The Merciad, April 27, 1989

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VOL. 62 NO. 24 MERCYHURST COLLEGE, GLENWOOD H ILLS, ERIE, PA? 16546 THURSDAY, APRIL 27,1989

fallPell grants taken awayif students use drugsBy Robi TaylorMerciad staff reporter

f Our Adopted StudentsK E I T H HABERCAM SHOWED about 60 students from Lincoln School around the radioproduction roomin the communications department on Tuesday,AprHIS. Mercyhurst ispar-ticipating in an Adopt-A-Sch oolprogra m, with Lincoln as its adopted school. Different grade-school students visit Mercyhurst every month a nd tour specific areas, or Mercyhurst studentsvisit Lincoln and give presentations in the classroom. Photo by Robi Taylor

f Starting with the fall term, Mercyhurststudents who apply for Pell Grants must signan anti-drug statement under a new law af-fecting such grants, according to CathyCrawford, Mercyhurst director of financialaid. i l lThe agreement is part of the Anti-DrugAbuse Act, signed on November 18 by for-mer President Ronald Reagan, which says allcolleges that have any federal funding mustprovide a drug-free workplace for all of itsemployees, according to a U.S. Departmentof Education document JThe agreement says: "I certify tha t, as acondition of my Pell Grant, I will notengage in the unlawful manufacture,distribu tion, dispensation or use of a con-trolled substance during the period cov-& Summer Writers Institute expands

By Michelle Bu shMerciad staff editorThe Summer Writers Institute at Mer-cyhurst will expand this year to include apoetry workshop and more writers-in-resi-dence, according to the institute's director Dr.Kenneth Schiff.Hie poetry workshop, which will betaught by Director of English Dr. Gary

Myers, is designed to cultivate skills in thereading and crafting of poems.The Writers Institute is a creative work-shop in short fiction and poetry and is offeredto high school students and undergraduates.

Representativeelections jLetters o f in t ent forMS6 representativepositions are duenext week.The due date wi ll beannounced*! .The date for the elec-Ition hasn't been set bythe MS6 ElectionCommittee yet*

While attending these workshops, studentswill live on campus for three weeks withprofessional w riters. * Tuition for each three-week course is$225 for high school students, a $75 increasefrom last year, and students will receive threedeferred college credits.Undergraduates taking the course mustpay the $624 tuition fee for a regular collegeclass and they get three credits for it *Last year's program exceeded all expec-tations, according to Schiff, because theadministration expected only five or six stu-dents to participate but 26 high school stu-dents attended. "It looks like it is going tobeat least as successful this year,'' he said.Schiff, assistant professor of creativewriting and English literature, said he ishoping 15 students sign up for each work-shop. "I wouldn't w ant it to get any biggerthan that because they lose the workshopatmosphere,'' he explained.'Besidesworking on their creativewriting,students participate in other activities oncampus. Last summer Schiff said they wenton several picnics to Presque Isle, joined intheJuly 4 celebration,andenjoyed thenormalsocial interaction with other people at M er-

cyhurst JThe high school students attending lastyear's institute .were bright and courteous,according to Schiff. ^"They were exceed-ingly well-behaved," he said. "They werepretty serious academic kid s."{Since the poetry workshop has beenadded, thef writers-in-residence have ex-panded to include three poets with the threefict ion writers to help with instruction.

The writers-in-residence will teach 1.5hours a week, according to Schiff, with therestof their time available for student consul-tations and their own writing.In addition to the educational experiencestudents getfrom the program , Schiff said theprogram has other benefits. Two high schoolstudents who attended last year's institutehave applied to MercyhurstStudents attending the fiction workshopwith Schiff will cover elements of fictionfrom the view of the reader and the writer.They will also learn aboutplot, character, and

The Writers Institute is a crea-tive workshop in short Actionand poetry and is offered to highschool students and under-graduates. ':

other principles of fiction .;Those attending the poetry workshopwith Myers will cover various poetic formsand structures from the perspectives of thewriter and the reader. In addition, they willlearn elements of poetry like rhyme, meter,diction, imagery and metaphor.* For'more information, please contactSchiff at Mercyhurst Call him at 825-0461or leave a message with the faculty secretaryat 825-0401. I f

ered by my Pell Gran t.''U.S. Education Secretary Lauro F. Ca-vazos offered some specifics about how thelaw would be enforced. "W e expecttorely ontipsfrom he public," hesaid in the April 12Chronicle Of Higher Education.If a tip is called in, an investigator wouldbe assigned to check out the story. The inves-tigator would check police and school recordsto verify that the tip is correct, and if there hasbeen a conviction, the Pell Grant would berevoked, he said. %Under the law, if a student is convicted of

See ' G r a n t s ' pg. 29 ICollege drinking!remains constant,ecstasy usejincreases

ByRobi Taylor W,Merciad staff reporterResults of a 1988 survey show that thesubstance most frequently used among col-lege students was alcohol, according to areport released recently by the Universityof Michigan. | \Of all the drugs used by students across,the country only alcohol has a consistentpattern of usage from high school throughcollege. Although usage dropped slighdyin the last year ithas remained around the90percent level since 1980., Cigarettes and marijuana? make upabout 35 percent ofothe drugs used in

college, which isa decrease of about 38 per-cent over previous years. Cocaine, crack[rock cocaine], and LSDalso showed de-clines of about 40 percent in their usage in1988. The decline extends to almost allillegal drugs . \The survey did not include the newamphetamine derivative "ecstasy*" orMDMA. Estimates are Ithat between500,000 to 4 million people, mostly collegeage, use this drug."Ecstasy is said to be favored on col-lege campuses," Dr. Stephen Peroutka,professor at the Stanford UniversityMedi-cal School said. A University of Coloradosurvey showed that 20 percent of it's stu-dents admitted trying the drug, he said.The Food and Drug Administrationbanned MDMA in 1985 because it maycause severe brain damage, according toPeroutka. For this reason he advises that"recreational use should b e avoided.""Ecstasy is not currently a problem atthe Erie colleges," according to MerrillDever, Mercyhurst director of security."But it has been found atcolleges in neigh-boring cities," he said.

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M a s t e r c l a s s e s e d u c a t e ' H u r s t m u s i c s t u d e n t sBy Theresa KtoeckerMerciad staff reporter

Music majors at Mercyhurstwill be learning about the art ofcomposition during a master classon May 5 at3 pjn.David Stock, the conductor andfou nde r of the Pittsburgh NewMusic Ensemble, will discuss thecomposer's profession and play

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Grantsfrom pg. 1a drug offense the government willsuspend the student's Pell Grantfunding for the year. Three or moreconvictions will result in permanentineligibility fori federal financialaid. In addition, investigators will dospot checks of colleges to be surethat the law is being obeyed, Ca-vazos said.Roger Murphy, a Department ofEducation spokesperson, said thatthese statements were part of anadvance of the Secretary's speech,and should not have been printedbecause they were not used in theactual speech .In most cases students wouldonly be stripped o f their Pell Grantif they have been convicted of adrug related crime, Jm Bradshaw, aDepartment of Education spokes-man told T he Chronicle.v * 'It's safe to say that if we be-lieve that a student is actively in-volved with drugs and there is nomovement toward prosecution,we'll* take a lon g look at thatperson's Pell Grant," he added.Murphy denies all the state-ments m ade in The JjChronicle.4 *We have not set the enforcementpolicies as of ye t There will not berandom checking of college files.Wewill check them onour regularlyscheduled visits,'' he said.Use of tobacco and alcohol arenot covered under the newflawbecause the government does notconsider them controlled sub-stances, Cavazno said.-

It is not known what this law isgoing to cost the college, Crawfordsaid. In addition to the extra printingand postage costs, the extra workwill take time from the counselingthat some students need to getthrough the financial aid process,she said."This could become an ag-gravating situation for some stu-dents who forget to answer thequestionconcerning drug use on theStudent Aid Report," she added."Then they have to come in andsign another paper so that it is onfile/* \ j j i 'iCrawford said one * studentcommented, "Isn't that special?"quoting the Church Lady on Satur-day Night Live, when he came in tosign theagreement "I would like tosend that statement to Washingtonlo show the students' attitude to-ward the new law," she said.

examples of his own work duringthe class, which will be held in ZurnRecital Hall. This will be the fifthandfinalmasterclass. It will also bethe final class of the Visiting ArtistSeries presented by the D'AngeloSchool of Music.I Founded in 19 76, the PNME isa group of IS musicians who per-form contemporary music, includ-ing 20th century classics and over60 premieres. It recently premiered"Masquerade", a composition byAlbert Glinsky, a Mercyhurst assis-tant professor o f music.Stock was the 1987-88 com-poser-in-residence of the PittsburghSymphony* Orchestra and thePNME.| His compositions Jhavebeen performed throughout theUnited States and Europe, and inAustralia and Korea. In 1986. he

received the first B MI Special Cita-tion of Achievement ever given inthe category o f concert music, tA number of his compositionshave been recorded. His latest al-bum was entitled A Joyful Noise.Stock and PNME have recordingson Composers Recordings, Inc.,Grenadilla and Spectrum records.He has received a GuggenheimFellowship, four fellowship grantsfrom the National Endowment forthe Arts, and three fellowships fromthe Pennsylvania Council on theArts. He also has received giantsand commissions \ from the The

ThreeRivers Arts Festival, the Pitts-burgh Chamber Music Society forthe Concord Quartet, and the EriePhilharmonic.He has appeared as a guestconductor with Australia's Sey-J S w w * * v - -.',:,

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SO P H O M O RE M ARCIA BUTTS receives mastertrumpetfromJim De Sano, the Acting Principal TrombonistVisiting Artists Series.

Sano is a recent participant in the D'AngeloPhoto by Thcrcit Ktoecker

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mour Group, Poland's CapellaCracoviensis, the Pittsburgh Sym -phony, the Baltimore Symphony,and the Los Angeles Philharmonic.Recently the Washington Postcalled Stock "oneof thebest friendsthe contemporary scene has." The

Post added; "Round, bespectacledand immediately endearing, hespeaks to the audience before eachpiece is played, explaining the mostabstract concepts in simple oftenhumorous way s."

Volleyball courtslast MSG projectBy Karen SampsonMerc iad staff editor

At the last Mercyhurst StudentGovernment meeting for the 1988-1989 officers,itwas announced thatthe last MSG project for the yearwill be the instillation of sand vol-leyball courts behind thetown houses. ;:President Chris Mohr an-nounced the company contacted toinstall the volleyball courts wantedan additional $1,000 over the$1,000 allotted by the MSG. Mohrsaid the MSG would install thecourts itself drawing upon advicefrom the Maintenance and G eologyDepartments. Mohr said the cost ofinstallation was s o high because adrainage system could be neces-sary.It was also announced that theShrine Club, which holds 7S0people has been reserved for nextyear's Spring Formal.! Since there

are only 500 tickets available forthis year's formal, the new locationwill allow approximately 250 morepeople to attend the eve nt ;'The MSG purchased six tri-cycles to be used in the tricycle raceduring the Spring Activities week-end. Since the purchase cost $23 3,the MSG has decided to donate thetricycles to the day care center inMcAuley Hall. They will be givenon the condition that the MSG canuse them if the event is planned nextyear.Mohr announced the officework next year will all be computer-ized. Money has been allotted for acomputer system, all the new offi-cers have to do is decide on a sys-tem. |$ iMohr thanked all his officers fortheir service, and added that he andthe officers will be leaving a list ofthings to do and office operationsfor a smooth transition of officers.

Summer positions atMercyhurst CollegeStudents interested in working at Mercyhurst thissummer are invited to apply at the AdministrationOffice (Rm. 101 Old Main) or Personnel Office*(Rm. 109 Old Main) by May 2,(1989 rHiring will be done during the week of May 8-12.

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Staniunasreflectson artBy Amy HaslettMerciad staff reporter

Jodi Staniunas, a senior artmajor at Mercy hurstwith a minor inclothing and textiles, who is con-centrating in the field of graphicdesign said "art is an everyday*

experience.Staniunas started her collegecareer atKent State University withan .interest in fashion design, buttransferred J because she said theschool was, * *a little too society forme,' * she said.Staniunas, who disliked graphicdesign in high school, said she likesgraphic design at MercyhursL Shesaid the reason she now enjoysgraphic design is because she en-joys being with the people in theartdepartment Because of the peoplecurrently involved -111 the art pro-gram, StaniunasT said she was,"lucky to have come here at theexact time that I came here.Graduation isn't far away forStaniunas, and shesaid she is readyto leave. She said she is confidentwith the way art professor ShelleBarron has prepared her for theworking world.Although Staniunas doesn'thave any set plans after graduation,she said she has "high hopes" forthe future. She also said she willmiss the people at Mercyhurstwhom shehas,' 'come to know andrespect"The senior art show displayedsome of Staniunas* s work including' Inside theBlue D ream,' ' ' Know-ing Now What I Do," and "TheColor is Really Bad and the

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JODI STANIUNASTheme's are Really Infantile, butYou Always Get What You Want.The name of the last piece isfrom a quote by performance artistLaurie Anderson. Staniunas saidthat the quote represented her stateof being at the time she completedthe piece of work.Staniunas keeps busy with theMercy hurst literary magazine, Out -look. She worked together withsenior graphic design Fiona McGet-tigan on the production of May'sissue, and gave the magazine a newlook. "T he M ercyhurst communityis really going to be shocked at thecomparison to past magazines,Staniunas said. Staniunas said shehas also designed posters for theFilm for Discussion series.Staniunas said she does not be-lieve in entering art contes t Shesaid there is good and bad designbut, "the problem is that peopledon't agree oft what criteria mustbepresent to make something good orb a d / * ^ * * m"Art is everywhere,"Staniunas said, and added that artdoesn't impact the world as much asit is the world.Staniunassaid she likes music aswell as art "Relaxing or fluid"music is her preference, accordingto Staniunas. In order for Staniunasto like a band, they need to "m akea statement"She said she likesmusic and art that is "helping theworld progress.Staniunas applies the concept ofmaking a statement to her life aswell as her art She said, "Eithermake a statement that's so idiotic

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that it actually means something, ormake a statement that's so intelli-gent nobody figures it*out untilyou're dead."

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By Theresa KloeckerMerciad staff reporterTwo senior art majors, AprilHannah Tompkins and YvonneSharbaugh will be showing theirworks in Erieat the Bay front NATOCenter for the Arts.Theshow openson April 28 at 7 p.m. and continuesthrough May 26. tThey will both be receiving aB.A. in Fine A rts in May. Tomp-kins, whose concentration is in stu-dio art, will have 15-20 works in theshow. Her works include, draw-ings, oil and acrylic paintings, ce-ramics and a sculpture. Sharbaugh

will be exhibiting about IS works.Herconcentration is in painting, andshe will be displaying water color,oil and acrylic, paintings and ceram-ics. Tompkins has attended Mer-cyhurst for four years. She changedher majorfrombiology toart duringher sophomore year. "I got a littletired of biology, it was fun, butI wasalways interested in art," Tomp-kins said. ISharbaugh got a degree lastyear in interior design from Mer-cy h ursL I Interior design and finearts are similar, "they both have todo with attention to light and color,color and contrast, and the use of

field and sp ace ,' she explained.Tompkins did not study art be-fore she came to Mercyhurst " Inhigh school I concentrated on aca-demic classes, since I thought I wasgoing to become a doctor or some-thing," she said. Besides a concen-tration in studio art, she has com-pleted mostof the requirements fora concentration in graphic design.She is currently working at the ErieArt Museum, a graphic design co-op. S he also dida graphic design co-op at Dahlkemper's.Tompkins has run cross-coun-try all four years she has been atMercyhurst" I came here becauseI likedMercyhurst, and I was able toget a good scholarship, and theyhave a good biology department,"Tompkins said. %Sharbaugh has been going toMercyhurst for about six years.Before coming to M ercyhurst, sheworked as a X -ray technologist andthen raised a family of three boys,ages 12-20. "Wh en the youngestwas in school, I decided I wanted togo back to school," she said. Heroldest son is a sophomore at theUniversity of Dayton, and an 18-year-old will graduate from Cathe-dral Prep this year.Like Tompkins, Sharbaugh had

notstudied art professionally beforeshe came to Mercyhurst "I wasminoring in an , and I liked italotsoI decided to getadegree in artalso,**she said. 4a* *.$*jShe is already applying whatshehas learned in her interior designclasses and her fine art classesthrough herown company, YvonneSharbaugh Interior design whichdoes mostly commercial interiordesign works. She is an avid gar-dener, and her favorite colors aregreen and black. mTompkins credited the art de-partment, especially Daniel Burke,Shelle Barron, and Thomas Hubertforall their help. Sharbaugh saidshewould miss the students at Mer-cyhurst the most when she gradu-ates, but she won't miss the home-work.

TheBayfrontNATO Center forthe Arts is located at 312 Chestnut

50/50 DRA WINGThe M ercyhurst Business Asso-ciation is sponsoring a 50/50 draw-ing. Tickets can be purchased fromany M.B.A. member for $1. Thedrawing will be held on April 28.CATHOLIC HONOR SOCI-ETY 1 | The Erie Chapter of KappaGamma Pi, the National CatholicHonor Society, will hold the instal-lation of new members from theclass of 1989 at a 4:30 p.m. Mass inthe Christ The King Chapel on Sat-urday, April 29. The Mass will becelebrated by Msgr. Daniel Martin.

SAC ^ACTIVITIES FOR-THEWEEK\ Friday, April 28 Spring Formalat the Quality Plaza, 9p.m. to 1 a.m.Look for information on SpringActivities Weekend

MUSIC MAJORS TO GIVE RE-CITALMusic majors Debbie Schmidt(voice) and David Bateman (viola)will have a combined recitalat2:30p.m. Sunday, April 30Senior music major DougStephenson will have a trumpetrecital at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, April30. ^ I ;J IH Both recitals are at t he ZurnRecital Hall. They are both open tothe public, and admission is free.JACQUES BREL IS ALIVEAND HEREJacques Brel Is Alive AndWell And Living In P aris will beperformedonApril 26.27,28,29 at8p.m. and on Sunday, April 30 at2:30 p.m. in the M ercyhurst CollegeLittle Theatre.IAdmission is $6 for adults, $4for students and senior citizens andfree to the Mercyhurst communitywith a college ID.? 'For reservations call 82 5-0347.

WEEKEND SCIENCE FIELDTRIPi The Biology and Geology De-partments are inviting any inter-ested students to oin them fora fieldtrip on May 5,6, and 7th. Sites to be visited include theAllegheny National Forest, a fossilcoral bed on the northern shore ofLake Erie, and if time permits, theaquarium in Niagara Falls.v To help cover expenses, $2 willbe needed. If interested, see Dr.Lutton (Zurn 112) or Dr. Lorenz(Zurn 310) as soon as possible.'

HOSPITALITY LAWYER TOSPEAKThe Hotel Restaurant and Insti-tutional Management will presentDr. Anthony Glade Marshall lead-ing authority on hospitality law willspeak on die topic of ''KeepingYour Head Off The Legal Chop-ping Block.' * The information fromthe speech will enable many toavoid the legal pitfalls in policy anddecision making.The speech will be at 8 p.m.Thursday, April 27 in Zurn RecitalHall. A reception will follow inSullivan Hall.

OFFICIAL ACTIVITIESWEEKEND '89 T-SHIRTSThe Mercyhurst Business Asso-ciation will be selling the official'Hurst Activities Weekend T-Shirtsstarting April 26 and continuingthrough the weekend. The T-Shirtswill be a 50/50 blend of cotton andpolyester. They will be sold for thelow price of $6 each.LETTERS OF INTENT DUEFOR YEARBOOK STAFFLetters of intent are now beingaccepted for the following positionson next year's yearbook staff; Edi-tor,LayoutEditor,CopyEditor,andPhotography Editor. Volunteerstaff members are also needed.Letters should include any ex-perience you may have had (al-though experience isnot necessary)in die position you are seeking, anaddress and phone number whereyou can be reached. |The letters are due inBox 162 nolater than Friday, May 12.CRIMINAL JUSTICE SCHOL-ARSHIP AVAILABLEThe Criminal Justice Depart-ment is pleased to announce thatapplications for the R. GordonKennedy Scholarship for the 1989-90 school year are available in theCriminal Justice Office, 124Preston Hall. P1\ i Deadline for applications willbe May 11 ,1989. A m odest stipendwill be made on May 25,1989 forthe 1989-90 year*See the Criminal Justice Officefor scholarship requirements

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One MSG election more efficientThe election process of theMercyhursl Student Government isineffective. I MThe current process of electingstudents involves two elections, onefor officers and one for representa-tives. Consolidation into one elec-tion would improve voter turn outand allow the new MSG to take overin time for the former members toaid in transition.The MSG election traditionallyhas low voter turn-out for the officcrelection and even poorer turnoutfor the representative election, rThe current process is usedbecause it lets those who lose inofficer elections to run for a repre-

sentative position. I

However, if the elections wereconsolidated, students who loseofficer positions could still be ableto participate in MSG by being al-lowed to run for two positions*"Forcing someone to holdboth offices because noone else ran would wreakhavoc on the student gov-ernment system."A candidate who wishes to runfor an of iccr position would run forboth an office and for the represen-tative position* If the person waselected to an officer position, he

would simply resign from the repre-

sentative posit ion. The representa-tive candidate with the second larg-est inumber of votes would thenbecome the student representative.The only problem conceivablewith this system is if someone wereto run uncontested for a representa-tive position, as well as run for thatof an officer. An officer position isdefinitely a full time job . *Forcing someone to hold bothoffices because no one e lse ran for


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Indians score a 4-run homerin 'Major League'By Robi TaylorMerciad staff movie critic

The basic plot of Major Leagueis really no big surprise. The Cleve-land Indians playing bad baseball,losing to the New York Yankees,and ending up in last place. BIODEAL that happens every year(well, at least the last 37 years), andwe don't have tobuy a movie ticketto see itThis time though it is not theIndians' fault They get a newowner who hates the weather inCleveland so she wants to move theteam to Miami. The only way shecando this is if the attendance at the

games is less than 800,000 for theyear. If this was really the case, theTribe would have been gone quite afew years ago. MTo achieve her goal she hires ateam that would make the BadNews Bears look good. She hires anex-con,a voodoo priest,and a rejectfrom the Mexican Leagues. Thisway she feels the team can only endup in last place and people won'tattend the games.Charlie Sheen (Platoon) playsthe half-blind, ex-con pitcher of thenew Indians. He ends up gettingglasses and getting the last man outduring the last game against thesee ' L e a g u e , ' pg. 7

Student recitals for MaySaturday May 6Sunday May 7Monday May 8Wednesday May 10

4 p.m. Jenifer Kennedy, freshman, piano5:30 p.m. Steve Simpson, senior, piano8 p.m. Wind EnsembleRobert Dolwick, instructor of musicconducts. Wind ensemble is a student class.8 p.m. Percussion Ensemble !Conductor Mark Marchant Percussionensemble is a student class. [Performance of student compositionsfrom 8:15 p.m. the composition departmentat the D' Angelo school tKennedy Thom pson, senior, percussionistConcert Choir conducted by PaulMacPhail \ I 1World premiere of work by Albert GlinskyMercyhurst Assistant Professor of Music.Work is for organ and choir. fAl l recitals are in Zurn Recital Hall Admission is free.

Sat May 13 7 p.m.Sunday May 14

JACQ UES BREL IS Alive and Well andLiving in Paris will bepresented April 26 through 29 at 8 p.m., andApril 30 at 2:30 p.m. (Clockwise, from top) John Burton, KathyBaker, Cathy O'Gara, and Paul Urbanowizplay the parts ofa naive country girl and menacing cityfolk in 'Timid Frieda,' part ofthe production.

Dance Department presents 'Don Quixote9By Theresa KloeckerMerciad staff reporter

The Mercyhurst dance depart-ment is preparing for its springshow, Don Quixote, a full-lengthballet | *w |The dance department presentsa full-length ballet every year, ac-cording to Jean-Marc Baier, direc-tor of the dance department l' 'Theballet is not a dramatic ballet it ismore light in essenc e," Baier said.Itis loosely based on the novel, DonQuixote de laMancha by Cervan-tes. Itfocusesthe people that Don Quixote meetsrather than Don Quixote himself,according to Baier.* 'The ballet deals with the questof! an older man for impossibledreams," Baier said. The ballet isthe largest production of the year,about 30 students are involved,according to Baier. "It is designedto highlight our juniors and sen-iors,' ' Baier added.Megan M uldoon, a junior willdance the part of Kitri. Kitri part of

a couple that DonQuixote meets onhis quest Danielle Bogan, a seniorwill play the part of the princessgypsy and the queen o f the dryadswill be performed by Ishel Huelat, asenior.Kitri's partner, Basilio, will beplayed by Kenneth Nicole. He hasdanced with Nuryev and is cur-rently the artistic director of a balletcompany. |Nicole was the principal dancerwith the Pittsburgh Ballet, and hedanced with Ballet West and theDallas Ballet |Don Quixote will be played byJay Becker, who has danced inmany local productions.The production ofDon Quixoteis a joint effort by many people inthe ballet and artisticfields.Peopleinvolved in the production of theperformance are from Mercyhurst,the Erie community and also fromDelaware University. Costumes forthe play have been obtained fro mthe Pittsburgh Ballet theater.The ballet is being co-choreo-graphed by Baier, director of thedance department, and; Daphna

Rathouse, a member of the dancefaculty.The sets for the play are beingdesigned by Ofer Kotler. Anartist-in- residence atDelaware Univer-sity whose works have been re-viewed by the New York' Timesand Vogue.Oneof themore difficult tasks inproducing the show was findingmusic, Baier said, because no re-corded music for Don Quixote isavailable.An hour's worth of music fromDon Quixote was found on a recordin the Mercyhurst library, which isnot enough for a three-act ballet"What we have done is search formusic by other composers thatwould enhance the existing scoreand give it moreof anoriginal feel-ing," Baier said.Theballet can be seen on May14 at 8 p.m.and onMay 15 at 3p.m.All performances will be at TechMemorial Auditorium at 332SCherry S t fAdmission is free for the Mer-community. Adult admis-sion is $6. Students and seniorcitizens adm ission is $3 .

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APRIL 27.1989 The Merciad PAGET6League frompg.6Yankees, after being embarrassedby same player in three; previousgames. ' f fSheen played a pitcher in EightMen Out last year, maybehe finallyfound his?perfect role playingbaseball instead of the tough guyshe has been playing. * The entire castwas very good inthis mov ie. They obv iously trainedwith the Indians before filming, thatwas the only that they could havelearned to play so bad .

Major League is going tomakea lot of moneylin this area. Butoutside the Cleveland area I reallydon* t think that it will make it Afterall can you imagine a Tigers i orPirate fan going to a m ovie that isabout the Cleveland Indians.This is feelgood moviepure andsimple. If you can get past the im-possibility of the story, then youwill enjoy it But if you really wantto have some fun, take a Yankee fanto see it with you. f

One funny thing about the re*lease of Major League is that theIndians played the Yankees and leftNew York sweeping three games.My rating 85/100Strong language, mild nudity

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The Golden BoysMEMBERS OF THE Mercy hurst Men's Lightweight Four Crew Team that took gold medal honors at lastSaturday's regatta in Findley Lake, NY. From left, Mike O'Connor, Sean Healy, Mike Falk and EamonGalvin. The 'Hurst has been impressive in their two starts this spring. Photo by Melissa Mangini

Versatile Foster seeks teaching career

A N GIE FOS TERBy Chris Cade rMerciad sports reporter

Angie Foster, a 21-year-oldsenior from Conneaut Lake, Pa., isthis week 's student personality.Angie decided to attend Mer-cy hurst after she was offered a soft-ball scholarship. She also decidedon Mercy hurstbecause of the excel-lent education program offeredhere.' *I like the small classes and the

people here at4 Mercyhurst," shesays. JAngie is an elementary educa-tion major. She decided on thismajor mainly because she, loveschildren. This fall, she plans ondoing her student-teaching atPfeifer-Burleigh ElementarySchool in the first and fifth grades.Angie feels that the Lady LakersSoftball team is doing well this yearconsidering that they are' 'a youngteam." She thinks'they will doespecially well the more they worktogether. She feels their toughestcompetition is going to by Al-legheny. IAngie is a versatile player, abletoplay both left and center field andsometimes shortstop.One of her favorite things aboutthe Mercy hurst Softball team is theteam's togetherness. * 'We have a lot of team unity,and the players never fight amongstthemselves,'' she says.

Along with Softball and volley-ball, Angie plays intramuralbasket-ball. When she was nine years-old,she began playing sports with theencouragement of her father.

Another oneof Angie's favoritepastimes is watching the ChicagoBears, especially Jim McMahon.she also likes to spend time doingthings outdoors.This summer, Angie plans onworking in Conneaut Lake at SilverShores as a waitress. Shealso planson taking her test for her teachingcertification.Although Angie likes Erie,"exceptfor the snow," she hopes torelocate south after graduation. Sh eplans on getting a teaching job anddoing some coaching, too.For now, she'll be helping theLady Lakers in their quest for theplayoffs.

Golfers place 4th Iat AshlandBy Bill DarlingMerciad snorts writer

Mercyhurst's golfers got intothe swing of things lastThursday atthe Ashland Invitational Tourna-ment The weather was ideal forgolf as temperatures reached closeto 70 degrees, which meant animprovement of scores was inevi-table.Tony Sartini played a superbround of eight-over-par 8 0, whichwas good enough to place him in atiefor hird place in the field o f 54 .A consistent round of 81 fromJohn Deasy was another key factorin the Hurst* fourth place finish.Tom Saccomanno's 86 and Bill

Darling' s88 rounded out the Lakersteam total of431 in thesix count fiveformatThe annual Allegheny Invita-tional held in nearby Meadville,gave the Laker linksters a taste of a

36 hole even t Conditions weredamp and cold on the MeadvilleCountry Club course, but as usualMercyhurst's own Tom "The Ice-man" Saccomanno did not seemaffected by the cold and shotaroundof 82 . # jI John Melody, returning from ashort absence, seemed to have eve-, ry thing going his way as h e shot ateam best 81 . On the second day,which was played on the \ easier

Riverside course, Melody contin-ued toplay welland posted an excel-lent second round score of 76.Mercyhurst had four golfersshoot 80 or better onfSaturday,which included 78's from TonySartini and Tom Saccomanno, andan even 80 by John Deasy.^Mercyhurst placed 14th out of20 teams which showcased the topten teams in Division II, three teamsfrom Division I and seven of thebest collegesfrom he Division IIIranks,Mercyhurst will close out thespring season with a meeton Fridayin Elmira, N.Y. and Saturday j inMalone, Ohio.

Shortstop:'89\crew team looks strong

j By Matthew J. ClarkMerciad Sports EditorTwo w eeks a go, the MercyhurstLakers crew team won theGovernor's Cup Regatta andcaughtmany people by surprise. They de-feated Marietta by a 60-59 margin andsent the hosts home empty-handed.Everyone seemed surprised ex-^ ^ ^ cept the Lakers. Head coach DerekHartwick, who joined the team N ov. 1, saw die team work very hardduring the off-season in preparation for the spring.

Hartwick, the third crew coach in as many seasons for the* Hurst, notonly wanted h is teams to work hard, but wanted to stabilize a crewprogram that was in disarray last fall. |4

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