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Vol 72;Na 15
16546 1999

Performing Arts Center welcomes 'Don Giovanni t

Famous of the D' Angelo School of Music.

Italian opera
sung in
English
By Heather Cvitkovic
Merciad editor
We've all used the expression,
"He's a regular Don Juan."
Well, Mercyhurst College will
re-live the legend as the
D' Angelo Opera Theatre
presents the classic Mozart
opera "Don Giov anni" on
Friday, April 16, at 7:30 p.m.
and Sunday, April 18, at 2:30
p.m. in the Mary D* Angelo
Performing Arts Center.
The opera follows a trail of r requires eight leads, allowing
broken hearts around steamy
Seville in this black comedy tale showcased. Sixteen singers make
cfdeception, murder and
spurned lovers set in the 16th
century™
The production features a full peasant dances.
orchestra under the direction of
Frank Collura. The costumes
will come from Stivanello* s of
New York and from the Erie
Playhouse.
Louisa Jonason, producer and performance major, will play
music director of the opera,
explains that the costumes are
very similar to what was seen in break off. Trisha Six, a junior
the Academy Award-winning
movie "Shakespeare in Love."
The opera will be sung in
English by students and alumni
It is the first time that "Don
Giovanni" has been performed at
Mercyhurst and Jonason specu-
lates that it may be afirstfor Erie.
Those who are unfamiliar with
opera are sometimes put off when
it is sung in a foreign language.
This way there is no need for sur-
eties, and the attention can be
focused on the performers and
9
their wonderful voices,* Jonason
said? "- > 3 the Don at the masquerade ball,
Described as a lavish produc-
tion, the opera takes place on a
white and gold multi-level unit
stage depicting Giovanni's villa,
with several balconies and rooms,
created and designed by Michael
Gleason, professor of dance.
Because of the score, much of
which will even be familiar to
non-opera lovers, the production
many individual students to be i
up the chorus and students from
the Mercyhurst dance department
will perform the minuets and
I promise that his earthly crimes
Karen Jones, a senior vocal
performance major plays Donna
Anna, whom Giovanni tries
unsuccessfully to seduce.
Cindy Lutz, a senior vocal
Zerlina, a young woman whose
engagement Giovanni tries to
vocal-performance major, will
play Zerlina in the Sunday
performance.
Steve Valahovic, a sophomore
vocal performance major will *
play the Commendatore, Donna
Anna's father who is killed by
Giovanni and who returns in the
final scene as a ghost who haunts
the Don. |
Considered Mozart's finest
work, the opera tells a tale of
Giovanni and his escapades 3 *
involving his relentless pursuit of
women. **i
Act II begins with all who hate
where he dances around trouble
and continues to make advances
at women. He's caught red-
handed, but again eludes his
adversaries by blaming his
servant, and he escapes.
It takes an encounter of a third-
world kind to trap a villain such
as Giovanni, and such is the case
when a ghostly statue invites
himself to dinner and Giovanni,
declaring that he fears nothing,
accepts die statue's inv i tation.
When instructed to repent,
Giovanni refuses and is then
threatened by demon voices who
will pale compared to the
tortures that await him in hell.
'This is an intriguing story I
with excitement, spurned lovers,
and a nobleman who just doesn't i
give up," said Jonason.
Tickets for the opera are
available1 and can be purchased
at the D Angelo Performing Arts
Center Box Office. Cost is $15
for gold circle, $10 for adults, | Jessica Russell^ erciad photographer
and $8 for seniors and students.
The cast of Don Giovanni, Front (L to R): Ray Fritz, Karen
Milanovich, Steve Valahovic. Middle (L to R): Pat Becker, Mary
Beth Sederburg. Back (L to R): John Taylor, Karen Jones, . ;

Spring Formal planned for May 7 Jason Steele. - ' &.

By Carrie Tappe
Merciad editor
A Hawaiian luau... sound like
fun? That's what this spring's
formal is designed to be.
Plans are underway for the
annual Spring Formal to be held strong group to work with."
May 7 at Sabella's Union. |
Station, The formal is open to
all Mercyhurst students.
T he formal will begin at 7
p.m. with a buffet dinner at 7:30 awesome
p.m. Dancing will follow until
midnight A cash bar will be
open throughout the evening,
except for the dinner hour.
Tickets for the event will be
sold in the union lobby. Tickets
are $ 15 per person.
The planning committee, co- various locations on campus.
chaired by Jenny Novak and
Kelli Davis, meets every Tuesday
at 8:45 p.m. and Thursday at 8:30
p.m. More help is needed to plan
and decorate for the event
ffi "We really rely on the commit-
tee," Novak said. "I give a lot of
credit to them. They are a real
"Everyone is going to receive
a gift for attending the formal. It
is similiar to how the homecom-
ing formal worked. We' ve got an
surprise planned,"
Novak said.
At the homecoming formal, all
students who attended received a
wine glass with the 1998 home-
coming logo on it
Transportation will be pro-
vided to and from Sabel la's from
Schedules will be posted around
campus for the shuttles.
"Due to a scheduling conflict,
the date of the Senior Dinner
Dance has been changed this-t
year," Cass Shi mek, director of
the student union, said, ""The
Spring Formal is always the
weekend before the last weekend
beforefinals.The Sportsman
Athletic Club only had May 14
or a date in April available for
the Senior Dinner dance.
Students felt April was too
early." | j
As a result of the availability,
the Spring Formal and Senior g
Dinner Dance will be held on
consecutive Friday nights. *
The Spring Formal and*
Senior Dinner Dance are
sponsored by Mercyhurst
Student Government
Assisted suicide speaker at Hurst
Assisted suicide has long shared
notoriety as a headline grabber
and a hot topic of debate among
co-workers, spouses and fami-
lies. The discussion will come to
Erie on Wednesday, April 21, g
when Mercyhurst College hosts
Dr. Thomas Tierney who will
discuss "Assisted Suicide: A
geneaolgjcal Approach."
Tierney* s presentation is
based on research he is conduct-
ing for an upcoming book
tentatively titled, "Death, Health
and Suicide: On the Origins of
the Health-Conscious Subject**
He describes the work as an
examination of the changing
attitudes toward death, health and
suicide in the early-modern era.
The program begins at7:30 p.m.
in Mercy Heritage Room in
Mercyhurst's Sullivan Hall.
Tierney, author of the 1993 *
book •The Value of Conve- t
nience: A Genealogy of Techni-
cal Culture,** most recendy
served as a professor at Concord
Collge in Athens, W.Va., where
he taught political theory, "'
constitutional law and philoso-
phy. He recently published an
article on technology and culture
in an anthology from the
National Endowmentvfor the
Humanities I nstitute. >
Sponsored by the political *
science honor society, Pi Sigma
Alpha, and Mercyhurst* 8 * '
department of political science,
Tierney* 8 presentation is free and
open to the public

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 PAGE 2 THEMEROAD
CAMPUS NEWS
Academic Celebration; Looking Toward the Second Millennium
Honors program r
*• sponsors
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^esugioa%ievent
By Carrie Tappe
Merciad editor
Pulitzer Prize-winning author David
Pelzer, Y2K expert Beth Bridgman
and artist Carole Werder are among
the guests who will join Mercyhurst
College students and faculty fox a
look at the future during the
college's 1999 Academic Celebra-
tion. ^ began four years ago. Before that,
Dubbed by organizers as "Look-
ing Toward the Second Mi Hen- j
nium," the four-day event is marked
by dance performances, workshops,
The Academic Celebration
begins Sunday, April 18, at 3:30
p.m. with the Sr. Maura Smith,
R.S.M., Mercy Heritage Lecture in
Mercy hurst* s Taylor Little Theatre.
Sister of Mercy Dr. Janet Ruffing, a
professor at Fordham University in
New York, will deliver this year* 8
„ {ecture concerning the linkage,
between personal spirituality and
actions for social justice'.
'Emissaries from the Native
American Hopi village of
Songoopavi will share their vision of
"One Heart" at 4 p.m. in Mercy
Heritage Room in Sullivan Hall.
"One Heart" celebrates the connec-
tions shared by all humanity and
encourages hope for a peaceful and .
tolerant global community.
A panel of health practitioners
David Pelzer, renown author of
Pulitzer Prize-winning "A Child
Called If and T h e Lost Boys," was
identified as one of the most
severely abused children in the state
of California in 1973/He will be *
presenting the in-service workshop,
"Through the Eyes of a Child," from
9 a.m. to3 p.m. in the D'Angelo
Performing Arts Center. Tickets are
free and can be picked up at the
D'Angelo Box Office before r..
Monday, April 19. V ^ •'
; The Mercyhurst dance department
i
r ^1 will host a "brown bag lunch"
performance at 12:30 p.m in
danceSpace. Choreographers of the
next millennium, students Maggie
Bergeron, Kathleen Dwyer, Stephan
Laks, Juliana Pieknik and Kelly
Markos will present new works
during the performance. Original
I choreography will also be presented
1 by jazz students, under the direction
I of Catherine Schaeffer, dance
I instructor.
I Students Jennifer Burke and
I Lydia Garver will open a round table
I discussion on T h e Joy of Death:
APRIL IS, 1999
discussions and lectures addressing
concerns associated with the +*•
approaching era. Topics include
health care advances and implica-;
tions, social justice, human rights,
historic preservation, art and the I
environment
The 1999 Academic Celebration,
coordinated by honor student
Michelle Borsos, is sponsored by the
Mercyhurst College Honors Pro-
gram. Partial funding was provided
by an Academic Enrichment Grant. <\
According to Dr. Ludlow Brown,
professor of philosophy and director
of the honors program. Academic
Celebration as it is now known, only
the college's administration had run
i t It seemed to become a burden and
people were losing interest, Brown
said.
Sunday, April
will explore Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorders, Tourette's
Syndrome and Obsessive Compul- ?!
sive Disorders at 6 p.m. in Zurn 214.
The panel will dispel misconcep-
tions surrounding these disorders
and suggest practical solutions for
schools, social service agencies and
the criminal justice system. The
diacuaMB^halsb-hilhlight
medical therapies and successful
family and educational interven-
tions.
The unique circumstances
surrounding the advent of the next
millennium are sure to impact
human emotions, according to Beth
Bridgman, author of "Binary Fusion
and the Millennium Bag," and
parapsychologist Dan Winter. The
duo will explore the connection and
Tuesday ,i April
Theoretical Immortality and Reli-
gion" at 4 p.m. in Main 206. Burke
will begin the session with a
historical review of the quest for
immortality touching on topics such
as alchemy, Taoism and quests for
mythical agents of life. Garver will
evaluate the morality of searching
for immortality in various religions
including Buddhism, Christianity?
and Hinduism, and address the idea
of death as a fundamental existential
reality, f/ . > :
Mercyhurst will share the rich
cultural heritage of Alaska at 4 p.m.
in Zurn 121. The program includes
displays of Alaskan and Native
American art, a film and discussion
on the preservation of Alaskan
culture. v |
The practical implications of.
living forever—life insurance, social
security, retirement, population
control and medical resource
allocation—will be investigated by ^
student Adam Blahut and Dr. Brian
Ripley, assistant professor of
political science, l i v i n g Forever
M
The Implications for Public Policy
An honors student had come to
me and said she was interested in
starting Academic Celebration,.
again," Brown said. "Michelle Miza,
a graduate of the class of * 98,
organized the new Academic
Celebration."
T h e purpose of Academic
v
*j Celebration is to showcase the most
important product of the college,"
Brown said. "Sports get their turn to
showcase at various events. In
Academic Celebration, it is one time
we, as a college, say, 'Here world,
this is what Mercyhurst students are'
doing and producing. The prestige of
it comes because so many events
occur at one time."
All events during the Academic
Celebration, April 18 to 211 are free
and open to the public.
possible solutions at 6 p.m. in Zurn
114 M -U i examine the options for peace and
A meditational alternative to
dealing with the millennium will be
presented at 6:30 p.m. in
danceSpace, Mercyhurst's dance
studios in Zurn Hall, and Zurn 135.
The event is co-sponsored by the
foreign language and religious
studies departments. *p * <?
Times Publishing Company
environmental writer John Bartlett
will complete Sunday's offerings
with an examination of what has
become of environmentalist Aldo ,
Leopold s ecological message given
the current state of the wilderness
and the natural world. His talk, "A ^
Sand County Almanac: Leopold's ^
Message and Today* s Reality," will
begin at 7:30 p.m. in Zurn 114.
begins at 6 p.m. in Zurn 114.
The power of faith and its role in
science will be presented by Dr.
Mike Campbell, associate professor
of biology, and Dr. Lewis Lutton,
professor of biology, at 7 p.m. in
Zurn 135. i I
Phi Eta Sigma, a student honor
'society, will host an informal
graduate/career fair at 7:30 p.m. in
Mercy Heritage Room. Representa-
tives from college departments and
information on careers, graduate
schools, interviews and resumes will
be available as students investigate
career options for the 21st century.
Artist-in-residence Carole
Werder will end Tuesday's events
with a lecture/presentation, T h e
Arts: Looking Forward to the
Second Millennium/Extra-Ordinary"
at 8 p.m. in Zurn 114 Her presenta-
tion is an introduction to
Wednesday's workshops designed to
posh the boundaries of extraordinary
thinking The workshops are jj|
scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon and
1:30 to 3:30 p.m. in Zurn 219 and
Monday,
The Academic Celebration The scope of the discussion will not
be limited to Tibet, and will include
continues Monday at 4 p.m. with a
look at the achievements and
challenges of the struggle to pre-
human rights and political chal-
lenges throughout the world.;
serve our historic and prehistoric An explosive discussion is
heritage. Dr. Kurt Can of the inevitable as a student and faculty
Pennsylvania Bureau of Historic panel tackles the politics surround-
Preservation will offer this presenta- ing the creation of the atomic bomb
at 7 p.m. in Main 211. The discus-
tion in Zurn 114.
sion is based on the Pulitzer ftize-
The Lumen Literary Magazine, a
tribute to the creative talents of the winning book. T h e Making of the
Mercyhurst community, will be Atomic Bomb," by Richard Rhodes.
showcased at 4 p.m. in the Student Dr. Melissa R Barranger-
Government Chambers. Portraying Mathys, assistant professor of
creative essay, poetry, prose, chemistry and biochemistry, will
conclude Monday's events with a
artwork, and photography, the
look at the science of cloning and
Lumen is a portfolio of brilliance by
students that Mercyhurst can be the moral and ethical issues of.
proud to claim as its own. immortality associated with cloning.
Using the religious, cultural and
political issues of Tibet as a lens,
Her colloquium, Imperfect Clon-
ing: To Be or Not to Be," will begin
Mercyhurst students and faculty will at 8 p.m. in Mercy Heritage Room.
international cooperation in the next
millennium at 5 p.m. in Sullivan 3.
Wednesday, April 21
With technology increasing and The lack of political activism and
the cloning of human body parts participation seems to indicate a
general feeling of apathy among
becoming a reality, what will happen
college students.. Students Jessi f
to the human mind when immortal-
Gentile and Kari Wells will examine
ity becomes possible? Will we
the issue of political apathy at
become bored? How will we handle
Mercyhurst and highlight sugges-
information gathered during a never-
tions to remedy the situation. Their
ending lifetime? Student Dong
presentation begins at 7 p.m. in
Jeffries and Dr. Robert Hoff,
Sullivan 3. * *• F*^i
professor of psychology, will discuss
Mercyhurst students will strap on
these questions and others associated
their thinking caps at 8 p.m. in Main
with the psychological impact of;
208 for a trip back in time to the
living forever at 4 p.m. in Main 208.
quiz shows of the 20th century for
. While immortality may sound
like science fiction, extending the Quiz Bowl 2010. The public is
human lifespan is a reality and invited to watch as students, *>
carries its own set of implications. equipped with crude bells and
Biology faculty members will tackle whistles, test their knowledge of
the biological limits of a lifespan, 20th century trivia. Prizes will be
and discuss overcoming these limits awarded to the winners and the team
and methods and products currently with the best "thought enhancer"
available to extend the lifespan at 6 hats. 1
p.m. in Zurn 313. P
, '.WHAT'S
HAPPENING...
|f This week in SAC:
'Friday, April 16: Twister tournament, karoke and pizza party at 9 p.m.
in the student union, $10 per person. J
\ * Saturday, April 17: Inflatable fun, noon to 6 p.m. outside of the union.
Movies in the union from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. t
Tuesday, April 20: SAC meeting in the Student Government Chambers at
5 ? 8:30 p.m. Movie: "Gremlin's" at 9 p.m in the Great R•Itlll
Wednesday, April 21: Coffeehouse, Laker Inn.
| # • New Mass Schedule \
Masses will be held Monday, Tuesday, Thursday at 12:10 p. m. in
Christ the King Chapel. Confessions will be heard Tuesdays
v from 11 a.m. to noon, in Christ the King Chapel confessionals.
The Ecumenical Prayer Service will be Wednesdays at 4:15 p.m. in the
Prince of Peace Chapel in Herrmann Union. Sundays, Mass will be
at 11 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. in Christ the King Chapel.

ARTS&
ENTERTAINMENT
G l o s s p l a y i n g m u s i c for all
By Heather Cvttkovtc
By Heather Cvltkovlc . about lnv« and«wt ___,
Mcrciad editor !ZZZ_
Not many band* can claim that
they appeal to college students as
well as 80-year-old grandmothers,
Yet, one locally-based band can.
That band is Gloss.
"We were practicing in my
backyard and my 80-year-old
neighbor came over and told us
that she really liked our sound/*
said Burt Mamula, senior art
therapy major and member of the
three person band. •' t
The band features Mamula on
bass, Zach McHugh, senior
communications major, on drums
and Tim Sul, senior math major,
on guitar. All three members sing
in the band also. I<- ift*
Gloss' sound is rock alternative
with a bit of a Pearl Jam influence,
They aren't noisy and loud but
more mellow, which is what
makes them appealing to all age
groups.
"We're trying to bring rock
music back," said Mamula. There
has been a loss of importance
rock music in the music
lately and we are just trying U
recapture that." «
"Our music is about us. It's
Men's jeans get'down and very dirty
j jeans an overall worn, soiled look, sanded to create Whisker-shaped
Spotlight on
fashion
Heather Cvitkovic
Now that utility styles are part of
most denim brands, the men's
wear industry has hopped on the
bandwagon trend.
Most basic brands deliver these
styles in a variety of styles Prom
darkrinsesin deep blues and
blacks to eye-popping iridescent
finishes, denim enters a new cycle
for 1999.
I Key details include reinforced
knees, reversible models, stretch
denim and cargo pockets galore.
But the most interesting part of the
utility trend are jeans inspired by
the construction business.
Yes, you readrightSeveral
men's wear designers have put fl
Jeans on the market that resemble
jeans dirtied by construction
workers throughout a day.
fromtintedwashes that give
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fi.w<i«.»
and everyday life. It's not about
trying to solve a puzzle so that yd
can understand it," he said. "We'i
trying to bring harmonies back as
well. We like to rock but we still
have some more slow, mellow
tunes. That's why we appeal to
such a wide range of people."
Gloss was formed in 1996 by
Mamula and Sul. They had a third
member, Bill Desco, who gradu-
ated. The two played with
McHugh and knew that he was th
guy they needed to complete the
band. That happened a little over J
year now and they've been playin
together ever since.
All the hard work and dedicatioi
that the three have put into the
band has paid off in a big way.
This past summer they indepen-
dently recorded their first album, |
T o Be Me." So far the album has
sold about 300 copies.
"We sell it at our shows and
through our families," said *
Mamula. "A lot of sales have also
been through word of mouth
"We recorded it in only two
days, which is pretty amazing
because bands like Matchbox 20
take months in the studio to record
albums," he said. * j
to paint splattering, tearing and
torch burning, jeans makers are
deliberate! y dirtying denim.
The effect arc jeans that look like well educated on the subject of
they've been through a rough week denim. Knowing this, many people
of work (without washing) or just
slid hard into home plate.
While dirty denim might have
actual workmen chuckling at the
thought of shelling out $200 for a Denim gets down and
pair of jeans that they could get for
$30 and dirty themselves, and have dirty. Old-looking,
mothers running to the washing
machine, fashion-forward jeans
consumers arc buying into the
trend.
Diesel was one of the first jeans
makers to introduce a dirty jeans
wash called "Antique Dirty
Denim" to the market last spring, high-end designers for
rhcy have met unanticipated
success with their dirty denim.
To consumers, the average retail
of $115 on Diesel's dirty jeans
might seem a bit much for a
garment that looks like it's been
dipped in a mud puddle.
However, achieving the jeans'
faded brown tint is actually a
complex process involving
multiple dye colors like yellow and will be a watered-down version of
pink, according to Diesel. After
dyeing the jeans, each pair is hand Helmut Lang are doing."
A kij£ _i . . Gannon
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radio station played two of Gloss*
songs on the air. $
The band got a permanent, I
Thursday night gig at Sherlock's
on State Street. •'
The band who was originally
supposed to play at Sherlock's on
St Patrick's Day canceled at the
last minute," said Mamula. "So we
were called and asked to play
instead.
tifn
[Sherlock's never gives a gig
without an audition so it was really
a unique opportunity that we got to
play. But the people in charge
considered our performance on St.
Patty's Day our audition.
"We drew in a pretty large crowd
and everyone seemed to be having
a lot of fun, so they asked us if we
would like to do it permanently.
"Our performance is part of
College Night. Sherlock's is
offering it to compete with other
bars that have specials on Thurs-
day nights," said Mamula.
All three member! of the band
are graduating seniors, but that
does not mean the band has any
plans to stop playing together.
There is no way we are quitting.
We all love music so much. We
have no definite plans to eo to
marks on the upper thighs.
While Diesel made a big hit with
dirty jeans, its consumers are also
doubt the look will ever ease its
way out of the high-end denim
bleach-splattered and
torch-burned jeans are
the key offerings from
f Studio AJ*
fall 99
market and become a mainstream
jeans trend.
"I think the consumer might
eventually catch on to dirty
denim," said a men's wear buyer
in a magazine interview. "But it
what Diesel and designers like
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Gloss playing at Sherlock's on St. Patrick's Day. From left to
right Burt Mamula. Zach McHuah and Tim Sul
New York and stay or anything," For everyone who cannot get
said Mamula. "We are planning a into Sherlock's on Thursday
bus trip to New York, though, to
nights, have no fear. Gloss will be
pl ay at a couple clubs where playing at Coffeehouse sometime
Seventh House has played before.
in May and might possibly play
Clubs like CBOB's or Coney the Circle K picnic in the park.
High.,
Keep your eyes and ears open for
"Basically our philosophy is
aband.thafissuretogopjace^in
never say die.".. , Z 7 . the music wdustry^ , ~ l
National dance week
Lang has been a supplier of dirty
denim for several seasons. His
jeans collection includes pairs
By Maggie Bergeron
Merciad writer
splattered with white paint, and
some that are actually burned with
a torch to create brown stains. '
Mercyhurst College Dance
Department is celebrating National
For fall. Lang created a special Dance Week immediately
following Academic Celebration
pair of millennium-inspired dirty
jeans splattered with silver or gold
this year. Join the dancers for any
of the exciting events being
paint The average retail price is an
astonishing $250. J '
offered. *
I? On Tuesday, April 20 f mi
While jeans makers aren't
banking on dirty denim replacing
12:30 to 1:30 in I.^Tl
Studio A there will be a Brown
dark wash as the biggest trend,
there are a handful who aren't
Bag Lunch performance.
There will be a dance exhibition
afraid to experiment with the look
in their lines. in Hammermill
authentic costumes from this year's
But the mainstream jeans makers
Who remain skeptical note that its production of "Sleeping Beauty."
On Monday, April 26 at 8 p.m.
a lot easier to sell someone on a
cargo pocket or hammer loop to go there will be a performance of *
"Dance With Me" in danceSt-sr*
along with the utility trend than
* * *
dirty looking jeans.
Erie most likely will not
4
On Thursday. April 29 the ^^
experience a rush for these jeans audience participatory swing dance
classes will begin. They run from |
and most of the people on this
campus probably have no intention 7:30 to 8:30. * *
All are welcome to stop by the '*]
of ever wearing these type of
jeans. The purpose of this column danceSpace to observe classes and
rehearsals. Also illustrations
is to keep people informed on the produced by the children of the
latest trends, however. Regardless
Erie School District Gifted
of how wacky this trend may Program will be displayed.
seem, it has clearly been embraced
by the fashion world
 PAGE 4 THEMERCIAD
OPINION—
Editorial
Student employees lacking
The Hammermill Library has
truly come a long way since the
beginning of the year.
;'Indeed, there have been several
additions and improvements in
the collection, within the
computer labs and work areas.
Perhaps now the library should
concentrate on improving the
human element
Time and again students
conducting research find
themselves in quite a pinch.
With the academic year (and
the term as well) coming to an
end, many deadlines are omi-
nously looming.
Once in a lifetime choice
Questioning Faith
Sr. Geri Rosinski
Are there any student issues that because there are also those
have surprised you here at ^ j * students who claim to no longer
Since my arrival in Campus 1
v
Ministry last August, I ve been
privileged to listen to many
different personal stories. One
particular concern has surfaced I "As a virgin, I still have the :*
number of times from both men
and women students — how
difficult it is to remain a virgin for those friends of mine who
on a college campus.
Naively, I thought that this
would not have been such a
challenging task on a Catholic
college campus. Afterall, the
Catholic Church's teaching is
very clear on this matter — the
gill of our sexuality is reserved
only for our partner in the bond
of marriage. -
However, I soon recalled that
college students, regardless of
thei r religious convictions, have
grown up in a culture that is
daily bombarded with media
messages of sexual gratification
So it is that students, who
desire to remain chaste and wait
until marriage,findthemselves
being chided and pressured not ^
to wait by some of their friends.
(Interestingly, these same
friends, who are encouraging
their fellow students to become
sexually active, are often
themselves no longer virgins.)
Could it be that these same *
friends, who claim that they are
APRIL IS, 1999
In light of this, students do and
will need assistance with their
research.
While the library has signifi-
cantly extended its reference
hours, there are still several
hours during which a reference
librarian is not present
$ Keeping student employees
informed of when a reference
librarian is on staff is essential.
Some of the student employees
are not even aware that the
reference hours can be found on
the library's homepage.
no longer virgins, feel better
about their own past sexual
choices if they can convince f
others to choose as they did and
relinqlish their virginity, also?
Claim is the key word here
be virgins when in fact they are!
Why? ¥ TT
Perhaps to avoid being
pressured by their peers.
Whatetever the case, one • ••
student wisely reflected recently,
choice to be or not be a virgin. I
choose to wait until marriage. As
have already chosen to be
sexually active...well, the way I
see it they no longer have that
choice!- xl » &
Have Mercy I
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Kevorkian sentenced to prison
Haver
Kari Wells
Dr. Jack Kevorkian was sen-
tenced in a Pontiac, Mich.
courtroom April 12 to 10-25
years in prison. He was found
guilty of second-degree murder
two weeks ago for the death of
Thomas Youk, which was
televised (pre-taped) on CBS's
"60 Minutes."
Judge Jessica Cooper sen-
tenced Kevorkian stating that the
trial was not about euthanasia but
about disrespect for a society that
exists because of the strength of f,
the legal system. She said upon
sentencing, "No one, sir, is above
the law. No one...You had the
audacity to go on national «*•
television, show the world what
you did, and dare the legal
system to stop you. Well, sir,
consider yourself stopped."The
seventy-year-old Kevorkian will
appeal the court's verdict and has
spoken in the past of going on a
hunger strike if convicted.
[* Kevorkian is, by far, the **srs
I disagree with the decision of the ing. They should be free to make
ofthe right-to-die movement that
has developed widely during the
past decade; He helped to
perform assisted suicides in \
hundreds of cases. The people he
helped had terminal illnesses,
suffered great physical distress
because ofthe illness and no
longer
wanted to live. These patients
could have taken their own lives
in most of the cases through a
Ef
wide variety of very unpleasant
means.
no means
of coercion or threat? Yes.
The elements of permission
[k Instead, Dr. Kevorkian offered
them a service in which they and self-determination combined
could die with their loved ones in with the suffering the man was
a much more dignified manner. experiencing does not make the
ending ofhis life a capital *
All of the people who sol icited
the services of Kevorkian wanted ^offense. Kevorkian played an j
to die because they were going to instrumental role in bringing this
die shortly and were suffering \J subject to light and opening a
physical and emotional trauma. ^nationwide debate about the right
They had the support of their of a person to decide when it is
appropriate to end one's own
family. In the case of Youk, his
wife pleaded to the judge by life. % f I
saying what a service Kevorkian This of course raises many
had given to her husband and^ questions and concerns which is
that it was not murder. good. One should not accept any*
Many times in the past, idea without thinking critically
and examining all possible
Kevorkian set up the machine
that would give the injection to problems and outcomes. Like
everyone, I hope there is a time
the patients, but they would
actually administer the dosage. when this will no longer be an
However, in this trial, Kevorkian issue because there would be no
had administered Youk's
injection himself, changing the
illness that would cause people
so much distress that they would
want to terminate their lifes.
charges somewhat. i
Though I agree with the actions •However, this is highly
of Kevorkian, I must admit that unlikely. Therefore, I believe
everyone should have therightto
he was performing acts of civil
disobedience which are accom- decide for themselves that the
time has come to die because
panied by consequences.
they can no longer live with the £
(Though I feel the judge was
overly harsh in this case and I physical pain they are experienc-1
this decision within a hospital
jury.) I 7
+.' Dr. Martin Luther King went to with an experienced therapist and
jail many times because of his medical worker who can provide
relief quickly and with as little
•it JI ivictions about racial equality
discomfort as possible. Most I
and justice. The same will have
to be viewed in this case. people want to lead healthy and
long lives but this is not the case
Kevorkian's actions do not
constitute murder by the very for everyone. We should respect
their wishes and not impose our
nature of the word. Did he take
judgments and opinions upon
the man's life? Yes. Did
them, but offer them our support
Kevorkian have the permission
ofthe man and his wife through
By l tShawntat JL. &towaul
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REALITY CHECK* by Dave Whamond
Russia our fair weather friend
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(KK? OFFICE HOURS APS <K To 5 , and electricity. People are often for rational decision making. The
willing to trade their freedom for United States should have kept a
M0NDW 1& FPRW'-. The Chimera the chance to survive, and the close eye on him since the days
United States has a habit of he ordered the Russian military
Bill Melville forgetting that to open fire on the Duma (the
Russia might be a democracy I Russian parliament building)
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on the surface, but it's unstable at when a group of parliament
Throughout the troubles in the cote. Financial problems, members became increasingly
older citizens clamoring for a* 1 vocal in their opposition to him.
Kosovo, we are continually
return to communism, the threat j | For that matter, don* t forget ^
reminded that the world is not as _ftas
safe as we'd like to pretend.* of nuclear weapons falling into,
nuclear _ .. . _
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things have plagued Russian in NATO countries. He's even
biggest problems is the one gone as far as to say he will
which gets paid the least leaders for die last seven years.
pj Several extremist leaders have launch them if NATO ground
attention: post-Communist troops are deployed*
Russia. Russia is not the same become popular (one of them, I
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threat it was a decade ago. * Vladimir Zhiranovsky, said if he Again, Russia might lack the
During the Cold War, the Soviet became Russia's leader he would strength of its previous

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friendly to
countries to keep a close eye Now, with the United States the West and could be dangerous
upon it When the Soviet Union bombing Serbia, the Russians for NATO members.
ceased to exist in January 1992, have openl y condemned our I The United States cannot help
WARPED® by Michael Cavna it seemed the long conflict with attack on their "Slavic brothers.*' Russia by playing the old
Russia had ended. J- •. While many claim Russia no isolationist game, r &
longer has the power to back up Russia needs help because«
The United States labors under these threats, their words cannot ignoring their situation could
the delusion that democracy is be brushed off as idle talk. A lead to disaster, like the rise of an
the best solution for all the weak economy does not mean extremist dicatator or the theft of
^ nt netrctew* x IA N world's nations. It is easy to that the Russian military would I nuclear weapons.
effA^HfnA\CM-U< forget that people cannot become be unwilling to act 3 I am not trying to cause panic,
acclimated to such a system but looking the other way has
overnight, especially when Let us not forget Boris Yeltsin.
The man who has claimed to be burned the United States in the
7 communism provided the past and could do so again, £• (
Russian people with food, jobs an ally in the past is in poor |
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ordained prophetesses' have lost into extraneous political,

2 - 5 O 1999 Lew Little Enterprise*
VIIW5- Barb Tompko
*N*l*r
Dist. by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.
Being a women in this day and
age, I am willing to wager, is
harder than ever before. '\ why do they condemn men? The
the respect of the male popula-
tion, the control and discipline of
their children and, most impor-
tantly, have clouded their E-
original destination — equality.
If this faction of seditious
women truly yearn for parity,
religious and diplomatic offices,
but no significant ground seems
to be gained as a result \
NOW is still fidgeting with the
same battles they did 30 years
ago. Women, and even some
men, unkowingly offer them *
more money to condition the

MERCIAD
Previous generartions could only victory they are seeking "unfair system" they are delay-
x
predict their duties, while exists apparently with each other. ing. ' ^ ^
modern women exhibit traces of These "freedom fighters" shove These crusaders are morphing
role schizophrenia. Females are 1 their way into the spotlight, and into bureaucrats. Considerable
uncertain of who they are, who instead of building their esteem progress could and would be
they were and who they want to through class, they condemn made without their sticky *'
Jessi Gentile Editor-in-Chief intervention.
become. Figuratively speaking, their ideas with sloppy, childish
Carrie Tappe News Editor I think now that women have
confusion is the disease that whining.
Stephen Nolan Sports Editor dilutes the mind of contemporary I would be the last person to rightfully achieved the ability to
BUI Melville \ Features Editor admit that the female population vote, and the general acceptance
women. of our appearance in the work-
Heather Cvitkovk A &E Editor In comparison, today's woman has experienced an easyride,I place, we must get in touch with
Karl Welle Senior Writer has a lot No longer used are the! am strongly in support of
washboards or the coal stoves — redesgining the system. How- our roots. If we want something,"
Jessica Russell Photography we will need to earn it We need
Copy Editor trademarks of past tedious labor. ever, some groups have made the to recondition ourselves for hard
Mandy Fles Women possess the opportunity mistake fo representing the entire
Shawntae Howard Cartoons t work.
to grow a successful career while feminine population. They speak
enjoying the comforts of a for us and tell us what to think Tainted legislation, bickering
The Merclad is the student-produced news and feel as a member of their and complaining are incapable of
College. It is published throughout the year family. accomplishing this objective any
However, lost in the purpose of gender. .; I *
NOW does a good job at faster. We are confused because
mid-term and finals weeks. this goal, the passion of some we do not know whom to trust I
feminist extremists extends vocalizing "our" feelings. In fact,
The Merciad welcomes letters to the editor. All lettenmurt I would christen them with being think we should trust ourselves.
beyond a better life or more If we want something, we must
be s i g n e t your name can be withheld on requestunder money in their pockets — they H manipulative corporate master-
minds. NOW gives women the go out there and get it with
S X o n d i n o n s . Utters are due on the Tuesday befo* want EVERYTHING. honor. Don't let anyone take
500 security of behaving that strides away what we have earned. A
letters ihmilrlrr - . h " ^ to Box 161.
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FEATURES!
Social work seniors bring speaker to Hurst
unt
By Bill Melville It's a tremendous amount of While the seniors will see the
Merciad editor workforthe students and I don't efforts of their hard work on
think anyone realizes how much Tuesday, another critical aspect
When Pulitzer Prize-winning work it is for them. Still, it's <me remains. Triola states that they 'r
author David Pelzer hosts a of the best experiences they \. will have to complete an analysis
series of workshops during could have in the practice area. of the projectfromits early
Academic Celebration on On Tuesday, they will find out', stages through its completion.
Tuesday, it will mark a unique how successful they were," "The paper culminates their
opportunity for many people Triola said. • learning experiencefromstart to
working in that field. One of the biggest aspects of finish and gives diem a theoreti-
To four .senior social work the presentation was fundraising. cal perspective about what they
majors — Jennifer Jones, Mary While Schlee said an Academic did," he said. 1 ]
Kohler, Christina Schlee and Enrichment Grant from Dr. While Schlee said she was
Theresa Zukowski — the Garvey helped, other somewhat nervous about a f
presentation means something fundraising, which ranged from presentation this big, she also
else entirely. It will mean the f grant writing to selling candy,'.. said it was gratifying to see it
fruition of a year's worth of was vital in helping them reach nearing completion. * *
planning and hard work, since their goal. She added that they "This is not something low
bringing Pelzer to speak was the weren't always sure if they were key. We are helping to educate *
goal of their senior project. going to make enough money to the community and children so
According to Carl Triola, bring Pelzer to speak. * that this type of learning can
director of the social work "People don't often realize continue. It's so exciting to see
department, initial planning what goes into getting a speaker. something this big and know we
began last spring in the Social There's so much planning that were responsible for it," she said.
Practice II course. During the goes on behind the scenes," Triola, who has advised similar
summer, the students were Schlee said. senior projects for the last 18
responsible for deciding on a Pelzer will hold one morning years, said he is proud of them
speaker and then finding what it and one afternoon session on for all the work they have put!
would take to bring the speaker Tuesday in the Performing Arts into the project.
to Mercy hurst *v «v ? » Center. The sessions can earn "We gave them a lot of latitude Jessica Russell/ Merciad photographer
* The choice of Pelzer came people involved with social work on this project, because they •£ Junior education majors Jesse Wakeman and Jen Kutrufis received
almost by accident. Schlee, while up to six Continuing Education don't learn as much if you don't. first prize for this learning center at the Pennsylvania State Educa-
¥
on a trip this summer, picked up Credits. Few people come out of college tion Association conference In Monroeville, Pa. The learning yj-
The seniors also worked with center, which allows students to do activities on their own, focuses
Pelzer's book "A Child Called ready to write grant proposals on the Civil Wlar and was created for a Methods of Social Studies
It" After reading it and Pelzer's two area schools, East High and to do this kind of work. I Teaching course. For winning first prize, Wakeman and Kutruf is
other book, "The Lost Boy,"she School and J. S. Wilson Middle would hire any of them immedi- received $100 and the chance to bring a free speaker to <
ran die idea of bringing him to School, and arranged for Pelzer ately," he said. Mercyhurst next year.1 W 5j H ''2
Mercy hurst by die other seniors, to hold sessions there on Mon- "When we set out to do It, we said we'd only do It If we could win.
and a decision was made. • - day. That's what we did, so we're pleased," Wakeman said.

Students lead prayer service for oppressed peoples

By Hill Melville of State Madeleine Albright and the last SO years, and the second Want news? Want experience?
Merciad editor Chinese premier Li Peng, to video focused specifically upon
protest the treatment of Tibetans. the Dalai Lama* s personal | The Merciad is in need of editors for the
Mount St Benedict Monastery Dr. Thomas Forsthoefel, struggles.
opened its doors to members of g advisor for the group and Sister Dorothy Stoner, visiting 1999-2000 school year.
Mercyhurst's chapter of Students assistant professor of religious instructor of religious studies,
for a Free Tibet on Monday,fora studies, said, "It was quite invited the student group to the All positions are open: editor-in-chief,
prayer service dedicated to
Tibetans and oppressed people
special to join the Benedictine monastery for the service, and
said she was proud of die way it
section editors, advertising managers,
Sisters in this prayer for peace
around the world. and justice, since they have such turned out $ staff writers and photographers. Editors
The five students — senior "This was about two groups of
Allison Byrnes, sophomores
an outstanding reputation for
bringing die callforcompassion- people, who believe in the same are eligible for scholarships, and the §
thing, coming together and being
Christine Brown, Dave
Hermaneau, Heather Lipinski
« ate action to the public con- i
encouraged by each other. In this advertising manager is paid commission
sciousness." P
and Nate Wallace—read from Several visuals accompanied case, those two groups were jj High school newspaper experience is
the Gospel of Mark; a poem by students and a group of religious
Santideva, an eighth century
the presentation, including a
Tibetan wall hanging and a women. That's important to do helpful but not required. All majorswel-
because sometimes we work in
Buddhist monk; firsthand
testimonies from Tibetans and
statue of a bodhi satva (a person
isolation,'' she said. come.
who has reached enlightenment
several prayers written for the For Studentsfora Free Tibet,
and has returned to Earth to help
this represented thefirstevent Please submit a resume, writing samples and a
occasion. The prayers also asked others reach it).
the audience to remember the they have led in the Erie area. letter of intent to Danielle Murphy, Merciad advi-
.The presentation al so show- The second, a presentation on
people of Kosovo as well. cased clipsfromtwo films, The Isor, Communications Office, 200B Old Main. 1
Afterward, the students how the United States can help
World Isn't Listening" and alleviate suffering of oppressed For more information, class Ext. 3315 or the
assisted the Benedictine Sisters "Compassion in Exile: The Story
in writing letters to various peoples in the coming millen- Merciad at Ext 2376 •
of the 14th Dalai Lama." Both nium, will take place next
people in American and Chinese films focused on the situation i
government including Secretary which has dominated Tibet for Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in
Sullivan 3.

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SPO RTS
KTHLETE
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Lacrosse's
ur e
OF THE WEEK ^ * Sienkiewicz
Intramural basketball winding down
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Mercyhurst women's lacrosse freshman attacker, Laurie Callers 78-58 in the night's last
Sienkiewicz, has been named the Eastern College Athletic Confer- reason to believe so after The
ence Division II women's lacrosse rookie of the week for a *
combined 12 goals and five assists in a 19-3 win over Canisius
IM basketball Players defeated Grenades 68-49.
Delbusso racked up 14 points in
game. The Jutt win was powered
by Brian and Michael
Fleckenstien. The Fleckenstien
the victory, v
College last Thursday and a 10-9 loss to Blooms burg University
last Saturday. f ' §
Sienkiewicz had a school record nine goals against Canisius
reaches? "We were losing at first, but 1
once the haze cleared we really
brothers made a great duo of
three-point threats and backboard
ran away with it," boasted fellow domination.'- * \ •*
(eight in the first half). ' ! > '
ner twelve points in that game were one fewer than sophomore "Final fFour" Players teammate Darnea
McKinney. j
Brian Lanahan and assistant
baseball coach Joe Spano ran the„
attacker Amy Perry who set a one-game mark for points. She league this year. They are both' *-
followed that effort with three goals and two assists in the setback
to Bloomsburg. That loss snapped a four-game winning streak for stage The Faculty defeated Team
Kissell by a close 68-62 margin.
The Faculty was led by the
looking forward to the playoffs.
Although Lanahan's own learn,
the Lady Lakers. > dominating play of Rahsaah The Ruff Riders, did not ad-
Mercyhurst (5-4) will entertain Gannon University(7-2) Thurs- By Mike Gratzmiller Roland. Team Rees defeated The vance, he still remained excited
day at 4:30 at Tullio Field. J Merciad writer 1 Crew 52-43. John Rees and Robl for post-season play.
Gillooly led the charge against There are four teams left with
Softball tries to redeem season With "March Madness*' over, the The Crew.
best college tournament to watch
some really talented players,"
said 1 jjnpjiEq. "It will be
interesting to watch."
The Mercyhurst women's softball team looked to better their record
with a doubleheader against Westminster and road trips to Grand
is the Mercyhurst Intramural We were losing at Spano and Lanahan have made
Basketball Playoffs. •
Valley State University, Ferris State University and Wayne State At the onset of the season, 14 first, but once the tentative connections with
Gannon's Intramural League.
University. J c § J 3 teams began the battle. On
In their doubleheader against Westminster on April 6, the Lady Tuesday, April 12, the elite eight haze cleared we The 1999 champions will have a
Lakers faced disappointment as the Westminster offense was too chance to meet up with the
potent and swept the series by the scores of 5-1 and 8-5 respectively. met in the Mercyhurst Athletic
Center to determine the 1999
really railway with Knights' intramural champions.
Looking to get back on trade the women traveled to Grand Valley "We want Gannon! We want
in a Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game. Thanks to Final Four. The eight teams
remaining consisted of The
it Gannon," shouts Players member
a strong defense, Grand Valley proved too tough for the Lady Lakers, Angel Roman.
as they were held scoreless in a 5-0 game. v i i ;
Flayers, Grenades, The Shot' Darnea McKinney The match-ups for the final
The Lakers next opponent was Ferris State April 9 when they fell Callers, Team Kissel, Jutt, Team four are as follows: The Players
short by a 6-2 score, i \ * } * ^4t ?V; _ Rees, The Crew and The Team Rees has an unbeliev-
'* In their following game, the women traveled to Wayne: State, where Faculty. able array of three-point threats] versus Team Rees and The
they lost 6-0. T ]& ^fr^f . f "We think we're going all the stated intramural commissioner Faculty versus Jutt The games
Tne Lakers will play Indiana University of Pennsylvania on April way," stated Players member Brian Lanahan. -h are scheduled to start at 7 p.m.,
16 at home. Then they hit the road to play Gannon University on Tony Delbusso. He had a good \. Finally Jutt defeated The Shot Sunday, April 18, in theMAC-t
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LAKER

SPO RTS
Men lacrosse has woes In Long Island
?

By Ken Fronczek with the lead, as the Lakers game up throughout the fourth Tech responded with two more half were all he would be able to
Merciad writer trailed 5-4 at half time. quarter. Time would run out on goals of their own to push the tally while Johnson added one
** For Mercyhurst, junior the struggling Lakers as Dowling lead back up to three at 5-2. With assist and Tim Fogarty and Ryan
midfielder Paul Fullerton, the prevailed with a 10-9 victory. 16 seconds remaining in the first Gast scored one goal each as %
The Mercyhurst men's lacrosse teams leading goal scorer, and Goalie Chris Cooper anchored quarter, Jenner answered again, well. Highlighting this perfor-
team has hit a bump in its »"& sophomore attackman Ted the defensive effort with 11 unassisted, and brought the mance for the offense was a 67
inaugural season at Division II. Jenner led the scoring with three saves while sophomore Damien u Lakers back into it The second percent conversion rate on man-
The Lakers struggled this past goals each. Senior attackman Jot Crawford had two takeaways and quarter would see the heavily up situations. For the defense,
weekend against two nationally- Savage added two more goals, one clear, f 4 favored Bears outscore the Copper had 18 saves while
ranked teams and suffered defeat while sophomore attackman, The next game was against the Lakers 3-1 to finish the first half sophomore defenseman Jim
in both games, bringing their Trevor Johnson had one while third-ranked team in the country, leading 8-4. Rosswog was physically punish-
record to an even 5-5. assisting on two others. Johnson the New York Institute of The score would get no closer ing to the Tech attackman, as
Both losses were devastating to is currently leading the team in Technology Bears (7-1), and it for Mercyhurst as Tech stuck it was midfielder Andy Crane who
the team* s hope for post-season points with 11 goals and 22 would start out poorly for to them 3-2 in the third quarter left the game early with a
play, but were well-fought assists for 33 points. Other Mercyhurst Tech jumped out to and 5-2 in the fourth, leaving the concussion due to aggressive
battles. h scorers included juniors Andy a quick 3-0 lead before Laker scarred team with its worst loss play.
The men opened up their Long Crane (two assists) and Owen head coach Vinnie Lang pulled of the season, 16-8. Upcoming Laker games are
Island trip against the seventh- Jones (one assist). his troops to the side to get their Fullerton finished the game Saturday against St Vincents
ranked Dowling University '• g The team just could not seem heads together. The team with one goal and three assists as College on the road, and next
Golden Lions. This game was a to get where it wanted to be responded with two quick goals his counterpart Jones left with Wednesday, at home, against an
back and forth struggle for both going against the Lions, as they from Jenner and Fullerton to cut three goals and one assist old Division I rival, Canisius
teams to establish themselves desperatel y fought to tie the S the Bear* s lead down to one. Jenner* s two goals in the first College.

Women's lacrosse wins* four straight Volleyball looks to playoffs

By Ken Fronczek freshman superstar Laurie that sparked the current winning
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Merciad writer 1 Sienkiewicz with five goals and streak now. F • M

The Mercyhurst women's
lacrosse tram is on a tear. They
have defeated their last four ]
opponents and, in doing so, have
outscored them 71-22, while not
Jetting up,more than eight goals
in any brie performance. Tne 3
closest contest was 13-8 against
Wittenberg University. Against
Indiana University of Pennsylva-
nia and Canisius College, the
onslaught would continue.
On April 1, the Lakers would
leave no tricks up their sleeve as
they punished the Indiana ' >
Urn versi ty of Pennsy1 vania
Indians 18-6 behind the stellar |
oal tending of Nicole
§•onvouloir and excellent team
scoring. $ T S "
Leading the Laker attack was
three assists; Another superb
freshman, Vanessa Turner, added
five goals and one assist as wel 1.
Junior defensive leader Laura fe,
Bilak had a career day, scoring
four goals for a personal game
high. Other goal scorers included
Cynthia Hykaway (two goals and
one assist), Liz Roberto (one
goal) and Amy Perry (two goals
and one assist). * 4 them for this season's scoring
; ' The Lady Lakers next game
was a home opener on April 7
against the Canisius Golaen £
Griffins. Again Bonvouloir was
stunning giving up only three |.
coals, but theragstory was
Mercyhurst's one-two scoring
punch of Perry and Sienkiewicz. H
Both women nad combined for
14 goals and 19 assists in a two-
game sweep earlier in the season
Against Canisius they would
both have career high games.
Sienkiewicz was hot around the
crease scoring nine goals and
dishing off three assists for 12-
points. Perry did her one better,
netting five goals while assisting
on eight others for 13 points.
The two women have cleared the
way for a showdown between £ •/!
title. Perry, Mercyhurst's career
point leader with 71 points, trails
Sienkiewicz's 48 points (28 *
goals and 20 assists) by seven,
with 41 (20 goals and * 1 assists):
of her own. /. ?*•• £j
K' The two continue their scoring
battle against upcoming oppo-
nent Gannon on April 15, nere at
Mercyh urst* s Tul 11 o Field.

Baseball drops two games to Gannon
It was a weekend full of staring
at the sky in Findlay. Unfortu-
nately, tne cloud never cleared >•
and rain canceled Mercyhurst's
weekend baseball doubfeheader
with conference rival Findlay
University.
The red-hot Lakers were set to
battle the Oilers, previously
undefeated in the Great Lakes
Intercollegiate Conference, for
i bragging rights in the confer-
ence. The four scheduled games
will not be made up as a result of
Rowing wins Niebauer cup in Invitational
The men's and women's rowing
team's pummeled visiting crews
at the Mercyhurst Invitational
Regatta last Saturday to win the
Niebauer Cup. -tv
The University at Buffalo and
Hamilton College put forth B 3
valiant efforts but followed
virtually every Hurst crew to the
finish line. The lightweight I abandon their race by ecmjpment
women's eight easily defeated •
B uffalo' s entry by four boat •
lengths in open water. It was a
verv similar scene when the • p
the rain. I
Mercyhurst battled local arch-
rival Gannon University on
Wednesday in a doubleneader
at Gannon s Hirtzel Field. I n
the first game, the Gannon
Knights were victorious 15-8.
Gannon got oft to an early
start, scoring four runs in the
first inning against pitcher Tony
Genulcore. Mercyhurst briefly
took the lead in tne third inning
but failed to capitalize on i t
In the second game of the
lightweight four took to the
water and squashed crews from
UB and Hamilton. Not to be
outdone by the lights, the
heavyweight four s matte red their
opponents by a margin of three
boat lengths. The novice women
1 ost a close race to UB in the
eight, losing by only a couple of
seats. However, the novice four
turned out an exciting race,
defeating UB and Hamilton bv
gaining several meters in the fast
stokes of the race.
day, the Lakers fell short by one
run in a 8-7 loss. Paul Welter
pitched six innings.
Tile Lakers are now 16-12,4-
14 in OU AC play. ,.
The Lakers will host Wayne
State University for two double-
headers this weekend April 17
and 18. :*?
s The team is aiming to reach
the GLIAC post-season under
first-year boss Scott Norwood.
The varsity and second varsity
crews had steam rising from
their wakes as both crews
thoroughly smattered Buffalo in
the eights. The novice four
handed Buffalo their seats,
crushing them by over five boat
lengths to continue their
unbeaten season. Unfortunately,
the varsity four was forced to
failure early in the race. Tne
men's novice eight got their first
taste of victory, defeating UB.
' Jessica Russell/Merciad photographer
Brian Kapustarisesto spike the ball against D'Youville >
College on March 27.
By Lynn Burns
Merciad writer
After an impressive regular season, where the Mercyhurst men* s
volleyball team posted a record of 14-11 and finished seventh in the
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, the men will be
traveling to Lewis: University this weekend to begin post season
play. >- ^ 1 \ U v
Lewis, ranked seventh nationally, will host the Lakers Saturday in
thefirstround of the GLIAC post-season tournament The Lakers
stretched Lewis to the limit in two previous meetings and Lewis
should expect nothing short
"Most of our losses are to high nationallyrankedteams. In those
games we were only on offensively or defensively. Once we are on
in both, we can take on any team, said head coach Craig Davie
The duo of Jim Zom and Adam Tokash is leading to Laker offense
this season with 4.76 and 4.49 kills per game respectively, while
Matt Tamborino is leading the Laker defense with 1.55 blocks per
game.