The Merciad, April 14, 1978

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S e a r c h C o m m itte e O rg a n iz e s To R e p l* JUi Asearchcommittee,headed bychairperson Marilynn Jewell,associate|professor of German,will take shape by early nextweek with the task of selecting anew dean for the college.| PS5 The committee will be composed of two administrators, twostudents? an d jfivegfacultymemb ers. Two faculty mem berswill be appointed by Dr. Shane,who will i also select f th e

remaining three from a slate ofsix candidates voted on by thefacul ty.^ . i J

M s.Jewell said the election offaculty nominees is expected tob eheld as early as next week. Shewi l l | talk;; to MSG c presidentGeorge ^Venuto before then andtogether they will attempt to finda way to choose students for thecommittee. The names of thestudents recommended w ill then

be passed on to Dr. Shane forapproval. ? | |

Meanwhile,', an ad for th eposition of deanwill appear in theChronicle of Higher Education inthe April17,24 and May1 issues.The job description has* beenposted and Dr. Shane is alsosending job descriptions tocontacts at J other colleges anduniversities.| *- \

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address last Monday to mem bersof; the faculty and the administration, prefers hiring a fulltime dean beforeTrimble's termends. However, he left open thepossibility of| hiring an interimdean, someone within the college,for one year.| .?_ sfflg

"The searchcommittee will notb einvolved in the discussion of an

interim dean/* said Ms. Jewell.

Our chargeis"to do everythingwe can to find afulltime dean. Ifthis is not done by the timeTrimbles term is over, thenPresident Shane may consider aninterim dean/' i \

M s. Jewell, who also headedthe last search com mittee whichselected D r. Trimble in 1976, saidnearly 200 people applied backthen and expects applications tostart coming in next week.

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\-'\ ?"' by John Bruno" ".:'. s? ,Dr. Jerry M. Tumble, dean of

the college and vice president ofacadem ic -service s, resign ed

from that position last week.*In a written statement to The

Merciad, Trimble said that hisdecision to resign was voluntary

': and was m ade in conference with'Dr. MarionL .Shane, presidentofthe college. 0/3 \ f &

v^ Trimble indicated that he hadnaregrets about any positions heha d .taken since coming*toMercyhurst two years ago.

3? "I feel that all my positions orproposals were in the best in

terests of the college," he said.* "Of course, we all have our own^individual perspectives on what"is in the best interests of the

college. Sometimes, my per-; spectives were contrary to thosev held by aI large number' of' f a c u l t y . ' * * * : r 0j

*- Dr. Shane cited that thecollegewas losing "an outstanding in-

* dividual, one who has renderedinvaluable cservices.! to^ ou rcollege." : * I1'Dr. Trimble has tackled some

3. difficult a rea s that need attentionZ if Mercyhurst is to remain a' Strong, quality institution,*' he

added. "Foremostamong these, have beenwork in improving the

.->; quality of teaching and learning,:-~. supporting our new cooperativeK education program andJ ou r71 Master of Science Degree in~5 Criminal Justice Administration.,& "He was also instrumental in*i providing an I open j pattern of

adminis t ra t ion;* recruitingcapable ^faculty; aiding? theformulation ] of a new tenurepolicy; and providingstructureand support of the developmentof *a physical f education-intramural-athletic*programintegratedt with I the college'sphilosophyof. learning;. k

"As a person, Dean Trimbleha s demonstrated! courage , integrity, and perseverance in hisability to4 make hard decisions.All who worked closely with himhave*been ^impressed by hisability to take criticisnVancflearnfrom it. He is an individual ofunlimited professional potential.All of us wish him well in hisfuture endeavors."JB*Ppjj|PSI 8'Youthful Zest* Mm MI Edward J. Gallagher, Jr.,assistant dean ofth ecollege, saidthat Trimble came to M ercyhurst"with a great! deal of youthfulzest and high expectations that hewas going to be able to improveand build a better college,gfflI "He also cameto us a sa man ofprinciple and integrity," continued Gallagher. "He believedthat-he would not have to dealwith the politics one finds on acollege campus. He thought thatone simply presents sound ideasand I programs and then goesabout'making the necessarychanges. Unfortunately, that isnot necessarily* the w ay thingswork| f W "Dean * Trimble has always

attempted to make decisions onthe basis of what is in the bestinterests of Mercyhurst Collegeand th estudents it serves. He hasfocused in on effective teaching.Division chairpersons have beenrequired to observe the faculty intheir divisions. This has causedall of us to think seriously aboutwhat! we t are doing in theclassroom no matter how effective oriineffectiveiwe ma yb e . " 1 4 i

Gallagher also stated that thedean's decisionf affected himpersonallyJ " |

"First of all/* he said, "Ibelieve thatfJerry Trimble hasthe ability to be an outstandingdean and an effective!leader.Secondly, he has become one ofmy closest:"friends. I shall misshis advice and counsel as aprofessional asso ciate, but I shallmiss his companionship evenmore." i f | t% Trimble was askedto commenton what he felt was the'Hurst'sstrongest attribute,f *

g "Mercyhurst is built upon asolid foundation," her noted."Probably its greatest strength isits heritage and the hard workand dedication of the Sisters ofMercy during these pastfiftyyears. The college should neverlose perspective of its "roo ts" a sit attempts to respond to thechanges and| challengespresented in higher educationtoday and in years to come."

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CUT LOOSE.'-With temperatures climbing into the 70's, Monday, April1 0 w a sthe first real spring day-the first perfectday!-ofthe yea r. So most ofu sclimbed out of our caves and stretched som emuscles we'd forgottenw e h a d .Janne Bodenhorst, pictured above,spent theafternoon heaving spira ls in front of SeslerApts.

PHOTO BY MARY ANN DRAKE

Jfla.' At Cam pus M eeting Monday |

S h a n e D o w n p la y sI n t e r i mD e a n7

DR. JERRY M. TRIMBLE,dean of the collegeand-vicepresident of academic serv ices.

by GaryWesman* College President Dr. MarionL. Shane revealed Monday thathe "prefers" hiring a permanentdean by next September but "leftopen the option" of hiringsomeone inside the college toserve for ayear as interim dean,sources told The Merciad.

Dr. Shane spoke for about 30minutes A pril 10 at a closedmeeting of the full faculty andadministration in Zurn RecitalHall. J

He said a search committee,made up of twoadministration,five faculty and two studentmem bers will begin lookingfor anew deam to replace Dr. JerryTrimble,w horesigned last week.

The President also discussedMonday his Action Plan proposal

and introduced the latest reportto the Middle States Association.

Dr. Shane toldHie Merciad hecalled the meeting[ to talkspecifically about the ActionPlan, which was first introducedwinter term, in January.

"I said at tha t time I would holdtwo -more meetings with* thefaculty," Dr. Shanesaid. "At thesame time I brought them up todate on a couple other points."

Monday's ^meeting was thesecond in the serie s;th efirst tookplace Feb. 21. |

Dr. Shane saidth ePresidentialActionHan is a complex seriesofproposals, but declinedfurthercomment. | JE ^

He will unveil the Action Plannext Monday, April 17, at theweekly \ meeting $ of the Mercy

hurst StudentGovernmentsThe Merciad has.learned that

one controversial segment of theAction Plan involves curriculumrevision. It is | tied to currentproposals to deemphasizedepartments with fewer than 12declared student majors, sourcessay. J li |j

If is passes, Mercy hurst will nolonger offer majors in theseprograms,^ S | ;>

"The President went over thisMonday," a faculty source said."It was brief, nothing we ha dn'theard before, but a couple peopleused it as an excuse to hatchethim. After the second, I got upand left."

The report to the Commissionon Higher\ Education of the

, Middle Atlantic Association of

P r o p o s a lColleges and Secondary Schools -a bulky, 15-page,single-spacedpronunciamento - centered on

two main points.Mercyhurst will invited aMiddle States team to campus inthe spring of1980,chiefly to studythe college's newmasters degreeprogram Sin Criminal JusticeAdministration^ 4. |

The theme of the report was tospell out Mercyhurst'seducational philosophyand;thebalance it is trying to strikebetweenl liberaljj and vocationaleducation. \

The report summarizedBlueprint In, the new graduateAction Plan, the new graduateprogram and a five-year plantitled" M 2 "(Mercyhurst in 1982).


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. . . .1 was very sad to learn of the death of Therese, thelady, whoas we knew her, ran the snack bar. Many timeswhen I was down,a cheery word from herwas just enoughtopick my day up. We'll missyou Therese It was alsodisheartening to learnof the resignationof Jerry M. Trimble, dean of the collegeand vice-presidentof academicservices.Dr. Trimble and I have alwayshad our differences,

but believeme when I say he is a man that deservesourrespect. I can only wish him the best of luckin his future,. . \ .Good luck this Saturdayto the baseball team which

will have their firsthome openeragainst Indiana.g . . .Anyone planning to do their intership this summer,please getin contact withMr. K innane as soonas possible.. . . .To Sr|Eustace and to Sr. Mary Charles in responseto

their Letterto the Editor. I can only say that the girlwhowrote the letter aboutSr | Joseph Maryis not part of ourstaff. She ispart of our community andI felt she wasentitledto expressher opinion. The letter she wrote isin no waytheopinionof the Merciad or any of itsstaff.. .'. .To the DigsieMouse and to B.S.Blood. Please keepthe

stereoout of yourwindow on weekdays, some ofus just can'tt ake 'The New RidersOf ThePurple Sage.'\ \

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wpointsFAGE2 THE MERCIAD A P R I L !4,1978

Little BigHornAt The Hurst?by Don Burger | i

The old man in the rocking chair lookedup seeking theattention of allthose aroundhim. The gre at and wondrousbat-

He in which he fought had changed the course of history Everyone aroundthe old man drew up close to hear thegrand oldtale once again." W *y ^P W^^W "

"I t was back in the days of*78, the wildest era in ourhistory. Men could not trust other men,or women eitherforthat matter.!^ % *SS

ft "Watergate was overand the perpetrators safely makingmoney hand.overfist." I & F

"The forces of change were m aking themselves felt toallthose on highat the great hillonEast38th street,g "Axes w ere fallingand heads were rolling whereveronecared to look. Some were merely movingto moreprestigious groundin the NCAA.'8 T

The old man wipes a tear awayat the memory of kindlyGeneral FoxSly, the leader of theRoundball Division.p . "The cauldron was boiling withthe troublesof the schooland battle lines were being drawn. Generals couldno longerlead their m en, withthe exceptionof General Fox who wasreveredby all. The leaders beganto muster their troops andlead theminto battle. I 2* t |

"Some say the battle was sheer folly on the part ofGeneral K imble. . His foolhardy division of troops

ultimately caused their annihilationat the battle of HighTuition andLow EnrollmenUSome said itwas heroismin ana ttempt to cut off the enemyand save the day."|H is eyes twinkledas the imageof General Kimble'scon-

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Editor Chris Van WagenenNews Editor John BrunoFeat ure Editor Darlene K eithSports Editor Terry K ellyGraphics and Layout Darlene K eith, TerryKellyWriters and Creators: VickU Martina go, Bob Derda Jr.Mark Cipriani, ChrisTomczak, Alda Walker, Judy Anania,Colleen Hottel,Amy Chizmadia, Lisa Manendo,Sue Fuss,Mary Beth Barrett Nadine Belovaric and GaryWesman

Photographers MaryAnnDrake and RandyMinkBusiness Manager Darlene K eith and Lisa ManendoArt Editor .Patrick DunnFaculty Consultant William Shelley

The Merciad accepts,in fact encourages, the submissionof articles, letters, and stories from any and all membersofthe Mercy hurst College community: students, faculty,administrators, trustees,and friends of the school.However,as responsible Journalistswe must reserve the followingrights:

1. The rightto revisecopy into standard English;2. The right to revise copy into correct Journalistic form;3. And, finally, the right to revise copy (but not change

meaning)to fit ayout design. | *In addition. Lettersto the Editor m ust be signed, must be

factually verifiable,and must be written in good taste.Nam es will be withheld upon request,but false names willnot be used. \#

fident swagger and defiant demeanor entered the old man'smind. *

"General K imbleled his handful againstthe hoardes at

the B|g Horn in old mam. By sending the heavy artilleryaway from the main forceof the enemy, K imble succeededin clouding over the rea l reasonsfor the battle? If only K imble could have seenhis error and attacked the problemsatthe main source instead of divertinghis forces. } ,

"The enemy swarmed uponKimble's troops and the battlewas on. The press and the people attacked; hackingandstabbingKimble*s policies wherever they stood.The mendied bravely, fightingto the bitter end.

"As the enemyand K imble's forces fought,a circle drewabout General K imble. The men around the General foughtand fell defending their lead er."

A tone of reverencecame over the old man."Finally the press and the people broke through K imble's

forces and drew up the heavy artilleryand began to bombard K imble. Moreand more bravemen fell until K imblestood alone. One last fierce charg e felled the G eneral."Theold manbowed his head in respect.

Everyone presentsat is silenceat the foot of theold man'schair. It was as if the tale of General Kimble's last stand

had permea ted their very beings. \Finally, the old man looked up to the heavensand nodded

his respectsto the martyredhero."If only you hadn't divided your forces. . . "

Mercyhurst Co l l egehas a

1969 Chevy Impa la ;with a good motor, but a bad transmission for sale. Please submit writtenbids to the Operations Office by May 1.The highest bid wins. The car is parkedby the green maintenance shed and ista n in color.

L e tte rs To E d iDear Editor, ij ^4 . . . Letters to the Editor . .. must be factuallyverifiable and m ust be w ritten in goodtaste."4fc 4fcfc*

Repeatedlythis year you have violated yourown policy/tothe extent of printing material which approaches "libel."We are particularly concerned aboutthe letter in the April 7Merciad which attacks Sister Joseph Mary's professionalcharacter and the services renderedin the College HealthOffice.

Sister Joseph Maryhas had 26 years'experience in thehealth field. During theseJ years she was Chief NurseAnesthetist andOperating Room Superviser.She completedthe College Health Nurse Practitioner programat BrighamYoung University. She works closelywith Dr. Cohen, collegephysician, and alerts himto all happenings in the HealthOffice. J . M

Sister Joseph Mary deservesa public apology fromyou.She rendersa type of service to the campus communitynotavailable at surrounding institutions. Several people havecommented that the Health Serviceis the best service in theCollege;fothers have notedmatfthefHealth Service is thebest in the area. * * | jg

Yours very truly,SisterM. Eustace ?Sister Mary Charles *

Panel Holds D iscussionf by Judy Anania

A panel discussion held April5, focused on placingan exceptional child intoa normal classroomor as it is known,mainstreaming.*

Mercyhursthad the* privilege of meeting five membersofthe PSEA (Penna. Special Education Assoc.)to discussmainstream ing. Susan Stanner, Chet Chrzanowski, RickGacka, Joe Comi and Jack Williams, represented PSEAmembersin their districts, f g^-

Susan Stanner, an undergraduate from Slippery RockState College startedthe discussionby stating "You mustdeterminewho and for what subjects a child shouldbe main-streamed." ^

Susan has seven years of trainable experience dealingwith the exceptionalchild. She iscurrently working at Gran-dview Elementary School. t

'The two most important thingsto remember Iwhendealing withthe exceptional childis, one; the teachers haveto cooperate andtwo; the administration must set a flexibleworking schedule," state dMs. Stanner. %

Ms; Stanner further stated that,"the only harm I see, isthe lack of adequate training among teach ers. Teachersareremindedto encourageand communicate with the studentsand not makethem feel different.'! Sa

chet Chzarnowskiis a supervisorof mentally retardedprogram s for theErie City SchoolDistrict.

"Mainstreaming is for those who: can c benefit \ and ifutilizedproperty can be very rewarding," he said.

Mr. Chzarowski sees m oney as being the basic problem.Pre-tests, post tests, workable booksand materials areneeded forthe mainstreamedchild, f- W*'The mainstreamed child mustbe watched closelyand

their skills tested frequently. They must* work withaposi^ve attitude and when others label them, frustrationarises. H

Rich Gacka worksas an assistant director to all districtsin Erie County. "Mainstreamingis just a popular wordbeing used today throughoutthe education departm ent andIdon't believein it, "h e said. ** 4 I

"Teachers must be evaluatedfor their capabilities" saidGacka, "and then proceedto identify the child's abilitiesand disabilities.A teacher must always workat the child'slevel and continuously ev aluatehis performance.''

Joe Comi has beena teacher-trainerfor twelve yearsatEdinboro State College.|He is currently working withwheelchair and blind students at the college.!

Mr. Comi commented about mainstreaming saying that,"the teachersare being put througha lot of jumps becausethey don't knowhow to react." The Program has to betogetherto work. Inservcing and knowledge are the key answers,"he stated. & |

The fifth member of PSEA panelwas Jack Williams,agraduatefrom Edinboro State College.Williams is currentlyteaching educable mentally retardedand trainable mentally retarded students at Grandview Elem entary

wunams reit mat the regular school room teacherhasvery little in the way of thoughts aboutmaiiistreamingeitherpro or con,- ?7M ** W U B m 2 S S ! 5 B ? l l t 1 '

te not a w word but it continuestomake people feel uncomfortable,"he saidThe panel broughtup a lot of new ideas concerning main-

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In\ the only major item ofbusiness concluded at its briefApril 10 meeting MercyhurstStudent Government revised itsbudget and now expects a $5,500surplus for 1977-78. Earlierestimates called for a surplus of

$1,326. f * f f% Treasurer Joe NeCastro saidthe extra money givesMSG*a"realistic" margin of safety incase costs for spring termprojects run higher5than expected. His foremostworry wasthe upcomingspring formal, nowbudgeted at $5,850 and the mostexpensive single item?onjthisyear's budget. I

r"We're set pretty well ifsomething comes up,' N eCastrosaid. "We have a reasonablecushion to fall back on."*

M SGalso expects a return of upto $3,000 from ticket sales for thespring formal, based on20 0salesat $15 a couple.^pHf jjjR.

SB The! larger {surplus J wasachieved chiefly by reducingmoney reserved for the unfilled

position of assistant director ofthe Student Union. Originally$5,000 was set aside for the job;

| the total was later dropped to$3,600 and Monday to $1,100.

I Other items on the budget wereadjusted slightly. f|

Budget conservation took upgabout half of Monday's40-minutef session.After M SGsifted through

individual items onits

J; revised^shopping pistpfthe general ob

servation was made that StudentGovernment \ gets littlerecognition and less thanks foroperatingo na shoestring budget.

* What followed was a roaming*J analysis of a common complaint

by students thatM SGmishandlesor -.fritters away most of itsmoney.1'Most peoplehave no idea howwe use our money," said StudentActivities Committee Treasurer.

$"You hear a lot of studentssaywe're wasting ito rnot spending iton anything w orthwhile." |

Heller and others suggested| that past accounts in TheMer-|ciad had 5been inaccurate,

misleading or incomplete. Hellerlater said he implied no criticism

of The Merciad, but said MSGspending had never beenjy adequately explained anywhere

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* by Gary WesmanPending final approval of the

federal government, Mercyhurstha s i adopted a flexible, open-ended CooperativeEducationprogram which will begin fallterm, 1978,] under, direction ofTom Thompson. ^ 1 8

The Board of Trustees approved Cooperative Ed.unanimously on Thursday,March 30. The plan approved bythe trustees had been submittedto the U.S. Office of Education inlate iJanuary after it passed avote of the full College Senate.| Grants Directory John Nesbitsaid the,college expects federalapproval by late July : Alongwiththe program description is arequest for about $56,000 infederal funding. "5

College Dean Dr. JerryTrimble said this week thatThompson has alre ady / beguntalking to. local employersaboutjob placemen ts (for CooperativeEd. students. At press timeThompson wasattending a week-long Cooperative Ed. seminar inSan Francisco,Cal.

"I think Cooperative Ed. has

tremendous possibilities," Dr.Trimble, who was instrumentalin bringing the program here,told The Merciad. "It will putMercyhurst in" a more competit ive positions with otherschools in thearea, v M

"For instance," he continued,"both Mercyhurst and Gannonhave business administrationprogram s. Now, ours will be tiedto on-the-job work experiences."

Cooperative Ed. is, briefly, aprogram which arranges forstudents to hold paying jobs intheirmajor fields while attendingschool. T ;-. |

Mercyhurst will offer threedifferent work-study plans.Participation in.any of the threewill be voluntary, both forstudents and the department ordivision in charge.| | J ,

"That was the-strong pointthe flexibilitywhen the Senateaccepted the program," Dr.Trimble said,"Although,*I havesome personal problems with it. Ican see* it turning into abureaucratic nightmare.

"I can see that it may bedesirable," he continued, "but it

will need to be administeredproperly." | B

The three choices open toMercyhurst students are the" a l t e r n a t e , " " p a r a l l e l " a n d"extended-day" plans.

Under the alternate plan astudent! switches betweenclassroom and job for periods ofeither three or six*months.

Six academic credit hours willbe given for ? three-month workexperiences, 12 credit hours forsix months on the job. |

[ - Students may also alternatethree- andsix-month job periods.They do not have to follow onepattern throughout.

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i L a k e r s ,C o l o n i a ls S p li tThe Mercyhurst

baseball team took to theroad for its first testof thespring season and camehome withla split. TheLakers* travelea to Pittsburgh and Robert Morristo win the opener8-5 whiledropping the second game5 - 4 . | I 1

Joe W illiams startedforthe 'Hurst and rackedup10 str ikeo uts whileyielding seven hitsto theColonials. * |

Mercyhurst?jumped offto a three run lead in thefirst inningi on a two-runsinglefbyfScott Barringer.Barringeralso homered inthe !! third with FrankK udlac on base to givetheLakersa 5-2 lead.A three-run fourth inningput theice onthe game as RobertMorris| could only pickaway for three more runs.

I Barringer singled! andhomeredfor four runs batted in while Jimbo Walterscollected two$ singles for

Assistant 1 Basketball! CoachD an 1 O'Connorf and athleticsecretaryj Eleanor Winiarczykdisplay the district18 plaque thatMercyhurstw on this past season.Currently the Hurst is withoutahead basketballcoach buthope tochooseone inthe near future. SB" S ^ H K S & PPHOTO BYMARIANNE DRAKE

portsM e t i e r sB l a n k i R o c kThe Mercyhurst Laker tennis

'earn, hoping for another D istrict18 cham pionship , openeditsseason on Saturday by shuttingout Slippery Rock9-0 at the BillieJean K ing TennisCenter. | I

Laker Coach Dennis RanallisetAndy Findlay,a new edition fromEngland in th e! number oneposition. Findlay responded witha 6-2, 6-21 victory over|j JohnMilacek. | J fejafefc

Richard Birmingham easilydefeated Bill McElroy6-0,6-0 for.he number singles whileTomChybrzynski beat Dave Dorman6-1, 6-1 for the third singles slot.

A t number four for the'Hurst itwas Phil Dubsky stoppingTom

K erchinski 6-0, 6-3; DaveLaFuria defeated theRocks TomStoeber ;6-lf* 6-2 *while *A1Culbertson notched the 'Hurstfinal singlesf victory? overRonConroy,6-2 and 6-2. | $I The Rock never threatenedatallS in * the doubles factionl a sFindlay and Birmingham teamedup to down M ilacekand Vietmer6-1, 6-2. Dubskyand Chybryznskihandled M cElroy and Conroy6-3 ,6-0 while LaFuria and Culbertsondefeated K erchinskiand Stoeber7-5, 6-1.I | p J m I

The Lakers next home matchwill beon April 22 when they takeon Behrend. They havea matchtoday at California State. .

jby ChrisTomczak* MI_Th ei warm weather*is ap- *becomevery intense.The.Lakersp r e c i a t e d as the b a s e b a l l and

softball seasons have begun.fljK A few of the "softbailers" havebeen hobbling around lately.Ithad been difficult playingin thecold as m usclepulls can occursoeasily. The most unfortunate partabout pulled musclesis that ittakes so long to heal. The bestremedy is?rest and it cannotalways be taken because ofpractices and games.

hope to get back at the Scots torepay themjforfa 21-2 loss lastseason?

The women's softball seasongets underway Saturday, April1 5, as the Lady Lakers paya visitto Edinboro. The rivalry has

L e t te r ToT h e E d i t o r C r e wTa k e s Wa t e r"I object to the continued sexistlanguage3in | the Merciad,especially use of the term"Lakerettes"- why not avoidthediminutive put down bydescribing the Laker women'steams vs the Laker men's teams.Example: and when will thewomen's teams receive equalfunding and equal quality staffing? Women starte dth e college -lets keep on supporting theiractivitiestoo!g RosemaryBli&sznerB Class of 70

a The 1978 spring crew seasonisnow in full swing as both th e menand women took to the water lastweek. Dueto the unusually thickice on PresqueIsle B a y, the teamwas unableto take advantageofany early water time. .*

Althoughoff to a late start,theLakers are sporting | a verypowerful and experienced team.Returning froma 10-3-1 varsityboat last yearare juniors FrankDix, Casey Cronin,Al Nase,Ray

I I R.A. Applicationsma y be picked up in Egan 48 from Sr. Phyllisorfrom SallySchraderfin 215 Old Main. Theyaredue back in the Housing Officeby April14th.Sophomores and Juniors are welcome to apply.A 2.0 Q.P.A. is rcommended. Interviews willtake place the weekof April17th." |

Weitzel, Mike Phillipsandcoxswain Tim Hiles. Aquestionable starter is seniorJack Beckw h o would bean assetto the team? butfoutside commitments ^have | restricted hisrowing time. f

Other returning oarsmen fin-elude starters froma very strongJ.V. boat last year. OarsmenDave Smith,;Bob Heftka.iBillParlock , Kevin Burns,JimKopchuk and Dennis Riley willall be competing for positionsthisyear. Also included in thescramble for positions are RickSethman, Nick Grandenetti,Mike Makatche, BobFitzgerald,and Pat Bigghog.f New facesinclude Jim Morycz and JimSantana.

The Lakers ar e currentlypreparing for April 23 when theywill meet Colgate U niversityin adual race on Presque IsleBay.

Coming off fa very successfulseason last year, Head. coachDave Shimpeno is very optimisticabout the team this yearand isconfident about another successful season. t

After tedious winter workouts,the team has a \ great deal; ofenthusiasm for the spring season.If good rowing conditions pe rsist,there is no Helling how far ttteLakers can go this year.

My dad would always talkabout Ted Williams, or JimmyBrownor Bob Cousy. Sowhat, Ialwaysthought. I never saw themplay. Well, last Sundaya legenddied that I grew up with. . JohnHavlicek retired from basketball.

Ever since I can remember,I'dsit in front of the T.V. cheeringfor the Boston Celtics andespecially Hondo. After thegame, I'd try to imitate number17's style. % I III

Thereis always a bit of sadnessto endings. As the song goes,"many a tear has to fall . . . "

Just as John ended his dynastyso did the Laker basketball team .The memories will neverdie,though.

Who can forget number33 tin

the 'Hurst. J fThe second gamewas

d o m i n a t e d by J theColonials Steve Subor,alefthander f who gave theLakers only two hits!Subor struckout 13 Lakerswhile Steve J Tannehillbeltedtwo home runs.

Craig Nicholson startedand had a rocky firstinning that sa w the Colonialss c o r e t h r e e r u n s .Nicholsonffinallyf settleddown and yielded only twomore the remainderof thegame. Mercyhurst scoredall four of their runs in thesixth inning when theyloaded the bases and RickShaheen^ groundedto thethirdbasemanjjwho committedfan error. Threeruns scored on the playand eventually a fourthalso butth e Colonials stopped the Lakers in theseventhfor the split. |

The Lakers have beenrained out of their gamewith Behrendjand hope toreschedule it later. TheLakers will beat home forthe first time on Saturday,April15 against an alwaystough Indiana Universityof Pal t e a m . ? Thedoubleheader is scheduledfor 1 p.m.S

the green and blue hitting a 30foot jumper, or Paul Young inspiring the team ? Or the likes ofBurrowsand Ford pulling downanother rebound?Or Jones andJackson hustling fora loose ball?j Yes, legends do die but in asense theylive o n forever. Maybesomeday when I tell my kidsabout John Havlicek,*:I can alsomention that|I knew Dick Foxand yes, he paced up and downthe bench holding his greentowel.

ATTENTION:

T h e W r it in g C e n te r a n n o u n c e s i tNew Spring Hours!!!

M O N D AY A N D F R ID AY1 9 : 0 0a . m .4 : 0 0 p . m .

Tu e s d a y, W e d n e s d a y, T h u rs d a yf M Oa . m .5:00p . m .

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The Merciad, April 14, 1978