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Men's hockey teamclinches playoff spotFebruary

Board to review human subject resea

% Gerrit Shuffstall/Merciad photographerIt was a successful weekend for the Mercyhurst men's hockeyteam. In their first year in the NCAA D-l program and their firstyear in the MAAC Hockey League, coach Rick Gotkin's teamhas qualified for the MAAC playoffs. The Lakers defeatedFairfield on the road twice last weekend to ice the playoff birth.For more see "leers Stomp Stags" on page 7. j&

By Dave Hermenau I, Features editoriI Last fall a survey was issued toI the faculty of Mercyhurst/College. W hat that survey madeevident was that MercyhurstCollege had entered a new periodin its history. The survey showedthat at least one-third of thecollege community was, or issoon to be, actively involved inresearch.With this increase of researchcomes the increased need forresponsibility. For the last yearand a half, Dr. Marilyn Livosky,assistant professor of psychol-ogy, Dr. Joseph F. Gower vicepresident of academic affairs andothers have been in the processof developing a comm ittee that.,will review all research done by

lmembers of thecollege comimiinity or done knder the support ofN^rcyhursttoDllege. _ _ The neecUfor such a bodybecame apparent a few years agowhen Gowe^received a proposalfrom Dr. Scott Grindel, adjunct^faculty member of sportsmedicine and physician for thecollege'sathletic teams, forresearch he was doing involvingcollege football players. Gowerrealized that the college waswithout an appropriate body toreview Grinders proposal. Theproposal finally came to Livoskywho is on a review board tooversee the ethical use of animalsin research. The animal reviewboard.decided that they could not

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Internet problems to be resolvedfsodnBy Jen HarwellNews editorMany students during the falland winter terms have faced thefrustrations of not being able toget onto the Internet to dohomework, or even to checktheir E-mail.According to Guy DiPietro,network support specialist, mostof the problems have been aresult of trying to update thesoftware for the firewall. Everytime they would try andimplement the new program, itresulted in a system failure,which in turn, resulted in the

inability to get onto the Internet.'The hardware is not big andfast enough to support our sizecampus," said DiPietro.The problems were not fromfaulty programs, but more of aproblem with the current usagesThe number of students it wasdesigned to accommodate hasbeen far exceeded byMercyhurst's record breakingenrollment numbers.. At anygiven time there are approximately 1,000 users.The computer center is lookinginto buying new hardware andnew software providers."We are not happy with the

services we have, we need tolook and evaluate what the needsof the school are,** said DiPietro.Another option the computercenter isconsidering isadding asecond connection. Currentlysome of thecomputer labs andthe library are operating off thesecond connection. They willthen determine whether splittingthe Internet load would bebeneficiary."Right now we are just tryingto stabilize things," saidDiPietro. 'The growth in the useof the network resulted in thesystem just running out ofhorsepower,"

responsibly approve the proposaland confirmed the need for areview board to oversee the useof human subjects in research.The Institutional ReviewBoard (IRB), which is currentlyin it's final stage of formation,follows guidelines developed bythe Federal Department of Healthand Human Services. Livoskywill chair the review boardWith this increaseof research comesthe increased needfor responsibility |whose members represent adiverse collection of profession-als. Three members of the boardcome from off-campus arenaswhile the rest of the 11 membersconsist of administrators andfaculty members from such areasas religion, philosophy, psychol-ogy and sports medicine.Research studies required tosubmit a proposal to the IRB arewide ranging. Any study thatuses human subjects needs to becleared by the board. Anythingfrom pencil and paper surveys toprojects working with specialpopulations like children,criminals or the elderly arecovered by the IRB. Researchinvolving archival data orliterature are not covered andprofessors who, when teaching,actively research better teaching

methods are not requirethrough the IRB. \ ]"It's not something whave a choice about," saLivosky regarding the IRneed to be doing this, nobe in compliance with thguidelines, but we reallyobligation when we're wwith people to make surthey are protected."The review process iResearchers must submiapplication to the Chairreview board who will dthe type of review that irequired. The board willreview the proposal andthe researcher regardingproject's compliance orpliance with the IRB's glines. S E ^ E E"We've been workingmake the process relativestreamlined and brief sopeople will not feel overlburdened by going throuIRB process," said Livohopes to have a seven dar turnover on submissions.%Livosky and the IRB actencourage the college conity to participate in reseTo expedite the proceproposals may be filled othe Internet for a p relimireview, however, a formacopy must still be submitthe board. I nformation rethe IRB will be availablethe office of the vice presacademic affairs.

Ambassadors lead phonathA total of $35,390 was raised in the first week of the 2000 phStudent organizations such as the Ambasssadors have been wdeligently to raise the money.The first place team as of Jan. 28 was the Ambassadors ClTotal, they have raised $19,255. Leading the charge isAngiewith 27 pledges totaling $1,695. $ /The following groups/organizations are participating in theAlumni/Parent Phonathon:GroupAmbassadors,Baseball.Women's ice hockeySoftballDance

Amount Raised$19,255 ^$6,7151$6,420$1,190$225

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By Je n HarwellNews editorLittle known to many people oncampus is the amount of timeand effort put into service vprojects. A large number ofstudents volunteer at over 62agencies in the Erie area Duringfall term, 672 students served.Currently, there are 520 studentscompleting service hours for thewinter term.Sister Carol Ann Voltz, headof service learning, emphasizedhow important students are to thepeople they are helping.I * m having the students lookat themselves as a gift, and whatgift they could give to someone,"said Sister Voltz.

"If we find the gift that wehave to give someone, then ithelps many students choose amajor. A lot of the kids who areserving have not chosen a majoryet," Sister Voltz said.Even greater is the amount ofstudents who put in m ore thanthe required hours and continuetheir service praxis. Many p -, |organizations, clubs and sports?teams have dedicated extrahours, among these are honorsprogram and ambassadors, fOne of the most influentialprograms M ercyhurst is involved

File PhotoFreshman students volunteering at the Malinowski Day Carein is a state organization,Campus Compact It is acombination of Mercyhurst,Gannon and General Electricworking together funded by thestate. GE matched the donationCampus Compact made. Themoney allows more serviceprojects to be completed around'the city. fo ifl?y?!t^'?* +$*\One recent service project^through the Campus Compact Cwas for Perseus House. Agreenhouse was built for thechildren and teenagers livingthere. This provides Perseus

House with opportunities theywould not have without thestudents who made it possiblethrough service hours.In addition to providingstudents with invaluable experi-ence, service learning can bereflective of the type of personan employer would want to hire."Em pi overs like to see the otherthings you have done with your)life outside of the classroom,"said Sister Voltz.Students interested in servicecan contact Sister Voltz at E xt2473. *. SfHurst forms chapter of Habitat for HumanityBy Rebecca MaxonMerciad writerMercyhurst joined over 500;colleges nationwide by establish-ing a formal partnership w ithHabitat for Hum anity, a G eorgia-based organization committed toending substandard housingthroughout the U nited States andoverseas. 'Hurst becomes theonly college or university in theErie area with a chapter affiliate.Over 100 Mercyhurst students,with the support of advisers and|campus ministry, have commit-ted to the nonprofit organ-ization's mission, by forming the

student chapter, known as GIFT,Giving In Fellowship Together."Mercyhurst has long beenone of the most active of the glocal colleges," said L auraDrapcho, executive director ofthe Greater Erie Habitat forHumanity. Students have donework at many sites, includingTallahassee, Fl., and this year'sdestination, Anniston, Ala.through the organization'sCollegiate Challenge. Studentshave also been working onhomes in Erie.Many benefits come from theformal partnership with Habitatfor Humanity. Although the

chapter will remain committed towork in Erie, the Students have.,priority in choosing the site ofthe annual Collegiate Challenge,a program uniting collegestudents across the country asthey work together where theyare needed. Students are alsoi n v i ted to conferences and \workshops sponsored by Habitatfor Humanity. Mercyhurst ^student and President of GIFTKatie Krupka says, "It's a greatopportunity to be involved inHabitat for Humanity year-roundand to make a difference in thelives of local families."

and fire alarm system worBy Jen HarwellNews editorThe newly installed system tomonitor alarms on both cam-puses should help Mercyhurstavoid dilemmas similar to whatSeton Hall experienced Jan. 19J|Formerly, Mercyhurst'smonitoring system was run byADT. If an alarm was set off, itwould register in Rochester,N.Y., the Erie Fire Departmentwould be called and then finallyMercyhurst would be notified.I The new system uses anAdemco receiver which moni-tors any alarm that could be setoff and sounds to the communi-cations center. The previoussystem was a third partyresponse, which could haveresulted in tragedy in an extremeemergency."Now all alarms for bothintrusions and fires sound at ourcentral communications centerin the Police and Safety Depart-ment in the lower level of *

McAuley Hall. The offduty can tell imm ediatthe problem is and, in ta fire, imm ediately confire department and disofficers," said Rodger Gdean of public safety.Ken Sidun, chief ofpolice, assures that M edoing everything it canensure the safety of itsThe Erie Fire Deparmade a com plete inspecampus to ensure compall codes, and the collehired independentfire speriodically evaluate fprevention capabilities.T h e safety of bothMercyhurst campuses iwith Dr. Garvey, and ittainly a priority with usGregorich. "The new asystem is part of a comupgrading of the collegand security operationsbeen in progress for theyears." f

Events onteampus:Wednesday 2/2/2000Mercyhurst lecture series: Eric Saperston, T h e Journey,"the Taylor Little Theatre i \Coffeehouse: Karaoke, 9-11 p.m. in the Laker InnThursday 2/3/2000 f ?Old person bingo. Best costume wins money. 8 p.m. in theRoom.Weekends committee meeting, 8 p.m. in the SAC office.Friday 2/4/2000Interactive video, 6-midnight. in the Great Room.Saturday 2/5/2000 %Comedian Tiny Glover, 8 p.m. in the Laker Inn.Monday 2/7/2000MSG meeting, 8:30 p.m. in the Government Chambers;Tuesday 2/8/2000Tournaments committee meeting, 5 p.m. in the SAC officeMovies committee meeting, 8:45 p.m. in the Government Cbers."Tarzan," 9 p.m. in the Great Room.

CAFETERIA MENUThursday , Feb. 3 L unch : Beef noodle, Open facTurkey Sandwich, Goulash* |Mashed Potatoes and Gravy,Escalloped Apples, BroccoliSpears, Hot Ham & Swiss,French Fries Dinner (Y2K Celebration):Fruit Salad, Cole Slaw, CajunFried Chicken, Bourbon GlazedHam, Fettuccini AlfredoFriday, Feb. 4 * Lunch: Tomato Lentil Soup,fFoonlant Parmesan, Beef

Macaroni, Steamed Broccoli,Zucchini & Tomatoes, SausageSub, Cheeseburger, GrilledCheese, French Fries Dinner: Chopped Steak,Macaroni & Cheese, RedRoasted Potatoes, Sliced Carrots,Steamed PeasSaturday, Feb. 5 Lunch: Chicken Wings, TacoCasserole, Baby Whole C arrots,Mixed Vegetables, Pizzaburger,Turkey Melt on Deli Wheat,French Fries -"* Dinner: Sirloin Steak, Breaded

Shrimp, Veggie Lasagna, BakedPotato, Corn Cobbettes, Burger.;Bar, Onion RingsSunday, Feb. 6 B runc h: Scrambled Eggs,Sausage Links, Pancakes, HashBrown Patty, Baked Chicken, .jCheeseburger, French Fries Dinne r: Pepper Crusted Pork;]Roast, Beef Roulade, Au GratinPotatoes, Vegetable Trio, PastaBarMonday, Feb. 7 L unch : French Onion Soup,Ham & Potato Au Gratin,

Chicken Rotini Casserole, GreenBean Oregano, Fresh Cauli- *flower, Club Sandwich, HotPepper Cheeseburger, FrenchFries Din ner: General Tso C hicken,Swiss Steak, Steamed Rice,Parmesan Lima Beans, MarsalaCarrots, Cheeses teak, FrenchFriesTuesday, Feb. 8 Lu nch: Sausage Pizza Soup,Tacos, Tuna Noodle Casserole,Mexican Cinnamon Rice, ;Steamed Corn. Italian Grilled

Chicken, C heeseburgerFries Dinn er: Veal Parmeswith Sauce, Oven bakedMixed Veggies, BrusselBBQ Pork Patty, FrenchVegetarian Dinner DisMonday - Baked StuffZucchiniTuesday-Eggplant PaWednesday - CousCouVeggiesThursday - Veggie-stuPepperFriday - Macaroni and

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"Girl,Interrupted it

Jusfyhe TicketB randon B oylan

"Girl, Interrupted" is what I liketo call a female "One Flew Overthe Cuckoo* s Nes t" AngelinaJolie replaces Danny DeVito;Winona R yder replaces JackNicholson; and WhoopiGoldberg replaces LouiseFletcher. Much like "... Cuckoo'sNest," "G irl, Interrupted" d ealswith patients stressed with life'sproblematic dilemmas andspectators' judgmental remarks.The story unfolds as Ryder istaken to a mental hospital whereshe is charmed and befriended byJolie (who won a Golden Globefor B est Supporting A ctress).The relationship between the' ftwo, as w ell as the rest of thefemale gan g, emphasizes theability to cope with life one dayat a time. i-

The material dealt with suchuncanny truth and demoralizedreality that it brought the viewersto take a look at their own lives,in order to see the insanity in allof us. The movie depicted afreedom that is hard to find inother films. Brilliant perfor-mances by Ryder and especiallyJolie made the movie one of thepast year's favorites. Castincludes: Ryder, Jolie, JaredLeto, Vanessa Redgrave andGoldberg. I gave it a 9 out of 10.

Martin's Picasso a letdown at Roadhouse

ENTERTAINMEPAC up and comiBy Gerrit ShuffstallMerciad writer

Odd is the best way todescribe the comedic play,"Picasso: at the Lapin Agile,"written by Steve Martin. Todispell rumors, Martin is theWRITER He is not acting in theplay. The play is showing at theRoadhouse Theater, 145 W . 11thStreet, and runs to March 4.The play is based on ajtconversation between AlbertEinstein and Pablo Picasso at abar in France in 1904. Theleading actors are Pablo Picaso(Brian Altman) and AlbeitEinstein (Mark Tanenbaum) withthe supporting cast includingMercyhurst's own Collis AllenJr. as the bartender.In general, the play w as hardto follow. On several occasions I

felt as if I was the only one in theaudience that did not understandsome of the jokes. They musthave been funny or else no onewould have laughed. But I didn'tget the humor.The acting wassuperb and the professionalismof theRoadhouse was wonderful.The Roadhouse Theatre itself is aneat place if you are looking forsomething else to do on theweekend.The Roadhouse dropped theprice of student tickets to $5*dollars. Call 456-5656 for ticketsor more information.If you have never been to theRoadhouse Theatre, I highly-- *,]reccommend that you try andcatch a show there. I would notrecommend this play, however Itwas too tough to follow and notas entertaining a s I expected.

By Rebecca MaxonMerciad writerThe On the Big Screen filmseries continues Wednesday,Feb. 2, wim "Celebration" at 8p.m. in the MaryD'AngeloPerforming A rts Center. Thisdark com edy from Danishdirector Thomas Vinterbergreveals the family secrets of theKlingenfeldtson the eve ofyoung H elge's 16th birthday. Intheir patriarchal father's style, allthe secrets come out with finesseand malice. A must see! It is freefor Mercy hurst students.In other events, John

Mori arty, master vocafrom the New Englandvatory of Music and emartistic director of theCity Opera, will hold tmasterclasses Saturdayat 10:30 a.m. and 2:30Moriarty will be featurecital with students frD'Angelo School of MSunday, Feb. 6; at 2 pSaturday masterclassesand open to the publicSunday's recital, Mercstudents are admitted fticket reservations, callD'An gelo Performing Center box office at 82

Saperston at Mercy hurstFriday, Feb. 4, Dr. Ludlow Brown and Dr. Kevin Sullivan are ;taking a van of M ercy hurst students to see the "Picasso: at the LapinAgile." If you are interested in g oing , call Sullivan at Ex t 2 547 ori"*Brown at Ex t 2356 . The vans will leave from behind the D'A ngeloSchool of Music at 7:15 p.m.

MSG's lecture series speaker hitsthe road. Setting out in a 1971volkswagon with his goldenretriever, Jack, Eric Saperstonbegan a five-year journey. Threerebuilt engines later, one bus fire,three new traveling companions,176 interviews, 380 hburs offootage, a national speaking tour,a book and a feature docum en-

tary with Disney StudiSaperston is no longer journey, it is taking himSaperston will be stMercyhurst Wednesdaat 8 p.m. in the TaylorTheatrej'The focus of-Saperston's travels is tothe gap between those to learn and who wantMovies provide sappy romance for Valentine's DayBy Heather C vitkovieMerciad writerAs V alentine's Day approachesand people scramble to find adate for the most hyped holiday,they seem to have forgotten onething the real romance andlove that is supposed to becelebrated on this day. It's notabout phony romance with aforced dinner and one wiltedrose. IIf you are one of the peopleIacking a Valentine sweetie, youcan turn to the movies to g et.Mffim

HAIR * NAILS * SKINCARM O V I N Gto9 8 6 We st 26th Street( across from Arthur ft SctwRz ) JMarch 8. 2 0 0 0 (da te tentative )please callto confirm our kxatloniprtorto t^"***"*IO% Student Discount on &??.. . . . .I

your dose of sappy romance. Somany movies have captured ]people's ideal picture of romancein a very profound and moving fway. This is due mostly to thelead couple. I have com piled alist of my favorite movie couplesof alltime.These couples trulybroke the mold in the lov e andromance department and for thisthey stand ou t I hope you cansee the reasons for my picks.lone Skye and John Cusack,^"Say Anything." What girl couldresist a man outside theirwindow in the wee hours of the morning holding a boomboxover his head as it played PeterGabriel's soulful "In YourEyes." Apparently, not even loneSkye. In this tale of the losermeets the high school good girl,he takes a lot of crap to keep thegirl he really loves. W e ladiesshould all thank Lloyd Dobbler(Cusack) for allowing it to becool for a guy to pursue thegirlof his dreams.James Stewart and DonnaReed, "It's A Wonderful L ife.""George Bailey I'm going tolove you till the day I die," Mary(Reed), whispers into George's(Stewart) bad ear, setting thetone for the movie. A couple fmeet as children, fall in love as

teenagers ("Do you want themoon? Because Til lasso it foryou...") and then marry. Theirrelationship lasts through hardtimes, including a bank run andproposed takeover of the familybusiness by the town villian. Inthe end Mary stands by her manat the roughesttimeand gets thewhole town to rally around him ,proving that true lov e canovercome many battles.Leonardo DiCaprio and ClaireDanes, "Romeo and Juliette." Anew twist on one of the mostromantic classics of all time,with two actors that wellrepresent the 90s. All I need tosay is: Romeo, Leonardo, on hisknees in therainscreamingJuliette's name. Th e grief andagony on his face was so real Ifelt it deep in my heart Andwhen Claire Danes wept inagony at the sight of her de-ceased lover I wept with her.Meg Ryan and Nicholas-Cage, "Qty of Angels." Anangel (Cage) sees a beautifulwoma n and risks everything byappearing to her. So in lo ve withthis mortal creature, the angelleaps off a building, giving uphis "angeldom" for good to enterthe world of the living just so hecan be with the woman he loves.

An angel who gives upreligious perfection is pmoving.;.Tom Cruise and ReZellweger, "Jerry Magmovie w as the creationline that made women world pull out their isswonder why "their" msay that to them. "Youme." Jerry and Dorothseemed doomed from tYet Jerry realized the erways, almost before it wlate and he lost D orothBut like a bolt of lightehit him. He raced ho mesee my wife . . ." and cooverpowering love.Leonardo DiCaprio aWinslet, 'Titan ic." Heher from a suicide attemendured the degration omother. He taught her tthe moment and forget fact that she was first clhe was third. She gave useat on the lifeboat to sthis side while the ship sgave up the board and sfreezing cold water so tcould live and, "Never These stories are imwonderful. They make uin love and romance agHappy Valentine's Day.

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OPINIONWhat's Happening...THE GO OD . . . | The pilot program for newspapers on campus has been extendedtwo weeks. The program was originally scheduled to end this week.Students will be able to enjoy The Erie Daily Times, USA Today andthe W all Street Journal for anextra two weeks for free. Students seemed pleasantly suprised this week at the fast pace ofregistration. Seniors w ere almost a ll registered by the scheduled 3p.m. start time. Although seniors will not see the day registration isdone on-line, they never have to do that again!T H E B A D L . I j . ;

The quarter shortage (?) has taken its to ll on campus. D espite thefact that students must pay by quarters to do laundry in their resi-dence halls, quarters and change machines are hard to come by. Thereare machines in the freshman dorms and Zurn Hall. That's fantastic,except they are empty half the time. Shouldn't there be a changemachine more acce ssible, perhaps in every laundry room?

THE UGLY;... With newspaper bins near the doorway of the apartment build-ing, many of the newspapers have found their way off the stands, inthe hallways and outside the door of the buildings. It is not the R.A.'sjo b to clean up after the residents. W hen you open the door of yourbuilding, pick upthe newspapers that blow off the*op of the stack. ^Take some prideIn where you live. Soon we wSl be able to rec ycl e^these newspapers, but for now, please make use of the dumpsterswhen you are done.

GROUND 'HOG DAY .. . Today is the infamous Ground Hog Day. Unfortunately in

blustery Erie, I don't think even Dr. Garvey could see his shadow, letalone a our favorite ground hog, Punxatawney Phil. Nonetheless,Happy Ground Hog Day! f

- M A I I BAG: jexpand recyclingDear M erciad,I am w riting in regard to the cover story on.the Jan. 26 issue of TheMerciad. I think recycling on campus is a great idea, especiallybecause peop le go to class with plastic bottles and such all the time. Idid have one qu estion/sugge stion, though. Is this recycling just in theacademic bu ildings or in housing also? What made me think o f this isthe pile of newspapers we have stacked up in our apartment I wouldfeel bad just throwing them away, especially because I know thatthere are so many floatingaround campus. If the co llege keepsdelivering newspap ers to the apartments, another great idea, we couldset up paper and other types of recycling in the apartments and dorms.Thank you,Annie Sitter, sophomore

Dear Annie, ^According to Dr. Chris Magoc, speaking on behalf of the recyclingproject, there will be recycling b ins in the dorms and apartmentbuildings. Newspapers and office paper recycling is also in the plan,although bins for these may be only in select places, not all buildings.If the newspaper pilot program does continue, recycling should gohand-in-hand with the projectCarrie Tappe, editor in chiefDo you have feedback or a concern? E-mail us at. We appreciate yourcomments.

C A J V L P U SJ E S T ! O NDo you use your E-mail account issued to you by Mercyhurst?I have never used the school'sE-mail because I have a Hotmailaddress.'* 4LoriCmickshank,Junior44 No, I have America On line inmy apartmentMike Manley, Senior"No, because E-mail throughHotmail is easier, plus I can do itfrom anywhere." fDanielle Greenburg, Senior"No, it was easier for me to setup a Hotmail account and useHotmail than the sch ool'ssystem.Larry Smith, Senior

I don't even know what myMercyhurstE-mail address is. Iguess that means I've never usedit "Steve Miros, Junior"No, I have my own internetserver outside of the college's. I>-)useVelocity.netIfs moreefficient"Kristie Krause, Senior"No, I have one I used fromhome through Hotmail. When Icame to school, I continued,using it so I wouldn't have tochange my E-mail and tell all myfriends. It just seemed easier."Moran Tracey, Freshman

"No, I already have a dmail account,-plus, I'msure how to activate i tRay Kress, Senior"I have used it a coupover the past four yearrecently."Joe Kolek, Senior"What is it? No, I donknow where or how toMichael Sliker, Se

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"I used it freshman yeasick of it and got a Hoaccount instead. Hotmquicker and easier to aMegan Laverty, Se

Communication through MercyhurstE-mail not working for studentsWhen reading this week'scampus question, does it seem asthough you are re-reading thesame answer over and over?Maybe that coincidence shouldspeak for itself.Recently I surveyed close to45 people, and half of themdidn't even know we had an E-mail accounts throughMercyhurst. The individuals thatdid know their account existedhad never accessed it Nowgranted, 45 people is only asmall portion of the population atMercyhurst, but I believe theanswers of these 45 peoplerepresent to most students here.Every student at Mercyhursthas anaccount set up th rough thecomputer center which they canaccess all over campus for E-mailing. Yet it seems themajority of people choose not touse it. One student even went sofar as to say they didn't thinktheir mail would be read by themalone if they used the school'ssvstem. W hile this may be going

By Carrie TappeEditor in Chiefoverboard, students are turnedoff from the system, and theyaren't alone.The majority of studentssurveyed had a Hotmail accou ntHotmail seems to be the choiceof students because it is "easierto access."The problem with studentsusing Hotmail orother freeInternet-based E-mail services, isthat faculty and administrationrun into barriers when trying tomass-communicate with stu-dents.

Last week, anyone who triedto access the Internet foundthemselves frustrated andannoyed that the Internet wasnon-accessible and no one waswarned of this problem. Ohcontrare. Faculty membersreceived a message on theirvoice mail detailing the problemand what was being done, wh ile

over 2,000 students wethe dark. Perhaps we sreceived warning that twas going down. If eveE-mail, it could be effesend out anE-mail to estudent But the problepractically no one usesschool-issued E-mail atherefor, no one wouldreceived the warning.The Internet is vitalstudents who are attemresearch projects and pdoubt any professor wothe Internet being dow valid excuse for turninpaper late.Communication is kthat the administrationthat student E-mail accnot an effective methocommunication, perhapalternatives, such as stuvoice mail boxes shoulexamined. Now that welower long distance primaybe we could complpackage with voice ma

Student Survey:How could the E-mail system be improved to make it better for stud

Please return answers by Tuesday, Feb. 8, to T he Merciad, Box 485 or write to us ai.

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OPINIONM A I L B A G :B o t c h i n g H a v e y o u i t a l k e d t o G o d l a t e l yt h e n o - f a n s r e p fWith the recent success of theMercyhurst m en's volleyballteam, fan attendance is higherthan it has ever been in volleyball's short four-yearcareer. This seems to contrast therecent rumors of the lack of fansupport at Mercyh urst The gameof volleyball that these youngmen play seems to lure theeducated and uneducated of thegame to unite in one cheeringsection that is growing largerevery game.A prime example of this wastheir recent game vs. nationallyranked Ball State. Althoughdown one gam e, the Lakersshowed resilience, supported bythe infamous "seventh man," inthe crowd and came back to winfour games. The men's team notonly thanked us for our support,but also admitted that we w ere amajor reason why they won. Wepumped them up. Our noise alsoseemed to affect Ball State! We *got into their heads and iteffected their game mentally.They admitted it afterward whiletalking with us. O ne player evenstated that "I wish we had fanslike you guys back home."Once again the "seventh m an"geared his voice for anothermonumental challenge against an11 th ranked Lewis team. Al-though down one game to none,the Lakers were poised for asecond game win w ith the scored

9-5. However, it was not to be.The athletic director, PeterRusso, came over and warned usnot to yell at the other team or tosingle them o ut Nothingderogatory was ever said to theteam at any poin t Russo quietedthe crowd single-handedly and ithe momentum that the Lakershad built was lost because of theactions taken by Mercyhurst'sathletic director. Actions were 1taken even further when asecurity guard showed up afterthe second game. The reason forthat move is still being contem-plated.The last thing Mr. Russo saidbefore returning to his cornerwas, "We have a reputation touphold here at Mercyhurst." Theonly reputation we have is thatthere is no fan support, and itwill continue with actions of theathletic department such asmentioned.| I' So to all the farts of Laker ^volleyball, we invite you to thenext home game Friday, Feb. 4.You choose to sit on your handsand continue the Mercyhurstreputation, or come and cheer asloud as you can for a Mercyhurstteam that is a thrill to watch.

Sincerely,The infamous "seventh m a n , " |Scott Michel, Dain Shirey,Scott Doody, Scott Peppel, andTodd Marshal

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Do you ever wonder how you aregoing to make sense of all thedemands on your time? Do youever feel like you just can'tsqueeze another task or responsi-bility into your already over-crowded life?| Most folks seemingly Have atight routine of c lasses, activitiesor commitments that are carefullyscheduled in their crowdedcalendars. The next time you asksomeone to join you for some funor work notice what happens. Thefirst thing they do is pause tomentally run through theirschedules or pull out their cal-irs to see if they have time.

It is at moments (ike these thatI begin to feel a twinge ofsadnessthe kind of feeling thatyou have when you are lookingforward to spending some qualitytime with a good friend ... only todiscover that they had to cancelat the last minute because theyfelt that they were too busy andcouldn't take the ime o be withyou.Sometimes I wonder if that iswhat we do to God. We are sobusy about many things that wemiss the most important conver-sations of all! Have you talkedwith God lately?H Although we regularly pause

several times a day to eat fnourish our body, what aredoing to nourish our innerour spirit? We are like battthat need to be recharged dwe are to be fully operatioWe need to take some imeto chat with God and nourispirit ... to keep ourself spally healthy. God is alwaysfor us...ready, eager and wto hear our perspective of llatest developments of joysstruggles. Don't put it off anlonger, stop and have a chaGod today! -S is te r Geri Rosinski, RCampus Ministry D irecto

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FEATURESL e c t u r e s e r i e s c o m p l e m e n t s s c i e n c e a n d - r e l i g i o n cBy Dave HermenauFeatures editorClasses can be taught in a varietyof ways. The strict lecture andtext-reading class is a proven istandard on which many profes-sors rely. Though no one methodis best, outside of these stricturesis a world of possibility. TheScience and Religion classoffered by Dr. Lewis Lutton,professor of biology and Dr.David Livingston, assistant *professor of religious studies, is asuccessful example of a classthat employs techniques notutilized under orthodox teachingmethodologies.The Science and Religioncourse is unique in its use of alecture series, designed by thecourse instructors, as an integralcomponent of the class. The classalso stands out in its multi-disciplinary approach to learning.The motivation for such aclass originated prior toLivingston's arrival at ^ ^ *Mercyhurst Lutton and Dr. ^*Michael O* Keefe, formerassistant professor of religiousstudies, had discussed develop-ing a course that looked at theinherent issues which exist in therelationship between science andreligion.According to Lutton, who has

i Gerrlt Shuffstall/Merciad photographerDr. V. V. Raman, professor emeritus at Rochester Institute ofTechnology, lectures Dr. Livingston and Dr. Lutton's science andreligion class Tuesday morning.always been interested in thoseissues, the science and religiondiscussion is fundamental andnecessary.u "How can you not be inter-ested (in the science and religiondiscussion) if you want to be awhole person and if you arelooking for truth ," commentedLutton.Livingston came to Mercy-hurst already having an interestin this area of study and it wasDr. Ludlow Brown, professor of

philosophy who introduced thetwo. Brown's interest was inoffering the class under theauspices of the college's honorsprogram. ^*; This year Livingston andLutton applied for and won agrant from the TernpletonFoundation. Founded by thewealthy Sir John Templeton, thefoundation yearly gives millionsof dollars in grants and otherawards to encourage the estab-lishment of the science and

religion dialogue in institutionsof higher learning. Lutton andLivingston won a $ 10,000 courseaward, $5,000 of which went toinstitutional improvement andthe lecture series. ;The lecture series brought inthree speakers to address idifferent areas of concern withinthe science and religion arena.Dr. Billy Grassie addressed thecollege community in mid-December on the methods forunderstanding how the twostereotypicallydisparate fieldsare related. In mid-January, Dr.John Haught lectured on diequestion of whether or not thereis meaning in the universe,looking specifically at thepotential of Darwinian evolution jfor offering a claim that there ismeaning in the universe. Theseries came to an end Jan. 31 ,when Dr Varadaraja V. Ramanpresented the science andreligion dialogue from a Hinduperspective. IThe science and religion^gflecture series was not just a treatfor the entire campus. The realbenefit of having the academicson campus came the followingday when they addressed thescience and religion class anddiscussed student questions.Livingston believes that this typeof curriculum is both useful and

rs?quite possible at MerCollege. I ^"I think bringing different disciplinesexciting opportunitywith a great faculty,"Livingston.In addition to the employed by LivingsLutton in teaching ththe course topic itselfand timely. Science arightly so or not, haconceived as being twpletely different apprScience is more andof people's daily liveaccording to Livingstgious participation anspirituality are on thesociety and specificalUnited States.Th ey (science anare two fundamental ctics of society as wellhuman,*' continues Li"and I think they needconversation."Perhaps such a dyndemands equally dynteaching methods. Theestablished by LuttonLivingston in their ScReligion c lass, howevpotentially useful in aareas.

Retreat allows even the busiest to make time for GodBy Dave HermenauFeatures editorAt any college or university onewill inevitably find a cadre ofpeople all carrying day plannersoverflowing with appointments,meetings, papers to write andexams for which to study.Amidst the fast paced life thatis so characteristic of our societyis the constant debate w ithinwhich each person finds them-selves: the struggle for "freetime."For a group of people atMercyhurst, the attempt to find"free time" often translates intothe battle to find time to exploretheir relationship with God. Forthe past two years, thanks to SisterGeri Rosinski, director of campusministry', not only students butalso the whole college communityhave had the opportunity, for atleast one week out of the year, tomake time to develop theirrelationship w ith God.

Last week from Jan. 23-27,the second annual "BusyPerson's Retreat" was hosted bySister Rosinski and campusministry. This year's retreat wasexpanded from last year andconsisted of five days of spiritualdirection.It is an idealopportunity to haveindividual spiritualdirection with thesame person for fivedays.

Sister Geri RosinskiSister Rosinski saw the ideaapplied with large success oncampuses around the nation.Because Mercyhurst is such abusy place, and students and/orfaculty are not able to dedicate

an entire weekend to spiritualdevelopment, Sister Rosinskithought she would try theprogram out at Mercyhurst"It is an ideal opportunity tohave individual spiritual direc-tion with the same person forfive days on the scriptures and itis wonderful," Sister Rosinskisaid about the retreat.The marvelous thing about;the "Busy Person* s Retreat" isthat, as the name implies, it ispossible for people with hecticschedules to participate. Partici-pants are scheduled to meet withtheir spiritual directors wheneverit is most convenient for them.Those participating in theretreat were asked to set aside anhour each day. For one half hourthe participant would meditateand for the second half hour theywould meet with their spiritualadviser. Eight spiritual directorswere involved, helping commu-nity members better understandtheir relationship with God/

T h e real issue is that you aretrying to help people articulatetheir own understanding of Godand God's place in their lives...by giving them the space, thetime and the respect to wrestlewith that understanding," saidSister Rosinski."I participated last year andreally thought it was a valuableexperience. This year* s experi-ence was just as valuable andspiritually intense," said seniorpolitical science and R/IAPmajor Liz Kolojek.Though M ercyhurst is steepedin Catholic tradition, both theretreat and campus ministry aimto help members of the college -community clarify and enhancetheir relationships with God,whatever manifestation thatrelationship may take.Sister Rosinski is pleasedwith the second annual "BusyPerson's Retreat" and looksforward to offering the service tothe college community annually.

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^ Gerrlt Shuffstall/Merciad photograph(The Lakers* Jarron Hinton (15) drives into the paint againstWayne State last Thursday night in a 61-37 loss. Mercyhurstresponded w ith a 81-69 victory over Westminster two dayslater. Despite their 3-8 league record, it might be too early tostop believing in the young Laker squad.

By Scott KoskoskiSports editorRecently, the late rap artistTupac Shakur wrote a catchysong entitled "Me Against theWorld." Multiply the "Me" in ;Shakur* s lyric by 13 and the titlebecomes "Us Against theWorld."Which is quickly becomingthe theme of this MercyhurstCollege men's basketball season.A quick background: sopho-more guard Tim Fesko has beenlost for the season due tomononucleosis. Juniors JoelBurgei and Kris Lynn havetransferred. Senior guard DaveLanahan quit the team beforetraining camp. And whatcould' ve been the straw thatbroke the camel's back: juniorcenter Brent Swain, the nation'sleading NCAA D-II re bounder,sprained his right knee inpractice last week. * ? IWhat started as the thirdstraight Karl Fogel team with |realistic playoff expectations isnow playing with their backsagainst the wall. Most of theMercyhurst me n's basketballbandwagon that rallied aroundthe team at the start of the seasonhas either lost interest or startedwith their seemingly annual

G a l i a igni tes Lady LakersBy Scott KoskoskiSports editorWhere have you been, AmyGalla? \ iThe Mercyhurst women'sbasketball junio r forward hasbrought everything to the gym ongame nights except one thingsince Jan. 6: her "A " game. LastSaturday against W estminsterCollege, Galla brought her "A+"game. \\ Behind an impressive 11-point, nine rebound performancefrom the Mercyhurst Prepgraduate, the Lady Lakersimproved to 11 -7 overall (5-6Great Lakes IntercollegiateAthletic Conference) with a 71-50 trouncing of the Titans at theAthletic Center.The victory over Westminstercame two days after a 57-47 lossto the visiting Wayne State LadyWarriors, a game in which .Mercyhurst fell behind 20-3 atthe start and never recovered.Galla's performance against

theTitans Saturday marks herhighest point output since a 15-point afternoon against NorthernMichigan January 6.Mercyhurst hasnow wonmore games so far this season(11) than it did all of last season,when the Lady Lakers onlymanaged nine victories.Against Westminster, juniorforward Meredith Koncsol ledMercyhurst with 15 points andjunior long-range shooter |jRebecca Sandor added 13. TheLady Lakers only led 31-30 atthe half but outscored the Titans40-20 after intermission to claima much, much-needed win.The top three teams from theOLIAC South Division advanceto the postseason, and Mercy-hurst is currently in third placebehind Findlay (17-2) andGannon (14-6). Findlay isineligible for the playoffs thisseason, though, giving the LadyLakers some extra breathingroom.Withfiveof their next six

games on the road, Mercyhurstcan ill afford to have a late-season collapse. Three of theirnext four games come againstteams in the South Division's topfour. The Lady Lakers play at *.Findlay Thursday night andcontinue their road swing with aSaturday afternoon contestagainst Hillsdale at 1 p.m.GLIAC South DivisionWomen's Basketball StandingsAs of February 1,2000TeamFindlayGannonMercyhurstHillsdaleWayne StateAshlandWestminster

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criticism of what could have,should have or might have been.> For all the criticism, though,there is a never-say-die attitudeinside every one of Fogel'splayers. There is always a hopeto still contend for a playoff spot,because as long as there'sanother game to be played, thereremains a hope.And thus die "Us Against theWorld" theme."(It seems like) the onlypeople in the world who stillbelieve in Mercyhurst (men's)basketball are the 15 people inour locker room," remarked headcoach Karl Fogel. "We neverstop believing in ourselves."There's goodreasonnot to.Fighting for their playoff live s,)the Lakers rebounded from avery embarrassing 61-37 loss tovisiting Wayne State Universitylast Thursday with a command-ing 81-69 win over W estminsterCollege at the A thletic CenterSaturday afternoon. The victoryove$ierT itans njoves;JVIeicy-hurst to 8-10 overall and 3-8 inthe Great Lakes IntercollegiateAthletic Conference.The top three teams in theGLIA C s South Division makethe playoffs, and heading intocrucial road games at Findlayand Hillsdale this weekend, the

Lakers are in last placeSouth, two games beloplace W estminster. All Lakers' remaining eighareagainst South Divisopponents.Mercyhurst gained athe Titans Saturday behconsistent play of rookiDion Brown (Syracuse,Corcoran). Brown provto the 350 fans at the Mtwo monster dunks in thalf to add to his game-points. Swain remainedSaturday as he continuerecover from his knee iFogel expects his big min the lineup at Findlayrow night {213),MWe' ve been playindepleted lately," Fogel Saturday's game. Only scholarship players andtotal players dressed lasday against Wayne StatFogel enlisted some helrest of the season in a vunlikely spot: the Lakerteam. Running back FaWilliams and junior widByron Curry were adderoster over the weekendto provide additional prin practice.

Hockey team stomps StBy Scott KoskoskiSports editorThe Mercyhurst College men1 shockey team is having one of thequietest, yet most successfulseasons in its 15-year existence.In just their first season as aNCAA D-1 program and theirfirst season in the Metro AtlanticAthletic Conference (MAAC)Hockey League, the Laker icershave clinched a coveted playoffspot, fulfilling a dream thatbegan when the Lakers thoughtabout becoming D-I nearly fouryears ago. The playoff berth was earnedwith a weekend road sweep ofFairfield University in C onnecti-cut Mercyhurst crushed theStags 8-2 Friday night and 4-1Saturday night to improve to 14-2-1 in the MAAC (17-5-3overall). ?It's amazing how steady the .Lakers' first season in a competi-tive D-I hockey conference hasbeen. Facing speculation that itwould take a few years to adjustto the rigorous schedule associ-ated with the conference,Mercyhurst has instead fell todefeat in just three of their first

17 league games.Both of the Lakers' sgoaltenders are ranked athe MAAC s top five ingoals against average. JuEric Ellis stands near thalmost every league offecategory, including secototal goals and points toQuinnipiac's Shawn MaThe Lakers rank either fsecond in every confereoverall team statistic.j? Remember, this is OMercyhurst's rookie seathe MAAC.Perhaps the most refrthing about the 1999-00that, with the exception somebody different is coing to a victory every niweekend, eight differentscored the team's 12 goatwo games as Mercyhurto a perfect 8-0 away froin MAAC play.The Lakers tangle wiCanisius College this wea home-and-home seriesCanisius visiting the MIand the Lakers playing oroad Saturday.

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