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son, who is having a bone ma rrow

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transplant to treat his leukemia,

are sponsoring and old fashioned
The history honor society, Phi Alpha Theta will meet Thursday, Sock-hop dance on Friday, Feb-
Ian. 26 at 4 p.m. in the Tower. Anyone interested should attend the ruary 3, in the Mercyhurst Col-
meeting. lege Cafeteria (Egan dining hall)
from 8 p.m. to midnight to benefit mmm*
Join Residence Life the Brendon Thompson Bone
Marrow Transplant Fund. '% e&
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Any students interested in learning about becoming resident Music will be provided by Old- -<*

assistants (RAs) should make plans to attend a social on Sunday, ies Express, with DJ Frank
Jan. 22. The event will offer information about residence life Rizzone. Dress is casual and re-
opportunities, expectations and the benefits of being an RA. RA freshments will be available.
applications will be available at the meeting. The event begins at Tickets are $10 for adults and
8 p.m. and light refreshments will be available. Students planning $5 for students with a college I.D.
to attend should R.S.V.P. by January 20 at extension 2422. and can be purchased a t any of the
following businesses: Brenda's
Place in the Avalon Hotel, 10th
Pick a proj ect and State St, Barnes and Noble
Book Store, j|5909 Peach St.,
Attention seniors! The 1995 Senior Project Committee is look-
Savoir Cheveux Hair Designs,
ing for your ideas and help in choosing a gift If you have an idea,
330 w. 26th St Village West,
call Beth Hurrianko at extension 2827 or the Alumni Office at 2248
Revco Drug Store, 38th and Pine
by Fe. 1. The project ideas willj[be compiled by the project
Ave., j Jubilee Foods Grocery
committee and seniors will receive a survey in early February to
Store, Main Street in North East,
select the project Anyone interested in joining the committee can
or at the door the evening of the
conta ct Hurrianko.
dance. Tickets can also-be ob- Brendon Thompson
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tained by contacting Darci Kress

A new* doctor at 824-2236. \ well, they will have to return fre- money to help offset these costs.
Brendon Thompson, 11, lis the quently to Cleveland for check- Deposits of cash or checks can be
Dr. David Kruszewski will be substituting for Dr. William son of Bruce and Susan Thomp- ups until Brendon is cured. Susan made to the fund at any branch
Cohen through April at the Health Center. Dr. Kruszewski's hours son of Davison Road in will have to take unpaid leave to office of PNC Bank. Checks can
wiO be Mondaysfrom9 until 10 a.m. and Thursdaysfrom1 until Harborcreek. Bruce is a librarian care for him and transport him to also be mailed to: PNC Bank,
2 p.m. To schedule an appointment call*the Health Center at at the Erie County Public Library, and from the clinic after the op- Box 8480, Erie PA 16553. Checks
extension 2431. and Susan is assistant director of eration. should be made payable to the
the Mercyhurst College Library. No matter what the outcome, Brendon Thompson! Bone Mar-

This week in sports f They have three other sons: twins Brendon's family will incur ex- row Transplant Fund. On the back
Gareth and Tamlin, 3, and Robin, penses far greater than they can of the check, write "For deposit
14.1 9
This weekend, the hockey team will host Canisius College on afford. This will be compounded only* and die account number:
Friday at 7:30 p.m. and Buffalo State on Saturday, also at7:30 p.m. Brendon was diagnosed with by the loss of Susan's salary for 64-3103-2562. For those wishing
Men's basketball hosts Central State at 8 p.m. on Saturday. leukemia at Christmas time in several months. The family has to make electronic fund transfers,
Women's basketball takes on Houghton College on Wednesday at 1992. Radiation and,chemo- already had to buy a new car to PNC's Bank Routing Number is
6 p.m. therapy have failed to eliminate make thefrequent trips to Cleve- 043000096. Anyone having ques-
it His only hope for a cure is a land. They are unsure how much tions about Brendon or the fund
bone marrow transplant Luckily, their insurance will cover, for may call Barry Gray at the
a donor has been found in En- example the expenses of the Mercy hurst College library: 824-
gland. Brendon received the trans- donor's operation and transporta- 2236, or at home: 825-9354.
plant at Ra inbow Babies and Chil- tion of the bone marrow?from "We have raised $4,000 of our
dren Hospital (part of University England. 0
$20,000 goal, said Barry Gray.
Hospitals of Cleveland) on Janu- The Brendon E. D. Thompson This is not a charity—all depos-
ary 18. A I Bone Marrow Transplant Fund its are considered gifts and are not
He will be in the hospital for at has been created byfriendsof the tax deductible.
least two months. Even if all goes Thompson family to collect Please help if you can.
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THE MERCIAD

H y l e resigns position,) o p e n i n g for n e w R e p

By Anne L. McNeils
Copy Editor
Because Sophomore Rep. Jenna
Heyl resigned her position, there
is an opening for a new sopho-
more representative. Sophomores
interested in running for the seat
should submit a letter of intent to
the MSG office by Wednesday,
Jan. 25.
MSGj President George
Pay dock reported on the Board of
Trustees meeting at Monday's
proposed changes to the Strategic and Spring Activities be trans- ing illegally on the ramp, reported begun. He expects to have a re-
Plan. I *^M | 1&& I ferred from the MSG budget to Matt Adams, committee co-chair. port on the progress soon.
Paydock said the Board "basi- the SAC budget Marshall said it He said security has "given out SAC Chair Rich Straub said the
cally agreed to everything" sug- will be easier for SAC to keep 100 tickets since before the snow coffee stand for SAC Coffeehou se
gested by the committee to re- track| of their spending if the melted" and will continue to do is due to be completed by March
view the Plan. They made 40 ad- money is transferred. Reps unani- so. £ 1. MSG and SAC will pay for the
justments to the Plan, Paydock mously approved the idea. I MSG Secretary, Jessica Cuffia, materials and the College is do-
said. MSG committees made their said there has been a problem nating the working hours. The
Paydock currently has the third monthly reports at the meeting. with faculty parking their cars in unit will be self-contained and
draft of the Plan available and The Residence Life Committee the lot reserved for Warde will be located in the Laker Inn.
said he will receive the fourth plans to go to the dorms to explain Townhouse residents. Adams said MSG meetings are held every
draft within the next few weeks. housing sign-up procedures to the he would look into it Monday night at 8:30 p.m. in the
SAC Treasurer Brian Marshall freshman. Senior Rep. Jeff Hutchinson Government Chambers of the
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Facilities Use Committee Co- Union. The meetings are open to

requested that budget money for said a process to review the guide-
MSG meeting. The Boardlmet all students.
Fall Fun Fest, Pa rents' Weekend, chair Aisha Nix has investigated lines for the Judiciary Board has
Monday afternoon to discuss the Homecoming, Winter Activities the situation regarding cars park-

program to air
By Katie Petri
Merciad Staff Reporter
Catch our Mercyhurst Lakers
Hockey Team feature program
"Blue Line" nex t Thurs da y, Janu-
ary *26, on HTV Channel 62 or
19B on Erie Cablevision.
"Blue Line" is a seasonal Laker
Hockey program put together by
students of the Mercyhurst Com-
munications Department as they
follow the Lakers currently hold-
ing the number i spot in Division
n. The program covers a series
of home and away game by game
Laker Hockey highlights and pro-
gram overviews by coaches and
players.
This has been a very successful
season so far for the Laker Hockey
program with a record of 15-1,
according to Head Coach Rick
Gotkin. He said, "Of course we
are all very excited about] this
year's season and the challenging
schedule ahead of us. We are
The "Blue line" will highlight the Mercyhurst Hockey team.
currently ranked Number 1 and
hopefully we will be able to stay
there and play in the National
Championships this year."
It is the intention of the Com-
munications Department to docu-
ment this year's Laker Hockey
season through the program "Blue
Line" as one of superiority in
strength and success for the Lak-
ers. As for now the hockey team
has quite a test ahead of it
Team player, Mike Pattisson
saidf "Wc have*to pull through
against teams like Buffalo State
and Hobart because a loss to them
9
would really hurt our rankings. '
Next weeks program, hosted by
Craig Rybczynski, features inter-
views with team members, Paul
Ca pizza no, Joel Motminy, Scott
MacDonald and comments from
assistant coach Mike Sisti. The
show will also highlight moments
from games against Oswego,
Fredonia, CanLsius, and Buffalo
State.

Virtual Reality
BACCHUS sponsors
Coffee House
By Tracy Crossy of University Students) commit- will be donated to a local Erie
Merclad Contributing Writer tee is organizing a free Coffee youth who was disabled in a car
House with live music from 9 accident
For those students who want to p.m. to midnight in the Student Students who want to become
do something different on Satur- Union on Saturday, Jan., 21. The more involved with Mercyhurst
and the community now have the
INTERFACE
day night, here's a brilliant op- committee is trying to provide
portunity to explore Mercyhurst alternative activities for students chance to start making their lives
College at its best. The to get involved in on campus. more fulfilling, and others around
BACCHUS (Boast Alcohol Con- Contributions of one dollar may
sciousness Concerning the Health be given at the union. Your gift
you tool CYBERSPACE!
Explore The World
I Of Virtual Reality
Do you have a valentine? Do you want With The Most
The Technologically
Advanced Equipment
issues. Ads will cost $2 for five lines (approximately IS - 20 words).Each ''• A v a i l a b l e !

additional line will cost $.50. If you're interested in running a Valentine's Day r>

Anne :_-**

through
number and mailing address or else it will not run. Ads in poor taste will not
Sa+ Jan
be included/
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L e g e n d a r y
The D'Angelo School of Music,
Mercyhurst College, will present
a concert starring the legendary
flutist, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Sun-
day, Jan. 29 at 2:30 p.m. at the
Central High School Auditorium,
3325 Cherry Street I
Born in Marseilles, France,
Rampal is credit with bringing
thefluteto the center of the con-
cert stage hall. The New York
Times said, "Mr. Rampal is the
fatherfigureof the flute and can
legitimately lay claim to having
started |it all." He has appeared
with more orchestras, has made
more recordings and has won
flutist to pllay at Df A n g e l o
more awards than any other flut-
ist in history. Today, Rampal con-
tinues his heavy schedule of per-
forming, and his recordings are
universal best sellers.
For his concert in Erie, Rampal
will perform works forfluteand
harpsichord byi Telemann,
Rameau, and Bach and sonatas
for flute and piano by Poulenc
and Franck.
Tickets are free to the
Mercyhurst community. If tick-
ets need to be ordered, please do
so in advance, or make reserva-
tions by calling 824-2364.

Film for discussion

Anne M. Schleicher member of the Peace & Justice
Features/A&E editor Center, will introduce and lead
the discussion following the film.
NEXT WEEK'S FILM FOR The film will be shown Tues-
DISCUSSION is Manufacturing day, Jan. 24, at 7 p.m. in Zurn
Consent, a documentary which Auditorium. .Admission is free
exposes the person and the views for Mercyhurst students and sta ft
of Naom* Chomsky, who is I an General admission is $3. Jean-Pierre Rampal
MTT professor, author, and politi-
cal, social, and culture critic
Chomsky's views concerning the n
media, the government and inter-
national events will be included.
Directed by Peter Wintanik and
WENT
March Achbar, this 1992 Cana-
dian documentaryfiSy sponsored
by Amnesty International of
Mercyhurst. Ed Lesser, board

Working
By NkkKrayger
Merciad Staff Columnist
I

This weekend and next, a little

bit of culture will befoundhere at
Mercyhurst in the Taylor Little • •¥

Theatre. Under the direction of

Rich Tryzbiak, Mercyhurst stu-
dents will perform the pla y Work-
ing, established from Stud
Terkel's book about a group of
people Interviewed on their occu-
pations and how they feel about
them. Adapted into a musical by
Steven Schwa rz and Nina Fa so,
the play is a series of monologues
and songs consisting of "work-
ers"fromall walks of life - from
f
newsboys to retired people.
Tryzbiak has previously worked
at Mercyhurst in the costume and
choreography departments, but
mis is hisfirsttime directing here.
owsfapS: 0 0 pin3
The cast includes:freshma n Lou is rSuftoltyferfews*.a|?P5 ftJfrS
S. Cantoni, sophomore Aaron D.
Connell, senior Jennifer Hancock,
sophomore Janel IMcBride,
sophomore Megan Muensner,
Junior Nina Napoleone,|sopho-
more Courtney Nicolai, senior •
HeSh
Jamie Onk, sophomore Ronald
Rambally, sophomore Brad
Rybczyinskii and freshman sSS^TnMdai. M f f l ^ P ^
Amanda Stefik. 1
You can see the play this and
f ift w
Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and ijfe^wmj^yhj^m tuam&c acuity
both Sundays at 2:30 p.m. Tick-
ets arefreeto the Mercyhurst com-
munity. •' . • -!
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By Craig Rybczynski
Editor in Chief
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Lights, camera, hockey! You need a Qirnmir iCii^i

a|3»mrnic baby
This week the Ryb Roast is on . T '

ice.
No my column doesn't deal >

with drinking, but about hockey. ~J**BW

1
This year the Lakers are not
only Erie's premier hockey
power this year, but also the
nations. r
Mercyhurst is ranked number one in Division II hockey. o
Tuesday night's game against the Fredonia State Blue Devils
brought Laker supporters out in larger numbers, as the Mercyhurst
Ice Center wasfloodedwith fans wearing their blue and green.
\

rnoVfcef
'Finally the arena was filled to capacity and reminded me of a /
ouefi
Minnesota-Michigan game, not a Fredonia State and Mercyhurst
11
hockey game. \

They carry an eight-game unbeaten streak into Friday's contest

against the Canisius College Ice Griffs at the M.I.C. at 7:30 p.m.
And the Lakers did not disappoint, pounding the visitors from "S
Fredonia, 9-2.
It was revenge for the team that suffered loses to the Blue Devils
4-3 and 4-2. & r* M
"It was a great win against Fredonia," said Head Coach Rick
Gotkin. "I can't tell you how proud Mike (Sisti) and I of the guys.
Campus Question:
I was surprised how we took Fredonia apart piece by piece. Our guys
were flyingfitomthe get go|n * * , $ * ,

The Lakers are a different team from last years, besides winning
» *HoWj, do tyou feel about .
more games, the team has a new attitude.
Chemistry is the word that can describe the 28 players who take 'Contract with America?'
to the ice each week in search of another victory.
Every game a different player steps to the forefront and makes the Erin Lloyd, Freshman, Undeclared: i
big play or applies the big hit "I think it is nothing but party politics and it will end up causing more gridlock.
»

Despite the team's top three scorers, Kevin McKinnon, Bryce

Bohun and Scott Cannam, out of the lineup, the team managed to Mike Brown, Senior, Sportsmedicine: i \:
scrap together nine goals. "I think that the "Contract with America" has some valid points. The welfare system does need major
Nine goals against the Division III East leader, that is amazing. reform. The promises of the balanced budget amendment, decentralization, real tax cuts, and the line
Scott MacDonald and Mike Pattison both had solid two-goal item veto should all be implemented. Although the contract is somewhat of a hokey tactic, the funda-
performances in the victory. mentals of this contract relay widespread beliefs of many Americans and brought the Republicans to
Tuesday the whole team backed up the number 1 ranking and majority status in both Houses."
played solid hockey for 60 minutes. # ;$
However, you cannot get a real sense for the team without Don LeClair, Sophomore, Physics: *
watching them practice. "I think it was a very stupid decision on their part. When you make a promise like that and you can't!
The effort is shown in checking and shooting drills. follow through you have set yourself up for a big fall."
With such great depth the only problem that is has created is that
everyone will not start, so practice is the place where the lineups are Quotes compiled by Nkole Geraci.
switched and adjusted.
Herb Brooks, coach of the 1980 United States Olympic hockey
team once said, "I want players that give everything they have. It's
the team that matters, backing each other up, that is the only way you
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The Lakers have been doing just that, especially on the defensive Vol. 68 No. 14 Jan 19,1995
side of the game.
Justin Proud, John Tsakanikas, Greg Snetsinger, and Trevor Hunt Merciad Editors
are the Big Four at the blue. (Not to be forgotten are Russ Ciesielski, Craig Rybczynski Editor in Chief Leon Mumford Sports Editor
Tom Yurcich and Colin Strom. They have also helped solidify the [Anne L. McNeils Advertising Manager Annie Schleicher Arts, Entertainment
defensive core). & Copy Editor & Features Editor
They aid goalie Scott Barber each night and in return, Barber has Jule Gardner Senior Writer Megan Circle News Editor
turned in one of hisfinestseason's to date. Jerry Trambley Faculty Advisor
He is 14-1 this season.
However, there is one problem with the team this season.
No it's not the powerplay or injuries, it's fan support
Merciad Staff
The blue and green need the same support they received against Lee Ann Kelly Jay Kennedy Jennifer Lowe Nicole Ponstingle
Fredonia. Heather Ryan Mike Brown Tracy Cross Katrina Foltz
Throw on the war paint, beat drums or just sit there and watch. Beth Nichols Nicole Geraci Tonya Beebe Damon Sterling
Set a precedent that can be carried over to other^events at Howard Wilson HeathepMarshall Andrew Burck
Mercyhurst. \
Greg Troyer
Go and watch a musical, enjoy a film for discussion or attend a Chris Rely Katie Petri Elizabeth Navarra Dan Hilfiker
sporting event Joel Pentz Scott Williamson Nick Krayger Amy Hardner
The greatest feeling for an athlete, musician or artist is performing
in front of a crowd and hearing the cheers and excitement of the The Merciad is the student-produced newspaper of Mercyhurst College, Box 161,
audience. 501E. 38th St., Erie, Pa., 16546; Phone 824-2376
Without you- the fans- their great performances go unnoticed. The Merciad welcomes letters to the editor.
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Ronald Reagan
This great man..
!
By Emilio Colaiacovo
Merciad contributing writer
Everybody grows up and iden-
tifies with a certain President
Many in the sixties identified with
John F. Kennedy and those who
grew up in the seventies may have
identified with Richard Nixon.
However, in my case I grew up
and identified with President
Ronald Reagan.
To this day, I feel that this man
singlehandedly restored America
to greatness and prosperity. I be-
lieve that we owe a tremendous
amount of gratitude to this Ameri-
can with a dream and a vision.
Throughout h is \ Presidency,
America prospered. No longer
were we empowered by govern-
ment In his presidency, we were
empowered by individual initia-
tive and individual achievement
The American people under
Ronald Reagan, were allowed to
keep more of what they earned.
Under the Kemp-Roth Tax Re-
form Bill, Americans enjoyed a
tax cut and were given more of
the money that they earned. Also,
our capitalist system took control
over the world economy. After
"Rcaganomics" was|in full op-
eration, our economy enjoyed
.Jest ye bejudged ^ s i n t e g r a t i o
By Nicole Pons tingle
Merciad Staff Writer
LIBERALISM...
TOLERATION...FREEDOMOF
EXPRESSION..., is this what
comes to mind when you think
about today's society? Although
I would have to agree that we
have come quite a ways, I am still
positive that we have not come as
far as we say. In public, many of
us say that we accept more than
we really do. It is the things that
are said behind closed doors that
really matter. Word travels fast in
this society!
I guess it all goes back to "treat-
1
ing others how you want to be
treated." If that is the case, then
just about everyone in society
would be in pretty sorry shape.
The root of this issue is that just
because someone has a different
appearance or belief man you,
they should not ultimately be
deemed] a "bad" person. This
world, even mis campus, is made
up of a great diversity. We need to
be a bit more sensitive to the needs
of others because there is a great
decline in civility these days.
This might be something that
you have heard about 20 million
times throughout your life and I
am sorry to bring it up again, but
it is a matter that has always dis-
turbed me greatly. College is a
seven years of unparalleled eco-
nomic growth. Close to twenty
million new jobs were*created.
Also, the United States grew mili-
tarily and halted the spread of
communism in Grenada, and the
United States and the former So-
viet Union reduced their nuclear
arsenals by almost fifty percent
Also, by implementing a "Peace
through Strength" initiative, Com-
munism fell in the former Soviet
Union.
However, many people still
criticize the achievements of this
great man.
To me, this man was the great-
est president ofthe twentieth cen-
tury. This man left the White
House more popular than any
other president of the twentieth
century. Obviously, other people
feel the same way about Presi-
dent Reagan as I do. This great
man taught the people of the
United States that their country
was truly great and that they alone,
not government, control their des-
tiny.
Recently, President Reagan an-
nounced mat be had Alzheimer's
disease. This shocked and sad-
dened me. I thought this man was
invincible. However, I still ad-
mire this great man. Many people
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few steps aaway
wa y from
fromthe
thereal
realworld
world I ^ J
and if we acted there as we do
here, what would the world think
of us?*I know, you're thinking By Nick Krayger
that back stabbing and back talk- Merciad staff columnist
ing goes on everyday in the real
world, but I think that we are all I've been hearing a lot about the term "slackers" lately. This is
mature enough to rise above it supposedly the population of women and men, twentysomething,
This is not a gender or racial educated and uneducated, you canfindat coffehouses, concert halls
issue, it is a courtesy issue. I have and college campuses across the nation trying to "find" themselves.
found that many people on this I think there's a lot to be said in our society about our new-found
campus tend to pass judgments "slacker" population. Parents shun them. Society labels them. And
on people that they barely know college students look up to them.
or don't know at all. Do not think My roommate and I were sitting around talking tonight about the
that;it will not get back to the state of "things" and what we were going to do when we graduate
person, because we are on a smal 1 from the Hurst We decided that we should take just a year and work
campus and word really gets in like Phar Mor or McDonalds, live in a big city far from home, eat
around I've noticed! bad food, drink cheap beer, see lots of concerts, and merely exist
I have made a pact with myself Sure, we have goals. We better have goals, considering we are
to do die above. I don't need to go spending so much money to be here. I want to get into myfield.I
through life with a tarnished name, want to be successful. So does my roommate. ,•
especially if it is for a stupid rea- ButI think what makes the slacker generation unique is that we are
son. I have learned to make my just that - a unique generation. We grew up in screwed up families,
decisions on others based on my infested with drug and alcohol addiction, incest, divorce, separa-
own encounters with them. No, I tion, emotional abuse and neglect, financial insecurity and gang
am not self-righteous, just con- flooded streets.
cerned about others' feelings and That's quite a pil 1 to take. Ask your parents what the world was like
thoughts. when they were growing up. I'm not saying that they didn't
I have no interest in lecturing experience all or more of what we go through, but their social
anyone who reads this, because I structure taught them to get over it Ours tells us to go on a talk show,
have enough to deal with in my get into therapy, and if that doesn't work to make us happy - write
own life, but simply take a minute letters to Congress and all family members who we feel have
to think before you speak. Try to screwed us up and go get a prescription for Prozac '*
get the facts straight before pass- If you're pessimistic, it could appear to suck really hard right now
ing judgment How do you know to be a young person in this society. The economy is unpredictable.
•that the very person you are belit- Thej ob market is barren. Educated people are working at McDonal ds.
tling could not just end up to be a My friends and I ha ve thisjoke about our employment potential after
very nice person? It happens! graduation.
We 're going to run a Burger King. After all the money and time
we've spent here at Mercy hurst, we are going to be well rounded
individuals prepared to run a Burger King. I can see it now. Heather
the communications major will work the drive-through. Chris in
Graphic Design will make the signs. Jason in Risk Management will
count the money. Bridgette in HRIM will flip the burgers. And I'll
•
interview the new employees. It's funny to think of, but it's scary to
realize that it's a reality for many people.
We, as slackers, were raised in a societal structure that preaches
education yet fosters ignorance. People see us as lazy, unmotivated,
would be embarrassed to have spoiled and ignorant
this debilitating disease. President 11 know over the course of the past few months I have even seen the
Reagan |wanted the g American changes occur in myself. There are so many important things going
people to know the whole^ a nd on in the world..There's poverty, and ignorance and violence and
entire truth. As President Reagan abuse and neglect *t
has aged, I have become a greater Don't you think it's more important to try andfigureout what's
admirer of this man. going on in the world for yourself? Don't you mink trying to sort
To me, this man symbolizes all through your life to try andfindthe answers so maybe other people
the great qualities of an Ameri- won't have to go through what you did to survive is more important
can. To me, he empowered him- than always being punctual and never missing a class?
self to the highest office in the Don' t you think that placing limitations on yourselfor time frames
land. President Reagan will al- on job completion defeats the whole beauty of the experience of
ways be my personal hero, and I life? Don't you think it pulls the end to sight too soon?
wish him and his entire family How can a population that helped develop this mess of our
luck in coping with this terrible generation have the audacity to call us slackers when they have
disease. His entire family will be spoiled, deprived and created us?
in my prayers. However, lam not
scared about the future, because
Ronald Reagan will live with all
of us. Ronald Reagan said at his
inaugural address, "We have ev-
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THE MERCIAD

For Pearl Jam freaks only New power structure ? r

Anne M. Schleicher
By Ju le Gardner Features/ A&E editor.
Senior Writer
| The significance of powerful
With Vitalogy, Pearl Jam keeps obscurity breathing. It is not user our human relationships, both in-
friendly. dividual and institutional, is the
Thank God. topic of an innovative class here
Success and blitz and sales caught up with the band and they at Mercyhurst The Mercyhurst
jerked - Vitalogy is the reflex action. The wholeness of this latest College Honors Program, directed
album seems a catharsis for Vedder- maybe others - to deal with the by Dr. Ludlow Brown of the Phi-
monolith Pearl Jam has become. losophy Department, has estab-
'"...Everything has changed, nothing's changed... take my hand, lished the first interdisciplinary
not my picture..." The lyrics on "Corduroy" stretch to the throngs of ' team-taught seminar this winter
worshippers and make us remember why we"liked Pearl Jam to | term with the class "Power."
begin with. They were real, man. The class has a unique structure
They still are. Vitalogy reminds us. in that it discusses the issue of
JLike others, I slid the disc in (feeling guilty for denying the Jam's power with a three tiered interdis-
tribute to vinyl) and waited,'to hear the next "Black," the next ciplinary approach. This class is already flowing." mini-dialogues are started by stu-
"Indifference." It ain't there. team-taught by Charles Dufour Sullivan likened the synergy of dents sitting next to each other,
But can we expect it? Damn. Eddie ripped out his vocal chords from the Psychology Depa rtmen t,the class to the atmosphere of a yet this is not disruptive. These
on "Black" and let them pulsate on the kitchen table and there we Kevin Sullivanfromthe Philoso- impromptu jazz session:"It has
mini-clusters ofdialogue seem to
were, slicing the knife through raw emotion, chewing and consum- phy Department, and James W. solos and audience participation.
enhance the overall tone of the
ing, a , Hoodfromthe Literature Depart- It's creative and spontaneous, but
room, creating an atmosphere that
No one can remain true to their art, not Vedder if he's going to ment
like any jazz musician, you can't encouraged the free sharing of
keep Irving - and therein lies the burning question. Will he or won't "Power" is also unique because go in there cold, you have to pre- ideas.
he? 1 I it is a two term, eight credit course pare and do work ahead of time."
But let's stop acting like it's all about Eddie. Pearl Jam's latest is mat spans the winter and spring Dufour stressed that he would The future of this type of class
about Pearl Jam. $| terms. The students were selected participate in this type of class at Mercyhurst rests with the mea-
Drummer Dave Abbruzzese intros thefirsttrack - "Last Exit" - from the Honors Program to par- structure again, given the same surement of success in students'
with pounding smacks, guitars kick in, Eddie sings incoherently ticipate in this pilot-study of the kind of students. He said: "Not terms, according to Brown, "Does
about shedd ing his skin. Grea t beginning. team-teaching approach. this class provide worthwhile
the 'smart kids' but kids that are
Next is the vinyl song, "Spin the Black Circle." It sounds like Brown conceived of the idea motivated to participate. They will work, acquired research, conver-
paranoia, a skipping record and chaos at the same time, which for the structure ofthe course, and do the work and think, and there sational concepts and insights that
n
doesn't prepare you for the monotone of "Not for you. with the help ofDufour, Sullivan, is a lot of reading to keep up with they [the students] could not
The music flexes in "Whipping," building down to what seems and Hood,jj spent this last year in this class." achieve in any outer way?" Brown
in comparison 1 ike silence in thefirstrefrain. The lyrics again reflect putting the idea into a concrete Many of the students feel just as also stated that success would also
Vedder coming to terms with the dysfunctional lives he touches. plan. When asked what his goal positive about this-new ^educa- be measured in the faculty's abil-
"Don't mean to push but I'm being shoved/I'm just like you, think for the course was, Brown said he tional setting as well. Andy ity to continue this type of work
we've had enough... we all got scars, they should have 'em too ... wanted to "create a hard course, Schudlich, a senior studio arts without burnout He said, "My
they're whipping." He's screaming.* with 'hard • meaning lots of inter- major, agreed that more classes hope is that even if it is a dismal
Characteristic of Pearl Jam, Vitalogy both rocks uncomfortably esting work, students having a lot should be taught in this manner: failure that this will be a pilot to
then slows to a ripple on a track like "Nothingman." The voice of responsibility, and in the final "I think that they should all be lead other instructors to coordi-
doesnt need harmony, it sings from something low yet sustaining term each student must create a like that, you have more than one nate their individual instruction,"
then works itselfup for conclusion in the words "She don't want him publ ishabl e or presentable work." professor with more than one to create, what Dufour calls a
... she won't feed him... after he'sflownaway... into the sun." Then, Dufour, Sullivan, and Hood angle, you get more out of it" "marriage between the disci-
it fizzles. I am spoiled by "Black." have a desire to show their stu-p Dan Hflfiker, a sophomore plines."
•I want to dislike "Betterman" because it's poppish and radio- dents that power has an influence criminal justice major, said this
safe, but I can't It's still intense. Starting out with a man on a stool in many areas in our lives includ- class is very different than the Future engagements, according
with a mike like "Indifference," it ends with an up-beat, although the ing, but not exclusive to politics, others he has> taken. He said: to Brown, could be between phys-
message is anything but rosy. Amazing what Vedder knows about culture, attitude, and personal re- "There is very little teaching, more ics, biology, and mathematics as
the politics of sex in a woman's self-destructing relationship. It's lationships, which include the discussion, feeling and life expe- well as between archeology/an-
pop but Pearl Jam is under the clam. #u- » family. Their approach to the sub- riences. It's fresh, new, a nice thropology, sociology, and*his-
The awardforfreakishVitalogy track goes to "hey foxymophandle, ject is through* presentations break. I would encourage others tory. ?
that's me." Youfigureit out I think it's about suffering and suicide which demonstrate how power is to take it" Jf f
but I'll leave it alone. \ ^ | i ~ represented in each!discipline; The actual structure of the class When asked if this was possible
I paid homage to the five gods and bought Vitalogy, yet all the how it is manifested in literature, is tutorial style. The students in due to the liberal arts nature of
time suspecting to be disappointed by the trappings of an album sure studied in psychology and defined Main 211 sit in the form of a Mercyhurst, Brown said "Abso-
to be mass consumed. It doesn' t have the power of Vs., certainly not by philosophy. 1 circle. The professors take turns lutely, this is why you want to be
of Ten, but it isn't a cash-in by any stretch. When asked about the dynam- lecturing on their different topics teaching at a small college. You
Vitalogy is a book of its own, literally. ics that have evolved between the while the remaining two add com- can get this sort of planning done
three professors, Hood, who has a ments and discussion when it is immediately without the bureau-
tendency to speak in metaphor, appropriate. The students actively cracy that you find at larger insti-

A call for aid

Anne M. Schleicher
said ,"You want to engage and participate as well.
jump in the river of ideas that is Throughout the conversation
tutions."

is a great opportunity for groups

FeaturesI A&E editor
Alumi Director Pat Liebel is
calling to students at Mercyhurst
to participate in the upcoming
annual phonathon that will run
from Jan. 30 through Feb. 16.
This annual phonathon directly
benefits students by providing
fundingforfinancialaid.
In addition, cash prizes are avail-
able for those clubs, organiza-
tions, and athletic organizations
that raise the highest amount of
money. First prize is $400, sec-
ond prize is $250 and third prize
is $100. There are prizesforindi-
vidual achieve me nts as well. Th is
to raise funds for their various
activities.
Prizes will be presented at a
Pizza Party to be held on Sunday
Feb. 19 from 8-10 p.m. in the
AFormaLQccassion
Don't miss Winter Formal'95. Tickets
are available from the lbth to th&26th
in the Student fUnionJ The event is
Faculty dining room. All callers
are invited to attend.
Friday, Jan. 27, at Sabella's Union
^Interested volunteers should call Station. »
to reserve their dates by Friday
Jan. 20. Call Pat Liebel at exten-
sion 2538 or stop by her office at
Egan 46.
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JAN. 19,1995
THE MERCIAD PAGE 7

Sterling looks to reach new heights

By Tricia Webb
Merclad Sports Writer
Damon Sterling is a senior Com-
munications major, and a starter
for the Laker's basketball team.
He's also a guy you can look up
to, literally. Standing 6'4", Ster-
ling is one of the tallest members
of the basketball team which may
have helped him achieve his re-
cent standing as the rebounder
and assist leader.
Sterling is from Columbia,
Maryland where he grew up with
both parents and two brothers of
which he is the middle child.
-He started playing basketball
when he was eight years old along
with soccer, baseball and track.
After high school, Sterling at-
tended the University of Mary-
land for two years before coming
to Mercy hurst
"By far the biggest difference
between the University of Mary-
land and Mercyhurst is the amount
ofdifferent races and cultures you
see ^around. At Maryland, it
seemed as if everyone you passed
was of a different culture, but
here you don't get as much of that
mainly because of the size of
the school," Sterling said.
Sterling knew when he entered
college that he wanted to be a
communications major due to his
love of film producing. He ad-
-* K
mires the work of John Singleton
and the Hugh's brothers and
would ultimately like to produce
or direct movies similar to theirs.
His drearn is to someday win an
academy award as a director.
Sterling feels that the education
he is receiving at Mercyhurst will
hopefully enable him to fulfill his
dream.
"I feel that I am receiving an
excellent education at this school.
With the classes being relatively
small it allows you to become so
much more involved," said Ster-
ling. "At Mercyhurst you can't
graduate without taking part in
your major in some way. It's al-
most mandatory that you become
involved."
Sterling has definitely become
involved in his major. After writ-
ing for the Merciad for a short
time, he began writing his own
music-critic column entitled "Get
Phunky."
After Sterling graduates, which
he plans to do next fall, he would
like to move to Washington D.C.
to work with BlackStar Commu-
nications. The company has re-
cently merged with the Fox Net-
work and Sterling hopes that
working in television will help
him get involved with movies..
Damon Sterling.

N e w 1ajc&osise I d a g l i e j ^Basketball pride

By Leon Mumford
Merciad Sports Editor
:The women's lacrosse team will
compete in the new Women's
Cross Lacrosse League this com-
ing spring. . A, * up games with a record of 2-2- L
The league is made up of four
regions comprising six teams, the
top two of which will go through
to the playoffs.
•iJohn Piatko, Coach of Hurst's
lacrosse squad said, "It is sup-
posed fto be an intermediate
league, between club and varsity
level." | I # f I
Mercyhurst will compete in the
first region which includes
CWtisius, SUNY Geneseo, SUNY
Binghamton, R.I.T. and the Uni-
versity of Buffalo. 4-
The team wasfstarted by La-
crosse enthusiast Piatko last year
and they finished a season ofpick-
Because the sport generated so
much interest in its inaugural year,
Piatko, with I the help of team
Advisor!Michael Santagataj' felt
that it was necessary for the girl' s
to compete in an organized league
this year. *$' |gjf • WK£$fW#. |
Presently, Piatko is holding try-
outs. "Approximately 35 players
are challenging for a place in the
final squad of 25." he said.
The team will either play on a
newfieldsituated along 36th street
within eyesight of the College or
it will play on the football prac-
ticefieldsbehind Baldwin Hall.
Piatko said!"-I'm really look-
ing forward tosthis season be-
cause we've got such a lot to play
for. Many of the talented girls
from last'year's team have come
back to play this year and we have
obviously got the playoffs in our
sights." lit I -..Jr. ".
- r
Interested Lacrosse potentials
are to contact John Piatko at 824-
2971.
By Dan Hilfiker by la score of 74-59. .
Merciad Sports Writer • The Lakers shot only 35.5 per-
This past week has brought cent from the Held against
disappointing results to the Alderson-Broaddus, while col-
men's basketball program. lecting a mere twenty-four re-
"We are playing at a high inten-1 bounds. k
sity and we are struggling. This is
a bad situation to be in because But Morse ha s not entirely given
we need su ccess," said Coach Bill up on the season. He went on to
Morse. t \ ^ say, "There are only ten games
Last Wednesday the team trav- remaining and we have a goal.
eled down to the University of We would 1 ike to go 6-4 over our
Pittsburgh at Johnstown and came j rema ining ten games. We are ask-
home with a disappointing 89-83 k ing the team to* pi ay with poise,
loss. 1 pride, and integrity.
Last Monday the team played
in their ninth straight road game,
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rout over unbeaten Fredonia State
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while being held, fired a shot off

By Craig Rybczynski
Editor in Chief #j
Tuesday night's game between
the Fredonia State Blue Devils
and the Mercyhurst Lakers was
deemed "The Game,"but after 60
minutes of pla y it wa s known as
"The Rout" I f,
Mercyhurst,Division II's num-
ber one team trounced the Divi-
sion III East leader Fredonia State
College at the Ice Center, 9-2.,
"I think that this pretty much
says in our minds that we are No.
1 and we are the best team in the
nation," said Scott MacDonald.
The Lakers entered the contest
following a 4-3 victory at Os-
wego State, Saturday.
It was the first of three games at
home this week and they faced a
Blue Devil team who last suf-
fered a regular season loss, Feb.
16,1993 to the Lakers. W |1
The blue.and green proved to be
the spoiler.
"Coach told us that before the
game this is like any other game
andjust because they 're No. 1 we
shouldn't take that for granted,"
said MacDonald. "So we went
out and did the job."
" MacDonald powered the Laker
offense with two goals, his sec-
ond of the game proved to be the
game winner. k fensive threat •
For Fredonia it was demoraliz-
ing because they were on a 5-on-
3 powerplay when MacDonald
raced in on Jason Sirota and fired
a wrist-shot pa st the Blue Devil
goalie.
"Russ (Ciesielski) forced at the
blue line, the defenseman coughed
it, he poked it up to me and we
went in on a 2-on-l," said
MacDonald. "The defenseman
committed to Russ and I saw an
opening shot and hit the Gve hole."
MacDonald's goal staked the
blue and green to a 3-1 lead.
But the goal of the night was
provided by the Ford City sniper,
Jon Johnson.
Johnson split two defenders and
Craig MacDonald opened the
scoring at 1:16 in the first and his
brother added the next two goals.
But according to Mercyhurst
Head Coach Rick Gotkin, the
toughest four games of the sea-
son, began against the Oswego
State Great Lakers.
The Lakers struggled in the first
two periods and fell behind 2-0 in
the second period, before Mike
Pattison answered for the Hurst
"We played a good first period
up in Oswego, we didn't play a
great second period, we let them
hang around a little bit and we
stood around a little bit, but to the
create of our players they stayed
focused and nobody folded and
we found a way to win," said
the left post past Sirota.
The Lakers led 6-2 and behind
the 22-sa ve effort of Scott Barber
captured their 15th victory of the
year. T
?In the third period the on-
slaught continued and Paul
Ca pizza no led the charge with his
first goal of the year. The Lakers
fired 27 shots on goal in the final
frame.
Capizzano #9, part of the
Poreche,911 line with #11 Joel
Montminy and Scott MacDonald
have matured into a serious of-
"We were really relaxed out
there, we scored when we had
chances and picked up our man,"
said Capizzano. "We haven' t been
scored on since we've been to-
gether the last three of four games
and it feels good.'*
Justin Proud, Greg Snetsinger
and Mike Pattison, who also tal-
lied in the second, picked up single
goals in the period.
Gotkin.
After Pattison's goal the game
belonged to the defense, as the
final three goals were scored by
the Laker blue-liners.
• Gotkin welcomed the scoring
touch the trio had against the Great
Lakers. H p
Jon Johnson shoots for goal against Fredonia State.
"We are not picky who ever can
put the puck in the net," said Coach
Gotkin. "That was different"
John Tsakanikas evened the
score at 2-2 converting a Steve
Torriero drop pass.
"I took the drop pass two feet
inside the blue and stepped into it
and let in hum and I didn't even
know I scored because they d id n' t
turn on the 1 ight," said Tsakanikas.
"1 saw everyone jumping tip and
tfown I joined in on the celebra-
m
tion." £* : i ' j
The teams traded goals in the
third and Greg Snetsinger scored
the game-winner at 12:59.
Johnson picked up the assist on
Snetsinger'sfirstof the season.
Barber picked up the win stop-
ping 20 of the 23 shots he faced.
The Lakers continue their road
to the ECAC play-offs, Friday
against the Canisius College Ice
Griffs. Mercyhurst and the
Canisius are currently tied for the
ECAC top spot
The following night the blue
and green take to the ice against
the Buffalo State Bengals. Both
games are slated to begin at 7:30
- m . • ,
hockey high
By Leon Mumford t some .frenzied pinball competi
Merciad Sports Editor
Brad Atwood was among the
first to -react in thef goalmouth
scramble and he (instinctively
slashed the puck into the back of
the netfromtwo yards out, to give
the Hurst J.V. Hockey team a 5-4
victory over the University* of
Buffalo in the last minute of an
enthralling game.
^Mercyhurst's record now
stands at 7-1 and they are ranked
f*JL
second in the league. According
to Coach Rob| Banks the team
thrives on rising to the big occa-
sion.
Banks went on to say, "I couldn't
ask for a better work ethic. These
players ate not in the varsity team
but they are playing as if they
were.** % V
The Hurst seemed to be build-
ing the foundation of a sound win
after Matt Orsiek scored three
goals by the third period, which
increased the team's lead to 4-2.
"But then Buffalo came back at
us. Withfiveminutes to go it was
tion. \
Atwood's last minute goa
crowned a gutsy performance,
Viselli said, "We deserved it be
cause we wanted to win mon
map mey did."l|t # f
With the Varsity team also do-
ing well, Mercyhurst is showing
real strength ofdepth in its hockey
program.^,
<#r>.
I'm really pleased that we are
challenging for honors in a strong
club league. These players are too
good not to be playing and now
mey have a chance to really im-
prove," said Banks.
The Hurst's next game is this
Saturday when they play at Uni-j
versity of Rochester which {T
ranked fourth in the league.*
But according to Viselli th
crunch game will belagains
Cortland which are the only tea!
to have beaten Mercyhurst
season.
"We've played one bad perl
al 1 season and that was during o
game against Cortland! Now, w
think we are the better team J~~

B-ball fourth in region all square and we knew we had a

tough game on our hands," said
Mercyhurst's captain Lou Viselli.
:
£ The enthusiastic crowd were on
we are ready for the showdown,
he said.
•The-.crucial game agains
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By Chris Fiely jjj .-
Women's Basketball Writer
^ Without a doubt, the Lady Lak-
ers are one ofthe hottest teams on
campus and in the nation after
being ranked fourth in the region
earlier this week.
The * Lady Lakers basketball
team has improved its record to
Indiana University of Pennsylva-
nia.
It was a tough battle between
two of the region's top ten teams.
Again, Szumigala led all scorers
with 27 points, but the Indians
managed to edge a 73-69 victory.
Senior, Denise Baginski com-
mented, "We pla yed well, but the
officiating left a bit to be desired.
Connie Ralston added 19 points.
McChesney led defensively with
10 rebounds, 1 block shot and 1
steal in the team's 83-71 victory.
I McChesney said, "I felt that we
could have played better, but we
were happy with the victory. Now,
we, have to look ahead to
Houghton and Clarion, and take
the W's where twe can."
Cortland will also be the lasi
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14-4 on the season by beating We need to move on and concen- The team takes the court against
rivals Gannon and Westminster. trate on Westminster." Houghton on Wednesday, Janu-
Infrontof many of their class- Tuesday night, the Lakers trav- ary 25 at the MAC. Coach Jim 00

mates and families, they beat the
Golden Knights, 72-66. Teresa
Szumigala led all scorers with a
season-high of 35 points.
Fresh off that big team victory
against their local rivals, the team
was prepared for what was ex-
pected to be a toughroadgame at
eled to Westminster to play the
Titans.
Winning 47-43 at the half; the
team knew that they were in the
groove. Behind Julie
McChesney's game leading 20
points, nine of the ten players
who steooed on the court scored.
Webb said, "We are going to take
a break over the next couple of
days, to make up for a tough
Christmas schedule but we are
going to remain focused until we
reach our seasons goal of 20 wins
and the playoffs." *<