THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6,1984

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*. By Naomi Romanchok
In its latest report, the National En-
dowment for* t h e ! Humanities found
that I many college graduates lack
" e v e n the, most rudimentary
knowledge about history, |literature,
art, and philosophical foundations of
their nation and civilization."
Mercyhurst College President, Dr.
William P.*Garvey agrees with this
statement. "This is true of a significant
segmentfof the students, not all of
them but it is true of too many of
them," Dr. Garvey added.
The report, "To Reclaim a Legacy",
cites various reasons for the decline in
education* and makes recommenda-
tions for correcting the problem.
The study compares the sad state of
college curriculum to "a self-service
cafeteria through which students pass
without being nourished."
"In t h e | 1970's, that cafeteria-
smorgasbord approach was prevalent.
.«*
We were no exception," Dr. Garvey ex-
Christmas 1984 (he spirit of Christmas became more visible this week as decorations and pj ained .^Hovyever^hreeyears agowg,
trees appeared throughout the campus.- * -*• ^Ji' "J- " ^ bved to^mproveiTtre^iufnculum by
developing" common courses in
WMCY Census philosophy, history, English, theology,
ffiSS
Study shows'humanities
lacking in curriculum
# He also said "We need to increase it,
but we don't have to go vary far since
we are three-fourths of the way there."
I Dr. Garvey confides that if it were up
to him, he would have student&jtake
two years of liberal studies before they
chose a major. •* •«
As the study indicates, Mercyhurst
is among one of the many colleges
which is weak in one particular area.
"We don't measure what our students
learn? when they leave. That is, how
much knowledge they have in the
humanities, especially literacy."
One of the major problems lies in a
student's high school background. The
decline-jin college humanities is cor-
ollary to the decline in high school
humanities. * *>
| According to Dr. Garvey, "High
schools have neglected the written
and spoken skills."
Colleges aref fighting a student's
"preoccupation or obsession with
vocational goals at the expense of
t Ar nrrlir ic
broadening^thejp gtl r|i" i?fifi ^Q U
the National Endowment of the
Humanities study. *
Mercyhurst has established the

Students aware of WMCY and sciences." Dr. Garvey said, "We in-
stituted the common cores in an effort
to ^restore the basic integrity of
Foundation and Distribution Cores to
combat this|"The best thfng we can do
for a student is to give them a flexible
but signal is not strong knowledge. So, Mercyhurst has already
moved ahead in this kind of tack."
mind to adapt to a world that we don't
know anything about," the President
Preliminary? indications from the tabulated as of press time. "Three years ago we were reshaping commented.
WMCY census administered on cam- Curcio added that several students the core'to make it more liberal and Dr. Garvey said certain skills may be
pus this past week show that many on- should be commended for the extra ef- create a common body of knowledge," obsolete a few years from now. "But,"
campus students Know about the cam- fort they've put into the census. Accor- according to Mercyhurst's president. he continues, "we know that students
pus radio station but they can't receive ding to Curcio, these students are . Dr. Garvey said educators saw the will have to read well, think well,
the signal. f i WMCY Program Director Rick Wendt, problems a few years ago in the kind of reason well, and cope well."
According to Steve Curcio, faculty Music Director Jeff Vona, Public Ser- students they were graduating. "Not in ^Expectations are a key to the pro-
advisor for WMCY, the*early results vice Director Naomi Romanchok, terms of their basic intelligence, but in blem of a liberal education. "Two out
also indicaterthatjmany students ]tio Art®ublicity Director GaryJ Laurnoff, terms of theitf'gaps of knowledge'." of three* students are looking for a
not know how they can receive the Pete Werbaneth, Tim Hoh, and Brian The report recommended that saleable skill. Our job is to make them
signal on their radio. # *1 ; Sheridan. Also, Media Services Direc- students^ take two Jyears of liberal take courses that will improve their
"This indicates to us a publicity pro- tor Sharon Sisco has helped in the studies. Currently at Mercyhurst, mind." ^ * .%, * | 5
blem," Curcio said, "that we have to tabulation of results. students are required to take a total of Most student's expectations; are
work.on to correct." The other major St Complete results of the entire 14 courses in the liberal studies area. primarily job-oriented, Dr. Garvey
problem, according to Curcio, is that survey will be made available to the Dr. Garvey believes that students at remarked "They don't seek an educa-
the signal js very poor in all the cam- Merciad for the first issue in 1985, and the college need more liberal studies, tion, they seek a training. Education is
pus buildings. "We are doing our best the new station format will reflect the "particularly?,in the areas of English, broadening of the persons mind, soul
to correct this problem, so that the student's responses to the census. * global literacy and science." and spirit. It is a sensitivity to a whole
signal will be as good fas possible range of human experiences, not just
when students return in January," Cur-
cio said. $•
There has been some delay in totall-
Fire McAujIeyiDorm knowledge in one field," he added.
The study revealed that only two per-
cent of college presidents are active in
ing all the results, and Curcio at-
tributes this to some students who
either failed to administer their share
of questionnaires or turned the com- I
room is accidental
By Greg Hernandez W to remove the matress into the hallway
their institution's academic affairs.,
S Dr. Garvey prides himself on actively
teaching^and advising students, both
of which put him "in contact with what
pleted forms in late. * § A matress in a dorm room of and extinguished the fire. * the school is about: teaching and lear-
Since this was a census, thefradio McAuley Hall was destroyed by an ac- H?' However, the excessive smoke trig- ning." *Dr. Garvey stated, j " M o s t
station J attempted to contact every cidental fire on Monday at 12:40 p.m. gered the smoke alarm and the Erie presjdents are just fundraisers and
single student that lives in Baldwin, Minor injuries were reported and F i r e D e p a r t m e n t r e s p o n d e d public relations people." f f
McAuley, Egan.lthe apartments and damages totaled $50. According to the immediately. i f T o Reclaim a Legacy" portrays the
the townhouses. Curcio said that most damage report submitted to Director of concept of a college graduate to be
oUthe students who worked on the Housing and Safety Phyllis Aiello, an Upon the arrival off the fire depart' one who can speak, think, and reason.
census did a very good job, but that "a occupant of 229 McAuley was burning ment| the^dorm had already been To this list f Dr. Garvey adds a
few apparently didn't take the effort a letter in his room. 7j evacuated. The firemen went to the se- necessary component in any educated
At this time, r\is roommate walked in cond floor and removed the matress
:
seriously, hurting our response." ±\ person, that being a "highly developed
As of 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, approx- the room causing a gust?of wind to from the premises. S moral and ethical sense." These, ac-
imately 85 percent of the total number send the burning letter under the bed. The Erie Fire Department had the cording to him^are achieved through
of students in the census have been ^Instantly, the matress caught on fire, situation Sunder control ^within ten flexible minds found in a strong liberal
contacted. Specific results were not The occupants immediately proceeded minutes. I I i a • studies background. f '
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Academic|Policies| Committee
seeking input of calendar options
Information that compares
our present academic calen-
dar and a possible semester
system is being circulated
throughout the Mercyhurst
c o m m u n i t y t h r o u g h the
Academic Policies Committee
of the College Senate.
According to committe
President, Stephen J. Curcio,
copies of the information have
alreadyibeen sent to student
representatives and depart-
ment directors and various
college administrators.
Curcio saidfthe committee
is seeking feedback from the
comparisons. Material being
circulated includes a schedule
of what a semester looks like
as well as advantages and
d i s a d v a n t a g e s of both
systems:
"We are doing this to be
sure that we have an accurate
feel for what the entire college
community thinks about the
issue," Curcio said.
"We feel that it is important
for everyone to know about ail
of the good points and
drawbacks| of each system
before choosing jjwhich one
they want."
the proposed accelerated 4-3-3
calendar was rejected was to
assume that the semester
issue was a dead one. Since
the APC has authority to
review the academic calendar
at any time, Curcio said the
committee decided 4o solicit
comments from the college
b e f o r e - m a k i n g such an
u
assumption.
Curcio said that any student
is interested in seeking the in-
formation should contact their
department representative.
The A P C l i s asking for President of the Alumni Board, Michael Heller presents Sue
responses by January 11, after Bennett with the Sister Carolyn Herrmann Senior Service Award.
W

which-a meeting will be held to

community that is based upon
logistical information and
Curcio added thatithe com-
mittee's initial impulse after review all the comments. Bennett wins service
award at Senior Dinner
Learn how to stress By Mary Frances Loncharic
Sue Bennett, a psychology
and business major, received
treshman year she par-
ticipated in the Student Ac-
tivities Council.
Seven s t u d e n t s were
By Sandy Taylor ;- }The course will emphasize stantly inundated with;> these the Sister Carolyn Herrmann, nominated for the award either
Stress interrupts four life the positive and negative ef- emotions or allow the mind to R. S. M. Senior Service Award by faculty, staff, ^administra-
from beginning to end. It?has fects of stress in our lives, dwell on any one of them, will at the annual senior dinner, on tion or otheijstudents. *
become one of the most im- while training participants jto find stress in the mental body Friday, November 30. The choices were weighed
portant "buzz" words of! "the transform the negative stress leading to distress in the The award is presented to by the? Alumni Board con-
eighties. Everyone is concern- elements into positive energy. physical body." , f*9 t h e s e n i o r who has sisting of eleven members. 13
ed with moderating its effect Dr. Snow said stress, ^According to Dr. Snow, demonstrated an exceptional L According fto Director of
at home, work, school and dur- "Begins as our [bodies emo- stress must be dealt with sub- commitment to the Mer- Al u m n i • e l a t i o n s , Gary
ing recreation, i tjpnalj response yto outside jectively and objectively. The cyhurst Community. The reci- Bukowski, "The-Alumni Board
^ The Adult College is offer- negative conditions. These course will' assist students pient is*to4be|one who has w a n t e d the awarcMo-be-Aamed
ing a course on understanding conditions may cover anything toward mental, emotional and given a significant amount of after someone of the college
and : coping with stress %and from excessive i b i l l s j ^ t o physical relaxation. | time and energy in support of who has exemplified involve-
modern anxieties through the business, family, and social Registration begins next college activities and services ment In the community" (of
non-credit special Interest pro- problems. week. Members of the Mer- to the Erie community. * Mercyhurst and Erie.)
gram beginning in January. -""In <iurn, tan emotional cyhurst Community receive a B e n n e t t ' s l i s t of ac- ''' Sr. Carolyn was Director of
Dr. Ross Anthony Snow, co- response is created in the discount forj all non-credit complishments range from Development and Alumni
developer of Stresstronics in form of hate, anger, worry, courses. More information Secretary of the Student Relations from 1972 through
Erie, will instruct the course frustration, fear, codemnation, about the program may be ob- Government durtng her junior 1981. She was the Executive
on Wednesday evenings from criticism, or judgements. * tained by calling the Adult Col- year t o * this year's Vice Vice President and Academic
7-9 p.m. beginning January 16. /'Individuals who are con- lege Office in 213 Main. President. Deanffrom 1961 to 1963. She
She was recently named to became President of Mer-
#*•
Who's Who Among Students cyhurst* College in 1963 and
in American Colleges and served until 1972.
What Do You Want From College? Universities. She has main-
tained a dean's lists status
t h r o u g h o u t her c o l l e g e
The award was presented at
the senior dinner rather than
at graduation because so
A Sense Of Purpose? education. many awards are given out at
Add It To Your Schedule. Bennett is a peer counselor, graduation. Bukowski said the
and also an Egan Scholar award is given at the senior
Thousands of Army ROTC { But most enrolled also to£ Council J;member. During her dinner to make it a special
graduates, from hundreds of serve their country. Men and sophomore'and junior years, event and to bring more
college campuses, have be- women from the north, the she was student coordinator recognition to the award, he
come leaders in our coun- east, the south, the west... for-the ski club. During her added. £
try's volunteer Army. from small rural communis
Some enrolled in ROTC for | ties and large urban areas.
financial aid to complete col- They've shown that youi
lege (nearly $2500 during t; £ don't have to be from Shuttles will be provided to the
their junior and senior years). Tennessee to be a Christmas Formal. They will leave
Others for the management volunteer, or from Baldwin Hall at 8:30, 9:15 and
training and experience of- Texas to stand 10:00. Shuttles will leavefromthe
fered by Army ROTC courses. tall for your dance at 11:15,12:15 and 1:00 a.m
Still others for the positions country. igj
of immediate leadership res-
ponsibility following gradua-
tion, as officers in the active
Army, Reserves, and Army
National Guardi *

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DECMEBER 6,1984
Fall dance recital |
first for new director
By Betsy Lantz -
The Mercyhurst Dance
Department will present its fall
recital on December 8 at 8 p.m.
and December 9 at 2:30 p.m. in
Zurn Recital Hall.
This is the fjrst performance
produced under the depart-
ment's new director, Jean-
Marc Baier, and his faculty
assistant, June Hines.
The program, a collection of
works featuring choreography
by both students and faculty,
is entitled "Reflections."
"Dance is a reflection of
life," Baier" explained. It is a
blending of the mental and the
physical, of the old and the
new.
"The choreographer draws
his inspiration from past ex-
periences," Baier continued.
The J resulting composition
reflects the intensity of human
relationships.
"Reflections" includes both
classical-; ballet and modern
dance pieces. § Prior to leaving campus for
Jean-Marc Baier and June
Hines will perform the duet
"Gloria", which portrays a
mature relationship between a
man and a woman. |
Pieces to be performed by
the students include the
following; "Etudes" is a study
JjjTs t y I e j a n dj^m o t (p n i
choreographed by* Baier in
connection with the with the
Madrigal Dinners. "Sundown",
to be performed by two dif-
Want
m
to feel bet-
ter about
yourselves?
Then why
don't the two
of you make a
date with
Command
Performance.
z No matter what
style you're looking
for,youcanbesure
we'll do it up right.
Command
Performance. The
j j . perfect place for
couples.
ferent casts, is a duet dealing
with d i f f e r e n c e s lof
interpretation. >Mwl
June Hines has restaged
"Don Quixote", an excerpt
from the classical ballet Grand
Pas de Deux. | | * 1
$ V T h r e ef b y O n e f >
choreographed ' by student
Kimberly Ries, - depicts the
friendship of three women as
viewed by the choreographer.
The final piece,, "Vivaldi
Variations", is contemporary
ballet* concerned purely with
movement and angularity. M
The Department of Dance
would like to encourage
everyone to attend one of the
Dorms close December 13
The dorms on campus will
close December 13 at 3 p.m.
and will reopen January 2 at 10
a.m. X Cicon, dorm director of
Christmas break, resident
assistants will be inspecting
each dorm room. ¥
;-?; In Baldwin Hall, residents
are given a checklist of tasks
to do before they vacate their
room. Unplugging appliances,
turning off the heat and open-
ing the curtains are some of
the responsibilities of each
resident.
Upon completing all the
items on the checklist, each
RA will check the room to
THE MERCIAD
t w o p e r f o r m a n c e s I of
"Reflections.", |
I n h e r e is no charge for ad-
m I i M s m $W i 1 o n f ! . «££
KM.
verify that students have
followed the procedure.
According to Maree-Lynn
Baldwin Hall, these measures
are taken for "precautionary
and safety reasons."
Director of Housing and
Safety, Phyllis JAiello said
residents of the apartments
and townhouses are also
responsible for cleaning them
units before leaving for break.
During the break, Aiello
said, "I check the apartments
and townhouses foranything
which may be in dissarray or
disrepair."
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New Year's Eve party
kicks off SAC events
£j Winter limits the activities special movie week but* the
of many students on campus, films have not been confirmed
but | t h e ! Student j Activities at this time. 1 j& | |j
Committee has planned a list I A bus trip to Generations, a
of things to do during the mon- night club in New York, is on
ths of inactivity, f m& gj the SAC calendar. Other trips v£*
g On January 3, the first day include Station Square in Pitt-
back from Christmas vacation, sburgh, the Gannon-
SAC will be sponsoring a New Mercyhurst Basketball game,
Year's Eve Party in the Student and shuttles to^the Behrend
Union. D.J. John will be spinn- and Edinboro g a m e s . ^ ga
ing \Xhe\ tunes from 9:00 An MTV and pizza night,
p.m.-1:00 a.m. At midnight, Monte Carlo night and a fifties
there will be a countdown. day in the cafeteria are other
Refreshments will be served. activities scheduled on ?the
5 Other winter term activities w i n t e r c a l e n d a r . On
include the "For Your Informa- Thursdays, an Open Forum
tion (FYI)" series. During the with Dr. Garvey, Dean Palmer,
upcoming term, there will be and|E. William Kennedy have
speakers on alcohol and drug been scheduled at 8 p.m.
abuse. Also, Gil Eagles, an ISAC meetings are Tuesday
ESP hypnotist, will be on at 8 p.m. in the Student Union.
campus.
M SAC will again present their
Everyone is encouraged *to
come a n d ! participate, f™
The library hours during final exam week are the following:
Saturday 12/ 8-9a.m.-10p.m.
Sunday 12/ 9 - 2 p.m. - midnight
Monday 12/10 - 8:15 a.m. - midnight
Tuesday M 12/11 - 8:15 a.m. - midnight
Wednesday 12/12 - 8:15 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
The library hours during Christmas break are the following:
Thursday
Friday $ 12/13 1 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. i
Saturday 12/14 1 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Sunday 12/15 closed"' P f
Monday_. 12/16 closed
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Wednesday 1/ 2 8:30 a.m..- 4:30 p.m. J %$ r
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Letter
Can you pass Leisure time in Campus Center
denied by Mercyhurst Prep students
| this test? Dear Merciad:
mproblem has arisenithat I
feel needs some attention. It
It is two in the morning and you have just finished stu- seems that myself and a
dying for a final. What you need now is sleep so that you number of other students are
being denied the use of a cer-
can make it to the test.^Sudenly you hear the "culturally
enriching sound|of SAC'C reverberating from the next tain facility on the Mercyhurst
campus."That facility is none
room At this point you have several options, you can A) other than the Campus Center.
Roll over and try to sleep, B) Beat on the wall and tell them The Campus Center is sup-
posed to be open Sunday
to turn it down. §
through Thursday evenings
Hopefully, you have never had Ho deal with this par-|
from 8:00 p.m. until 10:30 p.m.
ticular problem. However/m a, dorm situation, this does
for the use by Mercyhurst
o c c u r i l t can not only happen at two a.m. but at two p.m. students. Recently, this
Conflicts of schedulesfare a serious problem anywhere privilege has been unavailable,
you have shared living conditions. It is important for you if you will. Men's and women's
basketball games times often
to realize that at some point you and your neighbor must
come to terms. None of the options mentioned above will change this, and I understand
and have absolutely no
solve the problem. JL disagreements about- that,
On this!campus, we have certain rules:* that the ad- whatsoever. However, what
ministration has made to serve as guidelines for student happened on* Tuesday even-
behavior. It would be as difficult for the administration to ing, November^ was totally
uncalled for and definiteJy
lanticipate resident'sjhours as it wouuld be for them to
estate in the handbook some objective measures of what
avoidable. $
It seems that the Mer-
foi
constitutes too much noise. The residence hall staff may
set up quiet hours but it is the peopled the M l who must
cyhurst Prep men's basketbal
team had previously schedul-
enforce them&The administration does not pay staff ed a practice at the Campus
enough for them to be your mothers and fathers. Resident
Assistants are there to "assist" residents in keeping the
hall intact. They are not there to babysit. * moment about a dozenfother
l j When someone'slstereo is bothering'you, tell them. Reporters
fcDon't yell or beat on the wall, go to them and explain the
problem. If you take the inititive and keep your temper,
Typists and
yu'll find that they will usually listen. There have been too Proofreaders
many halls turnedfinto "Animal Houses" because the needed for
residents didn't take on the responsibility of maintaining Winter Term
order. 1 1
So the next time you crank your stereo at an odd hour, Call 825-5477
remember that you are not the only one in your hall.
Center. The students were
aware of a women's basketball
scrimmage at$6:00 p.m., but
nothing after that. So, about
fifteen of us showed up at the
gym around 8:00 p.m. to play
basketball and practice for the j
upcoming intramural season.
But we could not play because
a certain group of people who
DO NOT attend this college
were there.
Upon inquiry, we found^out
that the Prep gymnasium was
empty,?and that the team
wanted to practice at the Cam-
pus Center because they play
a few games there during the
regular season. Well, the
students of Mercyhurst Col-
lege play |ALL of their* in-
tramural games at the Campus
Letter I
Grievances aired about
post • it ned tourney .game
Dear Merciad,
It is presently 8:12 p.m.
Monday night. I am stating the
time because at this precise
students and I should be play-
ing in the intramural volleybal
finals. Yet, as is quite evident
we are not playing tonight.
There are a couple of things
that upset me about not play-
ing tonight. The first is, being
the team captain I should have
been informed during the day
that the game was being
cancelled for tonight. Instead,
my fellow team members and I
showed up at the Campus
Center at 8 p.m. to find a note
on the door saying the game is
cancelled until Tuesday. It
really iwould not have been
very difficult for the person in
Center! I simply do not
understand why a school must
use another gym when their's
is perfectly usable.
The Campus Center is busy
enough, and the students have
little time as it is to use it now.
Mercyhurst College students
are not permitted to use the
Mercyhurst Prep gym, so why
should the Mercyhurst Prep
students be allowed to use the
Campus Center on the only
night and at the only time slot
available \\o Mercyhurst Col-
lege students? I hope the
necessary actions are con-
d u c t e d to c o r r e c t t h i s
problem.
A concerned student,
Craig S. Medvid
Junior, HRM W.
charge ito have phoned me.
Then I would have been able to
inform my team.
The second problem I have
with the game being postpon-
ed is the reason why it was
postponed. That being the
Mercyhurst Prep boys basket-
ball team was having practice
in \ OUR *gym. My feelings
toward them having priority to
the Campus Center over the
Mercyhurst College communi-
ty is quite negative. After all, I
feel that paying $4,950 a year
in tuition entitles all Mer-
cyhurst i students and I to
priority over outside parties,
when it comes to using the
Mercyhurst College facilities.
Sincerely,
Michael W. Lowinski

The Merciad
& Frances M. Moavero, Editor
Naomi A. Romanchok, Assistant Editor'-
EJ Brian Sheridan, News Editor ••*
— Laura Ruby, Feature Editor
Greg Yoko, Sports Editor $
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Ronco Christmas [revisited

By Maree-Lynn Cicon^ - parking spots at the mail. It toys, and even Cabbage Patch
Christmas past, Christmas might be my imagination, but perfume is available. It's in
present. Do holiday trends it appears that the following is fierce c o m p e t i t i o n w i t h
really change that much from true of the Millcreek Mall: at "Dynasty's 'Krystle'" line of
year to year? A | Merciad staf- any given moment, on fany fragrance products; both are
fer approached me about do- given day, 85 percent of all reportedly selling briskly.
ing an update on a Christmas Erie parents who own a^baby
article that I had written for the stroller, who have at least two
Some things just make
newspaper*a few years ago. children under five years ^of
Christmas, Christmas . A few
She had hoped that I had gain- months ago, I remember
age, are at the Millcreek Mall
ed added insight into the reading that the Ronco com-
with all of the above mention-
"perils of Chrisfmasxommer- pany had filed for bankruptcy.
ed items accompanying them.
cialism". I hope I don't disap- What d o e s l t h a t do t o
The problem occurs when that
:
point her! I * } America's holiday television
occasional "stray stroller" is
Some things have changed, viewing? Cap-J it mean wat-
acting of its own volition,;of
while some have not. The ching the 5:00 p.m. rerun of
course, and begins using its
retail industry's battle for the Charlies'*Angefs without see-
heel seeking device to attack
Christmas dollar is still fierce, ing a single commercial for
every available ankle in the im-
and their holiday merchandise the revolutionary "Ronco
mediate vicinity. Could the
Rand decorations seem to be Pocket Fisherman"? Can the
owner of the vehicle, who ap-
H displayed a bit earlier every average"' American consumer
pears 1o turn away as the vic-
11 year* ' 'f tim searches the area for^the
be convincedhhatjitfis possi-
We're still shopping to the perpetrator, be oblivious |to
ble to have a successful holi-
tunes of tthose shrieking what's occured? day partyr without a set of
musical j b e l l s . We have those legendary "Ronco
modern technology to thank The popularity of computers Ginsu-Knives"? Can it be that
for their capacity to elec- seems to have weathered the on television, we will never
tronically belt out 1001 last few Christmas'. What is again hear those infamous
If original Christmas selections. refreshing to note is that^the words "But wait..,f here's morr-
If it's not the musical belts, it's educational aspect; of this rrrrrre$" uttered again? v
| still the cracklingtcarols filled |ype^>^echnology [sIjDeing. Withstanding all|theicom-
w i t h s u b l i m i n a l buying stressed as weTTas the video mercialism "is the true mean-
messages for the consumers game abilities^which mostfof ing of the holiday season.
to unknowingly absorb. I the units offer. Despite fthe Soon we will again experience
wonder what happens when fact that it's all a question of what Christmas is all about
you play those records marketing strategy and not when we celebrate with family
[backwards? Just beware of really part! of^ the computer and friends. The crowds, the
any stores playing "The companies' search for an in- sales, the bargains will all be
Beatles' Christmas Album"! | j tellectual America, it's in- behind us.TThat is, until the
^Shoppers are still coming teresting nonetheless. ,r after-Christmas sales!
out in droves to search for that ICabbage Patch anything is Maree-Lynn Cicon is Direc-
special {gift. People's vicious stilUn demand. The dolls are tor off the Student Union and
nature magically arises as stilljin short supply, but Cab- seeker off the true meaning off
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If-you could change Santa...

By Laura Ruby -
6-1 - | ' f J fi
Although there are many
ways to depict Christmas, one
of the most representative pic-
tures of Christmas is Santa
Claus. The thought of Santa
Claus brings to mind the tradi-
tional picture: a red suit with
white trim, black boots, a big
round belly, a white beard,
rosy cheeks and a sack of toys
flung over the shoulder.
But what if Santa Claus
didn't look like the traditional
Santa we've come to know? If
he could be changed in any
way, what would the "ideal"
Santa Claus be? At Mer-
cyhurst, the ideal picture of
Santa Claus seems to differ. ;':-
Senior. Jim Leneghan felt
Santa Claus could stand to
losefa little of thefbelly. He
said, "Santa Claus should be
skinnier so the reindeer don't
have to carry all the weight."
Junior Beth Maitland wants
her Santa Claus to be a "6' 3",
200 pound Italian Santa Claus
driving a pink Cadillac."
Townhouse One feels that
the ideal Santa Claus is
"38-24-34." Along the same
lines, sophomore James
Benusa would like his ideal
Santa Claus to Ibe approx-
imately 5' 6" with blonde hair.
jSenior Jean Monieski went
for a drastic change. She said,
"I think Santa should change
Santa to be thin and tanned.
He said, "he can* keep his
white beard and the funky red
suit if he wants to."
Finally, *sophomore Lori
Shrieber, a big Santa Claus
fan, said, "I wouldn't change a
thing. If he was changed, he
wouldn't be Santa Claus."
Whatever J the ideal Santa
Claus is, there is one aspect
about Santa that will always
remain. Santa represents the
warmth and togetherness dur-
ing the Cristmas season.
For many years to come,
Santa Claus will bring millions
of smiles to the faces of many
children. Santa Claus has
magically captured the hearts
Advent Service
Education Department
An advent service will be
field Thursday, December
The Mercyhurst Educa- 6, in the chapel. It will begin
tion Department will spon- at 7 p.m. AH are fnvited.
sor a dinner for its student
teachers, faculty and ad- Open House -
1 ministrators and super-
visors of school districts. On Friday, December 7,
The dinner will be held an open house will be held
Thursday, December 6. in the Campus, Ministry.
Entertainment at the dinner Hours are 3 p.m. - 5 p.m. All
will be provided by the Mer- welcome. S i
\

the beard to a goatee and go to of children more than any

f- Junior Noni Hess said she
would like to see Santa Claus
"represent something * less
secular so not to detract from
t h e t r u e m e a n i n g !of
Christmas." ••• *
^/Axo^A?
more of a mohawk and an earr- other myth or reality in history. cyhurst Prepatory School
ing in his left ear." Other than Choir. I Health Notes -
Whether fat or skinny, short
that she likes Santa because or tall, male or female, Santa
he gives "great big, fwarm Claus is a representation of Question: What about
hugs." Ij I love...and |that can never be "sobering up" from an over
^ Senior Pat Songer wants Speaker - consumption of alcohol? Is
changed.
there any value in^the
Answer t h ^ t f i v i a question correctlyiand win a Dr. Max Azicri of Edin- remedies which'are* used
large pizza compliments of The Clippers Cove. boro University will speak today? g | * -wit&W
Place your answer with your name and address in on "The> Nicaraguan Elec- ^ A n s w e r The rehire many
the trivia box at The Clippers Cove. To determine a tions and their i Interna- varieties of "sobering up"
winner, from all correct answers a drawing will be tional Implications." Azicri remedies.! All arejjof little
held and the winner n o t i f i e d ^ § was part of an observer value in speeding up the
team for the recent?elec- recovery of alcohol con-
QUESTION: Who f was the youngest person ever to tions in Nicaragua. Good sumption. Alcohol leaves
win an Oscar? p?
food and good discussion! the body by oxidation at the
LAST WEEK'S QUESTION: James Cagney por- Make reservations with the
trayed George M. Cohen in two films. One was O f f i c e of; C o m m u n i t y rate of about 3-8 ounce per
"The Seven Little Foxes". Name the other Education, Mercyhurst hour for a person who
ANSWER: "Yankee Doodle *Dandy". Congratula- weighs 150 pounds. This
tions to Stacy Amoroso! I College.fi ** £* figure is influenced by? a
person's body weight, food
in the stomach, and various
Christmas Concert - other factors. The rule con-
cerning "sobering up" in-
{The Erie Civic Orchestra dicates that time and only
is presenting a Christmas time is the^answer for get-

Get a large cheese concert December 12 at 8 ting rid of the effects of

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A d m i s s i o n i s f r e e . popular belief, there exists

pepperoni pizza delivered Refreshments ^following

concert. ~ 4 no formula for getting
the effects of alcohol.
rid of

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DECEMBER 6il984 THEMERCIAD PAGE 7

Woods" and "Rick DiBello and 6-9 and 12-15 at §8 p.m.

! Friday, December 7 -The
Christmas Formal will be held
atf Rainbow i<3ard3ns from|9
p.m. to 1 a.m.. Music provided
by "Perfect Stranger". Cost
$5. No beer, mixes allowed by
orders of the management. No
coolers* permitted. Shuttles
leave Baldwin at 8:30 p.m., 9:15
p.m. and 10 p.m. Shuttles
leave Gardens!, at 11:15 p.m.,
12:15 p.miand 1:00 a.m.
* Sunday, December! 9
^"Scarface" will be|shown in
the Back Porch Cafe at 7 p.m.
and 9 p.m. Admission is 50
cents, ML
the DiBelltones from 10 p.m. - Students $2.50 and adults $4.
2 a.m. Friday free nachcs dur- Oall | 8 7 1 - 9 9 4 f f o r m o r e
ing Happy Hour and Miller and information, i &
Lite ponies 3 for $1. :
Lincoln Theatre -1031
iJ & L Tavern -2514 Peach State Street. "Heaven Can
Street. Monday import night Wait" will be presented Friday
90|cents. Tuesday night 50 and Saturday at 8 p.m. and
cems Schnapps and 75 cents f Millcreek Mall -Showing Sunday atT'7 p.m. through
Budweisers. this week the movies include: December 9. For more details
"Just the Way You ?Are", call 59-2735. £ j* &
Billy's Saloon -10th and "Ghostbusters", "Revenge of
nightlife Peach StreetJI"Fat |Chance" the Nerds", |and f"Bachelor The Erie Playhouse -13
will be playing all weedend. Party"! Call 868-5152 for time West |10th FStreet. [ Presents
Shenanigan's -3728 Pine schedules. " A u n t i e Mam©" from
Ave£ Friday and Saturday Ramada Inn -6101 Watt- December 6-9 and *13-16. Call
"Easy" » will be performing sburg Road. Sundayf night
Cinema World -This 454-2851 for more information.
from 10 P4TI. - 2 a.m. $2 cover singles dance and party. Ad- w e e k ' s s h o w s i n c l u d e
charge. D.J. Kevin Armstrong mission $2 and live D.J. Every "2010-The Year We Made Con-
I Nutcracker -Presented by
spinning the tunes every Tuesday and Thursday for $3 tact" and "Beverly Hills Cop" the Erie Civic Ballet at the
Thursday night. *
all the tacos and wings you Warner Theatre Saturday
•
can eat|||j I i December f l 5 f a t 8 p.m. and
| Peninsula Inn -44 Penin- December 16 at 2 p.m. For
sula Drive. "Contour" will be m Tom's Tavern -340 East
ticket*^ information call
performing Thursday and Fri- 12th Street. Every Wednesday, 452-4857. I #73* *F
day from 10 p.m. - 2 a.m. and Friday, and Saturday D.J.
"Northcoast Band" will be Flyer. Saturday noon - 6 p.m.
playing Saturday. No cover! and Wednesday 7 p.m. - 1 a.m.
12 ounce draft beers 25 cents.
Pal Joeys -1101 State
Street. "Albert of India" will be DQC vern 2 an
'%£& J *
playing Friday and Saturday tsburgh. Tuesday'College" 10 *Jfc ^£ L
Mercyhurst Little Theatre
from 10 p.m. - 2 a.m. nite 2 for 1 drinks and slices of -presents "Come Back Little
pizza for 10 cents with 15 Sheba", December 6-8 at 8
I Kate's at the Holiday Inn ounce drafts. Wednesday is p.m. $5 for adults and $3rtor
Downtown -Performing all Lady's Night 25 cent; drinks students and senior citizens. I Duquesne University Tarn-
weekend will be "Angel Fire" and D.J. Ken Olowin. Thursday Call 825-0255 for i m o r e buritzans -Will perform at the
from 9:30 p.m. -1:30 a.m. vj free? wings 9 p.m. till ... 15 information. Warner Theater on Friday,
ounce drafts for 50 cents. Fri- D e c e m b e r ^ at |8:15 p.m.
Docksiders -420 State day, Schnapps 50 cents and Gannon University Theatre Reserved seats $7 and general
Street. Saturday, there will be D.J. "Other Brother". Saturday - presents Steinbeck's Classic admission $5 for adults and $4
two bands performing, "Brook Drink n' Drown with D.J. Ken. for students and senior
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PAGE 8

Men even at 2-2
Green
all-time
By R.J. Zonna -
Mercyhurst's John Green
became the all-time leading
scorer jjIn Laker Baskerball
history when he connected for
22 points in a losing cause
against the» Canisius Golden
Griffins last Saturday. The
95-73 loss again dropped the
'Hurst to .500 (2-2). The Lakers
had defeated Alllancejfor the
second time this season
earlier in the week.
The 'Hurst returns to the
Campus Center tomorrow
evening as they host the Car-
dinals of St. John Fisher. The
New Yorkers travel to Erie with
a deliberate team led by junior
Joe Gran teed, a 6-6 forward.
The Cardinals were 1-0
heading Into yesterday's con-
test against Rochester. John
G r e e n , J* The IS c o r i n g
Machine", has know, amassed
1,765 points in just a little over
record
with a 23-10 spurt to take con-
trol of the contest. The Lakers
found themselves down by fif-
teen points, 49-34, at the half.
Canisius guard Kay Hall
scored 21 of his game high 37
points in the'first half to lead
the Golden Griffins.
The 'Hurst, down by as
many as 19, used a 12-4 run to
cut the , Canisius lead to
eleven, 67-56,< with just.) over
eight minutes remaining.
However, Canisius used a
good ball control offense to
keep the Lakers in check the
rest of the way.
Hall's 37 points was a career
high for thr Golden Griffins all-
time leading scorer. Hall also
grabbed 11 rebounds to lead
C a n i s i u s . Center Chris
Heinhold added 22 points for
2-1 Canisius.
f Supporting Green's; 22
tallies were Todd Lee, who had
16 points to go along with his
in full
Lose first two
Lady Lakers
Start slowly
By Bob Shreve • f
Coach Darlene Rosthauser
learned that 1984-85 may be
somewhat trying at;times for
her women's basketball team.
The women competed in the
Edinboro Tournament over the
weekend, and freshmen jitters
were clearly evident. *
iAll eight freshmen saw ac-
tion the opening night as the
Lady* Lakers dropped an 81-40
decision to Davis & El kins, the
eventual tournament cham-
pion. Seniors Sandra Tate and
Sherry Putnam led the way
with 11 and 10 points. * we played it, because we
The Lakers' Marly Cams (34)
lays in a basket enroute to a 96-81 ."We had a bad case of the
destruction of Alliance. . nerves," admitted Rosthauser.
two more baskets from the "Davis & Elkins was very
field, but hit on 27 of 44 free physical and a tremendously
throws compared to the drilled team. We didn't work
Lakers* 9 of 13. the ball inside and took some
Earlier in the week, Mer- very low percentage shots."
cyhurst defeated Alliance Col-
Mercyhurst surprised Edin-
lege 96-81. Leading the Laker boro by coming out in a man-
from the IJne. Her efforts earn-
ed her a spot on *the All-
Tournament team^
v Putnam added 12 points and
10* rebounds to the 'Hurst
cause, while Jeana White had
10 points. Tate pulled down a
game-high 13 rebounds.
"Our* shooting (28 percent)
killed us," noted Rosthauser.
"If we had shot better, we
could have won the game. The
girls did play a good game. We
came out in the man-to-man
defense which surprised
them. I was pleased how well
haven't practiced it that
much." : 1
The Lady Lakers^have one
more contest on Friday night
wit h i s t . John Fisher before
taking the holidays off. Mer-
cyhurst will return to action on
January 5 at Pitt-Johnstown.«
.-*»•

three seasons to surpass the
previous record of 1,750 points
held by Jesse -Campbell
(1972-76). The next monumen-
tal goal for Green to reach is
the prestigous 2,000 point
plateau.
Canisius opened the game
game high 12 rebounds .and scorers &was Green. His 28 to-man defense in the consola-
Marty Cams, who chipped in
with 13 markers and 10 boards.
The Lakers»were their own
points was a season-high tion affair. The Lady Lakers
point total for a 'Hurst in- hung tough before finally
dividual this yea. Marty Cams dropping a 66-58 decision.
Women'
worst enemy, as they turned
the ball over 25-times and were
called for 31 personal fouls.
chipped in with 16, while Todd
Lee added 15 markers. Jon Candy Hoover led all 'Hurst
Berkeley led the Lakers with scorers with 13 points, hitting
5 of 7 from the floor and 3 of 4
assistant
Canisius connected on only

team which participated in the

NC£A Final Four competition.
13 rebounds.

intramural volleyball cham- years. •% |

Yokes
Over
Easy
By Greg Yoke
If yot| can find the Detroit
Piston^ Milwaukee Bucks Na-
tional Basketball Association
ott television ^onighlMpay
special attention tof the
halftime festJvitie:^^ i cyhurst men's tennis team in title. 1
^During the haira Milwaukee
islmakingia speciaf presenta-
tion>*to the? greats Bob Lanier.
Sof why ^should fyou watch?
Well, joining the Uglier retire-
ment presentational!be Mer-
cyhurst ihead basketball coach
Billy Kalbaugh. | *
"Kalbaugh and Lanierf were
roomates during ^heir^four
years* ofS collegiate^ hoops at
St.* Bonaventure. The two
played on the 1970 Bonnie
named
pionship! It|marks|the second I know the coach wanted to Jack Rosthauser has been
The SUBonaventure club went year* in a row that Sting has avoid |a possible injury to named as the assistant coach
to the fina|game when Lanier
went down with a knee injury
won|the title. Both times over
F.U.RA.R. in the final match.
John, espcially|since Alliance forr the 1984-85 Mercyhurst
women's basketball team. If
and watched fas the Bonnies
took runner-up honors. |
was going tto do&verythtng Joi
|8's|power tofstop John from the name sounds familiar, it
For those of you who were
W Kalbaugfi was flown out to upset ^with Coach Kalbaugh
breaking the record agaijfst
them. But, I'm not sure ifiit
should. Jack is the brother-in-
law of head coach Darlene
Milwaukee after lasffnight's when hejtook John Green out was fair to the fansiwhothave Rosthauser. %.
game in Clarion! courtesy of raphe game Thursday evening; e n j o y e d w a t c& i n g | | h e Jack Rosthauser is a former
the Bucks,| and will be flown before he Shad an opportunity "Shooting Machine" play for baseball and basketball player
back in time jfor|tomorrow's to break! the Mercyhurst All- these four years. Theflwere at Iroquois High School. While
contest against!Si . John time jsco^ing! record^ y o | denied a chance to see a Laker playing for legendary Tom Bar-
Fisfeell w e r e n f r ? a l o h e f Despite legend | n the^mak|ngp: ? ringer, he was a member of a
Kalbaugrfs gentlemanly move, But, thenJWgain, |s $t a County Champion and District
Alsoja note of congratula- it&Jidn't go overito weiljwith oaches job to playf a game Ten Champion team.
tions to the members of Sting, the fans who have watched
John piayffof the past thjee ifs#for|th fans?f | § |- Since graduating,
the winners of|his years co-ed Whateverihe^case. There is Rosthauser has been active in
a^ery^goodfbhance thatwohn a number*of local basketball
Netters take!second wilkbreatethe 2,000 point barfe
b&iter during ^five-game homes!
a n n an r
and Softball leagues.:He has
been employed at General
A creditable second was the tion, Caap partnered)* Phil I i sf i
. i^B- .ife Electric for the past ten years.
finishing place for the Mer- Nykyforuk to the .1 doubles
? j
last ^weekend's SSixth Annual •. It was a valiant effort for the
Concordia College Invitational Lakers who were missing Joe
Tennis Tournaments LoCastro from the starting
Little Kings Night!
d Rutgers led the team stan- lineup due to aV-cartlidge
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and Juan Blazquez, .5. In addi- Cornell, Navyjand Millersville. WHERE BEER WILL NEVER BE. ^ • S a S t N L # ^ ^ t t ^ H ^ H N 4 K ^ H M