•; Don't miss the Spring Fest this Saturday —Union/ Rec Center/Garvey Park. 12 p.m.until 8 p.m. Reactions to formal letters Page^S Va!oK*X ft v*• • I J U L The dirt on the C I A Come this Tuesday, May 10, at 7 p.m. fo r the ilmfo rdiscussion. It's sponsored by Amnesty International an d is based on the story of Leo nar d Peltier. Peltier is a Native Ameri can who has been impris oned since the mid-70s, even though the charges against him are now known to be fraudulent Surprise, surpris e, the CIA has a shady part in the story. Library hou rs during exams The hours fo r exam week are as follows: Thursday, May 12,8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Frid ay 8 t o 8; Saturday 9 to 8; Sunday 1 p.m. to midnight Monday the 16thand Tuesday the 17th, 8 a.m. to midnight; Wednes- day 9 to 8; Thursday and Friday (19th an d 20th), 9 a.m. t o 4 p.m. i Call ing alLradioheads i If you plan to work at WMCE radi o in the fall, there will be a manda to ry meeting fo r retur ning and would-be staff on T uesday, May 10, at 8 p.m. in the Baldwin classroom. Students interest ed in sports announcing next season ar e also encouraged to attend. Also, WMCE will sign off early on Friday, May 13, because of the Communications Banquet that night Sign off will be at 6 p.m. The staf f positions for next year are: Station Manager: Jay Kennedy; ProgramDirector: JoAnna Shirey; Music Director. Ji m Bean; Assis- tant Music Director: Kim Sulzmann; Production Director Paul Smith; A ssistant Producti on Director: Melissa Torres; Public Ser- vice Director Terre Resslen an d Special Events Promoter Heather Marshall. Shadowlands o f a differentjkind Dr. Mario Diaz, assistant professor of physics, will give a talk tit led "Suns, M oons and Shadows" about the May 10th solar eclipse. This eclipse will be the last one visible from he United States until 2012. Dr. Diaz will present a computer show on a big screen revisiting solar eclipses of the past an d will run a simulatio n of the approaching eclipse. The presentation will be Monday, May 9, in 2ura 314 at 7 p.m. Free to the Mercyhurs t community. I Friday 1 60 percent chance of showers and possible 1 thunderst orms; highs in I the 40s. \SaturdayPartly sunny; high 55 - 65; l o w 35 - 45. J I Sunday •Sunny; high 60 - 70; » Wish' fo r bands fulfilled By Anne L. McNeils Copy Editor "It's one of the biggest thi ngs thatthis campus has seen in a long time," said MSG Vice Pre side nt Kristen Hunt. She's talking about the Spri ng Fest which is sched- uled for tillsSaturday, beginning at 12:30 p.m. The festival will benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation, an organizationwhich grants wish es to terminally ill children. The fes- tival was organized by MSG. President George Paydock first Make-A-Wish and the idea for tile festival was born. "I'd heard a lot about the Make- A-Wish program and I thought Th is would be something. ^ w e could do/" said Paydock. Paydock said the average wish costs $3,400 to grant The wishes are simple, he said. Many chil- dren want to go to D isney Worl d or to visit relatives. In previous years , MSG has host ed one big band duri ng the Spring Term. Paydock said funds were not available for a big band this year and a decision had been made to host a number of small bands. It was suggested this idea be incorporated with the fei She characterized their music as 'earthy. 1 -Kristen Hurd Fou r bands will be on campus for the Festival Saturday. Co- headlining are Rusted Root and First Light- First Light is a Cleveland reggae band. Hurd said the band has a "big following" in Cleveland. First Light will play from4 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. ! Rusted Root is a Pittsburgh band which recently signed a contract with Mercury records, said Hurd. She characterized their music as "earthy" and said they are very popular. Rusted Root will play from 6 p.m. u ntil 8 pan. The festival will open with Erie's own Ric and Brian Butler, an acoustic cover band. The But- lers will play from 12:30 p.m. until 1:30 p.m. [• Neville Blues is another band from Pittsburgh. According to Senior Michael Arrigo, the band plays blues and will soon be relo- cating to Washington, DC to fur- ther its career. All bands will be located in the parking lot behind the Rec Cen- ter. | f | n In addition to the bands, there will be a snowboard demonstra- tion and a step show. The snowboard demonstration is soonsored bv several including Morrow, Trans World magazine and K2. Hurd said Morrow andiK2 have donated snowboards and apparel for raffles. The demonstration will take place on trampolines at 1:30 p.m. 4 The step show begins at 3 pan. an d will take place in the Athletic Center. The A KAs and Alphas of Edinboro University will be per- forming. There will also be a numbe r o f vendors, crafts and other activi- ties. Many of the activities have been org a nized by differ ent dub s and ] groups. Paydock said the hockey team, Ambassadors, the Council for Exceptional Children, {Honors Society, the M inority Stu- dent Union, the dance team, the HRI M d ub and many othershave planned a variety of activities for tile festival. The vendors and othe r activi- ties will be located in Garvey Park, in frontof the Union an d in front of the Rec an d Athletic Centers. The festival costs $3 for Mercyhurst students and $5 for the public. Students whoare work- ing at the festival must pay ad- mission. Tickets ca n be purchased in the Student Union office from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. Tickets will also be available the day of the festival. Student ID is required. Anyone with questions abo ut the festival can call 824-2090. 4 Hurd said students should "hold their breath for a great show.? Micky Brennan says, "I don't care about 'earthy 1 bands. I'd rather study. Merciad photo/Andy Schudlich hout about rape Merciad Staff Reporter "S-T-O-P! Stop the Violence!" "People Unite—Take back the night!" '£ I : Chants such as these could be heard 4 echoing thoughout Mercyhurst campus last Thurs- day evening as students gathered attheTake BacktheNight March, the dosing event of a week of on awareness and increasing educa- tion on sexual violence . 1 MJ'4t Take Back the Night was a march designed to r ^^^^^^ sexual crimes that plague our so- ciety. Both men an d women were inv)ted to march in remembrance of the victims of sexual viola- tion s, such as rape and mole sta- tion. J L * The march began at McAuley group walked in darkness aroun d campus, conclud ng the event ata bonfire in Garvey Park. There, Stacy Archer spoke about sexual violence and rea d a poem. The group was then invited to write the name of an abuser on a piece) of paper and throw it into th e fire "I t was a very emotional cer- emony," commented Kristei Hurd, vice president of MSG am coordinat or of the even t This was the first yea Mercyhurst participat ed i n Takej Back the Night Overall it was a success—-about thirty people showed up on a very cold night in Erie. We hope to try it again next year, maybe first cral HM ,„ , The purpose of the march was to heighten awareness of sexual violence and remember the vic- tims of such crimes. Such was the goal of the whole week: to in- n
