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'Hurstj deals with allegedsexual assault incidentsBy Heather CvitkovicMerciad writer

There has been a rise in reported sexual as-sault cases on the Mercyhurst campus in re-cent months. During November and Decem-ber, five separate incidents of alleged sexualassault occurred on Mercyhurst*s campus ac-cording to Ken Sidun, director of Police andSafety. Two ofthe five incidents were reportedto Mercyhurst Police and Safety, who, accord-ing to protocol, turned them over to the EriePolice Department for investigation.

"We do not handle the investigation processwhen we receive reports of alleged sexual as-

saults/* said Sidun. "We turn the cases over tothe police department. They are betterequipped to handle these types of investiga-tions." ^

Under the Cleary Act, police and safety haveto be notified of all sexual assaults on cam-pus. They do not take action just because theincident is reported to them though.

If a student involved in an incident of sexualassault does not want police involved theyhave the option of taking the case to the sexualassault board. The board, headed by TinaFryling, esq., affirmative action/sexualharrassment officer and assistant professor ofcriminal justice, gives the student a choice ofwhether to take legal action or handle the situ-ation internally.

"We do not push students in to somethingthat they do not want to do," said Fryling. "Weare here to listen to their problems and helpthem decide what avenue to take.*1

According to Fryling, the purpose of dieboard is to mediate between the parties in-volved in the incident and present them withoptions. If no agreement is reached, the sexualassault board hears the case. The board, basedupon the hearing, recommends a punishmentto Tom Herman, dean of discipline. The stu-dent being punished then has a chance to ap-peal to the judicial board. The judicial boardhas the power to affirm or dismiss the deci-sion of the sexual assault board.

"If any students have questions regardingthe sexual assault board or the college*s sexualassualt policy, they can come talk to me," saidSidun. "Many students are not aware of theiroptions."

In response to the recent increase in sexualassault cases, some students have been movedto take action. Lindsey Christopher, secretaryof M ercyhurst StudenrGovernment,has cre-ated an ad hoc committee to deal with edu-cating the campus on issues surrounding

sexual assault."I proposed the committee to the MSG ex-

ecutive board and it was voted in," said Chris-topher. "An ad hoc committee is separate fromthe four standing MSG committees. It is acommittee that arises when it is needed and isdissolved when it has done its job.

"The main goals of the committee are edu-cation, prevention and awareness," said Chris-topher. "We don't want to cause widespreadpanic, we want to educate people about whatis happening on campus."

Fryling and Sidun both recommend takingprecautions to prevent incidents of sexual

see Sexual Assault/page 2

In the beginning

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Over the past 75 years, Mercyhurst has seen some dramatic changes. N ot only has thegeneral appearance ofthe college been significantly altered, but the entire academic andinstitutional structure has grown and prospered as well. The college has gone from anall-female institution with its first graduating class consisting of 12 students to acoeducational liberal arts college with graduating classes reaching 500 students. Thisview of Old Main offers a glimpse of Lake William, which used to stand at the currentsite of Garvey Park. More photos on page 2.

D u v a l f a l s e a l a r m l e a v e s r e s i d e n t s c o n c e r n e d f o r s a f e t y% ;

By Leslie Echan and Heather Cvitkovic

Merciad writers

The Erie Fire Department responded to a firealarm in Mercyhurst's Duval Apartments Tues-day, Jan.16.

Firefighters arrived at the apartment build-ing at approximately 12:30 a.m. after they werenotified ofthe alarm by Mercyhurst Police andSafety. The firefighters evacuated the build-ing, as some residents did not hear the alarms.The alarm turned out to be false.

Students waited outside the building afterthe fire department arrived, unsure of exactlywhat was going on. J.P. Ratajezak, residentassistant in East Duval announced to studentswhat was going on after a firefighter explained

the situation to h im.In response to the false alarm. Ken Sidun,

director of Mercyhurst Po lice and Safety, said,

"This is a serious violation. It is against thelaw to pull the alarm."

According to Sidun, police and safety is ac-tively and thoroughly investigating the inci-dent, looking for anyone who has any infor-mation concerning who may have pulled thealarm. |

Both students and police and safety are

pointing to the fact that there was a party onthe first floor of West Duval the evening thealarm was pulled. It is suspected that the alarmmight have been pulled by an intoxicatedpartygoer. *

Students who live in Duval apartments haveexpressed concern about not hearing the alarmwhen it went off. This forced them to be evacu-1ated rather than allowing them to leave in re-sponse to the alarm. The residents believe thisposes a serious safety risk. Many are upset thatthey did not hear the alarms.

"In Duval you can hear the shower belowyou, and your neighbor's conversation through

the walls, but not a fire alarm. How can that beright," asked Gina Gottuso, resident of WestDuval.

Ratajezak said he contacted Laura Zirkle,dean of residence life, the next day to reportthat the students did not hear the alarms.

This incident comes after a very recent onethat occurred at Briggs 3828 on Dec. 16. A

fire did break out in the hallway of the build-ing when some newspapers caught on fire. Theresidents did not hear the alarms and some stu-dents were concerned because the fire depart-ment was not called.

"When police and safety received the call toreport the fire they were told that the fire wasalready out, which is why the fire departmentwas not called," said Sidun. "There was noneed to call them since the situation was un-der control."

According to police and safety proceduresthe first esponse is to call the fire department,)unless they are informed that the fire has al-

ready been put out."As for the alarms in the Briggs building,

they were immediately fixed. It was a prob-lem with the wiring not being connected butthat has been taken care of," said Sidun. "Nowall three alarms will gooff when there is smokein the hallway."

"Students have to understand, though, that

the alarms in their apartments are on aalone system and will not go off unless smokefrom the hall enters an apartment," addedSidun.

The alarms in both Duval buildings are be-ing looked into to see why they did not go offor why students did nothear them. O ther apart-ment buildings throughout campus will alsobe looked at to ensure that there will not befurther problems.

Both incidents are still under investigation.If any student has information regarding ei-ther situation police and safety asks that it bereported immediately.

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CAMPUS NEWSM e r c y h u r s t c e l e b r a t e s ' 7 5 Y e a r s o n 7 5 A c r e s

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By Sara SeidleMerciad writer

In the fall of 1926, die hard work and dedica-tion of the Sisters of Mercy came to a pin-nacle when, on Sept. 20, the doors toMercyhurst College were officially opened.

In the beginning, the then all-female schoolon top of the hill overlooking Lake Erie wascomprised of one building, Old Main, with anenrollment of a mere 19 freshmen and sixsophomores.

Since 1926, thecollege has grown into oneof the foremost liberal arts colleges in the re-gion with an enrollment approaching 3,000.The original buildings has multiplied to 33 and

expand over six city blocks. Over the past 75years, the college has grown to encompass

of the 75 acres purchased by by the Sis-i l t

ter of Mercy Sept 30,19 22.September 20,2001 will mark the 75th an-

niversary of the day Mercyhurst Collegeopened its doors. In honor of the past 75 yearsof growth and commitment to higher educa-

te coming year will be full ofcommemo-L I . I

rative events.The college kicked off its 75th anniversary

celebration "75 Years on 75 Acres" January 1,2001 with Vienna in Erie IV in the .MaryDiAngelo Performing Arts Center. The

1924—Ground was broken for the newcollege on Sept 8.

1925—Bishop Gannon presides at the

laying of the cornerstone for the build-ing, v

"Vienna in Erie IV" program was the first ofsix concerts that will celebrate the college's75th anniversary. Ine next program, by?theMoscow Chamber Orchestra, is scheduled forFeb. 4. : § ^ |

Other anniversary events w ill include a spe-cial Sousa concert at Mercy hurst "s annual OldFashioned Fourth of July, a series of lecturesheld by various academic departments and aspecial celebration Sept 20, 2001 includingthe annual Mass of the Holy Spirit to welcomethe beginning of yet another academic year at

Mercyhurst.

The college will celebrate Founders Day onOct. 10 and designate one of the two old pinoaks on the back campus as the charter oak.

The Class of 2001 will unveil their anniver-sary class gift, new signage to be placed justinside the front gates . The U.S. Post Office ishaving a special pictorial cancelation madefor the college that will be available at eachspecial anniversary event^'Many m ore commemorative projects are stillin the works. Some of these include a resolu-tion by Erie City Council to give the collegehonorary designation for the strip of 38thStreet between Old French Road and PineAvenue as well as an official postal addresschange for the college soon to be decided..

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When Mercytust opened its doors in 1926 it was comprised one building, OldMain, located on top of a hill 12 blocks away rom he city of Erie's southern bound-ary. Today, the college stretches for six city blocks with 33 buildings in all.

1928—TheiState of Pennsylvania

grants a charter to Mercyhurst, giving

it the ight o grant B.A. degrees.

1929—MercyhursFs library, located inthe present day Student Services Of-fice, boasts 8,500 volumes.

1969—After four months of study, theBoard of Trustees vote to make the

move to a coeducational institution.

1986—The akers are accepted into theMideast Collegiate Basketball Confer-

ence.

1934—"Tflie RoosT, MercyhursTs first

student center,, opens in a converted

chicken house.

1914 f i s t student government estab-

lished at Mercyhurst, the Student Coun-c i l * i y ^

Mercyhurst Student Government

Lecture Series presents

Joe Clarkas portrayed in"Lean OniMe"

Mercyhurst College will celebrate Black His-tory Month with Joe Clark Tuesday, Feb. 6at 8 p.m. in the Mary D*Angelo PerformingArts Center.

Clark is perhaps best known as the toughNew Jersey high school principal depictedin the movie "Lean on Me.** He now travelsaround the nation as a motivational speaker,expounding on his theory that tough disci-pline is the answer to many of the difficul-ties plaquing the nation's schools.

A former Army drill instructor, Clark wasnamed one of the nation's 10 "Principals of

Leadership" in 1986.He has written a book entitled "Laying

Down the Law.'*Presently, Clark serves as the director of

the Essex County Youth House, a juveniledetention center in Newark, NJ.

Clark will be speaking in conjunction withMercyhurst's Black History Month activities.

Sponsored by Mercyhurst Student Gov-ernment as part of its ongoing lecture series,the event is free and open to the public. Formore details, contact Billy Byrnes, MSGvicepresident.

Changes in Easter Break announced

Dr. Joseph Gower,vice president of academicaffairs, announced in a faculty bulletin Jan.IS that classes will not be held on Monday,April 16 in honor of the Easter holiday.

Originally, the Easter break was to beginafter classes Wed, April 12 with classes re-suming on M oru, April 16.

With the schedule change, classes will nowbe held on Thurs, April 12. The classes heldon this day. however, will follow the normalMonday, Wednesday. Friday cla ss schedule.'4

According to the bulletin released by Gower,

this will allow for the requisite hours for Mon-day, Wednesday, Friday classes to be met. |

Classes that typ ically meet on Monday andWednesday afternoon or evening, but not onFridays will not meet on Thurs., April 12. Hourrequirements for these classes will still be me

without any schedule adjustments.According t o Gower, students expressed con-

cern that in order to be back to campus forclasses on Monday, they would have to useEaster Sunday as a travel day. The change inthe schedule now ensures students will haveample travel time over the Easter holiday.

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Sexual Assaultsault, especially those that involve datedrugs such as Rooties. Going to partiesfriends and paying attention when somecgetting you a drink are two suggestions.

"We don't have any concrete evidence ofRoofie use on campus but the potential doesexist," said Sidun. "If students feel like some-thing has happened, they should report it within72 hours "

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JANUARY 2 4. 2001 THE MERC IAD PAGE 3

Fadef2 Shade steps into the spotlightSigned in May of 2000 to Minneapolis-basedrecord label, Angel Beach Records, Fade 2

Shade will be on the Mercyhurstcampus Fri-day, Feb. 9 for a conce rt The group will alsobe promoting their debut LP, Time Will Tell,released in November of 2000 on the AngelBeach Records label.

In the fall of 2000, Fade 2 Shade was se-lected to be one of MTV's artists for theChoose or L ose Midwest Tour. During thattime, they were selected to showcase at sixNational Association of Campus Activitiesregional conferences in Houston, Texas; LosAngeles, Calif.; Louisville, Ky.; Baltimore,Md.; Omaha, Neb.; and Wh itewater, Wis.

Fade 2 Shade was also selected out of 500acts to showcase at the N.A.GA. NationalShowcase in Nash ville, Tenn. in February of2001. J 1 4

Having performed w ith A&M Re cords art-ist Johnny Lan g, Arista Records artist Shan-non Currman, Capitol Records artistThePushStars and Columbia Records artist RobertBradley's Blackwater Surprise, Fade 2 Shadewill be pairing up with other national acts thisspring as a part of its 90-plus date on the Na-tional College Tour.

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This six piece group is an extraordinary com -bination o f ock,jazz, funkand ethnic rhythm,and plays an average of 215 shows a yearacross the United States.

The group consists of: Craig Heitkamp(leadvocals & acoustic guitar), Andrew Kopp(saxophones & flute). Derrick Raiter (auxil-iary percussion & vocals), Randy Engehnayer(bass guitar & vocals) andMatt Everson (elec-tric & acoustic g uitars).

Fade 2 Shade is booked by OnCampusBooking and managed by Future ProductionsArtist Management both of Minneapolis,Minn.

You can see Fade 2 Shade perform in theUnion on Friday, Feb. 9 from 11 pan. to 1 ajn.

For more information on Fade 2 Shade orthis event; visit Fade 2 Shade's Web site at<www.fade2shade.conv>

Monte Carlo night raises funds for agood cause

By Tracy FischerMSG President

MSG sponsored their first fundraiser eventJan. 19, 2001: a Monte Carlo Event This

event consisted of various casino games, slotmachines, food and lots of great prizes.

Those who attended gave a m inimum do-nation of S3, which raised a total of $250 tobenefit the American Diabetes Association.

There were about 75 students in attendanceand two faculty members. Everyone whocame enjoyed the atmosphere of he event andhada lotof fun. The music played at the eventadded to the casino mood o f the crowd.

Various local businesses donated prizes tothe fundraiser, that were auctioned off at theend of the evening by a raffle. MSG pur-chased a few larger prizes such as a cordlesstelephone, stereo, CD's and a 13" TV/VCR.

Annie Sftteif Meraad Photograpner

The event w as a success and MSG will be Jsponsoring another fundraiser in the springterm to raise additional funds for the Ameri-can Diabetes Association. Thank you to ev-eryone who helped out with the event or at-tended.

Abstract seasons on display in Qimmings art gallery

By Ellen LearnMerciad writer

An exhibit of painting created by ; the lateMercyhu rst professor, Ernest Mauthe will beon display in the Cwinnings Gallery throughFeb. 15, 2001.

3Mauthe earned a bachelor's degree in arteducation from Edinboro University and amaster's degree in fine arts from AlleghenyCollege. At the time of his unexpected deathhe was working on com pleting his doctorate.at SUNY-Buffalo.

Mauthe was an art professor at Mercyhurstfor 30 years and for a time w as chairman of

the department His colleagues used to call him"Straight man 0 because of his dry sense ofhumor. They also said he was humble abouthis work. When people suggested m arketingit, he said n o, although he loved the processof creating art His colleagues also said thathis students were dazzled when hedid demos,g Mauthe had a love of geography, music (es-

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The Cummings Art Gallery isday through Sunday, 2 to 5 pJO .

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— pNTERTAINMENTDinner and a movie

Pie in the Sky Cafe

Check, pleaseBy Rochelle CurranMerciad writer

Upon entering the doors of Pie in the SkyCafe, you will find that it is of modest sizeand decoration. The tables are adorned withfresh flowers, the dinner menus are handw rit-ten and the chairs are made of canvas andwood which suggests a degree of familiarcomfort Note the open kitchen and neat sur-roundings.

Pie in the Sky Cafe's greatest attribute is,of course, the food.The selections range frommeat dishes to pasta and fresh seafood. Bewarned, this is not a simple steak and potatoplace. Each selection is an original creationby the chef. The vegetarian will even find anoption on the menu.

My first time there, we began the meal withbruchetti, topped with olive paste, artichokehearts and cheese. For the main course, I chosethe fresh rout, which was served stuffed withsauteed mushrooms and onions, au-gratin po -tatoes and fresh vegetables. My companiontried the Jamaican Chicken, served with friedplantains and sweet potatoes. Unfortunately,we had to pass on desert The whole fish thatI ate and the half of a chicken that my friendtackled were more than enough!

One refreshing difference you will noticeat Pie in the Sky Cafe is that they do not servealcohol. They do, however, encourage theirguests to bring alcoholic beverages w ith themif they so desire. Also, be sure to bring cashor your check book with you when you dinethere because they do not accept credit or debitcards.

The next time that you are planning to goout for a special evening of dining, give thelovely people at Pie in the Sky Cafe a call(459-8638). This privately owned eatery islocated on the comer of 463 W. 8th St t Res-ervations are strongly recommended beca usethey are only open a select number of hourseach day. You will undoubtably be greeted,

seated and served in a timely manner which

will give you all the more time to enjoy yourexquisite m eal.

The JOHN M DeD AD, JR.MEMORIAL FUND

GLOW BOW LSaturday, FebJlO at 3 p.m.EastlandBowlingLanes

*To qualify: $25 minidonation?

Students caapick tip donationenvelopes from Campus Ministry,Circle K, Rotaract or the Office?

of Institutional Advancement

A Clockwork Orange Mi lvie in Zum 214 Jan. 25 at 8 p.m. Cost is $1

Coffee House Go es Co unt ry in the Union Jan. 26 from 10:30 pan. to 1:30

Coyote Ugly — movie in the Union Jan. 27 at 10:30 p.m.

AROUND

'Traffic'

Just the ticketBy Brandon Boy IanM * - t

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Steven Soderbergh's "Traffic follows threestories' perspectives on the war against drugsin the United States and Mexico. Th e storiesremain almost entirely separate from eachother during the majority of the film, but to -wards their final ch apters, the loose ties arerevealed between them.

Story one has two police officers dealing

with the drug crisis on the American-Mexi-can border, apprehending foreign drug car-tels as they can.

Story two shows a woman's struggle tokeep her family together (at any expense)after her husband is arrested for buy ing andselling drugs.

Story three depicts a Supreme Judge'scrackdown on the circulation and trade ofdrugs in the United States and Mexigions, even though (unbeknownst o him) his"miss perfect," teenage daughter happens IDbe a drug addict herself.

It's almost as if Soderbergh caught threeseparate drug-related scenarios b y accidwithin the course of two or three days andslated them into one mo vie. It gives a toughslice of the underground,drug-infested life.

The film's most unrivaled, unchallengabledistinction is the way in which it representspolice officers handling drug crime, com-pletely desensitized and immoral, especiallyseen in story one.

Story two gives us a safe, selfish story ofa woman w ho would rather see crimes suchas drug-selling and murder continue andeven participate in it, than to have her "per-

fect-world," family life shattered.-•Story three, perhaps the most easy to com -

prehend, reveals the blind naivete of parentsto their [supposed] impeccable child's drugaddiction; if you look closely between thelines, you can almost see a posterboard matreads, "yes> this can happen to your family."

The cast was a hodgepodge of "well-knowns" and "who's-he ?," which gives thatensemble-like quality m ost commonly usedby P.T. Anderson ("Magno lia"). MichaelDouglas is the Supreme Judge surprised tosee that his only daughter lights as well asshoots up . His real life wife, Catherine Zeta-Jones, gives an earthly representation of the"everyday'* woman, deciding to what ex-treme she will fights to k eep her family to -gether. Benicio Del Toro, who deserves aBest Supporting Actor nomination mis year,plays one of the cops on patrol of foreigndrug trafficking. O ther players include Den-nis Quaid, DonCheadle, Amy Irving, SaunaHayek and Albert Finney. I gave it an A-."Traffic," rated "R" is playing at Tinseltowndaily at 1:10 p.m., 4:10 p.m., 7:10 p.m. and

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La rry Keel Experience playing at Docksider Jan, 24 at 9 p.m.

Not Now, Darling" play at the Director's Circle Jan. 25 at 8 p.m

Vieux C arr e' — play at the Roadhouse Theatre Jan. 26 at 8 p.m

Lean on M e — m ovie in the Union Jan. 30 at 9 pjn. Sonic Gar den playing at Docksider Jan. 27 at 10 pjn

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OPINIONTHE GOOD.. .

• Congratulations to the men 's basketball team for their amazing win against Gannon thispast Monday night. The Lakers beat Gannon into the ground with a final score of 84-62.Special congratulations go to Scott M elle, the high scorer of the game.

• The Laker fans at the Gannon game showed a lot of school spirit but in a respectful way.Thank you to the fans for show ing that you can rub it in the other teams face hut do it grace-fully.

• The men's hockey team is number one in their conference and the men's basketball team isnumber one in the GLIAC South conference. Congratulations to both teams on the outstand-ing play that has gotten them to the top. I

• Final schedules are out early again this year. Students can start preparing their study sched-ules now. Yeah right, who are we kidding?

• Seniors, this is the last ime hat you will have to stand in the lines that stretch to oblivionduring the time administration calls registration but which most of us affectionately refer to asa big pain in the butt. So grin and bear it, knowing that you will never have to do it again.

THE BAD .. .

• On Jan. 16 a fire alarm was pulled in West Duval. Firemen responded to the scene only todiscover that it was a false alarm. Is there really someone so immature on this campus that theywould pull the alarm, forcing the building to be evacuated and the firemen to come? Hope-fully, this is just an isolated incident and won't happen in the future.

• Someone tried to kill the cheerleaders at the Gannon game. Well, not really, but a bench?was knocked over and som e water spilled near their cheer area and some of the girls nearlylost their footing. These girls are there to show their school spirit and people should be carefulabout what occurs near their cheer area. 1

• Som e students have been experiencing problems with the delivery of pizzas from PizzaOutlet. The pizzas arrive several minutes late, if they even arrive at all. If they want our busi-ness, shouldn't they be a little m ore speedy with their delivery? And whatever happen-ed to delivery in 30 minutes or less or it is free ? \

THE UGLY ...• Christmas is over and it is about time that someone took the decorations off the Christmas

tree in Garvey Park. Or is this going to be one of those Christmas traditions that never goesaway and the decorations stay up until next Christmas? We sincerely hope not.

THE CONTROVERSIAL• On the night of the false alarm in D uval there was a party on the first floor. When the

firemen reported to the scene they discovered the hallway littered w ith garbage and beer cans.When the students evacuated the building several students had open containers. Nothingiwas done about this and no one was written up for the serious violation. Was it merely thateveryone was concerned about the alarm and no one really paid attention to the open contain-ers? Or were they ignored for another reason? Most people believe that it was someonefrom the party who pulled the alarm, so shouldn't that party have been looked into a little morethoroughly?

• Also related to the false alarm, one student was written up for a candle that she had blownout immediately before leaving her apartment. She was written up for having the candle, whichis a violation. But the student wonders why she was w ritten up and the people who had thethe first floor party and the garbage in the halls were not? This is apparently an issue that needs

to be looked into seriously.

Introducing George "Dubya"The last time I voiced my opinions in this edi-torial I discussed the campus diversity issue.Now, 1 come to you readers again, troubled by

a far greater evil: George W. Bush (or "Dub-ya" to his friends).

Before I explain, let me start off by acknowl-edging the complex and dynamic nature ofpolitics. Issues are rarely a matter of absolutes,involving an elaborate ballet of socio-eco-nomic factors.H read an editorial in the Erie Times-News

that referred to President Bush as the onlyelected president with a "permanent asterisknext to his name."

To many voters, myself included, that aster-isk reflects a growing distance between rheto-ric of democracy and the practice of democ-racy.

The fact that President Bush w as elected tooffice, without winning the popular vote, is

enough to disenfranchise the most politicallysavvy citizen.The election of a new president is an oppor-

tunity to begin anew; a fresh start.Except that most Americans did not choose

George W. Bush (damn hanging chads).The consequence seems to be increased bi-

partisanship; an unfortunate and potentially di-

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sastrous side effect.He has already alienated Democrats with

his hard-edge stance against abortion andstrict gun control (don 't get me started there ).Furthermore, his planned fossil fuel explo-ration (or exploitation) of U.S. territories inAlaska is an alarming reminder of his vestedinterested in the oil industry. /

Yet he attempts to placate critics who citehim as "too conservative" with the placementof minority individuals in the presidentialcabinet. Rather than elect old rich white guysto office, he simply elects people who act like

old rich white guys. No one's fooled "Dub-y a II honestly hope that these hurdles can beovercome for the sake of the citizens of theUnited States; maybe he ' 11 prove all the crit-ics wrong. Here's to hoping that we can haveuniform voting machines for the next elec-tion.

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Good news for student employees at the college anxious to get their income taxI returns sent irffor a refund* ppfe |

W-2 Forms will be put in their campus mailboxes this week. K eep checking forthem, you need to file your income tax return. If you don't rec eive if by Friday,

I contact Diane Rutkowski e xt. 2278 or see her in Main 105. W

F i r e s i t u a t i o n s b r i n g o u t t h e i m m a t u r i t y i n s o m e s t u d e n t s a n d r a i s e s a f e t y i s s u e s

Many students are concerned with their safetyin their apartments after the recent fires inBriggs and DuvaL In both incidents the stu-dents did not hear the fire alarms, and in theDuval case, the students had to be evacuatedby the fire department.

I understand students* concerns. I can imag-ine that it would be very scary to be woken upat night by a fireman (unless he was ThirdWatch handsome) and told that you have toleave your apartment immediately. Thoughts

would run throughmy

mind of all the personalbelongings that I was leaving behind to beconsumed by the fire that I would assume willrage throughout my building.

If I had heard the alarm, maybe I would havefelt better about the situation. I would havehad time to p repare to evacuate my building. Icould have taken some of my personal belong-ings, like my favorite down comforter and pil-low, or some of my favorite pictures.

But in the recent situations, no one heard analarm and now students are questioning theirsafety?

The fire alarm, the one that the fire depart-

Famous last words

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ment responded to, turned out to be a falsealarm. Students now are wondering, "what

will happen next time if there is a real fireand we don't hear the alarm?"OK, so these points i can understand. The

situation is scary at worst, shaky at best. Butmaybe we should go back to the beginningstages of these incidents. Like when the firewas started and when the alarm was pulled.

Maybe while being concerned for our safetywe should also be concerned about the peoplewho might be starting these fires (it has notyet been proven whether the fire on Briggswas accidental) or pulling the fire alarms.Maybe we should be concerned about that.

I remember in high school false alarms were

so common that we had to have black light ink

instal led on the alarm pulleys to figure out whothe culprits were.

And at least once a month, some smoker inthe bathroom would throw their still lit ciga-rette in the waste basket causing a fire thatwould evacuate the whole school.

But that was high school. W hen we enteredcollege, weren't we supposed to become ma-ture responsible adults? That is not how ma-ture, responsible adults act.

People aren't going to their offices and pull-ing alarms just for laughs. So why do we havestudents on this campus acting this way.

1 am in no way downplaying the faultyalarms. They need to be fixed before the situ-ation becomes irreparable. But there are peopleon this campus who are putting these alarmsto the test and putting are lives in danger andthe lives of the firefighters who have to rushto the scene.

Not long ago a fire truck got into an acci-dent, demolishing the truck and injuring someif its passengers, while responding to a latenight call.

When firefighters have to respond to a latenight false alarm, they put their lives in dan-ger and the lives of people driving on the road.

This is because some jokester thought itwould be funny to pull an alarm and see theresidents running like rats to exit the build-ing.

So while we are concerned about the alarmsnot working and rightfully so, we should alsobe concerned about the people who make thesealarms go off, either due to an accident, like a

still lit cigarette, or an alarm being pulled as aprank.

These immature acts are putting a lot ofpeople at risk and they should be punished forthat. i> fe 1

They should be so embarrassed and ashamedby their high school antics that they shouldfeel compelled to confess their crime. But theyare too immature to even take responsibilityfor what they have done.

So while we all hope that the alarms in allthe buildings are fix ed, we should also hopethat immaturity vanishes from this campus.

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Q U E S T I O NAfter the two fire incidentslon campus,do you feel safe in your campus living environment?

i think the school should have a newfire alarm system so that if one alarmgoes off, they go off in the entirebuilding?* | %— Darren Forgea, sophomore

"Granted there are problems with certain as-pects dealing with the fire situations, but me,myself, I still feel safe."— Chris Bressette, sophomore

"Students shouldn't have to worry whether ornot they will be able to evacuate the buildingin case of a fire. They should hear the alarm

and know they have to leave."— Andrea Bauer, sophomore & $

"My building was on fire and the scariest thingwas not hearing the building alarm."— Megan Mitman, sophomore

As long as you have responsiblepeople in your building, the issue ofsafety should not be a problem. How-ever, to ensure the safety of all stu-dents, the tire alarm system shouldbe wired throughout the whole build-ing.— Sarah Aiello, junior

« 0 » T *I'm not overly concerned, but I feel

the volume of alarms should belouder so thatjjstudents can hear

them." 1 | J ? I |£gs— Matt Codd, sophomore

i*1 would feel safer if the alarms w ere louder,but I do not feel unsafe."— Jeremy Verdi, junior

1 do not feel that my safety at Mercyhursthasever been jeopardized. However, I do feelthat the college needs to seriously consideradditional safety m easures and review policyfor situations involving fire s." %

Casey Kilroy, sophomore

fit concerns me that the college, whether itbe security o r maintenance, is not taking thecorrect measures concerning our safety."

Laura Moore, sophomore

rl do not feel unsafe, however, I think matsome changes should be made."— Mike Card, sophomore

"Despite these incidents, I still feel safe in myapartment"— Jeff Halladay, sophomore

"I feel relatively safe in my building. I thinkthat maintenance needs to make more periodiccheckups in each building to ensure that thealarms are working."

— Barb Bartoszek, sophomore

"I feel fairly safe, but I am not sure that thefire alarms are reliable.**— Kelly Markos, senior

"With the exception of faulty and misused firealarms on campus, I still feel very safe on cam-pus

Andrew dem inis , senior

91

OPINIONFirst lady in red

Hot or not?

Megan Cvitkovic

It's a new year and with it many new changeshave been ushered in. Probably the most im-portant being the inauguration of our newpresident this week. While all that politicaljargon is really fascinating, what's even moreintriguing is who wore what (or who!) to theinaugural balls after the induction.

And while most may think that it doesn 'tmatter what the president and first lady wore,others will say "Oh contraire." £1 The first lady's inaugural ball gowns is per-haps the first indication of what kind of first

lady she will be. Jackie O', showed the worldshe was classy and hip, Barbara Bush that shewas stuffy and motherly, Hillary Clinton thatshe was a no non-sense kind of lady, but whatabout Laura Bush? II Immediately her to-be ball gown drew at-tention from many critics because she was towear, now take a deep breath and make sureyou are sitting down, RED! "They" saya firstlady has never worn red to the inaugural balls,but, hey, there's a first or everything right?

Laura Bush's gown was created by MichaelFaircloth, a very famous Dallas-based couturedesigner who has created many of thegownsworn by previous first ladies. But he is alsothe designer for the Dallas Cowboy cheerlead-Sers. Now don't expect to see any pictures ofthe new first lady in a skimpy, sequined gown,

in fact her gown was quite the opposite.L Laura Bush wore a full length red sequinedgown that had a slight scooped neckline andfull length sleeves. Hardly causing the dramamany political analysts thought it would (likethey know how to dress anyway?!), I thoughtit extremely tasteful even though, heaven for-bid, it was red. In fact, I believe that is what Iliked about it. It was very tasteful and elegant,and I look forward to seeing what else she willbe wearing. Who knows, she may become thenext Jackie O'-type of fashion plate .

Zack VenableHeathe r CvitkovicSara SeidleKristin PurdyAdam DuSholeAnnie DeMeoAnnie SitterLeslie EchanBrian CosteUoeStacy NorrisMike TannerBrandon Boylan

Editor in ChiefExecutive & Administrative EditorManaging News EditorArts & Entertainment EditorFeatures EditorSports EditorPhotography EditorCopy EditorAdvertising ManagerRegional Exchange EditorLocal Exchange EditorMovie Critic

Staff WritersKate Cy winski s Stacy Norris

Megan Cvitkovic

The M erciad is the student-produced newspaper of Mercyhurst College. Itis published throughout the year with the exception of mid-term and finalweeks. Office at 314 Main. Telephone 824-2376. Fax 824-3249. E-mail

<[email protected]>.

The M erciad w elcomes letters to the editor. All letters must be signed.but your name can be withheld on request under certain conditions. Uttersare due on the Monday before pub lication and should be no longer than500 words. All letters should be submitted to Box 485.

CAMPUS MINISTRY MAILBAGAnswers to'questions on Easter Monday and

intercollegiate college gatherings -Our mailbag was so full that we decided toanswer two questions this week.Is Easte r Monday a holy day of obligation?

Easter Monday is a holy day, as a matter fact,it is considered a "solemnity" (the highest levelof holy day) within the hierarchy of churchholy days, but it is not an obligatory holy day.

In other words, the faithful are not obligedto attend mass on that day. For that matter,Holy Thursday, Good Friday and the EasterVigil are holy days but none of hem are obliga-tory either.

Considering the fact that these days are con-sidered some of the "holiest" of the churchyear, why would the church not make them

holy days of obligation? It would seem thatthe church is trying to say something abouthow we come to the Lord — freely and with-out coercion, especially during these days ofimportance.They also might be assuming that Christians

who understand the ramifications of these dayswould not need any instruction to attend, butwould want to do so on their own initiative.Are there ever any social gathering s amongthe variou s colleges of the area? .

Funny you should ask. The campus minis-tries of Allegheny. Behrend, Clarion, Edinboroand Gannon have put together an "intercolle-

Questioning faith

Fr. Jim Piszker

giate gathering*' for college students for sev-eral years now.

It has always been scheduled at a time whenMercyhurst could not be involved, but that ischanging this year! It will be held SaturdayFeb. 3, 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Edinboro andthere will be a keynote speaker, Msgr. Tho-mas McSweeney, former head of theChristophers. There will also be workshops,

small group discussions and the event willconclude with a liturgy.It is an opportunity for students of various

schools to come together for social interac-tion, fun and sharing mutual concerns in apositive and caring manner. We .hope thatMercyhurst will be well represented in its pre-mier year of being part of this gathering.

A committee of students on campus is work-ing on our part of the program, so please con-sider coming and supporting their efforts onbehalf of your college. If you are interested inattending, there is a sign-up sheet in the cam-pusministry office or call the office for moreinformation.

mailto:[email protected]

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FEATURES

Celebrating 75 Yearsof MercyhurstFlashback to the way things were

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To commemorate Mercyhurst *s 75th anniver-sary, The Merciad will feature an article and/or picture each week for the rest of the year.The staff hop es that our readers will enjoy thetrip into interesting, amusing and sometimescrazy M ercyhurst past.

February 8,1990: The Sit-inAngered at proposed housing changes and re-strictions, students decided to stage a sit-in.

The changes were proposed by Dr. GaryBrown, then director of residence life, nowexecutive dean of Mercyhurst-North East. Thepolicy change would allow only seniors to liveoff campus.

From a housing and educator's point ofview, it would be a good move," said Brown.

Hie reason many students moved off cam-pus is because of the point system that leftmem with no apartments topick from/* Brownsaid.

The proposal was made before a 1990 cam-pus assault that occurred, according to E. Wil-liam Kennedy, director of student services.

[This is not a question of rights," Kennedysaid. "Just as driving is a privilege and not aright, attending Mercyhurst College is a privi-lege and not a right. Mercyhurst is aclub: youeither join or you d on't."

Two student committees, one on housingcontracts, the other on the housing point sys-tem had been set up to research the proposal.

Many students felt that the m ove to moreon-campus housing was an attempt to increaserevenue and that is what riled students up overthe issue.

More than 200 students turned up Wed., Feb.7, 1990 at 7:30 a.m. on the second floor ofOld Main in support of the demonstrationsanctioned by the Mercyhurst student govern-ment The MSG executivecommittee met with

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Dr. William Garvey, president, E. WilliamKennedy, director of student services and Dr.Gary Brown, director of resident life, to dis-cuss the proposed housing policy change.

The MSG executive com mi ee headed byMatt Triola, demanded that the proposedpolicy be scrapped or else they would sanc-tion the sit-in outside Brown's office in OldMain.

Garvey told the executive commitee that ifthey did have a sit-in, the administration would

64 You can't

make a policy

bylsit-ins.Sit-ins make

compromise

impossible.--Dr. William P. Garvey

enforce a policy demanding that all students,including seniors, live on campus, according

to Triola.The MSG executives met with the studentbody in the union to decide if the sit-in shouldgo ahead as planned. The crowd of more than100 students voted unanimously in favor ofthe demonstration.

After the sit-in, Dr. Garvey addressed theSenate and said, "You can't m ake a policy bysit-ins. Sit-ins make compromise impossible.By going to the barricades you make this a

question of authority and control. The admin-istration cannot be influenced by things of thisnature."

Garvey said that the "love it or leave it" atti-tude that was implied by Kennedy who com-pared Mercyhurst to a club was unfortunateand was simply Kennedy's personal opinion.

*He added that a decision on the housing

policy had not yet been made, but would b emade by A pril. He said that the decision wouldbe enforced thereafter.

"We can't phase it out because we can't livewith the problem for four years,**he said.

"Students have the right to be heard but notto tell us where they want to live," he said.

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On Jan. 13, approximately 20 daring students scaled the wall of ClevelandRock Gym in Euclid, Ohio. Theevent was organized by Paul Cook, I

Mercyhurst senior and off-campus events cha ir for the students activities

committee. Plans or another trip in the spring are in the wo rks. Interestedstudents should contact SAC. I B f mHfKtiffit^t 4

Do you know...?

KateCywinski

A fan of outdoor recreation* Nevin Welle ofMercyhurst appreciates nature through ex-treme measures. Welte began lepefihng througha high school club when be was a sophomore.He now engages in the chaBengmg sports oflead climbing andbouldering.

Bouldering is a sub-climbing sport in whicha person climbs boulders without a rop e. Wrfteand Nick Ellis, a friend who also attendsMercyhurst, competed at a competition inPittsburgh. W elte received second place; while

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Ellis took fourth.They plan to attend

Cleveland.

Lead c limbing involves!from the bottom by placingchar, in the rock as they advance. Welle hasclimbed heights of up to 60 ft . He describedclimbing as an adrenaline rush. "Ttls like free-dom," Welte said.

Jt was through a mishap that Wefee beganclimbing atage 17. He was epelling on rockswith his high school club when thegroupupon rocks that had to b e climbed in order to

reach the top. The club leader, afterward,bought the students lestaught them the basics of c

According to W elte, «*limqpw «. i t Afi t iybe safe or they can be seriously injured. Onone adventure, Welte was climbing a largeblock-shaped rock to set an anchor. He slippedon the wet rock and plummeted onto Ins friendbelow,bringing thecliiubeisdji»g« it—toa ledge that dropped nearly 50 I t A\is someone who **is not afraid to take a chanceand be pushed to the limits," said Wehe.

Welte has climbed in places such asMcConnelPs Mills State Park, 40 miles north

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of Pittsburgh, and Cooper Rocks in WestVirginia.His favorite climb was at theShawangunk Mountains or The Gunks in NewYork State, which is one of the best places toclimb on the east coast, according to W elte.I Welte and Ellis plan to take a road trip acrossthe country during spring break to climb atJoshua Tree hi California. Climbing is also a

great way to "forgetabou t school,** Welte said.Welte is an environmental science major anda member of SPAN, S tudents for the Protec-tion and Appreciation of Nature. He wants towork outside and is considering a career inaquatic ecology.

•-Welte had a job last summer with the U.S.Geological Survey that involved a wet suite, asnorkel and over three months of living in aten t For two and a half months, Welte snor-keled 78 miles down the Delaware River do-ing an inventory of the muscle species andsearching for the endangered Dwarf Wedgemuscles, m fret B& * j

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LAKER— ^ D / S D T C

M e n c l o b b e r G a n n o n , t o p G L I A C S o u t hBy Annie DeMeoMerciad writer

The Gannon Knights wished they were Mer-cyhurst College Monday night. After eightconsecutive losses to the cross-town ivals, hemen's basketball team throttled Gannon at theHammerm i 11 Center beforea stunned crowd of3,000. I

t •• An impressive 84-62 w in proved that theLakers deserved the top spot in the southerndivision of the GLIAC. |

Mercyhurstnever trailed the Golden Knights,leading the entire game except for brief ties attwo and 20.

The offense was fueled by impressive per-formances from Scott Melle (18 points) and

Brent Swam (17 points). The Lakers hit 64percent of shots from the Meld.

The defense held Gannon to only 19 basketsin 63 attempts from th e field. Mercyhurst ledin nearly allstatistical categories, out rebound-ing the Knights 41-19. '*

The victory rounded out a successful week-

Annie Sitter/Merciad photographer

Rich Bradley was honored for earninghis 1.000th point Saturday, Jan. 20 .

end far the Lakers. Mercyhurst started theweekendeariy with a match-upagainst GLIACfoe Ferris Stale Thursday, Jan. 18. The men

the visiting opponent 81-62, afterM » l

9jumping to a 46-23 half-time lead. Rich Brad-

ley led the team with 18 points, with Swain and

Dion Brown adding 16 a piece. Melle alsoscored in double figures, contributing 13 to thevictory.• Saturday afternoon the Lakers took care ofsome more GLIAC busine ss. The MercyhurstLakers fell behind the visiting Grand ValleyLakers 43-35 at the break, f% The Hurst was resilient; the men battled backto end regulation with a Laker-Laker tie forc-ing an overtime period.

A Melle jump shot put Mercyhurst up by onewith 46 seconds left in the game. Swain addeda lay-up at the buzzer to seal the 87-84 Mercy-hurst Laker win.

$|All five Laker starters finished the game withdouble figures n scoring; with Bradley led the

team with 24 points.The men's basketball team is 13-5 overall

and 8-2 in the GLIAC ; wl M i

The Lakers are on the road Thursday, Jan. 25facing another conference opponent, Hillsdale.The Lakers return to the MAC Feb. 8 to take onAshland at 8 p.m.

|Annie Sitter/Merciad photographer

"He's a freshman!" Justin Shouseimpressed crowds with a lay-up, andhelped the Hurst stun Gannon.

THANK YOU

The coaches and players oftheMercyhurst basketball team wish toextend their thanks to the Laker fans

for their support Monday night atGannon.

The fans were LO UD ,they were

ENTH USIAST IC, theywere CLEV ER , they

were AWESOME, andtheyfcwere greatly

appreciated.?

Support\ofLaker'fan%lisproves apath)§elaim

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I fane heard the word jrapathetic'' thrown

around a lot since Fve been at MercyhurstCollege. Students don't participate in activi-tiesoni w pu i , wr nVw'taftend sportingevents,andwe just generally don' t take advantage ofthe oppominites at our school.

Monday night's game at Gannon was evi-to the contrary. Not only did studentsa sporting event, they attended one off

Not only did students attend, they

n support of the team. And, not onlydid they cheer, they cheered better than the

|(way better).Th e hasfcrthaB team's victory over arch-

rival Gannon left me with chills. I've neverleft prouder to be a student here.'

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Annie DeMeo

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1 left tine Hammermfll Center dripping withsweat (it was hot in that gym), smiling fromear oear and knowing that February 12wouldbe an extremely exciting day in our proverbialhouse. I couldn't wait o get home and see thenews, or lo get up this morning and read the

paper..And, while I am a sucker for thrilling annihi-

lation ofopponents—th atwasn' twhy thegamewas significant It wasn't that the men movedinto first place in the GLIAC South division,either. It wasn't even that it was on G annon'shome court It was the roar of he crowd that leftme with lingering chills.

It was the yells of the hundred or so Laker-faithful that silenced the Hammermill Centerwith boisterous chants of, "You wish you wereMercyhurst College!"

The student support at the Gannon game wasjust a exclamation point to what appears to bethe end of student apathy. Students have beenparticipating and supporting events all over

campus.fThis winter Joe Spano managed to get 12

men's basketball"teams, eight women's bas-ketball teams and seven volleyball teams to-gether to participate in intramurals. That manystudents involved in anyfevent that doesn't

involve Natural Light beer is impressive. K u-dos to Spano's arm twisting! 1

Attendance at SAC events is also steadilyincreasing. It's rare to attend an event thesedays that brings out less that 150 students.Kudos to the SAC*chair, Rob Kosko, andcompany for fostering student participation!

Bu t bigger kudos to the students for takingadvantage of our campus events and pride inour sports teams. Student involvement isn'tbreaking records, but there has been a hugeimprovement lately&•

We aren't an apathetic student body, despitewhat many have and will continue to say. Justdon't try to tell coach Karl Fogel about studentapathy; I guarantee that he'll challenge theclaim.

L a d y L a k e r s v i c t o r i o u s i n t w o f G L I A C n a i l b i t e r s

By Mike Fleckenstein

Merciad writer

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Getting a win in the GLIAC conference is aor at arrvmrnl iehment B ut g e t t i n g a **W*

ly MA C is even tougher.

After two tough loss es on the upper peninsulaof Michigan to Northern M ichigan and Michi-gan Tech, the Lady Lakers returned home tocontinue GLIAC play.

January 18 the Lady Lakers took on confer-

ence foe Grand Valley State University. Athalftime, the Mercyhurst squad had a solid 7point lead. Howev er, Grand Valley State battledback and erased the lead and ended regulationknotted up at 71-71.

After the first overtime, the game was stilltied. Smooth point guard Katie Lorinczsteppedup in a second OT period and put the LadyLakers ahead 92-90 for good. Lorincz finishedthe thrilling game with a season high 20pointsand also had six assists. Meredith Koncsolchipped in with 21 for the Lady Lakers.

Two days later, the ladies took the court-: _ A* « :M« nn/xthor /'Anfprpnrp p n e m v . F e r r i s

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Erie looking to move up in theBut, once again, the Lady

Lakers u ou&d not be denied v ictory. Playing38 out of 40minutes, Lorincz stepped up once

showed that she is a determined„ unable to settle with a loss. She

led the Lady Lakers ^chipped in 17 o help pace me Lady Lakers inanother thrilling game at the M AC.The Ukexi prevailed 71-70. Lorincz was

her incredible performances bybeing named the GLIAC player of the week.She awuagul 19.5 points, five assists, 4w5

steals, while shooting 74percent from the field._y Lakers took a strong two

game winning streak into Gannon'sHammermill Center Monday nigh t the LadyLakers fell to conference leader Gannon 74-58. TheLady Lakers snuggled from the onsetfinding it lough to get open shots, break pres-sure, and Stop the Golden Knights on offense.Amy Galfta. an Erie native, stepped up to leadthe Lad* Lakers with 17 points. Krista Usherchipped i n l a n d pulled down a team high 9

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Sophomore point guard, Katie Lorincz was pivotal to the ladies victories last week-end. Above, she dribbles past a opponent in a recent battle with Lake SuperiorState at the MAC.

The Lady Lakers head

Hillsdale on Thursday, Jan. 25. They returnhome Feb. 8 when they take on GLIAC rivalAshland at 6 p.m. The Lady Lakers are cur-

rently 5-5 in the conference. Come out andsupport the Lady Lakers when they return to *the MAC, February 8. A

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LAKER

SPORTS .H o c k e y t e a m s i t s a t o p c o n f e r e n c e s t a n d i n g sBy Mike TannerMerciad writer

After this weekend, the icers are starting an-other winning streak and the way they havebeen playing, it doesn't look to end soon. Themen faced Fairfield and Sacred Heart on Sat-urday and Sunday at the Hurst's own igloo,and reminded everyone why it's the home ofthe MAAC leaders.

Fairfield showed the Lakers some competi-tion in the first half of their Saturday game.Louis Goulet scored the first goal of the gamewith a little help from Eric Ellis and TomMcMonagle. Shortly there after, freshmanMike Carter had a great individual effort, pop-ping it in with a behind the back shot at the11-minute ma rk. Fairfield took little time inanswering those goa ls, however, evening thescore at 2-2 by the end of the 1 st period.

A broken Plexiglas panel caused a 45-minutedelay in the game in the second period. Maybethe. wait was what rattled the Stags horns, butmore than likely, the Lakers are just that good.Twelve minutes into the second period,McMonagle put the Lakers one up with a highshot on the Stags goalkeeper. At the 16-minutemark, Jeff Gould scored the fourth goal forthe Lakers during a power play.


Louis Goulet led the Lakers to a victory over Fairfield Saturday, Jan. 20 by scoringthe Icers first goal in a 5-2 victory. Victories over Fairfield and Sacred Heart over theweekend earned Mercyhurst the top spot in the MAAC.

Hie third period saw no scoring action untilthe last two m inutes. McMonagle scored thelast goal in an empty net, ending the gamewith a score of 5-2.

Sunday came and the boys w ere at it again,facing Sacred Heart. The first period wentthrough untouched, leaving the Zamboni torepair scoreless ice. The second period, how-

Wrestling coach named


Dr. Garvey presents a co llege tie to Mercyhusfs first wrestling coach, TonyCipollone, at a press conference Wednesday, January 17. t

Tony Cipollone was named the college's newhead wrestling coach by Pete Russo, directorof athletics on Wednesday, Jan. 17. The newwrestling program will debut next fall..

"We are excited to be adding our 23rd var-sity sport at Mercyhurst College," said Russo,rand we are pleased to have a man of Tony s

credentials to oversee the development. Westrive to make Mercyhurst appealing to asmany student-athletes as possible."

Cipollone comes to Mercyhurst from Divi-sion in Muskingum C ollege, New Concord,Ohio. Last season Muskingum finished theregular season with a 4-2 record in conferenceduals. The squad's great depth, however, en-abled them to win the Ohio Athletic Confer-ence team title with two individual champi-ons, three runners up, and two third place fin-ishers. Cipollone left Muskingum with anoverall coaching record of 44-49.

Cipollone seems eager to begin h is tenure

at Mercyhurst College."It's an exciting time for me. I had a won-

derful ex perience at Muskingum but now I'mlooking forward to developing a strong pro-gram here at Mercyhurst."

Cipollone recieved his bachelor's degree

in political science from Baldwin-Wallace

College in 1992. He is only two classes shyof getting his master's degree in education.At BW, he was two-time national qualifierin wrestling and a letterman in football. Hehas also held the Yellow Jack et's record formost wrestling wins with 110.

Wrestling becomes the seventh newvarsity sport initiated by Mercyhurst in thelast five years. The other sports startedinclude men's and women's lacrosse, fieldhockey, women's golf, women's ice hockey,and men's volleyball. Overall, Mercyhurstsponsors 23 total sports.

ever, was a different matter all together. Gouldwon the faceoff, sending the puck to freshmanPeter Rynshoven, who set it up in front of the

goal for Gould. Needless to say, Gould fin-ished the job, two minutes into the second.

From this point on, the Pioneers faced atempest. .Not 20 seconds later, Rynshovenhelped Mark Chambers' slap shot in high for

the goal. Eight minutes and forty-five secondslater, the Lakers had the good fortune of apower play and not surprisingly, capitalizedon it. Marty^Rychley managed one with thehelp of McMonagle. The rest of the game wasplayed out in various roughing, slashing andconduct penalties, allof which arejust as muchfun as scoring goals.

But fun doesn't m ater when the work isn'tdone. At the tail end of the third, Chambersset another ripper up the ice and if there wasn'ta net to stop it, maintenance might have re-placed more Plexiglas this weekend.*Lakerstake the shutout, 4-0.

So where is the team now? With an overallrecord of 12-6-2 and a conference record of12-1-1, Mercyhurst ho lds the top spot in theMAAC. Iona is the only one nipping, threeconference points behind the L akers, makingFriday's game there all the more exciting.Assistant coach Greg Klym pointed out thatwhile we have a three poin t lead for first place,a win this Friday would give us a five pointcushion and some breathing room. As for theclaiming the MAAC championship, Klymsaid, "The next couple of games we're reallygoing to have to play well to solidify our po-sition in first It's really too early to tell. Rightnow teams arejust vying for home-playoff lo-

cations. We're just taking it one game at atime here."

S ENIOR S POTLIGHT: jSwainks key to Laker success this season

By Greg BeatoMerciad w riter

Talented youn g teams need strong upperclass-man leadership. Brent Swain has assumed thisrole with ease. As the only senior on the GLIACsouth division's first place team. Swain hasbeen able to use his experience to create andmaintain a sense of camaraderie within theteam, all while averaging 12.4 points and 8.9rebounds per game.

Swain is no stranger to individual accolades.He was named GLIAC freshman of the year,and has been a member of the second team allconference and all region, and all-defensiveteams. Being recognized for his all around tal-ent Swain was named a pre-season All-Ameri-can honorable mention player this year. Heeven has received letters about pro scout campsfor European leagues, the CBA and the IBA.

But all of these individual records, like scor-ing 1,000 career points, which he did this yearduring the Findlay game, mean a little lesswhen the team's not winning. This year, at 13-5 overall and 8-2 in the conference, is differ-en t Monday night's convincing win at Gannonshould quiet any critic of Mercyhurst basket-

ball who said this team isn't for real. As he

consistently does, Swain led the way with 17points and 8 rebounds.

Over the last four years, while many playershave come and gone in this basketball program.

Above, senior Brent Swain blocks anopponent's shot.

Swain has been the only constant. Players likeMaurice Profit, Demond Stewart and JoelBurgei, not to mention the recently departedTim Fesko, have all contributed during thetime Swain has been the man in the middle,but none of them were able to complete theircareers here at Mercyhurst.

All the time and effort, sacrifice and travel-ing, should mean a little more to the Mercy-hurst sports fan this year. Under the leader-ship of Brent Swain, we can rest assured thathe,

and his capable teammates, will give 110percent effort every time they set foot on thecourt. The team wants to maintain their posi-tion at the top of the GLIAC.

ATTENTION! SENIORS:There are twojstudent government positions avail-

able. Submit letters of intent to Cass Shimek in the

Union by Monday, Jan. 29 .

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The Merciad, Jan. 24, 2001