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highest, student honorby the college. The Staff methours on Wednesday, Mayto make a final decision on theAwards for the college.The idea of co-recipients wasld be ruled ou t T h e quality of

said Dr. William P. Garvey,"and thePresident's Staff

the" Carolyne Taylor Leadership A ward,Associ-ment Awards in theirve divisions. '-In addition to Garvey, theStaff includes Thomas

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Billingsley, vice president of fi-nance and dean of administration;Dr. Joseph Gower, vice presidentof academic services; AndrewRoth, dean of enrollment services;Gary Bukowski, vice president ofinstitutional advancement; MaryAnn Daly, vice president of exter-nal affairs; Thomas Lee, directorof finance; Dr. Gary Brown, ex-ecutive dean of M ercyhurst-NorthEast; Catherine Anderson, associ-ate dean of McAuley/Wayne; andE. William Kennedy, dean of stu-dent services.

J: "The only agreement that couldbe reached with justice to all, wasto break with tradition and notaward a Carolyn Herrmann Ser-vice Award, or a Sr. Eustace Tay-lor Leadership Award, but insteadto name three seniors as equalrecipients of the 1998 Carpe DiemAward,** Dr. Garvey explained.This year 's winners of this mostprestigious award given by thecollege embody the best of allthree awards.*'A Buffalo, NY native,Colaiacovo is a R/IAP major car-rying a 3.68 Q.P. A. He is secre-tary of MSG, president of Intelli-gence Researchers Students Asso-ciation, and very jactively in-

volved w ith the campus life com-mittee, Campus Ministry, and thePolitical| Science Department,among other things. He is also a.member of three honors societiesand a four year member of theDean's List '*The second recipient of theCarpe Diem award, Milinovich,will graduate with a B.A. in Ear-ly Childhood Education with?a3.56 Q.P.A. She is a m ember ofthe Mercyx Heritage Committee,Ambassadors. Club, and a peer;minister. She is president of PhiEta Signa and a member of Kap-pa Gamma Pi. Originally fromWaynesburg, PA, Milinovich hasbeen actively involved with themusic department performing invarious operas, sang the NationalAnthem at many Mercyhurstsporting events and also servedas cantor for m asses in Christ theKing Chapel.The third, and final recipi-ent, Kevin Segedi, a graphic de-sign major, has been on theDean's List for two years, amember of the Ambassador'sClub, and president of MSG. Heis also a member of Phi Eta Sig-ma, Editor-in-Chief of Th eFreedom Zone, and on SAC.

The Bishop's Award of Ex-cellence went to Amber Hoff-man, a Math and Computer Sci-ence major, who has a 3.987Q.P.A. Hoffman has completedall her courses at! MercyhurstCollege which is a requirementto be eligible for the Bishop'sAward, the top academic honor.The President's AssociatesAchievement Awards will be pre-

sented on Saturday night at theSenior Dinner-Dance. This awardis for a traditional-aged studentand nominated by the faculty ineach division. T he finaldecision ismade by the President's staff. Therecipients are as follows: .WilliamMeyer (Anthropology/Archae-ology); Rebecca Koren and Ja-son Ioppolo (co-recipients in Bus-iness); Amy Bolash (Education);Stephanie Todd (Fine & Perform-ingArts); Marie Watkins(HRIM);Marcia Farrell and $ MichaelOpperman (co-recipients in Hu-manities); Andrea Cerio (HumanEcology); Bethany Kormos andSara Boyd (co-recipients in Natu-ral Science and M athematics); andLisa Roberts and David Dausey(co-recipients in Social & Behav-ioral Sciences).The Mother Frances Warde

Adult Award will be prescommencement to JamesThis award is presented innition of superior academand personal achievemenadult student at MerTriplett has a 3.81 Q.P.Amajoring in business admtion. Triplett will pursue aat Gannon University anparent of three children uage of 10.From the nominees rthe President's Staff cpresent two Adult* AchiAwards this year. They presented Friday night, Maythe Adult and Graduate ReWinners of this award arWilliamson (Business) aBadach (Human Develop

In another break w ith tthe President's Staff cpresent one GraduateAward from among the nsubmitted by the Adminof Justice Graduate Progthe Special Education GProgram. The winner of thGraduate Student of thAward is Michele Biel,a4ate student in the Adminof Justice.

Brown Receives Teaching Excellence AwaBy BUI MelvilleEditor-in-Chief

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Ludlow "Bud" Brown, profes-sor of philosophy and d irector ofthe Mercyhurst Honors program,will receive the 1998TeachingEx-cellence Award. Brown was cho-sen by a faculty committee whichreviewed all teachers nominatedby students.Dr. Joseph Gower, Dean ofAcademic Affairs, said, "Brownbrings a distinguished record ofyears of outstanding teaching."

Brown received a bachelor'sdegree in philosophy from CornellUniversity and received a doctor-ate from the State University ofNew York at Buffalo. Since then,he has taught in the philosophydepartmental Mercyhurst for thelast twenty-four years, and saidthe award surprised him as muchas anyone else.**I was ecstatic and deeply hon-ored. For anyone who defines

Dr. Ludlow Brownthemselves as a teacher, to be hon-ored by faculty and students is agreat thing," Brown said."Dr Brown brings far more thanjusta knowledge of philosophy tothe classroom," said senior archae-ology major Bill Meyer. "He is ascholar with a passion for scienceand literature.Throughout the timethat I've known Dr Brown, he has

always shown excitement for hiswork.Dr. Thomas Donahue, Associ-

ate Professorof Philosophy, said,"Many times I 've come to him withproblems, questions, and concerns,and he's always wi 1 ling to give thetime. He's got a razor-sharp mindand a lotof knowledge from differ-ent areas. He brings that, alongwith a lot of enthusiasm, to hisclasses."For the award, Brown must givea speech at this ye ar's graduation,about which he said, "I'm looking

forward to it. There are a lot ofpeople I have to thank and eightminutes is a nice space of time toacknowledge all those people."By teaching philosophy, Brownsaid he hopes that students w ill beable to use the ideas brought up inthe classroom once they go outinto the real world"I try to get them to wear theintellectual shoes of other peoplefor the moment and to make them

more interested in other pviews," he said. Brown taught outside of philososuch areas as writing, problem solving, and phyBrown has been the dirthe Honors Program for years now, and has institutchanges in the program, inthe introduction of new estandards for next year'man class. V"I have enjoyed it (theProgram) immensely. It'sprimarily because we havgood students who canfrom the program and cchange it as well. In the lyears, it has been as impome as teaching has," BrowJunior Kari Wells, presisenior representative for th99 Honors Counci l,said,keystone to the honors p

and has been a major motime in the last two years."

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"Song of Norway," which ran859 performances (over two

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D'Angelo Orchestra.Familiar pieces drawn from

Grieg's 200 com positions are in-tricately woven into the perfor-mance. C Choreography by theDanceDepartmentfacuIty,TaunaHunter, Catherine Schaeffer,andJay Kirk, will showcase the per-formers in lively folk dancesalong with passionate, exotic andsometimes spooky dances of Th ePeer Gynt Suite and finally theclassical, theatrical elegance ofthePiano Concerto in A Minor."Grieg's music is funand chal-lenging to work with," saidTaunaHunter, director of the dance de-partment at Mercyhurst "Eachof the three choreographers hasinterpreted Grieg's music in hisor herown special way." This isa highly romantic piece,*' saidLouisa Jonason, "Song Of Nor-way" producer. "There is somuchcolor and activity on the stage,which make "Song of Norway"reminiscent of famous operetta-style productions.'*

uSong of Norway" tells ofGrieg's boyhood ambitions towrite music indigenous to his

country,em bodying the jpiri tandaccents of Norwegian folklore. Itdetails his temporary estrange-ment from both his ambition andhis childhoodsweetheart throughhis acquaintance with the fash-ionable world of Rome, as thecomposer/accompanist and p ro-tege of opera diva 3LouisaGiovanni.With unique set design, theproductionwill take you from thesimple peasant life of a peacefulfishing town on a rocky Norwe-gian fjord, to the gilded glamourof sophisticated urban life of theEuropean capitals in the. 1860s.During the course of its story,some of the most melodiousand

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Surprisingly, this project isfromanEriemusicianwhomakesori gi nal music anddoesn' t coveroverplayed tunes from rock'snostalgic past The main thrustof the album is an eclectic mixofsome of the more diverse ele-ments of electronic music. Be-ginning with a mix ofmachinegun drumbeats com-bined with some keyboard ef-fects, the group creates a chaoticabstract atmosphere. Further lis-tening solidifies the project's di-versity as it takes heavily pro-cessed orchestrated sounds andcombines them with distortedsamples of human m oaning.

In my opinion, most acts with-out vocals tend to get stale with-out frequent changes in musicalstyling. GnostiGenic does thiswell because almost every three

minutes a new mood is created.Whether it is demented moaning,an eerie keyboard, or a distortedbeat thisalbum covers al I bases andcannot really be pigeonholed into aspecific genre. This album does agood job of combining a subtle at-mospheric background with a dy-namic foreground consisting of in -dustrial rhythms or processedsamples/beats.Overall, this album's strength isits eclectic nature. This recordingdefinitely wo n't beplayed on MTVanytime soon, but that is not neces-sarily a bad thing. This band shouldbe applauded for doing somethingcreative and different. If you arelooking to check this one out, bringan open and abstract mind.

For more information on Gnosti-Genic, contact Reese at 521 E 6thSt. Erie, PA , 16507.The Music and Magic of AndrewLloydWeber

f ea tu r ing sen ior Rob Schupp and m e m b e r s of the Laker Hockey team. Saturday, May 16, Mercyhurst Ice Arena, 7 p.m. Tickets are available in the Campus Bookstore and at the door.:.$3 for students [ $5 for adults

By Sha'kele BrownMerciad WriterThe Big Hit is a movie about aplanned kidnapping gone wrong.This movie cannot beclassified asone specific type. No, it takes, onmany categories. It is a movie thatis part thriller, part comedy andpart satire. It stars Mark Wahlbergas hit man, Mel, who reluctantlybecomes involved in the kidnap-pingofa recently bankrupted Japa-nese tycoon's daughter. MUnknown to Wahlberg's char-

acter is that the kidnapped victimis the goddaughter of his boss. Inthe middle of all this consatisfy hisfiance*, played by Married withChildren star,Christina A pplegate.In the meantime, he must alsoplease his golddigger girlfriend,piayed byLelaRochen, and he stillhas time to fall in love with hiskidnapped victim.I found this movie entertaining.I thought that the movie featured

great graphics and stuWahlberg's character andsociates face death time aagain only to survive. I lothe writers eased the tensiscript by making a joke ousituation. I t was, in fact, sistic that it could not helpfunny. II was, however, disapthat a tough as nails hit maactuality a wimp. During tMel was so overwhelmeding to please his womenliterally chugged Maalox out the whole film. Seconddisappointed that the movviews made it seem as former General Hospital stonio Sabato Jr.hada big pmovie, when he was on sless than 10 minutes. All you want great graphics, aof action and comedy alinto one then I suggest yothe film. If not, then donyour money.

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By Eric MilieMerciad ColumnistMy, how times change. It wasn'tlong ago that World WrestlingFederation owner VinceMcMahon hid his position behindthe public Instead of being ac-

knowledged! as the WWF'sowner, McMahon settled for rec-ognition as an announcer on thefederation's television programs.In thecartoonish WWFof the late80s/early 90s, McMahon wasno more than a bit player.However, t McMahon is nowwidely recognized in the industryas the figurehead of the latest gen-eration of WWF talent Gone arethe friendly figures such as Hill-billy Jim and the Junkyard Dog,having been replaced by a homo-sexual (Golddust), a bunch of d e-generates (DX), and the currentmost popular wrestler on theplanet, beer guzzling, foulmouthed!"Stone Cold" Steve A us-tin.

But now McMahon himself hasbecome a m ore active participantin the federation's programs andplot lines. The trend started lastJanuary, when WWF announcerJim Ross told a live audience thatMcMahon was indeed the W WPsowner, levying accusations of foulplay against the company's figure-head. During a November 1997match between champion BretHart and challenger ShawnMichaels, McMahon stopped thematch and awarded the title toMichaels, claiming Hart submit-ted to a leg lock. This incident

caused Hart to spit at McMahon,and eventually escalated into aphysical conf rontation be tweenthetwo. However, not even that inci-dent approaches the new develop-ments in the V ince McMahon saga.Over the last couple weeks andmonths, McMahon has made itvery clear that he is not happy withcurrent champion "Stone Cold"Steve Austin. Though Austin hasthe largest fan following of anywrestler in history, McMahondoesn 't think Austin fits the moldof aii ideal champion. Efforts tomake A ustin conform to his visionof "champion" have proved futile.Then, weeks ago, the situation al-most came to a head, when it wasannounced that McMahon himselfwas(to challenge Austin for hisheavyweight title. The highly an-ticipated bout never took place,however, as Dude Love inter-vened,! beating on Austin to thepoint where he wasnamed thenewnumber one contender.It quickly became evident thatDude fit McMahon*s champion-ship vision perfectly, andMcMahon himself satringsideasLove met Austin in a title match atthe April "In Your House" pay-perview. McMahon'sdreamswerenotrealized on that night, as Austintook out Love with his patented"Stone Cold Stunner."This increased McMahon's ha-tred towards Austin even more.Two weeks ago on Monday NightRaw, McMahon once again calledupon theassistance of Dude Love,delivering an emotional speechthat would ultimately name Love

the number one contender again.This w eek, McMahon announcedthat Austin/Love II would be tak-ing place at this month's "In YourHouse" pay-per view, to be held onMay31 . Further stacking thedeckagainst Austin, McMahon namedhis close friends Jerry Brisco andPat Patterson special guest timekeeperand ri ng announcer, respec-tively. Furthermore, McMahonannounced that he himself wouldbe the special guest referee for thematch.Then, in the coup-de-gras,McMahon announced that he andAustin would be tag team partnersin a match on Monday, May 11,against ; Intercontinental champRocky Maivia and D-Lo Brown.Throughout the match, Austinbattled at a constant two on onedisadvantage, with McMahonwaiting on the apron, not lifting afinger. Then, as A ustin was poisedto gamer the victory, McMahonstruck, leveling his partner with avicious clothesline and attackinghim with all of hiscronies. A usti nfought them off, until McMahon'sace in the hole,Dude Love, slappedthe dreaded "Mandible Claw" onthe champ and put him down forthe count.

Clearly, McMahon plans on do-ing everything in his power to seethat Austin does not enter Junewi th the federation gold around hiswaist. Will his plan prove to besuccessful, or will the toughestS.O.B. in the business rain on theboss' parade? Only time will tell,but one thing's for sure. Austinwill not go down without a figh t.WHAT'S UPWITH THAT?By John DedadMerciad Columnist

Did you ever notice how obnox-ious non-smokers can be? Some ofthem preach more and cause morecommotion than a TV ev angelistWith all the crap going on in theworld, it amazes me that peoplecomplain about smoking as muchas they do.There's unbelievably few placeswhere smoking is permitted. Insome of these places I can under-

stand the no smoking rule, otherplaces are just plain stupid likeMcDonald's. Do you honestlythink that anyone REMOTELYinterested in their health is going tobe eating there? People will rolldown their windows to avoidsomeone's cigarette smoke andbreathe in pure truck exhaust(which has three times more car-bon monoxide). Am I the only oneconfused here?If someone spots you smoking,they'll invariably comment on

how you should quit, how you 'rekilling yourself and how you'repolluting their air. These samepeople ingest foods or liquidsloaded with sugars, starches, fats,chemicals(MSG,Aspartame),oils,grease and other unk. These thingswill kill you just as quickly ascigarettes.*Yes, some people are very rudesmokers. Most of us, however, tryto avoid smoking near people whodon't. We respect your choices, tryto respect ours.

Gre at Job Op por tun ities !! Hom e City Ice offers FLEXIBLE ho ur sa n d EXCELLENT pay for i ts emp loyeesdur ing the school year and summer b reak .o 40 hours pe r week . Jobs average $6 .50 - $12 / h o u r8 4 0 nours P for M r E d w a r d $ 8 0 0 - 3 7 6 - 5 3 8 8 .

Caffeinated ParaBy Marcia F a r r e l lMerciad ColumnistThe Revival of NuWanda

Journeys. Most poems, prayers,novels,^ etc. are about journeys.There is always someone who istraveling somewhere. Sometimesthe ourneys end on a note of oyfulecstasy. And, sometimes everyoneinvolved is miserably let down byunfathomabledisappointmentButstill, someone somewhere hasbeenon some type of journey.As graduation comes closer, thetheme of the journey is patheti-cally overused. Most graduationcards talk about the journey aheadnow that the old journey is com-plete. "Good luck on the path.""Strive for the future." "Perse-vere." Yup, journey's are every-where during this time of year.As I sit here typing my finalcolumn for Th e Merciad, a sad-ness starts to crawl into my heartwhile my fingers are a bit numbfrom the chilly evening, (ooohhh.another journey of sorts...) I amstruck by the thought that all jour-neys have an ending. They are. allundertaken with the assumptionthat someday theweary, or not-so-weary, traveler will reach an ulti-mate destination. And, in trying toreach that destination, I think thatmost of the actual "journey" to getthere is missed.Let's regroup fora moment. Over)the past year I have tried to presentyou(at least those of you whoreadthis) with all sorts of ways to takecontrol of your own developmentand not become the prey of societyand stereotypes. I have told youthat people need to accept whothey are as individuals and to say"hey, I don 't agree" when they donot agree with something. I havepointed out what I perceive to beweaknesses within everyone andhave at least tried to give you op-tions for dealing with the insanequality of the world. Now, humorme and go with this for a little bit we have taken a bit of a ourneytogetherover the past nine months.Okay, Now that we * ve established,that I ask you, have we come to an"ending" simply because it's theend of the year, or is it possible tokeep going even individually ifwe must in what I would like to dubas "the non-journey?"

One of my favorite movies is

"Dead Poets Society". this movie because I wtate the characters. Evliterature is my passioisn't the main reasowatching this movietimes. "Dead Poets Soresents for mea messaglive passionately, critsomewhat meaningfullotic world in whichthousands of things thacontrol. In the movie,boys are on some sortbut I don 't think that tended with the credits. the road is endless withsituations, possibilitieand what-not that neverhappening unl ess you hathe end of your life.jthen, if you were to gobeyond that point thereto have.Because I am worriehaps I am speaking *heads I will try to leavethese last words. Life iscreate it into being. Youwhatever biases, beliefliefs, characteristics, orit is that you wish. But,the meaning of your lipletely fabricated by ynot a bad thing. It mayscary to realize that pecreate it for you since mpush off.the responsibiling charge onto othercontinually asking for allowing them to makesions, by being wishy-wby spouting off about twe think we understandreally don't.I believe that to expeto the fullest, to find thewithin ourselves, if youneed to be able to allowto experience all of theall of the anger, the paithecontentment, thepestability that we are cexperiencing. Frankly our world doesn't maketerribly chaotic and motime it's unfair. If we have as we pass throughwhy don't we embraceWhy not question whaWhy not try to see lifething more than just anthat we have a headachthe ourney not because leading you somewherecause it simply is.

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hype is due to a growing pub-China's humanheightened American involve-the country. The i ssues

to the release ofDan, the Beijing Universitythemassacre. All

Why now? Why now is Secre-Albrightand why is Presidentattending a summit meet-g this summer? Thes simple: the United States

with conditions in China sobe attacked for hav-with a "communist" country.

It is clear that human rights viola-tions are not going to stop tradebetween the two countries. Chinais growing industrially inileapsand bounds. Check the tags andbottoms of purchases you makeand I fm sure you will find "madein China" stamped on many ofthem.Albright's trip was masked withthe excuse of Washington's con-cern for stopping the spread ofnuclear, chemical, and missiletechnologies, environmental is-sues, Tibet, religious freedom,political prisoners, and trade. TheUnited States is considering therelease of Wang Dan a show ofChina's will to change for the bet-ter even though there are still mil-lions in prisons or suffering at thehands of the government becauseof their political views or reli-gious affiliation.~ We have a history of overlook-ing the major faults of countrieswhen we have something to gainfrom them. One example is Cubawhich has had an embargo placedon it for more than 30 years. The

Q vinla- United States has justified theirposition by arguing human rightsviolations and the proximity ofthis communist country to thecoast of our country. Cuba has nonatural resources or goods the U.S. needs which cannot jj be pur-chased somewhere else.However, Fidel Castro has notcome; close to committing theamount of destruction caused bythe People's Republic of China.Admittedly, this may bedue to thefact that Cuba is an island and doesnot have as many inhabitants asChina but Cuba in the last monthreleased a slew of political prison-ers because of the appeals of PopeJohn Paul II. By U.S. standards, itshould be considered that Cuba isshowingprogress by submitting tothese wish es.. China only had torelease one prisoner to be defen-ded as advancing in policy.

If the reason for being cautiousand prudent when having relationswith such countries as Cuba, Chi-na, and Korea is the incompati-bility of political philosophy withthe United States than this wouldT ^ .

Policy Ibemore understandable asa si nglevariable. However, each countryof this sort has conflict with theU.S. because they are not based ona democratic forum. A totalitarian,authoritarian, or communist coun-try is going to commit actionswhich are going to be unaccept-able to the American public andshould not be? tolerated by theUnited States government. The is-sue in question is when are theactivities and the persistence ofthese incidents at a point when ourgovernment should take a posi-tion of zero tolerance and termi-nate relations with the country un-til serious improvement can bemade? I believe a limit has beenreached with China in which theUnited States should truly be lead-ers of character and should start arecord of progression in regard tohumanrights ssues. J* The United States should beconsistent in its policy of humanrigh ts in relation to foreign policyand trade. A country of our posi-tion should be setting an exampleon humanitarian issues and should

Chinatake a harderPline when dealwith countries such as China. Pticians on both ends of the politspectrum speak of incorporatmorals: into different aspectssociety and domestic poliShould foreign policy be an ception? Should whatpeople knto be right and wrong be placedthe closet i fit means monetaryeconomic growth for our natioWith foreign policy, the Ushould either be an advocatehuman rights or they shouldhonest and conduct trade wwhoever best serves their intests. The U.S. seems to pride itwith being an upholder of justand a moral example. Maybe time has come for us to truly ebrace this ideology and examthe regime they are supportinthey continue trade with ChThe summit meeting in Beibegins on June 24. At that timwill be evident whetherornot Pident Clinton is serious about manitarian interests or I whethe Chinese* government wemerge as the winner of this rou

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MY LAST 38-HOUR DAYBy Randy HilliardMerciad ColumnistSo I have been instructed tothrill the readers with yet anothercolumn. The thing is that, as oflate, I have been incredibly busy;I 'm not talking just so occupiedthat I missed "Jeopardy," but that Iforgot what a television set lookslike. The one show that I havereally been missing, though is"NYPD Blue." I had never been toNew York C ity, and actually I wasalways a little intimidated by thevast size of i tBut two weeks ago that railchanged. I had an appointment inBrooklyn the Saturday before lastNow most normal people wouldleave Friday during theday andget

to NYC in the late evening, get ahotel room, wake up on Saturdaymorning, have abig breakfast, andproceed to take care of their busi-ness. But notme! Oh, no. I decidedthat I would go to class on Fridayand then work a six hour shift at arestaurant and then at 10 o'clock inthe evening hit the road, puttingme in New York sometime be-

tween 6 and 7 a.m. Plenty of timeto get to my 10 o'clock appoint-ment After which I would hopback in the car, take a quick look atthe Statue of Liberty, and drivesome 500 miles home. And so Idid. I II knew that it would be a long tripand I would probably need somecompany. My roommate and an-other friend said they weren't do-ing anything on thatweekend, so itwas set. But Murphy's Law, asalways, screwed up my plans andboth of my traveling partners hadthings come up at the last minute.Then like an angel out of the sky Igot a phone|call from anotherfriend who wondered if there wasroom j for one more in * the car."Well!", I said, "not only is thereroom for one more but three moreor a huge collection of compactdiscs, you pick." Before we knewit we were at the George Washing-ton Bridge. I could see the massivemetropolis before me and myheart began to pound.The rest of the morning only gotbetter. We found a parking spotright in front of our destination

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and had plenty of time to spare. Itwas now time for breakfast Wewent fora pleasant stroll searchingfora restaurant that wouldn't leaveus bankrupt Not so successfulthere. I was sorely disappointedthat the medium Mocha Latte atStarbucks costs five dollars, but Ipaid it anyhow and almostthought that it was worth i tAfter the appointment whichlasted allof 45 minutes we hoppedin the car, drove down the WestEnd H ighway, saw the Statue ofLiberty from across the Hudsonand got back on the road. By thetime we got back to 1-79 we wereboth on our last legs and feelingpretty tired and too exhausted t osing along with any more c.d.'s.We decided the only thing to dowas go shopping.Hours later, around 9:30, we leftGrove City with heavy eyes andsome new clothes, got in the carand drove home. Oh, did I mentionspinning my car around on a wetexit ramp? Never mind, it wasn'treally that exciting J But I thinkthat's the last 38-hour day that Iplan on having in a long time.STASIS: Arm AgainBy Joe GallagherMerciad Columnist > On...

May 7 was the "national day ofprayer" for this country, as ob-served by many Christians. Prayerpermeates m any of our lives daily,in our wishes, beliefs, and sor-rows. If one wants to see it assupe matural communication, sobeit,but in any case the prayer servesa need that the person sees. It ful-fills a hope. Maybe it pacifies. Ourculture has its aspirations, ust likeany others.Many see us to be in an agecommonly defined in our cultureas Armageddon...Indeed, in thisage of distress and havoc in oursociety and environment, thisseems to be an accurate assump-tion. However, people have beenmaking the same calls on it foryears and countless generations.Are we just allowing ourselves tobe blindfolded to past atrocitieswhen, in the superstitious eye pre-ceding the forthcoming millen-nium, we view the violence andkids' shootings, natural disasters,warfare, etc., of today? So what ifthere are new technologies present

now{for the age-old problems.Nothing has changed, even if thasprogressed. Perhaps that is a key,though. There have always beendoomsday prophets.Regardless whether this truly isthe end of the world, our societyhas progressed and that has oftenspawned feelings of angst inpeople. It is also this progressionthat has seen the demise of everycivilization. We have grown inpopulation and in technology toaccommodate. We have net-worked, melted, and grown intothis supersized state, which by nomeans ever seems to be able to run100percent efficiently. Yet we stillmanage to go on and cling to arusted mythos.

Whether it be cataclysmic withharsh pain or slow with a lingeringstruggle, the unease of an unknownis no desirable thought to endure,especially whenone hasan inklingfor its direction. As sure as night isto day, death is to life, and begin-ning to end. But, all three havedifferent connotations.As we view our planet anduniverse, we see the rise and fallof systemi. And these systems get

exponentially more com plex, es-pecially when compared to anorganism and disease or accident,a sunrise and set, and so on downthe line. As this is what we liveand are submersed in, we can onlymake analogies to it, and learnfrom past observances.When we deal with a system ofcomplexity, we deal with regular,and irregular, yet roughly balanc-ing fluctuations constantly overtime. Maybe fin our economicgrowth there is now an ability toteam upand capitalize on this also,whether thatbe through doomsdaymovies and entertainment orplagues and stocks. In that case,some oneis reaping newfound ben-efits off the ignorance and hard-ship of others. Again, old news.Maybe we are fools for partici-pating. Maybe we are fools forpraying. Maybe we meet ourneeds.Maybe we are not fools. Maybe thefaces of our beliefs have flip-flopped. Maybe life and anti-lifearein effect May be wehave grownstrong, durable, and matured. Andperhaps, the lamb and the goathave fused as one. Now, wheredoes that take us?

Letter to1the EditIn response to last w eek's anti-drug editorial, I would like to ex-amine someof the philosophy sur-

rounding current efforts towardsdrug harm reduction. Asa preface,I feel it necessary to denounce thecommentary's ostensibly un-equivocal anti-drug stance, whichexemplifies a narrow-minded viewof a very complex topic. How iro-nic that its portrayal of "a radicalwhose argument is rooted in pas-sion and not reason" is so aproposfor the author. Any considerationof the nation's it"drug problem"must be done by carefully takinginto account all of the perspec-tives and issues involved, if acomprehensive picture is to in-deed be reached. In light of thefailure of the War on Drugs andrecent education attempts such as"JustiSay No" and D.A.R.E tosubstantially impact illegal sub-stance abuse, it seems blatantlyobvious that some sort of alterna-tive method needs to be adopted ifserious change is to be made. Thistransformation definitely must beapproached prudently, as to avoidrepeating the old ineffective ten-dencies.In order to achieve a desired ob-jective, the ultimate goal of drugcontrol policies must be set beforea position can be formed. If it is toreduce the danger and damage tothe overall population, harm re-duction methods make more sensethan the current policy. In opposi-tion to last week 's editorial, I feelthat there is far more "lack of con-cern for the common good" dis-played in any system that thought-lessly punishes all drug users ascriminals, rather than one that fo-cuses on ameliorating thebiopsychosociaj roots of substanceabuse. The harm reduction methodapproaches addiction from a pub-lic health standpoint, not ourcountry's present criminal justicestance. I would argue that basicsocietal values are indeed perpetu-ated by harm reduction, as it at-tempts to help the drug user reducepersonal and publ icdanger, insteadof punishing "wrong" behaviorswithout striving to modify them orat all educate the user.M A harm reductionist approachbelieves that the health and wellbeing of the individual are of para-mount concern and that, even if

the ;iindividual does from substance use, efbe made o reduce the hdrug-related behaviorgoal for illegal drug usabstinence, since it redrelated harm com pletecannot be required to habit in order to receivThis approach keepity of candidates awayan educated view of aa disease. Instead of couse drugs in an unsaharm reduction lesseto both user and socieprehensive drug ban ethe problem by forcingto seek out methods otheir habits 8 through possible, including illods that may endangerOne of the most pamples of inarm reduneedle exchange poliprovides clean needlesdirty ones that are tuintravenous drug userproach has been provenate theriskof HI V tthrou gh- the: sharing oneedles.; Other harmpolicies administer mees of the abused drug that their usage can regulated, they can bewith an uncontaminatof the drug without hasort to illegal means toand are kept within a interaction with the aThis makes the drug usdanger to him/herselfsociety.Harm reduction is aptup in this quote by JoIn essence, a policy oduction requires an appragmatism rather thanan acceptance that it mtimes be better to go foble silver than a possiUltimately, the drug pcountry adopts will rattitude towards drug and how we feel users treated, whether it is toharm reduction's supeducation or the prevaetition *of the cas ligpunishment scheme.

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T * t i l l .Americana: " Con te Partiro" I I I By Emilio ColaiacovoSenior Writer

For those who do not speak Ital-ian, the title of this article closelytranslates as T im e to . sayGoodbye.** This phrase, made fa-mous by Italian contemporary art-ist Andrea Bocelli, sums up theessence of whatI wishto convey inmy final column. After four yearsat Mercyhurst, it is time for me tosay goodbye. Yet, how can a per-son ever truly say goodbye to acommunity that made him/herstronger, wiser and ready to meetthechal lenges of he future. ThoughI move on to law school and poli-tics, I will forever be a student ofMercyhurst College.?^Looking back on my four yearsat Mercyhurst, I have*very fewregrets. Mercyhurst has been > aplace of hope, growth and oppor-tunity for me. Whether it was writ-ing for The Merciad or servingthis student body as Secretary ofStudentGovernment, I alwaysheldthat it was my duty to speak mymind and solve problems that con-fronted and concerned my fellowstudents. Though sometimes hec-tic and frightening, I enjoyed be-ing able to express my conserva-tive philosophy to the students.While many grew tired of my trib-utes to Reagan and my Burkeanattempts to comment on society, Istill believe, like Reagan andBurke, that America's best daysremain ahead. However, we shall

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society which cares little for mo-rality, ftradition and principle.Though my thoughts are not new,I hope my articles were able toconvey the essence of an ideologywhich believes in the people, re-sponsib ility, the sanctity oflifeandGod. The m ovement which I sup-port will never die so long as thereare people whoare willing to sup-port and defend thewisdom of theages and the tradition of prudencewhich ourconstitutional repub-lic is predicated on.Of all m y accomplishments oncampus, it has been my service asSecretary of Mercyhurst StudentGovernment that I am most proudof. Along with a great ExecutiveBoard, I was able to help fashionsome great ideas where the studenttruly benefited. For example, un-der our watch, Student Govern-ment sponsored two student fo-rums where students had the op-portunity to express" their con-cerns and Share their ideas with theentire college community. Al-though many ignorantly assumethe administration does little toassist students, positive steps weretaken to address many of theproblems that confronted stu-dents. T o both the administrationand students, I am extremely grate-ful for their participation and un-derstanding. Also, Student Gov-ernment was able to draft a pro-posal which, in effect, establisheda preferred housing program oncampus where the best students,who deserved the best places tolive, had the opportunity to be the

*best they can be. While many canpoint to where problems exist, ittakes a greater person to offer aworkable solution. Student Gov-ernment, J throughout this year,was able to do that and I hopethat it will continue in the future.After a retreat onFriday evening,I walked home with someone veryspecial to me and commented howmuch I will miss Mercyhurst Notonly has. Mercyhurst given me anenvironment to grow academi-cally, spiritually, socially and po-litically, it has been able to en-hance my desire to serve people.As we walked through GarveyPark, I looked up at the sky, andknew then and there thatmy life, asa result of the lessons taught hereatMercyhurst, would be dedicated topublic service and the people. Yet,I would never have been able tocome to this conclusion withoutthe loveand support of my parents,friends and family. More than any-one, myparents instilled in me thevirtues ^ of truth, *f integrity,honor and responsibility. How-ever,, more . importantly, theytaught me that if I were ever fortu-nate enough to benefit from life,I was required to give back allthat I had so that others could ben-efit as well.

Looking back on Mercyhurst, Iknow that my best days are yetahead, and whatever it is I do inlife, it is because of my faith, myfamily, and my friends here andafar who made me seize the dayand always dream of tomorrow.

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Face of the EnemBy Bill MelvilleEditor-in-Chief

After close to80 years of conflict, Northern Ireland finallywhich will enable to choose its ownpath for the first time. Testablish a legislative body for the people of Northern Irelanthe body created for Scotland last year. By the creation of thture, Northern Ireland will now have closer ties to the Irishalthough it will remain part of the United Kingdom fobeing.In a May 22 referendum, citizens of both Northern Ireland aRepublic will vote on the treaty's approval. According to appears the treaty will pass with overwhelming support If tpassed, it is widely believed it will effectively end the confgripped Northern Ireland since a peace treaty with the BritisNorthern and Southern Ireland in 1922.The conflict is rooted in the troubles between the P rotestaand the large Catholic minority. The groups have fought since Protestant settlers conquered the North of Ireland innth century.The last thirty years, known as "The Troubles," have seenviolence by both pro-Republican groups, most notably theRepublican Army), and pro-Union groups, such as the UlsForce (UDF). During this period,over three thousand peoplon both sides and countless numbers were arrested and iwithout suspicion. "Many people are skeptical about this agreement, especialing all the murders committed by both the Unionist and Rforces.at the beginning of 1996. For many, just believing thof heavy conflict has ended is difficult enough,Several provisions of the treaty have caused a great dealversy, especially the clause which demands all paramilitaryover their stockpiles of weapons. The IRA has already pledgedisarm. Sinn Fein, the political wing; has said it will back thand its leader, Gerry A dams, is currently lobbying the Irissupport the treaty in the upcoming referendum.It appears the IRA will eventually be forced t o follow the wpolitical wing. Many on the U nionist side believe the chancdisarmament are minimal, and see the IRA 's refusal as a sipreparing to return to terrorism if they are pushed too far.Many fear the same from radical Unionist groups. The Unaccess to the same weapons the IRAdoes, and recently, a bfacility was discovered in a predominantly Protestant neighThese actions leave people of both religions, who have growar, wondering how effective the treaty will be. While I btreaty is the best step for Northern Ireland, I don't believe iend of conflict in this region. As happy as I am to see someNorthern Ireland, I still think that come June, the Catholichoods where the Orangemen march will be alive with riotsmore wounded people.

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By Chris WlochFeatures WriterkDespite the on going debates overthe inclusion of values in the class-room few teachers are boldenoughto do exactly that. One excellentexample is Jamie Y ule, professorof human ecology, who's retiringafter 38 years at Mercy hurst Col-lege.Yule was born and raised inMissoula,:Mont She received abachelor's degree in home eco-nomics from the University- ofMontana and a master's in homeeconomics education from OhioState. Yule earned a doctoratefrom Michigan State in teachereducation with cognates in educa-tional psychology and familyecol-ogy. \ '1 ^ (:After completing her master's,Yule taught in a high school inMontan a Eventually, Yule beganapplying to colleges and universi-ties because she knew she wassupposed to teach at a Catholicinstitution.

,when she arrived at Mercyhurst

as an instructor in home econom-ics in I960, the college was still forwomen only, and MercyhurstSeminary, which later becameMercyhurst Preparatory School,was housed on the firstfloorof OldMain.a She was tenured atMercyhurst in 1972.During her time at Mercyhurst,Yule served as chairman of thehuman ecology department andasdirector of faculty* developm en,where she organized workshopswhich promotedskillsand abilitiesto help teachers become better inthe classroom. .

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By Chris WlochFeatures WriterLooks Forward to Summer Of

Alter more than fifty years with-out a summer off, Phyllis Aiello,director of transfer services, is ea-gerly awaiting the chance to spendthe warmest months of the year asshe sees fit On June 8, Aiello willbegin her retirementAiello was bom and raised inJohnsonburg, PA. After receivingher bachelor's in French fromMercy hurst, she earned a maste r'sfrom Indiana University atBloomington in French literatureof the 17th, 19th and 20th centu-ries. Aiello also completed gradu-ate work in student personnel ser-vices at Edinboro University ofPennsylvania and taught elemen-tary and high school students inTitusville, Pittsburgh, Greenvilleand Erie. She was part of the Sis-ters of Mercy community in Eriefrom 1954 to 1979., jjg *

Aiello has been a teacher andadministrator at Mercyhurst fortwenty-five years. She bgean asan instructor of French 1^1973.The following year, Aiello enteredthe office of housing as hall direc-

tor of Egan and served as directorof housing for seven years. Overthenext eight years, A iello was thecollege's first director of housingand safety.;It was during this time that cur-rent director of security KenSidunmet Aiello when he was workingasa patrolman with theErie PoliceDepartment during the 1970's."Phyllis has always been a realoutgoing person. She had a realfeel for the job, was always ontop of things and is;jvery goodwith people," Sidun said.Registrar Bonnie Hall was oneof Aiello'sfirstFrench students atMercyhurst "At the time, classeswere still very small, so each stu-dent recived a lot more individualattention. You were really able toget to know your instructors well."Phyllis was one of the personswho reaffirmed that I had made theri ght decision to transfer here. Webecame good friends after thatandhave always remained close. She'sbeen a great role model who aidedme in learning the ropes as anadministrator by helping me be-com e' familiar with the'* wayMercyhurst did things.

Phyllis A iello"I've always regarded her officeas a safe haven where you couldget a good laugh and a pat on theback," Hall said. "Over the years,she has given a lot to M ercyhurstboth as a teacher andas an admin-

istrator."In 1989, Aiello became directorof freshman studies. Among hermany responsibilities was orga-nizing the 5-week long PACEpro-grams which provided instuctionin college survival skills such astime management and study tips.Aiello also organized the orien-tation programs for incomingfreshmen which were held duringthe summer. These programs in-

volved testing, advising, schedul-ing,and meeting with faculty mem-bers. When the Fresh Start pro-gram replaced freshmen orienta-tion, Aiello served as operationaldirector of these programsAiello also conducts an annualsurvey of freshmen. The data shecollects is compiled into a reportwhich Dr. Garvey presents to theBoardoiTrustees.Aiellodescribedher research as a "springboard forthe administration to make in-formed decisions ." I^Between 1991 and 97, Aiello'sresearch revealed that there wasan increase in A's and a decreasein remedial I work in math andEnglish among male students atMercyhurst

Aiello also serves as the NCAASenior Woman Administrator. Inthis role she supports the women'steams and makes sure that the wel-fare of female athletes atMercyhurst is on par with that ofthe men's teams. 1In 1995 Aiello began her presentposition at the college as head oftransfer services, She is respon-sible for coordinating both "inter-nal transfers" from North Eastand

external transfers from oleges and universities.Aiello said that she wmiss the interaction with and especially her col"They are the heart andMercyhurst You look gcause other people are hard in maintenance, houing, the caf, and facultyadministrators are even their office on Saturdays."It's the students whofreshness fto Mercyhursyear. It never gets stale bthe new faces always comIn addition to her Mercyhurst, Aiello also sseveral local boards of dincluding Victim WitnessRape Crisis Center. She offering her services to{charities in the area, and wably start with the Humaety because of her love mals.Although she is taking mer off, Aiello will reMercyhurstnext yearas aant She will continue to institutional research repthe college.F e s s l l e r L e a v e s L i b r a r y A f t e r 1 7 Y e a r

By Chris WlochFeatures Writer

This year, the Hammermill Li-brary has seen an extraordinarynumber of changes in terms ofconstruction, new staff and ex-tended hours. At the end of May,another significant transition willtake place with the retirement ofMarge Fessler, circulation super-visor since 1981. Shehas served ashead supervisor for 14 years.Originally from Erie, Fessler at-tended St Joseph's, Villa MariaAcademy and College, jBeforecoming to Mercyhurst, Fesslerworked at the Kenway Book-shoppe, Trask Department Storeand Villa College Library, and as ahomemaker and mother; of threesons and one daughter. All threeof her sons attended MercyhurstTwo of them now work in salesand one is a teacher. Fessler s fam-ily has remained close to home,with her daughter and two sonsliving in Erie and one son in near-by Boardman, Ohio.Among Fessler's many respon-

sibilities at the circulation deskarekeeping track of incoming;andoutgoing books and articles, su-pervising students, and keepingrecords. ,|Earleen Glaser, reference librar-ian and college archivist, said thatthe two things she'll miss mostabout Fessler are her friendshipand her ability to solve problems."She's a gem. She was here whenI started and we've helped eachother many times in providing ser-vice to library patrons. Betweenthe twoof us we're usually able tofind a way to work things ou t"We're really going to miss her.She has an incredible knowledgeof the workings of Mercyhurst,especially the students and the li-brary records. It'll be strange notseeing her when I come in to workevery day.""Mrs. Fessler has been one ofthose very important, unique andexceptional employees in the li-brary,** said dean of libraries Dr.Roy Strausbaugh. She has beenincredibly supportive of the col-jlegebecauseshelovesithcre.She's

always a very willing kind of per-son who goes the extra mile.""We usually think of professorsas having an impact on students,

Ibut the scores of students who'veworked for Marge Fessler havebeen influenced by her in impor-tant ways. She's coached, coun-seled and listened to many stu-dents and taught them good workhabits. It's excellent people likeher who help make a college edu-cation a valuable experience,"Strausbaugh said.When asked about her intentionsfor the future, Fessler responded,"It's time for me toplay a little." Atthe endof June, Fesslerwil I spendtwo weeks with her family vaca-tioning in Hiltonhead, SC. Fesslerenjoys golf, reading, knitting, andtraveling in her spare time. Sheplans on visiting Ireland and do alittle genealogy in order to "traceher roots."'it's been a real pleasure for meto be here. I'm certainly going tomiss it. Working a t the library hasenhanced my knowledge in manyareas that were of particular inter-

Marge Fesslerest to me. I ve had so many greatstudents, and I still hearfrom someof hem. Oneof the reasons I stayedon this year was because I wantedtosee the work on the librarycometo fruition^"The automation is going tomakeit much nicer.7Because 1 file thecards I have a real attachment tothecard catalog. It'sa definite plusto have. I think it's a useful tool to

Photo: Chris Wknow how to search witHamLET and Ihe card cat"I think Mercyhurst is pleasant place," FesslerThere's a camaraderie heyou don * tfind atmany otheThe people I ve come intowith here have always beecaring and pleasant to dea

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Sr. Elizabeth Lintsen, with Shakespeare and Shelley,the cocker spaniels she owns with Di\ Vivetta PetronioBy Chris WlochFeatures Writer

At the end of the spring term,Sr. Elizabeth Lintsen, MSOLA,will retire as director of CampusMinistry, a position which shehas served in for seventeen years.Next year, she will return to workpart time in the admissions office,continuing her responsibilities asdirector of services for foreignstudents.Lintsen grew up in the Nether-lands where she attended the Uni-versity of Amsterdam and receiv ed

her first bachelor's in education.After teaching for three years inHolland and a year in Algeria, shepursued a bachelor's in secondaryeducation from the University ofLiverpool and Manchester in En-gland.As a member of the MissionarySisters of Our Lady of Africa,Lintsen taught English in the EastAfrican country of Tanzania from1958-68. MIt was an exciting timebecause Tanzania achieved its in-dependence while I was there,"Lintsen recalls. While in Tanza-nia, Lintsen was adopted into a

family belonging to theWanyamwezi tribe, in a cere-mony which she describes assa"beautiful tribute to humanity."Lintsen first came to Mercyhurstin 1968 to complete a B.A. in En-glish. S he/ said that she choseMercyhurstover Oxford. "I d seenEngland before, butI'd never beento the United States." She earned amaster's at Gannon in '1972 andreturned to Tanzania, but left forhealth reasons after two years."Once I finished my studies, Inever would have dreamt that Iwould come back and spend therest of my working life here. Al-though it was hard to leave Africa,I just love the students and mycolleagues at Mercyhurst. If wewere to talk about al ^ the goodthat happens here, with so manystudents volunteering their timeand talents, we could fill books.There's always somebody will-ing to help outUpon returning to M ercyhurst in1974, Lintsen taught in both theEnglish and Intercultural depart-ments.? In 1975 she began part-time work in Campus Ministry.The following yearshe was namedthe advisor to foreign students, atatime when there were only 5 stu-dents from other countries attend-

ing the college. Overthe years thatnumber has risen to the presenttotal of 81 foreign students atMercyhurstIn 1981, lintse n stepped into hercurrent role as director of CampusMinistry. Campus Chaplain Fr.Stephen Anderson said that Sr.Elizabeth helped him to ease intohis role at the college when hefirst came here ten years ago."When I arrived at Mercyhurst Ihad neverworked in Campus Min-istry before. I ca n't think of a betterperson to have initiated me thanSister Elizabeth. Shewas a tre-mendous guide who made it easyand challenging at the same time."By the time I got used to it hereI realized that Sister Elizabeth isthe best example of a true campusmiraster.She is perfect in her rolebecause she listens to others,speaks up when necessary, andreally loves the students she workswith and for," Anderson said J"I think that Sister Elizabeth isprobably one of the most influen-tial people at the college," saidsenior English major MarciaFarrell. "It's hard to imagine beingin Campus Ministry without hercoming outand asking her favoritequestion, 'Wh o's working?'"She's one of the most important

people in my liferightnlike she's my mom whenfrom my real mom. The gives me about my lifeends up being right"Now that she has moreLintsen plans to master language, Italian, in ordrich her love of opera. Ito English, Dutch and KLintsen also speaksfluenand French. Lintsen alsreading, making miniatuture, knitting, yardwork ing the net During the Lintsen will travel to HoSwitzerland with DrPetronio, professor of forguages and cultures.Lintsen said that in leavpus Ministry she is goin

her role as a counselor m"When you are a counsela very privileged personyouget to know so manyvery well.!On Thursday, May 14,son and Lintsen will be ha party in Campus Ministp.m. The celebration willthe many contributionsmembers of the Mercyhmunity* have made duryears at the college.

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Next year, two new faces will befound in Campus Ministry. Fr. Jim0Piszker will join Campus Ministry

as the College Chaplain, and SisterGeri Rosinski, RSM will succeedSr. Elizabeth Lintsen MSOLA asthe director of Campus M inistry.Piszker hails from Stumpcreek,PA, near Punxatony. He received abachelor's in English from CIarionand a bachelor's in sacred theol-ogy and master of divinity from StMary's Seminary in Baltimore.Currently, Piszker is the assis-tant pastor at St Brigid's inMeadville, where he has been forsix years. He said he will definitelymiss the familiarity with the peoplehehas gotten to know in Meadville.Piszker was ordained in 1991.After college, Piszker was em-ployed in the field of real estate taxassessment and also worked forthe Comprehensive EmploymentTraining Act in Jefferson Co unty,PA for seven years.

"Even though I had thought aboutentering the priesthood as a kid Ididn't enter seminary until age30." The major reason he decidedto become a priest was primarilybecause of "the sense of satisfac-tion it brings in being able to as-sist people in difficult momentsand walk with them on their faithjourneys.Piszker has previous experienceworking on college campuses. Hewas involved in Campus Minis-tries at Towson State Universityoutside of Baltimore, MD and nowalso participates at Allegheny Col-lege in Meadville. *"The immediate challenge forme is not learning Campus Minis-try, but learning Mercyhurst Col-lege," Piszker said.Although Piszker was ap-proached last fall about a possiblemove, he did not learn about hisreassignment until April. He willstart his position at Mercyhurst onAugust 1, 1998. iRosinski who will take over asdirector of Campus Ministry on

August 1, was born in New Jerseyand raised in Pittsburgh where sheentered the Sisters of Mercy.Rosinski received her bachelor'sfrom Cailow College in Pittsburghand her master's in science andmathematics from Marquette Urn-versity. She earned a master's ofdivinity from the Catholic Theo-logical Union in Chicago. *Rosinski has taught math andserved as principal at the highschool level. She said she prefersteaching to administration becauseshe enjoys the contact with stu-dents thatone hasin the classroom.From 1978-84, she was part of aseven-person team at the NeumanCenter at Indiana University ofPennsylvania. She then spentthree years at Walsh University inCanton OH before being electedas regional vice president of theSister's of Mercy in Pittsburgh in1991, a position she served in forfive y ears.

In 1996 Rosinski became theInter-regional Vocational Direc-tor for the Sisters of Mercy of

Sister Geri Rosinski, Father Jim Piszker, and CMinis ter Mkhele Garvey Photo: Chris WlocWestern Pennsylvania and NewYork with four headquarters inErie, Pittsburgh, Buffalo andRochester.Rosinski said that she feels Godkeeps calling her back to CampusMinistry to accompany collegestudents on the sacred walk of life."I've always found that it is aprivilege to companion young

people as they struggle tchoices and meaning ouevents in their life."On July 29, Campus M isponsoring a Ritual of Trto welcome its new membsay good-bye to Lintsen Steve Anderson, who walain of the college for ten

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With a total weight of 2,740 lbs.,these 12 men are a formidablegroup. 1 had the pleasure of meet-ing up with, some of the seniorfootball team (Geo rge Bunch, EricWicks, Keith Swanson and JasonMaier) this week to talk to themabout the time that they have spentat Mercy hurst.* 4 &Memories

Having spent four years of theirlives in the close confinement ofMercyworld, these athletes willtake home some great memoriesthat will last them a lifetime."My best memory was when weplayed Ithacaat the endof hisyearand at the end of he game wemadea b ig play to stop them. Anotherbig game was against C.W PostTheywere taking us off heirsched-ule, because they didn 't think thatwere tough enough competition.UI also remember when MikeEvansfirstcame to the school. Hewas a long snapper and once hesnapped it over Wicks' head,which didn't please coach Kimballtoo much. Coach Kimball toldMike to run and get the ball, butMike started to walk really slow toget the ball. Then coach Kimballranover there and grabbed his facemask and started to call him everyname under the sun and from thatpoint on Evans never questionedKimball again.

"However, the funniest memory1 have was when Kaharie Hicks[ was looking for a pass and he raninto the scaffolding at the side ofthe field and knocked himselfout,** said Bunch."From a personal point of view,I remember the twolong field goals

I had this year, oneof which was a47-yarder at Ithaca. The wholeteam came up strong and we wonthatgame 10-5 and they hadn't losttheir home opener in 10 years.Th en the 52-yarder I had againstS t Francis at homecoming. G oingto the snow bowl (Division II A11-Star football game) this year withMike Evans was a lot of fun. I also

remember the time that someonewas putting a feather in MikeEvan'sear and he thought it was abee and he threw off his helmet andstarted to scream like a little girl,"Wicks said.44When we went down on a roadtrip to Alfred University withPhilly, Crouch, and Bill Reid, forthe hot dbg festival. It was a greattimeand Crouch (Josh) ust gotoutof cont rol" Swanson said.*'My best memory was whenCharlie Paine attacked me in theend zone when I scored during thehomecoming gameuhis year. Iwent up on the hill and the wholeteam jumped. It's on the highlighttape andfcit looks really 0001,"Maier said.

Regrets M 1To go along with the good times,there are always the not so goodones. Everyone has regrets aboutsome aspect of their college lives,whether it be from an academic,social or sporting point of view.44I regret not being able to playDivision II scholarship and beingin Division III We didn'thave toomany places to go for playoffs.Now they'll have a chance to go toECAC playoffs. Personally, I re-gret not spending enough time do-ing things other than footballand school," Wicks said.441 never got the chance to start. Igot to play in a lot of the gameswith the special teams every year.A part from that I pretty happywith everything else. I'm not aregretful person,** Bunch said."I regret not starting my sopho-more year. I probably should havestarted, butI wasn * t into football asmuch as I should have been as Ididn't have the right mind set,**Swanson said.;"Personally, I regret not takingschool seriously for the first twoyears. This year and last year, Iapplied myself a lot better and I! have m atured a lot, although somepeople may still question that,*1Maier said

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four years as well as growing at-tached to m any of aspects that areapart of Mercy hurst College.MI 11 miss the friends that I havemet through football. Those guysare almost like my brothers, be-cause I have spent so much timewith them from freshman year up.Even the guys who quit along theway, those are still the guys whoplayed football and that's a con-nection that you will never lose,Bunch said, g"Not being able to play footballafter playing for so many years.I'll miss all the guys that I playedwith and not being part of a teamanymore. I'll even miss thecoaches. Coach Kimball and Ididn't always see eye to eyethrough four years, but being ableto oke around with him for thelastcouple was really good,** Wickssaid."Football and that's about it,Swanson said. ' "$ ' $2*TH miss^hangihg out''Willi1Philly," Maier said.

On the CoachesThe one thing that these playershave in common is that they haveplayed under thesame head coachfor the past four years and theyhave become very attached to himand the rest of the coaching staff.I think that it was always funnyhow coach Mac always wanted tocut my hair. That was amusing."He didn't get really upset, butyou could tell that it land,: offbugged him. I appreciated the waythey gave me a shot this year.Coach Ross helped out a lot as hebrought a lot of intensity to thepractices and made it fun, becausehe was super enthusiastic andI feltthat it was inspiring. I think thatthis year the whole coaching staffreally got it together and formed usinto a team," said Maier"Coach Kimball pretty muchtook care of me the whole time Iwas hers. I was never close to anyof my coaches during my footballyears, but I kind ofgot close to himwhich was weird," said Swanson.I "We played with a lot of thecoaches and that was a big thing.I'll miss all of the coaches ascoach Kimball thought that he had

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an extra kid with how he had totreatene at practice all the timejWicks said. "This year was*great havingcoach Blascik coming back, be-cause we played, partied and hungout with him and he was a very upfront coach. I really respect coachMac a lot as he was always reallystraight forward to me and he hastaught me a"Blot about football,'Burichsaid. mt' f

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Head Coach on the Players"The main reason that we had agood year was because of the se-nior leadership we had. TimmyBrediger and Keith Swanson did agreat job as co-captains, simplybecause they are both very strongindividuals. They did a great jobboth on the fieldandoff it,buttheyhad a great supporting cas t Theyhave been a great senior group as awhole."If I were to say something tothem I would say what I say atevery senior banquet and that is,4Don*t forget us as we won't forgetyou. ' I just hope that they gothrough life working to their fullpotential. It isn't important beingthe best; what is important is beingthe best you can be and then youwill not look back at your life andsay I could have done this or Icould have done that," said coach

Now that their four yecome to and end, it is imof these athletes to go tseparate Ways and pursuin either their field of continue to play football"I'm going to come baplay another year of footjust going to come back fto finish my classes andlowing year I hope to coand do a m asters," Swan"It's so far away. I likesub job next year as I stilfinish my student teachinsaid.."I'm still trying to playI had a good tryout in Nolina where I hit 24 out ofgoals. Ri ght now my agestuff in with the49ers, thBears and the Oilers, doesn't look that good.)Hif nothing happens with fdo plan to go to graduatnext year," said Wicks."I hope to get a job ineducation and I plan to cohigh school this year alearned a lot from the coaabouthow to coach a teisaid. 1

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Review of the 1997/98 Sporting YearThis is the time of year for remi-niscing and no better place to startthan with sports who had a yearfull of tears and joy.Field HockeyThe newest varsity sport to hitthe campus this year was women'sfield hockey. The Lakers finishedthe season 1-9."We are still building the pro-gram and to do this we need to getthe right kids in. This takes goodrecruiting and time, but the greatthing about this campus is that itsells itself, all we have to do is getthe kids to visit," head coachKevin Cooke said. $"Next year is going to be veryexciting because w e have a groupof about five players whoare verysolid. If we can complement themwith a,group of seven or eightplayers that can com e in and (daywell then we will be happy. N extyear the team will be made up offreshmen and sophomores andthatis very exciting," he went on tosay.

HockeyThe hockey team finished outthe season with a 17-9-1 record, 4-5-1 in the ECAC conference, in-cluding the playoff loss againstNiagara. John Evangelista wastoppcorer for the Lakers with 17goalsand30 assists,-thatleft him with47points overall. This earned E van-gelist EC A C co-player of the yearand second team ail-Americanhonors.Along with Evangelist thehockey is losing some valuable

* - *seniors, including ChristopherMorgan, Trevor Brandt, AviKarunakar, Mike Massis and ChrisHerbolsheimer.The hockey program is set up forthe 1999-2000 season, when theLakers enter the Division I MAAC(metro Atlantic athletic confer-ence) conference."Next season will be a transi-tional one for us, we will be play-ing some very good teams in theECAC conference," said HeadCoach Rick Gotkin.SoccerThe men*s soccer team finishedthe season with a 11-5-1 record.Irishman Alan O'Brien was topscorer for the Lakers w ith 13goals.The Lakers lost a lot mis year withthe graduation of Glenn Francis,Avery Jonas, Mike Shields and

Shawn Kroener."We are coming off a good yearin some ways and a disappointingyear in other ways Ybecause wedidn't make playoffs. But havingsaid that we played very well insome games. We just let ourselvesdown once or twice at the wrongtime," saidMelody."Recruiting has gone extremelywell. We have 11 or 12 new guyscoming into the program, we have13or 14 retiring players. I think weare going to have a stronger squadnext year than we did last year,"Melody said.The wom en's soccer team endedthe season with a 13-3-1 record.Their top scorer was sophomoreTheresa Roach with 29 goals.Graduating ; for the t Lakers areStacey Bortz, Nicky Esposito, andAlison Marsden."Even though we are only losingthree seniors, the girls leave be-hind a huge hole to fill. Recruitingfor the women's team has goneextremely well. Weare going tobea very young team next year withonlyone senior:" said Head CoachJohn Melody.TennisThe m en's tennis team finishedwith an overall record of 11-4 anda third place finish in the GLIACconference. This was an improve-ment on last year when the Lakersfinished a disappointing sixthplace.The Lakers will be losing ScottVance and Rob"Pop's" Lipovskythis year.1 'These players will bevery difficult to replace as theyplayed a pivotal role in our impres-sive season. I hope that we canshow as much team work next yearas we did this year and if so we'lldo pretty well. As awhole, wedidreally well this year with a thirdplace finish in the conference,"said head coach Pat Healy.The women's team did not fair aswell, as they finished the seasonwith a9-10 recordand a sixth placefinish in the GLI AC.GolfThe men's golf team experiencedmany highs and lows, but ended ona good note with a win at theFredonia State Tournament. De-spite an inexperienced squad, theteam was able to pull together onsome great wins.Head Coach Joe Podolsky said,

"I think they did a good job ofrepresenting the school. Given thatwe have a lot of veterans returninganda strong recruiting class fortheFall we are looking good for next

Mseason. ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^Women's SoftbaU I. The women's softball team hitsome, high points this year thatdistinguish them in Mercyhurstsoftball history. The team wontheir first GLIAC playoff gamethis season. They also beat theirlong time rival, Northwood Uni-versity 2-0. Th ey were a high riskteam, but the women showed theirworth at the GLIAC ClusterWeekend Tournament in Mid-land, Michigan.Head Coach Amy Weaver said,T h i s is the firstyear we had goodleadership. The leadership the se-niors showed brought the fresh-manalong with the transition fromhigh school to college ball. Thefoundation the seniors left for theplayers taught them how to treatthe incoming freshmen and willhelp the program on down theroad." 4 1$Cross CountryjThe men's cross country teamreached its pinnacle this yearwhenit placed first of six teams at theHiram Invitational.Head Coach Mike Fraley said,We had a young team last yearwho w orked as hard as any teamI've ever had. They had sparks ofbrilliance, but lacked experience.With the incoming freshman, wewill have the best talent we 've everhad.*The women's cross country teamalso reached their pi nnacle at theHiram Invitational, placing sec-ond overall. Seniorcaptain BridgetHolzheimer took the race to leadMercyhurst to victory.Sophomore runner, KatieConnely, placed first at the NCAAEastern Regional s at Sunken MetalPark in Long Island. Head CoachKathy Noble Fraley said, "I t was adifficult season w ith so many inju-ries, but they worked through theadversity well.* Football

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The football team had a verysuccessful season. Their overallrecord of 6-3 does not clearly re-flect thesuccess of the season. Thelearn had a number of last secondlosses which evened out their mid-

season record. Buffalo State beatMercyhurst by a point when theysuccessfully completed a fieldgoal with under a minute left in thegame.Next year the team will enter anew conference, Division II schol-arship. The team will see manynew faces on thefield or the 1997season, as they get set to take onopponents in the Midwest Inter-collegiateFootball Conference forthe first time.BasketballThe m en's basketball team endedthe season with an overall recordof 16-11. Th e Lakers had winningrecords in both the GLIAC Con-ference at9-8 and went7-3 in non-conference games. The team wasousted in the first round of theGLIAC Playoffs, when MichiganTech beat the Lakers 77-67.Next years team will featuremany of the same faces, includinga healthy Mo Profit who looks toregain his All-Conference statureas the teams starting center.The women's basketball teamsuffered many hardships as theystruggled to gain respect in theGLIAC conference. With an over-all record of 11-15and 13-14in theconference, the team did notqualify for th e playoffs. Althoughthe team did dominate non-confer-ence play, going 8-1.

LacrosseThe men 's lacrosse team experi-enced great success during the1998 season. With an overallrecord of 7-5, the team did notback down to Division I power-houses like St. Joseph 's and Bos-ton College. Their season washighlighted by a four-game win-ning streak, which stretched overa three-week span.The women's lacrosse team,ini t'ssecond year of existence, had agreat season. With an overallrecord of 5-10, the team improveddrastically, thanks to the newlyhired Coach Kevin Cooke. A year

ago the team went winless whilesuffering 17 loses.Freshman Jessica Carvel set aMercyhurst single-game pointrecord scoringfivegoals with fivehelpers. Freshman NadiaShabanza also set a record scor-ing a team, high seven goals,against Shippensburg on April 25. J

BaseballFor the final four gamseason, the Mercyhurst team traveled to Wayne two double-headers on M10. They lost the first angame 5-0 and 1-0 respThey cam e back to win game 4-2, and lost thefi6-2.The Lakers ended the19-23,11-13 in the GLIAAfter losing the first gathe Lakers had a much beformance during the secoof theday. Despite holdinState to ust one hitand strfi\e9 Laker's pitcher Tocould not come up with Gear pitched an impresinnings, allowing only but'the Lakers came upwith a 1 -0 defeatIn the first game of thdouble header, the Lakersback with a solid defensGenulcore pitched a cgame striking out three aning only two runs. In thegame of theday, the Lak2, with Mark George picthe lone two RBI'S.CrewThe M ercyhurst crewended the season with a nuvictories at the MA CRAonships held in Parkers bVa. The teams brought hoverall team trophy forafining throughout the day.The w omen's Varsity teafied for Champions, heldsachusetts on Mav 9.

Graduating seniors aLloyd, Kristie Robison,Heim.ReneeBums.NikkiEand M ike Opperman.Also stepping up wilnew 1998-99 head coach,Spracklen.* With the assisBen Foster and Chris Neuk g | ; VolleyballThe men's volleyball teafinished the season with aseason. "We are a very yoteam and hopefully next ycan mature to the next levsaid Adam TokashThe women's volleyball fits season with a 8-22 reco"Due to the lack of organiin the coaching staff, we htough season. However, wworked together as a teamhad a lot of fun," said CollPazderski. *