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Students enjoy the TTWf f spring weatheun Garvey Park. Jessica
Russell/Merciad photographer
Pizzat retiresfrom*art department"Art is the fourth 4R* in
thebasics of learning leading,writing, arithmetic and
art,"according to Joseph Pizzat,professor of art at Mercyhurst,who
will retire after 28 years atthe Hurst following the
1998-99academic year.To Pizzat, the word andimplications of the
term retireare not accurate. He said, "I likewords like
redirection,refraining, redefine and reinventone's self."Pizzat's
education incl udes abachelor's and ma ster's of art infine arts
from KalamazooCollege and certification in artfor kindergarten
through 12thgrade. 3While at Mercyhurst, Pizzathas at various times
been thechairman of the department ofart as well as the chairman
ofthe creative arts division.He feels that his most impor-tant
contributions to the artdepartment have been "strength-ening the
program of study forart education students andimplementing the
creative artstherapy major. Art therapy Ibegan in the fall of
1979.*Pizzat's graduate teachingexperiences include teaching artfor
elementary teachers atGannon University and 1 Imulticultural art
education at IMercyhurst. H H ^ HIn addition to these expert- I
Contributing photoDr. Joseph Pizzat retires after 28 years of
teaching art at JMercyhurst. His art can be seen in offices
throughout thecollege. i jences, Pizzat was twice named
therecipient of the OutstandingEducator of America Award, onceat
Southwest Minnesota State ICollege and once at MercyhurstHe was
also the recipient of theOutstanding Art Educator Awardfor the
Pennsylvania Art Educa-tion Association and was awardedFaculty
Development andResearch Funds for articles, bookand sound filmstrip
projects onTaping Art, and presenting ArtWorkshops. Pizzat has had
works exhibitedat the Detroit Institute of Art, theKalamazoo
Institute of Art, theMontclair Art Museum, the
Newark Museum, the TrentonState Museum and the MinnesotaMuseum
of Art, in addition toyearly faculty art shows atCummings
Gallery.When asked what his mostimportant accomplishment was,Pizzat
stated it was his commis-sion to do the Stations of theCross at St
Mary's Chapel atMercyhurst-NorthEast Thisexhibit is based on a
religiousimages theme and was com-pleted in 1996.Pizzat said, 1 am
very iappreciative to have been able toshare my love of art and
teachingwith the students at Mercyhurst
New honors programnew membersBy Sara SeidleMerciad
writerTwenty-eight new members wereinducted into the
MercyhurstCollege Honors Program at aninduction ceremony in Christ
theKing Chapel Thursday.These students have had adifferent
experience with theHonors Program than any otherMercyhurst College
honorsstudents. %
Unlike the old program, first-year students are required to
gothrough an H onors PreparationYear. Freshmen are invited tobecome
a part of the programbased on their SAT/ACT scores,high school
grades and classrank.After fulfilling the prelimi-nary
requirements, candidatesmust submit a portfolio at the -beginning
of the spring term tobe reviewed bya selectioncommittee, made up of
membersof the honors faculty, in order togain acceptance into the
program.The portfolio consists of acopy of die student's
transcriptincluding grades from the falland winter term, two
letters ofrecommendation from collegefaculty members and a letter
ofapplication detailingreasonswhythe student should be acceptedinto
the program. This letter alsohighlights any involvement in
fextracurricular activities andorganizations that prove thestudent
is willing to not onlyparticipate, but also be a leader inthe
Mercyhurst community.Along with these otherrequirements, the
portfolio has toinclude a reflection essay on dierequired 10hours
of communityservice and 10certified honorsevents. Fifteen hou rs of
commu-nity service and attendance at 15honors events is now a
require-ment for members of die honorsprogram as well.The rationale
behind theaddition of a preparation year todieHonors Program is to
helpstudents decide w hether theywant to become a member
whileadjusting t o college life. It givesstudents an opportunity
toexperience the defining factors ofthe program, both curricular
andextracurricular.
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"According to Dr. LuBrown, director of the HProgram, there was a
nerevisions to theprogrammany reasons. He referold program as a
"progropportunity" suggestingwasentirely up to the swhether or not
they parStudents with high SATscores movedright ntoprogram upon
enrollmewere no requirements topate except to m aintain3.2 toremain
n good stThe result was that oeligible students only 3participated
with any amsubstance, Brown said.average, only five studegraduated
with honors eAfter graduating, many regretted not being main the
program*?When athe program should chanmany responded by sayishould
be made more dnot to participate. Inresthese comments, the
newProgram was develBrown suggested thareasoning behind the exan
honors program at Mis to offer an intensive clum attractive to good
stbecause their skills and differ from those of the student He
expects the sof the students in the probring the college to an enew
level.Brown-said that Merseeing an improvementstudents, both
academicathrough participation in intellectual and cultural ethe
institution.T h e development ofstronger honors Programrequires its
members to bleaders, heightening cultintellectual awareness
accampus, is expected to hmajor impact on the collsaid.'Brown
expects thequastudents at Mercyhurst tocontinue to grow, with
threvised H onors Programstudents an ideal collegeence.
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CAMPUS NEWS_s - W H A T S .H A P P E N I I N G 1 . .This Week In
SAC:
Tuesday, May 11: "Spaceballs." 9 p.m.. Laker InnWednesday, May
12: "Gloss," Coffeehouse, 9 p.m.. Laker InnEuchre Tourney, 8 p.m.
student union Great Spring FormalThe shuttles to and from Sabella's
Friday evenin g w ill runon the following schedule:Leaves
Mercyhurst Leaves Sabella's
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p.m.7:157:207:458:309:009*3010:0010:3011:0011:1011:3011:4012:0512:20
7:157:307:458:009:009:3010:0010:3011:0011:20^11:3011:5012
am.12:20$12:35SThe buses wilt pick up students atBaldwin Hall,
DuvalApartments and Briggs Avenue.* Partygta The Park HI iCircle K
will sponsor a campus-wide picnic and estivalFriday, May**rl4, from
1 to 4 p.m. in Garvey Park. Donations of $1 will becollected for
food . Hamburgers, hot dogs, lemonade and soda will be. available.
Gloss will perform and prizes will be given.480 1 Peach
Street6692
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and.two cans of soda2. Small 1-topping pizzaand one can of
soda3. TWo orders of wingsand two cans of soda4. One order of
wingsand two cans of soda5. One Hot Sub andtwo cans of soda6* :Onc
1-topping calzoneand one can of sod a]
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Students! inducted Into business honor soMercyhurst College
inducted 18juniors and seniors and an alum intothe national
business honor societyDelta Mu Delta during ceremoniesMay 2. The
induction, held in thecollege's Mercy Heritage Room,marks the 15th
ceremony since theMercyhurst chapter was establishedin 1985.Delta
Mu Delta promotes higherscholarship in training for businessand
recognizes and rewards scholas-tic achievement in business
subjects.Members are chosen based on theirhigh scholastic
achievement inbusiness subjects. To be eligible formembership,
students must be %uranked in the top 20 percent of theirclass, have
a grade point average of3. 2 or higher, have earned more than60
credits toward graduation and
earned no more than oneMC" in abusiness course. }The 1999 Delta
Mu Delta :Sinductees are Kevin Brubaker, MiaNoelle Bruno, Heather
Clark, KristiColl, Tracy Evan, M ichael J*Fargiorgio, Keri Gafric,
K ellyHarris, Kyle Hinsdale, Katie Jones,Amy Marie Murty, Rory
O'Connor,Jared O akes, Tom Palmer, Kimberl;Richard, Jason Scott,
CatherineShuhart and Kelly W asko. fInducted as an honorary membewa
s 1997 Mercyhurst graduateJames Polito, vice president andmanager
controller of the divisionalsystems department at Erie Insur-ance
Group. Polito began his careerin computer automation with theU.S.
Naw durine the 1960s. He
Adult honor students inductedMercyhurst College inducted
24students into the Alpha SigmaLambda honor society
duringceremonies May 2. The induction,held in thecollege's Mercy
HeritageRoom, marks the third class to join.,the adult student
honor society sinceits inception at Mercyhurst in 1997.Alpha Sigma
Lambda is com - prised solely of nontraditionalundergraduates,
adults whoenrolledin college at least four years aftergraduating
from high s chool. To beeligible for membership, studentsmust have
completed at least 30credit hours of coursework, rank yamong the
top 10 percent of theirclass and maintain at least a 3.2grade point
average.The 1999 inductees to AlphaSigma Lambda are Linda
Abbott,
Mary Barr, Deborah Benek, LucyBerkowitz, Richard Berti,
CherylBilski, Paula Buchanan, Janis fChandley, Robert Crowe, K
ellyDeMarte, Shannon F ouch, CurtisHenry, Mary Machuga and
Kim-berly Marnen, George Pevarnik cCarol Ponce , Carla Seman,
BethSheldon, Sheila Silman, Janet \Stachelek,Whitney Swan,
MicheleWheaton, Diane Whitney and UlieWierbinski. tEstablished in
1945, AlphaSigma Lambda is devoted to theadvancement of scholarship
and tothe recognition of nontraditional $students continuing their
highereducation. Nearly 200 chapters existat colleges and
universities across Jthe United States. *
Police and Safety Incident LogApril 24 Criminal MischiefGrotto K
itchenOvernight, someone damanged thepadlocks in a possible attempt
togain entry. Maintenance wasnotified.Ma y 1 Load PartyBriggs
Avenue ApartmentsA loud and unruly party was brokenup by police and
safety officers. Thehost was charged through the colleg e
with alcohol and drug violations.Ma y 1 Disorderly ConductWeber
Parking Lot -An intoxicated student becameabusive towards a
MercyhurstCollege security officer while in thepresence of theCity
of Erie police.The student was arrested andcharged w ith disorderly
conduct andunderage drinking.
1999-2000 student government classrepresentatives election
resultsThe results from the 1999-2000 are Tara Carroll, Lindsay
Christo-student government class representa- pher, Jill Grevelding,
Frank Kostik,tives are in. The senior class reps Tim McNichol, Amy
Murty, Mariawill be Julie Coursen, Andy Crane, * Obert and Perry Wo
ods. 1Kelli Davis, Chris Fultz, Shawn Sophomore class
representativesGayer, Ann ie Lawrence, Christine are Billy Byrnes,
Kate Kennedy,
joined Erie Insuranchas held several posautomation and b usiHe
graduated magnaMercyhurst and wasAdult Academic AcAward for
Business.Delta Mu Delta wnational organizationprovide
recognitionstudents of business subjects. Today, ther180 chapters
of D eltacross thecountry. W300,000 student receor master's degrees
iyear, only about 5,00elected to membershsociety, according
torecords.
CareerservicegrowsCareer services is wryear of marked growment.
y*.- &Robert J. Hvezda, dcareer services, has idkey areas of
growth oyear.Never before, in history of the centralServices
Office, havebeen as high as 1998-"(Examples are: 108registered for
the Ccompanies scheduledrecruiting dates, andstaff has handled
morappointments. The marea of growth has coplacement of
studentseducation/internshipSince 1980, the higheof students placed
ineducation for a year wyear's total comes toHvezda
contributegrowth t o a dedicatedaddition, Hvezda comstudents,
faculty andbel ieve in what we arreally becomes a total
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MAY 6,1999 THEMERCIADARTS&pf J\ iy i J ot )ENTERTAINMENT
D a n c e d e p a r t m e n t ) p r e s e n t s ' S l e e p i n
g B e a u t y fBallet tellsstory ofclassic fairytaleBy Maggie
BergeronMerciad writerWe all know the legendary tale ofSleeping
Beauty: a beautifulprincess named Aurora is cursedand forced to
sleep for 100 years.Luckily, fairytale fate steps in, ahandsome
prince wakes her with akiss, and they live happily everafter.This
famous story intriguedgenerations and inspired PeterTchaikovsky to
compose music forone of the world's most belovedclassical ballets,
choreographed in1890 by Marius Petipa.
The Erie Ballet Theater,sponsored by Mercyhurst Collegeand the
Lake Erie Ballet, willpresen t a lavish production of."Sleeping
Beauty* in the MarytD'Angelo Performing Arts Center
Saturday at 7 pm. and Sunday at2:30 pm 3This production
featuresChristina Maria as Aurora andguest artist in residency
SamuelPergande as Prince Florimund.Several dance students are
alsoinvolved with the production aswell as members of the
D'AngeloSchool of Music, who will becourtiers in the production.In
honor of Mother's Day, sothat mothers and their children canenjo y
the performance, the dancedepartment is presenting a FantasyFair in
addition to Sunday's < Tperformance. jChildren can enjoy games,
facepainting and masks. They w illmeet surprise guests, and can
havetheir photographs taken withPrincess Aurora and othercharacters
from the b allet Onelucky audience member will even^win Sleeping
Beauty's pointeshoes.The fair begins at 1:30 p.m. andcontinues
during intermissions andafter the performance.Tickets for the
performance arefree for students and $10 for". . . , . . ,
informatiDOvOiUoorder tickets call the PAC Box ** ,Office at
824-3000. i i
g 4* 4: * y ** J . The Erie Ballet Theater, sponsored by the
Mercyhurst dance department and Lake. Erwilrperform "Sleeping
Beauty" in the Mary D'Angelo Performing Arts Center Saturdayand
Sunday at 2:30 p.m.W f *
Student Activities Committee appoints new boar
Jessica Russell/Merclad photographerThe Mercyhurst College
Theatre department is presenting Theimportance of Being Earnest," a
play by famed playwrightOscar Wilde. The play begins Thursday and
runs to May 9 andMay 13 to 16. All shows are at 8 p.m except
Sundays, whenperformances are at 2:30 p.m in the Taylor Utte
Theatre. Theshow features Heather Beckey. senior English
educationmajor Alexis Toy, freshman elementary educationmajor,
BradParks Junior astronomy major, Jason Sabol, sophomopretransfer
from Penn State, Chad Vlllella, senior R/IAP rn^or andmanv other
Mercyhurst students and people from the Erie3 S The show is
directed by Michael Morris. Erector oft h?X topanme r t . Tickets
are $7 or adults and $5 for^TZ stents. Th** can be ordered by
calling the PACBox Office a! 824-3000. 2
By Sha'Kele BrownMerciad writerJust as the school year has come
toan end, a new beginning hasunfolded for the Student
ActivitiesCommittee. The 1999-2000 SACexecutive committee
officiallytook over their new positions as oflast week.[ Jenny
Novak; junior elementaryIeducation major, was chosen asSAC Chair.
Michael Regnier,junior art therapy major, took overthe position o f
secretary.Junior accounting major KelliDavis became treasurer.
JuniorAmy Pieczynski, social work andcriminal justice major, rem
ains;Coffeehouse chair but is nowjoined by freshman Paul Cook,math
education major. FrankKostik, sophomore R/IAP major,is now in
charge of on-campusmovies. J-.J Laura R owers, junior special
education m ajor, will now berunning the tournaments. AmyMahle,
junior special educationmajor, Karen Jansen, sophomoreart therapy
major, and Rob Kosko,freshman biology major, w ill takeover the
planning of weeken ds.. vEach SAC board member is eagerto try new
things and get morestudents involved in campus life.Novak hopes
student activities
Jenny Novak, 1999-2000SAC Chairpersonsponsored by SAC will be
analternative to boredom anddrinking. Next year she plans
toencourage more involvement fromstudent government and have
themassist in events. \As far as plans for the upcomingyear, she is
looking forward toobtaining a big band with a well-known name
forFall Fest andSpring Fest In addition, Novak hopes todistribute a
survey at the beginningof the year to get an idea of whatstudents
wan t ; J."We need to cater to the studentbody," said Novak.'Mahle
retains her weekendsposition for another year. Next*-
year the weekends staffnave a lot mere late nigShe also plans to
bring of the old favorites suchtag or Extreme Air a stskydiving
exercise, andFun "Inflatable might eventwo-day event," says MIn
addition, the peoplein planning weekends inhave a game show at
leaterm and offer more tristudents at no cost, suchshopping in New
York CCleveland or Toronto.Equally enthusiastic isPieczynski,
Coffeehousethis year and next year. to get more students invthe
Coffeehouse commitas attending CoffeehousPieczynski plans to
addbeverages and coffee flanext year's menu. A lso,is excited about
workingnew SAC board. Althourives a lot of credit to tL she is
excited tonew people.*1 think we will be aneach other's events,"
saPieczynski.Next year seems to betherightdirection as SACthe way
into a fun and s2000 academic year.
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PACE 4 THEMEROAD MAY 5, 1999
OPINIONEditorialThe end is near
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Welt, as the weather is gettingwanner, more and more studentcan
be found in Oarvey Park, 01the lawns and in the Grotto.In fact,
lately it's next toimpossible to walk acrosscampus without getting
bom-barded by frisbees, lacrosse ballor hackey sacks.And surely,
just as more -- students are out during the day,more students are
also out atnight YSo what does this mean forMercyhurst students in
the nexttwo weeks? *First, if you are out during the
day wear sunscreen, and secondif you are out at night be
sen-sible. jgSThere are still two weeks ofschool left If we all
work ongetting along, then perhaps wecan avoid the usual
end-of-the-year altercations with security.Respect one another and
becourteous. Remember thatsecurity has a job to do too.Contrary to
popular belief, theydon't enjoy busting up our goodtimes.So our
advice don't befoolish, but most of all, try tohave a good
time.
Denim leads* theifashion sceneT -1
Spotlight onfashionHeather Cvitkovic
Jeans are on the forefront of sfashion and no one can escape
>Jtheir iron grip. More attention hasbeen focused on denim then
anyother fabric or trend this spring.That is why my second to
lastarticle summarizes the weird :happenings that are going on in
theworld of denim.First example: News of direproportions Levi
Strauss and*Company, the number one
producer of jeans and the "single 1most potent symbol of
Americanstyle on planet earth." as quoted bythe Los Angeles Times,
is in %trouble. Eleven North Americanfactories close and a
nationgrieves. v? ^*Second example: the single mostpotent symbol of
fashion forsummer '99 Tom Ford'sfeathered, beaded, beat-up,
tornknee Gucci blue jeans. Seenglobally. Sell out instantaneouslyat
$3,715 a pair. .;; .These Guccijeans have everyonedunking that that
this is exactlywhat people used to do with theirold Levi's. Which
is what makesthe whole season so ironic. Howcan it be that the mere
invocationof the spirit of Levi's jeans canimpact Gucci's hit
collection at thevery same time that Levi's share of
the world market has behalf, from an unbelievabpercent in 1990
to 25 pe19987 1Notwithstanding the mof Levi's, the signs thatlove
affair with denim inear over. The rumors tdeath of denim was
aroubend where apparently eated,fi Tlie fashion communitcertainly
pumping up itstion to safes. Women wewearing denim to fashiotop
designers,need of all social andrestrictions, denim is assnumber of
disguises andto be worn in and (amazmaterial Levi's first
usedminers' pants 126 years broken through almost alimitation on
price.
No c lues about the road aheadThe Chimera
Bill Melville
When I think back on my days asa high school senior, I do
notremember the ambivalence I feeltoward many things right now.This
should be a time in mylife when I am enjoying myself,but there is
always a lingering Asensation about the future thathas haunted me
the last twomonths.It isn 't just that graduationlurks only two
weeks away. I amlooking forward to these dayswith my friends
because we are '2all conscious that this is the last iqlarge amount
of time we will bespending together. ?I am more concerned aboutwhat
happens to me on Monday,May 24 , when I am a collegegraduate w ith
no place to go .I tried my luck at the graduateschool game, and I
receivedthree rejection letters and twoacceptance letters. But I
still feelless than satisfied. 'The acceptance letters bothcame
from prestigious schools,but there was another bigproblem with
those schools money.:.-. >if One school offered me $ 18,000in
Stafford loans, which wouldcover tuition for the year. Thatwould
leave me with $36,000 tonav off after I receive my
master's degree (not to mention*}the money I would still owe
formy undergraduate loans).The other school offered me |nothing and
told me I shouldhave been looking for outsidescholarships, even
though theymade no mention of their lack offunding in the
information I gotfrom them back in September,An administrator from
this fschool once told me youshouldn't have to take out giantloans
to cover graduate schoolcosts. ' TStudents today will probablybe
paying off student loansdecades after they finish college.Money
killed my chance at
attending those schools. I am notabout to spend the rest of my
lifeThis should be a timein my life when I amenjoying myself,
but!there is always a linger-ing sensation about thefuture that has
hauntedme the last two months.paying off college loans. *It eats at
me to know I have to
Have Mercy!
put my career plans on hold for ayear, even though I
beganpreparations for grad school backin August 1For those of you
out there withjobs lined up and graduate schoolacceptance letters
wfth tHe ** ' jpromise of money, pat your-selves on the back. But
justremember there are those of us,no matter the amount of skill we
|have, who are completelyconfused about what the futurewill bring,
f &g 5-That could be a good thing. Butwhen uncertainty is
central to*every thought a person has, it isnot very
comforting.
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- going deeper T i m e t o saY t h a n k youQuestioning
Faith
Sr. Geri Rosinskiof whether God feelswouldn't the world be
aplace if God didn'tthe world so that weso plagued by such agonythe
first place? ?
Dr. Thomas Donahue*Dr. Donahue's &tful response to my
articlethe April 22 issue, I have thereflect morey with you on this
critical?issue that so challengesin a loving and compas-
sionate God. ^Do I believe that the worldwould be a better place
if therewere no suffering? It wouldcertainly tie a more
physicallycomfortable place for us, butwould we be capable of
empathyor compassion? I seriously doubtit* As I reflect on my^wn
life's Lgrowth, I have mostfrequentfy *grown in compassion
andempathy during difficult orpainful experiences of my own. Inever
truly appreciated mybody's capabilities until thosewere limited by
illness oraccident Then and only then didI begin to slowly grow in
|compassion for the limits andsufferings of another.Twelve years
ago, while on aclinical pastoral internship in arehabilitation
hospital in Illinois,
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I had the opportunity to meetdaily with people in variousstages
of suffering and healing.Everyone of them was wrestlingwith the
question"why."Each person dealt with thequestion differently. Each
oneslowly wrestled with theirunderstanding of God's role in j
|their life as they struggled to findand give meaning to their
:particular mode of suffering and/Bor diminished abilities. '' i
*Although they all were helpedto move through their stages ofloss,
some remained locked in-their anger at God, their body or .anyone
who still had the full useof their body.^Others eventually moved
,through their anger to slowlyaccept and give meaning to theirnew
situation in which theyfaced a radically altered futurestyle of
living and working.One very athletic young man,who lost the use of
his legs in adiving accident, made a choice tostudy psychology and
eventuallybecame a therapist for those whoare paralyzed like
himself.Those patients who professed ajbelief in Jesus found
themselves J1 r * S ^ g t ! F c f f i A ^ e f l n ^with deeper
appreciation. Hissufferings and redemptive |mission of love for
them nowgive them a deeper sense of.compassion and empathy
forothers as well as a deeperunderstanding for their ownlives,
situations and God's desginfor them.It is this example of this
lovingredeemer, Jesus, that teaches methe redemptive and
transformingpower of human suffering^ M H O A D
JesslCarrie TappeStephen N olanBUI MelvilleHeather Cvttkovi*Karl
Wells
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FEATURES v ;Roth defends dissertation
By Mandy FiesMerciad editorAndrew Roth, dean of enroll-ment,
successfully defended hi sdissertation at the State Univer-sity of
Ne w York at Buffalo onApril 21 . The tide of his doctoralstudy
is"State-sponsored, tax-advantaged college savingsplans: i A study
of their impact oncontemporary understanding ofthe
public-versus-privateresponsibility to pay for highereducation
issue."Roth will receive his doctoratein higher education, finance
andpublic policy in graduationceremonies May 15 at SUNYBuffalo. i.
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Roth' said his work Was guidedby the question of whether or
notthere is a shift in paying forhigher education from reduced
1public responsibility to a greaterprivate responsibility. 1After
reviewing colle geaffordability programs in all 50states and the
District of Colum-bia, Roth compiled the profiles todetermine a
general pol icyposition. Conclusions of thestudy illustrated a
generaltendency toward A privateresponsibility for the financing o
fhigher education. '
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SPORTS MAY 6,1999 THE MERC1AD PAGEA T H LETE BaseballOFjTH E WE
EK Matt Kirchoffs
Senior outfielder Matt Kirchoff finished his collegiate
baseballcareer Tuesday against W estminster College. He has a
seasonbatting average of 353.Ss Kirchoff finished as the career
stolen base leader with 47,including one-season stolen base leader
with 28. He has a careerbatting average of .340 over three years.In
1997 he played on the NCAA D ivision II Regional team andwas named
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conferencehonorable mention in
1998,
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Rowing teams go to nationaBy Mike Tanner __________Merciad
writer 1Road trips are supposed to befuni right? f -Such was not
the case two xweekends ago as the Laker navytook their whirlwind
tour of NewYork to battle it out againstIthaca College and the
Univer-sity of Rochester. * IMercyhurst had a terrible startto the
weekend as the varsitymen and women, the men'ssecond eight, and the
novicemen 's and wom en's crews allwere trampled by Ithaca. Theonly
win for the Hurst camefrom the lightweight women* seight, crossing
the finish line ISseconds, or five full boat lengthsahead of
Ithaca.f %Sunday found the rowing teamin Rochester, for a dual
meetwith the University of Rochester.A similar situation befell the
%crews as Rochester picked upwhere Ithaca left off. T he varsitymen
lost by two boat lengthsopen w ater. The men* s second v-eight
raced a dog-fight the whole2,000 meters, but Rochester ,nulled two
seats ahead in the
final strokes, squeaking by forthe win. The varsity women
alsoexpensed a heartbreaking loss onSunday. After a
disappointingshow by the rest of the team, allone can say is, thank
God for thelightweights. They pulled it offonce more to beat
Rochestersoundly by three boat lengthsopen water.This past weekend
the Mid-American Collegiate RowingAssociation Championships
wereheld in Athens, Ohio. A chancefor redemption, and a shot at the
jjnational championship regattapoked its heaa from tne
grayclouds... and the Lakers rolled.The women's lightweight
eightchalked up another win, dominat-ing the course
andfinishingwitha time of 7:10.08. The Universityof Charleston
crossed 22 secondslater to take second. +L .Marietta College has
beaten theLaker men's varsity squad for thepast six years. Last
Saturday, theHurst finally pummeled back.The two immediately broke
fromthe pack, pushing each other. Asthe finishneared, both
crewstook up the stroke rate. In the'immortal Words of Conor
McCloud, the hiehlancan be only one. Metook home the gold,their
competitors andVanyoorhees cup, cleMarietta by only oneThe varsity
womento Marietta, held bacheats finishing seconcame two hours
latercompetition much simmen, M arietta won bhundreds of a
secondtime: M arietta - 7:03.hurst- 7:03.03.The men's second ein
second, a half-boatbehind Marietta, whinovice men's and wocrews
took third and respectively.On Tuesday, the coreceived word that
bomen's and wom en's cmen's second eight awomen*s lightweighw_r
'.'___ *"- =pion International Reevent, which determinational
champion inII, III and non-scholadivision I schools, wiMay 15 in
WorchesteLakers walk for a worthy cause
Bv Stephen NolanMerciad editor _ *Mercyhurst has always
sup-ported load charities. Continuingthis tradition is this year*
sinvolvement of studen ts, faculty!]and administration in the
1999Multiple Sclerosis Walk.The MS Walk is to raisemoney for the
National MSSociety. Multiple Sclerosis is achronic, often disabling
diseaseof the central nervous system.***'Symptoms may be mild such
asnumbness in tne limbs, or severesuch as paralysis or loss
ofvision,vMost people with MS arediagnosed between the aces of}20
and 40, but the unpredictablephysical and emotional effectscan be
lifelong. The process,
severity and specific symptomsof MS in any one person cannotbe
predicted, but advances inresearch and treatment are givinghope to
those affected by thedisease,? .Fundsreceived hrough the MSWalk
support education, advo-cacy, research and local pro-grams that
enhance the quality offife for people with MS and theirfamilies. f
*j ISThe walk is being held Sunday,May 16. It begins at
Healthsouth,Great Lakes Campus, 143 East2nd St Check in is from 9
a.m.to 10 a.m. The walk will com-mence at 10 a.m. Walkers
can.*choose from one, five or 10 mileroutes. *Dr. William P.
Garvey, collegepresident, is serving as honorarychairman of this
year's fund \
raiser. Joe Kimball, football coach, Janet director of the
sportsmdepartment, and Cassassociate dean of studdevelopment, are
savWalk team captains fhurst and are trying tinvolved."We have sent
outthe faculty and adminWe now want to get dand student-athletes
ithe moment there areplayers involved andeach trying to get a m20
pledges from famifriends, Kimball saidAnyone interested iing should
contact Kifootball office, Ext 2Shimek at the student2433, for
registration fGolf team dominates spring tournamentBy Lynn
BurnsMerciad writerAfter an impressive fall season,the Mercyhurst
men's golf teamunderfirst-yearhead coach TonSimmons concluded its
springseason with an even moreimpressiveperformance at *Peek' n
Peak in a tournamenthosted by Penn State Erie, theBehrend
College.The team, led by Seth Parker'!outstanding score of 71,
which
was more than enough to win themedalist (lowest score in
thetournament), trounced the fieldwith a combined score of 296.Will
Cosgrove shot a 74, JohnI and Curry Huskes a76,"which posted low
scores toblow past the field. The menfinish ed with an
overwhelmingvictory by 13 strokes over thesecond place team. %With
the impressive perfor-mance at Peek' n Peak, the teamis on a very
high note. They look
to dominate next yearLakes Intercollegiate Conference p lay.'The
spring season little shaky, but then wplaying to our potentiaare
redly looking forwdominating next year'said freshman Dan HuOn top
of the succesthe men have even mforward to with four vrecruits
coming to the
Sports Information is in need of student help for the academic
year 1TlI2000.Applicants should have good communication skills, be
computer literatbe able to work weekends. * i i *. ; .If interested
please contact John Leiseruig, sports information director,824-2525
or stop by the Athletic Center.*
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PAGE 8 THE MERCIAD MAY 6,1999LAKERSPORTSThe life of a Laker
athlete Women's lacrosse ends seaso
Bv Scott KoskoskiMerciad editorThe life of any student
atMercyhurst seems hectic enough.Add in meetings and
extracur-ricular activities, and spare timeseems like a thing of
the past Nogroup of students knows thismore than Laker
student-athletes.Nearly 500 Mercyhurststudents trade free time
forpractice time, road trips withfriends for longrides n teambuses
add on-campusparties forthe dreaded "48-Hour Rule." It isnot merely
scholarship moneydriving our determined athletes,it is a pure and
genuine love ofsport and competitive success.It is no surprise that
athleticprograms at Mercyhurst are onthe rise, both in terms of
qualityand quantity. It seems mat everysports requires a
year-roundcommitment, which raises animportant question^ 5How do
Mercyhurst student-athletes find time for a normallife off the
field? >"It all comes down to timemanagement," said
fifth-yearbasketball senior Maurice "M o"Profit "Coach (Karl Fogel)
Wtaught us how to manage our
time well and balance betweeneverything in our lives. A lot
ofpeople still have trouble doing it,though." ; .Laker
student-athletes receivescholarships designed to increasethe
incentive to perform well. Alarge part of performing well liesin
practice and preparation,which means putting in hoursupon hours at
the gym and'studying the playbook."Some nights I'm too tired toeven
look at my homework,"remarked Scott Ludeviks, a ;senior member of
Coach RickGotkin's hockey team. "I t's hardto juggle everything
especiallywith the demands of Division Ihockey, which means the
seasonis an extra month longer."Both Profit and Ludeviks seethe
time commitment sportsentajl as their obs. 'It 's part ofour duty
as athletes to be at all!the practices and stay in shapeduring the
off-season," saidProfit "During the season we tryto build our lives
around }(hockey), because we are gettingscholarships for it,"
Ludeviksadded.Although the sheer amount ofpractice and game
preparationmav take awava student-
athlete's social life, there can beone bright spotthe
travel.Laker teams log thousands ofmiles each season, mostly on
lweekends when traveling to :away games. Instead of treatingtravel
time as a drawback ofplaying a college sport, manyMercyhurst
athletes are enthusi-astic about it. I^'Travel is actually
prettyrefreshing,*' commentedLudeviks. ' Th e hockey teamtravels
constantly, and it 's tfeiactually nice to get out and seethe
country." Profit shared thesame idea. "Road trips give us a |chance
to clear our minds andform some pretty close friend-ships. I
actually looked forwardto ft," added Profit fProfit, Ludeviks and
dozens ofother senior student-athletes haveexperienced the rigors
and .commitment of college athleticsand will soon say goodbye.
Forall the complaining about an,extra hour of practice or a lack
ofstudy time, it is very doubtful thememories of college sports
willbe sour for the Class of 1999.Now it's time for younger
Lakersto take over. \ $7. Let's hope Profit and Ludevikskept their
charter bus seats warm.
Jessica R ussell/Merciad phBryn Paisley guards a University of
Niagara player lasTuesday. The Lakers lost the game 9-8. \The
Mercyhurst women's lacrosse team inishedout its regulseason last
Tuesday evening with a heartbreaking, home lossNiagara University.
'The Lady Lakers were looking tofinish heir third regularon a
winning note, but the Purple Eagles of Niagara thoughtotherwise.
The two teams fought hard over four quarters andend, the visitors
walked away with a one goal victory, 9-8.Leading scorers for
Mercyhurst were Amy Perry with threeand one assist and Vanessa
Turner with two goals and one assLindsay Carr also added two goals,
j .The womenfinishedwith a 7-8 record, the best they have pyet this
year. The team will look to its vast youth for leadershthe next
season as the Lakers continue to grow with experienc
T o u g h s e a s o n f o r s o f t b a l l ^ B a s e b a l l t
e a m d e n i e d p l a y o f f s pBy Mike GratzmillerMerciad
writerThe Mercyhurst women'ssoftball team had a
disappointingweekend losing all six matchupsand dropping to 1-18 in
GreatLakes Intercollegiate AthleticConference play.The softball
team scored onlythree runs the entire weekend.Losses of the trip
included LakeSuperior State University 2-4,Northwood University
0-5,Saginaw Valley State University0-4, Wayne State University
0-8,Ferris State University 0-6 andGrand Valley State University
1-3. *Injuries have plagued the LadyLakers all season Going into
thisweekend the team only had twohealthy pitchers."There is only so
much youcan do with two pitchers," saidsophomore left fielder
MeghanFisher. *Jf This year has been a rebuildingyear for the
softball team. Withonly three seniors, KristenBidinger (P), Karin
Bender (P) sand Stacey Pondo (2B), the teamcan consistently start
three or Jfour freshmen, i .2 i"I think the freshmen havestepped
up/* said freshmanDayna Shelkey. "I mean we stillmake freshman
errors, but we*vehelped.*9 S&f-J ^ B R
Shelkey boasts a team leading.316 batting average overall
and.333 in GLIAC games.The new head coach, CarrieRoberts, took over
at thebeginning of the season."I think the seniors may havehad a
hard time adjusting to thenew style of coaching," saidFisher.Next
season, the Lady Lakerswill feel a little more comfort-able. 5"We
(the freshmen) will all Jhave one year of solid experienceunder our
belts," noted Shelkey.*Two of the three seniors we'relosing are
pitchers. That is thespot we'll need the most help atnext year,"
said Fisher.This weekend the team hopesto rally on an earlier
GLIACvictory to carry them throughoutthe tournamentThe last game we
won wasagainst top-ranked Northwood(2-1). If we can play like
thatagain, we 'll be all right thisweekend," said Fisher."I think
the key is to play thegame and have ran/Let's notworry about
playing and thingswill fall into place," notedShelkey. The
disappointing season willcome to an end this weekend in adouble
elimination GLIACtournament at NorthwoodUniversity.
By Scott KoskoskiMerciad writerDo you look at this
year'sMercyhurst College baseballteam as a half-empty or
half-fullglass?,On one hand, rookie coachScott Norwood's squad
showedmarked improvement over lastyear's effort by Dan DeCaprio.On
the other hand, untimelyhitting and mediocre reliefpitching haunted
Mercyhurst allyear long and cost the Lakersseveral key games. /One
thing is certain. For thesecond straight season, there willbe no
playoffs for MercyhurstFinishing the season with adoubleheader
split withWestminster College Tuesdayafternoon leaves the Lakers
witha 26-18 record (19-11 GreatLakes Intercollegiate
AthleticConference) and a great view ofthe playoffs from the
bleacherseats.We just didn't get it donedown the stretch," said
sopho-more designated-hi tter TonyCruz. "We played the league'stwo
worst teams to finish theyear, and instead of taking all sixgames,
we went 3-3. We neededthose games, and we couldn'tpull them
off."With a legitimate shot at post-season play heading into
lastweekend's series at GLIAC foe i
Northwood University, theLakers needed to swing the bigbats. Hie
Timberwolves alsobrought the lumber, however,and split four games
with,Mercyhurst in a "spoiler" role, g^Against Northwood, the
Hurstprevailed by scores of 10-1 and9-0. The Lakers could have
takerthe other two games with a littlehick and good timing, but
lost 4-3 and 3-2 in eight innings.The Lakers then returned homefor
the regular-season finaleagainst Westminster CollegeTuesday at
North East To evenhave a chance at the playoffs,Mercyhurst needed a
double-header sweep and LOTS ofcooperation from other GLIACteams.
Unfortunately, they gotneither,Westminster cruised to a 9-7game one
victory, despite afurious Laker rally late in thegame. Laker
starting pitcherLuke Carothers gave up fourruns in one and
one-third inningsto start the contest and TonyGentilcore
surrendered five moreruns to give the Titans a 9-2 lead.In the
sixth inning, Mercyhurstfought back to score four timesand added
another tally in theseventh, but it was too little, toolate.
Carothers dropped to 1-1with the loss while Titan hurlerTim Voelp
notched his first winof the season.In a season-ending game two.
the Lakers clearly took oaggression. Cruising to alead after
three innings, tLakers never looked bacMercyhurst scored five mthe
eighth inning to sealverdict Shortstop Mike Rwent 3-4 (one RBI,
twoand Paul Welker (6-3) pitall but the final out to
icevictory.Several Laker players cout stellar careers TuesdaSeniors
Matt Kirchoff(LFMark George (1B/DH), TGentilcore (P), Tom CleaAdam
Tills (P), and PaulWelker (P) all finished thcareers with the 10-2
winagainst Westminster.Welker achieved a milewith his great
performancagainst the Titans TuesdaWith six and two-thirds
inpitched, Welker finished career with 100 innings pReliever Nate
Goodrich sone-seasonappearance rewith 18 games pitched."Coach
Norwood wasdisappointed with us dowstretch, but this was nightday
compared to last yearCruz. Th e attitude was abetter, and next
season weplenty of young guys stepup, so we should be back
(playoffs)." I
