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MERCYHURST COLLEGE, GLENWOOD HELLS, ERIE, PA. 16546 MAY 7,1992.M
e r c y h u r s t r e s p o n d s t o R o d n e y K i n g i s s u
eO p e n f o r u m a t t e m p t s t o u n d e r s t a n dBy Jule
GardnerMerciad News Editor
Los Angeles and the country haveerupted and Mercyhurst has taken
notice.On Monday, May 4, an academic discus-sion was held on the
Rodney King verdict,which found the four police officers,
shownbeating King on the now-famous video,not guilty. The gathering
was at 8 p.m. inSullivan Hall with every seat filled andothers
standing in the wings.The discussion was held in two parts:l)legal
issu es surrounding the trial itselfand how the verdict was readied
and 2)anopen forum about the moral and ethicalissues involved with
the widespread v io-lence.
CHECKOUTFriday, May 84:30 to 5:30 pjn. CampusMinist ry. Prayer
Group.(9 pan. Erie Plaza. Spring For-mal. ;li'
53 Saturday, May 911 a.m. Townhouses. SpringActivities Day.8
pan. to 12 a.m. CampusCenter. Robotic Boxing.
tflwSunday, May 10Spring Activities Picnic.7 p.m. Government
Chambers. MSG M eeting.
Monday, May 117 p.m.* Campus Ministry.Scripture Study.Tuesday,
May 123 to 4 pjn . Campus Ministry.Adopt-A-GrandparenL4 to 5 pan.
Campus Ministry*Raps on Religion;4:30 pjn. Union.\ Reconcili-ation.
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Editor's Note: This column is designed to let the
Mercyhurstcommunity know what is happening in the international,
nationaland local arenas. The news is gatheredfroma variety of
sources.aBy Jule GardnerMerciad News Editor
INTERNATIONAL:Algeria Twelve men were sentenced to hang for the
murder ofthree members of the Algerian army. The accused were said
to beconnected toan outlawed Muslim fundamentalist opposition
party.The sentence is the most severe punishment thus far, under
the newmartial-law government which took effect in January. The
cam-paign to discipline any Muslim opponents is k also 3 targeted
tonewspapers. Three editors have been jailed after investigation,
onewas released.United Nations Chancellor Helmot Kohl of Germany
has saiddie countries of the former Soviet UnionW%that his country
hasand Eastern Europe to its capacity. He addressed the
.AmericanNewpaperPublishers Association, gathered at the U.N. and
insistedthatitwastimeforJapan*4towntiibutermoreUianithasuptonowtoward
this reform effort" He also said that if Eastern Europe andthe
former Soviet Union are left to face their economic problemsalone,
the rest of the world could face **uncontrollable
politicaldevelopments." fe; i
titAfghanistan - Fierce ightingonce again erupted in Kabul whena
hostile guerilla leader against die new government fired rocketsand
artillery shells at the city. A related story concerned a
farmer,Fatullah, returning to Kabul after a year of violence to see
theremains of his home andthe graves of his wife, three daughters
andthree sons. The city was once meant to be a lavish summer
resortFatullah-said, "I have nothing. One by one the rockets took
myfamily, took my land. It was so beautiful, so
beautiful''NATIONAL:Washington - President Bush told Senate
Republicans that he hadordered the Justice Department to arrest any
rioters who can becharged under Federal laws in connection with the
58 deaths,widespread destruction and looting. Someof Bush *s
political criticshad complained at the end of the week that his
response to the crisishad been slower than was demanded. :Los
Angeles Reginald Denny, the truck driver who was beatenduring
thefirsteruption ofriots,spoke for thefirsttime since theincident,
Wednesday. He asked for a fly swatter because of a flybuzzing
around the room. He also wrote a note to a social workerpresent
that said, "I'm just a regular guy. I never meant to befamous."
Doctors at Daniel Freeman Memorial Hospital in Ingle-wood said his
condition was improving. -| J
myBirmingham More than 700 people gathered to remember ahomeless
black man who was killed last month by suspected whitesupremacists
and to protest the growing number of the "skin-heads" in their
city. As the speeches progressed, members of thecrowd objected
loudly that attention had shifted rom the homelessman to the
verdict in Los .Angeles.V
New York In a city which leads the nation in reported AIDScases,
health officials also estimate that approximately 20,000children
have lost their mothers to the disease. One student, 17-year-old
Jennifer Torres, has written a skit about the death of hermother.
In it she said, "You didn't have to die, but you preferredyour
riends,drugs, the streets, over me."LOCAL:About 200 Edinboro
University students marched Monday inprotest of last week's
controversial verdict and the cross-burningfrom an off-campus
raternityhouse across the street The cross-burning is now being
investigated by the state police.
MBA travels to capitalBy Suzanne ConeglioMerciad Staff
Reporter
This past weekend Mr. How-ard Paul, assistant professor
ofbusiness, andfiveMercyhurst stu-dents traveled to Washington,
D.C.They spoke with the FederalCommunications Commission(FCC) about
telecommunicationsand the industry's components, howit's segmented
and new develop-ments.Mercyhurst students included:Sherlyn Celone,
Brian Dloniak,Nicole Donachy, Valerie Tighe, andGina Valento. ."The
\purpose is to providebackground | on an industry andcareer
opportunities in industriesand companies in the industry,"said Paul
iAfter the meeting the studentsprepared a paper on telecommuni-
oniak, members of the MercyhurstBusiness Association, were among
those who visited Washington D.C.cations for the business
students.Paul says, "We use the paper togive students direction.
This paperwill then become available for fu-ture classes."
has done something like this forthe students. Paul says, * 'I
feel it isbeneficial to the students doing theresearch and it
results in a benefi-cial document to the students forThis is the
irstyear Mercyhurst i this year and following years.''
Security apprehends reported thiefBy Karen McGuireFormer
Editor-in-Chief
On Wednesday, April 8, Mer-cyhurst Security apprehended
astranger hi Zurn Hall. The youngman was turned over to the
EriePolice Department who arrestedhint He was then sent to the
ErieCounty Prison where he is bringheld for outstanding warrants
andviolating parole.Bud Dever, director erf secu-rity, said several
people called andreported a suspicious person walk-ing around on
campus. * The de-scription of the man being reportedfit the
description given by twoof office thefts several weeks
aDever said people jwere on thelookoutforthe individual and
knewto report him."This is what we've been tryingto do for a long
time," he said.Dever said the suspect was"known to take anything he
couldconceal." He said the Erie Police
* lago.Dever said the theftswere wellpublicized along with the
descrip-tion of the perpetrator. As a result,
Department recovereda Walkmancompact disk player that they
be-lieved was stolen from a student atMercyhurst and are trying to
findthe owner.If anyone lost a compact diskplayer, they should
contact Deverat 824-2329. |Another theft occurred over theweekend,
of April 11. A plaster>n on a mosaic picture in theChrist the
King Chapel was re-ported stolen.aMosaic depictionsofthe lifeof
Christ line the walls ofthe chapel between the stained glass
windows. The stolen tile read "Jesusis laid in the tomb.""This
has been in the chapel fora long time," said Dever. "It
isconsidered a venerate object" Hesaid that he is treating the
incidentas a serious crime. jAnyone with information aboutthe loss
of the tile should contactDever. All names will be held
strictlyconfidential.
K II. Hi
Department visits Opryland By Chris FielyMerciad Sports
Writer
On Easter | Sunday j the Mer-cyhurst bus, with 29
passengers,anda Mercyhurst van with 10 othersheaded for the "Home
of Amer-ica's Music," Nashville, Tennes-see. The passengers were
mem-bers, faculty and friends of theMercyhurst Hospitality
Department.They arrived at the OprylandHotel in Nashville at 11:30
a.m.There was a Hospitality Suiteavailable to relax and serve as
ameeting place for the group. Thesuite wentfor$900 a night
EricOpron, a Mercyhurst graduate, wasthe convention manager for
thegroup. Opron gave a full tour ofthe hotel which included a tour
ofthe kitchens. One of the chaperons,DarylGeorger said, "It was
amaz-ing that there were seven kitchens,seven different
buildings?of thehotel,'a culinary arts school andsuites which ran
from $750 to $5000
a night ^ ^ ^% On Tuesday, the group attendedvarious meetings.
Opron gave somebrief comments. He introduced RayWaters, Director!
of ConventionServices. Waters is on the HRIMAdvisory Board at
Mercyhurst Hetalked aboutconventions and otherhotel procedures.Mr.
John Wolper, head of thedepartment, said, "Trips of thisnature are
valuable for the stu-dents. It tends to bring the depth ofreality
to the scope of the Hospital-ity Service Industry. Ironically,
inNashville, we ran into a Mercyhurstaccounting graduate, Tim
Harring-ton, who was seeking employmentat the Opryland Hotel.
I-"Later in the same day, I wasasked by a senior executive for
apersonal reference onthis account-ing candidate. I was very
positiveabout Mr. Harrington. However,that same senior member of
thestaff had indicated that if he had adegree in HRIM, he would be
more,qualified for. the position."
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Carroll blasts justice system
y
Editor's note: The following is areprint of a speech given by a
panelistat the Rodney King academic dis-cussion held this past
Monday inSullivan Hall.By K evin CarrollMerciad Contributing W
riter
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As I watched the videotapingof the Rodney King beating, I
was.not shocked nor was I appalled* forit is a scene that I have
been famil-iar with. Locally. I have been af-fected by the police-
related deathof David Johnson. His death wasattributed to a
combination of dragshe was on at the time anda chokehold placed on
him by police offi-cers as they attempted to place himunder arrest
I have witnessed there-attached finger of my own fa-ther which was
unbelievablystomped off by a police officer'sbo ot I have seen
individuals tindistress call the police, only to bebeat down and
placed under arrestthemselves. I, at times, have beentreated with
no respect as a humanbeing by police officers. Even afterbeing
affected by all of these inci-dents I did not lose hope.
Thatvideotape is proof to the world ofwhat blacks have been
claimingforyears. M
That video is concrete evidencewhich confirms the misuse of
au-thority andwthe excessive use offorce used to subdue
individuals.Even though Rodney King carried Angeles.
the wounds and most people in thenation felt the pain, many at
thesame time felt confident that jus-tice, something that is seen
to beforeign in black communities, wouldprevail. We put our faith
iri thelegal system because a conv ictionin that trials would have
been avictory for the United ^States. Itwould have restored faith
in thelegal system, especially in the
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KEVIN CARROminority commun ities.Justice is on trial now.
Notonlythe meaning of justice, but alsohow individuals in
influential po-sitions misuse justice. These mis-uses range from
check bouncing inour government to a savage beat-ing by law
enforcement officialsto an acquittal of guilty individualswhich led
to the rioting andwitnessed in South CentralThe Merciad
Mercyhurst C ollege's First Class newspaperas rated by the
Associated Collegiate PressVol. 65 N o. 22 M ay 7,1992Joseph
peglerJule GardnerAnne L. McNeilsCraig RybczynskiJohn DanknicbJohn
FurlongMichelle Ryan .Yvonne MaherTimothy Moriarty
Editor In ChiefNews EditorFeatures/Entertainment EditorEi3
Sports EditorAsst Sports EditorPhoto EditorCopy EditorAdvertising
ManagerFaculty AdvisorMERCIAD STAFF
Dan McQuillenAdria StalskyTricia Kuhar *Amy FitzgeraldTodd
PalmerSteve RushLeon MumfordChris FielyJohn DanknichGrace Bruno
Garth McCurdySuzanne ConeglioJason j HervoyavichDave M
cQuillenNicole GeraciMichelle RyanKeith CoursonCraig-RybczynskiLisa
BiownSusan Lee Eback
Rich SheltonKatie JohnsonJohn BrunoMiaUrickiLaura B labiicBeth
NicholsHolly McBrideGlenn OndickMelissa PotockiSteph Wainwright
The Merciad is the student-produced newspaper ofMercyhurst
College, Box 161,501 E. 38th St,Erie, Pa., 16546. Phone 824-2376
.Material for publication must be submitted by noon; on the Monday
before publication.
Justice im plies fairnessThair-ness implies treating
individualsequally. It implies balance, s o thatif an individual or
group of indi-viduals commits a crime or will-ingly violates the
recognized righ tsof another individual, group, oreven community of
individuals, hisor her rights will be taken away aswell. Th is
balance is the skeletonof our legal system. So if an injus-tice has
been found, if an unbal-ance has been discovered, balanc-ing the
injustice is the only way tobring about fairness - the implica-tion
of equality. Many Americanshoped that the videotape wouldhave led
to convictions. This wouldhave assured us fairness. This foiledand
justice is nowguilty of beingunjust There have been past casesin
the American justice system wherethe outcome seems far from
beingjust"Justice i s on trial now."
I enter into evidence exhibit A .The jury selection process. A
juryis supposed to be made up of yourpeers. Let us examine the
processfor its fairness. The trial was movedfrom Los Angeles to
Simi Valley.Simi Valley is one of the most pro-police communities
in the nation.An estimated 4,000 law enforce-ment officers reside
there "or inhboring *Thousand Oaks. |Sowas the process, the
officers
-i tried by their peers. Theyuired home field advantage. Out30
individuals screened for theIIIjury ischange thescenario:drug
dealer on trialdealing crack in our neighborhoods.Let us bring in a
jury of his peers -12 drug dealers. The verdict- NO TGUILTY! S o I
ask is this processfair, is it balanced? NO !By peas, what we hope
is meantare members of the community.Certain criteria is used then
to se-lect individuals. The criteria in thiscase may need to be
re-examined.The jurors are comprised o f indi-viduals who
haveregistered tovoteand are also taxpayers. In mostcases this
excludes lower incomefamilies for they feel not the needto vote and
many do not pay taxesfor they receive public assistance.Do our
elected officials andlaw enforcement officers have theright to step
out of the bounds ofthe law? Many can remember theincident in our
legislative branchwhere numerous representativesbounced checks. Let
a civilian write
The Merclad's editorial opinion is determined by tneEditorial
Board with the Editor holding finalresponsibility.The opinions
expressed in T he Merciad are not necessarilytime* nf The Merciad.
its staff or Mercyhurst College.
bad checks and he will soon findhimself either fined or
jailed.And can we all remember acertain Oliver North who admittedto
selling aims to the Contra rebelsonly to be acquitted of those
charges?We must maintain some kindof balance.Justice implies
fairness. Fair-ness implies balance. Balance rep-resents equality.
Equality bringsabout tranquility. Tranquility is theforefather of
raftcNO JUSTICE/NO PEACENO PEACE/NO JUSTICE.
it ? never been betterBy Joseph LeglerEditor -in -Chief
mmI Three years ago I was tearingtickets at a movie theatre
sayingthings like "Your show will bestarting in about 15 minutes;
youstill have plenty o f time for re-freshments." I had finished
highschool in 1986 and was makinga whopping $7,000 a year
muti-1lating these poor, innocent, minature movie passes. This was
my lifeand I had no ambition to further my education in any wa
y.Being content and being happy, I believe, are two very
differententities that a person can experience. I was content
destroying thesenumbered stubs at the movie theatre, but I wasn't
happy. I felt thatI could be doing so much more; however, I never
motivated myselfto do anything about it.J was content Myfriends,who
all hadcareers o f some sort, would always saythat I should go back
to school "You're so bright, Jo e, whydidn'tyou evergo to college**
were words I grew to despise. I d idn't wantto hear these people
indirectly suggest that my life was spiralingdownwards into
oblivion because I had not gone to college...afterall, I was
content
A very good friend of mm e, Shan, was one of diepersistent
'gobade to school" badgerers. She was also a Mercyhurst
collegestudent at the time. \I always blew her education whims off
without a secondthought Then one day in the beginning of summer she
conned meinto giving her a ride up to the college to pick up some
ty pe ofpaperwork. While on campus, she recomended that I stop in
andpick up an admissions application. I had absolutely no desire to
getan application to any college, Mercyhurst included. Why should
I?I was contentI gave in and got an application. \m For the next
week, I debated whether or not tofillout the paperbecause Shari
would routinely ask me "Haveyou filled t out yet?Have you?" | | j
|I filled it outand mailed it with no true goal of actually
enteringcollege. IAbout four orfiveweeks later I received
myacceptance letter inthe mail. I called Shari up and told her; sh
e wasextremely happybecause she thought this meant that I was
definitely going tocollege. However, I told her once again that I
really had no interestin a higher educational was content " Shari
eventually backed off the college thing, but I soon beganto realize
that all of her (and my other friends)provocations hadsome merit to
them. I would look at my acceptance letter, my namewritten in fancy
script, and-contemplate 'me in college?' I was
actually starting to contemplate colleg e. I I | |I called
Mercyhurst a few days later and asked mem aboutregistration. They
said they would mail me all of the requiredinformation. I still did
not want to go' to college; it just seemedslightly more attractive
than before.I received the registration information and for some
bizarrereason decided to make plans for classes. I don't know why I
didthis...perhaps I had the flu. To this day I don't know what came
overme to take classes. W i %When I started school, I thought 'OJC,
I'll give this thing asemester and see how it goes.' After about
three weeks o f classes,I realized what I had been missing.An
education is something that you can't put a monetary labelon. I did
not want to go to college because I was content with mysimple,
problem-free life. W ell, a simple existence is something thatI
scoff at now. Ifell nto a feeling of security tearing those
tickets.I am now stressed out just about every hour of the day. I
rack mybrain trying to make time for classes, homework,and the
Merciad.However, I look at this stiess with the idea of how much
better I fe dabout myself now. These responsibilities will make me
a muchbetter person in the long run. An education, even with its
negativesidebars at times, is a milliontimes more important than
just leadinga problem free ife. I can presently say that I truly
enjoy my life. -J| I am still tearingtickets(at a different
theatre) but now I knowthat it isn't my life.. J am happy. /I would
like to extend my thanks to Shari for being the truesparkthat got
me back in school. I would also like to thank CathyAnderson ifoil
the "big assist" with my schedule thatfirst ermwhich helped set me
onfthe right track. I would especially like tothank my family for
supporting me through all of this. And finallyI would like to thank
Angela Camp, Jule Gardner, Kevin McHugh,Anne McNelis, Karen
McGuire, Professor Moriarty and everybodythat contributed to the
Merciad this past year. I wouldn't be whereI am without you people.
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By Jay KennedyMerciad Staff Columnistemphasized because quite
often 1had the pleasure of receivingearly shower...of
Hey, how about that new cafe-teria setup?4'It takes forever to
leave!'* "It's too confusing!" -"We domore work than the workers
them-selves!* '-Subtle remarks such as thesehave been haunting me
every timeI'm anywhere near the cafeteria,which is quite often
since I workthere. ^ * fWhen leaving the cafeteria, youmust: 1)
Throw away your trash(ie. paper products, not your I.D .cards or
wallets...it's been donemany times!), 2) Put your emptyglasses in a
glass rack-Em]
trough to dump your excess liquidinto, 3) , Put your empty
coffeecups in a coffee cup rack, 4) Throwyour silverware down a
silverwareshoot, and 5) Giveyour dirty d ishesto the workers and
stack your emptytrays o ff to the sideof the dishrpomwindow.
All of these things can be doneat thedishroom window
whenyouleave, and there are signs w ith ar-rows posted all around
it indicat-ing what goes where.I Three weeks ago, all you had todo
was throw away your trash andpush the? rest over to the
workers...which many people didn'tdo anyway, despite the signs
say-ing to do so. That system, however,lasted only about two years
for itrequired more workers to be pres-ent during meals. So the
cafe de-cided to bring back the old system the one being complained
aboutnow. ;
Yes, this system is the sameone that has been used since
thedishroom was nothing but a mereegg cell - most upper-class
stu-dents should be able to tell youthat Really, all you
reshmenandsophomores have had it easy. Itmakes sense that you would
com-plain.From the worker's side, assum-
with the new system, less workersare needed and it is les s
strenuous.But not every student cooperates,and it is very hard on
us. I've hadplates thrown at me, milk splashedon me, and plates
broken because Islipped on the milk and droppedthe plates!iFrom the
side of those who eatthere, realistically, it takes leaving abit
longer, but they'll live. If it'sworked for so many years before*90
- it will work for many yearsbeyond '92 .
I hate to use a cliche, but, if if snot broke, whyfix t? ;Most
under-class students havethe right to say that as well. The
oldsystem was not that muchharder onevery-student cooperates the
workers, despite what their
claims are. I've worked there forover two years, and the
systemchanged a few months after I washired. I didn't have
too^nanycomplaints. Although originally,you gu ys weren't supposed
to beresponsible for even throwing awayyour trash! When that
changed, Iwas m uch happier.
Just remem ber this: change inthe cafe is not the fault of us
littlepeople who work there, and cer-tainly not yours! So , please
don'ttake it out on us if you don 't agreewith thenew system. I eat
there too,you know, and I don't work everymeal (even though I feel
like I do!)And I know that if we don't coop-erate together, things
could onlyget worse for all of us.
i For free, confidential HIV/AIDS counseling, testing and
re-ferral call 451-6700,459-2761,453-4728, or 453-4718. Get the
facts -call for help from the AIDS Coun-cil of Erie County at
455-5492.ATTENTION ALL STU-DENTS! - ThePraeterita yearbookstaff is
accepting letters of intentfor the following positions during
the 1992-93 academic yean CopyEditor, Chief Photography
Editor,and Highlights/Organizations Edi-tor. Scholarships are
available.Please include within your letter ofintent what position
you are apply-ing for and any relevant experienceyou have had.
Letters will be ac-cepted until May 14, For moreinformation call
ext 2952 and askfor Jill or Sharon.The number to call for a
re-cording of daily meals is ext2192. : f
If you need security, call ex t2000 after 4:30 and ask for
some-one on security.Fo r anyone interested, Al-ANON (Mercyhurst)
meets Tues-day evenings at 7:45 in CampusMinistry.
8 am, to
Hammennill Library ExamWeek Hours: '',Thursday, May 14 8 a.m.
toMidnightFriday, May 15 8 a.m. to 5 pan.Saturday, May 16 9 a.m. to
9 pmSunday, May 17 1 p.m. toMidnightMonday, May 18 8 a.m.
toMidnightTuesday, May 19 ]Midnight IISjIWednesday, May 20 8 a.m.
to 8p.m.Thursday, May21 9 am. to 4 pmFriday, May 22'% 9 a.m. to 4
pm.Saturday, May 2 3 ! Closed ;Sunday, May 24 Closed
Campus Ministry is alreadyworking pn World Food Day Oc-tober
1992. For more information,contact Joe Dominic at ext 2430.
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conclusion that Batma n R eturns will be abig hit This is
why no other studio is releasing a movie the day Batman
Returns?opens on Friday. June 19. Can you say "box office champ /
boysand girls? . t. Jin closing, I would like to thank everybody
who has read rayreviews this yearJ t means a lot to me oknow y ^
someb^yearwwhat I m writingabout.However.1 have some
badnews.SJcelamItheMerciad'anew-assisianfsportseditor.mymovi - only
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n i t yBy Stephanie WainwrightMerciadStaff V l . l
K I X X I W N '
Notmany people have the abil-r to make others laugh.
Mercyhurstlucky to have found people whothis talent These peopleare
the Campus Ministry clowns.The word clown comes fromdie English
word clo d. In the oldEnglish tradition, die clown wasknown as the
fools' ooL It was theonly member of the king's courtwh o could
insult or criticize him.Clowns were considered the lowof the lowly.
JThe Campus Ministry clow nsbegan as a ministry last year. "It
is
an outreach to get the studentsinvolved with the Erie
community,**said Joe Dominic, head of the group.Presently there are
13 studentsinvolved with the group. Thesestudents are: Eileen Gill,
MauraSims, Karen Pdnchak, Ruth Brown,Amy Hook, Jill DiBuono,
Mark
Falk, Amy Kellogg, Christina Spra-gue, and Dan Desmond. The
clownshave performed at places and eventssuchas Pleasant Ridge
ManorEast,Homecoming, and 5 Edmond L.Thomas Juvenile'Detention
Cen-ter. The main :]* 1 e of the clowns
formed with much success at theChristmas on Campus last year.The
downs put impressionablesmiles on every less fortunate child'sface.
I #th e profits and contributionsthey receive go to a school for
deafchildren in East Africa. The grouphas a long time commitmentto
thisschool. IDominic said that they reallyenjoy what they do.
Ponchak said itwa s fun to see others smile.Because o f the peeping
clownscare that took place in the area lastsummer, die business has
been slow
is to make others happy. They have * compared to the previous
schooldone this thus far. The group per- vear- Dominic and Ruth
Brown clowncoming
T r a p o l s i e l a b o r a t e s o n e f f e c t o f T V v i
o l e n c e o n c h i l d r e nBy Karen TrapolsiMerciad Staff
Reporter
Television has often been criti-cized for portraying 5 the
worldunrealistically, in either overlyitive ways or in an
excessivelynegative and!stereotyped nature.Whether or not
television reflectsl l s N I
our social system accurately; it iscontributor to thati :
system,and it is a major socializingforce in children's lives.I
strongly feel programs watched
by children nee d to be monitoreddue to the violence often
seen;children easily pick up on violentacts which result in brutal
actionsi>:w and sometimes to them-o .selves. 1Weknow
thatchildren are greatbehavior imitators. Even infants asyoung as
14 months have demon-strated} significant and deferredimitation of
televised models. The
question has rarely been whethertelev ision ^ an influence, but
inwhat way and to what extent itaffects children. Whether it be
Mac-Gyvernot minding hisP'sand Q'sor al the crunching and crashing
ofcar pile ups, children are affectedby this activity and often try
to actit out Cartoons that used to beinnocentand just fun
entertainmenthave now been made very life-likeand are destructive
to children'sminds. The roadrunnerand coyote,for example, was rated
one of themost violent programs shown tochildren. The intensity of
the coy-ote flailing from high cliffs andgetting hit by cars and
trains oneminute and then running after theroadrunner the next must
affect achild's mind. Ninja Turtles are evenmore life-like showing
animal/peop le warriors shooting guns andburning "bad gu y"
hideavt
tween viewing violence and ag-gressive behavior is a very
impor-^tant undertaking, given the ubiq-uity of television violenc
e. In 1988,the National Coalition on TV Vio-lence reported that
average U.S.children would view about 50,000attempted murders on
television bythe time they turned 16. There havealso been cases in
which televisionwas blamed for someone's murder-ous action. In the
early 80's, forexample, a 15-year-old boy con-fessed to murder but
claimed thattelevision had made him do it; hewas later convicted
during the firsttelevised trial. In another example, astory w as
printed in Time magazinea few years ago that sticks in mymind
because it was such a crisis. Afour-year-oldbo
yfromCharleston,South Carolina, committed suicide
Discovering po ssible links be-by hanging himself in his
bedroomafter watching the "coyote" hanghimself on television.
I feel the parents are most toblame forthis incident and any
situ-ations where children inflict harm tothemselves or others from
watchingtelevision. I strongly believe it is theparents' duty to
explain toftheirchildren die difference between whatis real and
what is make believe.Parents need to consider that,even if their
children do not act inviolen t ways, their intentionscanbesomewhat
vicious. Anyone at anyage can feel the hate between theroadrunner
and the coyote, Tweetyand Sylvester and even Tom*andJerry. It is m
ost important that thosefeelings of hate do not transfer fromthe
screen,resulting n violent actsto themselves and their peers.The
harmful effects of televi-sion violence really go beyond teach-ing
children to be violent So even ifscientific evidence does not
totallysupport the claim that violence intelevision teaches
children to com-Clark plans for adult college
By Susan Lee EbackMerciad Staff ReporterThe college classroom v
canappear intimidating to any fresh-man, but how much more
intimi-dating can it be to a student whohas n ot attended formal
educationsince high school 1 2 years ago?Bon nie Clark remembers
thatfear.Win I be able to keep up? WiUthey look down on me because
Im
il Clark says,' 'Iremember whenI returred to college.j I had
justturned 30 and I hated being 30.1was taking a French class.
Theinstructor wanted u s to say our agein French. I was the only
adultstudent in the class.* * I was relieved she didn't callon me
that day We had only cov-ered the numbers up to twenty
ortwenty-five. I went home and lockedup the answer."The next day
she asked meand I gave my answer. T he teacherreplied 'Par
impossible!' (that'sWe). ^ *:K* 1"I know what it feels like beingan
adult student I was there," saidClark. She is now the director
of(heMercyhurst Adult College.
the adult student She returned ocollege as an adult with a
family.She is currendy working towardher masters in counselling
fromGannon.& She has two daughters, bothattending Mercyhurst
Amy, 21 , isa junior, 4 and Lisa, 18, enteredMercyhurst as a
sophomore. L isaearned credits towrda degree whileattending
Mercyhurst Prep J
Clark, an Erie native, has beenwith the college staff since 19
84,when she started as an assistant indie alumni office. |* Qaik
look a leave of these dutiesto obtain her teaching certificate
in1986 to 1988. Returning to Mer-cyhurst in '88, she became
thedirector of alumni relations. Two years ago she moved tothe
adult college as assistant direc-tor. In July she advanced to
direc-tor of that departmentHer thoughts on the adult col-lege arc
that it is here to serve theneeds of the adult studentShe would
like to see the devel-opment of additional programsgeared toward
the non-traditionalstudent
registering adult" Clark appearsprofessional, alert as she
speaks ofredo ing the adult admissions pro-cedure.fShe said, "I'd
like to see theinitial interview as a requirementforthe adult It
would help us togeta better handle on th e student andtheir nee
ds."* 'There is so much we can givethem in an entrance
interview,"said Clark.' 'Advice, counsel."One area Clark is looking
toimprove is the recruiting of moreadult students. "W e can't go to
thehigh schools to recruit Maybe wecould set a booth up at a
shoppingmall, or go to companies that havereimbursement programs
and seeif we can offer more to meet theirneeds."\ Where would Clark
like to seelTd like to
ing as many adult students as shewould like. She said thather
office,deep into the adult college com-plex, does not give her the
quickaccessibility to the students as thedepartment secretary, Jan
Hill, hasClark said, "She (H ill) knowsmany students; she talks
about themand will point them out when wesee them.* * But I getto
know some well,like Wallace...he's always in theloungc.you become
attached tothem." dark said. "He 'll gradu-ate this year and I'll
miss him. Butthen someone else will come alongto take his spot"
Clark said, " I'd like to restruc-hireorientating the student I
hope v . _ _ . 'Clai't knows the problems of 10 put together a
packet for the
the adult college go? ] _ ^ _expand career counselling.''"I'd
like to be able to haveresources for formalized testing."At
theSpresent, she does a littletesting o f her own.Her ambition is
to some dayearn her doctorate in vocationalpsychology. "I really
enjoy work-ing with people and trying to fitthem into their
career."She apologized for not know-
sss
mit violent acts, there is m ore evi-dence, as well as common
sense,that television violence could beharmful to the proper
upbringing ofchildren.
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MAY 7,1992 MERCIAD PAGE 7
Sports EditorialRybczynski tacklesMercyhurst sports
By Craig RybczynskiMerciad Sports EditorThe Merciad fis under
newmanagement A s you can see, adifferent staff is now in
charge
of bringing you the news. Thehappenings in the area of sportswin
be covered by co-editor, JohnDanknich and me.John joins me from the
artsand entertainment section. Hebrings with him anunprecedented
amount of sports knowledge. ThePittsburgh native is a walking
sports encyclopedia. John is currentlya sophomore comm unications
major, with a minor in creative writing.Some of you may know him
from WMCE, as he has a showfrom10p.m. to 1 a.m. on Saturday night
After college, he plans to go tograduate school. He is also an avid
49ers, Penguins and Tigers fan,though I don't know why. However,
those of you w hose social liveshinged on his movie reviews will be
happy to know h e will continueto critique movies, butonly once a
month. I would read his article thisweek because it will be his
last of the year.Now let's talk about me. I am a reshmancommuni ' .
! ns majorfrom Hamburg, NY. For those of you who don't know where
that is,it's located near Buffalo, the sports capital of the
Northeast If you 'veread my early work and, by some of your
reactions you haven't, Icovered crew and J V hockey. I am also a
member of thecrew team.Let me tell you, getting up at 5:30 am.,
being attacked by ducks androwing in the snow is not my idea of
fun.I, unlike John, have taste in athletic teams. I ama M innesota
NorthStar, Atlanta Brave, and Atlanta Falcon fan. Those of you
fromBuffalo, don't be discouraged, I am also Bills and Sabres
fan.My goal in life is to become a sports journalist for the
HockeyNews. As a student at S t Francis High School in Athol
Springs, NY ,I never dreamed of being an editor my reshmanyear. I
came to theMerciad this year with the idea that I would be a
contributing writer,but the paper gave me the opportunity to expand
upon my writingability. My reaction can be summed upby the immortal
words of NewYork Yankee broadcaster Phil Rizzuto, "Holy cow."Well,
enough about us. John and I would like to tell you what wewill be
covering next year. Unlike this year, where the sports
sectionaddressed only a few national sports, next year our coverage
willexpand to include nearly all professional and major college
sports. Wewill also have increased coverage of the Erie Wave,
Sailors and
Panthers.Here at Mercyhurst, Danknich w ill cover varsity men's
basketballDick Vitale would be happy to have John along side of him
on ESPN.Returning to our staff will be the pride of Sheffield,
England, RichardShelton; and Titusville's own Chris Fiely. Liam
Barron, Dave "B ar-celona Bound" McQuillen and Keith Courson will
also contribute.By theway, D ave, just kidding about theOlympic
joke. A newcomerto the staff, Jay Kennedy, will report on the cross
country team.Mybeat will be varsity hockey. I take over for the
immortal GarthMcCurdy. McCurdy is, in my estimation, the Dan Kelly
of sportswriting. I will also cover varsity baseball. Now, I am
able to writeabout thetwo sports I treasure the m ost My previous
beats, JV hockeyand crew, will have to be passed on to other
competent sports writers(read: freshmen). Finally, the people at
the Merciad w ill never get amoment's restfromall thecomplaining I
do.^ !This weeken d, I have been given the assignment of a
lifetime. Iwill accompany the crew team to the Dad Vail N ational
Champion-ships in Philadelphia, PA. I will be able to watch the
best romaroundthe United States compete in one regatta. Stories of
boat house row,and kegs lined up on theriversidereally intrigue me.
JIn the final two weeks of the school year, the sports page willt
some subtle.essentially remain the same. Next year, how ever,
ex]butnew, looks in this section. John and I justhope we can build
uponwhat former editors Kevin McHugh and Joe Legler, now editor
inchieft have done. We are really excited about thepossibilities
whichwill be available to us next year.?
Team looks to next seasonBaseball lends on winning jnotew\y Ed
Hi
Merciad Sports Writer
EM !
The Mercyhurst baseball teamended its season the same way
itstarted *out, on a winning note."What a long, strange trip it's
Ican best sum up what happened inbetween those two victories.The
Lakers found out that lifeat the top is not all it's cracked up
tobe. The final record, 11-17, seemsdismal compared to last
year'splayoff season. However, the nu-cleus of the team remains
intact,and there is no reason to believethat national recognition
is far offin the future.After dropping thefirstof thefinal two
games of the season toAshland University, 4 the Lakersbattled back
in the nightcap for the. The extra inning affair endedwith the
Lakers on top 14-10.Things did not look extremelybright for the
Lakers as they weredown six runs with just two outs ends.
rt
of the day to*add to the Lakeroffense."Winning the last, game
isalways important,*' said Craig. "ButI sure thought there would be
somemore wins between those
The brightest spot may be mefuture for the baseball team.
TheLakers return 1? players andonly C-i three I I MU 111
: :
tt
remaining in the game. A barrageof seven straight hits evened
thescore at ten and sent the game intoextra innings. EdHess drove
in thefirst of four runs in the extra frame,and freshman
pitcherJason Runtassilenced the Ashland bats to securethe season
ending win. Tom Craigalso notched his second home run
71 E lThere were some very brighton the Laker squad this
sea-son. Senior Jeff Nicholson pacedthe team in hitting with an
incred-ible .402 average. Hess and Craigth tallied a team leading
threehome runs. Tim Donaldson wonthe ERA tide among the
pitcherswith a solid 3.12 average.
players fromthis year's team."I think this team wiD matureand
rise to the occasion next year,"said Craig. "We know what it'slike
to win and lose...and winningKP
nun
rvirv-efinitely leaves ayour mouth."- With the season nowthe
Lakers will begin to prepare fornext season over the summer
M I PI I > I
s i t r t : to camp in Mlir^fl >Will scrimmage with
foreignersFootball team travels to France
By Chris FielyMerciad Sports WriterLyon. At 2 pjn., they will
play theLyon Sixty-Niners in a real game.foriFollowing the game and
aboth teams, they will leave Lyonfor Vichy.
will leave Paris for Raleigh, NorthCarolina. After Raleigh, they
willtravel to Cleveland.
i 1 1 1 : 1
For most of us, we will be de-parting either May 19,20, or21 ,
forhome. For 43 players and coaches,instead of home on May 21 ,
theywill be departing for Ran ee. Foot-ball officially starts in
the middle ofAugust, but our Lakers have anto show their stuff
earlythis year/as they will play twoteams from France."It is a
historical step for Mer-cyhurst football and MercyhurstCollege.
World travel by such alarge number of players on an ath-letic team
is imp ressive for the col-said, offensive line coach
"I am looking forward to takeadvantage of visiting a new
cultureand a different country. This issomething that not very many
fget a chance to do, and I am reallylooking forward to it," said
kickerGeorge Faydock.
Head coach Jim Chapman isthe one responsible for the trip.When
he was at Case Western
AW .li t i:t
"It is a good experience bothintellectually and s ocially. I
hopetohave fun and take advantage of aonce in a lifetime
opportunity,"said Michael GalupL Galupi is theonly quarterback to
make the jour-ney to France.
Reserve University, he andCleveland Browns head coach
SamRatigliano started this exchange offootball knowledge with
Europeancountries. "This is a greatnity to see France. It has
broughtmoral and unity to the team.'It isgreat public relations for
the col-lege," said Chapman. He also addedthat the NCAA has allowed
theteam to have 10 days of springpractice because of the trip.
3
lege,"Dave Armstrong.*On May 2 1, the team meets atCleveland
airport. They will fly toRaleigh/Durham, North Carolina.
At Raleigh, they will take a transat-lantic flight to; Paris,
France. | InParis, they will meet Fred Asbeil ofthe International
Sports Connec-tion" (ISC). From Paris, they willtake a charter bus
to Vichy on May22 . While in Vichy, they will stayin the Centre
OmniSports (COS).May 23 w ill consist of break-fast, practice,
lunch, practice anddinnec During one of the practices,they will
scrimmage the team fromVichy. On Sunday, May 25, theyleave the COS
for the city of
The next three days will be forsightseeing and other cultural
tours.They will stay in Nice and Paris.Finally, on Thursday, May 28
, they
On the lighter side, detensivetackle Michael Fbss said, "I
amlooking forward to th e fine flight,the fine country, the fine
womenand the fine wine. Oh yeah, we'regoing to play some football,
too."
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PAGE 8 THE MERCIAD MAY 7,1992Sports nCyclersAlthough they were
outnumbered,the Mercyhurst cycling teamrefused to be outpowered at
theIndiana University StageRace, May 2 to 3. The race was thefinal
event in the WesternPennsylvania Collegiate CyclingSeries and, in
the end, the Hurstemerged with 17 medals: sevenbronze, five silver,
fivegold. The team also claimed twodistrict championship
titles,through the strong riding o f LeonMumford and Marce
Dziekonski.Twelve teams arrived for the thefirst day of racing,
whichconsisted of two races: a 25 mile
Expert Men s eventScoring his first win of theyear,Mumford w on
the Novice timejtrial with a time of 2 7 2 3 . Aliowaywas a do se
second with a27:37. Thefinishwas reminiscentof Mumford and Alloway
s one-two performence in the EdinboroRoad Race a week
before.Dziekonskifinishedsecond in theWomen's, with a time of
29:30.McQuillen moved up a place in theclass,finishing ourthin
25:17. *f T
N A T I O N A LCOLLEGIATEC Y C L I N GASSOCIATION
enough points for secondoverall in the stage-race. *The 45
minute Expert Race finallysaw M cQuillen take the WinOn the second
day, thefield ined that has eluded him this year. At-
i
road race in the morning anda10 mile individual time trial in
theafternoon. The road race wasdifficult for theHurst riders, as
theclimbs were longer thananything they had raced on before.Mumford
captured third in theNovice Men's race, while team-mates Mike
Alloway and GaryOndick 'captured fourth and jfifth. TheWomen's race
saw\ Dziekonskifinish $third and Mia Urycki fift h. DavidMcQuillen
placedfifth n the &,
rt
up at the starting line for #timed criterions around the
IndianaMall The 25 minute NoviceMen's race j looked like
anotherchance for a Hurst victory, butafurious field sprint saw
Young-wn State take die win. Allowayfinished second, by less
than$12inches. Mumford placed third andthat gave him enough points
for thestage race win, while Allowayearned enough for second.Hopes
were high for a win in the30 minute Women's race, butIUP proved to
be too J strong, asDziekonski finished third in thefield sprint
This placing gave her
tacking with half a mile to g o,McQuillen just held off a
CarnegieMellon rider in die race forthe lin e.. The finish
boostedMcQuillen to third in the stage-race, yAfter the race was
over, theresultswere combined with thepoints earned in the previous
sixdistrict races in order todetermine the Western Pennsylva-nia
District Champions. First-yearrider **
Dziekonski capture the Women'stitle, while Mia Urycki finished
ahard-earned fourth. McQuillenplaced third in the Expert Men's.For
a team in its first year, theHurst won 29 medals over thecourse of
the season. Now, withtwo District Champions, the teamwill be a
favorite in the '93 season.According to team directorand mentor Big
Jim McKeever, "Weworked very hard this year andwe succeeded beyond
our greatestexpectations. It's even moreremarkable when you
consider thatmost of the riders on the squadhave neverraced before.
Above all,we have to thank the school
HT V airsBrownsgameBy John DanknichMerciad Asst Sports
Editor
Mumford took the Novice tide, while and Dr. Garvey for giving us
theAlloway was an extremelydose second. Gary Ondick tookfourth.
Consistent finishes saw*opportunity to proveourselves.. J think w e
did that andmore.
Erie Wave unbeatenBy John Danknkh f * Merciad Asst Sports
Editor
The Erie Wave is off to theirbest start in franchise h istory.
TheWave defeated the Calgary 88's113411 in overtime at the
Tuillio
Calgary guard Kelsey Weems. Jonesand Lee were the difference for
theWave as they combined for 59and 21 rebounds. It I ts of only
1,731 attended the home in a row starting Wednesday, May
Convention Center Tuesday night[Lto put open their season with
arecord of 3-0. *i i >5 Forward Danny Jo nes' two freethrows
sent the game into overtimewith 10 seconds left in regulation.In
overtime* the Wave stopped the88's from scoring on five
posses-sions. Three of die possesions camewhen Calgary was up 5-3.
In dieWorld Basketball League, the firstto seven points in
overtimeWins.* With the game tied 5 -5, guardKurk Lee sunk twofree
hrows forthe victory after being fouled by
In the home andseason openeron Friday night, a ringing dunk
bySpeedy Jones off a Richard Hollismiss at the buzzer secured a
101-9 9victory for the Wave over the Sas-katchewan Storm. Rod M
ason leda1 balanced Wave attack with 16pbints. Six other players
were alsoin double figures.I Sunday night, the Wave trav-eledto
Jacksonville to face the Sting-rays. A12-0 run late in the
fourthquarter helped the Wave post a111-100 victory. Danny Jones
ledthe Wave with 24 points. RoscoePatterson's 21 points off the
benchalso helped the Wave to victory.
Despite the Wave's unbeatenrecord, attendance has been poor
attheir irst wo home games. A crowd
opener. Tuesday's crowd was asparse 11,031. However, die
[fewfans have been very supportive.TheWave will play 13 of their
first16 games at home, including nine
13. All Wave home games start at7:30 pjn. 5 \ The Wave will
travel to Hamil-ton, Ontario, for their next gameSaturday night
For those of you who missedthe Cleveland Browns
BasketballChallenge at the Mercyhurst Ath-letic Center (MAC) two
weeks ago,the game will be shown on HurstTelevision (HTV) Friday
night*The ch allenge, wh ich featuredplayers from the Browns
compet-ing against the M ercyhurst footballstaff and faculty, will
be one of thefirst new programs shown onMercyhurst's fledgling
televisionstation. |If you subscribe to Erie Ca-blevision and have
a ScientificAtlanta converter, the game will beshown at 7 p.m. on
channel 62 . Ifyou are on the old A/B switcher,diegame will be
shown on channel
1 9 B * % 1)f The game wasfilmedby Mer-cyhurst students Paul S
mith, Wal-lace Crosby and Mike McCloryDick Ragan, Director of the
Com-munications Department, providedtechnical ^assistance. Ragan?
alsomixed and produced the vidThe game will be called byWMCE
basketball announcersKeith Courson and Glenn Ondick.Other
broadcasts of the challengewill be announced at a later date.
VI
Men's crew captures gold medalBy Craig RybczynskiMerciad Sports
Editor
The men's JVeight won a goldmedal at the Midw est Champion-ships
in Columbus* OH, on Satur-day, May 2, defeating teams fromdie Bis:
Ten Conference. Head Crew
Rioting affects sporting eventsBy John Danknich?Merciad Asst
Sports Editor
Theviolence and unrest in L osAngeles which resultedfrom
theverdict' in the Rodney King trialalso had an impact on the
sportsworld.The rioting in L.A. and theensuing curfew caused'the
post-ponement of four Dodgers gameswhich included a three-game
seriesagainst the Montreal Expos? Also,both the Lakers and the
Clippershad their NBAplayoff games post-poned.^The Lakers* series
against the
Portland Trail Blazers was movedto the
