page 4 t Gong Show Review.
Dr. Shane, will be open to all
students, both graduates and
undergraduates.
Now
In a d d i t i o n , Crawford
predicted a possible minor in-
crease in work study awards and
higher loan awards.
Crawford also printed out that
Mercyhurst students have no
reason to file a Financial Aid
Form (FAF) whether or not they
are a resident of Pennsylvania
because the state and federal aid
forms provide all needed aid
information. . they belong to a dub that has
"Everything will remain about
status quo/' Crawford conclud-
ed. "I'm having more money add-
ed to the financial aid budget ...
but I'm not sure what it will be us-
ed for yet*"
Crawford explained that
students who were recipients of
outside scholarships should begin
reapplying for them. *
Students from out of state who
intend to borrow under the state
guaranteed loan program should
request a renewal loan applica-
tion. .The application should be
obtained from the same bank
from which they previously bor-
rowed no later than April 1,1984.
Pennsylvania student borrowers
will receive renewal loan applica-
tions from PHEAA some time in
May.
The main point, Crawford said,
is to file and, most important, to
file on time. Students who want
questions should contact
Crawford in the Financial Aid
Office.
BHFWr-
Intense Debate On MSG
Constitution Proposals'
I Last Sunday night's MSG
meeting was the scene of intense
debate to * decide on the pro-
posals to revise the MSG con-
stitution. Committee chairper-
son Michelle Hurlburt i along
with members Pat Songer-and
Ann Gilligan answered ques-
tions and proposed solutions to
correct the problem of double-
and -triple- 'representation.
Under the current constitution,
students may have two or three
votes depending on how many
majors they have.nf they are
commuter or a resident, and if
MSG support. One organization
that is opposed to the proposal
of eliminating all club voting
power in MSG is the Association
of Black Collegians. Songer sug-
gested that ABC be recognized
as another entity other than a
chib, therefore enabling them to
retain their voting representa-
tion in MSG. The Issue was tabl-
ed and will be voted on next
week along with the current pro-
posal of forming a dub council
that will operate under the con-
stitution of MSG and the by-
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laws of /the Students Activities well underway. Gens said that
Committee. Coca-Cola will be funding the t-
k Other committee updates in-
clude Pat Reed reviewing the ac-
tivities of the Model United Na-
shirts for this year's event. All
students with i ideas for the
weekend are encouraged to at-
tend meetings every Tuesday at 8
tions held "in Cleveland last p.m. in the Video Room.
weekend. MSG deligation com-
mittee Dave .Robinson, Pat In old business, Robinson an-
nounced that his nomination of
Reed, Dennis Dunn, and Judy Joe McGraw to the Judicial
Brown experienced what occurs Board had been accepted.
in the United Nations on a day- McGraw will act as an alternate
to-day basis. The committee on the Board for the remainder
represented Guatemala except of the year.
for Robinson who was asked at
v > Finally, Robinson explained
the last minute to speak on
behalf of the United Kingdom. the polides that will govern the
Robinson was presented with a use of the new' Video Room in
spedal citation for his outstan- the basement of Zurn Hall.
ding performance in represen- \ Time slots are available on Tues-
ting the United Kingdom day, Wednesday and Thursday
without proper research evenings and on Saturday after-
preceding the debate. This is the noons. Sign-ups and payment
first year that the award has will be done in the MSG office
been given. Robinson's efforts during check cashing hours and
to accurately represent England must' be done two days in ad-
warranted recognition in the vance. There will be a one dollar
form of the special citation. charge for the use of the room.
Co-chairperson, Kathy £$ The next MSG meeting will be
O'Connor and Karen Gens an- hdd on Sunday at 7:30 p.m. in
nounced that plans for the sixth J14 Zurn. Robinson encourages
annual Activities weekend are all students to attend.
iirst community extend their
recent
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Mercyhurst Is The \ COMPARE t>
College Of distinction \ -TO THIS!J
Just as the President of the United States delivers a State of
the Union Address each January, so has the President of Mer-
cyhurst College, in essence. In the 35th annual progress report
and business review appearing in the Sunday Times News, Dr.
William P. Garvey revealed 1983 as an outstanding year of
(UtW<~-—
"great strides" for Mercyhurst College. Several topics ad-
dressed in Dr. Garvey's report are worthy of mention.
He cites that the most important development to benefit?
Mercyhurst was the aquisition of St. Mark's Seminary to
house the D'Angelof School of Music, Hotel-Restaurant
Management program, and the ,new Mercyhurst Career
Institute.
The leasing arrangement with the center at the top of the
hill has expanded the college, created a unique atmosphere to
hold events, and provided the music and HRM departments Department Head Cites THE MERCIAD welcomes the
expressions of its readers in
with a building to allow for pratical experience to take place.
In addition, the Career Institute's program for the
unemployment has allowed Mercyhurst'to receive national
MSG President'siError "Your Opinion." All letters
must be signed and should con-
Dear Editor, Educators who wish to use pro- tain an address or telephone
recognition. More than 100 Erie adults have gone beyond the I would ilike to correctb the gramming in a classroom setting number to be used for verifica-
'Hurst gates with training in computer and office technology, following statement made by must follow guidelines established tion purposes only. Contribu-
retail sales, security guards or as industrial technicians. Dave Robinson in .last week's several years ago. They amay tions will be edited for gram-
report on the Mercyhurst Student record a program i from any matical or spelling errors.
It is also reassuring to learn that Mercyhurst is not part of
Government program: "With the broadcast station, including the Letters most be submitted
rthe trend of decreasing private college enrollments. Dr. Supreme Court decision to take four networks, and keep it for 45 by noon on Tuesdays
Garvey states that Mercyhurst has its highest enrollment ever things off the TV set we can take consecutive calendar days. The preceding publication*
which surpassed 1,700 students. Last year the college record- things from PBS and use them actual showing of the program in
e d a high of 1,500 students. The present college enrollment discreetly for classroom enhance- the classroom, however, must be prog rant must be erased unless it
marks a twelve percent increase over last* year. Mercyhurst ment." The January 17 Supreme done within ten consecutive is properly licensed for continued
Court decision does not in any school days following the date of use. Any <•. interested faculty
can be extremely proud of this fact, especially considering this the recording. The remaining days member should contact Dick
way apply to the use of off-air
is a time when the national economy and survival of colleges recorded TV • programs for are to be used by the instructor for Ragan for further details about
and universities is extremely unstable and unpredictable. . classroom viewing; The ruling on- evaluation purposes to determine the educational guidelines.
Reaching the end of '83 the college decided to implement a ly allows an individual in the if the program would be a j« Sincerely. Richard Ragan,
Sports Medicine program for the 1984-85 academic year. This privacy of his-her home to record valuable addition to a course. At 'Director Communications
is a time when wellness and physical fitness are important to television programs off-air. the end of the 45 day period, the Dept.
the body and mind. It is also the year of holistic health at the Letter
college as well. To support this fact, the Campus Center now
I Join the
houses nautilus equipment, crew tanks, and a training room
for athletic injuries. Merciad Staff. What Happened To
4

Lastly, perhaps one of the most exciting aspects of 1984 is

that the college is preparing for its first major fund raising Meetings are held Our Social Life'
campaign to enhance Mercyhurst all around. on Wednesdays at 3 Dear Editor,
After working on SAC since the
Looking back on 1983, the college on the hill has achieved p.m. in Baldwin beginning of the summer, I think
many goals. Mercyhurst is truly the college of distinction, and
will continue to be in the years to come.
Hall Basement. it is time to evaluate things. It
wasn't until*after last Friday's
Gong Show that I realized the
apathy of some students on Cam-
pus is at-an all time high.
Although the turn-out for the
show - was better than usual, the
performance wasn't as good as it
could have been. It must have
been pretty disappointing to
James Sherrod, after all his hard
work, to find that only three acts
were entered. I'm sorry, we (SAC)
were so naive as to think we could
pull off an activity on a night
when most students were busy
with other things, (partying). As I
walked around -campus Friday
morning, 1 asked people? what
they were doing for die evening, I
received answers like, "We're go-
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ing to Gannon;" 'I'm going
M
home," and ; I don't know."
Yet, these are the same students
who criticize the activities of
SAC. Of course, they don't come
to the SAC meetings to criticize,
they criticize from their dorm
room or from their apartment.
jWhat^s'my evaluation of this
year's activities? I think they're
GREAT.,The few who make up
the committee, and who suc-
cessfully pull-off the activities, are
not going to let the * people who
don't, participate stop us from
having fun. If certain people can't
"Seize the Opportunity" to ex-
perience college life, and if certain
people have to go to Gannon or
home to do so, then that's not our
problem in SAC to deal with.
Patrick Callahan,
SAC Secretary
'Become Active In
The Political Process
•By Gary Keen an
With the announcement by
President Reagan last Sunday
night that he will indeed seek a se-
cond term as President of the
United States, the election year
begins in earnest. The Iowa
caucuses and New Hampshire
primary, the initial rounds of the
battle which will end with election
in November, are only a few
weeks away, fe
There are currently- eight
Gary Keen an
democratic candidates seeking the
opportunity to face President
Reagan in November. The eight
were featured in a debate a couple
of weeks ago moderated by Ted
Kopel and Phil Donahue.
The clear leader among
Democratic challengers is former
Vice-President*Walter Mondale,
who has received endorsements
from the AFL-CIO, the N.E.A.
and numerous other special in-
terest groups and unions. This has
led to the major criticism of the
current runner-up Senator John
Glenn that Mondale has made too
many promises to too many
special interest groups to be an ef-
fective President. However,
Senator Glenn has had trouble in
his campaign staff and has been
unable to close the wide gap bet-
ween Mondale and himself.
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The other candidates include
the Reverend Jesse Jackson,
Senator Gary Hart, Senator Alan
Cranston, former Senator George
McGovern, Senator Fritz Holl-
ings, and former Florida governor
Ruben Askew.
Reverend Jackson has hailed
himself as the leader of the
m i n o r i t y groups of the
Democratic party who he feels are
too large a voice to be ignored. .
Senator Hart has attempted to
portray himself as the candidate
for the younger generation with
new and fresh ideas.
'Senator Cranston has made the
Nuclear Freeze movement the cor-
nerstone of his campaign. -
Former Senator McGovern was
the party's standard-bearer in
1972 when he lost to Richard Nix-
on. McGovern has called for par-
ty unity to unseat Reagan and has
promised to take greater care in
choosing a Vice-Presidential
running-mate than he did in 1972.
Several more debates are
scheduled among the eight can-
didates and can be seen on PBS.
These debates will give voters an
opportunity to see where the can-
didates stand on various key
issues. * ministry program during the fall
As | college students we are
members of one * of the worst
voting groups in America. With
such crucial issues as student aid,
unemployment, Nuclear Arms
race, the draft and the peace and
security of the world evident in
this election, students should take
greater interest in the selection of
this nation's President.
No matter which candidate you
favor you should become active in
the political process. At the very
least you should register to vote
and cast your ballot in November.
Gary Keenan is a senior Political
Science at the college.
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"ASK ME
Year Of Great Strides
At Mercyhurst College
By Dr. William P. G a m y
Editor's Note: The following
column by D r . William P.
Garvey, president of the college
has been reprinted from the Sun-
day, January, 29 issue of the Erie
Times-News 35th annual progress
report and business review.
Throughout 1983 Mercyhurst
College took a number of critical
strides by expanding its academic,
physical facilities, and enroll-
ment, while also' extending the
college's commitment to the
creative and fine arts in Erie.
The most important develop-
ment taking the college to the top
of the hi])-was a leasing arrange-
ment with the Diocese 4 of Erie
which provided Mercyhurst with
70,000 sq. ft. of St. Mark's
Seminary to house the D*Angelo
School of Music, the hotel-
restaurant management program,
and the new Mercyhurst '{Career
Institute.
Focusing on the unemployed in
1983, 'the Career Institute's pro-
gram offered one year free tuition
to more than 100 qualified Erie
adults, training them for new
careers in computer and office
technology, retail sales, security
g u a r d s , and I n d u s t r i a l
technicians.
Mercyhurst opened the 1983
school year with a record enroll-
ment which passed the 1700 mark
including 350 freshmen and 60
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Equally gratifying was the third
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chapter in its town-gown story
with the celebration of the arts
and 'summer on the hill' series
which resulted in more than 50
public events in: poetry, drama,
music and films. -; .j
Also at the endJof the 1983
came the addition of a Sports
Medicine program to our growing
number of career majors. The
Sports Medicine Program which
will be instituted during the
1984-85 school year, is designed to
meet the increasing demand for
people educated I and trained as
athletic fitness personnel and in-
structors of the principles of
holistic health.
-The physical; fitness program
for the entire college was also
greatly aided in 1983 by the addi-
tion to the campus physical fitness
center of nautilus equipment,
crew tanks and a training room
for athletic injuries and expanded
locker rooms. **s i
As 1984 dawns, the college is
preparing for its first major
capital campaign to enhance stu-
dent aid, endowment, and
academic resources so as to sub-
due the Darwinian challenges of
the 'brave new world' emerging in
the decade ahead.
The "Op-Ed" page Is designedtobe a
catch-all for any opinion content that
did not make the editorial page. It can
also be the page representing a variety
of viewpoints other than those of the
newspaper's editors and staff.
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 Crazy This Weekend
With Dave Armstrong
By Debbie Hison yellow horns. The .head dress up in bath wear 5 at tire, Hawaiian
Some Mercyhurst students and came about when Dave and a few night, and suit and tie night.
local residents might be in for a of his friends spotted the "kooky Eventually this all paid off*and
surprise when they come to the spooks" another name for the the boys from McAuley coasted to
Campus Center to view a Mer- pumpkin at a Halloween Party. A victory over their closest competi-
cyhurst College Laker basketball manager of a local store donated tion second floor Baldwin. This
game. ten of the kooky spooks to be us- year Dave, along with Townhouse
The surprise is none other than ed for their annual Christmas par- one, recently negotiated with third
Dave Armstrong otherwise known ty for disabled children. Although floor McAuley a gain to join them
as "Crazy Dave.** they used them mostly for the in the quest for their second Spirit
basketball games, Dave and his titled S" i S
One might wonder how JDave friends did see limited action at ^Judging the spirited entrants
got his start in the entertainment the Christmas party. The will be the facuity who have been
world. "It began at Chanel High emergence of Crazy Dave began. more than supportive of Dave.
School, in> Bedford Ohio, a ?The rebirth of Crazy Dave at "The faculty loves it, enjoys it,
suburb of Cleveland. As an all Mercyhurst came about? through and would like to see more of it,"
boys school we prided ourselves in the idea of Spirit week by Phyllis Armstrong commented. As for
our sports," said Armstrong. In Aiello, director of .Housing and head coach 4Bill ^Kalbaugh, he
his senior year Dave carried on the Safety. "When I found out about hasn't said much but he seems to Crazy Dave dares Gannon to dunk him.
tradition of spelling out Chanel the Spirit contest, that's all I was have given his approval according
on the court with his body. Much waiting for because I wasn't sure greatest thrill when someone tens game which was definitely a high-
to Dave. "He hasn't told me to me that I was the sixth man on the fantastic."
to the excitement of the crowd, how people would react to this stop, I would if he did." One of
Dave, along with twenty of other and that really didn't bother me. I team. Maybe one basket was dif- The rebirth of Crazy Dave came
the reasons for this genuine ferent because - the crowd was this season at the Edinboro game
guys, decided r to dress up and didn't know if I wanted to be respect for the Mercyhurst mentor
that's how the Crazy Dave outfit myself here or be a normal college cheering and the team got when Dave was escorted in by his
is because he reminds Dave of his excited.".
came about • kid .or bring out "Crazy Dave" high school coach and both their Townhouse one friends* on a
Unfortunately, Crazy Dave covered stretcher and started his
The main feature of the outfit is Armstrong said.. This sparked up drives to win, "I enjoy doing it does not appear at every Laker second year at the 'Hurst. | K;
obviously the head dress called a the residents of third floor for him.'* game because "if he did* people
Wompkin Pumpkin. It consists of McAuley Hall, and they decided Another group that enjoys the would start to get bored with But the question still remains:
a green round balloon with a to do whatever they could to win rowdy mascot is the cheerleaders . him." Some of the "important Why does he do it? To get the
flourescent orange nose and the contest. This included dressing This weekend they have a few games" such as Edinboro, students of Mercyhurst College
Review * t ideas planned with Crazy Dave.
Although Dave likes to see an
Cheyney State ,and Gannon-: he more involved with their sporting
likes to come out in full force. events and making them a winner.
Super Talent On excited crowd, he enjoys involving
the crowd in his actions that make
the game worthwhile. "This is my
"Edinboro was ^important for us Dave tends to think he's making a
football players and the school contribution to the 'Hurst and the
along with the Cheyney State students agree with him too.
Gong Missing At Show? The MERCIAD' is recruiting for a copy
, By Laura Ruby * their version of John Travolta.
Friday, January 27, the Mer- After proudly receiving third editor. Individuals^ should have ex-
cyhurst Student Activities Com- place, they went off the stage yell-1 cellent grammatical and spelling skills.
mittee SAC sponsored the 1984 ing, "wait'U next year." | The Merciad is also seeking reporters
second annual Gong Show, i After the guest appearance by Only 35 Days and typists. Work study available. Con-
Three acts were submitted in Chuck Barris fell through, James I Until
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First place went to Lee Barney Carefully giving thought to each \i • •
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apparent the audience loved him
as they chanted his name for an
encore,
The other two acts both receiv-
ed 33 points and a tie breaker was
needed to determine second and
third place. The audience, with
their intense applause awarded se-
cond place lo Tom Buckley, a
music student at Mercyhurst Col-
lege. Tom performed a beautiful
song on the acoustic guitar. He
even composed the song.
Third place went to a group
called the "T-Birds." This was
the "T-Birds" second appearance
at the Mercyhurst Gong Show.
The T-Birds include: Paula
Suchacek, Ellen Smith, and
Cheryl Thompson. Dancing to the
tune of GREASE LIGHTNING,
•some of your friends together and
the T-Birds showed the audience
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Foreign Students
We're Not All
J
That Different
&• By Karen Merkle
Editor's Note: The following
story is the second part off a two
part series about foreign students
at Mercyhurst College.
As with many other organiza-
tions both on and off campus, the
meeting primarily consisted of the
presentation of the new constitu-
tion and the election of new of-
ficers. But when the conversation
shifted to talk of the new customs-
immigration laws and of, the
volumes of identification forms
that must be filed, it became ap-
parent 'that these}students have
taken their . education a step
beyond the 'usual college
experience. ^ English language institute in In-
The year's first meeting of the
International Students Club £ on
January 27 resulted in the discus-
sion of some important organiza-
tional business; but to an outsider
sitting in, the, real story is the
camraderie that has seemed jj to
develop between these students
from 12 nations, what has brought
them* to Mercyhurst, and the
thoughts they have about being in
the United States.
„While many of the foreign
students were ^ brought to Mer-
cyhurst through the tennis team,
others have different connections
to the school and the area. Senior
Greg Hernandez, from Caracas,
Venezuela, first" became ac-
quainted with Mercyhurst because
Three Graduates Find Jobs
Finding Jobs For Unemployed
i . By Fran Moavero
Three graduates of Mercyhurst
have become employees of the
Mercyhurst Career Institute
(MCI). Donna Peterson, Brian
Dougherty, and Paul Urbanowicz
have been hired by the college to
help meet the needs of the
unemployed. *" \ ~
Peterson, who graduated in
1983, has been working as a pro-
gram specialist for MCI since last
June. Her colleagues, Dougherty
and Urbanowicz, were hired in
January of 1984 to assist with the
development of the program. Ur-
banowicz, like Peterson, is a pro-
gram specialist, while Dougherty
is a placement specialist.
Peterson is a full-time
employee. "The other two Mer-
cyhurst graduates are employed
on a part-time basis.
; Within the last year, the Career
Institute has grown by leaps and
bounds. As a result, the college
received federal grant to fund the
additional positions.
John Nesbit, Director of the In-
stitute refers to the federal funds
as a contract rather than a grant
%
because Urbanowicz and
Dougherty have certain obliga-
tions to fulfill and a job to do.
Nesbit did*say the* positions
may be reinstated Jor another six
his mother is from Erie.
J
" I wanted to see her
hometown, learn a new language
and culture," Hernandez said. He
came to Erie in 1979 when he at-
tended Gannon University, and
then transferred to Mercyhurst in
the winter of 1982. *
It's an even more unusual situa-
tion for sisters Jacqueline and
Thelma Perez from ''Panama.
While attending a Catholic high
school on an American military
base in Panama, Thelma first read
about Mercyhurst, in the college's
brochure.
After graduating from high
school, both sisters attended an
diana. There, with women from
all over the world, they spent six
months studying English.
44
In Latin countries - all over
the world really - you need to
know English," Jacqueline said.
So to further her American educa-
tion, she spent her freshman year
in a Florida college.
This is the sisters' first year at
Mercyhurst, where they came
because of specific majors not of-
fered anywhere in their own coun-
try; Jacqueline is a sophomore
fashion merchandising major,
and Thelma is a freshman major-
ing in Hotel Restaurant
Management.
But once the (international
students get to Mercyhurst, what
months or may become two per-
manent full-time jobs. * new job openings in each
At the present time, Ur-
banowicz is working in conjunc-
tion with Jetstream International
Airlines, which has relocated in
Erie to expand its travel services
because the main operation in
Latrobe, Pennsylvania is expected
to shut down in February. f meet their needs."
The expansion of the airline
system will provide jobs for the
unemployed in Erie, therefore Ur-
banowicz is in the process of
developing a curriculm which will
train MCI students' to acquire
skills for more than one position
within the airline industry.
Jetstream is one of4 1 commuter
airlines.
Although this specific program
of MCI is still in the developing
stages, Urbanowicz said students
will be able to enroll in the nine-
month course soon.
While Urbanowicz is develop-
ing a new training [program,
Dougherty is developing contacts
with Personnel directors. The
1983 graduate, also a member of
the Erie School Board, seeks per-
manent placement for the
students of MCI. Dougherty
makes! new -contacts with
businesses and consults the per-
sonnel directors he has contacted
The 1984 International Students Club
then? jAs virtual strangers in a school education is spent on the came tofMercyhurst as a recruit
foreign land, is it difficult to ad- study of American, history and for the tennis team. Although he
just to the language differences, 4geography. This gives them a clear didn't have cultural trouble with
the culture, the weather, and even understanding of the United the- same* things most students
the food? f^ States, and of America's relation- usually do, he was faced with be-
14
It's a very inside look £at ships with each of their individual ing over 2,000 miles away from
another culture," Hernandez countries. his Saskatchewan home.
said. "It's very different - it Unfortunately, that doesn't «t
But I've gotten to see a lot of
opens up your eyes." always work the other way places I otherwise wouldn't
"It's not really a big problem," '}.around. ; % '••• ^ have," he said, "andjl've met-a
Jacqueline Perez said, adding that "We know more .about the lot of people."
"it just takes a little bit of time." United States "than the U.S.A.
g Thoughj^Nykyforuk said
"We know how it is before we knows about other countries," Americans seem to be more open
come here," Thelma continued, Hernandez observed.
and friendlier than Canadians,
"It's not difficult to get used to But the international students and Hernandez said the South
this because:, we see-a lot of the often aren't bothered by that fact
Americans are more "on the go"
American culture on television." as Thelma Perez explained. and less punctual than North
This is only one advantage the "You have to start by learning
Americans, Thelma Perez
foreign students may have over ?about home," she said, citing that observes that "we're not all that
the Americans. Because, although ithe United States' size in com-
different." *rf^
the international students are stu- parison to most other countries in
dying away from their homes in the world is somewhat a detriment This is why the International
an often strange culture and often in this area. Students Club hopes to become
i n j their second language, they a-. "There is too much to know more involved in the Mercyhurst
have a unique - and objective about America," she continued. community by holding activities,
perspective on the;United States "You don't have time to learn of get-togethers i'for foreign and
and its people, $ \ other countries." American student interaction,* and
Often, besides getting? a firm fund raisers to generate a pool of
Culture shock was one problem money that will be available to
grasp i of the English language, not facing the Canadian students;
help international students.
much of a foreign student's high similarities in*- language and
customs have provided Americans "We ftiope other s people will
l and Canadians with a common cooperate with the club," Thelma
ground on which to build a
friendship.5
Perez said, "We're all students
and we're all in the same place, so
Sophomore Phil Nykyforuk we have to help each other."
previously to keep abreast of the
company.
L*'Brian acts as a report
system," Nesbit said. "Through
Brian's efforts, we have a better
chance of knowing what
businesses ] are looking ' for. i We
can then customize out people to
Dougherty isjjvery mobile.
Nesbit said, "Brian is my place-
ment representative. He is out in
the community, keeping place-
ment contacts open."
Peterson's job is somewhat
similar to Dougherty's. She finds
MCI students internships within
their field of study to gain career 38th and Pine Ave.
experience. Nesbit said about 40
percent of the internships become
full-time positions.
Peterson also screens the ap-
plicants who are interested in the Friday, February 3 i
MCI program. This process in- J "HEADLINE" 10-2
volves reviewing each individual
application and deciding if the ap- Saturday, February 4
plicant fits curriculum. "FRICTION" 10-2
Peterson conveys a positive at- Monday: Wing Night
titude about her co-workers and Tuesday: Pony Night 3 for 1
her own job. "We all work well Wednesday: Ladies Night & Draft Night
together at St. Mark's," Peterson
commented. "I want to continue Happy Hour - Monday thru Saturday 4to7
contributing to the development
of the Career Institute," she add-
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 Student Government President
Assesses 1983-84 MSG ram
By Martha Camp
Editor's Note: The following b
part two of a two part series based
OB a tape recorded interview on
the assessments and views of the
1983-84 Mercy hurst Student
Government as seen by MSG
President Dave Robinson.
Q. If yon had to name the most
controversial Issue during ^this
year what would it he?
So far this year, the tennis court
issue caused a lot of problems for
some people. But, I think that got
a lot of misunderstood publicity.
.When the tennis courts were
changed into a parking lot over
the summer, it was done, one,
because it?was the only feasible
thing to do at the time and two,
because we had a guarantee from
St. Mark's that when we leased St.
Mark's, we would be able to use
the tennis courts up there for the
tennis team and for personal use.
Well, little things caused the
tennis courts at St. Mark's to be
locked for the beginning part of
the year. Now, they were not be-
1984 Summer Session Being
Prospective Freshmen Reviewed By Adult College
To Visit Mercyhurst
By Barb Gaydos
Approximately 180 high school
seniors will soon be on campus for
the two sleeping bag "weekends
coming up on. February 9,10,11
and February 23,24,25.
The prospective freshman will
arrive on Thursday around 6:00
and leave on Saturday at noon for
both weekends. These high school
seniors will get a chance to sit in
on classes, meet professors as well
as students, and be involved in
college activitiest such* as "the
basketball games or a play.
The first weekend's participants
will consist ]of students mainly
from Erie, Buffalo and
Cleveland; the second weekend
will consist of students from other
recruiting areas;
Women attending the event will
stay in Baldwin and Egan and the
men will stay in McAuley lobbies.
It is usually at this time that the
women decide where they would
like to live should they come to
the 'Hurst. Jk
Lists of the seniors attending
the weekends will be posted in the
dorms so that Mercyhurst
students can become familiar with
the names of any prospective
students from their area. * AUDITION SITE « PITTSBURGH. PENNSYLVANIA February 14,1984
According to Mary Collins, ad-
missions counselor, "The sleeping
bag Weekends are good for
Film for discussion
House Made Of
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I Dawn
February 8
ing able to be» used, it was just that run, pretty much, on tuition. So tees, Brian Doherty said he didn't You'll say how much you want
for your book and we'll get your
people didn't realize that if you everybody that comes to Mer- want to do the Book Lend Com-
had gone and gotten the key, then cy hurst pays the costs of running mittee any more. He had good permanent address. The following
September, we can run the Book
you could have usedjthe courts. this place. So, anything new you reasons, he wasn't getting enough
But, nobody knew to get the key. want to do or anything you want support. •"• Fair and we can have all the books
there. Then people can come in
So, when people got,back and to add to, the only way to do it is ;At the beginning, I thought we
they wanted to play tennis in the to pay more money. Nobody would be able to get that entire and see what they want and take
the one t h a t ' s priced
early fall when it was nice out, wants to pay more money, things area down where the Video Room
they went over to our courts and is to build a small room over there competitively.
Q. What goals do you have for
saw cars parked all over. to build our Book Store. But, it
g The thing was, because of our didn't work out because they had the remainder of the year?
There's a committee formed to
basketball games, we had pro- to put the lockers there. '*
blems with parking. There was no Well, what we decided was, look into the Academic Honesty
issue. That was somehting that
parking on that end of the cam- rather than setting up one com-
pus. So, we either had to buy land mittee and having one person with was started last year. All we did
was point out that,they had two
and build a parking lot behind the a*few people helping him run it,
Campus Center or we had to use we decided to make the govern- different policies printed - one in
the Code of Rights and Respon-
what we had available. Now, ment itself a committee of the
those tennis courts were slated to whole. sibilities and one in the Student
Catalog. -/-,
be ripped up and re-done and the At the end of the year, we'll
cost between ripping them up and have a Book Fair. We'll, collect What we'd like to do is see one
putting in a new tennis court and Dave Robinson the books then and when school thing presented to us. Hopefully,
building a parking lot as opposed are hard enough as it is. starts next year, we'll have a stock that will get resolved. ..
to just turning those things into a Q. What has happened to the of books. ••; ;Td also like to see, if at all
parking lot and using the newly- Book Lend Proposal that was It's hard from term to term to feasible, another special project
acquired tennis courts up at St. brought before government last do this because things happen so for the spring. We have to look in-
Mark's was the obvious .way to
year? fast. But, at the end of the year, to that yet - to see what's available
go. . 'x .., At the first or second meeting we can set up this spot where you to us, how our money situation is
Mercy hurst is a college that's when we were assigning commit- can come and put your book.in. and what people want.
The Adult i College is polling
over 800 adult students regarding
Adult College is hoping to refine a
summer program to meet the
suggested weekend schedule.
Traditionally, such* polls usually
everyone all around. They're their curricular needs for the 1984 academic needs of those students bring a 20 percent response. But,
good for the prospective student, Summer Session. who enroll through the Adult Col- Cohen is hoping for a higher
the admissions office and for the Students attending summer lege Office. • i return, "because these students
whole college community." school at Mercyhurst have three The poll conducted this week are aware we are trying to design a
options—Summer Session I and-or asked such questions as: "Are you program to serve their needs."
During the weekend, the admis- Summer Session II, both, five planning, to attend Summer The administrators hope to sub-
sions office can show a large week terms, or Weekend College, school? What classes would you mit a suggested program by mid-
group of people the college in a a ten week term meeting Saturday like to see scheduled? What time February, aiming for a final sum-
short time and tho prospective stu- mornings or Sunday evenings. frame is best for you?" Students mer schedule to be issued in mid-
dent can see the college more than Thomas Billingsley, Mer- will also be asked to respond to a March. ***?
he—she would in a regular three cy hurst's new Director of Ad-
hour daytime visit. "Once they've ministration is working toward
seen the campus, they're more strengthening the summer pro-
likely to come here as a student," gram for all undergraduates and
Collins concluded. Lillian Cohen, Coordinator of the TONY SABELLA'S
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great. I want lots, lots more. WANTED - Turtle neck dona- TI««I»» ^ •# - .. - * u The . Mercyhurst Wellness Pro- A Track Program may be initiated
tions needed at Sesler 224. Ask for I T ? ™ ^ ^ ^ u n t r 1y skis gram is sponsoring aerobics for at Mercyhurst on an Inter-
Much Love, Doug Laurie Hoover. L m ^ I f l ^Lu^? t0
members of the Mercyhurst com- the Mercyhurst community. The collegiate level. Anyone interested
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Studley, Van Halen's got the We'iden'd'"•" u ^ i e " u" offering S S L f e J ? ^ , ^j*. ' * cost is $5 per term. Classes are should contact Coach Speros at
looks that kill! vacuuming lessons in exchange ^SJE^J^ "2^ .¥ u held on Monday, Wednesday, and 825-0528. 7*
f r th e Friday from noon to 1 p.m. in the
for lessons in "How to Unstick L ^ ^ T o ^ ^ V - ' * f . Campus Center and on Tuesday,
Tess - Two Inches! That's L why Your Head from the Couch S f ^ l f f t t l T ? 6 a t "*• Thursday and Sunday from 8 to 9 Attention Education
you've been so hungry - Eat more ^ _ it w
223 for more information. p.m. in the Blue Room. For infor- Majors
maybe another two (at least one) mation, or to join contact Janet Attention Education Majors: On
Congratulations! Lisa Harold - how's that superhuman _ Price at ext 225. Sunday, February 5 at 7 p.m.,
strength? * Garrelts to Speak there will be a presentation in the
Marianne & Jim -How many Df. George Garrelts will speak on projection room in the basement
coats are there in the TH6 closet? Convalescent Home
Mike - we'll tuck you in this ncW
Utopia at an Apres-Dinner to be of Baldwin Hall. Dr. #Bukowski,
weekend - your roommates on
Tuesday, February 7 at t Visiting ' assistant superintendent at
Hi Mary Annski, Frankie, & Jen- o 5:15 p.m. in the faculty dining Inquire in Campus Ministry if in- Millcreek School District will pre-
ny! Thanks for coming up for the r
Joe - What comes after the <>om. The discussion is free of terested in visiting local convales- sent a video and discuss Today's
weekend! I cant wait to come Ground Round? charge and open to everyone. cent homes during the Winter Education.
home and eat some real food! Term. Transportation for visits is
Happy | Birthday Jenny! Love provided. Library Workshop
Always, Cindy Martha - The Merciad wiii pro- S k i i n g Instruction
vide hidden recording devices to T h e Physical Education Depart-
Activities Weekend Mercyhurst College Library is of-
Assistant Editor: You did a great editors only, excluding Fran ... m c n t is o f f e r i n ^ b a s k i n s t r u c t i o n Activities weekend will be May 4, fering a workshop on Selecting
job this week! Thanks for all your you never know what she'll use i n cross-country skiing for 5, and 6. Committee meetings for Better Sources, which will cover
help. Love ya, Editor. the event are held each Tuesday at methods of selecting key sources.
them for! members of the Mercyhurst com- 8 p.m. in the Video Room. tj Workshops will be held:
munity. Classes will meet on Tuesday, February J, 7-8 p.m.
Wednesdays at 4 p.m. in the Cam- Pancake Breakfast \ Wednesday, February 8, 3-4
pus Center. For more information The Mercyhurst College Chapter p.m.

Last Chance contact Janet Price at ext. 225.

jArt Exhibition
V
Council for Exceptional Children
will f be sponsoring an All Your
Can Eat Pancake Breakfast, on
Thursday, February 9. 10-11
a.m.
All sessions will be held in the
Staff iLounge, main level! of the
Put a classified in February 26 from 8 a.m. to noon
Selected works by Senior Art Ma- at St. Mark's Center. Tickets are Library. J
I for your Valentine! jors will be on display beginning $3, and can be purchased at the
Sunday, February 12 through the door or by calling Geoffrey
s 23. An opening reception will be Domawicz at 866-0650. All pro-
Alcohol on Campus
Only 50 ! Ada are due by noon
held on February 12 from 3 to' 5 ceeds benefit the handicapped. WMCY reporter Greg Hernandez
on Wednesday in The Merciad will examine alcohol on campus in
p.m. to mark the opening of the
office in Baldwin Basement.
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show. a four part series. This documen-

\ Father-Daughter tary will be aired during WMCY
O Weekend news break, Monday through
Discussion Group This year's Father-Daughter Thursday, February 6-10, at 3
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An informal discussion group is Weekend will be held April 7 and p.m. and 9 p.m. Listen to WMCY
being formed to pursue the ques- 8. If anyone is interested in help- every day for both campus and
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PINE AVENUE ticipate. Contact 'Bud Brown in at 825-6773 or Betsy at 825-2244.
If your club, organization or
2 2 3 ~ P r e s t o n for. more
information. . " Musical department would like to have
The Green Rumors of Mercyhurst an announcement printed in
Prep will be presenting the hit "Bulletin Board", please con-
Bike Raffle musical GODSPELL at the Little tact Fran* Moavero, Human
A $200 Schwinn World Tourist Theater, Mercyhurst College. Resources Director at 132
Ten Speed is being raffled off to Showtimes and dates are March Founders. Announcements
benefit Sister Eymard's Cancer 15-17 at 8 p.m. and March 18 at are due by Wednesday. No
Research. Tickets are 50 cents 2:30 p.m. Ticket prices! $3.50 for fee is charged. *^ *
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 Finally Here Drop Two More
j
Hurst Ladies -Out Of Their League
Lakers Host Knights
By Greg Y o k o The
pair
By Stephanie Hultberg

to
Lady
the
Lakers
this
turned
week
over
to the
a
are playing are out of our league
with
ing
type
with."
of personnel we're
**
play-
This is it! The game we've all
been waiting for - Mercyhurst vs. Canisius Lady Golden Griffens in High scorer for the 'Hurst was
Gannon. *•• Buffalo and to the Clarion State Jeana White with 10, followed by
Tomorrow night the Campus club at the Mercyhurst Campus Putnam and Sandy Tate with 8 a
Center will be full of people and Center. piece. The difference was in the
excitement as these two rivals Travelling to the New York shooting.* The ladies shot 45.5
clash, | State school on Saturday, January from the line to the Lady Grif-
Mercyhurst enters the game just 28, the Blue and Green came up fens' 87.5 and 35.4 from the floor
one-game off the 500 mark, while against the tough offense of to Canisius' 42.4. j
Gannon enters with an impressive Canisius College who went the Tuesday night at the Campus
11-4 slate. distance to the NCAA quarter Center found the-('Hurst on the
The Lakers are in the midst of a finals in Nashville last year. The wrong side of the scoreboard
turnaround. They have lost a few 'Hurst came up short in the end, against Clarion State University in
tough road contests and return however, with the final score, a 79-55 let down.
home a hungry and determined 90-51. * ? High scorers for Mercyhurst
ballclub. * . Excitement runs rampant at Mercyhurst - Gannon game last year. According to assistant coach were Meme Tyler and Bea Tomc-
Assistant Laker boss Bob Here, Crazy Dave incites the Laker contingent, while police calm an Trisha Mahoney, "We worked zak at 16 points each. The defense
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MacKinnon says the Gannon overzealous Knight fan for throwing objects on the court, f very well together as a team, but of the Lady * Lakers was at it's
game "Could really allow us to go we were just outclassed . . .they peak of. the season with 61 team
on a roll," "* (Canisius) put a lot of money into defensive rebounds. Putnam
"We're starting to turn things their iwomen's (basketball) pro- stood tallest under uhe boards
around,"MacKinnon continued, gram." Junior forward, Sherry pulling down 20. However, the
1
"the tide is turning. ' Put man added, "We were good shooting percentage of the women
The Golden Knights feature a on defense for our height—we are reflected the; final score'with 29
controlled offense that showcases a short team. We are lacking in percent from the freethrow line
Butch Warner, Craig Dixon, and offense . . .the types of teams we and 39 percent off the floor. H
Dave Razzano, (Warner is the
current candidate for the Big Five Men's Hoops celjent," Kalbaugh continued.
Player of the Year). • Team Falls To f f ec
We outrebounded them (Cop-
"They are a veteran team that pin)*and also outscored them in
can adjust to any tempo of play," Coppin; Scots Monday the second half." 1
MacKinnon says."Defensively, By Greg Yoko The Lakers did connect for 41
they'll probably play us in a The Mercyhurst^ Basketball markers in the second session as
zone." team continued their losing ways compared to the host's 39, but it
Mercyhurst, in MacKinnon's on the road, this time the recipient simply wasn't enough.
words, will go out and play hard was Coppin State. The Lakers As usual, a big factor,in the
and hopefully play intelligently. 93-79 loss evened their record at Lakers loss was their poor foul
We'll see, tip-off is set for 8:00. 8-8. * i i# i j I shooting. The Blue and Green
"A 30-second span again hurt connected on only half of their 22
I Yoke's Oyer I Mercy hurst's own Sherry Putnam shoots r for two over defending
Clarion. us," commented s Mercyhurst attempts from the charity stripe. |
Supporting " the 'Hurst along
In<a press conference at Gan- the Gannon faithful." Head Coach Bill Kalbaugh. "We
non this past -Monday, Fox ex- I Fox went on to explain how he were down 26-23 when we had our with Green's 27 tallies were Todd
plained his actions. took 'the heat' off of the school's bad spell. In about 30 seconds we Lee, Jon Berkeley and Marty
,\ "I really believed at that point president, athletic director, and watched the score swing to 35-23 Cams who had 12, 11 and 10
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(aftertthe loss to Edinboro) that players. He said that everything in Coppin's favor. All of this hap- points respectively. Berkeley led
I' d get the pressure off the kids by became "unified and focused on pened before we got" the ball all rebounders with eleven on the
resigning ... But now, as I look me." That, he concluded, can't be across the midcourt line." r- f night. The Lakers next raod con-
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back upon it, it was actually a ra- all bad. lr,;*| But, all was not bad according tests this coming Monday. The
y»ke tionalization to myself £in The Mast straw on Fox's back to the Laker boss. Kalbaugh said Lakers travel* to; Edinboro to
frustration." came as a result of the Knights' that John Green "played his best challenge the Fighting Scots at 8
game of the year," and the entire p.m. WMCY, 880 AM will carry
Gannon's Fox went on to say that he felt loss at Edinboro. Gannon was up
he was an ultrasuccessful coach. by five in the first overtime, when
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Fox Quits however, that he didn't feel that mentioned that they should fall
way at Gannon. * back into their "Georgia" of-
BBall Post Fox has coached in Erie for the fense. This is Gannon's slow-
majority of the past 16 years. He down offense.
Anyone who may recall Dr. began at Cathedral Prep where he
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Barry Grossman's column in the turned the high school losing pro- judgment because he didn't want Mon.-Thurs.: 9:30 A.M. to 9:30 P.M
October 21 issue of THE MER- gram into a winning one. He guid- the fans to begin booing their own
CIAD will notice the similarities ed the team to two state team. He mentioned that it hasn't Fri.-Sat.: 9:30 A.M. to 10:00 P.M.
in his warning message to the championships. been a popular move for the fans. 459-8109 r [
Mercyhurst Community concern- Then, in 1971, he began the So, going "with;luck instead of
ing their attitude to the 'Hurst Mercyhurst College Basketball intelligence" hurt the Knights as Home, Delivery
football program and what hap- program. Fox proved to be a sur- they finally lost the game by three We Specialize In Keg Beer
pened last week at Cannon prise to the community as he pro- in double overtime. :
University's basketball program. duced a program which was better Fox finally said that he knew it . \ Drive Thru
than most people anticipated. -
To paraphrase Grossman,' he was time to leave when a coach
was asking how fans, especially Mercyhurst won 101 games for doesn't /have the courage to do
small college fans, could boo their Fox, including 26 in the 1977-78 j what is right.
own teams and coaches for losing season in which the team went to I This brings me back to a ques-
games. He mentioned the loss to the Division II final four. tion which Grossman brought up
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Frost burg as an example, The After quitting his post at Mer- I in his article, * What's wrong with
Lakers lost this contest 10-7 and cyhurst in mid-season, Fox moved a football (basketball) program
fans were complaining about the to Gannon. Just two weeks ago he | that stresses character, ethics and
lack of excitement in Mer- won his 200th collegiate game as a discipline on the same plane with Hours: Monday thru Thursday 10a.m. to 10 p.m.
cy hurst's style of play. head coach. «* winning? Friday & Saturday 10a.m. -1J p.m. / |
Well, the pressure finally got to But, it didn't seem to matter to I think Gannon realizes the loss
Gannon Head Basketball Coach L the Golden Knight faithful. they have suffered. Maybe now
Dick Fox last week, Fox stepped "My major accomplishment at the cynics will realize what a good EtfelPA S$$09
| down after the double overtime Gannon," Fox revealed, "was to thing they actually have lost with Phoa^864-0t8t
loss to Edinboro. unify the frustrated criticism of Fox's resignation.
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