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A d m i n i s t r a t i o n a s k s f o r h e l p w i t h r e c e n t v a n d a l i s mBy Carrie TappeEditor-in-ChiefDespite the many concernsraised by students at lastThursday's forum, the admin-istration had some of its own."I have a little show andtell. This is what* s left of oneof our signs, from last week-end," Bill Kerbusch, directorof physical plant, said, as heheld the busted remains of thesign which previously stood infront of the cafeteria. "SinceSeptember, we ' ve had moredamage done to the groundsthan I've seen in the past sevenyears flowers torn out, treestorn up, branches busted, signsbusted, you name it I don'tunderstand why. We need helpto catch or control wha t's1happening. Here's the evi-dence of what's going on. Anyhelp we can get will be greatly

Merciad editors Carrie Tappegether pieces of the cafeteriaby vandals. i :' iGerrlt Snuffstall/Merciad photographerand Dave Hermenau hold to-sign which was recently destroyed

Gripes brought tof light at forumBy Jen HarwellNews editorThe fall forum lasted for overtwo hours as students raisedimportant concerns.One of the first concerns wasthe new soccer field. The iquestion was asked why thecondition of the field was poorand non-playable, and not yetup to NCAA conditions. BillKerbusch, director of physicalplant, explained that the fieldwas in a maturing stage.Kerbusch clarified that thesoil needs to break down and '.the grass takes time to m ature inable for it to be able to sustainpractices and games. Tremen-dous effort has been put into thefield up to this point and it willbe continued until next fallwhen the soccer field is sched-uled for its first use.Additional recreation facilitieswere something that studentswant the Mercyhurst adminis-tration to look into. Among therequests were to expand andimprove the ath letic center*; addair conditioning, and build atrack and pool. Research by thecollege has shown that pools atother colleges are one of themost expensive to build, and theleast used of all the recreationalfacilities. P H L - i :

11 was a concern of manystudents that the outdoor sensorlights on campus seem to b eworking in reverse. Studentsexpressed the need for addi-tional lighting in the LewisAvenue area where lighting isscarce, as wel 1 as additionalsidewalks. Sidewalks will beadded as the paths are dictated!through student use and propertyavailability.In the topic of computers,students asked why Mercyhurstdoesn't have color printers andscanners available for studentuse in the labs and the library?Students with special projects orprinting needs would benefitgreatly from these options.Another request was made fora computer lab to be open 24-hours a day. As easy as this maysound, it involves leaving a -building open, a security risk thecollege is not too optimisticabout, especially with the recentbouts of vandalismThe question was also asked ifMercyhurst could get a smartcard," or allow students towithdrawal from their printingcard when using the copymachine. Kathy Noce, assistantto the president for instructionaltechnology, verified the issueswould be looked at.A major issue of the forum

concerned scheduling. Studentsexpressed their frustration withthe process in general. They arebeing closed out of courses thatthey are required to take for theirmajor, as well as closed out of theliberal studies courses. Studentssaid it was hard to understandwhy the school doesn' t haveenough classes for the them.Scheduling is a topic that willsee many changes w ithin the nextyear or two. Ideally, students wanton-line registration capabilities.This would allow a student toregister from on or off campus.One of the final concernsstudents had was the rumors about"preserving the A."Dr. William P. Garvey, presi-dent, addressed the rumor asbeing "garbage." "That may be theexcuse that is given, but it'ssimply not the truth. What wewant is our faculty to challengestudents, that's the intent," Garveysaid. "Grading may be inconsis-tent among the departments due tothe ability of each department toset its own regulations.""No teacher, however, has, is, or,ever will be fired, demoted orexperience a loss of pay due to thegrades they give. I f there is causeto review the grades given,teachers will simply be asked todefend the grades they gave to thestudents," Garvey said. 1

appreciated."These powerful words left thesmall crowd gathered at theforum speechless.Tom Billingsley, executivevice president of administration,said, "It is going to cost us $660to replace that sign, which meansit costs you $660 from what youpay to go to school here."Why all the vandalism?In the past two weeks, fivecars have been spray painted onfcampus. Four were parked onBriggs Avenue, Lewis Avenue, orEast 41st Street One occurredbehind the Mercy Apartments. Ineach situation, the cars werepainted with blue spray paint Inone incident on East 41st Street,vulgar remarks were written onthe student's windshield.

4 According to Ken Sidun,director of police and safety, theErie Police Department is "handling the investigation into theincidents on Briggs, Lewis and41st Street. His department isinvestigating the Mercy parkinglot incident where a peace signwas sDrav Dainted on the hood of

a 1999 Volkswagen Bu"It doesn't have to catching the people, itthe behavior... it's justpointless," Laura Zirklresident life, said.In addition to cars acafeteria sign being vanthe electronic gate behMain hatfagain been brT h e gate was broktimes last week," Sid"On average it gets broor twice each week. Ocaught breaking the gaweek, and a few other are being charged.Over the weekend,was broken in the stairMcAuley Hall.The securi ty departadded 10 cameras to itslance system this year.nately, the car vandals wcaught because of the lothe cars J"We do not have caEast 41st Street," Sidun'The one car on Lewis behind two oak trees annot be seen on the tapes

Parking a perpetuproblem for studentsJ One of the biggest concernsamong students at the MSGforum seemed to be parking.Students were complainingbecause they have to walk fromthe McA uley parking lot to theirhousing on Briggs and LewisAvenues. In previous years,students were able to parkbehind Zurn Hall. This year theZurn lot is reserved for com-muters, faculty, staff and eventparking.

* "We are still writing a lotoftickets this year becausestudents have not picked uptheir permits in the police andsafety office," Ken Sidun,director of police and safety,said. "Our biggest problems arein lot four by the upper rampand the Weber Hall parking lotWeber is reserved for visitors. Ifyou are a student, you are not avisitor,"According to Sidun, therehasn' t been much of a problem

with students parking inunderground ramp as thin the pastitMany students voicedconcerns that during speevents, especially in theCenter, visitors park behMercy Apartments leaviparking for esidents.Reare then forced to park bthe Rec Center or besideMcAuley Hall. , jjj"Maybe there shouldpointing to the lot behindRec Center for event parand visitors should notallowed behind Mercy,"Gaier, Mercy resident, s'This would make it a lotconvenient for residentsreturning from off-campevents or with groceries.According to Sidun, tlong-range plans for addparking spaces to be addcampus. Nothing has beeyet for next year.

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CAMPU S NEWS M e r c y h u r s t b o a r d o f t r u s t e e s a p p r o v e M u s i c C o m m i s s i o n r e p o r tBy Jen HarwellNews editorOn October 14, MercyhurstCollege* s Music C ommissionwas endorsed by the 14 membersof the commission. The commis-sion was formed this summer toexamine assessments of theD* Angelo School of Music andMary D*Angelo Performing ArtsCenter. Members of the commis-sion were trustees, faculty andadministrators. cDr. Joseph Gower, vicepresident of academic affairs anddean, explained that it iscommon for any department to be evaluated. Improving adepartment is a matter ofidentifying areas that can beimproved, m aking recommenda-tions for solutions and planning

actions tor areas mat Mercyhurslcan work on. " **The comm ission carefullyevaluated the program, anddeveloped the following sevenmain recommendations:1. That the music departmentincrease enrollment from 60 to100 students in the next fouryears and that the music endow-ment likewise grow $2 millionto support the additional$.scholarships needed for a largerstudent body.2. That the voice major continueas the focal point of the musicschool, while the major in musiceducation be strengthened tobecome the second main pillarof the department3. That a new major in musicaltheater be introduced, and thedepartment study other new

programs such as music therapy,marching band and m usictechnology.4. That music, dance, theaterarts, and possibly the arts, becombined to form the D ' AngeloSchool of the Arts to providenew opportunities for coordi-nated interaction between thedisciplines and generate agreater synergy in the perform-ing arts. ;j5. That the M ary D' AngeloPerforming Arts Center remainindependent of the music Idepartment, but that every effortbe made to accommodate musicstudents who desire to performin the center. 6. That the PennsylvaniaGovernor* s School of the Artsremain at Mercyhurst, but thatthe college conduct a formalAcademic celebration planned for spring

By Kelly SchaftbldMerciad writerAcademic Celebration, a seriesof student and facul ty presenta-tions, will be held from April 16-19,2000 . The theme this year is"The Human Experiment"Academic Celebration commit-tee member Beth Stoessel, said,'This year's theme could beinterpreted to mean anythingfrom scientific experiments to anew way of doing things, tosomething we've learned duringour time as part of the 'humanexperiment."'Academic Celebration hasbeen an annual event since theearly 80s and is organized by the

Mercyhurst College HonorsProgram (MCHP). Dr. LudlowBrown, MCHP director, feelsthat the event is extremelyvaluable to the college. ;#. ^"Academic Celebration is one .of the most unique events thatMercyhurst has to offer," saidBrown.Past presentations have rangedfrom interactive dance presenta-tions and vocal performances todiscussions of public po licy,history, psychology and a varietyof other topics. Last year's jAcademic Celebration includedover 35 student and facultypresentations, including off-campus events like a poetryreading at the Erie library

Events on campus:Wednesday, 11/10/99Weekends committee meeting at 7:30 in the SAC office.Criminal Justice Club meeting at 8:30 p.m. in the union.Coffeehouse: Scott Fertig's Caricatures! Come have your portraitdrawn in the Laker Inn at 9 p.m.Ophelia Project meeting at 9 p.m. in the Student GovernmentChambers. 4Thursday, 11/11/99Coffeehouse committee meeting at 4:30 p.m. in the SAC office.Twister tourney in the Great Room at 7:30 p.mFriday, 11/12/99 I 5 iJoin SAC for a murder mystery, 8 p.m. in the Laker Inn.Heart-In-Hand Folk Art & Craft Show 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at RainbowGardensSat urd ay, 11/13/99 1 ; JHeart-In-Hand Folk Art & Craft Show 10a.m. to 5 p.m. at RainbowGardensPiano Bar and Open Mic Night in the union Great Room at 9 p.m.Tuesday, 11/14/99 *Food for Finals in the Laker Inn at 8:30 p.m.Thursday, 11/18/99Pillow figh t in the Great Room at 7:30 p.m.

auditorium and a book discus-sion at Barnes & Noble.The Academic Celebrationcommittee hopes that studentsand faculty will take advantageof this opportunity to present 1their work to the M ercyhurst andthe Erie community. Anyoneinterested in presenting must getan approval form from thehonor's office, room 407 in theHammermill Library or fromBrown in Preston 223. Theapproval form must be submittedto Brown no later than Dec. 15.Police andSafety LogOct.22 Criminal MischiefEast 38th St.Person(s) unknown setfire o thebulletin board.Oct 22 TheftThird floor of Old MainPerson(s) unknown removed aSamsung VCR from cart andfled the scene.Oct. 22 TheftFirst floor of EganPerson(s) unknown removed thevictims wallet and fled thescene.Oct. 31 VandalismZurn at Preston DriveFemale student broke off thewooden arm from electric gatelocated on Preston Drive.Oct. 31 VandalismGarvey ParkPerson(s) unknown broke off a ^large limb from one of the trees Jlocated in the Oarvey Park area.

review of the program everythree years too determine thesuitability of the arrangement.*7. That any fund raising under-taken for the music program becoordinated with the collegesinstitutional advancement officeto avoid donor duplication andbe restricted to arts-interesteddonors so as not to interfere withthe capital campaign goals of thecollege.f { I

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ARTS&ENTERTAINMET h e a t r e , m u s i c a n d m o v i e s h i g h l i g h t c a m p u s c u l t u rhe third concert of the GreatPerformers Series at the MaryD'Angelo Perfomiing ArtsCenter will be Sunday, Nov. 14,at 2:30 p.m ., and will feature thetalented baritone Lester Lynch.Thirty-year-old Lynchgarnered the top prize in theD'Angelo Young Artists Compe-tition earlier this year,by stunning the full house whowitnessed his incredible perfor-mance. Lynch brings his up-and-coming vocal talents back toMercy hurst for what will be

entertainingReserved seating in the GoldCircle is $7.50, and studentadmission is only $3.On the Big Screen at thePAC, Wednesday, Nov. 10 andNov. 17, the movies "TheDreamlife of Angels'1 and"Central Station" will play,respectively. "The Dreamlife of Angels"not only won the 1998 EuropeanCritics Prize at the Cannes HimFestival, but also won' the BestActress Award at the New York Lester Lynch

Film Festival as well. "CentralStation" was nominated for B estForeign Him and Best Actress atthe Academy Awards, won BestForeign Him at the G oldenGlobes, and won Best Rim and*]Best Actress at the Berlin HlmsFestival. Both movies will play,at 8 p.m. and cost $3 for generaladmission. }If all of this still isn't enoughto wet your appetite for somehigh culture, try the Taylor LittleTheatre, and its student produc-tion of Rashomon.

Rashomon is set in meJapan, with a plot that revaround contemporary talkcontroversy. Filled with inand acusations, the play eissues of honor, glory* digand relativism. It reveals tcomplexity of truth, and ethe state of public moralitThe play runs from ThuNov. 11 through Sunday,14. and starts at 8 p.m. exSunday, when it starts at 2p.m. Admission is free forstudents w ith college ID.

The Recipe cooks up Forward HallBy Ken FronczekA & E edi torThe sudden thumping beat ofdrums, bongos and bass grabs[your body. The cry of a violinmixed with the groove of funky,picking guitar pierces your skin.Your ears are enchanted by theeffortlessly smooth, poignant,Janis Joplinesque voice ofKristin Wolverton as she leads arowdy jamboree of jammingbluegrass, roots and funk. Whereare you? Forward H all, lastSaturday night, for what wasanother excellent show by theband, The Recipe. For those veryfew of you who actually left theboring void referred to ascampus, and found a livelier,energetic crowd at Forward Hall,you saw two terrific live bands.Jiggle the Handle opened the

show, but was m issed due to thepartaking of certain m ischievousactivities in the parking lot duringtheir set The Recipe came onafterward, and took full commandof the stage for two hours,bringing the people to their feet,dancing to their wavy, boisteroussound. Touching on their popular |songs such as the romping, spaceyj"Affected Specimen" to the i>\beautiful and vibrant "WorldTwir l," the band delighted allexpecting fans in attendance. Afew covers were also thrown in themix; two Beetles songs, as well as"Another One Bites the Dust"from Queen, and "I Shot a Man inReno Just to See Him D ie" (orsomething like th at), by JohnnyCash, that was part of a four-songencore.The R ecipe is ano ther talentedband like Phish or The Grateful

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Dead whose studio sound justf]does not contest w ith hearingthem perform live. The [perfection of live music, lacedwith a good smokey buzz,thrilled the crowd and made forone hell of a night for only $ 5,minus the usual monotonousdrudgery of a Mercyhurst 4Saturday night.In the upcoming monthsbefore the New Y ear, ForwardHall will be hosting manyother fine acts such as Interga-lactic Peyote Connection, withSecret Agent Band Nov. 2 0,Hypnotic Clambake on N ov.26, Schleigho Dec. 4, andDonna the Buffalo Dec. 10. 3Forward Hall is located at 2502Peach St and can be .reached at455-8281.

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Angry? Upset? Beat someoneup! This is the main'theme of'Tight Club." Brad Pitt, ,Edward Norton and HelenaBodham Carter star in thispunch-in-the-face knockoutthriller. Pitt and Norton'scharacters are friends whoform a fight club to bring outsuppressed agression. Themovie is centered specificallyaround Norton's character andhis transformation from who hehas always been, to someone

he has suppressed deep doinside of himself. With agsive encouragement fromcharacter, and a deep, dilurelationship with Carter, Nlearns "not to hold back anmore. "All in all, I thought themovie was rather entertainwas a little drawn out at tand often jumped from onsegment to another withouvalid transition; neverthelwas still enjoyable. N ortoPitt's chemistry, ignited byCarter's suavity, helped tothe movie, but sometimes intended "moments" werevague. I gave "Fight Club"out of 10.

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Rapper [Eminem being sued by motheOn the DLKen Fronczek

Do I have some dirt for youthis week or what? It seems asif recently famous rapper,Eminem, is being sued.Eminem's suit comes not froma right-wing radical fundamen-talist group, or some ChristianScientist organization, but fromhis dear old mom. Only inAmerica would childrenlegally divorce their parents,and a rapper's mother wouldsue her son. Mother "Eminem"is suing for $10 million for hersons continual description ofher in interviews as anunstopable drug addict.Eminem was reached for

comment, but his response wasfull of naughty words and wasunprintable. *Smahing Pumpkins bassist,D'Arcy, has officially left theband on the verge of a new'Pumpkins album release in2000, with a tour to follow insupport. The band, now withonly two original members *remaining, Billy Corgan andJames Iha, is rumored topossibly pick up Hole's bassist,Melissa Auf Der Maur for thetour.Marilyn Manson's new livealbum, "The Last Tour onEarth," is due out Nov 16,earlier than it was originallyslated. This album will featureone new song, "AstonishingPanorama of the End of Time,"which was originally written forMTV's Celebrity Deathmatch.

The video for the song iscurrently being shown on MIt seems as if Jerry Seinis up to some backdoor shegans again. This time he hastolen the 26-year-old, newbride of some big-time proYou can bet that m ore juicydetails are quickly on the wIf you have been follow| the misadventures of Elviscolumn, then g ive yourselfon the back, because this ofor you. Elvis has been locka recording studio with RoStone's guitarist Keith Richfor the last four days writincollection of children'sbootitled "The Mysterious MisH." Whether they will everallowed to be released to thpublic, or not is a mysterybeyond the X-Files.

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Fr. Jim PiszkerAt last week? s student forum, aquestion arose about "someonepracticing w itchcraft on campus,(place name withheld for thisarticle) and what was going to bedone about it?" Interestingcomments began from there.A student commented thatwhat difference did it m ake, thatone's personal choice of "reli-gions" should be honored. Amember of the administrationsuggested that Mercyhurst wasnot going to get into issues ofFirst Amendment rights ofreligious freedom. I must admitthat I was somewhat taken backby that answer. Does it matter?Should it matter? Is witchcraft a"religion" protected under thelaws of the United States ofA merica? 4 iIn doing a bit of research (andI do mean a bit), I came to theappreciation that "witchcraft" perse, is not a religion, but part ofwhat is called the "occult." |Historically linked to evil and forthe devil, the practice of witch-craft is not recognized as areligion, but an activity that hasno firm boundaries or under-standings. (There is no "Churchof Witchcraft".) Witchcraft andthe practice of "Wicca" must bedifferentiated from each other.Wicca, is recognized as anancient earth-connected religion

not a religionthat uses some of the sameterminology as those practicingw|tchcraft but with decidedlydifferent goals. Was this whatwas being referred to rather thanwitchcraft, per se? W hat aboutthe question here at Mercyhurst?!If someone is dabbling in theoccult, which goes against fCatholic moral teaching andunderstanding, we, as a Catholicinstitution, do have a responsibil-ity and a right to act on thatmoral error by providingspiritual and psychologicalassistance to the person in need,who is in grave danger ofharming themselves. It is notunlike Catholic hospitals thatrefuse to provide abortions o n |moral grounds. Th e Catholichospitals areno t discriminatingagainst anyone w ho recognizesthat they are in a Catholic '*institution that has certain beliefsand practices that are part of themission of the institution. It is nodifferent with Catholic schools.When individuals "sign on "as it were, they are signing on toa particular set of beliefs,understandings and way of doingthings, and the institution has theright to ban that which goesagainst its mission. This wouldbe true of Baptist schools,Christian schools, Jewishschools and so on. Freedom ofreligion does not dictate that"anything goes" and that areligious institution cannotprotect itself from that which iscontrary to its religious mission.

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OPINIOMAIL BAG: Thank you sports fenOn behalf of men's hockeycoach, Rick Gotkin, and hisplayers, I* d like to take thisopportunity to thank the *members of theMercyhurstcommunity who attended lastSaturday* s varsity hockey gameagainst Qunnipiac at the IceCenter. The crowd was by nomeans large, but it got very vocalas the game progressed. Specialaccolades should go to the groupof students and studen t athletes

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sion stand. Your enthusiasm andcheering, I believe, provided theimpetus for Mercyhurst to rallyfrom a 4-1 second period deficitto defeat Qunnipiac, last year* sregular season champs in theMetro Atlantic Athletic Confer-ence (MAAC) Hockey League,6-4.I If we could get that kind ofsupport and enthusiasm at all ourupcoming winter sports men'sand women's ice hockey, men's Iand women's basketball, andmen's volleyball all of our

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FEATURES S o f t w a r e to h e l p g e o l o g y s t u d e n t s s o l v e r e a l - w o r l d p r o bBy D a w Hermenau &Features EditorEven as we approach the 21stcentury, the problems that peopleface in the natural w orld are

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SPORTL a k e r h o c k e y : t h e n e w K a r d i a c K i d sDuring the 1980 NationalFootball League season, theCleveland Browns featured ayoung, gutsy quarterback namedBrian Sipe who refused to qu itNo matter how badly the BrownsWere losing, it seemed Sipealways found a way to rally histeam to victory. That storiedteam was nicknamed the"Kardiac Kids."Move over, Brian Sipe,becau se you* ve been replaced*The new Kardiac K ids havearrived. Meet the MercyhurstLaker men's hockey team.In two comeback efforts thatwould have m ade the life-savingcrew from "ER" proud, the Lakericers rallied not once, but twicelast weekend from 4-1 deficits tohand league opponents losses atthe Ice Cent^. IOn Friday night, junior centerJody Robinson's screen shotwith 90 seconds remainingpropelled Mercyhurst to a 5-4thumping of the Fairfield Stags.Sophomore Brad Olsen's game-winner with eight minutes toplay Saturday capped an improb-able rally and gave the icers a 6-4 decision over the then-conference leader Quinni piacBraves.Mercyhurst (5-1 -2 , MetroAtlantic Athletic Conference 4-

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| \ Sara Foos/Merciadcame charaina back enroute to two comeback wins at the Ice Center last0) now reigns supreme over therest of the D-I 10-memberleague. For head coach RickGotkin, i t couldn' t have been a -sweeter 40th birthday gift (hecelebrated Sunday)."I'd say we definitely lived a

little dangerously over the >weekend, but it was great tocome back and win the way wewon," said Gotkin after thevictories. 'This team never quitsworking, and it just proves thatgood goaltending and good goals

makes for great wins." $ ..Before Friday night' s rally,last-place Fairfield looked on itsway to capturing its first win ofthe year. The Stags j umpedout toa 4-1 lead before the Lakersfought back. Goals by Colin

Kirkey, junior Mark Stajunior Jeff Gould pulled hurst even before Robingame winner in the finalSenior netminder Ashleygot stronger as the nightshutting die pipes after tearly goals.\l Whatever fans' lungstired after Friday's win cwere bushed after Saturdnight's Ice Center showdUndefeated Quinnipiac ethe MIC expecting an eabut left shaking their headisbelief while a very vostudent crowd left convinLakers are for real.Trailing the Braves 4-second stanza, Mercyhurfought to within 4-3 earlthird period andfigureda shot to pull the win outMercyhurst goals midwathrough the final period cthe rally and junior Ericpleased the crowd with aempty-net goal with twothe clock to seal the sweeverdict"Once you do it, it bemuch easier the second tremarked Gotkin. "We hagreat goaltending and haworkers on the ice that juquit We never stop belieourselves." v

Women's socc er in NCAA'sThe Mercyhurst College LadyLaker soccer team will enter thepostseason for the first time infour years Sunday in the champ-ionship game of the NCAA D-IIGreat Lakes Region, the NCAAannounced Monday.The Lady Lakers ended theregular season 15-5-0 and a 9-1Great Lakes IntercollegiateAthletic Conference (GLIAC)record, good enough for 24th inthe nation and third (tie) in theregion. Ashland enters the gameranked third nationally.

Sunday's playoff contest willmark the seventh overall playoffappearance by the Lady Lakers.Mercyhurst and Ashland have ^battled five previous times, withthe Lady Lakers winning twice.Ashland returns to the post-season for the third straight yearin only the team's fifth year ofexistence. Sunday's game willmark the first time Ashland hashosted a playoff match. ;,j$ In their only meeting thisyear, the Lady Eagles defeatedMercyhurst 4-2 in Ashland.

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Sunday's Soccer ShowdownTea ms : Mercy hurst (15-5-0) vs. Ashland (16-1-0)Site: Ashland University Soccer Complex (Ashland, Ohio)Time: 1 om., Sunday, November 14 fS c ^ f S e W y h u r s l John Melody (third year), Yvonne Pfcrker(fifth); Ashland: Brad Evans (fourth)Series* Ashland leads 3-2.S h e e t i n g : The Lady Eagles prevailed 4-2 as freshman EmilyHa?mTandgsophdmoreyKristy Ritchie each posted a goal and twoS s T s e n i o r Theresa Roach and sophomore Lindsay Cook eachS S ^ S t S S NCAA W ' ^ r d C ^ t L ^ s R e g i o ,iviercYiiui i . a Mr AA D-II 1st Great Lakes Region ft

By Scott KoskoskiSports editorIt was, by all accounts, a greatway to go out.That's how Mercyhurst seniorquarterback Matt Kissell and fiveother Laker seniors describedtheir final afternoon in a 'Hurstuniform. That's how head coachJoe Kimball likely felt afterfinally earning thefirst and last)road win of 1999. And for thefans making the road trip to theUniversity of Findlay last'Saturday, they finally hadsomething to smile about.Remember the song "Puttingit Together?" It might as wellhave been written for the Lakers.Kissell threw three touch-down passes and ran for anotherand the defense became stingy asMercyhurst (5-5, Great LakesIntercollegiate Athletic Confer-ence 4-5) rolled over Findlay 28-14 in the Lakers* season finale.The victory marks the firsttime in six tries away fromTullio Field (a.k.a. the "LakerDome") that M ercyhurst broughtenough ammunition for fourwhole quarters of football. AsKimhall worried if his team

would finally combine "themental with the p hysical" (afavorite Kimball-ism), the Lakerswere taking care of that.Criticized by some for notbeing mean enough in games onthe road* Mercyhurst defensivecoordinator Mark M cNellie' stroops responded, sackingFindlay quarterback BryanHieber three times and pressuringhim out of the pocket all day.The 14 points allowed by theLakers was their second-lowestyield of the year.It didn 't take long for Kissellto smell the end zone at Donnel 1Stadium Saturday against theOilers (2-7, GLIAC 2-7). Just4:26 into the game, the seniorsignal-caller boot-legged in froma yard o ut and Mercyhurst led 6-0 after the PAT kick failed.Findlay's H ieber rebounded,tossing a 30-yard ball to wide-open wideout Darrell Ramsey $and the O ilers were up 7-6, theironly lead of the day.Beaver, Pa. native and Lakerjunior Mike Milanovich hauledin a 35-yard Kissell bomb at theone-yard line and sprinted intothe end zone on the Hurst's next

drive, but forgot one thinpigskin. Milanovich fumbball into the end zone andto pounce on it and the Lled 12-7. Another M ilanoTD reception and a 20-yashot field goal from junioVinnie Corasaniti gave Mhurst a commanding 21-7Which, in the big pictumeant nothing. Not onlyLakers led by at least 14Hillsdale before letting thChargers prevail 42-40 inSeptember, Mercyhurst leOilers 21-0 last year at TuField before Findlay bounback to bounce the LakerNot this day, though. Fwho led the GLIAC in timpossession entering this gcontrolled the ball for onlthird of the second half, tuthe ball over on downs foutimes, punted twice, and oscored once. Weak Oileroffense? Nan. Great Lakedefense? You got itThe season-ending winMercyhurst to the .500 masecond year the Lakers fin5-5 in as many years at thNCAA D-II scholarship le

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Number of goals scored in twogames last weekend by theMercyhurst wom en's hockey.

Number of goals scored by all 10Metro Atlantic Athletic Confer-ence (MAAC) teams combinedin games last Friday.

Record of John M elody's Lady? Laker soccer team, all-time,against Ashland University, whoMercyhurst faces in the NCAA^\ playoffs Sunday.71The num ber of Mercyhurstmen's hockey games featuring aLaker come-from-behind winSthis season.

Number of offensive touchdownsscored by Laker football thisseason that QB Matt Kissell wasnot involved in.

The Week AheadFriday 11/12Men's hockey at Iona, 7 p.m.Women's hockey vs. Vermont,7 p.m., MICSaturday 11/13Women s hockey vs. Vermont,2 p.m., MICMen's hockey at Sacred HeartjUniversity, 7 p.m. 'Rowing at Bucknell Fall SprintsSunday 11/14Women 's soccer at Ashland(NCAA Playoffs), 1 p.m.Sports on the RadioFriday 11/12: Women's hockeyvs. Vermont, 6:45 p.m.Saturday^ 1/13: Women'shockey vs. Vermont, 1:45 p.m.88.5/104.9 WMCE Mercy-hurst College Radio andHurstTV (62/19B)

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Scott KoskoskiWhat a wild and woolly fall v]sports season it's been. As the leaves fall, snow looms (this ISErie, you know), and tempera-tures drop, the MAC and MICare just getting warmed up. ' IWinter sports are here, and it'stime to remember the fall seasonthat was. This isn't the Lettermanshow, but the top nine momentsin 'Hurst "99 fall sports were:9. Joe Kimball's contractrenewed. The football mentorhas done nothing short of putMercyhurst in a position to rankamong D-II's elite as the 21stcentury begins. Finishing 5-5 intheir second year of scholarshipball isn't too shabby for theHurst, and that's with many D-IIIplayers.8. Club hockey looks good,plays better. What used to belittle more than a recreationalactivity at Mercyhurst is now asanctioned, competitive sport*drawing comparable crowds tothe varsity hockey teams here.Coach Bill Shannon's newuniforms are classy, and lookingat the Lakers' 1999-00 scheduleshows this program is on the wayup.

7. The Kardiac Kids, Part II.Club hockey aside, how 'boutRick Gotkin's NCAA D-I varsityteam? Two incredible come-from-behind wins last weekendagainst conference teams haverenewed a lot of interest in theLaker men's hockey team, andthe Kardiac Kids are suddenlythe talk of campus. J s ?6. Matt Kissell does... heck, -what doesn't he do? If there wereany doubts as to who's the mostprolific passer in 'Hurst historybefore this season, they havebeen all but erased. All #18 hasdone is pass for 56 career ,touchdowns, 5,624 yards andcomplete 556 passes (51%).Besides that, he's one of the niceA T H LETEOFTHEfWEEK.Men's hockey junior left wingEric Ellis notched two goals andthree assists this weekend inhome wins over Fairfield andQuinnipiac. He is the Lakers'leading scorer and has tallied insix straight games. He is also theMAAC's Player-of-the-Week.

campus5. Football team serves f 11revenge on Bdinboro. Kissell hadsome help in this Sept 18 upsetwin over the Fighting Scots.Tom P almer's nasty hits, ScottPlatz's clutch tackling, and smartplay-calling wiped away thememories of lopsided losses tothe Boro in the early 1980s. Nextyear Mercyhurst and the Scotstangle at Bdinboro." 4. Chicks with sticks andclubs. The addition of women'sice hockey and golf to Mercy-hurst brings the college to 22varsity sports, 11 per gender. Inother words, inequality doesn'texist here. Incidentally, thewomen's hockey goal totals arestarting to equal a nine-holeround by the Lady Lakerlinksters. | &3. Midnight Madness at theMAC. Usually only seen atmajor college basketball schools,Laker men's hoops coachesstarted a new tradition this yearOct. 15: introduce the 1999-00team with food, fun and a dunk-filled scrimmage. What's more,fan turnout was great and theevent was designed to involvethem. Here 's hoping this turnsinto an annual thing.

2. Women's soccer makes theNCAA playoffs. Head coach itJohn Melody's Lady Lakers areamong the top 16 D-II squads inthe nation, and there's no doubt |in my mind Melody's among thetop 16 coaches in the nation,regardless of division. Mercy-hurst plays Ashland on the roadSunday for the Great LakesRegion championship.

1. You. That's right, you. Thecomplaints about apathy oncampus have been around abouCjas long as Old Main, but some-thing seems different so far thisyear. Crowds at home Lakerfootball and other events wereactually decent (for the mostpart), and with winter sportshere, fans have more chances tosee Laker teams in action. If youmade it to games this fall, thanks.If you didn't, he re's your chance.

No tea, but x-country throws Boston It may not have been the Boston Marathon, but the New Esaw plenty of running last weekend. Boston played host toD-II East Regional race and Mercyhurst ran well in BeantoLaker men finished 21st overall, paced by sophomore Briawith a time of 34:29. Senior women's runner Jen Standfesther torrid season in Boston, placing 33rd in the entire femawith a 23:32 finish to top the Lady Lakers. Mercyhurst's fanow finished.Forgettable v-ball season ends with loIf there was one positive thing that emerged from the 1999Laker volleyball season, it's that Mercyhurst learned manyfor next year. The Lady Lakers (7-23, Great Lakes IntercoAthletic Conference 1-18) ended what is largely a forgettaSunday at the Athletic Center with a four-game loss to GanUniversity 8-15,9-15,16-14 and 11-15. Mercyhurst fell toence foe W estminster Saturday at the MAC in three games15 and 12-15. ^Women'sihockey scores riva l footbalIs that goals or touchdowns? Many Laker hockey fans wonaloud the same thing after seeing the women 's ice hockey rfrom weekend play. Friday against an overmatched Holy CCrusader squad, coach Michael Sisti's Lady Lakers pulledwhooping in Wooster, Mass. Rookie Seanna Murphy (Toroset the all-time Mercyhurst hockey record for points in a gnotching four goals and eight assists in the lopsided victoryMurphy's mark broke the previous standard set by former Scott Burfoot and Troy W inch. Freshman Kassandra GalloOnt.) also scored a hat trick Friday, while goalies Tiffany RLaura Gillette combined for the shutoutHoly Cross may have played football last Saturday, butscoring again came from the Hart Ice Center from the LadyFirst-year player Teegon Black found the net four imeswhMurphy and Gallo scored three imesapiece in a 14-0 thraLady Crusaders. Gillette notched the complete-game shuto"Our progress, considering this being ourfirstyear of eamazing," said Mercyhurst head coach Mike Sisti. "We'vetogether faster than expected, and the girls have come togremarkably to produce an exciting brand of|Lakerjhoops season nea

Laker junior left wing Eric Ellis

By Scott KoskoskiSports editorFirst, Midnight Madness. Then,the annual Tip-Off Dinner. Theonly thing left to do now is geton the court and tin it off for real.

m .. Ibasketbal1program continued its preseasonand built enthusiasm for the1999-00 season at the annualTip-Off Dinner Monday at E rie'sBel-Aire Hotel. Laker men'scoach Karl Fogel and women's 5jboss Jim Webb spoke about theirrespective teams's chances forthe upcoming campaign and theteams were introduced to themedia and community.Fogel's troops will begin playNov. 19 at the re-named Shu ItsToyota Classic at the AthleticCenter. The two-day round-robin

tournament will featurhurst, Point Rark, GueHoughton. The Lady tip things off the samat the Daemen (N.Y.)ment, playing RJ.T. Np.m. '"I've good good nebad news," spoke FogMonday's Tip-Off Digood news is that wemajor injuries to repobad news is that I wonexcuses anymore if weOf his Lady Lakersaid, "We got hit by thbug a lot last year, bunearly made the playowould, be a real shockwe didn't contend forspot again this year."fc Hoops fans, be pat1999-00 season is alm