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By Kelly Rose Duttine
faculty. MSG
News editor Students
FEATURES: and faculty
members
The debate over semesters vs. tri-
Steven Porter running mesters is really heating up the cold may' soon
for Congress in the winter days on campus lately. experience
3rd Congressional Last week, TheMerctodiL-ponedtimt a change in
District ofPennsylva- the Presidential Task Force had vot- the aca-
ed on a plan to introduce a four-cred- demic cal-
nia. endar.
it semester system as the best option
for the academic calendar at Mercy- The Arche-
PAGE 4 hurst ology De-
The Presidential Task Force was set partment
up to investigate options for a new has con-
academic calendar when the recent cerns about
OPINION: Middle States report suggested that switching to
Mercyhurst switch from trimesters to semesters.
semesters.
Madam Malarky Many different faculty members
and the drunken and different academic departments
query. on campus have diverse opinions R e photo
about the possible change. instead of eight provides more op- English department are not 100 per- calendars could happen as soon as
Associate Professor of the Mathe- portunity to stay professional and be cent behind semesters, but that there Fall 2005, affecting more than half
PAGE 6 matics and Computer Systems de- active within our own disciplines, and are many things to consider. "Switch- of the students currently on cam-
partment, Dr. Charles Redmond, fa- then we can bring that excitement ing to semesters would be a challenge pus and all incoming freshmen. Jun-
vors the four-by-four semester sys- into the classroom," said Redmond. for us as well as other departments," iors and seniors will defiantly be un-
tem. "That's easier to do when you are said Reed "There are many things to affected by the change, unless it is
ARTS& "I see the four-by-four system as only teaching six courses." consider." necessary for them to come back to
an answer to problems we have with Other departments and professors Reed himself is not opposed to the Mercyhurst for additional classes to
ENTERTAINMENT the current system, because it offers feel differently from Dr. Redmond idea of semesters, but feels that it finish their degree, or if they plan
Kevin De vine, lead efficiency and depth," said Redmond According to Dr. David Living- would be a challenge. on attending Graduate School at
singer ofThe Miracle "Efficiency is the hallmark of the ston, President of the Faculty Sen- |i .Mercyhurst Student Government Mercyhurst.
four-by-four." Redmond would like ate, one department that has already also responded to last week's article MSG President David Del Vecchio
of 86, releases a the opportunity to get more in depth has concerns about the proposed by pasting this message on it's screen also said, "Student Government is
new album. .with his .classes during the term and | change is the Archeology Depart- |name, HurstMSG: "For everyone in the process of educating ourselves
the extra time with a four-by-four ment that read TheMerctetdand is now con- on all the issues regarding the calen-
PAGE 8 semester system would give him and The department did not wish to cerned about the semester dar, before we can effectively present
other professors that chance. comment on a possible switch to system...CALM DOWN! People get the calendar issue to the students and
Redmond believes that the four-by- four-credit semesters at this time so fired up. Student government will seek student input"
four system would be more efficient because the issue is still very contro- take everyone's opinions and concerns This spring, the Presidential Task
for faculty members because they versial and nothing has been final- into account, but since the change to Force will have a formal recommen-
would be teaching three classes while ized a semester system will not occur un- dation to make to the Board of
SPORTS: still having two terms, instead of Another department that may pre- til a few years...when every current Trustees in the form of a proposal.
teaching four classes, like on a typi- fer to keep trimesters is the English student here is already graduated..we Until then, students with consider-
Women's hockey cal semester system. Redmond said Department due, in part, to their ex- are taking the process very slowly and ations should talk to their MSG rep-
remains perfect in that it is not that faculty does not tensive number of core classes. As- very delicately. Trust us....it isn't the resentative or voice their opinions
sistant Professor Dr. Brian Reed pressing issue that you think it is!" to MSG at the weekly meetings on
CHA. I want to teach more classes.
'Teaching six classes [each year] said that some of the faculty of the However, the change in academic Mondays at 8:30 p.m. in MSG
Chambers.
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MSG diversity lecture raises controversy

Upcoming Campus Events
ByJenny Alien
Film: Monty Python and the Contributing writer
Holy Grail | would get free of this racial profil-
Mary D'Angelo Performing Arts There was clapping and cheering,
Center but also some uncomfortable faces
Wednesday, Feb. 18, at 2 and 8 on Thursday, Feb. 12, in the Mary
D'Angelo Performing Arts Center as
p.m. Dr. Michael Eric Dyson took the
stage to send a message of diversity
Mercyhurst Jazz Ensamble to the students at Mercyhurst and the
Mary D'Angelo Performing Arts community of Erie. £ mative action with those who are
Though the crowd was sparse, those
Center 1 ethnic groups, and young people.
who did attend could find a message
Thursday, Feb. 19,7:30 p.m. to any race, ethnic group, or person.
Dyson commanded the stage and
Food for Finals subject of diversity from a highly
Student Union intellectual standpoint
Dyson began his lecture saying, "if
Sunday, Feb. 22,9 p.m.
we are going to tell the truth about
diversity we must do it." He then
Men's club hockey game proceeded to give his take on the is-
Mercyhurst Ice Center sues dealing with diversity and affir-
Saturday, Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. mative action.
Last home game of the season Diversity, according to Dyson, is a
problem dealing with "the narrow rig-
id definition of what it means to be
an American, to be a citizen of the
world." He said, "I'm talking about
diversity across the border and about
Index our biases and bigotry."
News A 1 "I'm not creating a problem, I'm
National News trying to reveal one," he continued.
2 "I'm just here to point these things
News fe • y 3 out to you.
Features 4 The things Dyson pointed out in-
Features 5 cluded the terror in America that is-
Opinion ..-• 6 sues of race have given rise to as
well as the diversity problems in
Opinion. ' things such as racial profiling and
A&E. •• 8 affirmative action.
A&E. ;,. 9 In a staggering statistic related to
10 the idea of racial profiling Dyson toldl
Sports. | ,
11 the audience, "I spoke in a prisonj
Sports, yesterday that was 95% black. Do
Sports. 12
you think that 95% of crimes are
committed by black people?" j
He continued by saying, "If we
ing we would see that we are all the
same.
Dyson's next topic and the co-fo-
cus of his lecture was affirmative
action. He did not limit he lecture
to problems of African Americans
alone, though, he mentioned affir-
older, with women, with different
"Affirmative action is about giving
someone a chance who deserves it,"
Dyson said. "We should love our
brothers and sisters regardless of
their color." y
'.'It's about confronting real differ-
ence and how America deals with
that difference," Dyson said of di-|
versity and affirmative action.
These topics are not ones that stu-
dents of Mercyhurst are used to
dealing with and Dyson presented
them in a very direct manner that
brought a sense of reality to the sit-
uation. The students who attended |
were very receptive to his message
though.
Ricardo Aguirre was one student]
there who thought Dyson did a great
job speaking. Although he said the
lecture may have been unsettling for
some, "It was a real treat for me at
least" $ * Dr. Michael Eric Dyson speaks to a sparse crowd at Mercyhurst on
"I was one of the very few who Thursday. His lecture was sponsored by MSG.
was able to see him before," Agu-
irre, who had seen Dyson on televi- He added, "It made people aware of very energetic about the topic at hand
sion and read his works, said tilings they woulc I not normally think "l thought he had a lotxtf good things
Aguirre agreed with Dyson's beliefs about." to say," she mentioned. "1 thought it
and approaches but said, "With the Another student attending the lec- was really cool how he put hip hop
ture was Jessie Verbic. She enjoyed into everything."
situation we are in at Mercyhurst we
are not ready for a speaker like that" Dyson's lecture and thought he was Please see Dyson on Page 3.

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M e x i c o City's 'Zona Rosa' is gay, lesbian district
By Laurence Iliff
The Dallas Morning News
MEXICO CITY - Amid the
jumble of restaurants, discos and
knickknack shops in the capital's
touristy Zona Rosa neighbor-
hood, one small coffee shop
stands out Two large rainbow
flags frame a sign with the leg-
end, in English, "BGay,
BProud."
An open window reveals
brightly colored sofas and metal
bar stools inhabited by mostly
young, same-sex couples. They
hold hands, drink coffee and
occasionally kiss.
This open expression of their
sexuality is not limited to the in-
terior of the nation's first cafe
devoted explicitly to Mexico's gay
population.
.All over the Zona Rosa, in the
heart of macho Mexico, young
men walk arm-in-arm, check out
passers-by and congregate on
street corners. Men greet each
other with a peck on the cheek
in McDonalds. Lesbian couples,
though fewer in number, nuzzle
each other as they lounge against
storefronts.
"Part of what we are doing
here is showing people that we
have nothing to hide, we are not
doing anything wrong," said Ger-
ardo Espinosa, the 22-year-old
co-owner of the BGay cafe.
"This generation is unlike the
others. We watch Will & Grace.'
We see gay characters on
"Friends.' We're on the Internet,
and we absorb a lot from other
cultures."
Espinosa sees the Zona Rosa
quickly turning into a "gay vil-
lage" full of fashion boutiques,
restaurants and cafes, as in the
Castro district in San Francisco
or Dallas' Oak Lawn.
For now, the area is the center
of a gay community that has
rgrQwn,in recent yearja}ong with
>
. to them because then it s dis-
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Enrollments risdin U.S.
By Maryanne George
Knight ladder Newspapers
•
Students enrolled in college
hit a record high of 15 million
last fall, and that number is ex-
pected to increase 10 percent
in the next decade, according
to a national study released Feb.
11. - ;'•••:-i\
But in Michigan, a struggling
economy may be causing some
students to rethink their college
plans, say officials at Michigan
State University and the Uni-
versity of Michigan.
Across the country, applica-
tions have been increasing for
the last four years at the nearly
600 colleges that were sur-
veyed for the study by the
National Association of College
Admission Counseling, based in
Alexandria, Va.
Preliminary data at U-M show
applications for this fall are
down 18 percent overall and
down 23 percent among mi-
norities. At MSU, applications
to date are down 15 percent
for both groups.
A U.S. Supreme Court deci-
sion in June striking down U-
M's point-based system that
gave minorities a boost may be
Fallujah's mayor questioned by U.S.
By Tom Lasseter
Knight Ridder Newspapers
FALLUJAH, Iraq - Machine-
gun-toting Iraqi men swarmed
the downtown streets of FalIu-
jah on Monday as reports circu-
lated that U.S. forces had de-
tained Mayor Raad Hussein for
questioning about an assault on
the local police station on Satur-
day.
"If those questions lead to his
innocence, then I suspect he will
be released," said Gen. Mark
Kim mitt in Baghdad. "If those
questions lead coalition forces to
suspect he may somehow have
been involved in the loss of life
of 25 Iraqi police service mem-
bers inside the town ofFallujah,
I would suspect we're going to
ularity of American culture and
global debate on issues such as
same-sex marriage and gay
priests, analysts and activists said.
The trend comes on the 25th
anniversary of the nation's first
gay march, in Mexico City, where
the City Council is considering a
same-sex civil union law.
It would extend somerightsof
marriage to same-sex unions and
might pass this year. A similar
measure failed by one vote last
year.
One key element changing
Mexican social attitudes is a de-
mographic shift comparable to
the baby boomer phenomenon
in the United States after World
War II, analysts said.
Mexico's demographic bubble
of globalized youth is coming of
age. A third of the nation's 100
million people are 15 to 35 years
of age. And 20 million will
move into that age group within
a decade.
But not everyone is crazy
about young men cuddling along
the network of walkways in
downtown's Zona Rosa _ a Bo-
hemian and chic enclave in de-
cades past
Its name, "Pink Zone," re-
ferred to the tranquillity and
glamour of an artist colony
when it was established 50 years
ago. Streets are named after
European cities such as Liver-
pool and Prague. Now, some say,
its two dozen square blocks are
becoming more ofa "Red Zone,"
with shops selling sexually orient-
ed videos, condoms and other
paraphernalia. |
"These people bring a lot of
prostitution," said Victor Man-
uel Freyre, 53, who has sold
handicrafts in the zone for 40
years. A gay bar dedicated to
young people, El Cabaretito,
moved next door to his shop
three years ago. "They block the
door, and you catftsaY anything
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partly responsible for the lower
numbers, school officials say. U-
M has changed its application to
require multiple essays, teacher
recommendations and other
data, making more work for stu-
dents.
At MSU, students are now en-
couraged to write an essay. It will
become mandatory in the fall of
2005. MSU is also becoming
more competitive, discouraging
some students from applying, said
MSU admissions director Pam
Home.
But an unemploymentratein
Michigan of 7.2 percent, com-
pared with 57 percent national-
ly, and a fear of layoffs may also
be factors.
"There is a lot of concern
about cost," Home said 'Tuition
went up about 10 percent last
fall at MSU, and the economy
has not bounced back in Michi-
gan like the rest of the nation.
More students and families are
considering community colleges
for thefirsttwo years and then
transferring to MSU."
Parents who invested their col-
lege savings in the stock market
are also not seeing the growth
they expected, she said. Tuition,
room and board at MSU for the
be holding him for quite some
time."
Continuing confusion over
who launched Saturday's attack
and who is in control of the city
offer a foretaste of the messy
job that U.S. troops will face in
handing over authority to Iraqi
security forces.
Iraqi guards outside the may-
or's office said Hussein was ar-
rested by U.S. soldiers late Sat-
urday night and remains in cus-
tody. Many residents, including
the guards, said Hussein was still
the mayor, despite reports that
he'd resigned a few days earlier.
Hussein was the town's inter-
im mayor, having come to pow-
er when his U.S.-backed prede-
cessor resigned last November
THEMERCIAD
crimination. The gays used to be
more discreet."
Some business groups go fur-
ther, saying the young men,
some of whom they describe as
provocatively dressed, are driv-
ing families andtouristsfrom the
Zona Rosa.
Paulo Juarez, an official in the
Zona Rosa tourism office, said
there have been complaints
about the show of affection
among same-sex couples. All
have come from Mexican tour-
ists visiting from conservative
cities such as Guadalajara, he
said. None has come from the
steady stream of foreign visitors,
he added
Still, Mexico remains a heavily
Roman Catholic nation where
the clergy campaign against con-
dom use and sex education. Pres-
ident Vicente Fox belongs to the
conservative National Action
Party and called one of his op-
ponents in the 2000 election
"mariquita," meaning "sissy."
Gay youths are sometimes phys-
ically assaulted by parents or
classmates.
The backlash against gay visi-
bility has already begun, said
pollster Maria de las Heras. While
the vast majority say that every-
one has the right to his or her
sexual orientation, she said, most
don't want to see physical affec-
tion among gays and lesbians in
public, and only a fiftl i support
same-sex marriage. "The visi-
bility of homosexual men in a
macho society like Mexico makes
other men feel more vulnerable,
and that makes their reactions
more drastic," de las Heras said.
"The level of homophobia we
are seeing is intense." *
In contrast, older gays and
those from Mexico's more con-
servative countryside say they
find the brashness of the capi-
tal's gay young people refresh-
ing- ***• - • y ^*
' "My generation was much
colleges
2003-04 academic year for in-
state undergraduate students is
about $11,000.
At U-M, where in-state un-
dergraduate tuition, room and
board is about $ 14,600, admis-
sions director Ted Spencer said
he is hearing stones from par-
ents who are nervous about
committing to send their chil-
dren to U-M because of the
soft economy.
"We are hearing parents talk-
ing about sending their students
to a less-expensive school and
seeing how things work out
economically," Spencer said.
"Even people with white-collar
jobs are feeling threatened.
There is anxiety out mere in the
marketplace." At Wayne State
University, where many stu-
dents commute to campus and
can live at home, applications
for the fall are up 30 percent
overall and 47 percent for mi-
norities, according to Jack Kay,
WSU associate provost for as-
sessment and retention.
The opening of two residence
halls and stepped-up recruiting
I urograms at area high schools
and in the Latino community
have helped boost the num-
bers, according to Kay.
troops
after his office was ransacked
and set onfire.Unlike the pre-
vious mayor, Hussein had the
support of many of the area's
tribal sheiks.
Kimmitt said investigators sus-
pect the attackers on Saturday
had inside help, including the
cutting of phone lines so the
police couldn t call for backup.
There also may have been a false
report called in just before the
attack to pull out some of the
police force and make the sta-
tion easier to overtake, he said.
A convoy carrying Gen John
Abizaid, the commander of all
American forces in the Middle
East, was attacked near the po-
lice station in Fallujah on Thurs-
day.
FEBRUARY 18,2004
KRT
Luis botello Carbojal and his boyfriend, Abraham Licona Bocardo hang out with friends along the
pedestrian walkways of the Zona Rosa, Mexico City, Mexico
more reserved; we had to hide," Tito Vasconcelos, a 52-year- chasing power, because they
said Carlos Abraham Slim, 38, a old "torch singer" and pioneer only buy a few drinks," Vascon-
photographer from the nearby in Mexico's gay movement, said celos said, referring to soda and
city of Puebla whose art exposi- he realized five years ago that alcohol alike. "But they come
tion hangs from the walls of the gay youths had nowhere to go, every single day."
BGay cafe. The images, using a as adult-oriented bars proliferat- Further, he said, the Zona
19th century process that leaves ed in the dark basements of the Rosa has always been a gather-
them bluish, are semi-erotic. Zona Rosa. So he opened El ing spot for gay Mexicans, even
"This is a place where you really Cabaretito, which initially of- if they were less visible in the
feel free," he said. fered theatrical skits. Gay young past. "It was a fantastical place
Others agreed. people flocked to the club and . . and gay people are part of the
"In the lastfiveyears, there is stayed in nearby coffee shops or Zona Rosa and its history," Vas-
afreergay climate here," said Al- hung out on the streets. A com- concelos said.
berto Ibarra, 23, a university stu- peting club down the block, Celo, The transformation of the
dent drinking a soda with four also caters to gay youths. zone from artsy neighborhood
friends in the BGay cafe. But Vasconcelos has five business- to commercial district came with
outside the Zona Rosa, he said, es, including a soda fountain for the opening of the city's subway
"There is still a lot of discrimi- gay kids who are not old enough system in the late 1960s, which
nation despite the changes." "18" to enter a bar. A charitable brought the Mexico City masses
His friend, Guadalupe Mosco, foundation offers an accredited downtown, he said
22, also a university student, said high school program for teenag- Architect and history buff
lesbians have it easier than gay ers who are being harassed at Edgar Tavares Lopez said the
men. "I think it is easier to be a school. Zona Rosa has always been a
woman. Before we were looked Rather than rejecting gay place to see extravagantly
down upon, but things are be- youths as troublesome, he said, dressed people; a place where
ginning to change." business owners in the Zona everybody somehow fits in.
The explosion of gay young Rosa should embrace them. Through the years it drew so-
people in the Zor&'Rosa is in part "On the surface, it doesn't called "hippies" or "punks"; now
a byproduct of the free market. llike theyhave a lot ofpur- it's "goths" a nd gays; *
VJUl
Military investigating whether
guerrillas knew of general's convoy
By Hannah Allam that General Abizaid and Gen- al Husseini al Sistani, a reclusive
Knight Ridder Newspapers eral Swannack were going to be cleric whose rulings are consid-
there is a leap that we are not ered law by most of Iraq's Shi-
BAGHDAD, Iraq - The U.S.- going to make at this time," said ite Muslim majority, repeated his
led coalitionls trying'to deter- Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt, insistence on direct elections in
mine whether a security breach spokesman for the U.S. military a meeting Feb. 12 with the lead-
may have led to a grenade at- in Iraq. er of a United Nations delega-
tack Feb. 12 on a military con- Kimmitt said an investigation tion that's in Iraq to study wheth-
voy that was carrying Gen. John was under way tofindout wheth- er such polls are feasible by this
Abizaid, the commander of all er insurgents knew in advance summer.
American forces in the Middle of the generals' afternoon visit OS SI • • 1
to an Iraqi civil defense corps Sistani s insistence on selecting
East, and another top U.S. gen-
compound. He added that Amer- a new Iraqi government through
eral.
ican troops returned fire and direct electionsratherthan a cau-
Abizaid and Gen. Charles
unsuccessfully pursued the at- cus system proposed by the Unit-
Swannack escaped unharmed
ta< kers. Kimmitt said troops ed States has slowed prepara-
after guerrillasfiredrocket-pro-
pelled grenades and other weap- searched a mosque that was tions to return control of the
ons at their convoy from roof- thought to be harboring the men, country to Iraqis by June 30.
tops in Fallujah, about 30 miles Fallujah is an anti-American
but made no arrests.
west of Baghdad, military offi- hotbed in the so-called Sunni
In the past, U.S. officials in
cials said. A spokesman said it Triangle area, which is home to
Iraq and Washington have said
was too early to tell whether the many diehard supporters of
that some Iraqis working for the
assailants attacked the convoy as ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hus-
American military and the civil-
a target of opportunity or wheth- sein. After the attack, Abizaid
ian administration may be spies
er they had been tipped off that and Swannack, the commander
for the insurgents.
of the 82nd Airborne Division,
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the two generals were in it I
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Meanwhile, coalition spokes- canceled plans to walk into the
men had no comments on re-
"Whether we can directly link city and returned to a military
this attack to any foreknowledge ports that Grand Ayatollah All base Instead
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Dyson lecture controversial
Continued from page 1. diversity and what it had to do on include his essaysfrom1989
However, Verbic was disap- with their life. to 1993 onfigureslike Michael
pointed with the attendance for P Dyson is a renowned speaker Jackson, Michael Jordan, and
the lecture which was not nearly and has shared his messages with Spike Lee. These essays also
as large as it was for thefirstin- colleges across the country. His address racism, sexism, film pol-
stallment of the series earlier this studies and research have fo- itics and music. His second col-
year. "This guy is huge and our j cused on topics such as race, lection of essays was published
school did not take him as huge," religion, popular culture and con- in 1995 on topics such as the
she said. temporary crises within the Af- O.J. Simpson trial, the music of
"I was really embarrassed at rican-American community. Marian Carey and Vanessa Will-
our school," she added because He has also written six books iams as well as a critique of
of the minimal attendance. and is a frequent media com- gangsta rap.
The majority of the people at- mentator as well as being a pop- The Mercyhurst Student Gov-
tending the speech were people ular speaker. His books include, ernment lecture series has
from the community of Erie and "Holler if You Hear Me: brought many important speak-
several students from Mercy- Searching for Tupac Shakur", ers and topics to campus and
hurst. There was also a lack of "Reflecting Black: African- Dyson's speech was no excep-
faculty and administration at the American Cultural Criticism", tion. This year's series began in
event "Between God and Gangsta the fall with Notre Dame foot-
"If our faculty and administra- Rap: Bearing Witness to Black ball player "Rudy" and will con-
Katie McAdams/Photo Editor
tors are not supporting this then Culture", "Race Rules: Navigat- tinue with Ruthie from Real
Senior Anna Guerriero is awared the Eric Barr award by Steve Zinram, director of the
what are our students supposed ing the Color Line", and books World Hawaii in the spring.
annual fund. She raised more than $7,267 for Mercyhurst.
to think?" Verbic said. on the lives of Malcolm X and Dyson was to be the diversity
Another* successful phonathon Regardless of who was there, Martin Luther King Jr. also.
Dyson spoke as though each seat Many of his books are collec-
part of the lecture for the year.
MSG was unavailable for com-
Ambassador Anna Guerriero wins Eric Barr award in the audience wasfilledand he tions of essays which include a ments on the lecture but many
tried to make everyone in atten- variety of topics and people. members were in attendance in-
ner receives the Eric Barr schol- termined to be the winner. In dance think about the topic of Some things Dyson has written cluding Verbic and Aguirre.
ByJonelle Davis arship along with a cash prize. 2001, Guerriero raised $620,
Contributing writer The top group receives $300, with a total of 24 pledges.
second place receives $200, In 2002, she raised $1,030,
Since 1980, Mercyhurst Col- third place receives $100, and with a total of 27 pledges. In IMPORTANT WORK STUDY New ATM
lege has held a yearly phonathon fourth place receives $50. 2003, she raised $4,055, with a PAYROLL INFORMATION
in order to raise money for the
school
This year, the Ambassadors total of 78 pledges. This year,
took homefirstplace this year however, she topped them all
In an effort to address the concerns of students, changes
in Union
The phonathon focuses on with a total amount of $28,842 with $7,267, and a total of 98 Mercyhurst College has en-
pledges. have been implemented regarding the current pay date sched-
raising money for unrestricted in donations. The cheerleaders tered into a new agreement with
According to Zinram, the stu- ule. The pay date of February 20 will include two pay peri-
gifts to the annual fund, which and dance team took second PNC Bank to provide ATMs on
ods: January 15 thru January 28 and January 29 thru Febru-
is money that had no restrictions place with a total of $6,782 in dents that participate in the Pho- the Erie Campus.
ary 11. A revised schedule is available on the Laker Web
for its use. This year, the money donations. The men's hockey nathon use it as a way to give site.
An ATM was installed in the
raised will help provide student team took third place with a to- back to Mercyhurst. He also Laker Inn and became opera-
financial aid, support the Old tal of $5,885 in donations, while added that helping to build the tional Thursday, February 12.
the rowing team took fourth endowment is what begins the To effectively implement this change the following guide- An ATM already was in place
Main renovation, and help the
place with a total of $4,605 in relationship the students have lines will be strictly enforced: in the lobby of the Briggs Ave-
college in achieving the $300,000
Alden Challenge. $ donations. with the college. They get a nue entrance to the Bookstore.
Although not all the participat- chance to understand the pro- Time sheets will be due in Main 112 by noon on the sched- v For the three-year term of the
The phonathon ran from Jan.
cess of supporting the college uled submission date. There will be no exceptions. agreement, PNC has agreed not
18 until Feb. 5, and according to ing groups could receive a cash
Steve Zinram, director of the prize, they all still contributed to and that every donation, no mat- to assess a surcharge for the use
ter what the size, counts. Time sheets submitted after noon on the scheduled due date, of the ATMs, including the one
Annual Fund, the results were the total amount of donations.
Zinram has run the phonathon either by the student or the supervisor, will be paid on the in the Bookstore.
not disappointing. More than The rest of the donations
following scheduled payroll date.
$90,000 was raised $ I raised are as follows: women's for the past six years, and he sees This is true, even if you do not
Students organizations indud- hockey, $4,495; women's la- the overall effect the process has have an account with PNC.
on the students who participate. Students are encouraged to erirpJliadirejCt deposit, and forms-., P'ff is possible that your own
ing Ambassadors, Mercyhurst crosse, $3,760; softball, $1,625;
men and women's-rfsoccer, He discussed one particular . Snbepicted.iip in Room 112 Old ^ain,. Sru#nts not op bank could charge you a fee for
Student Government, cheer-1
former student, Jeff Gold, who direct deposit will be required to pick up their checks on pay- using the PNC ATM.
leading and dance teams, men $1,605; wrestling, $1,449; men's
actually called from Canada to day after 8:30 am. If you have any questions,
and women's hockey, men and volleyball $1,445; Mercyhurst
women's volleyball, men and Student Government, $1,375; make a pledge to the Phonathon. please contact the Finance Of-
If you have any questions, please call Diane Rutkowski @
women's lacrosse, men and men and women's golf , $1,185; Jeff remembered his experience fice at 824-2278.
2278. Thank you for your anticipated cooperation.
women's soccer, men and wom- women's volleyball, $1,165; foot- with the phonathon and that ev-
en's golf, rowing, softhall, wres- ball, $1,045; men's lacrosse, ery donation counts.
tling, baseball,fieldhockey, and $1,010, field hockey, $505; and Overall, Zinram feels that the
the football team all participat- baseball, $465. 1 phonathon benefits Mercyhurst
ed in the phonathon. This year's individual who in many ways, and he looks for- Reasons why young adults should vote Spring ]Break
These groups compete against raised trie most money was Anna ward to keeping the annual pro- Bookstore Hours
each other to see who can raise Guerriero. According to Steve gram running with future im- Chicago Tribune people 65 and older feel the same Thurs Feb. 26 8:30 -4:30
1
the most money. The top four Zinram, Guerriero has partici- provements which will allow way. Those data come from a Fri. Feb. 27 8:30 -4:30
organizations receive a cash pated in the Phonathon for four more donations. A smattering of politically pas- recent study conducted by The Sat. Feb. 28 Closed
prize, and the top individual win- years, and this year, she was de- sionate young people and dispas- Washington Post, Kaiser Family Sun, Feb. 29 Closed
sionate numbers from surveys Foundation and Harvard Uni- Mon. March 1 8:30 -4:30
Student Tech Expo to be held at Gannon offer these reasons for partici- versity.
pation, not just at polls but in Reason No. 2: If the nation
Tues. March 2 8:30 -4:30
Wed. March 3 8:30 -4:30
The first ever NW Student technology community in the up for a chance to win some fan- campaigns too: goes to war, the young are the Thurs March 4 8:30 -4:30
Tech Expo, hosted by the Tech- eight-county Northwest region. tastic gifts and prizes. Reason No. 1: National prior- ones fighting it. When the econ- Fri. March 5 8:30 -4:30
nology Council of Northwest The affiliates of the Technolo- The expo will be held at the ities. Older voters are projected omy takes a turn for the worse, Sat. March 6 8:00-1:00
gy Council are: Crawford Area Waldron Center, Yehl Ballroom to outnumber voters under age they're the ones not getting jobs. Sun. March 7 Closed
Pa. is more than a computer
Peer Professionals, Erie Net- at Gannon University on Thurs- 30 by more than 2-to-l on Tues- Reason No. 3 (a): Simqne Mon. March 8 7:30-10:00
event. It is more than a show-
case for the latest hardware and work Users Group, Erie Tech- day, March 18 from 10 a.m. to day. That means the generation Ward, executive director of T?

software solutions. It encompass- nology Management Associa- 4 p.m. Admission is free and gap in such matters as Social Young Democrats of America, Interested in
tion, and Young Erie Profession- open to students of all majors. Security might be underrepre- offers this tidbit gleaned from
es all areas of technological de- ;: sented in the candidates whom census data: If 18- to 24-year- working for|
velopment and will focus on ef- als. • For additional information or The Merciad?
This exciting and interactive to register for this event, please voters elect. Three out of five old turnout had been just 0.3
forts promoting the use of tech- people in their 20s, for exam- Applications will soon be tak-
percent higher in Florida in 2000,
nology as well as demonstrate one-day event is a great oppor- visitwww.techcoundlnwpa.org or ple, said in a survey that Social Al Gore probably would have en for Merciad staff positions
what technology can and is do- tunity for students in the region contact Erica Jackson, Brain Security should be redesigned so prevailed over George Bush. for the 2004-2005 school
ing for our region. £ to explore cutting edge innova- Gain Manager, at (814) 451-
1172 or ejackson@team.org. that workers could invest some 1
Reason No. 3 (b): For those year. If you are interested,
The Technology Council of tions, network with leading com-
of their payroll taxes in the stock who lean Republican, a slight re- please contact Editor Adam
Northwest Pa. is a trade associa- panies and organizations within
market. Less than half the baby vision of Reason 3 (a). DuShole at EditorMerciad
tion promoting the development, the Tech Council and its affili- Information provided by
boomers and only one-fourth of ©mercyhurst.edu.
growth, and recognition of the ates' membership, as well as sign- Maureen Nebel
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B e h m investigates death] as part of internship
ington
ByJen Helbig
Contributing writer This large area kept Behm and
her co-workers very busy.
Behm recalled, "In a 10-hour
Dayna Behm, a Mercyhurst day, we had about 13 cases."
seniorfromPortersvilie Pa., had Behm's internship kept her ac-
an internship this past summer tive, but she said that she was
at the Allegheny County Coro- grateful to be one of a few to
ner's office. receive the job.
From June to Sept. 1st, Behm "I was one of 14 students that
made a one and a half hour com- were chosen for the job," Behm
mute twice a week to her job in said. "There were over 60 ap-
Pittsburgh plicants. I worked with one oth-
She spent the summer living in er girl for the entire time, the
Erie, where she worked in the other 12 worked with a partner
forensic lab on campus. during their own shifts."
Behm is a forensic anthropol- Behm generally enjoyed the
ogy major with a minor in crim- internship for the experience that
inal justice. she gained
Behm's position as an assistant She said, "It was definitely nev-
deputy coroner paralleled her er boring. I walked away from it
studies at Mercyhurst. with a lot of experience."
Her job was hands-on experi- | This experience was unique
ence for her major. % because she was able to carry out
"At my job we investigated any the duties of a deputy coroner
death except for natural deaths," as if they were her own.
Behm said. "The police or a fu- "I thought that the job brought
neral home called to inform us me some experiences that Mer-
of the death, and then we had cyhurst could never have given
to investigate and get evidence, me," Behm said. "The hands-on
and if it was not a natural death work in the pathology suite al-
we had to write an investigation lowed me to work side-by-side
report.
it
with the pathologists."
Allegheny County spans a large Some of Behm's classes at
distance, roughly from the city Mercyhurst provided her with
of Wexford to the city of Wash- the experience necessary to per-
form her job.
Behm explained that some-
times a body would be decom-
posed to the bones when it was
brought into the office. >
f "My skeletal biology class was
helpful because I was able to
identify the bones that were
brought in as human or animal,''
Behm said.
|;; Behm also noted that the crim-
inal investigation class she took
at Mercyhurst also helped her
out a great deal when they were
working at the scene.
Although the job provided an
inside look into the real world
of forensics, Behm said that she
would not like to work in a cor-
oner's office as a career.
"The job was very depressing,"
Behm said. "It was very tough
to deal with the families who
didn't even care about their de-
ceased."
Behm explained that some
families do not claim their de-
ceased family members, and they
leave the body for the county to
pay for its cremation. "I come
from a loving family, and it was
hard to digest the passive atti-
tude of these family members.
The internship turned me away
from being a coroner, they don't
get enough credit for what they
To contact: featuremerclad@mercyhurst.edu
- F E A T U R E S
rial Agency is a government
agency," Behm explained. "They
were looking for an anthropolo-
gy or archeology major, and I
applied" "
Behm applied for a position as
an image intelligence analyst,
which is closer to the job field
that Mercvhurst's MAP majors
go into. -
As soon as Behm's back-
ground check is processed, she
will thenfindout where her job
will be located.
Behm has lived in Erie and
Portersvilie, and the Allegheny
internship had her traveling also.
Behm noted that she enjoys trav-
eling, and she doesn't mind go-
ing other places for opportuni-
ties. *
p*I may be located in Maryland,
the Pentagon, or Virginia," Behm
said
\) Her entrance to a job immedi-
ately after graduation does not
mean that Behm will end her
education
Katie McAdams/Photo editor \?'H would like to go on and earn
Senior Dayna Behm appreciates all the knowledge she my master's and a doctorate, and
has gained at Mercyhurst. She feels this knowledge has although I'm not sure what they
prepared her for the real world. will be in, I know that I do not
want to leave the field for good"
do." field, she already has a job to
Although Behm does not plan follow graduation
to pursue a career in this direct "The National Geo-Interspa-

Mello'skdventure on Fraser Island •

Former Mercyhurst professor runs for Congress

By Meghan Sullivan amount of money because of
Contributing writer a bill that prohibits the buying
of cheaper imports of drugs,
and prohibits supplemental in-
A few Mercyhurst students surance.
and I went down to the Ply- Porter is in support of Phy-
mouth Tavern this Saturday sicians National Health insur-
afternoon for the petition sign- ance plan to cover all Ameri-
ing brunch for Dr. Steven Por- cans, whereas his opponent
ter, hopeful candidate for has previously voted to in-
Congress in the 3rd Congres- crease out-of-pocket medical
sional district of Pennsylvania. costs for senior citizens.
K Hoping to have enough sig- Something that may be of
natures to get his name on the interest to future educators of
ballot his campaigning crew America is his stand on the
w!
scurries about him. "No ChUcl Left behind Act. ,j
Taking time out of his busy He believes the philosophy
File photo
schedule, Porter allows me an Dr. Steven Porter behind it, moving away from
interview among all the actiiv- public education to private ed-
ity to share his viewpoints in stituents. ucation, is exactly right.
this campaign "He doesn't tell the truth But, he feels the issue still
"There was a vacuum here," about his own votes," Porter
>
needs to be addressed more
Porter said. "No one had run claims^ "For example, in the and properly funded. Me
against Phil English and the year 2000 he gave an inter- commented that treating chil-
Democrats desperately need to view in the Sharon Herald that dren the same is literally im-
change the balance of power) said he was in favor of import- possible. Since "minorities and
in "Washington." Porter felt that ing drugs from Canada." Por- poverty go hand-in-hand," the
he was up for the challenge. > ter then revealed that Phil En- poorer districts are not able to
Porter has an M.A., Ph.D, glish "voted against that twice." hire the best teachers because
and P.D. degrees in fine arts Another one of the issues he thetestsalaries are being paid
and educational administration wants addressed if he is elect- by the richer districts, t
He was a teacher for 37 ed is the exportation of Amer- When he taught in Bing-
years, and a lifelong Demo- ican jobs. \. hamton, N.Y.,'they were not
Photo courtesy of google.com crat. He feels we need to "create able to have field trips, com-
Jody Mello and friends visited Fraser Island for a three-day camping trip. The water was He ran for the New York jobs for our people here at puters, and text books- the
beautiful and being outdoors was great. I State Senate in the year 2000, home. There are ways to do items that make the education
senatorial district 51 and cam- that that the Republican admin- system function. Until better
all the tree oil surrounding it ming below, and then there were paigned with Hillary Clinton. istrations are not doing." funding is provided, the "No
ByJody Mello Pennsylvania has the second Child Left behind Act" will
Regardless of this fact, this is large sea turtles a couple min- Porter has his campaign fo-
Contributing writer
my favorite place to go early in utes later. cused on four issues: the econ- largest number of senior citi- not be effective.
the morning. It is quiet, beauti- I From Indian Hill, the group omy, health care, involvement zens in the country, thus Por- "I want youtobelieve in our
At 6:45 a.m., I received a call ful, and the water is great. headed to the Champaign Pools. and misadventure in Iraq, and ter feels that health care is a government again," Porter
from friends of mine that were We had dinner that night un- The Champaign Pools are the credibility of his opponant, tremendous issue. said. "Let's win."
going to Fraser Island. There der the make-shift cooking tent. scooped out sand and rock that Phil English with the constitu- He wants to prevent senior
had been a cancellation and they We had fish. held water from rain and some ants, credibility with his con- citizens from wasting a large
asked if I would be interested in it^We started camp fires across of the ocean waves when the
going. f the camp site, and everyone got wind and tide pick up. We
I I packed in five minutes and familiar with one another. lounged around in them, bask-
ran out the door. The next morning with a 6:30 ing in the sun.
When I got to the bus stop and am breakfast, quick swim in the We then headed for our camp-
crammed into a van, the group waterhole, and we were off for site.
was off on the weekend adven- another exciting day on Fraser Around 9 p.m. we headed to-
ture. Island, wards the beach; we made a
It was a five-hour drive past fcj We headed for the different huge bonfire and sat around
Brisbane and to Fraser Island. color sand dunes. There are talking for the rest of the
We drove inland and stopped many aboriginal stories on why evening.
at a camp sight. We entered the the sand is different colors Once | The next morning was our last
campground, set up the two or the minerals in the sand come day. We packed our things, took
We have Immediate openings in
three person tents, and then got in contact with oxygen they down the tents and had break-
back in the vans. change color. fast,-We went to the rainforest
The vans headed to Lake wab- From there we traveled to a part of the island that day, fol-
our customer sales/servicejdept.
by. We got out of the vans and natural lazy river. You can grab lowed by Lake Ma< kenzie.
walked through a rainforest type a tube and just float around.

hills of sand. the vegetation along the sides; the it.

Lake Mackenzie is a large lake
area, which opened up into huge We floated along noticing all with an island in the middle of
i
$12.50 base/appt. 3
We trudged across the sand water was refreshing. The water is very blue and
hills for a little over a mile. The As we got back into the vans crystal clear; however, the sky
sand hills just dropped off into to drive to Indian Head, I had turned cloudy so we head-
Fun flex. Hrs. around class
the lake, some of the kids were thought to myself. This is hon- ed in for lunch.
running down die hill and diving estly the first vacation I've ever On the way home from the
in After playing in the water, we had. I didn't think it could get beach one of the van's tires went
Work!with other students!
trudged all the way back to ou i better than what we had already flat/ so we went back to the '-

vans. seen, but the best was yet to campsite to fix in

We headed backtothe camp- come." : * k We said goodbye for a second
site to wash up. The water of At Indian Hill, we climbed up time and hopped back into the
the pond was so dark it looked a steep cliff to the top edge, The vans.
black. I jumped in. I later found view was simply amazing. Some- On thefive-hourdrive, I rem-
out the water was dark red from one pointed out a shark swim- inisced about the great weekend.
FEBRUARY 18, 2004
FEATURES
Clark twins motivate one another
By Kyia Mclnchak
Contributing writerT
Cheeiieading is something that
requires motivation and perse-
verance. * to one another. »
Siblings Angel and Mandy
Clark understand and enjoy the
aspects of cheering.
Mercyhurst's cheerleading
squad is Division II. §
This past Sunday, the girls par-
ticipated in a competition at the
University of Buffalo, taking
third place. "We work hand to
look good while performing, so
I think the community takes no-
tice," said Mandy. Z takes, too," said Mandy.
Angel, who is a business man-
agement major, is currently in
her senior vear.
Both Angel and Mandy
cheered on their high school
squad in Sugar Grove, Pa.
Angel had a great influence on
Mandy. She initially looked at
Mercyhurst, and Mandy fol-
lowed
She and her sister tried out in
April of their senior year of high
school for the college squad.
They were pleased to become
part of the Mercyhurst squad,
and they currently cheerforboth
the football and basketball
teams. "Ifs something I always
wanted in college," said Angel
Mandy and Angel have never
been apart, and even though
four years have passed at Mer-
cyhurst, the girls are still able to
live together.
Climbing is McFarland's passion Get your cook on
By Maureen Nebel
Contributing writer»
Melissa McFarland's hand
held gripped to two tiny crevic-
es that held her from a 40-foot
fall to the hard earth below her.
i, Her knuckles turned white and
her clenched fingers became
saturated with sweat as she des-
perately searched for a better
hold I ., j f|L
She quickly released the ten-
sion from her right hand and
swung it upward.
Then, slowly, she removed her
left hand to parallel her right
In an instant, she swung her
gymnast body into a front sup-
port and pulled herself upward
She stepped back and took a
few deep breaths, letting the
warm autumn air circulate in her
lungs.
McFarland had completed her
firstfive-sevenrock which is a
rock climb on natural rock for-
mations more than 40 feet in
the air.
McFarland, a senior studying
to achieve a bachelor's degree
in special and elementary edu-
cation, is a person who has al-
For one teacher, a lack of sense makes sense
By Megan Pass inger
Contributing writer
Most college professors have
a preferred method of teaching.
Some lecture, some depend on
student participation, and others
use slideshows or handouts. One
professor at Mercyhurst College,
however, takes quite a different
approach
Nicole Fisher, a 34 year-old
woman who's spent almost her
entire life in Erie, Pa., has a very
unique personaliry. She's not just
the short, blond-haired, green-
eyed, bubbly lady that everyone
sees. Fisher has much more his-
tory than that
Fisher prefers to teach with-
out hearing, or speaking, a sin-
gle word. •"•}
In fact, Fisher has been deaf
all of her life.
Though she isn't completely
deaf (known in the deaf world
as hard-of-hearing) and speaks
extremely well, she's had her fair
share of rough times, especially
To contact: featuremerciad@mercyhurst.0du
"Going to the same college and
rooming together just seemed
natural," shared Mandy.
She did admit that they fight,
but despite this they are still dose
Angel likes to see how much
the squad has grown together.
When she began cheering she had
difficulty with stunts, but now she
believes she has improved.
Mandy, who is the captain of
the team, feds that it can be chal-
lenging to make everyone on the
squad happy. "Sometimes it is
hard to tell people what they're
doing wrong, but I make mis-
Because she is able to see her
own weaknesses, Mandy under-
stands that she is the same as
everyone else on the team This
helps to pull the squad together
so that they can work on their
problems.
Angel shared that for the past
three years there have been 24
girls on the squad.
With this large number of in-
dividuals, she believes it can be
difficult to prevent people's ideas
from conflicting.
Angel feels that getting every-
one to attend each practice and
game is also hard.
Despite the problems that she
may experience, Angel said that,
"Mercyhurst is a goodfitfor me.
I'm from a small town, so I like
the fact that the college is like a
big high school."
Mandy believes that it's easy to
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Melissa McFarland demonstrates her climbing ability.
ways avidly enjoyed outdoor ac-
tivities.
A few years ago, she was intro-
duced to the sport of rock climb-
ing and hasn t stopped since.
"It's amazing tofinisha climb.
You can't be scared. You just
have to remember not to look
down," McFarland said.
McFarlandfirstclimb was the
Arete rock formations at McCo-
nnel's Mill in Pennsylvania.
She was accompanied by a very
experienced climber, Tim, who
had participated in rock climb-
during childhood.
"What was it like growing up?"
said Fisher. "Kids always picked
on me because I struggled with
conversation, I couldn't afford
hearing aids, so it was difficult
to understand what was going on
around me. I didn't know who I
was or where I fit in and by the
time I was in middle school I was
diagnosed with depression, which
I've beenfightingever since."
One thing that helped Fisher
get through childhood was her
brothers and sisters. She had six
brothers and sisters, two of
which were also deaf. "We were
all very close and very under-
standing of each other. We al-
ways had such a fun time no
matter what we were doing."
Even with her lack of hearing,
Fisher always believed she could
be anything she wanted.
She was right $ opening. I teach ASL levels I-DI," deaf community. I fit in here.
"Since I was a little girl I've al-
ways wanted to teach," said Fish-
er. "I wanted to show children
that not all teachers were like the
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The Clark twins cheer for the men's basketball and football team. They enjoy cheering and think it has a positive effect
on others if taken seriously.
get to know people on the cam- Although she doesn't have ^Although she doesn't know cheerleading creates.
pus, yet she also enjoys the ben- planstoattendrightaway, Angel where she 11 be after graduation, Mandy also plans to coach lat-
efits of seeing different people also hopes to attend graduate Angel hopes to own a business er in her future.
from day to day. | school. someday. •K Mandy said that she enjoys the
Mandy is a biology major for Next year, their younger sister, She also plans to coach a cheer- social interaction that cheerlead-
pre-optometry. Stacey, will attend Mercyhurst. leading squad after she settles ing provides. "I think that cheer-
She will attend medical school She also plans to try out for the down because she realizes that leading can have a positive af-
after her graduation at in May. cheerleading squad. J3 she will miss the atmosphere that fect if taken seriously," she said.
Over the last several years, By Rob Wilson * r Flip the fillets over and
McFarland has experienced Contributing writer let cookfor30 seconds.
many enjoyable climbs at McCo- • After 30 seconds add the
nnel'sMill. A g»»> &L^ So it s your turn to cook for sliced portabella mush-
*i "Your first big climb is the everyone in your apartment. t.tJllv
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hardest, but when you reach the What do you do? Why not • Continue cooking fillets
top it makes you feel strong, like make one of the most delicious until the second side is light
WK,
you conquered something. You Italian meals there is, chicken brown and the mushrooms
look at the things below you and marsala. It's a great Italian meal are tender.
*^Sfc* you just become engulfed with a and it is quick and easy to •Addthethree-fourthscup
sense of accomplishment." make. ofMarsala wine and let sim-
For McFarland, rock climbing So what if you're not a good merforone minute.
is a very enjoyable experience cook? You can still make this Finally, you can top it with ei-
and a great form of exercise. perfect Italian dish and it can ther a brown gravy, or spaghet-
Most importantly, McFarland be done in almost no time at ti sauce, whichever you prefer.
feels mat rock climbing builds an all W This dish will be sure to tan-
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incredible trust between people. All you need to cook it is a talize your taste buds, and
When two people dimb togeth- skillet, measuring cups and please everyone you make it
er they must trust each other for spoons, a paring knife and, of for.
ing for over seven years. support. "In some sense, they course, your oven. "I make it for my room-
'Tim has really been the one hold your life in their hands." The foods you need are sim- mates all the time, and they just
who has taught me everything Since theirfirstclimb, McFar- ple as well. Four fillets of raw love it. Its real easy for me to
that I know about climbing," land and 11m have shared many chicken, two tablespoons of make and it doesn't take up a
McFarland said. "It's his pas- great times. butter, whiteflour,eight cups lot of my time either," said
sion." You can always find the two of sliced portabella mush- Mercyhurst Freshman Matt
Following herfirstclimb, Mc- of them packing up their gear rooms, and three cups of Jason.
Farland spent the following few and heading towards McConnel's Marsala wine. J Jason gave me the recipe for
months learning techniques and Mill for another run at the rocks. The steps are easy to fol- the chicken marsala. He used
the proper use of equipment so ^McFarland's next big adven- iow and the results are phe- to work at the Olive Garden
that she could participate in top- ture is set for next fall when she nomenal % and he learned how to cook
. rope climbing experiences. * is going to attempt a five-nine • Cover thefilletsin flour. several different Italian dishes.
She covered areas such as be- climb in Seneca, W.Va. *: While covering the "My recipe for chicken
laying, bouldering, and knot ty- "I love to climb and am going chicken, begin melting the marsala isn't the same as the
ing to keep on doing what I love." butter in the skillet until it one used at the Olive Garden.
covers the base of the pan. I've made some adjustments
* Once the butter is melt- and a few different things here
ed put thefilletsin the pan.
- Cook the fillets on one
side for about one-and-a-
and there to give it my own
unique taste," said Jason. "It's
just always been one of my
ones I had." We have a very good time." halfto two minutes, or until favorite dishes and it's always
The ones she had inspired her In class, Fisher tries to share light brown. acrowdpleaser." f
to be better, but not in a way the deaf experience with stu-
that any child would hope for. dents. They participate in projects
,"***My teachers were abusive at the deaf club, they have guest
both verbally and physically. I will speakers, and they do a number
never forget the time in elemen- of projects and simulations that
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explains Fisher. "I absolutely love If I were a little girl, it might be
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ter, but the students are patient.
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OPINION 7b contact opinlonmerciad@mervyhurst.edu

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly:

What's hot and what's not at Mercy hurst
Madam Malarky takes on the drunken query
The{Good.L. ny. Where better to do that than plex and possibly an eating dis-
Spring break is almost here, so that means 10 days of freedom from reading, studying and
writing papers. Enjoy your time off everyone because spring term will be here before you know it.
This means only one more term until the end of the school year (and seniors, this means only
mMoM the only place they're not allowed
to go? Thank goodness for the
ladies room.
order because of it Don't feed
the bulimia epidemic.
5. Girls that bathe are pretty
lOmore weeks until graduation). - This is essentially why women good too.
over-think and require "time" to So where can youfindwomen
The Mercyhurst student government's "100 Days tfntil Graduation" party at the Cornerstone do everything. They need the who meet this criteria? Not on
Bar and Grill was a great success with many senior class members in attendance. There was free support of their cohorts. This is this campus. Probably not on any
food, prizes (for those who made a donation to the class gift) and great music tor all to enjoy. The something that will never go college campus. Probably no-
junior class should make sure not to miss their party next year! | away, and there is nothing you where. W^men are crazy. I have
DearMcutomMdlarky, can do about it, so all I can tell written about such psychosis in
you is to just deal. the past Check the Merciad ar-
Thanks to all the students who worked on the phonathon, making 19,000 calls and 2,000
pledges! They raised more than $90,000. Good work everyone! WhyabuvtrienhawtothinkabuntNext question: What do I think chives for details, as I really dont
everything theysaytoyou? Whydo the ideal woman is? Well that's feel like going into itrightnow.
womenneed "time" to talk toyou difficult for me to answer, as I Does she even exist? Well, I

The? Bad... abouteuerything?

Signed*
j&Dmnk at2:42 am
am a woman myself. The ideal
woman for me would not be the
ideal woman for you.
Whatdoyou thinkthe ideal wom-^Personally I think the ideal
think I kind of just answered
that. She probably does not.
However, I have heard several
men say that they're willing to
Finals are almost here! This means that everyone has to start studying. If you haven't taken the an is? woman is one who will keep her deal with a little bit of psychosis
cellophane wrappers off of those textbooks yet, now is the time to do it. Even worse, if you Signal hands off my special place be- if it means that they can have
haven't been to class yet, now is the time to make friends with the professor in the hopes that they Drunk at2:45 am cause I like boys. You, however, that special something in their
will cut you a break. Good luck everyone and remember, just like all things, finals week will Andwberecanlftndher? may have a different definition. lives. (Do I really have to define
eventually come to an end. % f As far as what kind of woman a "special something?")
Drunk at2,'46am man should look for, I can give So I guess my only advice to
Despite thefactthat the board equivalency hours at the Laker Inn have been extended consid- Ordoessheeven exist? you is to try to find a woman
you a few guidelines:
erably, some people are still complaining that there isn't enough time to get food on the meal that is less crazy than average.
Si^ied, 1. Look for a woman you can
exchange. What more do some people want? A delivery service? Ifs not going to happen, so get Try mental institutions. This
*; Dnink at2'47 am bring home to meet mom. She
up, get going and get over to the Laker if you want your food. Yeesh. & would be your best bet because
doesn't have to wear overalls
Yay! Several questions at once! and cloth scrunchies in her hair women who are "out" about
Looks like Madam Malarky's in all the time, but she does have being crazy tend to be less crazy

•.. and the Ugly for a challenge. to look like presentable. If she
Okay, drunken query number wears belly shirts every day,
one: Why do women have to scratch her off the list. I know
than the doset psychos.
The only woman I know who
isn't crazy is me. Toast is nice
think about everything they say? these girls sound boring, but trust and I like su perfly burritos.
Still, no letters to the editor for TheMerciad Does the editorial staff have to start hitting people Why do they need time? Techni- me — it's always the quiet ones Seriously though, the best ad-
with hammers so that they will write in? Maybe it's time for drastic measures: door-to-door cally, I believe I answered this that you want. Everyone has a vice I can give you is that I'm
solicitations for letters...at 3 a.m. question somewhat in previous kinky streak, and the harder the very tired, so ask somebody else.
articles rhe upshot of it was that streak is tofind,the more prom-
women need "time" for every- inent it is when it surfaces. Woo for bananas,
thing because "time" equals 2. Find a woman who doesn't Madam Malarky
"running to 34 of her closest smoke. Not only will she smell

trends friends and asking them what better, but she wont ask you for
they think, all the while telling money as often if she doesn't
them embarrassing stories of have dirty addictions to feed.
things her boyfriend has said
and/or done in the sack."
3- Find a woman who can look
pretty in sweats. This is self-ex-
-Frittering away her college
education to bring you the best
stuff to read in the Merciad-

Send your questions about any-

A tradition of Mercy hurst spring breaks Why do you think women trav- planatory
el in herds to the bathroom? 4. For the love of God, don't
thing G think love advice is get-
ting '" old) to
As "for those olffi8^egula¥'po6r :
Take some-photos of ^6u en- They need to take their councils date a woman who weighs more Madam__Malarky@yahqp. corn
. By Ashley DuBose college co-eds"wilhdut the tons joying your private beach and along to discuss every detail than you do. You may be fine or add Madam Malarky to your
Contributing Writer about the present male compa- with it, but she'll develop a com- buddy list and send me an IM.
of bucks to shell out for a trip send them to your friends at oth-

It is the end of Feburary (al-
most) and you know what that
means? Spring Break! Woo hoo!
Party time!
Ah, college spring break. Is
there any greater tradition? What
can be more fun that cruises in
the Bahamas, swimming at Fort
Lauderdale, or just basking in the
sun by the pool because spring
is here. „
Oh, wait
That's right. This is Mercy-
hurst, home of the wintertime
spring break.*
It's is not like we can't travel,
right? ; y
You could head to Mexico, for
fun, sun and Montezuma's Re-
venge. J room. Now you have your very
But that is played out. Boring.
It's been done.
Personally, I suggest packing
up your winter wardrobe and
take a cruise north to Alaska.
I mean, what says spring break
better than a frozen tundra?
Everybody knows that over-
sized fur coats and hunting
spears are a fashion must have
this year.^ Have fun, you crazy
rich people, you!
away from (or to) the frozen
lands, I have a few suggestions
to thaw out your break. Before
settling in at home to wait out
the cold, hit the store.
Buy yourself some playground
sand, a kiddy swimming pool, a
bottle of self-tanning lotion,
some plastic palm trees, tacky
luau lights, and some coconuts
and pineapples.
Spread the sand out on your
living room floor. If your par-
ents complain, tell them it is a
pre-dass homework assignment
They'll probably buy it.
Fill the kiddy pool with salt
water and place it in the corner.
Surround it with the palm trees.
String the lights all around the
own private beach.
Clean out the coconuts and
pineapple shells and fill them
with yourfavoritedelusion en-
1 lancing drink.
Set your drinks out near your
beach I blanket and grab your:sun-
less tanning lotion.
Sure, you are going to be or-
ange, but at least you won't get
skin cancer from those nasty UV
rays.
Racism in fashion
er colleges who are currently tak-
ing their midterms.
So what if they are going to
have a warm spring break? You
get yours first.
Or, you could take the easy way Is there aproblem with the Abercrombie imag
out by hopping in a car with a i&Tve long dealt with this reality Imagine what message this is
buncl i of friends yelling, "Road By Mary Andom of Shopping-While-Black: either sending to the little black girl
Trip!" and follow the highway Knight Ridder Newspapers e A
with dark skin, textured hair and
south. you're ignored or followed.
T^-The billboard of handsome full lips. Is she not beautiful or
You could stay in cheap mo- While cruising the mall recently, American enough?
tels, eat in creepy diners, and white jocks and beautiful white
I couldn't help but notice the sea women frolicking infieldsre- Abercrombie employs these
drink in dingy bars. of white streaming in and out live Barbies to reinforce the
You could get lost for a whole minded me of how different I
of the Abercrombie & Fitch am from them. They are tall, Eurocentric ideal of beauty _ or
day and not care because you store. as they call it, the "all-American
didn't have any set plans anyway. slender and fair-skinned or
"Oooh, Abercrombie's having look." I always thought "all-
You could come back in a car Asian- everyone from the cus-
a blow-out sale," my friend said. tomers to the cashiers. American" referred to the melt-
smelling like feet and cheese with
"Let's go in." * ing pot theory we're taught in
a bunch of exciting stories to "Traitor, you don't belong
"Uh, I don't know," I told her. here," that little voice in my head school. But I guess Abercrom-
share (or at least some good "Black folk don't really shop bie had something else in mind
blackmail pictures if you didn't admonished "Black people dont
here. I'll walk around the food shop here. This controversial image is at
forget that camera!) court or something." I had had enough and was the very heart of a racial-dis-
No matter what you do, don't Secredy, I wanted to know ready to leave when my friend crimination suit filed against
sit at home and complain that what all the buzz was about I chimed in, "Great, I found it; he's Abercrombie & Fitch by nine
none of your friends at other had never had the courage to going to love this shirt" Hispanic and Asian employees
schools can hang out with you. walk into an Abercrombie be- "OK, let*s just get out of here." who accuse the company of
This break is about cutting fore. When I walked out, I was re- unfair employment practices.
loose, so go out and have some "C'mon, it'll only be a minute, minded of the many reasons why Perhaps surprisingly, there are
fun. promise," my friend said. I refuse to spend my money in a no black plaintiffs in the suit In
This is also a term break. As 1 stepped foot in that store, place like Abercrombie & Fitch: a way, we've created color-cod-
When those other schools let IfeltI was in dangerous territo- -I don't have the "A&F ed fashion associating the urban
out, your friends are still goingry. An uneasiness swelled in my look." look of flashy tennis shoes, puffy
to have some homework to do. stomach as the customers -The suburban lifestyle coats, baggy jeans and jerseys
looked on in curiosity. Feeling doesn't appeal to me. with blacks, and the suburban
outnumbered and out of place, -The Abercrombie im- look of khaki pants, polo tops

Bush or Kerry:
Where the Mercyhurst vote is going
If the presidential election
was held today, President
George Bush and SenatorJohn!
Kerry would be in a dead heat,
according to the latest Politi-
cal Communication poll of
Mercyhurst students taken last
week % $
Of the 79 students asked
who they would vote for if the
election was held todays the
results are as follows: Bush was
picked by 36 percent. Kerry
was the choice of 41 percent
This spread mirrors nation-
al polls that show Kerry ahead
of Bush, but within the statis-
tical margin of error. The same
spread holds true for registered
voters and for those who said
they were likely or very likely to
vote in November.
Tliis is in contrast to a poll tak-
en in January when 41 percent
of those respondents said they
plan to vote for President Bush,
and Senator John Kerry saw his
supportriseto 18.5 percent. In
terms of credibility, respondents
were skeptical about information
coming from political campaigns
ads and media coverage of pol-
itics in general.
Respondents gave political ads
a 2.6 on a scale of 1-5, where
five equaled very credible, and
gave media coverage a 2.9.
When asked how informed
they were about politics, 31
percent said they were in-
formed or very informed Poll
participants were randomly se-
lected from the Mercyhurst
student directory by students
in the Communication Depart-
ment's Political Communica-
tion course.
The class also hosted a weekly
discussion program, Politics
Today, on Hurst TV Cablevi-
sion Channel 19.
I tried to look as natural as pos- age is just plain racist. and Dr. Martens with whites.
sible. I shuffled my feet and We all know that beauty is Abercrombie represents this
poked at the clothing. A bubbly largely defined in this culture as image perfectly, further propa-
sales clerk chirped " I h huh, white. Even some of the most gating stereotypes and hatred
yeah, that tube top looks great populai black actresses and pop with its racist message. Does
with those low-rise jeans," as
techno music pulsated in the
stars, such as Halle Barry and
Beyonce, have lighter skin and
Abercrombie have an obligation
to represent minorities on their
Ixickground. long silky tresses. billboards and in their stores and
Every couple of minutes, At a young age, we are taught catalogs? That's for the courts to
though, she would look over my that white is beautiful^, from decide.
shoulder and when I'd catch her Cinderella to Barbie. As a child, Honestly, I cringe at the
glance, she'd squeeze off an un- I used to smear my mother's thought of Abercrombie &
easy smile. Not once did a sales dark foundation all over my i itch expanding its marketing of
clerk ask If 1 needed anything Barbie's face and plait her hair self-hate and racism to even more
or wanted to try something on. so she could look just like me. people.
The Merciad accepts all letters to the editor
Please submit your letters to:
ppipionmeycjad@mercyhurst.e4ii
The Merciad reserves the right to edit for length. Please keep all
submissions to 300 words or less.
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To contact' 0plnl0nm9rciad@m0myhurst.edu OPINION

Federal funding failure: Selfish or selfless:
The new advances in stem cell research
By David Magnus and
es about where the technology
is going to be developed. US. pol-
. -.-

United States by a private bio-

Arthur Caplan
Knight Ridder Newspapers
The announcement that re-
searchers in South Korea have
successfully derived embryon-
ic stem cells from a cloned
human embryo raises many
important Issues. Making ba-
bies is not, despite what some
critics of cloning research say,
one of them.
The researchers in South Ko-
rea have no interest in doning
an army of children. In fact,
they have no plans to use the
technology for reproduction at
all, ever. Their interest is in de-
veloping cures for diseases and
disabilities.
Right after the announce-
ment of the first success in
deriving stem cells from a
cloned human embryo, die usu-
al suspects began the now usu-
al debate about how cloning
embryos will inevitably lead to
the cloning of children. How-
ever, the difference between
the creation of a cloned em-
bryo and a baby is like the dif-
ference between a seed and a
sequoia. Even if a cloned hu-
man embryo could become a
baby (which is by no means
clear from the South Korean
experiment), cloned embryos
that are kept in dishes outside
the human body have absolute-
ly no chance to become babies.
The most important ethical
issue raised by the Korean an-
nouncement is what it presag-
icy virtually prohibits expending
federal funding on allformsof
embryonic stem cell research,
using cloned embryos or other-
wise. This means that this prom-
ising area of basic research is to
be left in the United States to
the private sector and (increas-
ingly) other countries.
Given that actual cures are still
many years away, it is not sur-
prising that the American phar-
maceutical industry is not will-
ing to pour very much money
into basic research. That leaves
this important work in the hands
ofventure capitalists and small
biotech startups. * overseas, making the current
Promising young scientists will
find \ xitter prospects outside the
United States. If they are smart,
they'll do what happened in the
Korean experiment _ team up
with someone from another
country. That is why some of our
best stem cell researchers axe
either moving to or spending long
periods of time in Britain, Sin-
gapore, India and China. Does
it make any sense to have to buy
cures back from other countries
when it is American scientists
who are playing key roles in the
research?
The research conducted by the
team in South Korea also high-
lights another problem with lim-
iting federal funding. The re-
searchers overseas obtained in-
formed consent and got approv-
al for their procedures by an in-
sututional review board. If this
research had been done in the
tech company, it would fall exit-
side the federalregulatoryap-
paratus, t*
There is no mandatory over-
sight of privately funded re-
searchtoAinerica. There is not
even a guarantee that those
who donated the DNA or eggs
that produced the embryos
made by the Koreans would
know what was.going on if a
private company did the same
experiments in the United
States.
I flf Congress outlaws all
forms of human cloning, there
is a grave risk that Americans
will have to buy their cures
debate about drug imports
from Canada look like a sing-
along. The failure to federally
fund research puts the United
States behind the rest of the
world in a promising area of
biomedical technology.
"Worse, it means that what lit-
tle privately funded research
that does take place in the
United States does so outside
of our regulatory system that
ensures that research is ethical-
ly conducted
[ So we wind up with the worst
of all possible worlds. Our sci-
entists have to go overseas to
do research because we don't
want them to clone babies _
which they have no interest, in
doing. And those who dont go
overseas can do what they want
with private funds without hav-
ing to account to anyone for
what it is that they do.
What's the best thing to be?
I've been thinking a lot about
happiness lately, about whether
or not there is a time to put your
own happiness before that of
another, or to put another's hap-
piness before your own and
when it's time to mediate be-
tween the two.
Its very aggravating when peo-
ple think only of themselves,
isn't it? % 1*
It's annoying when you know
that no matter how important
you are to these people, you will
always come in second to their
own well-being. It's bothersome
and it's hurtful and you end up
feeling pretty bad about yourself
and what you're worth
However it's also annoying
when some people think only of
other people. These long-suffer-
ing folks always have a way of
making sure that you remember
what they sacrificed for you, of
what they gave up for your own
good This is also incredibly an-
noying. You usually end feeling
incredibly guilt-ridden, despite
their best intentions.
So, what's the best way to go
about things? Is it better to be
completely selfish or completely
selfless? What's the best thing?
Indifference: Distinguishing what matters
Write Truth
Michelle
activities and don't wanttopar-
ButI CouldBe Wrong ticipate in co-ed volleyball, then
find your own activities. You
can't change your friends and
your friends cant change you.
It's when you try to do so that
friendships end.
Jaime
Maybe the problem with self-
Rinne
ish people is not the fact that they
willput nooneeke before them,
but the fact that they wont even
put SL few people before them.
Is there a best thing? Perhaps the annoyingfactabout
Is mere a way for your friends selfless people is the fact that;
to know that you care about they try to put everyone before
them, while making yourself them, not just a few people.
happy at the same time? Proba- Try to compromise. Decide
bly not who is most important to you and
No matter what you do, no what is most important to you.
matter how marry people you try Is your roommate's tasteless
lime-colored polyester really that
to please, someone is going to
get hurt, which is a shame, but a annoying'
fact of life. Not everyone is go- Well, I suppose that's relative.
ingtolike your major, your hob- However, if you really have a
bies or your significant other. problem with your best friend's
Sorry. However, some people hygiene (or lack thereof), or with
can deal with these differences your roommate's constant all-
better than others. Try to find nighters, perhaps it's time for
those people. somere-evaluation.Your prior-
If your roommate doesn't like ites may need a slight re-adjust-
your choice in music, try to play ment
it a little softer or invest in a set Remember however
of earphones. If you don't like The next polyester you judge,
your roommate's extracurricular might just be your own.
to make a stand when things are fanaticism, and edifying mean-
not done (i.e. not enough park- ingless ambitions oriented to suc-
ing on campus). Ks time to vote. cess into the minds of its peo-
It's time to start becoming ac- ple, it's more than difficult to ]
tive members of the society in stand in opposition.
which we live. Ifs difficult not to drink Bud-
It's time to decide when it is weiser, watch football religious-
important to make a stand ly, and strivetorise in the finan-
Nothing in America would be cially supportive business world

A waitress break Stevenson

accomplished if no one cared. instead of pursuing, oh, say, so-
Within the controversy of war cial work.
and peace, therealevil is in the It's difficult to raise your hand
people whoremainindifferent, in class and further a discussion

&m a part-time 'Sdencenurybcuefoundaaiwfor the ones whofindthat they are when you know you could get
mastevik; htfU.hcxfcii^pQmmtyavoiding the interaction of their out of class early if you don't: -
\h >1 y fob? for the uvrst of them all—theapa-own beliefs and society simply ;
It's difficult to 'caste*-aboflt
and almost sprained my ankle. enjoyed. 3 thyqfhuman beings. "-HelenKeJler because it's easiertostand back things that are almost impossi-
By Niky Nocera j*i This was not a dream job; a The people were great, the job and watch bletochange. |
Contributing 'writer seven to eight hour day was ut- was easy, and eating ice cream College is the time-filler.; the [-*• In the society in which we live, It's difficult to put a reputation
terly boring and horrendous. all the time was awesome. timetodistinguish what istobe this contemporary play of inter- on the line in the name df a cause
While the usual spring break Needless to say 1 only worked However, when I turned 18. i found important andtodevelop national commercialism, Wall that may infactprove unaffect-
substantial opinions. Opinions Street and the sales at the Gap ed K • I FT
consists of basking in the sun in there.; one summer. wanted to wait tables.
meaning positions on issues such are common knowledgetomore If society stops trying, love and
Cancun or Florida, I, unfortu- The next place I ran to was I wanted to work two jobs at
as abortion, not opinions on people than the specifics of war hate really dont stand a chance
nately, will be waiting tables at McDonald's, and I will never the same time, but with it being
football or which shade of nail overseas or the progress of and will in fact be overcome by
ChiChis. work fast food ever again! my senior year of high school, polish best matches your under-
peace efforts. 5 Monday night football and lip
Tm sure everyone knows about Some days it was fun, but since the workload was pressuring, and wear.
As Joan Vinge put it, "Indif- gloss, conceding to the domi-
the hepatitis out-break a few my brother worked there and I could only manage one job. So,
months ago at the Beaver Falls was designated my boss, it was I took a leave of absence to work Indifference is an epidemic ference is the strongest force in nance and destruction of the
hard to follow orders from my at Chi Chi's. among students. Look at drugs the universe. It makes everything world's most threatening adver-
ChiChi's. it touches meaningless. Love and
and alcohol in the college envi- sary of indifference.
Even though my restaurant in brother, especially when he made /Planning to have my other job
ronment. No one thinks twice hate dont stand a chance against It all comes down to whether
Butler, Pa.was not infected, our me do things he knew I hated; back that summer, I was irritat-
about the abuse of substances it." \ {
ed when my boss told me there or not We compete against the
business dropped so much that for example, cleaning the dining among friends. After college, ifs
were no hours available. The challenge is to make the outbreak of indifference.
I was laid off until further no- room area. In addition, because
tice. I did not act like him, which is | So, since last April, I have a shameful reality that continues conscious decision to care, to It comes down to whether or
So during both fall and winter crazy becausefirstof all 1 am a worked as a server, and it is the to exist because the perspective decide what matters, and then not we decide as college students
best job for me yet I enjoy work- was previously absent refuse to sedentarily watch when now that we re going to care
breaks, I earned no money and girl, I did not get along well with The same is true with political things go wrong. The challenge enoughtodevelop our opinions. :
slowly drained my bank ac- some of my other co-workers. ing with people and receiving
count Then I was supposed to get money based on how well I per- values moral perception, ambi- istodecide whether it is more our beliefs, and our positions.- .
form. tious drives. College breeds the importanttowatch reality tele- It comes down to whether or
Since the idea of going to the promoted to the same position leaders of our society, and it also vision or engage in reality itself. not we care enough to make a
beach is not even feasible this as my brother, and my boss ba- p Tip money is usually nice, ex-
risks producing the indifference It's a hard thing to do, no difference. <\
break, I will be working and try- sically lied to me and revoked cept when something goes wrong
resulting in a languid lifestyle and doubt. In a world promoting As Edmund Burke said, "All
ingtosave money so that I can the promotion. I was out of out of my control or I get some-
a world corrupt without change. mindless existence, brainwasl line
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restaurant where I worked as a for the last 30years. It's time to raise our hands in society with ads for Budweiser, ceed is that good men do noth-
tion during the summer. classes. It's time to care enough promoting hobbies such as sport
I remember myfirstjob. It was hostess. All in all, I will go back to that ing. " So do something.
a physical therapy place, organiz- Since I am Italian and most of for a few weeks to save money

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stool to reach the higher young, new, and attractive. I still planned for spring break.
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2004 Grammy Awards
Event proved to be low-key for all viewers
Bey once walked away with five awards, mainly for her single "Crazy in Love" and her
album "Dangerously In Love."
By Lindsey Kezlarian
Contributing writer.
The music industry's best and
boldest showed up for the 46*
annual Grammy Awards, which
proved to be a low-key but
memorable event for all view-
ers. After last week's fiasco with
Janet Jackson, who was notice-
ably missing from the ceremo-
ny, CBS pulled out any and all
preventative measures to stop
another embarrassing event sim-
ilar to the Super Bowl halftime
Show. .|
Their preventions paid off
and the Grammy's went un-
hitched. Many tuned in to see
their favorite musicians and
some unique performances
throughout the show.
Prince and Beyonce teamed up
for the opening act, marking the
Devine releases full length album
Lead singer of The Miracle of86 knows how to make music
ByJen Helbig
Contributing writer
In October of 2003, Kevin
Devine released a full-length on
Triple Crown Records.
To some of us, it was a much
awaited album, and to others, it
is a call to finally bury yourJohn
Mayer CD's between the car
seats and get to the store for this
one.
Kevin Devine, the lead singer
ol The Miracle of 86 (whit 1 \
also has an awesome new record)
is a young guitarist/singer who
really knows how to make mu-
sic. P 3fl
If you've never heard his
voice, I would say it's less-trem-
bling than Conor Oberst, more
modem than John Denver, and
less of a sell-out than Chris Car-
rabba.
The sound is most prominent-
ly Devine's acoustic strumming
over light, dean electric backup,
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th
20 anniversary of Purple Rain.
Beyonce latei performed her
song "Dangerously in Love** in-
side of a giantframed,live paint-
ing
Unique performances and
pairs seemed to be the theme of
the night, with a tribute and ren-
dition of the Beatles' classic "I
Saw Her Standing There" per-
formed by Sting, Dave Mat-
thews, Vince Gill, and Pharrell
Williams. \ p
Also, our beloved boy-toy Jus-
tin Timberiake, still reeling from
the flash shock of his last per-
formance, sang his single "Seno-
rita" joined with jazz musician
Arturo Sandoval. OutKast per-
formed twice and won "Album
of the Year" and "Best Rap Al-
bum" for "Speakerboxx," said
Yahoo News. Their second per-
formance was their single "Hey
Ya," accompanied by the USC
occasionally a piano, and bright
drums. Some songs involve the
harmonic tones of a female vo-
calist, comparable to the contrib-
uting vocals in Ben Gibbard's
"The Postal Service" album.
This album is far better
thought out than Devine's 2001
"The Circle Gets the Square."
The sound that unravels will
catch your attention and interest
you for more.
• The album begins with two
slower acoustic songs, "Ball
Game"; and "Wolfs Mouth."
He reels the listener in with a few
catchy phrases:
"And I know the kid with his
guitar/so drunk and anxious/has
been done to death/ so tell me
what hasn't ill try it."
The third and fourth songs start
to pick up the beat, revealing the
style of the CD. 'i
Sitting near the middle of the
release, "A Flatline Blur" brings
a catchy beat of quiet drums and
low rolling piano notes creative-
marching band
Some notable winners of the
night included Evanescence as
"Best New Artist," and accord-
ing to Yahoo News, an award in
which rapper 50 Cent was not
too pleased about losing, as he
did a stroll onto the stage in the
middle of their acceptance
speech to which the lead singer
of Evanescence said, "Thank
you, 50!" * 3
Beyonce walked away with five
awards, mainly for her single
"Crazy in Love" and her album
"Dangerously in Love." Accord-
ing to Etonline.com, Justin Tim-
beriake won "Best Male Pop
Artist," in which during his ac-
ceptance speech he made refer-
ence to the Janet Jackson esca-
pade by saying "I know it's been
a rough week on everybody,"
We're allrightthere with you,
buddy.
ly bouncing under Devine's
words.
"A paralyzed puppet sits stiff
in the window/grinding his teeth
and playing piano/all his songs
bleed together in a flatline blur/
a broken litany of worthless
words/creating space while your
drinks get served."-
The piano solo doses the song,
tiptoeing over the soft yet pre-
cise strumming of the acoustic.
1
The next Is one of my favor-
ites on the record, "Whistling
Dixie," where Devine quips on
Americans gently, but almost
offensively.
"We're a nation full of dumb-
bells/Pulling nightshiftB at the
gym/We're a nation full of book-
worm girls/Dumbing d o w n to
fall in love with them."
Devine's good-heaned style is
never basiling to anyone except
for, Ironically, himself.
His subtle lyrics make the lis-
tener feel Devine's youth, 1 >ui m >t
immature like John Mayer's sap-
FEBRUARY 18,2004
laboration of musical per-
By Jess Camodeca formers, Quintan go and
Contributing writier award-winning tango dancers.
The musicians played a
Valentine's Day is a day of very evocative brand of tan-
love that should be spent with go musk which complement-
your loved ones and your ed the dancers' styles to the
friends. fullest f %
On Sunday, in the Dr. Bar-
this day than watching a per- rett and Catherine Walker Re-
formance of music and cital Hall another perfor-
dance based upon the beauty mance with the talented danc-
of love and exotic movement, ers and musicians occurred.
and a three-course gourmet However, this performance
meal included? also included many of the
On Saturday, Feb. 14, dance groups from Erie.
Valentgngo' premiered at the Dafmark Dance, Erie Bay-
Mary D'Angelo Performing front Dance, and our very
Arts Center. own Mercyhurst dancers per-
The evening began at 6:30 formed tango pieces along
p.m., in the DanceSpace, as with the professional dancers.
the studios were converted Tauna Hunter, director of
into a romantic dining hall. Mercyhurst Dance Depart-
The HRIM department ment, choreographed a
worked diligently on Friday dance for Bethany Kwas-
night to change the basic stu- niewski and Parris Hobbs.
dio of the Mercyhurst danc- Their duet was also based
ers into a gorgeous dining at- on the tango theme and,
mosphere. Their efforts were aesthetically pleasing
quite successful Overall, "it was a wonder-
Brenda Moore and her ful time working with the dis-
tinguished dancers and the
meal including a "surf and musicians," stated Kwas-
turf' theme with lobster tails, niewskl
or a vegetarian entree and Clearly the idea to incorpo-
chocolate heart-shaped des- rate'members of the Erie
i dance community was a won-
Presque Isle Wine Cellars derfu 1 thought and a great
supplied the wine for the fes- experience for the dancers
tivities. along with the audience.
The performance was a col-
By Emily Crofoot It's a movie with all the dials
cranked up to 11, an over-
Contributing writer
whelming, intoxicating assault
on the senses^ j
ph 3, 2 & 8 p.m.
"The Human Stain" is the March 17, 2 & 8 p.m.
story of a classics professor, "In America," being shown
(Hopkins) with aterriblese- on St. Patrick's Day, is Irish
cret that is about to shatter filmmaker Jim Sheridan's in-
his life in a small New England telligent and even profound
town. personal drama about uproot-
When his affair with a young ing his family and heading to
troubled janitor (Kidman) is the New World in the 1980s.
uncovered, the secret he had
harbored for over 50 years March 24, 2 & 8 p.m.
from 1 lis wife, his children and"The Weather Under-
colleagues, fast explodes in a ground" is a documentary
conflagration of devastating about the 1970s radical group.
consequences. Powerful and surprisingly
timely, the film explores the
March 10,2 & 8 p.m. interweaving of idealism and
"City of God" is an electri- terrorism and the frustration
fying picture is part tender of true believers who found
com i ng-of-agefilmand part that neither approach result-
gang-welfare epic from the ed in much change.
Brazilian slum.
py love struck "Your Body is a while I sleep on your couch/I'm
Wonderland." coughing u p a lung but I'm cov-
He does not take life too seri- ering my mouth/And I paint you
ously, but the listener feels aware on the wall/Yellow, red, green
of his opinions. and brown/I miss you all the time
The second half of the album but I'm blocking it out."
tosses around various styles that For the love song fanatics,
surprise the listener, but all of "Thanks" brings a few sweet
them are tasteful. lines into the close of the album:
"People are so Fickle" sounds |v rhin streaks of tar spill off
like a one-man cover band of your right eye/where my fingers
The Get Up Kids. It's cute, pop- find/Their way there every night
py, and driving. we sleep side by side/Your hands
"Marie," ?Country Sky Glow" in mine."
and "Tapdance" are thoughtful, The record generally has the
acoustic movements that are the mood for a car ride or an after-
soundtrack of staying inside on noon of background music for
a rainy day. homework
The record does not leave you Devine has brought out even
sleeping, though, "Longer That more amazing talent than his
I'm Out I lere," "You're My I n- earlier albums, but if you are
eentive" a n d "Splitting U p looking for a rock CD, this Is far
Christmas" involves more excite- too indie for you.
ment. :j If you e n d u p buying it and
"Longer That I'm Out 1 -lere" enjoying it, make sure you also
tells a familiar youthful story go out and try "Owen," "Rocky
with a new energy: Votolato," "Iron and Wine," or
"And I'm singing all his songs "Son, Ambulance." 3
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Six questions J e n n i f e r A n i s t o n
faces as she aims for m o v i e s t a r d o m
ByJam! Bernard
New York Daily News
^ With "Friends" coming to an
end on May 6, Jennifer Aniston,
the show's most popular and
glamorous star, is expected to
make a simple leap to major
movie stardom. H eight years from her mother,
It may not be simple at all.
On the face of it, Aniston is
well-poised to join actresses like
Nicole Kidman, Cameron Diaz
and Renee Zellweger on Holly-
wood's A-list.
She could even make a charge
on Julia Roberts' turf as Ameri-
ca's highest-earning female star.
Aniston boosted her standing
last month with the box-office
hit "Along Came Polly." Her fee
of around $5 million per movie
now seems set to double.
But there are pressing ques-
tions chat Aniston faces as she
tries to make a permanent tran-
sition from TV to movies _ a
hill that's proved too steep for
some. And some of those ques-
tions will pose personal dilemmas
for her:
Is it more important to her to
have children?
Is she likely to be weighed
down by the continuingriftwith
her mother?
Will marital tensions emerge if
her career outflanks that of hus-
band Brad Pitt?
Can she "open" a movie?
Can she make it on her own
without the "Friends" support,
system? . |
Is she too nice or too neurotic
a screen presence?
Aniston has said often enough
that she wants to start a family
with Pitt as soon as "Friends"
ends.
It seems unlikely, however,
that she will disappear from
view like Annette Bening, who
put her career on hold the mo-
ment she married Warren Beat-
ty ; I
Although high on family val-
ues, Aniston has, if anything,
stepped up her workload since
marriage (and she certainly
doesn't need the money). The
fact that babies have been pen-
ciled in to accommodate Anis-
ton's schedule means that pro-
fessional ambition remains a high
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If Aniston's life were as
smooth as her complexion, as
untangled as her trend-setting
hair, she might cut a boring fig-
ure. But herfamousriftwith her
mother is intriguing because it
adds a dark spot to Aniston's
otherwise perfect public perso-
na
She has been estranged for
Nancy, a former model, ever
since the latter mined their rela-
tionship for personal gain on tab-
loid TV and in a 1999 book,
"From Mother to Daughter to
Friends."
In a recent interview with Di-
ane Sawyer, Aniston seemed
nearly ready to dismantle her
l^ersonal Berlin Wall.
"Now we're sort of all stand-
ing in our comers, just waiting -j.
for the other to approach," she
told Sawyer.
Pitt, apparently the easygoing
half of the couple, has gottenB
Aniston to the jx)int where she
can imagine forgiving Mom.
Yet that thought agitated her
during the Sawyer interview.-
K"I should have a shock thing
around my neck like those dogs,
when they start to bark. When I .
start to cry, I just get electrocut- r.
ed," Aniston said.
Aniston and Pitt are a rare Photo courtesy of www google com.
couple in Hollywood in that With "Friends" coming to an end on May 6, Jennifer Aniston, the show's most popular and glamorous star, is expected
they not only seem happy, to make a simple leap to major movie stardom.
stable and mutually supportive, v
but seldom prompt anyone to es would be throwing off their quette) is fastidious. Ross (Dav- ture to bind her, Aniston's ton stealing literary heroine roles
say anything negative about aprons and hiring agents. id Schwimmer) is neurotic. own quirky personality will from Nicole Kidman.
them. Aniston has unique qualities, Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow) is a ditz. create a niche for her that That doesn't preclude her try-
No one has ever claimed it's a not least her empathic nature, Chandler (Matthew Perry; is a combines Rachel's innate ing a dramatically dark role.
sham marriage to shield one par- that position,frerto become, Ppe loser. Jpey (Matt LeBlanc). is sweetness, with those neuroses It is easier for comic actors to
ty from gossip or to enhance the of those few actresses who can dumb. Aniston claims are at her try drama than vice versa, not
lesser light's fame. "open" movies on the strength The movie parts they get tend core. least because people often use
There is no lesser light, Anis- of their name alone. to play on those qualities, though A little strangeness adds depth. humor to mask pain.
ton and Pitt had each succeed- Her early attempts to "carry" Kudrow has managed to break Playing against Rachel's vivac- Aniston first became a class
ed individually before they met. movies like Ticture Perfect" and type in films like "Wonderland" ity, Aniston was good as the de- clown after her dad (soap star
Their fame and creativity are "The Object of My Affection" and Cox Arquette has a dramat- pressed married store clerk who John Aniston) left the family
not interdependent, which is a failed. But Aniston holds her own ic role in the upcomingfilm"No- lias an affair with a stock boy in when she was 9-
healthy state of affairs. opposite Ben Stiller in "Along vember." "The Good Girl." \ Now, with her 35th birthday
When one half of a showbiz Came Polly." i Aniston's Rachel, who went Director Miguel Arteta got approaching on Feb. 11, she can
couple starts to become a big- She has also judiciously sprin- from rich, spoiled brat to self- Aniston to tone down her phys- begin to let the pain show
ger star than the other, it often kled her movie career with the sufficient buyer for Ralph Lau- ical comedy (by carrying weights through the wisecracks.
breeds insecurity. splashy ("Bruce Almighty"), the ren, is the only "friend" not sad- so she wouldn't gesticulate) and Whatever she decides to do
Pitt hasn't had a hit in a while serious ("The Good Girl"), and dled with a defining personality deflate her hair (by not washing with her "Friends" momentum,
and could start to feel sorry for the offbeat ("Office Space"), as trait that would limit future roles. it). I .; p at least she'll never have to go
himself if Aniston becomes a if anticipating that one day she'd Aniston also has what it takes | Aniston could find it a greater back to waitressing or
Hollywood darling. need to cover many bases as a in ways that no resume can con- stretch to play a cynic, a bitch selling Poconos timeshares, as
Then again, he might welcome Hollywood leading lady, vey. or a femme fatale. she did before she became
it. All her "Friends" co-stars have She has the girl-next-door Even in the name ofversatil- famous.
If all it took to be a contender made movies, too, but they've freshness of Sandra Bullock and ity, she may not want to squan- She can, of course, decide to
for Roberts' box-office throne mostly seen hampered by their the sophisticated comedy in- der the 10 years of goodwill sit back and do nothing. More
were beauty and talent, then TV peronas. stincts of Carole Lombard. Rachel has accrued. likely, she'll decide to try and
hundreds of winsome waitress- Monica (Courteney Cox Ar- Without the "Friends" struc- It is also hard to imagine Anis- have it all.
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Men's hocke y s w e e p s A r m y o n the road

By Ryan Palm
Contributing Writer
The men's hockey team was
able to snap a three-game win-
less streak this past weekend,
Feb. 13-14, with a pair of wins
, against Army at West Point,
' N.Y.
; The first of the two was played
Friday night, and despite being
outshot 40-36, the Lakers were
able to light the lamp five times
against Army goaltender Brad
Roberts.
The first three scores of the
night would belong to Mercy-
hurst, with the first coming at
8:51 off the stick of junior de-
fensemen Mike Kirby,
Kirov's third goal of the sea-
son was assisted by sophomore
Mike Pochatek and freshman
Kyle Gourgon.
The second Laker goal came
thirty seconds prior to the end
of the second period, when se-
nior Adam Tackaberry was fed
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Borrelli's team-leading 13th
goal of the season tied the game
at 1-1. \&
Army scored again less than a
minute after Borrelli's goal, put-
ting them ahead 2-1.
E>j 1 The Mercyhurst offense re-
sponded with a vengeance, as
H
E^H
they went on to score the next
five goals of the game, four of
which came in the second peri-
od ;"
Thefirstof die four in the sec-
ond camefromJohnson, whose
ninth goal of the year was as-
FHe Photo sisted by Reynolds and Borrel-
Scott Champagne li. /'
and junior Rich Hansen, gave the Hansen was the next Laker to
Lakers a 4-1 lead. score, with his goal coming at
Army notched their second tal- 12:40.
ly of the night with 30 seconds Champagne was credited with
to play in the second, but that another assist, with Brown get-
proved to be the last shot that ting a tally as well.
got by Mercyhurst sophomore The next two goals came from
goalie Andy Franck. the stick of Champagne, with the
Mercyhurst was able to cap the first at 18:19 in the second, and
night off when freshman for- the second at 2:50 in the third
ward Kyle Gourgon scored on andfinalperiod.
an unassisted shorthanded goal, Junior forward David Wrigley
.

by seniors Peter Rynshoven and
Mike Carter.
Tackabeny's eleventh goal of
the season gave Mercyh u rst a 2-
Olead."
, Mercyhurst struck again at
6:59 when senior defenseman
and team captain Nolan Brown
scored his third goal of the sea-
son.
Brown's goal was assisted by
Tackaberry and Carter.
Army would get two goals in
the third, but freshman Scott
his ninth of the season. added his eleventh goal of the
The goal put Mercyhurst ahead season at 12:56, putting Mercy-
5-2, where the game would fin- hurst ahead 6-2.
ish. Army managed to score again
Franck finished with a stellar at 15:35, but were able to get any
performance, stopping 36 of closer than that, with the game
the 38 shots he faced. ending at 6-3.
The two teams were back on Franck played another stellar
the ice on Saturday, and Army effort, as the Lakers were again
came out prepared. out shot, this time by a total of
The Black Knights scored first 33-25. I : § I fj
on this night, whenJon Boyle put With the pair of victories, the
it past Franck at 7:51 in the first Lakers remain in second place
period of Atlantic Hockey with a 13-5- File Photo

Champagne was able to score his
eighth goal of the season in-be-
tween them.
Champagne's goal, assisted by
fellow freshman Jon Asselstine
Mercyhurst finally got on the 1 record, trailing only Holy Cross Hard work and hard practices are going to give the team a strong finish.
board at 6:30 in the second, when in the standings. games," remarked Champagne five games ifwe stand a chance." Center,
sophomore Erik Johnson and "We played very strong this regarding the team's play, "VCe are The men take on Sacred Heart This will be die team's last game
junior T.J. Kemp found Dave weekend, and we need that to trying to catch Holy Cross and this Friday night, Feb. 20, at at the MIC while school is in ses-
Borrelli. carry over into our next five we need five wins in our next home at the Mercyhurst Ice sion. |

Men's basketball College sports given black eye

earns playoff birth
ByKristaRoss
Contributing writer
The Mercyhurst men's bas-
ketball team traveled to Ohio
the past weekend to play GIJ^
AC teams Ashland and Findlay
while also trying to seal their
GL1 AC playoff spot.
Hie Lakers faced the Ashland
Eagles on Thursday, Feb. 12,
and clinched the win 60-59 to
seal their GLIAC playoff spot,
and took over sole possession
of first place in the GLIAC
south division.
The Eagles gave the Lakers a
battle holding senior guardJus-
tin Shouse scoreless in the first
half. He averages nearly 15
The Lakers shot 12-16 from the
foul line.
The Lakers traveled on to
Findlay on Saturday;Feb. 14 to
face the Oilers,;
Mercyhurst came out strong
taking a 13-2 lead over the Oil-
ers in the first five and a half
minutes, but would get into foul
trouble that would cause a 60-
53 verdict over the Lakers.
The Oilers went on a 21-5 run
but the Lakers would hold their
ground at half 24-23*
The Lakers leading 37-27 with
14:30 left to play held the lead
with just under three minutes
left to play in regulation j.
The Oilers ended the contest
with a 10-3 run outscoring the
Lakers by 8 in the second half.
By Dan LeBatard
KRT Newspapers
Here's a partial list of what
happened recently in amateurism
while America clucked about a
scandalously exposed nipple:
The University of Colorado
began investigating whether foot-
ball recruits were provided pros-
titutes.
A North Carolina basketball
recruit was released on $40,000
bond after allegedly selling copi-
ous amounts of drugs.
The president at St John's dis-
cussed disbanding a run-amok
basketball program that had just
had a bunch of players involved
in a sex scandal.
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points a game on the season. Shouse, who went the entire ^Miami's best football recruit
- Ashland led at the half 35- first half without a foul, picked was arrested for the 11th time. Kevin KrecWKRT Photo

31, but the Lakers were not
about to back down.
The Lakers NCAA Division
II fourth ranked defense
(58.0ppg) held the Eagles to 59
points on the night
Mercyhurst tied the game at
45 with 13 minutes left, and
scored 29 points, outscoring tl le
eagles byfivein the second half.
The game was decided when
Shouse hit a shot from behind
the left wing arc with only sev-
en seconds left to play.
Seniors Shouse and forward
Josh Helm combined to score
24 of Mercyhurst's 29 second
half points and 40 of the teams
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Senior forward Mike Mar-
shall pulled down nine boards.
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up five within a 13 minute span
in the second half. a rape accusations, academic is-
The Lakers ended the game
with 25 fouls, the most in one
game this season.
Shouse was credited with two
assists on the night, which put
him in first place for all time
leading with 246.
Helm led all scorers with 15
while Shouse added 14 and
guard Jawad Ali added ten.
Mercyhurst sealed the GLIAC
playoff spot for the first time
since 2001, and will rest until
next Saturday when it travels to
Hillsdale. |>
The Lakers also have upcom-
ing Rival game against Gannon
on Feb. 28 to conclude the reg-
ular season.
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Then, of course, there were The U.C. football team Is just one of many caught up In a potential scandal.
your garden-variety bar fights,
exposed as nothing more tluin the phone at the ready. That newly formed NCAA
big business of minor-league After the recorded incident taskforceis entrusted with find-
sues, domestic disputes, booster
payments, suspensions and oth- sports with every incident, every was shown to police, the woman ing out ifJohnny Recruit is hand-
er abuses that don't feel quite arrest, every porno on a St. was charged with filing a false ing over his next four years of
right near the campus library. John's player's cellphone. report. education to Miami instead of
All this stuff didn't happen in Did you hear the details of this 'She men explained to the New Nebraska because South Flori-
the past year or past month. charming scandal? York tabloids that she wasn't a da has better exotic dancers.
It happened in the past week. A bunch of St. John's players prostitute but a married flight The recruiting process is a petri
While we were leading newscasts go to a strip club after a game attendant dish for scandal.
with Janet Jackson's malfunc- and leave with a 38-year-old Would have been fun to hear
You lure young and often poor
tioning wardrobe. woman who allegedly agrees to her try to explain all this to her
kids with private planes, lobster
Speaking of boobs, the NCAA have sex with them for money. husband.
dinners, big parties, nightlife, li-
announced Feb. 12 it was form- They don't pay. He must have been soothed
quor and cute student hostesses
ing a task force to look into the She claims rape. when he heard that. yes, his wife
and are surprised when the acts
tawdry recruiting practices. None of the players are arrest- had sex with a bunch of basket-
entitled or gets into trouble?
That should solve everything. ed because one of them taped ball players but at least it wasn't Give kids enough head-swell-
A task force! the encounter on his cellphone. for money _ making her unfaith-
ing free stuff, and pretty soon
When it convenes, who s bring- That's the kind of discipline ful and a bad businesswoman, you have those rape accusations
and attention to fundamentals perhaps, but at least not greedy.
ing the booze and strippers? in Colorado where players turn
you want from your squad. Sorry for all the naughty talk,
We love to talk about the puri- lobster and women into part of
ty and tradition of college sports, If coach has said it once, he but that's where we are today in the same take-as*n iuch-as-you-
about Duke's bobbing basketball has said it a thousand times: college sports as Rice and Hous- Want buffet. ;:
crowd and TouchdownJesus and When having an orgy with a ton and Colorado look into But never mind all that.
prostitute you don't intend to whether their recruits were
the charm of the alma mater's Let's just close our eyes and
fight song, but shamateurism gets pay, make sure to have your cell- wooed with strippers. sing the light song again.
2004 Summer Study/Travel Grants now available at Mercyhurst
Need some cash to study abroad this summer? You may be eligible for a 2004 grant to
help with your finances.
Students will present formal proposals to a committee comprised of three faculty members a
representative of the Financial Aid Office, and the Associate Vice President for
'Instruction and Assessment.
Interested people should contact Dr. Alice Edwards at 824-2548 (aedwards@mercyhurst.edu)
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Women hockey jstill perfect in CHA >

By Ryan Palm
Contributing Writer

The seventh nationally ranked

women's hockey team was able
to maintain their perfect record
in College Hockey America play
with a pair of victories over the
visiting University of Findlay
Oilers
The two wins, played Feb. 14-
15, improve Mercyhursfs record
to 22-4-4 overall, and 10-0-0 in
CHA play.
The two games were quite the
opposites, as spectacular goalt-
ending in game one was super-
seded by the stellar offensive
play in game two.
Mercyhurst struck early in the
first game, when freshman for-
ward Julie Colizza scored her
fourth goal of the season at
17:53 in the first. ?
The power play goal was as-
sisted by junior Sara McDonald
and sophomore Danielle Lansing.
The score would remain that
way until 10:22 in the third peri-
od, when Findlay's Nicole Rich-
ardson would score her fourth
goal of the season.
With the score tied 1-1 late in
the third, it appeared overtime
was a distinct possibility.
Luckily Samantha Shirley was
open and put a rebound from
Britney Millar and Teresa
Marchese-Del Monte past the
Findlay goalie.
Shirley's team-leading 14th
goal of the season would turn
out to be the game winner, as
the Lakers would take the con-
test 2 L.
The Oilers pulled their goalie, Junior forward Teresa Marchese-Del Monte attempts to gain control of the puck in front of the University of Findlay goaltender. Kate McAdams/Photo Editor
sophomore Jessica Moffat, with
37 seconds remaining to get an- game. say Barch. The lead lasted until 5:48 in the much offensively for the first ited to Lansing, her 11th of the
other attacker on the ice. Findlay got on the board first, I Both teams would notch a tal- third period, when Leannelunks four minutes of the overtime season
The Mercyhurst defense but Mercyhurst rebounded with ly in the second period, with tied the game for Findlay. period The pair of wins keeps the
stayed strong and was able to two consecutive goals in the first, freshman forward Jackie Janell Neither team could score be- Mercyhurst finally broke Lakers atop the CHA, and the
preserve the win for junior goalie coming from Colizza and junior doing the honors for the Hurst. fore the buzzer, and the game through when Colizza scored team will take the weekend off.
Desi Clark. forward Lindsay Dellow. Jarrell's ninth goal of the year, headed to afive-minutesudden- her second goal of the night with They will be back in action
In the final game of the sea- Dellow's sixth goal of the year coming at 17:30, was assisted by death overtime. just 16 seconds remaining in the when they travel to Princeton
son between the two teams, the was assisted by junior Chrissy Colizza and put Mercyhurst up A tie was looking probably as game. "J-?* University on Saturday, Feb. 28
issue was in doubt for the entire Yule and senior co-captain Lynd- 3-2. "*•* i • neither team was able to do The assist on the goal was cred- and Sunday, Feb. 29. }
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Wrestlers taken Club hockey players show versatility

down by JtTPJ wrestle and weren't realty pre-
By MattJackson
Contributing Writer
for the Lakers.
rhis win virtually places the
Lakers in first place for the
By MattJackson pared for what he was going to ECHL. ;•
Contributing Writer do on the mat," said Cipolione. Academics and time-manage- Alternate captain, and junior
"I think Justin will be alright ment in college can be tough for forward, Bobby Spitzer shined
In a pivotal match for both though. He is an endof-the-sea- anyone, especially for varsity ath- for the Lakers with two goals for
teams, the No. 13 Mercyhurst son wrestler and has rebound- letes. 1 •§ the night
Lakers wrestling team dropped ed from losses in the past." N It becomes even more difficult Junior alternate captain Mick
a 19-12 decision tofifthplaced The Lakers will get to see the when someone is playing not just Girardi netted a goal on a break
University of Pitt-Johnstown on UPJ team in only two weeks one sport, but is also playing a away. #
Friday., Feb. 14. when they bom will be compet- sport at the club level. Senior captain Pat Martino and
It all came down to missed ing in the East Regional Cham- This is exactly what sopho- sophomore defenseman Ryan
opportunities for the Laker pionships, and Coach Gpollonei more Kevin Binsell and fresh- Bessey each had a goal of their
squad isn't worried about where his man Tim Falkner are doing at own fron 1 the blue line.
"We lost two matches in over- team is presently at. Mercyhurst College. The Lakers still have two
time and had chances for pins "They (UPJ) were looking Both individuals compete for games remaining in the regular
in three different weights," said past us and the East Regional the very competitive club hock- season.
Coach Cipolione. "We wrestled clear to the national tourna- ey team during the winter sea- Both games are against John
hard, but it wasn't our best ment. Well I think if they are son and then are teammates Carroll University and take place
match." -;• I the team to beat, then we aren't once again for the golf team in on Friday, Feb. 20, and Saturday,
A highlight of the match for too far behind." the spring. They also share many Feb. 21. W
the Lakers came in the 184 bout The Lakers will not get a break similarities in other aspects of Friday's game will be played at
where No.4 Ben McAvinew de- before the postseason as they their athletics as well. Sophomore Kevin Binsell
File Photo
John Carroll and Saturday's
feated No.3 Randy Pyle 6-4. will take the mat against the "Yeah it's tough to compete in game will be placed in front of
Pyle was victorious when the fourth ranked team in the na- two sports, because you have to according to ushockeynews.com, tion for scoring. a home crowd at the Ice Center.
two wrestled earlier in the year. tion, Findlay University, this learn to manage your time," said the Buffalo Saints. In their team's most recent Saturday's game will also be the
"The kid (Pyle) beat Ben at a coming weekend Falkner. He played alongside his current game, the Mercyhurst club hock- last home game for this year's
time when he wasn't wrestling; Findlay is a well-balanced Binsell agreed saying, "Yeah, it roommate and club hockey ey team defeated the University team, and the last ever for this
his best. I think Ben is peaking team with a small amount of really is hard. It definitely cuts teammate, Ken Waszak. of Buffalo 6-3 in a key contest year's seniors.
at the right time," said Cipol- superstars. back on your sleep time, and you Binsell comes from farther
ione. Coach Cipolione is hoping not have to schedule everything north than Falkner-George-
The other match of national- only to win the match, but also around your sports." town, Canada.
ly ranked wrestlers did not have to help prepare his team for the Both Binsell and Falkner start- He played junior hockey while
as pleasant of an outcome for postseason. ed their two sports at a young in high school and still managed
the Lakers. "It's hard to say what kind of age. Binsell started playing orga- to make the honor roll five
At 197, No. 6 Justin Mautz line-ups will be put out, but we nized hockey at age six and got times.
dropped a 3-2 decision to two- have the chance to win. Either his first set of golf clubs at age The two also both plan to con-
time All American Howard Bell.! way it will get us ready for the eight tinue playing some form of
"We had never really seen him East Regional tournament." Falkner started his hockey
days at agefiveand began play-
hockey after they are finished
with college.
r
ing golf at age seven. "I will play some hockey, but I
STUDY ABROAD? Hockey is also the preferred
sport of the two.
don't know at what level," said
Falkner. "And I will definitely play
"Hockey is my passion," said golf, too." f 'i
Representatives from Binsell. "I just love to play it." "I will probably play hockey
"I like hockey better because until I can't walk anymore," said
Austra Learn & CEA
of the intensity," said Falkner. Binsell. "It is just something I
Semester At Sea & Syracuse University "It's a lot more physical of a love to do."
are here to answer questions about Studying Abroad. sport. n This season Binsell has had a
Wednesday, February 18, 8:J 5p.m. in ZURN 214 Falkner comes to Mercyhurst huge impact on Mercyhurst\s
from West Seneca, N.Y. success in club hockey.
If you cannot make it to the meeting and would like
He played for the top ranked His 19 goals and 24 assists r Hiftsx vs
information
18 and under team in the nation. have put him at 10th in the na- Freshman Tim Faulkner File Photo
on studying abroad, please visit Main 209 or call x2478