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In On pastfew days, and the forecast calls for a pleasant weekend. Photo:
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By Chris Kovski
Dr. William P. Garvey, suggest? A If this was an idea to generate Merciad Managing Editor
Bottle Club. Right here on the hill. revenue for Mercyhurst, a bottle
The club, which would be lo- club isn*t going to generate all that For the benefit of those who didn't
cated in the Student Union, appar- much, if any at all. It's been said that read my column last year (I know you
ently would \ operate much like a dance floor will be provided. By really*meant to), I don't have good
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Pap's A.M., a popular bottle club in whom? Obviously Mercyhurst But feelings toward vegetarians. You
downtown Erie. Under the guide- such services cost money. The pro- could say we have a hate-hate relation-
lines of a bottle club, a person has to posed cover charged will be $1, ship. It's not that I'm not open to other
be 21 years-of-age in order to be
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i hardly enough to raise any sizable viewpoints; I'm just not willing to
able to bring alcohol into the bottle amount of cash. change my own ways. I'm also not
club.li Another thing which must be
Anyone under 21 would be al- considered is cleanup cost Having willing to stand back and watch others be deprived of the joys of life.
lowed into the | bottle club, but Joy. Jump for joy. I've got the joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heart The
cleaned nightclubs for a few years* Joy of Love. The Joys of Sex. Oh, no! Now we' ve hita sensitive spot Sex.
would not be able to bring]any I know that the aftermath of a festive
By Matthew J. Clark alcoholic beverages in with them. Animal attraction. Lust Hot, sweaty snugglebunnies. Any of us who have
night of dancing and drinking can a Catholic education, especially one with a good science background, know
Merciad Editor The problem with this setup is that it be very messy (in more ways than
doesn't work very well, and that has that the only group that opposes anything, at least! with the vehemence of
one). It's going to cost Mercyhurst the Penguin in The Blues Brothers hearing about sex, is science.
?Last year, Mercyhurst admini- been proven. \ # I some bucks to straighten out the
stration passed a keg law as a means Pap's A.M. was raided by the Student Union every weekend if Science, that same group that opposes most tenets of organ ized religion,
of deterring heavy drinking on LCB recently, and despite these this idea every comes to pass. and even uses animals for laboratory experiments, also opposes something
campus. The law states, in essence, "guidelines", there were several else that's fun - the conspicuous consumption of animals.
And it could come to pass, as In grade school religion classes, we were told that kissing is bad for us;
that beer kegs are prohibited on grossly-underaged drinkers there. early as this weekend. Dr. Garvey
campus. If you have a party any- If you have a bottle club you're it causes heart attacks, diseases, and anything else that came into the nuns'
has stressed that he's behind the collective mind. 4
where on campus and you have a going to get underaged! people idea and that he would like to see it
keg at your party you can expect to drinking at that club. Period. Now, scientists are telling us that the ol' medium rare steak* despite the
opened this weekend. But I don't good things that go with it - like com, beans, and red wine - causes these
be punished. There's no way around it; no way to think it's going to be all that cut and
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So now;n little ovefa year laterf stop every underaged drinking of- dry.
what does administration, with the fender from sneaking a snootfull at Will Mercyhurst need a liquor At this point in time, I know most of us are more concerned with necking
backing of Mercyhurst President your establishment license to operate this bottle club? than heart disease, but we're not getting any younger. So I decided to do
And if they do have a cover charge, a little research on the topic!
Ancient man, and the tribes of today that live in the same way, hunted
The Merciad would that open them up to liquor
licensing?
for meat, gatheredfruitsand vegetables, and ate grains and dairy products
(goat milk, etc. - not Meadow Brook). Now, our diets consist of things such
December 10.1987 ; And what of liability? If a per- as McDonald's hamburgers, greasy French fries, soggy lettuce with
Matthew J. Clarkx Editor son were to die in a car accident as something on it that is called* 'dressing.'' And instead of washing it down
Christopher J. Kovski Managing Editor a result of driving while intoxicated 4
with water or goat's milk, we wash it down with a 'milkshake" or a Bartles
Ann Johnson News Editor and they were coming* from and James wine cooler. ]W .
Connie Bisbe Sports Editor Mercyhurst's bottle club, someone I' ve never seen a fat cave person. If you don' t agree, check out Barbara
Melissa Mangini Photo Editors could "seize the opportunity" to Bach in 10 Million B.C. Now, since our bodies are essentially the same as
Liz Richards sue the 'Hurst A lawsuit would cost our ancestors (except for better tailored clothes and neater hairstyles), we
Kelley Moore Business Manager the college big bucks and would must be doing something wrong. But what is it? i f
Paula Bruno Calendar Editor result, inevitably, in increased tui-
tion costs. Evidently, they ate what are called' 'free-living'' animals. These critters
Karen Sampson Circulation Manager hoofed it everywhere, and, therefore, didn't have as much fat on them.
John Kupetz * <*Yv Faculty Adviser .- And what will the presence of Hence we haven't found any prehistoric doggy bags.
Lisa McLel Ian \ J Photographer t the LC B patrolling the campus do to Modern man, on the other hand, eats cows and chickens and stuff that
Craig Prenatt Cartoonists enhance the image of Mercyhurst sit in a pen all day and have a minimum of activity. A good time for the cows
Steve Rush I College? I
And, finally, is there really a is milking time - and they just stand there. They don't get into it at all.
Julie Medwig Graphics What we need to do is scare the hell out of those cows. Get out tiger
place for a bottle club on this cam- masks and chase them around. Make them do aerobics. ("One, two, three
Reporters pus? Let the students throw their - Come on, girls! Let's get those tushes in shape!) Have them run laps
own parties. Bottle clubs are a drag around the pasture before lunch. K I
Tina Allen Margaret Coffey | anyway.
Joe Bankovich
Michelle Bush
Robert Lipton French
Brenda Lowe
MISTER BOFFO See Korner, pg. 3
Allan Carpenter Brian Maiden
Mycal C. Casey Alicia Masocco
Jill Chiccarino Jennifer Montani
Carling J. Christensohn Caryl Unseld?
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Beverly Hills, at a window of a ment he would be eaten alive! And every year of every decade. *M
fine art store. Inside, an exquisite if you took therichestman in Erie It's up to us to make this world
sculpture with a price of $ 16,000. A and moved him to Los Angeles, he better. We can't push the buck on
huge cockroach is crawling on it would be upper middle-class at best anyone else. *
Forum Huh, and I thought that old B .H. was All these problems boil down to One more thought If you think
insect free! \ abuse and misuse by human beings. this world sucks, look in the mirror!
from 5S3
, j Mini slums. Thatis, good neigh- 'f% It wasn't all this bad all the time,Meaning that we are the cause of
previous borhoods having a one block stretch though. It did have a few jewels in what goes on here. (Matthew 7:12)
whereriffraff would flock and live, the rough. We made quite a few
page thereby spreading crime good friends there who really took
throughout all areas. 1 good care of us. Without them, we
The man on Sunset Boulevard couldn't have made it Keith Clark, a founding
laying face down in a huge, running r Quite honestly, decent people member of the rock group Satin
puddle of blood. We pulled over to are not in great quantity which is Steely moved to Los Angeles in
call the ambulance 'cause everyone why you and I, the next time we see 1986 to pursue his music career.
else seemed to be ignoring him - but someone who is in need - in your While there, he shared rehearsal
we were glad to learn thatjthrce hometown or elsewhere, it's up to hall space with the likes of King
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others also called the ambulance - us to help. It could be the only help Kobra and Megadeath., He has
which took ten minutes to get there they'll ever get! * since Hreturned to Erie to "re-
from no more than ten blocks away. Let's all try to be concerned with group" but does plan on return-
Clark feels that man Is the cause
9 If you look at the baddest man in what we give instead of what we get ing to L.A. again * only on busi-
of many of today s problems Erie, and throw him in this environ- this Christmas and everyday of ness.
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The baby, Mary, is left on the Guttcnberg has many fruitless real culprits. This doesn't really fit
doorstep of Peter, Michael Sand attempts at keeping the baby enter-, in with the movie, but it does change
Jack's (Tom Seileck, Steve Gutten- tained and tries to stop her from the pace.
berg and Ted Danson) apartment crying. His acts were funny, and
with a note saying she was Jack's ones you could actually picture a
daughter and the mother couldn't man doing. \ -M $ After the mother of the baby
take care of her anymore, f ? ffjack was away for thefirstweek returns to claim she made a mistake
It's onlyltypical that the^ three or so of Peter and Michael's baby- •and wants the child back, the men
bachelors don't know a thing about sitting \and when he returns they find it hard to part with Mary. iThe
By Kelley Moore taking care of a baby and the things literally dump Mary in Jade's lap. ending of the movie was probably
Merciad Staff Reporter they do keep the audience laughing. f The movie had an unnecessary the best and through all the laughs
Peter (Seileck) has a hard time in sub-plot IA small package was you walk out of the theater with a
Three Men and A Baby one scene when he visits a grocery delivered to the men'sfapartment smile. Its comedy is light- it's not
store to get diapers, baby food and and unknowing to them, it was filled too overwhelming, like some com*
Three Men and A Baby isla necessities. He is as baffled as the with heroin. The cops follow the edyisJIf you don't want to see it for
movie taken from the French film woman who is watching him and it bachelors whom they suspect own Tom Selleck's good looks, then see
Three Men and A CradkM w- is this scene where the fun beeins. the drugs as the bachelors chase the it for the laughter.! i
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awarded to the poet who sends the our recent winners were students,'' leading collection of contemporary
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deadline for entry is December 31, contest should send three poems, Poems are judged on originality
1987. The contest judges will each no more than 20 lines, with and sincerity, not just on technical
choose 141 winners and award over their names and addresses on each skill. ! |
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By Connie Bisbe w used as a freshman, took advantage 1/2" leaper can fully recover from crieffe will have to be, as the lone competitive*in the league," Kal-
Merciad Sports Editor of "Lee's injury to average 10.9 surgery, the Lakers havfcflirefefor- question heading into the»season baugh admits.
points and 5.4 rebounds He, too, wards who could start for anyone at concerns his backup. Junior Rich "We hope to peak late in the
The 1987-88 outlook for the was felled by injuries, missing the the Division II level. Dave Quinn. a Lipscomb, a former walk on, has tournament" Mercyhurst plays a
Mercyhurst Lakers' Basketball final eight games and eleven games 6'5" sophomore who saw action in seen limited playing time. Fresh- 27-game schedule, with a season
team. overall, with ankle woes. He under- all 27 games,-will backup both man John Berry and Walt Cusick ending tournament at the ate of the
Mercyhurst's coach, Billy Kal- went surgery at the end of the sea- positions. Quinn another solid are also in the running. Berry has Mid-East Conference regular sea-
baugh is hoping last years misfor- son. I shooter and has been impressive in been very impressive in early work- son champion. The winner of the
tune is this years gain. The Lakers I With all but three players return- early drills. outs, while Cusick has displayed a tournament will receive and auto-
limped through the 1986-87 cam- ing from last years team, Kalbaugh fjjj The depth continues at center, good outside jumper. Both have matic bid to the NCAA Division II
paign, as injuries greatly depleted a is faced with a pleasant dilemma, where two challengers will battle bright futures at Mercyhurst Playoffs. I -
promising lineup. 5A total of 71 how tofiteveryone in.' 'From play- incumbent Chris Mindach. The big Kalbaugh would like to leave The slate includes Mid-East
games were missed due to injuries, ers one to thirteen, this is the most 6' 10" junior averaged 11.7 points DiMella at guard if possible. The Collegiate Conference foes Gan-
with three starters going down. talented team we've had,'' notes the andjj a team leading 8.9 rebounds. 6'3" junior is a solid defensive non, LeMoyne, Pace and Philadel-
I The result was a disappointing former St Bonaventure standout, Mindach is a strong rebounder and player with good range and Kal- phia Textile twice, along with a pair
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13-14 campaign, but the experience 'if Todd Lee, Mark Davis land the best low post scorer. Eric Fra- baugh likes his size at the two guard. ofcontests with local rival Edinboro
gained by many of the younger Vinnie DiMella return to their pre- nos, a 6'6" transfer from Slippery DiMella could still see time at both and the annual meeting with power-
players forced into the void should injury fonn." Rock, is an excellent shot blocker forward spots. Don' t be surprised to ful Cheyney. s I
greatly aid Kalbaugh as Mercyhurst Karnaugh's greatest juggling and a strong all around performer. see Davis at the off guard as well. The Lakers opened their season
begins its first season in the Mid- act must come at forward, where The junior averaged 8.1 points and Kalbaugh loves the way he runs the Tuesday, November 24.
East Collegiate Conference. To say five players return. Included in this 4.9 rebounds after becoming eli- floor, his defensive skills are out-
the Lakers have depth is an under- group is Dimella, who will see most gible following the first semester, standing. Berry and Cusick will also
statement Eight players return who of his time at guards Lee, a 6*5" Franos had a very strong month of see action here. Sophomore Tom Game ToiBenefit
February while playing
started games a year ago and that senior, will start at power forward. center and forward. Six-foot-seven
at both Filipkowski, a walk on last year, Gifts For Kids j
does not include Mark Davis, who He averaged 18.0 points and 7.7 Tim Winbush, 5.3 ppg. arid 2.5rpg. will also see playing time at the two The Sun., Dec. 13 hockey con-
sat out the season after undergoing rebounds as a junior and is the in 1986-87, is the best outside guard. test between Mercyhurst College
knee surgery last September. Laker's best rebounder. Lee is also The depth not only leaves Kal- and West Chester University will
shooter of the trio, but the weakest
., Karnaugh's greatest concern is the Hurst's most potent outside rebounder. He started seven games baugh with plenty of options, but also benefit the "Gifts for Kids"
the return to health of Davis, Todd threat Powerful Phalon Bass,one of will also help in his plans to run on fund. The Laker hockey team will
Lee and • Vinnie DiMella. * Davis the most heralded freshman in re- at forward. offense and press on defense.' 'The donate part of the game's proceeds
averaged 9.6 points off the bench as cent years, lived up to his press ij After two years as MattNesser's positions are really interchange- to •feifts for Kids." The contest is
a freshmen in 1985-86. Lee, the clippings, leading ^the team with apprentice, junior Earl Moncrieffe able," notes Kalbaugh. "This is a slatedfforf the Erie Civic jCenter,
Laker's third all-time leading scorer 18.2 points an outing. The6'4", 219 takes over at point guard. The 5'91/ very physical team with overall with faceoff set for 3:00 pjn.
and! fourth all-time rebounder, lb. southpaw set a freshman scoring 2" speedster dished out 102 assists good size. I don't know if we're a Mercyhurst College adminis-
broke a bone in his right foot in the record and finished second in re- with 43 steals while averaging 9.5 real good shooting team. Todd Lee trators, faculty* staff and;$tudents
second game'and missed the re- bounding with a norm of 7.4. At points. Moncrieffe still plays out of and a couple other kids can exploit attending the Sunday game will be
mainder of the season. He averaged small forward Bass must now battle control at times, but he has the of- the three point line. I do think we're asked to make a donation to f'Gifts
21.5 points and 6.0 rebounds in the Davis, who enjoyed a spectacular fensive and defensive capabilities to a good mid-range team." fbr&dsH
first two contests. DiMella, little freshman in his own right If the 6'4 be an exceptional lead guard. Mon- ' 'We do not look to be highly