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Q u e s t io n s P r e s i d e n t ' s P r o p o s a l si The fa culty ! policies andnegotiating committees met withthe faculty on Feb. 3 to vote onwhat they believed was to be athree year compensation landworking conditions package. Sjr However, a vote was notrecorded s at the meetingsAccording fto Dr. J Alan Lewis,assistant professor of Biology,what w as presented to the facultyby college president Dr. MarionL. Shane was a contractuallybinding package for a period ofone year.'Sf I f f 1 I"As it no w stands/' said Lewis,"the salary and the fringe benefits package will be contractual'for next year^At the end of nextyear, Dr. Shane will review thecollege-sfinancialconditions, andif h e still sees it as favorable thenw e will use that Same package fora second ye ar."The process will be repeated atthe end of the second year if thecollege is financially sound.* J"I don't like that," Lewis said."We can't say:anything about

E raK John Bruno J nthree years down the road. Allwe've sure about is next year/iH e indicated that a similar oneyear package deal is;. involvedwith working conditions. *"This is perhaps mostdistasteful," J h e added. *"I canunderstand Hwhy iSthe administration might want to havethe salary and fringe benefitspackage jj tied to the financialconditions of | th e college. Butwhen ! we're talking aboutworking conditions we're talkingterms and conditions of* employment. N ot Ionly about howmuch furniture you have in youroffice but whether you a re goingto be ^required to teach in theevenings and on the weekends.We're talking status of people inrelation to their tenure, retentionand promotion.'; All of these areessentially the conditionsfunderwhich we work.'f

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itor2 Below this editorial located by its black border, is a"Proposed Method of Evaluation of Faculty Input into theEvaluation of the Dean/Academic Vice President.1What this evaluation means to faculty is a chance toexamine the performance of dean Jerry M. Trimble, vicepresident of academic services. | |This is not the first time that the dean has been evaluatedActually there a re not many days that go by where his nameis not mentioned. If it's not faculty, it's the student bodysin general whoquestion some of his moves. In fact, students are still buzzing over the! calendar change scare .'' IOf course putting to side a 11 person feelings, one must wonder just what the? dean has accomplished. Facultyi evaluation of the dean should prove to be an interesting experience. 3 'K? '' 3 4 1 rJ 8 WtoSRF:

On February 3, M.S.G. held elections for freshmenrepresentatives. I personally wish to congratulate LisaWells, Mike Malepiedi and Alda Walker.It is important to the freshmen class to have representatives who share a sincere concern aslto what studentgovernment does. fAfter talking with all three, I can set a firm belief in thefreshman class by saying "They're capable of their appointed positions.'Alright, alright who stole it? Ed Higgens has informed methat a drawing hanging in Zurn Gallery was stolen. Thedrawing of a lion was stolen, frame and all. Anyone havingany information concerning the drawing should contact Mr.Higgens in Zurn Hall. J | I f* * IHow about that? We're rated number ten in the nation.The M ercyhurst Lakers are beyond description. Win, will,win and win, that's all they do . K* \ ,.]: As I sit here in the office typing this editorial, the Lakersare beating Gannon, 44-33. Why am I not there? Well, wheyou're running a newspaper, sacrifices ar e quite common.Of course, "Nobody does it better," than Mercyhurst.Good Knight!! ?*

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P f & & Exerpts From fj S a ^m Faculty Evaluation Of The Dean |

j! ) One person will be picked from thefaculty by Friday, F ebruary 10, that will beasked open I ended questions about thedean 's performance by means of a form. | | |2) Each faculty member*should?returnthe t completed f form by Wednesday,February 15 . These forms will then be takento a committee of three, the president included. J^Z^r] &?*] * gg?3) The committee will abstract a reportform the completed forms and give thereport to the Dean and to the faculty. J g |*s4) The entire faculty will meet with Deanon Tuesday, February 28 at 4:00 p.m. At thismeeting, the Dean will first respond to thecharges in the report. The faculty will thenhave chance to ask questions] and makegeneral statements. ; i f 5 -M i5) The entire faculty will meet w ithout theDean being present on Thursday, March 2,at 4:00 p.m. Charges cannot be made at thismeeting because the Dean will not have achance to give his side of the incidents. j!,6) The following form will be sent to thefaculty on Monday, March 6: MI ^p |"Do you recommend the retention of thedean for the next academic year?" yes ornoThis form will be signed. i | 7) On March 8th, each vote will be recorded anonymously. | 8) On March 9th, after the return of 90% ofthe full time faculty hasibeen received,numerical results will be given to PresidentShane. H K f l B ^ f M

the j a p >merciEditor..., Chris Van WagenenNews Editor John BrunoFeature Editor Darlene KeithSports Editor Terry KellyGraphics and Layout Darlene Keith, Terry KellyWriters and Creators: Vicki;Martinago,*Bob Derda Jr .Mark Cipriani, Chris Tomczak, Alda W alker, Judy Anania,Colleen Hottel, Amy Chizmadia, Liza Manendo, Sue Fuss,and Mary Beth Barrett. ^ *Photographers Sue Carlson and Randy MinkBusiness Manager Darlene Keith and Lisa ManendoArtEditor.. .> Patrick DunnFaculty Consultant William Shelley-The Merciad accepts, in fact encourages, the submissionof ar ticles, letters , and stories from any and all members ofthe Mercyhurst College community: students, faculty, administrators, trustees, and friends of the school. However,as responsible Journalists we must reserve the followingrights: A j 1 \1. The right o evise copy into standard E nglish;2. The right orevise copy into correct journalistic form;3. And, finally, the right to revise copy (but not changemeaning) ofit layout design. fIn addition, Letters o he Editor must be signed, must befactually verifiable, and must be written in good taste.Names will be withheld upon request, but false names willnotbeused. Z

Le t te rs T o T he Edi tor I.. .F r o m O liv ia L o n g o |

Dear Mr. V an W agenen, f ff jjf ff f I E 'It is not like me to lodge a complaint against THE M ERCIAD. After all, I know what's involved in putting together anewspaper. I am also aware that a newspaper is not abulletin board and that an editor has the prerogative of exercising his editorial policy to include or exlude any copy. But,as a m ember of the reading public, I have the prerogative tocriticize that editorial policy. k & PlIt used to be that THE MERCIAD was "the voice of theMercyhurst community/' Our new flag doesn't bear thatsubhead any more. Could it be because it has become thevoice of its editor and staff?For two weeks in a row, I submitted a short article (thesame one) to make the students aware of a particularworkshop I was giving. That article was an important pa rtof my advertising package for the workshop. Unfortunatelyit never appeared in THE M E R C I A D 5 ^ ' rThe reason? It got lost. Twice. As an apology, I got an "Ican't help it if it got lost," with a look that all but said,"Don't bother me about such insignificant details." | SMy faith in an editor who "loses" copy is slightly shakenMaybe you should request a secretary to keep your files better organized. ';' S j PRs!K Olivia Longo I % M IKaSHSHS

.. f i n a n c i a l A i dThe Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agencywill use its State Grant Application to gather BEOG dataand transmit it to the Federal government. PHEAA has undertaken this task in order to simplify the applicationprocess for Pennsylvania residents and eliminate the need

for students to file. two applications for state and BEOGfederal aidJ IAfter receipt of your application, PHEAA will utilize theinformation to determine your eligibility for a state grantand notify you accordingly. At the same time, PHEAA willsend data from the form to the Basic Grant Program in IowaCity so that they can determine the eligibility for aid in theBEOG. BEOG will notify you directly of your s tatus in theBasic Educational Opportunity Grant Programs.| While it is important that the State Grant/BEOG composite applications not be submitted before Jan uary 1, it isequally important that the completed form be submitted toPHEAA as soon as possible after December 31,1977. Thiswill insure an ea rlier announcement of your status in boththe state grant and the Basic Educational OpportunityGrant. W H L i J V HIf you have any questions concerning the completion ofany financial application for the 1978-79 academic year, stopby the Financial Aid office in Weber Hall. Wv

.. J i n n y R o t hMercyhurst is a school with limited funds and resourcesat least we are frequently told that by administrationspokesmen. If that is indeed true, it ought to follow thatthose resources fwe do possess should be put to theirmaximum use. TJ}, \This is especially true in regard to recreational activities

.Andy Rotl) Letter continuedMany of us can remember when winter term at Mercyhurstcaused "cabin fever" in the dorms. It still does, I suppose,although the Campus Center has helped j the problemsomewhat. lew j 3 JThe problem can be helped even further at an absolutelyminimal cost by simply having someone shovel the snow offthe pond, thereby instantaneously creating an ice-skatingr i n k . I Q | ? - ' S pt As the chief spokesperson for students on this campus (after all, what is MSG?), you should exert all the pressure thepress is capable of on both the director of athletics and thedirector of student services to see th at this economical addition to campus activitiesfis accomplished as i soon aspossible, if not sooner. " *.

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| *Finally, things are beginning to look up for the unemployed Americans. Last Saturday, the unemployment ratedropped to 6.3pe r cent, the lowest it has gone since 1974. According 3to -the Bureau; of Labor Statistics, 6,226,000Americans were jobless last month. Previously in October1974, it had been 5.9 per cent. Understandably, PresidentCarter was in good spirits and felt that this improvementhas been a long time coming.President Anwar el-Sadat of Egypt arrived inWashington Saturday and was* cheerfully greeted byPresident Carter. Soon after Sadat's arrival, bom theleaders were flown to Camp David to discuss the Arab-Israeli dispute. Among Sadat's feelings was his remark thathe wanted the United States to show more support of hiscountry. Wr *'$- *?

I *It was announced last Friday that Time Inc. will purchase the Washington Star for $20 million. The W ashingtonStar is the only evening daily in the nation's capital. Thiswill put Time in the same league as the Washington Po st andNewsweek magazine. Also in newspaper 'news' is the Startling announcement that the Chicago Daily News will stoppublication March 4 unless they can get economically backon their feet. This newspaper is 102 years old and it would bea waste if it were to close its doors.# *Marci Klein, the 11-year-old daughter of Calvin Klein,was kidnapped last F riday. B ut. after only nine hours, shewas safely reunited with her father. This only happened after he paid the kidnappers $100,000 ransom. But the kidnappers didn't H escape. Soon after the ransom pickup,authorities arres ted two men and a woman. The woman wasformerly Miss Klein's babysitter.

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FEBRUARY 10,1978 THEMERCIAD PAGE 3K a s t e o b a u mI Robert s J. .Kastenbaum,renowned scholar, author andeditor in the fields of psychology,thanatology and gerontology, willbe guest lecturer at Mercyhurst,Mondayi evening, February 13.Dr. Kastenbaum will give thekeynote presentation in an eight-

K e y n o t e S p e e c h F u t u r epart lecture series on Death andthe Future which MercyhurstCollege, through a grant from thePublic Committee *for j theHumanities in Pennsylvania, w illhost monthly through August.Title of Dr.!Kastenbaum'saddress will J be, f "Dying and

D e a n S l l p p O l t S (Continued from Page 1)will agree to a three year compensation package, .) whichTrimble called "pretty risky.""ThatJ means over the nextthree years the salary increasesof our faculty a re going to total upto 26 per cent," he added. "Otheritems of interest such as reappointment, tenure, paid sabbaticals and leave of absence aredifficult for the policy of thecollege to go beyond one year. Ifthe faculty * thought about thisover a long period of time theywould question having three yearagreements." I 35} | f |The dean said the college is

going to have a new tenure policyat the end of this year. It's a threeyear commitment, one in whichhe said he wouldn't like to seebecome a reality without havingan opportunity to reexamine thesituation after one year. S&ggK| Apparently the f president! isonly willing to consider a oneyear % contract on j workloadbecause mat policy might wellhave to be re-evaluated annually.Said Trimble, "The college hasnever *had (multiple yearagreements to college policy onworking conditions. 2 | K

Death in the 21st Century." The-lecture will be presented at 8 p.m.in the F aculty Lounge of PrestonHall, and will be open 6to thepublic without charge.|On leave of absence from theUniversity of Massachusetts,where he is professor ofpsychology, Dr. Kastenbaum iscurrently Superintendent; ofClashing Hospital in Boston.He was formerly director andchief researcher for the Center ofPsychological Studies of Dying,Death and Lethal Behavior, atWayne |State University inDetroit.! t B * g t>Dr. K astenbaum h as publishednumerous books and articlesrelated Ao dying [ and to thepsychological and social aspectsof aging. At present he alsoserves as geditor of the International Journ al of A ging g andDevelopment, and of Omega}-Journal of Dying and Death, fiThis t initial lecture will I befollowed between March rand

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IS * ? Dr. Robert JAugust by seven other presentations of nationally recognizedscholars who will each treat 3aselected aspect of dying anddeath in future perspective.?Among these later lecturersare included Daniel Maguire ofMarquette University, andRobert Veatch and Daniel andSidney Callahan, of theprestigious Hastings Center for

Kastenbaum V.the Study of Ethics and the LifeSciences.Purpose of'the series is tostimulate a hum anistic approachto a critical social issue on*thepart of the general public. g|Each lecture will be followedby a reaction panel, comprised oflocal scholars and professionalpractitioners, and by audiencediscussion.TF r e s h m e n E l e c t e d T o M S G

H Your irstcourswith Hills... becausewe're looking for men and women interested inlearning retail operations from the basics on up.Your Hills trair|ng progiam will be demandingand, may involve relocation. But ifs in-the-field fjtraining. You'll be evaluated often, so you know|where you stand. And it can be rewarding. jy&Because solid training makes strong *management and we look to promote from fwithinf to executive store management level, orto related management positions. | 1 1 9> We're 63 stores and growing. Big, butfPs[not so big our people gre ust numbers. WtWe're personal. If you're interested in a retail | gstore management career, talk with us. Wmm

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Elected as representatives ofthe freshmen class, Lisa Wells,Mike Malepiedi and Alda Walkerprepare for their first MSG ofMonday, Feb. 13. f jlggLisa Wells, a freshman with adouble major in elementaryeducation and political science,felt that MSG could benefit theentire student body.ffl -sp;. |"I'd like to see more peopleusing student government to getwhat they want," said Ms. Wells.Ms .iWells- is a graduate ofSharon High located in Sharon,Pa . She indicated to the Merciad,that she was influenced^ by,talking to MSG officers, t "I wanted to get involved, andfrom talking to the officers thissummer, I decided to run."Michael Malepiedi, a freshmanart major! indicated J that hewished * to get involved withstudent activities. | '< "I wanted to get more involvedin the ? school and betteracquainted with the rest of $ theclass." | | 1Malepiedi, is a native of Olean,New York and;a graduate of

Archbishop /Walsh High.Malepiedi^ was influenced byfriends in his quest for therepresentative position.Alda Walker, the last of therepresentatives, is also a freshman with a double imajor inpsychology and business. ?A native \from Pittsburgh'snorth side and a graduate fromOliver High, Ms. Walker feelsstrongly about a voice in studentpolitics. jS jVI think for the amount offreshmen on campus, we shouldhave a stronger voice in government," she said. ^ *Considering% the frosM classconsists of over 200 students, itwas a disappointment to note thatonly 90 students showed *up tovote. MOf the 90 who voted, the votingbreakdown showed rWalker with50 votes, Malepiedi with 45, andWells with 40. M f|With freshmen representativeselected, f MSG can resumebusiness as usual, but with;theaddition of three new voices ofinput. S^^^ l 'S f

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% Frank Solomond J"Maybe for you, but not inthis comic book."

*_ JoeWUliams -"I don't know, I haven'tbeen out since October.''fc

Carlos Madrid I s"Haven't seen tha t stuff since I moved out of Eri e."

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PAGE 4 rHE MERCIAD FEBRUARY 10,1978M c Q u i l l e n J u g g l e s F o u r D e p a r t m e n t s A n dBeing a divisional chairpersonrequires many i abilities. Firstana probably most importantyou must act as both teacher andadministrator. JE fSecondly, one must beprepared;to face the enormousamount of paperwork that accompanies this position.* To be able to do these thingsplus many others, you must besane, very well organized and beDr. Michael McQuillen. \JjServing as the chairperson ofthe Social Sciences Division, Dr.McQuillen fits , into thischaracterization and performs itquite well.V * m JgSBut these duties and exercisesaren 't the only |things on hismindv He has many other ones.H "I must representJthe viewsand interests of the members ofthe division to the institution," heexplains. SsBHfel m jftAt the same time,"!Dr.McQuillen I continues, |"I j mustshow the position I the | administration holds,&to ).thedivision." gg fi | 8 g

K Among his other tasks which h einherited!with the position lastsummer are coordinating thespring schedule, helping to plan

the courses and subjects, handling faculty decisions anddeveloping new prog rams withinthe division. | t - The Social Sciences Division ismade up of four departments.They are Sociology, | PoliticalScience, Psychology and H istory.Each of these departments areheaded by reliable people. Dr.McQuillen show a great deal ofadmiration for them. ^ .i "They're al l extremelycapable and very good people. Ithink they; know what a strongprogram is and they offer it.""I suppose then," he continues,"that I m a supporter of ideas. Iassume* that each departmenthead knows their department."m Dr. McQuillen indeed knows hisdepartment, which is history.Specializing in modern Europeanhistory, he has traveled much ofEurope and learned about it firsthand. He also earned his doctorate in this same field at theUniversity of Virginia. J A ,Coming to jjMercyhurst in thefall of 1971 as an I assistantprofessor in \ history, *. Dr.McQuillen probably neverthought he would be taking on theduties off a divisional chair-0 o n a t e i Y o u r T i m e

Therese S pizarny. We all knowher as the smiling face we seeand talk to as we stand in line atthe Student Union snack j bar.Students, facultyf. and administration ialike are askedabout their sex lives, their studiesand their health. \ %Concerned about the peoplewho fare associated with Mer-cyhurst College and helpful whenanything happens to 'her1students, Therese lends a handand a warm heart. g^ ** ifiWell,-she has been doing thisfor many years now. Rememberthe times she smiled at us whenwe had just failed a test and hads o m e ! reassuring M words.Remember when she smiled andkidded when we were in a rottenmood because we had forgottento do that awful term paper.Have you missed her whilestanding in line to get a Pepsi orhamburger? Have you wonderedwhy she hasn't been standingthere, almost as if * she waswaiting for us? &

Therese is seriously ill and isundergoing costly medicaltreatments. We want to help heras she always used to help us.This *is why the 2 MercyhurstStudent Government is sponsoring a volleyball marathon inher honor. S|. j | ;This marathon will be heldfrom 6 p.m. Saturday, February18 to 6 p.m. Sunday, February 19,and will take place in the CampusCenter. i *lfe?fc t^Participating in this marathonwulbe five groups of* the Community who will represent different sections of the campus.These?five sections will becomm uters, I dorm f students,Sesler and Townhouse res idents,MSG members and facultymembers. Each team r will contain 10 people. f i& 5The MSG is pledging $500 to themarathon and pleads with thecommunity to pledge the teamsand even donate their time toplaying in jthe volleyballmarathon. W- i

byDarlene K eithperson. * ? INow that he is, he would like tohelp initiate some interestingprograms. Some of them arealready underway. m"I would like to continue tooperate interesting andchallenging courses to attract thestudents," he stated, i f"Also, I would like to attractmajors to this division andprovide a meaningful educationto help in their care ers."Currently, Beatrice W eissman,director of Jthe social workprogram is trying to get it accredited by American Counciland Social Work Education.(ACSWE) This could mean thatthere would be a social workmajor at the 'Hurst.

"As it stands now," he stated,"you receive;'.a BA in sociologywith a strong concentration insocial work. Ir s in its initial s tagenowjl but it] could ; help thatdepartment tremendously."According to Dr. McQuillen,the Political Science, Sociologyand* Psychology departmentshave strong internships. But hestressed some concern on how thecurrent ? talks i of cooperativeT h e r e s e

All pledges will be for the entireteam and will be based on thehourly rate. The money raisedfrom mis marathon will bedonated to Therese to help herwith the high cost of her medicalECO II ? I I

Mike McQuillineducation would affect theseinternships."ifpersonally don't feel thatthese departments would bebenefited by the cooperativeeducation program. If industriescan get students for free now,they might not be willing to pay

for ours later. L ]So, while the Social Sciencesstudents and faculty continuewith their learning and teaching,let it be known that ther e is such aperson fas a divisional ch airperson. Ask Dr. McQuillen. Hecertainly knows from experience.V o l l e y b a l l M a r a t h o n

treatment^ ff Following the marathon gam e,a mass will be held in the collegechapel and hopefully Fathe r GuyPatrick will conduct it. J lMSG hopes for a large turnout

and urges students to sign up inteams to participate. Besideshaving a tremendous amount offun, you will be helping a woman,who has grown and become par tof the Mercyhurst spirit. ]

Students To Conserve PaperA while back I brought up theamount of paper wasted in mailbox stuffing at Mercyhurst. Well,two things have been brought tomy attention which I want to passalong to you. .jFirst, the members of DanO'Connor's Envi ronmenta lProblems class are working ontheir requiredprojects and HelenKessler and Betsy Wolfston havecome up with one idea that mayhelp save this campus a lot ofpaper. |

by Sue FussAccording to KesslerX allmessages to be delivered by m ailthroughout the college campusshould be delivered to the information office by 3:30 p.m.prior to the day of delivery. Allthe messages will be combined onone paper and stuffed Iin mailboxes. TThe idea sounds great and if allthe students, faculty, | administration, staff, clubs andsports organizations co operate, itshould save a lot of paper and

money. j-tri **More'information clan be? obtained by contacting] HelenKessler. At least'it-would lookbetter than five tines of print onone page.Second is the Prep school'spaper drive. From 8 a.m. to 4p.m. on Feb. 13 and 14, you candrop off your paper for recyclingat the Prep parking lot. \The money is going to supportthe students' activities and thepaper to save a tree or two.Little things can add up. \

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Dr. Blessings

C h e m i s t P r o v e s T o B e I n t e r e s t i n gWhen preparing questions formy interview with Dr. Blessing, aman I had never met, I preparedmyself for a longj, dull interview.I felt this way because he was achemist and I envisioned him as astern, serious man whose onlyinterest was in chemistry.However, I was incorrect tofeel this way. As I talked to Dr.Blessing, I felt myself at ease andscolded myself for stereotypinghimf . \ \ 5 ;f& Dr. Robert Blessing, assistantprofessor of chemistry is farfrom J this J stereotype. He is acongenial person, who is seriousabout his work, but finds time tohave outside interests (andhobbies a s well. sif Besides j teaching and doingsummer research, Dr. Blessingenjoys reading in a wide varietyof areas, music, drama I anddance. MS& 1 # IP Igf bMany of his hobbies includefishing, hunting and camping. 1He isfalso a member of the

American Chemical Society andthe American* CrystallographisAssociation. iS&m HflB E&

Originally from Wilkes-Barre,Pa., Dr. Blessing has been livingin many cities aw ay | from hishome town. } 'After Dr. Blessing received hisbachelor of Science from King'sCollege inf Wilkes-Barre, hetaught at a 'High jSchool atRiverside, New Jerse y. * $He then proceeded to OhioUniversity w here he received hisdoctor of Philosophy.After working for his doctorate,Dr. Blessing travelled to LundUniversity$n Sweden where hespent one year researching on thephysical chemistry of \ion exchange. IDr. Blessing continued hisresearch on ion exchange at theUniversity of Pittsburgh for two-and-a-half years.? | \At the end of the two-and-a-halfyears Dr.j Blessing spent twoyears researching on the electronic structures of molecules incrystals. j I In July of 74, Dr. Blessingbegan his first full time facultyposition at Mercyhurst.According to Dr. Blessing, i he

Sr. Celine AsksAnyone^For Math?The Math Lab, a partof theDevelopmental Skills Program,is under the direction of Sr.Celine, a thirty-year member ofthe Mercyhurst College faculty.The jlab's goals are not aimedtoward the level of advancedmathematics, but toward thebasic competency needed by the

average citizen. ffi *& ["it's arWEDNESDAY,! FEBRUARY 1 imarks 'the ilongawaited premiere of Italioiti's Dormitory PizzaI Service. The highest quality and finest pizzas arwill be served at a very economical price.

Orders may be placed from 7:00 through 9:15, everyWednesday night. Delivery will be made at 11:15 to thedorm lobbys. Exact details and a priced menu will bemade available to alI dorm students.

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mI Ed "Too Small" Jones drives into Frank Miller (15) of Gannon inthe showdown between the two clubs. Jones contributed 16 points ashe and his team m ates won the big one by knocking off the GoldenKnights 80-66. R IpPffiP fir JSP* PHr0BY RANDYM,NK

L a k e r s ! R e se m b le L o m b a rd iI I t by Len CyterskiM |HPR. *As I sit and watch the M ercy-hurst Laker basketball team wingame after game, f I sense J theboys exhibiting-manv of theideals espoused by the late, greatcoach Vince Lombardi: Thequality of man's life is in directproportion to his comm itment toexcellence. J S IPlay to win. The will to win an dthe will to excel endure. I |Learn I by | example >and 5 explanation. I f f | * 1 1Tasmanian D evils 0 2Release Values . * . . ? . 0 2WhoCares 0 0SCHEDULEt M onday, February IS8:90 p.m .- W ho Cares (I) vs. SpasticSpikersII (I) ; \ v s,10:00 p.m. Tasmanian Devils (OX vs.Whatever (6) jt &Tuesday, February 148:30 p.m. - Who Cares (1) vs. ReleaseValves (7)10:00 p.m. - Spunky Spikers (2) vs.14 r "W r ec ks * 7(5 ) !

Victimfoul line 7-3 to squeeze out a 39-35win. g&High scorers for M ercyhurstwere Fagan with 12 points landM cNicholas had 10. %%The next victim was ThielCollege in a Keystone Conferencem atch. The Lakers won by a 58-43score*The Thiel Tomcats outhit the'Hurst by a field goal, but theLakers won the gam e at the freestripe. M ercyhurst sank 18 of 23free throws com pared to Thiel's1-22. \ I. jFagan and M cNicholas again

led the team with ou tputs of 17and 12 points. M ary Ann Kingadded 10.Fag an's drive with 23 secondsleft gave the 'Hurst a 47-46 winover visiting Allegheny, iThe 'Hurst was down by a 26-24deficit at the half and c ame on towin the see-saw battle. Besidesthe gam e saving hoop. Sue Faganended the contest with 19 points.M cNicholas had 11 m arkers. f*gThe ne xt ! home game* hasM ercyhurst j tangl ing withGannon College at the CampusCenter F eb. 13.WOMENS INTRAMURALBASKETBALL v,_

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